Introduced Characters:
Winter – Energetic and fun she-cat participating in the Warrior's Game – main character
LightningBird – daughter of the leader of the Warrior Clan – main character
BearTide – LightningBird's caretaker and friends.
New Characters in this chapter – HeatherStorm, BrambleWhisper, Kitepaw, LionFang, and Noir.
Last time on Warrior's Calling: The she-cat was the most beautiful feline she had ever laid eyes upon. She was beautiful, with silky white fur, silver streaks intertwined in its thickness. Every little movement made her coat shimmer exquisitely, and her eyes, oh her eyes were the most beautiful sky blue. LightningBird just could not believe her eyes, the feline before her was so delightful, she almost thought that it was all in her imagination. Suddenly however, the she-cat jumped from the Jutting Edge, sending LightningBird into a panic. Cats rarely ever survived a fall from the Jutting Edge, not even pure blood warriors, the only ones that survived were the ones with abilities that would help them on such a fall. However, the exquisite she-cat simply landed gracefully on her feet, not even the scent of magic hovering in the air. Then the feline just turned her head and headed off in the direction of the Tree of Games, as if she had not just landed a fall from the highest peak in all of Fetry.
LightningBird paces back and forth, her eyes showing that she was deep in thought. She couldn't believe what she had witnessed. That she-cat had done the impossible. BearTide gives LightningBird an odd look and nudges her. "What's wrong Little bird." LightningBird growls a bit at the nickname before looking up at him.
"Well, I-um... I saw the cat from the Village of the Falling Star." She tells him, sitting down.
"Really now, what was this one like?"
"She was absolutely beautiful and she jumped off of Jutting Edge."
"She killed herself?!" BearTide questions in a panicked and hushed voice. LightningBird shakes her head, "No. She survived, and did so without using any magic."
BearTide shakes his head and looks at LightningBird in disbelief, "How is that possible?" He asks, he didn't expect nor get an answer. The two just sit in silence, pondering what had happened. Suddenly BearTide breaks out into a hearty chuckle, "Well I can't wait to meet this she-cat then!"
Winter's/ Noir's P.O.V:
Winter purrs as she reaches the tree of games. She looks around at all the talented cats, each with their own skill and abilities. None in the way most people saw them however; these cats didn't have power abilities, but incredible skill for combat.
Winter bounds forward with a cheery look and heads right towards the Warrior Clan's warrior HeatherStorm. "I'd like to sign up to participate in the warrior's games." She chirps. HeatherStorm gives her an odd look before calling over one of the other members of Warrior Clan. "BrambleWhisper, read her." HeatherStorm mews. BrambleWhisper nods and places a paw on her forehead. At first Winter seemed fine, and BrambleWhisper continued his search through her mind, but suddenly he hits a brick wall. It seemed to cover the entire area of her mind that told her abilities and where she came from.
BrambleWhisper looks at Winter in confusion before saying, "I need your name, where you came from, and what your expecting to gain from coming here." He knew most of this information, but he couldn't just ask her where she came from, it would make Winter suspicious.
Winter happily obliges him, "My name is Winter, I came here so that my village could be transported here to watch, and to become a member of Warrior Clan. I'm from Caduto Stella." She says with a peppy jump. The two look at each other confused, but suddenly another feline popped up and intruded on the conversation. "It means Fallen Star." The two warriors gasp and look at Winter, to the intruding feline's surprise. "You're from the village of the Falling Stars!" HeatherStorm gasps. The feline looks at Winter who just smiles then back at HeatherStorm, "Where is th- "
"BrambleWhisper, Kitepaw! Run to LionFang and tell him the Star has finally accepted our invitation." The two nod and rush out, scrambling over one another to get to their destination. "Y-you're accepted," HeatherStorm stutters, "Please wait here for the games to start." She says before scrambling off, leaving the two felines by their lonesome. Winter turns to the unknown cat and grins, "Well that was unexpected." She giggles.
"It certainly was," The unknown cat says, "I'm Noir by the way." The tom introduces himself. Winter purrs and responds by telling him, her name as well. The two grin at each other and oddly become quite close. As the two continue to talk, they learned quite a bit about one another, but something about the she-cat confused Noir. No matter how much she seemed to chatter and how much he talked about his past, she never talked about herself really. She just spoke of her village and their antics. Though it wasn't as though he lost interest, her stories were amusing and didn't lack in luster.
Noir grins and wanders about with his new companion. The tom had to admit, the she-cat was interesting and pretty to boot, but something seemed off with the feline and he was pretty sure the Warrior Games would be the best way to figure out what it was.
"Contestants!" 'Speaking of...' He thinks in amusement. Winter purrs and her tail swishes around in excitement. Noir never thought any she-cat like Winter would ever come to the Warrior Games, he thought it was even odder that she was enjoying herself so much.
"The start of the Warrior's Game shall begin soon, line up at your respective territory's area so that our teleporter, KaguraFang may bring your home to this place to watch the games and triumph with you in victory or despair in your defeat." There were grumbles and growls are heard around, Noir just wanders off, being a loner he had no one he needed to bring so he just did as the others and wandered. However, Winter was having a difficult time finding where she should stand, then she remembered what the warriors had called her village before. Winter's blue eyes trail over the entire area and notices a carving of a star. She purrs and heads over to it, awaiting her turn.
"I wonder how this will turn out!"
With Kitepaw and BrambleWhisper:
The apprentice and warrior bow their heads as they step inside of the main room. They are greeted with a growl, "What do you want?!" It resounds with authority. Kitepaw flinches but BrambleWhisper just steps forward, "we have confirmation that the Village of the Falling Star had decided to send a warrior to participate in the warrior's games." The voice chuckles a bit at this news, but the chuckle quickly turns into a full-blown laugh. A soft thump could be heard as a blonde cat steps forward, green eyes gleaming with malice. "Is that so…" The feline purrs in a sickly-sweet manner. "Well I suppose that grimy old elder finally died then." The blonde cat laughs again and turns around, "keep an eye on the warrior and report any suspicious activity to me." The two nod and head out, the apprentice tumbling out of the main room as fast as he can. LightningBird watches them all in shock, 'Wh- Why are they…?' She shakes her head and rushes off. "What could LionFang possibly be up to?" She growls out. Once she is away, LionFang sighs, "Quite a nosy princess… Well, she won't be a problem much longer, I must be patient." As he says this he slinks into the shadows, his green eyes gleaming with a glint of evil.