Chapter Thirteen

Her eyes grew dull and her last breath escaped her body. Lionsound couldn't believe Tigerstripe was dead. The Lion's Roar will shake the forest and bring the forest to the highest point it's ever seen. Her voice rang in his head. It sounds like a prophecy. He thought. Hatred and severe anger grew larger and larger within him. He had had enough of Ragestar's power. He looked up from his dead littermate's body. And charged toward Ragestar, who stood over a lifeless body. As her got closer, he noticed it was Ferretfur. The one who had raised him and his littermates as her own. Anger flared in his body and he gained the strength of all of LionClan. He leaped with a mighty roar and pinned Ragestar down with magnificent strength. "You killed my sister! And my foster mother! I am going to take every last one of your lives!" Lionsound roared to the smaller black tom.

Lionsound's long claws dug deep into Ragestar's flesh. The ShadowClan leader yowled in pain. The leader's amber eyes showed fear and severe terror, but that quickly vanished into hatred and scorn. "Kill me then, little lion. I'll always come back to haunt your kits dreams." he sneered violently.

Lionsound's heart beat hard against his chest and his eyes darkened with rage. He dug his teeth deep into Ragestar's neck. The tom squealed in severe pain and his paws flailed to get away, but he never did. The black tom fell silent and stopped moving. Lionsound stared down at the vicious black tom waiting for him to come back, but he didn't. Lionsound thought the ShadowClan leader was dead, but when he got off his body, the tom's eyes snapped open and he pinned Lionsound down. "You won't win now!" Ragestar snarled.

Lionsound struggled under the tom's massive paws, but with all his strength, he kicked Ragestar off with massive power. He leaped to his paws and charged after Ragestar. He caught up with the black tom and clawed him down his side. His wounds were severely deep. When Ragestar fell to the muddy earth, Lionsound clawed his mud-covered belly. Ragestar screeched loudly, which got the attention of all his clanmates. Lionsound watched him die three more times before he finally did not stand to fight for his life. The ShadowClan cats looked at him in terror as they began to retreat back to their own territory.

Weakness shook from his legs and his heart beat numbly. The last thing he saw was Leopardspot, Hawkeye, and Wildpaw running toward him. His paws slipped from under him and his body slammed against the muddy earth. His gaze grew hazy when his clanmates reached him. He looked up to see Tigerstripe and Robinsong looking at him with happiness and excitement gleaming in their eyes. Darkness creeped into his gaze and he entered a silent world.

Lionsound opened his eyes to see Tigerstripe and Wildblaze in from of him. He was in fact, in StarClan. A tiny black kit tumbled around Tigerstripe's huge paws. "Shadestar is no longer with the Clan, Lionsound. You must travel to the Moonstone and receive your nine lives." Tigerstripe purred.

Lionsound nodded then accepted darkness once more as he traveled back to ThunderClan.

He opened his eyes to see Bridwhisper standing over him with worry filling her gaze. He looked at his surrounding and saw that he was back in the medicine-den. Vixentooth was a few tail lengths away seeing to Wildpaw's wounds. He shot up from his nest and ran to his sister's kits side. The apprentice had a large gash on her shoulder that Vixentooth was attending to. "Is she okay?" he asked urgently.

"Of course, she'll be just fine." Vixentooth meowed the looked up and continued, "You know, we have to travel to Mothermouth."

"Yes, me and Goldenfeather will travel there immediately." he meowed to her as she continued to treat Wildpaw's wound.

The ginger she-cat shook her head, "I'm afraid she wont be joining you, Lionsound. She's very sick and is too weak to travel. I'll be coming with you."

Lionsound dipped his head to the medicine-cat then padded out into the clearing. He leaped onto the Highledge and yowled, "All cats old enough to catch their own prey, join me here for a Clan meeting."

He waited until most cats gathered. "Shadestar has passed on to hunt in StarClan. I will become the leader of ThunderClan. We will thrive better than we ever have. I will travel to Mothermouth tonight and receive StarClan's blessing." Lionsound boomed the looked at his apprentice, Clearpaw, "My deputy will be Buzzardclaw."

The dark grey tom looked up at his new leader with pride and happiness gleaming in his eyes, "I will serve ThunderClan the best I can until the day I die."

Lionsound dipped his head to Buzzardclaw then waved his tail to dismiss his meeting.

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Vixentooth stared at Lionsound as the stars grew brighter. "It is time. Follow me." she meowed simply.

He followed her closely as they entered the pitch black tunnel. Their pawsteps echoed in the cave as a bright light became visible ahead of them. His fur bristled when the entered the opening where the Moonstone was. It was a rock that jutted out from the stone floor. A gap in the roof allowed the moon's light to shine on the great stone. "Lay down by the Moonstone and press your nose against it." she whispered in his ear.

The golden tom nodded the padded forward hesitantly. He turned to look at Vixentooth, who simply nodded to him. He looked back at the stone and laid down next to it. He pressed his nose against it gently and allowed sleep to engulf him.

He awoke to see all of his clanmates standing in front of him. Tigerstripe, Robinsong, Shadestar, Whitestar, Owlwing, Berrystem, everyone he ever knew was there. "Greetings, young Lionsound." all their voices sounded as one.

A light brown she-cat padded forward. The she-cat that raised him from birth, Ferretfur. "With this life, I give you loyalty. Use it when there is a fallen clanmate. Like I did when I watched after you and your littermates for your mother." she meowed as she gently placed her muzzle on his head.

Power scorched through his body, leaving him shaking and weak. His muscles ached and his bones shook. His father, Shadestar, padded forward to give him his second life. "With this life, I give you guidance. Use it when you are feeling lost, guidance will lead you the way." he meowed as he rested his muzzle on Lionsound's head.

The same painful and power surging feeling came back. He felt like collapsing to the ground, but his legs would not let him. Owlwing was the next to pad forward. Her large golden eyes showed with happiness and pride. "With this life, I give you patience. Use it when anticipation is about to rip your pelt off." she purred as she rested here muzzle on his head.

Unlike the others, this life was not as painful as the others. It made him calm and relaxed. Robinsong padded up to him with love gleaming in her blue eyes. "With this life, I give you unconditional love. Use it like a queen cares for her kits. Remember, the clan are your kits." she purred as love pulsed in his veins.

Whitestar gave him the life of everlasting strength, Whispersong gave him the life of humor, Silvertooth gave him the life of leadership, and Mothkit gave him the life of endless energy. Each life pulsed through his veins making him stronger and happier. The last cat to give him his last life was his littermate, Tigerstripe. The orange and black stripped she-cat padded forward. "With this life, I give you pride. Use it like a father feels pride for his kits, use it for the pride in your Clan." she meowed.

Pain once more surged through his body as his last life was given to him. Memories flooded his mind of him and his littermates playing in the nursery and then receiving their apprentice names and then warrior names. He was now a leader of ThunderClan. "You are no longer Lionsound, for your old life is no more. From this day forward, you shall be known as Lionstar." Tigerstripe meowed.

A/N: There you have it! There is still one more chapter but should I write a sequel? It would be based off Lionstar's kits! REVIEW and tell me what you think! Thanks!

-Nightwish