the feral age-chapter one
#1 of the feral age
introduction: It is the year 2032, after the new president was elected a huge war broke out between Iran and Isreal, our president trying to stay out of the war between the rivaling countries decided not to send then any American support. so Isreal seeing that they were the by themselves sent a nuclear missle into the heart of Iran, but not knowing Iran also had a nuclear device. A huge nuclear war broke out with the world, 3 years later there are barely any survivors left and the ones who were infected by the intense gamma and alpha waves turned into feral, blood thirsty beasts. So plase enjoy your time here as we go to the life of Matthew Ramos a human who has survived the years of the war and his struggles between life and death..welcom to the Feral age.
I woke up still underground, in my small hole which was coverd with a moss like material, I pushed the camoflauge material off the top and took in a deep breath, the air smelled clearer where I was, my surrounding was a lush forrest which was not affected by the harsh efcts of the radiation. I stepped out of my small burrow and gathered my items wich was a; compound bow, and a handheld dart gun, a skinning knife, and some water, and food to keep me going. I packed it all in a rucksack and headed West tword the nearest town. A few hours later I sensed that somthing was watching me, I quickly turned around to see a person with the face of a fox and a tail, it was an anthro, suddenly I felt something prick me in my back, I pulled it out to find out that it was a small dart, and then everything went black. I awoke several hours later of what appeared to be a wood cabin, hearing a males voice.
"So what are we going to do with this human?" said the fox
"Hmm ill give him two choices one either fight as a gladiator or be fed to the feral wolves" I couldnt see who this one was but it appeared to be a female crocodile she then left the room, I got up and realized i was tied up and in a small cage.
"Heya foxy dude mind if you untie me?? and let me out?" I said with a smirk
"Haha your a funny one, but human we need to get down to business I am going to give you two choices, one fight as a gladiator or two get fed to the feral wolves."
"Hhhhh one please" I said while examining the fox he was 5"5 and had a medium build, he unlocked the door and untied me, immediatly he brought out a club and tried to hit me, I dodged the hit and threw a spinning hook kick to his face, I landed it on his muzzel knocking him off his feet. Feeling sorry for the fox I spared his life. I then grabbed my weapons, and clothes and ran out the door. The village was huge and was basicaly a recreation of a medival village, there population mainly consisted of anthros allthough I once in a while would see a human stand out of the crowd. I ran tword the gates only to be stopped by two very tall and muscular male wolves. I shot my dart gun which was loaded with a tranquilizer dart, one of the guards dropped to the ground but the other grabbed me by the neck and lifted me off the ground choking me. While struggling and gasping for air I heard a femals voice.
"Let him go if we want to kill him he will surely die in gladiator matches"
The wolf bowed his head in agreement and dropped me to the ground, I held my throat, and coughed for air, suddenly the last thing I saw while turning my head was a club hitting me in the face, I fell to the ground with a bloody nose and blacked out shortly after. I woke up yet again in a chamber surrounded by loads of anthros and a very small amount of humans. I grasped my head I had a horrible headache from that last blow.
"Hey Matthew you alright?" said a males voice
I turned around to face my old friend Chris, he was a Fox standing at 5"9 the same height as me.
"Oh my God Chris!! your still alive, I thought you had kicked the bucket when that plane hit your apartment"
"Yea same here man luckily I jumped out just in time, but my Brother didnt make it" I saw tears welling up in his eyes I hugged him and said "Im sorry man, so how did you end up here?"
We had a long conversation and I found out shortly after the nuclear war he left his town and took refuge in the forrest around maryland, right now I remeber staying close to Wisconsin, suddenly the guards came out of the doors with arms full of weapons, they laid them all down on the table infront of us, I saw everyone taking a weapon, Chris found himself a nice longsword, I found my old weapons. I sat back down on the bench and noticed a young wolf pup with a small knife sitting in the corner, I walked over to him he was apparently scared of me, he thrust the knife out at me, I dodged it and took the knife away from him.
"No no no no!! go away!!! please I dont want to die!!!" he threw several punches at my legs, and then sat back down with tears streaming down his face
"Little boy, come with me I will watch after you in the gladiator matches, just please stick with me" I put my hand out, he grabbed it and we walked back to the gates where Chris was waiting.
"Whos that there matt?" he looked at the Wolf pup, the pup got scared and ran behind me and shivered slightly
"I dont know but im not goin to just let him die"
"Well better keep him close cause after this match were escaping" he said with a smile
He told me he had been here a long time and managed to put together a escape route using the sewage systems under the village, the plan was to after the first match kill the guards at the door then get anyone you could to come with you and cause a diversion, and while they were fighting the rest of the guards me,him, and the pup would escape.
"Wow good job man im impressed on how you put this plan together" I patted him on the back, suddenly the doors opened and the guards flooded in the room and pulled me,chris,the pup, and several other humans and anthros were pushed out into the arena. the arena was covered and laid out with blood and rotting corpses. there was five of us; me,Chris,the Wolf pup, and a anthro Fox and Lizard.
"Hey you Fox whats your name?" I asked him
"Oh im Mark, and I must say it is a surprise to see a human, I thought the last of you were extinct" he then got up and examined me.
"Yea I thought I saw the last of us after the nuclear war"
I explained to him and the Lizard what we were planing to do after this match, and he agreed to help us, but then suddenly the gates opened and ten gladiatos fully clad in leather/metal armor came charging at us with rusted swords and clubs, I couldnt see any of there faces but i could tell that most of them were anthros and I saw three humans. Chris got out his longsword and slashed a human across the neck, and I shot a arrow from my bow and it hit a anthro wolf in the back of the head killing him instantly, but I saw that the laizard was in trouble as he got knocked off his feet my a human wielding a large warhammer, as the human raised the hammer to bring the killing blow, I shot a arrow at him and it hit him in the leg knocking him to the ground, then I quickly ran up to him and finished him off by snapping his neck. the Lizard got up and ran for the nearest gladiator but was killed by a poisin dart from a blowgunner somewhere. As I turned around I saw that the pup was about to be killed by a human, quickly I ran up and stabbed him in the leg with my skinning knife, but then I was knocked off my feet and onto the ground but luckily for me chris had swiped his head off with his sword. As I got up I noticed that the rest of the gladiators were dead and that the pup was ok but Mark and the Lizard, they were dead, I whispered a prayer for them and then the gates opened so we could leave and get ready for the next round.
"You alright little guy?" I said as I examined the cut on his arm, it wasnt to bad but it could get infected, so I cleaned it with some anti-bacterial wipes I still had in my rucksack.
"Ok Matt its time to leave" he smiled and then snapped one of the guards neck, and then the guards started to kill the rest of the gladiators, I felt bad for what we were doing but we had to, he opened the hatch to the old serwer lines undeground, then I grabed the pup and lifted him up in my arms and then jumped down in the sewers and ran down until we could see an opening. end of chapter 1