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Post by Amber on Sept 15, 2007 15:33:11 GMT -5
Lavendersong looked fearful and sad. Her flashed with pain. "I hope you're right..," she murmured.
Foxstride turned and tore off to find his family. He called out for them with rising panic, then ran back to Lavendersong, still calling. He slid to a stop and halted his calls, hopefully his family would find them on their own.
Stallionspirit sprinted towards his daughter, son, and Ivysong. "No!" he yowled despairingly. He paused by them, and let out a wail of sorrow. "Don't die on us, Lavendersong," he whispered to his daughter, "Please."
Devilsoul turned and waited for Streamsong. "Streamsong..." he mewed, "He's gaining control..." But he said no more, then his eyes turned red and he ran forward, knocking Streamsong out of the way. He ran back into the clearing and sprung onto Stallionspirit. "Time to die," he hissed with an evil smile, then scored his claws across his face. He sunk his powerful fangs into the tom's neck, and then jumped back, lashing out with his paws on the tom's hind legs. He grinned and watched as the tom shook in pain.
Stallionspirit let out a gurgling sound, and gave massive and violent jerks. His body was in tremors, but they slowly died down and grew weaker as the blood poured onto his pelt, dying it red. He finally was just shaking, and his eyes glazed over as his heart stopped. His eyes stared sightlessly at the sky, never to see again. Stallionspirit...was dead.
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Post by Squid on Sept 15, 2007 15:41:24 GMT -5
Coyotestar's eyes were wide and she felt as if ice had frozen her. She stared at her mate...her kit....one dead, one dying. Foulstep's eyes were blazing with fury and his fur bristling as he lept at Devilsoul and scored his claws across the tom's face.
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Post by Amber on Sept 15, 2007 15:49:48 GMT -5
Lavendersong saw with dim satisfaction Foulstep was attacking her father's killer, and her attacker. She wished a medicine cat would get there soon, for she couldn't hang on much longer.
Sleetpaw gasped and tore off, returning with her mouth full of herbs. Though she was the DuneClan medicine cat apprentice and this she-cat was in MeadowClan, she couldn't bare to see her die. She set down the herbs when she stood beside the she-cat. She couldn't give her poppy seeds, she might slip off and die. She picked out some cobwebs and pressed them on the wound, and then put marigold on it as well. If she remembered right, goldenrod was also for severe injuries, so she pressed it on the neck wound too. She turned to Coyotestar. "Here," she meowed, "Eat these." She pushed some dandelions towards her, to make her calm.
Devilsoul snarled and scratched at the tom's flanks.
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Post by whitetiger on Sept 15, 2007 16:02:22 GMT -5
Icystrike was watching the gathering from the sky, she appeared on the ground, but only to those who were dieing or have died. She waited for a dreamclan cat that was once of meadowclan to come down from the sky.
Twilightstrike watched in horrer know there was nothing she could do.
Silverdream was next to twilightstrike."Why now, fighting at another gathering?"
Bluewave purred next to dreamheart."I'm doing great." She stoped purring as she relized what was happening around her. she saw stallionspirit's body.
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Post by dove on Sept 15, 2007 18:00:18 GMT -5
Silverstep appeared out of nowhere. She pounced on Devilsoul, hissing. She culd feel the anger build up inside her, but underneath it all, was fear. The fear stood clearly in her eyes.
Raindancer turned around, and meowed in panic. Her haunted gaze became so much worse. She was re-living the last gathering, and she started wailing feebly. "Windlistener, please help." Her every limb shook.
Fog saw Shadowblaze, and joy soared in her heart. Silverstep ran in front of her, cutting her off. Fogwhisper turned her head in that direction and froze. She had just witnessed Stallionspirit fall. "No," She breathed. She raced after Silverstep, hoping she won't be so useless this time. Her eyes found Raindancer and they glazed with pain. She could see her haunted gaze, and her scars. She still wasn't fully healed. She shook her head, and kept running. But, she was cut off by Shadowblaze. "No." He whispered. He pounced on her. He had just heard the news that Swanwing had died, and he didn't want to loose Fogwhisper as well.
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Post by Amber on Sept 16, 2007 10:44:09 GMT -5
Devilsoul was overtaken by both MeadowClan cats, and he watched miserably from his lonely corner. He had given in to Fury, for even if he gained control, no one would believe him. But he had killed Stallionspirit...innocent blood stained his teeth. I can't let anyone else die, he thought suddenly. He forced Fury to a corner of his mind, snapping silently at him, driving him off until Fury was no more than a weak trembling presence in his head. He sheathed his claws and fought to push his attackers off, and when he did, his gaze met the sightless one of Stallionspirit's, and he gasped, realizing it wasn't a dream. He shook his head, and he shook. "Go on," he meowed out loud, "Kill me. I will never be free...never be safe for my Clan. Not with Fury hanging over my mind like a dark cloud. You win, Fury. You win..." He waited for Fury to take control of him, but nothing happened. He waited for what seemed like forever, but nothing changed. His eyes stayed emerald, and he still told them where to look. He blinked. "What..." He searched the corners of his mind for the nagging voice of Fury, but it wasn't there. He gaped, and then he smiled. "I'm free," he whispered, "I'm free."
Lavendersong was breathing a little better now, and the pain had subsided a bit. She staggered to her paws, swaying. "Free?" she murmured, wondering what the tom had meant.
Stallionspirit looked around frantically. "Where am I?" he yowled, "I want to be with my family." He got to his paws, then realized with a jolt his body lay motionless on the ground, still pouring blood. He looked at his own pelt, but it was fine and clean. He gasped. "I'm dead," he whispered. He turned, and saw his killer standing before him, fur bristling. "Devilsoul, Foulstep killed you?" he growled, but then realized that the Devilsoul with green eyes was still alive, and saying something. This one had red. He snarled at it, and chased it away from the home of DreamClan, into the shadows of the full moon night. Then he looked around, finally noticing Icystrike.
Noblefire glared at Devilsoul suspiciously. "What do you mean, free?" he hissed skeptically.
Stormcloud blinked. "What?" she mewed.
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Post by dove on Sept 16, 2007 12:24:48 GMT -5
Raindancer saw his eyes turn emerald, and she calmed down. She felt weak though.
Fogwhisper hissed, pushing Shadowblaze aside to see what happened.
Silverstep sheathed her claws, and stepped back. Her eyes looked in disbelief, as if she saw a different cat.
Swanwing came out of the shadows. "Icystrike and I are here to take you to DreamClan," She murmured softly. Her pelt glowing of stars and moonlight.
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Post by Squid on Sept 16, 2007 12:47:46 GMT -5
Foulstep did not relax so easily, just because he seemed different didnt mean he wasnt the cat who killed Stallionspirit, and once Foulstep caught hold of a grudge he never let it go.
Coyotestar sunk to the ground and stared in disbelief at Devilsoul, and Stallionspirit and Lavendersong, a bit happy that her daughter was ok.
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Post by dove on Sept 16, 2007 12:55:43 GMT -5
Silverstep came to Foulstep's side, hoping to calm him down a bit. "I am so sorry." She murmured in his ear. Her sadness reflected in her eyes. And so did wariness. She had never seen Foulstep this angry before. DreamClan, please help him cope. She silently prayed, looking up to the skies in desperate hope.
Fogwhisper looked at Shadowblaze. It has been a while since she'd seen him. "I am sorry," She whispered. "I don't love you." she turned around and ran back to camp. Shadowblaze looked after her, feeling sad. He turned and walked around aimlessly. he accidently bumped into a cat. He looked up and saw that it was Sootpelt. "Hi." He murmured.
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Post by Squid on Sept 16, 2007 13:13:55 GMT -5
Sootpelt saddened, feeling sorry that the four brothers and sisters had just lost their father. She flinched in surprise when Shadowblaze bumped into her "Whats wrong?"
Foulstep took a deep breath and forsibly calmed himself "Dont be sorry" It wasnt Silversteps fault that Stallionspirit was dead.......it was Devilsoul's.
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Post by dove on Sept 16, 2007 13:20:53 GMT -5
Shadowblaze had his defiant spark out of his eyes. "Swanwing is dead, and Fogwhisper is a MeadowClan cat. She is being loyal by not choosing me as a mate."
Silverstep looked at him, worried. She started licking his shoulder in soothing, confortable strokes. "Don't worry, he is in good care with DreamClan, I just wish..." She looked away, and her voice got softer. "I just wish I had a chance to really meet him."
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Post by whitetiger on Sept 16, 2007 13:37:28 GMT -5
Icystrike dipped her head towards stallionspirit."Hello stallionspirit."She looked back up sitting tall."Are you ready to join dreamclan?You will be able to watch your family from the sky."Icystrike waited for his answer.
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Post by rem<EMBER me on Sept 16, 2007 15:33:56 GMT -5
Streamsong dashed back into the clearing and skidded to a stop next to Devilsoul. She looked around at all of the other warriors. Some of them were glaring at her mate. "It's not his fault." She meowed, her blue gaze challenging everyone. "He couldn't control the monster inside of him." Then she looked at Stallionspirit's body and sighed. "I know you are all mad, but he really couldn't help it. Please don't hurt Devilsoul. I love him."
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Post by whitetiger on Sept 16, 2007 16:09:29 GMT -5
Bluewave stared as she steped forward."Streamsong" She showed no harshness in her eyes."Medicine cats are forbbiden to love."She felt her friends icystrike and hurricanepelt in her head....No bluewave, love is never forbbiden. no one can control how they feel. Bluewave looked up at the clouds and saw darkness and cloud covering the moon.
Icystrike sighed."I'm going to have to calm down the other dreamclan cats. " Another she-cat appeared beside icystrike.
Hurricanepelt spoke."I will take over icystrike."
Icystrike nodded in thanks and turned back to stallionspirit."I will see you in the sky." Icystrike then disappeared.
Hurricanepelt smiled."I'm geussing you didn't know i died did you?" Hurricanepelt had only died two days ago.
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Post by Amber on Sept 16, 2007 17:06:26 GMT -5
Stallionspirit looked shocked. "Hurricanepelt of BlazeClan?" he mewed. He sighed. "I'm..I'm not ready," he murrowed, "But I suppose I don't have a choice."
Lavendersong stumbled to her mother, gazing at Stallionspirit with grief in her eyes. She shook her head. "No..."
Foxstride was frozen in shock. He stood stock still, then turned and glared at Devilsoul in rage. He snarled at him, fur on end. But he didn't challenge the tom.
Devilsoul purred and licked Streamsong's forehead. "Streamsong, I'm free," he whispered so this time she could hear.
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