Book 1 - Warriors: The Shadow Outcast

Chapter Sixteen

The demon lunged forward, his claws unsheathed and ready to spill blood. His dark blue eyes were wide with happiness and insanity. The scar on his shoulder glowed like a real star, lighting up his razor sharp teeth.

The demon landed in front of Ravenstar, his eyes showing a demonic happiness as the evil grin grew across his face. Ravenstar stood his ground, but the fear in his eyes could not be mistaken.

"Killing you once was fun," said the demon, attacking Ravenstar with his long claws. Ravenstar easily evaded the attack, but that was because the demon was only playing at the moment. "Killing you again will hopefully teach you the lesson."

The demon suddenly heard movement behind him, making him sigh with frustration. He leaped to the side as Rosestar lunged at him, making her run into Nightstar, who was also getting ready to attack.

"You leaders are all the same," the demon growled. "Proud and noble for your Clan, though scared and fearful of me. Why is that? I'm only a small Warrior after all."

"Corner him!" Bravestar yelled, alerting the demon that someone was coming. He sighed before kicking his hind legs into Rosestar before leaping away. The demon then lunged toward Ravenstar, his eyes narrowed.

"How dare you tell him that? How dare you even try!" the demon yelled as he pinned the dark leader down. The demon then raked his claws down Ravenstar's stomach, making him scream. The demon hissed before leaping off of him, his eyes ready and alert.

"Give Rainfur back!" Ravenstar yelled. "He doesn't deserve this!"

"Hey, it was he who wanted me to take over this time," said the demon, a proud grin on his face. "Oh, and he didn't deserve half of what has happened to him, but the cry-baby has the heart to continue." Ravenstar then lunged toward him, fury burning in the leader's eyes.

The demon leaped to the side, not even realizing who he was jumping next to. Nightstar had his eyes wide, but he was still determined to save his Clan. The ShadowClan leader then slashed his claws across the demon's chest, making a large gash that bled heavily.

As the demon leaped away, he laughed with excitement. His heart was beating quickly, but it wasn't because of the fact that he could die any second, it was because the fight was finally getting interesting.

"So, you must be Nightstar." Said the demon. "Hopefully you received your nine lives."

The leaders all looked at the demon with surprise, unable to believe that they were able scathe him. The demon, however, wasn't surprised at all. He stood there, panting, watching the leader's expressions as the wound oozed out the sticky red blood drops. Then, the wound fixed itself, making the leaders eyes widen with shock and fear.

"I thought you knew better than to be afraid," said the demon with a disappointed look. "After all, didn't Rainfur tell you that your fear feeds me? With so many frightened cats here, I can't help but to take advantage of it." The demon then took the advantage he had with the shocked leaders and lunged toward Ravenstar, his claws ready to kill.

"Ravenstar!" the demon heard Bravestar yell.

The demon smirked as he slit the leader's throat easily, sending the dark furred cat falling to the ground. Many ThunderClan cats were heard, all of them shocked as they saw their leader die before their eyes. The demon looked to the rest of the leaders, a dark look in his eye.

"You want to make me mad?" the demon asked. "Let's just say that's how you'll end up. Rainfur has given up on life apparently, and is probably not going to want to take over anytime soon. So say hello to your new and improved Rainfur, 'cause that's all you'll be gettin' for a while."