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Me- Yes, Sir! *Salutes*
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Bakura- *drinks coffee* There was a typo last chapter its supposed to be Chapter 2. Shadow hit the wrong number.
Me- I had forgot the heading and rushed it…its fixed now.
~*~Into The Shadows: Chapter 3: The Gathering~*~
Bakura shifted and yawned as he woke. He lifted his head and looked beside him where his hikari was, Ryou was curled up next to him sleeping. He smiled, and nuzzled Ryou then stood and slipped out off the den and looked up at the rising sun. He saw a few shadow creatures walking around in the shadows. He nodded to them then went to the path that led down to the lake. He headed to Shadowclan's territory first. He slipped into their camp hidden in the shadows. He saw a white cat with black paws walk out of a den. Bakura watched as mores cats came out off another den. He watched as one cat, a tabby headed to a pile of small animals, and got a rat. The white black pawed cat growled at the tabby who dropped the rat hissing as he stepped away. The black pawed cat picked the rat up and the tabby got another piece only to be tackled by another cat, the two started fighting. Bakura stepped out and sat down watching as the clan started fighting.
The black pawed cat saw him and hissed. Bakura looked at him narrowing his blood red eyes daring the cat to attack.
"Who are you?" the black pawed cat asked. Bakura turned his head away watching the warriors fight.
"it rather pitiful that you can't even help your clan... Letting the darkness consume them let this…." Bakura said. He turned and slipped back into the shadows and heading to the next clan. Each clan was the same all fighting one another over food and the leaders even fighting too.
Bakura sighed, "This is worse then I thought it would be… these cats don't need a hero… they need a fucking miracle… If I don't stop this soon… they'll be devoured by their own darkness…" he whispered. He turned and went back to his own camp.
When he got back it was near nightfall, Ryou was curled up in a patch of the last of the sunlight. The shadow creatures were moving around a group walked in each carrying some fresh kill. Ryou lifted his head as Bakura went over to him. Bakura rubbed his muzzle against Ryou's. Ryou purred smiling. A shadow creature walked over and dropped two mice in front of them, then trotted off. Bakura sat down and sighed his tail twitching.
"Well, its not steak but it's better then nothing." he said, leaning down and taking a bite out of his mouse. Ryou slowly took a bite. Once they were done eating Ryou looked at Bakura.
"So how bad was it?" he asked.
"Bad. If the darkness grows any more, the clans will cease to have any light in them…" Bakura said. Ryou's ears flattened.
"What do we do?" he asked.
"I… I don't know…" Bakura said. Ryou tucked his head under Bakura's. Bakura closed his eyes as his and Ryou's tails intertwined.
"Tomorrow is the full moon." Ryou said.
"Lets hope the gathering goes well." Bakura said. Ryou nodded.
*Next Night*
Bakura gathered the shadow creatures as the sun set. He sighed his tail twitching as Ryou came to his side.
"Let's go." Bakura said turning and heading down to the lake. The shadow creatures followed. As they walked through the forest they saw Shadowclan and Thunderclan heading to the island on the lake. Bakura spotted the other to clans heading there as well a few cats snapping at one another until the leaders snapped at them.
Ryou pressed closer to Bakura shivering as they walked Bakura nudged him comfortingly.
"I'm right here, Hikari. You're safe." he said.
"I know… the darkness is just so overwhelming." Ryou answered. The shadow creatures pressed closer to the two of them protectively as they entered the clearing. The four clans stopped and looked at them as they entered. Bakura looked around the clearing. Every cat was just skin and bones. They were also on edge.
"Tsk tsk tsk. You're not much of leaders are you?" he asked the four sitting in the trees. The orange cat blinked.
"Who are you? And why are you here?" he asked. Bakura stood straight.
"My name is Darkstar. This is my deputy and mate Snowlight. And my clan. Darkclan." Bakura stated. "And you would be?"
"My name is Firestar, of Thunderclan." the orange cat stated. A tabby at the base of the tree stood. The white cat with black paws shifted.
"I am Blackstar of Shadowclan." he said.
"Leopardstar of Riverclan." said the she-cat.
"Onestar of Windclan." said the fourth leader.
"Why are you here?" Firestar asked.
"We've been sent here to save your sorry asses." Bakura said.
"Bak- Darkstar!" Ryou said catching him self.
"Sorry. Save your sorry tails."
"That's not any better." Ryou said. Bakura smiled. Firestar blinked.
"Save us?" Bakura looked over and saw a gray tom walking over slowly, he was blind. "You… you're the one's Starclan told me about?" he asked. Bakura blinked.
"Yes." Bakura answered. Ryou looked around and stepped back. Bakura looked at him and knew that it was the amount of darkness in the clearing. He frowned.
"What do you mean save us?" asked a tabby.
"How can we trust you?" asked another cat.
"How do we know your not the one doing this?" hissed another. Bakura growled as the other cats yowled accusations at them.
"SILENCE!" he snapped a ripple of darkness shooting through the clearing silencing the cats. Ryou flinched as the darkness and stepped back again. The shadow creatures hissed angrily at the clans. Bakura looked apologetically at Ryou. Who shook his head.
"it's fine." he whispered. Bakura looked at the clans.
"Accuse us of causing your problems again and you can forget about living any longer. So if you want to live and return to your normal lives you will listen and listen well. This isn't an enemy that you can fight alone. He isn't even part of this world. He comes from our own world. His name is Zorc. And he's using his shadow minions to draw out your darkness." Bakura said. "By accusing and fighting one another your feeding and giving into it."
"Wha-what do we do to stop it?" asked a young cat. Bakura sighed.
"Fight it until we figure out what to do. These shadow creatures will be in and out of you territories to help draw away the darkness. But it won't be enough to take it completely. You'll have to try and not fight." Bakura said.
"I could try to purify the darkness…" Ryou said. "But alone it be hard to do it."
"If you need something we're camped up on that cliff." Bakura said nodding to the cliff.
"Thank you." said Firestar. Bakura nodded. A shadow creature stepped forward.
"we will do the best that we can. But if you are unwilling and fight… it will be hard." it said. The cats nodded. Bakura looked around.
"another thing you should is that should your darkness consume you, I will not hesitate to kill you." Bakura said. "Because once it does, you will never return to normal. From the moment you're swallowed by you're darkness, you are an enemy. Is this clear?" he asked. The cats hesitated before nodding.
"Good." Bakura said standing he turned then stopped. "Oh, and Zorc, When I'm done here, be prepared to die." he added then he left, Ryou followed and so did the shadow creatures. The cats blinked looking around before following Bakura and his clan.
As they left a pitch black cat with blank blood red eyes, horns and batwings stepped out of the shadows. He snickered.
"We will see about that, thief." he said as shadows surrounded him.
*End of Chapter 3*
Me-And done! Happy Thanksgiving I hope you enjoyed this chapter!
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Bakura- No flames!
Me- Oh! And if anyone can give me a list of all the warriors and stuff that would be awesome! Again I haven't had time to catch up the last book I read was the 3rd book of Omen Of the Stars I believe. So please help out! Have a nice thanksgiving! Bye!