Post by SP Admin on Nov 21, 2012 0:09:31 GMT -5
We Are The Simakensua Pride.
About two generations ago, there lived a lion by the name of Apollo. He was a strong and brave leader, who started the pride from virtually nothing. The male had no home, no family, not a penny to his name. No one knew where he had come from. But somehow, he overcame the odds against him to start a pride. Apollo gained many loyal members within a few short months, and he held his family together like super glue. He was their protector, guidance, and he was the ideal king. Many females wanted his heart, but, one special girl by the name of Nirobi took it. And so the first offspring to the pride was born. Apollo and Nirobi had only one son and three daughters. Their names were Khana, Nivera, Semele, and the only boy's name was Ghost. He was the mirror image of his father. Many years passed, and many events came and gone. There were many births in the pride, as well as many deaths. It was all nature's way. Those that lost their lives were never forgotten, and their legacy lived on. Young cubs learned about their elders from stories and traditions passed down through the generations. Apollo and Nirobi lived their lives very successfully, teaching each and every lion all about how valuable they were to the pride. Eventually the mates passed away together, holding each other in a warm embrace. They were good lions and lived well into their advanced ages. Ghost was the official successor to the throne and was crowned as king once his parents were given a proper burial.
Ghost reigned fairly like his father, living true to his father's words and teachings. He was adored by the pride members and continued the family lineage like he should. Born to Ghost and his mate Nirvana were two cubs: a female and a stillborn male. They named their daughter Vikatiaemi, or Emi for short, and their stillborn son Shadow. The male Lion and his mate accepted most everyone into their pride like Apollo and Nirobi had done before them. And one particular adolescent Lion was no exception. He was a strapping young rogue named Azul. The male fancied Emi and wanted to take her as his own. She liked him too, and their hearts belonged only to one another from then on. The two were inseparable. And to top it off, The Simakensua Pride was thriving.
However, bad things began to happen in the pride's territory. A mysterious fog covered everything one day and stayed there. It was the start of a disease. Nobody knew where it came from or why it came. No one knew how to get rid of it. It began to get harder to breathe, paralysis set in, and after few months, death took control. Antelope and other prey animals were found being eaten by the Vultures in abundance. Azul, Ghost, and Nirvana were among those that contracted a disease. It was a fatal condition killing half of the pride. There was a long, long mourning period, but life must go on. The pride must survive. Will they live to see another generation, or even another day? Or will the pride disappear off the face of the earth?