I don't own Silverwing or Guardians of Ga'Hoole. I only own this story and the characters not in the books.

A year had gone by since Dusk was adopted by Chief Thrash and Chieftess Moonlight. All the Black Aura Clan where gathered around the ancient tree that was their roost. A ceremony declaring what a yearling's life path would be.

The ceremony was pretty simple. Chief Thrash would call the young Starwing bat's name, saw what its life path would be, and then the young Starwing would give an oath to serve their Clan well as a warrior, priest/priestess, or a healer.

Duck was the last to be told his life path. The young bat crawled along a branch to his parents and siblings. Like he always did Dusk began to notice the differences between himself and his family.

All Starwing bats typically had black fur, red eyes, had dark gray, nearly light black, bodies, and a seventeen inch wingspan.

Thrash was well muscled, thin, had a twenty inch wingspan, bright red eyes, and long black fur with a crest on the top of his head. Moonlight was less muscled than her mate, thin, slender, had a twenty inch wingspan, red eyes, and long black fur. The chief and chieftess had two earrings in their left ears, their fur was decorated with feathers, and scars covered their body. Thrash and Moonlight were both six years old.

Their eldest son, Eclipse, was to the right of the chief and chieftess. Eclipse was well muscled, thin, twenty inch wingspan, had short black fur with a crest like his father, and bright red eyes. Two earrings were in Eclipse's left ear and a few feathers decorated his fur. Eclipse was three, a fully fledged warrior, and the future chief of the Black Aura Clan. Eclipse had still not found a mate and his parents had been bugging him to find a mate the past few months.

Aurora was at her brother's side. Aurora was thinner than anyone else in her family, was lean, slender, lightly muscled and had the normal seventeen inch Starwing wingspan. Unlike the other Starwings Aurora had long white fur decorated with seeds and flower petals and blue eyes. Aurora was two, had a silver band on her right forearm, and was a powerful priestess.

Unlike everyone else in his family and Clan Dusk had light bluish kind of skin, a twelve inch wingspan, short blue black fur, and black eyes. Dusk was very small and his left wing was limp. His bad wing kept Dusk from flying until he was four months old and even now than he was a year old Dusk still had a hard time flying. He wasn't allowed to fly without someone near him and spent most of his time hanging from branches and looking at the stars while other bats his age were out flying and hunting.

"Dusk Starwing step forward." said Thrash.

Dusk glided to his father's side. The Black Aura Clan chief looked down at his youngest son.

"You are now a year old and thereby are old enough to start on your life path. It has been decided upon myself, the elders, and Clan Oracle that you are destined to be the next Clan Oracle." declared Thrash.

All of the Clan gasped, Dusk included. That's when Dusk took notice of the Black Aura Clan Oracle perched on the branch above him. The Oracle was named Quick.

Quick was female, a little round, slender, lean, lightly muscled, a seventeen inch wingspan, had long fur turned gray from old age, and blank blind eyes. A moon stone necklace was around her neck. Most Starwings lived to twenty, but Quick had lived longer than anyone else in the Starwing Clans by being over forty. No one could remember when the blind old female bat wasn't the Oracle of the Black Aura Clan.

Quick dropped down from her perch and stared in Dusk's direction. Dusk had never gotten a good look at his Clan Oracle so he was surprised to see just how old and battle torn Quick looked. Scars were all over her body and shocking scars covered her eyes. What surprised Dusk even more than Quick's scars was than the old Oracle seemed to be looking directly at him even though she was blind.

"Juna, the first ever bat, sent me a vision saying it was time for me to find an apprentice. Juna has selected you young Dusk to become the Oracle of the Black Aura Clan once I pass. It has been decided and has been declared. Pledge your life to that of the path of the Oracle." explained Quick.

Dusk recited the oath of the Oracle which hadn't been said for many decades. His fate was now sealed. Dusk was now going to become the Black Aura Clan's new Oracle.

The next night all the Starwing Clans flew to the Great Ga'Hoole tree. After hours of flying the bats finally made it. Like the year before all the yearlings went to get the item that identified them as a warrior, priest or priestess or a healer. Dusk and his siblings left to go find their four owl friends since they were already given their makings (Dusk had been given a moon stone necklace identical to Quick's before he left the mainland).

Soren the Barn Owl, Gylfie the Elf Owl, Digger the Burrowing Owl, and Twilight the Great Gray all sat on a branch enjoying the night air. The four owls noticed their three bat friends flying towards them. The Band and the three bat siblings all greeted each other like they had hundreds of time before.

Eclipse asked Soren and Twilight if they would like to go do some training. The Barn Owl and Great Gray happily accepted. Aurora, Gylfie, and Digger flew off to go stargazing. Dusk was now left alone on the branch.

Oracle Quick flew to the side of her apprentice. She had used her songs to find the young bat. Dusk looked at the old Oracle then back to the sky.

"The stars sing beautifully tonight. I have not heard them sing like this since I was an apprentice myself. There is a change in the winds. Something amazing is going to happen soon and you are going to be a part of it Dusk." told Quick.

"What do the stars say about me Oracle Quick?" curiously asked Dusk.

Quick listened to the stars sing before answering the young bat's question.

"It is unclear to what they say Dusk. But I can see there is a great battle you will partake in. The north star will lead you towards your destiny." said Quick.

Quick dropped from the branch and left her apprentice to think about what she had said. Dusk looked at the North Star. It led out past the sea, past the lands he knew and right through the impenetrable fog. Dusk knew what he had to do.

The young bat waited until first light. At first light Dusk left his family's hollow on the Great Ga'Hoole tree. With one last look back at his sleeping family Dusk flew in the direction of the North Star, listening to its song even though it was invisible in the approaching light. Dusk had taken the first wing beat to realising his destiny.

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