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.
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CHAPTER 8


Amistad Spaceport was covered in thick fog that morning. Regthar moved through the dark corridors of the place. In front of him, two people were walking together. They were human. The renzar, he wanted to find out his identity by straining his eyes. But the passengers were getting further and further away. Like a good security guard, Regthar began to follow them, taking long strides. When he finally reached them, the two humans turned on him.

"Dad, what's wrong?" said the youngest.

"Esteban! Where are you going?" gasped the renzar.

"I'm going back to Terra, with my real father, as we agreed" replied the boy calmly.

"What do you say! Can not be! Esteban… When… When you agreed on that… Esteban what happened! You are my son!" The renzar said in a rueful voice.

"You're wrong. You can't be his father,” said the older human, who turned out to be Joseph Melinao.

“You left him badly wounded and one of your renzar friends, he nearly killed him. You are monsters!”

"What!"

“He's right, Regt. You sent me to the hospital, remember?

"Esteban!... I... I'm sorry"

"Goodbye Regthar" Said the boy as he walked away towards the boarding of the spaceship. Regt froze, not knowing what to do or say. Those words squeezed his heart and a couple of tears rolled down his cheeks ”

“Please, don't… Don't go, son… Don't leave me… Esteban! Esteban!..”

“Regt, darling, wake up, wake up!” Sorah said moving her husband from side to side, while the morning light of chakastra, peeked through the window.

"Regthar, what's wrong? Do you have nightmares?” The female repeated a little worried.

“Eh?.. What?.. Sorah… What… What's wrong? Where is Esteban?

"Esteban? He is sleeping in the other room with his friends. You must wake them up. It will be late for the tournament. Are you okay love?

"Yes... Yes. Don't… Don't worry. I had a bad dream, that's all” answered the male still excited by the vivid emotions of that nightmare.

"Ok. Get up while I make breakfast. Today we have many mouths to feed heh heh heh” Sorah said, giving Regth a tender kiss on the mouth. The female was happy to have Esteban's friends at home. Sorah liked having visitors.
In the next room, a row of individuals rested on mats scattered on the floor. At one end, Vera slept hugging Jhonny. Then Lorna with hys taurine body fully stretched, settled on the human's back. Beside hym, Doren hugged Esteban, who in turn was snuggled by Lilethe on the other side. They had fallen asleep late chatting about the anecdotes of the day.

“Everybody get up! It's time for breakfast, for those who will go to the tournament” Sorah said leaning out the door. Those present opened their eyes almost simultaneously. The Tauruses gave huge yawns as they stretched.

"Did everyone sleep well?" Esteban asked.

"Yes, all good brother" Jhonny answered.

“The bathroom is available. Hurry up if you don't want to be late for the coliseum,” Sorah declared before returning to the kitchen.

“Vera, my love. How about we don't shower together? This is how we save time ”Jhonny said to his partner. She caressing his face, answered.

“Oh sweetie. This is not our house. I know you well and I know what you will do. So, this time, I prefer to share the shower with Lorna”

“Vera! I'm not hot all day!"

“Ha ha ha… You don't even believe that yourself” Esteban exclaimed, throwing a pillow at Jhonny.

"Look who's saying it" He replied smiling.

After taking a quick shower, in shifts, and then eating breakfast, the engineers and the skunks prepared to move to the sports arena. Natany had passed through Regth minutes before, on his own PTV.

"Mama bear, won't you go?" Esteban asked Sorah, who was still working in the kitchen.

"No son. This time, I will stay at home taking care of Hajo. Regth and Natany will have enough support with all of you."

"Oh... It's a pity you can't go," Lilethe said.

"Do not worry daughter. I already discussed it with Regthar. You go."

"Sorah, if you don't mind, I'll stay with you to take care of Hajo" Doren suddenly said approaching her.
“Child... There is no need for you to stay. Have fun with your friends”

“Honestly I don't feel comfortable in that place. The last time I went, some people gave me weird looks. Being from the blue paw house is not very well seen apparently. They will think that I will use my telekinesis to help the competitors.” Said the skunktaur sadly.

“Doren, I think you are exaggerating. I don't think people think that,” Lilethe said, folding hys arms.

“Leave hym, Lilethe. If hy wants to stay, for me there is no problem. Thank you, Doren, for caring about Hajo and Sorah,” Esteban added.

“It's okay, my little one. Stay with me. And the others go now to the coliseum. Regthar has already left with Natany. They didn't want to be late for the opening ceremony presided over by Dolkun."

"Al right! Follow me on PTV. See you later mama bear” said Lilethe

"Goodbye Sorah. Goodbye Doren” Jhonny said as he walked out.

“Breakfast was delicious, Sorah, thank you. I would like to propose a deal regarding lunch” Lorna said with a smile.

“It's okay, dear. No problem. I can also cook for you”

“Yay! Thanks. We'll talk about it later” Said the happy chakat wagging hys tail.

"Goodbye Sorah. See you Doren. Take care of that cute baby” Vera said before leaving her too.


***

Chakastra's rays in the morning filled the city atmosphere of Amistad with warmth. The cloudless blue sky was the prelude to a particularly hot weekend. It didn't take long for Lilethe to reach the sports venue by driving through the outlying streets of the city. A large number of people packed the stands. And as was customary, the fighters, males and females, got ready doing some warm-up in the central zone.

Lilethe and the engineers moved to the bottom, occupying the first seats. As they moved towards that place, Esteban was suddenly stopped by the strong arm of Natany, who approached the group from the side, already dressed for the fight.

"Hello everyone!" She exclaimed, giving the human a short kiss on the mouth. "Heh heh heh... I couldn't compete without this sign of good luck, Esteban"

"It's always a pleasure, Natany" Said the boy, a little blushed. Jhonny and Vera looked at Lilethe, who just shrugged.

“Hi Natany. Good luck in your fight” greeted Jhonny with a smile.

“Oh, thank you very much Jhonny.”

"Yes, good luck Natany" Vera said in turn, wagging her tail. Then the renzar, before leaving, she added.
“Esteban, Sachi told me that you and Lorna are organizing a beach volleyball game. I thought it was a good idea and we are putting together a team of renzar girls for tomorrow.”

“Wow! That… That's great” said Jhonny excited with the idea.

“It's good that you want to participate, Natany” Esteban said.

“Okay, after the tournament, we'll get organized. Until then guys” Said the fighting renzar, before leaving in the direction of the ring.

“Wow, Nathany hasn't changed. She's still just as adorable” Jhonny commented softly in Esteban's ear.

"Right?" He answered a little nervously, knowing that his non-human companions surely heard too.

A buzzer sounded throughout the coliseum, signaling the start of the tournament's opening ceremony. The fighters, male and female, arranged themselves around the central canvas. Each one wore a loincloth of unique color and design, typical of each family clan. The females also wore a bra of the same color. A guttural chant rose from the throats of all the renzar; an ancient hymn from his home planet Grom, which all present listened to in wonder. Later, Dolkun, the patriarch of the community, began the tournament by raising a short staff, and then sat in the grandstand, along with the other renzar judges of the tournament.

The first two fighters came out on the canvas. The females started and one of them was Cala, Natany's friend that Esteban knew very well. With her light brown-streaked fur, she reminded the boys sitting in the front row a lot of Sorah. The females took position and after the regulatory salute, and the referee's order -a cat morph-, the fight began.

“Wow, this is going to be interesting” Jhonny commented. Vera and Lorna looked at each other and the latter whispered in her ear "We will also see interesting things, right Vera?". The morph responded with a playful giggle.

***

Meanwhile, in the middle zone, between the changing rooms and the fighting platform, Regthar and Ulk were preparing to fight in the next turn. Both did the last warm-up and stretching exercises, along with the rest of the fighters.

"Hey Regt... Did you inform Esteban about the arrival of his father?"

"Grrr... No... I'll do it later"

“Well, sooner or later he will know…”

“Yes, but the fact that I met him at the airport was pure chance. I'm not obligated to tell you. If that man wants to get close to my son, let him do it on his account”

“Hmmm… What are you afraid of, Regt?

"What are you talking about, Ulk?"

“I know you friend. I see it in your eyes. Are you afraid that human will take it from you?”

"Grrr... Don't talk nonsense!" He roared the bewildered renzar.

"It's okay! It's okay… Calm down. And focus on your fight, which comes next. Because the rival you will have is one of the new ones and he looks strong” Ulk hastened to say.

"Don't worry, I'll do that" Regt snorted, clenching his fists.


***

On the canvas, Cala had serious problems to break her rival. She had already lost the first two points. Desperation was visible on her face.

"Poor Cala... It seems that today is not her lucky day" Esteban commented.

“Do you know her? She is very pretty ”Jhonny replied.

“Yes, she is a friend of Nathany. Her fur is just like Sorah's, don't you think?"

"She doesn't look that cute to me. Nathany looks better” Lorna said in turn, watching the fight carefully.

“But she is very strong” Esteban said.

"She doesn't look like it...Look, she just lost," Lorna answered, as the renzar was pushed out of the center circle.

“Oh what a pity… Come on Cala! Cheer up!" Esteban exclaimed standing up. The fighter, seeing him in the first row, gave him a slight smile. But at the end of the fight, she and her opponent left for the locker room, leaving room for the next match.

“I hope Cala recovers” Esteban said.

"Will she have another chance?" Vera asked a little distressed.

"That's right Vera. All losers have new opportunities in the following rounds. And on the following dates” answered Esteban.

A moment later, the public in the stands received the following fighters with a standing ovation. From the male category, they were the current champion Regthar and a newcomer rival to Grom.

"That's great! It's Regt's fight!" Esteban exclaimed enthusiastically.

"Oh wow, how impressive Mr. Regthar is as a fighter" Jhonny commented.

"Yes, he looks very big and strong" Vera said when contemplating the voluminous hairy body of the renzar dressed only in the regulation loincloth.

“But the other male is not bad at all. Look at those muscles Vera” Lorna commented with interest.

“Oh that's right Lorna. Also, the color of the fur on her torso and belly is similar to mine ”answered the morph wagging her tail. Esteban and Jhonny looked at each other, surprised by the comments.

***

After getting on the canvas, Regthar noticed that there was a good number of spectators. He also noticed his rival, a stocky renzar with a brown back and light chest, clad in a red loincloth, whose symbol was a vertical dark line and two circles. After greeting each other, the same referee from the previous fight ordered both to get into position.

“Come on Regt! You can!" Esteban yelled.

"Yes!" They all exclaimed in unison, encouraging Regthar with raised arms. Upon the judge's order, the match began. At first the renzar surrounded each other in a circle. Regt saw no weak points in his rival. After a few seconds, the movement ceased and the opponents launched themselves against each other, to collide in the center of the canvas. Both pushed in the opposite direction with all their strength, but remained static in a tense balance. Baring his teeth, Regt took the initiative with a quick wave of his hands, breaking the static. This caused the rival to stumble to the side, falling on his back. With the sudden blow, the bra of his loincloth was severed, exposing the renzar's genitalia. The referee stopped the fight for a few moments, while the fighter stood up and tried to put on his loincloth again.

“Very good This is great! Mr. Regthar! You are very handsome!" Suddenly a female voice was heard, coming from a few places behind the engineers. They turned around and saw that a voluptuous female polar bear was enthusiastically encouraging the fighters. The morph was wearing a short dress with a prominent neckline.

"Do you know her, Esteban?" Jhonny asked in amazement.

"Eh... No" The other human answered, unable to close his mouth. In the ring, Regt glanced over at her, immediately recognizing the female passenger who sat next to him in his transport vehicle.

“Mr. Regthar! Mr. Regthar! Does you remember me? I'm Relia, from the airport! Hello!" She insisted on the bear morph as she waved both hands bouncing in her position. The renzar, noticing her attractive attributes, couldn't help but blush a little.

"Everything is ready. Return to your positions ”said the referee of the tournament suddenly, upon verifying that Regt's rival had put on his loincloth again. For his part, Regthar tried to refocus on the combat, pushing aside distractions.

"Fight!" The judge sentenced. This time, the rivals attacked each other, resuming the struggle. The rival renzar pushed Regt with all his might, driving him back to very close to the edge of the canvas. Everyone was disturbed to see how the champion was about to lose the point. Relia rose from her seat, covering her face with her hands. Esteban, Jhonny, Lorna and Vera were also surprised. Regt clenched his teeth as he tried to counter the force of his rival. As he seemed to regain ground, Regthar's mind was distracted by the image of Joseph Melinao sitting in one of the seats. Seeing him brought back the nightmare of the previous night, and with it, all the anguish it caused. The opposing renzar, noticing that Regt lowered the intensity of his attack, took advantage of the situation by turning quickly to use Regt's strength against him. Due to inertia, and a powerful push from behind, Regthar was violently ejected off the canvas, crashing to the ground. His head hit the ground, leaving him contused and disoriented. The judge gave the point to the rival, but stopped the fight when he saw that Regthar could not get up.

"Are you okay? Can you continue?" Asked the cat morph approaching the renzar as he tried to get up.

“Grrr… Yeah… I… I'm fine” He said with a tremulous voice putting one knee on the ground. However, the blow had caused a shock, from which he could not recover. He was shaking his head from side to side trying to come to himself, but when he looked, everything was spinning.

"Grr... By Grom!" He roared furiously.

"Are you sure you can continue, Regt?" Asked the referee again. At the insistence, the renzar stood up. They all breathed a sigh of relief. However, his staggering footsteps caused the judge to delay the restart of the match.

“Regt, I don't see you well” The morph insisted. In the stands, Esteban began to worry. His father had never taken so long to restart a fight. He instinctively squeezed Lilethe's hand and hy looked at him with concern. The renzar tried to get into position to restart. However, his wobble was all too obvious.

“Grr!” He roared as he shook his head, trying to recover. Suddenly, the judge noticed a trickle of blood coming out of his nose. At that moment, he decided to end the fight.

“Grrr! What do you do! I told you I'm fine!" Claimed the renzar.

"Nope. You're bleeding. And I am the judge here. And I say it's over!" Replied the morph firmly. Despite his efforts, Regthar had to drop to one knee, dizziness preventing him from getting up.

“Regthar, I'm sorry. I hope you feel good” The rival renzar apologized approaching him. The judge then required the presence of medical personnel. Two renzar quickly climbed onto the canvas and helped Regt to his feet.

“Mr. Regthar, Mr. Regthar!” Relia exclaimed as she came running to the mat. Regt was surprised to see her so close to her. “H… Hi Relia”

“Oh Regthar, do you find yourself handsome? I don't want you to get hurt,” the bear morph said in an anguished voice.

"Dad, are you okay?" Esteban declared in turn, snuggling up to his side.

"Yes, I'm OK. Tha… Thank you for your concern Relia. Sorry. Normally it doesn't end like this” The renzar answered and then got off the canvas helped by the two paramedics. A cheer and applause were heard in the coliseum, while the next fight was announced through the speakers. Regthar was taken to the infirmary where the doctor carefully examined him. However, friends and family were not allowed to see him yet.

"Calm down Esteban. It is the protocol of medical care. Doctors need privacy to properly examine the patient. You'll see that soon we will be able to see it” Lilethe said taking the human's hand. Jhonny, Vera and Lorna also approached them. Relia, seeing them all together, declared.

"You are Regthar's friends?"

"Eh... Well yes" Jhonny replied, impressed by the ample neckline of the morph.

"I heard you called him dad" She said later, addressing Esteban.

"Yes, he is our father," Lilethe answered seriously. "And who are you?"

“Oh. I am sorry. My name is Relia, and I just got back from Terra. I met Mr. Regthar at the airport and he invited me to the tournament."

“Nice to meet you Relia. I am Jhonny and these are my colleagues Lorna and Vera.”

"You forgot to mention that I'm your dear lifemate" Vera added sarcastically.

"Of course, Vera is my lifemate, heh heh" Jhonny said.

"It's a pleasure to meet you all," Relia said with a smile.

“Lilethe, can you capture with your talents how Regt is?” Esteban asked suddenly taking both hands of the skunktaur.

"I'm not sure my love. I feel a strong feeling of worry in him. But, I don't know why”

***

In the coliseum infirmary, Regthar was carefully tended by the Renzar paramedics. In addition, a Chakat doctor was in charge of examining the seriousness of the blow to the head.

“Regthar, the physical scan shows a minor concussion. There will be no sequels. But you should rest for a couple of days” Shi recommended.

“It's fine doctor. I have practiced this sport almost all my life. It's not my first blow to the head” answered the renzar sitting on the stretcher.

“My dear… My dear Regthar. Looks like you got hit hard this time… How do you feel?”

“Dolkun Patriarch!” Said the surprised fighter.

"Heh heh... Yes. Some members of the jury and I, we care about your health" Added the corpulent and elderly renzar, who had come down from his judge's box to the infirmary. His long, braided beard gave him a certain air of majesty. Regthar, rising to his feet, answered.

“Thank you very much for your concern. I feel good. Nothing that hasn't happened to me before."

"But you must refrain from fighting for at least a couple of days," the chakat doctor insisted as he gathered up his things. “Your family can come in to see you now” he concluded as he indicated to one of the paramedics to let those who were outside come in.

"Yes Yes. Don't worry doctor. It was an ugly fall. But our champion is strong hehe” Dolkun replied.

"I do not doubt it. Take care. Tail high!” Shi said goodbye the doctor. At that moment, Esteban and Lilethe rushed in and pounced on Regthar, hugging him lovingly.

“Dad, are you okay? What happened?" Esteban questioned anxiously.

"I'm fine. I just got distracted and tripped” replied the renzar caressing both of them.

"What's bothering you?" Lilethe inquired in turn.

"Huh? What do you mean daughter? Regt said trying to cover his thoughts, knowing the ability of the skunktaur. At that moment, Relia along with Jhonny, Vera and Lorna also entered the infirmary.

"Mr. Regthar, it's good that you're fine" exclaimed the polar bear morph unexpectedly hugging the renzar. Surprised, he tried to maintain his composure, but he couldn't help but blush. The girl was dressed provocatively, drawing the attention of all the males present.

“Eh… Thanks… Relia… Heh heh”

"You are so strong…" Relia whispered as she surreptitiously groped the renzar's bare torso with her hands.

“Uh…Relia. They are my family. Esteban and Lilethe. And they Esteban's colleagues. And he is the patriarch of the renzar community, Dolkun” Regt said introducing everyone.

"Yes, we already met outside," Lilethe said reluctantly.

"Miss Relia, it's a pleasure to meet you" Dolkun said shaking hands.

“Hmmm… The pleasure is mine, Dolkun” The female answered coquettishly.

“It is good to know that you are well, Mr. Regthar” Vera said suddenly.

"Thank you little one" He replied, ruffling her hair.

"Esteban. Nice to see you again” Dolkun greeted in return.

"Likewise, patriarch" The human replied.

"Young guy. I heard that you are organizing a volleyball game on the beach” Dolkun suddenly said. Esteban looked at Lorna in surprise. Shi, as surprised as he was, just shrugged.

"Eh... Well... Yes. It's just a simple game that my colleague Lorna here and I, organized for tomorrow"

“Hmm… The renzar females are also organizing themselves to compete.” Suddenly Dolkun said grabbing the braids of his beard. Then, looking at Regt, he declared.

"If our females are going to participate, why not us?"

"Uh? Are you serious, patriarch?" Replied Regth upset.

"Of course! It will be fun to see all those play… I mean, it will be fun to see how we renzar can beat them all” Dolkun corrected.

“Splendid patriarch. All renzar are welcome!” Lorna exclaimed clasping hir hands together.

“Heh heh… Dolkun is one of us. Who would believe it?” Jhonny whispered ironically in Esteban's ear.

"Do not talk more. Regthar, recruit a male who wants to compete against the females. I have a very agile fylgja friend who could help us. We must assemble a team before the end of the day” Said the patriarch.

"That is wonderful! Can I go to the game too? Relia suddenly asked.

"Of course miss" Dolkun replied with a smile.

“Well, let's get back to the arena. Soon it will be Nathany's turn. And I want to support my sister” Regthar said, although in his mind, the image of that human sitting in the stands was still alive. He sincerely hoped that he wasn't there, and that it had just been a hallucination. However, hallucination or not, it was able to throw him off his focus enough to lose the match.

"I agree! We have to support Nathany!” Jhonny suddenly said jumping with enthusiasm. They all looked at him strangely.