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The Muting of the Innocent
« on: September 25, 2016, 04:21:50 am »
Two torch-lit, rose-tinted lions stood in front of each other, one with his chest puffed and head held high in confidence. The torches provided the cavern with just enough light to navigate, but as soon as one left the camp, the tunnels were pitch black.

"You know my laws as well as I do, Jai," the confident one began, "And your son is considered a threat to my legacy as long as he can speak. You will have your wife bring him to me to be muted immediately, or be sent to the Aboveworld."

"Whatever happens to my son will happen to your daughter, then, Makari," Jai responded, giving his King a royally furious glare.

The larger lion, Makari, took a step forward, pulling his head even higher than it already was. "You will do no such thing," he growled, "Guards! Show Jai out, and someone find Shana and her son."

Makari stepped back as two, bulky lions grabbed either side of Jai and escorted him out, a scout behind them carrying a torch to light the way as they made their way to the exit, and threw him into the blinding light of the Aboveworld. Only a few minutes later, a tawny, blue-tinted lioness approached him, before extending her left leg forward and dipping her head in a bow. His gaze darted to the small cub hiding behind her, and the small black forks protruding from his skull.

"Sir, what is it?" the lioness inquired, standing up, "And why would my son have to be involved?"

"As I'm sure you've noticed Shana, he's growing antlers," he stated blandly, as though it explained everything-- and it did. That was the law. Sure, not all the lionesses of Shana's class were familiar with it, but she must have at least that much figured out of it.

Shana tilted her head, giving her King a look of pure confusion. "Yes, and he's the Creators' gift to my family. Is there any other reason that you've called me to see you?"

Makari sighed in frustration. "Shana, I know you may not be so familiar with the law, but your cub having antlers is simply not allowed. He must be muted, for the sake of the tribe."

At first, the lioness seemed as though she didn't understand, before slowly a look of shock and horror spread across her face. "My Lord, please, you can't do that! It was out of my control that he was born with antlers! I beg of you, take him as your own, the Queen would be happy to take him! You just can't mute him!" She cried, eyes beginning to burn red.

"Shana, the law is the law. It's my duty as the King to follow it."

"And you can bend it! Please! He's just a cub! Take him as your own, he won't remember me! Please, do anything else! Just let him speak!"

"The law is the law," Makari repeated sternly, eyeing as the cub quietly shifted his paws in the gravel.

"You're a monster, Makari!" Shana sobbed, loud enough that a large amount of the tribe turned to stare.

Makari glanced around quickly, before giving a low growl. "The cub. Now."

A scout came and picked up the cub by his scruff, placing him as the King's paws as Shana's sister held her back. Makari stared down at the small cub-- no older than three months. He felt nothing as he raised his paw, unsheathing his claws, before slashing the side of the cub's throat. A blood-curtling scream came from the cub's maw, gradually turning into hoarse coughing. The cub's wide, amber eyes stared up at Makari in horror as he backed away into his mother's waiting embrace. A medic came to treat the cub's wounds as he was cradled by Shana, who herself was being comforted by her sister.

"It'll be okay Maneno," she whispered, "It'll be okay."

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Re: The Muting of the Innocent
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2016, 04:25:38 am »
Noooooo that poor bab! Why did this have to happen? If I would hae been there I would have muted the king myself.... :c

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Re: The Muting of the Innocent
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2016, 04:28:40 am »
Noooooo that poor bab! Why did this have to happen? If I would hae been there I would have muted the king myself.... :c

The society believes that those with antlers are gifts from their gods, the Creators, and this King Makari thinks that if they aren't his cubs, then they can't be functioning members of his society, so he has them muted. He's horrible. Dun worry, tho, he eventually dies, and Maneno gets a happy ending. ^^

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Re: The Muting of the Innocent
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2016, 04:31:06 am »
Woot! Good to know!