Life is a Battle

Author's note: Songfic, and these characters are from NightClan Roleplaying Wiki. Permission was given for me to use them. Okay, I have been dying to try this sort of thing out, so...

Here's one based on With Me, by Crush 40.

You know every world will have it's end

I'm here to prove it all to you

Loudclaw padded up to a rock, looking through the waterfall. Something was... off... about it, and he was rather unsettled... All of a sudden, a very dark ginger she-cat just sprang out at him, furious... And she was ready to fight him until he was finished off for good.

Brokensoul.

I am

Who you don't think I am

All wrapped up

In my evil plan!

The silver tabby tom had just recalled that Brokensoul wasn't who she had once been... and he unsheathed his own claws as well. Nobody was there to assist... he'd have to hold out on his own. But that had been Brokensoul's plan all along... No assist, no help. One by one, Brokensoul would end up annihilating NightClan.

I can taste the day

Savor night

Spells beyond you as I watch you crawl!

Loudclaw struggled against Brokensoul; how in StarClan would he fight her? Then he focused his mind on his fighting ability. Hadn't he trained hard in this very sort of situation? He fell limp, but Brokensoul was expecting this; she took the chance to scratch him harder, which forced him to his paws instantly, trying his best to get away from Brokensoul.

Do you dare to fight

Evils' might?

"This is going to be fun..." she growled, laughing through it.

"Let... Me... GO!" Loudclaw yowled, launching himself towards the nearest tree; Brokensoul would need to be shaken off someway or another.

I'll be the last one standing in the flash of light!

Loudclaw heaved himself to the nearest tree, forcing his assailant to get off his back; then he performed a backtrack and reversal. Brokensoul was carrying his weight now, and she couldn't roll to the back due to the waterfall wall being where it was.

My eyes (my eyes) are filled with curiosity

You think (you think) that you have power over me!

Loudclaw sprang off his now evil Clanmate, and looked at her with a mixture of fury, rage, curiosity, and sorrow. "Why... Why are you so evil?" And... Do you seriously think you can best the power of goodness... of StarClan? Loudclaw laughed a little at that. It was impossible for her to best her good counterpart... to best... a cat of NightClan, with a past of his.

In this life (this life) there's no room for you and me!

So turn away, or face this day with me!

(Face this day with me!)

With me!

(Face this day with me!)

Brokensoul laughed... evilly, and hard, scrambling to her paws. "It's all the fault... of YOU." she replied, lunging faster than Loudclaw could see, and caught him right up to a tree, blasting the breath out of him. He was straining to move as the she-cat unsheathed her claws; nothing would stop her from ripping away Loudclaw's life with a claw slice.

Except one thing.

You know

Every world will have it's test

Don't blame

For what I have become!

Loudclaw used his powerful hind legs to kick Brokensoul away from him, keeping her from doing what he knew she was about to do.

"You know you can't defeat me in battle, Loudclaw... Stop trying..." Brokensoul growled; Loudclaw's only response was another leap, this time higher than the previous. This one was aiming for the back of the back, which would hopefully keep the now evil she-cat from being able to attack him from the front. While this was true... Brokensoul saw the attack coming and rammed her head upwards, knocking Loudclaw out of his trajectory; instead of landing on his paws, he winded up landing on his head, out of control.

You know

Every world will come to end (come to end)

And I'll

Create your final rest!

Dazed, Loudclaw lay in his crashing point for just a moment; a moment too long, as Brokensoul launched an attack, forcing him against the ground as she raked the side of his body, causing him to yowl with pain, although this was enough to snap him out of his dazed state. However, trapped under the more powerful, and evil, warrior's paws, he'd have to rely on his own skill rather than his speed to defeat her.

"Say farewell, Loudclaw."

"Never!"

I can taste the day

Savor night

Scream your dreams, as you dare to fight!

Dare to fight!

Loudclaw was weakening; he couldn't hold out for very much longer. Too much more of this without assistance and he WOULD end up dead. Brokensoul seemed to have noticed this, and was striking harder. As luck would have it, for him, one of Brokensoul's front paws caught in a branch, offering him just enough time to roll away, but nothing more. ''How am I going to get away? And by that, how am I going to SURVIVE this?'' he thought desperately, his claws now unsheathed farther than they had been before; he sliced at the fumbling she-cat, causing HER to yowl with agony.

My eyes (my eyes) are filled with curiosity

You think (you think) that you have power over me!

In this life (this life) there's no room for you and me!

The curiosity faded out of Loudclaw's eyes, replaced wholly with desperation, anger, sorrow, and fury. StarClan would be beside him always... he was sure of this, and he launched himself at Brokensoul as she recovered. "You will not annihilate NightClan... for however much you try, you will meet resistance."

By this point, he was losing energy rapidly. Some cat would have to arrive and help him sooner or later. Right? ...Right?!

So turn away, or face this day with me!

(Face this day with me!)

With me!

(Face this day with me!)

With me!

(Face this day with me!)

With me!

Brokensoul stepped back, barely losing any of her strength at all by this point; by contrast, Loudclaw was on his last legs. He'd need to survive a day like this...?! Impossible.

"You can't survive... both of us know it."

"I can still... best you... in any battle." Loudclaw replied as sharply as he could. He was used to his foes fleeing by this point! But he'd hardly done anything to Brokensoul, as far as he could tell, and that was with his superior skill in battle which he'd acquired a long time ago... and kept in practice.

I can taste the day

Savor night

Scream your dreams, as you dare to fight!

Dare to fight!

"You can't fight a mouse. You're so weak you're going to die from my next strike..." Brokensoul laughed, raising herself in order to deal as much damage to Loudclaw as possible. A slow... but very powerful... move, this could snap a spine of a lesser animal. And Loudclaw, now weakened, couldn't roll out of the way as effectively as usual... he was going to be killed.

My eyes (my eyes) are filled with curiosity

You think (you think) that you have power over me!

In this life (this life) there's no room for you and me!

So turn away, or face this day with me!

(Face this day with me!)

With me!

Loudclaw was waiting for his life to end by Brokensoul's paws, now trapped by the waterfall and his own weakness. He couldn't battle any longer if he tried...

"Where's the... honor... in killing me now?" Loudclaw asked, now completely filled with desperation. He was so exhausted from this battle that he didn't even scent the new scent to his back; NightClan warriors, there to fight... but they were stopped cold by the scene that was unfolding...

"Say farewell, Loudclaw..." Brokensoul growled, preparing to deal the killing blow.

"No!"

Uninterrupted by Lyrics version
Some people don't like lyrics interrupting the songfic; some say it breaks the flow of the story. So...

Loudclaw padded up to a rock, looking through the waterfall. Something was... off... about it, and he was rather unsettled... All of a sudden, a very dark ginger she-cat just sprang out at him, furious... And she was ready to fight him until he was finished off for good.

Brokensoul.

The silver tabby tom had just recalled that Brokensoul wasn't who she had once been... and he unsheathed his own claws as well. Nobody was there to assist... he'd have to hold out on his own. But that had been Brokensoul's plan all along... No assist, no help. One by one, Brokensoul would end up annihilating NightClan.

Loudclaw struggled against Brokensoul; how in StarClan would he fight her? Then he focused his mind on his fighting ability. Hadn't he trained hard in this very sort of situation? He fell limp, but Brokensoul was expecting this; she took the chance to scratch him harder, which forced him to his paws instantly, trying his best to get away from Brokensoul.

"This is going to be fun..." she growled, laughing through it.

"Let... Me... GO!" Loudclaw yowled, launching himself towards the nearest tree; Brokensoul would need to be shaken off someway or another.

Loudclaw heaved himself to the nearest tree, forcing his assailant to get off his back; then he performed a backtrack and reversal. Brokensoul was carrying his weight now, and she couldn't roll to the back due to the waterfall wall being where it was.

Loudclaw sprang off his now evil Clanmate, and looked at her with a mixture of fury, rage, curiosity, and sorrow. "Why... Why are you so evil?" And... Do you seriously think you can best the power of goodness... of StarClan? Loudclaw laughed a little at that. It was impossible for her to best her good counterpart... to best... a cat of NightClan, with a past of his.

Brokensoul laughed... evilly, and hard, scrambling to her paws. "It's all the fault... of YOU." she replied, lunging faster than Loudclaw could see, and caught him right up to a tree, blasting the breath out of him. He was straining to move as the she-cat unsheathed her claws; nothing would stop her from ripping away Loudclaw's life with a claw slice.

Except one thing.

Loudclaw used his powerful hind legs to kick Brokensoul away from him, keeping her from doing what he knew she was about to do.

"You know you can't defeat me in battle, Loudclaw... Stop trying..." Brokensoul growled; Loudclaw's only response was another leap, this time higher than the previous. This one was aiming for the back of the back, which would hopefully keep the now evil she-cat from being able to attack him from the front. While this was true... Brokensoul saw the attack coming and rammed her head upwards, knocking Loudclaw out of his trajectory; instead of landing on his paws, he winded up landing on his head, out of control.

Dazed, Loudclaw lay in his crashing point for just a moment; a moment too long, as Brokensoul launched an attack, forcing him against the ground as she raked the side of his body, causing him to yowl with pain, although this was enough to snap him out of his dazed state. However, trapped under the more powerful, and evil, warrior's paws, he'd have to rely on his own skill rather than his speed to defeat her.

"Say farewell, Loudclaw."

"Never!"

Loudclaw was weakening; he couldn't hold out for very much longer. Too much more of this without assistance and he WOULD end up dead. Brokensoul seemed to have noticed this, and was striking harder. As luck would have it, for him, one of Brokensoul's front paws caught in a branch, offering him just enough time to roll away, but nothing more. How am I going to get away? And by that, how am I going to SURVIVE this? he thought desperately, his claws now unsheathed farther than they had been before; he sliced at the fumbling she-cat, causing HER to yowl with agony.

The curiosity faded out of Loudclaw's eyes, replaced wholly with desperation, anger, sorrow, and fury. StarClan would be beside him always... he was sure of this, and he launched himself at Brokensoul as she recovered. "You will not annihilate NightClan... for however much you try, you will meet resistance."

By this point, he was losing energy rapidly. Some cat would have to arrive and help him sooner or later. Right? ...Right?! Brokensoul stepped back, barely losing any of her strength at all by this point; by contrast, Loudclaw was on his last legs. He'd need to survive a day like this...?! Impossible.

"You can't survive... both of us know it."

"I can still... best you... in any battle." Loudclaw replied as sharply as he could. He was used to his foes fleeing by this point! But he'd hardly done anything to Brokensoul, as far as he could tell, and that was with his superior skill in battle which he'd acquired a long time ago... and kept in practice.

"You can't fight a mouse. You're so weak you're going to die from my next strike..." Brokensoul laughed, raising herself in order to deal as much damage to Loudclaw as possible. A slow... but very powerful... move, this could snap a spine of a lesser animal. And Loudclaw, now weakened, couldn't roll out of the way as effectively as usual... he was going to be killed.

Loudclaw was waiting for his life to end by Brokensoul's paws, now trapped by the waterfall and his own weakness. He couldn't battle any longer if he tried...

"Where's the... honor... in killing me now?" Loudclaw asked, now completely filled with desperation. He was so exhausted from this battle that he didn't even scent the new scent to his back; NightClan warriors, there to fight... but they were stopped cold by the scene that was unfolding...

"Say farewell, Loudclaw..." Brokensoul growled, preparing to deal the killing blow.

"No!"