Cobalt

I am known as Cobalt. I was raised by Zinc, my eldest sister, alongside my other sisters. We denied our spiritual powers and lived hungry, lonely lives with only each other for comfort.

Before Zinc was born I lived with our shared mother, Darling, Queen of these lands. Being her firstborn she doted upon me and kept me from learning anything of value; when rumors of my sire began to rise my other mother Zarabu had me hidden. Without Fix I would have starved... more then we did in the early days, anyway.

I am said to be the next in line for the throne- it rises only fear in my heart. The prides are divided and I am the very living cause of thier fury- Daring was wed to the last queen's adoptive son, Julia, beloved by all. She betrayed him with hundreds of lionesses, discovering the ability to create cubs with them. When he died she took his throne and made her illegitimate children heirs and princesses. You can imagine the reaction.

I had a familiar, a zebra named Yakub. In anger a pride member slaughtered him, breaking my heart. The pain was only tripled when my mate, my beloved, was banished to the other half of the territory. I am never to met her- a punishment for some unknown crime. What did I do to enact such hatred?

Now she has another son, Tiptoe, so much younger and sweeter then I. Deep down inside we all know that I shall meet a strange end soon, and he will be named heir. He is kept far away from the rest of us, and I know Zinc yearns for him. She has raised the rest of us- to be denied this youngest, most vulnerable sibling is breaking her.

Can I not live in peace with my sisters?





first ever try with lion meat | January 23rd 2021