Swiftfire's Ascension

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(Okay, so umm... I don't know how this works so correct me on any of this I'm wrong on. X3 Do we still have a Starclan account here? Or does someone with any dead cat come? I'm sorry, I'm confused. lol )

Fueled by the herbs given to her by Swiftbreeze, the deputy, soon to be leader of Windclan, made her way down MotherMouth. Her spine tingled as she entered the cool air of the cave, but with an intake of air, she made her way into the darkness.

Swiftfire remained as close as she could to the cave wall with her senses on full alert. This was darker than even outside and she didn't like it at all. The only thing that kept her from running out of that damp cold cave, was the thought that the moonstone wasn't too far away.

After walking for what seemed forever, a glowing rock appeared in her vision. Her green eyes took in the stone as she came towards it. Relief fluttered through her. She'd made it safely to the stone. The blueish white light made her feel safe as she sat by it.

Looking up into the heavens from where the moonlight shone through the top of the cave, she thought of all the events that had led her to this and how when she got back home, she'd name a deputy for Windclan. It seemed as if she had just been named deputy under Foxstar. The thought saddened her, but she quickly thought of something else. Starclan had driven her to come to them because they knew it was time for Windclan to finally have a leader again after the flood. She had been too surprised, scared, and hurt to take her rightful place as leader until the other night when she had had a dream about Foxstar.

Training her eyes back on the radiant stone in front of her, she lay down next to it, wrapped her tail around her paws, and pressed her nose to the cool earth. Instantly, she was taken into a realm she'd never been to before.

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Starclan flowed out as the beautiful colors in the sky. The aurora and beauty of it was overwhelming. Finally a large cat walked out of the light to where the cat could see her. "greetings Swiftfire. You have done well to come and get your powers. Now you shall receive them and go back and lead your clan well. but first a warning. Fear the cat who begs for all and contributes nothing. The day you grow comfortable with intruders is the day that you die. With taht the cat walked back into the light and the ascension of swiftfire began.

(not just post how you got you rnine lives)

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(This is open to anyone who has dead cats that is associated with Swiftfire in some way...even if they are from a different clan. Also, is the old leader of Windclan before Foxstar still rped? They gotta be here too. If not, er...Crooks or Tangles a little help please? :3)

Her green eyes dilated at the amazing beautiful colors filing the Starclan realm's sky. She'd never been here and it felt so surreal now. Since she was a kit she'd dreamed of meeting her ancestors in Silverpelt and now that she was here she knew the wait had been worth it. Everything here, even the air was stunning and felt surreal. The moon and starlight forest shimmered and the noises and scents of everything she knew made her heart beat frantically in excitement.

Swiftfire's paws took several steps forward, looking around before a starry figure came forth. She regarded the cat with excitement and anxiety, knowing that this was the start of the ceremony to become leader. After this she would no longer be a deputy, but a leader. Everything smelt fresh here, but she couldn't pick up the precise scent of this cat in front of her. Instead of worrying about it, she listened with more intensity as it kept talking.

Her ears pricked at the word warning and she took in every word that rolled out of the cat's mouth. Worry grew within her as it spoke of growing too comfortable with intruders. Then the talk of a cat asking for everything, giving nothing in return didn't help a turmoil of questions beginning to ascend through her. The last words uttered made her skin crawl as it spoke of her death and connecting it to intruders, most likely that one cat. Swiftfire did care for others, but she never liked have intruders in her camp, they spelled trouble every time, so why was her death connected to one? The thought intrigued her, but it also caused fear within her. Those warm words from before seemed have been washed over in ice after the Starclan cat was done.

When it began to walk back into the lighted realm, she wanted to scream, What intruder?! However, her mouth remained closed or was it that no sound came out? Her ears lowered in confusion as the cat finally was lost from sight, but then it wasn't time to worry as nine cats appeared from the starlight.

The two directly in front of her had a smell, even though the first Starclan cat she saw didn't. They smelt of the moors and of...her? The female cat walked forth with a smile upon her face while Swiftfire looked at her with a who are you? expression. "Your da and I, have come to grant you your first lives," a harmonious voice trilled. "Your....Your my parents?," she said with surprise. She'd never known them for they had left the clan for some reason. No one had told her the real story of who they were, but she was sure that they'd been loyal cats. Perhaps they had died in a battle or skirmish or something else that'd helped Windclan. Either way, finally seeing them caused tears to swell up in happiness.

The male, her da, then came up. "Now don't break down now," he said warmly with a bit of a chuckle, wiping Swiftfire's eyes with his starry tail. Swiftfire sucked it in, but her tail waved around happily. "Now it's time to give you your lives, Swiftfire," he spoke and then stood back with her ma.

"Welcome Swiftfire. Are you ready to receive your nine lives?," the whole group of cats spoke in unison around her. Swiftfire nodded,"Yes". She then waited for what was to come as the ceremony began.

Her da then came forward with shining eyes and touched Swiftfire upon her head. "With this life I give you Courage to do the right thing to keep your clan mates safe no matter the danger or cost." A fire erupted through Swiftfire and she held back a cry of pain and then her heart thudded as determination to help even the tiniest or oldest cat ran through her. Then the strength to stand up to any cat for the good of all arose to settle the burning of her being. Swiftfire opened her eyes and saw her da nod at her with a smile before walking back to the ring of cats.

Then it was her ma's turn to come forth. "With this life I give you Love," she meowed as placing her nose upon Swiftfire's head. The orange tabby was grateful when it wasn't a roaring dose of pain, but a pleasant breeze. "Use this well to love all cats, no matter their origins, especially your clan, and help them as much as you can to your full capacity." The breeze turned to sunshine warmth and made her pelt feel tingly until she gritted her teeth as a fire ran its course again as the need to protect all she loved boiled forth. Getting lives wasn't easy at all, but at least this one wasn't as bad.

Swiftfire looked at her mom as the feeling passed. The she-cat returned to the ranks as the seven other pairs of eyes watched her. Only seven more to go, but who would give the next one?

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[atrb=background,http://oi56.tinypic.com/20kq3r7.jpg] A single, dark figure sat in the dark patches of shade underneath one of the many trees. His blue eyes raked across the clearing, eying the soon-to-be leader and waiting for the she-cat's parents to wrap up their lives. When the two stepped back, each life given to Swiftfire, the tom took his turn and stepped forward. His black fur was like that of the sky above them, and his eyes were the same color as the river that had been giving the clan's troubles. He did not smile at her, and his face was twisted into a frown, almost as though he dispised the fact of being here. But it was a wonder what was really going on his his black head as he took a few more steps closer to the female deputy. "Greetings, Swiftfire," he half mewed, half growled. His words were polite, but his tone of voice left much to be disired. "My name is Breezestep. I died not long after your birth, so you probably won't remember me much, if at all. But enough with all of this delay - we have lives to give you, do we not?" Flicking his tail towards the bushes, almost as though summoning another cat, he spoke up once more. "With this life I give you justice. May you use it well to judge the actions of the cats that surround you." Dipping his head in respect, he took a couple of steps back until he was standing beside one of the cats who had given her lives before him. He watched her carefully, trying to study her reaction to the new life that she had to accept in order to receive her new name. A few heartbeats later, a small, light brown tabby she-cat came stumbling out. It was obvious that she was still small, barely the age of a kit, and she was unstable on her to-big paws. Watching where she stepped and walking slowly, the new female approached Swiftfire. When she looked up, the expression on the apprentice's face was lighted with delight. She must have been a happy she-cat in her past life before it ebbed away from her and sent her here, to the ranks of StarClan. "I'm Heatherpaw," she squeaked, making her best attempt to dip her head like the tom cat before her. Unfortunately, it was to no avail. The pale tabby strained to place her nose on Swiftfire's forehead, but went on with the ceremony reguardless. "With this life I give you tireless energy," she meowed in her young, high pitched voice. "Use it to do your duties as a leader. And run really, really far!" With another squeak of joy, the amber eyed she-cat made her way towards the ever growing line of StarClan cats that had given the ginger and white tabby her lives. ((You don't mind if I pop in, do you? This is just some random WindClan cats, who probably have no relation to her whatsoever, but... Yeah... ^^; And it's super short. And I had to use this cloudy table since it has multiple cats in it. O.O)) Table by Whitewind~!! :3 471... Boo... word count. HAZA!! Boom, you have lives. notes. Ni-chan and anyone else who wants to help out with this tread. tagged. Meh... It's okay. muse.

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[atrb=background,http://www.deviantart.com/download/252833096/swiftstar_table_middle_2_by_leafwolf-d46j39k.jpg] An unknown tom to her stepped up. Swiftfire, soon to be leader of Windclan, took in his form and blue eyes with curiosity. The scent of Starclan filled his fur, but so did the familiar scent of her clan. He was of Windclan and thus her ancestor. A frown was set on his face, but she looked at him with respect, awaiting the life he was going to give her. She couldn't believe all these cats had come to help give her lives when she knew them not. It filled her with pride, honor, and hope for her clan and for their future. She dipped her head as the cat introduced himself with somewhat of a growl, but Swiftfire didn't ask any questions. "With this life I give you justice. May you use it well to judge the actions of the cats that surround you." As soon as he touched her head to give her the life, she felt anger yet peace invade her form. It seemed that all these lives were going to affect her in some way, but was it just her or were they hurting more and more as they came? The life breathed through her, she thought quickly with the heat and calmness after a storm. But, it caught her off guard again just as she took a breath. She sucked in air quickly as it got jerked out of her just as, when her stomach collapsed upon itself as if she was guilty of something that was causing a cat pain. She wanted to run from where she was and not look at anyone as guilt ate at her, but then was replaced by glory and the rightness of taking the feeling away. She felt as if she'd do anything to stop the wrong doing just to get at that feeling. Swiftfire would hunt to the ends of the earth to correct the wrong no matter what it took. She had the guts to do it. It was as if she had felt the guilt of the accused and the way the cat, who got justice from said cat, had felt. She opened her eyes, gasping for breath as the fear snaked away along with the burning and the sickening feeling of part of that life. Well that was weird interpretation of the life, but she knew it was probably very exact on the two involved within it. The tom that had given it to her had walked away and she blinked in thanks at him, wondering what in his life led to him giving Justice. His explanation of what to do with the life whispered through her ears as she remembered it, but was instantly gone as a bouncy ball of fluff scrambled up to her form. It was weird to see such a young light colored tabby she-cat in Starclan's ranks. It was also a bit sad, but Swiftfire noted how happy the cat seemed to be. As she introduced herself and tried to dip her head, the deputy smiled and bent her head down so the apprentice could reach. "With this life I give you tireless energy. Use it to do your duties as a leader. And run really, really far!" With that, the tabby gave her life to Swiftfire, bringing a smile to the she-cat at her antics and cute voice. She had no time to ask a question about who the apprentice was and to say thanks, before the feeling burst through her. This time it wasn't full of pain, but tireless energy just as Heatherpaw had said. She felt as if she could do anything, no matter the conditions or how long ago she had had her last meal or slept. Swiftfire didn't want to sit still, but the ground held her body where it was as her tail flicked back in forth quickly. No rabbit would be out of her reach now! Finally, the dose of energy came away. There was no pain to that one and she was glad. Her body needed a break, but she still had a while till she awoke with all nine lives. Bright green eyes scanned the cats around her, the ones that had given her the lives and those who hadn't. So far she'd been through a lot to take Foxstar's old position, but it was worth it if she could lead her clan well and keep them safe. Now who was going to come up next to help her ascend to the leader she was meant to be? Actions. thoughts "Speech."

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