Prologue

The Dark Forest has taken over life in the Clans. There is no free will, no Gatherings like the time before the Dark Forest took over and made life miserable for all of the Clans. I was just a small kit when it first happened, and now, they have gone too far. The Clan cats have had enough and they decided to act.

The first attempt failed miserably.

I watched in horror as the cats who attempted to rebel were brought into each camp bruised, beaten and bloody. That image is now burned in my mind forever. I will never forget what happens to those that attempt to revolt or escape from the terrifying control of the Dark Forest. Nobody in all the Clans ever forgets.

But rumors are spreading around the Clans about four beautiful stones much like the Moonstone. They have said that these four stones will grant elemental powers to four cats chosen from the Clans. The Dark Forest cats have come to fear this rumor and have attempted to erase any positive beliefs in this rumor.

But they failed.

The rumor still passes quietly between the cats of the Clans, sometimes through an accidental meeting at the borders, or through StarClan, who has vowed to help us take down the Dark Forest once and for all. It still exists, and it has provided the CLan cats with a sense of hope and rebellion to the Dark Forest. It has given us hope to let light shine down upon the Clans in this time of darkness. StarClan has told us that there are four chosen ones, four cats destined to save the Clans from this darkness.

Four cats who will become our saviors.

Four cats who will wield the elements.

Four cats who are destined to save us from the Dark Forest.