Hey there Rising Night fans! Just to announce that Light's Story is officially up. Chapters will be short, and it contains about 3 parts in one short book. Part 1: Lap of Luxury, Part 2: The Wild, and Part 3: The War. It runs parallel to my original canon (As opposed to original canon in general, as I began this series during the Omen of The Stars), and features Light, the pureblooded pedigreed she-cat who is part of Shadowstalker's Rogues (and yes, Myrtlefalls, Shadowstalker is a super-cool ninja cat, isn't she?). To give you a better idea of where her story picks up, the story's prologue begins around two moons prior to the final battle in Hollyleaf's Redemption, setting the age of Light to about two moons older than Ivytalon's kits and Hollyleaf's kits, just to give you a general idea. The War is about where the story is currently, so you will see a lot more of Shadowstalker's Rogues there, and more character development for them, in this story. Plus, you will get to meet Snow, a cat who was briefly mentioned back in Moonkit's Prophecy.

Light: Wow, you put a lot of work into the story.

Mormeril: And I still am.

Hollyleaf: What about this story?

Blackstar: Patience, my love.

Hollyleaf: Don't call me that! The only reason I had kits with you is because she made me!

Blackstar: *backs away as Hollyleaf pulls her world-famous (literally, now) sledgehammer out from nowhere*

Spottedleaf: Read and review please!

*The sledgehammer of Hollyleaf does appear to be world famous, as people from all over the world have read this story, much to my delight.

Chapter 24

The Last Day Part 1:

A Hopeless Situation

The skies above the lake, all territories included, were becoming truly black with stormclouds. Cats were nervous, particularly the ones who had survived the previous battle with the Dark Forest. The younger apprentices were all excited, and joked about killing Dark Forest cats as they played. The kits would see them, and pick up on their games.

In ShadowClan however, things were more solemn. The few ThunderClan kits and apprentices inhabiting their camp, still unable to return home, weren't playing such games, nor were the ShadowClan ones, knowing the extent of the Dark Forest's power, having lived alongside ThunderClan refugees for the past few moons. Impending doom appeared to be everywhere with no escape.

Moonshine and Ashfire were clearly mates now, although they didn't say anything. Hopeflower was happy for her sister, although deep inside, she felt her heart ache at the sight of them together. She made herself feel better by convincing herself that it was silly to worry about love and romance when impending doom hung over the clans like a dark stormcloud threatening their survival. A glance at the sky, however, reminded her that it literally was.

Hopeflower sighed and sat alone, deep in thought. How could the Chosen ever hope to fulfill their destinies and save the Clans? Doom was all that there was in future. She shivered. Something told her that after that day, nothing would be the same ever again. Moonshine padded over to her.

"The end is coming, I can feel it," Moonshine mewed.

"I know. We can't do this. We cannot save the Clans. We aren't ready. We don't know who the other Chosen are. We have failed," Hopeflower meowed sadly.

"Hopeflower! How can you say that?" Moonshine hissed. "You are the Flower of Hope! That's what StarClan called you! You're supposed to find hope in a hopeless situation! This is a hopeless situation, so look for some hope!"

Hopeflower blinked. Her sister was right. She sighed. "Ok then. I'll do my best. I just don't see how we can pull this off."

Moonshine grimaced as she looked at the blackening sky. "We'll find a way. Somehow."

Rosepetal looked up at the sky. It was black with Stormclouds. She shivered. She was Shadow's reincarnation. She was meant to help save the clans, along with the seven other chosen. How could she do it though, when she didn't even know who they were?

Something told her that that day was the last day things would ever be the same. After that day, everything would be different.

She could feel it. And she knew somehow that whatever caused the change, it would not be good at all.

Boltpaw shivered as he gazed upwards at the sky. Something was coming, something bad. He just didn't know what, nor did he know why. All he knew was that for some reason, he was afraid, very afraid. More afraid than he had ever felt in his short life.

Oakstep shuddered as he gazed up at the sky, which was blackened by clouds. His sister was beside him, eating the trout that she had selected from the freshkill pile. He himself picked lazily at the walleye he had chosen. He felt awful, nervous, afraid.

Something bad was going to happen, and it was going to happen soon. He knew it. That was the last day that anything would ever be the same. He knew it deep inside his heart. He sighed before taking another small bite of walleye.

He was one of the eight Chosen. He didn't know who the other Chosen were, however, and it upset him greatly. If he didn't know, how could he fulfill his duty as River's reincarnation? He took another bite of his fish. Well, he was just going to have to figure it out.

Echoflower and Lightningstrike sat together on a hill near the edge of where WindClan's territory ended and the Rogue Forest began.

"This is it," Echoflower mewed softly.

"Yes, it is. I can feel it. Today is the last day before the world changes forever," Lightningstrike meowed.

"What are we going to do? We don't know who the other Chosen are! How can we save the Clans?" Echoflower wailed.

Lightningstrike licked her ear gently. "Don't worry, everything will be all right. We will find a way. We have to," he told her, forcing himself to believe it as well.

"And what if we don't?" the beautiful she-cat that he had fallen in love with whispered. "What happens if we fail?"

He didn't answer her. He simply remained silent and pressed closer to her, enjoying the last few moments of peace that they were guaranteed, savouring them. They would be something to remember if the already hopeless situation became worse.

Hawkfire was alone in SkyClan's territory. Sky's reincarnation could feel it; the end was near. He sighed. He didn't know who the other Chosen were. How could he possibly help save the Clans? The situation was hopeless.

"Then what are you going to do?"

The young tom whirled around, stunned. The beautiful, misty, golden tabby she-cat with striking green eyes stood behind him, silent.

"You read my mind," he growled. "So what, now you're a mind reader?"

Goldensong purred in amusement. "No, it's just easy to tell what you're thinking. You think that the situation is hopeless, don't you? That the end is near?"

He nodded. That was exactly what he thought.

"Well, it is. You're out of time. This is the end of the Clans as we know them. StarClan will think of something to save the Chosen, of course they will, but the fate of the Clans is sealed. They will fight for their lives, the Chosen will save the Clans, but barely. After today, nothing will ever be the same again."

Hawkfire's blood ran cold. "How do you know this?"

Goldensong turned her pale tabbied head. "I've lived a long life, longer than any mortal cat could ever dream. I've had time to learn things that most cats could never dream of in a single lifetime."

Hawkfire sighed. "Then tell me, what will become of the Clans?"

Goldensong closed her eyes. "That, Hawkfire, is a mystery so veiled that even StarClan cannot forsee."

I'm on a roll! Hope you enjoyed. Next chapter is the last chapter, then will come book four: The Journey. The final chapter will be a major cliffhanger. Want proof? Well, I will give you the final lines. No more, no less.

*SPOILER ALERT*
"No, do not look back," Goldensong meowed. "Don't you dare look back. Just keep running!"

But Hawkfire refused to listen. He turned and ran back to the top of the hill, drawn by the screams of several cats.

"Hawkfire!" Hopeflower yowled, but he ignored her. He reached the top of the hill, and gasped in horror at what he saw. ShadowClan's territory was red with flames, and the lake near ShadowClan's territory was running red with blood.

Soudns exciting, huh? Don't worry, the final chapter will be posted soon. Might make you wait if I feel like it, but more likely than not it will be up by the end of the weekend. Still a few minor details of it that I need to work out. So yeah, leave your reviews, they make me happy. I love recieving them.