Sorry it took so long to get this up. I don't have much to say, and I have been pondering the POV of this chapter. But I found the right one. (Actually there are 2 POV's in this chapter even though Sorrelpaw's name isn't in the chapter title.)
Slashfang
The Day Of The Battle
Slashfang regretted his choice to join Eclipseclan as soon as the battle with Bloodclan started. Nightclan, stronger then Eclipsestar expected, drove them off temporarily. But Silvershadow had promised that they would attack again.
Redfire was dead, so was Jaypool. Slashfang mourned the loss of his friends. But the black and white tom had other things to focus on. Eclipseclan was about to ambush Bloodclan camp. They had nearly half of the cats in the clan on their side. This clan lost even before the battle began.
Slashfang watched as Silvershadow and Eclipsestar bounded into Scourge's den, and with a long pained yowl the blue-eyed tom knew that the Bloodclan leader was gone. Cats turned on one another, blood spilled into rivers, forming around Slashfang's paws. "Stay inside!" A black she-kit was shoving another light brown kit behind her. "Kits." Slashfang meowed to himself. "Kits! Come with me, you can be safe!" With no desire to kill them Slashfang took a step towards them. "Stay back!" The black kit hissed, bushing out her fur.
"I promise, I will save you from this blood-shed. I won't lay a claw on you." The white tom promised, his eyes gleaming with desperation. "He's our only option Raven! We have to leave now or not leave at all!" Raven glanced at the battling cats scattered around camp. "Let's go." Raven decided quickly, following Slashfang into the forest.
He saw the light brown kit named Heron starting to fall behind, his tail drooping with tiredness. "Here, let me help." Slashfang paused, and gently picked Heron up by the scruff. He felt Raven's watchful eyes on him like a hawk's, as they padded along. "Where are we going?" Raven asked. "To a safe place. It's called Nightclan." Slashfang's response was muffled by Heron's fur but Raven heard. "Another clan? You're crazy, you're going to get us killed!" Then a small patrol of cats stopped them.
"Halt, you're in Nightclan territory!" A dusty brown tom stalked towards them, his emerald green eyes narrowed distrustfully. "Eclipseclan scum!" A tortoiseshell she-cat launched herself at them. "Stop Sorrelpaw." Bladestorm hissed.
"What are you doing here traitor?" Bladestorm asked the white tom, recognizing his used to be clan mate. "You have every right to be mad at me, I know what I did was wrong. But Eclipseclan is attacking Bloodclan and I was able to save these kits." Slashfang's response came out as a rush, his ears flattened, intimidated by his used to be clan's rage.
Raven looked up at Bladestorm defiantly. "I will take you to Alphastar." Bladestorm meowed curtly. Slashfang led the kits, padding to camp.
"What are you doing here, Slashfang?" The silver and black spotted tom glared at him. As the white tom repeated his story he realized that Alphastar was looking at the kits. "What are your names little ones?" He asked, and Slashfang was surprised by the gentleness in his voice. "My name is Raven, and this is my brother Heron. Bloodclan has been destroyed by Eclipseclan, and your clan is the only safe place that there is right now." Raven meowed, and Slashfang's pricked his ears, slightly in awe of the kit that held such a high aura of power and respect.
"Raven, Heron." Alphastar gazed at the kits. "Don't you remember me?" Slashfang flicked his tail, feeling slightly uncomfortable. Slashfang turned away, not listening to the conversation anymore.
"Slashfang." A tortoiseshell she-cat walked up to the white tom. "Robinfeather." Slashfang acknowledged, not looking the medicine cat directly in the eyes.
"I know that you are sorry for what you did, but it is hard to forgive especially now." The compassion in Robinfeather's voice surprised him. "Robinfeather, do you think there is anything I can do, to redeem myself?" Robinfeather was silent, then meowed "It depends on what you think is good or not." Robinfeather shook her head "Once Alphastar is finished greeting the kits you can go back to talk to him."
"In fact, I think he's done now." Slashfang nodded and padded back over to the silver leader. Raven and Heron padded away and out of sight into a tunnel, following a light brown tabby she-cat. "Well Slashfang. It seems that you have realized that you have gone wrong. You may come back to the can, but mind that you will not be trusted." Slashfang nodded. "Thank you Alphastar." Bladestorm cocked his head "Are you sure that that is wise Alphastar?" Alphastar silenced the questioning deputy with a flick of his tail. "Of course. Every cat deserves a second chance."
Later that day
"Bladestorm, lead a patrol to see if there are any survivors from Bloodclan." Alphastar ordered the dusty brown deputy. Bladestorm nodded. "Slashfang, Sorrelpaw, Shadowblaze, and Brackenstorm come with me." As the four cats padded forward Slashfang felt a prickle of doubt. "I don't think there will be any survivors, unless they were part of Eclipseclan." The white tom meowed. "Why?" Bladestorm's keen gaze turned on him.
"Well, Eclipsestar's rule was kill or be killed. No mercy allowed." Brackenstorm narrowed his eyes "So you're saying Bloodclan is gone?" Slashfang replied evasively "Possibly."
"Let's go anyway." Shadowblaze meowed. "Yes come." Bladestorm led the way out of camp.
"What was it like training in Eclipseclan?" Sorrelpaw pestered the white tom. "It was okay, maybe a little fun." Sorrelpaw gasped. "But I thought, Eclipseclan is evil right?" Slashfang sighed. "It doesn't work that way. Silvershadow made us think that we were only helping and being loyal to our clan. I mean, in the beginning we were only learning battle moves." The tortoiseshell apprentice frowned. "I guess."
As they padded into the twoleg-place, near Bloodclan's camp the metallic smell of blood overcame Slashfang. When they entered the camp Shadowblaze nudged Sorrelpaw behind her.
In the center of the clearing stood Eclipsestar and Silvershadow. "Well, well, well. Look who it is." Eclipsestar purred evilly, her long claws unsheathing. Slashfang's gaze shot to a dead cat, Thunder. "As you can tell, we have defeated Bloodclan. There are only three survivors, but they will be found and slaughtered soon."
"Slashfang, I thought you were loyal." Silvershadow hissed the white tom, but he glared back evenly. "No, I will never betray my clan." He snarled. "Huh, pity. You could've been a valuable warrior."
"Kill them." Eclipsestar's order was quiet, but followed instantly. Cats leapt from the shadows, and instantly the patrol was smothered underneath claws and fangs. "Wait, don't kill them yet." Silvershadow meowed. But still the Nightclanner's were pinned down.
Slashfang blinked blood out of his eyes, trying to see his fellow clan mates. "I will kill you all slowly." Eclipsestar promised. "I'll start with this little tortoiseshell."
"No!" Slashfang yowled. "No?" Eclipsestar turned to the white tom, her eyes gleaming. "What, do you have a trade to offer?" Silvershadow asked, her eyes gleaming. "Come, we will talk privately. Keep them there." Eclipsestar meowed.
Sorrelpaw's POV
The apprentice struggled, hating the feel of helplessness. Slashfang had distracted the evil leader from killing her. After what seemed like moons Eclipsestar padded out. "Very well. I agree to your terms." The grey and black she-cat's eyes glowed, like a fat juicy piece of prey had been waiting for her. "Let them all go." The cat pinning Bladestorm down looked up. "What?" Eclipsestar narrowed her eyes. "You heard me, let them go."
Sorrelpaw felt the weight pinning her down lift, and she leapt to her paws, shaking her fur. "Now, Bladestorm. Lead your patrol out of here." Eclipsestar ordered. The dusty brown tom narrowed his eyes but didn't say anything beckoning his patrol together. "What about Slashfang?" Brackenstorm meowed. "Oh, we're just going to have a little talk. He will join you later." Silvershadow replied, in a smooth honey-sweet voice that Sorrelpaw didn't like.
"Nightclan, follow me." The four cats padded away out of camp, and Sorrelpaw glanced over he r shoulder, hoping to see the white pelt of Slashfang. But she didn't see anything.
Back at camp (Dusk)
"Slashfang still hasn't come back yet." Sorrelpaw meowed, pacing in front of the apprentice's den. "He's probably a traitor anyway, throwing himself in the dirt to grovel at Eclipsestar's paws again." Leopardpaw sniffed. The golden she-cat was still grieving the loss of her brother, refusing to talk to anyone except Sorrelpaw.
Sorrelpaw looked up, seeing Bladestorm and Alphastar discuss. As Alphastar leapt up onto High-ledge Sorrelpaw beckoned Leopardpaw with her tail. "He's calling a clan meeting!"
"As you all know, Slashfang appeared today. He had two Bloodclan kits with him. Raven and Heron." Alphastar paused as the clan turned to look at the black she-kit and the light brown tom. As Alphastar continued to tell the clan about the events that happened today Sorrelpaw began day-dreaming.
"I believe I have two ceremonies to preform today. Sorrelpaw and Leopardpaw step forward." Sorrelpaw blinked her wide green eyes, slowly padding forward to stand next to Leopardpaw. "Both apprentices has shown the courage and spirit of a warrior. Shadowblaze and Bladestorm, do you think that your apprentices are ready to become a warrior?" Shadowblaze nodded "We do."
"Then Sorrelpaw and Leopardpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code, believe in Starclan, and protect your clan even at the cost of your life?" Leopardpaw meowed fiercely "I do." Sorrelpaw nodded, meowing more quietly but determinedly "I do." Alphastar's golden eyes twinkled. "Then from this moment on Leopardpaw, you will be known as Leopardheart. Nightclan honors your quick-thinking and compassion." Leopardheart took a step back. "Sorrelpaw, from this moment on you will be known as Sorrelcloud. Nightclan welcomes your hunting skills and determination."
"Sorrelcloud! Leopardheart! Sorrelcloud! Leopardheart!" The clan cheered, and Sorrelcloud felt that her heart was about to burst from pride. Once the chanting ended all of the cats started to crowd the two new warriors, meowing their congratulations. "Remember, you have to have your vigil tonight." Bladestorm reminded them, padding over. "At least it'll be a warm night." Nightflash purred. "I had to have mine in the middle of leaf-bare."
"Let them enjoy their moment." Leafsplash flicked her torn ear, turning her amber gaze pointedly art the deputy.
Sorrelcloud purred.
At Bloodclan's camp Silvershadow's POV
"Speak to me you rat!" Another long scratch. Silvershadow watched in horror as Eclipsestar tortured the white tom. His pelt was running red with blood, his blue gaze clouded with pain. And yet still he didn't speak. "Silvershadow get the chain." Eclipsestar ordered. Silvershadow nodded, flinching inwardly.
The chain was a thing that twoleg's used, a long cord made out of rusted metal. It had a collar at the end of it, with spikes so that it dug uncomfortably into your throat. It could be adjusted if you knew how to use it, so that is choked the cat wearing it.
As Silvershadow dragged the rusty chain across the bloody ground she felt a pang of remorse. "It's to late Luna." Silvershadow scolded herself. "Here." Silvershadow dropped the chain beside Eclipsestar.
As the black and grey she-cat applied the tool Silvershadow excused herself. Nearly seconds later Slashfang's agonized yowls tore through the camp. Silvershadow crouched, trying desperately to plug her ears. Her mental barriers were breaking down, fear creeping up her spine like a spider. An angry insane screech from Eclipsestar ended the yowling, and Silvershadow knew that it was over for the white tom. "Why did it have to come to this?" She whispered to herself.
"Silvershadow, what was that screeching? Everyone in the camp woke up." A sleepy Rainfall approached the silver she-cat. "Oh, just a little incident." Silvershadow straightened up, shoving the haunted yowls in the back of her mind. "Oh, okay then." Rainfall nodded, obviously knowing that there was more to the yowls but to Silvershadow's relief she didn't silver she-cat flicked her ears, she was her mother after all.
Eclipsestar emerged from Scourge's old den, carrying a bloody chain. "Take this away." She spat. As Silvershadow obliged she felt a surge of regret.
"I'm sorry." Silvershadow whispered to the clouded skies.
In Starclan
"What she has done is unforgivable." A grey she-cat hissed. Several cats were gathered in a large clearing. "I joined Eclipseclan, but I came here." A tom countered. "But Slashfang, you know that you redeemed yourself in the last day of your life." A dark cat replied. "Silvershadow can too, don't you believe in your daughter Darkstar?" Slashfang challenged the old Nightclan leader. "She helped kill you! She just stood by and watched you die, does that mean nothing to you?" Darkstar hissed. The grey she-cat meowed "She has almost promised her path to the dark forest."
"Silvershadow does have a small chance, Stoneheart." A small tortoiseshell she-kit poked her way forward to stand in the middle of the quarreling cats. "Of course Spirit." Stoneheart dipped her head respectively in front of the wise kit. "Enough about Silvershadow. What about Heron and Raven?"
Darkstar narrowed his eyes "What is there to talk about?" He asked. "Plenty." A black and white she-cat padded up. "They are the kits of Alphastar, they influence his decisions." She added. "Soot, we all know that Nightclan doesn't fully accept them yet." Came the heated reply. "The battle's not over yet." Spirit mewed.
"There are three survivors from Bloodclan." She swiped her small paw across the pool, causing a faint ripple. As the cats peered into it three cats appeared. Ragged and discouraged they travelled, through a deep dense forest. "We must guide them to Nightclan." Slashfang meowed after watching the survivors.
"Yes. Lion, Shatter, and Flicker must make it to Bloodclan." Darkstar agreed. "Soot, lead them." He ordered the former Bloodclan cat. "My pleasure." She replied, and padded away form the pool, vanishing leaving only a trace of starlight.
Hurry up and finish the story already, so much longer then planned! Ah, oh well. There has to be one more epic fight, this story'll end with a bang. So Lion, Shatter, and Flicker are the only survivors from Bloodclan not including the kits and the traitors. So sad. Does Silvershadow actually have a chance of going to Starclan? -Gasp- I tried to extend this chapter to make up for the time it took me to update this. So leave a review please!