Alverna:
Sphinx- My version of sphinx means they can change into a real lion, or lion with human head. Following Egyptian sphinxes, they also have wings. (Yes, I did do my research.)
Shape-shifter- Can change form into any animal on the savannah, excluding sphinx; shifters can't do that.
Demon- Ya know, bad boys who don't care? Anyway, They eat flesh, messily.
And who my characters are…
Simba- Atemu; Sphinx
Nala- Yugi; Sphinx (Before anyone asks, Yugi is a BOY! If you don't like Boy x Boy, you're reading the wrong fic.)
Mufasa- Aknankanon; Sphinx
Scar- Aknadin; Sphinx
Zazu- Mahad; Sphinx
Timon- Joey; Shape-shifter
Pumba- Mokuba; ½ sphinx ½ shifter
Seto Kaiba is in this to. He just doesn't have a character from the movie to be. Seto is ½ sphinx ½ shifter (This detail is important)
Rafiki- Pegasus; Baboon
Sarabi- Thema; Sphinx (Thema is OCC and her name means 'Queen')
Banzai- Rex Raptor; Demon
Ed- Weevil Underwood; Demon
Shenzi- Mai Valentine; Demon
Those are my characters. If you don't like some people being bad, that's just too bad.
On another note, all characters can take on a human form. Now on with the story!
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-gi-oh, The Lion King, or songs from the Lion King.
Chapter 1
The sun started to rise over the African Savannah. A lion's roar rose a stir rose in the air. The rhino, meerkat, and cheetah, all turned to look into the sunrise. The marabou storks took flight from their pond. Slowly all the animals from the savannah moved in the same direction.
A chanting song could be heard as the wind blew threw the trees.
Nants ingonyama bagithi baba
Sithi uhhmm ingonyama
Nants ingonyama bagithi baba
Sithi uhhmm ingonyama
Siyo Nqoba
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala Sitha ngqwa!
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala Eshe
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala Sitha ngqwa!
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala Eshe*
The humans who lived nearby watch and joined the throng as they themselves the figured out what was happening. As everyone neared their destination, a palace made of rock by the Nile, a figure flew overhead.
From the day we arrive on the planet
And, blinking, step into the sun
There's more to see than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be done
There's far too much to take in here
More to find than can ever be found
But the sun rolling high
Through the sapphire sky
Keeps great and small on the endless round
With the body was of a lion and wings the same golden brown tan color as his fur, his human head with brown hair the fell to his neck, and brown eyes that could see for miles, told the animals and humans who it was.
He was a sphinx. His name was Mahad. And he was one of the Pharaoh's High Priests.
It's the Circle of Life
And it moves us all
Through despair and hope
Through faith and love
Mahad flew to the balcony were 4 of the 5 other High Priest, and the Pharaoh was waiting. (A/N: I know there are six, Seto isn't their yet.) As he landed, Mahad changed to his human form and bowed to his Pharaoh, Aknankanon.
Aknankanon was a tall man with gentle and yet piercing blue eyes. Around his next was an upside-down puzzle in the shape of a pyramid, called the Millennium Puzzle. The Pharaoh and the High Priest each had a Millennium Item. Mahad was bearer of the Millennium Ring. Aknadin smiled at Mahad and brought him to his feet before looking down from the balcony.
The animals and humans had made a path for an elderly man with silver hair and a long stick which he used as a staff, and took on the form of a baboon when he needed to do his work. His name was Pegasus, and he was the shaman and good friend to all on the savannah and Nile.
Upon reaching the rock wall, Pegasus changed to his baboon form and climbed up the rocks and trees to reach the Pharaoh and his court. When he reached the top, he changed back and was embraced by Aknankanon, his old friend.
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the Circle
The Circle of Life
Leading Pegasus back into the palace, Aknankanon was greeted by his wife Thema, who was holding their new child. The new baby boy had 5 pointed tri-colored hair with blond bangs and three lightning streaks that ran upwards. His skin was already a tan color. He opened his crimson colored eyes to see Pegasus looking at him.
Pegasus lifted his staff and circled it three times over the infants head. As it circled, the staff glowed and a small crown, with the Eye of Ra in the center, appeared on the boy's forehead.
Pulling his staff away, Pegasus then took the new child in his arms and went back out onto the balcony, and lifted the new prince for all to see.
It's the Circle of Life
And it moves us all
Through despair and hope
Through faith and love
As everyone cheered, the sunlight broke threw the clouds and shown down on the prince, and the shaman holding him.
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the Circle
The Circle of Life
In a darker place of the palace, a mouse came out of hiding and cleaned itself off. Then quickly tried to run but was pinned under the paw of the missing High Priest. Aknadin lifted the mouse and looked at it as it squeaked at him. His grey hair coming down to his shoulders, part of it covering the golden eye he wore as a High Priest.
"Life's not fair, is it?" he said, playing with the mouse. "Well it makes the two of us. I shall never be king. But you, shall never live to see the light of another day. Adieu."
"Didn't you mother ever tell you not to play with your food, Aknadin?" Mahad said, in human form, and leaning on the doorway to the room.
"What is it you want Mahad?" Aknadin sighed in annoyance as he lay down and pinned the mouse under his paw again.
"I am here to announce, the Pharaoh Aknankanon is on his way." Mahad said entering the room. "So you'd better have a good excuse for missing the ceremony that you were supposed to be at this morning."
While Mahad was speaking the mouse got out from under Aknadin's paw and ran back to its hole.
"Oh look now Mahad," Aknadin said sadly, "you just made me lose my lunch."
"Ha." came the reply. "You'll lose more than that when the Pharaoh gets threw with you. He's as mad, if not more mad, as a human that stubbed its toe while trying to kick one of those young hyenas. And believe me, those were some pretty colorful words that were coming from that human's mouth."
"Oh, be still my quaking legs. I'm quivering in fear." Aknadin said this last word as more of a growl. Getting up he started stalking towards Mahad.
"Aknadin, don't you look at me that way." Mahad said nervously as he backpedaled away from Aknadin, and unfortunately, away from the door.
Aknadin roared and pounced on the priest who yelled, "HELP!"
"Aknadin." a voice said from the door way. Aknadin looked up making an acknowledging noise.
"Release him." Pharaoh Aknankanon said, in sphinx form and looking irritated.
"Impeccable timing your majesty." Mahad said from his position on the floor.
Aknadin got off Mahad, who straitened his clothes before changing to a sphinx, not to intent on having a repeat of the incident. Aknadin, however, walked over towards the Pharaoh.
"Why, if it isn't my big brother descending from on high to mingle with the lower classes."
"Thema and I didn't see you at the presentation of my son this morning." Aknankanon said, getting strait to the point.
"That was today?" Aknadin asked, feigning surprise. "Oh, I feel so awful." Aknadin ran his claws over some rocks, making a horrible scraping sound that had Mahad covering his ears.
"Must have slipped my mind."
Mahad rolled his eyes. "Yeah right. As slippery as your mind is, as the Pharaoh's brother you should have been first in line."
"Well I was first in line." Aknadin growled. "Until the little ball of hair was born."
"That 'little ball of hair' is my son," Aknankanon said, stepping into Aknadin's line of sight. "And you're future ruler."
Aknadin tired to look girly. "Oh, I shall practice my curtsy." Then he turned away to leave.
Aknankanon grew angry.
"Don't turn your back on me Aknadin."
"Oh no Aknankanon, perhaps it is you who shouldn't turn your back on me."
Roaring, the now enraged Pharaoh ran in front of his brother.
"Is that a challenge?" he asked angrily.
"Temper, temper." Aknadin said. "I wouldn't dream of challenging you."
"Pity." Mahad said from his position behind Aknankanon. "Why not?"
Looking at the younger priest, Aknadin's looking saying it was obvious, he answered.
"Well as far as brains go in the family I've got the sphinxes share." Looking back up at Aknankanon he said, "But when it comes to brute strength, I'm afraid I'm at the shallow end of the gene pool."
With that, he jumped out the window, and left.
Mahad sighed.
"Oh, there's always one in every family my Pharaoh. Two of them in mine in fact. And they always manage to ruin special occasions."
Aknankanon sighed and looked out the window at the retreating form of the High Priest.
"What am I going to do with him Mahad?"
"He would make a very nice throw rug." Mahad said grinning.
"Mahad!" Aknankanon scolded, but he to was smiling.
Mahad left the room and started flying, with his Pharaoh following.
"Just think of it my Pharaoh, every time he got dirty you could take him out and beat him."
Chuckling, Aknankanon shook his head at his High Priest, and went to go see his son.
As the sun set on the palace, dark rain clouds rolled in, giving the life giving rain needed for the people to survive.
The thunder rolled and lightning flashed. But it did not distract Pegasus from his job inside his home of the baobab tree. Using the juices from fruit, he painted a picture on the side of the tree, a sphinx with spiky tri-colored hair. Adding the last golden streak of hair, Pegasus wrote the new prince's name under the drawing.
"Atemu."
*Here is the translation to the chant. Found at http:/ www. lionking. org/ scripts/ Script. html.
Nants ingonyama bagithi baba [Here comes a lion, Father]
Sithi uhhmm ingonyama [Oh yes, it's a lion]
Nants ingonyama bagithi baba [Here comes a lion, Father]
Sithi uhhmm ingonyama [Oh yes, it's a lion]
Siyo Nqoba [We're going to conquer]
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala [A Lion and a Leopard come to this open place]
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala A Lion and a Leopard come to this open place]
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala [A Lion and a Leopard come to this open place]
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala [A Lion and a Leopard come to this open place]
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala [A Lion and a Leopard come to this open place]
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala Sitha ngqwa! [A Lion and a Leopard come to this open place, Coming face to face from a secluded place]
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala Eshe [A Lion and a Leopard come to this open place, Life]
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala Sitha ngqwa! [A Lion and a Leopard come to this open place, Coming face to face from a secluded place]
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala Eshe [A Lion and a Leopard come to this open place, Life]
Alverna: Chapter 1, done. And for those of you who read "How did it come to this?" it will be updated soon, I promise.