Warriors: Sharptalon's Mist

Chapter 43

Getting closer to the fire, Sharptalon realized that he heard cats yowling. Were they fighting? Surely it couldn't be that. 

Sharptalon saw the patrol. It consisted of Bramblehawk, Mossheart, Beechfall, and Berrynose. He could recognize the rogues: Rain, Crowfrost, Ice Shadow, Moon, Redwillow, and... Snowbreeze.

"Come on, we've got to help them," Sharptalon whispered to Firestorm.

Firestorm crouched low. "Let's go then," he meowed, lashing his tail.

Sharptalon leaped forward. He soared through the air, his claws extended. He landed on Rain, who was attacking Bramblehawk. This was the rogue that had taken his mother and mentor from him. And I won't let him take another life! He slashed at Rain's eye, his claws sinking into the soft flesh. 

Rain yowling in surprise and pain. But he quickly slithered from Sharptalon's grip. He backed away, three scratches across his eye. Blood trickled down his face. He was panting. He hissed in Sharptalon's face and rammed his face into Sharptalon's chest, knocking him off balance. 

Sharptalon yowled in surprise. He was pinned now. But you've done wrong, he thought, narrowing his eyes at Rain. He hooked his claws into the rogue's shoulders and began to pummel his belly with sharp hind claws. He kept raking the soft fur until he felt flesh rip.

Rain yowled in pain and jumped away from him, but was caught in Bramblehawk's grip. He yowled in pain again as Bramblehawk pummeled at his spine and held his scruff.

Sharptalon then stumbled as he felt a body crash into his. Darktail! Sharptalon was confused. What? He wasn't here before! The tom was scratch-free, and wasn't exhausted.

"You're surprised to see me here, aren't you?" Darktail prompted. "We will kill all of you. Come on, Sharptalon, join our side to kill these weak cats," he whispered smoothly.

"No!" Sharptalon yowled. He struck Darktail's cheek with a paw. Blood spattered the ground.

Darktail flattened his ears. "You little-!" 

Suddenly, a large tree branch fell from the burning tree. The fighting space was filling with smoke and the fire was raging out of control. The ran pounded down harder and harder and thunder echoed everywhere.

Darktail, who had been distracted by the falling branch, didn't expect Sharptalon to attack. 

Sharptalon pummeled his belly and kicked him off. He jumped back as Darktail crashed into another rogue. But he quickly got up and charged at Darktail. Sharptalon jumped back, dodging the white tom's attack. He lashed his tail, and stood up, his paws slashing at Darktail's ears. 

Darktail reared and lashed a paw across Sharptalon's, slicing it open. Blood spattered the ground.

Suddenly, Sharptalon yowled in surprise as he felt a body crash into him from behind. Twisting has head, he saw the white pelt of Snowbreeze, his father. He curled his lip in rage.

"Oh don't be mad, Sharptalon, I'm only here to kill you," Snowbreeze hissed cruelly. He then sunk his claws into his son's shoulders. 

Sharptalon growled. He struggled under his father's grip, and struggled even harder when Darktail joined in on pinning him. But Sharptalon wouldn't give up. He lashed out and clawed Darktail's leg, then used the rest of his strength to spring upward. 

Sharptalon jumped backwards. Smoke was hanging in the air, and he could feel the heat from the flames. Sharptalon slightly turned around. Some of the snow on the ground had melted, revealing dead grass, which only fueled the fire even more. Sharptalon turned back to his attackers, who were coming closer and closer to him.