I don't own Warriors.
This is picking up off of the last chapter.
"This is kind of strange," Sparkpaw muttered. "Our ancestors speak with us, but they still stay in StarClan. I don't think they can be harmed either, but how did…?"
"I think Jassa…should tell you," Valkyries said. "She can speak…better than me." Valkyries crouched next to the golden wolf's body, crooning to her in a melodious voice. It relaxed Sparkpaw, even though he didn't know what she was saying.
Jassa stirred, raising herself into a sitting position. Sparkpaw saw a long, red scar in her flank, still seeping blood. She moved her jaw in several motions. Sparkpaw saw how elegantly she moved, almost like water. She raised her paw, licked it, and lowered it, all fluid and connected.
"I haven't spoken cat in many hundred years, so I apologize if my speech is a little off. Valkyries said you know who I am and that you offered to help, so I should tell you everything that has happened. Messa, my traitorous mother, has gained enough power to free Anelmen. I believe she will soon.
"I cannot hope to follow her and it is possible that she has already freed Anelmen. That means that the Final Storm has come. Every creature—and I mean everyone, cats too—must choose where they stand. Do you stand by me?"
"Yes, of course," Sparkpaw said, startled.
"Good. Father, Messokois, was the only one who could imprison Anelmen, but he is now old and weak. It was prophesized by Esray that another could imprison Anelmen, but we have the same amount of gods that we did before, and none of us have that power."
"Couldn't you just kill Anelmen?" Sparkpaw asked, unable to stop his question. "Or Messa?"
"Only Anelmen has the power to kill a god. Gods can imprison each other and possibly kill themselves, but we can't overpower him.
"The issue is, however, that I can feel that the one that can kill Anelmen is a cat. That's why you must search for the one."
"Why me?"
"Because you have access to cats," Jassa replied. "Valkyries or I couldn't just walk into one of your Clans and search for it. We would be attacked."
"How will I know when I find it?"
"I will give you some of my power. When you come across someone that could be important you'll feel a little tug on your mind coming from them." Jassa leaned over to him and stared into his eyes. Jassa snapped her jaws onto his neck. Sparkpaw gasped in pain, feeling her teeth break through skin.
"Stay still!" Valkyries said.
Sparkpaw fell limp, and Jassa removed her teeth.
"It's done," she told him.
A tug came from Jassa. Valkyries had a smaller, barely noticeable one.
"You'll be more aware of everything," Jassa apologized. "How you feel my mind is how that cat should feel, and a smaller one, similar to how Valkyries feels, is how others should. After we find that cat I can remove it, if you like."
"I'll decide that then," Sparkpaw replied. He could feel two minds from further up, was it Freya and Thor?
"You should get back to your Clan," Jassa said. "Come back here every few days to let us know your progress."
"I will."
"Good," Jassa glanced at Valkyries. "I'm going to rest some more, so can you take him up, Valkyries?"
"Of course," the white wolf said, leaping up. Sparkpaw followed her up through the tunnel.
"What's that?" Sparkpaw asked, feeling three tugs on his mind, similar to Valkyries.
"That will be Loki, Ragnarock, and Vahalla," Thor said, while grooming his black fur. He gazed at Sparkpaw, who realized that he also had a red eye. "I am also gifted like you for housing Jassa. You'll get used to it."
Sparkpaw could feel a strong tug from Thor. Reaching out his conscience slightly, he could feel it. Thor smiled at him.
"Don't probe at minds too hard," Thor reprimanded him. "If you poke to hard anyone can feel. Next time you come you can meet the pups, but you should get back to your Clan, it's nearly day-end."
Sparkpaw looked at the wolf curiously. "Day-end?"
"Sundown, for you, I think. Next time you come we'll start schooling you in other languages. Cats are blissfully ignorant of teaching their young that."
Sparkpaw nodded. "Good-bye then." He smiled at them and padded out of the cave, into the dimming sunlight.
Almost instantly he felt hundreds of tugs on his mind. Some even came from plants. He located a bird and stalked it, killing it with a swift bite. He carried it to camp, so he could at least claim he had been hunting.
Entering the camp, he dropped the bird in the fresh-kill pile. He could feel a pulling from Firestar, but it felt used. Could that mean Firestar had been important, but wasn't anymore? He had fulfilled his own prophecy.
Darkpaw's was lighter than Valkyries, but Shadowpaw pulled firmly. Something wrenched at his mind. He turned seeing Tanglepaw, but just as he was doing so there was a stronger tug, like the one he had felt from Jassa. It felt slightly stronger, as if Jassa had already done her part, but this one hadn't.
Turning slowly, knowing that he didn't want to know the truth, Sparkpaw stared at the cat whose mind was pulling sharply at him.
It was Silentpaw.
cackles to self
I must say, I loved writing this chapter. Any guesses on what the important roles the cats will fill. They don't all have to do with the war between Anelmen and Messokois. Like Firestar, who already fulfilled his prophecy. Review!