Kitty Kumbata

League of Shadows Training
(Mentor: Ricardo Diaz & Sandra Wu-San)

## Background

### 1994 - 2012: Katherine Chen

Katherine is the daughter of two Chinese immigrants who move to the United States following the devastation of their hometown, Beijing. They settled down in the small town of Nacogdoches, Texas. They lived a quiet life there. Her mother worked in the azalea garden, the largest one in Texas & her father got a job at the local university. As a young girl, her father gave her the nickname "Kitty." Kitty was expected to spend her whole life in their small town but she had bigger dreams.

While going through her parents' stuff one day, she discovered that some of her ancestors on her father side were in fact ancient warriors. She became fascinated but her father did not wish to speak about it.

She went looking on her own but the city's library didn't have much so she did all research online. She soon fell down a rabbit hole, joining multiple forums with people who had the same interests. One day, a particular message caught her eye. One of the members claimed to have leaned about a mystical place in the Himalayas where one could reach their ultimate self. Everyone else brushed him off but not Kitty.

After high school, Kitty decided to take a gap year & told her parents she was going to go backpacking through Asia. The two travelled for months & while Kitty did not give up on finding the place, her companion did & he left her alone in her journey. Just a week later, she came across the hidden city of the Himalayas called Nanda Parbat. The monks welcomed her, explaining they sensed a greater good inside her.

### 2012 - 2014: Katherine Chen

She spent what felt like many years training her mind & soul while also training in combat under Master O-Sensei. One day, a new face came to Nanda Parbat. The man only introduced himself as Brant, explaining he was taking some well needed time away from his life. Despite the small age gap between them, she went on to train under him & learned the skills he was taught as a child. Their mentoring relationship turned into a romantic one after one of their late night sessions. Things continued this way, training during the day & spending the night together, until Brant's sudden departure. The monks believed this to be the reasoning behind her loss of sanity, though some believed it was the questionable fight Kitty had shortly after that resulted in the death of another student.

Feeling that her time here needed to come to an end, Master O-Sensei called on one of his former students to return to Nanda Parbat. When Lady Shiva arrived, she became quite impressed with the girl & did her former mentor the favor of bringing Kitty back with her to Infinity Island.

### 2014 - Present: Chaos Kitten

Though she expected herself to be training solely under the female assassin, she also spent her time learning the art of Muay Thai Boxing with the Dragon. After completing her trial by fire, she was given the League name of "Fawdaa," meaning chaos due to her mental instability. She was eventually drafted into the Circle of Six by Shiva, where she clashed with some of the members.

It was some weeks before Kitty came across her former lover Brant again. He was not a just a simple man as she thought but the son of their infamous & immortal leader, Ra's al Ghul. The two restarted a much more tumultuous relationship than before.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Acrobatics:** She is very agile & able to descend from large heights.
* **Hand to Hand Combat/Martial Arts:** Kitty is a highly skilled hand to hand combatant & martial artist. She is a world class Muay-Thai/Boxing fighter, under the training of Dragon. She also is skilled in judo, taekwondo, aikido, karate & krav maga.
* **Multilingualism:** She speaks fluent English & Chinese.
* **Occultism**
* **Physicality:** As an assassin, Kitty is in great physical condition with fast reflexes & is strong enough to knock larger men out with a single kick. She remained unfazed from getting hit in the face with a glass bottle, returning to her feet & striking the man where he stood.
* **Stealth:** As a trained assassin of the Shadows, she is highly experienced in stealth tactics.

### Weaknesses

* **Mental Illness:** Though held in high regard for her combat skills, her weak link is her sanity. After Brant's sudden departure from Nanda Parbat, she suffered a psychotic break. She then accidentally killed another student during a training combat session.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Strength:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Speed:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Occult:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Weapons:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Range:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Strategy:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Combat:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **TOTAL:** 93 - Threat Level 2 / Low Threat

## Trivia

#### General

* When describing her, one said "fast hands, faster temper."
* Though it felt like she was at Nanda Parbat for nearly a decade, she was only there for two years.

#### Relationships

* She is very close with League members Corinna Riley & Taylor Narie, though she does find Taylor to be an annoyance sometimes.
* She has a rivalry with Annalea Cain, Kazua Senzaki & Orphan.
* During her time in Nanda Parbat, she became very close with another student Ana Ishikawa. She even named her the godmother of her children.

#### Brant al Ghul

* Kitty & Brant remained lovers even when he married, though he did only get married to make her jealous. She ended up killing both women, as they both accepted a combat for Brant's love.
* Brant calls her Kitty. It seems to have a calming effect on her, reminding her of when her father affectionately called her Kitty as a child. The nickname stuck with her for the rest of her life. After her loss of sanity, the other students in Nanda Parbat called her Chaos Kitten for volatile personality.
* When Brant came to Nanda Parbat, he took a special interest in Kitty & the two had sessions from dusk to dawn. He was much more skilled than her, with her never having the upperhand in battle. During one of their training sessions, Kitty used her sexuality to distract Brant, allowing herself to pin him. The two then engaged in some intimate activities through the night & when they awoke the next morning, they did it again. This trend continued for the following weeks as the they trained all day then made love all night. But one morning, Brant was awaken before Kitty by O-Sensei who received word from his father that he was to return to Infinity Island.
* Kitty found out she was pregnant not too much longer after Brant left. Because of the unique time loop that Nanda Parbat exist on, time move by much more quickly there than the outside world. Kitty had a quick pregnancy, giving birth to a son & daughter after several weeks. The twins were placed in the care of the monks as they had become increasingly concerned with Kitty after her psychotic break when Brant left the temple. Since then, the monks continued to raise the twins in their way of life, making sure they were in tune with their mind & soul. Nina has visited them occasionally, as well as Brant, but leaves the care-taking to the monks as they agreed it would be better for them.
* When Kitty came to Infinity Island, she was spotted by Brant when she was training with the Dragon. Though he didn't make his presence known at the time, he sneaked into the trainees quarters & found Kitty. The two spent the night together but Brant still was one to wander.
* One night, Brant spent some time with Kitty before going off to seducing one of the new recruits of the League. The next day, the women discovered his duplicitousness & engaged in combat. Ra's caught a visual on the fight, which is when the two women stopped in their foolishness to apologize for their actions. To their surprise, he smiled then ordered them to continue their brawl but this time, to the death. The other trainees watched as the women went on throwing jabs & kicks until Kitty delivered a blow to the other woman's head that took her down for the count.
* Ra's stated he was impressed with Kitty's skills but did not approve much of her & Brant's relationship. In hindsight, it was probably encouraged Brant to continue seeing Kitty. The two continued the game of Brant seducing women then Kitty battling them in a rage. Twice, Ra's has married Brant off in order to end the affair between the two but each time, Kitty challenged the women to a duel for Brant & won. Finally accepting that maybe she was the women for his son, he has given their relationship his blessing to continue. However, there has been no word of his blessing of a marriage.

## Notes

* This character is a composite of Chaos Kitten & Kitty Kumbata.
* Her friendship with Thylacine & Wink is a nod to their team, Revolutionaires, in the comics.