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It was a normal day. A normal and BORING boring boring day. The little black and pink lioness was curled up on her rock, all by herself, for as much fun as it was to torment Set and his wee shadow, they grew very tiring after a while. It was always the same thing...blah blah shadows evil blah blah. And mommy had forbidden her from taking TOO many chunks out of his ears, which meant that it was no fun anymore...one could only sink one's teeth into so many places before the yelping and yowling all started to take on the same tone, and any further damage would have been frowned upon. And she had to repeat it out loud for emphasis with a hefty eyeroll... "Booooooooring..."
Manda
However, this day was about to become decidedly -less- boring, for all the members of the demon-hunter pride. For it seemed that the leaders of the Aikanaro'hini had gotten word of said pride. So they had sent out a group of their own ... to teach the hunters a bit of a lesson. The group managed to sneak in fairly close - and then burst into the central area of the pride, causing mayhem and destruction ... claws rending and fangs biting into members of the rival pride.
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Tiis had taken refuge BEHIND her rock when all hell broke loose. Damn, what were all the adults fighting about now? She wasn't precisely sure, but she knew that she'd never seen these dark lions before...so they must be the 'bad ones' that Set was ALWAYS rambling about. Ears perking, she peered over that rock. Well they were actually kind of cool...but they were in her territory now, and making a mess without her permission! So, waiting, her tail twitching to and fro, she waited until one of them, a big dark male, got close, and then she darted out and latched onto his leg with her sharp teeth, growling as ferociously as she could manage. INTRUDER-LION! TAKE THIS!
Manda
'Shen was currently chasing after one of the older demon-hunters when he felt a small something attach itself to his leg with a growl. Oh ho ... what was this? His chase forgotten for the moment, the large male twisted head around to try and get hold of the little one that had latched onto him.
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Which she expected, and so simply weaved through his forelegs, before grinning up at him. "Hello, mister intruder...whatcha lookin at?" Small, but quick for her age, she wiggled her ears at the large male teasingly, blue eyes flickering. Oh wasn't he just a great big beastie then, mmm?
Manda
'Shen eyed the small female at that, rumbling at her. "Aren't -you- a brave one," he replied after a moment - baring fangs. "Don't you know what I am?" Well, either brave, or stupid... possibly both.
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She smiled toothily back at the large male, sitting on her haunches, apparently completely unalarmed. "You're a big demon-shadow-creature." Tiis replied with a shrug, "I'mma shadow too, yanno, that's what Set says, anyway...per'aps is because I like to sink my teeth in his ears... He whines a lot, I think." She explained, the logic making sense to her somewhere.
Manda
"Does he now..." the large male half-purred, eyeing the smaller lion for a moment or two. She was mostly darkly-colored... and very odd. Perhaps she did not belong in this pride of hunters - and the demons could always use more in their ranks. "What exactly makes you think you're a shadow?" he asked then, tail-tip twitching. "Aside from chewing on ears." It was fairly clear at this point that 'Shen was intrigued...
o0 Sephiros Immortal 0o
She gave the other a cheshire grin, eyes flickering, "Perhaps, sir, it is in my desire to hear the others scream, or maybe...I just like the dark. You've got a lotta that in you, doncha, mmm?" Tiis once again rose to her feet, twining in and out of the other's legs. She liked this one, he was interesting...and he should know she wasn't just talking about dark-dark. But the real dark.
Manda
'Shen kind of twitched juuust faintly at that - the way she was weaving in and out of his legs was a bit disturbing, actually. Almost as if she -liked- him for some reason. Which made no sense. Considering what he was and what she was -supposed- to be, if she lived in these lands. He rumbled at her and backed up just a bit. "Perhaps. But why should you like the dark? Don't they teach you here to fight our kind?"
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She sniggered at that, following him as he retreated. "You ask a lot of questions, demon-beastie." And at that, she put her paw atop his own, and sank her claws in, eyes gleaming. "I've always liked the dark...doncha know? My daddy was a dark one...big, bad...evil one. That's what they say...perhaps I'm like him." A casual shrug followed, "Doesn't bother me, why should it bother you? Mmm?"
Manda
'Shen frowned slightly. Was she saying... that her father had been a demon? He wondered who... surely, there were a lot of black lions about the demon lands, but he'd not seen any with -that- shade of pink on them. Of course, that could have come from the mother. Hrm. "It doesn't bother me," he muttered - annoyed that she seemed to be able to read him so easily. Perhaps he should simply ... take this one back with him.
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"Good! That's that then." She seemed satisfied that he wasn't annoyed by her darkness...though perhaps he might not like her pink spots, but the pink, well, he was just going to have to get used to it. Already her little mind was scheming, knowing that she wanted to go back with this one. "So mister dark beastie...what are you going to do now?" Wait for it...wait for it...
Manda
'Shen tilted head at that - and then one paw flashed out - attempting to catch and pin her down. "Maybe I should just kill you here... one less hunter for us to worry about later," he growled softly - wanting to see what she would do.
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Her eyes flashed again, and she chortled delightedly, scampering out of the way to wind through his legs fearlessly. Her reflexes were good, if nothing else. "Oh tsk, tsk...that isn't nice...I don't want to be a hunter, mister beastie...so what shall you do now? Hmm hmm? Or do you just wanna to see blood? Are you justa big bully killer of cubs now?" Her tail flicked to and fro, careless even in the face of danger.
Manda
'Shen snarled softly at that - not much liking being outsmarted or dodged. But he really didn't want to kill her... so technically she was right. "I could kill you if I really wanted to," he pointed out. "But I dont' want to ... right now. What is it -you- want, anyway?"
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She smiled serenely, sitting between his paws and purring rumblingly, "I want to come with you, mister demon...doncha see? Then you can play with me more often." And if he killed her later, well she would worry about that then, but when she got bigger and stronger, oh then the games could be even more fun.
Manda
'Shen tilted head... well, that was weird - considering he'd been thinking of taking her back anyway. Leaning down a bit he stuck his nose right into her face and rumbled back. "Just so you know... if you come back with me now, you'll have to do what I tell you to do. You'll be my -slave-. Until you manage to prove yourself somehow."
o0 Sephiros Immortal 0o
Slave. Well...hrm...she could prove herself, she knew she would...and she would have him twisted about her paw before he knew it. Already he was doing what she wanted, wasn't he? Smiling archly, she then nodded, "Issa deal then, mister-master." She almost sing-songed. "I'm not much use until I'm bigger anyway...it doesn't worry me."
Manda
'Shen rumbled at that... not exactly a very respectful reply - but it would do. After all, he actually found himself liking her spirit - didn't want to break it. And she would learn. "Keep up, then," he said - then turned and headed off back toward the demon lands. He had done his share in the fight... and he was bringing back a possible demon. No one would care if he headed back now.
