Amoux and Aurora: The Era of Wolves

Chapter 17: The Demon Within

Amoux and Kitsune charged towards Wolfbane as he dashed towards the duo. As they were fighting, Luna looks to find ways to escape from the chains. She looks to see the key on the armrest of the throne as she tried reaching for it. Meanwhile on the battlefield, Aurora, Kate and Humphrey were holding off Wolfbane's army. "Come on! If we take care of them, we can take over the field!" said Humphrey. Suddenly, the commander leaps on to the field, facing Aurora. She takes notice and takes out her blades. The commander then pulls electric batons. The two had a staredown until eventually they both charged towards each other. The commander leaps in the air towards Aurora as she parried the impact but the commander hits Aurora in her wound as she fell onto her knees. She winced in pain as blood slowly leaked. "Your weak. Not even strong enough to stop me." said the commander. Aurora slowly growled as she stood, ignoring the pain. She then delivers a few hits to the midsection until eventually knocking the mask of the commander, revealing a female under the mask. She glares towards her. "Your gonna pay for that." said the commander. "I've already been through a lot on this dimension trip. My debts are paid." said Aurora as she dashed towards her and delivers a blow towards her, sending her into an abyss. Aurora looks into it as she pants heavily while holding her wound. She then looks into the tower. "Please...come back safe." said Aurora. Meanwhile, Amoux and Kitsune managed to hold their ground against Wolfbane. They would soon bring him to his knees. "You think you are strong to defeat me?!" exclaimed Wolfbane as suddenly a burst of energy blasted the room, sending Amoux and Kitsune into a wall, while also causing the structure to weaken. "Daddy!" shouted Luna. Wolfbane was surrounded by a purple aura in his wolf form as he splits his staff into his swords. Amoux slowly stood with a small glare as he pulls out his staff and splits into his axes while phasing into his wolf form. He takes a deep breath and closed his eyes as he then dashed towards Wolfbane. The two then threw numerous attacks at each other. While they fought, Luna then sees a key on the ground. She tried to reach it but a guard was approaching her. Suddenly, a gun blast hits the guard, sending him out the building. She looks and sees Kitsune, holding his pistol while on the ground. Luna smiled at him as she reached the key but the structure was slowly falling apart. A pillar was falling towards her as Amoux noticed. "LUNA!!" he shouted. Amoux kicks Wolfbane to the ground as he threw an axe at the pillar, saving her in time. Luna looks at her father as she sighed in relief. Amoux then focused his attention back to Wolfbane as the two continued brawling but Wolfbane pounded Amoux, as his armor was badly damaged. He then knees him in the face, colliding with the wall as suddenly he impales Amoux's shoulder with a blade, pinning him to the wall. "You made a mistake saving her. You should know that you can't save everyone!" said Wolfbane. "Daddy!!" shouted Luna as suddenly she lets out a scream as her powers suddenly emerged. She broke out of her restraints and zoomed towards Wolfbane at fast speed, punching him in multiple areas. Amoux watches in shock as he sees his daughter fight off Wolfbane. Wolfbane then falls to his knees as he was near the edge of the power cell of the tower. "You...can't defeat me. Your just...a little girl." said Wolfbane as he held his midsection. "I'm not just a little girl." said Luna as an aura surrounds her, using all her power. "I...am the daughter of the Mythic Wolf!!" shouted Luna as she launched a lightning beam towards Wolfbane, sending him flying into the power cell. It then exploded as the structure was collasping. Aurora looks on in horror as the structure was no more. "No, no, no, no, no." she said as she sprinted towards the debris. "Chris!! Luna!!" yelled Carla as she moved debris, desperate to find them. Kate, Humphrey and the rest of the tribe look on in worry. Carla then slowly fell to her knees and shed tears. She suddenly hears noises as she looks up and sees Amoux and Kitsune rose from the rubble. "Chris!" said Carla as she sprinted towards him and hugs him tightly. "Are you okay? Where's Luna?" she asked. Chris and Carla look over. "Luna!!" called out Chris as the couple desperately looks for their daughter throughout the rubble. Chris continues searching until he saw Luna on the ground. "Carla! I found her!" said Chris as he moved the debris. He carefully picks her up as Carla quickly approached her. "Is she alright?" she asked in worry. Chris puts his ear against her mouth as he heard slow breathing. "No, no, no, Luna!" said Chris as he gently shook her, hoping to wake her up. "Baby please!! Wake up!" begged Carla as the couple shedded tears. Suddenly, Luna coughed roughly as Chris and Carla's eyes widened. Luna then opens her eyes and looks at her parents. "Mom? Dad?" she said as they both shed happy tears and hugged her tightly. "Mom, Dad, your crushing me." said Luna as they let go. "Are you okay, sweetie?" asked Carla. "I'm fine, Mom." said Luna. "Are you sure?" asked Chris as Luna groaned. "Guys, I'm fine. I was just resting a bit. Using that power really worn me down. I could really use a nap." she said as she lets out a yawn. Chris and Carla slightly chuckled. Kitsune approached him. "You good, man?" asked Chris. "Yeah. Probably one of the hardest fights I've been on." said Dante. Suddenly, Wolfbane emerged as he lets out a roar. He ran towards the group as Chris pulls out his hand cannon and shoots Wolfbane. He falls limp as he falls to the ground, dead for good. Chris looks at the cannon. "Hmm. Guess this really is lethal." he said as he puts it away. He then slowly approaches Wolfbane's corspe as he looks at his ego. "I'm guessing Mei told you everything about him? What made him turn out like this?" asked Carla as he turned to her. "Yes." Chris replied as he looked back the corspe. "Never I thought I would see myself evil. Hurting innocent people and the pain that was suffered." said Chris as Carla held his shoulder. "Chris...that isn't you. Knowing you all my life. We've done so much together. We found each other, we made good friends, we protected the innocent, we have a child and we have a pack or as I like to consider a big family." she said as Chris looks at his wife, his daughter and his pack. He smiled as he looked back at Carla. "And I know you would NEVER do anything to hurt people." she said as the couple shared a kiss. "I love you." said Chris. "I love you too." Carla replied as they share another kiss. Soon, the pack along with Kitsune, leave and returned to the Sanctuary. After much time celebrating their victory, Kitsune decides to return. Mei gets the portal ready as one opens. "Dante." said Chris as he looks at him. "Thank you. Thanks for helping saving my family." said Chris as Dante smiled. "No problem. It's the least I could do after you helped me with Oni and his goons." he replied. "You know...you don't have to leave. You could stay here with us if you like." offered Chris. "As nice as that sounds, I really can't accept. I got a city to defend and I promised Claire that I'd be back." said Dante. "Well...I sure can respect that. Still, just know that you have a spot in the pack. If you ever need anything, feel free to come to us." said Chris as he tossed Dante a wristpad. "Thanks. Keep in touch, Amoux. Also keep the suit and gear. It suits you well." said Kitsune as he heads through the portal and returns home. The portal closes as Chris leaves Mei's lab and heads to the Sanctuary, where once again, the pack was at peace. Chris breathes in the nice air as he walks to his cabin, where Carla was waiting for him. "Hey honey." said Chris. "Hi." she replied as they shared a kiss. "Where's Luna?" asked Chris. "She's taking a nap. Using her power really did knock her out cold." said Carla as Chris chuckled. "So Chris...I've been giving it enough thought and now I need your answer." said Carla. "Sure." Chris replied. "Are you willing to have another kid?" asked Carla as Chris slowly smiled. "What do you think?" he asked as Carla chuckled. "I'm serious." she said. "I really do. After all, I think it's time we settle down for a while and focus more on our family." said Chris. "Well, let's stop standing around and get some privacy then." said Carla as the couple share a passionate kiss before entering their cabin, closing the door. And with that, Amoux and the Nightwolves once again emerge victorious. Amoux confronted his demon and successfully slains it as he defeated his ego, Wolfbane. He meets another fellow hero, who he believes will cross paths again and even though Chris and Carla decided to settle down, they will be ready to face foes that threaten their home and their family.

(A/N: Apologies for the wait. I had to revise and make sure there were no errors. A couple of announcements, I will be making a spin off story featuring none other than Dante and his story as the vigilante, Kitsune. We are still discussing the plot for it and it will take some time to make it official but I will continue my best to write these stories for all of you to enjoy and read. Finally, we will be starting to draw cover arts for the stories, so that way it wouldn't be pictures off of Google images. Thanks for reading and stay strong.)