[3rd POV]
(Docuntary : Episode 4)
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[Na : Dr. T. Soma Tonson
Role : Lead researcher]
"Okay, welco back to the anticipated fourth episode of this docuntary. I apologise to everyone for the delay. The docuntary did way better than expected, so the studio had to call the researchers again and record new content for more details. This footage, for example, was only taken two days before this episode ca out," Dr Tonson said while he sat on his usual seat.
He was sitting in an aesthetically pleasing room, giving off a smart and 90's vibe with its brown and red colour the. He was sitting in the middle of the room like an old grandfather ready to tell stories.
"The docuntary was supposed to have 10 episodes only but due to its imnse success, the studio wants to increase the content. At least that's what I think this is about," he said, "Well, I get more pay so it's all good. You can cut that out if you want," he said the last parts towards the cara crew.
But it seems they decided to put it in.
"In the past episodes, we witnessed Leo co into the Serengeti, we watched him grow bigger and stronger and in the previous episode, we watched him defeat the three brothers and rise to beco the new king," he said. "This episode will focus on Leo's life as a king."
"But do not be mistaken though. This episode is not a boring one at all. It was during this phase that we finally learned what kind of a lion Leo was and it also broke the impression of a savage lion that we thought he was," he said.
"No. Leo was not who we thought he was. He was not a savage lion that thirsts for blood or kills for sport. He was, in a sense, the most humane among the animals that we know. He was more humane than so humans themselves," he said.
"Kindness. There is a saying that you know the true character of soone when he was given power. Well, Leo earned that power. He beca the king of all Serengeti, and he held imnse power over the pride. And in this situation, Leo showed his true character. He showed kindness," he said.
And finally, the scene changed to the open savannah once more. Dr Tonson's presence still lingered, and his voice was heard over the different scenes of lions and the open plains of Africa.
"Whenever there is a takeover, aning a new lion rules over a pride, there is one dark process that we always expect. This is sothing that almost always happens and even for us as researchers, it's a tough pill to swallow but still part of nature," he said.
The scene showed the lionesses and their cubs. They were playing happily, the cubs were very playful and would sotis try to climb the mothers. It was a wholeso mont, the kind that would make you go 'aw' without even knowing.
And then, an abrupt cut. A cruel wake-up reality.
The cara focused on one cub in particular, that was once playing around curiously and happily. And then in the next shift of scene, the sa cub was hanging in the jaw of a male lion. His head was inside the mouth, his skull completely crushed and his body hung limply. Blood and drool flowed down his body where once joy flowed.
"Infanticide," Dr Tonson said.
"It's part of nature's sickest cycle. When a lion takes over a pride, the first thing he does is kill the cubs of the old lion. If they were too young to defend themselves, they were bound to et an end," he said.
"Lions do this for two reasons. To cut off any competition before they grow and second, to make sure that their genes get passed on. They need to mate with the females as soon as possible. But since a lioness with a cub wouldn't go into heat, the cubs need to be killed. It's a crueler alternative to raping the lionesses," Dr Tonson said.
"The lionesses could fight back in case of rape, so the lions make the weaker ones victim. That is nature," he said coldly.
The docuntary did not hold back with censoring anything. It showed the dark truth as it was. Perhaps too much, because later on, so people went as far as suing the studio for traumatising younger audiences. But that was on the parents, the docuntary had clear warnings even in the first episode.
Now the scene cuts back to Leo right after he defeated the kings. He was barely injured but tired. But not enough to make him rest. Leo began making his way towards the pride. The scene cuts again to the cubs of the Mbali brothers.
That cara work was enough to give a clue to the audience what was going to happen next.
"So, when Leo beat the three brothers and took over the kingdom and the pride, all of us researchers knew the ugly thing that was going to take place next," he said.
"The lionesses resisted at first. After all, no mother wanted to lose their child. There were few cases where the mother fought so fiercely that the new king would spare the cubs for a few days or weeks. But if the cub was small, it always ends in their death," he said.
"But we all knew the cubs would die right then and there. Leo was clearly a cut above other lions, he was stronger, smarter. A mother's love will crumble before his strength."
"There was a fight that proved our fears," Dr Tonson said.
The scene showed what happened next. Leo ca to the pride and there were a number of lionesses that gathered to fight him. They were standing strong at first, between their cubs and the new king.
But their resistance was futile.
You could tell even from the footage that the lionesses were scared. How could they not be? Just looking at the size difference explained their fear. A lion was already much bigger than a lioness, and Leo was bigger than lions.
He was a whole fucking unit of his own.
The pride and Leo seed to be in a staredown for a few monts before he turned towards a bush in the distance.
The cara panned towards that bush to show the subadults and the cubs that hid there.
The audience were worried, but they knew from Dr Tonson's words that nothing would happen. But that faith was gone when Leo began charging against the bush.
His charge ant business.
Their faith got lost.
The lionesses, at least so of them, chased after Leo to stop him. But the mont Leo turned back at them the fight seed to be lost already.
He took out one lioness with one swing, and the rest followed soon after. His sheer violence could not be dealt with by the females.
The cara focused on that small conflict. It should've been at a bigger scale, but due to Leo's dominance, it looked more like a husband abusing his wife. There was no fight, it was never a fight.
It was just Leo doing anything he wanted while proving he was unstoppable.
When the last lioness fell, the worry in the heart of the audience grew to the limit. Leo huffed and headed back to that bush where the cubs hid.
Upon his approach, the few lionesses that were stationed there as guard retreated. They moved back with droopy ears and soft whines.
When Leo reached the cubs, he stood over them. The cubs seed to not even know the danger they were in as they stayed in place, their small heads looking up at Leo's massive form.
Or perhaps they were frozen in fear, the sa emotion the audience shared.
Leo stared at them for a long ti before he lowered his muzzle and sniffed them one by one. He seed like a curious cat getting to know sothing. His tongue flicked out briefly as he patted the cubs on their heads.
And then, Leo released a soft growl.
That seed to be so kind of command because only then did the cubs move. They stood up and ran past him and back to their mother. So even ran under his legs to move away quickly.
But the smaller cubs in particular, ones that were most likely to be killed had Leo been another lion, had difficulty moving. The cubs were too young to coordinate properly. They fell and stumbled more than once.
Leo turned his head and looked at them for a while. Then he moved and helped them get up with a slight push of his muzzle.
The innocent scene was starkly different from what the audience was expecting. They were hoping that Leo killed so but spared the others from Dr Tonson's words. They had no actual faith that he would kill none of them.
But that's what happened.
The male subadults on the other hand were chased out of the pride. That was typical lion behaviour to kick out the older lions. This did not even need explanation as it was already done so in the first episode when they explained Leo had co to the Serengeti after he was kicked out of his own pride.
The scene changed again, this ti it seed a few days had passed. You could see Leo laying a few tres away from the pride. There was still tension as the lionesses were not so quick to accept and completely obey the new king.
But the cubs were not smart like the adults. They ca and huddled towards the new king, as if they were completely sure that he wouldn't harm them.
And from the looks of it, Leo had no bad intention. He was not only sparing them but was actually gentle with the cubs. He shook his mane slightly to make the cubs that climbed on his head fall.
And then he lightly licked at the cubs as they rolled around, helplessly trying to get up.
For all its worth, it looked like he was a father lion playing with his own cubs.
"Beneath all that ferocity and savagery, we found a kinder soul. This was our first look at Leo's character and you know what, he was as good as any lion could be," Dr Tonson said.
At that mont, Leo gained many fans. And those who were already hardcore followers of his scread in joy, knowing that he was as good as they thought he was.
Even the fans of the Mbali brothers had to respect that because god knows the brothers did not have that sa kindness when they took over.
Leo was worthy of the iconic admiration that he had. Not just because of his strength, but also his character.
#Leotrueking was a trend imdiately after, as people made edits about it.
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Author : Holy shit, I forgot how behind we are with the docuntary. I'll try to cover this arc quickly for those who don't like this.
Sa goals as usual. 500 stones one chapter.
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