Walking the Border

[Clemence]

((just pretend I've been here the whole time, fighting. Oh, and Whisper needs to lose a life in this battle...who would like to do the honors?))

Whisperstar snarled and leaped after Raineyes, hauling her off the exhausted Stormheart. Fresh with energy, she used her claws to tear the warrior's pelt to shreds. "I've been a warrior since before you were born, deathcat," she hissed in Raineyes's ear. "Why don't you run along home, like a good kitty?" Before Raineyes could recover, Whisperstar had released her and backed away, ready for a new attack. Her eyes flashed quickly to Stormheart, wanting to know that her friend was okay.

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Skyshadow saw his opportunity when Whisperstar's attention was diverted. Leaping over Raineyes, who was sprawled on the ground, he landed and swung a heavy blow at the SoulClan leader's head. Whisperstar staggered, shaking her head to clear the stars. Skyshadow leaped and pinned her down, his heavier weight pressing her muzzle into the dirt. Whisperstar wriggled desperately, and managed to get a paw free. She swiped her claws down Skyshadow's nose, and he let her loose with a howl of pain. Whisperstar scrambled to her paws, breathing hard but adrenaline roaring through her veins. She and Skyshadow circled each other warily, like LionClan cats of old, each waiting for the other to strike. Skyshadow shook the blood out of his eyes grinned lazily at the calico she-cat and Whisperstar felt a rush of hatred toward him, but held her ground. Her Clan needed her to be strong and continue fighting, not lose a battle because of stupid mistakes.

[yellow]

Raineyes got to her paws slowly, her usually sleek beautiful pelt ragged and stained with blood. Ice was pumping through her veins, she had had enough. SoulClan had been pushing their luck way to far... She watched as Skyshadow and Whisperstar circled each other, like wolves... As silent as a shadow Raineyes stalked forward and hid in the shadow of a huge oak tree. Her eyes were suddenly glowing, another rare thing for they were usually lifeless, with hunger. SoulClan wouldn't like it if their precious leader lost a life... The seconds ticked by as she waited for Whisperstar to get into the perfect position for her to strike, to give Raineyes a perfect shot at her throat... The ice pumped through her veins washing away her pain and leaving numb pleasure behind, she would enjoy this. Now! a voice screeched in her head and Raineyes sprang with a vicious battle cry at Whisperstar's exposed throat and sliced it open.

[firefang]

Fangscar's eyes flicked open. He quickly ran over to Raineyes, hearing her screech. He saw Whisperstar stagger and he leaped on her shoulders, making sure she wouldn't go anywhere." Heh," he panted struggling to hold on to Whisperstar," Your stupid warrior started this. It is Stormheart's fault for attacking me. She brought this whole thing on! And you're gunna pay." He knew she was loosing a life so he made it easier. He slid off of her and faced her. He saw a wide horror grow in her eyes. His face was nothing but a bloody mess, a bone jutting out." Yeah, take that in!," he rasped," Your warrior, Stormheart, is a monster. She belongs with us. You were her mentor. You made her the crappy cat she is today. Take that in. You failed. Two words: You failed." that's the last thing Fangscar said before slidding unconciously to the ground and hereing Raineyes screech...

[Wind:.*.:Stone]

Windrunner knocks Raineyes away from her leaders body, hoping she had more lives....If Dogfang became leader.... She shakes the thought away, swiping at Raineye's....well, eyes.
She rips the soft skin of her cheek deeply, earning a pained yowl. She hisses, her own blue eyes like fire, staring into the icy calm of her foe. (Haha. Foe x3)

Stonekit looks at the SoulLeader's body, a great pride swelling up in her, even though she did nothing. Her copper eyes flash to Windrunner, and they narrow in malice. A little growl escapes her, but that causes the scratches along her flank to stretch painfully.

[.:.S.:.t.:.o.:.r.:.m.:.]

Stormheart snarled at Raineyes, tackling her to the ground and raking at her face; even though it was very damaged from the several claws which had already ripped through the skin. "I'm not the one who started this; you guys did, as usual, because you can't deal with the fact that a loner was on your territory." Stormheart backed away from Raineyes, her eyes narrowed.

Nightpaw hissed, dragging Fangscar by his scruff out of the battle, placing more Marigold and cobwebs on his face; she wasn't sure if he would live. Well, it would be his own fault; she had warned him to not fight, and he had chosen to ignore her. Nightpaw attacked Windrunner, barely managing to pin the warrior to the ground. She raked her claws down her belly, tearing deeply into the soft skin.

[Wind:.*.:Stone]

Windrunner yelps in alarm, knocking Nightpaw away with a heavy blow from her fore paw. She claws at her face, ripping at the soft skin. She growls fiercely, feeling her body start to get tired. She had been fighting for so long.... But she shakes the thought away and pins the troublesome apprentice down, getting ready to finish her. But she pulls back to the last moment.
I wont kill an apprentice. I wont. She steps back from Nightpaw, repulsed.

[.:.S.:.t.:.o.:.r.:.m.:.]

"And that's why you SoulCats keep dying; you always show so much mercy," Nightpaw said, ripping into the back of Windrunner's neck with her teeth, while her hind claws managed to mark up her legs pretty well, causing her to fall to the ground. Nightpaw then swiped her unsheathed fore-paws across her chest, blood spurting all over the already stained ground. She smiled hugely; she actually wasn't doing so badly against Windrunner, though she had a few close calls. If Windrunner hadn't gotten up, though, she would've found some way to get out of it... Hopefully. But since it didn't happen it didn't really matter; not at the moment, at least.[/color]

[Wind:.*.:Stone]

Windrunner stands gingerly, her legs burning from where they had been scratched. She hisses and knocks Nightpaw away from her, causing her to hit her head on the ground.
Ok. No more mercy. She pins Nightpaw down once again, the apprentice still stunned from hitting her head.
"I'll show you weak..." She starts biting down on the apprentice's throat, pushing away the thought that this will be the first life she'll have taken.

[.:.S.:.t.:.o.:.r.:.m.:.]

Nightpaw was about to attack Windrunner again when she was pinned down to the ground, sharp teeth ripping into her throat. Gasping, Nightpaw used every ounce of her strength to roll over, taking Windrunner down with her, and ending up pinning the warrior down. She really hadn't gotten a good bite with her throat; if Nightpaw had let that go on for another second or two, though, she would probably be half-dead. She ripped at her shoulders, taking out tufts of fur. I'm losing too much blood... I have to end this soon, Nightpaw thought, biting into Windrunner's throat, hoping to get a good grip.[/color]

[Wind:.*.:Stone]

Windrunner rolls crushing the smaller cat beneath her. She hisses and digs her shoulder blades into Nightpaw before leaping up, staring at Nightpaw with sapphire fire in her eyes.
"Well? Do you quit?" She asks, tauntingly.
"I'll kill you, Nightpaw. I hate you. I have no problem ending you."
Windrunner keeps staring stepping up untill she was in Nightpaws face, towering over her thanks to her long legs. She swipes out with one of her paws, claws unsheathed, and swipes her cheek, scaring her face.

[.:.S.:.t.:.o.:.r.:.m.:.]

Nightpaw jumped back, dodging Windrunner's unsheathed paw. She then lunged forward, barreling her head into the warrior's throat, temporarily blocking her airways. She took that few moments of opportunity to claw at Windrunner's face, making blood well up in her eyes and blurring her vision. With this new advantage Nightpaw swiped at Windrunner's side, leaving deep claw marks along it. "You have no problem ending me? Yeah, right. Sure. And obviously I'm not going to quit, so don't even hope that I will." I wonder if she'll give up now... I mean, her vision's already practically gone, even if it's only temporary; she has such a disadvantage now, it's almost sad, Nightpaw thought, a murderous smile crawling onto her face with the thought of killing her. Nah, killing her now won't be fun; I'll just beat her up some more and then kill her. Nightpaw's murderous smile grew even larger; so large it looked like it went from one side of her face to the other. Because of how large it was her teeth were showing; a collection of razor-sharp dagger-like teeth stained red with the blood of those she had fought, and some of her own blood, too. Then a sadastic idea entered her mind; she wondered if it would work. Nightpaw snuck silently away; so silently Windrunner wouldn't even be able to tell. After a few moments she was standing at her side, a few little round objects in her mouth. She pressed these objects hard against her pelt, leaving their poisonous juices behind. She clawed at Windrunner's pelt so she wouldn't think anything of it; just her paws battering her side. When she goes to lick her pelt clean, or if her face was somehow pressed against her body, they poisonous juices would get into her mouth and kill her. Gotta' love deathberries.[/color]

[J/o/y!]

((May I do the honors? XD And I'm too lazy to read 4 pages of 100+ word posts, so Joy and Death have been fighting the whole time I've been gone. ;])

<sub>Joysong had been fighting Deathstrike when Windrunner and Cheetahfeather showed up and began dishing out their strength and speed on these DeathClan cats. Every instict screamed at the ginger she-cat to rip out his heart, poor rivers of blood as she challenged these cats to even try to harm weaker, more vulnerable cats. Her ocean blue eyes never left Deathstrike, noting his every move, exactly where he kept his weight, exactly which place on her he kept his eyes when aiming, so she was ready for every one of his attacks. When he aimed for her left side but whipped to her right at the last moment, she quickly flexed her shoulders and allowed them to ram into his head. Joysong wasn't sure if her shoulder was still in one piece, but hey. She's fighting for her Clan. She didn't care as long as every single on of these idiots she was using her strength on was injured enough so that they cowered and left, running with their tails between their legs. For all she cared, DeathClan could go chase their own tails.

While Joysong was sweating out her energy, Deathstrike's teeth were gritting and aiming for her neck at the same time. He would've swallowed crowfood before admitting it, but Joysong was a lot harder to fight than it first seemed. He'd come closer than half a tail-length to killing her thrice, and every time it was him that edged closer to death. Couldn't she see sooner or later she was going to DIE? Not only was he slowly approaching tiredness, but much more quickly, irritation. When the trick failed, he knew he had to knock her out before he weakened. Another trick found its way to Deathstrike, and before he conciously made the decision, he was on a roll. He dived for her belly, knocking her forepaws before her and unbalancing her, too. Joysong staggered for no more than a moment, but Deathstrike was already taking his place there. He used his front paws to take a hold of her head, but she began battering at his neck. The killer spot. Joysong did not intend to kill him, but he jumped back instinctively, and cursed himself immediately. But right now he had to focus. Deathstrike had a SoulClan cat to kill, and Joysong had a self, Clan, friends, and family to defend.</sub>[/color]

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Word Count? 394
Muse Level? Ugh. Little lower than before. Hope I won't get a low-muse streak like Sand right now. XDDDDD No offense, Sand. <333333333333333333
Notes? GOD I AM SO BEHIND
Thread Status? Open, DC, SC, loners, you can all jump in!!!

[yellow]

Raineyes slid out from Stormheart's grip with ease like a snake. Before Stormheart could react she grabbed her by the scruff and tossed her into a tree ( I think I already did that but oh well xD ). She turned to Whisperstar, ready to finish the job for sure now... She sliced the vcut a bit deeper, making sure no one could patch it up so she would lose a life for sure. A mad gleam lit Raineye's eyes as she watched the foolish leader bleed. But the mad spark quickly melted away, the cold lifeless replacing it as usual. She turned to see Fangscar on the ground and she quickly hid her shock and ran over to him. His face was ruined... No, it made no difference. She would love him no matter what he looked like. She pressed her nose to his blood soaked pelt, '' You better not leave me. '' Raineyes whispered to him in a warm voice. She was doing a lot of things out of character today...

[J/o/y!]

<sub>By this time Joysong had Deathstrike pinned with not a scrap of mercy. When she saw Raineyes distracted from Fangscar's injuries, a mischeiveious glint found its way to her anger-dull sea blue eyes. She clenched sharp teeth around Deathstrike's scruff, clawed his ear to shreds, and threw him inro a tree. Leaving him there to suffer, she began to sneak up to Raineyes, not being able to sustain a stab of sympathy for the she-cat. But she was an enemy. She could spare no mercy. She simply would not. Joysong could feel all the sympathy in the would for Raineyes, but she would still kill the ginger tabby in a hearbeat, without a moment's hesitation or thought. This restored her battle feelings as she completed the stealthy approach, drew herself up, and clutched at her head with her claws and threw it to the side, throwing away any trace of balance or stablity. Gritting her teeth with a moment's indecision, she clamped teeth around her scruff and aimed claws at her ears, like she'd done with Deathstrike. Twisting and a moment's roll gave her an advantage as she held down Raineyes's shoulders with her unsheathed paws, smiling dimly in satisfication. She inflicted a bloe to the chest and flipped Raineyes, thrusting her muzzle in the dirt.

Deathstrike had had enough. Quickly recovering, he saw Joysong had gotten Raineyes. Yowling and howling out his anger, he hurdled over to teach her a lesson once and for all.

Joysong heard the golden brown tom's approach and quickly scraped claws against her victim's head before whipping around, swiftly dropping to the ground on her back and raked her claws sideways across him just when he came. Now every cat there was bleeding. No one had escaped without wounds by now. Joysong was a bit worried about Whisperstar, but she couldn't see now with two opponents ganging up on her.</sub>[/color]

[yellow]

Raineyes paid for her moments distraction with claws raking her face. After being tossed around like a rag doll she got up, shot one glance at Fangscar and then leaped onto the SoulClan warrior clawing at her viscously, Nightpaw would watch over him... After a few moments of tussling in the dirt Raineyes had the SoulCat pinned down on her stomach. Claws unsheathed, she pushed her paw down on the small between Joysong's shoulders until she yowled in pain. She then grabbed her by the scruff and threw her into a tree with a loud crack. Before Joysong could get back up Raineyes was already on top of her ripping her fur out blood spraying her face.

[.:.S.:.t.:.o.:.r.:.m.:.]

Stormheart threw Raineyes off of Joysong before the she-cat could get the chance to kill her. She lunged forward, barreling into Raineyes and sending her flying into one of the trees, hard enough to take the breath out of her, and if she landed the wrong way to even break one of her bones. But that was doubtful since she didn't hear any crack; oh well, at least Joysong was okay and Raineyes was momentarily dazed. Padding over to the ginger-tabby, Stormheart helped her up, her eyes showing obvious concern. "Are you okay?" She asked her; what a stupid question. But it was a natural reflex for her to ask.

Nightpaw was watching Raineyes with interest when she pressed her nose gently to Fangscar's pelt. Seems little Raineyes had a crush, how cute. But this was no time to taunt her; Nightpaw had to make sure that Fangscar didn't die from blood loss. She placed Marigold into all of his wounds, except for his face; that was already taken care of. She then tightly put cobwebs to keep the Marigold in, like she had done to all of the others that had gotten hurt; Fangscar needed every drop of blood that he could get.

[Wind:.*.:Stone]

Windrunner shakes her head, blinking hard, her vision red with her own blood.
Pretty... She thinks, before whipping around to where she felt Nightpaw last, just barely missing her.
"Little coward." She hisses, closing her eyes, knowing that was something she did not have at the moment. "You have to blind me to fight me?" She scoffs and sits down, waiting for Nightpaw to continue: Why waist her energy? She may as well wait for her vision to return.

[yellow]

Raineyes laid on the ground but slowly got up, the scent of blood giving her more energy. She walked over to the two she~cats and sat down and watched them with unblinking icy eyes. '' How touching, best friends I see. '' Raineyes breathed in the sweet scent of fresh blood, it twisted her insides into knots and she got a head rush. But she liked it... '' Now should I give you two a moment, or can we get on with this? '' Raineyes mewed coldly, her voice sounding a little bored. '' Only SoulClan cats could get distracted in battle, so pathetic. I guess you could say SoulClan is the stain ruining all clan cats, a disgrace. We'll just have to scrub at that stain... Until it disappears forever. ''

[Wind:.*.:Stone]

"Nightpaw, will you try to finish me? I know you'll try, but I also know you cant." She taunts the apprentice, knowing that nearly all DeathCats had short tempers. She digs her claws into the ground and shakes her head, little red drops flicking onto the green grass around her, bright red on deep green. She sighs, blinking, her vision clearing, but not nearly as fast as she wished it would.

[firefang]

Fangscar flicked his ear. He heard confusing noises al around him. He flicked a blurry eye open and yawned. He pulled himself into a slumped sitting position. Fangscar watched Raineyes coldly and gave his chest a quick lick. Nightpaw was behind him, growling at Windrunner. She was losing blood. He turned to a small bush and collected the web from it. He snuck up behind Nightpaw and twirled it around her wounds. Fangscar quickly slunk into the bushes.

Fang hissed in annoyance (Close enough, not the best speller)." Oh, so you're telling us that we shouldn't defend our borders? If you care so much about your warrior code, then you'd be happy that we followed it!" he spat at Stormheart. " You didn't start just battle, you started the oncoming war!"

Cheetahfeather came up beside Raineyes." Very true. You guys spend so much time grooming yourselves. I could've killed you by now. You pathetic Soulcats!" she hissed. Cheetahfeather felt Raineye's icy cold pelt. She nodded her head and copied, Her eyes as hard and cold as real amber.