The Kong's Festival || Chapter 3

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I found the motivation to make another chapter 0-0 Chapter 3: Yan {Mingyun} {Merged Reality} Bright. Everything was so bright. Yan blinked open his eyes. He was lying in a dark alleyway- night had fallen. "Mrrow!" Yan turned his head and saw a fuzzy little kitten staring at him.. well not staring... it sure did look like it though. Suddenly past events rushed back to him and he sat bolt upright. "W-where are they?" he stammered pushing himself backwards out of pure fear; his eyes swept around the alley until finally he relaxed. "They're gone" he told himself "All gone." Yan then started to look himself over for any injuries. Not a scratch. *That's weird* Yan thought *Considering that I'm lying in a pool of blood right now. One would think that I'd undergone a great deal* Yan then turned his attention towards the kitten who was sitting patiently. "And you're fine too" he said breathing a sigh of relief. Unsure on what else he was supposed to do Yan gathered the kitten in his arms and walked back into the normal streets vowing to never venture into an alleyway again. As he walked through the city he started to notice things... little details that he somehow missed to acknowledge before. A cherry blossom tree there, a little building to his right, and a chipped piece of road he nearly tripped over. Yan had walked this path many times yet he had somehow failed to notice these details. Before he could contemplate these strange occurrences even more he was suddenly pushed to the ground; his cloak flying off. At first he thought that the vicious beasts from the zoo had returned until the figure above him scrambled to its feet "Oh I'm sorry! I'm so sorry-" Yan let out a shaky "It's fine" and stood up trying to locate his cloak. "Y-you're a spirit?!" Yan looked up at the newcomer and instantly noticed the markings of a fluffy tail protruding from the newcomer's own cloak. "And you're demi-human." he observed. Yan tightened his grip on the kitten who had begun sniffing the newcomer with interest. "Mitten?" Yan flinched away as the newcomer stretched his hand out to touch the kitten; "Mitten?" they repeated "b-but that's impossible." Yan backed away slowly *This creep is insane* he thought fervently. "Wait! My name's Dar. I think you can help me." Yan paused "Dar?" he said "I've never seen you before, and I've lived here for years..." Dar frowned "I've lived here for a while as well." he said "And I've never seen you before." Yan rolled his eyes "When I say years I mean perhaps... more than 80- I'm sure I would remember seeing a demi-human." Dar shrugged "Oh well- listen mate, I need your help." Yan blinked "And why would I help you?" Dar looked at the kitten frantically "There-there's a kitten you see... one that looks exactly like yours and it kinda got kidnapped and I need help trying to-" before Dar could finish his sentence Yan was off *Definitely mad* he concluded *mad and mental* "Wait!" Yan quickened his pace "Go find someone else to help you!" he yelled over his shoulder "I've got enough problems as it is!" Yan was halfway to his 'house' when a loud bang went off. "What in the world-" Yan hurled himself sideways as people rushed around him screaming. "It's the palace!" one screeched. Yan turned- he could just make out flames engulfing the palace from view. Dar let out an agonized cry "Mitten!" Yan watched as Dar attempted to fight his way through the crowd and with a heavy sigh grabbed his collar and pulled him back. The flames were spreading. "Come on" he hissed "You can't go back there." Dar turned and tried to break free "I have to!" he insisted "I can't leave Mitten behind!" before Yan could reply a group of cloaked figures surrounded them. Calm amongst the chaos erupting throughout Mingyun City. "Come with us" one said "Both of you." Yan was about to refuse when one of the figures grabbed him "Hey!" he shouted indignantly "Let me go!" another figure grabbed Dar who was still trying to make a break towards the palace. "We're on your side" one said. "Come with us." Yan looked around- the flames were devouring everything. Quite unlike anything he's ever seen before. "Come with us or die here" the figure said with more urgency. Yan had no choice but to submit. Letting the cloaked figures guide them away as the crowd surged after them "Shouldn't we try to-" the cloaked figures shook their heads in unison "It's too dangerous." With no better alternative Yan shut his mouth. *Looks like I'm just going to have to play along for now* he thought grimly. He shuffled his feet forward following his un-welcomed guides as everything went up in smoke. Everything Yan had ever known was gone. In a mysterious blaze. "Everything's about to change" the cloaked figures' voices sounded like an eerie prophecy in Yan's ears. "And whether you like it or not.... you're our last hope of survival."