The Fallen/Kestrel



for the greater good.

by wollow

i am  kestrel.

leader of the order of the claw.

the first one to fall is one of their guards. wolf kills it quickly and silently. her eyes are  ice.

my favorite kind of kill.

no pain

no suffering

just fallen

for the greater good.

i am kestrel.

leader  of the order of the claw.

they watch me.

all of thunderclan staring, varying expressions.

angry.

sad.

scared.

cats cowering.

they're scared of me.

fear brings control. control brings an easy life.

for the cats under it.

i am kestrel.

leader  of the order of the claw.

i am feared. i am strong. i am brave.

i lead my cats to victory, to survival.

i bring hope. i bring peace.

there are small sacrifices.

for the greater good.

cats will fight on their own. cats will kill on their own.

i stop that. free will brings war.

control brings peace.

they just don't see that.

i am kestrel.

leader  of the order of the claw.

i watch the leader, my gaze confident. i tell them. i tell them what we need. i tell them why they should help.

i tell them why they should let us survive.

the clans have held onto their territory selfishly for seasons. the order of the claw are starving. we have been driven out everywhere else.

cats call us evil. violent. monsters.

we are cats.

the leader looks back at me, and the air sparks with  hope.

i am kestrel.

leader of the order of the claw.

the clans have refused to aid us, to save us.

and now i must fight. i must kill.

but it's a small sacrifice.

it's for the greater good.

their leader claws and scratches mercilessly. i didn't start this fight, but i'll end it.

he calls me violent, but who started the fight? he calls me greedy, but who holds onto their territory that they don't need while cats starve?

rolling, scratching, attempts at murder.

it must be ended.

i wriggle free and leap for his neck.

i was too slow.

i fail.

i fall to the ground.

i become one of the many bodies scattered around their camp as they feast, celebrating their victory.

delighted by the fallen surrounding them.