The black and white she-cat launched herself at her attackers, latching onto a brown tomcat's back and digging in her thorn-sharp claws. He yowled in pain, but she did not relent. She planned to banish these dishonorable cats from her territory with a fight they would not forget. She sank her teeth into his ear, pulling backward until she felt it tear. The tomcat screeched, jerking his head out of her grasp and escaping back to his territory.
She whirled around, searching for a new opponent, and threw herself into the heat of battle with a cry strong enough to instill fear in even the most experienced warriors. Her claws tore through enemy fur with the vicious rage of StarClan. The ground near the border stream began to pool with blood from both groups of cats. The she-cat remained unharmed.
As she was swiping her unsheathed claws at the nose of a ginger tabby, she heard a sharp cry emit from one of her clanmates. Hissing at her opponent, she slashed his face one last time before streaking off to the source of the cry.
Another black she-cat was pinned beneath a striped brown tabby, who had his jaws clamped around her throat. The trapped she-cat thrashed in agony, kicking weakly with her back legs but failing to grab a hold. Growling with rage, the black and white she-cat leapt at the tabby, grabbing onto his back and scratching at his wide shoulders as she scrambled closer to his head. He began to rear up, freeing the she-cat beneath him, but the cat on his shoulders was faster; she extended a paw with claws unsheathed and slashed at his eyes, raking her claws through the soft material. The enemy cat let out a pained caterwaul, and as the black and white she-cat hopped down from his shoulders and growled, the blinded tom stumbled dazedly back to his territory.
The black and white she-cat turned quickly to the cat she had saved. "Nightfang! Are you hurt?"
Nightfang lay still on the ground, but her tail twitched rapidly. She took a moment to respond. "No, I'm just shocked."
"About what?"
"That I nearly died, mouse-brain," she growled back, but her eyes held amusement. "This is no time to joke, though. Keep fighting, I'll join you soon!"
The black and white she-cat ignored her entirely and waited until Nightfang had risen to her paws to fight. The two she-cats then worked as one, clawing at enemies from both sides and pinning them down, one raking their exposed underbelly or clawing at their faces. They had chased off multiple enemy cats, but their Clan was still being pushed back. The attackers were strong and much greater in number, not to mention fueled with the promise of new hunting territory and prosperity. DawnClan was losing.
The she-cats rushed to the back of their defending line, where a long-haired tom crouched low to the ground, hiding from their rival Clan.
"Blizzardstar!" the black-and-white she-cat meowed angrily. "What are you doing? Join the battle, you useless ball of fur!"
He did not reply, simply staring at one of his warriors as they were struck down by a large gray enemy cat. His mouth widened as he yowled, "DawnClan! Retreat!"
Blizzardstar dashed back to the east immediately, waiting for none of his warriors. The she-cats noticed that he limped badly from a vicious wound on his back leg, and his fluffy white fur was streaked with scarlet red.
DawnClan warriors began to retreat, ducking away from claws and running through the dense foliage to their camp. The pair of she-cats prepared to stand their ground, but the attacking DuskClan warriors had different ideas. Fueled with triumph at their impending success, the warriors turned on the few DawnClan cats that were left fighting and attempted to drive them forcefully back into their territory. Only the she-cats and three other warriors remained, forming a thin defensive line, their hind legs catching on tree roots as they slashed their claws at the flood of attacking cats.
One of the DuskClan warriors leaped from the horde, landing on a nearby grey and white DawnClan cat and bit down viciously. The DawnClan cat screeched in pain and collapsed to the ground.
The black and white she-cat yowled furiously, "Murderers! StarClan will have you struck down!" With that, she charged into the oncoming sea of DuskClan cats and scraped her claws across as many cats as she could before leaping back to join the defense with a couple of new scratches in her dappled fur. DuskClan was not disheartened.
"There's no hope, Ashscar!" one of the DawnClan warriors meowed. "We have to run, or we'll all be killed!"
Ashscar narrowed her eyes. "A true warrior never backs down. I will give my life for my Clan if I need to do so. I expect you will too."
A DuskClan warrior purred with laughter. "We'll crush you puny kits before you get the chance to retreat."
Filled with anger, Nightfang suddenly pounced at the cat that had spoken, wrapping her paws around his neck and pushing him to the ground, tearing at his ears with her teeth. They fought for a few moments, rolling around on the ground, but the DuskClan cat brought up his hind legs and kicked at her underbelly with immeasurable strength. Nightfang was launched off of him, her body sailing through the air and slamming into a rock a couple of fox-lengths away. The wind was knocked out of her, and she lay gasping on the ground, her belly torn open and leaking rivers of blood.
"No!" the black and white she-cat yowled, pushing her way to her sister through the oncoming DuskClan attackers, reaching her just as the life drained out of her eyes. Nightfang was limp, her face empty of emotion. Her sister gently touched her nose to Nightfang's, whispering a silent prayer to StarClan before she whirled around.
The cat that had killed Nightfang stood before her, looking proud for only an instant before the she-cat launched herself at him. His eyes flooded with fear as the mourning cat's teeth tore a jagged hole through his throat.
Allegianceshello everyone! I hope you all enjoyed the prologue! The allegiances are sorted by age, mostly, this version of the allegiances is as of chapter 1.
DawnClan
Leader- Blizzardstar - A large white tom with long fur and cold blue eyes
Deputy- Ashscar - A black-and-white dappled she-cat with a scar over her snout and pale greenish eyes
Medicine Cat- Honeypool - A ginger tabby she-cat with hazel eyes
Warriors
Softsnow - Beautiful white-and-cream she-cat with icy blue eyes
Thornflame - Sable-colored tom with bright yellow eyes
Apprentice Birchpaw
Cinderstep - Small light grey she-cat with forest green eyes
Brightflower - Soft white-and-orange patched she-cat with yellow eyes
Apprentice Poppypaw
Flashfire - Small sleek-furred sable she-cat with bright yellow eyes
Sootpelt - Large black tom with dark orange eyes
Apprentice Tawnypaw
Emberfall - Fluffy dark ginger she-cat with dazzling forest green eyes
Oakstripe - Large brown tabby tom with neon yellow eyes
Apprentice Ravenpaw
Swiftshade - Small black-and-white dappled she-cat with neon yellow eyes
Russetstorm - Small ginger tabby tom with bright yellow eyes
Apprentice Larkpaw
Whitelilly - Fluffy snow white she-cat with black accents and bright blue eyes
Dappleleaf - Very pretty calico she-cat with white paws and chocolate brown eyes
Apprentice Willowpaw
Breezefall - White tom with heterochromia, left eye is dark blue, right eye is light blue
Darkfeather - Small black she-cat with yellow-orange eyes
Apprentice Starlingpaw
Mosspetal - Beautiful calico she-cat with a white underbelly and yellowish-green eyes
Cinderfire - Small sleek-furred smoky-gray she-cat with a white underbelly and bright blue eyes
Apprentices
Birchpaw - Large white-and-black patched tom with bright green eyes
Poppypaw - A reddish-brown she-cat with a darker muzzle and bright yellow eyes
Tawnypaw - Small dark ginger tabby she-cat with dark green eyes
Ravenpaw - Strong black tom with a white muzzle and light green eyes
Larkpaw - Small cream-colored tom with dark brown patches and yellow-green eyes
Willowpaw - Fluffy white she-cat with dappled silver patches and crystal blue eyes
Starlingpaw - Sable she-cat with bright yellow eyes
Queens and kits
Fireblossom - Very pretty dark ginger tabby she-cat with cool green eyes
Cinderkit - Small sleek-furred smoky-gray she-kit with bright blue eyes
Badgerkit - Fluffy dark gray tom-kit with a white stripe across his face and bright yellow eyes
Lightningkit - Small dark gray she-kit with black accents and amber eyes
Ebonypetal - A very slender black she-cat with white around her neck and tail tip with dark green eyes
Blackkit - Small jet-black she-kit with a white underbelly and jade green eyes
Skykit - Fluffy white she-kit with orange highlights and blue-green eyes
Elders
Willowclaw - A white she-cat with dark green eyes
Mossfur - A messy dark brown tabby tom with deep hazel eyes
Vinetail - A white she-cat with gray tabby markings and bright green eyes
DuskClan
Leader- Featherstar - Light gray striped tabby she-cat with dull green eyes
Deputy- Rippletide - Large dark brown tabby tom with black paws and amber eyes
Medicine Cat- Mothripple - Pale cream she-cat with light brown markings on her tail and amber eyes
Warriors
Copperbreeze - Small brown-and-white dappled she-cat with dazzling green eyes
Redberry - Large ginger tabby tom with bright green eyes
Apprentice- Elmpaw
Cherryfoot - Sturdy red white and grey tom with green eyes.
Flickerwhisker - Black and orange tom with brown eyes
Apprentice Lilypaw
Swiftgaze - Small black-and-white dappled she-cat with amber eyes
Fernpelt - A large dark brown tabby tom with deep green eyes
Apprentice Owlpaw
Leafshadow - Very small jet-black she-cat with white paws and icy blue eyes
Cinderpool - Very pretty dark gray she-cat with a white underbelly and light blue eyes
Apprentice Firepaw
Ghostbloom - A small purple-and-black she-cat with navy blue eyes
Ivytail - Very slender brown-and-orange striped she-cat with pine-green eyes
Apprentice Stormpaw
Willowbrook - Large white-and-gray tabby she-cat with pine-green eyes
Torchlight - Small black-and-orange calico she-cat with icy-blue eyes
Apprentice Mosspaw
Creamysnow - Cream-colored she-cat with silver accents and dark purple eyes
Starlingcloud - Sable she-cat with bright yellow eyes
Apprentice Diamondpaw
Nightshade - Midnight-black she-cat with navy blue accents and hazel eyes
Tallflame - Small dark ginger tabby tom with bright green eyes
Apprentice Blossompaw
Eclipseclaw - Small jet-black she-cat with white paws and leaf-green eyes
Blackwing - Fluffy black-and-gray dappled she-cat with amber eyes
Apprentice Silverpaw
Mothwhisper - Light brown she-cat with freckles on her face and hazel eyes
Moondust - Fluffy black-and-silver dappled she-cat with frosty blue eyes
Apprentice Milkpaw
Dreamfeather - Beautiful purple-gray she-cat with grayish-white markings and light blue eyes
Bluewig - Blue-grey she-cat with silver accents and icy blue eyes
Apprentice Dovepaw
Brightsky - Small white-and-orange patched she-cat with deep blue eyes
Moonripple - Very slender black-and-silver dappled she-cat with dark purple eyes
Apprentice Whisperpaw
Creamfur - Beautiful white-and-cream she-cat with long fur and bright yellow eyes
Goldentuft - A fluffy golden she-cat with pale amber eyes
Apprentice Eaglepaw
Swiftstream - Beautiful silver she-cat with electric blue eyes
Bluebellgaze - Fluffy dark silver-blue she-cat with crossed frosty blue eyes
Apprentices
Elmpaw - Dusky brown tom with a white chest and toes with green eyes
Lilypaw - Ginger tabby she-cat with white markings and brown eyes
Owlpaw - Orange tabby tom with brown eyes
Firepaw - Sleek fire-pelted she-cat with white paws and jade green eyes
Stormpaw - Gray she-cat with blue eyes
Mosspaw - Light brown dappled she-cat with silver highlights and jade green eyes
Diamondpaw - Small white fluffy-tailed she-cat, blue eyes
Blossompaw - Golden she-cat with dark tabby stripes and amber eyes
Silverpaw - Small dusty gray cat with faint brown stripes and forest green eyes
Milkpaw - Soft white she-cat with pale silver and gold tabby patches and blue eyes
Dovepaw - Pale silver-and-white she-cat with faint tabby stripes
Whisperpaw - A small, pale grayish-silver she-cat with icy blue eyes
Eaglepaw - A white tom with brown patches and blue eyes
Queens and kits
Nightpounce - Soft black-and-white dappled she-cat with crossed yellow-orange eyes
Stonekit - Dark gray tom-kit with white paws and leaf-green eyes
Swankit - White-and-silver dappled she-kit with electric blue eyes
Birchkit - Large black-and-white tom-kit with bright yellow eyes
Leafcloud - Small white she-cat with pale ginger patches and green eyes
Moonkit - Very slender jet-black she-kit with silver accents and bright blue eyes
Breezekit - Beautiful jet-black she-kit with electric blue eyes
Ravenkit - Small black-and-white marble she-kit with pine-green eyes
Willowbloom - White-and-cream she-cat with long fur and pine-green eyes
Fawnkit - Light brown tabby she-kit with white flecks and leaf-green eyes
Yarrowkit - Fluffy snow white she-kit with yellow markings and hazel eyes
Ebonykit - Very pretty black dappled she-kit with violet markings and dark purple eyes
Scarletblaze - Fluffy dark russet she-cat with sable-colored markings and dark hazel eyes
Starlingkit - Sable-furred she-kit with a black chest and bright yellow eyes
Willowkit - Small white she-kit with long fur and jade green eyes
Wildkit - Wiley and lean, spiky-furred red-brown she-kit with neon yellow eyes
Rosedawn - Small white-and-orange she-cat with bright green eyes
Mothkit - Dark gray she-kit with a white underbelly and sky-blue eyes
Finchkit - Strong dark brown tom-kit with black stripes and crossed yellow eyes
Swiftkit - Small black-and-white she-kit with silver accents and neon yellow eyes
Softpurr- - Fluffy chocolate-point she-cat with white toes and frosty blue eyes
Lowkit - Very slender black and blue tabby-point she-kit with water-blue eyes
Olivekit - Dark brown tom-kitwith lighter brown patches and hazel eyes
Littlekit - Small ginger tabby-and-white tom-kit with icy blue eyes
Swankit - Beautiful dark gray tabby-point she-kit with bright green eyes
Elders
Freckleface - Small dark brown spotted tabby tom with a darker face and hazel eyes
Jaggedtooth - Fluffy dark brown tabby she-cat with white paws and bright yellow eyes
Longclaw - A white long-haired tom with ginger patches and bright green eyes
Mothflame - Small pale ginger tabby she-cat with amber eyes
Cloudeye - Beautiful ginger she-cat with white markings and pine-green eyes
Cats outside of Clans
Mint- Small silver-and-black marbled tabby tom with bright green eyes
Paris - Very pretty pale brown tabby-and-white she-cat with cobalt blue eyes