Fred's Not Dead

"So what did I miss?" asked Fred.

"Well, we found you dead" said Alice, "wow are you even..."

"I fought my way out of Inferno and killed what appeared to be their ruler. Then his secretary or something opened a portal for me"

"You just fought your way out?"

"I'm surprised no one has tried to sooner" said Fred, "I real what would have happened if I failed? I get eternally tortured some more? How long was I dead?"

"A couple of hours"

"So I haven't missed anything. Well, after a night like that, I'm just gonna go to sleep"

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The next morning, Alice spoke to Fred about the Nekojin team they'd be facing.

"Their leader is Jarra Catdra, 7th daughter of Nekojin Emperor Lionri"

"That lion looking dude we saw spectating before?"

"Yes, its not uncommon for a Nekojin Emperors to have hundreds of offspring"

"That must be exhausting for the Empress"

"They don't have an Empress, they have concubines"

"So he has a harem?"

"Yes, you could say that. They do wield considerable political power given that their emperor spends most of his time eating, sleeping and fucking"

"But how do they care for hundreds of kids?"

"They don't" said Alice, "most of the children are just left to die. However Jarra's mother is a high ranking enough concubine that she convinced Lionri to have Jarra lead his team in the tournament. The other cat girl and the cat boy are her half brother and sister, Daro Catja and Cora Catma"

"Is they're mother also a favoured concubine?"

"She's another of Lionri's daughters, some of them become his concubines for the political power, but she's doesn't have as much influence as Jarra's mother and doesn't seem even care about Daro or Cora. I heard she had them both flogged for asking for food. They would have starved too **** if Jarra didn't use for them. The other two males are Nekojin warriors were hand picked by Lionri himself. Be careful with Jarra, I've heard she's been trained to not feel pain"