My Bloody Choice - Prologue & Characters

This is a new fanfiction about Mapleshade. The Erin Hunters claim that her story is too dark and evil to be told in the form of a Super Edition. So I'm going to take a stab at it. Right now, I'm going to leave it with a T rating but I might have to change it to M for violence. I'm not sure what you would qualify has falling under T and what would go under M as far as violence goes. I'm not going to describe a cat's insides, but it might be somewhat disgusting, so I think T will be okay. You let me know.

This is written in third-person even though the title might suggest otherwise. The title will take two forms in the story... I think you'll see what I mean later on.

I don't own Warriors. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Prologue

"Why did you do it, Mapleshade?" the voice inside her head asked her. "Why did you kill him?"

"Because he betrayed me," she answered.

"Why do you rot here?" the voice inquired.

"Because I am evil," she answered.

"Why do you submit to your fate?"

"How can I avoid the inevitable?" the cat returned. "How can I escape a power that is stronger than I?"

"You escaped your fate before, Mapleshade," the voice reminded. "You escaped your Clan's wrath. You survived in the hardest times when the weak would have collapsed. They would have let the 'inevitable' take them. But you didn't. You refused to let it."

Mapleshade pulled all of her extremities closer to her. The darkness of the forest around her only increased. She hated having these conversations with her brain. She hated it. "When do I get to ask you questions?" she demanded in a yowl, her voice on the brink of insanity. "Why do you torment me?! Why?!" she caterwauled.

"Because I am your friend, Mapleshade."

"You are not my friend! You are my enemy! You are no better than him!" Mapleshade hissed. There were many times when she longed to sink her claws into her own brain and rip off her pelt and her flesh and dig at her brain until it agreed to stop speaking to her. "Stop speaking to me!"

"I am all you have left," her brain pointed out.

"You are a virus! A terminal disease I can never be rid of!"

"Perhaps," it allowed. "But remember that I am the one who saved you. I am the one who kept you alive. I gave you the wisdom, the will, and the strength to continue on. I was your friend. I talked to you when you were all alone."

Mapleshade sighed, knowing that this was true. "I know you were there," she whispered. "I know that you protected me. I need you. I am sorry."

Her mind chuckled. "Good girl, Mapleshade. I knew that you would see reason. Now, we have apprentices to train, do we not?"

Mapleshade nodded. She rose to her paws and looked into the dark forest. Her amber eyes were now accustomed to the advanced darkness. "This is our home," she murmured. "You led us here."

Her mind hummed in agreement. "Yes. I suppose I did. Here, you can get your revenge on those who have hurt you."

Mapleshade purred at the thought. She turned to a small lake that she had been sitting my and looked at her refection in the water. Her face was horribly scarred, and her shaggy tortoiseshell-and-white pelt was horribly matted. She did not care. She lapped up a few mouthfuls of water from the stream and swallowed the bland liquid. She smiled at her own reflection, her jagged, broken yellow teeth seeming to shine against the black water. She flexed her long, razor-sharp claws before turning away from the water. Once upon a time, her image would have disturbed her, but now, she took pride in it. She enjoyed being this dark, mutilated creature.

"It shows your strength and cunning," her mind had once told her. "It shows your friends and enemies how you have endured throughout the years."

Mapleshade agreed with her mind. It was always right. It always knew what she wanted, and what she needed. Her mind was her only friend in the whole world. It protected her before, and it would protect her forever.

Characters

Mapleshade: Mapleshade is a is a ragged, large, sturdy, thick-furred tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat with a fluffy white tail, white muzzle, scarred head, thorn-sharp claws, originally soft and sleek, but now matted fur. She also has sharp, jagged, and some broken yellow teeth and dark amber eyes. Her sister is Rosefur. Her brothers are Fallmask and Raincloud.

Redleaf: Redleaf is a sleek, slender dark red she-cat with green eyes. She is the mother of Mapleshade, Rosefur, Fallmask, and Raincloud. Bonefur is her mate.

Bonefur: Bonefur is a strong, broad-shouldered white tom with amber eyes. His mate is Redleaf, and he has four kits with her: Mapleshade, Rosefur, Fallmask, and Raincloud.

Rosefur: Rosefur is a sleek, red she-cat with green eyes. She has a white dash on her chest and a pink nose. Rosefur is very pretty. Mapleshade is her sister, Fallmask and Raincloud her brothers.

Fallmask: Fallmask is a large, broad-shouldered white tomcat with blue eyes. His siblings are Mapleshade, Rosefur, and Raincloud.

Raincloud: Raincloud is a dark gray tom with a scar along his right flank. Like his brother, he has very dark blue eyes. His sisters are Mapleshade and Rosefur. Raincloud is his brother.

Rapidclaw: Rapidclaw is a light gray tomcat with dark, emerald green eyes. His legs, muzzle, ears, and tail-tip are all a darker shade of gray than the rest of his body.

Waterlily: Waterlily is a cream-colored she-cat with a bright pink nose and soft blue eyes.

Emberstar: Emberstar is a large, golden tabby tom with green eyes. He is the leader of ThunderClan.

Moonstar: Moonstar is a ghostly white she-cat with green eyes. She is the leader of RiverClan.

Greenstar: Greenstar is a dark brown tabby tom with pale, yellow eyes. He is ShadowClan's leader.

Breezestar: Breezestar is a black tomcat with amber eyes. He is the leader of WindClan.

Sunleaf: Sunleaf is a golden she-cat with blue eyes. She is ThunderClan's medicine cat.

Roanfur: Roanfur is a dark red tomcat with blue eyes and a white-tipped tail.

Branch: Branch is a dusty brown tom

Blaze: Blaze is a black tomcat with a white underbelly, muzzle, legs, paws, and tail-tip

Acorn: Acorn is a brown tabby tom

Nina: Nina is a plump brown tabby she-cat. She is a kittypet.

Uranus: Uranus is a dark gray tomcat with hypnotizing green eyes. Former kittypet.

Saturn: Saturn is a golden tom with amber eyes and a white underbelly. Former kittypet.

Flea: Flea is a small brown tabby tom with pale yellow eyes.

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