Chasing Shadows Chapter 9: A Foretold Destruction, A Prophecy Is Born

Chapter 9: A Foretold Destruction, A Prophecy Is Born

The golden rays of the morning sun never reached the den behind the waterfall, but Cheetahstar knew that dawn had arrived by the sudden wave of forest calls, from the squawking of the birds to the squeeking of the mice. It was the day of the Gathering, she noted to herself, she would have to organise the attending patrol and decide on the mentors of the kits who were to be apprenticed tomorrow.

She lifted herself from her nest and gave hearself a quick wash before heading out into the camp. It was half way through Greenleaf now, and things only got harder from this point on. Having more apprentices would certainly be useful during the colder months. She was glad her clan was thriving now.

Bounding up the the FallRock, Cheetahstar was surprised to see Razorkit asleep on the stone in the stream. Curious, she padded over.

"Razorkit?" She questioned, tilting her head slightly to one side. The silver kit gave no response. He wasn't curled up on the stone, but sprawled out with his tail dangling in the water and jaws parted.

"Razorkit" She repeated, nudging the small kit with her muzzle.

He was stone cold.

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Ziku's eyes snapped open.

He was lying on a warm, sandy ground with the sound of waves and the rustling of leaves soothing his ears. The salty tang in the air and the smell of fragrent flowers overwhelemed him for a moment, but the memories of the past day forced him to snap out of his daydream.

He sat up slowly, surprised that he wasn't at all injured from the fall, and shook the sand from his pelt. He resented to realise that he was still an almost transparent ghost-cat, but he was releived that the lightning still buzzed through his body and that he hadn't lost all his powers. He was alive, at least, and that was good enough for him. But had his plan worked?

Glancing around, he saw nothing but the golden sandy cove and the clear blue sea, stretching out for what seemed like forever. And a small silver kit sat on the shore.

That's the cat from yesterday.

"Hey!" Ziku called, but the kit didn't responed. He sat, still as ice, watching the ever chaging sea with eyes of exact same colour.
Grumbling, he padded over to the shorline, feeling the warmth of the sun and the sand bathe his pelt. He walked until his paws were submerged in water, and then poked the small kit with a soaking forepaw.
"Hey!" He repeated, tail twitching.
The kit twisted around, eyes widening when he saw the Elementos cat. The silver tom jumped backwards away from the water, fur fluffed up and hackles raised.
"Wh-Who're you?" He stuttered, looking small even with his puffed out fur.
"Ziku, Spirit Cat of Lightning" Ziku nodded to the kit. He blinked back.

"What?"
"My name's Ziku!"
The kit blinked again. He tilted his head to one side.
"I can't hear you"

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Razorkit gazed at the cat stood in front of him. He was the size of a warrior, maybe a little bigger, but he wasn't like any cat Razorkit had seen before. His pelt was almost see-through and was covered in what looked like silver lightning.

"Are you from StarClan?" Razorkit whispered, eyes widening more.

The cat looked confused, and realising that Razorkit couldn't hear what he said, instead shook his head.

"Oh..." Razorkit looked down, pain welling in his chest, "I...I thought I was killed by that star... And I thought a StarClan cat would take me away...." He started, trying not to choke on his thoughts, "But I ended up here..." He looked around at the beach, "I dreamed about this place a lot when I was alive... But I dont know where this is..."

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Ziku's heart paused for a moment. Did I kill this cat?

Guilt instantly took over him. The kit didn't know that he was inside his own mind, where Ziku had taken refuge. The plan was to use the kit's spirit as a place where he wouldn't fade out, and then figure out a way of shutting the gate from in here. He had no idea the impact would've killed the kit.

"I'm..." Ziku was about to apologize, but stopped when he remembered the kit couldn't here him anyway. He stared at the lost kit, looking alone and afraid in his own mind.

It's my fault he died... Ziku sighed, unable to shake off the gnawing sense of guilt from his pelt. He had a million and one things to do already, finding the other Elementos cats would be hard enough, and finding the gate in this world would be even harder.

I suppose there's only one thing I can do.

Padding over to the other cat, he placed his tail on the kit's shoulder and shut his eyes.
You can share my life. Knowing the kit couldn't hear him, he went over the words in his head, You shall become I, I shall become you, we shall become one. The place we meet shall serve as a medium between the spirit that we share. From now until our goal is met, the anguish, pain and suffering you feel will shared between two.
And I'm sorry for putting you through all this.

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Razorkit didn't know what was happening, but a few moments after the strange new cat had placed his tail on him, the sun-bathed beach cove began to fade. The vast expanse of water and the warm golden sand, the trees and the cliffs and the stones, even the ghostly cat. Everything vanished into nothing almost as fast as it had come.

Am I going to StarClan now? Razorkit wondered, glancing around the nothingness, Why is everything dark?

"From highest sky to lowest ground,
From shroudest noise to loudest sound,
Through day and night,
Through cold and warmth,
Search until the one is found."

Wha... Who-Who's there!? Razorkit wanted to cry out, but his jaws wouldn't open.

"Search upon the moutains high,
Search upon the oceans wide,
Search upon the desert dry,
For every moon, one more will die"

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"It's a mystery; he wasn't hurt and he wasn't ill"
"Then how did he die?"
"StarClan knows..."

The first sounds that reached Razorkit as he woke we the voices of a pair of she-cats. The voices were hazy and he was only able to pick out peices of the conversation.

"Cat's dont just die for no reason, Shimmerpool!"
"I know, Cheetahstar, but..."

His body felt numb. He couldn't even open his eyes, let alone move. He couldn't feel where he was, whether it be the sand of the beach or the stone on which he fell asleep on. His jaws open, he could taste riverwater in his mouth, and the faint tinge of salt. The air carried the scent of JungleClan, he realised with great releif, and perticularly the scent of the two she-cats.

Cringing with the effort, he brushed his foreleg against the stone, trying to minouver himself into a sitting position, and forcing open his eyes.

I'm alive. I'm not dead. That cat didn't take me to StarClan.

He was slowly regaining his senses. His eyes finally focusing, the first thing he saw was Cheetahstar and Shimmerpool sat only a few tail-lengths away from him.

"Chee-" He didn't even get to finish.

"He's alive!!" Shimmerpool exclaimed, dashing over to the kit and sniffing him over, "He wasn't taken to StarClan!" She nosed him warmly from nose to tail-tip.
"How...?" Cheetahstar was staring at him wide-eyed, fur spiking up slightly.
"It's a miricle!" Shimmerpool was overjoyed, the long-haired ginger she-cat stepped away from Razorkit, eyes glimmering with happiness.

Razorkit blinked, "How long was I asleep...?"
"Asleep?" Cheetahstar almost choked, "Razorkit, what happened to you?"

He paused a moment, letting the memories flood back to him.
"I was hit by a star!" He shouted, "And I went to this beach and met another cat but he didn't speak and this voice came to me after.... But I was hit by a star!"

"Hit by a star?" Shimmerpool blinked.
"Hit by a star?" Cheetahstar repeated afterwards, "Are you sure?"
"Positive!" Panic washed over him and he was suddenly afraid that the medicine cat and the leader wouldn't beleive him, "I couldn't sleep so I came to sit out here, and then this star split into four and part of it hit me!"

Silence greeted him afterwards. The two she-cats shared a dubious glance, and Razorkit's worry turned to anger.

"Why dont you beleive me!?"
Cheetahstar sighed, "Because stars dont just fall, Razorkit. It's most likely you dreamed it all"
Shimmerpool whispered something to her, and the golden she-cats eyes darkened. The way she looked at Razorkit, he'd never seen her look at any cat before.

"I dont want you to go around telling everyone about this" She ordered, her voice a low growl, "Some cats might think flees have eaten parts of your brain"
"But it really happened!" Razorkit protested, standing up to his clan leader, "The was a star, and a cat, and a beach-"
"No more!" Cheetahstar hissed, drawing a surpried look from even Shimmerpool, "If I catch you saying another word about it, I'll have you and your littermates' apprentice ceremonies moved back a month, understand?"
Razorkit looked from Cheetahstar to Shimmerpool. The Medicine cat gazed at him sympatheticly, and when he couldn't find the words to answer, she took the liberty of doing it for him.
"I think he understands" She soothed, "You should sleep, Cheetahstar. I'll have Darkheart organise everything today"

The leader blinked like she'd forgot Shimmerpool was even there, and then nodded. Without another word, she padded back across the FallRock and into her den.

"Why?" Razorkit turned to Shimmerpool, eyes brimming with tears, "Why wont she beleive me?"
"She was worried about you" The she-cat assured him, wrapping a bushy tail abound him, "She's just angry because we thought you were hurt"
"But why..." Razorkit sniffed, glancing up at the ginger cat, "You believe me, dont you...?"
She didn't say anything, just gave him that same sympathetic look, "At least dont say anything about it for now" She advised, "Otherwise your littermates might be angry"

Sorry it took so long to post, but I honestly didn't know what to put.
The prophecy is the rhyme, if it wasn't clear before. Just saying x3

Haha it's okay! You can do it razorwing! I like your stories

Thank you~

Haha! I'm kinda motivated by your story and I wanna write one too~

Awsome Chapter!!! DONT STOP NOW!!!!

OMSC!!! I just reread ALL your chapters and I love them
^-^ its the nicest one so far! (No offence to the rest )

I know this one was AWSOME

I luv your stories too! They're the best stories after Warriors! (Sry but no matter wat Warriors is still first)

I like your stories Razorwing! XD

Haha! I would love to buy it XD

Thank you, everyone! I really appreciate it!

No problem! Your stories are the BEST! Totally the best! XD I luv reading them and I always can't wait for the next Chapter to be released! >< >^^<S

Razorwing wrote:

Thank you, everyone! I really appreciate it!

No problem! Me and Flameleaf will be your fans XP
Haha we were talking about it last week!

Razorwing wrote:

Thank you, everyone! I really appreciate it!

Your welcome!

I'm glad everyone likes it ^-^ I'm planning on making a sort of Super Edition/Sidestory fanfic based on the past of one of the characters too, but that will be later =3

A SUPER EDITION?? Cool! I can't wait! I'll be your FIRST reader!!!

Razorwing wrote:

I'm glad everyone likes it ^-^ I'm planning on making a sort of Super Edition/Sidestory fanfic based on the past of one of the characters too, but that will be later =3

Cool! I can't wait to read it!