A Foxes Journey Book 2: The Lost River

Chapter III: Scarlet Blood

"How do you know all of this? For some fox they just took into their camp you know a little bit much about them!" Bright Light snapped at Ruby who then looked offended because of what Bright Light had said.

"I was captured by them once. They told me that my blood was going to shine on white snow. A piece of art, they said. You shouldn't judge me like I have always said the smartest foxes always know what is going to happen before it does."

"I'm sorry," Bright Light apologized, but didn't mean it because she knew what Ruby was up to and she knew that she was lying to them all. Ruby is getting more convincing everyday. I must rid her very existence if I find out enough evidence. Mountain Heart please let me know more give me another sign. Bright Light was suddenly engulfed in a vision it was her sign from Mountain Heart. Her pups were being dragged away by viscous foxes, and Ruby was commanding them all. Two huge black tods with bloodshot eyes and bloody teeth were by her sides and where snarling at the foxes around them. Bright Light saw what they were standing on. A pile of fox bodies, and all the foxes of MountainRange and CanyonRange were in it. She saw the eyes of her precious mate they were blood streaked and dead as were the rest of the foxes in the pile.

"Bow to me Moss Fur!" Ruby boomed not caring how lifeless Moss Fur looked. Moss Fur was on the pile and he stood his ground with his words.

"Never, you can make waves bow and the fire, but the wind will always blow and the snow will always be cold until the day that it doesn't I will never do as you ask and especially not bow to you," said Moss Fur bravely.

"Then you'll bow to me in pieces! Oh, and I will add you to the pile that all of your precious RangeMates are in after that." Ruby then bit into Moss Fur's throat, and ripped off his left front leg. Moss Fur was helpless to fight her back. The black tods were holding him down. One of the black tods bit Moss Fur's stomach and all of his organs spilled out. He was dead. The other tod then proceeded to rip the rest of his body in half.

Bright Light ran away, and went through a bloodstained forest with more Fox Killers inhabiting it. She got cut, bit and scratched, but she kept running afraid of what would happen if she stopped. She then came to the path that MountainRange and CanyonRange were traveling on.

She saw the Range's there, walking and talking. She scanned the edge of the forest, and there were multiple bloodshot power hungry eyes, watching them and waiting to attack at Ruby's command. Ruby was at the edge of the forest, talking to them making sure they knew exactly when she wanted them to attack.

Then, the foxes started their attack. Bright Light ran across the trail and went through the bloodstained forest once more and it was even worse for her than the first time she had gone through it. She came across a river that was green and erie. The current looked strong. She jumped into it anyway. Surprisingly, the current wasn't even strong, and the water turned from green to a crystal clear. She crossed, and she saw a huge mountain that would make a perfect temporary campsite for both Range's. She looked behind her and the bloodstained forest was gone and so were all of the Fox Killers inhabiting it.

"Bright Light," said Mountain Heart. "Rid the Ruby's existence, if you can. If you don't warn the Range's, this is exactly what will happen. Don't keep following this path. It is a trap set by Ruby. The Lost River will never be found, and the two Range's existence is at stake if we lose MountainRange then it will be like all of the Range's had never come to be and as a founder that would be very hard on me Bright Light it is all riding on your shoulders now don't let us down." As he faded away and out of StarRange into Oblivion, Bright Light cried. Oh, Bright Light, I will always protect you. Do not fear. I am with you always. Even if you can not hear and see me once I am in Oblivion.