A New Era: The Mark of a Shadow

by longgone dontwaitup

When the stars fell, the Clans fell with them. It was time for a new era, a new dawn of the Clans -:- One hundred moons after the Great Starfall, the Clans of New live in peace and harmony. When a mysterious force disrupts the long-standing peace, the Chosen must come forth to prevent the force from shattering the Clans- forever.

The cat rested upon the abundance of boulders, tail laid on her paws. Her blue eyes glistened beneath the moonlight, glazed with tears. Shooting stars flashed across the night sky, much to close. The rumbles of their descent could be heard from quite a distance, disturbing the sleep of many cats. Her Clan was in chaos, but she paid no mind. It would all come to an end in moments.

The medicine cat had received a prophecy of this phenomenon. A horrible disaster was foretold, but a meteor shower was not expected. Not only would it wipe out the Clans, but it was believed that the meteors were stars falling from the sky, and with the stars, their ancestors.

Fallenstar watched helplessly as a star collided into ShadowClan territory. Two in RiverClan, one in ThunderClan..

She looked above her at a single star falling right in her direction. Calmly, Fallenstar closed her eyes, a single tear rolling down her cheek. "Forgive me."

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"Airstar, Foreststar, Cavestar, and," the blue-gray she-cat murmured, "Lakestar. They have a nice ring to them."

The brown tom, Foreststar, nodded in agreement. "Now that first Clans are gone, it's time to begin a new era!"

The four cats cheered as they padded into the forest. This forest was unlike where they had resided before, it was lush and held many different types of terrain. The original Clans had been forced to move from the Lake to the mountains with the Tribe, then again into a dark, dry forest. "This new forest is quite the upgrade," commented Airstar.

Cavestar chuckled and picked up speed. "Hey, there's something over there!"

A huge cliff stood before them, a cave imbedded deep into it's side. Plush, white clouds drifted overtop the overpass. Foreststar sensed a lake nearby, the salt water tickling his delicate nose. "There's a lake here too, can you smell it?"

Lakestar nodded eagerly and bolted off in the direction of the scent. Foreststar followed, but Airstar and Cavestar approached the overpass.

"I would make my Clan up there, on top of the cliff."

"Mine would be in the caves~"

"Well I know where mine's going to be!" yowled Lakestar, who bursted into the clearing with Foreststar.

Cavestar rolled his eyes. "The lake?"

"How'd you know?!"

Foreststar laughed. "My territory will be right next to all of yours."

Airstar gasped. "Are we actually making our own Clans?"

"But off course!" Lakestar purred, fluttering her eyelashes.

"It was your suggestion," Cavestar pointed out.

"I was just daydreaming!"

The four cats fell backwards, splaying their limbs out to the side, laughing. This would be the start of the new Clans.