Nightfang

***"I know that you may never trust me again, and I accept that. But you can either banish me now or allow me to show you that I can redeem myself, and I promise I will fight back against the rogues for the sake of my clan."* - Night's plea to Icestar**

Nightfang is a solid black tom with large paws and dark amber eyes. He also has several scars from his time spent in Blade's Rogue Group.

## History (Summary)

Nightkit was the kit of Dirtface and Pineheart, his older siblings being Tigerpaw and Leopardpaw at the time. He also had many other siblings, none of which are worth noting. He is soon apprenticed to Bladeclaw and begins his training. Bladeclaw teaches him the cruelest battle moves, and upon seeing his apprentice's success, he makes Nightpaw a part of his schemes to rule over Fallenclan. He promises to make Nightpaw a warrior early and gift him a special place in the clan, as long as Nightpaw stays loyal to him. Nightpaw eagerly agrees, wanting to avoid his father's legacy and follow his own path to success.

It soon becomes obvious that one of the other young apprentices, Brownpaw, is crushing on the young tom. Nightpaw struggles to evade her persistent attempts at forming a relationship. He believes that he would only end up embarrassing her, and knows that his loyalty lies with Bladeclaw. He would probably end up hurting her in the end.

Finally the day comes, and Bladeclaw announces his plans for the rebellion that is to ensue. Nightpaw is chosen to help lead the raid on the camp, a diversion while Blade kills Raggedstar. Nightpaw, along with Leopardpaw, Tigerpaw, and many of Blade's rogues flood into the camp, laying their claws down upon the unsuspecting cats of the clan. Somewhere in the midst of the tussle Nightpaw locks gazes with a horrified Brownpaw. She screeches, begging him not to do this. Nightpaw ignores her.

After Blade loses the battle and is banished by Iceheart, the deputy demands that any other traitors go with him. Nightpaw follows his siblings and goes to join Blade, despite the angry screeches of his mother. As Nightpaw is leaving the camp he catches Brownpaw's furious gaze, feeling a twinge of regret that things couldn't have been different.

Night spends several moons in the mountains, training with the rogues and with Blade to prepare for their next attack. Though he starts to miss clan life, wishing for things to go back to the way they were before the clan had named him a traitor. He actually begins to miss Brownpaw and his mother, hating the constant harassments of Tiger and Leoparda.

Another attack is soon staged, and Night chooses a specific target. Fighting his way through throngs of cats, he discovers his father cowering just outside of the dirtplace. With a bitter cry Night launches himself at the hefty tom, wrestling him to the ground. Dirtface tries to beg for forgiveness, but Night will hear none of it. He dispatches the cat easily and leaves the body lying in the dirtplace. A fitting end for the despicable tom.

A cry soon rings out across the clearing, announcing Blade's death. Night is shocked by this, stumbling for a moment as Blade's cats begin to flow past him, retreating out of camp. Tiger glances back, telling Night to come with them. But he shakes his head, saying that his loyalty was with Blade, not with the rogues that followed him. Tiger snarls, naming him a weakling for running back to the clan. Night feels a numbness spread through him, unable to reply.

After the battle a vigil is held for all the cats that were killed. Among these are Dirtface and one of Night's sisters, Shylion. Night stands awkwardly at the back of the clearing, no cats seeming to notice him. Even Brownpaw refuses to look at him, doing her best to console Pineheart during her time of great loss. The next day, Icestar approaches him. She demands to know why he hasn't retreated with the others. Night pleas for her forgiveness, begging to be let back in the clan. He promises to redeem himself, to become a warrior of the clan and fight back against the rogue threat. Hesitantly, Icestar agrees to let him stay, but not without a harsh warning.

Night spends the next several moons hunting for the clan and patrolling territory. He is able to give valuable intel on the rogues and does so willingly. He also begins to make amends with Brownpaw, though Pineheart still refuses to accept his apologies. Soon he is made a warrior, given the name Nightfang and Brownpaw receives the name Brownriver. After many moons of pestering Nightfang finally allows Brownriver to be his mate, if only to help his clan reputation.

Not long after, the rogues return, and in greater numbers than before. Nightfang fights desperately along with the rest of the clan, pleading with his brother and sister as they tear apart his clanmates. After a long and brutal battle, Icestar calls for a retreat. She makes an agreement to leave the territory and never return, as long as the rogues agree not to follow. Tiger and Leoparada (the new leaders of the rogues) are pleased by this, agreeing to escort the clan out of the territory. And so, The Journey begins.

Not much is known about Nightfang's involvement on The Journey, only that he was one of the few survivors to make it to the new territory. He probably aided in the building of the new camp and was on one of the first patrols to check the territory for potential dangers. Brownriver soon had two kits, Sunkit and Moonkit, that she would raise in the new nursery behind a newly built protective barrier.

It is said that Nightfang liked to horrify his kits with stories of the dirtplace, and how their grandfather died in one. Not many moons after, the dirtplace tunnel collapsed, crushing Nightfang.