[canadianhowl]

This older cat has a lot of life experience.
What is one story they have to share?
Maybe its something funny or a life lesson.

Tell a story in 500 words or less!

Ends December 9th at 11:59pm MST

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Name: Wallace
Gender: male
Rank: Emperor
Clan: Tokeoc
Description: black rosette tabby with blue eyes
Age: 9 years
Edits: [NR] claws, scars
[C] whiskers, teeth, ear tufts
[UC] medium fur edit, muzzle edit,
Owner: fruitbat

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Marking

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[coffee.berry]

Username: coffee.berry
Cat Name: Bird That Sleeps At Noon (Bird)
Gender: Male
Rank: Retiree
Clan: PeaceClan
Age: 100 moons
Prompt: Forgive - [401 words]

"Once, when I was a young cat, a to-be, to be exact, I had an enemy. His name was Elk That Jumps In Meadows. Elk was very annoying, and he always seemed like he wanted to hurt me. And believe me, he did want to. But he couldn't. I was the Healer's, well, son. He'd be kicked out of the clan, if he did something to me. One day, we actually became good friends. It was because he'd fell and hurt himself, and there were some herbs around, so I quickly gathered them and healed him.

He told me that he was grateful, and that he'd never try to hurt me again. He promised. We used to laugh together about silly things that happen in life, we used to go on patrols and catch crows on top of eachother, we were.. the best of friends. Of course my father was very confused! How could a cat like that become my best friend?

When we became 13 moons old, Elk started bullying other cats, telling them they were not good enough, and in a period, I started doing that too. Until, one day, Elk dissapeared into the forest. My sister wasn't in the Tribe either. I went looking for them for days, and when I found Elk.. He'd killed her. My little sister. The one who was always such a good friend to me, had killed my little sister.

I didn't have the power to even let out a squeak. But my anger was rising up inside me, full of bitterness, coldness, and hatred. "HOW COULD YOU DO THIS?!" I howled, letting my feelings get the best of me. Elk looked scared. He looked like he didn't mean it. "I didn't want to, Bird but-" I stopped him right in his sentence, grabbed him by the fur and ran toward the water. I threw him in, and I don't know what happened then. I just turned around, ran home and told my father.

I could've forgave Elk, you know. He didn't do it on purpose, I'm sure. A rogue group was there when I went patrolling again. They thought I was Elk. I just ran away. My cats, you should always forgive if the other cat promises that it will never do it again. Ever. Don't be like me, please. Well! I hope you enjoyed that story, see you later, my cats!"

[RoxyTBDW]

♡Username: RoxyTBDW
♡Cat Name: Leopardwhisker
♡Gender: Male
♡Rank: Elder
♡Clan: MistClan
♡Age: 112 Moons
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♡Prompt: "Once, before MistClan, there lived three Clans. Those Clans were called SunClan, MoonClan, and StarClan. SunClan was led by the fierce and bold leader, Tigris. MoonClan was led by the calm and wise leader, Panthera. StarClan was led by the secretive and popular leader, Stella. One day, Tigris was strolling through the forest, when he met Panthera. Panthera loved Tigris's strong spirit, and Tigris loved Panthera's organized heart. They fell in love and had Stella. Stella had a wonderful idea, and created StarClan. When Stella died, she went into StarClan, and she created the barrier between life and death. She had two daughters, Salvatoris and Malum. Salvatoris was Stella's heir. That was until one day, Malum became very jealous. She was angered, and ordered dogs to end Salvatoris' spirit. Salvatoris was no longer there, and Stella was furious. She attacked Malum herself. Malum's followers were NOT very happy. They attacked and all the cats were devastated. Their souls passed on. Eventually, there was no leaders of any place, and one cat in StarClan (who was unknown) created the barrier of StarClan and the Dark Forest. That way, no cats would fight anymore. Nobody knows to this day who the cat was, but we praise him and call him 'The Barrier.' That was how StarClan was created, and the moral is 'Avoid fighting when you can.' That is why the warrior code is to not kill any cats."

"Once, when I was the age of an apprentice, I met a dog. This dog couldn't speak cat like the badger could in the myths, but this dog acted very feline. Her name, or what I called her, was Luna. Luna was a very kind dog. She always protected me from her Twoleg and other dogs. She scared off warriors. It always delighted me to have her by my side. She never let go of my paw. And one day, the leader found out. I was banished from that Clan. Then, I met MistClan. I was raised here as Leopardwhisker. I had love, loss, and heart break but that didn't stop me. But one day, when I went to the dog's nest, the dog was gone. I was told by many signs that the dog had been 'put down' as Twolegs call it. I miss Luna dearly, and I still don't know what that means. I wish I could've seen her one last time before she went away. I wonder if she was put in a ditch is what they meant by that. Well, I'm tired now. I'm glad I could help entertain you, kits. Now I think it's time to get back into the nursery before your mother sees you in the elder's den. Goodnight kits!"

Leopardwhisker has many other stories that he would tell you, but he keeps a lot of them secret. He still is learning new things everyday, but tells the kits most of his life. He has a deep connection with them. He still is devastated that he cannot see kits of his own but he loves all the other kits nonetheless.
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[SushiFoxx]

Username: SushiFoxx
Cat Name: Firtooth
Gender: Tom
Rank: Tree hopper
Clan: https://toyhou.se/Sushifox/characters/folder:2183891
Age: 80 moons
Prompt:
"It was cold, young dear, a frosty night, most of the trees were bare" Firtooth told the young Berry, his voice soft "I was a young tree-hopper during this tale" Firtooth took a breath getting into the memory.

"The Fire kingdom! They have turned on us!" A Leaf exclaimed as tears pricked their eyes. "Indeed they have.." A Tree hopper mumbled trying to keep up the leaves hope "We need to go out there and fight young leaf, come on, do your best" The Tree hopped told the leaf as they both ran out to go help the Cloud kingdom. Firtooth was out of breath, his job was saving the hurt cats and bringing them back so healthy fighters could go out and help. As the battle was beginning to look desperate Firtooth was sent out to help. "GO! Help them! We will be good in here!" The Berry Healer shooed him out and sent him to go fight.

As he arrived it was not looking well. He fought the best he could and after they had all come out successful he headed back to help with the sick cats. There were cats from every kingdom besides the fire kingdom, the one who had pushed the battle.

"Now go on little one, I cannot tell stories forever and you look tired, go sleep" Firtooth finished his story and shooed off the berry.

[StormSerpent]

Username: StormSerpent
Cat Name: Riko
Gender: male
Rank: scientist
Clan: Universes Eclipse
Age: 74 turns
Prompt:
“I have a story that’ll knock your socks off!” He chuckled looking down at his enthusiastic audience, consisting of a whole two children.
“But uncle Riko! We’re not wearing socks!”
He only smiled “I’m going to tell you about terra, I used to live there with my wife you know.”
“Woah! But wasn’t terra destroyed like 100 turns ago?! How old are you!?” said the boy, the girl elbowed him and said something that Riko’s old ears couldn’t quite pick up.
He was rather flustered. “Uh, no, it wasn’t even 4 decades ago.” Did he really look even older than the average felid lifespan? The girl looked rather smug when he said that.

“Um, anyways. The planet was lush and green and blue, stepping outside and you could see birds of all colors and sizes, massive creatures like deer, trees reaching up to the heavens and-“ He was interrupted.
“Oh please, I’ve been to recreations of nature, tell us something fun!”
His heart felt like it was going to break into little pieces, why didn’t the boy understand, it wasn’t the same. But then again, how could he know? Not even his mother had been to terra. “Ah, if only I could take you to visit it…”
“I’ve seen it, a dead hunk of rock, what’s the big deal?”
Well it’s where all known life in the universe started, but sure, what’s the big deal? But he didn’t want to argue, all he wanted was to make the kids happy.

“Nevermind, do you want to hear where I got these scars?”
“yes yes!” they said in unison- he still knew a thing or two about kids after all.
“This was ah, over thirty turns ago now, my how time flies. I’m a scientist you know, well I was working on a project, super big, top secret stuff- now don’t tell anyone about what you hear in this room today.”
“Ooooo! We promise!” normally that might have been a gimmick to keep their interest, but it really was true, not that anyone would believe the kids if they said anything.
“I was assisting in creating new life from the ashes of our planet, genetically producing a new species that could survive-“ He was loosing their interest again. “I helped make a monster! size of a felid, strong as a truck, razor sharp claws. And we thought we could contain him. But one night, I was working late, and he escaped! He picked me up with one paw-“ he indicated the long marks on his back. “And tossed me across the room, like I was light as a feather! And to this day… they never caught him.” He wished he had a flashlight to hold under his chin for effect. “And the worst part? He looks just like any ordinary person, he could be anyone and you’d never know it!” He made a sudden move towards them and they shrieked before rolling over laughing.

[fruitbat]

Username: fruitbat
Cat Name: Wallace
Gender: Male
Rank: Emperor
Clan: Tokeoc
Age: 9 years
Prompt: 498/500
"Ulmus is one of the eldest and wisest forest deities. He is known for his calm demeanour, but for a time there seemed to be something aloof. Something was perturbing him- a recurring nightmare lasting months on end. In this nightmare he was unable to move while some sort of evil presence permeated his surroundings, moving closer and closer with each passing night. He could feel the sting of the things scent when awakening, accompanied by a stabbing pain in his chest upon breathing. Another night passes, and drowsiness overcomes Ulmus as he struggles to stay awake. He knows the nightmare is waiting to envelop him. As he falls into slumber, he is met by a wretched black claw floating in front of his eyes, menacing him from the darkness. Ulmus flinched as he found himself frozen. He watched the claw with a helpless dread as it inched ever closer, when suddenly the scene was disrupted by a flash of blue light. The claw cracks and retracts, shrivelling in the wake of the light.
Since then, the great god of the forest didn't experience another nightmare for many nights. The blue wisp appeared in his dreams, soothing him into peaceful sleep. However, the blue mist became fleeting as the nights passed, and the evil decay once again rooted itself in his slumber. While confronting the nightmare, Ulmus spotted the blue mist pulsating, as if it were trying to break free. It suddenly exploded, and an unfamiliar woodland deity fell before him. She could barely speak, but Ulmus could make out some words. "My name is Aine, I am the fairy of dreams. A strong evil has reared its ugly head once again. I am not strong enough to purge the darkness from dreams. Please, go to Aebarrow and call forth the summoning of my spirit."
Ulmus awoke and sprung immediately into action, making his way toward Aebarrow, who grew deep in the forest. It is believed that Aebarrow was planted by Vunir, God of beginnings, many moons ago as a place for those who seek refuge from being harmed. The root system of this massive tree spreads throughout the entirety of the forest, like arteries among the smaller vessels of the bamboo. Ulmus was meticulous in performing the ritual. He could not let the evil take over any of the Tokeoc cats dreams. He had to save them, no matter what the cost. From the corner of his eye he saw a luminous flower appear beside Aebarrow, which suddenly burst open to reveal Aine. Unfolding her beautiful wings, she spoke to the forest deity. "We finally meet in your realm. Thank you for calling forth my spirit. We can save the Tokeoc now" she said, smiling radiantly.
Since Aine's arrival into the physical realm, she stuck by Ulmus' side, fighting for the forest and Tokeoc clan against the encroaching darkness. When times are tough, you must engrave your trust in those around you, and beautiful things will happen."

[.sins.]

Username: .sins.
Cat Name: Lichen Stone
Gender: Male
Rank: Elder
Clan: Glacierclan
Age: 90 moons
Prompt:

"This one time, I took to climbing a tree to try and track a squirrel. I was bound determined to get that thing after it had run from my crush at the time. But my paw pads were soon tore to shreds by the rough bark, and it was much faster and more sure footed than I was. I slipped and fell from the tree, while the darn thing snickered at me.

And that is why I will never chase anything up a tree ever again, and nether should you." He gave a satisfied huff as he turned from the cave wall and back to the camp clearing.

[/nyx.]

Username: /nyx.
Cat Name: Jaguarthunder
Gender: male
Rank: Shansho [exiled/traitor], Starfollower ["evil"]
Clan: CaladiumClan
Age: unknown, but old
Prompt:

It’s late, too late — any reasonable cat would be asleep at this time, but the entirety of Exèrcit D'estrelles is still awake, hearts beating to the beat of the war drums. They’re all tense, preparing their vulnerable souls for battle. In the midst of the suspense, Deputy Commander Calderastrike skulks out of the Leader’s Den, all but snapping at her kits.

“Go to sleep, pireí,” she lashes out with the ancient curse. Beneath her breath, she adds, “Nothing but trouble.”

The kits mewl, whimper loudly; partly for attention, partly from fear of their own mother.

Disgusting.

His ragged fur bristling, a rosetted tom backpaws the Deputy on the cheek. “Watch yourself, flycatcher,” Jaguarthunder thunders. “That is no way to speak to warblers, let alone your legacy.”

Calderastrike scoffs, more than slightly offended. “And that is no way to speak to me, pirei.”

Before either of them can add fuel to the flame, Commander Stratumsmash calls all the active Starfollowers to the left field. Much to his sardonic pleasure, the Deputy can only glower at Jaguarthunder as she leaves to join her mate.

And then he turns to the kittens. With a tilted, toothy grimace, he tells them, “You must never fear your mother. As snappy as she is, Caldera knows not how to bite.”

As the elder feline escorts the young ones back into the Leader’s Den, he adds, “In fact, let me tell you a story. A story about a feline and a fool:

“Once upon a time, a cat saw a tanager balloon tied to a fencepost. She wanted it, oh so badly. And so she sweet-talked the tanager's mutt into cutting the balloon’s string. The cat danced with glee, only for the balloon to fly away.”

One of the kittens furrowed their brow, not quite making the connection. Before they could speak, Jaguarthunder bopped their maw with his tail, and he continued, “That cat is your mother. She can talk all she wants, but in the end, she never gets what she wants. As for the mutt, your father, he disliked the balloon and wanted it gone, but since it was the cat who suggested cutting the string, and since it was the cat who they saw dancing, the mutt could place all the blame on the cat, and the tanagers would believe him.

“Your parents are both dangerous, one moreso than the other. Nobility you may be, but nothing can stop the King and Queen from hurting you. In the face of jeopardy, stand tall and fierce, my parakeets. In our world, sheer stubbornness is what keeps most cats alive.”

A Quick Guide to the Averdi Dialect:
• pirei — a very, very explicit insult (plural, pireí)
• flycatcher — apprentice; pointing to the fact that Calderastrike never actually "graduated" from her apprenticeship
• tanager — human
• warbler — kitten
• parakeet — kitten (affectionate)