BONES~ CHAPTER ELEVEN

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CW~ d3ath, bl00d, b0nes ~CLOUDGAZE~ I return back to the Hollow after I make sure Bonepaw's actually asleep, and visit the spot where Chicorystem was removed. Good thing I exterminated that failure of a cat. They could've poisoned Bonepaw against me, and we can't have that, can we? I methodically lick the last of their blood from my claws, the metallic taste bringing back some memories...memories of the cat that ruined me. Shadestar held me back and refused to grant me the one thing I desired. She feared my power. But I won't hold Bonepaw back- I'll sharpen him 'till he's a spear to stab through the heart of the Clans. WE will tear them down. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~BONEPAW~ The world is getting foggier. I can't remember some things. Cloudgaze's hold slips and comes back stronger every time. Sometimes I black out and wake up with dried bl00d stuck between my claws. Other times I'm deep in the forest, not knowing where I am. My head hurts. Hurts a lot. Everything is crashing and banging and pounding inside me. Especially the words of Chicorystem. "The prophecy was fake." "Already poisoned your mind." "The Hollow is a place where evil cats go." Cloudgaze materializes, floating above me and staying silent for a while. Then he speaks. "You're thinking about Chicorystem," he says, icy undertones in his voice. "They were a liar. They were, in fact, a chosen one, to help save the Clans from this cycle of torment. "But they went ins4ne because of Shadestar's meddling. They went beyond removing toxic parts of the Clan. They k!lled ME." He flattens his ears and sniffs like the very thought distresses him. "They pushed me off a cliff. All because Shadestar had convinced them I was the bad guy, even though I was the hero." He's right, a voice in my head whispers. We are doing something good. Chicorystem and Shadestar were the villains, and the entirety of MistClan has been poisoned. "LightClan and ColdClan too," Cloudgaze clucks disapprovingly. "Did you not hear my story the other day?" He doesn't wait for an answer, just leaves me alone with the darkness and fog and silence. It's starting to be less scary. I let it envelop me. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I don't know what day it is or what time it is or where I am when I wake up again, but there's drying bl00d on my paws and face and there's more b0nes in the small pile by my nest. They're ribcage b0nes. From a cat.