Warriors: Ashfur's Insanity

Chapter 10

Ashstar snapped open his eyes. He looked down at  his paws. What....what is happing?  Ashstar felt something choking his throat. He looked at his belly. It was cut open. He wasn't gray. Instead, he was a dark tabby. Ashstar blinked. He scrambled to his paws. He coughed and spat out blood. It bubbled up from his mouth, making his mouth taste of blood. Ashstar closed his eyes. "T-Tigerstar?" He meowed. A ghostly figure slid out of him.

"Ashstar, as long as I'm with you, you'll have unlimited power. As I had said," Tigerstar meowed. "Let's keep this up."

Ashstar let out a small wail of fear. "No! You're hurting my daughter! My mate! My son," Ashstar meowed. He unsheathed his claws. "I  must get rid of you," He growled.

Tigerstar drew his lips back in a snarl. "I don't care about your mate or your kits," He snapped. "They have to die. This is what power feels like. You have to kill your mate, or, at least get rid of her. And. Persuade your kits to join your rage to kill," Tigerstar meowed. "Now, remember the deal?"

Ashstar felt a growl rising in his throat. I can't show my fear. "I won't let you hurt my daughter," He growled. "Or my mate and son!" He growled. He lunged for Tigerstar but he leaped onto Ashstar's back and drove in his claws. Ashstar wailed.

"I shall be back in business!" Tigerstar meowed in triumph. His soul slid back in Ashstar.

Ashstar narrowed his eyes. "I will kill my kin," He whispered. "Blood will rule ThunderClan."

Jaypaw parted her jaws to sniff the air. "Have you found anything? Foxpaw? Icepaw? Stonepaw?" She meowed.

Bumblepaw lifted his head. "Not yet," He meowed. He put his nose to the ground. "I think I found something!" He wailed.

"What? What?" Jaypaw meowed.

Bumblepaw darted into the bushes and raced through the snow covered forest.

Jaypaw followed him. There, Foxpaw lay on the ground. He was curled up beside Icepaw.

"Icepaw! Foxpaw!" Jaypaw and Bumblepaw called.

Icepaw rose to her paws. She gasped. "F-Foxpaw..."

"W-what? What happened?" Bumblepaw meowed.

"H-He won't wake up!" Icepaw meowed. "Oh no! Oh no!" Icepaw wailed.

"Foxpaw! Wake up!" Bumblepaw yowled. "Please!"

All of a sudden, Foxpaw twitched. "Cold....." He rasped.

"Don't worry! We'll get you somewhere warm!" Jaypaw promised.

"I shall have some cats to leave the Clan!" Ashstar yowled.

Meows of protest echoed through the Clan.

"Silence!" Ashstar meowed. "Which cat would like to leave the Clan?" He asked.

Squirrelflight rose to her paws. "I will!" She growled.

"Ok," Ashstar hissed. Pathetic she cat.  "Anyone else?"

"I will!" Ferncloud yowled. "I won't stay with you and your cruel rules!" She hissed.

"We will leave!" Brightheart and Alderpaw  and meowed. They stalked over to Ferncloud and Squirrelflight. "We're no use as warriors," Alderpaw hissed, his eyes narrowed.

"Very well," Ashstar meowed. "Daisy and Millie will leave the Clan!" He meowed.

"If Millie leaves, I leave to!" Graystripe hissed.