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Post by Amber on Mar 30, 2009 17:02:20 GMT -5
A dark gray figure tore throught the territory, pelt bristling with barely hidden anger. Her moss-green eyes flashed with hatred as she followed the trail of her father. You killed my mother, you killed my siblings, and you even killed me, but I won't let you kill Eclipsewind! she vowed solemnly.
The few drops of blood on the way and the combined scents of Eclipsewind and Vampirate told her something was up. And she knew when it came to her father it couldn't be good. Finally she traced the scents to Fossil Valley, where she promptly followed them to a small crevice...that led to an underground cave!
Inside it was pitch black. Mosswind parted her maw to take in the scents, but before she could register them, a large paw hit her face, knocking her to the stone ground.
Eclipsewind pounced on Vampirate, bleeding profusely but not about to let him get the better of them both. "Stay away from my mother!" she hissed venomously. She battered her grandfather with her forepaws, wondering how he still managed at his age. Angry growls and hisses carried out from the cave and possibly even out of Fossil Valley as Mosswind got to her paws and joined in.
Hopefully, DreamClan would send someone.
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Post by ripped. on Mar 30, 2009 17:25:57 GMT -5
The day carried on like any other; the normal routine of hunting was of course carried out, and he was creating a small hole in the ground for a vole freshly caught. After placing the corpse in the ground, he put the dirt back over it, making a mental note to retrieve it later. His jaws parted, tasting the air around him. The scents were normal, familiar. Except for one that made his senses alert. Blood. He kept his jaws slightly parted as he searched for the source, keeping his pace quick, but careful not to lose the scent.
Gradually, the scent became stronger, until Crowflight was at a brisk jog. Not watching where he was going, he stumbled along the way, but he started to run when he heard the cries of a fight, and he was brought to a cave that he never knew was there. Crowflight paused, and realized some of the scents were of his Clanmates, Mosswind and Eclipsewind, and an exile, Vampirate.
Growling, he entered the darkness, trying to pinpoint Vampirate. Once he did, he pounced, digging his claws into whatever part of Vampirate's body they were at, hissing and spitting angrily. "What are you doing here, fox-dung?" Crowflight demanded, his teeth bared into a snarl.
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Post by Amber on Mar 30, 2009 17:41:06 GMT -5
"Finishing what I started!" he snarled back, scratching at the tom's face in an effort to get away from him. He rolled out from under and then jumped to his paws, glad then that he was good at operating in the dark. He pinpointed Mosswind and leapt for her throat.
She crumpled beneath him as she was pinned. He brought a huge paw up and then delivered a knock-out blow to her head. Another cat tackled him, but he managed to flip around and pin her, too.
Eclipsewind struggled and thrashed, but she was trapped! Trapped beneath strong paws that held her firmly to the ground as Vampirate slowly and dramatically lowered to rip out her throat. She managed to score her claws across his chest, but he didn't react much.
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Post by ripped. on Mar 30, 2009 18:04:00 GMT -5
Crowflight hissed as he felt claws meet his face, and he stumbled back, shaking his head to avoid blood getting into his eyes. He narrowed his bright yellow audits, searching for the traitor.
And he found him, with Eclipsewind pinned beneath him, trapped.
He propelled himself forward, bowling Vampirate off of his Clanmate, and rolling in a mess of claws and teeth with the tom. He managed to score his claws across the tom's shoulder, feeling the fur beneath his claws as he did so. He lunged his head forward, snapping his jaws at Vampirate.
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Post by Amber on Mar 30, 2009 18:16:33 GMT -5
Vampirate attempted to pin Crowflight as he had with Mosswind and Eclipsewind, but failed. Pulling out from under and lunging to attack him again, he etched three long lines across the other's chest. "Die!" he hissed, grinning with the thrill of battle. He brought up a paw to strike again.
Eclipsewind breathed out in relief, somersaulting to her paws. She spun and faced Vampirate and Crowflight, but she couldn't tell which was which! Desperately scenting the air, she came up with the decision that it was too risky to attack. [/center]
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Post by ripped. on Mar 30, 2009 18:33:47 GMT -5
Crowflight growled as he felt Vampirate slip out from underneath him. A yowl of pain was released when he felt three deep wounds open on his chest, and his yellow audits blazed. "Only after you!" Crowflight retorted venomously, regaining his balance. He reared onto his hind legs, swiping his claws out at the exile, and he felt them make contact with his forehead as he let himself fall back to all fours.
"Make sure to say hello to DreamClan for me!" Crowflight sneered, lowering his head, and ran forward, ramming all his head into Vampirate's side, trying to unbalance the cat.
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Post by Amber on Mar 30, 2009 18:51:58 GMT -5
"Oh, I'm not going to DreamClan if I die," Vampirate mrrowed happily. His eyes shone with glee in the darkness and he chuckled softly, lurching backwards, away from Crowflight. He backed up, slowly, until he backed straight into the wall. It wasn't out of fear - it was just pure madness.
Eclipsewind seized the moment to jump at Vampirate, clawing at any part of him she could reach in a rage. He threw her off and she hit the wall, sliding down with a groan. Stumbling back to her paws she faced him, but now she was losing blood faster from her wounds. She wasn't sure Crowflight or Mosswind were any better off. Why wouldn't this cat die?
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Post by Squid on Mar 30, 2009 19:02:50 GMT -5
It hadn't taken long for Sootpelt to pick up the noise. It may have been a battle underground, but she'd also been sniffing around close to the ground, looking old holes that may hold a piece of prey or two. She stepped lightly, to where the only way one could detect her would be by scent, and circled around to where Vampirate was, once she was sure it was him, and flung herself at him with a furious yowl, landing square on his back. "Nice to see you again" She growled, digging her claws into his flesh.
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Post by ripped. on Mar 30, 2009 19:09:36 GMT -5
A new scent hit Crowflight's nostrils, and he identified it quickly as Sootpelt, another Clanmate. "Of course you wouldn't; DreamClan won't have filth like you with them," he spat before he launched himself at Vampirate, assisting Sootpelt in assaulting the traitor. He dug his teeth into Vampirate's neck, feeling blood seep into his mouth. He was revolted by the taste of the cat's blood, but didn't move away.
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Post by Amber on Mar 30, 2009 19:21:46 GMT -5
Vampirate gave a violent shake, dislodging both his attackers with an almost happy growl, but not better snapping at Crowflight and tearing off a chunk of his ear. He must be delirious from the blood loss! Cackling, he rose up on his hind legs and went crashing down onto Eclipsewind as she attempted to rush to her mother's side - Mosswind was stirring.
Mosswind's eyelids fluttered. Almost instantly she was on her paws, snarling at Vampirate. She tackled him to the ground, slapping him with a forepaw. Her outstretched claws made long red scratches on his chest. She was thrown off, landing back on her paws. [/center]
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Post by Squid on Mar 30, 2009 19:48:21 GMT -5
Sootpelt hissed. She waited until Mosswind was seperated from Vampirate to leap onto the tom, and with one fierce growl, she pierced his throat with her teeth, digging deeper and deeper until she felt the flow of his blood into her mouth.
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Post by ripped. on Mar 30, 2009 19:53:35 GMT -5
Crowflight screeched as a chunk of his ear was torn off in one swipe, pain searing in what was left of his ear. He stepped back a few pawsteps to regain his balance. As he did so, he caught sight of Mosswind, who lie motionless on the floor a few tail-lengths away. He ran to her, and put his muzzle to her chest. Her body was cold, and he could not feel the beating of her heart. She must be...
Vampirate had killed Mosswind.
Enraged, Crowflight's yellow audits burned with a thirst for vengeance of his Clanmate's death, and he searched out Vampirate. Seeing that Sootpelt had a hold of his neck, Crowflight lunged forward and clamped his jaws on the tom's leg, getting a firm hold and shaking his head--and thus Vampirate's lower half of his body--vigorously, and pulled slightly, wanting to make sure this traitor and murderer could no longer harm another soul.
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Post by Amber on Mar 30, 2009 20:15:57 GMT -5
Vampirate had been dead the moment Sootpelt dug into his throat. That, then, had been the cause of Mosswind's death. She had drawn in her last breath as he had done so as well. This had all happened in the course of what, a second? And as Mosswind lay on the floor, her heart beating so faintly, for the last few times, she felt someone lie their muzzle on her chest. She wanted to call out to them, but found she couldn't.
As Crowflight attacked Vampirate, she grasped for control of her motor skills...and forced herself to stand. But it was too late. As Vampirate was released, she felt the darkness close in.
She saw him die. Father and daughter.
And he fell... and she fell... together.
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Post by ripped. on Mar 30, 2009 20:28:05 GMT -5
Crowflight felt that Vampirate's body was limp, not realizing it had been for a few moments. He dropped the cat's leg from his jaws, and spat at Vampirate once again, althought the tom was dead. He then let his fur lie flat, and he relaxed his muscles. He looked over at Mosswind, then to Sootpelt. "I suppose we should bring Mosswind back to camp," he murmured, not mentioning moving Vampirate's body.
A light twinkled. As a new soul was coming to join them, a femme stepped out from undergrowth that was thriving and was a rich green. Her white and ginger pelt sparkled like Silverpelt, and she sat, wrapping her tail neatly around her paws. She awaited as the warrior would return to DreamClan. Novalight had helped this femme on her journey to DreamClan before, and she felt just a little saddened doing it again. Ferrying souls to DreamClan was never a pleasant thing to do. But nevertheless, she waited patiently, and her emerald audits glowed.
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Post by Amber on Mar 30, 2009 20:33:32 GMT -5
Mosswind blinked, stepping forward. "I'm dead," she said simply; it was a statement, not a question. She had been through this before, after all. Now it was time for her to go. "I guess that means Vampirate's dead too," she remarked, glancing at the body. She thought she saw a black tom cat dash off frantically, as if he was lost.
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