Re: Beyond Knowing or Seeing - A Powerful, Powerfuls, and Son

[Loki]

"Yes, Powerful." Switch mewed, though a bit disappointedly, it did not show...

[Runfast]

"When the Kingdom was taken from the Forest, the Circle spent moons traveling the unknown, only to retrieve the fragments of this stone," he gestured to it. "Through it, you will find that everything has more than two sides." He tilted his head and really looked at Switch. He mewed softly, "The life of a True Powerful is filled with grief, and pain beyond all reckoning. Be glad you were not given such a curse." The soft expression fading as soon as it had appeared as he continued. "To find the Forgotten Kingdom, merely lay before the stone, and sleep."
Soulvoider fell silent, watching the Choosing.

OOC: I'm assuming we'll be playing the roles of dead cats... YEAH!

[Loki]

OOC:you guys know how to boggle my brain
IC:
Switch looked around him a purr coming to his throat. He was in the presence of an amazing place so few did not know nothing about. He seemed to stare off, Something catching his eye, Like the first snowflake to fall...

[Guest]

OOC:

IC: Despairingcall got down from the ledge and joined his brother-by-clan, walking up to the beautiful stone with Searingeyes, joining Switch and Soulvoider. Despairingcall exchanged glances with the other Powerfuls - to be in the presence of the King once more!
"Switch," Despairingcall mewed in his deep voice. "If it is your wish to stand in the presence of the King, to become one of the Inner Circle, lay before the Stone of Light and press your nose to it."

[Loki]

Switch took in a deep breath. He closed his eyes and with just on second, thought. He thought of the advantages and disadvantages, Who he could trust and wouldn't and then... He thought of the king. Am I great enough to be his... comrade? Switch could not answer this. But! There was only one way to find out. He padded up and placed his nose upon the stone.

At first he thought he cut his nose, until the icy claws gripped him and he thought about pulling away, though... he would not-

[Guest]

With glowing eyes, Despairingcall watched his son as he fell asleep.
"... shall we join him," he asked his friends.

[Loki]

ooc: should I post?

[Longstorm]

OOC: Yes

[Loki]

Switch dragged him self to his paws. He arched his back. Whatever had just happened, Knackered him out. He looked around. He was alone, No Searingeyes, no Soulvoider and... no Despairingcall. He stood straight. The Clearing was shadowed and A cruel fog shrouded his view from the dark forest. He could see his own breath (vapour) as he breathed, Yet he didn't feel cold. Where am I? He thought to himself as he regarded his gruelling day...

[Longstorm]

A thin, high=pitched eerie laugh echoed around the clearing. A deeper, more she-like voice called,
"Ah... Switch. You've come." The rustles of many cats moving sounded from the shadows, but they stayed where they were.

[Loki]

Switch had heard of that high pitched voice before. He knew who was described to owning it, SO he instantly bowed. "My king!" He uttered. His heart pounded.

[Longstorm]

The eerie laugh faded, blue eyes becoming noticeable in the shadows. But instead of the King coming out, another cat did. A russet-colored she-cat came out, the owner of the voice.
"I am Brick," she mewed in a commanding voice. "In the living world I was the Battle Master of the Kingdom. Now, I watch the borders of the territory here." She padded up to Switch and walked around him, looking him over with dark green eyes. "Young," she mewed back to another cat in the shadows. "But strong."

[Loki]

Switch found himself smile. Stupid, He said to himself, You shouldn't forget about the king's allies.

[Longstorm]

OOC: The clearing is made of packed dirt and and is surround by trees whose branches hang over the clearing. There is one, massive tree in the middle, which is where Scourge is.

IC: From the trees above dropped a tom. His fur was pale gray and his eyes were amber.
"I agree, Brick. But will he be able to stand the challenges that he will be faced with?" He glowered at the younger tom, crouching down and looking at him through the taller she-cat's at Switch. Brick only glanced at the gray tom once.
"This is Boulder," mewed Brick. "He was our top Spy back in the day. He found out the weaknesses of Shadowclan, one of the Clans of Legend. He can take any alias he pleases."

OOC: This may go somewhere....

[Loki]

Switch thought for a moment. "If I could not stand to these Challenges... Then I would die honourably." He dipped his head, He knew his place, which was like a servant to these great cats.

OOC: Shall I bring down BONE?

[Longstorm]

OOC: Pretty please.

IC: Boulder watched the Choosing for a long minute then straightened up.
"Hmp," he smiled. Brick glanced back at him, nodding once. Boulder bowed to the King in the shadows and ran out into the foggy forest. Brick stepped back into the shadows, the eyes of many cats showing in the shadows - green, amber, yellow, orange, blue, gray, aqua, yellow-green... There were so many!
But none of the countless pairs were gold like the Powerfuls. Where were they?

The clearing fell silent, the icy blue eyes of the King vanishing.

"Switch, son of Despairingcall," the eerie voice of the King whispered from nowhere, "- go into the forest. You will find a small stream. It will look like the stars live in the stream. Swim across it, and pass through the fields of gold. From there, cross into the forests that are made of silver." The voice faded, as did the eyes of the cats.

OOC: His mission is to find Bone, but he'll be told that when he reaches that forest.

[Loki]

Switch bowed. He turned and padded into the forest. The sweet scents filled his nostrils and he Couldn't quite hear a stream... He padded further until the soil dampened. Calls of unknown creatures were alive, Birds? He didn't care.

There was no actual feeling around him. He wasn't too hot or too cold, He was fine, He was not hungry or full he was... fine, He had no craving for a drink. This place is magicall, He thought as he looked out. At that moment the sound of crashing waves over lapped any sound he presently heard. He looked around, "That doesn't sound like a stream!" He mewed and sped forward.
He quickly got tired, Unusual. But he did not stop because of his fatigue, no,starry water gently lapped his paws. He lapped at it, sweet and cool.

"Swim across it," Switch mewed and began to wade. Soon enough He found he was not moving, The waves were powerfully strong. "A stream!" He gasped outraged and kicking for his life. The force was endless. "I'm oing to drown!" He cried dunking under. He tired out, "I can't..." He stopped kicking and the waves slowed and surely enough... He found he could stand. The forest had changed! He looked around himself.

Many fox lengths away, was a golden sea of grass. "This must be the fields of gold..." he padded forward and happily sprung himself in. The grass snagged and tickled his fur making him purr. Its gentle touch felt like it healed him of his wariness. The fields of gold looked long. "two days travel!" Mewed Switch padding along.

After a while he found himself following flattened tracks. "Surely..." He hissed and bolted again until his paws ached to put another down. Switch sighed, "Another trick!" He gasped. After a while he stood and jumped. He was half way to his destination. "huh!" He mewed, "Two days travel Switch don't chase your self..." But at that moment he had an Idea. How could he run circles if he could see where he was going! So he began to leap every few paw steps until
He was nearly blinded by the beautiful eccance of forest. The Tree's branches had caught the stars and the ground had been littered with the beauty of the moon. "Silver forests?" He mewed. He shook his head and padded forth...

[Longstorm]

From the field, faint mews could be heard. A young pretty she-cat with pale fur, brown markings and a faint, almost imaginary two-leg collar around her neck. She was grooming a young black tom-kit. The two looked happy, perfectly content.
Nearby, a young tom was running after a dull gold rabbit. He was laughing as he ran, and other cats came out of the golden tall grass.
"Get it! Get it, Sasha!" he called to the pretty she-cat. Sasha rolled her eyes and carried her tom-kit into the tall grass while the young cats ran into the tall grass after the rabbit.

These cats were all dead.

[Guest]

If Switch really listened, he could here soft, happy mews from all over the field. Toms, she-cats, younglings and kits. All of them with those they loved, all of them without fear or sadness.

From nowhere Despairingcall whispered,
"The Fields of Goldfur. Cats who do not believe in Starclan, or Those Above come here... Unless they have a invitation from Those Below, or the Dark Forest." At the mention of both dark places, the beautiful gold-tinged blue sky seemed to dim for just a moment. But then it passed, and Despairingcall whispered, "But be wary. This territory has no borders, no one to keep out the Dark." The scent of Switch's father vanished.

[Loki]

Switch looked back at them.
Their content faces drawing him. If he walked back now he would be lost, But he did not know that. He puased and shook his head fully entering the silver forest.

"I apoligize son of Despairingcall."
Switch looked up. A sleek, beautiful silver she-cat stood on a tree above him.
Switch nodded. The she-cat leaped down put she came down slowly and elegantly as if
she had invisable wings slowing her fall. "My name is not important, Young one, I underestimated you..."

[Guest]

OOC: I thought that he would be... never mind, guess I was wrong.

IC: From somewhere in the silvery forest, a great cry could be heard;
"Thunderclan! To me!"
"Foes! Bloodclan!"
"Riverclan shall not waver!"
"Windclan is with you, Firestar!"
"Shadowclan fears none!"

[Loki]

OOC: ahhh tell me I am open to your wider range of options...

IC:
The silver she-cat's tail flicked and she looked to the cries.
"Come!" she growled, walking onwards, towards the sounds...

[Longstorm]

OOC: I meant that he would find Bone, and Bone would give him his next instructions when he left Starclan territory... Can you replace Bone and hold him off for a bit longer?

[Loki]

oh...
okay... hmmm. Replace all old posts as a Silver she cat.

IC:
Switch followed the She-cat though she seemed to Disapear. Switch sighed. "What was the point of all this? He thought and scented the air. He smelt the sweet scents of the forest. Though a Particuler one... What to do..

[Longstorm]

OOC: Sorry - it's just that Bone should be real tough to find, cuz, lets face it - he's Bone, and he's badass!

IC: Whispers from the forest echoed - whoever was hiding in the silver underbrush was unhappy.
"Die, Bloodclan," hissed a voice. But nothing happened.
Soulvoider's voice whispered,
"Not everything is two-sided... and not everyone can be trusted. Mind your traveling companion!"

From deep in the silver forest, loud battle cries could be heard. They seemed to be calling Switch to the battle, wanting him to be there.

OOC: Yesss... Follow the creepy voices...

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