PLEASE REVIEW! I'm sorry it took my SO long to update, but I wanted to give you all a really long chapter, and i wanted to update "Fallen Tear" and "Blazing Thorns, Snowing Blue" (read those too! XD) REVIEW!
mysterys
-----------------Chapter 8: Deathly Shadows (deathly hallows was awesome!)----------
Devilkit sniffed the ground near her paws. She had grown to accept the fact that she was banished from her clan. It had only been a day, and she had to admit, the first day she nearly starved.
That night, Twowinds had come to her in her sleep again, and taught her how to hunt.
Again Devilkit inhaled. A waft of squirrel reached her small black nose. She looked up, tensed and pounced, landing on top of the gray-brown fur and executing it quickly with a bite at the neck. She feasted, yawned and climbed a tree.
She had also come to refer to herself as just plain Devil. Because anyway, if she wasn't a clancat, why did she need a clan-name?
The wind created small susurrations through the tree branches, and Devil shivered. It was almost No-leaf time, and that meant cold, from what she had heard of it from her father. Her father.
No, no, Barrentalon wasn't her father, Mousetail was. Fine, from what she had heard of it from "Barrenstar."
Devil looked up, from the limb she was perched on. A crow cawed from the top branch of the tree. That's funny, she thought dryly, shouldn't it have flown away before now? "Barrenstar" said that they fly south before No-leaf.
Devil crawled slowly towards the crow, and saw that it was not a crow, but a raven, you could tell by the difference in the veregations of the wings and the size variations. And its eyes were white, which was probably the reason that it hadn't flown. The raven was blind.
Thinking of injuries, made Devil think of Pearlkit. She felt no remorse for her sister, she didn't need it. As soon as she arrived in Starclan, Twowinds said that she could have one wish. So, Devil would wish that her sister would be alive again. It was as simple as that.
Inside, Devil wished that Pearlkit hadn't died, so that her wish could be to be beautiful... but alas, her sister came first. The raven croaked pitifully, and Devil's stomach growled, the squirrel hadn't been enough.
She saw the crow sitting there squawking pitifully and decided it would be better to put the poor creature out of its misery. She leaned forward on the branch and sprung. The raven turned her way, hearing her land on the branch and feeling the branch wobble. He started backing away in fear, unable to see his pursuer. A wave of pity washed over Devil as she lifted a paw, and as quickly and painlessly as possible stuck her long sharp claw into the Raven's downy black chest.
The bird crumpled onto the forest floor. His legs were twisted awkwardly from the fall, and on of it's white eyes was open. As Devil watched in revulsion, the raven shuddered and died. His one eye was still open. While she was still watching the eye turned from white to black for a moment, then went back to its pearly appearance.
Devil was suddenly revolted with herself. How could she have killed the poor raven? It was handicapped, why couldn't she have at least killed something that could escape, not something that was helpless. At least she thought it was hopeless.
The raven suddenly sprung from the ground onto it's talons, blood coming from it's chest to the ground, and flapped wildly at the black she-cat. Devil just sat there, wondering dumbly if this was how Starclan had planned her to die.
Apparently it was, because the raven's beak punctured her neck, and Devil sank to the ground and it seemed as if she fell through the ground and kept falling, falling, falling, falling, falling, falling, falling, falling, falling until she reached a light.
One Day Later-
Devil awoke to someone washing her ear much like Raintail had done while she was in the clans. Except this tongue bathing her was almost seeming to go through her ear. She squinted open her eyes, and saw none other than Twowinds bathing her. Twowind's translucent eyes were full of pride, and she said, "Well done, Devil, I am glad you accept your fate so readily. Now, it's time for you to recieve your wish for doing Starclan a favor."
Devil perked up and said, "Okay, then I want Pearlkit to come back to life. No, I wish for Pearlkit to come back to life."
Twowind's expression turned to pride to sadness, "Do you remember what I said to you the other night in your dream?'
"Which part?"
"When I said you'd regret what your wish was."
"Yeah?"
"Well, you can't change your wish, you can only have the wish that you've been wishing for your whole life. If for your whole life you'd be wishing that Pearlkit would never die, than we could permit that... But for your whole life you've been wishin to be beautiful, so that is what you'll recieve; beauty."
Devil sat dumbly and said, "But, wait, what about Pearlkit, isn't she in Starclan? Can I see her?"
"Yes, Devilkit, of course you may see her, but after your wish is granted," explained Twowinds patiently.
Fog blew in from all directions in Starclan, and Devilkit twirled in the center of the whirlwind. Her coat changed gradually from black, and when the fog gusted away with the slight chilly breeze, Twowind's eyes widened at the beauty of the cat in the center.
Devilkit was easily the most beautiful cat in all the clans. She had the lightest silver fur, that darkened when it went down her legs. Her face was black, as were her tail and her paws. There was a darker stripe going down her spine, and on her chest there was a darker line following the line of her main rib-cage bone. Her eyes were the most beautiful. They were the lightest blue possible, with the faintest teal appearance closer aroung the dark black pupil. Her fur was long and curled, and when Twowinds inspected her piece of work, the fur was so soft you almost didn't think it existed. Devilkit was slender, but not scrawny, muscled, but not brawny, fragile, but not weak.
Twowinds nodded in approval and said proudly, "I do say, you are the prettiest cat I have ever created, Skypaw."
"Skypaw? Who's Skypaw?" asked Devil increduously.
Twowinds looked surprised and said, "You. Of course, you need a new name, and that one came to mind. Is there a problem with that name? Because I can certainly change it."
"No, no, that's a fine name... I kind of thought it would still be Devilkit... but then again, I didn't think I would be getting a makeover either. Can I see Pearlkit, now? Why is my name Skypaw?" Newly dubbed Skypaw queried.
"You're name is Skypaw because of the color of your eyes. They are as light and full of life as the sky. Also, you will need to change your attitude. You are no longer Devilkit. You are Skypaw. Act like you think Skypaw would act. Do what Skypaw would do. Think like Skypaw would think. Be what Skypaw would be. Be Skypaw." Twowinds looked at Devilkit appraisingly and said, "Okay, Skypaw, what does Skypaw say to Barrnstar when he asks why you are following Riverclan?"
Skypaw considered this for a moment and said quietly, "Skypaw says that she used to be part of Thunderclan, but they were demolished by Groundclan, and I knew that I could trust Riverclan to take me in."
Twowinds nodded approvingly and said, "Very good, but look a bit more innocent and a bit more solemn when you're talking about your old clan's destruction."
Skypaw nodded and said impatiently, "Anything else?"
Twowinds nodded and said, "Yes, there is quite a bit else, and please do not be mad at me that I did not tell you before. By the way, your Thunderclan excuse will not work if Barrenstar does ask you that. I believe you will find out why in just a moment." Twowinds turned around, a mysterious glint in her aged starry eyes.
She called lightly, "Snowbird! Swallowtail! Nightcloud!" Skypaw recognized the names of the older clan cats, and figured that there was one from each clan: Twowinds- Thunderclan, Nightcloud- Windclan, Swallowtail- Riverclan, Snowbird- Shadowclan. They were all also she-cats.
Skypaw watched as the orb-like felines drift towards them, and said in almost unison, "Greetings, Twowinds." She nodded and introduced them to Skypaw. The blue-eyed apprentice teetered nervously, but inclined her head to each. Where's Pearlkit?
Twowinds said to them, "You may call your selections please."
They nodded, and called names into the Starclan turf/the sky. Snowbird, Nightcloud, and Swallowtail all said the names at the same time, so that I could not distinguish what the names were... although they all ended in "paw."
Three more cats, now smaller, drifted towards Skypaw and Twowinds. They were also all she-cats. Swallowtail introduced her "selection" as Hawkpaw. Hawkpaw was a brawny dark brown she-cat that was strong and looked more than capable of dealing with a warrior, she had amber eyes. Nightcloud's selection was a white she-cat with black eyes named Dovepaw. Snowbird's selection was a pitch black she-cat with red eyes named Rubypaw.
Skypaw introduced herself and said... "Um, why are we all here?"
Twowinds said apologetically, "I'm sorry I didn't tell you, Skypaw. These are all she-cats that are in the same predicament as you. Their clans were destroyed by the cats of the dark forest, who you know as Groundclan, and they were on the run. On the way, they were banished from their clans thanks to Starclan, and killed by Starclan, just like you. Rubypaw used to be Harepaw. Dovepaw used to be Streakpaw. Hawkpaw used to be Quailpaw. They were all changed of their appearances as well, and now they all face the same challenge as you: Saving the Clans."
Skypaw nodded slowly and said, "So what's Groundclan's deal?"
Twowinds replied unblinkingly, "Groundclan is the cats of the Dark Forest. The Dark Forest is where cats go that have turned evil, or cats that are too evil to bein Starclan. Among the cats are: Tigerstar, Hawkfrost, Ashfur, Darkstripe, Mothwing, Scourge, and Brokenstar. They have grown tired of the Dark Forest, wandering it's endless dale and luring innocents to evil, so they found the pathway."
Skypaw interrutped, "Mothwing went to the Dark Forest?"
Twowinds looked regretful and said, "Yes, she had done to much evil to be ignored, though not at heart. Like subtly denying Starclan's prescence, doing Hawkfrost's lying bidding by lying about prophetical dreams and the like.
"As I was saying, Groundclan has found the pathway. The pathway is how Brambleclaw and Hawkfrost orginially reached Tigerstar through their dreams. Tigerstar and his crew decided to follow a new client of their's by the name of Whitegleam out of the Dark Forest. They escaped through her dream, to her brain, to the clans. Now they are as alive as any other clan cat, and preparing for revenge." Twowinds finished finally. Her Starclan companions nodded.
Skypaw gasped, "So what are we going to do?"
"Unite the clans, which is why your Thunderclan excuse won't work. You and the other Selections will decide where to meet and when. Once you see each other, you will subtly persuade the clans that you should unite against Groundclan and fight."
Skypaw, Hawkpaw, Dovepaw and Rubypaw smiled tensely and Rubypaw asked timidly, "Did you say that we plan where we meet? Shouldn't you do that, we might get it wrong?" She had voiced the other's question as well.
Snowbird smiled and said, "We have faith in you. Good Luck, Selections of Fourclans."
Snowbird, Nightcloud, Swallowtail and Twowinds disappeared, and the four selections were back in their own forest.
-----------------------------------The End of Chapter 8----------------------------
I feel bad for Skypaw... after all, Twowinds said she'd get to see Pearlkit, but Skypaw never got to see her. In case you didn't read properly: SKYPAW IS DEVILKIT, DEVILKIT IS SKYPAW! Devilkit was changed into Skypaw and now looks like this as a disguise to be accepted by Riverclan again:
She had the lightest silver fur, that darkened when it went down her legs. Her face was black, as were her tail and her paws. There was a darker stripe going down her spine, and on her chest there was a darker line following the line of her main rib-cage bone. Her eyes were the most beautiful. They were the lightest blue possible, with the faintest teal appearance closer aroung the dark black pupil. Her fur was long and curled, and when Twowinds inspected her piece of work, the fur was so soft you almost didn't think it existed. Devilkit was slender, but not scrawny, muscled, but not brawny, fragile, but not weak.
Please REVIEW! I'm really sorry i didn't update for so long... but R.E.V.I.E.W!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
an apologetic fanfiction finatic-
a.k.a.- mysterys
