"feeling blood-hungry tonight, eh? have you decided who you want to kill?"

"mmm... not so much a bloodlust than a kindness to free lustreclan from the torture that is life. don't you know?"

two cats whispered to each other in the dark. their conversation seemed normal enough until one swooped closer, listening to their casual talk about bloodlust and murder. yet it was a wonder how easily these cats could discuss such a thing as killing another.

they stopped by the side of one of the trees that warriors slept under.

"well. this one will get on our trail fast, yeah?" the cat swayed from left to right, pondering. "well, i would really rather keep you for myself, but i really should end your suffering first."

the traitors slipped under the low hanging branches without a word. they left as quickly as they came, leaving behind an already cooling corpse in their wake...

"really, i'm bestowing mercy," the cat continued, undetered. "i'm the only one with the guts to send them on their way to starclan- and i think it's generous that i didn't just escape myself first."

"is that right?" the second cat nudged their friend playfully. "well, even if they wanted to live... it's survival instinct, nothing more."

"which begs the question, why is that instinct there? if all cats died, would the mice and rabbits not be able to flourish? we exist to bring strife- but no matter. another one tomorrow, isn't it?"

"another one freed."

"another one reclaimed for the earth."

the two cats raced off towards the flower-covered hill at the edge of the sky.

neither noticed the newly awakened cat, slithering in their shadows. but they did not go after the two traitors.

the cat slipped silently under another tree, a bundle of twigs in their jaws. twigs bearing a number of bright red berries encasing fat brown seeds.

no words were said over the second stolen life; no rhyme or reason was revealed as to why.

but no sentiment was needed to confirm how the victim now lay in their nest spasmed and still, their pale green eyes glassed over and widened with something like shock or agony.

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quartzslayer was killed by the mafia. they were the seraph.

onyxfall was killed by the shaman. they were the joker.

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