[.summer]

mark!

[clemmie]

mark oml im in love

[hypnowave]

username: reyligion
name: israel?
gender:
role: 
guild:
prompt:

possible wip

[lol]

username: lol / name: tba / gender: male / role: forager / guild: blue cliff sept
prompt: res with a deep breath of fresh, crisp air

[SilhouetteStation]

username: SilhouetteStation
name: Cyrus
gender: female
role: mage
guild: Firelight Guild

prompt: (297/300)

Sunlight.

Such an elusive, hard to come by thing in the sprawling underground network she called home. Only once had she seen it. Only once had she felt the warmth on her fur, see the golden glowing orb in a cloudy sky. It had covered her chest, her back, her legs; it had bathed her face in a light so warm, so sweet, that it took her breath away.

She'd only been an apprentice at the time, and it had been apart of her training to explore the tunnels and learn where everything was; that included the few places were the Outside was accessible, if she should ever need to travel to the surface world. She'd been told of the sun before, but only when she felt the sunlight did she realize how different it was to the underground torches and fires she was used to. It was a different kind of warmth; almost like a whisper of magic.

Now as a fully fledged mage, her love of sunlight continues to be seen in the magic she produces. Warm and golden, it seemed ironic that such a pretty attack could cause such damage. At its full potential, the brightness could temporarily blind her enemies. At its softest, she sometimes just liked to hold a small orb of magic in her paws, gazing at this miniature sun she held in front of her face. It made her happy, knowing she could replicate what she saw, and how she felt; that she could be the one to create magic like the sunlight she loved.

She knew, deep down, that she would return to the Outside. She felt it calling to her and, one day, she would follow that voice back to the surface.

She would feel the sunlight again.

[Goddess Sword]

username:
///Goddess Sword
name:
///Felcria
gender:
///Female
role:
///Mage
guild:
///Starsong
prompt:
///It's easy to say that fire is a dangerous thing. Its burns can leave scars that never heal. Its flames eat away at the things that they touch until all that remains are ashy shells of what once was. Firesprites wield the element itself to attack settlements and unprepared travelers without remorse.
///And yet... there is a beauty to those dancing orange lights, is there not? An almost intoxicating scent in their smoke, a comfort in their heat. They offer a light so deep below the surface, a warmth the sun cannot offer so high above. For all the pain it might bring with its burns, it has its place in medicine, sealing up wounds and removing growths where they should not be. The dust shed by the beasts that wield it allow their powers to be turned on them for those who would fight to defend the weak. And who could deny the aroma of a fresh cooked meal over an open fire?
///Some cats even claim to see visions in the flames. Perhaps it's naught but nonsense, and yet... what an intriguing thought it is, that a future of hope might be found in something so destructive. Like a tree whose seeds sprout in the heat of a burning forest to grow anew when the fires burn out.
///For all it might hurt when not in the proper paws... Surely, there is something wonderful to it nonetheless. And though her magic might become something colder in nature than the flaming weapons of fighters, Felcria loves that burning orange light - Perhaps more than any other in Catalena.

/// (268/300)

[Placebo]

Username: Lily.Sweet
Name: Faun
Gender: Male
Role: Fighter Forager
Guild: Veritas
•✿•

“Woah, Sharpclaw, that was amazing!” A purr echoes from behind the patterned cat, as he returned from battle training. “You’re as fast as ever!”

Sharpclaw sighed, and let out a tired thanks. In Catalena, he had a duty to the Cats around him, to keep them safe, and support training of new cats. His tail curled tighter over his back in frustration, near tying in knots. Ahead of him today he still had promised to train pupils in wall-climbing, safe sprinting, and pounces in narrow tunnelways.

“Sharpclaw! We need your expertise!”
“Oh, good idea, grab Sharpclaw!”
“He always knows what to do”

Dirt moved under his paws, kneading the ground in frustration.

“S-Sharpclaw... are you okay?”

His ears folded back as he turned on a tailtip and fled into the increasingly small tunnels. Dirt brushed against his small frame, roots snagging at his ears, as he searched for his safe place. The tiniest opening, barely enough for an adult cat to squeeze through, that had the faintest shafts of sunlight spilling through. Pushing against roots, his claws giving him leverage to push outward, he emerged into a clearing.

He sighed for the second time today, but this time in bliss.

“Tired?” A voice echoed through the clearing
Great. More harassment. Perched in a tree above him was a pale Tom with swirling orange markings. The cat scaled down the tree, to meet him on the grass.

“Tired of living a lie, perhaps.” The cat suggested, leaving Sharpclaw feeling overwhelmed in his haven, his hackles raising.
“My name is Sarenrae. You don’t need to be fight here. Not anymore.”

Sharpclaw let out a breath he didn’t know he was holding. “My name is...” he hesitated, feeling the weight of expectations battling against his happiness, his self expression.

“My name is Faun.”

•✿•
300/300 words
That was tight! I wanted to share not just what brings him happiness, but how he found it, too, and how he may have joined the Guild of Veritas all in one!

I liked this! I think the parallel with scant sunlight seeping through the cracks in the story and the little "moment of peace" scenario (short-lived as it was) amidst his turmoil made the scene very memorable! Lovely work dude<33 I'd like to offer 10 currency each to both SilhouetteStation and s-smolbean! I had to choose between the three of you but at the same time I absolutely loved everyone's forms and reasonings<33 good luck in future competitions!

[SilhouetteStation]

congrats!! :>

[enokimoon]

aaa ! Congrats y'all ^^