Reincarnated As A Lion In Another World

The fox stepped out of its hiding spot, the lack of fear for these creatures that was more than six times its size was absent. Those big eyes narrowed down until they formed two fine slits, they settled on each member of the Ol-mytee Pride one after the other. Kael was on one paw, excited to see another creature that wasn't a lion with powers, on the other hand, he was wary. If the fox had an awakened heart, it meant that it had access to powers Kael didn't know of. So far, besides the Hot Lion pride leader, his father, he had never fought any other creature with an awakened heart. The more he stared at the fox, the more he was intrigued. He wondered if it could talk, what kind of powers did it have? Could he do experiments with it? But then Kael noticed that he was staring at this fox way too much. His mind churned as spirit energy washed over his consciousness. "Snap out of it!" Priya, who recovered first alerted them all as her spirit energy enveloped the whole group. "Hey, thief!" Ruda shouted from the river as she saw another red fox sneakily grab two fish in its mouth before running away as quickly as possible. All this happened right under their noses and they didn't notice until now. Kael looked down, confused, and then he looked up again to see that the other red fax had run away. He raised his eyebrows, not particularly angry in the slightest. His keen eyes trailed the distant shadows of the two foxes darting through the forest. After Ruda, Zabita, and Eidel caught more fish, Eidel was the one to roast them this time. She did well even though some of the fish got burnt and became uneatable. Kael looked around, trying to hold everything here to memory. After he was done, he said, "Let's go visit those thieves," He could almost see the grin that formed on the corners of their mouth. "Mother, please can you lead the way?" He asked Nalii. Nalii nodded before taking the spot at the front of the group. Ever since she entered this forest, she had felt more and more comfortable. Her horn bumps had already become small horns and Kael could see that they were antlers. They were still small so these antlers were not easily recognizable. Nalii raised her head to the sky, her nose twitching as she took in deep breaths. Her eyes snapped open as she locked in on a single direction. Without saying anything she went after it, half running and half walking. As Kael looked at her from behind, he noticed how easy it was for Nalii to just blend in with the forest. She could just curl herself in one corner and someone far away with ordinary eyes would think that she's a bush. The more greenery in the area, the harder it was to notice her. When the Veggie Lionheart affected everything about her, including her genetics, it wasn't without purpose or direction. Kael and the other lionesses silently followed, also picking up the scent. About thirty minutes later, Nalii stopped. They had come to the top of a ridge, downward was sloppy and anything with less than three legs would probably find it hard to climb up and down. At the bottom of the ridge were two foxes dancing around. One was the mesmerizing fox that had distracted the group, and the other was a red fox who also had two tails, but its mannerisms were different. Whereas the fox that moved its tails in a mesmerizing way looked innocent and charming, the other was rough, its eyes were filled with a fiery passion and its movements were a bit more aggressive. This fox reminded Kael too much about Eidel, 'Could it be?' He wondered. The two foxes were so busy sharing the fish that they didn't see the nine big cats at the top of the ridge behind them. Katari let out a small growl to alert the two foxes. The two foxes were so shocked that they jumped in fright. They were stunned to see the nine strange creatures that they left at the river standing at the top of the ridge with something like a playful grin on their faces. Wasn't this too petty? All they had taken was two fishes among a pile of multiple dozens. To think that they would follow them here just for these fishes. The male fox among the two, the fiery one, bared her teeth as she growled at them defiantly. Priya immediately stepped forward and thundered into their minds, "HOW DARE YOU!" Her eyes narrowed dangerously as the foxes felt a terrifying headache. The mesmerizing fox reacted surprisingly quickly to this. Her two tails swished as a grey glow spread out from her to the fiery fox making him also recover from the headache. Priya was not surprised by this, she could sense the same type of energy in her from the mesmerizing fox. Her interest in the fox grew. The mesmerizing fox was smart, she instantly recognized the predatory glint flashing through the eyes of these creatures. That playful gaze that was filled with killing intent, she recognized it all too well. Instantly, the two foxes turned into two red blurs as they ran swiftly for their lives. Kael stared at the two foxes as they whizzed past trees, getting further away from them. He looked to his left, Katari, Priya, Eidel, and Diane stood side by side. By his right, Nalii, Ruda, Olivia, and Zabita stood next to each other. He looked back at the distancing figures with a villainous smirk, "Catch them," He ordered. Immediately the words finished resounding in their heads, the lionesses made their moves as they rushed down the ridge and at the foxes. Katari, Diane, and Ruda made it to the forefront with Ruda chasing frantically with a crazed look in her eyes. Olivia wasn't exactly running, more like jogging but at least she was making a move. Kael shook his head as he sat down at the top of the ridge, enjoying the peace of the forest and the benefits of being a pride leader. He closed his eyes, digesting the silence. His ears twitched, listening for the far sounds of the birds. Then his eyelids snapped up, his golden eyes stared up at the tree above him. There on the tree was a strange-looking spider resting on a spider web. The spider would be the size of a human palm, Kael guessed. It was pitch black in color with eight needle-like legs and eight beady eyes staring straight at Kael. Kael had the feeling that this spider was not ordinary. First, the foxes, then this spider. The spider was too high and Kael was too lazy to investigate further about this spider. He heard the growls in the distance and stood up. His large golden form jumped down from the ridge top. His mane which had already begun showing in the sides of his neck fluffed up and down. With confidence oozing off every step he took, he made his way to the lionesses. ***** Ruda was on the tails of the mesmerizing fox, her snapping jaws just a few inches away from biting her tail. The fox whizzed left and right, hoping to throw these lionesses off her trail but they were just relentless. With every turn she made, there was a lioness waiting for her. 'What are these things,' She asked herself as she dodged a metal claw attack from Zabita and ran right under her belly. She had only covered less than ten meters when Katari mysteriously appeared in front of her. This was the most dangerous one, she was aware. It was this lioness with smooth lustrous fur that had gotten too close for comfort multiple times. Luckily, her life mate came just in time. He blurred past Katari's face with insane speed and right behind him was Diane. Diane couldn't stop herself from moving and slammed into Katari. The mesmerizing fox didn't look behind her to check how her pursuers were doing, she ran after the fiery fox. The funny thing was that both foxes were running with one fish in their mouths. Even now, they haven't let go of their stolen goods. They could see their burrow ahead, just a few more steps… *WHOOSH!* A stream of fire shot towards the burrow from behind them. They could feel the searing heat from above as the beam hit the entrance of the burrow. The explosive expansion of flames was reflected in the black eyes of the foxes. To their horror, their home was gone, just like that. The surrounding trees went up in flames and the grass turned to ashes soon after. The heat wave slapped their faces, mocking them for their powerlessness. Eidel closed her smoking mouth, she was the only one who wasn't playing when chasing after these two foxes. Her fiery eyes locked on the form of the red fiery fox, her interest rising. The two foxes turned to their pursuers, tears almost falling from their eyes. As of now, they were two beasts with nowhere to run. How poetic.