MockingJay's Curse

Chapter Fourteen

Blood gushed from the wounds of StormClan cats. RainEyes' legs crumbled beneath him in defeat. His companion, and closest friend, RoseFlame, had been killed a short while before. Without her, he felt as weak as a rabbit about to be killed. "Just... Kill... Me!" RainEyes screeched, blood and saliva, flying from his dripping jaws. "As you wish..." A cunning voice sounded from behind him. RainEyes whirled around, his throat met by a set of powerful jaws. RainEyes screeched weakly as the blood from his gaping neck wound, poured out onto the ground.

MockingPaw sprinted blindly, coming to a halt at the StormClan camp entrance. She heard a chilling screech come from inside. She had to do something. "I need to help them... For what I have done caused this!" MockingPaw hissed to herself. Then she plunged through the entrance. As she emerged from the leafy tunnel, a single loud, pleading yowl escaped from her jaws. "STOP!"

The battle froze. Cats stopped in mid air, no one moved. Then a whispery voice meowed quietly into MockingPaw's ear "Time is precious... Don't waste it..." Then it disappeared, but the battle was still frozen. This time all the cats eyes were on MockingPaw.

RumbleStar pushed his way through the crowd of once battling cats and yowled "Who dares to disrupt this battle!?" MockingPaw took a deep, shaky breath and began "Me! MockingPaw... I have come to tell you the truth!"

RumbleStar hissed quietly to himself "What truth is there to tell?" MockingPaw yowled from across the clearing back to him "I have.... Caused this battle.... And I'm here to end it!" RumbleStar's gaze snapped onto MockingPaw's. "YOU!.... YOU CAUSED THE DEATH OF MANY FAITHFUL WARRIORS!" MockingPaw shuddered as her gaze swept across the blood stained clearing. Piles of dead cats were everywhere. "Yes I know... All of their lives have been in vain... All because of me!..." She yowled sadly and weakly to RumbleStar. "You must understand, RumbleStar!" MockingPaw yowled again. Hoping to get the StormClan leader to listen. "NO! YOU MUST LISTEN!" RumbleStar growled as he walked over to MockingPaw "FAITHFUL WARRIORS HAVE DIED! BECAUSE OF A STUPID DECISION, YOU CHOSE TO MAKE!" MockingPaw cowered under his gaze. Now she knew the true extent of the damage she had done.