Afterlife for evil kits/Apprentices?

I mean kits aren't being watched 24/7, especially considering how often kits are able to sneak out of camp. The old ones especially, often allowed to play in camp without being supervised. And kits are capable of killing other kits, when Brownkit and Webkit accidentally killed Mosspaw (Underaged apprentice/kit) during one of Brokenstar's training sessions. So it's possible for a kit to purposefully kill other kits, most likely younger ones. 

In the one story where this did happen, the young cat did go to the Dark Forest. He was effectively brainwashed into believing killing his former comrades was right, because in his mind and the minds and his new family, they were the ones that were brainwashed. He still had a concept of right and wrong, so he knew what he was doing was wrong, but didn't care. It also helped that the person in charge was actually his kin (his grandfather, I believe).

Actually, I did see a story with an evil kit, but that kit was manipulated into mistreating others. This led to him horrifically attack other younger kits in the nursery, and showing no regret over it. Eventually, the protagonist is forced to kill the kit, because he realizes there's no other way to stop the attacks. It's not explained where the kit's soul ends up, but I can only assume it would be in the Dark Forest. The kit was constantly scolded for it, so he knew it was wrong, and he was at the age where he understood morality.

Honestly, I'm surprised something like this hasn't come up in the series. Especially considering how many characters manipulate others... It would be so easy for them to manipulate a young apprentice and/or a kit, and have them project the picture of innocence, until it's too late for anyone against them... In both cases described above, this is what happened... Probably would be too dark for the Erins to write though, especially considering justifying mindless killing has been known to make them uncomfortable (thinking mainly of comments stated during the writing of Mapleshade's Vengeance).

Please say you're talking about Echoes of the War! The way it was done there was completely realistic, Warriors-wise and fit very well. There was a discussion a few days ago about how a handful of us wished that series was the AVOS arc.

If not that's not the one you're talking about...my bad ;p

i want to read this but I can't figure out which is the first one I need to read

Or if you like AO3, here it is: archiveofourown.org/series/280959 it's in order there. I usually prefer AO3, because they have the Full Chapter thing, so in case my internet goes out, I don't panic and have nothing to read when it's getting to the good parts lol

RAMBLE AHEAD FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW HOW I GET:
(spoiler safe, though, I think)

On that note, funny enough, I had a bit of an issue as I do with canon Warriors, which is that one of the POV characters drives me crazy. I'm not sure why this is the case with each series, excluding TPB, since all we had was Firestar. In this case, it was Silentkit/paw/you'll-see-her-warrior-name-later. I don't know what it is, but her POV could be extremely aggravating at times, though that's just me personally. Her attitude really grated my nerves, so I enjoyed Blaze's more. Well, his and others -- won't get into detail, since it's as late in the books as you get (last book) and I won't spoil it. It wasn't anything on Jayie's part, though, because I know that's how Silent was meant to be written...I think, anyway.

But yeah, it's still awesome. So many characters (including Silent herself, despite what I just said) are fleshed out wonderfully. The novellas are just as great, too. With the canon novellas, I don't care for them much and didn't reread them after the first time, but the way Jayie writes hers, I enjoy learning about even those characters, which sort of surprised me. She just finished Shrewfoot's Spite and it was such a good read. I think she's got another novella planned, so I'm interested in seeing what character she explores. Unfortunately, I'm 99% sure I read on FF after the sixth book that she won't be making another series attached to this one, because she wants to concentrate on her novel. Damn if I wouldn't like reading about the new generation of kits from the EOTW characters.

I also mentioned it before, but Trail of Ashes is my favorite of them all, because so much good stuff happens. Everything was already nuts, but then stuff really hit the fan. I was on the edge of my seat the whole way through -- talk about an adventure from start to end. If you guys wish canon handled deaths better, then you'll probably like EOTW. Jayie pulled no punches and it threw me back to vibes from the first series, when we didn't know who'd die or who had an important plot...or a mix of both, because some were very important, yet still died. Not gonna lie: quite a few death scenes hurt me, but mostly because I didn't see them coming, and didn't think Jayie would kill them off in the way they died, or even kill them at all. The villains, minor or major, are A+, with several being in shades of gray, while others I just straight up hated, and a few I sympathized with. I seriously do wish that it was how AVOS was.

Sorry I keep gushing every time the topic comes up lol! I'm just bitter it isn't canon, because there would've been some good topics/discussions about it here if it were.

Much like in real life, children (Up to 11 in most places) can't be charged with adult crimes as they don't have the cognitive ability to understand what they are doing. Then, teenagers up until 18 are usually put on trial differently than adults as they're still not mature enough but more cognitive than children.

I'd say the same goes for Warriors. Kits are always innocent, and apprentices can be punished in the mortal life (Perhaps even up to exile) but not in the afterlife.