#lightning opcas

Thundercall (he/they/spark), TreeClan deputy in life (Lightningstar's former clan). Lightningstar's littermate.

Thundercall and Lightningstar were inseparable since kithood. As kits, then as warrior apprentices, and then finally as full-fledged warriors, Thundercall and Lightningstar always challenged one another to do better — not to be "better" than the other, but because they believed in each other, and in themselves.

Even when Thundercall became TreeClan's deputy, a role both spark and then-Lightningshine dreamed of achieving, the brothers were as close as ever. It was only a couple of seasons into The Great War that Thundercall began to drift away from Lightningshine.

Thundercall grew closer and closer with Puddlestep's group of rebels who opposed the war, believing it had gone too far. Thundercall secretly worked with Puddlestep's group, hoping it would help bring about a peaceful end to the war.

But, as much as Thundercall loved and trusted his brother, he knew Lightningshine was nothing if not loyal. As much as it pained them, Thundercall knew they had to keep the secret from their littermate.

When TreeClan's current — and, ultimately, final — leader found out about Thundercall's treason, the leader killed Thundercall on the spot, denouncing spark as a traitor.

That was the moment Lightningshine began to think, truly think, about the war. If Thundercall, thon's own littermate, couldn't trust thon, how wrong was thon acting?? And if their leader could kill their own deputy, their own clanmate, so cruelly...

... what else did Lightningshine get wrong??

Thundercall gave Lightningstar a life for bravery.

Spruceclaw (he/they), warrior in life. StoneClan cat. Ghostpaw's father.

Spruceclaw is a loyal StoneClan warrior — or, at least, he was, until he began falling in love with an enemy TreeClan warrior, Duskfern.

It wasn't supposed to happen. Spruceclaw was a good, loyal warrior — but sneaking out of his camp, sneaking to the TreeClan border, all to meet with someone who was meant to be an enemy??

It was wrong. It had to be wrong.

But, then again... Spruceclaw been a good warrior this long, right?? Surely, he was still a good warrior... right??

... then, Spruceclaw's mate, Duskfern, confessed he was expecting kits.

He had to leave. They had to leave. So, they left their clans. Still, Spruceclaw and Duskfern couldn't bring themselves to travel far from their former clans.

Duskfern's pregnancy was rough. Kitting wasn't any easier. In the midst of leaf-bare, Duskfern died kitting Inkykit, Juniperkit, and Finchkit. Spruceclaw froze to death trying to keep their family warm. Inkykit and Juniperkit froze to death, too.

Finchkit was found by Puddlestep's group, miraculously alive. At the end of The Great War, just one moon later, Finchkit would change his own name to Ghostkit.

Spruceclaw gave Lightningstar a life for responsibility.

Peachrustle (ve/ver), warrior in life. TreeClan cat (Lightningstar's former clan).

Peachrustle and Lightningstar were never close. Not that they were enemies — far from it — but they were simply clanmates, nothing more, nothing less. And Peachrustle, truthfully, was never anything extraordinary — at least, not in life.

Peachrustle's death during a squabble with FrostClan would ultimately be the first of what became The Great War.