Disclaimer: Most to all characters in this story are taken from The Lion King. I take no credit in the creation of the movie, and/or its publication.

While "Here Lies Taka" is (still) my favorite, I'm hoping that this story can top it. This story (IMO) portrays Scar more accurately than my last three. I can't decide the rating between PG-13 to 'R' for adult themes and detailed violence.

***= 3rd person narration. (I know you're not supposed to have both 1st and 3rd narration in a story, but my English teacher gave me an undeserving 95% in her class, and I have still learned nothing.

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Mufasa had long been dead, and I was the new king, I knew the lionesses preferred my brother's ruling in contrast to mine, but this was still my pride, and no one could diverge this fact. I gazed into the gray horizon, of the once flourishing Pride Rock, two figures came into my perception. As it drew nearer I came to realize it was my past love Zuri. She was approaching slowly, taking in the damage that destroyed the land. She came along with whom I thought was her kid brother, Kario, but as they came nearer, it was obvious that not him, but an illegitimate child that unmistakably resembled myself. I smiled reminiscing the forbidden intercourse we shared daily - in fact, at times hourly if memory serves. At the same time I could not allow her here. Food was scarce, and there was no room for her, or my bastard son.

She was conversing quietly with Zira at the bottom of the ledge, while Nuka sniffed her curiously. I came up to her with false inquisition.

"Ah, my love has come back to Pride Rock. Have you returned for another act of copulation, Zuri?"

As expected, she was taken aback by my remark. To my surprise, her son was relishing in such a comment.

"Whats copul-ation, mother?" Nuka asked.

"Something that Zuri and your dad need to discuss. Lets leave."

She waited until they both left before she spoke.

"Scar, I am not here to stay. Its just that I feel you should know your son."

He looked up, staring at his resemblance to me, then looked at the ground dejectedly.

-"He said he wanted to remain here at Pride Rock with you, before he left his mother. I named him Taka..... Named after the one I loved."

I loathed that name, and I could tell he could too. There was something in his disposition that intrigued me to know him better. At once I was pleased.

"Zuri, Zuri. You have raised my son well. I assure you, he will be content here."

-"I hope. Good bye my baby Taka." She licked him shamelessly in front of me.

-"Ah! mother!"

I nuzzled her goodbye, as some sort of appreciation for this remarkable child. As soon as she disappeared from sight, the melancholy boy spoke again, in his smooth voice of despair.

"Hello, Scar. I've been waiting to see you."

-"How did Zuri deliver the news of your paternity?"

-"Well, I knew that imbecile wasn't my father from the moment I could question. My mother simply confirmed my suspicions correct."

"I find it difficult to ease through life when your mother has named you "Taka" and your father calls you "Giza". Now that I know that I am indeed apart of a dark kingdom, I reconsider my theory and feel life is worth living, now that I know my inner darkness. "

The lionesses didn't care much for a "half-breed" being apart of the pride, their dissent didn't phase me.

That night Taka slept in Nuka's place: Next to Scar. Nuka growled feebly, and made himself comfortable next to Zira. Zira observed the serious negligence of her son, all because of an "intruder". She looked down at her angry Nuka, and (probably for the first time in his life) comforted him.

"Now now, my little Nuka. Scar still loves you. You forget all about Taka, and go to sleep."

With my aging approaching, I knew the mass congregation was waiting on who would be heir to the throne. I gathered them atop of Pride Rock to announce my decision.

"My congregation of fellow lions, I have gathered you all here on this glorious morning to give my position to heir before I join my fellow Kings of the Stars."

Some lionesses chuckled softly, indicating I'd never make it there. Zira did all the snarling for me.

"I have decided that my son, Taka will take my place following my death."

Zira, upon hearing this, roared in anger.

"Silence!....If anything will happen to him, Zira's expecting son will take his place. In the unlikely event that the two should die, the I have no choice but to place Nuka as your future King."

Nuka frowned at hearing my announcement, still clinging onto hope that he would be "the chosen one". The fool.

After I dismissed the congregation, Zira bravely growled at me in protest.

"Scar! You promised my second born to the throne."

-"Why Zira, I did so."

"He was supposed to be first!"

-"Zira, this is my pride, and I will rule as I please!"

I walked away from her, ignoring her last comment. Something about there being "a little change in my plans".

***

All through the night Zira pondered of how to alter Scar's final decision for heir. It suddenly dawned on her, not to change her mate's mind, but to do the inevitable: Kill Taka.

Very early that morning she spotted Taka sleeping outside of the cave, away from the pride. She grinned evilly, knowing that nothing could stop her now. She inched towards him, speaking in a soft whisper, and extended her claws.

"Oh Taka, you look so peaceful while you sleep. You should sleep for eternity...."

Taka opened his eyes slightly, and saw Zira going straight for his jugular. She shoved her sharp claws deep into his thin neck, and forcefully ripped a chunk of red flesh from his body. Without a chance to shout in defense Taka used his last breath to cry out a phrase he never uttered in his life:

"Daddy......"

The half-breed was now dead, and Zira cackled in triumph.

***

I arose the next morning to the sounds of anarchy. I ran outside my cave to see a pack of hyenas encircling a figure, I quickly dispersed them to see that my son had been murdered.

I stood there for what seemed like an eternity for the hyenas, and the congregation. With no reason to believe the lionesses acted in spite, I simply turned to the six hyenas I saw surrounding my son.

"You six will die for this. Sarabi, Sarafina, Zira, Nala: Kill them all."

The four reluctantly killed the six mangy beasts at my command in an instant. The end result with a pile of dead hyenas at my paws.

I allowed Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed to eat their corpses first, but they declined. Which left the rest of the hyenas to devour their own kind.

Nearly one week after my son's death, Zira gave birth to indeed was a boy. A striking resemblance to me, but not my blood. At this point I cared nothing about family blood and was thankful that I had someone to rule in my place.

"What do you wish to name him?"

-"I've decided to name him "Kovu".

"Very well then, that will be his name."

***

Zira watched Scar walk away, and she spoke in her soft whisper, and smiled spitefully.

".......Named after the one I love!"