Selina Kyle "Cat Woman"'s page

Selina Kyle was born to Brian and Maria Kyle in the shingles of Korvosa. Her mother was never close to Selina or her sister Maggie and would often rather spend time with her cats than her children. Her father was an abusive and drunken man who would always quarrel with Maria, a homemaker. In her spare time, Selina took gym lessons not just as an extra curricular activity, but also to avoid the domestic violence at home. One day, as she returned home from school, Selina found her mother lying in the bath tub filled with blood. Apparently, Maria had committed suicide by cutting her wrists with a razor blade. Selina’s father hated Selina because she looked like her mother, eventually he drank too much and was subdued by alcohol poisoning. Selina called the police but as soon as she hung up the phone, she packed her bag and ran away.

Selina lived on the streets while Maggie was taken to an orphanage right away.She was kidnapped by Gaedren Lamm, who enslaved children and forced them to commit crimes for him. She quickly became a petty thief. Gaedren treated his "little Lamms" poorly, often abusing the children and denying them food. Unhappy with the way she saw herself and the other kids treated, she fought back, refusing to give Lamm the full share of what she was stealing. One time, she even attempted to fight Lamm when he was beating one of the younger kids. This was the last straw and Lamm punished Selina by attempting to drown her by placing her in a bag and dropping her into the river. Selina escaped and started planning her revenge. With Lamm thinking she was dead, Selina received a fresh start. She spent the next few years trying to survive on her own.

As Selina grew older, she became a call girl while still working as a cat burglar, stealing jewelry and diamonds from museums and homes in the Petal District. One night, she stole a valuable totem from a museum when suddenly a hooded ninja interrupted her escape and took the valued item for himself. Selina followed the ninja into a warehouse, which turned out to be a secret martial arts academy. The ninja, known only as Kai, told his Sensei that she was an intruder and a thief and needed to be severely punished. However, after seeing her fast reflexes, the Sensei asked her to begin training so that she could harness the martial arts skills, in which she accepted. The Sensei was a member of the Hand.

Several weeks had gone by and Selina's fighting abilities improved dramatically but her relationship with her senior Kai was far from nice. He despised Selina, who was nicknamed "Nehko-Chan" in the academy. He would deliberately hurt her during training. It gave Kai even more grief knowing that the Sensei favored Selina. Months after starting her training, Selina had decided it was finally time to make Gaedren pay for the pain he had caused her and the others. She headed to the Shingles one night and found Lamm in his apartment. He was beating a young girl who had not brought in the appropriate haul for the day. Now trained in marshall warfare, she attacked Lamm. The two fought, finally ending up on the roof of the apartment building. Selina made a tragic mistake though and Lamm got the upper hand. He held her over the edge of the building, preparing to drop her. Out of nowhere, a hooded figure appeared and grabbed Lamm, saving Selina from certain death. The "Bat" and Lamm fought for minutes before he delivered a brutal kick, sending Lamm backwards. Before Batman could catch him, Lamm fell from the roof to the street below. After Lamm's decent, Batman collapsed. Selina ran over to him and noticed he was bleeding from a wound he suffered during the fight. She quickly bandage the wound and helped him down the stairs. She nursed him in the apartment for a few hours until he was well enough to leave. The circumstances of the night effected her greatly. The "Bat" became her hero and she decided to don a costume as well. She sewed one of black leather and resumed her life of crime. One time as she was attempting to rob a store, she was spotted by a group of security guards. One of them called her "Catwoman." She loved the name and thus, the Catwoman was born.

It was during this time in her life that she was reaquainted with her Sensei. He introduced her to the King's Pen. Now twenty five years old, she began working as a mercenary and thief for the organization. She received more extensive training in the art of ninjitsu. Her fame in the organization increased to a point that Wilson Fisque himself heard of her talent and summoned her to Absalom where he was meeting with a few of his leaders. She met Fisque, who rewarded her faithfulness with a special set of darkvision goggles. He told her to stay in Absalom until she received word from him. It has been several months with no word. She has set herself up in a nice apartment and has begun to research jewelry stores and museums.

Part II: Chance encounter with Xavier

Selena had just performed the perfect heist, robbing a jewelry store of a prized diamond. During her escape, she was spotted and chased by a man with exceptional speed and grace. Trying to lose him, she ducked into a local store. Hoping to avoid being seen, she dodged in and out of the rows of clothes. As she turned one corner though, she ran into a bald man in a chair, knocking him to the ground. They lay face to face for a second before she gave him a quick smile and hopped to her feet. Suprisingly, he grabbed her hand to stop her. What happened next she still doesn't understand. The man's touch sent her back in time. She suddenly saw her entire life flash before her eyes in a matter of seconds...mom's suicide...sis...drunk dad yelling...Lamm's beating...hunger on the streets... You have been through a lot child. Let me help you. The first kind words she had ever heard. Finally back to her senses, she jerked her arm away from the man and jumped back. He was holding the diamond in his other hand. This isn't worth it. There is more to life than common thievery. Feeling tears well up in her eyes, she turned and ran out. She ran for what seemed like days before collapsing in an alley and weeping. It has been days since the encounter with the strange bald man who knew everything about her. She still can't get him off of her mind. You have been through a lot. Let me help you. She now hears these words in her mind daily.