Chapter 13
Mintsplash watched over MintClan. That was the name of the two Clans she had brought together. Bramblewish padded up to her and licked her between her ears.
"They'll be fine," Bramblewish meowed.
Mintsplash watched MintClan learn from itself. How to fight, how to hunt. "It's not really them I'm worried about," Mintsplash meowed distantly.
Bramblewish licked her again. "It'll be fine, Mintsplash," he meowed.
Mintsplash called out to the cats below, "It's time."
The ShadeClan cats rushed to the front, FireClan following. Mintsplash jumped down from the Gathering rock, where they had planned their camp. Mintsplash led the cats towards MistClan territory, knowing that these cats fates were in her paws. Mintsplash led them past the Moontrees, past the Ancient Willow, all the way to the MistClan camp.
The MintClan cats sprang into camp, teeth and claws glinting. The cats' eyes were fiery with the light of battle. Recently, MistClan had quadrupled since Brackenstar had brought Flamingspirit into camp, and the two Clans were evenly matched.
Mintsplash sprang straight into Blood, a reddish-brown tom. Blood dodged to the side and she only clipped his fur on his right side. Mintsplash twisted and snarled as Blood sprang at her. Mintsplash grabbed his neck with her teeth and bit down, hard, sending him to the ground, growing cold with death. Mintsplash twisted around to find Snakepaw glaring at her.
Mintsplash narrowed her eyes. "I knew you were a traitor, Snakepaw," Mintsplash meowed. Snakepaw snarled and leapt straight for her. Mintsplash twisted to the side and Snakepaw's claws streaked past her by a mere mouse-length. Mintsplash twisted again and leapt at him, bowling Snakepaw over. Mintsplash held him down. "It's your decision, Snakepaw. You could either die now, a traitor, or live, still a traitor, banished far off the territories, or you can decide to join our ranks and be loyal to the true cats of MistClan."
Snakepaw narrowed his eyes and pushed her off and Mintsplash spun around, ready to fight, but found that he was attacking one of Brackenstar's cats. "Ashpelt!" The screech from Featherlight made Mintsplash look up to find Ashpelt lying on the ground, dead. Mintsplash narrowed her eyes, awoken to reality. She ran forward, ready to strike the cat who had killed Ashpelt, but she was struck to the ground.
Mintsplash looked up to find Brackenstar standing over her. "Hello, Mintsplash," he snarled.
Mintsplash stood by helplessly as Brackenstar lunged forward, aiming for her neck. A flash of fur flashed past and Mintsplash was sprayed with blood. She blinked open her eyes to find that Brackenstar held Sparrowflight by the neck. "Sparrowflight..." Mintsplash whispered, staring as the cat who had saved her life was thrown away. Mintsplash, having gained her footing, kicked Brackenstar in the belly and threw him away.
Mintsplash sprang on top of Brackenstar, snarling. But her snarling faded as she stared down at the true Brackenstar. The eyes, filled with fear, like they did when everything was silent. Mintsplash's eyes glistened as she stared at him. She knew that this was it. Either she killed Brackenstar or allowed him to destroy MistClan and MintClan. Mintsplash stared straight into his eyes and was silent for a long time.
Then, Mintsplash closed her eyes, tears streaking her face, before she slashed him. From his neck to the end of his belly. "You'll always be my hero, Brackenstar," Mintsplash murmured as she opened her eyes to watch as the life faded from his eyes all nine times.
Every cat stared as Mintsplash stood over him, face wet with tears, eyes glistening, ears flattened, tail drooping, bloody. Mintsplash stepped back, closing her eyes once more, turning away from Brackenstar's dead body. Mintsplash looked up at Bramblewish and Snowsong. Snowsong's eyes glistened with grief and happiness while Bramblewish padded up to Mintsplash and began to lick her tear-stained face.
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