[Empress Of Evil]

Originally Posted by Constellation

The Syndicate would be more powerful than ever after this day! Pompeii could feel it in her paws, making its way to her heart, and spreading through her entire form. When they were ordered to attack, Pompeii immediately sought out a rather challenging opponent. She wouldn't associate herself with the likes of any weaklings. Why would she? She was the daughter of a feared Tom. Though he may be dead, his blood, his heritage and talents lived on. Through her - mainly. She felt that she was more Onyx than anything, even if this thought displeased her. The lilac Molly walked gracefully around. Not running, not trotting, but mingling within the crowds, a grim expression placed upon her maw. She wouldn't attack lousy warriors. Oh, no! Heavens no! This Molly went towards the big guns. The deputies. One, specifically, she felt she held a connection with. Albeit, not a good one. The ebony feline of Skyclan... Looking around, preparing to jump into battle. Pompeii slowly made her way towards her. Strutting off an elegant walk with a pleased smirk placed upon her maw. It was as if she was saying, 'This one is mine.'

Passionblaze didn't think Windclan would declare war on Thunderclan. Upon, hearing such, He immediately jumped up, his lip curling back into a snarl. It was apparent that he stood by Snowstar's side. If Blazingstar wanted war...as mentioned, He would get war. Inwardly, Passionblaze knew all this was uncalled for. None of this needed to happen. He was a new deputy, this was already overwhelming for him. "It's never the easy way out." His voice deep, no sweet or polite tone. Just business because the situation they were in, meant everything serious. For once, Passionblaze wanted to unwind and make friends with the others, but Blazingstar had to be such a drama King! If that wasn't enough, an entire army of Syndicate cats ruined the peace. If there were even some in the first place. "War..." Passionblaze unconsciously stepped closer to Auroraflame, his fur bushing up quickly, making him take on the appearance of a porcupine. "Heh, I feel like you jinxed us." Oh, great - joking at the wrong time. At the wrong place. In the wrong situation. Passionblaze didn't think a fight would had broke out until Auroraflame mentioned it, and he stifled in laughter. Wrong time to laugh. Wrong place for that. The Syndicate cats were ordered to attack, and on instinct Passionblaze prepared himself. Oh how exciting! As much as this Tom didn't like fighting, he actually held a true passion for it. It gave him a feeling of euphoria. The elation of a challenge. He braced himself for an attack, keeping his ears and eyes looking every which way.
The precise moment when another cat lunged for the deputy of Skyclan, Passionblaze intercepted the hit, using a powerful blow of his wide paws to knock them off guard. "Rookies." Passionblaze mocked the fallen she cat with a shake of his head. Her body had been flipped, smacking the ground, emitting a powerful sound. Passionblaze didn't think he hit her that hard, but to be fair, she had rather surprised him when he saw her lunging at the other feline through the corner of his eyes. She asked for that blow.
Pompeii may have been knocked down, but she wasn't dead. Not yet. When, she did get back up, she barred her fangs at Passionblaze, sliding her luminescent hues to the she cat. "I can't wait to put you where you belong. Six feet underground." It was as if the red male wasn't there because in Pompeii's mind he wasn't. This was a battle between her and Auroraflame. She felt her father had connections with this she cat. As much as Pompeii couldn't stand her father at times, she wanted to avenge him. Because no one else would.

The she-cat's inky fur bristled as an order of attack slipped out of the mouth of a tom who was rather familiar to her. She jumped to her paws immediately, her eyes narrowed and claws unsheathed. Fury and alarm blazed in her icy hues. She was as unhappy as usual to see the faces of the Dusk Syndicate cats. She didn't like how they had come along and interrupted their time of peace. Even though it hadn't actually been that peaceful. But despite that, they had no reason to come in and barge in like that. It was just rude. Still, she could kind of see the logic in it. Attack all the clans when they were least expecting it. But at the same time, the she-cat couldn't help but view that move as stupid. The Dusk Syndicate was clearly outnumbered, so why would they bother if their numbers were bound to decrease even more? What was most annoying of all though, was that SkyClan and the Dusk Syndicate both had to be involved. Over the past moons, Auroraflame had been seeing way too much of the Dusk Syndicate. She just wanted them to get out of her life once and for all.

At Passionblaze's joke, Auroraflame felt a small smile forming. The deputy had a tendency to smile if something amused her, even in the most serious situations. The smile quickly faded as something suddenly came flying towards her. Her eyes widened and she hesitated to move, not fully registering what was happening. That only took a split second, but that was enough time wasted, there was no way she could defend herself. She shut her eyes tight and waited for the impact to come. She would just have to take the hit, absorb the damage and then stand back up to fight. A few seconds passed and nothing had hit her. Her eyes shot open quickly, knowing that a battle was no place to be slow. She noticed that the cat which had been lunging towards her a moment ago was now on the ground. She quickly put the puzzle pieces together snd worked out what had just happened. "Thanks," Auroraflame said, flashing Passionblaze a grateful smile. Her gaze then flickered back to the she-cat. As the she-cat got back to her paws, the deputy cautiously examined her. Something about the cat seemed familiar to her, yet she couldn't quite put her paw on it. She knew that she'd definitely never met her before, but she had the feeling that she'd interacted with her before. "Oh? Is that so? I'm sorry, but I'm not ready for a lonely life underground just yet," Auroraflame said politely, her voice calm despite their situation. Her eyes narrowed as she scanned the she-cat once more. Suddenly, something clicked in her and her eyes glimmered with recognition. That recognition quickly switched to fiery anger. That's why her face seemed so familiar. The way that her face was structured, she'd inherited it from her father. It was a cat that Auroraflame had not got along with at all. "Onyx's daughter eh?". Suddenly, the deputy was lunging at the fighter, her teeth bared and icy hues cold with fury.

Hades slipped through the crowd of fighting cats. He had just stripped away a life from one of the leaders, and now he was hungry for more. He wanted another cat of high position. Perhaps not a leader though, there wasn't as much in killing them again if you knew that they would still be alive. Perhaps a deputy. Oh yes, that would be fun. His pale green hues suddenly picked out a red tom from amongst the cats. Malice glittered in his eyes and he grinned. He snuck forward and when he was close enough, he leapt from behind, aiming to land on the deputy's back.