I forgot if I uploaded yesterday but it's Monday and I could not be any more irritated.

Anyway. Welcome back! I hope your life's been going well. Mine's been decent.

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Chapter Twenty-One: Losing Nine Times

Bluestar shook her awake. "Skystar! Skystar!" Skystar closed her eyes.

Life one.

Yellowfang nudged her desperately. "Skystar! Please wake up!" Skystar stared into the void.

Life two.

Brambleclaw frantically nudged her up. As she stood, she fell down again.

Life three.

Snowtail screamed her name. "Wake up! Wake up! Your lives depend on it!" She could not wake up.

Life four.

Flamepaw's crying instantly woke Skystar. She stood weakly. "Flamepaw, don't-" Skystar yowled in pain.

Life five.

Crookedstar nervously paced around, murmuring her name. She did not move.

Life six.

Mossfire sat, knowing Skystar's fate. She wrapped her tail around Skystar's shoulders, who was still.

Life seven.

Dustpelt held Skystar still as she shook in pain. She did not wake up.

Life eight.

Firestar did his best to help; he really did. But all she could do was murmur weakly. He shook his head.

Life nine.

A series of sounds played somewhere in the distance.

Death.

Skystar slowly opened her eyes. Where am I?

oOoOo

Chapter Twenty-Two: Ashes of the Dark

Ashfur sat, looking at her lovingly. "You're awake! I'm so glad." He purred.

She sat up, remembering everything. "You fox-hearted fool."

He looked offended. "Fool…?" He sighed. "I thought you would change your mind, seeing as how I arranged all of this for you."

She looked around, noticing her surroundings. They were in a clearing, a deep hole separating them. It was perfectly carved into four sides.

She looked up at him, wide-eyed. "This doesn't make sense."

He frowned. "This is your grave. For when it's your time to fade, so we can give you a proper burial."

"And ruling the forest? When?" She asked, having no intention of doing so.

He shrugged. "Whenever you want. We can kill so many cats, Skystar! We-"

She shook her head, backing up. "No. I can't do this."

He looked hurt. "Why not?"

"It's wrong! Killing is wrong. Cats should not kill or… Or enslave one another!" She ran. She didn't know where she ran, but she ran- away from him, away from the Dark Forest, away from Tigerstar. She wanted to end it all. Why was she the one that Tigerstar and Hollyleaf targeted? Did they know about the prophecy? If so, how?

She saw light up ahead. Could it be? She came upon a glowing wall. She was about to step through, but she heard pawsteps behind her. She turned around and saw Graytail.

"Graytail?" She asked, confused, at the same time as Graytail asked, "Skystar?"

They stood looking at each other. Graytail spoke up first. "Why are you here?"

She remembered that she had not taken Graytail to the gathering. "I didn't want to be here. I was just going to go to StarClan. Why are you here?"

Graytail widened their eyes. "I don't know. I… I woke up next to this wall. So on the other side is StarClan?" They asked.

She answered, "Yes, it is. Do you want to join me there? They can help you wake up, or at least stop your dream for tonight."

Graytail nodded and followed her into the light.

She saw some cats nearby and approached them. "Excuse me… Sorry for interrupting, but-"

They saw Graytail and whispered to each other before walking away quickly. Skystar burned with anger; she knew why they'd left so quickly.

Graytail shifted their paws. "Let's just find someone who can actually help us. You know someone here, right? Because I don't."

Skystar nodded. Gritting her teeth, she looked for any of the cats that she knew that had died.

She eventually found Lionblaze. "Lionblaze…" She felt her eyes fill. "I'm so sorry you died so soon."

He turned and shook his head. "It isn't your fault. Hello, Graytail." He meowed kindly to his Clanmate. Focusing on Skystar again, he asked worriedly, "Did you die? Because- no offense- you look dead."

She sighed. "I died. Can you help?"

Lionblaze shook his head. "I haven't been in StarClan long enough to help, but I can find Firestar if you'd like? I'll take him to you if he isn't busy."

She nodded and thanked him. He trotted away. Skystar and Graytail sat down. How much time has passed? I wonder if I can see what's going on in the Clans? She heard a noise nearby.

She looked around and saw the gathering. Everyone was staring at her body. She walked towards them, but stopped. Was this a portal to the waking world? Maybe it was best to just watch and not interfere.

It seemed as if the world was going slower than usual. Cats' voices were deeper, and their movements were slower. The leaves of the trees fell slower. Was StarClan faster than the waking world?

She watched as the ThunderClan cats ran slowly towards her body. They yowled with grief. She heard pawsteps behind her and turned to see that Lionblaze had brought Firestar. He padded over to her and watched the world with her a little.

"It's time to send you back." He said finally, as the leaders surrounded Skystar's body. Skystar looked at Owlfall, who trudged towards her body, looking miserable. He's going to miss me. I'm going to miss him. She realized.

Out loud, she meowed, "My lives are gone."
He winced. "I know. We were all trying to wake you up."
Memories flooded into her brain. "Oh… Right… I forgot about that." She shivered.

He stood. "We have prepared to send you back, but your soul will not stay here. Unfortunately, your soul will be sent into the body of a kit. Now then," He continued as he walked towards the direction from where he came. "Graytail, you were dreaming and you woke up next to the border of StarClan and the Dark Forest?"

Graytail nodded.

Firestar hummed. "Okay, lie down and be still. I will send you to the waking world. Sorry, but you'll be waking up a little earlier than usual today." As Graytail did as they were told, Firestar put his nose on Graytail's forehead. Their body faded. Firestar looked at Skystar and Lionblaze and nodded.

Together, they ran the rest of the way.

I kind of made Chapter Twenty-One awkwardly but I didn't know how else to make a semi-emotional scene.

Jeez I'm the worst

Anyway, so yeah, Skystar got reincarnated, nothing new here. I don't know how to improve plots, if it's possible.

I welcome constructive criticism with open arms!

Thanks for reading! 'Til next time!