The Cat's Revenge

I was cursed, and turned into a catgirl with ears on my head and a tail behind me. Then I met a strange, crazy man wearing an eyepatch. I fought with all my might so he wouldn't catch me. Unfortunately, I couldn't beat him, and he even grabbed my tail. From then on, I was forced to give him desserts every day, while he pinched my ears and played with my tail. One of these days, I'm going to claw up that girly face of his. The cover is a cat and a teacher drawn for me by a dear friend, and I have permission to use it. [Prepublication Blurb] "Bodhi Will Deliver Me" After stepping down from power, Prince Ning and Grand General Li Anran went into seclusion. Once, while fishing, she saw a monk carrying an infant as a group of villagers chased him, raising stones to beat him. They said the monk had broken his vows, seduced a young woman, and fathered a child in secret. They wanted to stone him and the bastard to death. The monk was covered in blood, his robes filthy, but the child in his arms was unharmed. Li Anran rescued him and cleared his name, though the monk didn't seem particularly grateful. Later, when the border was in crisis, Li Anran accepted the imperial decree and returned to battle. She defeated countless enemies, earning the fear and hatred of the Rong and Di, who dubbed her the "Hell's General." They cursed her to die without rebirth and spend eternity imprisoned in the Avici Hell. Yet everyone knew that a monk who prayed and chanted sutras for her was always at General Li Anran's side. "Rongku," General Li said, lying on a bamboo raft with a stalk of straw in her mouth, her legs crossed as she watched the monk pole the raft. "You said you'd deliver me back then... Is this really how you're doing it?" Rongku: "Amitabha. Patron, please do not create bad karma with your words." Li Anran: "Pah." That demon monk sure knows how to act proper. --You are the blood-soaked Judge of Hell, passing judgment on all living beings. I am the one who vows not to become a Buddha until Hell is empty. One Bodhi tree, and in the end, we deliver each other. Ta-da! Here are some of my older works that I think are pretty good and not embarrassing. You can find them in my profile: [The Morose Mononokean] The Fragrance of Medicine: The Medicine Seller's love across three lifetimes. [Mushishi] Mushishi: A short story, only two chapters, but I think I wrote it really well (?). [Hozuki's Coolheadedness] Notes from the Underworld: A lighthearted, cute story. Theme: As long as you give your heart sincerely, you can find happiness.