#stormcrystal

I know I haven't been really active with the drawings, buuut I actually happen to have some time, so. Yeah.

More Warriors oc stuff I guess

StormCrystal & CinnamonCloud

(trigger warning: implied abuse & grooming, kitnapping, kit deaths)

CinnamonCloud is LeafClan's deputy under StormCrystal's leadership. The strange thing is, that she earned this position this young, despite never mentoring an apprentice... Of course, everything has a reason.

StormCrystal noticed CinnamonPaw's ambition and qualities, right when she started her training. Young CinnamonPaw was much stronger, and more violent than her sister, ApplePaw. And then StormCrystal saw this potential... After CinnamonPaw's mentor died in a tragic accident with some foxes, he took the apprentice under his wing himself.

StormCrystal's training wasn't nice, or easy. He usually just watched from afar, expecting CinnamonPaw to figure out all the moves herself, sometimes correcting her, a bit harshly. He said that if someone needs help, that is a weakness; And there leader's very own apprentice should never show weakness. So eventually, CinnamonPaw learned how to solve things by herself, because that was the only time when StormCrystal ever praised her.

Towards the end of her training, StormCrystal had a strange request for CinnamonPaw; Stealing a litter from their rival clan, SunClan. LeafClan has been through a harsh Frosty Quarter, and committing such crimes was never too much for them. He promised her that if she does it, he will make her a warrior the next day, and make her deputy as soon as possible. Who would turn down such an offer?

So CinnamonPaw took her best friend with her; That was BluePaw, the leader's nephew, who was also promised a promotion for the mission. They sneaked in SunClan's camp, and took three kits away, right from the side of their mother's belly. The trip back to LeafClan, however, was not so uneventful; They accidentally tripped over another queen while leaving the nursery, and were chased through the camp, the territory, until they finally reached the forest, where LeafClan's territory began...

But in the meantime, there was a storm roaring through the clans' territories, which sparked a huge fire between SunClan and LeafClan. CinnamonPaw, terrified of StormCrystal's disapproval, urged BluePaw to still try and race to their own territory, with the three kits hanging from their muzzles. But after almost falling into the flames themselves, they had no choice but to leave the stolen kits, and save their own tails.

Back in LeafClan, StormCrystal was burning with rage, threatening the two apprentices with exiling them. Still, they could sleep in their own dens for now. And in the morning, LeafClan welcomed BlueTail and CinnamonCloud as brand new warriors.

So as you may have seen in my Antagonists post, my girlie has some shady stuff to her origins as well... Let's take a look, shall we?

There is a molly in MountClan by the name of BriarPetal. Now, in her earlier days, she had quite the adventure, with a certain tom in LeafClan...

...You see, normally, half-Clan relationships are accepted and respected... But not when it comes to LeafClan. LeafClan is known for being scared of going straight against the Crystal Codex, and in most cases, get away with it. At this time, they had two major problems; StormCrystal being their leader, and a local family of foxes taking the kits who were foolish enough to wander out of camp. How does the two belong together? Well, StormCrystal is certain that being a warrior is superior to being a queen. Therefore, LeafClan queens are only allowed to stay in the nursery until their kittens reach 3 moons of age, instead of the usual 6. And so many young kits being unsupervised is more than irresponsibility. So long story short, the surreal expectations for queen and the foxes are making it hard for LeafClan to raise kits. That's mainly the reason why they are known for stealing kits from other Clans. And how is that related to cross-Clan relationships? Because LeafClan will always insist on keeping the litter that is born out of it...

...So, there was LightningRush. Haven't heard that name? Well that's not a coincidence. He fell in love with BriarPetal; A MountClan warrior. No matter how her Clanmates told her that she could be with anyone but a LeafClan warrior, she did not listen...

...So, eventually, four kits were born; RoseKit, FoxKit, YewKit, and RaspberryKit. And as soon as LeafClan heard about this, LightningRush did not hesitate to do what he must...

...He snuck into MountClan... But he only took two of the kits. Even if his Clan was in need, and he had to listen to his leader's orders, he did truly love BriarPetal. He didn't want to torture her with stealing all four kits, so he only took YewKit and RaspberryKit. When MountClan found out about this, they were furious. But they couldn't do anything; Risking a war with LeafClan was dangerous, and at the end of the day, LightningRush was still the father of that litter. So instead, they decided to keep this secret from both halves of the litter; Let the kits think of each other as complete strangers, instead of trying to reunite...

...YewKit and RaspberryKit got renamed to CinnamonKit and AppleKit. It was easier to hide the kitnapping this way. They were nursed by MarigoldBloom, LightningRush's older sister, who also had a litter on her own, containing HazelKit. The two stolen kits got told that their mother died, protecting them from the foxes. And as the three of them managed to survive through kithood, they became apprentices together, with LightningRush being CinnamonPaw's mentor...