Dark Forest Resident: Snowwing
Aliases / Nicknames: N/A
Gender: tom
Family: Rosefang (mother), Ashhawk (father)
Other relations: Flutterpounce (mentor)
Clan: Skyclan
Characteristics: killed in order to end up in the Place of No Stars so that they could be with their mother
Number of Victims: 1
Number of Murders: 1
Murder Method: ripped tail off
Known Victims: Redpaw
Cause of Death: infection
Cautionary Tale: ??
Story:
She was a good mother.
She sang them to sleep, kept them warm every night. She beamed with pride when Snowkit became Snowpaw. She talked to them every day when they returned from training, racing over as if she was waiting the entire time to hear about their day.
She was a good mother.
And then she died, killed by Windclan medicine cat Mallowclaw who revealed that Rosefang had attacked him and his mentor, and that it was likely that Rosefang was the one that had killed the medicine cats of Thunderclan and Riverclan.
It wasn’t that Snowpaw couldn’t believe it. The way their mother talked about the importance of keeping Skyclan stronger than the other warriors, the fact that she went off on early patrols so often.... it was just hard to think that she was evil.
That was the word everyone suddenly used. At gatherings, in Skyclan’s own camp. Snowpaw could see the glances sent their way, some of anger, others of pity.
But it wasn’t pity for the right reasons. It wasn’t pity that Snowpaw had lost their mother, the loving, caring, intentive mother that loved them and that they loved. It was pity that their mother was who she was. A monster. A killer.
Flutterpounce was kind enough. She always distracted Snowpaw when someone started to talk about Rosefang. She offered support and such.
Despite her attempts, Snowpaw heard the words the other warriors spoke. Rosefang was vile. Coniving. In the Place of No Stars for sure.
At that, they had pricked their ears and, later that day, asked Flutterpounce what it was. It seemed that she had sensed their reasoning for asking, but she answered anyways.
A dark place where bad cats go to atone for the crimes they committed in life.
Snowpaw then asked if Flutterpounce thought that Rosefang was there. Hesitantly, she admitted that she likely was.
So if Snowpaw did something horrible.... surely they would end up in this Dark Place. They would be with their mother again.
It took a while for them to figure out how to go about it. For a while, they figured to continue Rosefang’s crimes, but the fear of getting caught was too great. The Clans would suspect them right away, and Snowpaw wasn’t sure they wanted that. Not so soon, at least.
It was one, normal night, as it always seems to be. The apprentice, Redpaw, was making it difficult for Snowpaw to sleep. They were new to the den and bounced around it excitedly, quivering with unrest.
Sensing an opportunity, Snowpaw asked if they wanted to see something cool. Redpaw followed them out of camp. When they were far enough that screams would go unheard, Snowpaw expertly pinned Redpaw down, pulling and clawing at his tail until it tore from his body.
If Snowpaw was going to kill one cat, it had to be a dreadful enough death to ensure that they truly ended up in the same place as Rosefang-- the cat who killed several. It had to be the same level as bad, even if the number of victims wasn’t the same.
They washed themself off and went to bed. They weren’t horribly sickened by what they had done, but they were glad that they probably wouldn’t have to do it again. It would be amazing if Starclan didn’t think that their crimes were enough to put them with Rosefang. Or perhaps Snowpaw’s message was clear and they would make sure the two got put together.
They faked astonishment, albeit not too well, but no one suspected them.
Snowpaw, now Snowwing, wasn’t too scared when they got an infection a few moons after they received their warrior name. They didn’t want to die so soon, and they hoped that Skyclan’s medicine cat would heal them, as ironic as that may be. But if this was their time to be with their mother again, so be it.
Additional Information:
--Yeah Snowwing didn’t know that crimes...don’t...matter.. everyone ends up in the Dark Forest if they murder, they didn’t have to be so hard core about it.
--Let me know if I accidently called Snowwing she/him so that I can fix it!
--Especially because the spots make it harder to find perfect resemblance on picrew, know that the top one is the most accurate.
--Rosefang doesn’t like that her baby’s in the bad place (or that they killed a fellow Clanmate instead of an enemy. WTF did she tell him??) but since they’re there, might as well clean their messy fur and be the mommy she has always been.
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Picrews:
https://picrew.me/image_maker/1255960
https://picrew.me/image_maker/1314129
https://picrew.me/image_maker/876733