Casting Shadows (re writing)

Chapter 14 To kill a hawk

The Flamewing looked horrified. The Skywing jumped back, ears down. As of he had done something wrong. A bitter silence filled the cave. Even Scar looked shocked.  "...Nice...." Scorpion whispered.  Sightless smiled.  His blind blue eyes gazing down at where he fell. "I'm not done with him yet." He jumped down. Before he could even land. Hawk jumped up, and wiped his sword-like tail across his shoulder. Sightless hit the wall in a crash. Scar jumped from the sudden attack, and Scorpion shuttered.

Sightless struggled to get up. At that, Scorpion flew down to his side. "You allri-" "Move it!" Scar pushed them to the side just as Hawk lunged at them in ferry. Hawk jumped off the wall, and pinned Scar to the ground. He spread out his huge Swiftwing wings. The one that Sightless blew ice at was ripped. Almost half of it was missing, the rest looked deformed. Barely visible as a wing. He was amming fire straight at Scars chest, digging his huge razor talons deep into his flesh.

Scorpion leaped onto his back. She dug her sharp claws in between his shoulder bones. "Let go of my brother!" She roared. Hawk silently lashed his tail behind him. His eyes still locked at Scar. But Scorpion saw it coming. He was going to aim his sword-like tail straight into her back without her seeing it. He had taught them this move years before...Whatever happened since then? Just as he spread his tail at her, she jumped to the side. She caught her barbed tail tip on his sword tail tip in mid-air. She pushed it down, giving it more momentum.

Scorpion rolled onto the ground, and just saw it pears straight into the back of his neck. He roared in pain and ferry. "What are you doing?!" Scorpion commanded in a roar of ferry. "I work for them now...And.....and soon you will to!" Hawk spoke. Sightless growled. Something suddenly knocked her to the ground. "Sorry!" The Flamewing yelled. She lashed burning claws down her chest. Scorpion roared in pain, and kicked her stomach with her hind legs. "Ow!" She fell. Scorpion scrambled to her talons, and jumped onto her. She pinned her down.

"Stop!" The roar sounded across the clearing. "Come with use, and ill spare his life!" Hawk was holding Scar down, his claws dug deep into his chest. Scar hissed, and tried to get out of his grasp. Hawk shock a little in pain. Blood poured from where his left eye was, flesh, bone, and blood were the only visible things. She could tell it had come from Rainwing acid. Scar was covered in gashes, and blood poured from his wounds. But he looked as if he was just fine. The Flamewing took her chance to get out of Scorpions talons.

Scorpions heart sank when she realized that Hawk had directed the question at her. "F-fine!" She hissed. "Show me" He hissed menacingly. She nodded. Scar got up, and Hawk stood by him, towering over him. Showing them he could kill him easily if she did something wrong.

Scorpion lead them to the tube. "I know where this leads, if I do not find you there, then I shall-" "YES! We know!" Sightless scoffed, trying to annoy Hawk when he could. Hawk hissed. "Hurry up!" "Blaze! Escort them! Sky, come with me." The Skywing nodded, following him. He glanced at Blaze, then ran off. Blaze stood there for a long time, then said. "Ok... let's go"

Scorpion flicked her barbed tail. The only sound was the echo of their talon steps, as they stalked through the vent. She looked behind her. The Flamewing who was "escorting" them keeped her head down, tail dragging. Her blue eyes flickered around at nothing. She could tell she was deep in thought.

"So...I heard something about your brother?" Sightless's voice echoed around the vents, pulling them all out of thought, and making some of them jump. Shock flared through her. SHe had forgotten that she had accidentally mentioned that Scar was her brother. "Oh....ummm" "Yes it's true Sightless, we are twins...Annnd you can not mention this to anyone...Understand?" Scar asked. 

"I- You are-...Errmmm, ok..." Sightless promised. Scorpio smiled. She was glad that Sightless could seem so happy, so upbeat. Even in the darkest of times. After a long moment of silence, Blaze's voice rang out.  "I'm sorry about this guys...It's not my orders." Her voice echoed waves the vents, as if waking everyone up from thought. And breaking the barrier of dead silence.

"Don't worry about it" Sightless encouraged to her surprise. They bounded out of the tube. The Sudan light of the shining moon blinded her for a moment.  Scorpion hesitated when her eyes adjusted. She could almost see them in the past, sitting on that cliff side, gazing at their first moon. They had been so elated, and filled with excitement. Little did they know what dangers they may be facing now...

"Alright, it's this way," Blaze took off into the air. Scar, who looked as if he were struggling to walk, and fly from his wounds, flew by her. He gave her a tap of his tail, as if to tell her to slow down. When they were out of ear shoot, he voiced. "You won't tell them about the rest...right?"  he spoke through his teeth, with a glance at the Flamewing. Scorpion flinched. She had almost forgotten about them in the mists of battle. "Of course I won't..." She promised. "Good....good..."