IMPORTANT! This is the new Prologue for Shadow on Ice Pt 2! The rest will not follow until SEPTEMBER. Thank you all. :)
NOTE: this gets dark and disturbing.
ALLEGIANCES
ShadowClan:
Leader: Petalstar: white she-cat with amber eyes; stern and serious, but cares for her Clan
Deputy: Iceshadow: white she-cat with black splotches on left hind leg and deep blue eyes; ambitious and loyal, relies heavily on the warrior code, and feels as if she doesn't really belong in ThunderClan.
Medicine cat: Sleetflash: grayish silver tortieshell with deep blue eyes; she does her duties, but without much heart or sympathy, but she's changed.
Warriors:
Mudsplash: Pudgy brown she-cat with brown eyes; think she's nothing special even though she's devoted to her Clanmates and is a great hunter.
Hollyfire: black she-cat with ginger splotches and green eyes; she's a fierce she-cat that needs no tom, even though many like her.
Owlsong: light tan she-cat with amber eyes; she's gentle but has hidden steel, and sorrow in her heart.
Fishshadow: black tom with green eyes; crafty and Mudsplash's mate.
Silverheart: silver she-cat with pretty green eyes; intelligent, has a strong bond with her sister but also with Snakeclaw and Iceshadow.
Moonshine: white she-cat with yellow eyes; a good fighter, sometimes regarded as the muscle whereas Silverheart is the brain, but she is loyal and has learned a lot from her early apprentice days.
Snakeclaw: brown and gray tabby tom with amber eyes; very shy, doesn't open up easily, but has grown into a good warrior and Iceshadow and he love each other.
Apprentices:
Wolfpaw: Dark gray shecat with amber eyes; Iceshadow's old mentor reincarnated, strong, too wise for her age, has a close bond with Iceshadow and Snakeclaw. Mentor - Iceshadow
Thornpaw: Ginger tom with gentle brown eyes; will follow Wolfpaw into trouble easily but doesn't have an instinct for mischief. Mentor - Silverheart
Leafpaw: pale silver shecat with a brown tailtip and green eyes; her dream is to become a medicine cat, but she likes to be in control. Mentor - Sleetflash
Queens:
None at the moment
Elders:
Sweetsnow: once pretty white and ginger she-cat with long fluffy fur and blue eyes; she's the only elder and easily gets lonely, but she's very sweet.
ThunderClan:
Leader: Lavenderstar: gray she-cat with blue eyes with purple flecks in them; gentle, loyal, etc.
Deputy: Tigersplash: black she-cat with amber eyes and an orange striped tail and paws; loyal, great fighter, ambitious, etc.
Medicine cat: Swiftwing: white and tan she-cat with green eyes; sweet medicine cat that has lots of sympathy for the patients.
Warriors:
Nightrose: black she-cat with green eyes; gentle on the outside but if you look deeper she's angry at herself. (Iceshadow and Snowblossom's mother)
Shadefrost: black tom with icy blue eyes; cunning and sly but good loyal warrior.
Lightflash: tan she-cat with blue eyes; gentle and sweet, Owlstripe's mate, Forestshadow's mother.
Owlstripe: brown tom with lighter stripes and amber eyes; he's a good, honest, loyal warrior, Lightflash's mate, Forestshadow's father.
Snowblossom: white she-cat with blue eyes; a gentle soul, deeply in love with Forestshadow, but also brave and can be determined.(Iceshadow's sister)
Forestshadow: brown tortie tom with amber eyes; Snowblossom's mate and a good friend to Iceshadow, brave and gentle.
Queens:
None
Elders:
Flameflow: ginger tom with amber eyes; grumpy old cat that bites peoples head off for fun.
Cats Outside the Clans:
Maskface: Brown tortieshell tom; no one really knows what he's up to and he is totally mysterious and can keep secrets.
Shine: Cream shecat with bright blue eyes; Maskface's friend, alone except for him, slightly mysterious but understands more than most.
PROLOGUE
The night was dark. Iceshadow stumbled through the pine forest, growling under her breath whenever she tripped. I hate tripping. Finally she came to rest by a moss covered pine. It felt good, comforting against her back. Her eyes darted through the gloom.
Then, finally, they came to rest by her paws and the ground which she could barely see. Her chest tightened as her breath started to come in quicker gasps.
I have never felt this alone before. she realized.
Hollyfire had been promoted again to deputy. There was a Twoleg problem affecting ShadowClan and ThunderClan territory. Snakeclaw, Wolfpaw, Tigersplash, and Shadowpaw - Snowblossom's daughter had been chosen to go and find what the problem was.
She only saw Snowblossom at gatherings. Most of the time she was talking to Forestshadow, even there, and Nightrose also spent most time talking about the Twoleg problem with other cats. Even at the gatherings, when she could see her family, she felt lonely.
Essentially, every one she talked to was gone. She missed Snakeclaw so much now, when she needed him more than ever.
Iceshadow growled again at the cold night air. Why was it so dark? Why did she even care? Why couldn't she just feel something?
She should get back. Her absence would be noticed soon. Or would it? She wondered. No one seemed to notice her absence now.
I wonder if they'll notice this.
Without thinking, her claw slid along her own white fur. Up from her paw, the cut ended halfway up her arm. She gasped slightly at the wave of pain, but then cut again. Deeper.
It felt good. Why did this feel so good? Deep down, it felt like she had always been afraid of pain. Red blood welled up, dark in the night. Again she gasped, at the pain.
They can't see this. This can't be happening. She felt crazy, like she was slipping away from herself. Quickly she tried to stem the blood flow. It gave her a strange sense of euphoria to see it there. Licking at it, it tasted salty. Once it had stopped, she tried to find some herbs. It was nearly impossible.
I'll say I cut it on a rock if they ask. Or will I tell them the truth, can I tell anyone the truth? She had a responsibility to be fit as a warrior, but she wanted to feel something. It had just happened, and now it felt good.
So she went back, still bleeding slightly from her paw. The paw she had once crossed with Snowblossom's to show how close they were. She could still remember her claw flashing as it drew blood, but the actual pain was fading. Somehow she wished it wouldn't end now, that the blood was still coming.
What am I coming to?