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Characters : Daffodilpaw, Minnowkit Clan/Rank : TC App | RC App Number of posts : 2223 Gender : Female-ish Age : 26
Subject: Re: Hunted [SITEWIDE] Mon 15 Jan 2024 - 14:13
"I'm here. Now hush." The soft voice came from a little behind the bumbling kit, piercing gold eyes reflecting the motions around them as queens and kits alike awoke to the cry of their leader and the howls of predators her small existence had yet to see. Daffodilkit, nearing the dawn of her apprentice ceremony, had awoken at the first scream of danger, had listened to the answering cry of a group of animals desperate for food. There was fear in her eyes, in the shocked way her body has stilled as the other kits awoke, but curiosity too. A childhood innocence of wanting to know what these creatures looked like, if she could only get close enough. Maybe, if she was quiet, if she was slow, she could get a chance to see them and then run away with the rest of her clan. Kestrelkit's cry had shaken those thoughts out of the forefront of her mind, momentarily. Keeping low, Daffodilkit straightened up to nose gently against the kit. "Come. Let's follow the Queens. Quickly. Stay in front of me." With another push of her nose, Daffodilkit began pushing Kestrelkit towards the entrance to the den.
The shout, followed directly with Jaykit trampling over her tail in his haste to escape, caused Minnowkit to dart up immediately, the howls of her nightmares echoing into the reality she's awoken to. Shouts, panic, the fear in her brother's body, in the brief stillness of her mother's slow awakening. The clan was in chaos. The cry came from Perchstar to hide, to run, and Minnowkit had no choice but to listen. The nightmare was alive, and it was hunting her. Bounding past her stumbling brother, and slow-to-stand mother, she offered him a soft "Quick! Run!" before the young kit was running as fast as her small body could handle towards the direction of Riverclan's retreating masses. A true nightmare latched onto Minnowkit's young mind, her body unable to disconnect dream from reality as the howls died into the drowning chaos of a panicked clan.
Subject: Re: Hunted [SITEWIDE] Mon 15 Jan 2024 - 14:39
OOC: mobile
Sootstorm's head shot up when the howling began, and before long the clearing had erupted into chaos. All around him were cats desperately fleeing for their lives, and a few brave warriors leapt forward to attack the huge beasts. Their sheer size was terrifying in itself, but the heartbeat their jaws closed around Tigerstar he knew how hopeless this battle would be. He was rooted to the spot, fear rendering his paws motionless as he considered the possibilty of his Clan being murdered by these creatures.
Until a shrill cry broke through his thoughts, and the deputy snapped back to reality. No, none of his clanmates would be dieing here today, not on his watch. Even if it meant that he would have to die, and leave his family behind, he would do it. He turned and called out a few quick orders, silently praying that his calls would be heard, "Nectarflower, Fennelbreeze, Coyotegrin, Eaglefly, assist anyone who falls behind and make sure everyone is safe!" Sootstorm didn't wait to see if his commands had been heard, instead hurling himself into battle alongside Tigerstar.
Sootstorm used Front Paw Strike and Swift Strike, dealing 10(+7)dmg and -14SP
Sootstorm 70/70 HP 146/160 SP(-14)
Tigerstar: 37 / 70 HP 143 / 150 SP
Wolf #1: 585 / 600 HP (-9) 755 / 800 SP
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Quillsplash | Bird / Tom / ShadowClan T5 Warrior / #802318 Leopardwind / Tom / WindClan T4 Warrior / #cc9900 Milkkit / Tom / RiverClan Kit / #dbc6ad
Subject: Re: Hunted [SITEWIDE] Mon 15 Jan 2024 - 15:05
Honeypaw
Honeypaw roused to the sounds of fighting in camp, her senses alert. "What is that horrific noise?" she asked herself aloud, a growl rising in her throat. Whatever it was, it made every hair on her pelt stand on end. "It sounds huge! Brackenpaw, get up!" She prodded her brother awake. "Something is very wrong!" Her voice was beginning to raise into a panicked wail, and she swallowed it back. "SkyClan apprentices, get up now!!" she yowled as the sounds of battle outside intensified with the screeching of a cat in pain.
When she saw her denmates rousing, Honeypaw felt a tug to find Paledove and her kits to make sure they were okay. What if the nursery is under attack? she thought, all senses alert. "Everyone, please come help me get the kits to safety!" she pleaded, casting her desperate eyes around the den, before turning toward the den entrance.
As she scrambled outside the den... utter chaos was breaking out in the clearing. Sunfire was in the midst of battle with an enormous creature unlike anything Honeypaw could have imagined. It towered over him, dwarfing the huge, strong warrior, his coat streaked with blood. It's too huge! It'll kill the whole clan! We must run! Honeypaw streaked across the clearing to the nursery, yowling an alarm loudly as she went.
She didn't hesistate before shooting down into the den. "Queens! Paledove! Kits!" she called. She caught sight of the kits, looking sleepy, bundled, and utterly terrified alongside their mothers. Honeypaw's heart felt like it was breaking. "The camp is under attack. We have to get the kits to safety," she urged, trying her best despite herself to remain calm for the sake of the kits. "I can carry one and one can climb on my back - remember the badger rides?" She found Mallowkit, wrapping her tail protectively around him. "You'll be okay Mallowkit," she soothed, her voice surprisingly calm compared to the panic that surged beneath her pelt and threatened to overwhelm her. "You come with me, I won't let anything bad happen to you." She glanced up and found the eyes of little Yewkit, and she beckoned him over with her tail. "I am able to carry both of you, but you'll have to be very brave, like the brave warriors of LionClan, okay?" she mewed, and then looked up to meet Paledove's eyes. She knew the queen was fiercely protective of her kits. "I won't let anything happen to them," she promised.
Honeypaw is attempting to evacuate the nursery, and seeks help from the other apprentices!
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"I hope that we can meet again one day, you and I," she mewed, "under peaceful skies."
Subject: Re: Hunted [SITEWIDE] Mon 15 Jan 2024 - 15:49
Swiftheart was already awake the nocturnal molly's ears flicked and a shiver went down her spine as she heard the call of the wolves. She darted to their temporary shelter "Run, everyone out. Do not try and be brave now" she meowed dashing as fast as she could away from the sounds.
swiftheart advises her clan to run like she is doing
Sprucebark frantically looked around for Scorchlight, "Scorch? lets get outta here!" he meowed for his mate and ran around looking for her.
Spruce is looking for scorch and wont leave till he finds her
Eaglefly watched in horror as both his leader and moments after deputy went running into what looked to be unwinnable odds, Tiger had told soot not to go but soot went anyways and now soot wanted him to do something?? Soot wanted him to lead the clan??? How was he supposed to do that?
He felt his stomach drop like a pit and he snapped to attention looking for Cloudypaw and her brother Galepaw "Cloudypaw! Galepaw!? Let's stick together,
somehow in the chaos he managed to find them and flicked his tail urgently
"Cloudypaw, you are okay, thank stars, come on keep close all three of us are gonna be right next to each other and get as many others as we run out of here got it?" his voice was trembling something wicked but he tried to keep a brave a face as possible, he would do everything he could to get clouydpaw and galepaw out of this and as many other of his clan too
Eaglefly has found galepaw and cloudypaw and is sticking close to them to get outta here
Stormwatcher was a heavy sleeper he slowly woke up and blinked annoyed at all the noise until he actually understood what it was. Seconds later he was to his paws and he watched as sunfire was running at the biggest dog he had ever seen.
oh my stars... he muttered under his breath.
"SUNNN THATS NOT A THUNDERCLAN PATROL WE CANT SMACK IT LIKE IT IS ONE" he screamed at the top of his lungs. Seconds later the beast bit at his clanmate and he felt utter grief hit him. He did not used to care what happen to his clanmates... but he had slowly been getting to know sun even if from a distance and he really did like the other tom. And... he was family... not by blood directly but in a clan scense.
"Wolfblossom! Wolfblossom help!!! he is gonna get himself killed" he cried out loud for his older sister .... he did not even have time to think about the irony of calling out for Wolfblossoms help to come fight a wolf
"Hang in there sun!!!!
if these dogs dont kill me I am sure that wolfblossom will after... but I am not gonna just stand here and watch sun get himself eaten... he grumbled under his breath
"You big dog pile of foxdung" he meowed at the wolf that had bit his friend. Oh stars... the bite on sun looked awful up close... it looked so bad in fact he had severe second thoughts about all this.
"Sun pleaseeee why are you like this???!" he half meowed and half cried as he threw himself against the wolf trying to work at the opposite flank as sun was so that at least one of them could get bit in half now.
"Sunnn if we get outta this im taking your pelt!! right after wolfblossom takes mine!!! he nearly full on sobbed as he smacked at the wolf.
"You freakin mousebrain you are gonna get us both killed!!!
Stormwatcher has attacked the wolf that bit sun
Stormwatcher uses tail yank on sun and his wolf trying to get the wolf to lose balance and get stunned..
(OOC idk if stuns work or not and I have a pending question in help desk on it, I am going to assume they do work for now and can be corrected next times the wolf posts if that is not the case)
Stormwatcher managed to nip the wolfs tail pretty good and it was momentarly not going to chomp him or sun.
"SUNNNN we can still ditch this and get outta here! he meowed looking at his friend, "Come on... pls" he whispered looking at the size of this massive wolf, bigger than any thing he ever did see in his whole life! Sun was already bit and probably massivly bleeding for all that stormwatcher knew, he wanted to drag sun out of here and if it did not leave both of them so exposed to being bit again he would have
Stormwatcher 60 / 60 HP 125 / 140 sp (-15)
Sunfire 37 / 70 HP 150 / 160 SP
Wolf #2: 591 / 600 HP (-5) 755 / 800 SP
Lavendercloud woke with a startle after being snuggled in with fuzz... what was that sound?! had her mate eaten to many rabbits again and now his tummy was grumbly? "fuzzz... my goodness what did you eat? she meowed half asleep still. That is, until the wolf yowls got louder and she jolted upright.
"fuzz!??" she screamed terrified.
"You get daisy, I will get mole! she meowed quickly thinking as fast as she could and darted out to go find mole.
"MOLEEE!!! come to me!! We gotta run!!!"
Her kits and mate had to make it outta here, they would!
Lav is getting her family together to run!!
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JJ Former Staff
Characters : Sunfire, Timberpaw, Newtpaw Clan/Rank : Rogue T1, SkyClan Apprentice, SkyClan Apprentice Number of posts : 1883 Gender : she/her Age : 31
Subject: Re: Hunted [SITEWIDE] Mon 15 Jan 2024 - 15:59
Spottedfrog was asleep in the nursery when she heard the first call. One single, piercing wail in the distance, then followed by a dozen more. The black and white warrior lifted her head, gray-green eyes wide with confusion. Dread settled like a dead weight in her gut, and she looked quickly over to where Paledove slept with her litter curled around her. The queen had become her closest friend in the past few moons, and it was a relief to have her back, kits in tow. After all, they'd be safer here, in SkyClan's camp, right?
The yowl that followed not a second after that thought proved otherwise - a familiar voice calling SkyClan to arms. A chill rippled down Spottedfrog's spine, and before she knew it, one of the apprentices was shouldering into the den, calling for the kits and queens to evacuate. Knowing she'd just be in the way, and unable to carry any of the kits, the crippled warrior quit the den and emerged into the cold, dark camp. All around, cats were waking, panicking, rushing to fight - fight what? She limped to a position where she could get a clear view of what everyone was looking at... only to go completely numb as her eyes landed on the massive creature that was locked in battle with one of their warriors - Wolfblossom's son, Sunfire.
Her ears slicked back against her head, Spottedfrog held position. She wouldn't be any use here... but she also couldn't run. On three legs, perhaps she'd have a chance... but with the fourth hanging as dead weight, unmaneuverable, she'd be a sitting duck.
Spottedfrog is watching the chaos unfold.
It wasn't the first time that Smokepetal had heard the howling this past moon. The sound haunted her dreams, a constant reminder of what StarClan had showed them at the previous medicine cat meeting... and until this moment, she'd yet to make sense of it. But as she was roused from her slumber by the baying of a pack that couldn't have sounded further from the hounds she'd heard before... the reality of their situation sank in abruptly. This is what StarClan had warned them about.
"WOLVES!" she cried, leaping to her paws as a battle cry sounded behind her. "WOLVES! EVERYONE UP!" Without another thought, she left the others to their devices and sprinted for the nursery to help.
Subject: Re: Hunted [SITEWIDE] Mon 15 Jan 2024 - 16:09
Sorrelpaw
skyclan
apprentice
It was a cacophony she had never wanted to hear in her life ever again. A series of haunting calls, whipping through the cold air, chorused by the terrified cries of her clanmates. All too familiar. For a moment, she could not move. She stumbled to her paws and eyes fixed onto what was unfolding, heart sinking with every call or cry. It was happening again, only this time she did not know what they were afraid of. Only that they should be terrified.
Honeypaw’s cries stirred her from the thoughts she had been consumed with for moons, green eyes frantically darting around.
“Protect the kits and queens, and eachother. We defeated the foxes, we are overcoming the sickness. We will survive this.” Wishful thinking, but she could not risk encouraging the worst. Sorrelpaw urged quickly to the apprentices, exiting the den swiftly.
She found her paws, and with a deep breath ran after her cousin. Every fibre of her being screamed at her to continue running. To flee, to hide somewhere that the beasts would not be able to find her. To avoid a repeat of the fox attack. A repeat of the regret. Of the never ending self punishment for being so weak, for having allowed herself to be attacked. She was older now, stronger, wiser.
A blur caught her attention, skidding before the nursery to catch…Sunfire? Dad! Embroiled with one of the beasts. If she had not been at the mouth of the nursery, where kits cowered inside, a scream would have escaped her. Sorrelpaw’s heart thudded in her chest, torn by terror and duty. Terrified that the beasts could smell her fear and blood, driven by the urge to protect her kin. Her father. It was a foolish judgement. One she knew was stupid, one that would end in one way, but her paws desperately wanted to pull her closer. She had lost a mother, sisters. She would not lose a father.
The cries of the beasts were chilling. But the cries of her clanmates were worse, listening to the chorus of wails and commands over the haunting song like call of their attackers. Did she run to her father’s aid, join what seemed to be a battle lost from the start? Or did she attempt to evacuate her clanmates?
It was an impossible choice. Her shaky breath hung like fog, blinking back tears that threatened to betray her as she desperately tried to decide what to do. Her eyes darted between the nursery and her father, never straying from where the golden tom fought. After what felt like an eternity her eyes tore away from where Sunfire fought and ducked into the nursery, swallowing the nauseating combination of fear, guilt and betrayal.
”Your mother needs big brave warriors to protect her right now, do you think you’re brave enough to do that?” The blue apprentice asked softly, offering a small smile, trying to disguise the panic that was making her heart beat like it had done only once before. After a quick glance out of the den she turned back to the kits, “let’s play a game - hide and seek! If you can hide with Honeypaw and Paledove, I will come and find you, but we need to go and find a good hiding place - does that sound good?” Without leaving time for an answer, she leant down and picked up one of the kits.
Sorrelpaw is conflicted - right now she is trying to help Honeypaw evacuate the nursery!
Subject: Re: Hunted [SITEWIDE] Mon 15 Jan 2024 - 16:13
Yewkit was sleeping peacefully before he was abruptly woken up by the frightening howls of the wolves. Squirming free from the pile of siblings, he quickly glanced around with fearful and cautious eyes. He was the first one out of his litter to wake up. "Everyone, you have to get up!" He yowled out in a squeak to everyone in the nursery. He knew this meant something bad, and it couldn't hurt his family. He loved them.
As he started to stand up, he spotted Mallowkit. Frozen in fear. "Mallowkit! We all have to go! I got you, I promise!" He screamed at the top of his lungs at the small kit, only a bit younger than himself. He felt a small pang in his chest, but he had to make sure that every cat in his nursery would make it out alive.
It was at that moment that Honeypaw busted in, and he looked up at her with pleading and desperate eyes. He tried to absorb what she was saying as he padded towards her, but his ears were ringing and he could barely hear her over the shrieking outside. All he could smell is blood. Sorrelpaw soon followed.
With a fearful glance back at Paledove and the rest of his siblings, he nodded up at Honeypaw. "I will be the bravest LionClan warrior."
Yewkit is preparing to leave the SkyClan nursery with Honeypaw and Mallowkit!
OOC: Tux is hunting in SkyClan territory, and a wolf chases him into WindClan territory.
Tux had heard the howls while he was hunting for dinner in the forest, but they didn't seem that dangerous. I mean, he was just a lone cat. It couldn't be about him at all - probably some poor rabbit or something that caught the pack's attention. That was until he stumbled upon one of them. He stopped in his paw tracks, staring at what lurked in the shadows ahead of him. It was focusing on something else and, in hindsight, he could've absolutely gotten out in this moment unscathed.
Unfortunately, his mouth had other plans - releasing a "Oh no!" as soon as he realized what he was looking at. He immediately turned around, running for his life. He could hear the wolf growl and start to give chase. The footsteps behind him maintained as he weaved through the forest. He could hear his heartbeat in his ears.
Finally, he approached a gorge and he came to a halt. He glanced around trying to figure out where to go, breathing heavily. In the two seconds it took for him to gather himself, the wolf had approached. He turned to look at it as he backed against the cliff, frozen in fear. His murderer.
Tux is cornered in WindClan territory by a wolf.
In this moment, Cloudypaw clung onto the confidence of her brother. As they stepped out of the apprentice den, her eyes immediately snapped onto Sootstorm and Tigerstar fighting the wolf. It was enormous - bigger than any creature she had ever seen before. She hesitated, a million thoughts running through her mind. Should I help them? What should I do? She took a step forward, preparing to join the fight. I'll save them.
Thankfully, this is when Eaglefly found them. His trembling voice was a wake up call for how truly terrible this was. "Eaglefly, we can't leave! We have to help Sootstorm and Tigerstar!" She begged.
Cloudypaw is with Eaglefly and Galepaw outside of the apprentice den, trying to help the leader and deputy.
cocoa
Number of posts : 2299 Gender : gorl -Copperbeanz says hi <3
Subject: Re: Hunted [SITEWIDE] Mon 15 Jan 2024 - 16:14
Something was happening—
Goldengale lifted her head from her nest, blinking. Shadowy shapes circled the Clans, snarling. Tigerstar’s orders went clear over the golden molly’s head; no, she was not going to run! With a growl, she scrambled to her paws, meeting the eyes of the furious beast that Tigerdance currently faced, entirely full of rage. There was no room for fear. Fear did not exist. She was furious, spitting mad, because how dare it hurt her Clanmates?
Yowling, the golden molly bolted towards the wolf, leaping bodily over fleeing cats, eyes gleaming red. She would kill it. She would kill it herself, with her own paws, and rend it limb from limb. With a snarl, completely deaf to any orders yowled over her, Goldengale sprinted past Sootstorm and sunk her teeth into the next beast’s tail, blood rushing in her ears. The world had gone red. Existence had narrowed to herself and her enemy.
While cats fled, one golden molly faced down a wolf on her own, entirely recklessly confident in her own skill.
Goldengale used Tail Yank on Wolf #2? (it’s an untargeted one) dealing 4 damage and costing 15 stamina. wolf might be stunned idk if the no pin rule applies to stuns as well sorry D:
Wolf 600/600 HP 800/800 SP
Goldenidiot: 40/40 HP 85/100 SP (-15)
ooc: staff, would you mind oneshotting golden? you have permission to hurt her (she’s going to lose an eye and half her forearm)
cocoa
Number of posts : 2299 Gender : gorl -Copperbeanz says hi <3
Subject: Re: Hunted [SITEWIDE] Mon 15 Jan 2024 - 16:20
“HELP ME WITH MY KITS, YOU MAGGOTS!” A furious voice rose over the clamour for a moment as Paledove huddled over her kits. She brushed her tail over them protectively and met Honeypaw’s eyes for a moment, obviously torn. “Fine. If anything happens… Yewkit, dearie, go with Honeypaw, okay? Make sure Mallowkit feels better. Keep your head held high, my child.”
Making certain that all her kits with her, Paledove snatched one of their scruffs, waving her tail to the rest of SkyClan. With the skill born of long practice, she spoke effortlessly around a mouthful of fur. “Don’t lie, Sorrelpaw. Take one, and run, but for stars’ sakes don’t lie to them. Keep my kits safe.”
She started to shepherd them onwards and away, still waving her tail for assistance. Great help the rest of SkyClan was being. “Smokepetal, take one— come along, dearies, keep your chin high and stay with Mother or another SkyClanner, okay? Head high, be brave. No SkyClanner cries.”
Paledove is helping her kits away.
Frostpaw staggered to her paws, limbs shaking. Oh no. She limped away as quickly as she could, following the rest of ShadowClan, but it was obvious that she couldn’t make it much further.
Frostpaw is trying to escape but will need assistance.
Tara Former Staff
Characters : Falconmoon, Sagefeather, Asmodeus, Snowhunter Number of posts : 3142 Gender : Female; She/Her Age : 33
Subject: Re: Hunted [SITEWIDE] Mon 15 Jan 2024 - 16:23
Falconmoon's eyes widened at the mere scent of the large canids before they closed in. There was something very deep, very primal about this level of fear. This wasn't just another predator. This was the predator. He opened his mouth to order retreat despite being of no significant rank, but Honeypaw was already acting like a leader. She dove into the nursery and began evacuating who she could. Stars... well done my girl! A smile broke across his face, although a terrified one. He'd be sure and speak to her later about her bravery. It was better than what he did as an apprentice when fire broke out. No... he'd only saved himself.
Not this time.
Falconmoon scaled the closest tree to see where these things were... only to to feel his veins fill with ice as he watched Sunfire barrel foolishly toward the... the...??? It didn't matter. A "wolf" came to mind but he'd never seen one, only heard them described in tales from the clan cats as well as the Asylum during his time there. Falconmoon kicked off of the tree and bolted with a fury toward his brother and the wolf.
"Sunfire stop!" He bellowed, unsure of what exactly he planned on doing to save him if something should happen. Without warning, a flash of brown and white to his left caught his attention. Lionstripe.
"No! Sunfire will not die! You have my word Falconmoon!" Lionstripe yowled boldly before he rushed forward with a surprising amount of swiftness. Falconmoon felt slow. Helpless.
"Lionstripe!" He yowled after him so hard and with such ferocity he felt the strain on the back of his throat like swallowing hot sand. It was all he could say before the young warrior plunged forward, intercepted the wolf, and shoved his own body into the jaws of the beast to save Sunfire.
Falconmoon had seen blood before. He'd heard bones crack before. What he'd never seen... was a cat fold in on itself and burst like like stepping on a fat grub. Falconmoon would have been paralyzed in disbelief and terror... but Dawnhawk immediately took over, unwilling to allow that to happen. His eyes hardened into cold, azure diamonds in an instant, immediately wiping away the wide-eyed look of sheer horror that had been there before.
He used his Skyclan legs, leaped for Sunfire and threw his shoulder into him, scrabbling off of the wolf's snout in the process but not attacking it. They had a single moment to spare, but it was hardly a moment at all. "Run with me! Don't let Lionstripe's death be in vain! He died to save you because he knew how important you were to me! Sunfire we have to go!" The truth of his words jabbed into his chest like an unexpected branch while leaping through the trees. Lionstripe... he'd remember him forever. What a brave, wreckless, selfless fool he was.
He hoped his pain would shimmer in his otherwise hardened eyes, if only for a moment. Anything to get Sunfire to hesitate and think about what he was doing. In the end, the choice was Sunfire's, and Falconmoon could not and would not linger any longer. Lionstripe died to save Sunfire. If his brother insisted on ignoring that scarifice, then at least Falconmoon would make sure he and whoever else he could save that had sense would live.
He bolted away, leaping instinctively into the trees where the wolves couldn't possibly reach. He leaped from branch to branch with practiced skill and searched for anyone else who may need help or were otherwise paralyzed by fear. He could at least run into them and snap them out of their paralysis. Hopefully.
Lionstripe used Blocking Leap and took the hit for Sunfire.
Lionstripe Actively dying/basically dead despite the remaining HP 17HP / 115SP (-33HP)
Wolf 2 596HP / 755SP
Sunfire 70HP / 150SP (+33HP)
Falconmoon Used Disengage (?) He is fleeing and will not fight. Also he is in the trees so nanna nanna boo boo wolfies!
Darkspirit heard the howling. He heard the cats scramble and run. He watched, indifferent to their fears or their deaths. The tom was a Bloodstrike descendent... and it was very unfortunate for him that he held fast to the "retreat or death" mentality. He didn't care about Thunderclan or anyone in it. The appearance of the beasts was more of a curiosity to him... or perhaps he had a death wish after being in isolation for so long. No one needed him. He needed no one. Perhaps this end would be better than living in the shadows growing more and more bitter by the day.
He charged forward, curious to see the strength of the beasts.
Darkspirit used Scruff Shake on Wolf 4, dealing 5 damage and -20SP. Wolf 1 is stunned for 1 turn.
Darkspirit 70HP / 140SP (-20SP)
Wolf 4 Stunned? 1 turn 695HP / 755SP (-5HP)
Twilightkit ran after Darkspirit. He never had any formal training due to being ill so long, but it felt wrong to not help. Still his lack of stamina showed. His lack of battle experience showed.
His lack of awareness... showed.
There was a noise to the left. Twilightkit turned his head to look...
And all he saw was jaws. Jaws wrapped around his head. There was a wet crunch.
Subject: Re: Hunted [SITEWIDE] Mon 15 Jan 2024 - 17:14
Acornstem had already been awake, taking on the duty of a night watch. Her breath had caught in her throat as the howling started, jumping to her paws as stared out into the shadows of the night...Before she quickly started to back up as she caught the reflective eyes in the distance. Behind her, she could hear her Clanmates start to stir - Mottlestar's call for the Clan to retreat. She opened her mouth but no noise made it out as she spun to stare at her Clanmates, watching as they started to dart around to gather each other up. Already she was trying to do a headcount but the chaos and darkness made it impossible.
"Y-You all heard Mottlestar - flee! I don't- This isn't a battle to win!" the deputy finally managed, tail lashing as she took steps forward to try to make sense of the chaos - to see who needed help. She could see Mottlestar doing much the same and there was a prickle of fear that ran down her spine - they both wouldn't dare to leave the camp until everybody else was out but... She glanced over her shoulder at the horizon - at where she had seen the shapes.
Hopefully the beasts wouldn't draw close enough until they could get the Clan out as it wouldn't be good if the two remained behind and put themselves in danger... She shook her head, glancing around the camp once more until she saw a familiar shape that sent a wave of relief through her - the ever dependable Crocusfrost. "Crocusfrost - can you help round up the kits? We'll need to carry them - so those who have the strength, carry as many kits as you can!" she called out, raising her voice for all of her Clanmates to hear before she turned to scout the camp again.
There, she saw Sageroot who was crumpled to the ground. The deputy darted over, gently nosing at the warrior. "Sageroot," she whispered, concern flickering in her eyes as she tried to properly stir the overwhelmed she-cat. "Come on, get up - lean on me. You'll be alright but we need to go," she urged - wishing she was large enough to actually carry a Clanmate. She could only pray that Sageroot would have the strength to rise so that they wouldn't need to ask the aid of another.
Acornstem has repeated Mottlestar's order to run. She has also requested that Crocusfrost start rounding up the kits for a quick escape and is now trying to get Sageroot to her feet to lead the she-cat to safety.
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Badgermask was awake - of course she was awake. The night was the prime ShadowClan time. She was still focused on figuring out further training ideas for Larkpaw when a new sound on the horizon caused her to freeze. She lifted her head, staring out at the horizon as her fur prickled. That sounded... Bad, whatever it was. The warrior pushed herself to her paws, glancing around at her Clanmates who seemed just as unnerved by the sound before she spun and started to head towards the medicine cat den before she paused, tail lashing. "Larkpaw!" she called out, glancing around for her apprentice. "Come here, I need your help." With that, she pushed herself into the medicine cat den - eyes glancing over to Burdockroot, but then truly landed on Heatherberry. "We are leaving," she meowed as she padded to the back, eyes scanning over the herbs before she jerked her head at them. "Wrap them up - we'll take as much as we can but something is coming and I am not letting you put a whisker in harm's way. Larkpaw and I will help carry them," she stated plainly - she didn't care if Larkpaw would want to fight whatever was coming or whatever, she was happy to assign her apprentice to the boring task of carrying a mouthful of herbs while they fled for their lives.
Badgermask has called for her apprentice Larkpaw and tasked the two with helping the medicine cats escape with their herb storage once they quickly bundle up the herbs for better travel.
Subject: Re: Hunted [SITEWIDE] Mon 15 Jan 2024 - 17:24
Wolfblossom had been sleeping fitfully, rough coughing fits interrupting her attempts to rest for the night. She had refused the herbs beyond what Smokepetal had already given her, knowing there were many more cats who were sick and needed them more than she did.
The sudden howling that filled the air was eerie, haunting, beautiful... And something about it had the deputy jumping to her paws, fur bristling in alarm. For all the beauty held within, it was deeper than a dog's howl, harsher. Threatening. Pulling herself from the den, Wolfblossom stiffened at the eyes peering through the darkness.
Then the dark forest broke loose. Sunfire and Lionstripe... Lionstripe... Wolfblossom's eyes widened in horror at the scene before her and she whipped around, eyes landing on the nursery. They had so many sick still, and the kits were vulnerable. Lionstripe's grisly demise, in the blink of an eye, made something very, very clear to the deputy.
There was no fighting these beasts, larger and thicker-furred than any dog she had seen, with snarling visages something she had only ever heard about in nursery tales. Wolves, she heard someone cry out. They had one option.
"Skyclan! Help each other! Get the kits and sick to safety! Stick together!" She was pleased to see Spottedfrog and Honeypaw moving even before she had started speaking.
"SUNFIRE! STORMWATCHER!" Wolfblssom yowled, "RETREAT! GET AWAY FROM THEM!"
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Graywind stared wide-eyed at Lionstripe, horror shining in her golden eyes. Still sick, she had managed to stumble from the medicine den at the sounds of strange howling and fighting, heart pounding painfully against her ribcage. When Sunfire moved to attack, Graywind tensed, ready to follow her brother, if only for his own protection. Stormwatcher was there, and Falconmoon in a tree...
Wolfblossom's screech stopped her in her tracks.
"Sunfire! Mom's right - we need to go! Lionstripe- They-" They couldn't fight this. Not after they had ripped a full grown warrior to pieces like that. She felt like she might be sick... But that would have to wait. Right now every instinct at her was screaming to run, but she would stick with her brothers if she could.
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Stoneheart jolted awake, eyes widening as she heard the calls of her clanmates and the strange howling. Stumbling from the medicine den, she glanced around frantically, searching for her sister's familiar face. "Mistflower!" She coughed out, still very sick despite the medicine cats herbs. At least they'd gotten her standing.
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"Harepaw!" With fur bristling and a tone of urgency in her voice, Beechfang had bolted for the medicine den where her apprentice still stayed. This was no fire, but the frantic chaos the wolves inspired, the threat they posed, reminded her of that terrible time anyways. Nudging the tom to his paws, she had no intention of leaving his side as she searched for Birdstar and Wolfblossom - one of her daughters was yowling orders at least, and their clanmates were following. Good... That was good. The sight of gore in the camp made her stomach twist, she had not known Lionstripe at all really, but he was a clanmate. The carnage the beasts had inflicted so quickly... She had never seen anything like it. Not the battle with Windclan, not the Asylum, not Dawnhawk's wrath. None of those things compared to this. "We need to move, quickly."
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Swanpaw stumbled to her paws, though the vestiges of sleep were quickly cleared from her system by the chaos around her. Calls to flee, calls to stick together... The strange, eerie howls filling the air made her shiver and shrink closer to her siblings, paws shaking. Not that she would admit to her fear, but she had absolutely no intention of fighting whatever these things were unless she absolutely had to.
Wolfblossom is calling for Skyclan to help each other, and called Sunfire/Stormwatcher. Graywind is sticking with Sunfire and Falconmoon. Stoneheart is looking for Mistflower. Beechfang is helping Harepaw. Swanpaw is sticking close to her siblings.
Subject: Re: Hunted [SITEWIDE] Mon 15 Jan 2024 - 17:32
Confusing voices rattled Sunflare’s ears as he got to his paws. Would he run? Or should he stand and try to fight? If he ran, he’d be remembered as a coward, but if he defeated the beasts he’d be a hero! But what if he perished, what then? He would have lost everything… every chance at power. He dithered for a moment, before finding his path to freedom blocked by a hulking gray form. The decision had been made for him. Darting below the creature, he leaped into the air to dig his claws into its soft underbelly.
Sunflare used Belly Rake, dealing only 10 damage and costing 25 SP.
Wolf #5: 590 / 600 HP (-10) 800 / 800 SP
Sunflare: 60/60 HP 115/140 SP (-25)
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Subject: Re: Hunted [SITEWIDE] Mon 15 Jan 2024 - 17:48
Stormwatcher was not sure what came first, the aweful ear splitting sound of lion getting what sounded like every bone in his back broken and crushed down OR the splattering of his clanmates blood being gushed out all over him and sunfire.
He stared at lion's lifeless body as the loyal tom had taken a shot meant for sunfire.
"SUNNNN we gotta go now!!! that was gonna happen to one of them next.
A blur wished by as falcon tried to grab at sun and haul him off.
In the distance the call of wolfblossum calling for him to run could be heard...
OK OKOK I will then! he screamed internally
He had given what he hoped was enough of a break for sun to run as well with the earlier attack on the wolf... it was up to sun now if he lived or died, but he for one was running. He dared not look back either, a little part of him felt selfish leaving sun behind but he HAD run in the first place to get the mousebrain out of there and lion was already dead, sun could run now and still make it back ... probably.
Storm ran as fast as he could not thinking just going full speed away, He wanted to see ospreykit again... he wanted to get to play mossball again with her. He wished and hoped to the stars that what he did was enough to let sun also get away but he could not risk not being able to see his sisters wolf and bird again or be able to play with ospreykit again either, or watch honeypaw carry kits around camp like a badger...
He ran back towards where he thought wolfblossum had called him. "Ospreykit!? where are you!? Come to me, its badger riding time!" he yelled loudly hoping to stars to find the kitten before too late,
please let me carry this kit fast enough out of here
Spotting the kit he ran over to her
"up! no time! hold on tight, dig in with your claws you wont hurt me
it would in fact hurt but he would rather that than her falling or slipping off.
Stormwatcher has disengaged and run back to grab ospreykit and jet outta here
Swiftheart glanced at her clanmates and spotted her apprentice strugging to her paws.
With a worried sigh she rushed over to Frostpaw, "Come on, quickly lean against me... get on top of me even if you need to and ill carry you but we gotta move NOW! she snapped. It was the first time she had ever snapped at her apprentice like this but the urgency of it all was getting to her and she was freaking out. She would not lose anyone else if she could help it.
Still grieving the loss of her daughter she couldn't bear to lose her apprentice too.
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