Prologue

Starswhirl slept as far away from the other Rainwings as possible. No one must stop her from doing what needs to be done. She opened her eyes and checked the sky. Only one moon in the sky tonight. It was dark, almost black. Perfect. She slowly and silently got up. She crept towards the place she knew her mother and father were sleeping in. She had to do it fast, make sure there was no way any of them could survive. She peeked in the window. Sure enough, her parents were sleeping together. Her siblings sleeping nearby. They all looked peaceful. As if they didn't have a care in the world. Her eyes narrowed. How dare they look so peaceful, so happy after what they did too her. A guard was on watch, a Rainwing. One that she hadn't seen before. Probably meant that he wasn't important. She grinned. Perfect. She took out the special blade she had created out of a dead sandwings poisonous barb. She had killed him and cut it off herself. She crept towards him, about ready to strike, when she stepped on a twig.

"Who's there?!" he cried. Starswhirl cursed under her breath. She had to move fast. As fast as lightning, she tackled the guard and put a claw over his snout so that he couldn't scream. She then quickly slit his throat and released him. She turned towards the entrance of her parents huts, and silently walked inside. Her siblings were all asleep, so were her parents. The guard hadn't woken them up. Good. Now, who too kill first? She considered killing her parents first, but her siblings were smaller and could get away more easily. She turned to the smallest, a little brother. She quickly snapped his neck and threw him aside. Next she turned to her older sister, who had teased her and hurt her. She wanted her to scream, just as she had when she teased her. She carefully brought her outside, a ways away so no one could hear her. Then she gently woke her sister.

"What... Starswhirl? what are you doing here?" She asked.

"Teaching you a lesson you'll never forget." Starswhirl hissed. She cut her sister's side, and relished as the screams started. She would kill her slowly but painfully. She began making jagged wounds on her sister, her screams filled her with glee. Finally, she stopped. Her sister looked up at her fearfully. "I want to see you like that forever." Starswhirl said and promptly cut off her sister's head. Her face would be frozen in fear forever. She chuckled and washed off in a stream, then turned back to her parent's hut. no one was awake. Next she would kill her older brother, he had almost caused her to die herself, but even a long and painful death was too good for him. She grinned as a new plan came in her mind. One that would take care of the rest of her siblings too. She opened her mouth, and a jet of flame engulfed her siblings. That was when her parents woke up.

"Starswhirl... What are you doing?!" Glory screamed. She turned to her mother.

"I'm giving them what they deserve. Now, why don't I do you the same favor. She stabbed her mother in the eye and watched as she screamed. Deathbringer watched in horror as Glory crumpled to the ground, covering her face with her wings. He looked at Starswhirl. There was something different about her. She looked menacing, a dark matter was radiating from her skin.

"Starswhirl... whats wrong with you?!" He cried.

"Why don't you find out, father?" She said in an ominous voice. She sliced his side before he could react, and then she opened her mouth, and Deathbringer was engulfed in flames too. Starswhirl was unaware that a Rainwing had been watching. The look of horror and disgust on her face said it all. She hurried to the village, hoping to get some help. Queen Glory was dead... And Starswhirl was the killer. Starswhirl turned to her siblings, watching with pleasure as they turned black. The sound of their screams enveloped her ears. It was wonderful. And that was how she was found, grinning a sick sadistic smile as she watched her family burn and scream. She didn't notice as other dragons crept behind her. And she didn't hear the club that hit her in the back of her head knocking her out.