Screeches of fury and pain filled the camp. The sharp scent of blood drifted through the air, carrying with it an aura of death.

Darkstar slowly emerged from his den, and his eyes widened in shock when he saw the battling cats. He hesitated for a heartbeat before dashing over to help Ringpaw, who was tussling with a tom twice his size. Thornfur raced out of the den after him and knocked the Dark Forest tom to the ground, freeing Ringpaw, before rushing over to fight side by side with his mate, Thrushwing, who was facing two Dark Forest cats.

Out of the corner of her eye, Moonfrost spotted Alderbranch defending the new litter of kits alongside Leopardspot and Strikepaw. They were facing three ferocious Dark Forest cats, two she-cats and a tom, and it looked as if it would be a winning fight for Thunderclan, until two more cats appeared. They were slinking towards the battle, at the perfect time for backup. These two plus the cats already fighting would overpower the Thunderclan group

"Watch out! There are more coming!" she shouted as she launched herself into the closest Dark Forest she-cat. It seemed the Thunderclan cats heard her warning, as a couple of lost warriors headed over to help as if they had been looking a battle to join in on. An apprentice helped her fight off the she-cat and driving her out of the camp.

Suddenly, a mew broke through the yowls, louder than everything else.

"No! Tigerstar, no!" It was Darkstar. She peered through the groups of fighting cats to see Darkstar, pinned down by Tigerstar and covered in bleeding wounds. He was clawing at Tigerstar with his hind claws, but it had no effect on the tom.

She struggled to hear them through the noise of the battle as she fought her way towards them.

"I won't kill you. He will." Tigerstar chuckled and flicked his tail towards a solitary figure, standing motionless, overlooking the scene.

Spiritclaw.

He padded over to Darkstar and raised a paw in the air, ready to deliver the killing blow. She had to do something.

"Spiritclaw, no! Don't do it!" She tried to make her voice heard above everything else. He looked up and snarled at her.

"You. I should have killed you while I had the chance." He carelessly brought his paw down, slit Darkstar's throat with a claw and flung his body away. Tigerstar watched in amazement as his little spy padded towards her, shoving fighting cats out of his way. The cats who were still able to move edged away from him, creating a path for him to follow, straight to Moonfrost. By now, no one was fighting. They were all watching the scene, to see what would happen next.

"You killed Darkstar," she growled once he was close enough to hear her. Darkstar may have sent her out of the clan, but he was her clan leader while she was there. She would avenge him, and protect the rest of Thunderclan as long as she lived.

"So? He was weak. He never should have been made Thunderclan leader." He looked around at the watching cats, taking in the moment.

"You killed Darkstar," she repeated.

He laughed. "Now I'll kill you too."

Hi all,

This is short! I don't care! Also, the story finishes next week.

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