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In a candle lit room a group of people stood looking at a woman holding an infant protectivily in her arms. A man stood beside her smiling at the sleeping newborn wrapped by a cotton blanket. In a gentle tone he whispered to his mate, "Nicole, what should we name out child?"

"I haven't thought about that." She replied in a soft tone as the rest of the people stared as if they wren't even alive. "What do you want to name her, Mark?"

Then, the group of peoples disappeared along with the room. Mark and Nicole looked around to find themselves in a ghostly, dead field. The ill wind blew from the west with the strong scent of a Serpent Shifters, one of the six Shifter's Group. Laughters could be heard echoing through the emptyness. Nicole shivered as Mark spoken in a growling voice, "Serpent Shifters, be on guard Nicole."

"Wolf and Cat weren't suppose to mix," a voice echoed. "You shall parish with the demonic child!" Nicole was immediately surrounded by people with brown cloaks on and a lower body of a serpent. "Give us the child if you desire to live to see the next Gathering."

"I'll never hand her to you!" Nicole shouted with a catlike hiss of rage. "I'll die before I give up our child to the likes of <i>you</i>!"

"Then you both shall <b>parish</b>!"

With a snakelike hiss the cloak came off to reveal a serpent like upper body with arms of a human. They quickly striked and Nicole dodged the coming attack as Mark rushed to protect her from behind. As he ran toward her he shifted into a humanlike wolf. His fur was brown like his short hair and his eyes were yellowish wolflike. He howled and slashed the Serpent Shifter that was in front of his lover. He pulled her behind him and said in his deep growling voice, "When I say run. Go as fast as you can without looking back."

"Mark I..."

"Go no matter what happens!" He shouted, as he teared off a Serpent Shifters head. "Go now! Protect our child!"

"No! I won't leave without you!" She screamt as a laugh echoed loudly. The earth beneath them turned to quick sand. Mark struggled to get out of the ground as it sucked him in. "Mark!"

Nicole was struggling to get out of the sinking ground herself, but it was harder for her as she held her child. Mark jumped out of the ground and pushed Nicole out of the quick sand. She landed on solid ground as he sank into the earth. He looked at Nicole and said, "Take care, my beloved."

Nicole reached for his hand but it was too late. Tears rained from from her eyes as she ran away from the blood-thirsty Serpent Shifters without once looking back. She shifted into a humanlike feline. Her fur was black but her eyes were red-violet. She held the infant closer to her and stopped running when she saw another Shifter in front of her. Her body shook with anger as her eyes turned enrage. She splat the words as if it was poison, "<i>You! It was you who kill Mark!</i>"

The Shifter grinned and said all so calmly, "I didn't lay a claw of your little <i>lover</i>"

She hissed, "You cursed fiend. You'll suffer dearly for your sin."

"Nicole, you know the law of the Shifters and yet you broke it." He started, and smirked as he continused. "It was you who killed your mate not I. StarClan is punishing you for bringing that...<i>Demon</i> to life."

She jumped at the Shifter, but was killed before she could move. She fell to the ground lifelessly as blood drips from her neck and stomach. The child was beside her crying from being startled more than once. A Serpent Shifter stood near the foot of the fallen warrior and said, "What should we do with infant? Should we put it out of its misery and suffering?"

"No, I'll keep her. The Clan just lost a warrior and this child could be of use." He said, and picked up the infant. "She contain the blood of both Cat and Wolf so keeping her shall do much good."

"Do what you want for its your lives that are at stake."

"It'll be the Clan not mine that'll be at risk." He said with a grin. "We'll see what Luck decide to do with this child."

"What makes you think that when its older it won't come and kill you?"

"I'll be its only family." He said, and laughed. "She'll learn nothing of this event!"

"Don't be so sure..."