(Chapter 1) King's court
#1 of A Feral Mind not a Feral Heart
this is chapter 1 of another story that i'm hoping to turn into a series, I know it's quite different than my other series but it's what came to me
hope you like it Enjoy!
A Feral Mind not a Feral Heart
Chapter 1
King's court
A young man is seen running through the crowded streets in the market
His hair almost reaching his eyes sways in the wind blowing against his face
Leather and chain acting as his armor over his cotton clothing, he runs with haste
"get him!" a royal guard yells, his patrol swarms from all directions closing in on its target
‘why can't they leave me alone' the young man thought, still running for his life
Suddenly he stopped it was a dead end, now trapped between guards and a wall he didn't have much of a choice it was do or die.
‘looks like you need my help kid' a voice spoke in his head
‘I guess your right please let us just escape, try not to hurt any one' the young man thought back
‘I'm not making any promises, I do what I can to survive, now let's go!'
A loud howl came from within as a quick flash of light shone starting the young mans transformation
His hands became paw like with claws at the end; dark grey fur grew all over his body completely covering his skin
His feet grew sharp nails and paw pads on the bottom
And his mouth pushed out into a muzzle as his ears moved from the side to the top of his head and pointed upwards
A tail burst out from behind him as he looked over at himself once more, he was a wolf still wearing his clothing which some how still seemed to fit
His pupils dilated as the final thoughts were said before he was shut out of his own body
‘please try not to kill any one...'
‘hmm just let me handle it, I know what I'm doing'
The wolf jumped up and pushed against the wall and ricocheted all the way up to the top of the adjacent wall
He stood proudly up there before noticing more guards approaching with crossbows
"Shit, got to run" he said to himself running along the top of the wall looking for an opening to exit the town in this labyrinth of stone buildings.
He ducked left into an empty alley way, he was searching for the scent of pine to lead him out of the city
Sniffing the air not stopping for a moment, the scent of fresh pine was near he was getting closer to the edge
The alley turned right leading to a main passage, he knew the main streets lead to the open gates of the city all he had to do was run as fast as he could
Four feet from the main street a group of guards entrap the wolf in the end of the alley was pointing there spears towards him
"Surrender creature" the head guard ordered
"Never" the wolf growled, he dashed right towards them claws and fangs bared
Disarming them with his speedy claws and forcing them out of the alley with a fierce kick, the guards were all slammed against the wall, now reversed role the wolf had them trapped and about to finish them off
He lifted the head guard in the air to eye level and spoke
"You dare challenge me"
‘I said not to kill anyone!' the young mans voice spoke in his head
The wolf growled as he glared into the guard's eyes "you're lucky today"
The wolf threw the guard against the wall knocking him out toppling on top of the other defeated guards
He ran down the main road hearing gasps and screams from the passers by, it didn't matter to him he just needed to get away
The gate was in view the pine forest in view the wind blowing in the right direction to smell the relaxing scent
But as usual the gates were flooded with guards; it looked like he had no choice he had to fight
‘Look over there isn't that crate in the most perfect place' the young mans voice echoed
He looked closer the crates were in the best spot to jump over the gate
‘What are the chances, thanks kid' the wolf thought back
He dashed toward the crate and jumped making a quick landing and immediately leaped over the gate and ran deep into the forest
Dodging trees and rocks, he ran until he reached a point deep enough to feel he was safe
Sitting on a rock he thought ‘man that would have taken longer if we had to fight all those guards'
‘Good thing that crate was there... now do you mind giving me my body back'
‘Fine, whatever ... you'll need my help again soon I can tell'
‘and you need me to live, so lets just say we need each other'
The wolf body faded as the fur seemed to shed off and disappear into thin air and his mouth moved back into his skull and ears on the side
His claws retracted and nails pulled back to there normal state
His tail shrank back into his body, the young mans body was restored and mind back in control
Stretching and looking at his hands he said to himself "good to be back to normal"
‘Since when are you normal?' the wolf voice said in the young mans head
"Shut up, if your going to try to annoy me at least make yourself visible"
The wolf laughed ‘does it bother you that I think it's funny when you're mad'
The wolf appeared in front of the young man
"You know it will still look like your talking to yourself" the wolf said
"Who cares at least your not echoing in my head, this way it's easier to talk"
"I guess, it seems I'm the only one you can talk to"
"I know that... you have to make me feel bad, don't you" the young man sighed and looked to the ground
"Nope, just stating the obvious"
"... why is it I can only see you?" the young man said questioning the wolf
"What do you mean?"
"I used to see others what happened to them? ..."
"Well...its been a while since you asked about that"
"Mind telling me ... Vern?"
"The real question is should I?..." Vern said
Suddenly Vern disappeared
"Ver-" the young man was cut off by a sudden blow to the head, he saw black, he had been knocked unconscious
He woke up in the back of a cart bound by thick ropes; looking up still a little dazed he could see the royal guards had caught him
"Where am I?"
"You're awake, good now we can read you your sentence" the guard sitting in the cart said, he snapped his fingers and a scroll was brought to him
"ahem... you Yaxon... you got a last name?"
"... no I don't" Yaxon said quietly
"humph ... I'll just continue then... you Yaxon have been marked as a criminal by the king, you are now being delivered to the courts of king Hawmailor the 2nd to determine your fate." The guard scrolled back the sentence "I don't know what the hell you did, but I'll say now... your screwed" the guard laughed, clearly not knowing who he was talking to
‘I wonder why I'm in this mess in the first place...' Yaxon pulls back his memories from his past
*Two years ago
Yaxon was going to a school in a village just a little bit off the edge of the kingdom, under a name of his lost friend Robert
"Hey Robert wait up"
"Hey frank, what are you doing here?"
"I go to school with you"
"I meant what are you doing following me home"
"I needed to ask you if you're coming to the village festival tonight"
"oh yea, I think I'll go"
"Good I'll see you there"
Frank waved good bye and walked in the other direction
At the time Yaxon didn't know what was going on with him, he still heard voices in his head but he disregarded them as just his imagination.
He walked until he reached a small house owned by a farming couple
"Hello boy you working today?" an old man sitting at the table asked
"Well... I wanted to ask if I could go to the festival tonight"
"Why sure you can just as long as you finish moving all the hay from the barn into the stables then you can go"
"Ok I'd better hurry then" Yaxon ran into the barn and grabbed a few bails of hey with his pitchfork moving them over to the stables which took about 3 hours since the stables were pretty far from the barn
Yaxon wiped the sweat from his head "finally finished" the sun was almost setting but still giving enough light to still see a blue sky "the festival's going to start soon, at least I got all of my work done" he walked back to the house to tell the couple that he was finished as he left from there he stopped in the street
"arghhh" he held his head
‘I've had enough, his mind is weak let me take him' a voice rang out in his head
‘Don't do this, he's still just a boy, he knows nothing of us'
‘Then let's show him then, let's make it memorable'
The boy was struggling from the conflict in his mind
Six figures appeared before him each one different, he looked at them from left to right as his headache subsided
A dragon about 6 and half feet high with green scales along his back and head large dragonish wings with dark golden scales running down from his bottom jaw along his chest and going until it reached the tip of the tail.
A wolf with silver and grey fur standing 6 feet eyes completely black as if to pierce the soul.
A griffin with a golden face plate running from the top of his head to his beak powerful talons and pure white wings that seemed to give off a glow.
A bear stood strongly its claws wrapped into fists, it had a stern look on his face, he meant business.
a dolphin ocean blue its flippers turned to hands and feet and had legs branching out before its powerful tail
and last the creature standing to the right frightened Yaxon greatly, it was a dark fox, its fur pitch black a wicked smile across its face and 3 tails each looking to glow in a darkened aura.
Yaxon fell back from the sight of these creatures he shivered from fear trying not to make eye contact
"who are you?" Yaxon asked nervously
"you should know, we are a part of you" the fox said still with a wicked smile on his face
"what? How is that possible" he yelled back, Yaxon got up and began to run away from these creatures trying to convince himself that they weren't real
The fox chased after him laughing maniacally
"Something tells me this isn't going to end well" the wolf said as the other creatures faded back into Yaxon's mind
The fox caught up with Yaxon jumping right in front of him to scare him
The boy screamed and fell on the ground once more
"So weak, your perfect for the taking" the fox said glaring right at the boy there eyes glowed as the fox fused into the boy
Yaxon was pushed out of his body, feeling like he had gone into a deep sleep
He awoke in what seemed to be nothing just utter darkness, floating there not knowing what was going on
A scaly claw grabbed his arm and turned him around
"are you alright?"
Yaxon was speechless and paralyzed by fear
"Its alright we're not going to hurt you" said the wolf seeming to come out of nowhere
"Where am I?" Yaxon questioned
"We're in your subconscious, looks like you got forced out of your own body" the dragon said
"I'm out of my body...does that mean I'm...dead"
The dragon laughed "no you're not dead but it looks like Linesp has taken over your body"
"how do I get back?" Yaxon asked
"you can't...at least not right now, all we can do is wait until his energy runs out...and by then who knows what he will have done to the outside world"
*Yaxon's present time
"Linesp, he's the reason I got dragged into this" Yaxon whispered to himself
‘Unfortunately kid... but you don't have to worry about him anymore we got rid of him remember' Vern's voice spoke to Yaxon
‘Yeah I know, but I'm still suffering the consequences of what he did...look at me now' Yaxon thought back
The cart stopped in what seemed like a large arch structure
The guards bound Yaxon's arms back and tied his legs so that minimal movement was allowed.
"This is where your sentence is to be chosen now move" the guard pushed him
Yaxon started to walk the path leading to the large court room followed by two guards
‘The second I'm out of these bindings take over and run Vern' Yaxon thought
‘All ready, just tell me when'
They proceeded into the court room, trumpets played as the king entered the and sat upon his seat
"King Hawmailor the 2nd has entered the court, his judgment is fair as his divine right as king" one of the people standing by the doors yelled
The king nodded as they all sat except for Yaxon who was standing at a small podium with two guards still watching him
"Now Yaxon do you understand why you're here?" the king asked
"no I do not your majesty" Yaxon spoke
"You have a particular ability boy, and it has caused a massive amount of destruction in my kingdom"
"I can't deny that your majesty"
"so then you plead guilty to what has been set against you"
"I..."
A flash of light shone and a howl was heard, Yaxon was transforming again
As he changed into his wolf form the guards were ready to lunge at him but the king held out his hand to halt them
"I cannot stand for this, Yaxon is innocent" Vern growled
"So the beast shows itself" the king looked intrigued
Vern broke free of the bindings as they snapped off from Vern's strength "what are his charges I'll take them on one by one" he raised he claws
"Tell me creature do you have a name?" the king asked
"It's Vern! And none of you will live to tell it if you hurt him"
A slight gasp could be heard from the room
The king chuckled to himself impressed with creature's strength and its protective nature
"Well then maybe some special arrangements can be made" the king signaled every one out except the guards and Vern
"What special arrangements"
The king chuckled
"Let's just say there are certain people I need to get rid of"
"You want me to be a mercenary, for you...Never!" Vern growled
"It looks like you have no choice, it's either that or, well you already know what will happen"
‘Don't do it Vern, I don't care what happens, just run!' Yaxon's voice said to Vern
"Guards block the exits, while I brief him on the mission at hand" the king commanded and the guards all took hold there weaponry and blocked the only exits even the windows "I don't want you running away before I finish" the king chuckled again
‘Shit, it looks like we're out of luck here kid, what do we do fight or hear him out'
‘I guess lets hear what he's going to say; maybe we can find a way to get out of it'
Vern sat at the podium staring down the king "well... I'm waiting..." he said with a rather annoyed tone.
On the outskirts of the kingdom by a river a light hair man around his early thirties wearing brown pants and a light vest that is ripped near the edges, walks along the edge of the river
"Why are we going so close to the kingdom again? You know it's a dangerous place there" the man spoke seeming to talk to the air
"Because, I sensed something coming from there, we have to find out what it is"
"We can't just be walking in because you think you sense something, it's not good to be so reckless"
"But I know there is something there, and it seems really familiar"
"Familiar, to you, in what way?"
"Like I've felt that power before"
"Alright, we'll go check it out, but when it gets dark so we don't attract any attention"
"Sounds, like a plan, if only I could remember what it was that I sensed..."
Vern had been escorted out of the city by the king's guards a few hours later
Vern let Yaxon have his body back
"he wants us to, hunt someone down... and kill them" Yaxon said
"It looks like that's the only option we have, his guards are going to be watching our every move if we go back into the city" Vern appeared in front of Yaxon
"but can't we just live out here or go to another kingdom"
"He gave us a time limit, 5 days and then he'll send his bounty hunters at us, I don't think I could handle, to many skilled fighters by my self"
"Then let's get this over with..." Yaxon said sounding really depressed
Vern took over again, and they set out to search for this wanted person
End of Chapter 1
hey i hoped you liked the story please comment i want to know what my readers think
and if anyone has read my profile... this is like the intro to my species story but it isn't derectly so when i get around to finishing the actual story i'll post it
anyway thanks for reading