Dawn Falling

"Dune will settle,
Tide will still,
Moon will rise,
Storm will stop,
Beach will be hidden beneath the waters,
Valley will die,
The clans will fall"

The chanting stopped as a cat with a scarred pelt padded forward. Her brown tortishell pelt was so faded that she was barely an outline of a cat. Green emerald eyes glinting, she drawled in a low hiss.

"Dune will settle,
Tide will still,
Moon will rise,
Storm will stop,
Beach will be hidden beneath the waters,
Valley will die,
The clans will fall"

Then a black tom with only one eye dropped off a bare, dead, branch and bowed to the ancient she cat. One by one every cat in the clearing was bowing to their merciless leader, who was destined to lead them out of oblivion to destroy the clans.

"All hail the new Dark Forest leader, who after hundreds of moons will lead us to glory, where Tigerstar and Brokenstar failed" The one eyed cat cackled.
"Who is it? Noeye" A cat called out.
"Silence Deathwish!" Noeye hissed.
Then the awaiting she cat padded further forward.

"Mapleshade"