[Empress Of Evil]

Originally Posted by Nighty

Barkskip was completely unprepared for this. He hadn't readied himself for battle, hadn't talked himself through it. His way of processing the fight only helped him when he did it right and was mentally prepared for it. This time he was not, and he couldn't focus, not with the paw thrust against his throat. Blackness swarmed his vision, and he choked on his breath, trying for another and uncertain it would come. A ringing was heard in his ears, something he was sure was coming from a lack of blood supply. He just needed to protect Storkflight. That had always been his goal. "Leave...my family.....alone." he growled through his heavy pants and gasps. He would protect his adoptive mother who had so kindly taken him in as a kit. He would protect the adoptive brother he had help train when his true mentor neglected him. He would protect his family, and die for them. They weren't connected by blood lines, but that didn't matter. His family had loved him at his darkest, taken him in when no one else would and cared for him and loved him above all else. That was something Barkskip was happy to die for.
His family meant the world to him.

"Hmm, perhaps. But I must admit, the sound of murdering your family as well does sound quite appealing," Hades said thoughtfully. He dared to raise a paw up to his chin and he lightly tapped a claw against it in a thoughtful manner. He was mostly wasting time, showing his victim that he was defenceless and weak compared to him. Although, he was also considering the idea. Killing his family surely wouldn't be too hard. After all, this tom was going to be an easy kill, he could already tell that, and blood ran through the family, so his family wouldn't be too hard to kill. He didn't know that the tom was adopted though. The only problem would be trying to find his family. Perhaps after a few days prowling around in this territory, he would be able to find his family, but that was quite a dangerous thing to do. He didn't doubt that the clan of which the tom belonged to was large in numbers, and although he could easily kill a warrior, he would definitely struggle to kill a warrior if he was surrounded.
"So, is there nothing else you'd like to say? No begging? No pleas of mercy?" Hades remarked, placing his paw back down on the tom's throat, claws pressing against it. He didn't wait for a response from the warrior before he continued speaking. "What a shame. I really like it when my victims beg me to stop. It makes me feel so powerful," The Egyptian Mau said. Honestly, he didn't really care if his victims didn't beg. Begging was just a bonus for him. The satisfaction of killing his victim was what made him feel most powerful.
Whatever response that the tom might've given the fighter was silent to his ears. "Time to end this," He hissed, given the tom a wide grin. With a deep chuckle, he sunk his claws into the tom's throat. He felt the blood warm on his paws as he removed his claws, tearing up the tom's throat in the process. "Wonderful," He said, lifting his paw and examining his crimson stained claws.

Originally Posted by Nettleclaw

Echospeck pads nervously as he lets Silvercloud mostly lead the way. anytime she turned to see him, he'd fix his posture and point out the way to go. I've wanted this moment for so long, no half doing things. He psyches himself up and points out one of his stops. "That dead tree there is where I usually start and return with freshkill." Though his aim is to impress her, he can't seem to get his light, nervous voice to cooperate.

The white tabby she-cat led the tom through the forest for most of their walk. Her ears were pricked attentively and her eyes were watchful as she searched for any signs that prey was nearby. She turned to face the tom as he suddenly spoke. "Let's go there then," Silvercloud said, making sure that her voice sounded as confident as it possibly could. Just like the tom, she wanted to make a good impression. She wanted to show him that she knew exactly what she was doing. If she wanted him to like her, then impressing him was probably the best way to go about it.