Paintfire's Faith

Prologue
Everything I see is black.... Just,black. Swirling around me is black. Foam spits around, and I have to run faster... Or I'll die... "PAINTFIRE! PAAAAINTFIIIRE!!" A voice yowls, sending shivers down my spine. "WAAAKE UUUP!!!" I wake up to see morning sunshine. It was just a dream. "Come on, sleepy." A yellow tom said. "You could have woken me later, Vinetail." I muttered. "Who cares? We're going for an early raiding on FirClan." Said Vinetail. "We have to raid them? Now? I don't like hurting cats." I said. Vinetail sighed and got off me. I padded to the camp entrance with cats around it. "This will be fun." Voices came from around the clearing, annoying me to near death.

We padded out, the forest chirping with early birds. They might as well wake up FirClan. "Aren't you thrilled, Paintfire?" Said Jasmineleaf. "They've been stealing our prey for moons." She finished. "But that doesn't mean we should bring harm to them!" I argued. Jasmineleaf scoffed. "We're warriors. It's what we do." She said. I sighed and padded on ahead. I saw a rise on the distance, and thought, Oh, am I thrilled. We arrived later, and our leader whispered, "Attack." We slithered through the bushes, faster than snakes. I hated it, but I had to help too. I leaped onto a poor sleeping cat, surprising them. I ripped my claws down it's back, and it started seeping blood. The cat yowled in pain and ran at me. It slashed it's claws on my cheek. I deserve that. I ran outside, and saw bloodshed happening all around me... None of these cats deserved it. Their leader, Fernstar stood on ShadeRock. "This was bound to happen soon!" She yowled. "Fight harder!

But I felt their pain. I felt their shock. I felt them. I was trapped here... In a stupid, worthless battle.