- Aug 18, 2022
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cw: blood / death
it all happened so fast. this was supposed to be a pretty easy hunt. it was night time, and a lot of the predators that roamed around went to sleep when the moon began to rise. some of them stayed awake, such as owls and foxes wondered but most of them didn't. it was safe. it was supposed to be, at least. somewhere nearby we're the other members of the patrol. they can hear them, as their ears twitch back and forth and their nose sniffs the air for any sent of prey. there had to be something around here. they know that they don't have nearly as many frogs as they used to, during newleaf, but there was still prey to catch– even with windclan trying to steal from them.
however, a particular scent makes them stand up. they look around in the darkness, as they try and pinpoint where it's coming from. their tail lashes back and forth. they pick up the lizard they had previously hunted, and they move to head back to the rest of the patrol. the sound of a low growl makes them drop the prey. they spin to see a scrawny, smaller sized dog snarling at them. it's fur is raised, and the look in it's eyes is nothing short of fiendish, from the hunger that eats at its stomach. they can't help the way a laugh that escapes them. that thing was weak, but hunger drives the weakest on. how was this their luck? this was supposed to be easy.
"dog..."
they speak, trying to be loud enough for the other members of the patrol to hear. the dog is small enough, and skinny enough, that it would only take maybe two of them. it seems one of the nearby npcs hear them. good. they instinctively angle their ears, trying to listen out for starlingheart and forestshade. they hope neither of them are close enough to get caught in this. everything happens so quick. they rush forward, attempting to blind side the thing as their claws reach out to try and drag across its face. it yelps in pain and snaps its jaws hwich barely miss chilledstar. the npc does the same, trying to get it confused enough to get another hit in. chilledstar is doing their best to keep out of the flailing bites and claws. but their depth perception is not what it used to be. and because of that they truly don't know when they get hit, but its sooner than they can comprehend, as they hit the ground, bleeding from a rather large wound. its slow enough that they're not dead yet, but there is a voice that rings in their head– it is inevitable. the dog's neck is dug into by the npc, and it falls to the ground, too, life lost to the remaining warrior within the fight.
"ch-chilledstar! shit! just hold on! starlingheart! help! chilledstar is– they're–"
hurting. they're hurting. that's what they are. they grip the ground, shifting themself, swallowing thickly. their brows furrowed as they watched the world blur around them. heh. so this was it, then, huh? they don't think they're making it out of this one. oddly, it brings them some comfort that they know they won't have to do this again. it hurts so badly, that when they cough, tears fall down their face, and yet a bloodied smile still etches on their face.
"y-you can say it... i-i'm... dying... for r-real this t...time.."
they wince as yet another cough leaves blood splattering the ground. gross. they think. they don't even try to get up, but they do push their paw towards their face and remove the bits of blood seeping on their jaw. it comes back and they no longer have the energy to wipe it away anymore.
"my l-little starlet..?"
they quietly ask for her, as they try their hardest to keep their eyes open. they just need a minute. maybe two. there is so much they wanna say, to so many. there's just never enough time, is there?
"i-i'm sorry i c...couldn't pr-protect you. y-you're... s...so strong... j-just look how f-far you've come... d-do me a f...favor, okay? st-stay strong... a-and t-tell ducksh..shimmer... that i l-love her... and tell... m...marble...marblepaw i-i'm pr...proud of the p-path she's ch..chosen... she's gonna... b...be as good and k-kind as y... you."
their brows furrow yet again, and their ears twitch as they listen out for forestshade. she's around still, isn't she? did they save her too?
"h..hey..."
they croak out, moving their quickly blurring vision up. where is she? they hope she's here. oh, forestshade. she's always been like a little sister to them. they've tried their hardest to raise her... and they think they've done good. they know they're not her parents– they never wanted to be. but they could at least be her guide... but that ends here too doesn't it.
"forest...shade...? d-dont cry, okay? you've never b-been a crier. you can b-be upset but n-not too long. the clan... i-it needs its best hunter. and y-yes... th...that's what I'm t...telling you. you a...are the best hunter in sh-shadowclan... and we... we would h-have st-starved many seasons w-without you... d-dont you let a-anyone t...tell y....ou any d...different. and t-tell briarthorn and s...screechstorm that i-i'm rooting f...for them, too... s...soon they will join th...their mama as a good... great... l...lead... ah... warrior. you're a g...great... warrior..."
they are glad they've at least not failed there. they do, however, wheeze asone last rough cough wracks their body, making them hiss weakly through gritted teeth.
"ha... th...this hurts..."
something tells them that it will stop hurting soon. they're glad for that. it's time for them to go to the stars, now. their mom is waiting for them. pitchstar is waiting. flickerfire. tornadopaw. magpiepaw. poppypaw. nettlepaw. comfreypaw. so many cats waiting for them up there. maybe they will finally get that peace that they've always wanted. even if its just for a little while, they would be okay with that.
"t...this is a... s-see you... later... o-okay?"
who knows when later is. all they know is that theyre done here. they've fulfilled their destiny, and it stops here. at least their physical one does. they close their eyes as their breath heaves in and out, breathing becoming more and more shallow with every passing breath before they stop all together. chilledstar's reign ends here.
// tagging @Starlingheart and @FORESTSHADE but no real need to wait for one of them!!
———————---***i try to live in black and white***———————---
it all happened so fast. this was supposed to be a pretty easy hunt. it was night time, and a lot of the predators that roamed around went to sleep when the moon began to rise. some of them stayed awake, such as owls and foxes wondered but most of them didn't. it was safe. it was supposed to be, at least. somewhere nearby we're the other members of the patrol. they can hear them, as their ears twitch back and forth and their nose sniffs the air for any sent of prey. there had to be something around here. they know that they don't have nearly as many frogs as they used to, during newleaf, but there was still prey to catch– even with windclan trying to steal from them.
however, a particular scent makes them stand up. they look around in the darkness, as they try and pinpoint where it's coming from. their tail lashes back and forth. they pick up the lizard they had previously hunted, and they move to head back to the rest of the patrol. the sound of a low growl makes them drop the prey. they spin to see a scrawny, smaller sized dog snarling at them. it's fur is raised, and the look in it's eyes is nothing short of fiendish, from the hunger that eats at its stomach. they can't help the way a laugh that escapes them. that thing was weak, but hunger drives the weakest on. how was this their luck? this was supposed to be easy.
"dog..."
they speak, trying to be loud enough for the other members of the patrol to hear. the dog is small enough, and skinny enough, that it would only take maybe two of them. it seems one of the nearby npcs hear them. good. they instinctively angle their ears, trying to listen out for starlingheart and forestshade. they hope neither of them are close enough to get caught in this. everything happens so quick. they rush forward, attempting to blind side the thing as their claws reach out to try and drag across its face. it yelps in pain and snaps its jaws hwich barely miss chilledstar. the npc does the same, trying to get it confused enough to get another hit in. chilledstar is doing their best to keep out of the flailing bites and claws. but their depth perception is not what it used to be. and because of that they truly don't know when they get hit, but its sooner than they can comprehend, as they hit the ground, bleeding from a rather large wound. its slow enough that they're not dead yet, but there is a voice that rings in their head– it is inevitable. the dog's neck is dug into by the npc, and it falls to the ground, too, life lost to the remaining warrior within the fight.
"ch-chilledstar! shit! just hold on! starlingheart! help! chilledstar is– they're–"
hurting. they're hurting. that's what they are. they grip the ground, shifting themself, swallowing thickly. their brows furrowed as they watched the world blur around them. heh. so this was it, then, huh? they don't think they're making it out of this one. oddly, it brings them some comfort that they know they won't have to do this again. it hurts so badly, that when they cough, tears fall down their face, and yet a bloodied smile still etches on their face.
"y-you can say it... i-i'm... dying... for r-real this t...time.."
they wince as yet another cough leaves blood splattering the ground. gross. they think. they don't even try to get up, but they do push their paw towards their face and remove the bits of blood seeping on their jaw. it comes back and they no longer have the energy to wipe it away anymore.
"my l-little starlet..?"
they quietly ask for her, as they try their hardest to keep their eyes open. they just need a minute. maybe two. there is so much they wanna say, to so many. there's just never enough time, is there?
"i-i'm sorry i c...couldn't pr-protect you. y-you're... s...so strong... j-just look how f-far you've come... d-do me a f...favor, okay? st-stay strong... a-and t-tell ducksh..shimmer... that i l-love her... and tell... m...marble...marblepaw i-i'm pr...proud of the p-path she's ch..chosen... she's gonna... b...be as good and k-kind as y... you."
their brows furrow yet again, and their ears twitch as they listen out for forestshade. she's around still, isn't she? did they save her too?
"h..hey..."
they croak out, moving their quickly blurring vision up. where is she? they hope she's here. oh, forestshade. she's always been like a little sister to them. they've tried their hardest to raise her... and they think they've done good. they know they're not her parents– they never wanted to be. but they could at least be her guide... but that ends here too doesn't it.
"forest...shade...? d-dont cry, okay? you've never b-been a crier. you can b-be upset but n-not too long. the clan... i-it needs its best hunter. and y-yes... th...that's what I'm t...telling you. you a...are the best hunter in sh-shadowclan... and we... we would h-have st-starved many seasons w-without you... d-dont you let a-anyone t...tell y....ou any d...different. and t-tell briarthorn and s...screechstorm that i-i'm rooting f...for them, too... s...soon they will join th...their mama as a good... great... l...lead... ah... warrior. you're a g...great... warrior..."
they are glad they've at least not failed there. they do, however, wheeze asone last rough cough wracks their body, making them hiss weakly through gritted teeth.
"ha... th...this hurts..."
something tells them that it will stop hurting soon. they're glad for that. it's time for them to go to the stars, now. their mom is waiting for them. pitchstar is waiting. flickerfire. tornadopaw. magpiepaw. poppypaw. nettlepaw. comfreypaw. so many cats waiting for them up there. maybe they will finally get that peace that they've always wanted. even if its just for a little while, they would be okay with that.
"t...this is a... s-see you... later... o-okay?"
who knows when later is. all they know is that theyre done here. they've fulfilled their destiny, and it stops here. at least their physical one does. they close their eyes as their breath heaves in and out, breathing becoming more and more shallow with every passing breath before they stop all together. chilledstar's reign ends here.
// tagging @Starlingheart and @FORESTSHADE but no real need to wait for one of them!!
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— black feline with a white marking across their face, a white chin, a white right front paw, and a blue single eye. chilledstar is covered in scars, the most prominent ones being the one across their face, one across their missing eye and the one across their neck.
— 48 moons old; ages the 3rd every month
— they / them pronouns
— aromantic / homosexual ; currently not looking
— child of JAGGED andRAVEN
— shadowclan ; loyal to shadowclan ; other info if applicable
— mildly difficult to befriend ; trusts barely anyone; trusts no one outside of shadowclan
— "speech", thoughts, attacking
— peaceful powerplay allowed