I am life.
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I am death.
I give everything.
But I take all.
I am the Savage Kingdom.
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Call her Zalika.
The outlaw queen.
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Hated by everyone
just for being alive.
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But Zalika plays the long game...
...slowly building an army
to take the great marsh.
No killing grounds are richer,
and to the victor the bloody spoils.
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They have ruled for too long.
Under protection of the king, Sekekama.
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Zalika is planning a revolution
to overthrow the lions on their own ground.
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The marsh pride governs with violence.
Zalika lacks brute force,
but she works harder, thinks faster.
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Why do the killing...
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...when you can wait and take the leftovers?
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Just one rule.
Never cross the king.
Sekekama will snap your spine.
No hesitation.
No remorse.
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Their feast ends,
and our banquet begins.
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Zalika knows the true value of skin and bone.
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Beyond the far edge of the great marsh
lies a barren ridge of sand.
Hidden from murderers,
welcome to Zalika's secret lair.
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The scraps brought back feed tomorrow's hyena soldiers.
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A battle-hardened clan of mothers,
the sisterhood is raising an army.
Growing their numbers is the only hope against lions.
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Lose, and a generation will starve.
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Armies need discipline.
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Zalika's rule is absolute.
Only females can rule the hyena clan.
Only a princess inherits the queen's throne.
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And this is Zalika's heir.
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It's for her Zalika will win this kingdom.
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Keep her safe.
Soon, Zalika's princess will enter the killing fields,
where a deadly battle will be lost or won.
The battle for the great marsh.
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Rains flood new life into the kingdom.
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The marsh rewards its rulers.
Enjoy it while it lasts.
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We will drag you from your throne.
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Zalika will risk her life for her clan.
Her growing army needs more food.
Who will provide?
Hunting dogs.
Small but lethal.
Find their weakness, Zalika.
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Fool them with a grin.
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Get it wrong, and they'll kill you.
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This is a game of deception.
Looking weak is easy.
But the dogs have opened the door to a thief
and let her live.
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Give this hyena queen an inch,
and in time, she will take it all.
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The new hyena army grows restless.
Hunger ignites their bellies.
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Zalika needs to take a new generation
to scavenge the killing fields of the great marsh.
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Where the queen leads,
the sisterhood's new soldiers will follow,
her precious princess among them.
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Here is your birthright.
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For a wide-eyed princess,
this is a land of endless opportunity.
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It's all meat, and it's all for eating.
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This will all be yours, Princess.
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New soldiers spread out beyond the marsh...
...to size up the battleground.
The sisterhood's resolute queen pursues a special mission.
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Got to get close to a kill.
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Take it step by step.
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Too many dogs.
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Safer in the water.
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Risk a theft.
See what happens.
Just a little bone,
but a big victory.
Zalika can steal from the dogs.
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Now it's all about how much.
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The scavenger queen is turning the tables.
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But power is greedy...
and must be fed constantly.
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The clan is growing fast.
And their hunger is ravenous.
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More demands more.
Only one place left to exploit-- the north.
Overgrown...
uncharted...
unpredictable.
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Death is coming.
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Death is here.
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Nowhere to hide?
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The hyena's curse...
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...is back.
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Muscle power alone can win battles.
But to win the long game demands brains.
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The pride of the north.
They look strong,
but Zalika sees through them.
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Why does the leopard not run?
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With no spine-snapping king, these lionesses are weak.
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A plan is forming.
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For one clan to rise, another must fall.
If Zalika can defeat the lions of the north,
she can feed her army.
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Trust your instincts, Zalika.
Strike now.
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You can beat this pride.
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They're alone.
Take this kill from them.
This belongs to the sisterhood.
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No one wants to spill blood.
The lions lose their nerve.
You are weak.
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Advantage, Zalika.
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Hyenas do not eat alongside lions.
This is heresy.
But the deed is done.
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Victory swells the sisterhood's confidence.
The northern lions are beaten.
Zalika has opened a gateway to the north.
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The change of season will bring new riches to them.
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The dry season.
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When the water is all gone,
all thunder north.
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Meat follows the water.
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Predators follow the meat.
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Battle lines are redrawn.
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Zalika is waiting.
There will be blood.
Who kills most is no longer important.
Who steals most will win the day.
And theft is Zalika's special power.
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Put the dogs in their place.
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This is ours.
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Another success,
another rival thwarted.
The hyenas are on the rise.
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The north belongs to Zalika and her sisterhood.
Another crop of soldiers comes of age...
as the heat strikes the weak.
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Zalika's lucky break.
Perfect timing...
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...for scavengers.
The day of the hyena has dawned.
Who needs the marsh when you have all this?
And all the casualties that come with drought.
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Zalika's princess grows bold,
feeding off a kingdom in crisis.
With each carcass the clan claims, her confidence rises.
But when everyone is desperate, watch your back.
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Confidence can kill, Princess.
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Just walk away.
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Don't push too far.
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Only fight battles you can win.
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The movement of meat concentrates old enemies.
The smell of death lures the sisterhood closer to the marsh.
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But always check what lies in the shadows.
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The marsh pride.
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This carcass is taken.
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Careful, Zalika.
Don't you see Sekekama?
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He's watching!
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Zalika's confidence blinds her to danger.
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Wherever Sekekama goes, death stalks behind.
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Just as night follows day, the pride will follow the herd.
Zalika's hard-won north is now no home for hyenas.
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The sisterhood has no choice.
They must retreat.
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The sun rises on the once-lush marsh.
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Now Zalika's only refuge...
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...is a place of desolation and memory.
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But the sweet stench of suffering
brings the hyenas hope.
Their only chance is a choked water hole...
guarded by giants.
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Tragedy is always somebody's good fortune.
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Scavengers are never welcome at funerals.
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The sisterhood needs this meat, Zalika.
There is nothing else.
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Giant mourners can't deter the overeager princess forever.
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Feed while you can, Princess.
Savor the lull before the storm.
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On this desolate plain, there is no greater prize.
And with the guardians gone, rivals will surely come.
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Keep hold of your carcass.
Keep hold of this water hole.
It is all you have left.
And so it begins.
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Hunting dogs.
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We have beaten them before, Princess.
Hold your ground.
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But this time, the pack doesn't back down.
Something is different.
Something's not right.
The reckless princess is playing with fire.
You should know, Zalika, when the dogs have pups,
they fight to the death.
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Zalika knows when to stay and fight...
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...and when to run for her life.
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The defiant princess does not.
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Her reign will never come.
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Your clan in exile...
your daughter dead.
These are dark times, Zalika.
There is nothing left for your clan here.
But Zalika always holds on to her cunning,
her undying ambition.
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True queens are made on the heels of failure.
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Zalika has one more chance.
Vultures mean an opportunity is close.
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But they are in her way again.
The marsh pride, of course.
Only this time, no king.
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Zalika may have lost her daughter,
but the sisterhood stands firm behind her.
We can take them!
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This is not about food, this is revolution.
Tear them apart!
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A new power is unleashed on the kingdom.
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These are the moments of legend.
Under Zalika's rule,
the sisterhood carries the day.