Chapter 19
Thunderkit stared silently at the white cat. A sudden realization hit her. But she was too stunned to say anything. So Thunderkit waited until the white cat spoke.
"Over thousands of season, the original Thunderkit's memories have been reincarnated many many times. That is why I am here. And why you are here. Don't you see now? You are me. We have the same memories. But when you were formed, there was a glitch. And so your eyes, your pelt, and you thoughts are different. The original Thunderkit's memories disappeared. But in the end, if you get back your real memories, we are the Same. Exact. Cat."
Thunderkit nodded slowly. The truth dropped into her stomach like a stone. And it sat there. But one question filled Thunderkit with dread.
"Since all the Thunderkits have the same memories, will they have the same future? Did the original Thunderkit always have the same name? Was she ever a warrior?" Thunderkit was worried. She didn't want to die yet.
The white cat stared at Thunderkit for a moment. A few memories flashed through her mind in that moment:
There was blood. And smell of death spread everywhere. Bodies were everywhere. The sky was dark. The moon was red. "What have I done?" She whispered.
Thunderkit turned around and saw herself. "What have I done?" She whispered.
Her reflection stared back at her. "That is not for me to decide. You must choose your own path. All I can do is follow you."
Thunderkit growled, "Who are you?"
"You know the answer."
"I don't know you."
"Maybe. Maybe not. Again, I am just your reflection. What you do now, determines my future."
Thunderkit backed away from the cat. The cat took a step forward.
"Why are you here?" Thunderkit spat the question out in fury.
"I am here to tell you that you will be reincarnated. Again and again."
"And why would that happen to me?"
"Ask yourself. You made it happen to yourself. You are the reason for all of this."
"I know that!"
"No you don't. That is why I am here. I am here to make you understand."
"Understand what? That I am a murderer? Look around you! I DID ALL THIS!"
"I know. But you don't understand. There are always second chances. And if you don't see them, it is your own loss. And perhaps mine too. Because if you don't see, then you will have never saw me here. You would have never talked to me. I am not here if you don't see your own chances. You will never be reincarnated if you don't take those chances. And make your wrongs right."
"What...WHAT WAS THAT?" Thunderkit screeched. She backed away from the white cat. What did I just see?
"You saw something that should have been apart of you. You should have lived with that memory...that guilt...but no. You were lucky. Or maybe not lucky. Whichever way you look at it, that was apart of you past."
"That's impossible!"
"No. It is real. More than real in fact. Much more…"
"Why though? Why?" Thunderkit was confused. All those memories of the past...all that rejection...was it real? Was her whole life not meant to be?
So many questions swirled in Thunderkit's mind. But finally, she blurted out, "Where are we?"
The white furred Thunderkit laughed. "Let me show you," She meowed.