TW: Sensitive Content PAFP Territory SkC I can't access heaven if I tried [intro/freedom]

[veritykit veritykit]

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Light fur coated in blood, how much of it was hers? Could she really be sure at this point? The carnage of her home, of her mother, of her brother. Everything she knew was gone. Her mother said her father's disappearance was planned by the sun, their holy mother that would never betray them. Yet, here she was. The images of that horrid beast killing her mother and crushing her brother like he was nothing fresh in her mind, the darkness that followed --- their God angry, forsaking her and Credence as they ran. Even now, it was so very dark.

Was she being punished? Was the holy mother's plan for her to die alongside her brother and mother? Is that what papa would've wanted? Her eyes darted around the darkness in a panic, almost hoping she would cross paths with her father who had been missing for so long, her father that would tell her that everything was going to be okay. That he would come back and make all those blasphemous monsters see the light. But, she knew, even now she knew that much like her mother and brother he too was dead. She felt it in her bones, like all her family's light had been taken by those that did not believe.

She kept running, tears streaking down her small face as she ran. She could feel the stickiness of her mother's blood on her pelt beginning to stiffen, her silent tears streaking the blood that stained her pelt as she unwittingly ran onto Skyclan territory --- the closest of the clans to where her father's family had settled down.

OOC // please wait for @Chrysalisgaze @Starlingtrail

⋆˚₊ 𖤓☽˚.⋆

VERITYKIT

KIT OF SKYCLAN
she / her, afab (female)
03 moons old, ages on the 8th.
elohim x solstice, littermate to solaris, credence
adopted by starlingtrail x chrysalisgaze, adopted siblings with berrykit, ducklingkit, dovekit
mentored by no one yet, mentor to no one

SPEECH // THOUGHTS // INTERACTION

 

[Chrysalisgaze]

𓆦 𖢥 𓆨 𓆣 𐀔 Chrysalisgaze 𐀔 𓆣 𓆨 𖢥 𓆦

ꕤ

She had managed to steal a moment with her dear Starlingtrail for the first time in what felt like forever. It was hard enough leaving their children alone before, then it was her own stay at the healer's den. But her kids were old enough to be left by themselves now, her injuries had healed. All was as it should have been. All was good.

"I know Hawkstar will pick wisely," she spoke softly to her mate. "but it still feels wrong putting our children into someone else's care."

A whiff of something metallic hit her nose then, something awfully familiar. Blood and fear - not prey, no, this was cat blood and cat fear. Instantly alert, she walked briskly in front of Starlingtrail, making sure to protect her mate with her own body. Her steps were careful, but hurried; when it came to injuries, it was a matter of a few breaths - she knew that way too well. She would not waste time.

The trees parted and revealed... Stars above. "Starlingtrail!" she breahted out, signaling to her mate. In front of her stood a kitten, trembling, dripping with blood, so much blood. What could have caused this? "Go be with her, please." But Chrysalisgaze didn't even need to instruct her mate, for she was already rushing to the kittens side.

But not Chrysalisgaze. No, the scout had other things on her mind now - like what had caused this much blood, and, was it still out there? Were they still in danger?

It was up to Starlingtrail to ask these questions of the kitten, if the little thing even managed to give an answer. It was up to Chrysalisgaze to watch out for the danger now, though. Standing on tall legs, she breathed in the cold air - but there was nothing. Nothing but blood left by the small form huddled against Starlingtrail.

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OOC: n/a​

 

[Starlingtrail Starlingtrail]

Starlingtrail utterly glowed as she padded at Chrysalisgaze's side. Star's it had been moons since they had a quiet moment together, not since their kits were born, not since Chryssie's injury. Starling had seldom ventured out of camp, and with the snow blanketing the tree-filled territory, she had been looking forward to it. A purr rolled in the back of her throat as she looked to her mate with a warmth, unable to stifile the chuckle that slipped from her maw. "If they're anything like we were in our apprenticeships, I fear for their mentors moreso." Her chuckle cast into the air with a plume of breath, but even in her joke, she couldn't squash the nervousness in her eyes. "I think that's just a part of parenthood, accepting that they are to become just as integral to the clan as the rest of us, and to do that, they must train and learn the code too."

Her face filtered down, paws pressing into the snow as she found herself lagging behind Chrysalis slightly, her face falling. But it twisted into something else. She was a little rusty in her hunting and tracking, but anyone could recognise the blood scent in the air. Her mouth watered with a nauseous sensation, she didn't even have to breathe a word until her other half stood defensively in front of her. It wasn't like she had lost all her fighting prowess, but even so, something cold ran down her spine as they two approached the bitter blood scent.

It was only as they approached a clearing that Starlingtrail's heart came to a stop for a beat or two, as she finally saw the source of the blood. A kit. Tiny, terrified. Shaking under the weight of fear and blood sapped into her pelt. Starling did not need Chysalis to tell her to move; her heart thundered in her paws as she darted towards the trembling thing.

She dipped her head as she approached, speaking gently, softly. "Oh, little darling, oh, you poor sweet thing, whatever happened?" The blood was dried, stuck into delicate lilac fur and the trail where she had run held no blood in the snow. It wasn't her blood. Starlingtrail approached closer, not daring to lay a paw on the kit without some sort of response, not wanting to frighten her more. "Little love, you must be freezing, we must get you to safety. We can bring you somewhere warm and get you fresh prey and clean you up. May we take you there?"

Her heart cried; she could have wept there and then at the sight of a fragile little thing caught in the cold. What poor mother had lost her baby? What family had been shattered? Through the bloodscent, she could tell one thing for sure. "You are not from these clans, from these territories, are you, little dear?" It was more to alert Chrysalisgaze; she had no idea how far she must have run, or if something was on her trail. She wanted nothing more than to pull the tiny thing close, clean her of her fear and crimson that clumped her fur together, but she needed to be brought to safety first and foremost.

˗`, ˖ ݁ .✶ ݁₊ . . ݁₊ ✶. ݁ ˖ˎˊ˗

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STARLINGTRAIL she/her, Skyclan caretaker 35 moons old.
A short-haired black and white molly with soft, blue eyes.
mentored by none // mentoring none
littermate to none
Larkvine x Greyduck / mother to Berrykit, Ducklingkit and Dovekit / mated to Chrysalisgaze
"SPEECH" // "THOUGHTS" // ATTACK
penned by Pheo ↛ phoenixwashere on discord, feel free to dm for plots.

 

[veritykit veritykit]

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Eyes wide, like a deer in headlights. The small kitten stares at the black and white molly that has rushed to her. She smells of milk, like the scent of her mother. She stared up at her, expecting the familiar sting of a paw slapping her for daring to be in the presence of an adult, her pale eyes stared for what felt like an eternity --- the drying blood on her pelt beginning to cause her fur to stiffen. She blinks, more tears falling from her face. Her mouth feels like it has been slapped shut with cobwebs, like the elders had done when she cried too much as a kit.

Gods above, she was disgracing her lineage once again.

She stiffened, trying to will the tears to suck themselves back into her eyes --- but it was for naught. Solarus was dead, so was mother, and papa was probably dancing in the warmth of the sun. Her gaze turned skyward, the molly's words drowned out by the kit's thoughts. "The sun isn't back, but... they killed so many."

The small kit's voice is barely a whisper, and her words bring far more questions than answers. It seems confused, questioning, almost like a kit asking why the sky is blue. Starlingtrail was right, the kit was not from the clans. Her home was gone now, pillaged by those who believed her father a monster --- a cruel beast. Perhaps they were right, perhaps this kit was a product of her roots. The clawing feeling of her bloodline, of the God that was preached to her for so long. She blinks slowly, eyes still fixated on the dark sky. The snow below her paws is being tinted by the dull maroon hue that seems to slide from her damp and cold fur.

OOC //

⋆˚₊ 𖤓☽˚.⋆

VERITYKIT

KIT OF SKYCLAN
she / her, afab (female)
03 moons old, ages on the 8th.
elohim x solstice, littermate to solaris, credence
adopted by starlingtrail x chrysalisgaze, adopted siblings with berrykit, ducklingkit, dovekit
mentored by no one yet, mentor to no one

SPEECH // THOUGHTS // INTERACTION

 

[Chrysalisgaze]

𓆦 𖢥 𓆨 𓆣 𐀔 Chrysalisgaze 𐀔 𓆣 𓆨 𖢥 𓆦

ꕤ

The tall scout stood guard for a while longer, trying to catch a whiff of anything unnatural, anything unfamiliar that didn't belong in the forest. But she only smelled the tiny kitten. She angled her ears to hear anything, but all that howled around her was the wind. No predators and no perpetrators. Nothing.

Chrysalisgaze turned towards her mate then, questions in her eyes - was the kit okay? What happened? How did it survive all the way here? But she spoke none of them aloud, for fear of hurting the small child with her words. Instead she spoke only "We should get the little one to safety, to check if she's injured..." Chrysalisgaze knew the child carried wounds inflicted on her soul, but she hoped there was no physical harm on her too. If there was, Swallowbreeze would fix it, but this was just a child! No child should have to suffer being drenched in blood, let alone their own.

She placed a protective tail around Starlingtrail as she guided her up. "Let's bring her home..."

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OOC: n/a​

 

[Starlingtrail Starlingtrail]

How the kit spoke troubled the molly; rather than tearfully explaining her plight as she expected, the kit spoke with a concerning sort of tongue. Almost poetic, nearing something too knowing for such a young kitten. "Oh, little sweetling, you must have seen too much for gentle little eyes." She tenatively reached down and rasped the kit's cheek, smearing away some of the blood from her pelt. It was a bitter taste, but if there was no one left to clean her, keep her safe, maybe Starling could help. "You are safe now, I promise."

She looked to Chrysalisgaze with nearing watery eyes, trying to push away the need to weep for the tiny thing. Starlingtrail nodded weakly, feeling her throat grow taut. "Yes, yes of course. She shall come home with us, to keep her safe." She turned back to the kitten, pressing her nose delicately to the top of her head. "Come along now, little one, our medicine cat will ensure you are unhurt, and then we will get you a warm meal." Starling purred, softtlt. Even if the sight made her want to burst into tears, she would be strong for a kit who needed that stability more now than ever it seemed.

Delicately, she grasped the kit by the scruff, picking her up. It was time to bring her to camp. Her clanmates would likely have concerns likely, another terrified kit on their territory, but she was going to do her damndest to help the poor little soul. She needed safety, stability, protection from whatever had stricken her with fear, what had coated her in blood at such a delicate age.

˗`, ˖ ݁ .✶ ݁₊ . . ݁₊ ✶. ݁ ˖ˎˊ˗

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STARLINGTRAIL she/her, Skyclan caretaker 35 moons old.
A short-haired black and white molly with soft, blue eyes.
mentored by none // mentoring none
littermate to none
Larkvine x Greyduck / mother to Berrykit, Ducklingkit and Dovekit / mated to Chrysalisgaze
"SPEECH" // "THOUGHTS" // ATTEMPTED ACTION
penned by Pheo ↛ phoenixwashere on discord, feel free to dm for plots.

 

[veritykit veritykit]

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The kit did not react to the tongue rasped across her cheek, instead she kept staring skyward, a mixture of fear and concern on her face. Her brain did not process the exchange of words between the two mollies, the two mates that touched each other in such a loving way. Her parents had not been like that. Solstice was merely a commodity to her father, a way to further his lineage and extend the life of the family. Though, that seems to have fallen through. Solstice now laying dead beside her brother and the other members of their so-called family. Her mind darted to Credence again, wondering if her sibling was alright. Had they been found like she had? She could only hope so, unless she was breaking the rules now and the divines would be after her.

She felt the maw grasp her scruff, going limp like a piece of prey. "The sun..." She murmured, eyes still fixated on the sky. There was real fear in her eyes, and she almost seemed to be in a state of shock --- utterly oblivious to the two mollies that were now returning her to the camp they called home.

OOC //

⋆˚₊ 𖤓☽˚.⋆

VERITYKIT

KIT OF SKYCLAN
she / her, afab (female)
03 moons old, ages on the 8th.
elohim x solstice, littermate to solaris, credence
adopted by starlingtrail x chrysalisgaze, adopted siblings with berrykit, ducklingkit, dovekit
mentored by no one yet, mentor to no one

SPEECH // THOUGHTS // INTERACTION