NINE
The first was one I grieved
As he taught my friends and me
How to fight and how to serve
In my crazy, amazing new world
The second lost was before I, but a great cat nonetheless
He fell to the darkness I would face
Avenged by myself
With the in-asylum apprentice
The third broke another's heart
For it belonged to her
But her only crime was loving too much
Which took her life for two
The fourth was claimed by the dark
By no fault of his
And though I did not know him well
I always wished I did
The fifth was fierce and loved
By her own and my kin
Her death was cruel and blood-soaked
But know it was avenged
The sixth was the fault of myself
And a lack of faith within
But wisdom in his eyes forgave me
Yet forgiveness did not arrive within
The seventh was full of wit and wisdom
But one for which I grieved
As I felt she died to save darkness's kin
A blame now gladly reprieved
The eighth I grieved forevermore with all my heart
For it was my heart she would take
In my dreams, she guided me
Until another death she did take
The ninth and last was full of tears
And love and pride in kind
She may have left me to succeed her
But I looked to her in all my lives.
The first was claimed by kin
Something I never knew
But I avenged the darkness and saved our forest
Till the day dark would begin anew
The second I gave saving the lost
Bringing back order as it once was
And I knew that it would amount to good
And I know it did, though I can't be sure
The third was given for a friend
Who needed my help once again
Though not the wisest of decisions
I would never take it back
The fourth was claimed trying to save
Us all from the approaching end
And though it may have been for naught
It worked out in the end
The fifth was claimed by illness
Not the most heroic fate
But that was the only life it claimed
A end I'd never change
The sixth was taken by a beast
That I fought off with some skill
Gratitude consumes me
That it did not greatly kill
The seventh was claimed by one lost now
Cast off by the kin of my kin
And though both deaths I regret
It wasn't in vain
The eighth is unknown to even me
I suppose it must have been illness
Or perhaps a fall or battle
Well, it was no fault of thee
The ninth and last was full of blood
Many were lost that day
And though the darkness was banished once more
The highest price we did pay.
And now, my friend
My faithful apprentice and deputy-
Trust yourself, I will be with you
And Courage shall be my gift to thee.
AN- Um, just clarifying this, this is Firestar telling Brambleclaw/star about his nine lives, and then giving Brambleclaw/star his. Weird and poetic, yay!
I do not own Warrior Cats, all characters and settings here expressed belong to the Erins.
Thank you for reading!
-Sandstorm Warrior