Dreamshade's Destiny

Chapter One

Dark trees stretched up tall, choking eachother to reach the smoky abyss of the sky. Mud squelched beneath tiny paws as a small feline padded through the strange murky forest, fear-scent almost drowning the scent of decay.

It was impossible to tell which way was which, darkness crawled in every perspective. Ominous eyes flashed, and the swish of fur could be heard every 10 heartbeats.

The kitten who padded through the forest was black and dark grey, with a green eye and a blue eye. Her figure was slim, but her fur was thick and feathery, sleek like a warrior's. Dreamkit.

Dreamkit padded through the strange forest. "Hello?" She called, her voice small. Dreamkit's pads sweated and her heart seemed to beat in her head. Her pulse was quick and her body produced a strong odor of fear.

The body of another cat pelted past, his ratty, ungroomed fur brushing against her nose. She jumped back with a squeak. "Hello?" She cried out. She could sense menacing presences all around, threatening her with glares, poised to attack...

Sharp claws pierced her back, and a hot, fiery pain made her screech. As her attacker did so, a blinding light penetrated the eerie blackness of the forest.

A slim, calico she-cat leapt into the scene, light and speedy on her paws. With a screech of fury, she dragged the attacker off of her and cuffed him harshly around the ears. "Stay away from her you piece of fox-dung!" The strange she-cat snarled.

"We have to get out of here, quickly." The calico informed her, voice urgent and panicked. She scooped Dreamkit up and ran on dainty paws.

She was consumed by a terrible fog, but she sensed warmth and shelter up ahead. The calico slowed down to a small trot as the fog disintegrated. Dreamkit gasped when she saw the vibrant land.

"Holy StarClan! Where am I?" She gasped. "Your in StarClan." The calico feline purred with a chuckle. A sudden jolt of fear made her eyes stretch wide. "You mean- I'm-" "No, don't worry little one. But I do have a message for you."

"But first off, I am Fallenbreeze." The StarClan cat dipped her head. "And the message I bring you is not good." Fallenbreeze's eyes darkened.

Any motherly features dissappeared from her pretty face, which was now dark with diluted pupils that stared into nothing, fixed on something only she could see.

"One strides high, and one falls like the sun. Blood must meet blood in battle, before the storm destroys all." Her voice was a soft hiss, as if some other cat were speaking. A cold breeze stirred, and her heart began to beat faster.

"What do you mean?" She wailed, as the wind picked up, faster, stronger and harder by each passing heartbeat. She felt her paws leave the ground. The whole world seemed to break apart before her. The last thing she saw was a  flash of red, and a pair of sharp, amber eyes staring at her.

With a gasp, Dreamkit woke up. She let out a little mew of fear. She felt something stir against her small flank, and she looked down. There was her sister, Shadekit.

Her sister was the smallest out of them, completely black with amber eyes. On the other side lay her brother, Darkkit, the same as her. He was an almost-black tom with dark-grey freckles on his face, and flecks of dark grey all over his back. He had dark green eyes.

She pressed against her mother, Shadowedflame's, belly. She was curled up asleep around all three of them.

The den around them was vast but cozy. A thick-layered bush interwoven with twigs and brambles to keep any dangers and cold winds out. Careful not to disturb her siblings, she moved carefully away and out of the den.