Overshadowed

Insanity

Chapter 9

Grayshadow narrowed her eyes; Moonlight was standing in front of the three SwiftClan cats, a cocky look in her eyes. She stalked forward, and snarled at Grayshadow, "You killed our mother; you took a higher rank than me! You're lower than a snake, you murderer!"

Grayshadow countered, "She was the murderer to begin with! I took a higher rank because Falconeye trusts me more than you!" Then she took a sharp look at Leafstar, "And, who are you calling lower than a snake?" She growled, "Isn't forbidden love against the warrior code?" Hypocrisy burned on her pelt, but she didn't make any change of emotion. Moonlight froze, fur bristling.

She stuttered, "L-Leafstar doesn't care about that! I promised him I would get him extra territory, so there!"

Leafstar looked at his claws, "Yes, it's true that I don't care about her relationship with one of my warriors, but I do care about which one it is. But that can happen after the battle." Moonlight bared her teeth, springing at Grayshadow. She ducked away from the sharp claws of Moonlight, keeping the safety of her kits in mind. She held back a hiss as the wound on her leg stretched. Moonlight took advantage of it, and her claws sliced through the wound, making it deeper and sting more. Rage boiled in her blood, and Grayshadow let out a yowl of rage, biting down onto Moonlight's ear, tearing it in half like her own.

Moonlight shrieked, springing away, but immediately Spiderstrike crashed into her, knocking her onto her side painfully, scraping her back on the stones by the river. Pain wracked in her stomach, and she flinched, struggling to her paws. Now Leafstar and Sorrelcreek were circling her, and she felt bile rise into her throat,They're going to kill me! To her luck, however it may seen, Spiderstrike was too eager to kill her, and sprang, wide open.

Gritting her teeth, she lashed out with her paw, long claws snagging into his throat. She screwed her eyes shut, trying to ignore the feeling of her claws slicing through the tom's fur and flesh. She dared to open her eyes, and backed away at what she saw. Spiderstrike was lying on the ground, spitting and wheezing. She had missed her attack, and now he was going to suffer a long and painful death. A voice rang in her head, You just used a technique from the Dark Forest, you miscalculate your blow and make a tiny cut in the artery, so they bleed out in a slow and painful death. It was Falconeye

Grayshadow didn't reply, and focused on the threat that was still there. Blood coated her paws, staining her fur a dark red. Then, when she least expected it, Leafstar sprang forward, startling her. Pain hit her when Leafstar dug his teeth into her neck. After a while of being held there, she realized he didn't hit anything lethal. But, she went limp, pretending as if he had. Holding her breath, she waited until Leafstar checked her breathing. She didn't budge when Leafstar pressed a paw on her flank. Her lungs began to hurt, and he finally took his paw off and padded back, and let out a laugh, "She's dead!"

Moonlight sneered, "Finally, now we can get the plan into action. I'll have to kill Robinstar, since I'm such a trusted warrior in my clan, there's no doubt I'll become new deputy. Then we can make our alliance." Grayshadow let out her breath quietly through her nose, then took a small inhale. She couldn't help but prick up her ears when she heard yowling. She flicked her gaze over, across the river there was a small patrol of MarshClan cats. Emberpaw was in it, or, whatever her warrior name was now. Emberpaw crossed the river, her claws unsheathed. The two other warriors followed close behind.

Grayshadow let out a tiny whisper, "Emberpaw!"

The MarshClan she-cat turned around, "It's Embercloud now, sister." Then she turned around sharply, "I will not forgive anyone who hurts my kin!" She let out a low growl, tail lashing. Grayshadow struggled to her paws, ignoring the stinging wound on the side of her neck. It wasn't too deep, but it burned like fire. Rustling sounded from the forest, and Grayshadow could scent her own clan. Leafstar quickly grabbed Spiderstrike and bolted, Sorrelcreek following. They crossed the nearby forest, disappearing in the tall grass.