Lunar Tales Prologue - Tragic Start
The start of my story project.
Tragic Start - Plasma receives a letter from a dying guild member to stop an insane evil human named Lurkon from eradicting all beasts in the world of Lunarem.
Story/Art/Most characters are mine.
This is a story I wanted to do.
I own my OCs and this story. But the other OCs is owned by my friends too.
Prologue: Troubling Start
Deep in the forest village, there are some beasts living in their homes living their normal lives and some are still in fear from the incident that happened years ago. Much causality happened and among was an interspecific couple, a wolf and a vampire bat had a child that's a mix of their blood. That child is a vampire wolfbat hybrid who has both bat and wolf blood who's been ridiculed his whole life. Many called him a cursed blooded mongrel due to him being born on the night of the blood moon. That hybrid is named Plasma von Lunarfang and he's been ridiculed by most of the residents at a very young age but that dwindled ever since his parents was murdered by a corrupt guild member. The guild left after the hybrid killed their leader as the latter requested for the life of his parents and since then, the guild never came back to the village ever again. That is until many years later until now...
Somewhere in the woods, a wounded armored human limps towards the village clutching his bleeding side.
"I'm...almost...there..." The wounded human breathed as he limps towards the village with all his might.
In town, a bunch of nocturnal beasts are busy with their daily lives not noticing a human until he was spotted a single beast. The beast is the only hybrid living in the village that is born a vampiric wolf and he's now in his early adult years. The hybrid has a black wolfish body with a red underbelly with vampire fangs, bat ears, purple and red eyes, wearing a purple jacket with red insides and blue pants with a brown belt with a red hourglass glass buckle, wearing also a purple scarf with blue tips on it.
"Hey! You're one of the hunters, right?" Plasma asked the gravely wounded human.
"Y-Yes... I came...to find...you..." The human gasped out as takes a blood stained letter out. "For you... We need...your help..." The human finished.
Plasma takes the bloody letter and reads it.
"Dear Young Halfling...
We are in dire need of assistance. Our top member, Lurkun, has gone rogue and has started attacking the town we kept so peaceful and killed off our reasonable leader and usurped his role of leader of the Regal Hunters guild. He claims that all beasts in the world must be exterminated so that humans will be safe from harm. It's a ridiculous goal he wants to fulfill for his own desires and we tried our best to stop him but some of the other members has been secretly supporting his goals and started follow Lurkun's ideals... It's a sad and unfortunate outcome that our fellow brothers and sisters have been turned on us. We the resistance are being weeded out and exterminated by that monster's men. We're writing this letter hoping that you will help us end Lurkun's tyranny once and for all and restore peace. We beg of you, for your late parents we've wrongfully executed during the attack on your village because of Lurkun, help us. There isn't much time until he strikes your home again.
Sincerely yours-
Former Vice Leader of the Regal Hunters and Leader of the Resistance - Valmus"
Plasma stares at the letter with wide eyes from what he read.
"So you're from the resistance, huh?" Plasma asked the wounded human.
"Yes... Lurkun... That bastard murdered...his majesty, the vice leader's brother, Reus." The resistance member spat bitterly about the enemy. "Now...he hunts...those who...are resisting against...him... He knows...neither mercy...nor any remorse..." The human breathed out as he coughs up blood and keels over.
"Hey, hang on!" The vampire wolf said trying to help.
"It's...too late...for me... Please... Save...this...world... Defeat...Lurkun..." The human breathed out his last and falls to the ground motionless as a blood puddle forms underneath him.
"Hey, y-you gotta pull through! C'mon!" The hybrid tried to rouse the soldier in vain but he was already gone.
Plasma stands up and looks at the dead soldier's body and at the letter with anger as he bares his fangs and he stares at the dead human again.
"I promise you... Lurkun will get what he deserves." The hybrid spoke bitterly as he crumples up the letter. "Lurkun. So he's the one who killed my folks... Alright. I guess I'll be one who'll put him in his place!" He stated as a prepares to leave the village.
"Hmm... So you intend to get yourself killed, boy?" An elderly voice asked as the hybrid turned around to see his maternal grandfather. The bat is Vampyr Veilwing, the father of Plasma's late mother, Twilona Lunarfang (her last name was formerly Veilwing). The old bat is pale grey with translucent white wings with a vampire bat appearance with a pink nose and cloudy grey eyes, wearing a sky blue robe that covers mostly his body except for his feet which are worn by tan sandals.
"Grandpa... I-" The hybrid tried to speak but sees the bat stuck his claw causing the lupine to stop.
"Save it, I know. There are times you can be troublesome and there are times you be helpful. But I don't want to lose my dear grandchild to a vile human who claims that all beasts are evil." Vampyr said to the hybrid.
"You know about the letter?" He asks his grandfather about the letter.
"Of course, I know! Hell, I may be blind but my ears can hear you reading even if you are whispering." The old bat exclaimed earning a snicker from a few villagers and from his grandson.
"Right..." The hybrid stopped laughing and quickly got serious. "But grandpa, I have to do this. With Lurkun running amok, he won't stop until he kills all-" He stops as the bat put his paw up again.
"I'm aware of that but first..." The old bat started he reached into his robe and took out a sheathed blade. "I want you to take this machete and cut down the branches near the house." The bat finished with a smirk.
"Not happening... Isn't that one of my uncles' jobs anyway?" The vampire wolf asked in a irritant tone.
"I'm afraid my so-called 'sons', your 'uncles' are experiencing their hangovers from some damn party they went to last night." The old bat angrily stated as a vein mark appeared on his head. "I declare... If your mother were here, she'd set them straight..." He finished after handing the hybrid the tool.
"Mom was scary and so was dad. But not gonna use-" The hybrid was cut off by a scream and he turns to see some humans rushing into the village armed with swords as some animals run away.
"Alright, men! Find the traitor that's hiding in this place and pillage to your hearts' content!" The lead soldier urged his comrades.
"Yes sir!" The soldiers complied.
Before the humans could act, the hybrid grabs the machete and walks up to the invader.
"You either leave or lose your life. Pick your fate." Plasma boldly warned his enemies as he unsheathes his weapon.
"You little pest! You think you can stand up to us?!" The lead invader retorts. "Kill him!" He motioned to the soldiers.
The invaders charge at the hybrid who parries with a block from his machete and cuts down his attacker by slashing at his chest killing him. The vampire wolfbat smirks at the human's folly as another attacks him but ends up meeting the same fate as his comrade as the hybrid quickly dispatches him.
"Y...You vile monster...!" The lead invader retorts one more time.
"Me? A 'monster'? You ever considered what you've done to others? Or what your own vice leader did to my folks?!" The hybrid retorts about the guild's massacre on the village before.
"So what... Die, you vile abomination!" The lead invader shouted as he lunges at the hybrid only to have his weapon knocked out of his hand and stabbed through the chest. "D-Damn... Lurkon said...you beasts...weak..." The human breathes out until he goes limp.
"I may be born a halfling but I happy to be what I am." Plasma vehemently said to the dead human as he takes his bloody machete out of him.
"Not all humans are bad, my boy." Vampyr replied.
"I'm aware but I can't stand how the guild would do this." The hybrid replied. "I need to stop Lurkun and group before they cause anymore harm." He finished as he goes to leave out the village.
"Hmm... Guess I won't stop you, Plasma..." The old bat started stopping his grandson. "You can't face them alone. You'll need help to bring him down." He finished.
"You're right, grandpa." The hybrid relents as he walks over to the first visitor and kneels down to him.
"Go on into the house and get some rest. Me and others with handle these humans." The old reassured the hybrid.
"Thanks, grandpa." Plasma said as gets up to walk back to the house to rest up for an important journey tomorrow.
Vampyr grimaces knowing that his wolfbat grandchild and his friends will face some hardships along their journey.
This is the prologue of the my story. My first chapter is coming along after.