Happy Holidays, crowoxy! Part 3

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The Feline of the Apocalicolypse - Part 3!




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13.
John took a nap because he was overwhelmed. War, Famine and Pestilence argued over the cat, each one claiming it was theirs. Death stood aside and patted her head thoughtfully. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL YOU APILA, he said, BUT I HAVE A FEELING IT'S NOT REALLY YOUR NAME.

It wasn't, of course. But she didn't mind.
14.
In time, the three others stopped arguing and turned to Death, who showed them the scrolls John had written about them all. They read the words and knew that it meant they were supposed to be a team, and they would end the world. At first they weren't sure they wanted to work together, because they had all been doing fine at destroying humans by themselves.

Then Symphonia mewed to get their attention. She purred very, very loudly and turned her huge, beautiful eyes upon them all. She would convince them to do what they needed to do.
15.
"Oh!" said Pestilence suddenly. "Look! We've been arguing who the cat should belong to, but she really belongs to us all!"
"Yes, I think I see," Famine added. "She is more of a mascot than a pet."

"And she even has all our colors!" said War. "Red for me, black for Famine, and white for Pestilence!"
"Yes, but then how does Death fit in?" asked Pestilence.

HER EYES ARE THE SAME AS MINE, said Death.
"But," Famine said. "Yours are blue."
16.
Death's eyes winked, and suddenly they were golden-green, just like the cat's.
NO, THEY'RE NOT.

The others groaned and chuckled, but there was good humor all around, for an agreement had been reached.

Symphonia purred happily, knowing that now they would work together as intended.
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Eventually they left her there with John, because they knew they could come back and visit and learn more of the prophecies when John finished them. And they would make sure that he had plenty of food, that he stayed healthy and safe, and didn't die before his time was up.

All because of a cat that was too cute to resist.
Epilogue.
Long, long ago — but not as long ago as John of Patmos — there were an angel and a demon who were frustrated with fighting one another. The angel had recently acquired a very ancient and very important scroll written in a cave. And they were just about to meet an impossibly adorable cat, who they would decide to call Amanah, even though that was not really her name...

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Oh my God ;-; This is the cutest story ever

Artist response!

[(Anonymous)]

Aww, thank you so much! I had a blast doing it!

[staubengel]

Aaaaw, they decide to make the cat their mascot!
And it has all their colours!
Death, "no, they're not", hahaha! XD He's too adorable!
OMG, AND ZIRA AND CROWLEY SHOW UP IN THE END! I love their silhouettes! :D
And I also love the name they give the kitty! <3
What a lovely and creative story!
Thank you for this cute art! :3

Artist response!

[(Anonymous)]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! :D

[sous_le_saule]

Death is hilarious :D

This story was entirely too cute! Also, your design for the Horsepersons is amazing!

Artist response!

[(Anonymous)]

He is rather a hoot, isn't he?

Thank you so much!

[alumi]

this was very cute, and, considering it's about assembling the team that's supposed to end the world, strangely heart-warming :)
i've got to love Death's trick with the eyes :)

Artist response!

[(Anonymous)]

Lol, yes it was a quite a challenge to imagine the concept as anything heart-warming without making it utterly absurb. It was either a children's book or Monty Python-esque, and the kids won out.

[meredithsock]

This is the best Death characterization, and I love the cat everyone renames.

Artist response!

[(Anonymous)]

I am truly flattered to hear that! I love Death best of all the Horsepersons.

And the kitty is somewhat loosely based on one of my own, so obviously I love her to bits as well. =^_^=

Artist comment

[(Anonymous)]

Mea culpa! Apparently I misspelled the recipient's name in the final panel. I'll make sure it corrected for posting later. :(

[dwarvenbeardspores]

aASLKFJ FANTASTIC.

"BUT I HAVE A FEELING IT'S NOT REALLY YOUR NAME" That's such a good (almost) wrap-up to the name cycle. I love that we never do get her name, because names are precious things, and even Death doesn't know. (Also, I like the implication that she's gonna hang around as long as she wants to because she's just TOO cute for Death to take)

And she's all their colors!!!! And Death's eyes!! "no they're not" That is the Sweetest thing. And their changes of expression when he changes his eye color. !!!!!

Also Aziraphale and Crowley!!! I love them! Crowley's "WHY " hands crack me up.

So so good, and it works so well in the genre, like, I would love to have a physical picture book of this. Truly truly lovely!

Artist response!

[(Anonymous)]

I don't even know her real name, she wouldn't tell me! XD And of course she'll always be around. She's not QUITE a normal cat...

Lol, yes, Death is quite the joker and he LOVES CATS, just like the Death of Discworld.

Thank you so much for all your lovely comments! And I actually have given thought to printing this one, something I've not done before. I probably wouldn't need to tweak very much.

[alumi]

i'm sorry to intrude, but i just had to pop in and say it looks hilarious how you capitalised Death LOVES CATS, because in my head it sounds like you're directly quoting him, like he just stopped by your place to tell you that and spread the news further XD

[quantum_witch]

Lol, it wasn't intentional... but I think you might be right! XD

[gothikmaus]

OMG this is adorable! I love the idea that the Horsepersons came together through an Arrangement and the Aziraphale and Crowley cameo at the end.

Artist response!

[(Anonymous)]

Thank you very much! Honestly, I find it hard NOT to include Aziraphale and Crowley whenever possible. :)

THANK YOU

[crowoxy]

This has to be be greatest fill to any prompt I have ever given . I don’t think it could have been fulfilled any better and I’m still in giggles after rereading it four times while on the bus. Everyone’s interactions with Cat are so beautiful and realistic, because who doesn’t drop everything for a cat? Also, poor John! Him only managing to stay alive because of Cat (what is her name? Does anyone know or figure it out?) is just wonderful. Thank you so much for this wonderful gift!

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[(Anonymous)]

Artist here! :D

Omg, I'm so glad you like it! I absolutely couldn't resist the prompt, because -- like everyone in this comic -- I too cannot resist a cat! Nope, no one ever learns her real name (she wouldn't even tell ME), but once the reveals are in and I post to my own journal, you'll see the reason WHY. ;)

Once again, so VERY happy you enjoyed it! (And sorry for misspelling your name, it will be corrected for the final posting.)

[(Anonymous)]

Awesome story! I googled Amanah and apparently it means loyalty? Perhaps because they are not very loyal to Heaven and Hell, at all?

[(Anonymous)]

Alas, no, it means "agreement" in Hebrew. :) Not sure where it translates to loyalty, but that's still pretty amusing.

[edna_blackadder]

Heeeeeeee at Death changing his eye color, and yay for Aziraphale and Crowley at the end! This is so beautifully drawn, and just generally near-lethally cute. Well-done!

[quantum_witch]

Death is the only one with a sense of humor. :) Thank you so much!

[(Anonymous)]

OH MY GAWD THIS WAS ADORABLE! I love the children-book-like style you used, it really comes together to the narrative, and the way the four horsepersons are is just hilarious! Particularly Death's eye colour change made laugh out loud

[quantum_witch]

Thank you! It was easy to make it adorable when a cat was involved. :D

[petimetrek]

I have to admit that I'm going to see calico cats in a different way from now on XD

[quantum_witch]

Lol, oh yes, calicos are the absolute best/worst cats... next to black cats. And I've owned both.

[notaspacealien]

This was sooooooo cute! I especially liked Death changing his eye color! XD

[maniacalmole]

DEATH CHANGED HIS EYES TO MATCH THE CAT'S. He would, lol. I love Pestilence's face then lol. And the cat having all of their colors is super cool!