Chapter 1“Mystickit… you must wake up,” Vulturewing meowed calmly.“Why? I’ve never spoken to StarClan before! It’s so cool!”“Your family is in danger.”Mystickit woke in her nest to wails, yowls and screeches. Her mother, Hollowfoot, was wrestling with abrown and white tabby near the entrance to the den. The nest was behind a rock pile, and her 3siblings, Lilykit, Calicokit and Moonkit were huddled around her.“W-whats going on?” Mystickit whispered.“I dunno,” Lilykit meowed unfazed. Mystickit peeked over the rock pile to see Hollowfoot being pinneddown by the brown and white tabby as the she-cat bit her throat. The she-cat looked at the rock pileand spotted Mystickit as she ducked down. She mouthed ‘they’re coming this way’ at her siblings.They huddled into the shadows as Mystickit-being a black cat-closed her eyes and covered hersiblings.However, she felt a strong nudge and a sharp pain as she opened her eyes. The she-cat was headingtowards her siblings!“No!” Mystickit shouted. The she-cat turned to look at her, showing her sharp fangs. She reached forLilykit and sliced her throat open. Lilykit let out one last spasm before she fell still. Calicokit squeakedfearfully before backing up farther into the stone. Moonkit huddled up next to her as the she-catadvanced. Mystickit could do nothing but watch. She had no power over this she-cat that was aboutthe size of Coldstar. Next the she-cat reached for Calicokit and sliced her throat open too. Calicokitsquealed at Mystickit.“Help! Mystickit get help!”“I-I can’t!”Calicokit fell silent as her breathing stopped. The she-cat reached for Moonkit last, and sliced histhroat quick and his breath stopped abruptly. At last, the she-cat turned on Mystickit, her fangs andclaws dripping with blood. She slowly walked up to the defenseless kit. But, right when she was aboutto pounce, a yowl sounded loudly at the entrance to the nursery and her father, Cloudtuft, ran in andattacked the she-cat. She seemed shocked as her eyes opened wide at the sight of Mystickit’s father.Cloudtuft went straight for her throat, and like Mystickit’s siblings, died quickly. Silence fell in thenursery and Mystickit could hear silent drops of water hitting the floor. She realized it was her father.Crying.“D-dad?” Mystickit whispered.“H-hollowfoot…” he murmured softly.“Lilykit, Calicokit and M-Moonkit too…” Cloudtuft looked at his only remaining daughter, and licked herhead fur.As the last remaining family members were mourning, Coldstar walked into the nursery. Cloudtuftstepped away from his daughter, and faced the ThunderClan leader. When Coldstar entered the rockpile den, he spotted Mystickit, and glared at her. Why does he hate me so much? Mystickit thought. I’monly a kit.Coldstar looked at Cloudtuft and dipped his head. “I’m sorry for your loss, Cloudtuft. Hollowfoot wasan honorable warrior, and Lilykit, Calicokit and Moonkit would have been too.” Cloudtuft dipped hishead in return. Then her father looked at her.“Mystickit, let’s take you to the medicine den for the shock.” Mystickit nodded.As they walked through camp, Mystickit spotted pools of blood and tufts of fur littering the floor.Silkpaw, an apprentice, lay on her side as blood spilled out of her neck. She was clearly dead. Nearbythe apprentice, Ashflame, a warrior, was dead too. Mystickit looked away and shoved her face intoCloudtuft’s bushy fur. He rested his head on hers.When the arrived at the medicine den, Pinefall, the only medicine cat, was rushing around his den, grabbing herbs, healing wounds, and clearly stressed out. When Mystickit walked in with her father, themedicine cat looked up, confused.“Where’s Hollowfoot?” He asked. “Or Lilykit, Calicokit and Moonkit?”Mystickit looked down as her father responded, “Dead.”Pinefall whispered, “thyme, they need thyme…” as he ran back to the herb stores and grabbed athyme leaf and brought it to the father and daughter. “There you go,” he meowed. “Just eat it. It helpswith shock.” Cloudtuft nodded and ate the thyme. He brushed his tail along Mystickit’s back to tell herto eat it. She reluctantly agreed, and choked on the leaf as it attempted to go down her throat.Pinefall turned around and looked at her, concerned. “You alright?” He asked. Mystickit nodded. Sheswallowed the leaf, and remembered her dream.“Father?” She asked.“Yes, Mystickit?”“Could you leave? I need to speak to Pinefall. Privately.” Cloudtuft didn’t oblige and left the den.”“So? What did you want to tell me?”“Before I woke up… I spoke to a StarClan cat.” Pinefall’s ears perked up.“Who was it?” He asked eagerly.“Some cat named Vulturewing…” Pinefall’s eyes lit up. “You know him?”“Of course I know him!” Pinefall scoffed. “He was my mentor! A quite fiery one if you ask me.” Hejoked. Wow! I spoke to a StarClan cat, who was a medicine cat! Mystickit thought excitedly.“What did he tell you?”“He told me… that I would do great things. I-I would save ThunderClan.”“Well…” Pinefall murmured, just loud enough for Mystickit to hear. “There is a prophecy…” Mystickitleaned closer to hear the medicine cats words. “‘A cat of magic will save all from someone of power,’”he barely whispered it.“But- but how could I, Mystickit, a regular kit, save all the Clans?”“Not just the Clans, little kit,” Pinefall muttered. “Rogues, loners, kittypets, everyone.”“But why does Coldstar hate me so much?” Pinefall paused his reorganization of the herb stores.“There’s… a theory I have,” Pinefall turned around and slowly walked towards the kit. “You knowMoonstar?”“Yes! He was leader before Coldstar! He was great… until he was murdered…” Mystickit slowlybecame silent after the last words.“I believe, that Coldstar murdered him to be leader,” Pinefall finished, “and, its crazy how those roguesattacked… rogues don’t usually attack at a regular basis. They attacked before you even opened youreyes. That time, Cloudtuft was in the nursery, so he helped Hollowfoot defend you guys. Maybe its acoincidence, or is that just me?”“Pinefall,” a low voice sounded at the entrance to the den. Mystickit knew it was Coldstar. How- Howmuch of that did he hear? Mystickit thought nervously. “Would you kindly come to my den with me?”“Y-yes of course C-Coldstar.” Pinefall looked at Mystickit with a nervous look before following theleader out the medicine den.