skywardstorm sat on the ledge of the cliff where his mother had tumbled to her death off of many moons ago. a shaky sob wracked his body as tears streamed down swirl's face. gone. everyone he loved. gone. sunni. stormflower. sandkit. crayfishpaw. /gone/. he was a warrior now. ironic. he thought that out of all his siblings, he would be the least likely to survive to adulthood. but here he was. swirl lashed his tail, glaring down into the rushing waves. a thunder storm swirled around the orange and gray tom, but he pushed it away, crouching to the ground. rain soaked him through to the bone, yet skywardstorm stayed put. he wouldn't leave storm. not again. his weary bones caught the chill as hours passed by, the tom's breathing slowing by the minute. was this it? was this him giving up? sky shivered, his teeth clattering as the rain pelted down on him, thunder shaking the earth. he had never seen a storm this bad in all of his life. no. no. /no/. he wasn't ready to die yet. skywardstorm attempted to stand up, but fell down, his paws going limp. no. this couldn't be happening. he had to get back to camp. back to veritypaw and delicacyear. but somewhere deep inside of the tom.... he knew he would never be going back to camp. not alive. this is it. he might as well make it count. "this is the end." he rasped, his voice lower and quieter than ever, making him seem older than he actually was. "veritypaw. you patched the hole inside of my heart. i wish that one day we could have lived out the plans we made together. dont dwell on my death. there are other fish in the sea." "delicacyear. i wish i got to know you better. you helped save me from myself. i am forever grateful for you. i wish things had been different." "caramelear. i never really knew you, but admired you. you resilience was admirable. may the dark forest guide your pawsteps." "waveear. again, i didn't know you that well. you were fauns brother. i wish we could have talked more." skywardstorm took a shaky breath before raising his sky blue eyes to the sky where the rain was beginning to let out, revealing the pink skies of the horizon. and swirl felt at peace.
wow. that hurt. i loved skyward dearly, but felt he was spiraling down a path i didn't want him to go. i didnt feel as connected to him anymore, and decided to let him rest with his friends and family. im always open to dream-visits! just ask! accessories: i would like sky's hermit crab, coral, to go to veritypaw so that riri may have a friend to keep her company in skyward's absence. swirls final gift to his dear veri. i would like sky's fish scales to go to wavepaw as a reminder of the first time they met, at the uc prey pile. finally, i would like sky's quartz earing to go to delicacyear as a reminder of her purity and what could have been between them. thank you so much to anyone who role played with skywardstorm! i'll be getting a new rat soon, but until then, goodbye! much love, vivi
