Chapter 3: Midnight's Reflections
Midnight remained by the pool long after Grayfur had gone, her eyes sparkling with unshed tears as she watched her daughter, Ravenpaw. Glancing slightly at the stars reflected in the pool's depths, Midnight could see why the StarClan cats called this place the Starpool.
She sighed as her mind slipped into memories from long ago, the day she had died...
A much younger Midnight clung to a slowly crumbling cliffside, a large russet-furred tom standing above her, his dark amber eyes glinting in the half-light.
"Why, Rage?" yowled Midnight, her eyes pleading.
Rage looked at her scornfully. He leaned down and whispered in her ear, "I have no furthur use for a pathetic bundle of fur like you. Not anymore, when I have Ravenkit." His scornful laugh raked at Midnight's heart.
"Please, Rage..." she whispered, hoping to persuade him.
"I have no furthur use for you." he repeated. "You were here just to bring Ravenkit to me."
Midnight's eyes blazed with hidden contempt and fury. "YOU SCOUNDREL!!" she roared, furious.
Rage's chilling laugh sent shivers down Midnight's back. "Rage...?" she asked, confused.
"It's time you left this world, Midnight," he whispered, his eyes cold.
"No!" Midnight gasped. "Please, Rage! It's not too late to stop this madness!"
"Madness?" Rage growled, his voice as cold as ice or the darkest night on earth. "This is not madness!" His dark eyes gleamed, and Midnight's heart clenched with fear, as she saw what was within Rage's cold, dark amber eyes.
"What do you plan on doing to Ravenkit?" she yowled angrily. "Don't tell me you're going to push her off a cliff too!"
"Ha! No, you know me better then that," Rage's voice held a tone of contempt. "I need her still. I'm afraid, you, however, are no longer of any use to me. This is good-bye, Midnight."
He raised one paw, bringing it down on Midnight's clenched paws.
She yelped as her claws were torn free, then she was tumbling through the air.
As Rage's russety shape grew smaller, Midnight saw another shape bound up to stand beside Rage. It was Ravenkit!
The kit watched Midnight, tears spilling into her fur.
"MOTHER!!" The kit's desperate, heart-wrenching cry reached Midnight. She smiled, murmuring, "Ravenkit..."
Midnight pulled herself out of her memories, wandering where Rage was now; she fervently hoped he had not found Ravenpaw yet...
The plot thickens! MWHA HA HA HA HA HA!!
Starfeather