Murderers in Riverclan V.3 [welcome back!]

[✧Mahou Shoujo✧]

Moonsong slowly opened one eye to half glare at Flintstorm and Blaststar. Though it had been quiet the past few moons, the she cat was still struggling to trust her clan mates again. She had been distancing herself from the few remaining cats, even her own kit. Most nights, she would either sleep in one of the ababdoned dens, or not at all.
Cranewing being missing sent chills down her back, but she hid that fact. She stood up and shook her fur out, before staring down the leader and warrior. Skipping pleasantries, Moonsong headed out of the den. "If shes missing, then enough procrastinating, lets go."

((Im sorry little one. Flintstorm))

[Tainted~Wings]

Blaststar nodded in agreement to the 2. "Let's find my daughter,"he said. He went to camp entrance and waited for one or both of them to join him.

[the sound]

kill will be up tomorrow evening. sorry for delays, had a busy weekend.

[the sound]

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that day was cloudy. storm clouds covered the skies, with harsh winds blowing through all of the forest.

blaststar took moonsong to search for cranewing, ordering flintstorm to stay at camp with viperstrike. panic coursed through his body, hoping that his daughter had just left for an early stroll or hunt. the two cats quickly searched through the territory, peaking into every nook and cranny to no avail. moonsong soon caught wind of the she-cat’s scent, and called to blaststar to follow her. they followed the stale scent, which lead them to the lake. there, they saw a wet lump of fur on the muddy shore.

the riverclan leader stopped dead in his tracks, knowing what he saw was real but did not want to confirm it. he and moonsong made their way to the white cat, where their suspicions were made true. cranewing was dead, and it was obvious this was no accident. she was too far up the shore to have drowned then washed up; no, someone had killed her and brought her back from the lake to ensure she’d be found. blaststar stared at his daughter, grief and anger surging through him.

“blaststar, i’m so sorry,” moonsong murmured, walking up to the leader. “i cannot imagine losing a loved-” blaststar quickly cut the deputy off, tail lashing in anger. the wind began to howl, causing the waters on the lake to rush to and fro.

“you don’t? you mean to tell me you have no grief, no anger or pain over losing your brother?” he growled, angry over moonsong and her behavior. he sighed, and went to pick up cranewing. they had to move quickly back to camp, and address this with the two remaining cats. his daughter was dead now because they failed to exile the right cat. moonsong helped him carry the deceased warrior, guilt crossing her mind over upsetting blaststar.

upon arriving to camp, viperstrike and flintstorm rushed to greet their respective family members. shock appeared on both cats’ faces, and they soon turned to glare at one another. blaststar and moonsong dropped cranewing in the middle of the camp, and blaststar made his to the leader’s den, seating himself on a willow tree stump.

“let all cats old enough to swim gather to hear my words!” he called out weakly. the formal meeting call felt useless; he was only gathering three other cats, but blaststar refused to abandon the clan’s rituals. he watched as all three cats sat away from each other, eyeing one another with suspicion and distrust.

“cranewing is dead,” he began, “and i doubt pigeonheart came back for revenge. this was the doing of someone here. one of you.” the storm clouds overhead began to rumble, and heavy drops of rain began to fall. blaststar shook his fur, knowing that this meeting would not be put off due to a little bit of rain.

viperstrike stood up, and turned accusingly towards flintstorm. “i think flintstorm is at fault for this,” they spat. “maybe not at first, no, but i think he was upset that his uncle was exiled. he’s taking revenge on you, dear brother.” they turned to blaststar, hoping he would understand their reasoning and take their side. surprisingly, it was moonsong who aided the riverclan medicine cat.

“blaming my own son for this is cruel, but it’s the only logical reasoning,” she said coldly, without even looking at flintstorm. lightening flashed across the sky as she spoke, giving viperstrike a chance to jump forward and speak again.

“this must be a sign from starclan,” they exclaimed, “blaststar- you must listen!” blaststar looked at flintstorm, then to viperstrike. he wanted to believe his sibling so terribly, but every instinct in his body told him otherwise. he must use his head, not his heart. he could not make an exception for family, and he could not be wrong again. the tom cat padded to flintstorm, and flintstorm flinched, thinking his leader was about to banish him, or even harm him.

“no,” blaststar mewed softly, seeing the terror in flintstorm’s eyes, “no, viperstrike. it wasn’t him. it was you, it was you this entire time,” his voice raised to battle the ever growing storm, his eyes flashing in anger in the darkness. viperstrike and moonsong looked at each other, then to their leader. family had turned on one another.

viperstrike let out a loud snarl, and prepared to launch themselves at flintstorm. starclan, however, finally put its paw down. they would not let riverclan die, not at the paws of a cat that was meant to serve them. as viperstrike was midair, pouncing at the young warrior, a flash of lighting struck down on the camp. the noise was inexplicably loud, and the bolt was near blinding.

but as quick as it came, it was gone. there, viperstrike lay dead.

“viperstrike was right,” blaststar said coldly, “this was a sign from starclan.” he scoffed at his siblings charred body, too many emotions running through him. they led a reign of terror for too long on riverclan, and he was angry that it took starclan this long to put an end to it. too many cats died, and riverclan was essentially already destroyed.

the survivors held vigil for cranewing, and buried her the next day. viperstrike did not get that same privilege, with blaststar dragging their body out of riverclan’s territory to serve as crowfood. it was finally over, riverclan won.

it was simply a luck of the draw, riverclan. starclan blessed you today, and you get to live to see another day, and you win- sorta. can riverclan survive with only three members? maybe viperstrike was the real winner.

coin toss that determined the loser

Leader --
↳ mottlestar // non-binary // spooky puff
↳ blaststar // tom // Tainted-Wings

Deputy --
↳ moonsong // she-cat // ✧Mahou Shoujo✧

Medicine Cats --
↳ viperstrike // non-binary // InterstellarAlaria
↳ pigeonheart // tom // gerard way

Warriors --
↳ flintstorm // tom // Hummingbird!
↳ cranewing // she-cat // DaisieGames
↳ honeystorm // she-cat // hxneystorm
↳ otternsnap // tom // The Trickerster~
↳ flamingheart // she-cat // mastergirl7

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round info: here
discord:here

toms: 04 03 02
she-cats: 04 03 02 01
non-binary: 02 01 00
total: 10 5 4 3

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families + relationships:
- ??? + ??? = moonsong, pigeonheart
- moonsong + ??? = flintstorm
- ??? + ??? = blaststar, viperstrike
- ??? + blaststar = cranewing
- mottlestar + ??? = ottersnap
- ??? + ??? = honeystorm, flamingheart

[✧Mahou Shoujo✧]

Gg all! And im sorry son-
May i host?

[web.]

Gg all! And im sorry son-
May i host?

You may host

[VolcanicRaptor]

username: griffingirl4everx3
cat name: Dreamrunner
rank: Deputy or Warrior
description: Pure white tom with short fur and long limbs, lime green eyes.
other: Definitely not based off of a certain person on YT, ahaha

[HyperfixationStation]

Username: Hummingbird!
Cat name: Flintstorm
Rank: Warrior
Description: Just imagine this in warrior form Very agressive but typically tries to take his frustrations out on hunts or fighting defending from other clans. He values mentorship since his apprenticehood was very important to him, and he would like to / likes to mentor others.
Other: Feel free to kill him, make him a deputy or leader, give him family or an apprentice, etc. etc. I don't care. :)

It's fine ma, I survived through my sheer Determination

[Monomares]

it's been like 2 years but hello
username: InterstellarAlaria
cat name: Viperstrike
rank: Medicine Cat
description: Viperstrike is an assigned she cat at birth NB, with a beige coat and a black neck and back stripe and tail tip, a white underbelly and white toes. They have ear tufts and they have a scar in the shape of a snake's fangs on their left shoulder. They have blue eyes.

Viperstrike was originally a warrior apprentice named Blackpaw, but upon surviving a snakebite, they found themselves fascinated by Medicine, and became a Medicine Cat. They are kind and soft-spoken, but can be harsh if they feel they aren't being listened to. They have a no nonsense attitude, but is supportive of everyone who enters their den.
other: They are Non-Binary! Their pronouns are They/Them

[Tainted~Wings]

Username -- Tainted~Wings
Name -- Blastclaws
Gender -- tom
Rank -- Warrior
Short Description -- white tom with black spots. Very popular with his clanmates but they know his temper is short. Very known for his quiet nature due to the lack of parental attention