The city of
Negav was a fairly normal city if it were not for its architecture. Its
buildings were made of the most diverse forms, although above all a
construction style based on structures with enormous symmetrical forms on the
roof and stone arches as doors and windows predominated. Most of the houses
were crowned with tapestries, furniture, or beautiful flower gardens. However,
as in all cities there was a side of the city in which everything was not
"flourishing". The Lower Negav was full of bad smells, garbage and
others that denoted the marginality of this side of the city. Faced with the
influx of people who entered through its dimensional gate, the city also housed
a fairly large group of people with criminal tendencies. The Lower Market was
located in the deepest part of what was known as "The Underground"
which was basically a place where you could get all kinds of merchandise or
pleasures for the right price and it was also below the surface of Negav far from
the control of the Police.
Jelena, the
neko, spent her entire life living on this side of the city, surviving as best
she could. She commonly took care of small jobs for the Bloodhand Claw, the
black merchants or sold some sort of merchandise that she got from some
unfortunate honest merchant of the surface from whom she stole.
"Everything is to survive"
At that
time, however, she had enough money to make the purchase of her life. So she
went to a place deep in the Lower Commons and approached what looked like a
house stuck in the stone wall whose door was guarded by two strong men. Upon seeing
her, one of them asked:
"What
do you want neko?"
"I've
come to speak to Mr. Rathz," Jelena replied, trying to use the most
innocent tone she could.
"What
for?" Asked the same guard in an angry tone.
"Business,"
the neko answer simply.
Following
this, she showed a bag full of coins to the guards, who without further delay
let her pass.
She kept
walking down a long corridor that was lit only by a row of conveniently placed
artificial lights. In the light of the lamps it could be seen that Jelena had
beautiful red hair with two ears of the same color in a feline shape. The neko
had beautiful features and her human body had a sensuality that made her
impressive to the eye. Her breasts were cup-shaped and broad. Covering this
part, she wore a light green skirt and her bottom part wore a black short that
had two pockets and highlighted her front and back femininity. Below her back
hung a reddish tail that moved as she walked down to her ankles.
When she
reached the end of the corridor, another guard checked what she was carrying
and opened a door that led to a room in which quite lively music was played and
there were several pairs of humans dancing and having drinks. In some places
Jelena observed that there were some Neko women who moved sensually dancing for
some humans settled in large armchairs and while they danced they smiled at
their “partners”. Some of them had tinies that hung from their breasts or from
the bottom of their bikinis. The "couples" then opened their mouths
and licked the tinies or simply put them in while they savored them or simply
broke the delicate thread with their teeth and swallowed them, further
increasing the excitement of the dancers.
Jelena got
turned on by every second that passed while she watched these "sexy
scenes." But she was almost reaching the end of the huge celebration hall
and on that side were two more guards who checked her again and then let her
pass. As passed through the door, she met a man with black hair and whose beard
was thick but clean-shaven. He wore a jacket that had a purple flower on its
lapel. His features were dark in color and contained a sinister look. He had a
scar on his face stuck to his cheek.
As the neko
entered, the human raised his head.
“Wow
Jelena,” he said with a smile, “I didn't think to see you so soon. What can I
do for you?"
"Hello
Mr. Rathz", the neko replied with a smile, "This time I am not here
for work but as a client."
"Ohhh"
said Mr. Rathz widening his smile, "I see. This really is a novelty.
"
"I
have money to pay for the service." Jelena continued, ignoring the man's
assertion. "I would like the special"
“This is
the first time that a neko from the Lower Negav has asked me for this service,”
Rathz said without giving up his mischievous laugh, “But hey, I suppose
business is business. Show me what you have darling. "
Jelena gave
him the bag full of coins and he held it with one hand taking it and with the
other measuring its weight. His face lit up with an expression that denoted
greed.
“Very good,
very good” he said satisfied, “it is enough. A pleasure doing business with
you. Wait here."
The man got
up from his office and went through a door in the back. Jelena stared at her
former boss's office. The neko was surprised by his attitude of leaving her
alone in that space that surely kept important things. Either he was very
self-confident or he was very foolish, but she didn't want to do anything that
would tarnish the business with her former boss.
After all,
it was the purchase of her life. A long-awaited dream.
In two
minutes, Mr. Rathz came back in and sat down at his desk. He started jotting
down some notes and finally handed Jelena a piece of paper.
“Give this
paper to the guard at the door of this office. He will guide you to the place.
Or do you prefer to do it at home? "
“My house is
not a private space. Besides, it is almost never in a fixed place. You know me,
Mr. Rathz,”, replied the neko, smiling.
"In
that case, enjoy it.", Said the man, shaking her hand.
Jelena left
the office through the same door she had entered. At the entrance she handed
Mr. Rathz's note to one of the guards. He checks the paper for a few seconds
and automatically turned to the right of the room, indicating the neko to
follow him. In it there was a door that had some multicolored lights at the
entrance and in its center was a huge drawing of a heart that had VIP written
in gold letters in the middle of the door. The entrance was guarded by two men:
a neko and a human. The neko in question was tall and of medium strength. As
she stood in front of him, Jelena gave him a seductive smile to which the
cat-man did not respond impassively.
The guard
accompanying her handed the paper to the human guard and he observed the neko.
"Is
there a VIP room prepared?" asked the guard accompanying her.
"Yes"
said the human smiling. "It seems that this time we have a special
client."
"That's
right" replied the guard beside her without saying another word.
The neko
guard then opened the door for her with keys that he had on his waist. The door
opened and Jelena stepped inside. Before closing it, the cat man said:
“You have
an hour. Have fun.”.
When he
closed the door, Jelena turned and in a hallway she found a human woman
watching her. When noticed that the neko's gaze fell on her, she bowed
respectfully.
"My
lady. Please come with me.”, she indicated.
Jelena
followed the woman down a corridor that had several glass doors that were
reflective in such a way that it was impossible to see what was going on
inside. Although there were small moans and screams of terror in some of them.
Apparently the glass prevented the prying eyes of people, but did not
completely muffle the sounds inside. Suddenly the human woman stood in front of
a door and extended her hand from which a bright light came out. The hand was
pointed at a kind of metal box that had the door on the right side. At this
there was a click and the door slid slowly to the side.
Upon
entering in, Jelena saw that it was a room that had a huge heart-shaped bed and
in front of it there was what looked like a small toy town. Inside the city
there were little people walking through its "streets."
They were a
mix of neeras and tomthumbs, two of the smallest species of Felarya. The first
were humanoid beings that were approximately two or three inches tall and had
mouse ears and a tail of the same species that hung below their waists. The
seconds were basically small humans who were the same height as the Neeras.
When they
realized that the door was opened, the tinies looked there and some began to
scream in terror, others simply knelt down and began to sob. Jelena noticed
that some were trying to escape the perimeters of the "city" but some
kind of magical barrier repelled them.
The human
woman turned to Jelena and whispered:
"Have
fun. If you have a problem press this button on the door and I will come.
"
She then
withdrew, closing the door.
Jelena
looked out over the small town and smiled. This was what the neko had been
waiting for.
She then
approached the bed and sat on the corner which was the heart-shaped tip of the
bed right in front of the mini-city. Then she stretched her feet to the front
showing her sole to the little ones.
"Are
you comfortable?" She asked them smiling.
"What
do you want here?" One of them asked angrily. He was apparently an older
man with a beard that hung down the sides of his face. His hair was black and
his body had a medium shape and somewhat stocky. However, he did not have
clothes like all the citizens of the place.
Jelena
watched this little boy for a few seconds and said with a malicious smile:
"It is
not obvious?"
The tomthumb
swallowed hard.
"No, I
don't know," he said trying to play dumb, even though he knew this
wouldn't work in the long run.
The neko
then leaned her face over him and said:
"Well
if you don't know, I'll show you," she said with a malicious smile and
grabbed the little man with his long-clawed hands.
"Nooooo!
Let me go, you bastard!” his victim yelled at her.
Jelena
brought him to her face and put the tip of one of the fingers of the other hand
on his lips to silence him. Then she gave him a sigh.
“Hey!” she
said later, “There's no need to offend. You see, this is my first time eating a
tomthumb, so I wish this was nice. I always wanted to know what it was like to
have one in my mouth. All the nekos have told me that you guys taste better
than rats and you are very sweet. Let's see if it's true. "
Saying this
Jelena raised the tomthumb above her head and opened her mouth. Seeing this,
the little man began to scream desperately as he watched in terror the immense
cavern full of strands of saliva, a pink tongue and white teeth that would soon
be his destiny.
Some tinies
of the mini-city also began to scream and beg, but the neko was hungry and was
also excited by this new sensation that she would soon experience.
Jelena then
deposited the tomthumb on her tongue head first and closed her lips around his
waist. His screams trailed off the moment he stepped into the damp cavity. He
began to desperately kick against the lips of the neko who sucked on his legs
while flashing a satisfied smile.
The neko
began to move her prey inside her mouth, testing their taste with her tongue.
It was something sweet, but at the same time it had salty touches. The perfect
mix.
Inside the
neko's mouth the little one moved trying to get out, but every time he tried to
stand up, the movement of the tongue and the amount of saliva he was covered in
made it impossible. Without further ado the neko pushed him with her tongue
down the throat and swallowed him with a Gluck!
The wonderful sensation of the little man sliding down her throat as he
struggled to fight caused the neko to moan in satisfaction.
“Awwww!” She
said later, “Oh my, this is the best I've ever had! It is simply irresistible!
"
Despite
working with the nekos mafia she had never eaten a small one. All the tinies
she hunts were handed over and she earned a few necessary skevols. She couldn't
afford to lose money simply by satiating a curiosity. It was a practical
matter. Today, however, it was different, Jelena could satisfy that curiosity
without problems. After all, she had paid for it.
The tinies
then began to sob and some to shout expletives. One of them caught the neko's
attention.
"Damn
bitch! You ate my husband! ” she screamed.
Jelena
noticed that the woman was holding a baby in her arms. She suddenly pouted and
gave the woman a smile.
"Ohhhh,
what a cute baby!", She said in a singsong voice, "Is this your
son?"
"Yes!"
The woman yelled angrily, "She's the daughter of the one you ate!"
"Awww!
How cute! ”Jelena said in the same singsong voice, ignoring the screams of the
woman holding him. “Oh little girl I feel sorry for you! Your dad was too
delicious for his own good! "
"Spit
it out, please!" The woman said crying as she knelt, "I beg
you!"
"I'm
sorry, but I can't make myself vomit," Jelena said with a pout on her
face, "But I can do something else."
The neko
lifted the woman to her face as she began to scream in terror.
“Ohhh come
on!” Jelena said, “Don't you want to meet your husband again? He is now in his new
home; it is your duty as a wife to be by his side. "
"Please
no!" The small woman pleaded with a terrified tone, "At least let my
girl go."
"Do
you want your daughter to stay in this world without parents?" The neko
asked sarcastically, "Or is it that you don't see how much she misses her
father?"
“Please
don't do it!” the little woman exclaimed desperately, “It's just a girl! This
is not fair!"
“Isn't it
fair?” The neko asked smiling, “Isn't it fair to eat the food you paid for? She
is food just like you, and after all it's your fault. "
The woman
closed her eyes and began to pant heavily. She was terrified to the extreme and
her heart was pounding unable to believe the reality of what she was facing.
The neko without paying attention to this continued her sarcastic speech.
“Yes, it is
your fault. You gave birth to your daughter in a place like this just to be
food. "
"No, I
don’t...!", The woman began but the neko opened her mouth and put the
woman with the daughter on her tongue, completely enclosing her in the mouth.
The neko
then gave a satisfied smile with her closed lips as she enveloped the woman in
saliva, tasting her. The little woman still terrified was screaming incessantly
for the life of her daughter. Although her screams were muffled by the neko's
mouth, even those in the mini-city managed to hear them as small moans of
terror. Realizing this the neko pushed the small woman down her throat with a
quick flick of her tongue. The tomthumb woman then couldn't help but slide down
her tongue as she used both hands to hold her crying little daughter.
Without
further delay the neko swallowed accumulated saliva that contained the taste of
the tomthumb women with a loud Gulp!
The woman did her best to keep the arms close to the body to at the same time
hold her daughter so that she did not fall down the neko's esophagus as she
walked down the fleshy, wet tunnel feet first.
When
reached the woman's stomach, she fell with a sitting position with a plop! in the middle of a puddle of
liquid while the baby was still crying. The little man who had eaten earlier
upon hearing his baby cry let out a howl of raging anger and frantically threw
himself against the fleshy wall, striking it with his fists and feet.
“Damn
psycho monster! Spit on my daughter, damn bastard! "
The neko
then put the left hand on her belly while flashing a satisfied smile.
“Wow, this
feeling is wonderful! It tickles. "
The man's
incessant blows to her stomach funneled some air into her throat and the neko
then burped.
"Buuurp!"
Seeing this
monstrous and inconceivable act, the tinies of the mini-city began to raise
their fists and shout expletives. The anger on their faces contrasted with the
cries and screams of the women. Some knelt down and covered their faces with
their hands. They couldn't believe such monstrosity and disregard for the lives
that had just begun.
This
experience that for the tinies had been terrifying for the neko was wonderful. She
had never felt anything like this in her life and the feeling exceeded even
what she had been told. No wonder some of her breedmates hunted the little ones
outside the city even outside the range of the Isolon Eye. It was a wonderful
and unique sensation as she tasted them and they struggled in her mouth. But
the best part was when they moved down her esophagus and reached the stomach.
The tickling they did there as they battled their inevitable fate was simply
fantastic.
But Jelena,
for now, didn't have to risk leaving the city. She had all the little ones she
wanted right here.
Her eyes
then looked towards the mini-city and when she saw the furious expression of
some tinies, she said:
“Oh come on
don't be like that! Now the family is reunited in their new home. Well at least
for a while until they got the rent. "
As she said
this creepy phrase with a smile, the faces of some little ones changed from
fury to terror.
"Well,
I guess it's time to continue with my special dinner tonight." Jelena said
and touched her lip with one of her fingers, "Umm they say you little mice
are even more delicious than little men."
Saying she
bent down to catch a terrified neera who tried to escape from her clutches. He
hid inside one of the houses and got under some stairs that led to the second
floor of the small structure.
"Awww
come on! Don't make this so difficult, "she said to the little boy with a
seemingly annoyed tone" Accept your fate. Anyway, you will end up in my
tummy one way or another. At least choose the easy one. "
The little
neera didn't want to go out, he was too scared. He had curled into a ball as he
tucked his head of brown hair between her knees and squeezed it with his hands.
The roof of the house then opened with a loud crack as the neko's hand reached
for him and grabbed his tail pulling him out as he groaned in terror.
Jelena
watched him for a moment as she held him upside down by his tail. He was a
young man who looked to be in his twenties. He kicked and moaned unable to
articulate a single word and not even able to open his eyes.
"Hey
darling!", The neko said while smiling, "Come on open your eyes!
Don't be a coward. "
The neera
said nothing and kept shaking like mad, kicking and shaking his body. The neko
then pouted, apparently somewhat annoyed.
“Hey little
one, come on!” Jelena told him in a somewhat disgruntled tone, “Problems are
faced by looking straight ahead. You can't just ignore them. Also, this will be
a real honor. You will have the opportunity to enter a place where none of your
class has ever been. It is a warm and comfortable place, like a spa. You will
be able to relax while becoming part of this sexy body. Come on look at it.
"
The little
neera opened his eyes for a moment as the neko undressed and showed her huge
breasts.
Despite
himself, the little neera felt the blood rise to his face, flushing. This
evidently did not go unnoticed by the neko who gave him a little giggle.
"Awww,
how cute!", She said in a singsong voice, "You've never seen one this
big, right?"
The neera
then covered his face in shame with Jelena's words.
“I
definitely can't get enough of you little ones!” She exclaimed in a sexy voice,
“You are so cute, cuddly, and delicious!”
Hearing
this, the neera removed his hands from his face and his eyes widened as he
contemplated the terrifying sight of the neko's mouth and especially the fleshy
tunnel that preceded her uvula. Three tomthumbs had recently disappeared
through the same hole and soon he himself would follow them. The neko released
his tail and he fell headlong onto his tongue which gave him an inward thrust
with the tip. The fleshy, saliva-wet organ never stopped tasting it, sending
its flavor to the neko woman's taste buds. The boy did not move he was too
terrified. Wherever he looked he saw only darkness and some white spots that he
guessed were from the fine teeth of his predator.
Jelena
tasted this mouse boy and her eyes widened as his sweet taste seeped off her
tongue. She shook it a lot with a satisfied smile.
"Umm!"
She groaned in delight.
When she
had extracted every last exquisite ounce of flavor from this neera, the neko
pushed it with her tongue down her throat and swallowed as the lump slid easily
down her esophagus to the stomach. To her disappointment the neera didn't move
even when it reached her stomach. The organ was busy beginning the digestion of
its three previous occupants and which was joined the little mouse.
The neko
noticed the noises her hungry stomach was beginning to make. She hadn't eaten
anything today waiting for this moment, and consequently her body sped up
digestion, crying out for the nutrients it needed.
“Ahhhhh”,
she sighed as she touched her belly with the hand, “My stomach is so happy and
I am so happy. But there are still some of you. "
The neko
then began to wiggle her toes.
“Let's do
something tinies,” she said with a horny look, “I've walked a lot today to get
here. Even though my stomach is happy, my feet are killing me and they need
attention. "
Seeing the
expression of anguish from the inhabitants of the mini-city and fury in others,
the neko stopped and continued:
"I'll
tell you something. If they help my feet feel good, I promise not to eat those
who do better. But don't try to escape or it won't be pleasant. "
Some little
ones looked at each other in bewilderment. Then one of them, a young neera girl
with brown hair, ears of the same color and somewhat tanned skin said:
"Okay,
I'll do it"
The neko's
face lit up. She picked up the little woman who put on an expression that
reflected some discomfort as she was held in the catgirl's hand. She then
placed it in front of his left foot.
"Well,
do we have any other volunteers?" she asked sarcastically as she looked at
the rest.
Seeing that
no one else came out, the neko made a disappointed face. She quickly grabbed a
brown haired neera woman. The action was so fast that the woman didn't have
time to scream as she was thrust into the neko's mouth head first. The cat girl
sucked on her feet, moved her a little and quickly swallow licking her lips.
"I
repeat, are there any volunteers?" Jelena said with a frown.
She brought
her face closer to the mini-city while saying these words and released a burp
that echoed in the ears of the little ones as her hot and smelly breath spread
around the perimeter of the small city.
That was
like a spark for the little ones who began to raise their hands frantically.
Jelena selected another tomthumb woman with white hair with shades of blue. She
put it in front of his right foot and smiled at her.
The two
women, neera and tomthumb, looked at her feet, which were somewhat tall for her
size and were also somewhat covered in dirt that seeped between her toes and a
bit on her claws. The neko began to move her feet impatiently as she said:
"Come
on little girls, get started."
The neera,
whose name was Lyne, began to massage her feet from the bottom, turning it over
with the palm of her hands and circling it with the fingers that soon began to
be filled with sweat and dirt.
"Oh perfect! Now I stink of neko sweat. "
Despite
these thoughts, Lyne continued to massage the neko's gigantic foot a little
higher than the soles of her feet, paying special attention to those points
where she felt the tension of the somewhat inflamed flesh. These massages and
the ones given by the tomthumb woman on her other foot sent pleasant sensations
to the neko, who let out tender moans as she seductively raised a finger to her
lips.
A few
minutes later the cat girl grabbed both tiny girls between her thumb and
forefinger in a quick motion. The neera and the little tomthumb woman looked at
her somewhat distressed, although Lyne's gaze was rather one of concern.
"Good
job little ones," Jelena said smiling as she showed her fine white teeth.
“It's a real shame, but I have to choose which one to keep. It's a bit hard to
tell as you both did great and I really enjoyed having you there. But…"
Suddenly she
took the foot that was holding the white-haired girl and gave her a disguised
pitying look.
“… I think
the little mouse did better. So you will go to my tummy, I am so sorry”,
Juliana continued with a somewhat sad but obviously sarcastic voice.
She then
put it on her face, licked it a little and then sucked it off her fingers while
the girl moaned in terror. After enjoying it a bit, she swallowed it with a
loud sound as a lump descended from her neck until it was lost in her chest.
"Ahhhh!
Delicious! ”Jelena sighed.
Seeing this
Lyne gulped thinking that she might have been the one who was lowering this
insane neko's stomach if she hadn't done a good job. Fortunately, she had
already done this before while working for Madame Soyz's relaxation rooms. Who
would have believed it? The teachings of her former protector, how to massage
and relax flesh and tense mind, had saved her life.
“Very good
little one,” Jelena said as she winked at her, “I think I'll stay with you.
Would you like to be my little slave? "
Lyne looked
at her with a concerned tone on her face.
"And
what happens if I decline the offer?" she asked.
The neko
did not reply with words. She simply licked her lips and clicked with the
mouth.
"Of course, stupid question.", thought the
neera.
"Okay,"
she said then with a sneaky smile.
"Oh,
good!" Exclaimed the neko with glee. “You will be my toy. I will feed you
and give you shelter and you will give me pleasure for the rest of your life.
"
At this
Lyne closed her eyes and shrugged.
"At least it's better than the alternative", the
neera thought, “From slavery you escape.
From a hungry stomach, no. "
Jelena took
the mouse girl between her fingers and shoved her into one of the pockets of
the short. Just at that moment the glass door opened and the lady who had
greeted her in the hall appeared.
"I'm
sorry miss, but time is up." she said in a solemn voice.
The neko
stood up and quickly put on her blouse. Then she looked at the human woman.
"Already,
so fast?", she asked and seeing the positive response emitted by the lady
with head, her eyes went to the mini-city. “Well little ones I guess that's it.
A real pleasure to have invited you to dinner. "
Then she
went down the hall to the door. When they arrived, the human woman knocked
twice on the door with the obvious intention of having the door opened for him.
The human guard then opened it and Jelena stepped out into the hall whose
bustle had subsided a bit.
It was
almost closing time for this place, apparently, so people were starting to
leave. The only ones who remained were those from the "VIP" room.
When the neko went to the exit somewhat disappointed since she did not enjoy it
as much as wanted one of the guards -the neko- of the VIP room took her by the
arm:
"Hey!"
Jelena said as she turned around.
"You,"
he said with an icy voice, "The boss wants to see you."
"What
for?" The neko asked in a somewhat angry tone.
“I don't
know,” the guard replied with the same impassiveness, “But he sent me to look
for you. So let's go."
He then
dragged the girl by her arm to her former boss's office. The guard then knocked
on the door twice with his hand. A "Go ahead!" was the reply and then
the guard opened the door dragging the neko girl inside by her arm.
"Hey!"
Jelena protested, "Rude." She added as the door closed.
"Sorry
Jelena, my guards are usually a bit rude." Rathz said apologetically.
"But do not worry. No problem. What's more, I think I want to propose you
a good business. "
The neko looked her former boss in the eye as
frowned.
“Don't you
think this is a somewhat bad way to treat your future associates? Business
doesn't work like that, Mr. Rathz "
At this the
man simply gave a sneaky laugh.
"Oh
come on Jelena!" He said smiling, "It's a good deal."
The neko
simply shrugged and heaved a sigh of relaxation.
"Okay,"
Jelena agreed, "What is it about?"
The man
then leaned his elbows on the table and clasped his hands. She already knew
what that meant. Mr. Rathz was going to say something important.
“You see
Jelena,” he started to say, “I have a serious problem with the supply of new
merchandise. Most of it comes from the forest, but every time I send a group
some never come back and nobody knows what happens to them. Always the same.
They remember falling asleep for some strange reason and when they wake up one
of them does not appear. My men are beginning to lose confidence and it is
getting harder and harder to get new acquisitions. As you surely know these
products are not eternal and rarely survive more than one night. So I propose
something to you. Your stealth ability has become very famous here in the
Negav. So I need you to take over the group of hunters and help them with their
duties. "
Jelena
stared at him. Obviously a question was imposed:
"And
what I earn of all this?"
"Well,
I knew you would ask," replied Mr. Rathz with a mischievous grin, "To
begin with for now, you can keep the neera in your pocket."
The neko
raised an eyebrow, but continued to listen to her former boss's monologue.
“Take it as
advance payment. And I'll pay you 1000 skevols for every shipment of goods you
bring me. Each package must have five to reach that figure otherwise I will
deduct 200 for each one that is missing. Also, for every five you bring me,
I'll give you two hours of VIP. What do you say?"
Jelena
raised her hand to her chin with a thoughtful gesture and immediately said to
Mr. Rathz:
"Very
well, I accept," she finally said.
The man
then smiled at her.
"I
knew it! I knew I could ... "
“However, I
have two conditions,” the neko interrupted, “Number one: I will do it myself
without a hunting team. I don't like having companions. Number two: I don't
need you to ask or question where the merchandise comes from. Just accept it.
"
"Umm,
interesting," Rathz said with a grimace of his face. "Okay I accept your
conditions. Is it a deal? ” he asked, holding out his hand.
"Deal!"
Jelena said as she shook hands with her former boss.
Saying
this, the neko turned to leave and turned on her back and told her boss:
“The day
after tomorrow I will bring you the first batch. Have a good night Mr. Rathz.
"
"The
same for you dear," replied the man.
Then Jelena
opened the door and headed for the exit.
************
The city of
Pelnepi was, what one might say, "a world within another world."
Located near the Shrine of the Shining Star the mini-town of the tinies was
mostly peaceful and quiet, away from the hustle and bustle of the Negav city.
Thanks to its human guards and the guardians of the Cult of Minalca, this place
was guarded so that the little ones had a safe paradise.
Cuyér, the tomthumb,
did not understand why most of his little companions wanted to live far from
this paradise and take risks in Negav where they could be crushed, eaten or
sold as slaves. Although on paper the little ones had rights in the human city,
the reality is that they could not be efficiently protected by the police or
any other body in charge of enforcing the law in this huge city. That is why
the Ps'isol Magiocrats had declared Pelnepi the place where the tinies should
go in Negav.
"If
they want to risk it, it's their problem," thought Cuyér and so he let his
friends know who spent the day criticizing humans for simply creating a
segregationist zone in which in the long run the tinies only had the right to
do what that these giants wanted.
All these
thoughts flashed through his head as he walked towards his house located south
of the city hall. He was already a few blocks away when, near an alley, he
suddenly saw a neera woman who was running. Seeing the tomthumb the mouse girl
ran towards him and stopped right in front of him.
"Please
help me!" say, gasped for air.
"What's
wrong?" Asked Cuyér, somewhat surprised.
"I cannot
believe it! A neko is chasing me!”, Replied the neera sounding scared
Cuyér's
eyes widened as he watched this brown-haired mouse girl with a terrified look.
Her gaze seemed genuine but still...
"A
neko, in Pelnepi?" Cuyér asked somewhat incredulously.
"Yes!"
The neera shouted in response, "Please let's get out here ...!"
The tomthumb
looked over his head for any sign of the presence of a cat-shaped humanoid, but
nothing appeared before the eyes. If something like that was chasing this neera
he should be able to see it judging by their height as they were near the
southern border of the city.
“I don't
see it,” said Cuyér, looking this girl in the eye, “Besides, it is impossible
for a single neko to infiltrate this place. We are very well protected here. Do
not worry."
"She
is looking for me!" said the desperate neera, "I managed to escape
from her, but please help me hide! I beg you!"
Cuyér was
not a bad person and he was beginning to feel sorry for this terrified mouse
girl.
“Okay!” he
finally said, “Let's go to my house. You can stay there for tonight. "
"Oh
thank you, thank you good sir!" Said the neera with a relieved expression
on her face.
Cuyér
sighed reluctantly. She didn't like the idea of r03;r03;bringing a stranger home, but
this girl had a certain amount of dirt and sweat on her skin. She was
practically naked and was evidently in need of shelter from the cold that
approached as it got dark. Still, he didn't like being lied to, but he understood
why she had.
"I'll keep an eye on you and if you try something you'll see what
it's like to mess with a city council official," Cuyér thought.
Then took
the girl by the arm and began to walk with a hurried step to get home as
quickly as possible.
The little
man's house was not negligible. In fact, it looked like a mini residence with
wooden and glass front windows and each one had a windowsill that had some red,
yellow and purple flowers contained in a kind of square wooden pot. The house
was made of stone, like most houses in Pelnepi, but it had a gleaming black
wooden roof. The walls were painted a nice dark blue and the wooden door had a
nice gleaming mahogany color. The man knocked on the door knocker twice and
immediately the door opened.
It was a
little tomthumb women with blond hair and white skin. She wore a black dress
that came down to her ankles with a low-cut neckline. Her eyes were brown and
her eyebrows black. His expression denoted a pretty smile directed at Cuyér.
"Good
evening my husband!" She said with joy, "The children were waiting
for you."
"I'm
sorry darling for being here at this time," the man said a little sadly,
"It's that the boys got more aggressive than ever. It is difficult to make
them understand. "
The woman
closed her eyes keeping that smile.
“That habit
of yours of proselytizing everyone. Is it that others cannot think differently
from you? "
“I'm just
trying to save their lives,” he said in a somewhat disappointed tone, “They
keep talking bad about Pelnepi even though no one dares to leave here. They
know that outside of this city they will be in danger and yet they continue to
criticize. "
“Hey, hey!”
Said his wife, “You know I don't like all that political nonsense. When you
arrive at this house you are the loving father and the caring husband of
always. Not a politician. "
Cuyér, in
spite of himself, smiled, seduced by the unparalleled charm of his wife.
"Who
is she?" Asked the blonde woman.
The tomthumb
had almost forgotten the neera that followed him.
"Oh
yeah!" She exclaimed, "This little girl says a neko is following
her."
"A
neko in Pelnepi?" asked his wife, puzzled.
"She
says she evaded it." The man said quickly, secretly winking at his wife.
"And she asked me to take her somewhere safe for tonight."
The wife
then looked at the neera with brown hair and mouse ears of the same color.
Noticing how dirty she was and smeared with sweat, she immediately understood
her husband's intentions.
"Very
good!", she said, lowering his voice a little, simulating stealth,
"Come quickly!"
The man and
the girl walked through the door into a small room lit by artificial lights. At
the end of this place there was a staircase attached to the right wall that
undoubtedly led to the second floor of the house. Beyond the staircase, down
the hall were several rooms with closed doors.
Six little persons
came down the stairs, two neeras and four tomthumbs. One of the two neeras was
a little girl with whitish hair and ears with shades of blue and she was the
first to say hello as her tail flicked from side to side anxiously.
"Hi
Daddy!" she said in a cheerful tone, "Did you bring me
something?"
"Hello
Meleiss," Cuyér said with a smile on her face, "I brought you a
friend."
The little
neera then looked past her father and saw the brown-haired mouse woman smiling
at her.
"Oh
and who is it?" Said the little girl with a bit of curiosity on her face.
"Well
she's ..." he said as he turned to look at the neera.
"My
name is Lyne," she said quickly. “I am a friend of your father. He saved
me from a bad neko. "
“A neko
!?”, said the little white-haired neera scared, “My dad told me that that
didn't exist! That they were just bad stories to scare the children. "
"Ehmm,
well ...", Lyne was somewhat uncomfortable not knowing what to answer.
"It
was a joke, Meleiss, come on!" Said her father with a laugh, "To see
if you were brave and not scared."
The little
girl then pouted.
"Oh
dad, you're so bad!" she told him as she crossed her arms over the chest.
"Come
on, you know I love you very much," said the father as he placed a kiss on
his daughter's forehead. "Come upstairs and I'll bring you a present to
bed."
The girl's
innocent annoyed face changed to a bright smile. Her green eyes sparkled with
happy joy. She immediately threw himself into hugging her father.
"Ohhh
dad, I love you!" she said in a voice that expressed tenderness.
Then she
released the father and ran up the ladder. The man followed her with his eyes
smiling. Then he turned to his other children. Of the four tomthumbs, two were
women who were evidently in their twenties and the other two men appeared to be
nearly the same age only a few years apart. As for the neera, he was a little
smaller than his brothers and younger.
"My
children, how have you been?" Asked the father.
***********
The
conversation with his children had gone quite well. They recounted their social
and sentimental lives with complete confidence. Cuyér loved these moments with
his family, which made him forget all the political and work discussions he had
to have with his countrymen. Now he was in his kitchen with his wife and Lyne
drinking some wine and eating the vegetable and seed dish.
They had
invited the neera to lunch to see if they could figure out the real reason for
her agitation after calming down. She had taken a bath and dressed in some clothes
provided by Cuyér's wife. A beautiful white T-shirt with a heart in the middle
pierced by an arrow and dark blue pants that reached the knee and had two
pockets.
"So
...", the tomthumb's wife began, "Lyne, right?"
The neera
nodded and the wife continued:
“You say a
neko was chasing you. How is that?"
"That's
right ma'am," Lyne said with complete poise, "It was huge and I could
almost hear its drool falling from its mouth as it chased after me."
"Where
was that?" Cuyer asked.
“Some
streets south of where we are. I hid in a kind of stone house that had some
dirt that stunk and I threw something on me so that it would not find me. But I
couldn't stay in the same place or it would eventually pass. So I went for a
run and then I ran into you. "
This story
sounded even more unlikely. To the south was the border of the city and there
had to be guards or members of the Cult of Minalca protecting that part. Cuyér
had been related to members of this institution who worshiped their "goddess"
of good fortune and they were not bad people despite being human. Even so, the tomthumb
played the neera's game. He wanted to continue winding it up to see how far it
would go.
“Oh yeah!”
Said the wife with a smile, “I guess it would really work. Don't be offended,
but that dirt of yours really sucked. If I were a neko, I wouldn't eat you with
that bad smell. "
"Good point," thought Cuyér, that smell...
nothing he had ever felt before was so stinky. He knew a lot of fertilizers as
most of his friends were good farmers and he had never smelled one that stank
like this.
The neera
didn't say anything. She went on eagerly devouring the food.
"Well
...", she said between bites, "Ehmm I felt bad about your
daughter."
“Oh don't
worry,” Cuyér's wife told her with a smile, “We are taking care of her for now.
She is very small and also has never seen a neko. Those creatures are horrible.
I have not met anyone of them who does not look at you with the desire to
swallow you and our little ones do not have to see those... beasts for now.
"
Cuyér was
amazed at the way his wife expressed her contempt for the nekos with such joy.
That way of smiling optimistically even when she talking about serious things
or being scared was something wonderful. Maybe it was one of the things about
her that he had fallen in love with and didn't know.
At that
moment the neera had finished eating by rubbing her belly.
"Ohhh
thanks for the food!" she said with a cheerful tone, "It was
delicious."
“I think
it's time to sleep,” Cuyér said, “Listen Lyne, the guest room is on the second
floor next to one of my children's bedrooms. My room is downstairs so if you
want I can accompany you while my wife prepares it. "
"You
are very kind, thank you." Said the neera with a smile on her face.
And
immediately they set off as they climbed the wooden stairs. The second floor of
the house consisted of a hallway made of brown wooden planks. On the sides of
this there was a stone wall that had 3 rooms, two before the threshold of the
staircase and one a little further towards the end. Cuyér and Lyne went to this
last room. The tomthumb stood in front of the light brown front door and took
out a bunch of keys. Then he opened the door and motioned for the neera to come
in.
The room
consisted of two beds on each side with a bedside table that had 3 drawers and
an artificial lamp made of some kind of gem that glowed in soft light.
"Wow.
This house has many lights. How do you keep them on? Magic? ”Lyne asked
curiously.
“We have a
mini-generator of Actinite,” Cuyér replied, “And the lamps are made with gems
from Mezhir. To a greater or lesser extent, this keeps the house illuminated.
Every month we recharge the mini generator through the mediation of our friends
from the Cult of Minalca. It's a bit of Pelnepi's facilities. "
Still, this
made the neera more curious. She had always wondered how these lamps worked in
some of the houses she had been in. Apparently they used some kind of light
magic that needed to be recharged from time to time. Although gems of this size
should not run out so quickly given their size and therefore low consumption.
As she
thought about this she heard the door behind her open. She turned to look and
saw that Cuyér was beginning to close it. Then there was a jingle of keys and
then a click. The tomthumb had locked the door.
"Hey!
What are you doing !?” Lyne exclaimed in fright.
“You
wouldn't believe that I would let a stranger run around my house, would you?”
Cuyér replied from the other side of the door, “Don't worry. Tomorrow morning,
I will release you and you can go. "
The neera
was silent for a moment thinking about what she had heard. Then she smiled and
said:
"It's
okay. I get it."
"Sleep
well. Good evening”, answered the tomthumb as he left.
The neera
heard his footsteps as he walked away and flashed a smile. She immediately took
a strange device from her pocket. It was small and square with a little red
button in the middle. Lyne tapped it and a small spotlight began to flash red.
“Good night to you, tomthumb”, thought
Lyne.
***********
Cuyér came
to her room downstairs after glancing at her children's room to see if they
were asleep. They all slept happily and the sight of them, thus so peaceful,
filled the tomthumb's heart with a relative inner peace combined with
tenderness. But the best part was seeing his wife waiting in the room. She was
reading a book when the door opened and he appeared.
"Are
they asleep yet?" she asked with her usual smile.
"Yes.
The neera is in the guest room. I left her there locked up. We don't want her
to do any mischief at night, do we? "
"You're
right. Now come here. ”, Replied the small woman as she placed her hands on the
side of her bed.
An hour later.
Cuyér fell
asleep after making love to his wife. It bothered him to do it with strangers
in the house, but his wife's seductive smile and touch were irresistible. He
was asleep so soundly that an explosive sound startled him awake.
“What the
hell… !?”, he yelled startled.
This was followed by screams of anguish and
terror.
"It
comes from above!" yelled his wife.
They
immediately got out of bed and ran to the second floor. As he climbed the
stairs his jaw dropped wide at what they were seeing.
A huge hole
had been cut in the wooden wall of the ceiling and through this opening the
head of… a neko was sticking out!
He had
reddish hair, as well as her feline-looking ears. But something the neko was
doing was what caused this look on the two little tomthumbs. She held little
Meleiss in one of her hands as she screamed in terror with tears in her eyes.
"Oh
come on little one!" Said the cat girl smiling. "It's not that bad,
you're going to wake up the neighbors!"
Cuyér
couldn't believe what he was seeing. He froze with fear and disbelief in his
place. It seemed on board the nervous breakdown. However, something suddenly
snapped him out of his sudden stupor. The neko began to say:
“Sorry girl
but you are too small to be of use. Like your little mouse brother, you only serve
as a snack. And I need to fill up tonight. "
Saying this
she brought the girl over her face and opened the mouth. The little neera, when
she saw the huge open and hungry jaws of the neko, began to scream and shake in
her hand terrified.
Cuyér and
his wife ran like a fireball toward the huge hole.
“Stop!!”
the two yelled in unison.
It worked.
The cat girl stopped and looked down. Seeing the two figures inside the house,
the girl licked her lips and smiled. A little voice sounded from the distance
that Cuyér recognized perfectly despite hearing himself far away.
“Oh look, master
Jelena. They are the parents of the children. The tomthumb was the one that locked
me in.” Lyne said.
Hearing the
voice of the brown-haired neera, Cuyér felt his blood boil. But the feeling was
quickly replaced by one of supreme terror at the sight of his daughter
screaming in the neko's hand.
"What?"
The neko asked while showing an incredulous face. "They are the parents?
But she is a neera. "
"She's
surely adopted," Lyne said smiling.
Hearing
this the neera in her hand stopped moving and looked down to meet the sight of
her father. She expressed a mixture of fear with fury. Without a doubt the true
face of despair. It was indescribable what the man was going through at this
moment.
"Oh
come on tell your daughter the truth!" Jelena said with a serious face.
The tomthumb
shook his head negatively.
"No,
please!" he exclaimed.
"Oh
well, if you don't tell her the truth ...", she said and opened her wet
mouth again.
"Stop,
NOOOOOO!!", Cuyér yelled desperately, "Okay, okay!"
"You
see it. It's not that difficult. ”, Jelena said smiling,“ You can't keep lying
to your daughter! Come on, confess! "
All of this
was obviously a fun game for the neko. But for Cuyér it was a true
psychological torture. Everything this ruthless monster was putting him through
was beyond horrible, if there were any words to describe what was happening.
The tomthumb,
knowing that he had no other choice, looked his daughter in the eye.
“Listen,
daughter!”, he began to say, “Maybe you are a little small to understand these
things, but I am not your real father. You are the daughter of a friend of mine
who… is very far away. I am taking care of you. "
"Then
why did you tell me you were my father?" Meleiss asked with teary eyes.
Cuyér did
not reply. How do you tell your little daughter that her real father had been
kidnapped and never heard from again? The trafficking of tinies in Negav was
strictly prohibited, but that did not mean that some violated these laws and
most of the time these cases were not even solved. Outside of Pelnepi this was
something that happened many times in recent times. Although it was horrible,
it was a sobering lesson for all those little ones who did not want to come to
live in the mini-city. But his friend was a special case. Despite having made
the decision to live outside of Pelnepi, he was not a bad person and when he
disappeared, Cuyér, thought he had a duty to his children who were not guilty of
their parents' decision. This act of selfless love had been rewarded with the
smile and love of these little ones and that for him was enough. But now… he
had failed them and one of them had been eaten by this horrible beast. Not only
was this enough for her, she wanted her daughter to sink into the harsh reality
of these events.
"How
can anyone be so cruel?" asked Cuyér's wife angrily. "You are not a
person, you are a fucking monster!"
Jelena
looked at her and cynically began to laugh.
“Monster?”
she laughed, “Why? You little ones are food or slaves of us big ones. it is the
law of life. I did not ask to be born like that. If I don't eat this little
girl, someone else will. It's better that she ended up on my belly than someone
else's. After all, who wouldn't want to be part of this sexy body. "
That
enraged the tomthumb women even more. Cuyér held her with the hands as she
screamed and cried.
Jelena
stared at them for a while. Then she turned her gaze to the girl who was crying
uncontrollably. Despite herself, something inside made her feel empathy with
this little neera. Perhaps because she identified with her, always alone in her
world and had spent her life amidst horrible things and lies.
"Hey
little ones," she said suddenly, "What would you be willing to
sacrifice for this little neera?"
“Whatever!”
The two exclaimed in unison. Then Cuyér told him:
“Please vomit
her brother! We will do anything! "
Jelena
brought her face a little closer.
"Anything?"
she asked in a serious tone.
"Anything."
They both confirmed.
"Good.",
Said the neko as she smiled again. “I'll tell you one thing little ones. I
don't really want to eat this little girl. And about her brother… I'm sorry but
I can't throw it up. I've never been able to vomit on my own. But I propose
something to you. "
"What?"
Asked Cuyér's wife, somewhat incredulous.
“This
little girl and her brother won't fill me up at all. I was just going to eat her
because, as the saying goes, something better than nothing. I have already
eaten some small ones tonight, but they have been digested a long time ago and
I am hungry again. So I propose something to you, if you offer yourself to me
as food, I will let this little girl go. "
Cuyér
looked at his daughter. She was still mad at him and she wouldn't stop crying.
Despite her tears, the tomthumb could see his daughter's disappointed face. He
looked into his wife's eyes, who nodded with tears that began to flow from her
eyes as she closed them sadly.
"Okay,"
he said firmly, "Do it."
Jelena
stared at him seriously for a moment. She could not believe it. Were they
playing with her? The determined gaze of the two little ones dissuaded her from
such an idea. Still, she couldn't believe such a thing existed. She grabbed
them both with her right hand and pulled them through the hole in the house.
“My
daughter!” He yelled at his daughter who was looking at him, “Listen to this
and listen to it well. Live your life as you can, but live. Be smart, kind,
supportive, and decent. When you have a boyfriend make sure he is a good
person. Do not be fooled by anyone, you will make mistakes like everyone else.
They will leave a mark on you that may make you sad at first but then you will
see that you will come out stronger than ever. Follow these guidelines and you
will have a good life. Don't ever let anyone deviate you from that path.
Goodbye my daughter "
Hearing
this, Meleiss began to fight frantically screaming non-stop as the neko raised
them both to her face, suspending her parents above her gaping jaws. Jelena
placed them in her mouth without further ceremony and began to savor them with
delight. She tucked Cuyér between his molars close to her cheeks and swallowed
his wife with a thud. Then she took the tomthumb to the back of his throat and
opened his mouth in front of the little neera. The father, seeing this, knowing
what the neko intended, simply greeted his daughter with his hand while smiling
at her. The neko then closed her mouth and swallow him with a Gulp!
Jelena then
patted her belly as she said:
“Umm
delicious. Nothing like a full belly to sleep at night. "
Meleiss
just stared wide-eyed red from crying to a point on the floor. Surely she was
thinking it was some kind of nightmare from which she would eventually wake up.
But the trauma was clearly on her face. She didn't even look away from the same
direction when the neko opened a purse on her hip and deposited the little girl
inside. Her brothers, who were already there inside, began to cry and beg. When
the little girl was placed inside, the bag was closed again, plunging its
members into darkness.
The neko
then started to walk. Or so it seemed to those in the leather garment around her
waist. One of Meleiss's sisters was sobbing, her wails of anguish the only
thing that stood out in the immense sepulchral darkness.
"What
will happen to us brother?" Asked one of the male tomthumbs.
The
aforementioned did not respond. He was haunted by everything that had happened.
But the last straw was what he heard had happened before the bag was opened.
His parents
had died, eaten by this despicable cat woman.
All his
thoughts were focused on this horrible fact. He would never see his parents
again, hear their smiles or words of encouragement. Something, however, brought
him out of his slumber. A small, feminine voice began to murmur in the
darkness. As if it were a litany of meaningless whispers. The words were
unintelligible. Despite this, these whispers caused him fear and made his
entire body shudder in an inexplicable way. Then he began to understand some
words:
"They deserve... Everyone must pay... they died... they have to
pay, I accepted you ... now you are my friend"
Then the tomthumb
got it all. It was her little sister neera who was making these whispers. At
that moment, everything was clear to him. If he was sad about what he had heard
had happened to his parents, then how would his sister who had witnessed it be?
A wave of terror suddenly shook his being at the thought of this. His head
began to ache as a chill ran down his spine. Suddenly he began to hear voices
in his head.
“Do you really want to know, little brother? Well it hurts, it hurts a
lot. But don't worry, now I have a new friend. She will help me find our
parents and feel good. "
The brother
couldn't take it anymore and shouted:
“Enough
Meleiss! Stoooop it! "
Suddenly a
tremor shook the bag where the little ones were and voices began to emerge from
outside.
"Freeze!
We are the Metropolitan Security Division!” a voice shouted. “Put your waist
bag on the ground and put your hands up where I can see it! Now!"
A second
tremor shook the bag and suddenly everyone inside began to feel as if they were
losing weight. It had evidently thrown the bag into the air and now it was
beginning to descend. The tinies started screaming, but the movement stopped
abruptly. The bag was then opened and a sudden light entered it. A head that
belonged to a human poked through the opening. He had dark skin and eyes of the
same color. His hair was a mix between gray and black.
"Are
you alright, little ones?" He asked.
The tinies
were too terrified to respond. The women just started sobbing and the brothers
hugged them trying to comfort them. What most caught the attention of the human
was a small neera with white hair with blue tones who was sitting with her feet
next to her chest and staring at the ground. One of the tomthumbs noticed the
worried look the human was giving his sister.
"This
is Meleiss," he said, "It's, well ... Could you help her?"
"What's
wrong with her?" The human asked with a worried tone.
He got no
reply. Just a slightly scared look that was directed by the tomthumb. The human
then gulped. He didn't know why, but this little girl huddled at the bottom of
the bag gave him the creeps. Steeling himself, he asked her:
"Hey
little girl, are you okay?"
Meleiss
then reacted to this. She scrambled to her feet and turned her head towards the
human. The look she shot him was sinister and her eyes were narrowed. Suddenly
the tomthumb next to her screamed as he backed away.
“Her
eyes…!” he said frightened, “No, it can't be! It is impossible!"
Meleiss's
eyes, which were previously light green, had changed to an obsidian color in
which even her cornea was black as night. Her body that was commonly clear as
day had turned pale as a sheet of paper, but with a gray hue. The only thing
that had not changed was her blue-white hair and ears of the same color.
Suddenly
she gave him a mischievous smile, feigning innocence, which made the human's
blood run cold.
"I'm
fine. It's just that my friend left and I miss her a bit. "
************
The events
in which the little ones were kidnapped and then eaten or sold as slaves, sex
toys and others... happened quite frequently in Negav. The Metropolitan
Security Division (MSD) was the closest thing to what could be considered
police in this city. However, not many people trusted it and reasons had. Over
time it had become a corrupt, lazy and bureaucratic body that, far from
responding to its functions, seemed many times more interested in profits than
in the safety of the Negav citizens.
This time,
however, the police could not turn a deaf ear to what had happened in Pelnepi.
The family of an official of the city council of that city had been kidnapped
and 3 children had been eaten by a neko, including the official himself, his
wife and one of his adopted children.
For
Lieutenant Agthor it was more than a major case, it was a real need for
justice. He didn't care what the higher ups thought of the tinies. The look of
terror that he had seen when opened that bag and found the children that were
left of the tomthumb, who had escaped the voracious hunger of that...
despicable cat woman, said it all. The shock caused a seething fury to rise
within him. The slavers had neither a sense of humanity nor a sense of
morality. They were only interested in the profits they made from the sale and
enslavement of people. Every time one of these sadists was interrogated in the
barracks located in the Lower Tier of Negav, the answer was simple.
"That are business."
And anyone
who heard these guys speak could be said that they are honest traders who only
cared about their business. But how can there be beings that treat people as if
they were simple merchandise? The enslavers have no respect for other people's
lives and cynically and coldly justify their actions with those three words.
They were definitely worse than the jungle predators. But even that naga,
Crisis, that everyone was talking about in Negav was better than that… neko
inhuman beast.
And so you
can imagine what the dark-skinned, determined-faced man with graying hair felt
as he waited for the prisoner outside the entrance to the barracks. She had
been sentenced to exile in the jungle. It was the least expected after
murdering honest people. But being eaten by predators and spending several
hours being burned by digestive acids was not even what Agthor believed would
be a fair punishment for the case. At least it was a start.
Even the
lieutenant remembered the interrogation he had witnessed. He had to relax so as
not to jump on her.
“I still don't understand why so much trouble for some appetizers. They
are nothing but delicious food. You should try one and I swear you won't regret
it.”, she had told the interrogator.
It had so
exasperated Agthor that he could feel the blood rush to his face and warm the
ears.
"They're people, you damn bitch!" he thought
angrily.
Her escorts
brought the prisoner in chains and handcuffs. In the hand of one of her guards
was the neera who had been her accomplice. If the neko was despicable this
neera was even worse. She cried out saying that she was forced ... that if she
didn't, the neko would devour her. Sure.
“Don't make me laugh”, Agthor thought.
They took
the shortest path to the Gate of the Watchers. But they still had to avoid the
area of r03;r03;the city known as "Cremona Maze" which was known for its
high crime and delinquency rates. Agthor did not want to risk the neko having
accomplices among these criminals trying to save her from her fate.
However,
they reached the place without problems. They had requested the support of
battle mages from the Isolon Fist who waited near the gate. Although they
rarely mixed in law enforcement matters, this time they had responded to the
MSD's call. Undoubtedly, the case in question had caused a strong impact among
the members of the influential Cult of Minalca and they had lobbied the Ps'isol
Magiocrats for an energetic response. That is without discounting the lessons
suffered by various members of the cult and some guards who cared for Pelnepi.
The fact confirmed that the much-acclaimed city of the tinies was not entirely
safe as claimed by the Council, but at least the wizards who ruled Negav wanted
to make it clear that anyone who dared to break that security would be severely
punished.
The
lieutenant then went to one of the battle magicians who wore a kind of white
toga with a belt that hung from his chest and that passed behind his back on
which hung a staff that had a red gem. dark at its tip surrounded by a kind of
gold socket that covered it.
“Greetings,”
he said, “Are you two the wizards who will accompany us? We are from the MSD
"
The mage
looked up and met his eyes.
"That's
right," replied the wizard, "Is she the ...?"
"Yes,"
Agthor interrupted.
The wizard
then turned his gaze to the chained red-haired neko. The face of this creature
did not reflect anything. No remorse, no fear, no anguish, just contempt.
"It's
not my fault! She forced me, please don't take me to the forest! ”A little
voice interrupted.
The mage
then realized that another of the policemen was holding a brown-haired neera
woman in his hands. At the desperate words he shook her violently while saying:
"Shut
up, you little shit!"
The
magician then turned to his partner, who was a neko with black ears and a tail
of the same color, who stared at the entire scene impassively. His features
were brown and he was the same height as Agthor. His eyes were black as night
and they simply stared up at his partner with a penetrating gaze.
"Léroc,"
he said, "How do you want to do it?"
“We will
stand on either side of the group and protect the flanks,” the neko said in a
frank tone, “So we will continue until we reach the edge of Eye's range. We
will drop the load and leave quickly.”
"Okay,"
Agthor said. “I like your strategy. We agree?"
“That's
right”, the other battlemage replied, turning to the lieutenant, “I always trust
Léroc's strategies. Let´s go."
They passed
through the huge door that was made of some kind of metallic material. Agthor
always wondered why the architects said so little about the wall. Were they
hiding something? The immense wall of more than 100 feet that surrounded Negav
was a marvel of techno-magic. The perfect combination of technology with magic
that protected the city from almost anything Felarya threw at it. The huge
cannons perched on the walls deterred any predator from trying to get too
close. Well, at least the ones that weren't affected by the Isolon Eye. To get
so close to the wall the predator could not have eaten humans, nekos or elves else
the Eye would practically melt his brain at that distance. The wall, a little
over 100 feet high, It also possessed a series of localized enchantments that
prevented the infiltration of shrunken fairies or other beings in the same
state. In short, it was a strong testament to what could be accomplished when
the Vishmitals, with their technology, and the Magiocrats, with their magic,
worked together for the greater good.
As they
passed the perimeters of the city, the two battle mages of Isolon Fist took up
their weapons. The one who had received them drew his staff and the neko
wielded a somewhat strange weapon. It was a kind of staff that had two blades
bent in the opposite direction like a scimitar. While the blade at the top was
bent to the right the blade at the bottom point was bent to the left. The
blades were covered with some kind of inscription at the top above their edge.
“Magic runes”, Agthor thought as he stared at this rare weapon.
But what
was most puzzling being how easy it was to hide. The neko simply reached into a
pocket of his coat and pulled out what looked like a small rod that expanded
almost mechanically into the shape it now had.
Although
they were still in the dead zone established by the Isolon Eye, none of them
spoke. Everyone, from time to time, cast certain fleeting and uncomfortable
glances at their prisoners, except the neko wizard who kept an eye on the
jungle. Then the cat-man's companion broke the silence with a whisper directed
at Agthor:
"You were
the one who arrested this neko?" he asked.
"That's
right," said Agthor, "How did you know?"
“I imagined
it, from the way you looked at her when we were on the wall. You could tell the
look you were giving him. Furious and irate. Was it that bad? "
Agthor
sighed. He knew they were in the jungle and therefore had to speak as quietly
as he could. The policeman had been looking for a pretext for a long time to
vent or at least share his impressions of that neko with someone.
"You
can't imagine it!", He began to exclaim but the mage signaled him to lower
his voice. He then continued in the same low volume, “When I opened the bag
that the neko had thrown at me in an attempt to distract me and escape, what I
saw shocked me. I know I shouldn't act like this, but… there's no way someone
could become totally insensitive to things like this. The tomthumbs were
terrified. When I asked them how they were, they just cried with happiness or
relief, I don't know. But what impressed me the most both in the place and in
the barracks was that little neera girl. You should have seen it! "
The mage
did not respond hoping that the MSD lieutenant will continue his story. He
simply narrowed the eyes beginning to understand his feelings with empathy.
“The first
time I saw her it gave me a chill from something that I later understand was…
fear.” The policeman continued.
This
puzzled the mage even more. He continued to cast a scrutinizing look on his
interlocutor.
"Fear?" He wondered, "What
would he have to fear from a little girl?"
“Yes,
fear!” Agthor continued, “Looking into the eyes of that neera girl terrified
me. I didn't want to tell anyone because it was embarrassing. I mean, why would
someone like me have anything to fear from a little girl who was smaller than a
doll? I've seen worse criminals who undoubtedly looked more terrifying than that
little neera. But his eyes were chilling. Black all over the place and they had
a grim look… and that creepy smile. "
The neko mage
who until now had been listening to the story in silence and glimpsing any
danger that might come from the jungle turned his gaze to the policeman.
"You
say she had black eyes?" He asked suddenly.
Even his
partner was surprised. Léroc commonly did not interfere in his conversations.
If he parted his lips, it was because he was told to do so or because someone
asked him directly. But this time he seemed eager for an answer.
"Well...
yes," Agthor answered in a doubtful voice,
"But
were only his pupils black?" The neko kept asking.
“Didn't you
hear what I said?” the man asked in turn, “His eyes were complete black. His
pupils, the cornea, it is as if he had no eyes. All it had was a black hole.
"
Léroc's
eyes widened.
"And
where is that neera?" he asked anxiously.
That
anxiety was not normal. Even his fellow mage was surprised by this apparently
unusual attitude from the neko.
The
policeman then raised an eyebrow while holding the mage’s gaze.
"And
can you tell what interest a neko would have in the location of a neera
girl?" he asked in a somewhat sarcastic tone.
"It's
not obvious," said a female, singing voice.
They all
turned their gaze to the neko prisoner who had said this sentence with a smile
on her face.
“Oh come
on!”, she kept saying when she saw that everyone was looking at her, “You just
don't realize it. Those neera girls are delicious and our friend is hungry!
"
"Shut
up bitch!" One of the guards who accompanied her told her.
“Listen,”
the Agthor said to the neko wizard continuing the conversation, “Right now the
neera girl is in our barracks. She is being cared by a person we have
designated for these cases. That girl is very traumatized and even that person
we assign is making a terrifying impression. The brother says that he began to
hear voices from the girl that came from his thoughts while he was in the bag
and now she… "
"No
...!", Interrupted the neko as he opened his eyes and they became teary,
"It is not possible!"
His fellow
wizard was appalled. He didn't even know that his friend had these expressions.
Léroc was known in the Isolon Fist for being a calculating and cold strategist.
Almost as impassive as Thas Voidfingers, their skills in cold, logical analysis
of critical situations had more than once saved them from the hungry throats of
the giantess and naga they had faced in the past, but this was… different. The
neko seemed about to cry. Obviously the situation of that neera had made an
almost apocalyptic impression on him. But why?
Even Agthor
began to notice that what was worrying the neko was not his next dinner but
something else.
"Why
is it not possible?", He asked, "Do you perhaps know something about
the condition of that little girl?"
The neko
then closed his eyes. As he did so, a tear ran down his right cheek. Then he
wiped it off with his hand and opened his eyes.
“Of course
I know!” He said in an exasperated tone, “Don't you get it? That neera has been
consumed by the shadows! "
His fellow mage
then showed an impression of concern as he began to understand.
“But that's
impossible, Léroc!” Said the magician, “Listen to yourself! The shadows do not
give themselves to anyone, you give yourself to the shadows voluntarily. And
that is not enough, if you do not have an affinity with the dark your body
would simply have to be years in this to achieve acceptance!
“All these
years studying have been of no use to you, Rufus!” Said Léroc, “I know shadows better
than anyone! My family…!"
Seeing that
the neko broke off with a look of discomfort that showed on his face, Agthor
soon understood that the cat-man had spoken too much.
"The
girl may have accepted the shadows!" Léroc continued after a brief pause.
“That trauma…! She must have had an affinity for shadows and the trauma was the
trigger for…!”
Rufus then widened his eyes
finally understanding what his friend was saying. But something like that was
impossible or at least it had never happened before. He had seen the shadowy
manifestation in giant naga, though they were very few and not totalitarian to
the point that his friend spoke. In other Felarya beings said to have this
affinity, like Déméchrelle, he had only heard of them, but in a little neera? Such
a thing was impossible.
Agthor,
seeing the immense impression of concern that this had caused on his mage
escorts, began to worry. Just when he thought this neko couldn't do any more
harm, now, it seems, she had unleashed an unexpected calamity. Or at least
that's what he thought seeing the reaction of the two mages. Whatever the case,
the affectation of the neera girl had gone far beyond a psychological trauma.
“Listen,”
he said then, “We will leave this neko on the edge of the perimeter of the Eye
and head towards our headquarters in Negav and there you will be able to see
her. Obviously you of the Isolon Fist know more about magical things than we do
and we probably need you. "
*************
More than
two hours had passed since they had left Jelena in the jungle, just outside the
Isolon Eye range. They had warned her that if she approached the perimeter
again, the Isolon Fist patrols had an express order to eliminate her without
asking much.
The neko
did not know much about this forest in which each tree was over 30 feet tall
(at least the shortest) and whose foliage was quite dense. The only thing she
did know was that it was teeming with giant predators who loved to devour nekos
and other beings smaller than themselves.
"We're
dead!" The brown-haired neera said in her bag, "They'll eat us!"
Jelena
closed her bag, not wanting to hear the cries of anguish from her little slave
neera anymore. Not only because it was dangerous to her but because it filled
her with more worry and anguish. The afternoon was beginning to fall and they
needed to find a place to spend the night and also needed something substantial
dinner, different from the crap that had been given to him at the MSD
headquarters.
Then she
began to look at her bag.
“There's always Plan B”, she thought, smiling.
She began
to walk towards the forest near the border of the Isolon Eye, not wanting to be
far apart to have an alternative in case a predator approached.
What the
neko did not know is that, practically since left Negav, she was being pursued
by a not exactly giant predator.
Selia was a
naga of human-like stature from head to tail. The human part was that of a slender
woman with white skin, long hair of the same color and yellowish eyes. White
scales protruded from behind its forearms just below its elbows, as did the
scales on its tail, but these were somewhat larger than those on its lower limb.
The scales of the serpent tail also had a strange pattern that drew what
appeared to be yellowish suns.
At first
she didn't understand what that group of humans with two nekos was up to. One
of the nekos was chained. The other seemed to be one of those pesky mages who
cared Negav that she avoided. The others were humans who cared the neko who
seemed indifferent to what was going on around her. In fact, she once saw her
smiling like nothing was wrong. That was her favorite type of prey: smug and
carefree.
She
continued to stalk the group until they returned to the city leaving the neko
in chains, free from their bonds.
Better, otherwise this would be very boring, Selia
thought, feeling her stomach growl in anticipation of the food.
She saw how
the neko tried to take refuge under the roots of a giant tree which formed a
kind of hollow deep enough to house a human, although perhaps it was not a safe
haven against other giant predators.
First, the
naga made sure that the tree in question was not a dryad. Her past experiences
had always made her make sure of that before acting. It was not the first time
that a creature of this type grabbed her and saved herself thanks to the
retractable scales on her forearms that cut like sharp knives the flesh from
the hands of these female giant tree-women. Still, she didn't want to push her
luck much more. After making sure, with her nose, that the tree was not a
dryad, the naga launched himself silently, at breakneck speed, on her prey. She
felt her, but at the last moment and it was too late. Selia hit her with a whip
from her tail across the face and chest that threw her against the tree trunk,
stunning her. Then the naga wrapped its tail around the body of its victim,
holding it firmly. The neko began to frantically struggle in her grasp and then
Selia bit her on the shoulder while injecting her stun venom. She began to
notice how the neko lost strength and became limp. But then she noticed
something else. Inside the bag that the neko had around her waist, the naga
noticed a neera trying to get out of it. Selia quickly grabbed her with her
hand and brought it to her face.
"Wow!"
she said with a smile, "What a good appetizer to stimulate
digestion."
She then
opened her mouth wide as she placed the neera on her tongue head first. The
only thing that could be seen, of the brown-haired neera, was her tail that
slapped against the naga's chin. Sluuurp!
The naga absorbed the tail into her mouth while the movements the neera made
imprinted its flavor on her taste buds. Her mouth secreted saliva quickly
before the struggles of the neera against her palate and tongue causing a
pleasant sensation to Selia who was smiling with her lips closed. She
immediately swallowed the accumulated saliva, taking the neera down her throat.
The only thing Jelena could saw was the bulge that ran down the naga's neck to
her chest. The last she would see of her neera slave.
Selia
heaved a satisfied sigh as the neera fell to her hungry stomach.
"Wow,
your little friend was delicious!", She said to the stunned neko,
"But it's time for the main course."
Then Selia
opened her mouth stretching her jaw to cover the neko's head. All Jelena saw
was the immense conduit that belonged to the beginning of the naga's digestive
tract and would soon engulf her. Selia then covered the neko's head with her
mouth as she swallowed hard sending the neko's head down her throat. She then
stretched her jaw further to wrap around the neko's shoulders and continued swallowing,
pressing it into her esophagus to prevent her from escaping. Although it was an
unnecessary precaution since the cat-woman was too stunned by her venom and did
not even move.
As she
began to swallow her torso, Selia felt a metal object fall close to her tail.
An explosion was immediately felt followed by a blinding flash of light. Then
everything went black.
***********
Jelena woke
up little by little as she felt herself move. He could only distinguish a
half-blurred face from what looked like a masked man with a black hood. The man
carried her in his arms.
"What
happened?" She asked, still stunned.
“Ah I see
that you have woken up little one”, the man replied, “You were close, huh?
You're lucky girl, the boss really wants to meet you. "
"Know
me?", Asked the neko without understanding anything, "Who ..."
“You'll
find out soon girl. Now rest. That way you won't be of use to anyone. "
Jelena
didn't understand anything, but the dream was winning over her. Before closing
the eyes she could see that the man was wearing a jacket that had a strange
emblem below the left shoulder. A kind of black claw.