IMPORTANT: this story contains hard vore, stomp hard, character death. If you are sensitive to these issues, please do not read this story. Otherwise I hope you enjoy this story The rain fell on the entire kingdom interrupting what could have been a perfect, sunny day. On the border between the kingdom and the faraway there were two feline-looking figures (a male lion and a female cheetah) who observed the gloomy landscape of destiny that awaited them. Kion, youngest son of King Simba and Queen Nala, now also former leader of the Lion Guard, and Fuli, the fastest living being on the prairies, also a former member of said group, had been exiled and humiliated for a crime for which they were unjustly accused by Kion's family and former friends. * sigh * "It’s probably a good idea to seek refuge Fuli" Kion exclaimed, holding back his tears and keeping his eyes fixed on the sober landscape in the distance, Fuli on the other paw she looked to her friend sadly and then he hugged her tightly, trying to keep warm between the two of them, because they had stripped of their clothes at the time of being exiled "Okay Kion I follow you" Fuli said and after saying this both felines continued on their way, after 2 hours walking they managed to find a cave where they would rest until the storm passed. On the other hand, several kilometers from the lands of the kingdom, there was another couple of Felines walking aimlessly in the middle of the desert (a brown lioness and a male cheetah). Rani, former princess of the Tree of Life, and Azaad, the best friend, and perhaps more, of the princess. Both had been expelled from the kingdom due to their relationship, which the Kings considered against the Cycle of Life. Like Kion and Fuli they too had been completely humiliated, and forced to survive the dangers outside the kingdom they had called home. "Come on Azaad, it’s just a little farther," Rani said to his partner who was considerably exhausted by the heat of the desert day, and now counterpointed by the chill of the night. * sigh * "Okay let's go, thank goodness the sun has gone down" said Azaad giving his partner a loving smile and she reciprocated with a hug as they continued on their way. Within them a feeling of hate and resentment was growing, little by little. Meanwhile in a volcano far away from either couple, Scar, who had returned, turned from flesh and blood into a being of fire and ash, was furious because he had been betrayed by his army. Hyenas, jackals, vultures, and crocodiles had been convinced by Simba into making a deal, one in which they could return to the kingdom, in exchange for help with an issue. Ushari for his part was not at all worried, despite Scar's obvious anger. "There is no need for concern, Scar this is just the beginning," Ushari said confidently. “How can you say that, Ushari! I no longer have an army! How do you expect me to calm down!?" Scar expressed, fumes spilling from the pit of lava over which his visage was suspended. "It's very simple, there are still 4 warriors who would be willing to help us. I have already sent my skinks to bring them to us, so we can extend an offer of our own,” answered the snake with a hissing laugh. After hearing this, Scar spent a moment to think, before he gave an evil smile. "Excellent Ushari! With this, now I can create another plan to conquer the kingdom!" Scar expressed while he laughed evilly, sensing the souls, tainted by a desire for vengeance that his agents sought out even now. Rani and Azaad, both having walked until exhaustion took them, were resting when they received an unexpected visit, a voice that hissed into the simple hole in the ground, barely worthy of the term cave, but one that spoke such sweet words to them. "Oh to be so young, they sleep too much," the strange visitor's voice came, which caused both cats to wake up immediately putting themselves in a defensive position, side to side as their eyes scanned the darkened space around them. "Who are you !?" exclaimed Azaad, staying on the defensive, baring his fangs at the figure, trying to place himself between the yellow lizard creature and his lady love. "Do not fear. My name is Njano and they have sent me to look for you," said the yellow skink with a slight hang on its name and the S in sent. “To look for us? Who sent you to find us, and more importantly why?" declared Rani a little more calm, as she pushed the cheetah aside at seeing how small their visitor was. The skink just smiled up at her as she loomed over him. "I'll just say that they can help you find the revenge you long for, if you agree to follow me," upon hearing this, both cats were surprised, looked at each other, and then looked at the skink, saying at the same time "We accept." With that Njano began to guide them to the volcano of the dark lands. At that same moment, with Kion and Fuli, the storm had passed and both had gone to look for something to eat. While they were looking, Fuli could not help but show her fury, her resentment that bubbled and churned inside her, at those who had sent her and Kion away, the betrayal of friends cutting deeper than any claw of an enemy. "I can't believe it! After everything we've done for them, WITH THEM!!! All those adventures, and this is how they thank us?!" Fuli cries out as she crushes a dry twig with her foot. Kion, whose feelings mirror hers such that he could not help having his claws out, flexing them, wanting to put them to use against the bodies of his traitorous friends and family. There was a lot of anger and resentment, shared between them, emotions that ran deep and hard within, and at that moment, a voice came to them. "Oh yes, your desire for revenge is strong," it said, lingering on the words desire and revenge as it spoke, both startled from their thoughts and turning their gaze to what seemed to be a red skink. "Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Shupavu, and I think how to help you get your ‘little’ revenge," it expresses with a smile, the word little said as if it were part of some joke only it could understand. "And exactly how do you plan to do that?" Fuli exclaimed still doubtful, but she looked to Kion, and saw hope, a dark and terrible hope, but hope nonetheless in his eyes, as Shuvpavu simply smiled and began to walk away. "Just follow me and you will know," he told them, and though Kion and Fuli were doubtful at first, when they remembered all the suffering and humiliation they had gone through, they agreed silently with each other to follow the skink without asking any more questions. Several hours passed, and both couples reached the volcano after a set of long journeys. When the four met within the stony walls, they were surprised by how much they had in common, their exiles and following the skinks for their revenge, although they had limited time to introduce themselves as they were ushered into the cavern’s deepest pit. Upon entering they found a cobra who introduced himself as Ushari and he told them to approach the crater, which was filled with bubbling lava. Although the four had doubts, they approached and just at that moment a tremor occurred followed by a slight eruption that caused both couples to fall on their backs. When the eruption stopped the head of a lion was revealed in all his horrible beauty of fire and smoke. "Welcome" he exclaimed, his words and the sight of him paralyzing Azaad and Rani, since they did not know what was happening. Kion and Fuli, for their part, were quite calm however. They had already dealt with Scar before being banished, and knew his history and all the power he could offer, power they had no use for...or so they might once have thought. "What do you want, Scar? Why have you brought us here?" exclaimed Kion getting defensive...but allowing his curiosity to show. "There’s no need to worry nephew, I just want to help you achieve your goal of revenge in exchange for a little deal," offered the old lion’s ghost, and Kion, upon hearing this decided, to calm down and go back to Fuli's side while he responded "Okay Scar ... what is your plan?” he told the head, rolling the name around on his tongue, and finding he sort of liked it now. "Perfect! Now just stay there, and enjoy the power," the last word rang through the cavern, the vibration shaking the pond of lava, flames leaping from its surface, and beginning to surround the felines. They did not even have time to scream, instead the fire consumed them completely, hiding them from the world for a long moment, before it faded, leaving only smoke as four silhouettes emerged from within it, waving their hands to clear it away. "W-what just happened? ..." Kion exclaimed, his voice catching in his throat, as it sounded deeper, more powerful. "What is this?" Azaad asked, feeling a strange sensation in his body, both questions, had by all but spoken by the two, were soon answered, the smoke cleared away, and they beheld their new forms. "What!? Wow!!" were the words of the felines when they perceived their new appearances. Kion and Rani both had become hybrids, now lion AND tiger, having much more muscular forms, the lines of their new natures marking their coats over their whole bodies. Azaad and Fuli also had a great change their body turning into leopards, equal in size to Kion and Rani and though keeping a little of their yellowish tone in their fur. Along with their new bodies the four cats had new clothes that looked like war suits, and that differentiated the couples by colors. Kion and Fuli had gray and green suits with Scar's logo on their chest, while the clothing of Azaad and Rani were gray with yellow, though still with the Scarred eye on them, marking them with his emblem. "This is incredible!!!" Rani and Fuli exclaimed at the same time, flexing their muscles, feeling their power. "How is this possible?" was all Azaad could say, even as he grinned at the claws on his fingers, which glinted wickedly in the light of the lava flow. “This is perfect Uncle Scar! Now what?" Kion said confidently, Scar simply smiled and said "It's not over yet." Before anyone could say anything they all began to experience certain pains in their bodies making them lean forward and moan. For each one of them formed a scar, over their left eye, glowing with hateful green light, and without knowing it they began to increase their size more and more to the point that they could hardly fit in the volcano. Their growth lasted for several minutes, growing much, yet oddly the volcano did not receive the pressure of their bodies. When it seemed they were reaching the peak of their growth, the four collapsed, generating a loud roar. Kion, Fuli, Azaad and Rani had their eyes closed until they felt the intense breeze and a curious, but delicious, smell. Kion was the first to open his eyes and what he saw left him shocked. He no longer had the walls of the volcano in sight, instead he had a clear view of the Pridelands, his former home. Kion could also observe a large amount of clouds that surrounded his body and that of the other felines showing the great height that they now had, their bodies going from the earth up high into the sky, and allowing them to tower over the landscape below them. "Look at this," Kion exclaimed, drawing the attention from the others as Fuli climbed to her feet, and Azaad helped Rani to hers. The other cats’ eyes widened with shock on their faces as they stared at a world now littered at their feet. "Wow this is ... AMAZING!!!" Fuli said "We’re giants!" Azaad and Rani said at the same time as each one took a look at their new size, comparing it to the toybox-like world around them. "I'm glad you enjoy this, because this will mark the destiny of both the Pridelands and the Tree of Life," exclaimed a voice coming from Kion's shoulder. Scar, who was now considerably smaller and could float without the need to be tied to the lava of the volcano. The smoke billowing out from their gargantuan body fueled him now, allowing him to more freely act and observe with them as his minions. "I had thought my power, channeled through the former Champions of the Elders would be grand, but you are so much more than that. The plans I had made are nothing compared to your might in this form, so simply go out, and crush them, all who wounded you, who cast you out. Show them what it means to betray those who were their allies. Let none of them, former friends or blood, stand before you! Kion and Fuli, take the Pride Lands! Rani and Azaad, the Tree of Life waits to be crushed under your heels!” His words reached their ears, and all four felines looked from their mates, to the other pair, and smiled a twisted grin, promising they were going to enjoy this far more than anyone else ever could. “At your command, Scar!" Their declaration rang out, from horizon to horizon, and after saying that the couples divided, each one heading to their respective kingdoms to conquer, their every step causing the ground to quake beneath them, leaving huge prints to mar the land as they passed, as if to say, gods had walked here. At that moment, within the Pridelands, things had settled into peace, for all its inhabitants, royal and commoner alike. Kiara, princess and future queen, had gone out exploring with her friends Tiffu and Zuri, while Simba and Nala had stayed in pride rock listening to Zazu's report. Nobody knew that that same day something was going to happen that would leave a mark on all the inhabitants of the Pridelands, and far, far beyond. On the edge of the prairies the new lion guard led by Vitani were patrolling the fields of zebras and gazelles, keeping the two groups from coming into conflict. Suddenly they began to feel tremors. Tremors that became stronger, and stronger, causing the zebras and gazelles to get scared, forcing the Guard to go into action to control the situation trying to calm them, but even they felt fear as a huge shadow came over the horizon, and darkened the sky above them. A roar, like a clap of thunder multiplied by all the fear in those beneath blew over the group, knocking all down into the tall grass and soft earth. Vitani and her Guard leapt back to their feet, their desire to protect the herds making them look to that distant horizon, and stand ready to defend the herds. They couldn’t help but quake in fear, however, as the sun’s glare faded, and they looked right into the face of what had caused the tremors. Kion and Fuli had returned to the Pridelands. Their first target was to be the Lion Guard, former friends and comrades in arms, as well as Vitani’s own group, joined together. Their enhanced senses, sight to see a blade of grass waver in the wind, smell to scent the water a hundred kilometers away, and hearing, wonderful hearing, to listen to the heavy breathing of fear, and the thudding hearts, as they finally came to their target’s attention. Both cats seeing the tiny animals at their feet could not help laughing at how pathetic and insignificant they looked now. No longer friends, or even prey really, just toys to be played with and discarded at their pleasure. "Hahahaha so this is the Lion Guard? Those who Defend until the Prideland ends? Hahahaha!" he exclaimed Kion contemptuously, kicking rock and earth at them, scattering them even as they looked up at him. "Hehehe pathetic!" added Fuli, and after hearing them say these things, Vitani and her guard were filled with courage born of resentment, their assault beginning with an attack on the feet and ankles of the two titans before them, as if to knock them down a peg, and perhaps bring more vulnerable target down to their level. Kion and Fuli simply smiled, as they countered the attack with a simple movement of their feet, not even kicks, but just moving them. Even this was forcing the tiny animals to move away, lest they be crushed. Beneath them, without being seen by either of the giants, two of Vitani’s Guard were knocked to the ground by the fleeing herds. They lay there, Imara and Tazama the strongest and the one with the keenest of eyes, but Strength had no way to equal the titan’s power, and the sight so keen only allowed her to more closely see the end, as it descended. Kion felt a chill, mixed with satisfaction running up his spine, when he realized what was beneath his foot, as the bodies of the lionesses were crushed under his weight. Fuli, when she saw this, knew wanted to feel the same sensation. So when she saw two other lionesses she wasted no time. Raising her left foot above the terrified lionesses, Kasi the fastest and Shabaha the bravest, still in shock at witnessing a terrible fate of their teammates. Neither speed nor bravery aided them, when the leopard's foot fell on them, causing Fuli to moan with pleasure as she twisted her foot and ground the bodies of both lionesses into the dirt. Kion chuckled as he watched his friend's satisfaction, then looked back at the ground to see both Vitani, the last of the new, as well as Bunga, Beshte and Ono unable to move from the state of shock they were in. A dark thought then passed through his mind, as he licked his lips, and turned to his mate. "Are you hungry?” he asked Fuli, who looked at Kion, then down at those at their feet, and nodded with a smile. Kion upon seeing his friend's approval leaned down, using his right hand to catch their meals. This action made the four animals finally snap out of their daze, only to be caught by the lion with a single sweep of his hand, his fingers curling around them and holding them tightly. Kion rose to his full height showing the four animals trapped in his fist to Fuli, who smiled at them. Only then did Kion take Ono and Besthie from his fingers, plucking them out, and passing them to Fuli saying "Good luck." either encouraging her to enjoy her meal, or perhaps merely giving the pair one last mocking statement as she held them in her grip. Fuli licked her lips, leaving them shiny and threw the two animals into her jaws, letting them thrash and try to escape, before she began to chew. Screams were heard for a few seconds from within her jaws, as her tongue moved, but then a loud CRUCH came from Fuli's mouth. She continued savoring the juicy taste of her traitorous friends until she had finally had enough, and leaning down, scooped a handful of water into her finger,s and swallowed them down with a gulp. Kion saw for the first time the murderous nature of Fuli and loved it, so much so that he was enjoying this moment of fun with her more and more, then he looked at his prey and brought them to his jaws hungry. It seemed only now did they recognize them, he saw it dawning in the eyes of the honey badger and the lioness, as his fangs parted before them, and he held them at his jaws. "Kion wait! It wasn’t our idea to exile you!!!" "forgive us !!!" was all that Bunga and Vitani could say before they were thrown into Kion's maw. Unlike Fuli, Kion does not chew, just tastes them in his mouth, letting them move around on his tongue, savoring the full flavor of their fear. Then as if he had grown bored, he swallowed them, before he extended his paw to Fuli. "Come on, we still have a lot of insects to squash and conquer," he told her, and Fuli took her partner's hand, as they continued their path towards Priderock, carving it with death, terror, and destruction. Meanwhile in the valley of the Tree of Life, Azaad and Rani had already completely destroyed the entrance to the kingdom, collapsing the pass behind them, and now faced a frightened Night Pride, who did not know what awaited them. Rani was the one who took the first step grabbing Nirmala with her left hand and quickly threw her into her jaws as she crushed her Uncle Surak with her right foot without any remorse, a wave of pleasure rose intensely from the lioness spine as he crushed and devoured what he once considered his family. Azaad for his part was enjoying scaring Baliyo by pretending to crush him only to hear his pathetic pleas as he put even the barest of his mass atop the lion. He eventually just got bored of such a game, of course, and lifted his left foot up quite a bit so that the lion was staring into his eyes while he wiggled his toes and said. “You know? I got the idea that we were friends, but now I hope you enjoy your destiny like the insect that you are!!!" After saying that Azaad brought the foot down with enough force to create a loud noise that drowned out the crunch of bones and flesh, the lion’s passing marked only by his footprint in the dirt. Rani came to where Azaad was, giving him a kiss on the cheek indicating that they should continue. Azaad reciprocated with another kiss, this one far more passionate, before they continued their way to the Tree of Life, crushing without worries any animal that dared to cross their path. Back in the Pridelands, Kion and Fuli had created tremendous chaos, the packs, the herds, and the prides had gone crazy trying to flee from the titans. They had already crushed or devoured a good number of animals that tried to stop them, and now they were chasing the rest of the animals towards Pride Rock itself, as if they would be any sanctuary from beings such as them. The news of the titans had already reached the ears of Simba and Nala, although they did not believe that Kion had that kind of power. They had asked Kovu to go for Kiara and her friends and return to Pride Rock, but unfortunately for them Kion and Fuli had found them first and captured Kovu as an additional prize. Kion already had plans for his sister and brother-in-law, to use them to do something evil with Simba and Nala, but before that Fuli wanted to deal with a matter that she had pending with Tiffu and Zuri. Fuli looked at the tiny lionesses at her feet and said "Hehe didn't think that at some point YOU would be the insects, did you? Hehe who’s pathetic now!?!" And after saying this Fuli slightly raised her right foot and lowered it on both lionesses although she did not put as much pressure to avoid crushing them. This surprised both cats, at least until Fuli said "Clean my feet. If you do a good enough job, maybe I’ll consider letting them live like my pets.” The lionesses afraid of what could happen if they didn’t at least try, began to lick and massage the leopard pads, they lasted about three minutes, but Fuli was not satisfied. The smile on her face, revealing her fangs, said that perhaps she would never have been satisfied, not matter how pleased her voice was as she said, "Mmm I guess they are not much use to me anymore, what a pity." After saying that, Fuli increased the pressure of her foot, and the lionesses tried to scream or beg, but it was useless. A strong and terrifying CRUCH was heard when Fuli completely crushed the lionesses, a sound that left her purring. When she finished Fuli stood next to Kion and with a couple more steps they arrived at Pride Rock where Simba and Nala watched them with a look of terror and helplessness. At that same moment Azaad and Rani had already conquered almost the entire Valley of the Tree of Life. Every animal that had tried to interpose and stop them now lay melting in the stomachs of the titans, as bits of debris between their fangs, or crushed under the feet of these gigantic felines. "Perfect! There is no one who dares. Let's face it dear ... We won! The kingdom belongs to us! " exclaimed Azaad with confidence and happiness, as he picked a bit of bone from between his teeth, and tossed it away like so much garbage. "Not yet my love. We still have one last horizon to conquer," said Rani looking with malice at the place where she had grown up and without saying another word she began to walk straight towards the Tree of Life itself, shaking the landscape with each step. Azaad followed her with elation, since he knew what they were going to do. In the cavern that lay beneath the Tree Rani's parents along with a female snow leopard and a male leopard are huddled beneath the roots, shaking with fear that Rani and Azaad would discover them. Their bad luck or perhaps more accurate to say due to their karma, both titans were stomping directly towards them, the tremors becoming stronger and stronger until they stopped and were replaced by a thunderous female voice. "Did you think you could humiliate us? Banish us? And leave without any punishment !!?" Rani exclaimed in a mocking tone "Hahaha pathetic! I think it's time for them to receive their punishment, right, my beloved?" said Azaad, giving his partner an evil smile. "Hehehe of course, beloved." and after saying this both feline each raised one foot, holding them above the tree savoring the moment for a few seconds, feeling the branches bend and snap even before they put their weight into it. Then as one single they crushed the tree under their weight, the weight of a new reign, and the screams of terror were drowned out by the sound of the trunk cracking, the ground opening up, and all within were crushed. They then ground the remains under their feet, taking every last moment of satisfaction, before they gave each other a strong comforting hug, while looking at the few animals that were left in the kingdom "Mmmm you know Azaad? I wish there was a way to bring back everyone we eliminated," Rani exclaimed with a calmer tone. "You're right my dear, but I don't think we can do anything at this point," said Azaad, understanding what Rani meant. There were too few animals to be subjects so now they had a much smaller kingdom than what they thought or so they believed. Suddenly a very intense green light illuminated the titans, covering them completely, blinding them. When they blink away the spots, and could see again, a miracle had just happened for these new rulers. Within their own Kingdom, Kion and Fuli were fulfilling their own revenge. Now both titans had at their feet the Rulers of the Pridelands, showing them who were the true Masters of all they they surveyed. "They did not believe that we would return, did they? They believed that they would get away with insulting us, humiliating us and exiling us !?" exclaimed Kion with a tone that dripped with malice, and just a hint of loathing and hate thrown in. "Now they will feel everything they did to us and more!!!" Fuli, after saying that, took Kovu and brought him to her mouth. Before throwing him into her maw however, an idea, wonderfully awful idea, came to her, and she turned to her mate. "Hehe, hey Kion why don't you come and give your beloved her first kiss?" Kion was a bit surprised to hear this. but then he understood what Fuli was referring to. As they both brought their little prey to their faces, they opened wide and tossed them inside, before coming closer to each other so both titans could share what was a long and passionate kiss, while they savored to the tiny bodies of Kiara and Kovu. It took quite a few minutes of them to tire of the game, and when they pulled back, still embraced, they opened wide, revealing they’d swapped prey at some open, before tilting her heads back, and swallowing them down. "Haha, and to think that you would be leading this kingdom, little sister. At least you and Kovu served as excellent snacks for the true kings hahahaha!" Simba and Nala because of what they had just witnessed were overcome by fear, and both ran into Pride Rock, to huddle with the others inside. Kion and Fuli upon seeing this simply smiled and rose above Pride Rock as the gods that they were and as one raised their feet holding them above the once monolithic stones for a moment before crying out to all the heavens, "LONG LIVE THE NEW KINGS !!!" They brought their feet down together, striking the stone at the same time, toppling Pride Rock and crushing all within, Simba, Nala, and any others who had sided with them against them. In the process they were proclaiming themselves once and for all as the true rulers of the Pridelands, their Pridelands. Both cats stared for a moment at the ruins of the ancient monument of the Kings of the Past and Present. Pride Rock, seemingly eternal, now nothing more than dust under titanic soles. Kion observed his companion and gave her a strong and sincere hug, lifting Fuli from the ground and spinning her around him as he smiled declaring "We-we did it...we did it Fuli!!!" his voice echoing over the world with his joy at having gotten his revenge, paying all the hurt and pain back to those who had betrayed them a hundred fold. "King Kion and Queen Fuli huh? I think I like it hahaha," she told him, as he set her down. After saying this both cats turned to see that the surviving animals lay at their knees like If they were praising them, this made them smile and feel great satisfaction, although Kion still felt a slight emptiness in everything that was happening. Now they are the rulers, but they had to eliminate many possible subjects to achieve it, for a fleeting vengeance, rather than a rightful rule. Turning, he could see in Fuli’s eyes, she felt the same way. "What's up guys? Is your kingdom feeling a bit empty?" said a female voice, they both looked towards it, seeing Azaad and Rani in front of them. There was something else however, at their feet lay all the inhabitants of the tree of life, including the ones they had eliminated, the Night Pride and the parents of Rani and they were alive and completely well "Wait, we thought that you were going to get your revenge too, kill them all for what they did to you, right?" Fuli exclaimed with confusion "And we thought so as well, crushing and devouring all around us, till only a few dregs remained, but what happened next was almost like a miracle" exclaimed Azaad. "It was not a miracle, it was only part of their new abilities as titans," said a familiar voice. The four felines looked to find Scar's floating head floating, the smoke now rising from all of them, such that he was now larger than before, and they, without realizing it, took the knee to him, either in thanks for what he did, or perhaps simply because he looked as magnificent as they felt. The titans listened with rapt attention as the burning lion head explained what actually happened with Rani and Azaad. Apparently when the pair had destroyed the Tree, both absorbed its healing powers which now allows them to heal all manner of wounds, even reviving any living being that has not been dead for more than three days. Apart from that, awe inspiring as it was, they could also share their power with other titans, to which Azaad and Rani quickly agreed, the four putting their hands together and sharing that healing power. The instant Kion and Fuli had this power they decided to revive all those who had devoured or crushed, including Kion's friends and family. When they were again amongst the living, the titans made them swear that they would be completely faithful to this new regime. This same oath Azaad and Rani had already made with their kingdom, and thus both in the Tree of Life and in the Pridelands they returned to normality, each inhabitant returned to perform their daily tasks in the cycle of life with the addition that now they had to worship and praise their Titan Kings and Queens, bowing and scraping at their feet whenever they ask for it, or else they would be heavily punished, satisfying the darkest pleasures of these feline gods.