The Stolens Have Arrived

"Bloodclan, My uncle goes on about that all the time he says they were powerful warriors and their blood is pure, My blood comes from a white tom who wore a collar of bones he killed some cats from a forest but thats as far as I can go..."
Joy liked talking away from her present "predicament" and her hackles lay flatly across her body.
"every third she-kit in the family had a single special name like; star, Brave, boly and... and joy, I was lucky Mama said, She said My Blue eyes were a symbol of scurge...scoorch...Scourg's delight. I don't understand what she meant he lead them his blood was not passed into my family... I think those city cats liked blue eyes because he had them though... but recently they were sick and weak..."

Loveless's ears pricked up.
"You're a descendant of Bone? Really?" He looked at the she-kit with something akin to awe.

Graceless padded over to the she-kit, looking her over, impressed.

Loveless stayed quiet for a minute then asked, "Did your uncle ever tell you what happened to Bloodclan?"

"I asked him but he scolded me, I didn't understand how he can be so enthusiastic then just get so annoyed." Joy watched out of the entrance. "He said he was going to reveal everything a day later but then they got sick and he... he died." Joy turned her head away, " He promised he would show me how The Battle for that forest went and he would train me how it was passed on... He left and he just stared at me without a word, He didn't try he just died in front of me." by now The kit had swiped a fore-paw hard at the wall, Dust sprawled into the air and settled. "I don't understand..."

Loveless and Graceless looked at each other, pity in their eyes.
Loveless lay down next to Joy and said,
"This is the story the kits of Abyssclan are told:"

Enter story mode - Booya!

"Long ago, after the Victory of Bloodclan, Scourge, The Slayer of Forest Stars, made a new kingdom for Bloodclan. He realized that the way he had been living was wrong, and changed his ways. He was still strong, still mighty, and still feared; but he was now loved by all who were under his rule.
The Bloodclan cats of the forest were a force that no one dared compete with, and they reigned for seasons upon seasons - until one day..."

Loveless paused.

Joy lay quietly next to them looking intently into His eyes,
"wow!" purred Joy underneath her breath...

Loveless smiled and continued, looking slightly serious.

"One day, a great host of Monsters" he hissed the word, "Came off of the Great Thunderpath. The cats of the Kingdom of Bloodclan had never seen such Monsters before! Their teeth were greater, they ate the trees, drained the rivers, and destroyed all dens!" Loveless shivered for effect.
"Scourge led his brave, loyal Subjects against the Terrible Twolegs that came from the bellies of these Monsters, but Twolegs, in great numbers, are stronger than cats.
Many died defending their mates, kits, litter mates, and fellow Subjects... Many died... Including..."
Loveless watched Joy's expressions to the story.

Joy dug her claws hard into the ground as she listened to this roler coaster of events.
"Did Scourge get away?" she mewed curiously "and why did he change his mind about his past and did they have servants like this?" she sat quit ears flicking for every sound and eyes intent for facial detail.

Loveless held up his tail. "They'll be a time for questions, but the time is not now. Now, where was I..." His eyes sparkled with the rare amusement.
"Ah, yes."

"Many died, including the Loyal Protector, Bone." Loveless bowed his head for a moment.
"Scourge himself was injured. What's worse... The Terrible Twolegs captured loyal Subjects. Scourge did his very best to defend his cats, but he was captured as well... But to all cat's surprise, the Twolegs didn't kill any of them!"

Loveless stretched a bit and continued.

"The Twolegs put them in a great Monster, a Monster with great prisons inside. All cays were separated from one another, put in separate prisons. The brave Scourge was set at the bottom of them all, injured, his wounds becoming infected... The journey in the Monster was long, and with each passing Sunrise, Scourge became sicker and sicker... He knew that his death was coming, so he revealed to his remaining cats a great secret..."

Joy looked in awe as he carried on with the story, The drizzle outside evolved into a spray with the vapour.
Its going to be cold tonight she thought listening to the rain of Scourge.
She blinked as silver droplet fell onto her nose and shuffled further in.

She looked at Loveless waiting for what happened next...

Loveless and Graceless shuffled back a little as well, fluffing up their fur against the cold. Loveless continued:

"The Great Secret of Scourge -"

"There were two Great Secrets, Loveless," Graceless interupted.

"I know that, Graceless," he replied. "I was gonna say, but you butted in!"

Graceless dipped her head, apologizing.

Loveless nodded and started again:

"Yes, The Great Secrets," he gave Graceless a look, "of Scourge. With his final breath nearing, he told his loyal Subject," Loveless mimicked Scourge's eerie high-pitched voice,
" 'Loyal Subjects, my friends, my kin... I know I'm dying... But I have Two Secrets that will change how you see things forever... I don't know if you'll all believe them, but I hope you do..' "
Loveless cleared his throat - speaking in a such a voice was tough.
" 'I know many of you wonder why I choose to change the ways of Bloodclan, though none of you ever ask. I know that you have all been afraid that I would change it back.' "
Loveless switched voices and said, "The Subjects of Bloodclan ducked their heads since what Scourge was saying was true."
"Scourge then said, 'I don't blame you. But the First Secret that I am going to tell you has much to do with why Bloodclan has changed - though much of the Change has had to do with the loyalty and honor of all of Bloodclan, from the smallest kit to the seasoned elder...' "

Loveless cleared his throat again, lapping up a little water that had pooled in the front of the cave. "Right, I can't talk in his voice..."

Graceless chuckled softly.

"What Scourge told them changed their lives forever - Scourge revealed to them that, like the Forest Cats, Bloodclan had warrior ancestors."
Loveless let it sink in.
"Warrior Ancestors! The Bloodclan cats didn't know what to think! They'd always scorned the thought of dead cats being able to speak. But Scourge went on to explain that long ago, a short while after the Victory of Scourge, Scourge and Bone explored all the territories the Forest Clans had called theirs. In their travels they came across a great cave, and in that cave was a long, dark tunnel..."

Joy blinked and her heart skipped a beat as he went on, she felt like she was in her own secial den with her uncle going on about one of his silly stories but this one was different, She thought about when mama would walk in a shake her "Nonsense is what my kit will live on," she would say but Joy was to intent on what happened next...

Loveless was glad to have such an enraptured audience - the other Servants stopped listening a while ago.

"Scourge and Bone had wondered what had been so special about this cave, so they went down the dark tunnel. The tunnel was so dark that not even their superior night vision could see - they relied on their whiskers and wits to keep going.
It seemed to them that the tunnel of darkness would never end, when suddenly, the ground fell away! Scourge and Bone tumbled head-over-tail. When Scourge awoke, he found that Bone was not with him. What's more, he found that he could see!
He was in a small cave that was lit up by a strange, silvery light.
When Scourge looked for the source of the light, he saw that moonlight was shining in through a hole in the ceiling, and the moonlight was reflecting off of pieces of broken stone. Curious, he touched one of the stones - and something amazing happened."

Not waiting for any prompting, Loveless continued.

"When he touched the largest piece, Scourge fell asleep. When he opened his eyes he found that he was in a great, broken forest. It looked as though there had been a great battle, one that was a thousand times greater than the Battle For the Forest. From the shadows, cats that Scourge had once known appeared. Scourge expected a fight, but the cat's claws were sheathed, there ears pricked forward...."

OOC: I know that someday this will be shorter...

Joy looked exitedly... "cats of starryclan...?"
She hushed her self and put her paw over her mouth to let him carry on.

Loveless shook his head.

"No, these cats were different. They called themselves, 'Those Above'. They told Scourge that whenever a cat of Bloodclan died, those of a good heart joined them. Those Above also told Scourge that when Scourge defeated the Forest Clans, They came and defeated the cats of Starclan, driving them out of the Silver Forests. Those Above said that Scourge coming to the Broken Stone was destiny, and that They had a message for him:"

Loveless's voice became lower, spookier:

" 'Change your ways,' They said, 'and we will grant you nine lives. Rule your cats fairly and you will find love and loyalty - and at the end of these lives, you will join us here so that you may always watch over your clan.' Scourge thought about this and asked,
'What if I don't?' Those Above answered,
'Then you will join Those Below.' A whisper of fear spread through the ancestors like leaves in the wind."

Loveless shivered to demonstrate.

"Scourge didn't know why, but he felt afraid too. After much thought he agreed with Those Above, saying that he would try their ways, and if he didn't like it, he would change it back."

"Of course, he didn't," Graceless chimed in.

Loveless gave her a look and said, "Well, DUH. If he had then we wouldn't be here!" He gave out an exasperated sigh, giving Joy a silly look to show that he wasn't upset at Graceless.

OOC: How about I make a new thread for you guys? This thread takes place in the Clearing, not the Servants den: Servant's Den

OOC: Ok longstorm this will be the last post then and we will disapeer into your new post to be ignored by the other cats *sob*
okay well continue in the new one

OOC: it's not a bad idea... we are kinda taking up space here...

OOC: I know Though it wouldnt be me if i was to not moan

OOC: I see,

OOC: Isn't it fantastic how the plots are playing out? Tawnyclan has their plot playing out, Abyssclan has their plot playing out, Darkclan's getting started... It's like reading a Warrior's book!

OOC: and everyone is getting along so well if every1 was like us lot there would be world peace

OOC: World peace would mean that everyone would have to have the same mind... Even then, who knows?

IC: Shadowstar sidled out of his luxurious den, his black coat becoming slick in the rain. His sharp blue eyes looked around the clearing, a sneer on his lips.

Luckless, seeing her leader, bowed low as fast as she could, her whiskers touching a mud puddle, her paws slipping a little.

Shadowstar strode past her, his tail flicking in a gesture for her to follow him into the Nursery.

Woebringer watched his leader then followed him and the Servant to the Nursery.