"Sweet as sugar, hard as ice, hurt me once and I'll kill you twice. "
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Froststar. Leader of ThunderClan. He stopped at nothing, and will continue to, to be in power. Don't get in his way.... he won't hesitate to kill you. Embrace his few...
All of WindClan has been told to target me? While normal cats would feel dread and terror seep into their body at a message like that, Froststar felt only a giddy joy, and started to tremble with excitement. A real chance to test my strength! Froststar closed his light green eyes, curling his claws into the soil. He imagined ripping through flesh with his claws, and sinking his fangs into soft muscle. He envisioned every way he would kill them. When I bite their neck, it will be over quickly. Blood would pump from the wound as their eyes glaze over. Slashing their throat would cause them to make a gurgling sound as they choked on their own blood, and their eyes may even roll back into their heads. A slashed belly would make them scream, and kill them slowly and painfully. Stomach wounds kill you like that.
"Froststar." He snapped opened his eyes at the voice, and found himself looking at Coldrose. "We're ready." Froststar looked around to see his warriors and apprentices ready, looking determined and ready to fight. Froststar nodded.
"All of you, split up. Take to the sides of ThunderClan camp. When they rush in, we'll all ambush them at once. While they think they're surprising us, we'll be surprising them." His clan mates dispersed, spreading to the sides and corners of ThunderClan camp. Froststar found his own spot, and squeezed his eyes shut.
Sageweed, can you help me walk into Breezestar's mind? You know, like a waking vision? There was silence for some time.
Yes, Sageweed finally said. I think I can.
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Breezestar had her warriors huddled outside ThunderClan camp. She had most of WindClan at this battle. Surely they can't beat us if we outnumber them? Breezestar looked to her left, and recoiled. Standing in front of her was Froststar. "Hello, Breezestar," he said, in his smooth voice that send shivers up your spine. Breezestar whipped her head from side to side, but none of her cats seemed to have noticed the ThunderClan leader.
"Wait.... you're not really here, are you?" she questioned.
"Ah, very clever," Froststar said in a single purr. "I am not. I am guarding my camp. I have simply been allowed passage to your mind." Breezestar' gut twisted with dread. Who lets him do this? Surely not StarClan? Surely they know how evil he is? Breezestar realized she had started to shake, but quickly stopped. I must be strong. "So true, so true. Your Clan needs you." Breezestar jumped. He can hear my thoughts? "Of course. After all I am in your mind. I've come to give you an offer. Breezestar, you know this is suicide. You know I've been spreading those scents among your territory. And I'm sorry to put you through all that trouble, but now it will end. Surrender your Clan to me, and this night doesn't have to become bloody. You can even become an elder in my Clan and be well taken care of." For a heartbeat Breezestar was tempted: Clearly WindClan would lose, so why not surrender her Clan and become an elder? Breezestar quickly pushed that thought away. No. If my clan mates die today, they will die like warriors. I will not hand my Clan over to this monster. Breezestar pulled herself out of the vision, like pulling your paws out of fresh mud.
"WindClan!" she yowled. "Attack!"
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Froststar snapped back to the real world. He wasn't surprised that Breezestar told her warriors to attack instead of surrender. No matter, just more fun for me! WindClan warriors charged into ThunderClan camp, and were immediately bowled over by waiting ThunderClan cats. "Get out of my territory, mange-pelt!" yowled Thrushfeather, slashing at a WindClan tom's eyes, then dropping onto his back and kicking his chin with his hind legs. The tom went flying. In the dark forest, that would have snapped their head from their neck, but his cats weren't there yet. Cherrynose leaped over a she-cat's head, spinning around on one leg and slashing her flank with her claws. Froststar continued to slink around the battle field, spotting his cats using dark forest moves left and right.
He went unnoticed for a good while, before a tom spotted him and yowled, "There he is!" Froststar recognized Harepelt, a friend of the deceased Sedgetail. Spitting with raw rage, Harepelt charged Froststar. Froststar crouched, swiping the tom's legs out from under him and then using the momentum of his charge to toss him over his shoulder. Heatherbranch came from the side, but Froststar twisted around and swiped his claws across her muzzle just as she got close, kicking out with his back legs and catching another WindClan cat in the jaw. An apprentice got a swipe in on his chest, but the wound wasn't deep. Froststar grabbed their head, rearing up and slamming them down on the ground. He threw them into Slightfoot, and both went rolling away. He spotted two warriors sneaking up on opposite sides of him, so he pretended for a few heartbeats to be focusing on an opponent ahead of him. They both lunged at the same time. Froststar leaped into the air, slamming down on both of them as they collided. His flesh tingled as he clawed a cut in the back of both their necks.
Yes! I am unstoppable! He caught a glimpse of Sageweed at his side, and she flashed him a toothy grin that was more like a grimace before swiping Mistlefur's legs out from under her. The she-cat collapsed, a bewildered look on her face as she tried to spot the cat that did it. Suddenly, Froststar felt teeth on his throat. It was Redflower, a crazed look on her face, eyes rolled back in her head as she snarled through the bite, foam on the corners of her mouth. Mad with grief, over Sedgetail.
Wait! Sageweed screeched. Don't do anything. I'm testing one of your warriors. Suddenly the teeth were gone, and Redflower let out a shriek. Froststar- neck burning- turned to see Pigeonwing standing over her corpse.
"I-I'm so sorry, Froststar, I killed her! But she was going to kill you..." Froststar laid his tail over the young tom's shoulders.
"You did the right thing, Pigeonwing." Is if just me or did his eyes seem to get harder? Pigeonwing nodded.
"Yes- I'd do anything for you, Froststar." Then he plunged back into battle with a ferocious yowl. Froststar headed for Breezestar, spotting Shadeblossom bite a cat's neck as they were held down by Fernclaw. He found her, battling Flowerbreeze. Despite fighting a leader, Flowerbreeze was holding her own. Because she knows dark forest moves.
"I will take it from here." Both cats looked up, and Flowerbreeze gave him a quick nod before darting away. Froststar narrowed his eyes. You will receive no mercy from me. You chose to attack. I gave you the choice of surrender. The blood roared in his ears, his claws tingling. It was like plunging into a storm, but knowing that even if the storm battered you, you wouldn't get shocked by lightning. Breezestar held his gaze the entire time, defiance flaring like a flame in her eyes. Froststar lunged, and she countered. He bit and she scratched, but in the end he pinned her, slashing dark red lines in her stomach. She let out one long screech before going still.
"Breezestar lost a life! Retreat!" yowled Runningfoot. Froststar spotted Seedpod, and hurried over to him while the others were too busy helping Breezestar to her paws after she lost a life. They would have to get her back to camp quick, or she'd lose another life. Seedpod's gaze was uncertain. Froststar had seen him fight with only defensive moves against ThunderClan, even causing his own clan mates to mess up.
"Seedpod." The tom looked up at him, his round eyes worried. "It is okay. Your Clan is going to fall, but you will not. At the next Gathering you and the others will join ThunderClan, and you will rise to your true glory." Seedpod nodded, and headed after his clan mates. WindClan had lost, and not just the battle. They lost lives. Including a life of their leader's.
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Quick thing about Froststar: If Breezestar surrendered, Froststar would have let her become an elder. Froststar only kills if that's the easiest way to get something. Otherwise, he's generally "nice" to cats.
