『 »————— - ⁺˖✧⸝⸝ - —————« 』 Pikefaith collapsed into his nest, exhausted, but was surprised to find himself restless and unable to sleep. His body seemed to beg and plead to him to just relax and sleep, but for some reason he couldn't. He finally blinked open his eyes. Pikefaith instantly jumped to his paws as he realized he wasn't in CavernClan anymore. Now it was a different, dark area. Where was he? Pikefaith looked around, trying to memorize his surroundings to see where he was, but that unfortunately was in vain. He puffed out his fur. Suddenly something came from behind him. Whipping around to face them, he jumped back at the sight of... himself. As a kit. Pikefaith stared in disbelief. Was that even possible? Surely there's no way he could see his younger self again, right? That was impossible! Pikefaith stepped forward, but the kit jumped to his small paws as glared at him. "Hey, kit, it's alright..." He gently mewed, crouching to match the kit's small size. "I'm not gonna hurt you." "No! You're a traitor!" The kit snapped back. "I can't believe I became a /traitor/." Pikefaith's eyes widened. 'Traitor'? He wasn't a traitor! He was loyal to CavernClan! Sure, he helped a SeaClan cat, but they could have gotten terribly hurt! "What? What are you talking about?" He asked, stepping closer. Pikekit stepped back and snarled. "You stay /away/ from me!" Pikefaith didn't listen, only stepping closer in hopes to calm the kit. But the kit faded away. So Pikefaith stood there. Stood, staring at the spot the kit used to be. Until someone else had finally taken the kits place. Pikefaith looked up, the fur along his back rising as he recognized the dark pelt and piercing blue eyes. It was with father. "So this is what you do now that I'm gone, huh?" He sneered, venom dripping in every word that came out of his mouth. "Joining the one Clan I despise the most... Helping the one Clan they're at war with... Being gentle when you should be strong..." Pikefaith stepped back. "No... You're not real. None of this is real!" He panicked, searching desperately for any proof to back up his claim. But there was nothing. Sea-sprayspine scowled as he stepped closer to Pikefaith. "/This/ is what you ran off to do? Play Warrior and make petty little things out of trinkets you find?" He continued. "When did you get so /weak/?" Pikefaith froze when he heard that. Furious, he turned back towards him and growled. He suddenly lunged forward and pinned Sea-sprayspine to the ground, claws sinking into his pelt. But suddenly his father disappeared from beneath him and was instead replaced with... Songlily. Pikefaith instantly dragged himself off, his eyes wide as the full moon when he saw Songlily there. But she... she was dead! Songlily stood up and narrowed her eyes. "So first you let me die from my sickness and then you attack me when I'm here to comfort you?" She hissed. Pikefaith winced as he heard her voice, hissing and snarling at him instead of how she used to laugh and purr. "Songlily, I-" "You /what/?" She snapped. "Decided after I die and there's no one else that'll be taking care of you and watching you you'd help CavernClan's /enemy/!?" Pikefaith stepped back, his ears falling against his head and his tail drooping. "That SeaClan cat was injured! And- and they were having difficulty breathing, they needed help!" But Songlily already left, leaving him alone yet again. Until two kits started running around, playing. Pikefaith recognized them instantly and tried to talk to them. Auburn and Nova, his littermates... But as soon as they spotted him Auburn suddenly got scared and hid behind Nova who stood protectively in front of her. A painful ache hit Pikefaith's heart as he recognized the same stance he used to use to protect Nova and Auburn against anything they found 'scary'. They quickly decided to leave before the place started to finally lighten, revealing Pikefaith was still in camp. Pikefaith recognized Hollowhush padding by. Pikefaith called out, running over and skidding to a stop in front of Hollowhush. "Hollowhush! Wanna go out hunting with me?" He smiled, happy to see his friend. Hollowhush stared back at him and shook his head. "Sorry. I'm going on a border patrol with Solsticenadir." Pikefaith shuffled his paws. "Then I'll go with you!" He beamed, beginning to head off toward the camp entrance with Hollowhush before he stopped him. Pikefaith's heart dropped when Hollowhush stopped him. "No, I just want it to be me and Solsticenadir... You should know I want to get closer with her, right? You understand." Pikefaith nodded in defeat. "Of course, friend." Hollowhush nodded and padded away, meeting Solsticenadir at the entrance as they smiled at each other. Things felt so different since they became warriors... "Be careful!" He called after them, but they left without responding. Pikefaith went to everyone he could, talking to whoever he could, but no matter what no one wanted to be around him. CONT. +
+ Did he do something wrong? Shadowsmile... Constellationcaper... Opalglory... Poppyheart... Rumblingstar... ... Phantomgorge?... Pikefaith had never felt this alone. He sat, his ears folded back, his tail curled over his paws, his head hung low. He suddenly heard his father's voice again, but he didn't bother looking for where it came from. "You should have expected this. The Clans are insensitive and cruel, especially CavernClan. But you're the one who chose this fate." He heard Sea-sprayspine's words. He could have sworn he caught sound of amusement in his voice. "They never cared about you." Pikefaith fell to the ground, curling into a ball. Sea-sprayspine only continued to taunt him. "They never liked you. To them all you were was simply a burden on their shoulders that they pitied. They wouldn't hesitate giving you up in exchange for winning against those wretched Seacats." Sea-sprayspine was about to continue before Pikefaith cut him off suddenly. "I'm friends with more than CavernClan..." He admitted, but Sea-sprayspine only laughed. "Those 'friends' could care less about you!" He snickered. "What about Alderlake?" "She never liked you. You hardly see her. She avoids you." "Lemmingshine?" "Sees you more as another annoying CavernClan cat than anything else." "But I helped Morninglight-" "He didn't want your help and he didn't care about it. You meant nothing to him." "Flourishingflame?" "They wanted you to leave so bad they left themselves the second they got the chance." "Plasmafluff?.." "He only listened to you because he didn't want to be rude. You're a fragile soul." "....CavernClan?.." "If you never existed they'd be much better. If you knew your place and left it'd be a burden weighed off they're shoulders. If you understood you meant /nothing/ to them, they'd be happier." Pikefaith felt defeated, failing to fight back sobs as he collapsed, crying. His father stayed silent for what seemed like hours before finally speaking. "Face it, Pikeꀗꂑ꓅faith. They never cared about you. You're a burden to them." "You mean nothing to them." "You are /worthless/." 『 »————— - ⁺˖✧⸝⸝ - —————« 』 Author's note: AHHH THIS TOOK FOREVER TO TYPE AND I DIDNT STOP AT ALL SOBBB- I'm surprised how good this turned out for my very first SRP project- and I mean very first. I've never done this before. Hope you all like it! Feel free to comment your thoughts! Also if you don't want your character mentioned please tell me and I'll try my best to replace them- CHARATERS MENTIONED (In order): Pikeꀗꂑ꓅faith (Obviously) ⸝ @Darkcolorunicorn Pikekit (Pikefaith as kit) Sea-sprayspine (NPC) Songlily (@AugustAnimation) Nova (NPC) Auburn (NPC) Hollowhush (@Icxuss) Solsticenadir (@Lala10211) Shadowsmile (@KRISPEDIA) Constellationcaper (@Copper_FoxDragon) Opalglory (@Mjprincess) Poppyheart (@Moonflower) Rumblingstar (@Wallowing) Phantomgorge (@Jaxie-Wolf) Alderlake (@Dawn_The_Orange_Tabby) Lemmingshine (@Meowy-Duck) Morninglight (@Akarui_Nights) Flourishingflame (@-LunarLoon-) Plasmafluff (@Frost-Shard) Oh geez that's a lot- ALSO IGNORE THE WHITE PUPILS I DREW IT BEFORE ACE SAID NO TO THEM BECAUSE I THOUGHT ALL CAVERNCLAN CATS HAD WHITE PUPILS