#mantisclove

Aliases / Nicknames: Rosie, Wretched She, Traitor

Gender: she-cat

Sexuality: bisexual

Family: unknown Mother, unknown Father, Burnetfeather (Sister), Nectarinekit (Nephew)

Other Relations: unnamed mentor, Blazingbright (brother-in-Law), Twostar (nemesis)

Clan: NocturnClan

Rank: warrior

Characteristics: manipulative, acts sweet, cunning, smooth talker, strategic

Murder Motive: to take down leadership in NocturnClan and remake as ‘better’

Number of Victims: 17

Number of Murders: 1

Murder Method: ripping out throat

Known Victims: cats of NocturnClan, Twostar, and Blazingbright

Victim Profile: her clanmates (manipulated), leader, deputy

Cause of Death: killed by Twostar

Cautionary Tale: leaders are chosen by StarClan for a reason, do not let your opinions of them blind you

Story:

Rosekit and Burnetkit were like two peas in a pod as kits, while their personalities were opposites of each other. Burnet was shy and sweet, Rose was bold and energetic, but a bit of a pathological liar.

While she could be prickly, Rose always wanted the best for her Clan.

Perhaps that’s why she never liked Twostar.

They were always so...Strange, to Roseriddle. It didn’t make sense to her how StarClan could accept Twostar as leader, and so she made herself a goal. She’d become the true leader and make sure NocturnClan was only led by the best. After all, Roseriddle was a good warrior. Cats would trust what she said!

Things started simple, her commenting on the little things. Blazingbright was a good friend of hers, he and her sister loved each other dearly, but was he really the right pick for a deputy? He was young, compared to the many older cats who have served this Clan and deserved such a role. She spilled little white lies that made Twostar worse in the eyes of their Clanmates.

Then the famine came.

Cats were suffering, several dying. It was perfect to sow seeds of doubt about Twostar’s leadership. Why have they been disappearing during this time? Surely they should be staying with their suffering Clan--What are they hiding?

Cats were growing uneasy, and arguments were starting to break loose in camp. The exile of Wardenstare happened, and Roseriddle didn't hesitate to use it as more ammo.

How could they let a cannibal stay?

How could nobody have realized what had happened to poor Rippletide, Mantisclove, and Grassflutter?

The Clan was slowly devolving into discord at her paws, arguments between circles and within inner circles. Of course, Roseriddle watched with contentedness. The Clan would only fix itself once Twostar’s reign was over. It’d force them to stand down, wouldn’t it?

And then she found out the truth.

Twostar had a mate. A loner mate. She took this information she found out to Twostar, giving them an ultimatum: fight for their honor and deal with the ruined reputation, or step down quietly.

Twostar immediately revolted, and any peace that remained in the camp was gone.

Cats started fighting, and Blazingbright attacked Roseriddle when she made a move for Twostar, so she did what she had to do. She ripped his throat out while he hissed that she’d never truly have good intentions for NocturClan.

She stepped away from his corpse, then she got knocked over by Twostar, who ripped her throat apart like a flower in bloom.

Additional Information: 

--Submission by @meowstival

--Burnetfeather did NOT take the death of her mate and sister well, disappearing a moon after the birth of her and Blazingbright’s kit.

--Nectarinekit, her nephew, looks very similar to her--perhaps that’s what led her to choose to communicate with him via his dreams.