Lingering Claws

Proluge
A dark tabby warrior stalked infront if twenty cats in a musky, swamp, smelly forest. The huge warrior started to growl,

" Antpelt!",

A young brown warrior with one black ear stepped forward.

" I want you and Breezepelt to start a training exersize, take Hollowpebble, Willowfern, Minnowfur, and Longwhisker. I want claws unsheathed. No mercy. Kill or be killed."

The young cats nodded in fear and scrambled to get out of the way.

"Tigerstar, welcome" Meowed a dark, husky voice.

Tigerstar bowed his head in respect to a brown tabby with a kinked tail,

"Brokenstar. I am at your service."

Brokenstar growled " Get up, you useless lump of fur, I want you to show the killing claw scratch. Like the one scrouge did you kill you, the greatest warrior of all time!" Brokenstar had said everything in a mocking voice.

Tigerstar got up and growled.

"I'll show it on you, Brokenstar. Or would you like to continue with your leadership?"

Brokenstar gulped, he knew he was no match for Tigerstar. Brokenstar backed off.

" Mudclaw!" A brown tabby with green eyes stepped forward. Mudclaw was the former WindClan deputy, killing by a tree many, many moons ago.

" Come here." Mudclaw went over to Tigerstar.

"Now im going to demonstrate a move, but first, Mudclaw i need you stand up on you hind legs so i can show these cats your weak spots. Don't worry, I wont hurt you."

Mudclaw hastily got onto his brown hindpaws. His soft, cream under belly showing.

" Now, this is one weak-" He cut himself off and simply stood infront of the trembling Mudclaw and took one glistening claw and clawed one line from his chin to his tail tip, killing him instantly. A apprentice in the back, a white and black she-cat screeched in terror.

But Tigerstar wasn't done.

He simply stood back and cut off Mudclaws head clean off and threw the head at Brokenstar, who turned tail and ran.

Tigerstar laughed and ordered, " Shred him, Grasstail, Pebblefoot, Bearstep, get him!"

The young warriors raced off.

" I will destroy the Clans my kin made once more. ShadowClan deserves times of rest. I promise you this, I will kill Featherpaw and Talonpaw. my kin.

Chapter 1- Featherpaw
Featherpaw tried to focus, but dreams of darkness and huge cats coming for her were too strong.

Featherpaw leaped, missing the mouse by a mouse-tail. Thornpelt laughed mockinly,

" You aren't going to catch anything like that, apprentice!"

Featherpaw growled. Thornpelt, Icefern, and Lionstorm had all recived their warrior names a moon ago. Featherpaw thought it was unfair that they should have to supervise us when me and Talonpaws mentors went on a border patrol.

Featherpaw sighed. She had been getting night mares about darkness and cats killing her clan-mates, ripping the fur off their backs. Featherpaw shuddered.

"Featherpaw? Featherpaw! Wake up! Are you listening?"