Starleaf's Story

by Cloudy Dreamcatcher

Starkit had a secret. A secret so deep, and so dark, that no one in the world could every pry it from the depths of her long-forgotten heart. Starkit was stolen from life at birth and forced to serve the treacherous Mouseclaw. She's forced to do evil to escape, and only then can she truly be free. She watches every moon as dozens of kits are robbed of their souls. Will she escape?

1. Chapter 1

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Starkit had a secret. A secret so deep, and so dark, that no one in the world could every pry it from the depths of her long-forgotten heart. She knew the fate of the cats in front of her. She had watched it play out time and time again.

Crack! A branch splintered under her paw, the shrapnel digging into her candy-pink pads. Starkit bit back a cry of pain and continued. I know what you're thinking. StarClan cats aren't supposed to feel pain. I mean, they're dead. But Starkit was a different story. She felt every tiny pinch and prod. Sometimes it was just too much to bear.

The blind apprentice walking near her cocked her head and swiveled her ears in Starkit's direction. Starkit held her breath. The she-cat cautiously moved on, her captors trailing close behind.

Starkit was different then the other cats near her. She had her secret. The few precious words she would never lend to any cat. But now was not the time to focus on her pain. These cats needed supervising.

That was her job. Making sure the select few that Mouseclaw wanted did not get away. It was her- let's just say- eternal bond. An everlasting connection she didn't wish to keep. But, if she wanted to be free- she'd have to deal with it.

The three healthy Clan cats supported the fourth, who was unconscious. The life seemed to be draining out of her as Starkit watched. The snowy white kit was the first victim of Mouseclaw's bloodthirsty beginning. As soon as all three kits had been robbed of their souls, he could return to the Clans below, threatening to wipe out all cats who stood against his murderous ways.

The truth was, Starkit had come to StarClan so young, that Starkit wasn't even her official title. Mouseclaw had snatched her up and deemed her 'Starkit', after the brilliant star that was Brightstar.

But Starkit's secret, her true reason for living in this cat-filled heaven, has been pressing on the back of your mind up to now. You can't be in the dark forever, wondering what in StarClan this kit must be thinking. So here is Starkit's story.