Call it a Demon, Call it a Beast... [Closed]

Claws came crashing down on his head, once again slamming his head to the ground. Blood welled up in his mouth, which he promptly spat out, still glaring at the tom standing over him. There was only one thing left he was able to do.

"Alright. You win. Take your stupid goat. But can I at least get up without anymore head injuries? My ears are gonna be ringing for a moon."

Despite having just lost, Aether still managed to smirk at the tom good-humoredly. He could accept when he was beaten, even if this cat irritated the living daylights out of him. That just happened when two arrogant cats met, though. He just had to hope this cat at least had the decency to let him live. After all, it wasn't like Aether was fighting to kill. He just wanted food.

Aether is KOed and can no longer fight.

Bearspirit stared at the defeated lone cat for a moment before nodding once. "You need to leave my clan's territory now. Not everyone in Riverclan is so forgiving of the foolishness of young toms." He returned the smile. Now satisfied, Bearspirit turned away from the red rogue, picked up his goat, and began to walk back towards camp.

Aether stood up, ready to take his leave as well. Perhaps this cat wasn't as bad as he had seemed, just doing the same thing he was. Even though he still thought it was selfish to keep land and prey all to themselves. But maybe not all cats were too bad, just doing what they were told.

Just as he was about to cross the border to unclaimed land, the tom turned around to call to the departing warrior. "Name's Aether, by the way! Not that it matters, I guess, just thought you would like to know!" And then with a toothy grin, he crossed the border, ready to find some other prey for his family.

Bearspirit turned his head and rotated an ear in the rogue's direction. He dropped the goat, content to speak back. "I'm Bearspirit. Good luck out there Aether!" He called back to the retreating loner. He resumed carrying the goat back to camp.

If only he had really known who he had just let slip through his claws and who he worked for...