(Comic art) Raised by shadows
some of you might know my two faced Mheetu. ^^
He will show off in my 2nd comic (The Path To The Dragon) which happeneds after The Order Of The Dragon comic ^^ most probably It will begin in Patreon and after The Order Of The Dragon is fully finished, It will be posted on DA.
His toyhou:
https://toyhou.se/19770795.mheetu
his backstory:
In the shadow of the once great Pride Rock, Mheetu's story began with pain and rejection. Born to Nala and Scar during a time of darkness, he was a child of violence and sorrow. Nala had never wanted to bear Scar’s offspring; the mere thought of becoming a mother under such circumstances filled her with dread. But duty had trapped her, and when Mheetu was born, the weight of her trauma was too much to bear.
Sarafina and Sarabi stepped in, becoming the cub’s guardians, giving him the affection and care Nala struggled to provide. Yet even their love couldn’t shield Mheetu from the whispers that swept through the pridelands—the murmurs that called him the unwanted son of a tyrant. His lineage marked him, and the pridelands, already fractured, held no place for a child of both lioness and oppressor.
When Simba returned to reclaim the throne, he found Mheetu among the flames engulfing Pride Rock. The young cub, his eyes wide with desperation, called out for his father—an instinct born of innocence, not understanding. But Simba saw only Scar in the cub’s features, a cruel echo of the past. Overcome by grief and anger, he made a terrible choice: he hurled Mheetu into the fire below, hoping to rid the land of Scar’s legacy once and for all.
Yet fate had other plans.
Mheetu survived. He fell into the inferno, but by some miracle or curse he lived, though the flames scarred his body. His golden fur was marred with dark patches, his face twisted by burns that never fully healed. He emerged from the ashes, broken and weak, only to be found by Shenzi, the matriarch of the hyena clan. The old rivalry between Scar and the hyenas had left wounds in Shenzi's heart, but as she gazed upon the suffering cub, she couldn't bring herself to deliver the final blow.
Motherhood had softened her. She was already expecting Janja, her own pup, and the sight of Mheetu's broken form stirred a rare compassion within her. She took him in, her instincts guiding her to nurture and protect, despite the bitter history between lions and hyenas. Mheetu was fed and raised alongside Janja, a bond forming between the two as they became brothers in a way neither could have expected.
Shenzi never revealed the truth about Scar's end. Instead, she wove a story in which Simba, became the villain. She told Mheetu that Simba had not only killed Scar but had also tried to end his life, leaving him to perish in the fire. This narrative ignited a flame of vengeance in Mheetu's heart, a hatred that Shenzi carefully stoked and honed.
As Mheetu grew, his gruesome appearance, sharp mind, and impressive fighting skills set him apart from the other hyena pups. He was a lion raised among scavengers, but he embraced the clan as his own. Shenzi trained him to be a warrior, determined to make him the opposite of his father, a leader strong and loyal, not a schemer who would betray his own. She poured all her teachings into him, molding him to be the future of the hyena clan, the one who would someday return to Pride Rock and claim what she believed was his birthright.
Despite his upbringing among hyenas, Mheetu was no mere pawn. He loved his adopted mother, Shenzi, and respected her guidance. He adored Janja and considered the other hyenas his true family. But deep inside, a restlessness stirred, a sense of not quite belonging.
When Zira's plan to overthrow Simba failed and Kovu and Kiara united the two prides, Shenzi began to question her ambitions. She saw how love could transform enemies into allies and pondered whether peace was truly possible. Yet, dhenzi urged him to never fall in love until he had power, warning him of the dangers of vulnerability, Mheetu couldn’t help but wonder if there was more to life than vengeance and strategy.
character, Art, Design © ME
Shenzi © TLK
He will show off in my 2nd comic (The Path To The Dragon) which happeneds after The Order Of The Dragon comic ^^ most probably It will begin in Patreon and after The Order Of The Dragon is fully finished, It will be posted on DA.
His toyhou:
https://toyhou.se/19770795.mheetu
his backstory:
In the shadow of the once great Pride Rock, Mheetu's story began with pain and rejection. Born to Nala and Scar during a time of darkness, he was a child of violence and sorrow. Nala had never wanted to bear Scar’s offspring; the mere thought of becoming a mother under such circumstances filled her with dread. But duty had trapped her, and when Mheetu was born, the weight of her trauma was too much to bear.
Sarafina and Sarabi stepped in, becoming the cub’s guardians, giving him the affection and care Nala struggled to provide. Yet even their love couldn’t shield Mheetu from the whispers that swept through the pridelands—the murmurs that called him the unwanted son of a tyrant. His lineage marked him, and the pridelands, already fractured, held no place for a child of both lioness and oppressor.
When Simba returned to reclaim the throne, he found Mheetu among the flames engulfing Pride Rock. The young cub, his eyes wide with desperation, called out for his father—an instinct born of innocence, not understanding. But Simba saw only Scar in the cub’s features, a cruel echo of the past. Overcome by grief and anger, he made a terrible choice: he hurled Mheetu into the fire below, hoping to rid the land of Scar’s legacy once and for all.
Yet fate had other plans.
Mheetu survived. He fell into the inferno, but by some miracle or curse he lived, though the flames scarred his body. His golden fur was marred with dark patches, his face twisted by burns that never fully healed. He emerged from the ashes, broken and weak, only to be found by Shenzi, the matriarch of the hyena clan. The old rivalry between Scar and the hyenas had left wounds in Shenzi's heart, but as she gazed upon the suffering cub, she couldn't bring herself to deliver the final blow.
Motherhood had softened her. She was already expecting Janja, her own pup, and the sight of Mheetu's broken form stirred a rare compassion within her. She took him in, her instincts guiding her to nurture and protect, despite the bitter history between lions and hyenas. Mheetu was fed and raised alongside Janja, a bond forming between the two as they became brothers in a way neither could have expected.
Shenzi never revealed the truth about Scar's end. Instead, she wove a story in which Simba, became the villain. She told Mheetu that Simba had not only killed Scar but had also tried to end his life, leaving him to perish in the fire. This narrative ignited a flame of vengeance in Mheetu's heart, a hatred that Shenzi carefully stoked and honed.
As Mheetu grew, his gruesome appearance, sharp mind, and impressive fighting skills set him apart from the other hyena pups. He was a lion raised among scavengers, but he embraced the clan as his own. Shenzi trained him to be a warrior, determined to make him the opposite of his father, a leader strong and loyal, not a schemer who would betray his own. She poured all her teachings into him, molding him to be the future of the hyena clan, the one who would someday return to Pride Rock and claim what she believed was his birthright.
Despite his upbringing among hyenas, Mheetu was no mere pawn. He loved his adopted mother, Shenzi, and respected her guidance. He adored Janja and considered the other hyenas his true family. But deep inside, a restlessness stirred, a sense of not quite belonging.
When Zira's plan to overthrow Simba failed and Kovu and Kiara united the two prides, Shenzi began to question her ambitions. She saw how love could transform enemies into allies and pondered whether peace was truly possible. Yet, dhenzi urged him to never fall in love until he had power, warning him of the dangers of vulnerability, Mheetu couldn’t help but wonder if there was more to life than vengeance and strategy.
character, Art, Design © ME
Shenzi © TLK
Category All / All
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 2328 x 1583px
File Size 2.96 MB
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