Willowsky's Exile [VA]

[Ian]

[TW: Ableism, overall nasty thoughts, mentions of abuse]

The black-and-gray-splotched queen's fur bristled and her ears were pinned flat against her head as she was shamefully escorted out of WindClan camp by the deputy. She had been utterly disgraced, embarrassed and humiliated! And it was all for no reason. Another harsh nudge to her flank drew a hiss out of Willowsky, and she shot a glare over her shoulder at Fallownose. "I'm going! Stars, don't touch me!" she snarled, ignoring the slate-gray tom's hissed response. Willowsky was still in disbelief that Twilightstar had actually exiled her from WindClan. Couldn't she see that the queen was only doing what was best? Twistedpaw was a monster, something that shouldn't exist. She was saving them all by trying to put it down, but they hadn't let her. Twistedpaw had ruined her life, and would surely ruin more if she wasn't stopped.

The days where Willowsky had been allowed to do what she wanted to the abomination were some of her more enjoyable. The only regret she had was that she hadn't gotten rid of the monster when she had the chance. WindClan surely would have thanked her. They would have realized that she had done them a favor, and she wouldn't be out here freezing her tail off with nowhere to go. Twistedpaw had ruined her life again, and there was nothing she could do about it. At least, not yet...

Another harsh nudge to her flank snapped Willowsky back to the present, and a growl rumbled in her throat, but it died out when she realized where they were. "Are you TRYING to get me killed? I mean, first I get exiled in the middle of leaf-bare, and now you've escorted be to the Outskirts next to SHADOWCLAN!" she screeched, whirling on the deputy with bristled fur. The only response she received was a sharp cuff over the head with an unsheathed paw and order to get the hell off of WindClan territory. The former WindClanner knew that she couldn't fight Fallownose, he outclassed her in every way. The only thing he had to show from their earlier tussle in camp was a claw mark to the shoulder, where she had wounds on her shoulders, back, and now her head. StarClan, what if they got infected and she died?! Oh StarClan, she couldn't survive as a loner, and she knew no matter how much she pleaded the deputy wouldn't take her back to camp to speak with Twilightstar. No, her only option was to join one of the other Clans, and fast before the next Gathering where Twilightstar would tell them all what happened.

"This isn't over!" Willowsky growled as she whipped around and began to stomp towards the outskirts, eyeing the ShadowClan border the entire way. The farther from the WindClan border she got, the more uncomfortable she felt. She could swear she was being watched from the shadowy pine forest that made up ShadowClan. The exiled queen jumped at every little noise, her blue eyes flickering back towards ShadowClan's border as she padded deeper into the outskirts. It wasn't enough. A startled yowl left her jaws as a weight landed on her back, her legs buckling under the force sending her crashing to the ground as she was unprepared for the sudden attack. The struggle was brief, the attacker was clearly trained and knew what they were doing, paws holding her shoulders down and hindpaws on either side of her so she couldn't unbalance them with a kick.

"W-who are you? What do-" Willowsky started, but her words trailed off into a choked gurgle as one of the cat's unsheathed forepaws left her shoulder and reached under her chin to slit her throat. The pain was brief, and the world darkened into an empty blackness. She was terrified, she didn't want to be dead! And why couldn't she see, or feel, or smell, or do- OH! Something moved. Willowsky whipped around in a circled, trying to spot whatever had she had seen. "H-hello? Is anyone there?" No answer.
Maybe she was just having a really bad dream, and when she woke up everything would be fine again.

A voice behind her caused her to jump, a startled screech coming out of her mouth. "Greetings, Willowsky. Welcome to the Place of No Stars, or as you like to call it, the Dark Forest."

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