A Catrina solo effort that's hard to really talk about without spoiling anything but.. it's worth checking out! It speaks to the depths of hell Catrina's going through with the trial of her brother and Him being after her, though... AND a little bit of Catrina's religious beliefs here...

She's a fighter, alright!

<STUPID BITCH!>

His paw smashed into Catrina’s muzzle, claws tearing open her cheek while the impact was enough to shatter her jaw. She cried out with the pain, looking in terror at him, knowing that he was madder than she’d ever seen him, perhaps mad enough to finally kill her!

<You just HAD to run off with that prey, didn’t you? You just had to bring this on yourself! I was going to give you so much- we could have had a pride together that would be the envy of all the Clans! And not the weaklings I’ve seen there! A strong pride ready to take over the world- to take these herdlings for what they are- prey! But you see what that got you- you are mine- and no one- not even that prey of yours- will stand between us!>

Catrina’s gaze was drawn to another figure nearby, an inert figure- her Dash. Memories flooded her, of the fight, of her loved one being cruelly beaten by this monster, of his taking Dash’s throat…

She growled, coming to her decision. She took a fighter’s stance against the monster, claws expressed, fangs bared and ready. <You…you took advantage of me when we first met- and you’ve taken advantage of me ever since! This ends NOW! Even if I have to join my Dash to do it! NO MORE!>

She began to charge Him, but brought herself up short as a bright shimmer filled the area they were in. <THIS STOPS HERE!> The light roared, as it coalesced into a figure. Tall, shapely, with golden fur and raven hair. Catrina recognized who this was immediately, and knelt, bowing low in respect. He looked twice as angry as before, yet Catrina detected a change in his voice. As if it was a thousand tortured voices- all forced to give the same speech. <Bitch, you have no right to interfere! Under the Covenants….>

<The Covenants be DAMNED! This is nothing but torturing her soul and THAT is not a part of the Covenants you flaunt so readily whenever it suits you!> She reached out, grabbing his ear in a move so much like Catrina’s mother that she had no choice but to giggle. <Reveal yourself! Then BEGONE! Back to you Masters with you- and tell them that if they send another I will PERSONALLY take it out of their hide!> He screamed as his ear was pinched, shifting to another form, a cat so dark as to be indiscernible from the shadow, with fiery eyes that gazed at Catrina for a moment in a way that sent chills down her spine. He then quickly turned to smoke and dissipated.

Catrina had crawled over to Dash’s broken body, cradling it, crying as she stroked his hair. The tall Feline looked on this with a slight frown that she quickly hid. <Child, do not mourn this, for it is only a copy, made for their use by those of the Darkness!> She waved a hand, and Catrina gasped as the body became dark dust and faded away. <I know you have memories here of a great battle now, but I tell you that they are false, given to you to make your fall complete! There was no battle between the Beast and the Good Knight! In fact, he’s at this moment proving that wily nature again!> She giggled a bit.

Catrina tried to say something to her- a thank you, a prayer, anything- but as she tried to open her mouth the pain that went through her body from the shattered jaw brought tears to her eye! She was quickly at her side though, and the touch of her hand upon her jaw brought instant relief. <You see, child Their goal was to force you- in this dream which was ever under their control so all your hurts here would be suffered out there as well- to despair enough so as to want to throw your life away!>

Catrina nodded, realizing what they planned, if not why they planned it. She tried to speak again, but the Goddess sat next to her, and spoke again before she could. <They have given me an opportunity, though. I can use the spells they wove to set this dream up to do something that I would be frowned upon for doing otherwise. Well, two somethings but they won’t know of the other, will they?> She then leaned in and licked Catrina’s face before Catrina could raise a protest, then her neck, giving Catrina a thorough tongue bath from head to toe. She covered every inch of Catrina’s body, licking here and there…and especially there…until Catrina was a quivering mound of whimpering, moaning felinity. With each lick, a bit of Catrina’s pain passed, a bit of her strength returned. It was not long until Catrina mewled out louder than she ever had- her body arching back as she felt a greater release than all the other times combined! The Goddess drank deeply of her reward, lapping up the sweet nectar of this, one of her beloved children.

She came up now, lying beside a now panting Catrina. <There, you will be surprised by how good you feel when you wake- which you should do now.> She giggled. <Actually, you’ll be surprised by a lot of things, as you will remember none of this> With that the Goddess kissed Catrina deeply, and Catrina could feel her surroundings, and her consciousness, fading.

(Next up- back to Bunny at the clan hall!)