Chapter 1

The camp was filled with mostly grieving warriors while sadness rose in the air like a smoke during a brimming fire. A dark-haired warrior with light blue eyes walked past a rows of warrior tents with a solem look on his face. Another warrior stopped by him and began to speak.

"Some battle, eh, Adam?" he chuckled.

Adam gave a poor smile. "Hello, Freddy."

Freddy had sort of a mysterious look to him. He had a black top hat, shielding his dark eyes, a red and green sweater, long black coat, and long black pants, but the most particular feature was his weapon, a clawed glove with six inch knives, which made him look even more deadly. Adam was more plain looking. He just wore a white shirt with gray jeans, but was good looking anyways.

"You know, Jigsaw's not going to be happy with his deputy gone. Severyn's been his deputy for moons, and he's got to pick a new one if he's going to follow the rules.

"Listen, I know your an older warrior than me, but I think I know the Warrior code."

"You should respect your elders."

"You're not an elder yet and neither was Severyn. The clan's going to be pretty damn upset for a while." Freddy snickered and agreed.

Another SpiritClan member stopped by and gave them a curious look. He had a similarity to Adam, explaining why they were brothers, they even dressed similar.

"Hey, Ryuzaki," Adam greeted.

"Have you seen Light?" Ryuzaki asked, questioning about another warrior.

Adam shook his head. "No, sorry, why?"

"I just don't see him often."

"He's a solitary guy anyways." Adam shrugged.

Freddy snickered. "Well see you kiddies later." He walked away towards highrock, expecting the clan meeting soon.

"Why so suspicious?" Adam questioned.

"I will question loyalty If there seem to be none."

"Loyalty?" Adam thought.

"Anyway," Ryuzaki continued. "He'll need to be here for the clan meeting, it would be a shame if he didn't know what happened to our deputy."

"Yeah it would." Adam looked beside him and noticed their clan mate, Marisa walking towards them. She was pretty, with long light brown hair and blue eyes. She wore a sleeveless blue and white shirt and black leggings underneath. They dipped their heads respectfully and she did the same.

"Have you seen Light?" Ryuzaki asked.

Marisa shook her head. "No."

Ryuzaki sighed. "Very well, I'll wait for the gathering." Like Freddy, he walked towards the Highrock and waited patiently.

"I can't believe he died." Marisa sighed.

"Yeah." Adam agreed. "Sad."

"I never anticipated that. It's awful."

Adam nodded. He had a secret liking for her for a long time, but never wanted to admit it, especially to her.

An announcement rang across the clan's territory and interrupted his thoughts. The voice cracked with age, yet wisdom. "Let all those warriors old enough to catch their own prey, come here beneath the Highrock for a clan meeting!" Warrior obeyed their leader and seep into the clearing like liquid draining from it container. As Adam and Marisa approached the Highrock, he recognized Ryuzaki waiting silently for the announcement of the new deputy. The voice of their leader, Jigsaw, rose once more. "We have grave news concerning last night's battle. Severyn is dead. We must thank StarClan for the life of Severyn, he served his clan well. Now I shall announce the new deputy, may the spirit of Severyn hear and approve of my choice: Xavier is the new deputy."

Warriors congratulated a muscular warrior with dark hair and eyes for his new position, but were still stabbed with grief. Adam sighed. This horrible event wouldn't be forgotten so easily, no matter how hard they tried, they wouldn't be able to out the past behind them, for possibly weeks to come.