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.: Final Moments :.

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Chaos spread through the clan as swiftly as the fire came upon them. At Cottonstar's warning so many lingered, not many trusted, unsure of a reason to follow despite the smoke in the air. "Come on!" the small medicine cat shouted, disparity in her voice "I'm begging you to run- it doesn't matter if you like our leader or not, fact is, the fire is gonna eat you all! You must trust her!" 

The way they looked at her, such contempt in their eyes...
"Of course you'd say that! You're the one who picked her!"

Plumblossom could only stare, her pleas useless as cats about her argued.
One by one the birches lit up aflame, the camp nothing more than a ring of fire.
Now how they screamed, now how they ran. But it was too late, none would make it.
...

At the top of a dead tree, Plumblossom sat, cornered there by the flames below. She had ran like the others, but hope was lost for those who stayed. She knew there was no escape, the dry wood would splinter soon and she would succumb to the fire, falling into it's claws. 

But as the fire destroyed, so did it cleanse the land of all that was there before.
Plumblossom admired the erasure. Like her memory, so too did the Earth forget. 

But the stars... they remembered, as she would always remember her clan, her life, her friends...
of those she'd soon meet, gracing the forests of StarClan.


She could only wonder, in these final moments...
What it was to be made of stardust.

Soon the ashes of dawn would be swept away
and the day would turn to

d u s k




This is my final goodbye for TWG. This may come as a huge surprise to many, but I've decided to retire my admin spot as well as officially leave DawnClan & TWG as a whole. This was not an easy decision, for I've created so many memories here, have made so many wonderful friends, but I felt it was time to move on... My life is advancing at a rate I cannot comprehend, I'm going to be a junior in college soon, and with all that my focus must now return to school, art, and supporting myself. Time is moving too fast, but I am so glad that a part of it was spent here in TWG.

Thank you to everyone who supported me, my art, and stories and thank you to the entire TWG team for providing and caring for a community of amazingly talented and thoughtful members. Your stories will go on and I'm excited to see what this revamp brings to the already lush and evolving world of TWG. 

Best of luck everyone! May DawnClan flourish! 
~Tsuki


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ADHDnoJutsu's avatar
Such a beautiful, sad picture of the poor little cat looking at the stars while she's aware she's about to die a horrible death. Somehow it's still such a gentle image. Don't know how to describe it, but you captured a very bittersweet moment.