Vita Havina Macho / War Is Blind

[Hooli]

Lions and hyenas have always been mortal enemies.

Even so, the two groups used to live distant enough from each other to avoid most conflict - Valor Pride, formerly known as White Pride for the leucistic gene they carried, lived West of Lions' Blood Clan, then known as Cavern Clan whom resided {and still reside} in a maze of caves. Even if one stole from another, prey was plentiful enough in each territory to sustain them. In the dry season when the river receded, the two families fought over prey more often, but the wet season always came to restore the uneasy indifference.

However, white lion pelts were quickly becoming desirable to humans. White Pride's numbers rapidly decreased, and they were forced to move deep into Cavern Clan's precious territory. White Pride situated itself in the Northern part of Cavern Clan territory, now on the opposite side of the watering hole. The two groups now directly had to compete for the same prey, and the seed of hatred began to germinate.

In a fight over prey, Whitetail, the second-highest female in Cavern Clan, was killed by Tornlip, a pride male. Yero, the highest male of Cavern Clan, was badly wounded by another male named Storm, but he survived. These damages to the clan were heavy, as it was not large at the time. Their losses were not to be soon forgotten.

Several years had passed, and new heirs were born to the clan. Now with plenty of adult members, Cavern Clan stood more of a chance. On a seemingly regular day, the clan had brought down an old bull buffalo. As soon as it hit the ground, Tornlip, now past his prime, charged the hunting party of four, forcing them to scatter. However, four soon became six, and six became fifteen. Heavily outnumbered, the cackling mass of hyenas was a true threat. Tornlip was quickly surrounded. As he swiped at one, that paw was grabbed; crushed. It clicked in their brains, and the other paw was put out of commission. Unable to attack, more hyenas latched onto the old lion's forelegs. He was soon on the ground. With his stomach exposed, they tore at the weak spot. The matriarch, Stone, insisted on leading the assault. Tornlip died a painful death. Other White Pride members arrived soon after, but they were too late. Mortified at the sight of a grown male lion, their protector, their trump card, dead by the jaws of hyenas, they fled the scene. The clan's triumph could be heard for miles. Leaving his dead body to the scavengers, they feasted on their hard-won prize. Hyenas had learned to kill kings, and now it was a real war.

Storm was hysterical. His brother, his companion for life, was dead by the mortal enemy. But knowing that the clan could kill him now, he could not take them head on. Bursting with new confidence, Lions' Blood Clan frequently stole from White Pride, taunting them as they did. "We are Cavern Clan no more!" Stone proclaimed. "From this day forward, we are Lions' Blood Clan!" Outraged, against his good judgement, Storm pursued his tormentor, grabbing her by the throat and crushing her windpipe. The clan could not stop him. Snapped into their own better judgement, they retreated.

Now, White Pride began to call themselves Valor Pride. But with only one elderly pride male, Valor Pride was soon taken over by new males. Lions' Blood Clan was in disorder for quite some time before a new matriarch came to power.

It is a new era, and the war has only begun. Which side do you choose?

VITA HAVINA MACHO - WAR IS BLIND

Vita Havina Macho is a literate, extremely realistic, mapped, plotted, long-termed active and rivaled lion vs hyena role play. We also accept other African predators such as cheetahs, leopards, dingos, AWDs, servals, caracals and more!

CHAPTER I - DRY SEASON

The dry season relentlessly rages on. Though no one knows it yet, this dry season will be longer than any other in the past. Fires are flaring up commonly. Water and grass is drying up. Prey has to travel farther to reach good grasses but also stay close to their depleting water source. With the abnormally long dryness, anthrax is returning. Prey are becoming infected left and right through the cracks in their lips and the wounds they bear from fighting over water.

Predators are very resistant to anthrax, but they are still vulnerable. The older the individual, the more open wounds they bear, and the more infected prey they eat, the more likely they are to contract it. Once anthrax is contracted, they are guaranteed to die. We can only hope that the rains will return soon.

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