Book 6 - Chapter 1

"What do you decide?" asked Darkfinch. "Am I allowed to ask a few questions?" asked Berrystar?" "Fine," Darkfinch muttered. "Who is fighting?" "Up to you. It could either be all your cats vs all my cats or one cat vs one cat." "How long would they fight?" "It would be a fight to the death. The cat who survives wins." "What happens after the fight?" "It depends on who wins. If we win we get to chose 3 cats to join our side. If you win you get to chose 3 cats from our side." Berrystar was nodding. "Ok but it has to be 1 on 1." Darkfinch beckoned a white and tan tom. "This is Liontail my deputy. He will fight the cat that you chose to fight him." Berrrystar nodded. "Ottertail. You will fight Liontail. Ottertail is one of my deputies." "Ready, Set, Fight." Liontail bared his teeth and crouched. Ottertail met his gaze. Berrystar noticed the glint of silver on Liontail's claws. He had taken stars into his soul. No cat could touch him. No cat could harm him. Ottertail hissed. Liontail lunged for Ottertail's throat. Ottertail ducked. But Liontail jumped neatly on her spine. He aimed to sick his fangs into her neck. She threw him off and lunged but her claws struck empty air. She gasped. Liontail grinned. He charged and his claws met her pelt. She shrieked. Liontail darted back before delivering a paw to her ears. Brightpool lunged for Liontail's throat and to met air. Liontail dodged and neatly flipped her on her back before tearing out clumps of fur. She fell to the ground. Ottertail threw herself at Liontail and he clamped his teeth into her forepaw scraping the bone. Ottertail screeched and Liontail clamped his teeth hard onto her tail. Ottertail screeched again. Then she fell still. Darkfinch was furious. "You clan mate broke the rules. It was supposed to be one on one. Not two against one. I insist that since Liontail won two battles that we get six of your cats." The Fishclan cats just watched with large eyes.