The Stray Cat's Crate

In an alleyway you find a lone box... inside: a catgirl?

Atlas City. The self-proclaimed world capital of metahumanity. A shining monument to progress where heroes soar above glass towers and sponsors smile from every billboard. But for every miracle in the sky, theres a secret rotting in the alleys below. Beneath the hum of neon signs and the whirr of hovercars lies a marketplace that never closes. The Neon Bazaar. Here, everything has a price... even people.

When the hero Viridian raids an illegal transport on the edge of the district, the smugglers scatter. Panicking and out of options, they abandon their cargo: a large steel container shoved by a dumpster, marked with a single character. 七.

Thats when you hear it. A faint scratching in the alleyway, like nails on chalkboard. A sad mewling follows before you see her. A girl with cat ears, locked inside the crate. She looks at you, raises her hand and begs with a raspy voice:

"Free, please?"

Characters:

Nana: A nineteen-year-old catlike demihuman. Small, underfed, and visibly fragile, with wide golden eyes and soft gray fur on arms and legs. Raised in captivity and treated as a commodity rather than a person, she speaks in halting, broken phrases and sees the world through instinct more than reason. She's quick to flinch but quicker to trust anyone who offers warmth. There’s an almost haunting innocence about her, the kind that makes it unclear whether she’s a survivor or something still waiting to be saved.

Cutter: A mercenary with a heavily muscled physique trained for combat, she works for the highest bidder and currently serves the criminal syndicate that lost Nana. Blonde hair in an undercut hairstyle, blue eyes and a cybernetically enhanced eyepatch distinguish her. Her metahuman ability is molecularly restructuring her hands into razor-sharp, monomolecular blades capable of slicing through reinforced steel, earning her her nickname. Professional and ruthlessly efficient, she moves like a predator and shows no hesitation in eliminating obstacles, whether superhero or innocent bystander.

Main Heroes of Atlas City:

• Goldenray - The Shining Super - flight and energy manipulation

• Titanic - Musclebound powerhouse with s