twelve : blood

   A yowl of pure pain woke the clan. Ambertuft scented blood coming from the leader's den, and she started to panic.

   She was about to run to see if Jackelstar needed help, but the golden leader was already atop of the great rock, a limp body in her jaws. She parted her jaws and the sliver body fell and hit the ground with a thump.

"Rouge." Jackelstar growls, "I don't know how the hell he got here, or why, but watch your backs. There might be more."

As if on cue, a cat leapt from the shadows, pinning a cat to the ground. And another. And another. Ambertuft was too confused to realize that Poppysnap was one of the cats that were now stuck.

A small cat jumped onto Jackelstar, and with a quick blow to the head, she fell to the ground.

Now, their leader wasn't dead, it was just the losing a life ceremony that took a long time.

ThornClan cats were scattering. Some were tearing apart their enemies, some were getting the pinned ones free. Every cat was busy.

Except for Ambertuft.

The black cat watched the small she-cat allow Nettlesprout up the rock. She watched as the greeted each other as old friends. She watched as the small she-cat let out a yowl, stopping all the cats in their tracks.

"I am Cordiality!" She cried, "You killed my mother, our leader!"

   "We took your leader in revenge, and now I take your clan!"

   Yowls of protest, cats getting torn to bits, cats dying. No cat challenged Cordiality. No cat tried to kill Nettlesprout.

   "Ambertuft!" A familiar voice cried.

   The black cat ran, as quick as lightning and knocked the brown tabby off of her best friend. And she killed him.

   "T-thanks." She pants, and runs off outside of camp, some other cats following.

   Ambertuft still had no cats attacking her, they were all to busy. So, she decided to watch Nettlesprout and Cordiality.

   "I can't wait until I become leader."

  "Leader? We agreed I would."

   "Oh..."

   "Sorry, old friend, but I don't need you anymore."

  "Wha-"

   And Nettlesprout's body came tumbling down the rock.