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Welcome to Rise!
Rise is an adoptable based on Warrior Cats and focused around world building and character development.
Please make sure that you read the main thread so that you understand limits and levels!

To enter, you must own a founder and be at least level 1, or have no founder in progress or at all.


The forest is dark and eerily silent,
like a hunter stalking prey.
No moon glows in the starless ebony,
no light to guide your way.

The shadows writhe, snap, and claw;
you could swear they were alive.
Your pace increases as you hurry on,
just hoping you’ll survive.

Out of the darkness steps a figure,
so dark they seem of shadow.
With shock you notice their sharp fangs;
is this a friend or foe?

Their copper eyes fix on you,
round and nearly blood red.
Within them flashes something brief -
a story left unsaid.


This fanged feline seems troubled by something, and no one knows why.

There’s a twist: you must answer with a poem! It does not have to rhyme, but I’ll be extra impressed if it does. Your poem can be in any form (haiku, limerick, ballad, freestyle, etc.). There are no limits on the poem, but make sure you answer the prompt. You also have three extras of choice that can be anything (art, moodboards, playlists, etc) - a tip is to make sure they relate to the prompt or tell me something about the cat (make them have meaning!). Prettying up is encouraged as long as it doesn’t make the form difficult to read.

Happy writing; I'm excited to read your poems! <3


End date: May 5th, 11:59 pm EST (pm for extensions!)
May 12th, 11:59 pm EST
May 19th, 11:59 pm EST

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[b]extras:[/b] (3 max)

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This cat may not be traded until September 11th, 2019. There is a 2 month cooldown after each ownership change.
For a transfer to be official, both parties must post on this cat's page. The original owner must post in the archive.

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username: maroonCoon
cat name: Malice
clan: Tribe of Sunstruck Spirits
rank: goddess (queen)

gender: female
age: 35 moons
description: black ghost tabby with copper eyes

other features: fangs
siblings: none living

[Trickz]

username: Thunder.Collects
cat name: Spiderleap
gender: Male
age: 32 Moons
clan: CreekClan
rank: Warrior

prompt:
Heart of gold
Pelt of silk
Here he comes
Run, be quick

Teeth like daggers
Cold and sharp
Don't lag behind
or you will die

That's what they think of me
You see
They think I'm truly cold and mean

My teeth may be large
and my claws may be sharp
But I seek only friends
I seek a new start

Open up to me
and see
That I am not
who you make me out to be

I am kind
and full of love
I am Spiderleap
A misguided dove
extras:




If I had to pick one song to pair with this poor feline, it'd definitely be I know I'm a Wolf

[SurgeFire]

username: SurgeFire
cat name: Starlingfoot
gender: Female
age: 65 Moons
clan: AsterClan
rank: Warrior

prompt: (no limits!)

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extras: (3 max)

[Shadowflight13]

username: Shadowflight13
cat name: Blackdawn
gender: tom
age: 18 moons
clan: Cometclan
rank: Warrior

prompt: (no limits!)
extras: (3 max)

um mark im in LOVE

[Mythz]

username: Mythz
cat name: Crow
gender: Tom
age: 17 Moons
clan: [urlhttps://www.chickensmoothie.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=103&t=3729336&p=116612040#p116612040]Wishclan[/url]
rank: Stalker

prompt:
Heavy breathing fills the air,
The pain he holds you cannot compare,
He has a story left untold,
about how he was controlled.




(this is a continuation to the poem)
The black cat pauses and watches you,
Moments pass and then he speaks,
'Make sure you're carefull of all you do,
for the word always leaks.'

Staring off into the stars,
The silence stretches on and on,
Before he starts to recite his memoirs,


'It was a dark day when I was born,
with fear in every word,
For any wrong was met with scorn,
And you were but absurd.

For each cat was killed,
One by one,
Because they were not 'skilled',
And slowly we were overrun.

Our clan was torn to shreds,


Cries turning heads,



extras: (3 max)

Wip! Pretty kiddo <3

[bsktcase]

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[weegeestar5]

username: weegeestar5
cat name: Ratfang
gender: Cis male
age: 42 moons
clan: team forest fire
rank: grunt

prompt: (no limits!)

Summer had left,
Winter surrounded the land like a mother protecting her kits,
Yet also taking the warmth with it in theft,
Testing the resolve of the cats and their wits.

Yet as snow blanketed the ground,
It did not cool her rage,
For what she had lost was not yet found,
So she felt like she was cornered into a cage.

And it troubled him, troubled him deeply so,
For he loved her, you see,
Even when he asked her if she needed help, and she lied and said "no",
Even when her blind gaze turned away, and she said, "it's not you, it's me."

For he could see the pain that haunted her eyes,
He watched as she shut herself away,
As she once more whispered her goodbyes,
To what, he did not know, as before he could ask, night emerges from day.

One night he sat with her,
And asked why she grieved,
Unease prickled her fur,
As she spoke of the horror she had once received.

Beautiful young ones, only a few days alive,
Slain at the paws of an ex-mate,
Jealousy shining in his eyes,
She had arrived to save them much too late.

As she told the story, her voice shook,
Her eyes were haunted once more,
A trembling breath she took,
As he rested his paw on hers, just like before.

Yet his concern did not end there,
This was merely the beginning of something great,
For she did not view this loss as fair,
And claimed that with what she was to do, no one could set her straight.

Confused and bewildered, he asked what she meant,
The cat of the moon and honey shook her head,
Stating that as her vengeance had been spent,
It was time to visit the dead.

Yet this was not unexpected,
For she visited ghosts in her sleep,
So they were already connected,
And so the idea was not a big leap.

Even as she said this,
Something inside of him knew she did not speak the full truth,
That something was amiss,
That this loss would consume her youth.

So he tracked her by smell,
As she walked off into the night,
Keeping downwind, for he knew his presence she would not take well,
Never keeping her pale pelt out of his sight.

He saw her pause before the large cave,
Head raised to the sky, she began to call,
"O spirits of the lily and the brave,
Return to this world, return to me, before I fall."

Her chant was soft, yet full of unknown power,
As he begun to realise what she truly desired,
Was for her children to once more blossom into this world like a flower,
The memories of them not yet transpired.

Yet she did not know what trouble she could cause,
Either that, or she did not care.
For a deal with the spirits who did not follow the laws,
Was known to be dangerous, something no one would ever dare.

Whilst he did not know much about the world of the dead,
He knew deep inside of him,
That the idea of messing with such ghosts fuelled him with dread,
And that the results could be grim.

To bring the spirits back up from where they rest,
To return them back to the world of the living,
To raise them from their earthly nest,
To make them open their eyes in a world that was so unforgiving.

This was not something the world was made for,
And he knew this, from every hair on his pelt,
From every part in his core,
That this was wrong - and was the cause of the constant concern he felt.

All he could do was try to convince the cat that brightened his day,
To not bring back the ghosts, to let them remain where they were,
Yet he also knew by her side he would always stay,
And so her decisions he would always support - even those that endangered her.

For, you see, his love for her was deep and pure,
And so any hardships he would gladly endure.

extras: (3 max)

click to see the PMV!

[Micki.]

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marking with bumblepaw !! <3

[kiffell]

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[SHARKGVTS]

username: Altoviireo
cat name: Batfang
gender:
age:
clan:
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prompt: (no limits!)
extras: (3 max)

Big wip hours