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His memory still wasn't functioning as it should, for he couldn't quite remember if he'd ever threaded upon this land before. Still, it didn't seem to matter. At least, not for the time being; while it was true he couldn't remember events of the past, Samsara was still very much tuned with his domain, and could feel the balance of Karma within this lands had tipped dangerously. The mildly entertaining part of the ordeal was that the balance was tipped in different directions, and for quite a fair bit of individuals.

He'd left Kairi asleep at a den they'd found, a bit away from the border of the war that seemed to have been raging the land. She was unsure why he'd insisted on staying there for so long, for he was usually keen on moving often, going from place to place. Alas, there was so very much going on at once within the territory, that the blue hued god had needed several days to inspect it all and get a grip of the situation at hand.

It had taken him a long while, but he'd finally hatched a plan he felt would work quite nicely. Thus so, he'd left his female traveling companion and had set off, flying over the land till he stopped the by now familiar pridal dens. He'd been spying on the pride for long enough that he knew which dens he should target, and which souls he was looking for, to help him drive his plan into action.

Landing as silently as possible, the god left both pairs of wings he possesed plainly in sight before sticking his head into Takatifu's den; he had little doubt the pure would still be asleep, but he wasn't too sure about the Vates - he needed silence... he needed things to go his way. No errors, no mistakes; everything had to go as it was meant to go.

He was sure his presence would attract the cubs without him having to open his mouth; Karma was calling them. Likewise, he had little doubt that the cubs within the nearby den were also stirring, his presence also calling to them.

"Come," he voiced silently, and waited. He'd shrouded his body within an illusion, hiding him from everyone's sight but those he wished to be seen by, just in case something went wrong, "Come!"

While it was Sitirika whom had ventured towards the entrance first, it had been Ema whom had woken up first. His head had lifted up in the darkness of the cave, and his cold, golden eyes had remain focused on the mouth of the cave. He made no sound, for he knew that his siblings would wake up soon enough; he never questioned how or why he knew things, he just accepted it. After all, their mother had an uncanny ability to know things too; it came naturally to him.

It was only when his sister padded forward though, that he silently followed her, looking behind to make sure their siblings were following. The greater spirit took him by surprise though, and his usually unemotional eyes widened slightly at the sight, his body pressing against his sister's; he, unlike her, would never be a warrior, "We need to go with him," his voice was neutral, but it was clear he did not know why. As soon as his sister moved forward again, the blue marked cub followed, and behind them, the whole litter of young lions.

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Samsara watched as the cubs trailed out of the cave, one by one, apparently lead by the darkest female and the blue marked male. It was only when he was sure all of them were out that he made a small hushing noise,, lifting a finger up to his maw, as if to alert them to remain silent, and then moved, padding off towards a cleverly-hidden den.

Once at the mouth of the den, he again leaned forth and whispered the same word, "Come," he called into the den, "Come - let's set things right."

The moment Ema saw the other cubs, he knew. He had no idea why, or how, nor did he need to, really. His eyes sought out Jini's briefly, as if silently communicating with her, and then lifted up to seek out the greater spirit's green ones. He had little to no idea what the large blue lion had planned; only that whatever it was... it must be done.

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As the litter of cubs came out, Samsara mentally counted them, making sure all of them were present, and then, once more, made that hushing sound before padding off. He kept his attention divided between his surroundings and the young mortals that followed along.

It wasn't till they were safely away from hearing distance that the God finally spoke, "A short while ago, a royal cub went missing. While she was not your littermate... she's still importantly connected to you all," he was aware that some of the cubs possessed the gift of 'sight', but he wasn't too sure how much any of them knew, and kept his words brief and enigmatic - they could chose to believe whatever they wished, be it that they were related, or that they were connected simply for being members of the same pride, "Her captor was never apprehended," he continued, "And this is where we come in; we're going to bring her captor back to the pride. We're going to make your parents proud. We're going to make your whole pride proud of you."

He'd show Sakata just what he was missing out on. Karma was hell bent on showing the warleader what it was his 'b*****d' cubs could accomplish, "Now, be careful and heed my words - do whatever I tell you to. We're almost to the villain's cave."

The lioness wasn't really a villain, but he thought it fitting that she would get captured for daring to take an innocent child. Eye for an eye.

Ema saw the way his sister looked at him, and he allowed his gaze to lock with hers, though just briefly. A small curt nod was offered at her, as if to explain that yes, he had a vague idea of what was going on, and yes, he'd explain everything later. Things would turn out just fine; he had the impression that whatever was wrong would now be fixed.

But then again, maybe that wasn't his gift talking, but rather, his childish naivety and his need to set things straight.

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As they reached the safe 'haven' that he knew the adult lioness was using, the god stood in front of both litters of children, spreading his wings as if to shield them from both harm and sight, "Come out!" he boomed, "I, Samsara, keeper of the balance of Karma demand it!" and now, the stage was set. All they needed to do was... play their roles.

Samsara had nothing to do with the war that both side seemed to be waging upon the land. No, this was more to do with individual actions and their just punishment; or at least, what he felt was the ironic, just punishment. Karma seemed just as ready to tamper with this lioness' fate as he was willing to tamper with Sakata's own. There were few things that really upset him, and unfortunately for Kizuka, the large god had a soft spot for children.

Tukutu had told him nothing, granted, but he'd heard whispers in the wind; he'd been looking over the land for quite some time now and while this plan would not restore the balance completely, it was a start.

He watched with impassive eyes as the lioness padded out of hiding and frowned at her, "There are few things unjustified in a war," he told her, "Involving children, kidnapping them from their mothers and home, no matter how great the enemy is unappropriated, undignified and has no excuse!" his wings dropped a bit then, revealing the children that had been hiding behind them, "Just like you took that cub, these cubs are here to demand your surrender. They are here to take you back to the Mizimu with them, and I will personally see to it," he bared his teeth, his ears pinning back, distorting his somewhat handsome features horribly, for he could be just as cruel as he could be gentle and sweet, "An eye for an eye!"

His eyes narrowed as she watched him, in all honesty expecting her to bolt (granted, this would have been rather futile seeing as how he could fly AND teleport through short distance). However, he was proved wrong and Samsara was pleasantly surprised to see the lioness had accepted her fate. It was clear that had he not been there, the lioness would have run, but she was out of luck.

How ironic.

He rather liked irony, actually. One day, he should ponder paying her, or him, a visit, for he was sure they'd get along just fine.

"Good," he voiced, and then moved a bit, using his wings to place the children once more behind him while inviting the adult to pad before them. He'd soon enough cloak himself inside the same coat of invisibility he'd used within the den grounds, making him invisible to all but those he wished should see him. That would give the effect that the kids had captured the lioness and brought her to justice. He felt that should be a nice wakening call for Sakata himself, seeing as how he was pretty much ignoring the existence of both litters. One more than the other, "Walk ahead of us then," a pause followed and a growl rumbled through him, "You are advised both to not shame yourself by trying to escape, AND not telling anyone about my participation within this plan. If you EVER tell anyone about my presence here today, or my intervention, I will know, and I will find you," the growl rumbled louder for a moment, a clear threat, "I will subject you to a punishment much worse than this one, or death itself, are we clear?"

Lip curling, Kizuka focused on the hissing juvenile for a moment. Brat... It was only a moment, however, and after the pause she moved silently ahead of the greater spirit. Her skin crawled at the knowledge that her back was exposed to such a powerful spirit, one that's clearly unhappy with what she's done--only the knowledge that he seemed to have some other plan for her kept the lioness from glancing warily over her shoulder. As he spoke, the reality of her situation sank in. Any chance she might have had to run is gone now as though it had never existed, and there was no doubt in her mind that he would follow through on his threats. There was no escape, either from her capture...or the sting of knowing they believed her captured by brats.

With a deep breath, she trudged forward.