Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Warriors. It is Erin Hunter's completely amazing and epical creation, and if I had invented it, I would be a GENIUS- Which sadly I am not.
AN: HI! This is my first fanfic. Hope you like! It will have about... hmmm... 8 chapters, a prologue, and an epilogue. And all chapters will be named after the Delphic song that suits them best. So... listen to Delphic (awesome band. I mean... AWESOME...) as you read. The story is much more enjoyable if you do that :)
I'll shut up now. Enjoy!
Prologue: Ephemera
A gray cat slithered down the side of a muddy river bank. His neck fur was drenched in crimson blood, his blue eyes clouded, and his breath shallow and ragged. He landed with a splash into the rapid black water and felt himself being dragged down-river quickly. He feebly tried to control his strokes, but the water was two fierce for the half-dead cat.
He opened his mouth to cry for help, which was a very bad idea, as he felt the muddy liquid choke his throat and his head went under the surface. The tom squeezed his eyes shut. What's the point in trying? I'm too weak to even move my paws... he thought sullenly. Why me, StarClan? Why not...her?
At the thought of the cat that had caused him so much pain and grief in his life, the tom felt a fierce burst of anger and energy and started to paddle upwards with his paws. He needed his revenge. StarClan wouldn't get him yet.
The cat's head broke the surface, and he gasped in air sharply. Dark water sloshed around him in every direction, and the river was still powering downstream. Clouds covered the sky, promising a storm.
The tom started to swim against the current, using his tail as a rudder and his paws as paddles. Exhaustion eventually claimed the poor cat, and a large wave crashed over his head. He let out a strangled yowl as he felt his head smash against a rock.
The world blossomed red, and Ashfur's mind went blank.
YAY. Prologue- TICK! Hope you liked. Sorry I ended on a cliffy, and this story WILL get better. I promise. Oh, and REVIEW! It's for the kits! No it's not. It's for Scourge. Yeah. He'll get you if you don't review. (Not to be beggy or anything)
