As We All Fall From Grace

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OOC:: Sorry ;D

Twig shot awake at his brother's frantic screaming. "Owl!" he cried in panic, dashing over to the thrashing cat. "Owl!" he cried again.

Shrill appeared at Twig's side. "Hold him down," she ordered the two cats. "The less thrashing he does, the better. He can't really hear us right now."

Owl's body convulsed, his breathing rapid. He released a moan of pain, his eyes glazed over in agony. "Is vulnero, Shrill!" he cried out in Latin. His gash wasn't expanding, but he was definitely in agony. "Is vulnero!"

Shrill pressed her nose to her pained brother's. "I know it hurts, Owl. It's okay. Stay with me, okay? Hold on for a bit longer. Talk English." She took the moss that Ash had supplied, and swabbed it over his forehead and ears.

Bleak had started awake at the sound of his big brother screaming. But he was frozen, couldn't do anything but watch as the others went frantically to work on him. What could he do? His brother -the one who always was the strongest on the inside- was crying out like a frightened kit. What could Bleak -the runt- do to help?

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The Bengal cat had fallen asleep for a few seconds, only to be awoken by Owl screaming and crying. She jumped up and ran over him, eyes darting back and forth. She didn't know what to do, but was desperate to help.

"What can I do? How can I help?" The words shot out of Persephone's mouth quickly, and she wasn't sure if Twig and Shrill understood them.

The black tom had fallen asleep right after Bleak had, and was suddenly awoken to screaming. He realized then, it was Owl. Jumping to his feet he stared at the ghost, not sure there was anything her could do. He wanted to do something, anything, to help Owl's pain.

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Ash nervously watched the tom. "Do you need herbs or anything? Or are you going to use...magick." Ash asked, struggling not to disdainfully spit out the word magick. She figured magick might be the only thing for Owl, and if she didn't like it she didn't have to watch. She didn't want Owl to die.

OOC: Oh wow...My shortest yet...

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Shrill's mind was in turmoil. All the questions, her brother's screams, and her other brother's panic were building up in her brain, stressing her.

"No, our spells can't help him in this state. He's too stressed. We need to get him relaxed. Uh, uh..." her yellow gaze lashed frantically about. What to use, what to use? "That's it! Twig, I know you don't want to leave his side, but just do it. Everyone, take a step back from him. Give him some space to breathe. We need him to talk to us."

Shrill gently held Owl's face in her paws. "Tell me what you see, brother. I can help. Say it in English," she added, knowing that the less Latin her brother tried to speak, the better.

Owl was panting, his jaws gaping. "Father... Father," he repeated. The images in his head were that of so much pain. Kahl's pelt was torn, his former glory broken down as he crouched against the ground at the paws of a she-cat. She was telling him something, and the large tom tried to argue, but she silenced his pitiful sounds with a heavy swat to the head. She hissed something, and the tomcat flinched back.

"So broken.. Rejected." Kahl was begging now, crawling forward to her, reaching out to touch her paw with his. She hissed again, pulling her paw from his reach. She extended her claws and lashed out, slicing open his cheek. He mewled in pain, sinking back. The she-cat turned and sprinted away. Kahl rose to his paws, and Owl could he him cry out frantically before he chased after her.

"Mother!"

Owl's body suddenly became limp, the cave falling deathly silent as his screams stilled into nothingness. The only motion coming from him was the slow rise and fall of his chest as his breathing steadied.

Shrill released her brother and stepped back.

Twig bounded forward, but Shrill held her tail out to stop him. "He is well, big brother," she assured him. "The vision has passed. He made it."

Bleak took a hesitant step from Scratch's side, pacing forward. "So that's it? He's gonna be okay now?" he asked in his highly-toned voice.

He watched silently as his sister nodded.

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Ash stared hesitantly at Owl. She walked toward him, ears flattening against her head, stopping a tail length away. What had he seen? It must of been bad, Ash thought, wishing ghosts were simpler. Actually, wishing Bleak's family was simpler. Until meeting him, her life was like most loners. Wake up, eat, fight someone, scare someone off your territory, eat, and go to sleep. But then her life was boring, she didn't even believe ghosts existed! And to think, now one's my mate! Ash mused in her head.

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The Bengal she-cat looked away as Owl had an 'episode'. She felt awkward there; like she didn't belong. Walking back over to her spot where she had been before, she sat down and watched. Just seeing him spaz out in pain made her heart ache.

She was glad when the she-ghost told them Owl would be ok. She took a deep breath to calm herself.

The male cat stood up and walked up next to Bleak. He let out a sigh of relief when Shrill said he would be ok.

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OOC:: I think we are done.

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OOC: Ok then. This post in CLOSED!