[Fin] Cats of past and present (Badawi, Kongwe, Kamau)

[Blade Kuroda]

Oh today was actually a good day for Badawi. The weather was nice, and he wasn't hungry! The lion had managed to chase away a pair of vultures from a half-eaten carcass of a gazelle. He didn't care who had killed it first; they just saved him time and energy of attempting to hunt on his own.

It had bee some time since he last tasted the flesh of this sort of prey animal as well. Lately he had just been making due with small mammals he managed to catch. Not entirely surprising seeing how he had no pride to hunt with. There was that, and the fact that he was a rather pisspoor hunter to begin with.

As he began to feast on what was left of the carcass, a thought soon came looming down onto him. This was too good of a 'catch', something horrible was bound to happen to him soon. Thinking on this, his eating slowed. What if the original hunter of this gazelle came back? They might not be so kind to let him continue to mooch off of their kill...  

[poke mattix]

Kamau wasn't having a good a time as he would of liked. Yeah sure, the weather was nice, but it was also the middle of the day, and he could not spot a single tree in sight. He was a night hunter, his coat was supposed to blend into the darkness, allowing him to stalk his prey unseen. Right now he stuck out like a sore thumb, and he felt like he would be attacked any minute by lions that may be around.

Not to mention that he was starving. He hadn't had a successful kill in ages; there just wasn't any prey around.

Nose to the wind, he could smell the sent of carrion from a mile away, so in a blind hope he had followed the scent, soon spotting some fleeing vultures. His ears dropped. He could already see a dark male lion up ahead. So much for a abandoned carcass... But he needed food. Maybe the lion would be finished soon? Cautiously he approached the lion  

[Blade Kuroda]

With the thoughts of the original hunter potentially being nearby, Badawi had all out stopped eating. Oh it was bound to happen; he just knew it. And he nearly jumped out of his fur when his eyes caught movement from somewhere nearby. He didn't relax much when he saw it was a leopard. But something didn't seem right, the leopard appeared to be too cautious of him. Most likely the other male was seeking out a free meal as well.

Thinking he was in the clear for once, he was about to turn his attention back to his food. However, his ears perked up at the sound of something coming at him. Fast.

Quickly, he turned around to see a large lion god come charging at him at top speed, looking like he was going to tear his throat out.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!" he screamed out of sheer terror before running away from the fallen gazelle. It was by pure dumb luck that he managed to avoid getting slashed apart by the larger lion.

Now several feet away, he stared at the god, eyes wide with fear. Badawi practically cowered with his ears flattened and tail tucked down low.

"I-I-I'm s-s-sorry!! I d-d-didn't mean to steal your p-prey! I-I mean I did.. b-but I d-didn't think anyone'd w-want it anymore!!" he stammered out.  

[poke mattix]

Well....

s**t

Kamau had not expected a second lion to pop out of no where. He did not expect a Lion with fricking Teeth three times the size of his, and razor sharp claws to boot to pop out of no where. Who the hell was this guy? He noticed that the lion didn't appear to have much of a tail either. Perhaps it had been bitten off in a fight.

He kept himself flat to the ground, again cursing the lack of trees for which he could jump into in case the lion saw him. Kamaru had never seen a 'god', before, the idea usually making him scoff and annoyed at the arrogance of lions, whom thought they owned everything. However it was hard not to assume that this lion may be one. He had wings coming out of his back for crying out loud.

The other lion had screamed and scrambled out of the way. He couldn't blame him. But while he felt his blood run cold at the mere sight of those razor sharp teeth, he wondered if the lions would start to fight each other. He doubted it, but perhaps they would be distracted?

Hunger was making him risky. It was a hard life as a rougue, especially with all the competition about, so he had to take every opportunity he could for food. He kept close to the ground, hoping the brown grass may hide his figure just a little as he inched close to the two lions.  

[Blade Kuroda]

Badawi practically let out a squeak when the larger lion roared at him. He wanted to move, but his legs seemed to be locked into place out of terror. Quivering in his place, he stared as the god took his meal and began to eat away at what was left. Sure, the dark red lion had managed to get in several good bites, but he wanted the rest of that gazelle.

At the same time, he really didn't want to mess with the other lion. So for now he just huddled and cowered in place, unsure what he should do.  

[poke mattix]

Kamau almost let out a nosy hiss at the god lion. He wasn't even going to bother with the coward lion, and was continuing to eat the gazelle. Soon there wasn't going to be anything left. That annoyed him greatly. He didn't want to leave empty handed after all that walking.

However, it still appeared that the lion had failed to notice his presence. Interesting, since he was pretty sure the other may had seen him. He was only meters away. He sniffed the air; it was going down wind from him, so his scent would be masked. The saber-tooth lion also seemed more interested in his own meal. Perhaps....if he was sly enough....

This was probably one of the more stupid things he had attempted to do in his life. He continued to move forward until
he was he was barely inched from the kill,he was merely inches from the huge lion and his carcass. Ears pressed against he head he hugged the ground, tail on the ground, wondering if the lion had already seen him and if he would spring.  

[Blade Kuroda]

While the leopard made advances towards the remains, Badawi watched, still stricken with fear. There was no way the leopard was going to be able to get any scraps from the beast of a lion. But, he kept his mouth shut. A part of this was because he was sure he'd only end up stammering anything that came out of it.

When the god spoke, he flinched at his harsh words. If his ears could lower any further, they would have at that point.

"I... I h-hunt... s-sorta..." he replied rather meekly.

"J-just not... big things.."  

[poke mattix]

The leopard froze at the lions growl, ready to turn tail and run in case the lion wanted to eat him instead. He wasn't fool-hardly enough to fight a full grown male lion. But what the lion said to him next struck another cord.

worthless? pitiful? Who exactly did this lion think he was?!

a snarl escaped the leopards mouth before he could think better about voicing his own opinion. "Of course I hunt!" he spat, then looked around. "Do you see any game here? no. You don't, because you would of scared them away with your kill. I've been walking for three days, and this is the first time I have seen anything that is slightly edible." He glared at the lion. "I'm not above scavenging to keep myself alive"  

[Blade Kuroda]

Badawi practically let out a whine as he heard the God's reply. It probably hurt more because it was quite true. He hated conflict and usually tried to shy away if possible. Quite frankly, he felt he deserved to be called a coward.

Glancing over at the leopard, he stared worriedly. Picking a fight with a big god like the one before them really wasn't the best plan of action. It was already bad enough that the leopard was smaller than an average lion.

"Y-you really sh-should listen to him..." he managed to spew out.  

[poke mattix]

He didn't want to admit it, but the saber toothed lion was right. He could mouth off all he wanted, but there was no way he could back his words up.

Still, he didn't want to just turn tail and run away. And there was no way he was going to turn his back on the lion when he was this close to him.

He took a step backwards, ears pricked when he heard the other lion tell him to listen to the other. "Why should I listen?" he inquired, taking another step back as he watched Nadawi with his peripheral vision. "This lion will just do whatever he wants, regardless of what I decide to do"