Enraged, Claudandus attacks him and accidentally destroys the computer, sparking an electrical fire. Appalled by all the suffering Claudandus has caused in the name of "racial purity", Francis refuses and tries to delete Felidae. Having been impressed by Francis' intelligence, he hopes that the younger cat will continue the Felidae project after he dies. When Francis confronts him, Claudandus reveals that he is terminally ill with a form of stomach cancer. He calls his database and his plan simply, "Felidae". Using his owner's computer to keep a listing of every cat in the city, Claudandus is systematically killing the cats he deems unworthy of breeding. Through selective breeding, he aims to give rise to a 'new breed' of feline - one perfect enough to overtake the humans.
Old and embittered, Claudandus now seeks revenge against humanity, citing them as the only truly evil animal. It is eventually revealed that Claudandus lives on, having taken the new identity of Pascal, Francis' mentor. Some believe that Claudandus has ascended to another life, and that by sacrificing themselves through painful rituals, they may attain perfection. One day, the long-suffering Claudandus attacked Preterius, tearing open his throat.Īfter Preterius's death, the abandoned lab became a meeting site for the Claudandus Sect, who believe that Claudandus was imbued with powers that could help the cat species evolve into something greater. He continued routine vivisection on Claudandus, and as his experiments continued to fall short of expectations, the doctor descended into alcoholic madness. This particular cat was the first upon which the bonding glue worked, something Preterius attributed to superior genetics. Preterius, in his search to create a bonding glue that would heal any flesh wound, performed painful and deadly experiments on countless cats, including the legendary Claudandus.
His sleep is haunted by terrifying and vivid nightmares, which offer insight into the mind of the murderer.įrancis soon runs afoul of the local bully Kong and the masochist Claudandus Sect and he discovers that his new home was once the site of a laboratory owned by Doctor Preterius. He is aided in his investigations by fierce, gluttonous Bluebeard, blind but wise Felicity, and the elderly, technology-savvy cat Pascal. Local street cat Bluebeard is convinced that this, and the other three recent killings, must have been committed by a "can-opener", which is cat slang for a human.įrancis disagrees, and as he finds out more about the victims, he is sure that not only is the murderer a cat, but that the killings are all connected by one common factor - each of the victims was sexually aroused at the time of death.
A cat named Francis moves with his owner to a new neighborhood, and no sooner has he set paw into his new home than he is greeted by the slain body of another cat.
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