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Dragonclaw rushed at Jasper head-on surprisingly fast, aiming to knock out the other cat with a headbutt.

Dragonclaw staggered back as Jasper's claws raked his face. He felt blood dripping down, and let out an enraged yowl. "That does it!" he shouted. "You're going to be expelled from Deer's body, Jasper!"

((I just got an idea! I was thinking that, after Jasper rakes his claws across Dragonclaw's face, Dragonclaw's distant draconic heritage gets a little push to the surface and Dragonclaw goes into a draconic rage, similar to a barbarian's rage where they get immense strength and don't feel pain until the rage subsides.))

Dragonclaw rushed headfirst into Jasper's flank with an astonishing amount of force behind the blow, sending the Dark Forest cat flying into the wall with a sickening crunch! But he didn't stop there. He continued to slash away at Jasper with his claws, yelling "Get out of Deer's body, you piece of foxdung! I'm supposed to be protecting him, but with you around, I'm being forced to hurt him instead!"

Dragonclaw stopped his assault and backed away. "I am nothing like you, Jasper," he said, panting. "I know how to hold back enough to keep others from dying in cases like this. You would just flat-out kill them without a second thought in the matter. I can hurt the body bad enough to force Dark Foresters out, but hang back enough to let the victim live. I have a sense of honor, unlike your kind. I won't kill Clanmates. Deer's already beaten up enough, now leave this camp and never return! I won't be so merciful to you next time!"

Dragonclaw wrenched his head to the side, knocking off the Dark Forester. "You're wrong, Jasper," he said, deadly calm, getting up and ignoring the screaming pain in his neck. "Being able to show mercy is one of the biggest strengths a cat can have, especially when it's mercy to an enemy who, in all honesty, deserves to die." He continued advancing on the Dark Forester menacingly while speaking. "Me being able to show filth like you mercy is the mark of true strength. You will never be able to best me in combat, not as long as I have the strengths of honor, mercy, and, more importantly, friends who would never abandon me, unlike your so called "fellow Dark Foresters." All you care about is yourselves, you abandon each other in tight spots like the one you're in right now, and that's why I'm always able to beat you in the end."

((I'm thinking this would be the best spot for the conflict to end and Deer be able to regain control of himself, since he "sees" Dragonclaw wounded but refusing to give up for his sake, and "hears" his speech.))

((ya, that just about sums it up. welcome back to the thread, Viper!))

((Why would u ship Dragonclaw and Jasper? They're, like, mortal enemies!))

Dragonclaw closed his eyes, focusing his mind. "Well, Jasper," he said, "when you put it that way..." He opened his eyes again, but this time they were more reptilian and resembled pools of molten lava. "If I put my mind to it, I can really get in touch with my draconic heritage!" With that, he let out an earth-shaking roar, and ran to Jasper so fast, it almost looked like he teleported to him. "Now, you will get out of Deer's body, even if I have to go in and yank you out myself, which I won't do very nicely!"

((Plot twists abound!))

Dragonclaw let out another roar, and suddenly he disappeared. When he opened his eyes again, he was in darkness. He saw Deer laying a few paces away, afraid, and walked over to him. "Deer," he whispered. "I've come to set you free from Jasper's influence once and for all. Don't be afraid. I can pull him out of your body, meaning he'll have to fight me gato-a-gato, cat to cat."

"Jasper is a Dark Forest cat, basically a demon, who took over your body while we were in the forest, and right now, you're stuck inside your mind," said Dragonclaw. "You can take the control back, if you put your mind to it. Just like I got in touch with my draconic heritage by focusing my mind, allowing me to come into your consciousness with my physical form. Focus, Deer, and you can expel the demon Jasper and take your body back!"

Dragonclaw appeared beside Deer, smiling. "Well done, Deer. Well done, indeed." He turned to Jasper. "Now that you're no longer in a host body..." His eyes glowed white. "You must now fight in your own!!!!" With that, Jasper's transparent body solidified, and Dragonclaw smiled, this one much less friendly.

Dragonclaw smirked. "Deer, Ebony, we do this together!" He looked over at Shadowpaw. "Shadow, you want to help us get rid of this demon?"

Dragonclaw nodded. "I understand, Shadow." He turned to Deer and Ebonymoss. "Okay! On 3, we all attack! One...Two...THREE!!!" Dragonclaw sprang forward, claws first, and aimed to scratch Jasper's eyes.

Dragonclaw sensed the demon's attempt to bite him, and he whipped around a front paw to deflect the attack. "Deer!" he shouted. "Don't hesitate! We have no choice but to kill him! If we don't, he'll just keep coming back to torment us!"

Dragonclaw leaped away, and sped over to Deer, helping him up. "I really didn't want to do this," he growled, "but you've left me no choice! Everyone, stand back!" he shouted as he took a deep breath, eyes glowing with the intensity of an erupting volcano.

Dragonclaw exhaled forcefully, a line of flames coming forth from his jaws and moving towards Jasper at such an astonishing speed that Jasper wouldn't have time to do anything about it.

((I'm thinking this is where the conflict with Jasper should come to a satisfying (at least for the clan cats) end, with Jasper being burned to ashes by Dragonclaw's fiery breath, after which Dragonclaw collapses in exhaustion and must (once again) be nursed back to health by the clan, but he has no memory of "the incident."))

After the fire had engulfed Jasper, Dragonclaw collapsed in exhaustion, the adrenaline rush having worn off and the battle wounds taking their toll.

((I'm thinking, while Dragonclaw is passed out, he has a vision where he meets with his draconic ancestors and they congratulate him on finally being able to get in full touch with the "royal dragon bloodline."))

Dragonclaw opened his eyes, but he wasn't where he had passed out. He was...where was he? He didn't know. It was hot, so he guessed he was at some sort of volcano, but it definitely wasn't the camp. He looked around in confusion. "Ah, Dragonclaw," said a deep, booming voice. Dragonclaw looked up, and saw...a dragon! "Where-where am I? Who are you?" Dragonclaw asked. "You are deep within the spirit realm," said the dragon. Seeing Dragonclaw's alarmed face, he laughed and said, "Worry not, Dragonclaw. Your physical body is intact. You did not die. As for my name, I am Honeth, Lord Of Fire, one of your draconic ancestors." 5 more dragons appeared, and introduced themselves as Aigazora the Red Death, Bassilth Lord of the Skies, Jielarth Champion of Men, Quoloth Redeemer of Men, and Balthazar Protector of All. "We are proud of you, Dragonclaw," said Bassilth in a gravelly voice. "Why?" asked Dragonclaw. "What did I do?" Quoloth spoke up, "You were able to get in touch with your heritage in the midst of battle," he said in a guttural voice, "no small feat to achieve." "You have also defeated the demon Jasper," said Jielarth in a ringing voice. "However," said Balthazar in a silvery tone, "He has not been utterly destroyed. He has only been temporarily dispelled and forced back to the Dark Forest, where he will take a long time to regain a physical form." "Now, Dragonclaw," said Honeth, "It is time for you to return to your clan. We shall meet again once you have learned more about your heritage and powers."

Dragonclaw woke with a start. He looked around. He was back in camp.

Dragonclaw looked up. "Shadow," he said weakly. "It wasn't Deer's fault. He was possessed by Jasper, a demon from the Dark Forest, the land of demons. While I was passed out, I..." he gulped. Did he really risk saying that he got visited by his ancestors and be called crazy?

((Happy New Year, InfernoClan!))

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"Yeah," said Dragonclaw weakly. "I think Jasper broke one of my legs. Wh-what happened to Jasper, anyway? I can't remember anything after the fight broke out."