Music of the Night

Chapter 75

Chapter 75

Beep...Beep...Beep...

The sounds of the heart monitor echoed the hospital wing. Several animals gathered, worried about the scrap of white fluff that was laying in the hospital bed. An oxygen mask had covered his face while a few wounds were sewn, especially at the throat.

Dr Kirk had dropped everything from work since he knows when to prioritise family over his gruesome work hours. He was thankful to have Dr Connor submit some of his files and papers to Manticore University's science department since he trusted the Nile crocodile with the spare keys. He wanted Ten to stay at home because of her condition but despite feeling lethargic, she insisted on coming with him to the hospital.

He was hanging upside down on the hospital ceiling, observing his son and the monitor next to him. The old Honduran white bat received the news from his fiancée's right hand vixen, who was  at the Black Market. Of course Ten still gives orders despite her condition. She was sitting on a chair on the opposite side, holding Arthur's wing while a tear slides down her face.

She really loved Arthur like a son.

Besides the two of them, Dr Kirk's visitors were a leopard in a casual t-shirt and slacks, a Komodo dragon donning a face mask that covered most of his snout while in a tank top and shorts; and finally, Agata the Congo lion in a rather loose plain shirt and pants.

'These must be each member of the gang at the Black Market,' Dr Kirk thought to himself, recognising the lion with a nod. These large carnivores had to crouch to take a look at the poor state of his son. Arthur must've impacted them somehow because he could sense anger, pain and disbelief in the room's atmosphere.

"I will hunt that rabbit down," the leopard growled, his hand was tightened into a fist. "That idiot didn't even bother to brush his fur off. I'd say it's an expensive type of species."

Dr Kirk pinched the bridge of his leaf-shaped nose. "It's that harlequin buck, isn't it? I never knew someone would go great lengths just because Mizuchi rejected him for cheating on her. I don't blame her for leaving him."

"Males are so dense that they threw a tantrum when things don't get in their way," Ten huffed, her tail swishing irritably. She looked at the other males in the room, noting their expressions. "No offence, though."

"None taken," said Agata, raising both of his paws. "So should we do something about that rabbit? His scent is very strong, surprised that he decided to put cologne when he assaulted Arthur."

"For once, I agree with the hairball," the leopard nodded. "We should hunt him down and kill him when we get that long-eared Lagomorph. I heard a harlequin rabbit's foot is almost as lucky as a bat's presence."

"I hope you are not referring to us," Dr Kirk twitched his ears, a small smile formed on his face. "You know that his family would be after you and the police as well?"

The four gang members that were present became silent. They were unsure how to tell Dr Kirk that the police tend to stay away from gang wars. Some of them even had the police on their side for a few reasons.

The heart monitor was still beeping slowly.

The Komodo dragon, still leaning his back against the wall decided to stand straight. "I think the first thing we should do is capture that harlequin rabbit and send a message to his family. If he goes on to pursue the little lady and Arthur, his foot is coming off. After all, I heard that he used a carnivore-induced drug to enhance his body to give the bat that kind of damage. I think one of the members had the video captured on his phone."