Username: wildsight
Cat Name: vapor > vaporfrost
Gender: male
Rank: tbd
Clan: sunclanAge: 57 moons
Prompt:The wind was dreadful, howling like a crazed hound, it tossed about various debris in a furious manner. Such was perfect image of the tom's mind, his tossed tossing themselves about while various voices crowded in among them, making it impossible to hear his own. He sat there, alone, staring at his paws as he shuffled them upon the earth. Suddenly, it was as if he heard a voice carried by the wind, just a tiny whisper among the chaos.
No...There stood Lizard, a well-established member of the colony, heavily admired by the group. A group of kits watched nearby, gazing at him with awe-struck faces and chattering excitedly.
"There he is! The great Lizar-'' The tom quickly cut them off.
"No, he's not great. At all. Now get lost, you don't even belong out here. Now." Vapor hissed, watching as the kits scampered off, occasionally tossing a glance over their shoulders.
It was a known fact among the colony that Vapor and Lizard were less than friends, harboring a particularly strained relationship as siblings at best. However, it wasn't always this way, in fact, they were inseparable once. The two were born to a particularly well-respected pair, which both themselves and the colony had high hopes for, as usual. Lizard was the favorite no doubt, but even so, the two did everything together, no less than best friends. Once learning about their destined paths, it seemed to be all they would ever talk about. They sparred with each other, whispered their newly learned techniques to each other after training and always helped the other up. They were quite close.
XXXXUntil that fateful day. The day of trials. Trials decided whether or not one would become an official member of the colony or not. If they passed, they were welcomed in, if not, they had to continue training and wait until the next trials. Everything had gone smoothly, until the colony leader called together two teams of young felines. They'd have to spar against the opposing team and the end result would decide upon those joining them. And thus, the battle began.
XXXXThe two had been split apart, but no matter. They'd promise to make sure that the other would be standing once the match ended, so there'd be no worries there. Or so, Vapor thought. It was a pretty even match for quite awhile, but soon, Lizard's team began to be pushed back by Vapor's. Lizard was struggling, Vapor could tell, thus letting off his game just a tad. It continued on and on, tension rising as the endtime neared. And then it happened. A cheer sounded from nearby, one that contained his own name. The surge of pride was short lived however, as he turned to glance in the cheer's direction, he heard a scream. When he turned back, his face met claws.
His brother had struck him. He was so shocked he faltered, only leaving himself more vulnerable. All he could do was stare in shock until the match ended. As the colony leader called the teams together, names were called as various felines were welcomed as full members of the colony. Lizard was among them. Vapor was not.
XXXXThis was not the last time Lizard used him for his own gain either. Whether intentionally or not, to simply perfect his own image, increase his personal gain or otherwise, he did it and Vapor fell for it quite a few times. Even when questioned, Lizard never seemed to exhibit remorse for his actions. Still, he never truly cut him off. While part of him despised him, the other merely wished for his brother back.
Through the many moons of constant struggle with his brother, the tom would finally get his chance, a single chance to see that spark of the past again.
XXXXThe tom was called upon to join a patrol of cats who would be backup for another patrol that had gone out earlier, unfortunately running into a bit of trouble. Vapor couldn't help but notice that his brother was among them. As he led the way, he was forced to follow. Soon, the patrol arrived, the other felines struggling against another group of felines, no less than outsiders. They rushed into action, taking their stance and entering the battle. Despite their smaller numbers, the opposing team was surprisingly skilled. However, soon enough the colony cats began to push them back. It was all going well, until a cry sounded. Vapor turned to see it was his brother. The tom had stumbled upon a serpent, which had bitten him and seemed to be in pain. He was struggling against his opponent, swipes missing more often than usual. Lizard caught his brother's gaze, a pleading look in his eyes. At that moment his opponent struck, knocking him tk the ground.
"Vapor, help me! Help me please!" The cries were nothing less than those of terror, though the tom didn't know how to react. After everything he'd done to him, he expected him to come to his aid. But would he stand here and do nothing? Is that what I'm going to do?
XXXXAs he watched his brother be struck again, the answer became clear. Lizard was now him on the trial battlefield. He whipped around and bounded toward his brother, slamming himself into the side of his attacker. Forcing the feline away from his brother, Vapor continued the batte. Before long, another colony member rushed to help him and finally, finally, they drove them off. Though scarred, they'd won.
It's been moons since then. His fate was unfortunate, but I hope he's doing well. As the tom blinked, he let out a sigh, the quiet whisper seeming to have disappeared. Rising to his paws, he continued on with his traveling. There would be many battles to come, but that one was in the past. And he believed he'd done the right thing.
