What was once a peaceful camp, was now a blazing heap of rubel.
Crashing thunder sounded from above, while dark clouds shrouded the moon. Cats scattered all over the clearing, howling and hissing wildly with fear. The pitiful mewling of kits could be heard from inside the flaming nursery, crying for their saviour who would never come. Loyalties were divided, bonds have been ended. The protective brambles around the camp were burnt to a crisp, the stone ground was illuminated scarlet as the camp was devastated.
Running from the camp, a brave grey she-cat heard the mewling of the abandoned kits and came running back. She climbed through the rubble, only to see that she was all too late. She emerged, her eyes clouded with grief as the realization struck, her kits were gone.
She gave her soot-covered fur a lick, tasting the bitter ashes. She hissed as pain shot through her pads, as sharp rocks pierced them. She limped away from the rubble, trailing blood on the stone. She took one last glimpse of the camp before limping away to find a place to rest.
She rested herself in some cool long grass with a view of a great gorge. She looked up at the sky to see dark clouds forming and sweet rain falling. The rain soaked through her short grey pelt, she settled into the grass and after a few moments of silence she murmured: "I was too late." She looked at her paws and sighed sadly "If I weren't such a coward, I could have saved them."
She looked back on the sunny memories of her kits playing. How they all innocently chased butterflies and clumsily fumbled after falling leaves. She smiled despite the horrible weight of guilt she felt in her stomach. "I love you Larchkit and Mintkit." she looked into the gorge as she said: "I would do anything to be with you again." Her face hardened as she said "Anything."
She took one paw step and plunged into the dark abyss.
Authors Note
Hi everyone, I hope you like this new story, I'm doing this as a collab with some friends. So some of the cats in my story don't belong to me, but some of my friends don't have an account yet so, for now, I'll leave them unnamed. If you would like to suggest any cats, please feel free to PM me.