Warriors: Ｗ Ａ Ｓ Ｔ Ｅ Ｌ Ａ Ｎ Ｄ (Book 4)

𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐭(𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏)

Everything, gone. The clans, gone. The territory, gone.

The territory has fallen apart. There was nothing to do, other than stay until death comes by. Emerald'gaze woke up seeing light shining from the hazy yellow sky. He see the huge circle in the sky, firey orange, Emerald'gaze noticed some blood trickling down from his front paws and head.  He noticed his tail was stuck, he was already in an awkward position. He tried to climb out of the cave of darkness he's in. He start to move, carefully. He attempted to climb up in the rocks and escape.

He start to slip a little, he look down at the darkness beneath him. He start to panic, he start to slip again, his heart pounded like a drum. He knew he couldn't survive in this weather, he close his eyes, he breathed slowly. His days were over, he tried to save everyone, but failed. He then made himself fall into the darkness.  Suddenly a cat appeared and grabbed his paw, Horned'tip, a faded cream colored cat with brown spots, and ear tips resembling a horned viper.  Emerald'gaze look up at Horned'tip, he looked confused at the tom,  Horned'tip dragged him up. Emerald'gaze laid there, he looked dehydrated and starving. 

"What...who are you?" Emerald'gaze said, Horned'tip looked at the tom. "I'm here to help you, I'm Horned'tip." He introduced himself, Emerald'gaze blinked slowly. "I-" he stood for a second, he tried to get himself up, but he fell down a little. "Why did you save me?" He asked, Horned'tip explained. "Well, I'm the only cat who survived, and I thought maybe looking for other cats to take to SpiritClan with me." Emerald'gaze looked at Horned'tip. "SpiritClan?" He said.

"Yeah SpiritClan, but we're gonna have to pass by huge amounts of water pretty soon, so we better hurry up before the storm comes." 

"Are you kidding me. I came from getting chased by a bunch of angry ghosts, tried to destroy a bunch of soul shards, and now you're talking me just to get killed by a storm? Can life get any worse?" Emerald'gaze growled slightly. "But SpiritClan could be a better life for you and the heirs." He said, Emerald'gaze looked up at Horned'tip. "How- nevermind. Take me with you." He said, Horned'tip helped Emerald'gaze up. Horned'tip had Emerald'gaze in his jaw, he dragged him and dropped him into the dirt. 

They both look at the wasteland, Emerald'gaze quickly turned around seeing what is left of the territory. Nothing but a ghost town, he seen blood all around, and bones. Horned'tip looked at Emerald'gaze's expression. "I don't know how we're gonna fix the territory now..." Emerald'gaze mumbled, Horned'tip looked at Emerald'gaze. "Well, if you're looking for these things called 'Soul shards' I could help." He said, Emerald'gaze's eyes blinked red, he snapped a little. "𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦? 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘳? 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺'𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 '𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨'."

"Half the clans went to SpiritClan or a rogue group, we can find soul shards throughout this journey." Horned'tip said. "But what about my friends? The heirs? WHAT ABOUT THEM!?" Emerald'gaze said, Horned'tip looked at the small tom. He was large compared to Emerald'gaze. "Look, do you want to save the territory or stay there and throw a fit? And plus, Pond'jump and the others already left before this happened." Horned'tip said, Emerald'gaze was going to yell back, but he hesitated, he sighed. "Fine but what is this 'SpiritClan' thing are you talking about? I can't go with you without whatever 'SpiritClan' is."

"SpiritClan is like every clan, but with powers and stuff, I used to be there before my mother separated me from my sister. Luckily we can contact each other somewhere else." He explained, Emerald'gaze start to get a little interested he asked. "Sorry if it sounds rude, but why did your mother abandoned you?" Horned'tip sat down, he sighed. "Well, she told me I was well, what the clan called me, 𝙜𝙞𝙛𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨. See she didn't know my father was giftless, and she had deep hatred in giftless, and thought they were weak." 

"Well does this even count as a gift?" Emerald'gaze produced green ice with his paws. "I got cursed with this power." He said, Horned'tip looked amazed. "I wish I had a gift just like you." He said, they both start to feel the winds, they see the storming clouds, it start to drizzle in rain. 

"So, with that being said, are you ready to come with me?" Horned'tip asked again, Emerald'gaze turned to the ruined territory. "Fine, I'll join."

They both walk off to the wasteland, starting their long journey to SpiritClan.