A White Cat's Deal

"A White Cat's Deal" is a Season 3, December 25, 2014 thread in which after confronting Stonegit, Kiri retrieves her soul gem from a white cat and the two confirm their deal.
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In all of the commotion, Kiri has managed to slip away.  She leaps from view and towards privacy, her injured arm flopping uselessly as she
 searches for a place where she can recover.
It still doesn’t hurt.  How strange.
She finally finds a safe place enclosed by trees and rubble.  She glances around to check for the presence of anyone else and smiles.
"Kiyu," she calls.  "I’d like my soul back now."
The white cat appears, a small ornamented blue gem in its mouth.  Kiri kneels down and accepts it.
"I’m sorry for the loss of your kinsman," she nods as she holds the gem up to the injured arm.  The flesh begins to knit itself back together.
The white cat licks its paw and flicks its ears.  “The sacrifice was necessary to ensure your safety.  Your soul is a great investment.  It would be unwise to let it perish now.”
The arm finishes healing itself.  Kiri moves it around, clenching and unclenching her fist, marveling at the magic.  Then she looks down at her soul.
It’s a gem now, extracted from her body and glowing a gentle, mostly clear blue.  One small part of the edge is partitioned off, however; there, the gem is pure black, dark as the void and nearly crystallized.
She sighs and waves a finger over it.  The gem quickly condenses and takes the form of a ring, which she slips onto a bare finger and hides beneath her gauntlets.
"So our deal is still in effect?" she asks quietly.
The white cat nods and beams at her.  “It is, as long as you allow our investment to come to fruition.”
Kiri closes the hand with the ring, feeling a shudder rise through her.
"I understand," she murmurs.
Then she waves a hand at the white cat and rushes off once more, ready to observe from the shadows and aid in the conflict once more.  There will be plenty of witches to hunt in the future.
Category:Season 3
Category:Events
Category:BOTGD
Category:Toshioka Kiri
Category:Kiyu