a T O M B in the S K Y !!

[SHADE. :D]

every time i think of growing up
i find out that i just slipped back
i got it all wrong you know i

skytomb.

feel younger than i did tom
when i was younger eighty-nine moons
on a backwards track cloudclan
i thought by now elder

i could have figured it all out
but instead i'm further back

feels kinda stupid but i
i feel sixteen in my head
but i guess it's only
five years back

Skytomb is an aging cat, now. His once-muscular form is waning. Rather than padding forth with assurance and strength, he limps on weak bones. His paws are shaky, though still as large as ever. He can still strike a powerful blow if needed, and his claws are still there. He is not utterly defenceless, just because age has began to set in. His legs are no longer as muscular, but clinging to the bone and as shivery as a leaf in a high wind. Skytomb’s shoulders have also been stripped of their bodily muscle, and are far less powerful. His tail is still as long and whippy as ever, one of the only things age has not grasped and warped. His face too has changed. His muzzle is lined by wrinkles, his teeth yellowing and some falling out. His gums are no longer brilliant pink but pasty. His ears seem to constantly point in two different directions, due to the fact that age has stolen the hearing from one. Even his eyes, his beautiful eyes, have changed. Still the same perfect almond shapes, but no longer brilliantly bright sunshine yellow. It as though a translucent sheet, a thin haze, has covered the sun, blocking out the true Skytomb.

Even Skytomb’s coat has began to take the cruel punishment of a long life. No longer smooth and sleek all the way long his body, but rough and patchy. In some places it has grown in wild tufts, in others it has just began to fall out. In others, he is totally bald, and the last patches are of half-furred, rubbed-raw, painful skin. His fur is not so bright now, not ocean blue threaded with silver. Now it is more like the blue of a muddy stream, dulled by the colour of the sky on a rainy day.

but i won't
see the signs
it took so long
but you were alwats on my mind

yeah

Skytomb’s personality is almost the same, though he has become more crotchety and more prone to snarling at cats who disturb him. But as long as he has had a long nap, he is his old self. Loyal to all those in his clan, kind and wise. He tells brilliant stories, and can captivate the kits of CloudClan in seconds with his tales of old. Skytomb is a very sensitive cat – in the sense that he understands other cat’s feelings. He is a great cat for helping out with problems, and a brilliant listener, as long as you remember to bring him some fresh kill. Skytomb still loves kits, and likes to play with them on his good days. But some days he feels weary, utterly weary, as though his bones, blood, his whole body is saturated with water. Skytomb knows that the clock is ticking away faster than ever for him, and is making the most of the little time he has left.

for all the times
i've tried to take
a little time out
for myself

Skykit was born to a she-cat named Cloudfur. He had two sisters, one shy and gentle, named Bluekit, one flighty and loudmouthed, named Oceankit. Their father was a tom named Steelfur. Skykit and Oceankit had always been fairly strong, but Bluekit was feeble and sickly. Skykit adored his little sister, and constantly supported her. Oceankit grew jealous of their bond so grew away from them. One day, on the night before their apprentice ceremony, Oceankit, Skykit and Bluekit had a huge argument. Oceankit ran away from the camp. Her body was never found, but scents of fear, kit’s blood and badger were found in a small clearing. It was clear what had happened. The family were devastated.

Skykit and Bluekit were apprenticed a moon later than the other kits their age, due to their mother’s sorrow. They wanted to stay with their mother to comfort her. On their seventh moon they became Skypaw and Bluepaw. Due to a shortage of mentors, they had to share with other cats. Skypaw shared a mentor with a she-cat named Icepaw, and Bluepaw shared with a tom named Yarrowpaw. Bluepaw and Yarrowpaw soon became fast friends, so Bluepaw was able to be more independent. He became good friends with Icepaw, and as they became older, felt his feelings change. All four apprentices became warriors together; Skytomb, Icelily, Bluebird and Yarrowmouth. After their ceremony, Skytomb confessed how he felt to Icelily. She was delighted and admitted that she felt the same way. The two became mates.

A few moons later, Icelily discovered that she was going to have Skytomb’s kits. The couple were overjoyed. When Icelily gave birth to four kits, the two were unaware of the heartbreak ahead of them. Icelily gave birth to three daughters named Dragonflykit, Littlekit and Pixiekit, and a son named Midnightkit. She raised the kits with perfect care, so that they all became healthy and strong. The four became apprentices together. After this, things started to go wrong. Littlepaw caught Greencough and soon died from the terrible disease. Her parents and siblings were devastated. When the kits were nine moons old, Pixiepaw’s body was found. She had been murdered by a rogue. The same day, Icelily discovered she was pregnant again.

Icelily wasn’t at all sure she wanted new kits, not when Dragonflypaw and Midnightpaw’s sisters had just been killed so tragically. She gave birth to five kits, two daughters named Halokit and Flightkit, and three sons named Shoalkit, Cloakedkit and Rushkit. Soon after this, Dragonflypaw became medicine cat of CloudClan, Dragonflydance, and Midnightpaw was given his warrior name, Midnightsky. But fate had another cruel twist for the family. Flightkit was killed when a fox snuck into the camp at night. Rushkit was also injured, and later died of his wounds. Icelily and Skytomb were agonized, thinking StarClan did not want any of their kits to live, and terrified of what might happen to the one’s that still breathed.

Halokit, Cloakedkit and Shoalkit became apprentices together. Halfway through their apprenticeship, Shoalpaw disappeared, just when the family thought that the tragedies were finally over. After this, nothing more happened. Halopaw and Cloakedpaw became warriors. Several uneventful seasons passed, until Cloakedclaw’s mate, Ribbontail, fell pregnant around the same time as Icelily discovered her third pregnancy. Icelily had three kits this time, two sons named Indigokit and Hailkit, and a daughter named Stripedkit. Soon after, Shoalpaw suddenly reappeared. The family were delighted that he was alive.

Since then nothing much has happened to the family. Indigokit, Hailkit and Stripedkit grew up untouched by the ‘curse’. Icelily and Skytomb retired when they felt the first whispers of StarClan in their ears, satisfied with their long, turbulent lives.

i'm just growing
all alone again
but i find in my mind
that i'm not

cloudfur mother
steelfur father
bluebird sister
dragonflyfance, haloheart, stripedfeather daughters
midnightsky, cloakedclaw, shoalpaw, indigohawk, hailthunder sons
tansypaw, frostpaw, dapplepaw, timekit, brightkit, cinderkit grand daughters
ravenkit, moonkit grandsons

time is running out
and i just wanna say
i'm sorry now
before i'm all alone again

PAINTING PORTRAITS OF GHOSTS !!

and i'm broken and cold
the aging superhero in me is tired
because he's lived too fast for too long
and he still longs to be inspired

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