Scourge's Salvation
Chapter 1
Scourge awoke in a grassy clearing covered by moonlight, Crows and jays could be heard from where he was. He got up and shook himself. He liked how the calm but swift breeze went thought his fur, giving him some freshness. Suddenly, he felt attracted to a spot behind some bushes. Finally, the curiosity won against fear, and he went behind them. Scourge gasped. The bushes hided a cliff, not so narrow, but only four or five cat-lengths wide. He took a look down the cliff. To his surprise, a river ran a few fox-lengths below. But it was no ordinary river, it was red, and scourge suddenly realized that he was looking at a blood river! "Like it?" A deep voice startled him, almost making him fall to the scarlet colored river below. He turned his head to where he heard the sound, and a jet-black cat with a tabby tail and completely dark gray face got out of the bushes. His deep brown gaze staring into his soul. "Who are you? What are you doing here?" He growled. He was sure this cat didn't belong to his Clan. "Hey, clam down!" As the words slipped out of the intruder's mouth, two more cats got out of the bushes, one was a brown she-cat with darker flecks and amber eyes, and the other was a white tom with silver eyes "I am Jet" The black tom continued "This-" He said signaling to the brown she-cat "-Is Hawk. And this-" He said, now signaling to the white tom "-Is Sharp. We've heard a lot about you, Scourge" the black tom grinned "This are your efforts" Sharp said, looking at the blood river "All your victim's blood is here" Hawk finished "Remember, this is the result of your lifetime, but it's also your responsibility" Scourge nodded. If blood had to be spilled for him to have power, then it was worth it. He was pushed out of his thoughts by a yowl. It seemed to come from the river below. He hissed. A silver-blue she-cat was being carried off by the blood current, followed by four kits. They were drowning. Suddenly, Scourge recognized them. "Rain!" He yowled. His mate was being carried off along with his four newborn kits. "Aren't you going to help them?" He asked to the three newcomers "Why would we?" Jet asked "after all is your current!" Without hesitation, he leaped to the river below. He felt his body being dragged by the blood, till everything turned dark.