Blood of Darkness (Open)

[padamay]

Erie followed his leader Shadowclan through Riverclan territory. This battle would take lives and he looked forward to every bit of it. It was Dark, but in a few hours it would be light and morning. He looked back at the Deadplains cat behind him and growled, "Be quite!" he whispered through gritted teeth. If Riverclan found out about them now, everything would be lost.
As the Deadplains cats moved silently along the Rivers bank he kept looking at Thunderclan side. He had learned that there were kits in Riverclan. They would make a great way to bargain for what they wanted.
Before they entered the dark reeds he turned to the Deadplains cats behind him. "Do what ever you have to do to get the job done. We need to take some Riverclan kits, and maybe an apprentice or two. Got it?" he asked and looked at the cats as they nodded. He nodded back and then followed Shadow into Riverclan territories heart. Blood would flow soon.

[shadowfern]

Featherpaw strolled out of the camp, having just been sent on a hunting mission. She didn't like hunting when she was asked to; that meant she couldn't eat and she'd not eaten since yesterday because there had been not much prey left and she wanted to leave some for the elders and kits. She felt a great deal weaker than she would normally, but she tried not to think about that as she tried to scent some prey. Yes, it would be unlikely to have prey so near camp, but the closer to camp it was the quicker she got back. As she had expected, there wasn't really any prey she could scent, but there was something else. Just then, something moved behind her and she could have sworn she heard a twig crack. "Hello? Anyone there? Featherpaw asked, her voice wavering uncertainly.

[padamay]

Riddlepaw walked out from behind Featherpaw. "Sorry if I frightened you!" she mewed. "I was just hunting." Riddlepaws fur stood on end as soon as a strange sent told her cats were coming this way. She tried to see through the dark reeds but nothing showed. "Featherpaw! I think there cats coming! Hide!" she mewed franticly and dove into a pile of stacked reeds with garlic starting to grow around it. It would hide there sent thankfully. These were no clan cats. The thought came to her. Deadplains!

[Crowy]

Milkydew had been hunting when his nose met a strange scent. It recoiled, and he hissed. He recognised it from a few moons ago, back when he was an apprentice. The Dead Plains! Mixed among it were the scents of two apprentices, Riddlepaw and... Featherpaw! He couldn't let her get hurt. He ran towards them, trying to stay as low as possible.

"Riddlepaw, Featherpaw, are you two insane? You're going to get yourselves killed hiding here." he hissed, his voice low. He wrapped his tail around Featherpaw unconsciously.

[padamay]

Riddlepaw wailed, "I heard cats coming and i thought we could hide!" She noticed Milkydew wrap his tail around Featherpaw. Werid....she thought and then mewed, "What are we going to do?"
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Silverdust followed Milkydust as they ran to were the apperntices were hiding. "Someones got to get back to camp to warn the clan!" she mewed frightfully. As the sound of many cats paws grew closer she could pick out eyes through the dark reeds. "There coming!" Silverdust jumped into the reed and garilc pile as soon as a cat passed them. "I'm going to sneak around behind them!" She waited until the tom dissappeared and shook the reeds off of her. With out waiting for Milkydew to object she dashed into the darkning reeds. As she rounded around the Deadpalisn cats, she kept having the feeling that they were going to split up and find her. She round a short tree and came behind the fast moving group. They hadn't noticed her until she yowl an alarm call, "Deadplains attacking!" and dashed back toward the River hoping they were following her.
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Just as Silverdust dissappeared into the Dark reeds, a pair of Deadplains cats came waling past them. As soon as they heard Silverdust yell the alarm, they turned and raised back. Riddlepaw popped her head out and shook the reeds off her pelt. "We've got to get back to camp!" She waited for Milkydew and Featherpaw to follow her.

[shadowfern]

Featherpaw turned to Riddlepaw. "You go back if you want, but I'm going to fight. Yeah, these cats are dangerous and sadistic and will certainly harm us but we're just cowards if we run back to camp now. We're meant to be warriors!" Featherpaw exclaimed, looking surprised that Riddlepaw wanted to leave. She stood up, stepping away from Milkydew, almost tripping over his tail that he'd wrapped around her. "Milkydew, you'll fight with me, won't you?" she said, with big pleading eyes. No matter what she said, she wouldn't want to fight by herself.

[padamay]

Riddlepaw nooded. "I'm going back to camp to get help!" she mewed and dashed away.

[little]

Copperpaw and Firepaw were laying by the river soaking up the warmth of the sunset. It had been a busy day for both of them, and their limbs burned with tiredness. Copperpaw had just made a comment about ThunderClan and they were both laughing wildly, like any warrior apprentice would. Firepaw open his eyes in time to see two Dead Plains cat racing after Silverdust. He yelped in surprise, and saw Copperpaw was already running at the two devilish cats. Firepaw only had a few moments before he was fighting a thin, starving Dead Plain cat. Or as he would all every single one of them, the devil.
He fighting wasn't the same as most RiverClanners, his built was off a bit, he was foreign, right? He moved with grace and swift speed. The devil he was face did a wide arc with their left paw reaching and swinging forward. He brought up both of his paws, their claws spouting out and did an X across the enemy's paw, making him absorb most of the energy.
this cat brought up it's other claw aiming for his eye or ear. Fire ducked down and slide his back forward causing the other cat to fall to the ground. When the cat fell of the dusty rock it's mouth came first of the impacted. There was a yowl that could make any cat make then feel a lest some pity for the cat with a broken jaw.
Firepaw looked down at the devil with a broken jaw. He didn't want to know if the cat was dead or not, but the cat wasn't moving, so he raced after Copperpaw ready to help his friend

[Swimfast]

Mistpaw heard cats shouting from inside the Riverclan nursery, she protectively wrapped her tail around her kits and yowled, "Nightpaw!"

Nightpaw burst into the nursery within a second of Mistpaw yelling. He nestled his head into his mates neck, "It's okay, my love. I heard the shouting outside of the camp and-"

"Whose attacking us?" Mistpaw's fur shot up, and her claws scratched at the soft nursery floor.

Nightpaw licked her ear, "Easy, Mistpaw. You're going to hurt the kits. I think it's the Deadplains." Her noticed her eyes go wide, and glow with fear. He meowed, "I won't let anything hurt you, don't worry."

Mistpaw shook her head, "No! Go back to Thunderclan! Now! You have to defend your Clan!" She started to pant, "You shouldn't be here, fighting! It's wrong, you could get hurt! Nightpaw you have to leave!"

Nightpaw gasped, "Mistpaw, I'm not leaving you! Not ever, especially not now. I'm going to defend you, and our kits." He looked tenderly at the sleeping kits, and purred. Suddenly he heard more sounds coming from outside the camp. He pressed his muzzle against Mistpaw's head, "Stay here, and be ready if any of the cats get inside the nursery." He saw terror flash in her eyes, "But don't worry, I'll make sure that doesn't happen."

Mistpaw watched Nightpaw trot out of the nursery, and she sighed. She pulled her tail tighter against her kits, and licked each of their heads.
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Scar moved silently through the reeds, following the other cats. His fur prickled, not because he was itching to fight, but because he was afraid that cats were going to get hurt. From both sides, and he didn't want that to happen. I've tried so hard to prevent a fight.... But... It didn't work. I have to leave this place, and go somewhere else. My place is not with these violent cats, and it never will be.

He padded up beside Erie, "Where should I attack first?" He flicked his ears back and sighed, he was not excited for this at all. In fact, he dreaded it, and wanted to get it over with as soon as possible.

[Crowy]

"Yes, Featherpaw." Milkydew meowed, looking at a cat called Scar. "Hey, ugly! Come 'ere and fight like a real cat!" he shouted, poofing up his fur.

[Annikia]

Aya quietly strayed through RiverClan, lazily looking for a cat to kitnap.

[shadowfern]

Featherpaw nodded at Milkydew, happy he was staying and wouldn't force her to leave. She noticed Milkydew was yowling at a cat, so she joined in. "What he said, and I bet you're really weak, and that's why you're not attacking!" she said loudly, aware she sounded a bit childish. She aimed her next insult at the cat beside him, unaware who it was, though she had heard someone say he was called Erie. "You're just as bad as him, standing there, not fighting! I could beat you with one paw!" she boasted.

[padamay]

Erie growled at the younge she-cat. "Shut-it Fuzzy-ball!" he growled and looked at Scar. "Lets start with them." he growled and started to moved torward the two cats. "Same old Same Old." he mewed teasingly. "A she-cat needed protected in a clan." he boasted harshly. He ran and jumped at the Tom next to her. He knocked him off his paws and made sure all his weight was on the Riverclan tom.
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Riddlepaw came dashing out of camp with cats following her. "Hurry Up!" she yowled and ran and jumped onto a Deadplains cat named Scar. She rushed onto to him like a wild fire. She hadn't learned much fightning since she had become an apperntice a moon ago. She would protect her clan to keep them safe no matter the cost. Riddlepaw ducked down and slide her back forward causing the other cat to fall to the ground. This was too easy she thought. She pinned Scar to the ground. She kept growling and spitting curl words at him.
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Silverdust looked at Copperpaw and Firepaw fightning together. "Thanks." she panted and turned and looked at the Deadplains cat lying on the ground. She walked over to the still body and push a paw aganist it's side. The tom was dead. She looked at Firepaw, frightened and proud of what he had done.

[little]

Firepaw looked down at the cat he had just fought, blood was still dripping out of the cat's jaw. He turned to Silverdust with horror on his face.
"D-did I kill him?" He asked is a whisper.

Copperpaw went over to Firepaw and gave him a nod. He knew that this way the way it had to be for Firepaw to live. The cat would of killed him.
"Firepaw, it's OK. You did the right thing, and awesome moves! You HAVE to teach me some of them!" He said proudly walking over to the dead cat.

[Swimfast]

Scar jumped next to Erie, "I'm going into the camp!" He flicked his tail against the Riverclan cat, and dashed into the Riverclan camp. His fur stood as he came to face to face with an apprentice.

Nightpaw growled, "Leave, now!" His claws slid out, and his muscles tensed, ready for a fight.

Scar shook his head, "I'm not going to hurt you, right now, anyway." He looked toward the nursery and whispered, "I don't like fighting, I really don't." He swallowed, "Please, don't say anything about this. I'll get in trouble." He hunched closer to the apprentice, "There may be a few cats that try and steal some kits." He sighed, "Their just kits, it's not fair." He looked into the eyes of the apprentice, "You have got to move any queens with young kits. As soon as you can, understand?"

Nightpaw's eyes were wide, and his mouth dropped, "Are you helping us?"

Scar rolled his eyes, "Yes, I am. I told you, I don't like to fight."

Nightpaw snorted, "Then why do you live with cats that like to fight more then any others?"

Scar's tail drooped, "It's kind of a long story, and it doesn't matter anyway. Let's just say I have nowhere else to go." He nodded toward the nursery, "Now seriously, don't forget my warning. You should move the queens and kits to the safest place you can find. And soon."

Nightpaw murmured, "Thank you, I will. But if I move them across the camp.... They'll be wide open... I can't risk that, their going to have to stay in the nursery." He glanced over his shoulder, "I'll try and find some other cats to help me defend it."

Scar smiled slightly, "Considering you're only an apprentice, that might be a good idea."

Nightpaw flicked his tail, and pinned his ear back, "Well then, I assume you wouldn't mind fighting me because I'm, only an apprentice."

Scar took a step back, "I'm not going to attack you, I already explained that I don't like to fight. And I won't unless I have to."

Nightpaw sighed, "Thank you, for helping me... But you understand that you're still part of the enemy, and that you can't be in our camp."

Scar twitched his whiskers, "I can't go back out there. I won't cause any harm, unless I have to."

Nightpaw shrugged, "You still have to leave, I'm sorry." He lifted his head into the air and yowled, "There's a Deadplains cat in the camp! Help!"

[Crowy]

[May, watch the Power Playing. You can't knock over a full grown cat with one hit :/]

Milkydew had managed to scramble away at the last moment. He hissed, puffing up his fur even more. His eyes stared angrily at Erie. "You better leave, before I go whoop on ya'll!" he yowled, leaping for the tom, claws unsheathed, hoping to catch a blow.

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Musefaith raised her head when the apprentice Nightpaw yowled something about an intruder. She bolted over to him to see Scar. Her fur stood on end, her yellow eyes staring angrily at the cat. "Get out before I drive you out." she meowed, her voice dangerously low.

[Swimfast]

Scar shook his head, "I'm not going to leave!" He looked at the apprentice, "I helped you! I told you that your queens and kits might be in danger! And now you're going to fight me!"

Nightpaw looked at Musefaith, "Oh, I'm not going to fight you." He backed up a few steps, "I'm going to defend the nursery." He flicked his ears, "And thank you, for warning us. But because you're still on the enemy side, I don't want you to try anything."

Scar felt a faint growl rumble in his throat as he looked at the Riverclan warrior, "If you make me leave this camp, then I'll probably be forced to attack your clan-mates." He lifted a paw, "Think about it."

[shadowfern]

"Milkydew!" Featherpaw cried out, her voice filled with worry. She saw how strong cat was, but she knew Milkydew was strong too. Still, if he had her help they could easily beat this cat, right? She launched herself at him, trying to get a hold on his back, but the other cat quickly shook her off. She aimed her blows at his head, but they glanced off, barely hurting him. She scored her claws down his side, and they at last made a small mark on the muscled tom's side. She spat at him. "Get out of here! You're going to lose!" she yowled. "Someone got get help from ThunderClan or WindClan or someone!"

[Fuzzybreath]

Shadow leaped into the camp swiftly. Her bright green eyes were filled with energy as she walked around. She found a poor blind apprentice running around in circles. She smirk silent to herself and stalked the apprentice. She gave a deadly yowl and leaped onto the apprentice and bit his neck until she heard a crack of th neck. She dropped the apprentice on the ground, he was dead and bleeding heavily.
"This should be our land you fools. Surrender and we'll give you the most unpainful death we can give. Now look at this apprentice, we can kill way better then this. Now, Dead Plains is the ruler!" Shadow yowled over all the fighting.

[Crowy]

Musefaith hissed at the tom, and watched Shadow murder the helpless apprentice. Her claico colours stood on end, her yellow eyes burning like coals, her claws glinting in the dying light, sharp as razors. She quietly, swiftly, gracefully stalked towards Shadow.

"I've seen cats like you before," She said, her voice dangerously low. "Big headed, think they're the best, always underestimating the enemy. Hell, WindClan beat you, and they are considered the weakest of all the clans. Well, dead plains cat, you've just crossed the wrong clan. We are RiverClan, with an ability like no other. You, you just feed off cats like parasites!" She hissed, leaping towards Shadow, her paws flinging at her face. One contacted with her eye, and Musefaith let out a yowl of evil laughter.