Lion's Rise

Destroyed Innocence(Chapter 1)

"Hah! Gotcha!" mews a long furred, blonde tabby she-kit.

"No! I have been defeated," Ashflame says in mock defeat, "Why did I try attacking the nursery? I should've known it would be guarded!" The kit mrrows in laughter.

"I, the great Lionstar, now order you to leave our camp alone, badger!" The kit meows with authority.

"Lionkit! It's time to eat," Sparrowflame calls from the nursery.

"Aw. But I was playing Defeat the Badger with Ashflame!" whined Lionkit.

"Don't worry, little lion, you can play with me after you eat, and then I can tell you some stories," Ashflame, who became an elder early due to his injured leg, soothes.

"Oh! Can I play with Ashflame after eating, Sparrowflame? Please?" Lionkit asks excitedly.

"Oh ok. But you have to come and eat now," orders Sparrowflame.

"Yay! Thanks Ashflame!" Lionkit exclaims as she quickly hurries over to Sparrowflame and darts into the nursery. There is a mouse waiting for her in their nest. She quickly eats half of the mouse, leaving the rest for Batkit and Fawnkit. She suddenly feels something bump into her.

"O-oops. Sorry. I didn't mean to bump into you," says a dark brown kit, his blind yellow eyes apologetic and nervous. Lionkit mrows with laughter.

"You're fine Batkit, you fur-ball," teases Lionkit.

"Oh, it's you Lionkit. For a heartbeat, I thought you were Owlkit," Batkit sighs with relief.

"He hasn't been giving you trouble again over your eyes, has he?" questions Lionkit. Batkit hesitates to answer her. "It's ok. you can tell me anything Batpaw!"

"Y-yes, he has. He keeps saying that if I get any role in the clan at all that I'll be named Bateyes," responds Batkit.

"What? That's horrible! If I see him doing that to you, I'll pummel him!" Lionkit said with a slight growl.

"Heya sis. Hi Batkit. You guys talking about flea-pelted Owlkit?" mews a brown she-kit.

"Hey Fawnkit. Yeah, we were talking about him. He's been calling Batkit Bateyes," Lionkit growls.

"That big bully! He deserves a scratched nose," Fawnkit sputters with disgust.

"Yeah. Oh, by the way I saved some mouse for you two. Hope you enjoy it! I gotta go play with Ashflame," Lionkit says excitedly. The kits say bye to each other and Lionkit goes outside of the nursery. When she exits, she sees two warriors talking to Ashflame, then they head towards the entrance of the camp. "Hey! Ashflame can't leave the camp! He has to play Defeat the Badger with me like he promised," Lionkit thinks upset. "Then I'll have to bring the game to him."

She sneaks out of the camp through the dirt-place. Her eyes widen at the sight of the forest and it's massive size. She then starts looking for Ashflame. As she wanders the forest, looking for Ashflame, a strong, terrible smell slams into her, like brambles in scent form. She then hears the sound of battling cats, and goes towards the sound, thinking it's some cats play fighting. She peeks out of a bush and sees the opposite of what she expected. There were claws and teeth flashing. Wounds were appearing with each hit on a familiar grey dappled pelt. Two warriors were attacking Ashflame! She recognized the two cats as Shadowfrost and Stonestripe, the two warriors that led Ashflame out of camp.

Why were they attacking Ashflame? Why was there so much blood? Terrified Lionkit runs back to camp as fast as she can. Her legs shake beneath her and her pelt is fluffed up in fear. She makes it back to camp before the two deadly warriors. Stonestripe arrives back first.

"Redstar! Shadowclan ambush! Shadowfrost and Ashflame are in danger" The gray tom sounds scared, but Lionkit knows the truth... and it terrifies her.

"Redstar! Ashflame is dead!" Hawkbreeze exclaims as he bursts from the entrance. Following behind him is Shadowfrost, carrying Ashflame's deceased body.