Username: Hush
Cat Name: Krakenstorm
Gender: male
Rank: warrior
Clan: Clan of the Forgotten HollowAge: 20 moons
Prompt: The territory that the Clan of the Forgotten Hollow is a place where strange things seem to happen frequently. Beasts passed down in legends appear and vanish into thin air regularly and the miasma of the dark forest has a stronghold. The spirit of its founder haunts and influences the minds of almost all of the clan as they fight each other and strive to build a stronger clan. The type of clan where strength in battle determine how others treat you. So when the soft young tom took more of an interest in hunting he was treated like a joke by his mentor and clan mates. Before earning his name he was know as Blueminnow, being given his warrior name as an insult and reference to his love of hunting the coastal shore and mountainous cliffside of the clan. Being left mostly to his own devises as the other warriors teamed up to hunt larger and more impressive prey, Blueminnow spent his days learning and perfecting his fishing skills. Finding discarded trinkets left behind by twolegs who often set up their temporary dens near the beaches. He leaned how to dig up worms, gaining him even more teasing by his clanmates as they called him a worm-eater. As his skills improved he began pulling in larger and larger prey and his build became more solid to help him in the sometimes long battles with the fish who called the shoreline their home.
One day he decided to see what kind of fish he could catch off the higher cliffs during a storm. He had gathered a longer fishing line than usual and secured it around his tail before bracing it across his body like he normally did to avoid being pulled in and stood on the other side of the fallen redwood giants as a second level of protection from being pulled off the cliff, having been pulled into the shoreline more times than he’d like and developing a good safety plan because of it. Wiggling the hook periodically, he waited and as he enjoyed the sights of the ocean he was able to relax and be himself in the clan that had forgotten him.
As he enjoyed his day of fishing a storm rolled in off the horizon, but that didn’t deter him as he waited patiently to see what he would catch. “Worm-eater, what are you still doing out here waiting your time? You don’t even have prey for the pile yet?! You’re wasting den space if you come back empty jawed. I wasn’t even born in this clan and I contribute much more to it than you do.” Soulflame, a newly joined warrior scolded him. The munchkin taking every opportunity to talk down to him as a weaker member of the clan to boost his own position. Blueminnow opened his mouth to protest and tell the noisy tom to leave him alone, he was silenced by a loud crack of thunder before being pulled into the redwood with such force it began to move a little. The line squishing him so tight it made him feel as though his tail could be pulled off as the line cute into his body the way he had it wrapped around himself, being blinded by the splintered wood as he was pressed into the fallen redwood. “Oh StarClan whatever you have on that line must be crazy strong!” Soulflame gasped as he ran to him, unsure of how to help, but wanting to see what was on the other end of the line. Running to the cliff he looked over and went pale as he backed away slowly. “That thing is the biggest squid I’ve ever seen! You have to let the line go or it’ll pull you in you mouse-brain!” He shouted as Blueminnow steadied himself and started fighting the beast on the other side of his line. He’d fought strong fish before, but this was a fish that’s even existence was passed down in legend. There was no way he’d just let it go that easily. “It’s a Kraken! Get over here and help me, we’ll feed the clan for weeks!” He shouted forcefully at the cat who’d just been talking down to him. Normally being the type to stay quiet while being talked down to, it caught Soulflame off guard but he just nodded and did as he was told, bracing the line with his body and working together with Blueminnow’s instructions to bring in the beast.
Minutes turned into hours, both Tom’s turning into panting messes, soaked to the bone by the pouring rain that turned the dirt into mud and made keeping steady footing even harder. Slowly they managed to wrap the line around the redwood and shorten the line until suddenly a loud crash echoed through the forest, lightning strike lighting up the cliff and blinding them temporarily and deafening them even longer. The clouds began to part as they regained their senses and after shaking themselves off, went to the cliff and finished pulling in their catch. “I can’t believe we did it! I’ve only heard of the kraken in old queens tales.” Blueminnow said as he dragged the seabeast farther away from the cliff. “I know! It was so strong too! I can’t believe you could pull it back on your own even a little bit when I felt how strong it was with us together.” Soulflame exclaimed as he collapsed into a panting mess in the mud. “You’re not a worm-eater after all. More like a Krakenstorm!” He laughed before one of Wolfstar’s wolves appeared and looked at them before dragging the sea monster to camp, both feeling as tho they were being watched now but also as though they had been watched for a while and only now aware. “That name appears to be quite fitting. No minnow could have succeeded in taking down a sea beast like this after all. From now on you will no longer be Blueminnow, the storm washes that name away and you are now known by your great accomplishment, Krakenstorm.” The leader stepped out from his spot on the hill above them and spoke in a deep gravely voice, though there was a sense of pride behind it as a grin crossed his muzzle. “Now both of you get that mud off of yourselves and get back to camp.” He ordered harshly before leaving, both jumping up and looking at each other and laughing as the tension left them and they walked back to camp together and talking about their day, having grown closer due to their ordeal.
Shark Fact: Certain species of sharks give live birth where the eggs hatch inside the mother and the first to hatch eat the other eggs to become strong.
