This story is about the ancient animals’ kingdom. The story talks of a kingdom which has become divided into smaller kingdoms due to a war which occurred. Key characters in this story include a boy, a tiger and his allies, the lion who is the heir apparent, and a number of eagles. The boy is seen as an inferior creature but upon him lies the destiny to become king of the Azigi kingdom. Although he was born in the Labori kingdom he has to flee to the Azigi kingdom to make his destiny come to pass. He is a friend to the lion who is the heir apparent of the Labori kingdom. Due to a desire to become king, a tiger in the Labori kingdom together with his allies will not stop hunting for the life of the lion who is the king of the Labori kingdom. Some eagles at the Azigi kingdom will also rise up to stage a coup-detait against their king because they think he is a bad ruler but all these are designed by the ancestral spirits in order to make the destiny of the boy come to pass.
Genre: COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / LiteraryIt is during the celebration of the birth of the kingdom Labori that we first meet the dignitaries of the kingdom. They are seated on a platform in front of the palace waving at their fellow natives. The lion who is the king, is seated in the middle with his wife ‘the queen’ and their only son who is the heir apparently. He is seated on the left hand side of the king. In this same direction, we also have the leader of the army (the elephant). He is looking so cheerful. Although some of the animals have called on the king to abandon the position of the leader of the army, he has not heeded to them.
“Whether there is war or not, we need an army and hence someone to lead them,” he always says. When we move to the right hand side of the king, we can also see the peacock who is the king’s advisor. Next to him is the monkey who is the spiritual guardian of the kingdom of Labori.
A careful look on the platform also reveals an important member of the kingdom. The tiger, though, he does not have any position in the kingdom he is much revered. He is therefore not exempted from any decision that is made by the king and his officers. This clearly shows that, if there should be any vacant position, he will be the first animal to be considered.
