Here I present the fourth book of "Stories from Chakona" set in the concepts and ideas created by  Goldfur
The present story is titled "Ties of Life" and tells the continuation of the life and adventures of Esteban, Lilethe, Regthar, Sorah and all the other characters in the series, and other new ones. As always, the illustrations were kindly done by  sethtriggs
I hope you enjoy it.

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CHAPTER 01

Chakona is an extrasolar planet orbiting in the Eagle constellation at a distance several light years from Terra. Discovered in the distant year 2237, two decades later it began to be colonized by the first waves of immigrants chakats, skunktaurs and morphs, coming from the original planet of humanity. With the inexorable passage of time, Chakona became the adopted home of these species, also opening its arms to humans and aliens from other worlds of the Stellar Federation.

By the year 2357, Chakona had become a highly attractive destination to visit and settle. Like bees attracted by the intoxicating nectar, spaceships from the most diverse corners of the Federation flooded the Chakonian space. Early that year, a lonely young human engineer, born and raised under the sunny skies of the South American Union, arrived on a scheduled passenger flight.

The traveler responded to the name of Esteban Melinao, he was only 25 years old and his objective was to take an advanced course in engineering at the prestigious Dewclaw University, located in the always exotic Skunktaur Archipelago. To do this, the young man had painstakingly saved enough credits for two grueling years, both to cover the high costs of the trip and the course registration. However, when his feet landed on Chakonian soil, not everything turned out to be rosy for him.

Although he managed to graduate with honors along with his friends, various twists of fate made him delay his desired studies. During the last four years of his eventful journey on Chakonian soil, Esteban had to face all kinds of adventures worthy of an adventure story. He faced dangers on various occasions, which tested his mettle and courage. He learned valuable lessons that went beyond merely academics, making new and endearing friendships in the process. He joined a new family, finally finding a good home, so often denied on his planet. And, when he least expected it, he ended up finding the true love of his life in the figure of a beautiful young skunktaur named Lilethe.

In the year 2361 of the old Terran calendar, Esteban and his beloved Lilethe faced one last and dangerous situation in the beautiful city of Amistad, which kept the entire city in suspense. A sinister skunktaur endowed with extraordinary psionic powers named Faise, along with hys perfidious accomplice, a cunning raccoon morph named Grosh, arrived surreptitiously in Chakona from the distant League of Non-Aligned Worlds.
Their goal was to capture and forcibly recruit another powerful skunktaur, named Ugkar, to serve as a living weapon for sinister purposes in the League. However, everything went wrong when both Esteban and Lilethe got in their way, both of whom were seriously injured in the scuffle. Esteban was only able to save his life thanks to the providential intervention of a Stariionae who was stationed at the spaceport, who rescued him from the clutches of death itself, diligently healing his deep wounds with his advanced medical technology. For hys part, Lilethe was only able to recover hys full health thanks to the timely intervention of several skunktaurs from the ancestral house Red Paw, who, using their incredible mental powers, managed to miraculously bring hym out of the deep coma in which the infamous Faise had placed hym.

The heroic and reckless action of Regthar Sivem, Ugkar and Doren Skunktaur, along with the help of Esteban himself, finally allowed the sinister Faise and Grosh to be captured by Federation authorities, putting an end to their misdeeds.
After an intense debate among the top brass of the Stellar Federation, it was decided to use the perfidious Faise as a bargaining chip to recover valuable federal agents who were captive in the distant League of Non-Aligned Worlds. Also, the weight of Chakonian justice awaited the devious Grosh. He was ruthlessly tried by the civil court of the city of Amistad.

On the day of the reading of the sentence against the raccoon, the hearing room of the Municipal Court was overflowing with an expectant public eager to witness the judicial outcome. After a relatively short process, which included the shocking testimony of all the victims of the criminal duo, including Lilethe, Esteban, Chakat Rockshie and other manipulated chakats, in addition to the forceful testimonies of Regthar Sivem and Doren Skunktaur, who had fought valiantly against the criminals, the time has come for the final sentence.

The honorable judge chakat, after solemnly reading the legal and juridical foundations relevant to the case, pronounced the sentence in a serious and calm voice: “Today, the 4th of the 36th week of the year 117, and after carefully and meticulously analyzing all the antecedents , testimonies and evidence provided by the prosecution, and in strict accordance with the laws and legal system in force in Chakona, this court declares that citizen Grosh Smoritt is guilty of covering up at all times the nefarious criminal actions of his companion Faise Skunktaur, being active accomplice in countless of them. Likewise, this court rules that he is equally guilty of having perpetrated repeated sexual acts both with the presence and absence of penetration, without considering the voluntary consent of any of the victims, among whom are honorable chakonian citizens of the chakat and skunktaur species, repeatedly, since their arrival on the planet.

For all of the above, this court irrevocably condemns the convicted Grosh Smoritt to a custodial sentence of 12 years in prison, without any right to prison benefits of any kind. I said! The session is over".
After the sentence handed down by the honorable judge, a murmur of approval was heard in the packed courtroom. The raccoon, like a vile ruffian, was sitting on a rudimentary stool on one side of the wall, with his head bowed in defeat, aware of his disastrous actions. All eyes were on his figure. Suddenly, in a climactic moment, Grosh dared to raise his face and cast his gaze on the sweet Lilethe, who was next to hys patner Esteban in the first row of the room. Realizing this, the skunktaur nurse instantly tensed every muscle in hys body and furiously clenched hys fists in revulsion. Esteban managed to hear how a threatening growl emerged from the jaws of hys fiancée.

“Lilethe, what's going on?” The engineer asked with a tone of concern in his voice.
But Lilethe did not take hys eyes off the dastardly criminal. Hys breathing was becoming more and more labored by the moment, like that of a beast about to attack. Suddenly, in a rush, the young skunktaur began to walk at a firm and determined pace towards the front stage.
Esteban anxiously insisted on calling hys attention: “Lilethe! What are you doing?”
But hy continued to advance determinedly until, in a very fast and accurate movement, hy completely eluded the distracted security guards and rushed towards the stunned raccoon. Everyone present held their breath, perplexed by the sudden action.
Upon reaching his side, and after giving a flashing look of fury to hys victimizer, the skunktaur proceeded to quickly turn around and spray the raccoon's face with a powerful discharge of hys stinking secretion, causing the evildoer to roll in pain on the ground, prey to the most irritating itching and burning on his face.

“Lilethe! But what are you doing?” Esteban exclaimed, stupefied and incredulous at what his eyes saw.
He tried to make his way towards hym through the crowd, but the chakat guards prevented him ipso facto, blocking his way.
“By Grom!... Lilethe should not have done such a thing!” Renzar Natany exclaimed, as she hurriedly left her seat in the audience and elbowed her way alongside Regthar toward the tumult around the front.

Immediately, the guards acted and proceeded to unceremoniously grab the convict Grosh and drag him out through a side door, prey to horrendous screams of pain. At the same time, they ruthlessly subdued the stubborn Lilethe, holding hym tightly to prevent hym from continuing to attack the prisoner.
"Let go of me, damn it! That bastard deserved that and more!” the skunktaur bellowed furiously, struggling to break free from the guards' firm grip.
“Grrr... Please calm down! I am a police officer. I vouch for this stubborn young skunk!” Natany intervened, pushing her way through the crowd and quickly flashing her badge.
"Get this stinking skunk out of my living room immediately before I arrest hym for assault!" the hitherto imperturbable judge suddenly shouted, pointing in confusion at Lilethe.
Immediately afterwards, the experienced Natany proceeded to firmly take the upset Lilethe by the arm and, almost dragging hym, led hym towards the exit through another of the side doors. Esteban and Regthar worriedly hurried to follow them, making their way through the crowd.

“Lilethe! Please calm down! Why the hell did you do such a thing?” Natany snapped once they were out of the room, away from prying ears. However, the skunktaur remained completely tense, breathing very heavily, like a cornered animal. Seconds later, both Esteban and Regthar managed to reach them outside the room.

“Lilethe, my love, are you okay?” The boy asked with extreme concern, placing his hands on the shoulders of his lifemate as a sign of support.
Lilethe, feeling the warmth and protection of hys loved one next to hym, little by little began to calm down, normalizing hys breathing. Hy then rested hys head on Esteban's chest and closed hys eyes, letting out a deep sigh of relief.

Regthar looked questioningly at Natany, searching for some explanation, but the experienced police officer simply shrugged her shoulders, just as perplexed.
After a moment of tense silence, Lilethe suddenly spoke:
“I... I'm so sorry. That damned wretch... I could clearly perceive his thoughts when he dared to cast his disgusting gaze on me. He did not show even the slightest hint of regret. On the contrary, I still felt in his rotten mind a sick satisfaction for having outraged me so vilely. I could feel his repulsive pleasure in evoking it... Esteban... I'm so sorry! —the troubled young skunk finally sobbed, bursting into tears uncontrollably.
Esteban held hym tightly in his arms, sharing hys sadness and trying to mitigate hys pain with his unconditional love. Regthar paternally wrapped them both in his strong arms, giving them his support and understanding.

“Oh, my little ones... Lilethe, please try to calm down. Everything will be fine, you'll see. That bastard already received what he deserved at the hands of justice with that sentence. And I had the pleasure of giving him a good spanking before that,” the renzar said, cradling them tenderly against his chest.
“Lilethe, dear, I understand you perfectly and I do not judge you in the least. What you had to go through was terrible. But remember that you have all our unconditional support,” Natany added sweetly, stroking hys silky hair.
“My love, if you want we can go straight home so you can rest. There's no need to continue here," Esteban suggested, overflowing with concern for his lifemate.

“No, no, not at all. I'll be fine, don't worry so much about me. Esteban, I want to spend the rest of the day with you just as we had planned. After all, it's our day off and I wouldn't want to waste it,” Lilethe responded, wiping away hys tears and giving a tender, more recovered smile.
Then, the skunktaur pulled the boy's face towards hym with hys soft hands and gave him a sweet kiss on the lips, filled with love and gratitude.
“It's okay, my life. We will be together then, no matter what happens,” Esteban responded tenderly.
“Lilethe, daughter, I am very glad to hear that. But if you need me for anything, please don't hesitate to call me or Sorah, okay?” Regthar suggested paternally, caressing both their heads with extreme affection before saying goodbye.

“Thanks Dad. Don't worry, we'll be perfectly fine,” Esteban replied, still hugging his beloved skunktaur.
After leaving the building together, Regthar quickly boarded the waiting airport shuttle and hurried off to work.
For her part, Natany approached the patrol vehicle where her partner Rhealle was waiting for her. However, before leaving her, the renzar retraced her steps and she spoke to Esteban with a serious face:
"Esteban, you and I have a pending conversation about a certain topic," she reminded him, referring to the problem with Brend.
“Uh... yeah, sure, Natany. I…” the young man stammered, somewhat nervous.
“And that is not all. That cretin asked to talk to you again," the police revealed, to the surprise of him.
“Are you serious?” Esteban asked, incredulous.
“That's how it is. I guess he finally reconsidered your offer of help. If you decide to visit it, let me know and I will accompany you. I'm not going to leave you alone with such a guy," Natany said very seriously.
“Yes I agree. I will accompany you too,” Lilethe said in turn.
“Whatever you say,” the boy agreed, still perplexed by Brend's sudden change of mind.
After a brief farewell, the police officer boarded the patrol car with her partner Rhealle and quickly left for the barracks.

Esteban and Lilethe looked at each other in surprise for a moment. Then they smiled broadly and, tenderly holding hands, began to walk at a slow pace towards the center of the city, enjoying the warm breeze and each other's company.
“So, my love, where would you like us to go first?” he asked hym, smiling.
“Hmmm... I want a huge ice cream right now!” Lilethe responded, playfully wagging hys fluffy tail.
“Well, it will be a big ice cream! Let's go immediately and get one before we get too late," the young man exclaimed, hugging hym against his chest and filling hys face with tender kisses, happy to have hym safe and sound in his arms.