This book completes the trilogy about Chakona, its inhabitants, the interaction of the chakats with some humans, skunktaurs and other races, such as the renzar and the rakshanis. All framed within the universe created by  Goldfur It's been almost two years of continuous work and it's fair to mention such important people  sethtriggs  Marksan  Wolfbane115 and all the people from Tales de Chakona Discord for fans.
The drawings, as always belong to my talented friend  sethtriggs
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CHAPTER 44

The entire industrial and laboratory area was in complete chaos. Armed humans were firing on Government assault units, led by Chakats and Morphs, who had decided to take over the building. Skirmishes were sometimes intense, and gunshots and explosions could be heard constantly.

Many human and morph company workers fled in terror from the violence. Only the skunktaur workers maintained a certain calm due to the numbness of their brains from the chemical lobotomy to which they had been subjected to enslave them. Among the workers trying to flee was the human genetic engineer Eugene Genarus Cerpa.

One of those responsible for the preparation of chemicals to control the skunktaurs, Eugene had experimented with many of them to perfect the formulas. Some had not survived the tests. Upon learning of the imminent intervention of the chakats in the signatures, the scientist had resigned. But his bosses had forced him to stay there under threat. That January 15, he was in his laboratory finishing the research work he was in charge of. Before fleeing the scene, he freed a small skuktaur cub whose parents had been killed in the experiments. Taking hym in his arms, he prepared to flee with hym.

"Come here Bram, we have to get out of here" he told the little pup, who was looking at him with hys innocent little face. They both left the place advancing through the corridors. Outside there were roars and growls. Gunshots and riot everywhere. Eugene managed to get out of the building with Bram in his arms through a side exit. Seeing that no one was there, he started to run.

However, shortly after walking, a loud voice was heard behind him.

“Stop!”

It was one of the firm's human security guards, who was aiming directly at him. The geneticist turned with the little skunktaur still in his arms.

"It's all over, don't you see?" Eugene replied. But the nervous guard kept pointing at them.

“We have orders not to let anyone out!” he exclaimed.

"Has no sense! The chakats are coming!" The engineer insisted, to then turn around and continue his career towards the outside of the industry. At that moment, the sharp sound of a gunshot was heard in the air. Eugene fell to the ground mortally wounded next to the skunktaur cub. The man's cry of pain startled the creature, which kept running a few meters away.

"Aayyy... Go away!.. Run away little one!" Eugene told the skunktaur. However, hy stopped to look at him for a few moments. Hy noticed that the man had tears in his eyes.

"Go away! And forgive me for everything Bram… Go away!” The human insisted. The little skunktaur began to run as fast as hy could when hy saw that the human guard was approaching them. Suddenly, a crowd noise rang out, and Bram watched as several Chakats pounced on the human guards, subduing them all. The danger seemed to have disappeared. So, the little cub decided to return to hys injured caretaker. However, upon arrival, hy realized that he was no longer breathing. A pool of blood had formed around him and his gaze was drenched in tears. Bram wailed and gave hys longtime caretaker one last lick on the face. A large group of Chakats invaded the premises in a matter of minutes. And one of them took hym in hir arms and lifted hym up to heaven shouting joyfully that liberation had already arrived.

"You're free! Boy!” Shi told hym, while shi loaded hym on hir back and they joined the rest. Bram couldn't help but shed tears for hys human friend, in that remote factory on Terra, just as hy did now, again that stormy night on Amistad.

"Oh Eugene... Why does fate punish me with the vision of your death twice? This is too much for me" The old skunktaur lamented. Ben, who was next to hym silently caressing hys back, didn't know what Bram was referring to and attributed hys behavior to conditions typical of advanced age.

***

Lilethe still lay on the edge of the road, next to hys overturned PTV, the rain mercilessly soaking hys fur. Hys mind had overridden hys senses, and hy sensed nothing around hym. Inside hym, hy remembered happy moments with Esteban, like the time hy met him, they walked together on the beach, or traveled somewhere. Lilethe smiled inwardly as hy saw the boy once more, to defend herself against the pain and separation. Because the link between the two was fading little by little.

"Esteban! Where are you going?" hy asked at the vision of him. But the boy did not respond. He looked at hym with a smile, as he walked away from hym.

"Esteban! My love... Where are you going?" hy again asked him. But the human distanced himself even more without answering. Lilethe began to chase him with all the impetus that hys four legs allowed hym, but the effort was useless.

“Esteban! Esteban! Don't leave me! Please!” Hy begged. Suddenly, a soft voice pronounced hys name.

“Lilethe”

Turning around, the skunktaur perceived a warm energy and a pair of nebulous figures that seemed to smile.

"Mom, Dad?" Stammered hy excitedly. At that moment, hys mind seemed to reconnect with hys senses, feeling how strange hands shook hys body.

“Shir! Shir! Are you okay?" asked one of the chakats who had come down from the emergency PTV at the scene of the accident.

“Hy is unconscious, with normal breathing and pulse. Hy doesn't appear to have internal damage,” another of the paramedics said as shi scanned hys body. The rest of the attendees examined the PTV in search of more victims and information. The rescue team secured Lilethe and loaded hym into the emergency vehicle, rushing hym to the General Hospital. The rain and the wind hit that part of the city hard. One of the rescuers who stayed examining the crash site saw lights on the horizon along with lightning from the storm. But none of them realized at that moment that two other individuals had fallen off the cliff.

***

Upon reaching the residential neighborhood, Natany and Rhealle realized that the house that had the number given by Maret, was the same one that Lilethe had entered the day before. The rain continued to fall as they both got out of the vehicle. When they knocked on the door, a small raccoon answered them.

"Sorry to bother. Is Grosh Steward living here?” Nathany asked.

"Yes, it's me. How can I help you officer?"

Natany and Rhealle looked at each other. Then Rhealle asked.

"Has anything unusual happened in this area lately?"

“Anything unusual?.. Oh well, if you mean the party we had with my friends a few hours ago, I'm really sorry if we disturbed anyone from the neighborhood. But we're done and everyone went to sleep."

"Party?" Natany inquired

"Yes, officer... I'm sorry about the scandal"

"Listen, does anyone else live here with you, Mr. Grosh?"

"Eh... No... I live alone" the raccoon replied calmly. Natany sniffed the typical scent of sexual intercourse in the indoor environment.

“The party was fun, from what I smell,” she commented.

"Heh heh... Yes, what a shame" Grosh said blushing.

"Sir, there is something unusual here, let us know, please" Rhealle sentenced before returning to the police vehicle.

"I will... Thank you" The raccoon replied before closing the door.

“Did you smell that Natany?” Rhealle commented.

“I noticed him nervous. I suspect he is lying” Natany said seriously.

“Why?”

"We'll know right away," she replied. Then she took out her PADD and dialed Lilethe's number. However, getting no response, she called Sachi, the nurse at the medical center and a friend of both of them."

“Hello, sorry for the time, but I need some information. It's important, Sachi."

"Hi Nathany. Yes, no problem. How can I help you?"

"I need you to look in the clinic records, which of your patients lives at number 3589 of the residential neighborhood in the northern sector"

“Ok, give me a second…Ok, I got it…The name is Faise Skunktaur. Hy is a patient of Lilethe ”

“That's all I wanted to know. Thank you Sachi”

"Wait, something happened? How are Lilethe and Esteban?" Nurse Renzar asked. Natany, puzzled, inquired.

"Why do you ask about them?"

“The owner of the house, Faise, invited them to a party at hys house tonight. And they both went there. It's the last I heard." Sachi said. Natany and Rhealle looked at each other. The brown Renzar, remembered Tagle's words, regarding mind control. And in her experience, the only ones who can do that are red paw skunktaurs. Both female police officers decided to return to the house again. As they were about to do so, Rhealle suddenly heard groans from the bushes in the park. As she moved closer and shined her flashlight on the ground, she saw that a large gray-furred Chakat was sprawled on the ground, soaked and bleeding.

“Grrr… By Grom! Nathany! Call Emergency now!" Rhealle exclaimed, as she examined the chakat.

"What happened? Who did this to you?" inquired the renzar.

“It was Faise damn. It's... terrible and powerful... Telekinesis... Be care! Control the chakats. Also skunktaurs... They are in danger... Esteban..." Hearing these words, Rhealle immediately called the headquarters asking for reinforcements.

"Where are Esteban and Lilethe?" Natany asked concerned.

"They fled from hym... They fled..." The chakat said, still dazed and breathing heavily.

“Grr… Stay with hir. I'll arrest that liar,” Natany said to Rhealle suddenly.

"Wait, Natany. Let's wait for reinforcements. They can be dangerous"

"I'm not afraid of them!" Said the renzar and then run back to the house. Upon arrival, she opened the door with a single kick and entered pointing her gun. However, this time everything was dark and Natany couldn't make out clearly.

“Come out Grosh! You are under arrest!" She exclaimed, but no one responded. The Renzar began to walk inside, looking for him. The smell of wet chakat skin mingled with the scent of alcohol and sex in the air. Suddenly, her footsteps stopped when an invisible force prevented her from moving forward.

“Grr… What the hell is going on!” Natany exclaimed in surprise. A flash of lightning lit up the scene, and for an instant, the police renzar could see a bright-eyed skunktaur with its arm outstretched toward her. Little by little Natany began to rise from the ground, while an invisible pressure on her neck prevented her from breathing.

“Grrr… Let me go!” She managed to say through clenched teeth, trying to shoot, but her body didn't obey her. At that moment, Rhealle peeked through the door and was stunned to see the scene. The skunktaur looked at her sideways, and sensing that the police renzar was going to shoot hym, hy threw Natany hard on her, using hys telekinesis. Both renzar collided and were thrown out the door. Natany was trying to catch her breath by coughing, after that squeeze on her neck, while Rhealle was trying to retrieve the gun from her, dragging herself on the floor.

“Enough Faise… It's over here for us. We must go… Surely Rockshie told them everything”

“Shi… Shi did it! My effort was not worth it because of your oversight, Grosh! You should have silenced that chakat in my absence."

“I'm not like you Faise. I am not a weapon” replied the raccoon.

"Let's go. I am weak and the sea water burns my skin!” Said the skunktaur to then leave that place.

When Rhealle got up again, there was no one in front of them anymore. Only a couple of sleepy chakats, peeked through the door.

"Down! You are under arrest!" Yelled the police renzar. The surprised and frightened chakats raised their hands and lay down on the ground as ordered. Natany, regaining her composure, stood up to watch as police reinforcements and the EMS vehicle for Rockshie arrived. Still she was shocked, as she had never experienced a skunktaur's psionic attack before.

***

At the renzar's house, the male's PADD sounded with unusual insistence.

"Ahggg... This is Regthar speaking."

"Mr Siven. I'm talking about the General Hospital to let you know that your daughter, Lilethe Sivem, arrived at the emergency unit unconscious. Hy had a serious accident on the highway. Please, we need someone from the family to come here” Said the voice on the other end of the line before hanging up.

Regthar dropped the PADD from the impression. He woke Sorah to give her the news. They both hugged each other and the female began to cry.

"I was telling myself in my heart that something bad had happened to them, Regt" The female said between sobs.

"Get dressed Sorah, we must go to the hospital now" The male declared as the cloudy sky began to clear announcing the approach of dawn.