Lunar Tales Arc 1 [Revolution] Chapter 3 - Regal Disaster
This is the second chapter of my story project.
Arc 1 Chapter 3 - Regal Disaster: Plasma, Fable and Duplex joins forces on a journey til they met a ruthless group that's bent on killing beast kind.
(Marked mature for violence, blood, death and some profanity.)
Story written by me and some of the characters are mine in this story.
The characters including in this chapter is Fable the fox belongs to and Duplex the dox belongs to <<PrevStart
Welcome to another part of the Lunar Tales story.
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Arc 1: Revolution
Chapter 3: Regal Disaster
Plasma, Fable and Duplex are walking down the sidewalk until the canids heard an old voice calling out to them.
"Hey, hold it!" An old voice called out which got the trio's attention and sees an old vampire bat heading towards them.
"Oh, grandpa!" Plasma called out.
"Grandpa?" The dox replied in bewilderment.
"I did mention that I'm part vampire bat." The hybrid explained.
"There you are! Good thing I managed track you scentwise despite my blindness." Vampyr stated.
"I can see that but what are you doing here, gramps?" The hybrid questioned the blind bat.
"You forgot something that your sire left you." The old bat said as he lifts his arm holding out a purple octagonal object with a red hourglass symbol along with chains attached towards his grandson. "Malcolm entrusted this to you." He finished.
"Dad's locket! I forgot about it... Thanks, grandpa." The wolfbat said as he takes the locket from the old bat's claws.
"So who are your new friends?" The old bat ask asked noticing the vulpines.
"These two are Fable and Duplex. They're foxes. One of them is pure and other is half." The wolfbat explained.
"Greeting, sir." Fable nervously greeted the bat.
"It's true. I'm a dox that's part sato and part red fox." Duplex explained.
"Interesting." The old bat started."I'm glad my grand __pup is making more intriguing_ friends._He'll need more help on his journey." Vampyr said while lost in his thoughts.
"Grandpa?" Plasma said snapping the chiropteran out of his thoughts.
"Hmm? Ah..." The old mammal starts. "Just be careful, Plazm. I hate to lose another male in my family." Vampyr finishes as he begins to walk away but trips a bit on the curb.
"Grandpa, are you OK?" The hybrid asked worried about his grandfather.
"Oh. I'm fine! This old bat is- urp!" Vampyr yelps as he stumbles into a mailbox but kept on walking. "I'll just rely on hearing and smell! I'll be fine!" He yelled out as he quickly avoids an oncoming car which swerves but kept going.
"I declare... My grandpa's gonna be the death of me." Plasma said as he facepalms in disbelief.
"Your grandpa's a really nice guy." Fable commented.
"Thanks but he can be a handful at times." The hybrid replied.
"Must be nice to have family like that." The dox joked.
"Hey, be nice! The old bat is sight impaired!" The red fox rebuked.
"Just because I'm blind and old doesn't mean I'm helpless!" Vampyr shouted from a distance as he continues walking.
"He heard us?!" Fable asked in disbelief.
"Bats have greater hearing than most canines." Plasma explained.
"So you're not adopted?" Fable asked.
"Nope. I'm really biologically related to the old bat. That was my maternal grandfather." The wolfbat chimera said as walks down sidewalk. "My mother was a beautiful vampire bat and dad was a rough tribal wolf." He explained
"They sound like a nice pair of folks." The dox commented.
"They were but now they're dead thanks to a certain human..." The wolfbat growled.
"Oh, sorry... I didn't mean to bring up that matter." Dupe apologized.
"It's fine. Though my old sire would love to see another canid to treat as his sons." The wolfbat joked.
"I'm sure but humans... I hate them when they judge." The dox growled bitterly.
"I never had much contact with humans..." Fable admitted.
"This one human just wants to-" Plasma was cutoff seeing a violent act in the street.
"You were supposed to pay the fines for walking!" The knight berated the civilian.
"You bastards are corrupting the laws! Lurkon is nothing but a sad, excuse of a man." The civvie retorts at the knight.
"You dare insult the great and wise Lurkon?! Kill this wretch!" The lead knight ordered.
The corrupt knight is about to land a killing blow until a dark wave of energy hits the soldier saving the human.
"It's not nice to attack unarmed civilians, you know!" Plasma said as he walks up while holding his machete out. "Leave this to us, please." The wolfbat told the human.
"Ah, right." The civvie got up and fled the scene as fast as he could.
"Who the hell are you?" The lead knight demanded.
"I should ask the same for you so-called members of the Regal Hunters guild." The wolfbat spat at them.
"Actually, it's 'Beast' Hunters now. We're no longer that worthless guild anymore." The lead knight explained.
"Oh, is it because I slew one of your own? My dad was seriously injured because of your commander's actions and both my parents were murdered because of him!" The wolfbat retorts loudly at the humans.
"The human you killed was Lurkon's father-" The corrupt knight was cut off from another civvie.
"You mean, Stelton? That man was the greatest human who cared for anyone but his son? Hah! He was never the man his father was!" The civilian laugh at the guild's 'leader' and turns to the hybrid. "Did you really kill him for vengeance?" He asked.
"I didn't. He actually used me as an example for Lurkon for his arrogance so..." The chimera truthfully explained as he thinks back.
=Flashback=
In the burning village of Veilvine, a young Plasma is standing his ground as he knocks Lurkon away from deceased parents while he's injured as well. Lurkon is about to attack but gets thrown backwards from another individual who is Stelton, his father.
"You truly are a helpless fool, Lurkon..." The older human spat at a younger Lurkon and turns to the young Plasma. "Boy, no, Plasma... I am sorry for my son's actions... Here...take this and take my life as compensation for parents." Stelton ordered the halfing who hesitates.
"But..." Young Plasma started but got cut off.
"Life for a life. That's better than any alternative apology, yes?" Stelton inquired.
"I...understand..." The young wolfbat said as he takes the human's sword.
"What?! No!" Lurkon said as he gets held back by other guild members.
"Lurkon... This is the price for your arrogance and misdemeanor. Remember this well." Stelton rebuked his son as he kneels to accept his fate.
Plasma gripped the blade tightly and plunges the weapon deep into the human's chest and into his heart killing him instantly. Lurkon can only watch in horror as his father is killed.
=Reality=
"In short, Lurkon disgraced his father and I was asked by Stelton to perform a mercy kill." Plasma explained further as he points his blade at the soldier. "I heard that the Regal Hunters were supposed to be a guild that protects humans. Not shake them down for money like crooks." The wolfbat rebukes them.
"So Lurkon was right... His father was a weak man unfit to be the next leader of the guild. 'Peace and goodness for others', my foot." The lead knight laughs. "Tear this wretch apart!" He ordered as both soldiers on his side attacks the hybrid.
Plasma quickly disarms the soldiers by knocking the weapons out of their hands and kicks them both in the head knocking them unconscious.
"Arrgh! Useless lot!" The soldier berated his men.
"They tried but now what's your plan?" The wolfbat asked as the knight decides to flee the scene.
"Hey! Hold it!" Duplex called out as he gave chase.
"Wait!" Fable said as he chases after the dox.
"My condolences to your folks." The human started. "But you shouldn't have pick a fight with those brutes since they've occupied this city." He finished.
"What do you mean?" Plasma asked the man.
"Those monsters took over the mansion and has the magistrate held hostage. I hope they didn't kill him..." He said in a worried tone.
Plasma nods as he hurried towards his friends chasing the corrupt guild member. He finally caught up and sees the humans corner the duo. Seeing them in trouble, the chimera unsheathes his machete and walks up to the armed humans.
"Step away from the vulpines unless you want to lose a limb!" Plasma threatened the soldiers as he nears them.
"The hell?" One of the soldiers turned and spotted the wolfbat. "Another beast?!" He said as he recklessly charges only to be swiftly cut down by the chimera.
"Who's next?" Plasma dared as more of the soldiers turn towards him.
"Hold it!" A voice called out which got the attention of everyone. A pompous looking man is glaring at them. "No need for more bloodshed unless you the life of this fool to end." The smug man said motioning to the soldier behind him holding a blindfolded hostage at knife point.
"Bastard..." The wolfbat cursed as he took off his satchel and tosses it into an alley then take off the scabbard and sheathes the machete only to toss it to the ground.
"Surrendering like a good beast. I like that." The smug human gloated.
"Hmph! A sadistic idiot like yourself is nothing more than a coward. I wonder why Lurkon kept you, to be his useless tool?" The wolfbat retorts.
"How dare you! I, Feldas, am a high ranking member of the Beast Hunters!" Feldas stated proudly.
"I bet bitchiness is your rank." Duplex snarked at the human which got the fellow chimera laughing and a few soldiers too.
This got the human growling in anger as he pops a vein. Soon, he starts stomping in anger at the dox's remark.
"ENOUGH!!!" Feldas shouted which silences everyone. "I worked hard to get what I want and I will have respect!" He retorted as he snaps his fingers.
On command the guards apprehends Plasma while Fable bites the one of the soldier's leg and fled into an alleyway. The bitten guild member tries to give chase but Dupe blocks him.
"Sir, one of those beasts escape!" The soldier cried out.
"Forget it. We'll, deal with that vermin later. Bring those mutts inside!" Feldas ordered as the soldiers apprehend both Plasma and Duplex and escort them into the structure.
Fable peeks out of the side of the alleyway to see both chimeras being led into the building. The fox fidgets and whines about unable to help his friends. The satchel moves and opens to reveal an albino weasel, Phantom peeking out of the item.
"Oh, hey there!" Fable greeted the weasel.
Phantom looks around for his master but stares at the fox and leaves the alley to see his master's machete on the ground and goes to pick it up and drag it into the alleyway.
"Oh... You're looking for Plasma? Sorry but he was captured along with Dupe." Fable explained to the weasel.
Phantom droops his ear a bit after hearing the bad news and scurries to nearby window to find that it's open a crack. The weasel drags the machete and satchel to a window to see that it's open and squeezes through.
"Hey! What about me?!" Fable said as he see the weasel open the window a bit more slightly enough for the fox to slip in with him. "Thanks! Now let's go save them!" The fox said with determination as they searched for the hybrids.
Plasma and Dupe have been captured by the Regal Hunters now known as the Beast Hunters. What will happen to them? Will Fable and Phantom be able to save them?