This is a Christian story with elements from the bible stories I read and enjoyed as a kid. I wanted to write a story that utilized the best intentions of what to learn from the stories passed on from the bible. The idea of having lions vs tigers was the perfect opportunity to express that. In a world that reflects our own what could be more important than learning from the genocide of a race. Such as the Jews of Germany.
Lion Ascend is the last lion and learns that he must face fear in the face and learn that the animals that love and die to protect him will all be in vain unless he stands up and honors the prophecy that has been fortold. Issiah fortold the coming of Jesus Christ and the huge impact that the son of God would have on the world. We will never know the truth if Jesus was scared of leading people to God, but if we understand the weight of expectation we would probably be scared. I would be scared and that’s illustrated in Lion Ascend.
“It began with the great lions; the protectors of peace in the land. For thousands of years the lions united Ayana in harmony, until evil possessed the tigers to invade from the north and conquer the land. The tigers did not share the same way of life that the lions had created.
For hundreds of years, war raged between the lions and tigers. A division was created between the lions and the tigers and the animals had to decide who to follow. The lion’s numbers appeared to be declining while the tigers looked like they were winning. The animals were forced to choose sides in order to survive.
To end the war; Prince Voltar led his army to the lions’ resting places and killed them in their sleep. One by one the cubs never found their courage and became weak as they grew older. Some abandoned their future and ran away to the outer reaches of Everlow. The few lions, who their courage were left to face the tigers’ wrath. Through their deaths, Prince Voltar let out a loud roar declaring the Badlands and all land surrounding it to be hunting grounds to those loyal to the empire.
After the war was lost, I Iza, the last cougar of the mountains, came upon a talking tree that was on fire. It foretold there would be a great lion named Lion Ascend that would be born not of Ayana! He would lead the fight for freedom of all the animals from the treachery of the tigers! He would have a thunderous roar and would run as fast as a night mare as well as fight a hundred tigers combined! The animals would unite and stand with him against evil!
With this information, I began spreading the news to all the animals of Everlow. About a lion that would be bigger than a mare and unite the animals of the world to take back the land,” declared Iza as he looked at the guardian of the lion, Vera the cheetah. The female cheetah stared into Iza’s blue eyes for a long time. It was peculiar to see the old cat of the mountains come and choose her. Iza remained closest to the Burning Bush and understood what needed to be done. He was called the Priest of Pride, the founder of all knowledge and the one who would find Lion Ascend.
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