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Jupiter is among a number of lions that were born the morning of a solar eclipse. He was unlucky, his pride had strict shamans that sickly enjoyed killing off eclipsed cubs. His mother had prayed every night that her cub wouldn’t be born on that fateful morning, but to no avail. When Jupiter entered the world, the first thing his mother did was take him and run off.
She raised Jupiter alone, moving locations every so often so that predators wouldn’t catch up to her vulnerable cub. It pained her to have to raise him like that, without the protection of a pride, but she had to do it to ensure that Jupiter wouldn’t be killed by some greedy shamans.
When Jupiter grew up, he aided his mother in hunting, making the burden of catching something to eat a bit easier. His upbringing was tough, but it made a strong lion in the process. Jupiter became rather formidable, easily discouraging any possibilities of a fight with just his glance.
The day came, where Jupiter didn’t need his mother anymore. By now, she was an elderly lioness, slowing down. She wouldn’t be capable of surviving all that well on her own. Jupiter was concerned, and didn’t want to leave his mother despite not being a cub anymore. The least he could do was help take care of her. His mother told her to bring her to her old pride, and so he did.
Upon arrival, the pride didn’t recognize her. They told him that they wouldn’t bring her in, despite it truly being the old pride that she fled from. Instead, the shamans sensed that Jupiter was an eclipsed cub, and immediately charged them.
Jupiter managed to fight off the shamans easily, killing them, but his mother was less fortunate. The elder lioness suffered deep wounds and was losing blood quickly. She knew she was going to die, despite Jupiter’s panicked attempts to save her. She was at peace. Her last words to Jupiter were an apology - stating that she didn’t know that this is what would’ve happened if she returned. Jupiter accepted, and his mother passed away.
Stricken with grief, Jupiter set out on his own. He couldn’t bear to be by himself, but he didn’t have the energy to look for companionship. He curled up near the base of a tree, and gave up.
He was awakened by patrollers belonging to Soleil’s pride. Once they understood he was an eclipsed cub, they brought him in. He was immediately showered with approval and was welcomed. It felt like a warm embrace that he so desperately needed. The pride was friendly, every single lion in that pride was difficult to not get along with, especially
Ember, a fellow eclipsed cub. He was glad that he found the missing piece to his life, in the form of a pride.
