Darkfinch's Story - Chapter 19

Cinderstar came forward curiously and asked the cat if it could fight. When the cat stared at him he repeated the question. The cat shook her head and turned into smoke shifting into the smoke cat before vanishing. A few minutes later a new cat  came to see the two cats. It was a sand cat. It had wings. The cat introduced it's self, "My name is Simber," it said. "My friend said that you were looking for someone to fight? Is that true?" Cinderstar nodded. "I am looking for a cat to fight this apprentice, Darkpaw." "Darkpaw?" said that cat curiously. Cinderstar nodded, "I would like you to try to overpower the other, you do not have to kill to win, you must have mercy." "Mercy?" asked the cat. "What is that?" Cinderstar stared before responding. "It is when you let a cat live when you could have killed them." "What is the point of that?" snorted Simber. "It shows the makings of a true warrior." snapped Cinderstar. "You are a true warrior even if you do kill. That is why we get our talents and our stars." Cinderstar stared. "It doesn't matter. Just you fight Darkpaw and don't kill him, even if you are winning." Simber snorted but nodded. Simber took to the sky watching Darkpaw from the sky, then when Darkpaw looked like he was going to leap Simber snapped his wings to his sides plummeting onto the smaller cat. Darkpaw turned and battered at Simber's ears, nothing happened. Simber turned and flipped Darkpaw in his back pulling out clumps of fur as he did. Darkpaw turned and lunged. Simber dodged and pounced on Darkpaw, snapped his ear. Darkpaw growled and then Cinderstar yelled stop.