High Rank Announcement [#hrannouncement]

**occultation** · #**3161** October 17th, 2022, 02:54 PM

Shadowfur wasn’t the least bit surprised when a Clan meeting was called. Of course Dawnstar would want to address the lack of their deputy at the Gathering as soon as possible.

What did surprise him was the sight of Cinderblaze’s dead body lying in the clearing. Shadowfur felt some of his respect for the deputy return. At least he had a good reason for missing the Gathering.

Dawnstar still seemed intensely angry, which didn’t surprise the black tom. He did note, however, that lately she seemed more unstable than usual. He hoped she’d keep it together through leaf-bare. The Clan had always been able to trust her leadership, and Shadowfur wanted that to continue.

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***longfire*** · #**3162** October 17th, 2022, 03:36 PM

meadowleap prowled over... she sat quietly watching the meeting

jay · #**3163** October 17th, 2022, 03:49 PM

Tornpaw dipped his head to the fallen deputy. 3/100

**Whitewillow** · #**3164** October 17th, 2022, 05:04 PM

Darkwillow - (@)
Darkwillow sat down with her brother Blackfang. The she-cat listened to Dawnstar.

Blackfang - @
Blackfang sat next to his sister Darkwillow. The black and brown tabby looked around. Keeping an ear out for Dawnstar's words.

**Caspian** · #**3165** October 17th, 2022, 05:19 PM

Whiteshine knew that this meeting was announcing the Disappearance of Cinderblaze, the deputy had gone missing not too long ago. A shame really, she would have made a great leader. Thought Whiteshine before looking at the apprentices, They all deserve some discipline, their all up there with their heads in the clouds while the warriors, especially Dawnstar did all the work! She sniffed as she thought of the apprentices prancing around the clearing, eating before they fed the elders and kits, not even a care in the world

**Faith.** · #**3166** October 17th, 2022, 05:27 PM

Slatefur was shocked. Twolegs, traipsing around the forest this season? And Cinderblaze... Slatefur hadn't known the former ShadowClan deputy that well, but why? She stared at Cinderblaze's motionless body laying gracefully in the center of the clearing. She sighed. Perfect. Leaf-bare on its way, and ShadowClan was losing warriors. And deputies too, apparently.
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**CacklingMemester** · #**3167** October 17th, 2022, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Undertaker

High Rank Announcement [#hrannouncement]

The moon still loomed high in the sky as ShadowClan returned from the gathering. Dawnstar had ended up missing quite a bit of what was said since she was seething with boiling anger. After the gathering, Dawnstar left Elmshadow and Ivysnake to lead the clan home and immediately began sniffing around the territory for her damn deputy. She found him, but not as she had expected. Now, hauling the massive of pure dead weight down the cliffside that led into the gorge clearing. Dawnstar dropped Cinderblaze's dead body in front of the Shadowledge.

She took a moment to lick her fur as she now reeked of twoleg and then jumped up on the Shadowledge. The giant she-cat took a seat at the edge of the ledge and stared down at the deceased deputy. Dawnstar rarely felt emotions related to sadness or grief. The leader nearly always expressed herself with raw, unbridled rage, she was in a near-constant state of madness. It was all she knew, so no one should be shocked by how Dawnstar regarded Cinderblaze's death with cold irritation. If he had been a better deputy, she would have actually acknowledged him with respect, but at the moment she was simply irked that he had gotten killed by pesty twolegs. It meant one less warrior to contribute towards preparations for leafbare.

"ShadowClan gather," Dawnstar ordered with a shrill yowl. Considering how important this was, Dawnstar was expecting every cat's attention. Her clan could decide if they wanted to mourn Cinderblaze or not. Dawnstar wasn't going to bother. She had to figure out a replacement among other issues. "It seems that some twolegs caught him, I am assuming he fought back pretty hard hence why he was killed instead of taken. This explains why he wasn't present at the gathering." Dawnstar meowed with disappointment. The leader left her clan to draw their own conclusion. She hadn't bothered inspecting Cinderblaze's body, carrying him had been a workout even for someone of Dawnstar's size and strength. Cinderblaze was no average size cat and she was a tad fatigued.

Mistyflight stepped forward, bowing her head in respect to the former deputy. She motioned for Cobwebpaw and Scorchedpaw to join her in mourning.(Sorry this is so short, I'm in a rush)
@RogueSkeleton @XFrog_L0veRX

**Moxie Foxy** · #**3168** October 17th, 2022, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Spoooooooooooky

Mistyflight stepped forward, bowing her head in respect to the former deputy. She motioned for Cobwebpaw and Scorchedpaw to join her in mourning.(Sorry this is so short, I'm in a rush)
@RogueSkeleton @XFrog_L0veRX

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cobwebpaw hadn't really known the deputy but they felt sorry that they were dead
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**Wings** · #**3169** October 17th, 2022, 06:04 PM

-Tallkit-
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Tallkit had been settling in quite well! She hadn't made any friends yet but she really enjoyed this contrary to the farm. And this food was sooo much better! And of course, hearing things going on outside the nursery, she just had to investigate. Squeezing herself through the crowd of cats much bigger than her. She finally caught a glimpse of what was going on. Her ears dropped behind her and she felt her self sink into the floor. Cinderblaze was dead!

**Dark** · #**3170** October 17th, 2022, 06:17 PM

Darkpaw
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Darkpaw made his way into the clearing at the call of Dawnstar’s yowl. The young tom wondered what the commotion had been about until he looked and noticed what appeared to be a body in front of the Shadowledge. ‘That’s odd’ He didn’t realize someone had died, perhaps they were simply injured? Or awaiting punishment from Dawnstar? It was only when Dawnstar had begun speaking that he realized that gravity of the situation.

Cinderblaze… was dead…?

No… It can’t be…

The black tabby stared at the spot where his mentor lay, mind completely blank as he unconsciously made his way over to the body of the warrior whom he had grown to respect since being made an apprentice. First his mother… Then his sister… And now… His mentor. It felt like everyone was being taken from him, and he couldn’t help but think StarClan was punishing him for an unknown crime. As he approached, he couldn’t help but tremble with each step forward. When he got to the body he looked down at his former mentor and gently touched his nose to the tom’s body, closing his eyes. ”I still had so much to learn from you” the young tom murmured, voice cracking as he spoke ”Starclan please take care of him and guide his paws,” he said in a silent prayer.

Opening his eyes and stepping back a bit, he looked back at the former deputy. His cold blue eyes narrowed and fur bristled as his sadness was slowly replaced by anger. ’I mustn’t act out, not now…’ Darkpaw thought, his body shaking under the strain of containing his anger. It wouldn’t be long before…

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He couldn’t contain it anymore, his grief, his anger, his confusion, all the emotions he had needed to contain within himself for the last few days came rushing forth all at once. Right now he couldn’t remain strong, he couldn’t remain calm. The large apprentice wanted to tear each and every single two leg in the forest apart, limb from limb. ”HOW DARE THOSE WRETCHED TWO LEGS COME INTO OUR FOREST AND KILL OUR DEPUTY, MY MENTOR!” the tom hissed, tail lashing behind him furiously, as his emotions finally spilled out. ”I’LL KILL THEM FOR THIS!” he screamed ”EVERY TWOLEG IN THIS STARCLAN FORSAKEN FOREST! I’LL KILL THEM ALL!” of course, Darkpaw, who was roughly the size of the average warrior at 8 ½ moons wouldn’t pose any threat to the twolegs, but at the moment he did not care. He wanted them to pay. He wanted them to suffer the way he was, he wanted them to feel hopeless and fall into despair. He had never felt so strongly about something before in the short time he had been alive, but he was sure of one thing. He wanted them dead. He no longer cared about how he appeared before the clan, he was too overwhelmed and he was sick of pretending to be alright.

Darkpaw’s eyes stung, and his paws hurt from how hard he was flexing his claws. All he wanted to do at the moment was go after the twolegs who had stolen Cinderblaze from the clan, from him. He wanted to crawl into a whole and sleep for the rest of Leaf-fall and throughout Leaf-bare. He wanted to stop feeling the pain that gripped his heart and racked his body. But he knew none of these were an option. He was going to have to stay here in the clearing and await orders from Dawnstar. And as far as the sleeping part, he was going to have to suck it up and help raise his siblings, who were barely a few week old at this point. He was going to have to re-find his strength.“I’ll kill them…” he promised in front of the deceased deputy, his voice cracking as he got these last few words out.

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