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 Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 5:43 pm
Even though his mother had done everything in his power to make sure that Valiant was safe, well guarded, and surrounded by as much positivity as humanly possible, the now kit was getting older, meaner and smarter. Like his mother did at his age, the demon seed would sneak away and discovered how to push the grounds just enough so that no one knew he was off the grounds for very long.
His grip on his sister was slipping now that she was grown as well and had a gift around her neck from him that 'protected' her. All it really did in his opinion was give her more strength, a nice tool on Mantarok's part to keep Valiant's influence as far out of Jayden's mind as possible. But, he liked to think he still had control over her. These were the things that were on his mind as he made his way through the rose bushes off of the prides and into the lands on his way to a farish stream for some down time and looking for a chance to ditch his mother's dodo bird that was following him.
Muzi was far from impressed by this cub and his ability to sneak away after distracting or torturing the very dignified pink bird. It wasn't professional atol. This cub was going to turn into the terror that everyone feared he would, that was for certain.
But those two were not the only one's present. A great white shark of a lion and his demonic pet were in the bushes waiting for the spawn of their leader to come out and play. Thanks to Female's observations of the cub they knew where he was headed, where his normal ditching place was for that annoying a** little bird of his skank of a mothers. Finally, as the cub approached Xanthus got low to the ground and looked at Female, visually asking her if she remembered the plan of attack. She gets the bird, injurs him but lets him live so he can tell the tale after they're long gone, while he snatches up the kit. Lancelot would be so pleased...
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Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 5:56 pm
Polaris nodded, her eyes going back to their approaching targets. It would all be for the best. Those cubs' mother was completely incompetent and useless. While she left them to go sulk, Polaris had looked for the newborn kittens, as if they were their own. They probably couldn't remember her, but to the blue demonic that didn't matter. They would always be special to her. Always. And this mission wasn't to kidnap Valiant, to her. It was to place him where he belonged.
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Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 6:11 pm
It was to bring the little guy home, he would be the answer to all of the problems that were going on right now, get some fresh blood into the group. A new prince for their castle, if you will. Xanthus gave the sign for Female to take flight as he stood up.
"Valiant, son of Lancelot." He proclaimed with a very strong tone of voice, calling on his boss's son.
Valiant whipped around, that creepy tone of voice was familiar, but it'd been a long time and he couldn't exactly place it. The lion looked familiar but again, he couldn't completly place him. "Who's asking?" There was no way if something was going to go down, that it was going to happen without a fight. But his father went unspoken, who was he to bring it up? There was a vine around him, but there was no way he was a part of the rose pedal family. "Who are you?"
Muzi didn't like this one bit, he stuck around for a biiit longer to find out who the lion was before he'd take off to report to Floria or directly to Santos it if was a big enough deal.
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Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 6:27 pm
The pink nuisance was actually going to serve a purpose... How awkward was that, Polaris thought, rising to the air. Unending determination and fearsome precision guided her as she swiftly flew to the bird, getting on a higher level to pinpoint it clearly. Snatch it, pound it and it let drop terror among the Rose Petals. All of Xanthus's wishes gathered on her jaws as she dove towards Muzi, silent as a hawk.
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Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 6:51 pm
As Muzi was caught he tryed to give off some loud yell but his beak was covered and he almost s**t himself as he saw what had captured him was the big demonic female that Floria had told him about to watch out for and to send warning. Helplessly he looked down at Valiant thinking that Floria was going to defeather him alive for this...
Xanthus smiled a bit of a creepy smile and bowed to the kit. "Sir, I am a messenger of your fathers. I have been given the task of bringing you home."
Sir? A word that had never been spoken to him before aside from being told to call people of respect sir. And home, that was a place he'd never been. He had no true home, for his heart did not lay within the lands of the pride he was born into. With a bit of a big questioning look on his face Valiant nodded, "My father? He wants me? Why?"
Xanthus had anticipated this, "Your father has always taken great interest in you, Valiant. You look like him, you act like him, you are a true heir to his thrown. He has assigned me to make sure that you are well taken care of and safe at all times. Now that you're old enough to understand, he wants to raise you."
Valiant thought about it all and looked at the ground and the stream thinking about the things Xanthus was saying. Lancelot wanted him? After all of the horrible things that had been aid about him, he'd be leaving his family, the pride and he'd loose control completely over Jayden.
The white lion didn't like the silence, it shouldn't've been this difficult of a decision. So he'd add to it, "You'll be taught how females should be treated, how to follow in his footsteps, you'll have your own lackey that's your tool to do your will." If Valiant wouldn't come willingly, he'd be forced to come, which was something Xanthus didn't want to have happen.
That whole thing was music to the kit's ears. Lucky for him there was no one else around. "Yeah... That sounds great... Show me the way, Xanthus.." A smile spread across his face, an evil, maniacal smile.
Xanthus grinned and nodded with another bow to Valiant, this would be great. "Good, we have to hurry though, your father's waiting for us and we need to get out of here before someone sees." Without another word, the great lion took off expecting Val to keep up.
The kit at first paused then took off after his father's lackey wondering the details and imagining where his father could live, where his thrown would sit. But eventually the lion going ahead of Valiant and he started panting hard and slowing a bit, "hang on hang on.."
But that was as far as they needed to go, the mouth of the forest wasn't far so Xanthus slowed up though still gogging a little. "Come on, Prince... Keep up..." Once Xanthus caught sight of Lancelot he sucked up his beginnings of a pant and bowed, "Sir."
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Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:46 pm
Pulling Muzi off her jaws with her paws so the bird wouldn't escape just yet, Polaris flew off as the duo below started going their way, heading a smidge closer to the pride borders. He must know what happened, but where they went exactly, no real need. "Now then... You will tell your idiot of a mistress Floria what you've seen. Valiant is going home. If I could I'd bring Jayden and Galahad too, but they'd never be ready for the truth, so blinded they are, that Floria would rather see them dead than seeing them hopping happily around and grow up. Unlike her, I do wish from the deepest of my core for their happiness. Ironic how fate gives something as precious as a family to someone completely inapt and undeserving like you pink coward..." She looked over the bird thoughtfully, judging it's state. A few feathers from wings and tail plucked out later and Muzi was released. "Go along now, get the message across... Unless you'd rather have it painted with your blood."
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Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 9:03 pm
The great lion stood up to greet his henchman and son. The large male began to wonder where in the hell they were.
Looking over to Xanthus, he nodded. "Xan, I was beginning to worry that my son was too strong for you, mind and body." He gave a slight smile, slipping over to Valiant. Lancelot began to study him slowly. The flower was quite strange, but would be a slight advantage. If trained properly, Valiant would seem like a wussy, but would kick a** like the best of 'em. Other then that, he looked quite healthy, lean, and strong.
But what of his mind?
"So, dear prince," Lancelot's deep voice slightly murmured. "Tell me, what made you come here? What did you base your decision on meeting your father and a possibility of what?" He eyed his son slightly walking around the male, looking over to Xanthus at a moment showing his approval with actions.
Maybe his line wouldn't die out after all.
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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 5:04 pm
Xanthus shrugged a little but said nothing and held back the little menacing '******** you' smile that he would have given anyone else that said that to him. They would also have gotten a lot more, but that's besides the point. He was just glad to get Valiant there. The father and son now needed their time alone to connect and to begin whatever Lancelot had up his sleeve. "I'll go keep guard, sirs." He gave a bow down to both the red, black and white lions and turned to go await Female's return.
After getting crutial feathers ripped out, the pink bird could not fly and tryed to ease his way down to the Earth as he was released. There was slobber on him and he was in agonizing pain, but that was not the point for the time being. As soon as he hit the ground he whimpered a bit and then took off, running to the Rose Pedal Pride to tell what he was supposed to.
Coming up to the lion that his mother, sister and grandfather feared Valiant was in awe. It was as if he were meeting the devil himself, instead of being scared though, Valiant was humbled and empowered to know that he was this great lions seed. Holding himself up high he thought of what he was asked and chose his words carefully.
"I came here because I don't like who I would become by growingup there. A wuss that only fights on the defense, and never on the offense. I based my decision on hearing how everyone feared you, and from their fear they respect you. I want that fear, I want to be a factor in that respect. I came, cuz I want to be like you." He nodded, unsure of what to call the lion. King? Dad? Lancelot? Lance?
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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 5:52 pm
Satisfied with the end result, Polaris nodded to herself and headed back to the meeting point she was due. Upon seeing Xanthus, she flew no further, not wanting to disrupt the father and son meeting. Had she done good enough? Would it please her master? Polaris was eager to get those answers, though outside her demeanour continued cool and collected as she landed by Xanthus feet, bowing to him. "The bird has been dealt with, Sir."
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 5:05 pm
Lancelot smirked lightly now looking over his son. "Hmm..." Begins to seriously contemplate this, tail flicking in deepened thought. "Well, Valiant. I suppose seeing as the only fitting male heir I have, you fit the bill." He gave a rumble of a growl. "But just because you are my son, I will not hold back. You will start at the bottom. You will work your way up to the top. And then..." Lancelot then stood and shook off his body. He turned beginning to head into his forest home. "You'll play me in a game of wits. You'll go against me in strength." Lancelot turned his head toward his son.
"When you are ready to learn from me, and Xanthus, you can come into the forest. But, once you enter, you cannot come out until the trials are complete." He gave a soft grunt before looking to his lackey. "Xanthus, make sure his slave gets proper training as well. Also, try and find him a female. He'll be wanting to experiment before the training sessions are over. But not for now. That comes much later." He smirked gently waiting on Valiant. "Well, my son?"
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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:54 pm
Valiant stood there, of course he fit the bill. The way this male spoke made him feel empowered, like yes he could do all of these things. Even if he doesn't hold back, actually the kit prefered it that way so that when he does succeed it will be on his own valor and his own doing. The mention of a slave and a female for Valiant to find though sort of sparked his thinking. Different uses for a lackey of his own and some experimentation that he will be allowed to attempt with said female, not worrying about the ultimate test that he was to face in his later years.
One thing made him hesitate though. Once he went into the forest, he wouldn't be allowed to come out until it's complete? So he'd go into the forest a mere kit and come out a male, full fledged, strong, spitting image of his father, male? Looking up now into his father's eyes Valiant nodded slowly.
"Alright, I'm ready..." What about Jayden though? He'd completly lose all of the power he had over her, she'd grow up to be like their mother, which was what he was trying to protect her in his own way from becoming. A weakling... But, it was a sacrafice he'd have to make. With his ebony paws he stepped towards his father and into the forest.
Xanthus nodded to Female approvingly and mumbled to her, "Well done." That was all she would get for now, her reward would be when she got to deal with the cub and do her own part in bringing him up and training. "Yes sir, it will be done."
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