Chapter 19: A force to be feared
Breezepelt looked up at the huge mass in front of him. The great oak towered above him casting a shadow over him. Making his black fur, blend in with the shadows. Breezepelt beckoned the other leaders over with his thin tail. Tigerheart for Shadowclan, Thornclaw for Thunderclan and Hollowflight for Riverclan.
Breezepelt surveyed them. Hollowflight would be easy to control, he wasn't a natural leader. Thornclaw however, was older than him and more experienced, and everyone knew he had trouble dealing with Firestar and Bramblestar. Then there was Tigerheart. He might not want power but he was a formidable cat, it would be hard to overpower him. Breezepelt took a breath and led the cats over to a place more quiet, leaving the other exiles to talk with each other.
"What is this plan of yours then Breezepelt?" Thornclaw growled.
Breezepelt kept a steady eye contact with the strong warrior. His amber eyes challenging the brown tabby's yellow glare. "We have been exiled.."
"tell us something we don't know." Hollowflight growled.
Think mousebrain! You want to be leader? Show them you're the most powerful!
Breezepelt hardened his gaze, the voice was right. Even though it challenged him, the harsh lectures that made him focus.
"I have an idea. A plan, a prospect." Breezepelt whispered.
Tigerheart glared at him. "What is this plan?"
Breezepelt glanced around the group. "We are banished, exiled, what are we going to do for the rest of our lives? Live in fear of the nearest clan or predator? No. We will rise, create something new."
"What?" Hollowflight asked his eyes gleaming in the dark.
"A new clan." Breezepelt growled, it was hard to not smile.
Hollowflight grinned and his tail waved happily. "Excellent idea! Great job Breezepelt!"
Thornclaw looked at the ground for a while. Then looked up into Breezepelt's eyes. Thornclaw stayed silent.
Tigerheart over to Thunderclan territory. Breezepelt wondered why.
I've been in his head, I know what he is thinking...
Breezepelt nodded hearing the voice again.
"What do you think Tigerheart?" Breezepelt growled.
Tigerheart looked at him with hurt in his eyes, he blinked it away and returned to his usual hard stare with burning amber. "I think it's a good idea, what else would we do?"
"Who will be leader?" growled Thornclaw.
Breezepelt froze, he knew this question was going to come. Luckily Hollowflight saved him from the question. "let's tell the others first, then we can vote." Hollowflight awkwardly spoke between the glaring cats.
Thornclaw nodded. The leaders stood in front of the other warriors.
Breezepelt stood forward, and puffed out his chest. "Exiled cats, I have a prospect, I have discussed this with your leaders and we have all agreed it is a good idea. You may wonder what you are going to do now that you have been banished from your clans." Breezepelt narrowed his eyes and leaped up to the lowest branch of the great oak. The moonlight turned his pelt silver and he looked like a leader from Starclan on the tree. Even Thornclaw looked in awe.
"We will build a new clan! We will rise from the ashes of this defeat! WE WILL BE DARKCLAN!" Breezepelt yowled to the sky.
He was joined by the joyful yowls of the other cats, their combined voices echoing around the island and rattling the sky.
Excellent, Breezepelt, now become the leader of Darkclan!
The voice rang in his head, a snarl, the sound of death, the voice felt cold and violent, and Breezepelt welcomed it with open arms.
Breezepelt lifted his tail for silence, the cats immediately grew quiet. He raised his voice. "You may wonder, who will be your leader? Then I ask you, who do you want to be your leader?"
Hollowflight raised his voice and stood up. "You!"
Breezepelt happily saw that the majority of the warriors were nodding.
"Well then, we will be Darkclan, we will be clanmates, united, and strong in our trust in each other. We will fight without mercy, with strength in our claws, and with the mentoring of the dark forest!"
The cats all stood up and yowled, their tails up in the air. There was the scent of excitement and the cats all stretched their claws battle hungry.
"We as clanmates will have our revenge! Against the clans who betrayed us! We are Darkclan! We will be FEARED!"
Okay, so Breezepelt, might be going mad? And he has created Darkclan! He is their leader so what is he planning on doing?
Find out next time!
Best wishes
Neon