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Character(s): Kovu and Kyuubi
Content: Pumped full of darkness by the Organization, Kovu is released back into the city, where he meets another creature of darkness.
Setting: Paixao Central Station
Time: Early morning.
Warnings: People valuing their lives should give these two critters a wide berth.

He didn't know how he'd gotten here. He didn't know why he was here. At the moment, it was entirely possible he didn't even remember who he was. At the moment, such things really didn't matter a whole lot to him. He padded forward slowly, his senses taking in every detail of his surroundings. The scents of dozens upon dozens of people still lingered in the air, although few people walked the streets. Even fewer chose to stay within sight, once they spotted the being prowling the streets.

It was a place of violence. A great battle had been fought here, very recently. He could sense it... the darkness was still very much present here. It was glorious! He could feel the remnants of that darkness bleeding into him, giving him strength, sharpening his senses even further.

Kovu had returned to the city.

His mane, once chocolate brown, had darkened to a midnight black, an outward symbol of the dark energy still running through his veins. His claws clicked softly against the paving stones of the city streets as he stalked down them. His brilliant green eyes had an unearthly glow about them, and anyone unlucky enough to catch his stare would be able to see the barely restrained fury within - the craving for power and destruction.

The lion was sane, but only to a point. He mostly ignored the few people he saw, finding them completely unworthy of his attention. He felt powerful, and weaklings like the blond-haired citizens of Paixao were barely worth the effort to kill. They would come to serve him, for after all, the weak were meant to serve the strong. It was the way of things. And right now, Kovu felt VERY strong.

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Kyuubi was proud of his accomplishments as he moved through the train station. Yoda, that strange green-skinned not-human, had fled, overpowered, he was sure, by the sheer might the fox demon commanded. He considered his victory with a vicious smile, his only disappointment that he hadn't caused more destruction this night. Ah well... there was time for that later, of course.

There were people moving about the station now, some gawking, some shrieking, and all of them more intent upon their surroundings than they were the single fox that was quietly slipping outside. Let them shriek and moan over their precious station. He would bring their city tumbling down around them soon. Oh yes, very soon.

Kyuubi paused in his movements as he spotted something out of place among these humans. There was a lion ahead of him. And if his senses weren't wrong, the creature was certainly emanating power. How curious. As far as he knew, there were no other bijuu here. This bore looking into.

The fox's presence did not go unnoticed. Kovu's gaze was drawn towards the demon like a magnet, and his smile widened. This was it, the source of the darkness that he had been following. It was powerful, he was certain of that. It might even be more powerful than he was, although he would much rather put that theory to the test than just accept it as fact.

Kovu padded towards the fox demon, savoring the whispers of dark energy coming from the being. He wondered... if he killed it, could he make all that energy his own? It was an enticing thought, although possibly not the best course of action. After all, was a single powerful rush of darkness better than a perpetual, if lesser, source of it? The lion would have to think about that. What he really needed now was more information. For now, he would wait and see what to make of this new development.

"Who are you?" he inquired as he neared the other creature. His voice remained neutral for the moment, neither polite nor demanding. The fox had not yet earned his respect or his scorn.

Kyuubi had noted the lion's approach. It seemed almost like the creature was drawn to him, the way he moved. Of course, the demon would never say so aloud, but he felt all creatures should defer to him. After all, he was the great Kyuubi no Kitsune, strongest of the nine bijuu. Self-important bastard fox that he was.

Sitting down before Kovu, Kyuubi regarded the lion's question as he licked a paw. He knew the power to be something akin to his own demonic energy within this creature. However, the fox was pretty sure that Kovu wasn't one of the bijuu. It was certainly a puzzle for him to work out.

"The humans would say that if you wanted to know someone's name, you should first introduce yourself," Kyuubi commented, offering a smirk to Kovu. "If you must know, I am Kyuubi no Kitsune. And you are...?"

The lion chuckled in amusement. "Someone who doesn't especially care what the humans say, that's who I am," he remarked flippantly. "You don't strike me as someone who really listens to them either, though..." He'd already noticed the humans fleeing from the fox. No, if anything, this other creature was the sort who commanded humans, not pandered to their whims.

"The name's Kovu," he added, seeing no reason to hide his identity. It wasn't as if he was some kind of coward, afraid of people finding out who he was. "Formerly of the Outlands, though you've probably never been there. It's a worthless place, full of dirt, rocks, and termites."

Kovu grinned knowingly, "Now this place, it's a lot more... interesting. Less dirt, less bugs... And you never know just what you'll run into next..." He was eying the fox demon as he finished this last sentence. Obviously, Kyuubi was the most interesting thing he'd found at the moment.

Kyuubi's grin was fanged. Well now, this Kovu seemed like a very interesting sort, about as amused by humans as he himself was. It truly made him consider if the lion was some bijuu that he just hadn't met before. After all, beyond the Nine, there were others... and no one could meet them all, especially not after being bound.

"It's interesting enough, I guess," he replied. "Too clean, too neat for my tastes. And overrun with humans. Not at all a very good combination." Oh yes, give him mayhem, give him chaos. Let him wreak havoc upon all and drive the world insane. That was a much better use for his time than bothering with little green men who threw trains.

"What brings a creature such as yourself to a place like this?" Surely Kovu had goals more along his lines, with the destruction and whatnot. And if not, well, maybe the lion would join him in a good run of mayhem. After all, these humans needed to be reminded of their place.

"What brings any of us here?" Kovu answered the question with another question, though his next comment showed that the irritation in his voice wasn't from anything the fox demon had said, "Something in this city likes playing games, whisking me about here and there. Gets to be kind of annoying, after a while... One of these days, I'm going to find out who's responsible and tear out his throat." Even as the lion said it, he had the odd feeling as if he had already met the ones responsible for his odd transitions, but couldn't recall anything more about them.

"But if you mean 'why am I here in this particular spot?', then I guess it's because I sensed you," he added. "There's too much light in this city. I can feel those damn lumens skulking in the alleys, waiting for a chance to come at me," he snorted disdainfully at the idea of the light-creatures actually trying to attack him. In his current state, he would rip them to pieces. "As if they'd stand a chance... Most of the humans here don't feel that much different from them, either... You, though..." Kovu grinned. "I can sense the darkness and power in you. Infinitely superior to those pansy light-lovers."

Kyuubi considered what Kovu had told him and answered his threat of violence against a transgressor with a smirk. Tearing throats out was effective, but it became repetitive after a while. There were so many more creative ways to do things.

"Surely, you have more plans than just tearing out throats?" the fox asked. "After all, it gets quite bothersome to do the same thing over and over again." He seemed pleased to hear that the lion had noticed him, had picked up on his presence. It was certainly a prideful thing, to be known among strangers.

"A demon such as myself is far superior to these fool mortals, not matter how one looks at it."

"It IS a rather quick and permanent way of killing an enemy, though," Kovu pointed out. "And given that they seem to be able to whisk people from one place to another in an instant, I think a fast, brutal attack is the way to go - before they realize what's coming." He tilted his head to the side as if considering his words. "Of course... Should I find out exactly how they're doing that, and a way to stop it... Well, in that case, I'm sure I wouldn't mind getting a little more... creative."

In fact, that particular idea had a lot of merit. It would be rather satisfying to pay back his unseen tormentor with a long, painful death. Now he was beginning to hope that it was due to some crazy device and not the person's own powers. He had a feeling he probably shouldn't get his hopes up, though. He would most likely be disappointed instead. "Maybe they've at least got some minions I can tear up in interesting ways," he wondered aloud, then grinned at the fox, "I don't suppose you have any thoughts on specific techniques I should try out?"

Kyuubi nodded. Kovu did have a point, however much the fox loved to drag things out for his own personal enjoyment. Having never come across any enemy that moved at such a pace, Kyuubi had not had the experience that Kovu had, and thus the knowledge of dealing with it.

"Mmmmh, you have a point. Perhaps it would be easier to move swiftly when the occasion merits." The demon considered what Kovu had asked. Minions. Oh, how fun they sounded. With any luck, he would find something interesting to play with soon. If not, he was game for knocking down some buildings.

"Perhaps so." The fox smirk. "Have you ever tried tearing someone limb from limb while they were alive to feel it? They make the most amusing faces... I've also found that it bothers a lot of mortals to see their friends killed before them. You can use that to your advantage."

Kovu snorted in mild amusement. "Yeah, I bet... I'll be sure to consider that if I ever get the chance to take proper revenge on all my enemies..." Of course, the biggest problem with killing people in front of their friends was that said friends had the occasional tendency to survive and then take their own revenge on you. As Kovu recalled, Scar had learned that one the hard way after he missed his chance to kill Simba. Technically, he knew that hadn't been Scar's fatal mistake, since Simba had already explained to Kovu the true facts about Scar's death - facts that Kovu was inclined to believe based on what he knew about the other lion. Despite his mother's training, Kovu had decided that Simba was too much of a pansy to have intentionally killed his uncle.

It was too bad that he was stuck in Paixao and couldn't get back to the Pridelands. The lion was starting to regret that he hadn't just challenged Simba openly and taken his kingdom that way. It was every bit his right to challenge, and instead he'd accepted that stupid exile. Right now, he felt like he could kick the lion king's butt all the way around the savanna two or three times. Now THAT would be a pleasure... He probably wouldn't even need to kill Simba. Just humiliating him would be enough, and Kiara could hardly complain if he beat her dad in a fair fight and then let him live. After all, they'd all been insisting that Kovu was out to kill him. Obviously sparing his life would prove that little theory incorrect.

The lion frowned suddenly, wondering for a moment if he was suddenly going soft again. What did it matter if they thought he wanted to kill Simba or not? Geez, it wasn't like he should even care what they all thought about him.

For some reason, though, something was still nagging at him. He chose to ignore the feeling, instead making a caustic remark about the surroundings to disguise his sudden discomfort. "Well... This place is a dump and boring as hell... How about we go somewhere more interesting?"

Kyuubi seemed quite pleased with the way things were turning out. After all, the fox had found someone to speak with, someone to relate to. There were times when that became difficult for a bijuu, especially for one such as him, who had the honor of being the most powerful. It was enjoyable to be able to speak with another on the same level, even if he did miss the some of the perks. Then again, that seal had done a number on him, so he wasn't even sure what perks he could still access.

The thought occurred to Kyuubi that the lion might be sealed here, same as he. It was a thought to investigate, but he wouldn't check it out in an obvious manner. He was touchy about being sealed himself. There was no reason to rile another up over an idle curiosity.

"That sounds like a plan to me." The fox grinned. "I'm sure we can wreak havoc wherever we happened to sit down."

"Yeah, havoc. Sounds good to me..." Kovu's tone had grown a little distracted. For some reason, just tearing things up didn't entirely appeal to him. Part of him wanted to justify it somehow. They were his enemies, so he needed to destroy them. They had hurt him, so he would hurt them back. But the people of the town were weak, and he didn't think they were the ones that were playing games with him. It just wasn't as appealing to crush the weak for no particular reason. Not unless he wanted to eat some of them, which he wasn't currently interested in.

"I think we should take this place over," the lion remarked. It seemed like the obvious thing to do. The weaklings should serve the strong. "Hell, some of them already look up to TIMON, and he's just a wimpy little meerkat. They ought to downright worship people like us!"

Kyuubi noted that Kovu was distracted, though he seemed to be just as distracted, considering how best to bring terror and havoc to the city. Panic was something he loved, terror something he adored. Life just wasn't complete without causing some kind of trouble, at least for the fox. And if he was going to be stuck in this place, whether by the sealing or not, he wasn't going to make his stay pleasant for anyone but himself.

"Take over?" Kyuubi repeated. He considered the thought before grinning. "Of course. They should. And we should make it so." Worship? It sounded good to him. And of course, the thought crossed his mind that they might be able to swing human sacrifices... He was a god, after all, or as good as. These people might as well fawn over his mighty presence, and that of his friend. They weren't really good for much else.

"Yeah, we should," Kovu felt like it was more than high time that he got the respect that was due him. He could be a good ruler... A powerful ruler... Someone that the masses would respect and fear. And anyone who wanted to challenge him or get in the way would be crushed. It wasn't Scar's legacy he would be following, but his own destiny. Scar had been weak and could only gain power through deceit and betrayal. Kovu was strong. He would take power by sheer might and force of will, the way it was meant to be taken.

"I wonder who we'd have to challenge to get recognized around here," he thought aloud. It would be a shame if the humans didn't really have a proper leader he could vanquish. That mayor guy didn't really seem worth it, and the lion hadn't heard of anyone else more powerful. He and Kyuubi might just have to take over the city by terrorizing a few citizens until the rest gave in. That wasn't optimal, but if there was no other way to do it, Kovu supposed he didn't have a whole lot of other options.

Kyuubi was truly beginning to like Kovu. The lion thought with a clever and devious mind, similar to how he thought. It was refreshing to find someone such as Kovu in a place like this, where Kyuubi didn't know what was going on or who most of the people were. Not that the people really mattered, but if I had to be sealed here, then he was going to find someone to talk to. He was just glad he had found that particular creature relatively early.

"I'm not sure," the fox replied. "If it's that meerkat you mentioned, we could just eat him. Not sure what kind of meal he'd make, though."

Kyuubi thought for a moment, considering things. "Our best option would be to scope it out, see who the officials defer to. Even the human leaders in a city defer to someone. At least, that's what I've seen."

Kovu snorted, "Trust me, it wouldn't be worth it to eat him. Anyway, Timon's not in charge of anything. If people are listening to him, it's only because they want to, not because he has any sort of power in this city. The people we want are the ones that are skulking around in the background, pretending that they don't exist. It's a damn cowardly way to run a city."

Not that the lion actually had any experience running a city, of course. But he did know that if he was running one, he wouldn't be skulking about like a hyena. It wasn't proper for a real leader.

The lion did like Kyuubi's idea for finding the people who were REALLY in charge, though. "That's a pretty good idea, actually," he admitted. "It should at least get us on the right track."

"Oh? Shame. I could have gone for meerkat. Would have been a great appetizer." Kyuubi wasn't actually disappointed, though he did think that Timon wouldn't be worth more than an appetizer.

The fox nodded, agreeing with Kovu's thoughts. Of all the places he had been, the leaders had stepped up in order to protect their own people. And most often, a little destruction went a long way to bringing them out. That these leaders weren't available was disappointing, to say the very least.

"Perhaps a little destruction and mayhem won't go amiss?" the fox suggested. "It has been my experience that humans are quite fond of their houses and their buildings. They will be most upset with wanton destruction. Someone would come out to stop it all, and they might hold the answers we seek."

That idea didn't sound too bad. While Kovu was feeling the peculiar urge not to go around killing people he had no real disagreement with, he really didn't care what happened to their homes. Heck, they all lived way better than he ever had. It would toughen them up a bit to have to rough it for a while, and in the end, they'd be better subjects for him. Maybe he could even make himself a decent army in time. Or not... The humans could be depressingly pathetic sometimes. Still, it was worth a shot.

"Sure, I'd be up for that," he told Kyuubi. "It would be worth finding out if there's anyone who'd actually try to stop us. Although..." he glanced around at the scene of carnage that the fox demon had already left behind. "I can't say you've had much success so far. Guess this isn't wrecked enough for them. I wonder just how much it will take before they finally decide to take notice..."

Kyuubi glanced back at the train station and the damage that he had managed to cause with Yoda. The scale of the destruction was rather poor for his tastes. It left a lot to be desired. But such was the result when you let others interfere, ones who didn't appreciate the beauty of mayhem and destruction.

"Hate to say this, but I didn't really do it," the fox told Kovu. "It was that little green man who did most of this. Standing proof that you shouldn't outsource such delicate tasks."

The fox offered a smile, a malicious smile that was all fangs. "I don't think we disrupted enough for anyone to take notice. If the train were on the tracks," he motioned to the balled up hunk of metal that used to be one of the trains, "it would disrupt the flow of the transportation. That would be bound to draw attention. And sadly, there's no real structural damage. Nothing that can be seen from a distance, and nothing that poses a hazard to the civilians. Those are key to pulling down the higher ups."

Kyuubi looked around one more time. "So, do we fix this up, or find a blank canvas to start from?"

Kovu shrugged indifferently, "We can start here. It doesn't matter to me." The lion really didn't care what he wrecked, so long as he did some damage to something. This area seemed fairly central to the city, so he had to assume that whatever they did would be more noticed here than anywhere else. "Unless you know of someplace we could wreck that would really annoy higher-ups here."

He did wonder just how he would manage to do further damage in this place, though. While he did think he could tear things up pretty well, he wasn't sure he could match the sheer might that had been required to move that train in the first place, not even in his current, more powerful state. The fact that someone else had been able to do that kind of annoyed him. But at least it was apparently someone he hadn't met that had done it and not Kyuubi. While he didn't have anything against the fox demon, he also didn't want to think of himself as second-rate next to his new companion. Partners he could handle, but being just a sidekick would get on his nerves pretty fast.

(OOC: OMG, a post from me :O )

Kyuubi considered Kovu's comments as he looked around the train station, looked over the damage already done.

"This is a pretty central location," he commented. "Whatever havoc we wreak here takes down the entire transportation system. That will hurt the city, and will annoy the higher-ups, I'm sure."

If Kovu had voiced his concerns about being considered second-rate, Kyuubi would have laughed. In his full glory, not a creature could compare to the great fox. However, sealed as he was into this smaller form, he could no longer match the sheer might he was once capable of. Of course, he wasn't completely absolved of the damages already present in the station. If Yoda hadn't thrown the train first, it would have been on his to-do list.

"Where to start, where to start..."

[OOC: A summary wouldn't hurt. We've had this thread going on a while, so I wouldn't mind moving on to another one.]

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