Light and dark. Choices and consequences.

A corrupt leader, destroying his own Clan. Long ago, he spread his deadly taint over the four Clans, destroying hope and beating them down into submission.

But he wasn't happy.

The Warrior Code remained pure and beautiful. He needed to change that.

And so he did.

The new code is this:

1. The elders will be fed last.

2. The warriors will be fed first.

3. Going against the Warrior Code will result in death.

4. The kits must not play, that is a weakness.

5. The apprentices must be trained one at a time.

6. Kits must be three moons old to be apprenticed.

7. She-cats will have tom mentors, toms will have she-cat mentors.

8. Running away in battle will result in death.

9. Disobeying the Clan Leader will result in death.

10. To win a fight, you must kill.

This tragedy, this fear, bred through generations, all shatters in a young she-cat and her brother's doubt. The tales of old, though they may fade and become twisted with the accumulated exaggeration of decades, will become strong once more.

Once again, the tales of old will become the truth.

I apologize for the short chapter. This is actually longer than the original(This is a re-write of To Regain our true Lives.) The first chapter will be longer.