stave i. in which the game begins 5/26/23 music is final duet from omori ---------- Fidelitypaw sat by a small lake in RiverClan territory, staring into the reflection below. *Huh. That's ironic, ain't it? I've heard elders tell stories of something like this.* She pawed at the reflection. It looked.. unnatural. It wasn't like her. Deformed? Distorted? She couldn't remember the word. One thing stood out. Blinding, blazing, fluorescent amber eyes. Gazing back at her. Identity. Who you are. Fidelitypaw had met many toms, and many she-cats. When she pictured herself in her mind, she never did picture a she-cat, nor a tom. It didn't really matter. The line between both was a blur to her. She felt like an awkward combination of both. Was this normal? The desire deep in her mind to have someone call her a tom, or "he", but also to have someone call her a she-cat. But when she pictured herself in her mind, she didn't see a tom, either. She pictured the determined grin of a victor on the battlefield perfect, pristine white fur stained with red. ---------- Everyone around me is evaporating The invincible embrace of a familiar face is evaporating From here I can see the vast sea The sea of open exploration everyone else has gazed at I tread toward it and feel my claws sink into the sand Unordinary The deepest depths of the ground envelop me and send me away Where am I? Who is this? Someone is inviting me in with a welcome expression Lies I've been living in a cave Away I'm evaporating ----------
