- Jun 7, 2022
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Pain-free and star-filled, Leaping Toad awakens to a new world.
His wounds are healed - only glowing remnants left to prove just what had caused his demise. Light-brown fur is made lighter by the starlight that adorns it, glittering within the sudden darkness.
It is only now, whilst standing among other star-filled felines, that he sees how bad things had gotten, blood and bodies everywhere, star-pelted cats upon star-pelted cats. He sees cats he knows - both within the starlight and without it - standing alongside those faces of felines he does not know. He sees Salamander cease in fighting with the flash of orange that ended his life, sees Ribbit protectively standing near his body.
Oh, how he wishes they didn't have to mourn his loss. That he could wake up in his nest tomorrow, to play yet another game with his brother. He takes a hesitant step towards them at the sound of Salamander's voice - of her pleading - only to stop before he can get too far. He wants to run up to them, wants to tell them that... that things would be okay, but...
But how could he be certain?
He looks to Rain as he speaks of creeper vine leaves, and realizes that things have to be okay. They need to be, for Ribbit, for Salamander, for his parents, and Frog's Croak. Even for Cosmos and the flash of orange. For everyone. It has to. They need to work together for this. For the future of them all.
A new game is beginning.
Leaping Toad just hopes they win.
His wounds are healed - only glowing remnants left to prove just what had caused his demise. Light-brown fur is made lighter by the starlight that adorns it, glittering within the sudden darkness.
It is only now, whilst standing among other star-filled felines, that he sees how bad things had gotten, blood and bodies everywhere, star-pelted cats upon star-pelted cats. He sees cats he knows - both within the starlight and without it - standing alongside those faces of felines he does not know. He sees Salamander cease in fighting with the flash of orange that ended his life, sees Ribbit protectively standing near his body.
Oh, how he wishes they didn't have to mourn his loss. That he could wake up in his nest tomorrow, to play yet another game with his brother. He takes a hesitant step towards them at the sound of Salamander's voice - of her pleading - only to stop before he can get too far. He wants to run up to them, wants to tell them that... that things would be okay, but...
But how could he be certain?
He looks to Rain as he speaks of creeper vine leaves, and realizes that things have to be okay. They need to be, for Ribbit, for Salamander, for his parents, and Frog's Croak. Even for Cosmos and the flash of orange. For everyone. It has to. They need to work together for this. For the future of them all.
A new game is beginning.
Leaping Toad just hopes they win.
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