Ryan Keith Johnson

Lion Ascend Ryan Keith Johnson

In the world of Ayana, the lions protected the land and the innocent from evil. Evil emerged with the rise of the tigers who built an empire and over powered the lions by killing the bravest and strongest lions in their sleep. The elder lions were killed and the youngest lions were pushed into a giant mirror called the catacomb. A prophecy was passed generation after generation for a thousand years. This prophecy that emerged was about Lion Ascend. At this point the animals of Copper Toe lost hope for life as well as freedom and began to join the empire of the tigers. Great sadness loomed with the animals, but some built an underground resistance against the empire. The resistance finally challenged the tiger's empire, but after months of fighting the resistance failed. Lion Ascend was created from the Ascending Realms and brought by tbe Burning Bush. Iza, the Priest of Pride encourages Vera, the cheetah, to take Lion Ascend as her own. Vera reluctantly takes him and teaches him how to be kind, loving and merciful. Lion Ascend discovers after he grows up that he is the last lion. The Burning Bush and Dafidale tells him he has been chosesn to unite the animals of the world against the empire of the tigers. Unsure of who he is he feels the pressure and the true meaning of what it is to have a good heart. With the help of his friend he sets off on a journey to uncover his identity of the future. To reclaim the courage of what the lions held to bring unity and freedom in the land against evil. Join Lion Ascend on his journey and find out if he fidn his courage and defeats the tigers.