[PRP] Shadows [Sio, Cio, Mauji, & Hakuna]

[Eos Galvus]

Mauji snarled as the female clawed, finally having enough as he roared, biting for her throat, violently, roughly.

He was DONE with this, and he attempted a firm grip, a grip to simply kill the female, and then he would kill the boy...  

[Truth.Be.Told]

Ringwe smelled blood. Blood of a stranger...and his mother's blood. He pushed himself a little more, forced himself to go a little faster. Yes, his mother was strong. The best damn fighter to ever live. But...she was gaining in age. Her scars sometimes got in the way with their tendency to ache or not let her be quite as flexible as she should have been...And Sio wouldn't have been calling for help if it wasn't needed. If Hakuna herself hadn't sent her. Ringwe did not like the knot trying to form in the pit of his stomach.  

[Das Tor]

Hakuna yelped when he got a bite at her throat. It wasn't firm, not yet, but it was enough to cause pain, and to cause an emotion in Hakuna that hadn't come to the fore in a very long time: fear for herself. She'd feared for the lives of others, but for the first time since cubhood, she feared for her OWN life. She tried to twist, to lash out at the leopard further, to get FREE. She had to get free. She didn't want to die. She couldn't die. Not only did she fear for herself...she feared for her grandcub still unconscious nearby. If she died...what would stop the leopard from going after him?

Runya had never seen her little niece so...distraught. The normally unempathetic lioness laid down, curling around the smaller form of Sio. "Ringwe and your Papa will make sure everything's okay. They're big 'n' strong. Trained by your Grandma, too. They'll make sure everything's okay." She hoped. Dear Sparda and Morifaer, she hoped. ********, she was willing to pray to NON-DEMON GODS if it would keep her mother and nephew safe! For all Runya's faults...her loyalty to her blood was strong.

Tavar heard his mentor's sounds of pain and panic. He'd NEVER heard her panic before, but he knew her voice. She'd only drilled him more nights than he could care to count. As Ringwe pushed himself, so did Tavar, the Iar-blooded lion feeling tendrils of fear creeping into his heart. Something was very, very wrong.  

[TheWishling]

Siochana nodded at the elder female's comforting words, but at the same time, her distress stayed. The sounds that met the cub's ears weren't helping either. She was scared that her Grandmother might be really hurt.....But Papa and Ringwe would take care of it. They had to. But when the sound of pain echoed about into her ears, Siochana jumped to her paws, body quivering in high-strung anticipation, "...Y-you're sure Grandmother is going to be alright....right?" She inquired, softly, claws unsheathing themselves to gently press into the earth.  

[Eos Galvus]

Enough was enough, the damn woman was squirming enough to annoy him out of toying. The damned breeder needed to go, and the male seemed to grin befoire he contorted slightly, and twisted to try snapping the female's neck, smugly.

Mockingly.

Mauji was quite pleased with himself indeed, eye on the other cub with a sense of pride at his day. It was a very good day, and he was rather pleased with himself, getting rid of the female was just.

Delightful.

One would almost not realize the male was broken himself.  

[Truth.Be.Told]

More blood-scent...and a yelp. He heard noises in his mother's voice that should have never come from HER. He barely registered the male running with him, registered only the sight of his mother and the leopard tormenting her. He pushed himself just a little more...and took a swipe at the leopard, claws out. Lowlife leopard needed AWAY from his mother!  

[Das Tor]

Hakuna felt...something. Something broke. There was a sharp second of pain, a scream she vaguely registered as hers...She stopped struggling, and the pain was suddenly gone. She vaguely registered other voices, other sounds...

Runya was about to say something when she heard the scream. That...that wasn't right. "Oh no...Sio, stay here!" The last part was said as she moved to her paws, charging towards the source of the scream. That...that had been her mother! HER MOTHER. Nononono.

Tavar heard his mentor scream and go still. When Ringwe swiped at the leopard, Tavar roared, hackles up as he joined in trying to get the non-demon AWAY from Hakuna'jina.  

[TheWishling]

The scream that echoed through the air had the small femme's head shooting up and staring out at the lands. That wasn't a good sound. Almost the second that Runya had run off, SIochana was on her paws, and racing after the elder, terrified. Her grandmother...What had happened to her grandmother? Why couldn't she hear her snarls any more? Why was her father so furious? She'd know his snarl anywhere...that noise made the reality of things sink into her stomach, and as her tiny paws pulled her to a stop in front of the fight, the small body stilled. Her throat caught, and mismatched eyes were staring straight ahead at the very still form of Hakuna'jina dangled in the leopard's mouth.

Her eyes began to water, and she felt the weirdest sensation of her small heart being torn from her chest. Why wasn't Hakuna moving? What had happened? Why wasn't she fighting? Somewhere inside her, the child knew that the elder wasn't going to move any more, and she broke down into tears. "Grandmother!!" She couldn't move...and could barely breathe....She'd been too late...she hadn't been able to save her...  

[Eos Galvus]

Mauji grinned around the body like a domestic tom that just found a queen in heat. This was good. Another breeder was dead.

Good.

The male moved rapidly when the other male lashed, and he threw the female's body rapidly, grinning fiendishly as he stepped back, almost challenging him. He didn't mind killing again. It could be....

fun.  

[Truth.Be.Told]

His mother had screamed. Then gone still. Nonononono. Not HIS mother. Not the unbeatable Hakuna'jina, the greatest fighter in the pride besides maybe the Aran'shale and Tari'shoter of present and past. He registered his niece's voice, registered his sister's heavy running pawsteps. And then the leopard THREW Hakuna at them. The body hit him, knocking the male over.  

[Das Tor]

Everything was quiet. She heard nothing, saw only blurred shapes. Was this the end? Hakuna felt in her gut that it was. And though she'd been the Nameless Death for so long, she...felt fear. She didn't want to die. To die would be to leave behind her pride, her family...Te and Verge. She wasn't ready for death!

Runya saw the leopard throw her mother, and saw Ringwe knocked over by her body. No...Sparda and Morifaer, NO. Her blood boiled, and something clicked in her. She wasn't Ilfirin'runya for the moment...no. The rage inside her made her demon bubble forth, and for the moment, she was Occasus. And Occasus charged the leopard, leaping over her toppled brother and her mother's body.

Tavar dodged to one side when his mentor's body was thrown at them, and was about to charge the leopard when he heard Sio, and small sounds that spoke that her brother nearby was waking. Then Runya charged past him, and he gave Ringwe a look that told him to go take care of the two cubs. He and Runya would take care of the leopard. And then he darted forward to join Runya in the attack on the rogue.  

[TheWishling]

There was her grandmother, limp body laying on the ground, still as the grave, not even making a sound. Tears flowed from mismatched eyes, the young cub, usually so emotionless and calm, and she immediately (almost without thinking) moved to stand by her still unconscious brother. She had to protect him. The only thing left in the little cub's mind was that protection was her job. She had to be older, had to be mature, and most of all, had to make sure that her little brother was safe from harm. Her claws dug into the ground as she stood over his prone body, and rooted herself solidly there. Siochana would not allow that leopard anywhere near her beloved family....she couldn't allow herself to lose another family member. Now her grandmother was....Gone.

It hit the small cub like a two ton boulder. Her grandmother was dead....gone....she wasn't getting up, or coming back any more...and something within the youngling snapped. Her eyes deadened, and her face fell into a blank mask. Sio felt different inside. Very....cold. Almost as though nothing was really there any more, and she didn't even care if she was bowled over....It was her fault.....her grandmother was gone...and it was all her fault.  

[Eos Galvus]

Mauji twisted rapidly to catch his new opponent, throwing the lion roughly, though the movement of the other wasn't unnoticed, the male rolling back rapidly after flipping the demon, the male's face twisting into a violent grin before he was up a tree, muscle flexing as he stood on a strong branch, and turned, moving for the next as he retreat. They could think they won for now.

He was having a pretty damn good day.