Kuna Vengeance

## Chapter 1

Kuna growled as she pace through her territory, looking through her territory for a deer for her cubs. Kuna scent her air, creeping up on the deer herd. She sprang forward, chasing the herd lashing her claws on a wounded plump deer.

Kuna sprang forward and landed on the plump wounded deer's back. The deer tried to kick her off but she clamped her jaws on its neck. The deer fell silent, buckling under her weight. Kuna got off, lifting up the deer's neck before dropping it. Kuna crouched beside the deer and start dragging it home. She dripped over the deer's heavy neck but it would be enough to feed her new born cubs.

Kuna dropped the deer infront of her cave exhausted, Kuna chuckled" Okay, you can come out now." Kuna watched her cubs come forward, the first to come out was Star, her most bravest cub. Followed by her timid sisters, Desta and Amina outside of the cave. Amina chuckled" Deer." Star was already tearing at it but when Amina padded to eat, Star knocked the Amina over growling.

Kuna chuckled" Let Amina eat some of the deer too, there enough for everyone to eat." Star grunted but turn to the meal and allowing his sisters to eat. Kuna felt pride as she watched her cubs, she knew she would have to release them on their own but she loved them. They are special to her.

Kuna waited until her cubs were full before she started eating the prey.Kuna starting eating the prey, her belly weighting and full before flicking her tail for her cubs to go play. Kuna doze in the sunlight, the warm sun rays resting in the sun. Kuna heard her cubs playing as she closed her eyes.

A strange scent wavered in the air, she heard paws crunching on grass. Kuna growled" Star, Amina, Desta, get over here now." Kuna nested her cubs into her den, Amina gave Kuna a nervous look" Please don't let no male tiger hurt us." Kuna licked Amina ear" I won't I-." A roar made Kuna freeze, it was right in their own territory.

Kuna hissed" Get out, hide in the thick bushes now and cover up your scent like I showed you." Star, Anima and Desta left the den and Kuna crawled out after them. Star's wail made Kuna hurry" Mother, mother help us."

## Chapter 2

Kuna bursted out of the bushes snarling only to reel back in surprise at three male tigers. Kuna wondered when male tigers lived in groups like this, Kuna snarled stepping in front of her cubs" What are you doing here." The oldest male stepped forward" Name's Akil, and I heard your name is Kuna." Kuna snarled" It is and leave me and my cubs alone."

Akil crouched down and Kuna snarled as he chuckled darkly" Shame such beautiful cubs have to die." Kuna stared at Akil as he growl" Here are the options, bear us cubs or your die and you bare cubs. You will have to bear the cubs anyways." Star, Amina and Desta stared at her with pleadling eyes as the other two rogue tigers surround them.

A roar made everyone glance up, it was Sifa. He rushed down and Akil gave a snarl leading the charge with the other two males at his flanks. Kuna nudged her cubs away from the fighting males, and Kuna watched the fight from the bushes. Sifa ran and Akil pounce on him and the other Tigers shredded him. Kuna realized with a jolt of horror, this is their territory now.

A growl made jolt Kuna out of her thoughts" Here Kuna and her cubs." The male lunge to Star, Kuna lunge forward, grappling with male and slashed his ear, the tom pin her down snarling" Your going to see your cubs ended." Kuna roar" Cubs run!" Before the cubs could move the other tigers pounce on them, tearing them apart and Kuna stared in horror, she knew she couldn't save her cubs.

Kuna watched Akil and the other Tiger leave the cubs, they were barely recognizable. *I'm so sorry, I couldn't save you.* A whisper her ear twitch as she glance up" In two moons for now, you will meet us in your cave and you will bear us cubs." Akil motion his tail to his two friends" That is Baha and Chiumbo, remember that."

The tigers left, barely leaving a single rustle in the bushes. Kuna turn to her cubs, the cubs that gave meaning in her life, the cubs that she hunted for and taught how to hunt. Kuna stared at their bloody bodies before collapsing in grief. She should have fought of the males, now her cubs where dead. Kuna glance at their body, whispering" I will never let any tiger end my cubs again, I learn how to fight like a male, hunt like one, just to protect my cubs." Kuna felt exhausted with grief and fell asleep on the earth in a bush.

Morning came yet Kuna lay there, staring at her cubs with grief. Her long tail swishing against the leaves, she buried her cubs though the job felt dull to her as she dug lifeless dirt over her cubs. Kuna lay down wondering how to get strong enough to be able to end the rogues for her cubs. Kuna felt the cubs tiny screams in her ear" Mother save us, Mother please." Kuna remember Amina chuffling" Don't let any male end me, mother." *Mother.* Kuna jolted up chuckling, her mother Midra could fight any tiger off even the males, she could use her mother to teach her.

Kuna rose to her paws, crawling out the bushes, growling as thorns caught her pelt. Kuna padded heading towards her mother old territory which was in the males land of course. Kuna spotted a tigeress hunting, in her land. Crouching Kuna lunged at the tigeress giving a ferocious roar, the tigeress reared up and Kuna dodged her blows rearing up and lashing the face of the tigeress.

Kuna bit her shoulders, using her weight to pin her to the ground. Kuna snarled" Give up?" The tigeress nodded and Kuna let her up, snarling" Why are you here?" The tigeress growled nervously" It the new males, they told me to get you, Akil said he is making a tiger kingdom and he needs a queen, he wants you to be his queen." Kuna stared in confusion" Queen?" The tigeress nodded" He does and he knows you because Midra sent them here." Kuna snarled in fury, drooling bubbling from her lips" Midra?"
The tigeress must had been horrified and stepped back" Yes, Midra sent them to your territory." Kuna flicked her tail" Tell Akil I am coming then." Kuna padded towards Midra's territory, she was going to take her mother's land and kill Midra herself.

## Chapter 3

Kuna prowl inside her mother's territory, she scented the air. Prey was plentiful more then she could scent. Kuna lash her tail, *I was scared of my mother then. I can't believe I was scared off a broken tooth fool.* Kuna pushed through the undergrowth following her mother's scent.

An large tiger lay on the rocks. *Midra, look at her without the slightest bit of guilt on her face.*  Kuna sprang forward roaring" Murder." Midra snarl rearing up leaping to meet her. Kuna ducked and slammed her head into her belly, she sank her claws into Midra sides and sank her teeth into her throat.