The dawn chorus melodic birdsong drifted in as the rising sun cast a rosy hue across the morning sky. Breezeclaw sat in the clearing, her fur bristled with patches of moss tangled up in her pelt as she attempted shake them off just as the deputy bounded towards her with four other warriors.
Sunray, Rowanrisk, Paleblue and surprisingly Firemask. Breezeclaw curled her lip at the sight of tom, narrowing her eyes at him. "What is Firemask doing here? I wanted him to train Tallpaw and Palepaw." She almost hissed. Ebonyfate opened his jaw to reason when Firemask cut him off. "Tallpaw is too tired to wake up today, he won't budge. " Breezeclaw wanted to claw at his pelt just for that. Ebonyfate turned his gaze up at the rosy hue provided by dawn before mewing, "We should be back before sun-high, come on everyone. " The ebony coated deputy made a run for the dense and hollow passage, thrusting into the pine forest before being followed the five other warriors.
The spotted the black tom waiting for them just outside camp, his amber eyes peering across the horizon before looking over his shoulder and noticing the five cats. "Five is nowhere close to enough warriors Ebonyfate!" The tom sighed. "Well since you five are the only cats who didn't join the night patrol I decided to select you. Considering the fact that you probably got more sleep than the rest of us." Sunray shook his head as he curled his lip into a snarl, revealing his sharp teeth. "That's nonsense! This whole night patrol thing is nonsense especially right after a gathering-" The deputy's hiss made the tom clamp his jaw shut. "You think I don't know this? It's what Blackstar feels is right, Sunray. If you have so many complaints on how things are operated then you can go join another clan or speak to Blackstar himself." Rowanrisk got to his paws, his gaze unsteady at the sudden tension. "Both of you have a point but Sunray is saying what we're all thinking. Personally I think that as deputy, Ebonyfate you should be the one to alert Blackstar of our anger. That way he can actually do something about it." Ebonyfate sighed before nodding.
"Firemask will lead a patrol to mark and check the scent markings around the lonerclan, darkclan and mossclan borders. " Firemask nodded before eyeing the five warriors. "I'll go with Breezeclaw and you, Ebonyfate" Ebony fate dipped his head in approval before turning his gaze to the three other warriors. "Rowanrisk, you'll lead the rest of you. Check the scent markings around our border also check by the river, don't claim it as our territory but check for any badger remains." Rowanrisk dipped his head before flicking his tail at Paleblue and Sunray. The three cantered off into the distance.
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"This spot reeks of rouges." Ebonyfate scowled ,wrinkling his nose in disgust as Breezeclaw rolled her eyes, sniffing a tree. "It's not that bad."
"It's terrible! Even the slightest hint of rouges should raise suspicions, Breezeclaw." The tortoiseshell nodded reluctantly. Ebonyfate was about to mark the tree just as the three heard a rustle come from the bushes. Ebonyfate's ears pricked as he smelt the air, they weren't the only cats in that area. The hairs on the tom's spine raised as he nudged Firemask in the direction of the bushes, unsheathing his claws he slowly approached.
When all of the sudden a tom leapt from the bushes, claws outstretched , his eyes narrowed before he bowled into Ebonyfate which sent the two toms tumbling across the forest floor. Ebonyfate quickly scrambled away from his grip, baring his teeth at the rouge. Breezeclaw was about to leap into action when she felt herself get forced onto the ground by some heavy weight. Without a second to think Firemask lunged at the cat, bowling him away from Breeclaw which sent the two into a tackle. Ebonyfate began to pummel at the other tom, his claws leaving long jagged scars before Breezeclaw pinned down the rouge, averting her panicked gaze to Ebonyfate who hissed. "Breezeclaw alert everyone at camp!" Ebonyfate yowled as the rouged struggled underneath the shecat's grip. "No, you-'' her sentence got cut off as the rouge swiftly raked his claws at her lip. The shecat slowly began to rake her claws across his shoulder , piercing through his skin as blood began to trickle, staining her claws red. "You go get them, Firemask and I will deal with them!" She said through gritted teeth. Ebonyfate didn't reply, immediately sprinting towards camp. No sooner had the tom left that Breezeclaw lifted her paw, her claws outstretched as the blood glistened in the sunlight. The rouge's eyes went round with fear, his heart racing before he felt the impact of her claws swiping across his neck, thick red crimson pouring from his throat staining his chest. His eyes went dull, still with the mortified face he had prior before Breezeclaw turned her head to see Firemask, his face was just as shocked as that of the rouge. "You didn't have to-" Before the orange tom could finish his sentence the rouge threw a quick left hook at his eyelid. Firemask lifted his paw to examin the blood trickling from it when the other rouges scrambled away from him and made a run for it, racing off into the bushes. Just as he disappeared the two heard the distant hisses of the owlclan warriors, they leapt into the scene only to see Firemask pressing his paw against his eye and Breezeclaw stood over the dead body of another cat.
"Where did the other one go?" Ebonyfate scowled. "He made a run for it-" The deputy hissed, curling his tail around his flank in anger. "It ran off." Firemask said in chocked breaths. "What did it look like?" Orangepelt questioned whilst sniffing the air. "Brown tabby, white paws and chest with green eyes." Orangepelt nodded before turning to Rowanrisk and Pridesound. "We'll see if we can find him." The orange tom ran into the bushes followed by the Rowanrisk and Pridesound. "It was not necessary to kill him. We could have gotten answers if we kept him hostage." Ebonyfate remarked, staring at the tom's gashed throat. "I bet they are the two cats who killed Lilacrisk and Crowstarch." Paleblue mewed followed by Sunmelody's nod. "Perhaps the work with Owlstar," Blackstar's voice sounded from the bushes as the towering tom revealed himself.
"Owlstar? But we chased him away.." Ebonyfate's nervous gaze shot at the leader. "He said he would make us regret 'Being so blind to the truth' did he not?" The leader averted his gaze at Firemask. "Firemask smelt his scent on one of our borders , we were planning to track down his den after their border patrol. We should be doing that now. " He averted his gaze to his deputy. "Come along Ebonyfate. You two may dispose of this body, throw it into the the darkclan ditch."
Firemask bounded towards Blackstar, lifting his nose to scent the air before leading the way as Sunmelody lifted the rouge's body by the scruff as Paleblue used her torso to support the body and lift it onto Sunmelody's shoulders.
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"Where are you taking us, Firemask?" Blackstar asked, his voice ringing with irritation. "I don't know, I've never tried tracking him down. I'm just as tired as you but it's getting stronger I swear." The tom continued on. "How do you know we can trust your nose?" Breezeclaw scowled. "If you don't believe me then you can head back." Firemask mewed calmly. "It would be better for all of us." Blackstar groaned. "She's rightfully concerned, It's already sun-high and we haven't found a trace of Owlstar's den, Blackstar" Blackstar didn't reply. Of course Ebonyfate would defend Breezeclaw. "The moment we find him I will gash his throat open." Breezeclaw growled. "Perhaps try talking before you kill him this time?" Ebonyfate let out a soft chuckle that made Breezeclaw do the same. "You'll have to hold me back." She said in a teasing manner. "Oh I will I do not want to see you kill two cats in one day." He shook his head playfully. "Then don't watch" Breezeclaw chuckled as Ebonyfate snickered.
After what felt like moons of walking the four of them stumbled upon something they couldn't make out. It was a ditch flowing with water, on the other side of it were what seemed to a group of cats acting as a community. There were kits bouncing around and cats sharing tongues, there was also a huge log was a cat the four of them recognized. He was long furred with pale green eyes, the only difference being that he had a long ragged scar running from his eyelid to his chest. Regardless of the tom's new scar it was clear as day that he was Owlstar. "That's the cat who ran off-" Firemask's voice interrupted the silence. "The one who ran away?" Blackstar's ears pricked at the tom. "Yes that's definitely him." Breezeclaw narrowed her eyes at the tom.
"I knew it." Blackstar grinned at the fact that he was right as Ebonyfate snarled. "What are we waiting here for? Let's go confront that mouse-heart." Ebonyfate pinned his ears, his tail flicking behind him as he reluctantly dipped his paws into the water, pushing himself forward followed by the other three. The moment the stepped a paw on the other side the tom from earlier yowled, furrowing his eyebrows. "There they are!" His yowl got the attention of all the cats including Owlstar who's head swung back in confusion.
"Owlstar!"
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BreezeClaw's Massacre
Action"Dead bodies were- littered everywhere." She struggled to find her voice. "A cat who's claws are stained red roams our borders, no one can stop her! Many will attempt but they won't make it out alive!"With one large and terrifying gasp for air she c...
