Username: Jantzi01
Lion name: Jua
Lion gender: Male
Pride: link to thread
Forum/viewtopic.php?f=103&t=4193104Pride status: Healer
The Story 500 to 750 words. Be creative~
Jua was born on the autumnal equinox that year. He was laying in the sun one morning when he realized how different he was from the other lions in his pride. He stood up and went searching for his mother, Malenge.
"Mother?" He asked inquisitively, burying his face into her neck.
"Yes, my son?" She replied, leaning down to lick his forehead.
"Why am I colored so weird?" He questioned, staring into Malenge's eyes.
"Whatever do you mean little one? Your colors are what make you unique." She answered surprised.
"I mean why am I so white and orange? Everyone else in the pride is tan or brown or gray." Jua inquired, staring dejectedly down at his feet.
"Jua, have I ever told you about why your father and I think you look the way you do?" Malenge sighed, licking her sons back in order to comfort him.
"No," He replied confidently, "I think I asked dad, but he just brushed it off and left for some sort of meeting."
"I see," She said, squinting out at the grasslands that they called home, "I will have to speak with him about that at some point. Anyway, as you know, we have several deities that we believe in," She looked expectantly down at her son, who nodded, "Have you ever heard the story of our sun god?" She asked.
"I don't think so." Jua answered, trying to remember a story about a sun god.
"Alright, I suppose now's a good time to tell you then. A long time ago, our ancestors thought that it was the sun god who was more powerful than his mate, the moon," She began, closing her eyes as she told the tale.
"What? That's ridiculous!" Exclaimed her son,
"Yes, well, that's what they believed. In order to prove herself, Mwezi convinced the pride that the world was ending by blocking out the sun, through a solar eclipse." She said.
"I was born on a solar eclipse, right?" Jua questioned.
"Yes, my dear. You were born on a solar eclipse on the equinox," Malenge replied, "Mwezi, now considered the more powerful of the two celestial deities, however, the sun god didn't appreciate it. He cursed our pride to be diurnal, and to never see the light of the moon. We have been slowly breaking free from his curse, but it has taken quite some time. As for why you are so orange, your father and I believe that you are a reincarnation of our sun god, Jua." She stated.
"What?! But how? And why?" Jua exclaimed.
"We don't know sweetie. It's just a theory, but we believe you have been sent as a blessing. That you can finally lift our curse and let us roam the night again."
"Mom, I-I don't think I can do it." He stuttered, his hackles slowly raising.
"You don't have to, dear. We genuinely have no idea. It's just a theory that made the most sense to us. We could be wrong," She reassured, "Now, it's getting late. Get to bed, sun god." She teased, nudging her cub towards the den.
"Okay okay! Good night mom. Thank you for the story." He said, trudging off to sleep.
"You're welcome, my son." She called, walking off to give Jiwe a long talking to.