I was new to Starclan. My mate had already moved on to another cat. She never really cared about me, or our three kits. And now... now I had to deliver this prophecy to her.
I was told by Jaystar (the last leader of Stoneclan) that there was a prophecy made about my mate. He said that since I was the closest to her, that I would have to deliver the prophecy.
I sighed at the edge of Mistysongs' dream. I hated to give bad news, and I thought bad news was something like making an apprentice do menial chores while the other apprentices were doing battle training. Then I stepped through the thin film of her "dream wall."
I walked for a few minutes, thinking of how I was going to say what I was told to say. I was pondering over it when I bumped into Mistysong.
She looked at me in surprise. "What are you doing here?" she asked, kind of rudely.
I opened my mouth to speak to her, but no sounds came out. I was so happy to see her, I couldn't speak. I just moved my mouth up and down, looking like a complete fool.
She snorted in contempt. "Just as big of an idiot dead as you were alive."
I closed my mouth, my eyes showing hurt at her words. Then I spoke. "Mistysong, I have come here to bring you a prophecy.
Even in the depth of the beautiful mist, love can betray the song."
I felt a tugging sensation, pulling me from the beautiful she-cats dream and back to Starclan.
"I will protect any tom you choose. I'm sorry I can't stay longer, but I have to go back to Starclan."
Then I was yanked back to Starclan. I wasn't even able to give her a proper goodbye. I walked slowly back to one of my favorite spots in Starclan.
*2 moons pass*
I was panting heavily, my breath rushing in and out of my lungs. I knew I had to protect Redfang. Mistysong was finally happy. She had moved from tom to tom over the past two moons, and she had finally settled with Redfang. I caught up to him just as he was getting ready to go into battle. I waded in after him, batting away stray blows and attacks that were meant to kill him. I looked to my left. I felt a dark presence coming from the clearing just four fox-lengths away. I cautiously walked through the battle to see what could make such an evil force. I stepped into the clearing, the late afternoon sun hot on my pelt. I looked around seeing nothing. Then I froze. I had heard a growl coming from above! I slowly raised my head to look at the closest tree, to see a large black cat hurtling down at me.
She pinned me to the ground, my breath knocked out of me. She leaned down to whisper to me, her hot and sour breath puffing in my face.
"You made a promise. Now, you will break that promise."
I looked at her with a confused expression. Then my eyes widened with realization. They were going to kill Redfang.
I struggled as hard as I could, but the she-cat was surprisingly strong.
"Look." she said, nonchalantly, flicking her tail in the direction. I saw Redfang being dragged by the scruff of his neck into the clearing by another large, shadowy cat. The cat laughed at Redfangs struggles to get free. Then he plunged his head into Redfangs throat. His breath gurgled with the rising blood. Then his eyes became cloudy, and he died. I yelled again, as almost as if I could feel his dying pain myself. The shadowy cats backed up into the trees, vanishing without a sound. I padded slowly over to the dead body. I could see no spirit forming above the body. Could these cats really kill completely, killing the spirit as well as the body? This revelation scared me. These cats could wipe a cat from existence!
*two hours later*
I had to wait until Mistysong was asleep to talk to her. I was exhausted from walking in the world of the living too long. I pushed through the film and again prepared to give her bad news.
I noticed her crying beneath a large tree. Her green eyes were bloodshot and swollen from crying, tears streaking her gray fur. I padded up to her and began to try and comfort her. She twitched away at my touch.
"YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO PROTECT HIM!" she wailed. "AND NOW HE'S DEAD!"
"Yes, and I..."
"I will never forgive you." said Mistysong. "I blame you for his death."
I began to get mad. "Why do you blame me?"
"Because of your promise." She began to sob again. "I never loved you!"
At these words, I raged. My vision clouded with a red mist. I stepped closer to her, my voice low and menacing. "I never stopped loving you, even when you took advantage of me! And now you tell me..." I was so mad that I began to tremble. I couldn't even finish my sentence. A primal force began to take over my body. I felt a hot, sticky liquid on my lips. I found that I loved the taste. It was sweet, intoxicating. Then I stepped back and realized what I just did. I had killed the one I loved. The prophecy! It was about us! I thought that losing her mate would kill her, but her mate actually killed her. My eyes widened with the horror that I had just made. Her lifeless body stained with her blood. My breath shuddered in and out.
I jumped when a tail touched my shoulder. "Well done, well done." said a familiar voice. I looked to my side to see the she-cat that had pinned me earlier today. Her bright blue eyes glowed, but with what, I didn't know. "You will make the perfect addition to my team."
"What team?" I asked her.
"I am bringing together the best killers, the ones with nothing to lose. And you will be my newest addition!"