Apprenticeship

[Eelstreak]

Shrewspots swept back into camp. She had just returned from a meeting with the dead warrior Fireice. And she had a message for Fireice's kits. But right now her main concern was discussing Magmakit's fate with him. She popped her head into the nursery and requested, "Magmakit, would you come and see me in my den?" Without any further explanation the large she-cat crossed the clearing and entered her own den. Shrewspots settled down amongst her herbs to wait for the kit.

[~All I Need]

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/\ Magmakit /\

The sound of Shrewspots roiling mind and conversation with Fireice made Magmakit's ears prick and angle long before the Shadowclan medicine cat entered the camp's thorny entrance. The voices of his siblings became a hushed blur as the she-cat replayed the conversation over and over in her head.
"Magmakit, would you come and see me in my den?"
He nodded and got up. The curious stare of Dawnkit and the seething glare of Cavernkit made him smile and get out as quick as was possible before they loaded hi with questions. Magmakit's orange paws scampered quickly after the large she-cat and he looked up at her when they entered her den. "What is it, Shrewspots? Did Fireice come to you?" He tried and succeeded to keep the raging curiosity out of his voice. The scent of herbs was strong in the air.

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[Eelstreak]

Shrewspots was always unnerved a little by the way that Magmakit seemed to know everything before it was said. She looked down at him soberly. "Your mother did come to me, Magmakit. She didn't stay long, but she gave me a message for you and for your siblings." She took a deep breath and plunged forward with Fireice's message concerning Magmakit. "Fireice wants me to take you on as an apprentice. She wants me to teach you to speak with StarClan and to learn the ways of a medicine cat." The great white she-cat paused and eyed the little cat before her. "That is, if you're up for it. The choice is up to you."

[~All I Need]

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/\ Magmakit /\

Magmakit's orange eyes blazed with unconcealable triumph as Shrewspots told him his destiny. Life had a euphoric definition to it now. He had Scorpion and the powers of StarClan in his paws. Magmakit loved Scorpion. He wouldn't control her. She was a powerful spirit that could never be contained and would stay untamed and wild forever.
But the...
( !!!POWER!!! )
Imagine what he would do with that undescribable power!
Then he sensed the fear rolling off of Shrewspots. Even she didn't know the dark fear and foreboding that nestled irritated in the pit of her soul. Hah! Soon all powerful beings, even the leader of the four Clans, will tremble before him. But Shrewspots was a great start.
"I accept this destiny that has been laid upon my shoulders," he mewed, eyeing the she-cat with a look of dreadful foreshadowing. Yet he didn't know he was destined for destruction. "You fear what will become of me. Why not? A child of the prophecy? But do not be afraid. Not until I am unto my true destiny, that is." Afraid now?

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[Eelstreak]

Shrewspots felt a shudder creep up her back and wriggle through her fur. The way Magmakit looked at her was extremely...unsettling? Yes, that was exactly the word she wished for. The small cat spoke with such maturity for one of his age. And when he talked of fear... But she couldn't let him see her mind. As the mature one (do you really believe that?) of the pair, she had to look as if she had all the answers all the time. And it didn't matter one jot to anyone whether she truly did or not. "A mentor is always afraid when embarking upon training an apprentice. Just because you were prophecied to me does not make you any different from any other apprentice."

[~All I Need]

[shadow=orange,left,200]/\ Magmakit /\

Yes! The fear lay thick in her voice, heart, and soul! Try as she might to not let him see into her secrets, there was no barring this power seething under his fur. He will soon do more than just see into others' minds (though he loved seeing into his precious Scorpion's mind), he will control what they feel! He may even control StarClan! Oh, imagine that!
"A mentor is always afraid when embarking upon training an apprentice. Just because you were prophecied to me does not make you any different from any other apprentice."
That was a pack of lies! And Magmakit and Shrewspots knew it. He smirked at her, his long white fangs glinting even in the gloom of the medicine den. "Well then. It is settled. Welcome to the world of foreboding, my innocent mentor. You've helped me accomplish task two of StarClan's foolish mission."

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[Eelstreak]

Shrewspots held his gaze for a long moment. She wanted to run, or howl, ask him why he thought this way, what made him so sure of himself, what voices spoke to him at night about his future. As she looked at him, the medicine cat suddenly had the sure feeling that she was looking her own death straight in the eyes. With a huff Shrewspots shook off her morbid feelings. She was stronger than this stupidity. But she looked away nonetheless. "Well, we'd better go see Flailstar about the ceremony," she said officiously. "Come on, Magmapaw." The spotted she flashed the tom an uncertain smile. Shrewspots was going to try to treat this kid normally, no matter what he thought his future would be.

[~All I Need]

Thanks for the memories...

[shadow=orange,left,200]/\ Magmapaw /\

He could taste the questions running through his mentor's brain. The fear and foreshadowing that lay there was sweet and sickly on his taste buds. Of course she questioned his knowings. Who wouldn't? That's what every normal being did when they were faced with the unknown. Ask. Questions.
Why does he think this way? What makes him so sure of himself? What voices speak to him at night about his future?
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I'm looking my own death in straight in the eyes...
Magmapaw blinked his eyes in shock. "The time to answer those questions will be upon us soon," he whispered. "Now off to Flailstar. We must also speak to him about my siblings ceremonies, also."

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...even though they weren't so great... [Lyrics from Thanks for the Memories by Fall Out Boy][/size]

[Eelstreak]

((Next post in the Leader's den, then))