Cat Princess and Human Knight

The Imperial City, the seat of the court.

The courthouse, which is usually desolate, was unusually lively today. As you walked up the steps, there were black cats lying on the ground, their fate unknown.

These shadow guards of black cats couldn't stop Regal. His fiery heart was slaughtered all the way through him.

As Regal reached the Supreme Court at the end of the corridor, several more cat shadows lay on the ground behind him.

Pushing open the door, the old, disrepaired copper-clad door had long since oxidized to a green color, emitting a hissing, rusting sound.

Seated high on the judge's bench was a black cat, none other than Morga, the Darkclaw Judge.

Darkclaw looked at Regal, who stood imposingly with his sword and shield, and smiled gloomily.

"I thought you would go to the palace to see the Regent first."

Regal shook his head and said.

"I have pondered for a long time why the regent rebelled and slaughtered the Mankik royal family?"

The Shadowmoon Clan is merely a nomadic cat tribe, whose bloodline has always been despised by the nobles, and they have little influence among royalty and nobility.

Over the years, Grand Duke Shadowmoon has indeed accomplished a great deal, but his actions are insidious, and he is a habitual liar, making it difficult for him to win over the public.

With the backing of a weakened royal family and the Shadow Guard as his henchmen, Grand Duke Shadowmoon already possesses enough power. Slaughtering the royal family will only cause him to lose power, not gain more.

So I can't understand why he would do that.

But the royal family has been destroyed, Princess Sofia's fate is unknown, and my comrades in the Royal Claw Knights need my protection, so I have no choice but to endure.

But now, I understand.

Dark Claw stood up from the judge's seat and walked to the front of the stage.

"So what conclusion did you draw?"

Regal stared at Darkclaw and said coldly.

"You have bewitched Duke Shadowmoon."

I was only skeptical at first, but then you led the traveling court to the nomadic cat colony, and the nomadic cat colony was then instigated by the Dark God to head south to the Shattered Hills.

On the battlefield of Grayrock Castle, I witnessed the power of the Dark God descend, and I can finally confirm it.

Morgar. Darkclaw Grand Inquisitor, you are the true mastermind behind Grand Duke Shadowmoon.

The return of the two gods, and their resentment towards Mankik, is not a rumor, but a fact. However, the two gods feel not only resentment, but also fear.

They feared the bloodline of Emperor Mankikon the Great, and they wanted to sever Mankikon's descendants. Grand Duke Shadowmoon was nothing more than a puppet placed on a table.

He lost control of the Shadow Guard a long time ago, didn't he? Darkclaw, you are the true master of the Shadow Guard.

It was you who used dark power to put the Royal Claw Knights into a coma that night, and it was you who ordered the Shadow Guard to slaughter all the royal family, except for Princess Sofia who managed to escape.

Without your help from behind the scenes using dark power, Grand Duke Shadowmoon would never have been able to capture and kill all the royals in such a short time!

The Royal Claw Knights couldn't have been so easily deceived and betrayed, bearing the infamy of abandoning their lord!

Clap clap clap, Chief Justice Dark Claw clapped his hands and sighed.

"Regal, you're right, but so what?"

The Mankikang royal family has been wiped out, with only one escaped female cat remaining. The Royal Claw Knights have also been disbanded, and the royal family has been exterminated by the Seven-Tailed Council.

Everything that belonged to Mankiham has vanished into history, and even the last remaining trace will soon be eliminated.

"Now you realize it's pointless; there's nothing you can do."

Regal pointed his sword at Dark Claw and said solemnly.

"Of course it makes sense!"

The Earth Mother Goddess intervened to strike the Dark God, shattering your greatest reliance.

Even if the two gods return, even if they hate Mankikang to the core and take their anger out on the cat tribe, as long as the Earth Mother Goddess stands on the side of the cat tribe, the cat tribe will not accept this threat.

Therefore, the Mankikan royal family need not be destroyed, and Princess Sofia can continue to live openly in the sunlight as a descendant of Emperor Mankikan the Great.

No longer can the cat tribe use the lame excuse of the cat tribe's survival to persecute the descendants of Mankikorn, and I can finally do something for Sophia.

"As long as I kill you, kill you, the mastermind behind it all, the dark cultist who stirs up trouble, Sofia will be safe."

With each word Regal spoke, he took a step forward, his imposing aura growing stronger. Finally, he looked up at the golden eyes before the judge's bench, which had turned into blazing flames.

"Morga, Darkclaw, prepare to die!"

Regal brandished his sword and thrust it fiercely at Darkclaw. Darkclaw nimbly dodged the blade, turning into black mist and rushing out the door, with Regal relentlessly pursuing it.

The two cats rushed out of the house one after the other and came to the empty square. Darkclaw stopped, and Regal stopped as well.

In the square, a woman stood there, glancing at Regal in the distance before looking down at Darkclaw in front of her.

"I've said it before, I don't kill cats."

"I came here only because the God of Darkness told me that you would lead me to kill that otherworldly king and fulfill the pact between man and god."

Dark Claw looked up at the woman and cackled.

"This is a test from the God of Darkness, Elsa. Lady Shadow, if you kill him, I will tell you where the King of the Otherworld is."

Elsa looked at Regal, causing Regal to instinctively tighten his grip on his sword.

Elsa, who is 1.8 meters tall, has blue-purple cat ears on her head. When she flicks her cat tail, a wisp of purple lightning is drawn out.

Regal stared wide-eyed at the other person. Could this be the legendary... cat-man?

Behind him, Ner'zhul emerged from the shadows and struck his cane downwards, the shadows shooting out in all directions and quickly enveloping the entire courthouse.

Darkclaw turned to look at Regal and said coldly.

You can't escape.

Having cut off his escape route, Regal calmed down and stared coldly at Darkclaw.

"Run? Why should I run? I'm going to kill you!"

Regal's cat-like eyes ignited again, gradually turning into golden eyes. He shot out like a sharp sword, striking Darkclaw's neck with lightning speed.

A bolt of purple lightning shot towards him. Regal dodged to the side, but was a fraction too slow. His hand went numb and he almost dropped his sword.

Elsa stood in front of Darkclaw and said.

"I still have questions for him."

Regal shook his numb claws and said coldly.

"Even if the God of Darkness tries to stop me, I will kill him today."

Elsa's expression turned cold.

"Arrogant little cat, your courage is admirable. Now try to maintain this arrogance in the thunderstorm."

Elsa's pupils contracted as Regal vanished from her sight, and the sound of wind rushing through the air from her side filled the air.

Darkclaw transformed into black mist and quickly ran to Ner'zhul at the edge of the arena, then turned to look back at the arena.

Elsa Canglan's pupils turned deep purple, and with a flash of lightning and a thunderclap, she disappeared from the spot, while Regal's longsword, which had just arrived, had already missed its mark.

After sprinting, Regal crouched down where Elsa had just been standing, immediately turning around and raising his shield to barely block Elsa's punch.

Lightning crackled on the catgirl's fist, and an electric shock traveled up the shield, paralyzing Regal's entire body.