Chapter Twenty: Lion's Roar.
Title explains all.
Jayfeather POV
Jayfeather walked down the familiar corridor.
"Hello?" His voice echoed down the hall "I know you are there!"
"Jay's Wing," his voice rang out behind him. Jayfeather turned sharply and stared at the cloaked figure "What is it that you seek?"
"Who are you?" Jayfeather asked "How did you give me my sight?"
The man shrugged "It was necessary. You'll need it for the upcoming war-"
"Second question!" Jayfeather pointed out "What makes me so special?"
"You are the Sharp Eyed Jay, just as your brother is the Roaring Lion," The man whispered.
"Jay's Wing died over three centuries ago," Jayfeather remarked "Why call me his name? Am I related to him?"
"Intimately, and not at all," He responded.
"Stop with the Bullshit, what is going on?" Jayfeather roared.
"You are a part of something bigger then yourself, not just the three, but all of your friends as well," the man responded "Only this is a certainty. Not all of you will survive."
That caused Jayfeather to tilt his head "I'm gonna die?"
"I cannot say. For my foresight has been clouded as of late," The man responds "I can no longer see your future as I used to be able."
Jayfeather scoffed "Do... Do I know you?"
"Intimately, and not at all," the man said.
Jayfeather raised his fist "Speak straight asshole! Who are you!"
The man revealed an old wrinkled hand glowing with magic. Jayfeather could feel his vision slowly fog up. "Careful child. I gave you this gift. And I can take it away just as quick."
Jayfeather clutched his head, tha familiar voices returning "No. No please, I'm sorry!"
The man retracted his hand, concealing it with his cloak. Instantly, his vision returned and the voices left. Jayfeather sighed "Thank you."
"Child, I know how you feel," he floated towards him. Despite getting closer, Jayfeather somehow couldn't see the man's face "You've seemed for answers all your life only for someone to tease you with it. You seek to know what you once knew, and I know that you are not ready. You must be prepared. Your mind sharpened."
Jayfeather bowed his head "What am I supposed to do?"
"For now," Cloaked Man said "Nothing. Live your life. I will see you soon. In person."
The man snapped his fingers.
Jayfeather jolted awake, looking around the room, seeing Lionblaze's empty bed next to him.
Jayfeather bristled, getting up and walking to the living room. He opened the cupboard and reached for a large glass bottle of whiskey. He popped the cork off and guzzled it down, the fiery taste burning his throat. He had gained a sort of tolerance for it and swallowed. He immediantly began to feel it's affects.
"Careful," he heard the voice of his best friend "You'll burn your throat out."
"Foxleap I've been doing this for two years," Jayfeather put the bottle down, and turned to the redhead "And you and I agreed to respect the drinking."
"Not judging," Foxleap sat down on the couch "How do you feel? Since you could see, you've been on Cloud Nine."
Jayfeather nodded "To be honest, I feel alright. I dont know how it happened," he lied "But I'm grateful It did."
Jayfeather noticed a swollen bruise on his friends neck. "Foxleap, you've been fighting?"
Foxleap tensed "No, no. Just... practice fight with Breezepelt."
"Liar," Jayfeather thought but who was he to judge? "Okay, Can't believe my old bully is now one of my closest friends.
"Neither can I," Foxleap admitted "But he hasn't betrayed us yet, so he what he told you must've been sincere. I still dont trust him."
Jayfeather sighed "Relax. If I can trust him so can you."
Foxleap looked at him strangely but nodded "You're right. He did help with you with Hawkfrost."
"Hawk, you mean," Jayfeather corrected "He had split personality."
"So I've researched," Foxleap said.
Jayfeather tilted his head "You've researched him?"
Foxleap looked at him in shock "How did you know?"
"You just told me," Jayfeather smirked.
Foxleap, wide eyed, shook his head "No I didn't. I said nothing."
Jayfeather looked at him confused "You said 'So I've researched'!"
Foxleap looked at him in horror.
"Jayfeather... I was thinking that."
Lionblaze POV
Lionblaze continued to give the punching bag hell, striking with fury.
He pounded the bag, and continued his routine. Instead of staying home, Lionblaze drove to the Gym. He had a spare key since the owner knew him, and he was currently the only one in there.
Lionblaze punched through the punching bag, the sand pouring out. Lionblaze sighed, while it may seem impressive to the normal person, to a seasoned fighter it was nothing. A punching bag got in the same spot over and over was bound to give way. Simple science.
He took the bag down, dragging it to a room full of old punching bags. He took a new one, and hooked it up to his original spot.
Suddenly the lights went out. Tensing, Lionblaze raised his fists "I swear to God, if you've come for trouble Hawkfrost, you'll leave toothless!"
"Lion's Roar."
Lionblaze tensed. All of a sudden, he felt sick to the stomach. He felt fearful, he felt worried.
He felt cold.
"SHOW YOURSELF!" He scteamed, tempting to overcome his fear with his bravery, but all that he could muster was to raise his fists.
"I choose you, as my roaring lion."
He felt a hand grab his shoulder, and his head burst with images and memories not of his own. He clutched his head in pain, screaming in pain, writhing in pain.
"They shall sing songs of this battle!" "That's MY voice." Lionblaze screamed "PLEASE STOP!"
"If we fall...our fall shall go down in History!" Dovewing?
"Where is he? WHERE IS MY BROTHER?!" Jayfeather! It sounded like he was in a fight.
"Kill me...PLEASE! MAKE IT STOP I BEG YOU! KILL ME!" Hawkfrost?
Lionblaze yelled "WHAT DO YOU WANT?!" Lionblaze squirmed and writhed in pain.
"Better the world burn then Brokenstar be loosed upon it."
"CINDERPELT! DON'T DO THIS!" Lionblaze again.
"Please..." Lionblaze wept, his tears flooding the floor "Please...stop... stop it."
He saw images.
Two Kings and a Queen, ruling a kingdom of three.
Three warriors in a legion of armies, standing against an army of evil and malicious intent.
Three stars, shining brighter then any star in the sky.
Three.
Three.
He heard the man scoff.
"Funny. Your brother took it better."
As the voices and images died down, Lionblaze looked to the cloaked man "Wha-What do-do you want?" He stuttered.
Under the hood, his unmistakably pale gray eyes glowed. He raised his hand towards his head.
"Follow."
Lionblaze's eyes glowed gray. Before he was aware of his actions, he was already out the door following the cloaked man.
Foxleap POV
"NOT only can you see, but you can hear thoughts!" Foxleap screamed incredulously.
Jayfeather was strapped to a gurney in the Foxcave. A machine above him had multiple tendrils scanning Jayfeather and holding him down.
K.A.R.A.I's one blue eye shined over every screen "MIRACE MAN MY NONEXISTENT ASS! JAYFEATHET IS A WITCH!"
Foxleap shook his head "What am I thinking?"
Jayfeather looked at him "About getting getting to second base with Ivypool. Not happening."
Foxleap blushed furiously "Sh- SHUT UP!"
"WHAT AM I THINKING? HUH? I'LL BET YOU DONT KNOW!" K.A.R.A.I said smugly.
Jayfeather looked at the eye "Uh? Being a human? Why would you want to do that?"
K.A.R.A.I gasped "WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!"
"Telepathy AND technopathy?" Foxleap screamed in jealousy.
"OR BECAUSE YOU DESIGNED ME IN SUCH A WAY THAT I REMEBLE A HUMAN MIND? AFTER ALL HAVE INTELLIGENCE."
"Artifical..." Foxleap grumbled.
"So what do we do?" Jayfeather asked.
"I...I suggest we keep this between us. No reading minds," Foxleap faltered.
Jayfeather sighed "Its not like I can control it."
Foxleap clenched his fists "Why can't my life be normal like everyone else's?"
"Because are lives are far from norm- oh you were thinking that! Sorry."
Lionblaze POV
"Stop."
Lionblaze stopped, snappiing out pf his trance. He realized that he was standing on the edge of a building. The building overlooked an empty street, the streetlights giving the only light.
Lionblaze tried to run, but found his feet were seemingly glued to the floor.
"Lion's Roar. Stand on the edge," the cloaked man ordered.
Lionblaze stepped on the edge. Lionblaze scowled as he hopelessly fought for control of his body, but he nevertheless remained still.
"Look down."
Lionblaze wanted to scream. He wasnt just on a building.
He was on a skyscraper. By his guess, 70 stories up.
Lionblaze squirmed "How are you doing this?"
"The same way I restored your brother sight and gave him a gift beyond all imagine."
Lionblaze gasped "You...You gave him sight?"
"And I will give you a gift beyond all imagine. Lift one foot."
Lionblaze did so, scared and panicking out of his mind "Please...please don't.
"Step forward."
Lionblaze cried.
And he fell off.
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Au revoir.