Rising of Stars

PROLOGUE

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The morning was bright with the sun blazing through the branches gazing down onto the camp of Lightningclan. Thistlekit looked out the front of the nursery, the clearing was filled with cats getting ready for patrols.

He could see his father coming out of his den. His father, Nightstar, was strong. His black pelt glistening in the morning light. His father was the clan leader and he was proud to be the leader's son, only son. Thistlekit's sister came up next to him, Moonkit's ruffled fur stuck up everywhere and Darkkit was coming up beside him on the other side.

His other brother Barkkit sadly died at birth, his mother mourned for her lost kit, but she had three other kits to comfort her through the loss and pain that she felt. He always admired her bravery, but most of all he was fascinated by her eyes, they were always different from the other cat's eyes that always visited the nursery. His father said that she was blind and she'll never be able to see, but he'll always love his mother the same.

Now his mother was licking his sister's fur making it look clean and shiny, "Robinheart I'm fine, I look fine." Moonkit whined loudly as she tried to shove her mother away.

Robinheart shook her head, "Moonkit you have to look decent, I can feel your fur all over the place, this is your first time out of the nursery we don't want other cats to think you as a rouge kit do you understand?"

Moonkit closed her mouth and said nothing as Robinheart finished cleaning her. After she was done she took Thistlekit and started washing him, he loved it when she washed him her soft milk smelling fur always comforted him also.

He heard rustling come from the front of the den, it was his father, "Well are they ready to come out for the first time?" He asked with a smile.

Darkkit and Moonkit shouted with excitement, and Thistlekit only nodded. He was always shy but Robinheart said it was natural for some kits to be shy. He noticed Darkkit and Moonkit run out of the nursery he following behind slowly.

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The camp was huge stones bigger than the older cats sat around the camp, underbrush lined the perimeter, protecting them from the outside. And in the center of the camp stood an ancient, giant Oaktree. The tree was magnificent, from what Thistlekit could see, it was bigger than most of the trees that surrounded the camp.

"Wow," he silently whispered to himself quietly, but his father happened to hear him.

"Yes," Nightstar purred happily, "I know, this camp surprised me when I was a kit also, it looks like a lot but you'll get used to it when you get older."

Thistlekit looked up at his father and nodded, feeling a little more confident, he puffed up his chest and after his sisters to catch up.

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When he made it about halfway to the center of the camp, something caught his eye in the roots of the tree, some of the roots had twisted together making it look as if it were a den, but no one went in or out. He swallowed and he kept towards the entrance of the den. He stood there for a long moment examining the dark entrance, the eerie look to it sent an old chill down his spine.

"Come on let's go inside." Darkkit hissed beside him, main him jump back his tail fluffed up in response.

Moonkit ran up to them and purposely ran into Darkkit, hissing, "That wasn't nice Darkkit you should apologize!"

Darkkit did a playful growl and swatted at Moonkit's ears, but she breathed out a heavy sigh and looked at Thistlekit, "I'm sorry Thistlekit." She mumbled quietly her tail flicking.