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demon_pachabel

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 11:25 am


Mpenzi
She'd been there. She'd seen it. Mpenzi wasn't disturbed by the presence of visitors along the borders of their pride's land. However, she was starting to wonder if her constant visitation to the outer borders of the lands was becoming... displeasing, in a sense. Perhaps in this time, she had less fear of her habits, due to how few lions, or others beasts in that manner, could judge her actions. But, those who now could, were starting to become the most important to her.

With a waking yawn, the Kaimu seemed to come to an earthshaking conclusion that somehow, without having meant to, she'd allowed her mind to tumble into a sleep, which put her in a defenseless and unaware state. Perhaps it was for the better that she'd done so then, when she was without two doting cubs on her watch, then earlier in the moonphase, when she had such a task as to watch to them.

Thankfully indeed. Her dreams of odd judgementality had been the only thing to prevent her from another one of her 'visits' to the edge of the real world, and perhaps that was why her mind had lulled her to sleep. To prevent her from any further mistakes of allowing those outside the Mteo, to discover it's presence while they were on a hunt, or if of the sort, simply wandering. God only knew what would happen if a stray rogue were to follow her home.

Moving to rise up, while stretching her limbs, stiff with sleep, Mpenzi glanced around the den to see if anybody within it's chamber could have possibly watched her as she lulled about her dreamworld, oblivious to their presence. Once satisfied that she would hopefully remain, for the most part, unscolded for her desire to sleep while the sun was burning in the sky, she turned her attention out to the Nyungu for a mere moment, before taking a few ginger steps and posting herself at the mouth of the cliff-den to stare out at it.

In her mind, the image of several lions playing about it formed, as she allowed herself to reminisque over such far away memories. Maybe someday... you will help fix that.. and all will be right again. she assured herself, before heaving a slight sigh and shaking her head. Perhaps, it was a silly thought she'd allowed to dote in her head out of a hope that all that was before her now, was a dream. The empty land, the lonliness, the stretching shadows.. and that blasted splotch of red that stained the ground at her paws. Not only was it a slightly disturbing sight, knowing what 'caused it to be that color, but.... at the same time, it was part of their people. That was how it was always meant to be.. "... Wasn't it?" she finished her half-hearted query a loud, unaware that the thoughtful mist of lonliness in her mind may have been masking the presence of another. ((.. I suck.. D: ))


Elimisha
Elimisha's mood wasn't sour, but it wasn't pleasant either. The falling decay of her pride was beginning to wear on the old girl. ((I keep checking Nai's journal to make sure I'm doing Misha right XDD)) She'd hoped for better things by now, as her old age began to settle in, but to think of the idea of rogues tainting their lives was just too much for her to take. The plague kept from taking all their lives, and for that she was grateful, but she was openly against allowing rogues in to repopulate the pride with. They could make do with what they had, no doubt about it. She had faith in that, in the very least. And while she was open about her distaste for rogues, she was not so open about her hopes for the Akida's daughter.

Padding softly along the ground, her great paws hitting the earth in a perfect rhythm, 'Misha's direction brought her closer to the Kaimu. Of course, she didn't realize that's where she was at that point, until she heard the other speak. Softly, her voice rose to meet the other's in question, always an even tone, without callousness. Her tone held the wisdom of age, and the understanding of years beyond Mpenzi's own. "Wasn't it, what?" Misha wasn't trying to startle, only mildly curious as to what the Kaimu had been musing about previous. ((It is I who is teh suck XD Too short but I need to figure Misha out before I can feel comfortable enough to post solidly with her >.<))


Mpenzi
Childish dreams of the fate she could not change quickly poofed away like a puff of smoke from Mpenzi's mind, as the delicate pool of thoughts was suddenly disturbed by the ripple of the falling pebble of outside inquiry. Eyes opening quickly in shock, the Kaimu's first response was to look behind her to see if that was where the unexpected voice of reality had echoed from.

She stared for but a moment, before her head whipped around in the other direction, childishly believing for a moment that what she'd heard was the ghost of some other being of the savvanah, before realizing that it was....

"Oh. Good day, Elimisha." the Kaimu greeted cheerily, bowing her head respectively towards the honored old Msaka, holding it there for a moment, before lifting it back up again to it's previous position. She remained in place where she was for a moment, having forgotten what had stirred her attention towards the lioness, before thoughts of her self-conversation suddenly rushed back to her like a surge of brain-freeze to the head.

"Ah! Oh, right.." Mpenzi blushed a bit at her sudden and rather withheld remembering of the 'ghost voice' her head shrinking back against her shoulders a bit, before her eyes wandered shyly over to those of her companion. ".. I was just thinking a loud." she said, pondering if she would be told off for saying anything of what she was thinking of to the Msaka. It was rather well known that Elimisha had a thing for... eeeeeerrr... well, tradition. And as her blasphemous thoughts had been, for the last while so it seemed, bent against this tradition, perhaps it was... ah, well.

"Who was it who instated the traditions of the Mteo?" she finally inquired, hoping it would stray the thoughts of the pair away from what she had been thinking about, and an inner thought she'd had as a child. And if Elimisha didn't know the answer to that question.. well.. then there were no other old geezers around for her to ask. ((IkidIloveyou'misha..)) Well, not unless they got some odd crazy shaman man to come outta nowhere and talk to the spirits.. but they'd probably be a rogue, and therefore -that- wouldn't work either. Darn. Plans foiled again by the curse of logic.

"I mean like.. really really. Not just 'our ancestors', 'causes that's all vague and stuff.. was it one of the old Akidas? If so, which one? Or was it the goddess Kita'mauti who wants us to do all of these rituals?" Realizing how this sounded, the Kaimu blushed a bit, before adding meekly, "It's something I want to be able to tell my children..."


Elimisha
Elimisha tilted her head, her great ears perking up at the questions at hand. Even her old memories had their limits and this would be no exception. "Well, young one, that would be a very good question. While it could be argued that many different Akidas did the instating, given our history I would have to say it was probably the great Amirisho or perhaps his son, Amini'jito. I do not recall much more than that though. I do wish I could be of more help, though perhaps I will happen upon remembering it later on." 'Misha frowned slightly not entirely sure why she couldn't remember it all as she once had. Perhaps the heat was to blame. Yes, that was it, it was probably the heat that wavered her memories into a jumble, so that she could not recall them immediately.

She shook her head at the Kaimu's blush waving it off in an instant. "Do not be afraid to ask questions about that which you may not know or remember. If we keep silent about such things, how shall we ever find out that which is unknown, so that we may share with others later on? The path of knowledge goes hand in hand with tradition. If we lose the knowledge, the tradition shall be lost, and we will have failed our ancestors. This is why we teach our young ones the history, so that tradition will never be lost... It is good to hear that you will be telling your little ones about such things." She glanced at Mpenzi pointedly at the end, knowing the young lioness knew her distaste for Warithi's wish for rogues to be allowed within the pride. ((Sorry I'm so slow, the vicoden's slowly starting to take hold now))


Mpenzi
Mpenzi listened intently as Elimisha shared what she could recall then for the Kaimu, her stare that of one whom seemed to be hearing such things for the first time, but was thirsty to know everything. However, it was not the first time Mpenzi was hearing such details to the history of the Mteo pride. In fact, it had been repeated to her many a times in her life, to make sure it stuck firmly there.

"Well, if I do not teach them, there will be no others who can do such for them." she replied at the notion of her passing on this knowledge to the twin cubs. However, with a momentary laugh, the Kaimu added. "Not that I wouldn't trust anybody else here to teach the pair, I just expect that it is something that I would like to do for them, as their mother." she defended quickly, hoping to herself that her rather gingerly meant comment wouldn't be taken in the hand of utter insult and cause a problem.

There were enough of those in the pride without every lion in it's midsts wanting to chew each other's faces off and stick it to one of the gaurdian trees to warn out others who may have wanted to enter.. not that anyone would have done that to another lion.. right? No no, it was a silly notion.

"I thank you for helping refresh my memory, Elimisha... when thoughts are so far away from our tradition as they are right now, it's good to make sure what was drilled into us all as children doesn't fade away..." she amused herself with. However, inside, she felt a sort of ache that one that she used to be able to relate to as a fellow msaka had become so... different then she could remember.

Was this a fault of the plague, or was it simply a drained notion of her creation. Of course it was, Elimisha had always been like this. She was just being silly to think otherwise of such a thing. Heaving a slight sigh, she turned her attention to the weather that beat itself down upon the pair, smiling a bit.

"It's rather nice out today. Perfect for a walk, wouldn't you think so?" she suggested, her joints starting to go stiff on her once again from her almost lack of movement. ((It's all good. <33 and wow.. D: Short Pach-post.. ))
PostPosted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 9:43 pm


Misha chuckled, shaking her head to wave off the Kaimu's insecurity over her comment. "Justly so that you would want to teach your children, rather than someone else. I take no offense to it." Placing her paws directly in front of her, and leaning her rump back, the elder Msaka stretched out for a moment before straightening up again. "A walk would, indeed sound nice. To where do you have in mind, Mpenzi?" Curious, bowl-shaped ears pitched forward, her soft brown eyes searching the younger female's for some clue as to her demeanor. She seemed almost...hesitant around Misha.

It was no secret that Elimisha wasn't the sort to agree with a lot of things Mpenzi's mate would like. She made it a point, as the lone lioness bearing the mark of the old King, and a pridal elder, to make herself heard. However, Mpenzi's hesitance was waved off as quickly as Misha had noticed it, favoring pleasantry to suspicions for now.


(Sorry so short x.x, still really trying to get the hang of her, I promise to try and be better about replying though)

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demon_pachabel

Beloved Werewolf

PostPosted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 7:58 pm


Unlike the others in the pride, Mpenzi tried very hard not to pick sides when it came to the current situation. Between an old friend, and her dearest love, it would've torn her apart to even concieve making her own arguement. In fact, as difficult as it was, she found it easier to tread the middle ground between the pair.

When her suggestion to take a walk was accepted, the Kaimu heaved a mental sigh, then looked about, pondering to herself as to indeed WHERE they could walk to. After a few moments of thought, she realized that she had no real destination as to where to go.

"I... didn't really have anywhere in particular in mind." she admitted sheepishly, blushing and shrugging her shoulders barely. She should've thought on where she wanted to go, before she'd spoken of going somewhere.

No matter, it would smooth itself out in a few minutes, she was sure.

"I guess it was more of I just wanted to take a walk anywhere. Perhaps you have a place you would like to walk to?" she suggested.
PostPosted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 12:46 pm


Elimisha pondered upon this for a moment. Where could they go for a walk to, without disturbing the others? An idea struck her. "Perhaps a walk to find a suitable meal should be in order. Nothing wrong with a snack now and then, without the little ones to gnaw off your piece, right?" Lifting her great head to the winds, and taking in the scents around her, the once great huntress turned them towards the left. Her ability to be the huntress she once was no longer was there, but she still could still take down an animal once in a while without too much trouble."

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demon_pachabel

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 1:53 pm


It seemed like a fine idea indeed. Mpenzi needed to get into the feel of the hunt again, less she'd find nothing to do otherwise in her time, and with how things were, she was needed for such a thing. It had been a long time, as well.

Heaving a contented sigh, the Kaimu nodded. "Yes, yes indeed. That sounds like a fine idea, my friend." she purred, then laughed a bit, before stepping to Elimisha's side and bumping her shoulder against the other lioness's.

Then, looking towards the sky, Mpenzi pondered to herself where the best chance of finding such a 'snack' would come in the lands at that time in the way. Perhaps one of the watering holes, on a day as warm as this.
PostPosted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 7:08 am


Chuckling softly, the great lioness gently nudged her head against Mpenzi's shoulder and started off. She already knew where they were headed. A decent sized herd of zebra nearby would yield some fine eating for the pride as long as the winds kept the herd shifting around the waterholes. Slowly but regally, for a lioness of her stature, Elimisha put one paw before the other, her steps sure of herself. It was almost as if the prospect of hunting brought renewed life and vigor to the aging girl. It was times like these, that indeed it was like a veil, lifting heavenward for a time. Misha would seem as her old self, without a gruff thought in the world. For the duration of the hunt, and some time after, Misha was the great lioness she'd always been. Her hunting wasn't the best as it had been, but it was still yet to be truly rivaled thus far.

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demon_pachabel

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 8:12 am


Her stride bore none of the regality that the other lioness's walk had, which gave Elimisha a higher air of status. It wasn't something Mpenzi had ever worried about, looking regal. She couldn't help, however, admire the elder lioness who bore such a youthful strength for her many seasons.

Thus, it was how things had been before, Mpenzi following the great hunter out to the plains as she had before her body had thrown itself out of the ability to hunt due to the weight of her little ones.

"Like old times..." the kaimu commented quietly, barely above her breathing. Perhaps someday she and Elimisha would take her own child out to learn the way of the hunt as well, Shabaha was definately suited to become a huntress. At least Mpenzi thought so.

The brown lioness never stepped ahead of Elimisha, but rather kept to one side and a couple steps back. Perhaps not good for conversation, but it would do some good once things got rolling.
PostPosted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 5:03 pm


Indeed it was like old times. Looking back upon the Kaimu, Misha smiled fondly, nodding to the truth of it. And like the Kaimu, the idea of bringing Shabaha out on her first hunt was something Misha looked forward to. She had high hopes in that little daughter.

However, it was times like this that it panged Elimisha so, that she wasn't able to enjoy such an outing with her own daughter. In fact, she'd never known the joy of having her own daughter. Her mate and herself had never had the chance to have cubs of their own, before he passed on.

But no one ever knew the longing in Misha's soul to have that single thing she desired. To have a child of her own. It was one of those things the great lioness kept to herslf, alongside of the grief of her fallen mate. She shook her head slightly ridding herself of the thoughts. This was neither the time, nor the place to be dwelling upon what could've have beens. A hunt was to start, and she was to start it like she'd done so many times in the past. Muscles grew taught as they neared the herd of zebra, her eyes searching for the right target. Perhaps a largish foal, or a wounded or sick adult. Something kinda easy but enough spunk to release some energy and mental weariness she had stored up.

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demon_pachabel

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 2:38 pm


It felt like such a long time since she'd been out on the hunt. At least since before the birth of her two little ones, for sure. Her body was certainly out of the familiar feeling of springing after the beasts of the savannah, but in her mind, she could replay so many events that had transpired so many times before.

Like her first hunt. Now -that- had been a disaster in making, at least in her own mind. Perhaps it hadn't been as bad as it had seemed (she'd only hurt herself in the process of everything. The next time had been much better for her.)

However, many seasons of hunting slowly kicked into gear as her own body lowered closer to the ground as the prey both Elimisha and she sought out came into view. Mpenzi closed her eyes for a moment, testing the wind, or lack of to see if it was to their advantage.

Her eyes drifted over to look at her hunting-partner for any physical signal from the other huntress, before they flickered back to the herdbeasts.
PostPosted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 8:01 pm


Misha was in her element. Or at least, what used to be her element. Her soft brown eyes scanned through the herd till she found what she wanted. A slightly aged male zebra was hobbling along after the herd, slightly away from the rest of the group. The old male was probably the original herd leader, but had been beaten by the new, younger male. If he got much closer to the herd than he was now, he was likely to get trounced and tromped on by the younger stallion, who stood alert as always, watching for predators and rival stallions who might want to steal his mares.

Misha was lucky, her coat color blended in with the sparce grasses and dirt around her. As was Mpenzi, if she really thought about it. Striking off ahead of the Kaimu, Elimisha bent low to the ground, creeping up on the older zebra stallion, her bowl-shaped ears perked as far forward as they could possibly get. She knew that she still had the strength to bring the aged one down, but neither the speed nor the stamina to keep up a fight. She paused for a moment, checking the wind out once before turning her head to look back towards Mpenzi to make sure she was getting into position and ready. If the Kaimu took up the left flank of the stallion, Misha would take the right, and herd the male to turn into Mpenzi. If they were lucky, that would startle him back into Misha who could then pounce and rip his throat out for a swift clean kill. Question was, was Mpenzi ready for a possible fight, if things got out of hand?

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demon_pachabel

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 1:38 pm


The blue-eyed lioness looked towards Misha as she moved, taking in her hunting-partner's movements, then following her gaze towards the old male, straggling the outsides of the herd.

Lowering her body down against the ground, Mpenzi stalked quietly through the grasses, taking in every little obstacle that could've been tripped over, or possibly 'messed up' the otherwise perfect situation, as she took flank of the two female's prey.

Everything felt as it had been when she had last been out on the hunt, aside from the extra pull gravity seemed to have on her. Now, not as bad as it had been before, but still enough to give the Kaimu a reason to shift her body awkwardly, until she got the feel of her new weight (something she'd have to quickly fix if she were to help in the hunt) underneath her. It was strange.. she'd had the weight all this time, but..... it hadn't really settled on her until right then.

Perhaps because she'd had different things to focus on.

Blue eyes flickering over to look at the leader of their hunt, Mpenzi nodded a bit.

She was ready to break the long pause in her streak.
PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 9:20 am


Catching Mpenzi's nod, Misha knew. Keeping her eyes on Mpenzi, she paused for a moment, two, settling her breathing down to a slow, deep rhythm. One more glance to their quarry, then brown eyes turned back to Mpenzi. One quick nod signaled the start of their actions. Misha raised up from her crouched form upon the savannah grasses, instantly gathering her hind end up for an explosive leap forward. 4 strides and counting, she managed to advance upon the zebra quicker than she'd expected. Finally the old zebra lurched forward, catching the flurry of noise around him. Misha's eyes left him for a split second to cast a glance for Mpenzi, to make sure she was in position on the stallion's other side.

(Next round of posts after yours should be the death. I just don't want to get it all done in one post so that you get a chance XD)

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demon_pachabel

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 8:45 am


It was during this same time Mpenzi mediated herself, taking deep breathes and shifting her weight ever so subtly onto her other legs to balance herself out. With another glance to Elimisha, she caught the nod, and almost instictively her muscles contracted, then apart again, shoving the Kaimu off into motion, out of the grass.

She wasn't counting her steps, and it almost felt to the lioness she'd gone into a sort of dazed faze where nothing else was really coming into her mind aside from the target, and her hunting partner. As had been silently agreed, the sandy colored lioness took up the opposite side of the beast, catching Elimisha's eye to tell her that she was ready for any mishap in their plan that could have come with turning the beast towards her.


(( Alrighty.. X3 ))
PostPosted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:10 am


Once she got visual conformation from Mpenzi, the older lioness leapt up towards the back of the zebra, who, startled by the appearance of the Kaimu, turned straight into Misha's waiting claws. Digging her razor sharp daggers into the zebra's back and chest, clinging to them on the side, the older lioness growled around a mouthful of neck, trying to choke the windpipe of the zebra. Considering his age, and condition, the old thing was nearly winded before he started. Slowing down, the zebra stumbled, having a hard time running with the added weight of a full grown lioness on his side. A second growl from 'Misha signaled that Mpenzi was clear to jump on his other side and with their combined weight, would pull him effectively down.

(Mpenzi can finish him off XD)

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demon_pachabel

Beloved Werewolf

PostPosted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 6:21 pm


Snapping her teeth at the rear of the beast to startle it when it turned towards her, she continued chase the male, leaping onto his free side when given the motion to, her claws digging into the zebra's body to hold on as she too clenched her jaws into the old beast's neck tightly.

The force of the old boy's body dropping nearly cause Mpenzi to lost grip, which she partially did in order to keep from being landed on by his weight. But she kept her jaws firmly clamped until the Zebra stopped moving, before releasing, licking the blood from her teeth, then looking to Elimisha.

"Funner then I remember it being." she commented jokingly, sitting down in the grass by their kill.
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