#maybe his original name was larkpaw…..

[yuridovewing]

I would like to know about homuculous flesh puppet nightheart

okay so homunculus flesh puppet nightheart refers to a tentative wip plotline in razorverse where nightheart is actually another reincarnation of cinderpelt- to recap, the reincarnation has nothing to do with disability or whatever- cinderpelt in my verse meddles with the tunnels’ magic with rock’s help, and in the process she gets cursed the same way he did: perpetually reincarnating each time she dies, locked out of starclan and being denied an afterlife. and throughout her reincarnations, each iteration of herself is stuck in a new body. the idea is for her to become another ward of the tunnels, acting as their vessel throughout all of eternity. rock helped this curse happen so that he could be released from his own, and he dies in oots (WIP- this is undecided)

the details between that and nightheart are rather fuzzy right now. i bounce back and forth between what the family tree with them looks like, what cinderheart’s fate is, and whether larksong is another vessel or it goes from cinderheart -> nightheart (hence the “father’s homunculus flesh puppet” comment). or if it works the way reincarnation does in canon or if i take the pokemon rejuvenation approach where the character reverts back into a kitten when they die. (which im leaning into bc nightheart spawning from larksong’s violent death while sparkstorm is in labor and then has to nurse him…. and the subsequent feelings afterwards oughhhh jesus christ its so fucked up and i love it)

im wondering if i should redo it based on the DID talk going around though. i dont think the cinders + lark are talking and participating in nighthearts head, but they are locked to his mind and its keeping them from getting into the afterlife, and their conflicting memories do harm nightheart in the present. i dont want to demonize systems though, if it comes across as that. i think if the parallel can be drawn, that the cinders + lark are all kind and benevolent, just in a tragic situation.

he’s the one who breaks the curse somehow. i still have to read asc for myself to be sure how that happens.

[needleclanclangen]

MOON 11/12 - GATHERING 12

Beestar inhaled, smiling. "How's our clans doing?" A twitch of the ears. "I hope we're doing well!"

"Get to the point." Quickstar snapped, tail twitching.

Beestar's fur stood up on end, and she nodded, mismatched eyes blinking. "Um. Alright. Harefawn is expecting!"

Cheering. Daisyshadow was a quiet cheerer, but Finchstar saw her lift her head up to join in the cries of the clearing. Goldpaw chuckled, cheering too.

"Riverpaw has become Riverflight! A levelheaded cat such as her is one to fear!" Finchstar announced, once Beestar had sat back down. Riverflight became the sudden center of attention.

"The originals, all grown up." Finchstar muttered, before lifting her head up again. "Daisyshadow's kits have all become apprentices, as well! Bogpaw, Larkpaw, Graypaw, and Buzzardpaw!"

Only two of the four were there, Larkpaw and Buzzardpaw. Larkpaw shone in the cheering from the other clans, while Buzzardpaw shied away slightly. He still was smiling, though. That was good- his insecure nature seemed to be fading away, slowly. Maybe the mentorship to Hollyspike was doing him good.

"If that's all." Quickstar stood, and Finchstar sat. The gathered Downclan cats all grew quiet quickly, and Needleclan picked up on it. Buzzardpaw leaned into Larkpaw.

Quickstar's eyes narrowed. "... Last night, Nutfang died in his sleep. We don't know what caused it. Mantisbrook seemed distressed and disappeared." They glanced away. "... His fur was found, torn up, at our borders. And Alderpaw has been Alderstorm for a few moons. That's all."

Reedleaf stared down at her paws. Another cat, pale ginger with faint stripes and white paws- Alderstorm?- pressed himself against her, and she leaned into it.

Stonestar seemed almost awkward when standing up. "...I hope we can find him soon. In that regard, Algaepaw is now Algaeleg."

Algaeleg, Finchstar assumed from the cat who looked up at the sound of the name, beamed. The gathering's cheering, while quiet, was still there.

"That's all. Dismissed." Quickstar said, hopping away before another word could be said.