out of the circle of lions. "Get her." he said, and closed his eyes as the lions rushed towards her, slashing and biting, clawing and slicing. Zahira could do nothing but lie where she was, being killed. She screamed with pain, and Kovu looked away as he heard a paticularly loud screetch. He turned to look being him, and spotted Vitani, eyes wide and her jaw hanging open.

"What are you doing to her?! Stop them Kovu, please! STOP THEM HURTING MY BABY!" she cried, and raced down. A few lions who had turned to watch stood in front of Kovu, blocking the way down to Zahira.

"We can't let you through, miss. This has to be done." one of the lions stuttered. Vitani growled in frustration, pacing back and forward in front of them.

"J-Just let me through, guys... she's my daughter. I have to stop them, they're going to kill her!" she whined, but the lion just shook his head.

"We'll let you through after we're done, miss." another lion said with a nod of his head. Zahira narrowed her eyes at them.

"You make it sound like it's some sort of job... like this is a buisness." she half whined half growled. The lion in the middle smirked, but none of them said any more. Vitani was forced to wait, until the screams stopped. The big cluster of lions stepped back, and headed for Kovu. Kovu nodded at them, and they nodded back.

"It's been done." he turned to the three lions blocking Vitani's path. "Let her through. And let's get back." he said, and stalked past Vitani, followed by his group. Vitani shook his head at her brother, her face in a scowl. When they were gone, she rushed to Zahira's body. She lay down beside her, not caring if her fur got covered in blood.

"My baby..." she whined, and nuzzled into her daughter. Zahira coughed, not quite dead yet. She opened her eyes weakly, and looked at her mother, crying her eyes out.

"Mother... I'm sorry. I tried. Please don't cry for me... I don't deserve it..." she managed to say, before her head fell to the ground with a thud. Her breathing stopped. Vitani breathed in, and then did a huge sigh. She got to her feet, her side soaked with Zahira's blood.

"I'm sorry, my daughter. I should have protected you from it all. I'm sorry... I'll always love you. Don't forget..." she whined, and turned around to walk away. "Goodbye, forever... my dear..." she scuttled off sadly, tail inbetween her legs. Zahira, obviously, stayed where she was. She spent most of her life killing others... and then the hunter, truly, became the hunted. She was gone.

Zahira, daughter of Vitani, slayer or Simba, was gone....gone forever...