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solsticewcrp · 2 years ago

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CLASH OF THE ECLIPSED MOON

[Art by @tinypop]

As our Applications for Solstice run [here], perhaps a story from the past will pique your interest. Gather round cats of the Mountains for a tale played out not too many generations ago..

Many moons ago, BloomClan lost their leader Lionsun. Famed for bravery, victory and nobility, Lionsun was a beloved leader that was always going to be a tough act to follow for any BloomClan cat, though few could imagine the dark omens that Lionsun's death would herald. Lionsun was succeeded by deputy Scarletrise, then going on to become Scarletsun. BloomClan's new leader swept the Clan like a heatwave, it was clear that after the turmoils the Clan had just faced with Lionsun's death and the wolf attacks that Scarletsun had big plans for his reign and intended to act upon them without a second to spare. His reasoning was that after so long being the prey in their own territory, they must become the hunters: proactive, ruthless and proud. This ideology would prove deadly. Over time Scarletsun sent out orders for BloomClan to begin taking over more and more territory that was previously deemed neutral ground, much to the ire of BlizzardClan's leaders. Tensions grew at Gatherings are new 'borders' were not respected, and the heat began to rise between the two Clans until it stoked the flames of war. The next BlizzardClan patrol that wandered into the Pinewood Falls was brutally attacked, multiple dying in the assault and forcing BlizzardClan to retreat. Lostmoon of BlizzardClan launches an attack and is killed in the process. The next BlizzardClan leader, Vinemoon, also dies under suspicious circumstances as the war wages on and many in BlizzardClan are eager to look to BloomClan as their fatal enemy. The war would wage on for many moons, with lives on both sides taken in the process. BlizzardClan's newest leader, Crescentmoon, is wise and refuses to be done in the way xyr predecessors have been. Despite this, Crescentmoon is righteously furious- the deaths of xeir Clanmates at the paws of a tyrant weigh heavy on xem and it causes xem to make mistakes, to lack caution where xyr should be careful. Eventually, Crescentmoon finds xemself unmatched, with paws backed up to the precipice. Several of xyr Clanmates have fallen to the avalanche ambush that Scarletsun had set for them. Nobody knows for sure how the exchange proceeded, no one was close enough to hear, though if they were...they may have heard something like this... Crescentmoon backed up against the ledge, eyes dilated in fear and fury as xyr gaze darted from the advancing tom and the surging snow just behind and below xem. Xey were exhausted, fur ragged and bloody from xyr own wounds as the fight between two leaders had waged on for what felt like moons. One more step back and xey'd be finished- xey couldn't let it end like this! BlizzardClan had been persecuted for long enough! But Crescentmoon could see the madness in xyr fellow leader's eyes. Scarletsun wouldn't stop until Crescentmoon and xyr Clan were extinct. "Call yourself a leader?!" Scarletsun gloated, claws extending from their sheathes and raking across the stone as the ruddy red tom stalked towards xem. "I'd call you prey! You waltzed into that trap like a dazed rabbit- and you have the gall to equate yourself to me, Crescentpuddle?" Crescentmoon could feel the blood in xyr veins turning to a boil. Xey were sure xyr irises were turning into a vengeful red to match the eyes of xyr adversary, a low growl forming in xyr throat as xyr spine arched in defiance. "I do call myself a leader, Scarletsun. I have far more passion and aptitude for the sport than you do, anyway. I've seen your Warriors at Gatherings, they're cowed to you like twoleg dogs on vines! They obey you, but they don't respect you. What kind of a life is that for a leader?!" On instinct, Crescentmoon moved to take a step back, finding the cliff crumbling behind xem and forcing a step closer. "Ohh but that's what you never understood, what none of your filth understood. Leadership isn't about respect, it's about making sure you've carved yourself in memory. Beloved, loathed. It won't matter in the end, old friend. All that matters..."

Scarletsun leaped into the air, claws extended and eyes wild. "IS THAT I'LL BE REMEMBERED, AND YOU'LL BE FORGOTTEN!" Fear lashed at Crescentmoon's heart as the crazed BloomClan leader sprang at xem, and it felt as if time had slowed. On the air, Crescentmoon swore xey could taste the lingering smells of fae scent- fresh growth and mulchy soil mingling together into a strange bouquet as Seelie and Unseelie clashed like water and oil. Crescentmoon felt strength fill xem as the weight of xyr ancestors fell into xyr limbs. In a rapid sweep of movement, Crescentmoon rolled onto xyr side and out of the way, letting Scarletsun's momentum carry him sliding forwards towards the edge. Scarletsun whirled around just in time to see Crescentmoon leap at him from the side, caterwauling in fury as the two cats collided in a whirlwind of teeth and claws.

Finally, Crescentmoon felt xyr teeth meet in Scarletsun's scruff. Putting all of xyr effort and all of xyr rage into one motion, Crescentmoon flung the despicable tom into the coursing avalanche below, his screech of fear and fury snuffed out like the sun as the moon rises.

Panting with adrenaline and exhaustion, Crescentmoon collapsed on the rocky outcrop. It was done. It was over. That terrible, terrible war could become just another memory now. Though Scarletsun's parting words echoed in his thoughts like rats among wheatgrass. Was that really all he wanted? To be infamous?

Something tells him there was more to it than BloomClan's leader had let on, and while the consciousness of xyr fourth life faded, Crescentmoon couldn't help the foreboding that grew in xyr belly for the moons to come...

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