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Post by Kaitou on Dec 1, 2007 21:56:22 GMT -5
The brothers walked slightly ahead of Auburnsky as they made their way back toward the AutumnClan camp. shoulders squared and muzzles as statues they crested hills and skirted brush until with daunting finality the entrance to the camp became visible. Two of the notorious rogues were guarding the entrance one a mangy looking tabby the other a malicious black tom, with snake-like yellow eyes. As the trio strode closed the mangy one spoke up, "You mouse-dung are late... And no prey? There'll be hell to pay for that..."
Addledear snarled quietly but made not a comment moving forward to shoulder past the rogue.
The mangy one was not about to have it however, and with a venomous hiss struck out at the dark warrior. There was a flash of tabby and white.
He was at Rumblepurr's mercy in a matter of moments, "You dare touch my kin, scum and I'll rip you nose to tail tip..." The rogue squirmed and snarled under Rumblepurr's weight, calling to his companion.
Addledear beckoned tensely to Rumblepurr, "Calm down, we don't want to start anything Rumble... Remember Auburnsky's--"
"You! She-cat filth!" The black tom stood and strode menacingly toward Auburnsky, a scar flashing above his left eye, "I still owe you for this you piece of slime..." He raised a hefty paw and swung striking aside Addledear as he dashed to block Auburnsky.
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Post by Auburn on Dec 1, 2007 22:26:15 GMT -5
Auburnsky walked quickly, keeping up with Rumblepurr and Addledear. She flinched as she realized they had forgotten to catch some fresh-kill along the way back. They were going to get it for sure. A shudder passed through her as she recognized the malicious black tom who had tried to...well, you know. Gazing in horror, she stood petrified as Addledear was flung aside with one blow. As the evil tom was bearing down on her, a sudden rush of energy coursed through her veins. She jumped on his back, trying to rake her claws down his flank and hold on. "You aren't my mate and you shouldn't have tried to be. I would never want your abhorrent genes in the blood of my kits. You are despicable, and I hope you burn in the fiery depths of hell!" Once again, Auburnsky surprised herself with the ferocity of her voice. She let out a fearsome caterwaul and her claws found their mark on the tom's flank. She knew she would probably get punished for this later, but she couldn't help it. She finally cracked. Rage flooded her whole being.
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Post by Kaitou on Dec 1, 2007 22:33:55 GMT -5
The tom yowled in more fury then pain and twisted and bucked trying to dislodge the she-cat. The other rogue finally wriggled from under Rublepurr and rushed to help his comrade. He sunk his fangs in the she-cat's scruff and tore her free.
Rumblepurr snarled in rage and launched himself at the black tom. They were matched very evenly in size and a struggle ensued, Rumblepurr striking again and again with unsheathed claws, trying to ruin the shadowy tom's eyes.
Addledear leapt immediately back to his feet and rushed to tackle the mangy one, yelling as he did so, "Are you alrght Auburnsky?"
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Post by Auburn on Dec 1, 2007 22:40:14 GMT -5
Auburnsky screeched a reply back to Addledear to let him know she was alright. But the reply was cut off as she yowled in pain as she felt teeth in her scruff. Feeling herself being wrenched from the black tom, she thrashed her claws around, catching nothing but air as she was flung to the ground hard, landing on her head. The she-cat saw Rumblepurr locked in battle with the black tom, and Addledear running towards the mangy rogue, and felt blood gushing from her scruff. Then everything slowly faded to black as she struggled to get up, then lay still, except for her faint breathing.
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Post by Kaitou on Dec 2, 2007 14:18:09 GMT -5
Addledear gave a yowl of concern as Auburnsky collapsed and turned his pent fury onto the scraggly rogue who had wounded her. The two thrashed and screeched, calwing and biting in a frenzy of fur, teeth and blood. Addledear was soon bleeding from a deep rake in his side but the mangy tom was worse off. Addledear was obviously the better fighter, and, much like Rumblepurr a very strongly built young cat. Soon the mangy rogue could take no more and scurried, howling like a kit back into the AutumnClan camp. So blinded, was Addledear by fury and bloodlust he found that he cared very little that the rogue had gone for help. He merely turned his attention to aiding Rumblepurr in fighting off the larger rogue.
Thus far Rumblepurr seemed to be faring well. The large black was snarling and spitting to little avail, at the mercy of many a vicious blow from the large tabby. Both the dark tom's eyes were clouded with his own blood, still his claws were unsheathed and he endeavored to fight back. With a mighty yowl, Rumblepurr dealt him a stinging blow to the side of the skull. There was a gut-wrenching crack and the hulking rogue tumbled and was still.
Addledear, panting and bleeding, padded over and sniffed with derision at the black body. "I think you've killed him, Rumble... You've broken his neck..."
Rumblepurr's shoulders rose and fell with his heavy breath, "He deserved nothing less..." He scuffed dirt onto the black tom's death-masked face and strode over to Auburnsky, gently nosing her shoulder. "C'mon, Auburn... Wake up... It's over..."
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Post by Fallen Cloudz on Dec 2, 2007 14:37:45 GMT -5
Shadows flowed near the battle. Rumblepurr, Addledear, and Auburnsky had come in and struck up a fight with a few rogues. A shadow dipped out from the den, and two teal orbs stared out from it. They watched carefully as the cats fought, blood spilling for reasons unknown by the cat. The eyes never blinked; they kept watching the scene before them, caked with fear. The tawny she-cat watched slowly as Rumblepurr broke one of the rogue's necks and she froze. The fake smile that was always on her muzzle had vanished, and was replaced with a shocked gap. The rogues were never attacked, and certainly not killed. How would the leader take care of this? How would the other rogues avenge the killed one, if they even wanted to? Fallenleaf flattened her ears to her head and her belly fell to the ground with a thud. Her paws trembled slightly as she wondered what would happen. The clan cats had killed someone, and she didn't even know why. Auburnsky. She recognized her quickly, and switched her gaze to the unconscious cat. The warriors seemed worried about her; maybe they killed the rogue because of something? Fallenleaf continued to stay hidden, waiting in the shadows.
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Post by Auburn on Dec 2, 2007 15:49:33 GMT -5
The unconscious AutumnClanner lay almost completely still. You could barely hear her slow rasping breaths and see the faint rise and fall of her chest. Suddenly her breathing grew stronger, and at the sound of the two toms' voices, she seemed to stir. The fiery pelted she-cat stood up slowly, almost losing her balance. She quickly caught herself, and then gaze up at her 'kin', trying to smile. "Did I miss all the action again? Foxdung," she snapped, as she looked around trying to inspect the damage done. She saw the evil black tom rogue who had -coughed- her lying on the ground, his neck bent at an odd angle. She closed her eyes and sighed. He would never torture her again. Then Auburnsky felt a stinging pain on her non-white ear. Bounding over to a puddle, she gazed at her reflection and saw that her scruff was slightly bleeding and the non-white ear was nearly shredded to bits. Turning back to Rumblepurr and Addledear, her voice quavered as she asked the obvious. "What happens now?"
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Post by .//seven on Dec 2, 2007 19:34:55 GMT -5
And then there was that horrible silent screech of Malicestar's gaze sweeping the scene, narrowed with rage.
He stepped forward slowly, gold-orange eyes settling on one of his best rogue warrior's body. Malicestar stepped in the puddle the she-cat was looking into, splashing water on both cats. Finally he stopped. His warrior's body. Killed by that one...Rumblepurr, was it? You. he snarled, rounding on the tom. You have killed a new Clanmate. Treachery, you realize? For although the rogues had come into AutumnClan unwelcomed, Malicestar was their leader, and his sidekicks were true AutumnClanners. Punishment is neccessary, you realize? he continued, the volume of his voice growing at quite an alarming rate. The she-cat's voice made his head whip around. What happens now? He glared.
What happens now? he repeated, his voice almost at a screech now. What happens now is that you are punished! His short fur was standing on end. Claws sheathing and unsheathing, Malicestar was ready to physically punish all of them. But his fury was growing channelled toward Rumblepurr. Addledear and Auburnsky were just accessories to the murder, they would get half the punishment their little 'leader' got. Rumblepurr. Get over here this moment or I will personally shred your ears, he snarled, standing close to Auburnsky -- after all, she was a she-cat, wasn't she? And she-cats in AutumnClan were Malicestar's. Addledear, get back inside, now, he added.
Time for all hell to come out on the killer.
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Post by Kaitou on Dec 2, 2007 19:39:37 GMT -5
Rumblepurr remained rooted to the spot. Muscles sharply defined and rigid with rage beneath his brown coat. "I will not. Not without Auburnsky. Send as many of your filthy rogue minions as you like. I'll vanquish them like I did him..." He jerked his head in the the carcass' direction. "For I remain loyal to AutumnClan... Much unlike you."
In silent agreement with his brother Addledear pressed his shoulder against Auburnsky's glaring defiantly at the vicious Leader and awaiting their inevitable sentence of punishment.
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Post by Fallen Cloudz on Dec 2, 2007 19:55:07 GMT -5
The teal orbs stared on, still fearful. Fallenleaf’s heartbeat quickened as the tom she hated most stepped out, his anger clear. He was shouting, growling, and Fallenleaf was trying not to run away. After he had ordered them, the tawny she-cats ears flicked and she involuntarily shouted. “What will you do to them, Goldclaw?!” As soon as the words leaked from her maws, she shrank back. Fallenleaf’s eyes widened at her own words, and fear pricked her fur. Oh, why couldn’t she have just stayed silent? And she had called him by the first name she knew him by. Goldclaw… how she despised him. If she wasn’t terrified, she would have spat in anger. Her tail wrapped around her left back leg as she pretended to be invisible, but knew Malicestar had probably already pinpointed her position. She saw soon that Rumblepurr and the others would stay glued to the spot, and she almost purred. This shocked her more; she had never purred, and never thought she would have to. But she knew Malicestar hated when people didn't listen to him. She knew this by a horrible experience.
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Post by .//seven on Dec 2, 2007 20:37:35 GMT -5
Loyal to AutumnClan?! Malicestar screeched. Loyalty to AutumnClan means loyalty to me! I am AutumnClan, you fool! For a moment he calmed down, but his rage still burned inside of him. No. Auburnsky stays. You and Addledear will go into camp and stay there, or I will personally kill you. Understand?
What will you do to them, Goldclaw?!
This little voice...so familiar. Of course, Malicestar hadn't been around AutumnClan for some time till now...Just a few days ago he had come back, killed old Darkstar. He'd been out of camp for most of the time. Sorrelpaw? he whispered, forgetting his fury. He had once 'desired' this she-cat, for Malicestar did not love, and neither had Goldclaw -- no, rather than falling in love with a she-cat, he 'desired' her, and Malicestar still desired who he knew to be Sorrelpaw. Come out here now, Sorrelpaw! he called, then shot a glare at Rumblepurr, Addledear and Auburnsky, as if he expected them to try to run away.
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Post by Auburn on Dec 2, 2007 20:45:51 GMT -5
As if sensing his earlier thoughts, the reddish-brown she-cat shrank back from the evil Malicestar. "I do not belong to you. You will not have your way with me this time!" she screeched, her eyes wild with rage and fear. She whipped her head around when she saw her best friend Fallenleaf running towards them, saying something about 'Goldclaw'. Realizing that Goldclaw was Malicestar, Auburnsky's eyes widened in horror as she stared at the so-called leader who had now had his way with both of them at least once. "You can't tell me what to do. I'm staying with them," she mewed to Malicestar, gesturing to Rumblepurr and Addledear. And with that she began to walk towards her 'kin'.
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Post by Kaitou on Dec 2, 2007 20:51:42 GMT -5
Rumblepurr's characteristic crooked smile broke across his muzzle and his tail flicked defiantly.
Beside him Addledear had donned a look of rugged determination, not even attempting to stem the flows of scarlet that stained his fur. "We will fight for her, Malicestar. she does not belong to you or any tom... But she is our family and we'll die before you touch her again." Rumblepurr nodded silently making room for Autumnsky between himself and his brother. His normally jovial eyes were narrowed in vicious rebellion, he would delay the ineveitable as long as was possible. He had suffered alongside Addledear for such actions before, and despite his hardiness he was not eager to undergo punishment again.
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Post by Fallen Cloudz on Dec 2, 2007 20:58:49 GMT -5
Fallenleaf’s eyes clouded with grief as her previous name was mentioned. Memories flashed through her mind, memories of hunting, fighting, all leading up to the horrid memory… “No…” She whispered fearfully, her voice cracking slightly. The tawny warrior was frozen with fear as she stared forward, her eyes dull. Suddenly she took a pawstep forward. She didn’t know what she was doing, and her breathe was shaking. She stepped out; still two well fox lengths away from Malicestar, staring at him with a dim hatred. “I’m not Sorrelpaw anymore, Gol—Malicestar.” She mewed, almost sharply. Her fur bristled, but she held her ground. She noticed Auburnsky, her new friend (Amazingly she has one), standing up to the leader. She was proud of her friend; yet another emotion she barely used. Fallenleaf was slowly changing, for the better or for the worst she didn’t know. Rumblepurr and Addledear were brave. Fallenleaf wasn’t sure if they were stupid as well, but they were brave. Not many cats stood up to Malicestar, and she knew they would be punished harshly.
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Post by Faulty on Jan 1, 2008 23:34:37 GMT -5
Falterstep's ears twitched as he got to his paws. he could hear screeching and yowling. He was worried about his clan mates and what the rogues were doing to them. Flicking his tail he padded out of the den and head toward where the noises were coming from. When he rounded the corner he froze and assessed the situation. Malicestar, Fallenleaf, Aburnsky, Rumblepurr, Addledear, and a few other rogues stood enceircling each other. "Malicestar?" He called as he padded up to them. Apparently two of the she-cats decided to stand up to him and he knew that this wasn't going to go well for them or the toms who were now protecting them. "What is going on here?" He asked he was careful not to demand anything lest he upset Malicestar more.
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