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Posted: Mon May 23, 2016 4:38 pm
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The score, in lives, was one to one. But Shangyue was losing and beginning to realize it. Yes, it was a damned shame to lose a brave young lion like Umepatwa. However, taking out Tyfu was a powerful victory and Nyeusi could almost feel the balance shifting - strongly - in favor of the Rebels.
In order to keep control, Shangyue had commanded his remaining loyalists to kill anyone they knew to be even remotely connected to the rebellion. This, of course, included Nyeusi herself. Frankly, she didn't mind. Even if she died, the fact that someone would waste the time and effort trying to kill her would mean they weren't spending that same time and effort on someone who was actually important to the rebellion.
Again, she didn't much know or care who was in charge. The Huntress was perfectly happy to inform anyone who crossed her path why the king-killer should go, but she wasn't about to order anybody.
Leave the plotting to someone else. Nyeusi hadn't met with any real opposition yet, and she intended to keep moving forward. In a damned straight line.
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Posted: Mon May 23, 2016 5:13 pm
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In so little time, Mari's world had been turned completely upside down. Her brothers had been given a chance at glory. They had taken it and proven themselves worthy of their long-suspected father. Then her mother was slain by a Royal Guard, raised up by the king and bound to serve him for it.. losing Tyfu had been devastating, and it only amplified the pain of being passed over by her so-called father.
Mari had no love or loyalty to Shangyue, she didn't need him. She needed her mother, and her mother had been taken from her. She put on a wicked smile and plotted with her brothers as they were given tasks nobody else could seem to manage.. but she had a plan of her own. The lion responsible for Tyfu's death had to pay for what he had done. Orion himself may have been impossible to find but there was one lioness very dear to him that seemed to have a death wish.. and Mari was intent on answering it.
So, the purple lioness found herself waiting patiently in the areas of the pride that were still relatively busy night after night. She wouldn't waste her energy hunting a lioness that would eventually present herself. And, as luck would have it, tonight was her night. Nyeusi came strolling along, looking completely affected by the chaos surrounding so much of the pride. With a smile, Mari picked herself up and made her approach. She was direct, fearless, and determined-- anybody who saw would have no doubt she was intent on a blood confrontation.
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Posted: Mon May 23, 2016 5:25 pm
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Posted: Mon May 23, 2016 5:32 pm
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Ecavi generated a random number between
1 and 6 ...
6!
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Posted: Mon May 23, 2016 5:38 pm
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Ecavi generated a random number between
1 and 2 ...
1!
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Posted: Mon May 23, 2016 5:39 pm
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Posted: Mon May 23, 2016 5:49 pm
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Posted: Mon May 23, 2016 6:00 pm
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Mari grinned, showing her teeth and shifting her weight in anticipation of a fight- she was not disappointed when Nyeusi leaped forward, intent on putting up a fight. Instead of evading, Mari twisted her body around quickly and moved just enough so that when Nyeusi struck, she hit her trunk instead of anything truly vulnerable, intent on using the momentum and sudden block to force her opponent off whatever path she intended to take. She moved to twist around and get her teeth into Nyeusi when she was struck suddenly by another lion flying at her front end that she promptly collapsed onto the ground with a roar.
Vesper, as always, was diligently guarding his friend-- if you didn't know better, you'd think he was constantly following her around. But truthfully, his presence in times like this was pure luck. He saw Mari approaching Nyeusi and the fight started even as he approached. Unlike Kin, Mari was determined-- and much more likely to be capable of serious harm. But she was so focused on Nyeusi that once Nyeusi pounced, Mari was oblivious to anything else.
And so Vesper had a clear opening. Mari foolishly let Nyeusi hit her and once Vesper joined the fray, it was easy to knock her down.
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Posted: Mon May 23, 2016 6:07 pm
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Posted: Mon May 23, 2016 6:24 pm
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Posted: Mon May 23, 2016 6:31 pm
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Had rage overcome Mari's ability to use words? Or was she just not really a talker? Nyeusi couldn't be certain, as she herself had avoided the lioness on principle. The black-furred female knew, however, that she could not assume that the purple lioness wasn't thinking everything through. She might not be her mother, but Mari had been trained by Tyfu and therefore could not be underestimated.
Hell, after the Hunters' Strike Nyeusi had been stunned to hear it was Chunyue who'd killed Umepatwa. He'd seemed quite nice, if a bit eager, that night. Perhaps blood had finally told, or perhaps he feared disobeying his parents more than anything else. She wasn't about to ask.
But Nyeusi wasn't above a bit of petty revenge for it. She deliberately inserted her claws into Mari and just as carefully removed them, leaving behind four bleeding puncture wounds.
"We should knock her unconscious and leave her for someone to find," the black lioness told her self-appointed bodyguard.
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Posted: Mon May 23, 2016 6:42 pm
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Posted: Mon May 23, 2016 6:48 pm
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Posted: Mon May 23, 2016 7:03 pm
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Posted: Mon May 23, 2016 7:06 pm
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