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Post by Moonblazer on Sept 22, 2021 7:18:03 GMT -5
Koishade reared up on her haunches to meet Frostmoon, aiming to keep steady as the ThunderClan cat lunged. She yelped in pain as Frostmoon’s claws dug into her shoulders. She tried to throw the she-cat off. Frostmoon tried to hold on, but Koishade was larger, and she felt herself skidding back on the rocks. Adjusting her balance, she swiped harshly at the other she-cat, hissing out. “Stealing territory after the fire? What kind of honor does Riverclan have?”
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Post by 🌙Moonpower🌙 on Sept 22, 2021 9:54:49 GMT -5
"Retreat from you?" Sootclaw snorted as he climbed back to his paws. "You may be a deputy, but you don't intimidate me. I've got moons of experience over you. So, it's time you wise up and take your Clan home. This territory doesn't belong to you and you certainly don't need it!" He bared his teeth at Diamondheart's full frame then took a battle stance. "But if you want to learn the hard way, be my guest!" “Your moons of experience should tell you when you know when you’ve lost, Sootclaw. Riverclan owes nothing to Thunderclan. Certainly not our Territory!” Diamondheart rebounded firmly, unwavering as he bunched his muscles and struck towards the Thunderclan Warrior, swiping a large paw towards his muzzle and chest. "Arrogant!" Sootclaw spat. "That's all you fish faces are! You know nothing of trial! Nothing of hunger! You think all the world belongs you to because you're so we'll treated!" Sootclaw lunged forward, going for Diamondheart's face again but then feigning for his shoulder. He thrust his weigh into the deputy to knock him back.
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Post by Moonblazer on Sept 22, 2021 10:01:35 GMT -5
“Your moons of experience should tell you when you know when you’ve lost, Sootclaw. Riverclan owes nothing to Thunderclan. Certainly not our Territory!” Diamondheart rebounded firmly, unwavering as he bunched his muscles and struck towards the Thunderclan Warrior, swiping a large paw towards his muzzle and chest. "Arrogant!" Sootclaw spat. "That's all you fish faces are! You know nothing of trial! Nothing of hunger! You think all the world belongs you to because you're so we'll treated!" Sootclaw lunged forward, going for Diamondheart's face again but then feigning for his shoulder. He thrust his weigh into the deputy to knock him back. Diamondheart growled as claws sliced into his shoulder, having turned quickly to avoid damage to his face, only to feel the feigned attack. A clever tactic, for a wisened Warrior. But Diamondheart was not one to be knocked back easily, squaring his shoulders and pushing back firmly against Sootclaw. He lifted his free paw to slam it down against Sootclaw, grunting back roughly. “Riverclan comes first. Thunderclan would always do the same. This territory is ours!” He glanced once past Sootclaw as they grappled, catching sight of a flash of Ottermask’s pelt. He tried to catch his eyes, knowing they could finish this quickly if they both took down the senior Warrior.
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Post by Frozen on Sept 22, 2021 10:34:34 GMT -5
Koishade reared up on her haunches to meet Frostmoon, aiming to keep steady as the ThunderClan cat lunged. She yelped in pain as Frostmoon’s claws dug into her shoulders. She tried to throw the she-cat off. Frostmoon tried to hold on, but Koishade was larger, and she felt herself skidding back on the rocks. Adjusting her balance, she swiped harshly at the other she-cat, hissing out. “Stealing territory after the fire? What kind of honor does Riverclan have?” Koishade was pushed back by the swipe, feeling her paws lose their grip on the rock. She stepped back in an attempt to find her balance again. "I'm certain that you've done the same to us. You're not the only ones that suffer from danger." she replied, rushing towards Frostmoon with the intent of shoving her down to the ground.
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Post by Moonblazer on Sept 22, 2021 10:38:01 GMT -5
Frostmoon tried to hold on, but Koishade was larger, and she felt herself skidding back on the rocks. Adjusting her balance, she swiped harshly at the other she-cat, hissing out. “Stealing territory after the fire? What kind of honor does Riverclan have?” Koishade was pushed back by the swipe, feeling her paws lose their grip on the rock. She stepped back in an attempt to find her balance again. "I'm certain that you've done the same to us. You're not the only ones that suffer from danger." she replied, rushing towards Frostmoon with the intent of shoving her down to the ground. “Riverclan dozes on the rocks like elders! You couldn’t make proper use of it for hunting! You’re wasting our land!” Frostmoon argued sharply, claws digging into the stone to try and keep her balance. Koishade’s attack was too sudden for her to dodge, and she gave a loud cry as she was bowled over upon the rocks. She scrambled to get to her paws, but not before kicking out her hind legs to batter at Koishade’s pelt.
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Post by Icefire15 on Sept 22, 2021 12:49:45 GMT -5
Growling, Eclipsepaw reared on her back paws and slashed down at Fluffpaw’s head. She didn’t have time for the RiverClan apprentice’s chatter, and was growing increasingly annoyed with it.
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Post by Moonblazer on Sept 22, 2021 12:54:28 GMT -5
Growling, Eclipsepaw reared on her back paws and slashed down at Fluffpaw’s head. She didn’t have time for the RiverClan apprentice’s chatter, and was growing increasingly annoyed with it. Fluffpaw hissed as she felt claws near her ears, though she held no fear of getting a scar. She felt blood well between her ears, and she shook the droplets away. She pushed herself back, eyes flicking to the side before she quickly reminded herself that Crookedpaw was still nearby. Perhaps he could snag his first victory. Against Lightningstar’s apprentice, no less. That would certainly boost his status. She lifted her tail, hoping that he caught her signal that she was asking for help.
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Post by Frozen on Sept 22, 2021 13:07:17 GMT -5
Koishade was pushed back by the swipe, feeling her paws lose their grip on the rock. She stepped back in an attempt to find her balance again. "I'm certain that you've done the same to us. You're not the only ones that suffer from danger." she replied, rushing towards Frostmoon with the intent of shoving her down to the ground. “Riverclan dozes on the rocks like elders! You couldn’t make proper use of it for hunting! You’re wasting our land!” Frostmoon argued sharply, claws digging into the stone to try and keep her balance. Koishade’s attack was too sudden for her to dodge, and she gave a loud cry as she was bowled over upon the rocks. She scrambled to get to her paws, but not before kicking out her hind legs to batter at Koishade’s pelt. "And how would you know that we don't hunt on Sunningrocks?" Koishade challenged, letting out a cough as Frostmoon battered the air out of her lungs with her attack. She backed off with a huff, catching her breath. "Sunningrocks belonged to us first. Of course we use it to hunt..." she muttered quietly. This fight wasn't going anywhere. She needed to find a way to get the upper paw before her stinging wounds got to her.
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Post by Moonblazer on Sept 22, 2021 13:12:19 GMT -5
“Riverclan dozes on the rocks like elders! You couldn’t make proper use of it for hunting! You’re wasting our land!” Frostmoon argued sharply, claws digging into the stone to try and keep her balance. Koishade’s attack was too sudden for her to dodge, and she gave a loud cry as she was bowled over upon the rocks. She scrambled to get to her paws, but not before kicking out her hind legs to batter at Koishade’s pelt. "And how would you know that we don't hunt on Sunningrocks?" Koishade challenged, letting out a cough as Frostmoon battered the air out of her lungs with her attack. She backed off with a huff, catching her breath. "Sunningrocks belonged to us first. Of course we use it to hunt..." she muttered quietly. This fight wasn't going anywhere. She needed to find a way to get the upper paw before her stinging wounds got to her. Frostmoon panted, the lack of rich prey having made her muscles weaker after the past moon. As much as she hated to admit it, she knew she would not be able to hold up to Koishade’s bulk and stamina. Riverclan looked as powerful as they seemed to be bragging, and a well of dread filled her. She shook it away. She had called the attack, she would see it through until there was no other option but to fall back. “We won’t let you walk over us! Not after everything we’ve suffered.” She growled, lunging again and aiming a bite to Koishade’s leg.
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Post by Foxstar26 on Sept 22, 2021 13:19:22 GMT -5
Crookedpaw hesitated when the battle started, all of a sudden frozen in his tracks. The yowls of pain and sounds of fighting soon drew him back into focus. He told himself he could do this and launched himself towards Eclipsepaw when Fluffpaw signaled to him.
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Post by Moonblazer on Sept 22, 2021 13:27:08 GMT -5
Crookedpaw hesitated when the battle started, all of a sudden frozen in his tracks. The yowls of pain and sounds of fighting soon drew him back into focus. He told himself he could do this and launched himself towards Eclipsepaw when Fluffpaw signaled to him. Fluffpaw smirked, ever so slightly, as she stepped to the side to allow Crookedpaw to run past her, calling out quickly. “We’ll fight together, Crookedpaw! For Riverclan!” She bounded after the younger tom, eyes narrowed at Eclipsepaw. Surely she would flee seeing two on one.
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Post by Icefire15 on Sept 22, 2021 14:10:00 GMT -5
Eclipsepaw fell back as Crookedpaw bowled into her, swinging her front paws at him. Great, now there was two of them, and everyone else was busy fighting the other RiverClan patrols. She shook her head again, trying to clear the blood from her left eye so that she could see, but had little luck with it.
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Post by Frozen on Sept 22, 2021 14:10:48 GMT -5
"And how would you know that we don't hunt on Sunningrocks?" Koishade challenged, letting out a cough as Frostmoon battered the air out of her lungs with her attack. She backed off with a huff, catching her breath. "Sunningrocks belonged to us first. Of course we use it to hunt..." she muttered quietly. This fight wasn't going anywhere. She needed to find a way to get the upper paw before her stinging wounds got to her. Frostmoon panted, the lack of rich prey having made her muscles weaker after the past moon. As much as she hated to admit it, she knew she would not be able to hold up to Koishade’s bulk and stamina. Riverclan looked as powerful as they seemed to be bragging, and a well of dread filled her. She shook it away. She had called the attack, she would see it through until there was no other option but to fall back. “We won’t let you walk over us! Not after everything we’ve suffered.” She growled, lunging again and aiming a bite to Koishade’s leg. Koishade yowled in pain as Frostmoon's bite connected, feeling blood well up from the attack. She used her other paws to batter at her head and pelt.
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Post by Moonblazer on Sept 22, 2021 14:30:49 GMT -5
Eclipsepaw fell back as Crookedpaw bowled into her, swinging her front paws at him. Great, now there was two of them, and everyone else was busy fighting the other RiverClan patrols. She shook her head again, trying to clear the blood from her left eye so that she could see, but had little luck with it. Fluffpaw allowed Crookedpaw to do most of the fighting now, wanting to see how well he could do in his first battle. Riverclan, and eventually all the clans, would need skilled members who could defend every border, and who cared about their training. Adderstar’s words rang in her mind, reminding her that a united clan is a strong one. Even so, she also wanted to make sure that he didn’t cause any fatal accidents. After all, Warriors did not need to kill to win.
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Post by Moonblazer on Sept 22, 2021 14:32:50 GMT -5
Frostmoon panted, the lack of rich prey having made her muscles weaker after the past moon. As much as she hated to admit it, she knew she would not be able to hold up to Koishade’s bulk and stamina. Riverclan looked as powerful as they seemed to be bragging, and a well of dread filled her. She shook it away. She had called the attack, she would see it through until there was no other option but to fall back. “We won’t let you walk over us! Not after everything we’ve suffered.” She growled, lunging again and aiming a bite to Koishade’s leg. Koishade yowled in pain as Frostmoon's bite connected, feeling blood well up from the attack. She used her other paws to batter at her head and pelt. Frostmoon met each strike as best as she could, claws battering her pelt and staining the white fur red. So this was why fighting Riverclan had always been the most difficult challenge. They felt like walls of fur and muscle, and while they were slow, they seemed to brush off blows with ease. If only prey had been running! Then they would be at their full strength. She gave a shout, slashing at Koishade’s ear.
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Post by Foxstar26 on Sept 22, 2021 14:38:31 GMT -5
Crookedpaw let out a small noise when her claws scratched across his muzzle. He growled at her, moving to rear up and come down with his claws on her ears. "Run away you Foxheart!"
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Post by Icefire15 on Sept 22, 2021 14:43:22 GMT -5
Eclipsepaw ignored the flash of pain as one of Crookedpaw’s claws caught her ear, “Not a chance!” She snarled, lunging and sinking her teeth into his shoulder.
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Post by Moonblazer on Sept 22, 2021 15:00:10 GMT -5
Fluffpaw took this chance to strike her paw at Eclipsepaw’s side, aiming to put her off balance to give Crookedpaw some leverage. This cat was a stubborn one. She supposed that was an advantage that non-clanborne cats had. The ability to adapt to tough situations. It was almost admirable.
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Post by Icefire15 on Sept 22, 2021 15:56:27 GMT -5
Eclipsepaw stumbled back at Fluffpaw’s shove, releasing Crookedpaw and turning towards her. Snarling, she lashed out, but was still unsteady on her paws.
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Post by Frozen on Sept 22, 2021 16:54:07 GMT -5
Koishade struck Frostmoon's face with a retaliating blow, shaking droplets of blood from her slashed ear. Would that leave a scar? She didn't have time to think about it.
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Post by Willow on Sept 22, 2021 19:29:05 GMT -5
River: Koishade faced Frostmoon, keeping her green eyes trained on the other warrior. So the leader of the patrol wanted to face her. I need to make sure I stand my ground against her, she thought to herself. If she could defeat her in battle, it might convince her to retreat. She arched her back in a hiss, lunging at her with extended claws. Thunder: Slatesight was taken by surprise from Stormsplash's attack, the smaller tom successfully raking his shoulder. The attack stung, but didn't draw blood through his thick pelt. Why can't you attack someone else? he thought hopelessly, positioning himself to use his size to his advantage. He aimed to slash the tom's face. Stormsplash hissed as Slatesight claws caught his cheek, a moment too slow from moving out of the way. “You can just give up you know.” He huffed, rearing up for the next attack. “Those rocks have always been ours.”
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Post by Moonblazer on Sept 22, 2021 19:33:53 GMT -5
Eclipsepaw stumbled back at Fluffpaw’s shove, releasing Crookedpaw and turning towards her. Snarling, she lashed out, but was still unsteady on her paws. Fluffpaw stepped back as Eclipsepaw's claws scored her side, clumps of thick fur coming loose. Fluffpaw scoffed sharply, rearing back to slash right back at the other she-cat. "You're brave, for a new Clan cat. Have they taught you yet how dangerous blind bravery can be?"
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Post by Moonblazer on Sept 22, 2021 19:39:12 GMT -5
Koishade struck Frostmoon's face with a retaliating blow, shaking droplets of blood from her slashed ear. Would that leave a scar? She didn't have time to think about it. Frostmoon fell back at the strike, gasping as the force of it made her feel dizzy. Starclan, these Warriors were powerful. It made her seethe inwardly, knowing that her own Uncle must have known that his brother's clan depended on these rocks, and yet he would lead a patrol to take them so apathetically. She wouldn't forget this, and she wouldn't forgive him or Riverclan for this either. She began to feel a coil of helplessness, debating if she should just call the retreat. She could see Eclipsepaw and Sootclaw both struggling, outnumbered. Paleeyes and Redtooth were locked in a fierce fight, and Starclan, she knew that Slatesight was not a great fighter. Stormsplash, who had moons more experience, would wipe the rocks with him. She made the call, and she messed up. She knew it, and she knew her stupid pride and stupid desire to seem as skilled as Ghostscreech, to impress him and the clan with her abilities, was her own foolish flaw. She stepped back, panting heavily from Koishade's onslaught.
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Post by Frozen on Sept 22, 2021 19:52:31 GMT -5
Slatesight tried to recall all the battle knowledge he knew, knowing that he was at a great disadvantage against the faster and more experienced warrior. "You'll have to take that up with Frostmoon," he growled in response. "Right now I need to prevent you from hurting any of my Clanmates." He reared up on his own haunches as well, hoping to take whatever Stormsplash had planned with his larger size.
Koishade huffed, feeling the sting of her bleeding ear and, more painfully, her leg. Even so, she went back into a battle stance. She tried not to think about how more fighting would leave her exhausted and injured. "You should..." she began speaking, only to realize that she was too quiet. "You should retreat. Before anyone else gets hurt..."
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Post by Moonblazer on Sept 22, 2021 20:08:34 GMT -5
Frostmoon panted heavily, looking around at her clanmates again before she cast her furious blue gaze back on Koishade. She knew the she-cat was right, and it made her boil with anger and shame. She could not let her clanmates get hurt any longer. "Riverclan will pay for this." She promised deeply, before stepping back. "T...Thunderclan! Retreat!" She lifted her tail, turning to rush down the rocks as she tried not to look at any of her Clanmates in the eye.
Diamondheart released his claws from Sootclaw's shoulders at Frostmoon's call for retreat, the deputy grunting forcefully and calmly. "Go. Before we give you more scars."
Fluffpaw only gave a blink of recognition at Frostmoon's call, a flicker of victory in her stomach as they once again proved Riverclan's right to lead the forest. She stepped back to Crookedpaw's side, mewing to him. "Let her go and retreat. Riverclan wins this battle. But I'm impressed, Eclipsepaw. Keep that energy and maybe we'll get a rematch one day." She promised, eyes twinkling knowingly.
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Post by Icefire15 on Sept 22, 2021 20:17:28 GMT -5
Eclipsepaw hissed at Fluffpaw and Crookedpaw. Ignoring Fluffpaw’s statement she turned and raced after Frostmoon, pelt prickling angrily at the thought that she had lost.
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Post by Moonblazer on Sept 22, 2021 20:37:17 GMT -5
Fluffpaw watched Eclipsepaw go, her ear flicking with interest. She was clearly loyal to Thunderclan, even if she had no kin there. Many of the clans would go so far as to judge such a cat for being born outside of the Clan. And yet, Fluffpaw felt it was unfair to judge based on birthplace. If the Clans were to one day unite, there would be no need to swear loyalty to separate Clans. If one proved their worth and followed the code, then they were a Warrior, surely? She thought of what she would tell Adderstar later, hoping he would agree that Eclipsepaw could be worth investing time in. For now, she turned to look proudly at Crookedpaw.
"You did an amazing job, Crookedpaw. Your training is paying off! Winning against Lightningstar's apprentice in your first battle? That's something to be proud of." She praised.
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Post by Icefire15 on Sept 22, 2021 20:38:53 GMT -5
Back to ThunderClan?)
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Post by Frozen on Sept 22, 2021 20:40:44 GMT -5
Koishade took a deep breath, relieved that Frostmoon listened to her and retreated. She let out a pained gasp as she couldn't hold the weight of her injured leg anymore, falling on her side. Thank StarClan it's over, she thought.
Slatesight heard Frostmoon's call and backed down. He glanced at Stormsplash before turning away without a word. I need to see if anyone is injured.
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Post by Moonblazer on Sept 22, 2021 20:50:43 GMT -5
(Yeup)
Diamondheart watched the Thunderclan cats retreat, a sigh escaping him before he pulled his head up and quickly surveyed his clanmates. His eyes darted to Koishade, and he was moving quickly to her side in a heartbeat. Leaning down, he moved to nudge her lightly, trying to support her as he mewed. "Can you walk, Koishade? You fought bravely. Is anyone else badly injured?" He called to his clanmates, hoping that this was the worst of the injuries.
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