it's T O O late [crowstar's death]

[Silky]

[atrb=border,0,true][cs=7][bg=black] ``kit;; Crowstar the dying ``words;; 174 ``notes;; I'm dying my clan... Crowstar took a step forward. He had just seen Solarpaw in the apprentice den, and now something was hurting him so much, he fell forward in the den, getting a mouthful of twigs and leaves. He let out a low moan, and rolled over, looking up at the sky. He was dying, he knew it. There was nothing Ashenanrchy could do either, he couldn't possibly escape from this, there was no stopping whatever Crowstar had from taking his last life. "Sha... Shadewi... Shadewing..!" He moaned from his den, trying to stand as he crawled forward. He couldn't possibly move any further without draining all of his energy. He was going to leave his mate, his son and die never knowing where his daughter was. He managed to sit up, feeling very groggy and sick. There was no point calling in Ashenanarcy now. He was dying and his deputy needed to know right now. He wondered who Shadewing would chosse as deputy, and smiled to himself, crying out in pain again.

[Shadewing]

[atrb=border,0,true][cs=7][bg=000000] the count;; 229 the cat;; Shadewing the involved;; Crowstar the notes;; bad muse... just a little late... Shadewing came back from hunting, a mouthful of large gray mice in his mouth. Three total. Now that new-leaf was in full, it was easy to hunt the best mice. He dropped them all in the fresh kill pile at first, but he then bent over, and picked one mouse up for Crowstar, remembering he was very sick. But it wasn't something Ashenanarchy couldn't cure.. right? He trotted over to Crowstar's den, wishing it was his, like usual. "Crowstar! I got chow for ya!" he called, dropping the plump mouse next to Crowstar. "..Crow..star?" he said again, this time slower, not seeing him move. The wind ruffled Crowstar's black fur, along with Shadewing's long fur. "Are you there? Crowstar!" He jabbed his nose into his side, and what he realized sent a cold shiver down his spine. Crowstar was dead! No, no he wasn't! "No! Crowstar! Wake up!" Shadewing said, actual sorrow in his body and voice. "Ashenanarchy! Come here and help Crowstar! This is urgent!" he cried out, although knowing Crowstar was gone. He had been sick, but Shadewing didn't think he was this sick... "..C-Crowstar.." he sobbed, burying his nose in the black cat's fur, and closing his icy blue eyes. But yet, inside, joy was inside of him. A new leader and future was arising.

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[Twilight]

Ashenanarchy had come when he heard Shadewing's urgent cry. He came slowly behind the deputy, and was at he den entrance when Shadwing had called. His cold as ice eyes were hard as he came behind the deputy silently. "I knew today was the day he would die. He had something no medicine cat had ever seen, even the last few medicine cats in each clan. I asked them in StarClan. I had a feeling today would be the last day of his last life. Poppyclaw will be distraught. Let's just hope she doesn't miscarry and her kits stick to the inside of her like Dapplecloud. Conveniently, she isn't as near to birth, like Dapplecloud. But, there is still a chance. I will have to speak to her befiore the announcement, so if she breaks down, she can do it privately, without the clan to see the leader's strong mate despair." With that, he pushed shadewing aside, and pushed his nose into Crowstar's body. He just died before Shadewing arrived...

He stepped back and told his announcement. "He is truly with StarClan. He was to far gone for help, either way, that much I know. He only just died before you entered camp and found him, I gather from his body temperature. Let us go to Poppyclaw before we announce it. I want her to know first and privately at that for the sake of her and the kits inside of her." He gave Shadewing a stare that said, 'I'm the medicine cat. This is where I expertise. Don't argue, just do it.'.

[Cx Sunny~]

[bg=C9C992][cs=7] {Kit} Solarpaw the distressed {words} 217 {notes} NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DDDDD': Solarpaw heard startled cries and rushed over to the commotion. Tail bristling, she finally saw the terible sight. The first one in Shadowclan who had helped her, who she had trusted, was dying slowly and painfully. She let out an agonised yowl and leapt forward to her dead leader. "Crowstar!" she wailed, pressing her nose into his fur and letting tears spill onto his coat before they trickled off again and on to the floor. "You can't die! You can't leave me! I can't go on without you!" She lay down, her nose still lying on her leader, and began to sob quietly. "I don't know what to do now... I don't, I don't..." She closed her eyes and thought back to what Crowstar had told her. He had given her a choice. It was almost as if he let his clan choose what they would like, to free them from the boundries. "You were truly a great leader, she thought, full of sadness, letting a fresh cascade of tears wash the dead leader's body. After a few minutes, she opened her eyes, the last few tears dripping onto her paws. "I will become a great warrior for Shadowclan." she whispered. "Keep watching over me in Starclan, Crowstar."

[Shadewing]

[atrb=border,0,true][cs=7][bg=000000] the count;; 251 the cat;; Shadewing the involved;; Crowstar, Ashenanarchy, Solarpaw the notes;; low muse. Twilly, start at nursery, no more posts. Shadewing glared back at Ashenanarchy, obviously fustraited with Crowstar's death. His black head rose slowly from Crowstar's corpse, and gave the medicine cat an angry look behind Solarpaw, to not make him more sad. Shadewing padded towards the siamese cat, seeming calm. As a black paw hit the ground, Shadewing and Ashenanarchy's heads were beside eachother. He whispered, most likely out of Solarpaw's earshot, with the apprentices sorrow and the fact he was far away and speaking quietly: "You know, in less than three sunrises I'll be leader, Ashenanarchy. You'll still be a medicine cat. I'll put up with you thinking your better than me while I'm still deputy, but when I'm leader, I want respect. Ask me to do things in QUESTION form." Shadewing let out of his lips extremely quickly, so that he finished when his tail was aligned with Ashenanarchy's. He paused for a moment, and looked back at the medicine cat, before walking towards the nursery. The poor kits would grow up without a father.. Wait, didn't I grow up without a father. What the hell, who really cares.. I came out just fine, didn't I? I mean, Drydusk is a little iffy, but I didn't need one. Shadewing padded over to the nursery, preparing to deliver the bad news. She was expecting kits, so of course she wouldn't be in the best mood.. but.. it was news that needed to be broken. MEET AT NURSERY

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