Dark Destinies {Book 1}

Chapter 39

Chapter 39

(Hollyheart's P.O.V)

"You must be the-" Echobreeze meowed but a small black she-cat with queer violet eyes interrupted snappily. 

"The Prophets" the little black she-cat finished. 

"And you my dear friends are The Six" a frail black tom with two blind eyes muttered. 

We had never been called The Six before but if Starclan wished for us to go to this clearing then these must be the cats we were seeking. 

"Who exactly are you?" Pounceclaw asked cautiously. 

"I am Omen" the blind old tom's voice was a sparse whisper; gravelly and harsh and very, very ancient. "These are my brave companion's; Luna, Gem, Leo and Autumn and her kits Blue and Shell" 

Each cat dipped their heads once their names were called upon and two young kits tumbled out of the woods. 

"I am Echobreeze; this is Hollyheart, Minnowpaw, Shalelight and Pounceclaw" 

Omen's blind eyes searched us carefully almost as if he could truly see us; it gave me a chill. He nodded after a brief moment of silence. 

"I suppose you want to know more about us" Omen meowed. 

"Yes" Echobreeze meowed. 

The prophets walked closer and sat among us in the middle of the sunny clearing. 

"We come from a clan; Fallenclan" Omen began "Fallenclan is the terrible descendant of Hazeclan..." 

Instantly I remembered the ancient tell that Larkwind and Owlclaw had told me and Ashclaw when we were still apprentices; I remember Larkwind saying that the Hazeclan cats swore on revenge and now so many years later this. 

"When our Hazeclan ancestors left the forest many were lost and many left; Kinkstar went mad during his quest for a new home and many of the Hazeclan warriors were worried" Gem continued for Omen who suddenly seemed tired "When Kinkstar finally found a decent enough place to live he finally went completely mad. He swore against Starclan and banished all medicine cats from practicing and killed the few who still believed and prayed regularly. By now most of Hazeclan was missing so Kinkstar enlisted the help of rogues and loners and his training became intensified; cats were trained to kill so they would be ready to fight and kill for Kinkstar when he got his revenge. Then Kinkstar expelled she-cats from being warriors; their duties included having kits and taking care of kits and nothing more" 

I was shocked and beyond frightened; how could someone do something like this? I was shaking and so were the other warriors in my party. Echobreeze's eyes were blazing with shock and Shalelight looked angry whilst Minnowpaw's jaw were just hanging open. 

"Kinkstar died but his beliefs lived on and many many leaders came into the newly named Fallenclan each making it worse then the last" Omen mumbled "But now Chaos is planning to strike his revenge against the Clan's in Kinkstar's honor" 

"And you? Do you follow these beliefs?" Shalelight growled. 

"No; we practice the beliefs of old Hazeclan" Omen meowed sternly "We believe in Starclan and we believe in hope. I received a prophecy about you six and it was my duty to leave Fallenclan with the other believers and deliver them to you for salvation and to help you defeat Fallenclan, once and for all" 

"Now we know what that ominous darkness is" Pounceclaw joked mildly. 

"I ALWAYS KNEW YOU WERE FOXHEARTED TRAITORS!" a sudden voice erupted from the trees and in a flash a lithe, young calico tom was in the clearing bristled and growling viciously. The two young kits gave squeals of panic and scurried to their mother's side for protection.