Warriors RPG

[The Kingpin]

Wraith grunted. "Not a bad idea, but unnessecary. Our scents are garbled enough as is. i honestly doubt the attackers are still here if their aim is malevolence rather than food. so if we do run into it, it probably won't be here. the smell of blood will single you out instead of hide you" growled the tom...

[Hopeflower]

Swift shook his head. "Points taken," he mewed, still letting his gaze wander the clearing.

[TyrannoTitan]

Some of the she-cat warriors glanced at each other, slightly surprised by what the Stormclan tom proposed. Then again, this one did look a bit more...hardened then the other warrior they brought along.

Alaitoc made a quick hiss to silence them all, nodding toward the opposite end of the clearing. "This wasn't a chance occurrence...they wanted us here...they are still watching..." the Exarch growled quietly, highly trained senses noticing the pattern. Although the blood spatter seemed to be all around, it appeared concentrated near where he had indicated...they had, in the process of killing the cat, tracked blood as they moved into the foliage...and when the Stormclan and Novaclan cats neared, before the stench overwhelmed their senses, the scent of the blood seemed to emanate from this area alone; it did not trail off, as if the killer or killers had left...

[C S]

"Natruallly" Snowstar mewed, as if not worried. His exposed claws and stature however- with his muscles primed to spring into action- proved otherwise.

[Hopeflower]

"I'd be disappointed if that wasn't the case," Swift mewed. His tail lashed even though his claws stayed sheathed...for the moment.

[The Kingpin]

"Timely appearance" hissed the tom somewhat pleased. Wraith made no hint that he had noticed the enemy, instead moving as he had been before they were discovered. thinking over the situation, he tried to decide on a course of action. he was ready for combat the moment it happened, but ideally, he'd be able to find out what exactly they were up against before that happened...

[TyrannoTitan]

"Brothers! So glad you could join us." a harsh voice yowled from across the clearing. Alaitoc and the she-cat warriors instinctively lowered themselves toward the ground, getting into defensive positions. Striding out of the foliage was a large tom unlike anything the Novaclan cats had ever seen. The cat was a dull red in color, though this was visibly not the cat's actual coat. It was covered in a combination of blood and ash, permanently staining its fur. Splotches of dirty white fur could be seen on some of the lesser regions of its body, such as its grisly paws. The most striking feature of the tom was the two limbs folded on its back: large wings, almost completely plucked of their feathers, as dirty and unkempt as the rest of the cat's body. Another strange feature was visible on the cat's head: Two large canine teeth were dug into its skull, pointed up; another self-inflicted modification. The bases of the teeth were swollen and irritated, but the skin had healed around them. The tom's face was twisted into a sinister grin...

[Hopeflower]

Swift let out a long, quiet hiss as he spotted the cat's wings. He lowered himself slightly, shifting his weight onto his toes, ready to spring if he had to. Lightstorm was torn between wanting to cry out in shock and keeping silent. This cat...why would he do such a thing to himself?

[C S]

"A winged one" Snowstar mewed, eye panning up and down the cat's dirtied form. "You are a dying breed...there arent much of you left in the forest. Theres rumors of course...of a group of you living out in the forest...but no word has ever come from the Windfury group in nine moons...unless this is your way of making first contact..." He growled, thinking outloud, but he never dropped his guard.

[The Kingpin]

Wraith's eyes narrowed. "He's not alone" hissed the leader lowly, just loud enough for those around him to hear. he was somewhat disturbed by the mutilated wings and the two protrusions in it's head. he was almost positive they weren't self inflicted, but he also had doubts it was done unwillingly. he kept note of the spots, as well as the heavily damaged wings. this cat either had a high tolerance for pain, was subject to maddening amounts of it, to the point it may have driven it mad or actually enjoyed it. he made sure not to count the opponents they were undoubtedly up against as sane. if this cat was alone it wouldn't've been such a threat to cause so much damage. the tom, and whatever followers he had, were likely all far from sane...

[TyrannoTitan]

"A dying breed...oh yes...I made sure of that..." the cat growled, still grinning, yellow fangs bared. "A shame you don't remember me. We were all so very, very close, after all..." the cat continued showing mock disappointment. Two other cats stepped out from the foliage on either side of him, both a dark color...but this was, as with their leader, not their natural coat. The cats were coated in ash, their original patterns masked by the substance that stained their fur, which was as unkempt and dirty as their leader's. Each had a manic look about them, claws covered in fresh blood, twitching slightly as they stood...

[C S]

"Believe me, cat. If we were ever close, I would never let you drop to this level." Snowstar mewed as he gave the cat and its allies and even stare. "What is your name, winged one?" He growled. Perhaps it would refresh his memory

[The Kingpin]

Wraith's eyes widened slightly. "I remember you....but i never expected a tom like you to fall so low....Ashspots" growled the tom lowly. to see what had become of the cat disgusted him...

[Hopeflower]

"You've changed quite a bit. I can hardly believe you're the same cat as the tiny kit who came to us so long ago, just looking for a place to stay," Swift growled, making sure to keep his eyes on the crazed cat's. As distracting as the mutilated wings and the...fangs were, one slip and the StormClan and NovaClan cats would be more victims to this cat.

[TyrannoTitan]

"My name...is Xavius." the cat growled simply. "Praise the Deathbringer! Servant of the Dark Forest!" the two other cats yowled, laughing manically afterward. Xavius smirked at the response, oblivious to the name the Stormclan leader used.

"Enough!" Alaitoc yowled, the two cats around Xavius stopping their cackling abruptly, glaring at the Exarch. "I don't care who you are and how you know Stormclan, monster, I only know that your end comes NOW." he snarled, claws unsheathed. Xavius laughed. "I've not come here to fight, whelp...not yet." the cat growled, giving the Exarch a dismissing wave of his paw. "I've come here to introduce a new clan.. One that will scour this land of all life, in the name of the Dark Forest!" Xavius yowled, all three of the cats cackling equally as loud. "Oh, I almost forgot to mention..." the winged tom hissed as the other two cats disappeared into the foliage. "I have something of yours...I do hope you won't miss him too much." he continued, chuckling darkly, before disappearing after his brethren...

[The Kingpin]

Wraith cursed under his breath. "They have Firestreak.....those abominations have Firestreak" he snarled coldly. he glanced at Snowstar, then at Alaitoc, wanting to hear what they had to say about the turn of events...

[C S]

Snowstar's eyes widened. These..Dark Forest worshippers, they had one of the greatest cats to ever be part of a clan in their corroding grasp?! His fur bristled. His lips curled. It took a lot to anger the white tom. And he was furious

[Hopeflower]

Swift let out a snarl of his own, his tail whipping back and forth. His head swung around to look at the cats with him. "What the hell are we supposed to do now?" he growled, his voice soft with outrage against those unnatural creatures. His claws slid out to sink deep into the earth.

[C S]

"We get him back" Snowstar growled, his voice low. "We owe Firestreak that... and much more" He added, knowing he was partly to blame for the old cat's capture

[TyrannoTitan]

"One cat isn't worth a clan." Alaitoc sighed, shaking his head. "We don't know how many they have. Getting this Firestreak would risk the lives of many...to save only one." he explained, while his she-cat companions continued to form a defensive line around them, not yet dropping their guard.