Prologue 1:

Lightstar was a fool.

A complete, utter fool.

Blazingpelt hissed to herself as her claws tore into the soft dirt below her, her eyes glued to the shimmering pool of starlit water at her feet. Her ginger fur spiked along her spine, her teeth gritted as she watched the scene developing in the living world.

At first, Lightstar had seemed like an easy target for her plans. An young and ambitious warrior, with a graduated apprentice, yet with a mate he didn't love and itching for something more. He was so, so easy to fool. Saving his life from a rockfall had won him over completely.

The plan had been simple. Blazingpelt knew she was a beautiful cat, so winning his heart and 'love' was easy. So much so that the requirements of killing his apprentice and best friend for a chance to rule alongside her had only caused minor complaints. Killing the friend, Stormfern, had happened quickly, and once Lightstar had committed the cruel deed, he had become even more entwined in her grasp. Getting him to slaughter his own former apprentice when she learned too much had only taken a couple days to convince him to go along with.

Sure, problems arose when she had to get rid of Sunstar, but the problem solved itself when the mouse-brain got himself caught by Twolegs. Guiding some foxes to his deputy, Ferretheart, was even easier. Her death had been especially enjoyable to watch, considering she was the daughter of—

Thunderstrike lashed out at her, claws opened wide as he slashed at her face. Blazingpelt barely ducked, the claws grazing the top of her head as Ferretkit and her mother, Lilyfur, watched emotionlessly from the side. Blood sprayed through the air.

"Mama, why is Papa fighting Blazingpelt?"

"Quiet, dear. She's a traitor to us all."

Blazingpelt hissed again, her claws digging up the ground and shaking the thoughts out of her mind. Curse Lightstar for bringing up her past to her mind again!

But anyways. She had come so close. Lightstar had risen to leader after Sunstar, thanks to her. She finally had a puppet to enact her revenge with.

But then Lightstar had begun to go off the deep end. What had caused it, she hardly knew. Perhaps it had been the weight of responsibility or the guilt for killing two of the closest cats in his life, but he had abruptly stopped listening to her after he became leader. Most likely it was the latter.

Considering Lightstar had appointed Gorsewater, a cat who was extremely unprepared for the job, as deputy just because he was the father of his deceased apprentice made that particular choice obvious.

Blazingpelt finally stopped her attack on the dirt, the anger beginning to seep out of her as she thought. No. She could work with this. She could work with anything that anyone threw at her. That was what made her so great in the first place. With Lightstar dead (honestly, he'd practically been trying to lose lives in the end, it seemed), and the inexperienced Gorsewater leading now, she was in a better position to finally destroy Eclipseclan once and for all.

A small smile slipped across her face. Yes, she could work with this. All she needed now was a new pawn, someone who wasn't as idiotic and easy to break as Lightstar, to finish off the clan. Considering they had just had their home destroyed, it'd be easy.

And once Lightstar finally wound up in the Dark Forest, she was going to make him pay.

Heyo, it's Pixel here, with a new story that they really shouldn't be starting. Whoo…

Anyways, this is a partial SYOC (Submit Your Own OC) so… Yay?

I've been wanting to start this story for around a half a year now. It's actually based off of an old RP that I was participating in on the Warriors Amino back in early September. But the chat died right as it was getting to the good part, which made me want to pull out my hair, honestly. So here I am, finally getting around to writing this story, which takes place just before the old RP ended. So there is a backstory to this story, but it'll be explained more throughout later chapters.

However, I am also working on two original projects at this time, which will be taking precedence over this story. Not that this won't be updated, just that it will be more slowly.

EDIT: Special thanks to all the users who donated: Sunny the Sky Warrior, Dark Hart (guest), Random Cat (guest), AnonChan1, KazumioKazaki, 1quintisfan (guest), Ein Storm (guest), and Catastrophe (guest). I will probably call for an OC or two as the story progresses, but now we have the basic cats!

Here are the allegiances as of Chapter 1!:

EclipseClan Allegiances:

Leader: Gorsewater—A gray tabby tom with darker stripes and dark blue eyes

Deputy: Icetail—A white tom with a gray tail-tip and amber eyes. Apprentice, Wolfpaw

Med Cat: Lunarstream—Silver-gray she-cat with darker paws and dark green eyes. Apprentice, Frostpaw

Warriors:

Tornwhisker—Brown tabby tom with dark amber eyes

Brightbelly—A pale golden tom with two grey spots, one on his flank and the other on his shoulder, and green eyes

Hailstripe—Tickled tabby she-cat with light and dark grey fur, a long tail, and dark green eyes

Cloudfeather—Large, mottled gray tabby tom with a long, feathery tail, pale yellow eyes

Lilymist—Soft-furred white she-cat with tortoiseshell patches and amber eyes

Sharpeye—Sandy ginger tom with green eyes

Wheatclaw—Light ginger she-cat with amber eyes. Apprentice, Beechpaw

Feathermist—Long-furred large gray-and-white mottled tom with blue eyes. Apprentice, Rainpaw

Sheepheart—A fluffy white and pale gray she-cat with large paws and blue eyes. Apprentice, Leafpaw

Spiderfang—Short-furred dark gray tom with one yellow and one blue eye.

Blizzardstone—Dappled brown she-cat with light green eyes

Apprentices:

Beechpaw—Pale silver-and-white tabby tom with green eyes

Wolfpaw—Gray tabby tom with black facial markings and yellow eyes

Leafpaw—Mottled brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes

Rainpaw—Small spotted tabby she-cat with thick, light grey fur and darker markings, along with golden eyes.

Frostpaw—Tickled tabby she-cat with dark grey and black fur, a long tail, and dark green eyes

Queens:

Silverfall—Sliver-gray she-cat with white stripes and green eyes (Mother of Tornwhisker's kits: Creekkit and Graykit)

Fallowcloud—A black and ginger tortoiseshell she-cat (Mother of Sharpeye's kits: Cowkit, Poppykit, and Cherrykit)

Kits:

Cowkit—Black tom with a white chest and muzzle with blue eyes

Poppykit—Tortoiseshell and ginger she-cat with green eyes

Cherrykit—Dark ginger she-cat with blue eyes

Creekkit—Gray tabby she-cat with a lighter belly and amber eyes

Graykit—Solid gray tom with darker paws and amber eyes

Elders:

Bluefang—Blue-gray she-cat

Goldenfur—A dark golden tom with pale amber eyes and a plumy tail

Rogues/Loners/Kittypets:

Opal—Small, white she-cat with seal points and bright green eyes

Jadestone—Dark gray-black tabby she-cat with bright, pale green eyes

Ditcher—A small she-cat with dark green eyes and a cream sepia coat, with a darker tint to her face, ears, tail, and paws

Rosa— Large she-cat with lilac shaded fur, mint green eyes, and a long, incredibly fluffy tail

Jumanji—Large, black furred tomcat with a white dorsal stripe, copper eyes, and a long tail.

Teller—Old, frail brown tabby tomcat, with graying fur and a missing right ear.

Dancer (Frostdapple)—White she-cat with long, thick fur, with blue-gray dapples and pretty icy-colored eyes

Dandelion—A small, bright golden tom with white paws and green eyes.

Sugar— An average sized white she-cat with large, pale brown patches

Starclan:

Barkstar—Large light brown she-cat with amber eyes

Rabbitstar—Very light tan tom with darker paws, ears, tail, muzzle, and turquoise eyes.

Sunstar—White-and-ginger patched tom with leaf-green eyes

Braveclaw—Light gray she-cat with a white underbelly, muzzle, and blue eyes.

Vineslip—Silver-gray tabby she-cat with black stripes, a white tail-tip, chest, underbelly, and hindpaw, and pale yellow-amber eyes

Thornmask—Dark gray-brown tabby tom with amber eyes

Ashfall—Pale silver-gray she-cat with tabby markings and green eyes

Roseberry—Sleek, pale gray-brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes

Fogface—Small spotted tabby tom, with thick, dark grey and black fur and bright gold eyes

Stonekit—Tiny, dark gray tabby she-kit with blue eyes

Ashenstep—Pale gray tabby she-cat with darker paws and ears with dark blue eyes.

Dark Forest:

Lightstar—A handsome ginger tom with bright blue eyes

Blazingpelt—Bright ginger she-cat with a white muzzle, chest, and ice blue eyes

Crookedwhisper—Heavily scarred ginger tom with amber eyes

Ashfeather—A gray she-cat with long fur, large, sharp claws, and green eyes

Elkwing—A dark brown tabby tom with a thick pelt, forest green eyes

Bonefoot—A pale grey tom with a white-tipped tail and dark amber eyes