Epic Of Caterpillar

Chapter 471 - [Scripted Event] [Moonfang Kingdom Conquest] 31/35: Legendary Golden Claws Against A Chaotic Aberration! Lionel, The Golden Lion Beast King VS Kireina & Rimuru 1/2

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Lionel, known as the Tyrannical Lion Beast King of the Moonfang Kingdom, was not always like this.

He is now known for having dozens of concubines which he never loved, and a dozen children that he never cared about…

But why? What was Lionel seeking by acquiring wives and more children, if he never embraced them in the warmth of a family?

He never looked for love, neither people to be around him, he was always selfish and only cared about strength above everything else.

He seemed to be devoid of compassion, love, sincerity, and other emotions that made beastmen different than just monsters.

The Kingdom of Moonfang was not always ruled by Lionel, he was never the only King that had ever existed, there were many before him. They followed the church of Maeralya and her daughters and sons, the Living Deity, and Moonfang used to be a religious Kingdom that prospered through the blessings of such deities.

But as time went by, Maeralya decided to make her people more independent of her miracles and the help of her children (the Living Deities), she was told by her mother, Ova, the Great Goddess of Beasts, that mortals had all the tools to develop and grow on their own, and that she didnʼt need to waste so much Divine Energy in nurturing them.

Because Maeralya was reprimanded and almost lost the income of Divine Energy Crystals given by her mother due to this, she was forced to stop helping her children. Such events happened to many of the other Beast Demigods.

Due to this, Moonfang became more ruthless and distant from religion, beastmen began to rule with strength and not with faith or diplomacy. Although Maeralya and her children would still keep an eye on Moonfang, what they could do was now very limited.

However, amidst such chaotic ages, new Kings surged, and a royal family was created. They were the strongest feline beastmen, the Golden Lions. Strong Beastmen with golden fur and manes, strong muscles, good magic talent, and powerful claws.

They used brute force to dominate the different rulers of each small nation in Moonfang and unified the Kingdom once again.

However, Golden Lions were strong, but also had hearts of gold. They were compassionate with the weak and strived to nurture any talent.

They were not the most intelligent but were intelligent enough to gather other beastmen to help them in politics. Like this, a Royal Family of Lions was created, the first royal family of Moonfang.

In times when Maeralya and her children nurtured Moonfang personally, although it was called a ʼKingdomʼ, Kings and Queens were selected through voting.

Now in these dire times, voting could not be properly done as peace was non-existent, so brute force was used to take hold of the authority of the whole Kingdom. After all, the most primal power that made anyone obey others was strength.

The first Golden Lion King, Arthur, knew this very well, and used strength and his talents to conquer the people… he took the head of the tyrannical rulers, and led the weak. He used his brute strength to protect the weak, and like this, the citizens of Moonfang unified before his commands.

Creating a ʼRound Tableʼ of many citizens, leaders of different tribes of felines, Arthur created new laws and finally made order take place in Moonfang once and for all.

It was a peaceful era for many generations, Moonfang once again prospered through the Golden Lionʼs amazing leadership and humble and compassionate hearts, the protectors of the people.

Maeralya and her children, the Living Deities, were happy about such things, and through these generations, they relaxed and lowered their guards…

An entity with hateful intentions lurked through the darkness, seeping his influence and provoking several independent beastmen tribes to become highly aggressive, seeking war and destruction, and attacking Moonfang.

At the twelve generations of Golden Lions, Lionel was born from the previous King of Moonfang and the Queen, both were renowned warriors that fought in wars and skirmishes, bravely protecting their people.

Lionelʼs father, Douglas Moonfang was a just man with a humble and brave heart, while his mother, Anastacia, was a brave woman with a heart of gold.