Little Black

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Campus Life and Rescue

Little Black was known on campus for his aloofness. He generally allowed people to stroke his sleek fur only when they offered food; unwanted attempts to pet him earned scratches. Fan Shang rescued him after a supposed cat lover broke both of his front legs, taking him to a hospital 8 14.

When the apocalypse came, Little Black left with Fan Shang. Fan Shang initially wanted company, but the cat’s repeated warnings changed their relationship from owner and pet to trusted partners. Little Black helped him navigate supernatural dangers around the university, including horrors ordinary people could not see 3 14.

Threats from the Convoy

Wang Xiaoxue demanded that Little Black be slaughtered to feed the convoy. When Liang You reached for him, Fan Shang cut off four of Liang’s fingers. Little Black remained calm as Liang approached, continuing to groom himself rather than fleeing 3.

The cat subsequently warned Fan Shang of a Compound-Eyed Sunflower projectile and the danger inside a supply bag containing the Cat-Faced Ghost. These warnings allowed Fan Shang to dodge the projectile and flee before the ghost emerged 7 10.

Near Death and Symbiosis

When the supernatural Wang Xiaoxue pierced Fan Shang’s shoulder and began draining him, Little Black returned to attack her head despite being injured himself. His swipe missed, and her barbed tendrils hurled him aside, leaving him with a devastating abdominal wound 13 14 18.

Fan Shang retrieved Little Black while escaping the Cat-Faced Ghost, wrapping him in his clothes and carrying him into a stolen car. Once clear of the pursuit, he discovered that the cat was barely breathing and that his intestines were exposed. The system offered a bloodline upgrade rather than healing, but Fan Shang lacked the required points 18.

Fan Shang instead used Edict of Coexistence, committing his Sequence’s sole symbiotic bond to Little Black. The edict saved the cat while making his continued existence dependent on Fan Shang’s survival 19.

Recognition and Bloodline Enhancement

After assimilation, Little Black supplied the Yin-Yang Eyes ability that enabled Fan Shang to see the Grudge-Crying Ghosts. Little Black stayed nearby, but did not directly participate in the documented fight; Fan Shang judged his current constitution too low to withstand the creature’s attack 32 33 37.

Liu Tie later identified him as a rare Heterochromatic Black Cat and suggested that a Beast Tamer could awaken his bloodline. Fan Shang knew his system offered another route and eventually began the enhancement while sheltering in his car during heavy rain 41 42 46.

Appearance

Little Black has sleek, jet-black fur and mismatched eyes, one pale blue and one pale gold 8 19 46.

• Post-symbiosis size: Approximately as large as a big dog 32 37.
• Forehead seal: A flickering spectral-blue edict remains imprinted on his forehead after assimilation 32.
• Eyes: After symbiosis, his blue and gold eyes appear to contain quietly burning ghostly flames 32.
• Aura: Gives off an icy, sinister chill resembling Fan Shang’s own supernatural aura 32 38.

Personality

Little Black is intelligent and responsive to Fan Shang’s instructions, moving into the bicycle basket or following him when called. His usual meows to Fan Shang signal either hunger or danger, while hissing and raised fur indicate a particularly frightening threat 2 5 8 11.

His loyalty extends beyond self-preservation. He returned to defend Fan Shang against Wang Xiaoxue rather than escaping, and continued watching and weakly meowing toward him while dying. Fan Shang interpreted a later cry as relief that he had survived 13 14 18.

Abilities & Skills

Evil-Repelling LV1

Also listed as Evil Warding LV1, this bloodline ability provides supernatural protection and warnings of calamity 18 32.

• Alerts Little Black to dangerous entities before Fan Shang can identify them 10 11.
• Its system description states that blood splashed onto evil entities causes discomfort and that the bearer’s presence brings balance to the surroundings 32.
• Liu Tie’s suggestion that a Black Cat might allow an entire convoy to avoid encounters is acknowledged as an exaggeration, not a demonstrated guarantee 42.

Yin-Yang Eyes LV1

Allows the bearer to perceive yin and yang and see things ordinary people cannot 32.

• Explains Little Black’s ability to spot otherwise unseen supernatural threats 19 32.
• Can be obtained by Fan Shang through their symbiotic bond 32.
• Gives Fan Shang the vision needed to locate the incorporeal Grudge-Crying Ghosts; seeing them does not itself make them physically vulnerable 33.

Symbiotic Undead Existence

Little Black receives this condition through Fan Shang’s Edict of Coexistence, rather than through an independently awakened Sequence 19.

• The edict heals his near-fatal wounds and imbues him with Underworld Soldier Sequence power 19.
• His spirit will not perish while Fan Shang lives; Fan Shang’s death would also end Little Black’s existence 19.
• Completed assimilation increases all three recorded attributes by two points 32.
• Fan Shang can extract one ability from his symbiotic creature 32.

Danger Warnings and Combat Limits

• Warns Fan Shang in time to duck a head-seed fired by the Compound-Eyed Sunflower 7.
• Uses cries, hissing, and bristling fur to communicate threats without human speech 7 11 12.
• Attempts to defend Fan Shang with claws, but is overpowered by Wang Xiaoxue before symbiosis 13.
• Even after growing larger, remains physically vulnerable to powerful entities; Fan Shang considers bloodline purification necessary for greater combat usefulness 37.

Relationships

• Fan Shang — Rescuer, trusted partner, and symbiotic counterpart. Fan Shang refuses to sacrifice him for food and repeatedly protects him from human attackers; Little Black repays that protection through warnings and a life-risking rescue attempt 3 13 19 21.
• Wang Xiaoxue — Enemy who first demands his slaughter, then critically injures him when he intervenes in her attack on Fan Shang 3 13.
• Liu Tie — Recognizes Little Black’s rare bloodline and explains its connection to Dragon Nation folklore and possible bloodline awakening 41 42.
• Zhou Ping — Notices Little Black’s extraordinary size and aura. Fan Shang presents the cat as a contracted courtyard-protecting pet to support his claimed House Guard Sequence identity 38.