The Lion King Novel

Shadowland

Years passed after Mufasa's death and Scar rise to the throne, Scar new alliance with the hyenas started to disable the circle of life eventually creating a desolate wasteland with disgust and despair, the hyenas started to overhunt the herds until most decided to just stay away from the Pridelands.

A family of antelopes were surrounded by hyenas as they decided to get a snack, they already had killed the male one so the rest would have been as easy.

They were about to attack until a giant roar was heard almost bursting the hyenas ears, they turn around to see a huge lion with a dark red maine coming towards them, they instantly shiver in fear.

That lion being Kio, after the death of his father and brother he trained under Scar wing, all Mufasa's teachings were about how to do it quick and with mercy. Scar teachings were about being ruthless. He trained almost everyday almost to the point of burn out Sarabi even complained that Scar was being to harsh on him. But if they told him that it would turn him into a strong lion he wouldn't complained.

"What are you doing here?" Kio asked angrily at the hyenas they just gulped in fear. "I told you to keep watch. Not to go for a snack.

"Of course sir! R-right on it sir!" One hyena said scared as all of them started to leave the antelope family alone.

Kio then turn to the family that was grieving, he give them a minute until he approached them.

"I'm sorry about this but the circle must go on" he said in pity.

The female looked at him one last time before nodding Kio, he picked up the male and returned home,

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Nala and Amaria rested her heads on her paws. While they grew up to be a skilled and slender huntress (though at this point, slender was pushing it, since they had become too skinny), their fur coat was dull, and her eyes no longer held laughter.

Life at the Pride Lands had become miserable ever since Scar took over as king. Where there was once fresh greenery and plentiful watering holes, there was now dust and bones. Animals, whether predator or prey, had started abandoning this once-fertile land, to move on to better grazing grounds. Those that stayed behind risked being hunted down by the army of hyenas led by Shenzi, and it was usually done without mercy. The Pride Lands ended up looking even more like the elephant graveyard, a shadow land. Kio attempted to maintain control over the hunting but it was pointless by that point.

And it was all because of Scar. They never realized they could hate anyone in their life, but Scar did certainly that. Scar was a terrible and selfish creature, not caring if the lions in his pride were on the brink of starvation. Things had quickly spiraled downhill once Scar became king. He had torn down everything that Mufasa and kings before him had built up. He even allowed the hyenas to overhunt their prey and sometimes even joined or forced Kio in their poaching.

If Simba were here, he'd take his place as king and stop Scar, Nala thought, not for the first time ever. Indeed, she wished more than ever that her best friend was by her side again, just as they had always been. She even believed that he was still out there, still alive. Even the other lionesses prayed as well, prayed that the great kings were watching over them, to help them out of this nightmare.

Yet the pride's hope in the great kings started to vanish. Indeed, some lionesses even gave up all belief in the great kings, demanding why they weren't doing anything if they loved their descendants. They herself nearly felt it too, but only Nala gave up hope in Simba being alive. Right now, she wanted to go out there and find someone - or at least something - to help the pride, and her wish to stop Scar feuled her dream to do so. But still, life around them got tougher, and even Sarabi gave up trying to inspire hope.