As the battle continued I leaped into the clearing ready to face my next appoint. My ear was bleeding as well as there was a long cut on my flank but I was okay. The Dark Forest Warrior I had been fighting had disappeared into the crowd of cats. I am greatly surprised by the numbers that are facing each other. Such as we are barley matching their numbers. I would have thought there would be more but I guess I thought wrong.
So I turned and leaped onto a grey she-cat that had yellow eyes. She hissed and scratched my shoulder leaving a deep cut and then she chomped down on my left ear and I screamed in pain. I then spread my wings and launched up into the air making her let go in shock. I then came back down and got ready to fight again. And an idea came to my head. I flew once again back into the black, treetop sky and looked down.
I sanded the cats until I recognized one as Darkstripe who was fighting Fernshade. Mentor vs. apprentice. I smirked and then flew above them and went into a dive. Fernshade saw my shadow and dived to the side as I tackled Darkstripe with all the acceleration I had gained.
Darkstripe was sent rolling away onto the ground and landed next to Hawkfrost who was fighting off Brambleclaw. Darkstripe got back on his feet and we met in air and came crashing down in a furry of teeth and claws. As we rolled on the dusty ground, two cats came running by. I recognized them as a white tom and Nightmare. Nightmare stopped at my side and the tom joined Darkstripe.
Then without warning, Darkstripe lashed out at Nightmare and blood splattered on the ground and Nightmare fell to her side. Darkstripe stood over her with a smug look and I was about to claw that look off his face when Nightmare slowly stood up. Her moments where slow and she was breathing ragged. Did Darkstripe really get her that bad?
Then when Nightmare turned around I saw that Darkstripe had sliced her face down over her eye. But luckily it was not deep enough to tear it out like Scourge had done to Tigerstar. But it was a lot longer and jagged going down her right eye and down her neck. Her fur slowly started to bristle and she looked around and peered into a muddy puddle of water and blood.
"My face…" I heard her whisper and the white tom rolled his eyes and said "I can't believe you were ever one of our apprentices you-
"Shut the hell up Maggottail." Nightmare growled and even thought Maggottail didn't know what "hell" meant, I could tell he knew it wasn't a nice word. Maggottail hissed and Nightmare whirled around and faster than lighting, Maggottail screeched and coughed up blood which landed in front of me. I backed away with my eyes wide and I was sure anyone could smell my fear.
Nightmare had stabbed her entire paw with the metal claws into Maggottail's neck. Her face was twisted with rage and discuss. She growled and yanked back her paw and watched as Maggottail fell to the ground gasping for air and in pain. Nightmare smiled her twisted smile and licked the blood off her paw in an evil manner.
I backed up and so did Darkstripe and I hear Nightmare say "Nightmare, Nightmare…" She paused to slice a long cut down Maggottail's side and then said "Filled with gore…" I watched as Maggottail began to fade and then Darkstripe turned on his paws and started to run the other direction into the undergrowth but Nightmare looked after him and said "Nightmare, Nightmare…"
Darkstripe disappeared into the ferns and then I heard him screech in pain and fear. "Don't you want more?" Nightmare asked to herself and then I heard Darkstripe's screech cut off and I couldn't help but run after to see what had happened to him.
I pushed through the plants and my paws splashed in blood. A lot of blood. I slowly looked up from my paws to see the mangled, fading body of what used to be Darkstripe. And I felt sick to my stomach and slowly backed out of the ferns and bumped into someone. I whirled around ready to face whoever, but it was just Nightmare.
She looked frail and her eyes where dull, and the jagged slice on her face was bleeding badly, but she just sighed and said "I told you my second power scares even me…" Then she turned and bolted back into the battle.
I shook my head and then ran into the crowd. But I didn't start fighting yet, because a new fresh yowl split the air and every head turned to see something that scared the crap out of me. Dark Forest Warriors, one's yet to join the fight, where heading our way. More than enough to overpower us. I gasped as two cats leaped upon me but as I fell underneath their claws and teeth, one was shoved off and I looked up to see Ashfur.
Patches of his grey fur was missing and his shoulders where cut up badly, but his eyes blazed with fire as he tangled into the battle with a grey and black tom. I wanted to help my mate, but I had to face this huge tabby she-cat with green eyes. And a thought comes to me…there is too many. All we have done is leaped into our suicide.
Then, while I was distracted, I was pinned by the she-cat who leaned down and was about to deliver the killing bite, until another yowl split the air and I looked up just as a blue she-cat tackled the other she-cat off of me. I stood up and gasped as the cat was Bluestar! I whirled around and smiled at seeing Starclan Warriors flood the clearing once again evening out the fighting.
I flew up to get a better look and then I saw something that made my heart nearly stop. On the edge of the far clearing, hidden in the shadows, icy blue eyes glowed in the darkness. And there was not a scrap of stars in his black pelt…
