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Bad Omens
This is an extra piece of the event this year.

One of the cats in your clan has been experiencing a recurring bad dream. It has consumed their waking moments as well, with little things around their territory and camp reminding them of the terrors they see at night. Whether your clan receives messages from their ancestors or not, your cat knows one thing for certain: this is a bad omen.

Post your forms here. You have until November 3rd.
There will be a few different prompts to answer.
Please remember that even though this event focuses on nightmares/bad omens/evil, it needs to be appropriate for CS.
Word limit for each prompt is 1000 words. However, you are encouraged to be succinct in your writing, and say more with less. You will not be penalized for writing less as long as the content is there.

Prompt one: Describe your cat's recurring dream. What are they seeing in their waking hours, whether it's real or not? You may accompany your writing with one drawn scene.

Prompt two: Describe how your cat is responding and what they are doing about it. You may accompany your writing with one drawn scene.

Prompt three: Explain what the dream is signifying/what it means for your cat/the clan. No drawn extra.

Prompt four: Who is the villain? What do they want? What do they look like? What's important to know about them? You may draw a reference for your villain or use free lineart.

Prompt five: Wrap everything up neatly. How did your cat make the dreams stop? How did they overcome? What happened to the villain? What was the outcome? You may accompany your writing with one drawn scene.

At the end of this event, there will be 3 winners who earn a custom "bad ghost" based on the baddie in their writing (spoiler alert, the baddie dies... or maybe they were dead all along?).
This custom is in addition to the two you may get during the event normally.

Forms will be judged primarily on creativity, content, story completion, flow and clarity, as well as efficient delivery(please don't ramble.) Secondarily, the forms will be judged on character development for the cat as well as the villain.
Forms will NOT be judged on drawing talent.

Bad Omens
Username: Ravendarus
Clan Link: Echoclan
Link to Featured Cat: Ravenmoon

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Describe your cat's recurring dream. What are they seeing in their waking hours, whether it's real or not? You may accompany your writing with one drawn scene.

Ravenmoon looked up silently, she knew she was dreaming again for she didn't remember walking this far... her eyes slowly rose to gaze upon the forbidden mists before her. A line she could not cross for the dangers that lurked inside were to be feared though they were unknown. An eerie coldness fell over her as she tried to move away but found herself frozen in place unable to look away as though drawn to something. "Ravenmoon." A shiver moved through her body as she felt something whisper into her ear, the voice was icy and intense making her body quiver but she didn't understand why, she normally wasn't the type to fear yet something about this dream told her she should be afraid.

Letting out a shaken breath she saw something moving ahead of her through the deep mist, dark orange eyes peered through the thick cloud like a endless fire blazing towards her, unstoppable, fierce and consuming. "You belong to me now... you belong to the shadow of the moon." The voice said to her again whispering into her ear with a malicious intent. The air was heavy making it harder to breathe, and she felt like she was losing herself. A fire burst from the mist before sweeping her up, everything went dark as she screamed for her life only to find herself back in her den breathing heavily.

"Ravemoon?" Rainpaw asked worriedly, Ravenmoon slowly looked at her apprentice, his amber eyes throwing her off before she got up shaking her head, "I'm fine." She hissed softly before she slipped out of the den leaving behind her worried apprentice. She had to speak to Echostar about this dream, it wasn't natural. Her dreams were often messages from Starclan but this one felt different in every way. She slipped into her leader's den silently and watched as Echostar lifted her head, "Ravenmoon? Are you alright?" Echostar asked sitting up gently. Ravenmoon let out a breath, "I... I saw something." She said explaining her dream as best she could. Concern clouded Echostar's face before she slowly nodded, "It is like nothing I have ever heard of..." She said, "It reminds me of the night terror Shadowstep tells... perhaps it was nothing after all." Ravemoon said quietly. "Perhaps... but to be safe I will go speak with Pheasantstar." Echostar assured her.

"Thank you Echostar... I will take Rainpaw and Silentclaw to gather some fresh herbs, perhaps that will clear my mind." Ravenmoon said before she moved swiftly out of the den limping as she did. Her shoulder was aching again, but she ignored it as she moved back to the den quietly, she gather Rainpaw and her mate Silentclaw before heading out with the two of them to gather fresh herbs for the lesson of the day for Rainpaw. She moved quietly... she wasn't sure when she split off from the others, or when the fog rolled in... she paused and looked around. Was she dreaming again? She shook fearfully, "Come to me Ravemoon..." the voice spoke in her ear again causing her to cry out.

"Ravemoon?" Silentclaw asked placing his paw on her shoulder shaking her a bit, she shook her head and looked up at him letting out a breath. "S-Silentclaw?" She asked and looked around confused, when did they catch up? Or did she even leave at all? Were her dreams haunting her even as she was awake? Was it possible? She shivered and looked around breathing heavily. "Where... but I..." She said. Silentclaw was worried about his mate, "Ravemoon I think you need to head back." He said. She shook her head, "I-I'm fine." She huffed softly, though honestly, she wasn't sure if she really was.

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Describe how your cat is responding and what they are doing about it. You may accompany your writing with one drawn scene.

Ravenmoon slipped into the den, it was close to the night and she was to anxious to sleep, she had to know what Starclan said. She looked up quietly with her deep blue eyes as Echostar looked up, "What did they say?" The worried medicine cat asked hesitantly curling her tail around herself. Echostar's eyes softened, "I have spoken with Pheasantstar... the news I bring is not good." She said, "She told me the one trying to connect to you is not one with the stars, she said they belong to a place of no stars and dark forests... they are called the Starless Ones..." She said, "I'm afraid I don't know more then that because we don't have a lot to go on. I couldn't tell you what they wanted... we need a prophecy to guide us... however the Starless don't give them." She said.

Ravenmoon frowned, Echostar's news made her heart sink, "What do they want with me?" She asked, "I don't know Ravenmoon, that is a question only you can answer." Echostar said gently to her. "How do I make them stop?" Ravenmoon asked, "Well you could try bathing in the moonlight from Echo Cavern..." Echostar said, "I don't know if it will help, but Starclan might have better answers then I do." She said, "I have never spoken with the Starless and my knowledge of them is limited." Echostar said honestly to her. Ravenmoon flicked her tail nervously before she nodded her head, "A-Alright..." She sighed and got up, she left swiftly not wanting to listen to Echostar. She was the leader, she was supposed to have the answers yet she was useless when Ravenmoon needed her most.

Paranoid now she didn't want to sleep, for she knew what awaited her was unpleasant coldness and dark temptation. She shivered shaking her head, she thought about what Echostar said and looked towards the cliff side silently letting out a breath softly as she did and jumped when Silentclaw suddenly appeared before her. She hissed surprised, "What are you doing?" She frowned at him, "Hey... are you okay?" he asked putting his paw on her head softly. She swatted his paw away lightly, "Of course I am." She said shaking her head, "Why do you ask?" She questioned. "Of course I ask, you are my mate..." Silentclaw said worriedly. "I just wanted to make sure... you've been spazing out all day." he added looking at her in the eyes, though she avoided his gaze.

"I'm fine... really." She said slowly, she did not want to worry her mate or admit she was weak right now. She was afraid of the voices of the Starless One and she wasn't sure how to react or what to do. She knew she was worrying her mate, perhaps even her kits were worried but she didn't want to alarm anyone. "I'm fine." She repeated softly before she looked towards him. Silentclaw sighed, "You aren't going to tell me are you?" he asked. "I'm find I need to go talk to Starclan... I will be back." Ravenmoon said before she took off up the cliffside. Silentclaw watched quietly and looked at Wolfrain and Smallcrow as they came over. He shook his head and watched his mate go.

Ravenmoon headed up the cliff side quietly heading towards the Echo Caverns to bathe in moonlight, she would get rid of the dreams somehow, then she wouldn't have to worry anyone. She laid down quietly by the shores of the pool and closed her eyes, she expected to be in Starclan however she was greeted again with the the frigid sensation and eerie mist. "No!" She yowled in disbelief, this was supposed to be sacred place yet even here she was plagued by her nightmares... what would she do now? How could she escape?

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Prompt three: Explain what the dream is signifying/what it means for your cat/the clan.

Days passed as she limped into the camp sluggishly, she was tired from going days with little sleep and avoided her family. She could tell she couldn't hide it anymore but it didn't stop her from trying. She slipped into her den and dropped off the herbs softly before she headed to the exit to get some fresh prey. Silentclaw looked at her as she excited the den, he moved towards her getting in the way and causing her to bump against him. She hissed softly and looked up at him and glared up at him quietly. Silentclaw frowned at him, "Not this time Ravenmoon, tell me what is going on, tell me the truth." He said sternly, "You haven't eaten well for days, you've barely slept at all. You are not thinking straight... please Ravenmoon. I am your mate, you can tell me anything." he said.

Ravenmoon frowned worriedly and sighed slowly nodding her head and finally giving in, "A-Alright... alright fine." She said, "I have been having this dream." She mumbled, "Dream?" Silentclaw asked curiously, "You often have dreams." He said a little confused. Ravvenmoon frowned but nudged him into her den, "I have been having this dream about a strange voice... they keep talking to me, telling me eerie things, trying to lure me away. Echostar says that the voice isn't one of Starclan... but one of the Starless Ones. I haven't been able to talk to Starclan recently, I'm worried I have fallen and I can't talk to them anymore, like I have lost my connection." She explained. Silentclaw looked at her with a worried expression before he let out a soft sigh and nuzzled her. "You should have told me sooner." he said.

Ravenmoon frowned, "I... I know." She mumbled, "You like to handle everything yourself, I get that Ravenmoon, but if something like this is really bugging you, you can't be afraid to tell us." He said before nuzzled her gently. Ravenmoon nuzzled him back softly with a sigh before she nodded, "I know..." She mumbled solemnly, "Smallcrow and Wolfrain are worried too. You are their mother and they want to know you are okay too." Smallcrow said. "I'm sorry, I know I should have said something sooner. I just wanted to figure it out a bit more first." She said looking down gently. Silentclaw slowly nodded, before he thought about it and looked into her eyes again, "What does the dream mean? For you? For the clan?" he asked curiously.

"I... I don't know. It sounds like the voice is trying to lure me away from the clan. He keeps hinting about the shadow of the moon raining down upon the echoes of our screams. How I belong to him and that I cannot escape my future, that I cannot hide from Blood." She said looking at him. "From Blood?" he asked before he slowly nodded his head, "So you think the dream is telling you of someone trying to take you away?" He asked, "Yes... If whoever this is takes me away from the clan you will be without a medicine cat. I have taught Rainpaw as much as I could in the small amount of time, but I am still learning myself... his connection to Starclan is not as strong as mine but he is getting there. That could be the beginning of something bigger, without a full medicine cat the clan would be left defenseless in terms of healing from wounds... plus if you eat the wrong herbs you could end up worst then before."

Silentclaw's eyes widened, "Do you think the dreams you were having before about the shadow of the moon were leading up to this? Could them distracting you and cutting your connection off from Starclan." he asked, Ravenmoon's eyes widened when he said this, "It is possible..." She said, "What do we do if it is?" She asked, "We will need to inform Echostar of our theory and send out extra patrols, possibly farther then before and of course get the dreams to stop." He said. Ravenmoon thought about it, "Every time I have a dream it's always in the Forest of Mists..." She said looking at him. His eyes widened, "Perhaps that is something we can look into, if they attack from there we'd never see them coming." He said. "I know, but that place is dark and forbidden." She said shaking her head. "Let's talk to Echostar first and see what she thinks." She said. He nodded his head before he followed after her gently.

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Prompt four: Who is the villain? What do they want? What do they look like? What's important to know about them? You may draw a reference for your villain or use free lineart.

Echostar's advise did not help right away, they set up new patrols and kept an eye on the forest but the question of when it could happen was undeniable... she didn't know if she could actually say exactly when it could happen because she didn't even know who was trying to talk to her. Echostar suggested to her that she should go to the Echo Cavern again and go back to the dream to see who it was that was haunting her but she was afraid to... it wasn't until Silentclaw begged her to do so that she wanted over to the trail up to the Whisper Cliff and got into the cavern's laying down again at the soft shores. She closed her eyes and waited quietly, it did not take her long to sleep because she haven't gotten much sleep.

Deep in the heart of the forest she stood once more before she eerie misty entrance of the Forest of Mists, the chilling coldness returned to her body before she took a breath trying to calm herself down and make herself think more clearly to achieve her goal. It wasn't long before the voice returned, "Welcome back." he spoke with a sinister voice. She scanned the area though her fur stood on edge. Fire burned through the mist as a smokey dark grey cat emerged from the darkness, his lighter underbelly almost blended with the fog around him. His fiery orange eyes could pierce any gaze and leave them defenseless in his wake. His right ear was torn and he held a scar over his left eye. The brute of a tom moved flawlessly with muscles rippling across his fur as he inched ever closer towards his goal... her. "G-Go away!" She cried out trying to move away.

"You cannot run from your destiny Ravenmoon... you cannot run from Blood..." He said with a dark sinister tone in his voice. He almost glided across the ground towards her. Ravemoon gasped and slipped falling into shrouded darkness, she watched in horror as he jumped into the darkness after her. Floating down on a blanket of mist like a reaper of death the mist cloaked his movement. "W-Who are you?!" She yowled in the darkness. "Bloodstone." He whispered into her ear making her jump in shock when he was suddenly behind her. She glared at him, "What do you want with me?" She snapped at him. "I told you... you are mine Ravenmoon." He said. "You will bring the success of the Eclipse, no point in hiding it anymore." He chuckled, "You are apart of a huge plan, from the day you were born and your father tried to run, tried to take you away... he saved you but only for a moment. My apprentice will find you and you will light the way, whether you want to or not..." He said circling her her brushing his tail against her with a dark smirk.

Her eyes widened before she moved back shaking her head, "No! I will not!" She said with a hiss before she swatted towards him, shocked her claws tore through his body yet did no damage, merely sank through before hitting the ground leaving her breathless before he slammed his paw against her cheek causing her to fall back and hiss in pain. "You are to weak to fight me. I am a Starless One Ravenmoon, I am dead." he said, "You are in my world now and you could never dream of overcoming me with your pathetic connection to Starclan." He said as he stood over her, glaring down at her, she looked up at him fearfully, the malicious in his eyes left her rigid and unable to breath before he turned and left taking the fire with him before disappearing into the mists laughing menacingly. The echoes of his voice ringing in her ears before she looked down trying to process what happened.

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Wrap everything up neatly. How did your cat make the dreams stop? How did they overcome? What happened to the villain? What was the outcome? You may accompany your writing with one drawn scene.

Ravenmoon jerked awake trying to catch her breath as she looked around the cave, morning had rose over the mountain causing the sunlight to break through the cavern. She let out a shaken breath before she got up and returned down to the camp, "Echostar." She called as she arrived heading straight for her den, Echostar rose softly and tilted her head, "Did you get more information?" Echostar asked seeing the distressed Medicine Cat, she gave her a worried glance. "Y-Yes." Ravenmoon frowned, "His name is Bloodstone-" She started Echostar's eyes widened, "Bloodstone... I see..." She said, "You've heard of him?" Ravenmoon asked shocked, "I have." Echostar sighed shaking her head, "My father mentioned his name once, he was a dark cat that took down many clans with his clan of murders of rogues..." Echostar explained, "He rules over the forests for many moons, it is said our ancestors had a run in with his clan once which caused his downfall." She said, Ravenmoon frowned, "He said that I will bring the success to the Eclipse." She said shaking her head.

"Success to the Eclipse?" Echostar asked, "The shadow of the moon most likely." The leader sighed nodding her head before she frowned, "What else did he say?" Echostar asked looking towards Ravenmoon as she flicked her tail. Ravenmoon slowly nodded her head, "Yes he did, he said I had a pathetic connection to Starclan which is why I will never overcome him." She said. Echostar's eyes widened, "Of course, why didn't I see it earlier... the reason you cannot leave this dream, is because you have never had much faith in Starclan." She said looking at Ravenmoon, Ravenmoon blinked, "What do you mean?" She asked, "When you were a kit you hated the star cats as you called them. You defied Starclan and got a mate and kits... you only recently accepted them when you became a Medicine Cat but that doesn't mean your faith is strong." Echostar said looking into her eyes. Ravenmoon avoided her gaze, "So you are saying because I don't believe in them enough my mind is weak... and Bloodstone is right?" She asked.

"He might be right about it, but it doesn't mean you cannot overcome him." Echostar said, "You just need to have more faith in our ancestors and in our clan." She said, Ravenmoon's eyes widened, "I-It's as simple as that?" She asked, "Faith is not simple Ravenmoon." Echostar said sternly before she explained, "The clan comes first but our faith in our ancestors is undeniable. One must always believe they will be there for us to guide to way. It isn't enough to just say you believe in them you must feel it within your soul and bod that Starclan is our guide." Echostar said softly. "Once you believe... Everyone should return to your side." She said. "Talk to Rainpaw about it. Make a lesson of it." She said before she dismissed Ravenmoon. Ravemoon frowned and headed out of the den and looked up towards her den, she moved slowly towards it seeing Rainpaw organizing the herbs carefully. She moved into the den limping towards him, "Rainpaw." She said. Rainpaw looked up calmly and smiled gently towards her, "Greetings Ravenmoon are you ready to teach me more now?" He asked. "Yes..." Ravenmoon said as she sat before him looking into his soft amber eyes.

"What do you believe in when you think of Starclan?" She asked, Rainpaw thought about his answer carefully looking away for only moment before he smiled towards her once more, "I believe in hope... though I have only just learned of them, I enjoy listening to their wisdom. I always feel safe knowing they are watching." Rainpaw explained to her gently. Ravenmoon thought about it slowly before she nodded her head, "What does that make you believe... ah... I mean how does that make you believe in them?" Ravenmoon asked. "Well." Rainpaw said noticing his mentor was flustered, "I believe in them not because I can see them, or because they are always there, no I believe in them because they have never lead me astray and they are always guiding me in the right direction." He said. "How do you know they are though?" Ravenmoon asked, Rainpaw blinked, "I suppose I don't know if that is their intention, I also have no reason to doubt them. They haven't ask me to hurt anyone, everything they do always affects the clan in a good way. They send us warning of harm, if they really didn't care for us, why would they warn us?" he asked.

Ravenmoon's eyes widened before she slowly nodded her head, "You are right..." She said as she realized she was wrong not to believe in them, Rainpaw was right and she had been blind. She looked down before she felt a paw on her shoulder, she looked up softly, Rainpaw has put his paw on her shoulder but... she looked to the right and noticed that Spottedriver had her paw on her as well. Her eyes widened, the starry medicine cat smiled. "Hello again Ravenmoon." She said before she faded away. Ravenmoon felt a weight disappear before she let out a breath of relief and gave Rainpaw a nuzzle much to his surprise, "Thank you Rainpaw..." She said before she fell over falling asleep. She had been drained from the last few nights. Rainpaw blinked surprised but didn't wake her up because she seemed peaceful... for the first time in days she had a dreamless sleep undisturbed by darkness. Though she knew the darkness was still watching, she found a way to overcome them and it made her stronger...

Her connection to Starclan once again restored and peace returned to Ravenmoon's mind.

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Ravenmoon signed as she gazed over at Smallcrow and Wolfrain. Her two kits were handsome young warriors now, she felt a strange pang inside her heart which she really could not explain. She watched as Quietdream brushed against Wolfrain gently blushing. She could tell they liked each other, just wouldn't admit it out loud yet. She huffed quietly shaking her head before she paused and looked beside her where a vole lay. She snorted, "Trying to fatten me up?" She snapped playfully as Silentclaw moved to her side once more. "Maybe." He teased her gently with a soft purr before he nuzzled her lovingly. "Is it wrong to make sure my mate recovers?" He asked. "No... I suppose not." Ravenmoon mused shaking her head before she looked at him. "So what is it?" she asked. "Mhmm?" He asked. "Obviously you want to ask something so spill it." Ravenmoon said sharply. "Your words cut me like a claw. You have little faith that I want to ask something of you? The love of my life?" He asked with a dramatic sigh before he straightened. "As always you are correct... I do want to mention something and see what you think about it." He said.

"Fine spill your guts... what is it?" Ravenmoon sighed looking towards him away from her kits. "I... I wanted to ask what you think. How would you feel if we did it again?" Silentclaw asked. "Did what?" Ravenmoon tilted her head confused. "If we had more kits..." Silentclaw said softly. "M-More?!" Ravenmoon hissed surprised about to snap but she felt a tug at her heart... her kits were all grown up and she dis certainly miss when they were little... would Starclan approve a second litter? She slowly looked at him again looking into eyes and she could tell he was very serious about his request. "What do you think?" He asked again gently. "I don't know... I don't know Silentclaw. With the threats we are warned of this isn't really a good time for kits." She said curling her tail quietly... "It isn't that I wouldn't want to... just the timing." She said and blinked as he nuzzled her softly. "I would protect them and you with my life you know that." He said. "It is up to you Ravenmoon. We can always try later if you'd rather." He said gently to her.

She thought about it quietly and pinned her ears back slowly nodding her head, she wasn't sure but she felt her heartbreak when she wanted to say no. The thought of more kits brought her a strange sense of peace and want that she hadn't really noticed. Especially since Smallcrow and Wolfrain were all grown up now. They could start their own families now if they wanted. They didn't really need her anymore though she would always be her mother. She nuzzled him back gently letting out a breath. "Let me think about it okay?" She asked. "Whatever you decide I will be okay with..." He explained to her gently and nuzzled her lovingly before he got up walking off gently towards Wolfrain and Smallcrow. She watched them gently and curled her tail, she watched them chat and laugh before she turned and walked to her den. Her heart was troubled, before she would have never second guessed it. She would have just went for it, but since her renewed faith in Starclan she had doubts about rushing into decisions.

She looked down at her herbs before she looked at a paw before her eyes she looked up quietly and saw Spottedriver who smiled and nodded her head gently. Ravenmoon looked at her as tears threatened to fall. "Thank you for your blessing..." She said bowing her head to her. She got up and limped out swiftly after Spottedriver disappeared before her eyes and went right over to Silentclaw and brushed against him. He jumped and looked at her surprised before his eyes softened and he nuzzled her gently. "Is that a yes?" He asked. Ravenmoon nodded, "It is..." she said. "Yes?" Smallcrow asked curiously. Wolfrain tilted his head softly. "Mhm?" He asked. Ravenmoon mused, "I suppose you'll find out." She said before she looked at Silentclaw and headed out of camp softly. Silentclaw chuckled softly and got up following after her.