Tigerstar's Hatred

by Mossfeathersquishy999

Ah, Tigerstar. The most feared warrior of the clans. Murderer of cats, destroyer of clans, and a disaster maker. But even Tigerstar was a small, fluffy kit before, and it is very rare that a cat is born evil. How he rose from being a kit, to a monster that could've destroyed the forest, few cats know, but this is Tigerstar's story, and he deserves to have one like any other cat.

21. Chapter 20: Ravenpaw

Disclaimer: I don't own Warriors.

Chapter 20: Ravenpaw

Tigerclaw stretched. He was sitting in the warriors den with a slight pain in his ear. Hm?

Touching his paw to his ear, her realized it was bleeding, and remembered his Shadow Blood ceremony.

Darkstripe stirred beside him. The warrior yawned. Darkstripe had been Tigerclaw's apprentice, and he had trained him to be aware that power was something you could not live without. Longtail was also very close to him. Darkstripe and Longtail...

They will be good assets to my plans.

Tigerclaw quickly wiped the blood from his ear so cats wouldn't ask, hoping it wouldn't begin to bleed again once he was out.

"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey join beneath the Highrock for a clan meeting!"

Okay, let's go see what the 'great and powerful leader' Bluestar has to say now. Cats were beginning to gather at the foot of the Highrock, where Tigerclaw soon joined.

Fuzzypelt stood proudly beside Dustkit and Robingwing was grooming a trembling Ravenkit.

Their apprentice ceremony huh. He didn't need another apprentice, Darkstripe was his first, and only one apprentice was enough to get him to become deputy.

Bluestar began the ceremony, giving Dustpaw to Redtail, and Ravenpaw to...

"Tigerclaw, come forward."

What?!

Tigerclaw stared at Bluestar, then padded closer. "Tigerclaw, you've have mentored Darkstripe exceptionally, I know you will pass on your excellent skills and bravery to Ravenpaw."

This! This weak, stupid apprentice is my apprentice!

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"Come on, let's head back now." Tigerclaw meowed gruffly to the small black tom. Ravenpaw nodded shakily, he had been frightened so much by the Thunderpath when Tigerclaw was showing him the territory that he was trembling.

Oh toughen up! Tigerclaw spat silently to his apprentice. When the entrance to the camp loomed up ahead, Ravenpaw darted in leaving Tigerclaw behind. When Tigerclaw walked through they bushes, he glimpsed Ravenpaw's white tip of tail vanish into the apprentice's den.

Sandpaw and Dustpaw, the other apprentices, were at the freshkill pile, sharing a blackbird. Graykit was bouncing around them, he was only a quarter moon away from being an apprentice.

Tigerclaw chose a plump vole for himself and quickly finished it in a few quick bites. Ravenpaw... He's going to have to work twice as hard if he wants to become as strong as the other apprentices, three times as hard if he wants to become even as half as brave as Sandpaw or Dustpaw.

Tigerclaw padded into the Warriors den. Why did Bluestar- no, she doesn't deserve to be leader! Tigerclaw thought furiously, tearing up the moss in his nest. Why did Bluefur, give me an apprentice that is the exact opposite of who I am?