Ryōshi

As a cub, she had great strength. She'd often play too roughly with her littermates. At first her pride leader was proud and impressed, knowing she'd make a wonderful addition to the pride. Strong and deadly. A warrior through and through. However as she grew, so did her hunger until it turned into something horrendous. Ryōshi's pride had been hit harshly with very few prey. The pride was near to starving and dying out.
But as fate would have it, Ryōshi stumbled across a dying wanderer. She too was starving and near death's door. Ryōsh did what no other lion would ever have dared do. She killed the wander and feasted upon the corpse. She returned to her pride with what was left of the meal and shared it with her pridemates. They showered Ryōshi with praise for having found food. None aware of what they ate.
Ryōshi filled with determination to keep her fellow pridemates alive, would venture far from the territory and single out lionesses who themselves strayed to far from home hoping to fill their stomachs. Ryōshi was a mercilessly killer, even daring to kill cubs if the opportunity arose. But this would not last. Their prayers where answered and prey returned once again. All where happy, all except Ryōshi. Her meals no longer satisfied her as before. And with each passing day she grew more hungry.
'Till the day she finally snapped. She killed one of her pridemates during a hunt. Her hunting party were horrified and immediately chased Ryōshi away. Ryōshi felt betrayed. She once was praised by her pride for the food she'd offer them. But no matter. Ryōshi went from pride to pride, almost in search of someone who shared her views and taste. But all others where blind and shunned her. In the end she found no one and wandered her life alone. But that did not stop her from killing and eating lions who were down on their luck.
And although the fate of what became of Ryōshi is unknown, it doesn't stop the tales of her horrible acts. Some sayings she still wanders the plains, looking for her next meal. Others, say she offers feast for those down on their luck. And some swear her once white pelt turned dim and gray.
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