Prologue
A dark gray tabby she-cat walked into a clearing, possibly one of the only places in the Dark Forest with grass. The clearing was surrounded by tall gray trees that blocked out the sunlight. There was a large flat stone in the middle of the clearing. The she-cat walked up to the flat stone and laid down, relaxing in the never ending darkness of the forest. She closed her eyes and slowly drifted to sleep.
The she-cat woke up quickly woke up to the voices of other cats nearby. Two cats walked into the clearing, one a large muscular black tom with blue eyes and a scar across its face. And the other, a small golden she-cat with green eyes. They both stop in their tracks and staring at the gray tabby, surprised to say the least.
"W-who are you?" The golden she-cat asked nervously, her eyes still filled with shock to see another cat in the clearing. Both of them have obviously never seen another cat other than themselves in the Dark Forest. The tabby sat up and looked at the two more closely; they didn't seem like cats that would break the warrior code.
"My name is Falconbreeze" The large tom told the tabby, then pointed with his tail to the golden she-cat "And this is Sandblaze. What's your name?" He inquired. The tabby still looked at them questionably; they really didn't look like the type of cats that wouldn't follow the clan's precious code.
"What is your name" Falconbreeze demanded. The tabby guessed he wouldn't quit asking until he knew her name. The she-cat had to think, it was so long ago since she heard her own name, she couldn't remember until it popped into her head.
"My name is Ashwing" She said to Falconbreeze. Ashwing's tail swooped over her paws as she spoke, she could barely remember her own name.
"Well, why are you here?" Sandblaze questioned Ashwing further. Ashwing looked to the tom named Falconbreeze, his blue eye burned into her pelt when she didn't answer Sandblazes question.
Sandblaze sighed when Ashwing didn't answer. "I can tell you why we're here." Sandblaze offered, Ashwing only shook her head. "It's alright; you don't have to tell me why you two are here. But I will tell you why I am in this unforgiving forest of darkness."
Ashwing put her paw onto the ground in front of her "Sit down, and let me tell you a tale about my rise to power and how I got into this horrible forest." The two cats walk over to Ashwing and sat down in front of her. Sandblaze looked at Falconbreeze and smiled, excited to hear Ashwing's story. Falconbreeze on the other hand looked tired and very annoyed with Sandblaze, she couldn't sit still she was acting like a kit outside of the nursery for the first time.
Sandblaze turned to look at Ashwing, her green eyes glowing with delight as she waited for her to start telling the story. Ashwing turned to look at Falconbreeze to see if he was ready for her to start the story. His blue eyes locked onto hers as she took one glance at him.
"Are you going to start your story or are we just going to wait until we fade away?" The black tom demands. Sandblaze snickers, but still waits for Ashwing to start her story.
"Yes. I'm starting now, just keep your pelt on" The gray tabby hisses. "I was born in Shadowclan on a cold leaf-bare night…"