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-> ''The desert was a harsh, unforgiving wasteland. Once in it, there was no refuge, save for the oases, which were few and far between. Therefore, it was rather appropriate that the land was called [[TitleDrop Sanctuary]]. Its vast swath of green and yellow seemed to defy the desert, to taunt it. It was far too large to be called an oasis, as it stretched over miles.''
-> ''The animals who lived there lived in peace. There were no challengers to the peace who came from the desert, and the inhabitants’ ancestors learned long ago it wasn’t wise to fight when the defeated had nowhere to go. So there was peace, save for the grudges and fights that form, no matter how much you try to prevent it.''
''[[http://www.lionking.org/text/readstory.cgi?301 Sanctuary]]'' is a DarkerAndEdgier fanfic [[note]]technically; it does not use the original characters or setting, and invents its mythology wholecloth[[/note]] of ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}'', which charts the lives of two brothers and their country's tragic descent into civil war.
The plot is narrated [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters through multiple viewpoints,]] but its protagonists are Rayan, Hatari, and their father, co-king [[BigGood Reen]]. As the two cubs grow up, they learn about politics, belief, and responsibility, all of which prepares them for the difficult and complex decisions a ruler must make. But their world is darker than they know, and conflicts between species are tearing the kingdom apart. Can they unite Sanctuary against its enemies and overcome the approaching chaos?
In short, [[DownerEnding no.]] But to say anything else would be a massive spoiler.
''Sanctuary'' is not, by any means, a happy story. No one character is truly good (except ''[[UnreliableNarrator possibly]]'' Unir, whose DeathByChildbirth opens the fic) and [[DysfunctionJunction nearly all members of the cast]] have experienced (if not perpetrated) some abuse or discrimination that cripples their ability to do the right thing. All their failures and FatalFlaw[=s=]- [[ForWantOfANail though minor when viewed in a wider context]]- build up over the plot's course, eventually causing Sanctuary's terrible fate. It is the story of how a seemingly idyllic, benevolent kingdom can collapse through hatred and greed, and become a living hell.
The author is [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1218210/Kovukono Kovukono]] and [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6214735/1/The-Last-of-Us a sequel]] is in progress.
'''Warning,''' spoilers ahead. It is highly advised that you read the story before progressing, as many of its twists and turns would be ruined otherwise.
----
!! This story provides examples of:
[[AC: Sanctuary]]
* AbusiveParents: Kaata, [[GenerationXerox like her mother before her]].
* BeneathTheMask: While watching Reen grieve for Unir, [[HonestAdvisor Nyota]] thinks about this trope in regards to him.
-->She loved Reen like a brother. Almost all the subjects liked the king. Gymara was a slightly different story, but everyone loved Reen.
--> But he never allowed the kingdom to see this side, the side that showed so much sorrow. If one of the lionesses had told Nyota about Reen’s sleep, how he would mutter “Unir” softly while he slept, and would sometimes wake up with a jerk, and go outside to be alone to cry, Nyota wouldn’t have any trouble believing them. It was well known how much the king loved his mate. But now he showed himself nakedly to her, how he felt, dropping the thin façade he had carried around her ever since Unir’s death.
-->(...)
-->It flickered across her mind what an odd scene it would have made if an animal were to come, seeing the king clutching his advisor close to him, weeping. Just a flicker. She didn’t care how she was seen with Reen. She’d feel no guilt if found. They were just two animals, suffering together. Just because he was king, it didn’t mean Reen had no feeling, despite how much Reen tried to hide his sorrow from the kingdom.
* BeingGoodSucks: This fic is ''not'' shy about telling you just how much work and self-doubt goes into [[TheChainsOfCommanding being a king. Or an advisor. Or council representative.]] Or really anyone who tries to rise above their flaws and do the right thing. (It's a very cynical fic.)
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Rayan and Kria are alive, although outcast and traumatized. Pretty much every other character is either dead, evil, or the victim of evil. And Sanctuary is now ruled by the tyrannical Hatari, who is fighting a war with the hyenas and has completely destroyed Sanctuary's tenuous grasp on democracy.]]
* BlackAndGreyMorality:
* CarnivoreConfusion: The level of anthropomorphization varies wildly between chapters; it's not helped that, by human standards, Sanctuary's culture is quite primitive. For the most part, however, the animals are human in every way other than the physical; they have a council composed of multiple different species (even prey), they have religion, drugs, alcohol and at least a few structures, and sex carries all the emotional connotations it does [[MostWritersAreHuman for us]].
* CainAndAbel: Hatari and Rayan respectively.
* EvilVizier: Sudi.
--> "I told you not to think, sire."
* FingerTwitchingRevival:
* GoodScarsEvilScars: PlayedWith. Early in the fic, Rayan gains terrible scars from an acid flare. This happens because [[spoiler:he was pushing Sarana away from the acid, knowing that it would flare up soon and wanting to protect her.]] So, though the scars themselves make him look monstrous, they're actually a sign of his bravery and compassion.
* LoveMakesYouStupid: Sarana [[spoiler:makes Hatari her mate]]. Now, by this point in the fic, [[spoiler:Hatari]] has used Sarana's sister for sex (abandoning her when she had a cub), become an utterly heartless tyrant, and murdered two innocent people simply because they wouldn't let him have total power.
* MaternalDeathBlameTheChild: Averted. After Unir's DeathByChildbirth, Reen briefly feels angry at Rayan. However, he quickly comes to the conclusion that Unir would have wanted him to love their son, tries to be a good father to Rayan. Given the close relationship the two have in future chapters, it seems that he succeeded. He and Nyota discuss this trope.
-->'''Nyota:''' She gave you a son. Rayan is here, at least. Her legacy.
-->'''Reen:''' The cause of her death.
-->'''Nyota:''' Sire—
-->'''Reen:''' I love him, Nyota. I really do. With all my heart. But every time I look at him, I can’t help but remember that. I—I tell myself I don’t love him any less for it. I really think I don’t. But I just can’t get out of my mind what a price his life came at. I just wonder what Unir would think of him, if she were here.
* MurphysLaw: The author makes judicious use of this- [[ShoutOut even quoting it in one chapter]]- alongside DiabolusExMachina.
* OhMyGods:
* HappyEndingOverride: ''The sequel''. For one thing, [[spoiler:Kria is raped]] in the first chapter.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Reen and Rayan try to be this. So does Gymara, but his efforts are hindered by his greed and stupidity.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Nearly [[PoorCommunicationKills everyone]], but Gymara especially. His unwillingness to discipline Hatari or train him to be a good king leads to [[spoiler:Hatari becoming a spoiled, greedy tyrant, who murders multiple people (including Gymara) on his way to ultimate power and plunges Sanctuary into war.]]
* [[UngratefulBastard Ungrateful Bitch]]: In the ending, Sarana reveals herself to be this.
[[AC: The Last of Us]]
* DemotedToExtra: Kria and Rayan.
* CrapsackWorld / WretchedHive: Dalma is even ''worse'' than Sanctuary.
* ForgotAboutHisPowers: Kria, despite being a lioness, is apparently unable to fight back when [[spoiler:Jabari rapes her]]. The narration actually describes her as 'defenseless''. Whether you consider this an AssPull or not depends on your viewpoint.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Rayan has drastically changed since the original story.
-> ''The animals who lived there lived in peace. There were no challengers to the peace who came from the desert, and the inhabitants’ ancestors learned long ago it wasn’t wise to fight when the defeated had nowhere to go. So there was peace, save for the grudges and fights that form, no matter how much you try to prevent it.''
''[[http://www.lionking.org/text/readstory.cgi?301 Sanctuary]]'' is a DarkerAndEdgier fanfic [[note]]technically; it does not use the original characters or setting, and invents its mythology wholecloth[[/note]] of ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}'', which charts the lives of two brothers and their country's tragic descent into civil war.
The plot is narrated [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters through multiple viewpoints,]] but its protagonists are Rayan, Hatari, and their father, co-king [[BigGood Reen]]. As the two cubs grow up, they learn about politics, belief, and responsibility, all of which prepares them for the difficult and complex decisions a ruler must make. But their world is darker than they know, and conflicts between species are tearing the kingdom apart. Can they unite Sanctuary against its enemies and overcome the approaching chaos?
In short, [[DownerEnding no.]] But to say anything else would be a massive spoiler.
''Sanctuary'' is not, by any means, a happy story. No one character is truly good (except ''[[UnreliableNarrator possibly]]'' Unir, whose DeathByChildbirth opens the fic) and [[DysfunctionJunction nearly all members of the cast]] have experienced (if not perpetrated) some abuse or discrimination that cripples their ability to do the right thing. All their failures and FatalFlaw[=s=]- [[ForWantOfANail though minor when viewed in a wider context]]- build up over the plot's course, eventually causing Sanctuary's terrible fate. It is the story of how a seemingly idyllic, benevolent kingdom can collapse through hatred and greed, and become a living hell.
The author is [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1218210/Kovukono Kovukono]] and [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6214735/1/The-Last-of-Us a sequel]] is in progress.
'''Warning,''' spoilers ahead. It is highly advised that you read the story before progressing, as many of its twists and turns would be ruined otherwise.
----
!! This story provides examples of:
[[AC: Sanctuary]]
* AbusiveParents: Kaata, [[GenerationXerox like her mother before her]].
* BeneathTheMask: While watching Reen grieve for Unir, [[HonestAdvisor Nyota]] thinks about this trope in regards to him.
-->She loved Reen like a brother. Almost all the subjects liked the king. Gymara was a slightly different story, but everyone loved Reen.
--> But he never allowed the kingdom to see this side, the side that showed so much sorrow. If one of the lionesses had told Nyota about Reen’s sleep, how he would mutter “Unir” softly while he slept, and would sometimes wake up with a jerk, and go outside to be alone to cry, Nyota wouldn’t have any trouble believing them. It was well known how much the king loved his mate. But now he showed himself nakedly to her, how he felt, dropping the thin façade he had carried around her ever since Unir’s death.
-->(...)
-->It flickered across her mind what an odd scene it would have made if an animal were to come, seeing the king clutching his advisor close to him, weeping. Just a flicker. She didn’t care how she was seen with Reen. She’d feel no guilt if found. They were just two animals, suffering together. Just because he was king, it didn’t mean Reen had no feeling, despite how much Reen tried to hide his sorrow from the kingdom.
* BeingGoodSucks: This fic is ''not'' shy about telling you just how much work and self-doubt goes into [[TheChainsOfCommanding being a king. Or an advisor. Or council representative.]] Or really anyone who tries to rise above their flaws and do the right thing. (It's a very cynical fic.)
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Rayan and Kria are alive, although outcast and traumatized. Pretty much every other character is either dead, evil, or the victim of evil. And Sanctuary is now ruled by the tyrannical Hatari, who is fighting a war with the hyenas and has completely destroyed Sanctuary's tenuous grasp on democracy.]]
* BlackAndGreyMorality:
* CarnivoreConfusion: The level of anthropomorphization varies wildly between chapters; it's not helped that, by human standards, Sanctuary's culture is quite primitive. For the most part, however, the animals are human in every way other than the physical; they have a council composed of multiple different species (even prey), they have religion, drugs, alcohol and at least a few structures, and sex carries all the emotional connotations it does [[MostWritersAreHuman for us]].
* CainAndAbel: Hatari and Rayan respectively.
* EvilVizier: Sudi.
--> "I told you not to think, sire."
* FingerTwitchingRevival:
* GoodScarsEvilScars: PlayedWith. Early in the fic, Rayan gains terrible scars from an acid flare. This happens because [[spoiler:he was pushing Sarana away from the acid, knowing that it would flare up soon and wanting to protect her.]] So, though the scars themselves make him look monstrous, they're actually a sign of his bravery and compassion.
* LoveMakesYouStupid: Sarana [[spoiler:makes Hatari her mate]]. Now, by this point in the fic, [[spoiler:Hatari]] has used Sarana's sister for sex (abandoning her when she had a cub), become an utterly heartless tyrant, and murdered two innocent people simply because they wouldn't let him have total power.
* MaternalDeathBlameTheChild: Averted. After Unir's DeathByChildbirth, Reen briefly feels angry at Rayan. However, he quickly comes to the conclusion that Unir would have wanted him to love their son, tries to be a good father to Rayan. Given the close relationship the two have in future chapters, it seems that he succeeded. He and Nyota discuss this trope.
-->'''Nyota:''' She gave you a son. Rayan is here, at least. Her legacy.
-->'''Reen:''' The cause of her death.
-->'''Nyota:''' Sire—
-->'''Reen:''' I love him, Nyota. I really do. With all my heart. But every time I look at him, I can’t help but remember that. I—I tell myself I don’t love him any less for it. I really think I don’t. But I just can’t get out of my mind what a price his life came at. I just wonder what Unir would think of him, if she were here.
* MurphysLaw: The author makes judicious use of this- [[ShoutOut even quoting it in one chapter]]- alongside DiabolusExMachina.
* OhMyGods:
* HappyEndingOverride: ''The sequel''. For one thing, [[spoiler:Kria is raped]] in the first chapter.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Reen and Rayan try to be this. So does Gymara, but his efforts are hindered by his greed and stupidity.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Nearly [[PoorCommunicationKills everyone]], but Gymara especially. His unwillingness to discipline Hatari or train him to be a good king leads to [[spoiler:Hatari becoming a spoiled, greedy tyrant, who murders multiple people (including Gymara) on his way to ultimate power and plunges Sanctuary into war.]]
* [[UngratefulBastard Ungrateful Bitch]]: In the ending, Sarana reveals herself to be this.
[[AC: The Last of Us]]
* DemotedToExtra: Kria and Rayan.
* CrapsackWorld / WretchedHive: Dalma is even ''worse'' than Sanctuary.
* ForgotAboutHisPowers: Kria, despite being a lioness, is apparently unable to fight back when [[spoiler:Jabari rapes her]]. The narration actually describes her as 'defenseless''. Whether you consider this an AssPull or not depends on your viewpoint.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Rayan has drastically changed since the original story.
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-> ''The animals who lived there lived in peace. There were no challengers to the peace who came from the desert, and the inhabitants’ ancestors learned long ago it wasn’t wise to fight when the defeated had nowhere to go. So there was peace, save for the grudges and fights that form, no matter how much you try to prevent it.''
''[[http://www.lionking.org/text/readstory.cgi?301 Sanctuary]]'' is a DarkerAndEdgier fanfic [[note]]technically; it does not use the original characters or setting, and invents its mythology wholecloth[[/note]] of ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}'', which charts the lives of two brothers and their country's tragic descent into civil war.
The plot is narrated [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters through multiple viewpoints,]] but its protagonists are Rayan, Hatari, and their father, co-king [[BigGood Reen]]. As the two cubs grow up, they learn about politics, belief, and responsibility, all of which prepares them for the difficult and complex decisions a ruler must make. But their world is darker than they know, and conflicts between species are tearing the kingdom apart. Can they unite Sanctuary against its enemies and overcome the approaching chaos?
In short, [[DownerEnding no.]] But to say anything else would be a massive spoiler.
''Sanctuary'' is not, by any means, a happy story. No one character is truly good (except ''[[UnreliableNarrator possibly]]'' Unir, whose DeathByChildbirth opens the fic) and [[DysfunctionJunction nearly all members of the cast]] have experienced (if not perpetrated) some abuse or discrimination that cripples their ability to do the right thing. All their failures and FatalFlaw[=s=]- [[ForWantOfANail though minor when viewed in a wider context]]- build up over the plot's course, eventually causing Sanctuary's terrible fate. It is the story of how a seemingly idyllic, benevolent kingdom can collapse through hatred and greed, and become a living hell.
The author is [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1218210/Kovukono Kovukono]] and [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6214735/1/The-Last-of-Us a sequel]] is in progress.
'''Warning,''' spoilers ahead. It is highly advised that you read the story before progressing, as many of its twists and turns would be ruined otherwise.
----
!! This story provides examples of:
[[AC: Sanctuary]]
* AbusiveParents: Kaata, [[GenerationXerox like her mother before her]].
* BeneathTheMask: While watching Reen grieve for Unir, [[HonestAdvisor Nyota]] thinks about this trope in regards to him.
-->She loved Reen like a brother. Almost all the subjects liked the king. Gymara was a slightly different story, but everyone loved Reen.
--> But he never allowed the kingdom to see this side, the side that showed so much sorrow. If one of the lionesses had told Nyota about Reen’s sleep, how he would mutter “Unir” softly while he slept, and would sometimes wake up with a jerk, and go outside to be alone to cry, Nyota wouldn’t have any trouble believing them. It was well known how much the king loved his mate. But now he showed himself nakedly to her, how he felt, dropping the thin façade he had carried around her ever since Unir’s death.
-->(...)
-->It flickered across her mind what an odd scene it would have made if an animal were to come, seeing the king clutching his advisor close to him, weeping. Just a flicker. She didn’t care how she was seen with Reen. She’d feel no guilt if found. They were just two animals, suffering together. Just because he was king, it didn’t mean Reen had no feeling, despite how much Reen tried to hide his sorrow from the kingdom.
* BeingGoodSucks: This fic is ''not'' shy about telling you just how much work and self-doubt goes into [[TheChainsOfCommanding being a king. Or an advisor. Or council representative.]] Or really anyone who tries to rise above their flaws and do the right thing. (It's a very cynical fic.)
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Rayan and Kria are alive, although outcast and traumatized. Pretty much every other character is either dead, evil, or the victim of evil. And Sanctuary is now ruled by the tyrannical Hatari, who is fighting a war with the hyenas and has completely destroyed Sanctuary's tenuous grasp on democracy.]]
* BlackAndGreyMorality:
* CarnivoreConfusion: The level of anthropomorphization varies wildly between chapters; it's not helped that, by human standards, Sanctuary's culture is quite primitive. For the most part, however, the animals are human in every way other than the physical; they have a council composed of multiple different species (even prey), they have religion, drugs, alcohol and at least a few structures, and sex carries all the emotional connotations it does [[MostWritersAreHuman for us]].
* CainAndAbel: Hatari and Rayan respectively.
* EvilVizier: Sudi.
--> "I told you not to think, sire."
* FingerTwitchingRevival:
* GoodScarsEvilScars: PlayedWith. Early in the fic, Rayan gains terrible scars from an acid flare. This happens because [[spoiler:he was pushing Sarana away from the acid, knowing that it would flare up soon and wanting to protect her.]] So, though the scars themselves make him look monstrous, they're actually a sign of his bravery and compassion.
* LoveMakesYouStupid: Sarana [[spoiler:makes Hatari her mate]]. Now, by this point in the fic, [[spoiler:Hatari]] has used Sarana's sister for sex (abandoning her when she had a cub), become an utterly heartless tyrant, and murdered two innocent people simply because they wouldn't let him have total power.
* MaternalDeathBlameTheChild: Averted. After Unir's DeathByChildbirth, Reen briefly feels angry at Rayan. However, he quickly comes to the conclusion that Unir would have wanted him to love their son, tries to be a good father to Rayan. Given the close relationship the two have in future chapters, it seems that he succeeded. He and Nyota discuss this trope.
-->'''Nyota:''' She gave you a son. Rayan is here, at least. Her legacy.
-->'''Reen:''' The cause of her death.
-->'''Nyota:''' Sire—
-->'''Reen:''' I love him, Nyota. I really do. With all my heart. But every time I look at him, I can’t help but remember that. I—I tell myself I don’t love him any less for it. I really think I don’t. But I just can’t get out of my mind what a price his life came at. I just wonder what Unir would think of him, if she were here.
* MurphysLaw: The author makes judicious use of this- [[ShoutOut even quoting it in one chapter]]- alongside DiabolusExMachina.
* OhMyGods:
* HappyEndingOverride: ''The sequel''. For one thing, [[spoiler:Kria is raped]] in the first chapter.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Reen and Rayan try to be this. So does Gymara, but his efforts are hindered by his greed and stupidity.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Nearly [[PoorCommunicationKills everyone]], but Gymara especially. His unwillingness to discipline Hatari or train him to be a good king leads to [[spoiler:Hatari becoming a spoiled, greedy tyrant, who murders multiple people (including Gymara) on his way to ultimate power and plunges Sanctuary into war.]]
* [[UngratefulBastard Ungrateful Bitch]]: In the ending, Sarana reveals herself to be this.
[[AC: The Last of Us]]
* DemotedToExtra: Kria and Rayan.
* CrapsackWorld / WretchedHive: Dalma is even ''worse'' than Sanctuary.
* ForgotAboutHisPowers: Kria, despite being a lioness, is apparently unable to fight back when [[spoiler:Jabari rapes her]]. The narration actually describes her as 'defenseless''. Whether you consider this an AssPull or not depends on your viewpoint.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Rayan has drastically changed since the original story.
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''[[http://www.lionking.org/text/readstory.cgi?301 Sanctuary]]'' is a DarkerAndEdgier fanfic [[note]]technically; it does not use the original characters or setting, and invents its mythology wholecloth[[/note]] of ''Disney/TheLionKing'', ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}'', which charts the lives of two brothers and their country's tragic descent into civil war.
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* CarnivoreConfusion: The level of anthropomorphization varies wildly between chapters; it's not helped that, by human standards, Sanctuary's culture is quite primitive. For the most part, however, the animals are human in every way other than the physical; they have a council composed of multiple different species (even prey), they have religion, drugs, alcohol and at least a few structures, sex carries all the emotional connotations it does [[MostWritersAreHuman for us]].
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* CarnivoreConfusion: The level of anthropomorphization varies wildly between chapters; it's not helped that, by human standards, Sanctuary's culture is quite primitive. For the most part, however, the animals are human in every way other than the physical; they have a council composed of multiple different species (even prey), they have religion, drugs, alcohol and at least a few structures, and sex carries all the emotional connotations it does [[MostWritersAreHuman for us]].
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* GoodScarsEvilScars: PlayedWith. Early in the fic, Rayan gains terrible scars from an acid flare. This happens because [[spoiler:he was pushing Sarana away from the acid, knowing that it would flare up soon and wanting to protect her.]] So- though the scars themselves make him look monstrous- they're actually a sign of his bravery and compassion.
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* GoodScarsEvilScars: PlayedWith. Early in the fic, Rayan gains terrible scars from an acid flare. This happens because [[spoiler:he was pushing Sarana away from the acid, knowing that it would flare up soon and wanting to protect her.]] So- So, though the scars themselves make him look monstrous- monstrous, they're actually a sign of his bravery and compassion.
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Nearly [[PoorCommuicationKills everyone]], but Gymara especially. His unwillingness to discipline Hatari or train him to be a good king leads to [[spoiler:Hatari becoming a spoiled, greedy tyrant, who murders multiple people (including Gymara) on his way to ultimate power and plunges Sanctuary into war.]]
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Nearly [[PoorCommuicationKills [[PoorCommunicationKills everyone]], but Gymara especially. His unwillingness to discipline Hatari or train him to be a good king leads to [[spoiler:Hatari becoming a spoiled, greedy tyrant, who murders multiple people (including Gymara) on his way to ultimate power and plunges Sanctuary into war.]]
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* BeingGoodSucks: This fic is ''not'' shy about telling you just how much work and self-doubt goes into being a king. Or an advisor. Or council representative. Or really anyone who tries to rise above their flaws and do the right thing. (It's a very cynical fic.)
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* BeneathTheMask: While watching Reen grieve for Unir, [[HonestAdvisor Nyota]] thinks about this trope in regards to him.
-->She loved Reen like a brother. Almost all the subjects liked the king. Gymara was a slightly different story, but everyone loved Reen.
--> But he never allowed the kingdom to see this side, the side that showed so much sorrow. If one of the lionesses had told Nyota about Reen’s sleep, how he would mutter “Unir” softly while he slept, and would sometimes wake up with a jerk, and go outside to be alone to cry, Nyota wouldn’t have any trouble believing them. It was well known how much the king loved his mate. But now he showed himself nakedly to her, how he felt, dropping the thin façade he had carried around her ever since Unir’s death.
-->(...)
-->It flickered across her mind what an odd scene it would have made if an animal were to come, seeing the king clutching his advisor close to him, weeping. Just a flicker. She didn’t care how she was seen with Reen. She’d feel no guilt if found. They were just two animals, suffering together. Just because he was king, it didn’t mean Reen had no feeling, despite how much Reen tried to hide his sorrow from the kingdom.
* BeingGoodSucks: This fic is ''not'' shy about telling you just how much work and self-doubt goes into [[TheChainsOfCommanding being a king. Or an advisor. Or council representative. ]] Or really anyone who tries to rise above their flaws and do the right thing. (It's a very cynical fic.)
-->She loved Reen like a brother. Almost all the subjects liked the king. Gymara was a slightly different story, but everyone loved Reen.
--> But he never allowed the kingdom to see this side, the side that showed so much sorrow. If one of the lionesses had told Nyota about Reen’s sleep, how he would mutter “Unir” softly while he slept, and would sometimes wake up with a jerk, and go outside to be alone to cry, Nyota wouldn’t have any trouble believing them. It was well known how much the king loved his mate. But now he showed himself nakedly to her, how he felt, dropping the thin façade he had carried around her ever since Unir’s death.
-->(...)
-->It flickered across her mind what an odd scene it would have made if an animal were to come, seeing the king clutching his advisor close to him, weeping. Just a flicker. She didn’t care how she was seen with Reen. She’d feel no guilt if found. They were just two animals, suffering together. Just because he was king, it didn’t mean Reen had no feeling, despite how much Reen tried to hide his sorrow from the kingdom.
* BeingGoodSucks: This fic is ''not'' shy about telling you just how much work and self-doubt goes into [[TheChainsOfCommanding being a king. Or an advisor. Or council representative.
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* CainAndAbel: Hatari and Rayan respectively.
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* GoodScarsEvilScars: PlayedWith. Early in the fic, Rayan gains terrible scars from an acid flare. This happens because [[spoiler:he was pushing Sarana away from the acid, knowing that it would flare up soon and wanting to protect her.]] So- though the scars themselves make him look monstrous- they're actually a sign of his bravery and compassion.
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* MaternalDeathBlameTheChild: Averted. After Unir's DeathByChildbirth, Reen briefly feels angry at Rayan. However, he quickly comes to the conclusion that Unir would have wanted him to love their son, tries to be a good father to Rayan. Given the close relationship the two have in future chapters, it seems that he succeeded. He and Nyota discuss this trope.
-->'''Nyota:''' She gave you a son. Rayan is here, at least. Her legacy.
-->'''Reen:''' The cause of her death.
-->'''Nyota:''' Sire—
-->'''Reen:''' I love him, Nyota. I really do. With all my heart. But every time I look at him, I can’t help but remember that. I—I tell myself I don’t love him any less for it. I really think I don’t. But I just can’t get out of my mind what a price his life came at. I just wonder what Unir would think of him, if she were here.
-->'''Nyota:''' She gave you a son. Rayan is here, at least. Her legacy.
-->'''Reen:''' The cause of her death.
-->'''Nyota:''' Sire—
-->'''Reen:''' I love him, Nyota. I really do. With all my heart. But every time I look at him, I can’t help but remember that. I—I tell myself I don’t love him any less for it. I really think I don’t. But I just can’t get out of my mind what a price his life came at. I just wonder what Unir would think of him, if she were here.
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Nearly [[PoorCommuicationKills everyone]], but Gymara especially. His unwillingness to discipline Hatari or train him to be a good king leads to [[spoiler:Hatari becoming a spoiled, greedy tyrant, who murders multiple people (including Gymara) on his way to ultimate power and plunges Sanctuary into war.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Rayan and Kria are alive, although outcast and traumatized. Pretty much every other character is either dead, evil, or the victim of evil. And Sanctuary is now ruled by the tyrannical Hatari, who is fighting a war with the hyenas and has completely destroyed Sanctuary's tenuous grasp on democracy.]]
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* BlackAndGreyMorality:
* LoveMakesYouStupid: Sarana [[spoiler:makes Hatari her mate]]. Now, by this point in the fic, [[spoiler:Hatari]] has used Sarana's sister for sex (abandoning her when she had a cub), become an utterly heartless tyrant, and murdered two innocent people simply because they wouldn't let him have total power.
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* [[UngratefulBastard Ungrateful Bitch]]: In the ending, Sarana reveals herself to be this.
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* ResponsibleAuthorityFigure: Reen and Rayan try to be this. So does Gymara, but his efforts are hindered by his greed and stupidity.
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* ResponsibleAuthorityFigure: ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Reen and Rayan try to be this. So does Gymara, but his efforts are hindered by his greed and stupidity.
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The plot is narrated [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters through multiple viewpoints,]] but its protagonists are Rayan, Hatari, and their father, Brother-King [[BigGood Reen]]. As the two cubs grow up, they learn about politics, belief, and responsibility, all of which prepares them for the difficult and complex decisions a ruler must make. But their world is darker than they know, and conflicts between species are tearing the kingdom apart. Can they unite Sanctuary against its enemies and overcome the approaching chaos?
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The plot is narrated [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters through multiple viewpoints,]] but its protagonists are Rayan, Hatari, and their father, Brother-King co-king [[BigGood Reen]]. As the two cubs grow up, they learn about politics, belief, and responsibility, all of which prepares them for the difficult and complex decisions a ruler must make. But their world is darker than they know, and conflicts between species are tearing the kingdom apart. Can they unite Sanctuary against its enemies and overcome the approaching chaos?
* BeingGoodSucks: This fic is ''not'' shy about telling you just how much work and self-doubt goes into being a king. Or an advisor. Or council representative. Or really anyone who tries to rise above their flaws and do the right thing. (It's a very cynical fic.)
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* MurphysLaw: The author makes judicious use of this- [[ShoutOut even quoting it in one chapter]- alongside DiabolusExMachina.
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* MurphysLaw: The author makes judicious use of this- [[ShoutOut even quoting it in one chapter]- chapter]]- alongside DiabolusExMachina.
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* ResponsibleAuthorityFigure: Reen and Rayan try to be this. So does Gymara, but his efforts are hindered by his greed and stupidity.
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* ForgotAboutHisPowers: In ''The Last Of Us'', Kria, despite being a lioness, is apparently unable to fight back when [[spoiler:Jabari rapes her]]. The narration actually describes her as 'defenseless''. Whether you consider this an AssPull or not depends on your viewpoint.
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* ForgotAboutHisPowers: In ''The Last Of Us'', Kria, despite being a lioness, is apparently unable to fight back when [[spoiler:Jabari rapes her]]. The narration actually describes her as 'defenseless''. Whether you consider this an AssPull or not depends on your viewpoint.
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--> ''The desert was a harsh, unforgiving wasteland. Once in it, there was no refuge, save for the oases, which were few and far between. Therefore, it was rather appropriate that the land was called [[TitleDrop Sanctuary]]. Its vast swath of green and yellow seemed to defy the desert, to taunt it. It was far too large to be called an oasis, as it stretched over miles.''
--> ''The animals who lived there lived in peace. There were no challengers to the peace who came from the desert, and the inhabitants’ ancestors learned long ago it wasn’t wise to fight when the defeated had nowhere to go. So there was peace, save for the grudges and fights that form, no matter how much you try to prevent it.''
''[[http://www.lionking.org/text/readstory.cgi?301 Sanctuary]]'' is a DarkerAndEdgier fanfic [[note]]technically; it does not use the original characters or setting, and invents its mythology wholecloth[[/note]] of ''Disney/TheLionKing'', which charts the lives of two brothers and their country's tragic descent into civil war. It was written by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1218210/Kovukono Kovukono]] and [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6214735/1/The-Last-of-Us a sequel]] is in progress.
The plot is narrated through multiple viewpoints, but its protagonists are Rayan, Hatari, and their father, King [[BigGood Reen]]. As the two cubs grow up, they learn about politics, belief, and responsibility, all of which prepares them for the difficult and complex decisions a ruler must make. But their world is darker than they know, and conflicts between species are tearing the kingdom apart. Can they unite Sanctuary against its enemies and overcome the approaching chaos?
--> ''The animals who lived there lived in peace. There were no challengers to the peace who came from the desert, and the inhabitants’ ancestors learned long ago it wasn’t wise to fight when the defeated had nowhere to go. So there was peace, save for the grudges and fights that form, no matter how much you try to prevent it.''
''[[http://www.lionking.org/text/readstory.cgi?301 Sanctuary]]'' is a DarkerAndEdgier fanfic [[note]]technically; it does not use the original characters or setting, and invents its mythology wholecloth[[/note]] of ''Disney/TheLionKing'', which charts the lives of two brothers and their country's tragic descent into civil war. It was written by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1218210/Kovukono Kovukono]] and [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6214735/1/The-Last-of-Us a sequel]] is in progress.
The plot is narrated through multiple viewpoints, but its protagonists are Rayan, Hatari, and their father, King [[BigGood Reen]]. As the two cubs grow up, they learn about politics, belief, and responsibility, all of which prepares them for the difficult and complex decisions a ruler must make. But their world is darker than they know, and conflicts between species are tearing the kingdom apart. Can they unite Sanctuary against its enemies and overcome the approaching chaos?
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''[[http://www.lionking.org/text/readstory.cgi?301 Sanctuary]]'' is a DarkerAndEdgier fanfic [[note]]technically; it does not use the original characters or setting, and invents its mythology wholecloth[[/note]] of ''Disney/TheLionKing'', which charts the lives of two brothers and their country's tragic descent into civil war.
The plot is narrated [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters through multiple
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The author is [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1218210/Kovukono Kovukono]] and [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6214735/1/The-Last-of-Us a sequel]] is in progress.
'''Warning,''' spoilersahead.
ahead. It is highly advised that you read the story before progressing, as many of its [[WhamMoment twists and turns]] would be ruined otherwise.
'''Warning,''' spoilers
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* CarnivoreConfusion: The level of anthropomorphization varies wildly between chapters; it's not helped that, by human standards, Sanctuary's culture is quite primitive.
* MurphysLaw: The author makes judicious use of this, even quoting it in one chapter, alongside DiabolusExMachina.
* HappyEndingOverride: ''The sequel''. For one thing, [[spoiler:Kria is raped]] in the first chapter.
* MurphysLaw: The author makes judicious use of this, even quoting it in one chapter, alongside DiabolusExMachina.
* HappyEndingOverride: ''The sequel''. For one thing, [[spoiler:Kria is raped]] in the first chapter.
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* AbusiveParents: Kaata, [[GenerationXerox like her mother before her]].
* CarnivoreConfusion: The level of anthropomorphization varies wildly between chapters; it's not helped that, by human standards, Sanctuary's culture is quiteprimitive.
primitive. For the most part, however, the animals are human in every way other than the physical; they have a council composed of multiple different species (even prey), they have religion, drugs, alcohol and at least a few structures, sex carries all the emotional connotations it does [[MostWritersAreHuman for us]].
* EvilVizier: Sudi.
--> "I told you not to think, sire."
* MurphysLaw: The author makes judicious use ofthis, this- [[ShoutOut even quoting it in one chapter, chapter]- alongside DiabolusExMachina.
* OhMyGods:
* HappyEndingOverride: ''The sequel''. For one thing, [[spoiler:Kria is raped]] in the firstchapter.chapter.
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* DemotedToExtra: Kria and Rayan.
* CrapsackWorld / WretchedHive: Dalma is even ''worse'' than Sanctuary.
* ForgotAboutHisPowers: In ''The Last Of Us'', Kria, despite being a lioness, is apparently unable to fight back when [[spoiler:Jabari rapes her]]. The narration actually describes her as 'defenseless''. Whether you consider this an AssPull or not depends on your viewpoint.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Rayan has drastically changed since the original story.
* CarnivoreConfusion: The level of anthropomorphization varies wildly between chapters; it's not helped that, by human standards, Sanctuary's culture is quite
* EvilVizier: Sudi.
--> "I told you not to think, sire."
* MurphysLaw: The author makes judicious use of
* OhMyGods:
* HappyEndingOverride: ''The sequel''. For one thing, [[spoiler:Kria is raped]] in the first
[[AC: The Last of Us]]
* DemotedToExtra: Kria and Rayan.
* CrapsackWorld / WretchedHive: Dalma is even ''worse'' than Sanctuary.
* ForgotAboutHisPowers: In ''The Last Of Us'', Kria, despite being a lioness, is apparently unable to fight back when [[spoiler:Jabari rapes her]]. The narration actually describes her as 'defenseless''. Whether you consider this an AssPull or not depends on your viewpoint.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Rayan has drastically changed since the original story.
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--> ''The desert was a harsh, unforgiving wasteland. Once in it, there was no refuge, save for the oases, which were few and far between. Therefore, it was rather appropriate that the land was called [[TitleDrop Sanctuary]]. Its vast swath of green and yellow seemed to defy the desert, to taunt it. It was far too large to be called an oasis, as it stretched over miles.''
--> ''The animals who lived there lived in peace. There were no challengers to the peace who came from the desert, and the inhabitants’ ancestors learned long ago it wasn’t wise to fight when the defeated had nowhere to go. So there was peace, save for the grudges and fights that form, no matter how much you try to prevent it.''
''[[http://www.lionking.org/text/readstory.cgi?301 Sanctuary]]'' is a DarkerAndEdgier fanfic [[note]]technically; it does not use the original characters or setting, and invents its mythology wholecloth[[/note]] of ''Disney/TheLionKing'', which charts the lives of two brothers and their country's tragic descent into civil war. It was written by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1218210/Kovukono Kovukono]] and [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6214735/1/The-Last-of-Us a sequel]] is in progress.
The plot is narrated through multiple viewpoints, but its protagonists are Rayan, Hatari, and their father, King [[BigGood Reen]]. As the two cubs grow up, they learn about politics, belief, and responsibility, all of which prepares them for the difficult and complex decisions a ruler must make. But their world is darker than they know, and conflicts between species are tearing the kingdom apart. Can they unite Sanctuary against its enemies and overcome the approaching chaos?
In short, [[DownerEnding no.]] But to say anything else would be a massive spoiler.
''Sanctuary'' is not, by any means, a happy story. No one character is truly good (except ''[[UnreliableNarrator possibly]]'' Unir, whose DeathByChildbirth opens the fic) and [[DysfunctionJunction nearly all members of the cast]] have experienced (if not perpetrated) some abuse or discrimination that cripples their ability to do the right thing. All their failures and FatalFlaw[=s=]- [[ForWantOfANail though minor when viewed in a wider context]]- build up over the plot's course, eventually causing Sanctuary's terrible fate. It is the story of how a seemingly idyllic, benevolent kingdom can collapse through hatred and greed, and become a living hell.
'''Warning,''' spoilers ahead.
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!! This story provides examples of:
* CarnivoreConfusion: The level of anthropomorphization varies wildly between chapters; it's not helped that, by human standards, Sanctuary's culture is quite primitive.
* MurphysLaw: The author makes judicious use of this, even quoting it in one chapter, alongside DiabolusExMachina.
* HappyEndingOverride: ''The sequel''. For one thing, [[spoiler:Kria is raped]] in the first chapter.
--> ''The animals who lived there lived in peace. There were no challengers to the peace who came from the desert, and the inhabitants’ ancestors learned long ago it wasn’t wise to fight when the defeated had nowhere to go. So there was peace, save for the grudges and fights that form, no matter how much you try to prevent it.''
''[[http://www.lionking.org/text/readstory.cgi?301 Sanctuary]]'' is a DarkerAndEdgier fanfic [[note]]technically; it does not use the original characters or setting, and invents its mythology wholecloth[[/note]] of ''Disney/TheLionKing'', which charts the lives of two brothers and their country's tragic descent into civil war. It was written by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1218210/Kovukono Kovukono]] and [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6214735/1/The-Last-of-Us a sequel]] is in progress.
The plot is narrated through multiple viewpoints, but its protagonists are Rayan, Hatari, and their father, King [[BigGood Reen]]. As the two cubs grow up, they learn about politics, belief, and responsibility, all of which prepares them for the difficult and complex decisions a ruler must make. But their world is darker than they know, and conflicts between species are tearing the kingdom apart. Can they unite Sanctuary against its enemies and overcome the approaching chaos?
In short, [[DownerEnding no.]] But to say anything else would be a massive spoiler.
''Sanctuary'' is not, by any means, a happy story. No one character is truly good (except ''[[UnreliableNarrator possibly]]'' Unir, whose DeathByChildbirth opens the fic) and [[DysfunctionJunction nearly all members of the cast]] have experienced (if not perpetrated) some abuse or discrimination that cripples their ability to do the right thing. All their failures and FatalFlaw[=s=]- [[ForWantOfANail though minor when viewed in a wider context]]- build up over the plot's course, eventually causing Sanctuary's terrible fate. It is the story of how a seemingly idyllic, benevolent kingdom can collapse through hatred and greed, and become a living hell.
'''Warning,''' spoilers ahead.
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!! This story provides examples of:
* CarnivoreConfusion: The level of anthropomorphization varies wildly between chapters; it's not helped that, by human standards, Sanctuary's culture is quite primitive.
* MurphysLaw: The author makes judicious use of this, even quoting it in one chapter, alongside DiabolusExMachina.
* HappyEndingOverride: ''The sequel''. For one thing, [[spoiler:Kria is raped]] in the first chapter.
