𝘞𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘴: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘛𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 (BOOK 1) (ROS)

𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 17 (TW⚠️ )

(HEAVY TW, CAN BE SKIPPED IF NEEDED!!)

The water instantly pushes through as the cats are stuck onto a floating tree.

"Hang on!" Jacob swam on the sidelines while River'lily stayed with the two apprentices. Her body stood over the two apprentices as she watched the water raging on and the storm becoming violent at a fast pace. Red'fang desperately claws his way through the waves, clinging onto Jade, who was unconscious the moment the first wave hits. The crescent on her forehead flickers, and her body is limp. "Please, Jade! Stay with me!" Red'fang moves his legs, his front arms holding the she-cat and forbid the stars to let her fade away from his paws. "OVER HERE!" Blaze'light's voice rang from the other side of the forest. He and Nash found the nearest cave, and he screamed loud and clear for his brother when standing on a ledge above the raging waters. 

Meanwhile, Jacob gripped one of the branches as the tree crashed down the hill with the water reaching up to his lower jaw. Opal'paw felt that something else was lurking above and beyond the harsh rain and the darkness surrounding the area. With one strike to the trees where the bark fell, she could hear a growl and a hiss of two warring cats before one makes the fall. Many drops of blood stain the water, and the blue eyes hid in the shadows. Just a split second, she could see a shadow of a cat standing over the moving branch before falling onto the tree with a crooked jaw. The other was a slim, black tom who swam behind Jacob in an attempt to drown him.

Mushroom'paw didn't notice anything until he saw a rogue pouncing River'lily.

"LOOK OUT!"

The medicine cat turns around before clawing at the tom's face. The two cats slip from the tree and plunge into the water as one gets ahold of the other.

"RIVER'LILY!" Mushroom'paw shrieked, staying put with Opal'paw. Jacob struggled to break free, but he was able to use nature as his weapon when he grip Mamba's scruff and set him in the front to become his shield. The moving branches swung violently at the rogue, causing the two of them to be left behind, leaving the two apprentices to fend for themselves. Red'fang shoves Jade up to the ledge, his eyes flickering the color of red as he hears something behind him. Nash gasps, gesturing her paws at the apprentices as their screams are heard. 

"There they are!" She shouts. "They're going to get themselves killed, Red'fang!"

Red'fang watched as the two apprentices clung onto what was left of the tree as it began to fall apart. It even made things worse when he couldn't see River'lily standing on the tree with them. 
With panic in his eyes, he was determined to save everyone, but it won't be possible if one sacrificed themselves for the other. Quickly, he swam across the open ravine. His eyes flicker red, feeling the strength pulsing through his veins as he went after the other half of the tree. The wind shrieked and howled, and the storm cracked and boomed over the doomed forest. Blaze'light took the time to run to the opposite side where the opening of the cave was at. 

Mushroom'paw nearly slips from the bark, with Opal'paw desperately holding his paws for dear life. The wind had gotten so powerful that this may have been no return of the group reuniting in good health. He already had thought that his mentor was long gone when he couldn't see her or Jacob. The eyes above the clouds had seen them  running away from the home that was blessed by their ancestors. To see them disregarding the clans and StarClan itself, this flood was a way to enforce power. But to Red'fang, this was a personal battle between him and his tormentors of his inner peace. This is where his power was showing within himself.

With all of his might, his scars gave him power, and his arms pushed onto the tree in the use of force. The light in the clouds shined onto his back as his claws pierced the bark, shoving the tree to the ledge where his brother sat and watched. He uses the high rising water as if advantage and yowl at Blaze'light while making the final push. Mushroom'paw balanced his way over the tearing bark, his arms shielding Opal'paw as he felt a harsh shove below them. There, he could see the mere cat pushing something that was larger than him. It took both apprentices' breath away, seeing his back legs paddling and his arms constantly pushing. It didn't take that long for them to spot Blaze'light, and the loner offering a paw for them to grab.