somewhere else?” Kilia repeated her thoughts aloud.

“We...” older lioness was desperately searching any solution. “... should split. I will wait next to the ford, in case we outran her and you will go bank to east, maybe she got lost. If you don’t find her, come back here, then you will stay and I’ll go west. Right?”

“Right!” agreed Kilia, but Sarafina suspected that nervous mother barely understood her order, ready to do anything, she told her. Inactivity was unacceptable for her, so Sarafina tried to find her any kind of quest. Kilia started to east with full speed and quickly disappeared behind hill nearby. Older lioness was alone.

She went to highest hill in sight, to get better look on vicinity. From high point and in full moon’s light it was easier, but still hard – she was looking just for tiny cub. She hoped, that Hawaa haven’t missed her way and was going straight to ford. It was not her fault, that she was wrong...

*

“Is this sure right way, boss?” asked Daki, looking on Horen.

“I think...” replied leader. “We are going more to north, to get faster to river. Bank is easier to move on it.”

True and false. In fact, parallel to river there was good track, but nds. “O... damn!” gasped, when he understood, he met Pridelander. “Hi... Long live Simba!” called, trying to switch his banner.

“Where is Hawaa...” she looked on lion with insane eyes. “YOU STOLE MY BABY!” and she pounced on him with extended claws.

Horen was acts fast, sometimes even faster than he thinks. Maybe, that had kept him alive for five years. So in impulse, he blocked charge of Kilia and grabbed her head.

“Shut up!” he gasped and chocked her scream with paw. Lioness was winding in his grip and after few second, she freed one paw, attending to hit him in eyes. Horen do, what instinct told him to do: kill, or be killed. He loose grip on mouth, so Kilia screamed, but he instantly slashed her lower, on neck. Lioness call was cut in one second and redmaned noticed, that he had slit her throat in one clean blow.

“O... Stars!” he gasped, jumping back and letting convulsing body on a ground. Wave of blood came right after. “I...” whispered, but there was no time for regret. He laid down in wet grass and wiped out spot of blood from fur. Fortunately for him, his mane was red anyway, so he wasn’t messed too much on fur. “Time to get out of here!” muttered and ran north, where he left twins. He overtook them after short time.

“What has happened?” asked Daki.

“We heard some noise?” added Laki.

“Go...” replied Horen, thinking intensively. Then, he found brilliant explanation. “Or I tell you now... They won!” exclaimed, faking joy. Twins turned to him with inquiring stare. “That... Kilia told me.” Said, hoping brothers didn’t remembered, that there wasn’t any Kilia in strike team. “Amini killed Simba and those Pridelanders gave up. Amini will be the king!”

Daki and Laki burst in triumphal laughter.

“Wow, boss!” called Daki. “It’s great! Our buddy is a king!”

“Ow...” added Laki. “Maybe that is better, we left?”

“Definitely!” agreed Horen. Picture of dying lioness came before his eyes but he represses haunting memory. “I lied? Maybe. But who saw that?” asked in mind and followed after giggling twins.

Well, he was wrong. Someone saw this and this was Hawaa.

Cub slowly came to dead body of mother and with burning panic in her mind, she touched it. Then she saw giant pool of blood and she screamed with terror. Her mother was dead... killed by some mysterious lion, who called <long live Simba!>. Cub was too shocked to think rationally, so this picture in her mind quickly changed to king himself, slitting her mother’s throat. Cub burst in tears.

“Mom! Is that because of me? He killed you, because I want run to Zira and Nuka?” Terrible burden of guilt aggravated her heart. She cuddled to bloodred fur of lioness and mixed her tears with dead one’s blood. She was crying loud, but not loud enough, for anyone to hear her. She was alone on this word, without any care or protection...

But no! There was one person, to whom she could go. After her pride disowned her and so called <king> killed her mother, she had no way back, only straight path ahead. To Zira and Nuka, her only living family now.

“I’m sorry, mother...” whispered to dead body. “But you see... we couldn’t live with them... They are murderers! I love you, mommy...” she sobbed to full moon. “And someday... I will avenge you!”

Sudden bolt of anger gave small cub strength. She turned north and started in Outland’s direction with full speed, leaving dead body of mother behind. So there were nothing more to keep her in Prideland. In that brutal way, she was freed from any responsibility or duty with Priderock. She could make her choice... and this wasn’t hard one. She was going, where she felt, she really belonged.

*

From hill on plain Zira and Amini saw, that Vii was already in river, swimming to northern bank and Thela was almost on beach. But Doria still had long way to make and she was clearly exhausted. Thela stopped and looked back. She looked like she was determined to wait for friend. But there was no time – pursuit was near.

“Zira...” panted Amini. “My time... has come! I’ll stop them.” Simba and five lionesses were just behind them, climbing on hill, that they were running down.

“Amini...” called Zira and looked on lion.

He was calm and smiling airy, like this was just funny run, not run for life. In his eyes there was expression of love and devotion, that Zira froze in inside. Lion wanted to fulfil his oath: to support and defend, without waiting for any reward.

“Remember me...” called. “I love you... but I hope, Scar will forgive that. It’s stronger than me... just... you are my queen.” Then he narrowed his eyes and added quickly. “But now go! Faster!” Zira turned north and speeded up.

And blackmaned lion crouched down to grass right behind top of hill. He was invisible for Pridelanders, coming on slope. He was waiting to take them from surprise. Sound of heavy steps was telling him, that wouldn’t take long.

“Get Zira through the river!” ordered Scar to Sparthi. “I will help Amini.”

Sandy-maned lion nodded and overtook his sister. And dead king went to crouching lion and touched him with soothing and supporting touch.

“Good work, my friend. I won’t let you die... in vain.”

And then Pridelanders came.

 

[“To save” song. Tune of verses is taken from first bars of Confutatis from Mozart’s Requiem (d-moll, kv 626), but played in little faster tempo. Chorus find out at your own, by it must be in similar sublimed tone. Z is for Zira, A for Amini, S for Scar.]

[Capture of Pridelanders running to top of hill and Amini waiting in trap. Simba comes up first, then lion pounces from behind top on surprised king. Lionesses outrun them, but then all go back to help theirs monarch. Amini and Simba are rolling on the grass, gripping each other’s neck, but Amini is going better, probably due to surprise.]

A:

War!

This I am all life through.

Fighting world just to save you!

Fighting fate that might to hurt you deep

[Lionesses are running to fighting lions. Amini is on Simba, but when first Pridelanderess attending to hit him in back, he instantly jumps aside, so she hit the air. Simba raises up and preparing to pounce on Amini.]

Step

On the straight line of way

I won’t let you go astray

I will guide you to right place, to safe keep

[Lions jump on each other and clash in the air. Fall down, still wrestling. On the word <pain> Simba is cutting Amini’s chest. Both fall awkwardly on the grass.]

Snow

Or a heat or a rain

I won’t let you feel the pain

And if heaven is against, I will stand

[Some lioness pounces on Amini, he crouches, but her claws cut some bloody cuts on his back. Lion rolls aside, shunning paw of Simba.]

Blood

Or a sweat or a tears

You have nothing left to fear

Cause the every trial they do I will hand

[Switch capture to running Zira. She is looking in terror on fight behind her. We see tears in her eyes.]

Chorus:

Z:

So I will live by your love

Let Stars bless you from above

Let they reward all that I should do

I thank you

[On one second she meet stare of Amini. Lion is calm and smiling, although he is spotted with blood. Zira turns ahead and running further. Sparthi’s ghost is running next to Zira.]

So I will go by you hand

Help I don’t even demand

But you give it anyway

Just to save

For me to save...

[Switch to fighting lions from air perspective. Ghost of Scar, unseen by anyone, seems to fight with Amini, blocking some hits. Then he penetrates Amini’s body and we see dead king and living lion as one. They are dodging enemies blows with unbelievable agility.]

Second verse:

S:

War

I just can’t release you

You have some trials to go through

And to prove you worthy one in her heart

[Lionesses are attacking, but none of then can hit. Amini (he is glowing with unnatural light, due to Scar’s aura) is backing, but he fights with Simba and by the way, gives some blows to Pridelanderesses. Both lions suddenly come on free space, Amini jumps back, few meters from Simba.]

Go

 I will help you if I can

But you have to understand

That is up to you to take greater part

[Amini pounces on Simba. We see it from front perspective, so it looks similar to pounce of Scar in confrontation of LK.]

Fight

For her life, for her pride

And your life that’ll stay inside

In her heart and in her mind from those days

[Simba jumps too. They meet in the air and clash. But Scars spirit is flying further, like he wasn’t stopped by anything. He turns his head back and looks on Amini with fear.]

Fear

You cannot any more

Cause have all in control

 If you can with all your fears stand to face

Chorus:

[Lions fall, Simba is slashing Amini in chest,

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