The screeches of blood hungry cats tore at Aurorastar's ears. She starred as cats from each side leaped at one another, ready to inflict pain, to spill blood, to kill.

I must find Darkstar! She shortly spotted the DarkClan leader deep in battle with Loststar and a bulky brown tabby tom from StormClan. She recognized the tom as Falconcry.

"You were fools to turn against me!" he snarled, sinking his teeth into Falconcry's neck and throwing him against a nearby tree, where the StormClan warrior lay motionless.

Aurorastar ran towards them, only to be blocked by a ginger she cat. Aurorastar remembered her as DarkClan's deputy, Foxclaw.

"You will all die tonight!" Foxclaw sneered.

"Including you!" Aurorastar leaped forward and raked her claws along Foxclaw's shoulder. The deputy didn't even flinch, and instead sunk her teeth into Aurorastar's ear and dug her claws into the leader's spine.

Aurorastar tried to shake her off, but Foxclaw hung on, digging her claws deeper into her flesh. The SunClan leader rolled over, crushing Foxclaw under her weight. Released, she charged toward Darkstar.

The black tom was still fighting with Loststar, although the StormClan leader was clearly losing her strength.

"You've grown weak, Loststar!" Darkstar pinned her down, lifting one paw to deliver the death blow.

"No!" Aurorastar barreled into Darkstar, knocking him off Loststar.

"Aurorastar!" Darkstar whipped around towards her, ignoring Loststar as she raced off. "Are you prepared to watch your clanmates die?"

Aurorastar lashed her claws along his nose. "I won't have to!"

Darkstar met her attack with both paws outstretched, pinning her to the ground. Aurorastar dug her claws into Darkstar's belly and kicked him off, sending him flying.

"Help!" a familiar voice cried out, causing Aurorastar to whip around. "Help me!"

It was Skypaw. The young tom was being corned by a gray DarkClan tom, who was lashing out at Skypaw. Aurorastar noticed that the gray tom's claws were sheathed. He's just playing with Skypaw! Coward!

"Sheerfang!" Foxclaw spat at the gray tom. "Stop playing with the kit and act like a DarkClan warrior!"

Anger burning in his eyes, Sheerfang shot forward and grabbed Skypaw's neck in his teeth. With a loud crack, Skypaw's neck snapped and Sheerfang tossed his body onto the ground.

"Skypaw!" Mistpaw screeched, charging towards Sheerfang. Aurorastar followed her, only to stop when Swiftpaw, Willowpaw, Moonpaw, and Ravenpaw fell in behind Mistpaw. Sheerfang stepped back in surprise, only to fall under a mound of apprentices.

Aurorastar scanned the clearing in shock. Bodies scattered the ground, some still alive, but most dead. She watched as a CloudClan warrior's throat was slit by a DarkClan warrior, and a NightClan apprentice fell under the weight of two DarkClan cats.

Suddenly, a voice called to her. "Aurorastar! Aurorastar, help me!" It was Eclipsewing, pinned down under the weight of the black rogue tom.

Aurorastar raced toward her sister. "Get off her!" She slammed into the tom's side with claws outstretched. The tom was sent flying by the impact, releasing Eclipsewing.

Aurorastar helped her sister to her paws. "Are you all right?" she asked her.

"Fine," Eclipsewing replied. "Thanks." But Aurorastar wasn't paying attention. She was staring at a body near her paws.

Fireleaf lay in a battered heap of fur on the ground, fresh blood still spilling out of his chest. His eyes were clouded, staring at nothing.

"How could-" but Aurorastar didn't have time to finish her sentence. A heavy body slammed into her, knocking the breath out of her. It was the black rogue tom again.

"My name is Blood," the tom growled. "And I was told that whoever kills a Clan leader gets to lead their own Clan alongside Darkstar. All my life I have been ambitious for power, and now is my chance." Blood barred his teeth. "Clan leader, prepare to die!" Blood shot forward, ignoring Eclipsewing's screeching, and sank his teeth into Aurorastar's neck.

Great StarClan, help me! Aurorastar struggled, but couldn't free herself. Then with a sudden pain and snap, everything was still, and darkness took over her.

Duh duh duuuhhh! Yes, Skypaw and Fireleaf have died :( And Aurorastar just lost her first life.

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