Chapter 9
The first thing she felt was the anger. The anger towards her. The anger towards her Fa. Then the madness. The madness was overwhelming.
Then she felt the battle. Fa was fighting for his life against the souls of the mage. She felt Fa's souls acknowledge her, before pushing her souls towards a shadowy mist away from the fight. She delved in.
Then she saw the memory.
She saw the mage enter the Raven pack den.
She saw the mage, placing something in Finn-Keddin's mouth, forcing him to swallow to prevent himself from chocking.
She saw him get sick.
The mage had caused her great uncle to get sick. It was her fault she was dying. Willowpaw had to win this fight, so she could save her uncle.
She pulled out of the memory, launching into the fight, battering from one side as Fa attacked the other.
'YOU WILL NEVER WIN' the mage mentally screamed, a wisp of consciousness capturing her own.
The young spirit walker struggled, mentally growling as Fa's consciousness reached out to free her
'We can beat her Fa'
' I know cub' Fa melded minds with her
A surge of power burst through her as she broke free. But the spirit walkers' mind never separated, forming a icy spike, driving into the Mind of the Eagle Owl Mage.
The Mage screamed, both in her mind, and with her voice. Willowpaw could sense how the Seal clan started at the horrid scream.
The two powerful being separated as Fa said
'Eostra, you didn't learn. I will always win. A Spirit walker is more powerful than a mage. You should never have taken my daughter'
Then the two only saw black.
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With the Clan a moment earlier
Eostra scream, starting the clan and causing them all to cover their ears
The Mage collapsed dead.
The two spirit walkers lay limp, the older curled up slightly on the ground, the younger still strapped down to the altar. Asrif and Detlan ran/limped to Torak as Akin and Snowthistle horridly untied Willowpaw from the stone slab.
Then they lay daughter next to the father, on the ground facing each other. They did not move. The clan closed their eyes, fearing the worst. Snowthistle covered her eyes as a sob escaped her as Akin wrapped an arm around his new friend.
Suddenly two pairs if grey eyes flew open as twin gasped broke the silence. The two shot upright. They looked at each other for a moment, before laughing and embracing each other. The clan cheered.
"We did it Fa. We really did it" Willowpaw growled
"Yes we did. She is finally gone" came the growled reply
They broke apart, and Akin and Snowthistle wrapped themselves around their friend. As they broke apart, Akin caught the spirit walker's bare shoulder and pulled Willowpaw close and pressed his lips to hers. Her eyes widened in shock, before acceptance and love filled them and she kissed back. The clan cheered harder. The three men next to them smiled. Torak sat with one knee up, an arm draped across it, with is his other knee on the ground and the other hand braced behind him. As the new couple pulled apart, they smiled at each. The wolves ran up to their pack members, Blackpaw knocking her sister over and into her father. The seal clan laughed as Torak helped Willowpaw stand and wolf howled, followed by the pack and the spirit walkers.
The eagle owl mage was gone for good. There was good reason to celebrate.
Then go back to the forest and Heal the Raven clan leader.