The Kill Of Dawn- Book 2

Chapter 12

"Attack!" Spirit caterwauled. He watched as his clan charged forward, claws gleaming, eyes hungry for battle. Spirit lunged at Greystar pinning him to the ground. "You were stupid to think that you could take the forests without a fight! Your clan will be in my control and you will perish!" Spirit spat in his ear. 
"Why can't we just do this in a peaceful manner?" Greystar snarled back ,"Why does it always have to end in war and loss! You will not win this!" Greystar tried to squirm free. 
"Oh don't you worry, we will. I know your little tricks. If I have to kill you nine times over then I will!" Spirit assured him maliciously. Suddenly he was thrown to the ground as Greystar seemed to all of a sudden gain new strength. 
"DawnClan will not be beaten! If it has to be like this, I won't hold back. I will end your rule and protect the forests," Greystars voice changed so grimly so abruptly that it almost gave Spirit chills. The toms eyes glowered with a darkness he had never seen before when suddenly the DawnClan leader unsheathed his claws and lunged forward. Spirit slashed the air, prepared to fend off a bite to the throat but instead the grey tom leaped right over him, yanking his tail and unbalancing him. Spirit growled as his chin hit the ground with a thud and he felt claws tear through the fur on his back. Spirit groaned in pain, trying not to show any weakness. He could show no fear. Not in front of Greystar, or anyone else. Then the weight suddenly lifted. Spirit looked up to see Dagger dragging Greystar off his leaders back. Spirits blood boiled and without warning, screeched in anger, slashing his claws across Daggers face. The brown tom yowled in a mixture of pain and shock. 
"Why?" he gasped, one eye closed, covered by a bleeding cut. 
"I will fight my own battles! I don't need your help" Spirit bared his teeth. Dagger narrowed his eyes. 
"You know what? I'm sick of your rules, sick of your threats, sick of trying to be loyal when all I get in return is this! I quit! You can lead this clan by yourself!" Dagger growled.
"You'll regret that," Spirit growled, grinning with blood thirst. Dagger darted away without another word. Spirit charged after him. That traitor wouldn't get away alive! A DisperseClan cat who was in a scrap with Vine was then shoved in front of him, causing him to tumble clumsily to the ground.
"Idiot!" Spirit spat at them. Dagger was gone. Fine, he'll die out there soon enough anyway Spirit thought bitterly. 

"Apologies, leader!" Vine winced before he was tackled to the ground by the same tom. Then Spirit felt a set of sharp claws dig into his spine. He turned to see Greystar. Spirit yowled in rage, spinning round in circles until the tearing claws were released from his spine. Greystar turned round and kicked Spirit in the side, causing him to collapse onto the ground. Spirit sliced his claws across Greystars shoulders as he fell, feeling the flesh tear and raking at his belly with his back paws as he was pinned to the ground once again. 
"It's time to end this once and for all!" Greystar snarled. Spirits heart raced as he realised that he might loose this. 
"Kill him!" he yowled at Greystar so his clanmates would hear. Soon enough, Dart had already barrelled into the leaders side and was ripping tufts of fur from his back. He didn't care which of his warriors died anymore. As long as he was alive and still in control, it didn't matter. Spirits head whirled. His claws itched to kill. Was he going insane? The world started to shift around him. Aimlessly, he attacked the nearest cat, quickly letting them go as he realised it was a KillClan cat. He blinked, stumbling and collapsing onto the ground. Everything suddenly went dark. 

Spirit woke up in a very peculiar place. It was as if he were standing in the night sky. Stars surrounded him, shimmering brightly. Everything was happening so fast. Suddenly a close cluster of stars started to move and he realised it was a cat. Their fiery orange pelt soon came into view.
"What do you want? Where am I?" Spirit snarled threateningly, backing away.
"My name is Firestar," the tom introduced ,"You are in StarClan." 
"Why am I here?" Spirit asked, disgust in his tone. The tom narrowed his sharp green eyes. 
"Call off the battle," he ordered. Spirits chest burned in anger. Who did this tom think he was? He couldn't tell Spirit, leader of KillClan what he was supposed to do! 
"Your just like the rest of them! You think you can get whatever you want with a flick of your tail! You all need to die!" Spirit laughed, baring his blood-stained teeth at the ginger tom. What a pathetic excuse for a leader Spirit thought. He hurled himself forward but before he could lay a claw on the tom he had disappeared and appeared behind him. 
"You can't win this Spirit," Firestar sighed. 
"How dare you call me by my real name! You are all my prisoners now! We will win, and I will be in control of you all!" Spirit explained, heart racing, blood pumping in his ears, claws itching with blood-lust, tail lashing, teeth bared, fur on end. Aimlessly, he lashed at the tom again. His claws sliced right through him. Spirit backed away in a crouch. 
"Call off the battle or you will pay the price," Firestar growled. 
"Never!" Spirit protested one again. 
"Greystar is coming towards you. I could tell him not to kill you if you called off the fight, or I could let you die now," Firestar's eyes darkened. 
"W-What! No! No, that isn't fair! Wait, I'll call it off!" Spirit yowled frantically. He couldn't die now! He hadn't won yet! 

Spirit snapped awake. He could see Firestar and Greystar walking towards him as he blinked the blood from his eyes.
"Retreat," Firestar growled.
"I can't!" Spirit snarled. He had barely even drawn blood when he felt the claws of the DawnClan leader tear through his throat. He fell to the ground, whole body feeling as if it were on fire. His claws tore at the grass. He tried to speak but only the sound of blood spilling from his jaws came out. 
"All you had to do was say one word." 

Those were the last words he ever heard.