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 Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:35 pm
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Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:38 pm
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  • The Early Years: Destination: The Jungle...
Jibanza was born from her mother, Chenza of the Kingwa'Mbwa Pack, along with her brothers Neoni and Kijini'leli. Her father was a rogue, and unknown to Jibanza. Like any child without a father, she often wondered about him... he, after all, gave her the pelt she had inherited. She made a secret resolution to find her father, though she never quite knew where to start looking. Thus, Jibanza decided to travel.
As she learnt more of the world, Jibanza began to open her eyes and explore. Soon, she grew tired of the savannah, and longed to travel further in pursuit of her father... and, as fate would have it, met a lone hyena, 'X'. It was then when she made her first friend, and a best friend at that. The two promised eachother that, one day, they would travel to the Jungle and live there, side by side, for a while.
"When we grow older," Jibanza stated, "Let's meet again."
But Jibanza and the hyena were fated to meet once more. Before then, however, the little wild dog made a grave mistake, and tried to hunt prey that was much bigger than her... and, of course, this was the fiesty klipspringer, Chachili. Thankfully, Jibanza was spared from Chachili's hooves and saved by another hyena, Kilima, and this made Jibanza's attitude towards hyenas much more positive. They parted, and Jibanza slept easy that night.
But the time to cross paths with X again was near... and, a few weeks later and none-the-wiser, and desperate to capture her first preybeast, Jibanza attempted to take Chachili's life once more. However, she was stopped by Koin, a wild dog, and falsely accused of being X's 'servant' by Chachili (whom mistakenly thought X belonged to the Elephant Graveyard Pack).
The weeks bled into months, and soon the klipspringer, hyena and wild dog would meet again. This time, Chachili was giving birth. X, by chance, had stopped by to watch... but Jibanza smelt blood on the wind. She had grown since their last encounter, and she was much older... and now, the scent of fresh blood drove her into a state of lust. Again, Jibanza attempted to take advantage of the preybeast-in-labor, and lost control of herself as she lunged. X threw her off, and once Jibanza regained her senses, she was horrified. She watched through the whole birthing, ashamed of herself for almost orphaning the newborn fawns.
X, himself, had met a klipspringer named 'Kukuru' previous to meeting Chachili, and asked Chachili if she was blood-related to this being. Chachili instantly denied she had any idea who Kukuru (her son) was, and denied being related to him in any way. Jibanza and X left the klipspringer afterwards in the care of a hare, and started to talk. Soon, Jibanza learnt many new things about her good friend. X's painful past, his terror at being like Kukuru (abandoned and disowned by a mother), and he was genuinely frightened. Jibanza, herself, was terrified... not of her family, but of herself. She hated herself for losing control, and was scared of the bloodlust that had overtaken her during the birthing of Chachili's second fawns. The two talked, exchanged views and comforted eachother. Jibanza found X's words on bloodlust very important, and at once she calmed.
"It is natural. You'll get used to it, and be able to supress it."
She'd always admired X. He was strong, cool and looked after himself. But this day, she discovered a loneliness inside the hyena. There were tears. There were licks, and the grooming of fur. And after all this, the two's bonds of friendship grew stronger than ever.
"We're in this together."
They were going to the Jungle. The plans were now set in stone. The next time the two met, they decided, the journey would be close.
• Adult Life:
Here.
• The Present:
Here.
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Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:48 pm
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