#OH Also this would mean that Cinderheart would be with Holly/Fallen

[bonefall]

So Hollyleaf is not actually dead when she returns but just separated from her body due to being possessed by Sol and is able to get it back? If that's the case it would be a waste to kill her off still in the great battle, I would love if you could sneak her back into ThunderClan like Scourge. Though if she's actually dead as of OOTS then obviously she can't just go back so that would be fine, and maybe she double dies in the great battle.

@halogenwarrior

Don't tempt me jesus christ. I hate how Holly dies in the canon great battle please god I'm being so strong in letting her die again OTL

There's a few things holding me back;

One is that if she's alive, she NEEDS to flirt with power. She was capable of being a leader, even if she doesn't want to do it again after botching the Ancient Lake Cat Crisis so badly, but it massively changes the TBC situation if Holly is there.

Two is... how did Hollylark end up with that name, and a need to uphold family legacy that will eventually pass into ASC, if Holly is still alive?

(An issue I am also experiencing with Sorrelstripe, since Sorreltail is surviving.)

…Maybe Holly goes by Fallen Leaves these days? Or Fallenleaf?

The easiest response would just be to have Holly be a dead ghost the whole time, but... I want her to take her body back. It would be so cool to have her finally return because Sol didn't realize she would wait A HUNDRED YEARS to take revenge on her and go back to her family.

Idk I'm waffling again. Too many cool ideas.

#man and if her design had some fallen leaf blotches.... effervescent #Bonefall OotS #Bonefall Hollyleaf #She could join the elder's den maybe?? #Like having her body misused by Sol took a toll on it? #I want to ping Jace I feel like he's going to go rabid over this one #OH Also this would mean that Cinderheart would be with Holly/Fallen #She wouldn't be with Lionblaze she would get with Holly in a heartbeat #So Fallenleaf would be raising Hollylark

[skrs-cats]

No don’t stop I wanna hear more about this au!!! It sounds really interesting and better than canon :D

ok i REALLY wanted to draw something for this ask but LIKE i wanna ramble morE NOW so ILL JUST DRAW SOMETHING FOR IT ONCE I CAN USE OUR COMP AGAIN KDHF

under read more bc its long!!

*the cat cult is distinctly something that happens once the three sibs manage to persuade at least one df trainee in each clan that they shouldnt really trust tigerclaw and the others so easily. ive yet to pick cats for the occasion, but in thunderclan’s case, im like super interested w the fact that thornclaw was a part of it despite being alive when tigerclaw had been threatening thunderclan. the sibs are especially confused by this, and it leads them to the decision to not confront the dude, cause it might give away their ‘work’, and they’d rather not have that. eventually thornclaw does find out, but thats a story for another time

*in this au the cattos actually need training to be able to control their powers, and the cats who’re gonna train them? *drum roll please* WILL BE THE ANCIENTS, aka jay’s wing, lion’s roar, and dove’s wing, tho the latter doesnt appear until later (i wanna incorporate their reincarnations into this!) they are strictly forbidden to tell anyone abt these dreams, let alone even speak abt it irl. jay and lion just assume that their other sibs have the same thing, holly is oblivious.

*sometimes in jay’s training session w jays wing, the ancient speaks tales abt him and his sister. the air tenses whenever jaypaw tries to bring it up, but he never really gets a straight answer, something akin to pity in jays wings eyes whenever he looks at him.

*surprisingly, these training sessions dont really affect the kids irl, unlike in the dark forest. lion manages to go by the training of thunderclan, the dark forest, and the ancients, all at the same time. and its one of the main reasons why he’s regarded as thunderclan’s best fighter once hes grown up

*u know how jayfeather time travels? yeah well thats a thing that jays wing lets him go through for ‘training’, the only difference? jays wing has to take over jayfeathers body until the guys finished. it causes some really interesting Hi-jinks and Shenanigans. im still deciding on whether lion goes thru something like this or not, but yeah

*cue jaypaw watching fallen leaves’ failed sharp-claw assessment in the past only leaving jays wing in the present aimlessly wandering the real world and getting trapped in the tunnels (he isnt used to being blind) a familiar scent that somewhat makes his heart ache guides him back to the clans.

*it goes on frequent enough that the other cats just shrug it off to ‘jay’s being weird again leave him be’ 

*oh, and if its not obvious, the ancients are somewhat ‘separate’ from the three, think cinderheart n cinderpelt’s case, only this time theyre actually acquainted w each other. once the three die, their souls will separate

*i ALSO PLAN TO HAVE A BACKSTORY FOR THE ANCIENTS. i have a vague idea but i thought itd just be really cool to add more into it

*the moment dovepaw is told to be the third cat. jayfeather immediately confronts jays wing. and the latter spills the beans. doves wing actually appears then. but before jays wing and doves wing actually say anything jayfeather already figured it out.

*rock and midnight are ghosts in canon (still havent thought abt how different their roles would be). like, idk i thats a well known fact i just thought itd be cool. theyre both very tired but still trying their best (come to think of it i wonder how theyre doing rn in the latest books, i hope theyre okay)

WOOF, thats all for now. i really like background and lore heavy things. the next time  talk abt this au will be something more relating to the df, the sibs’ plans, and the ‘cat cult’. hopefully w a drawing!!! 

thank u, anon who sent this ask, and thank u to whoever read this far!! it really means a lot! :D 

#warriors #warrior cats #i dont have a name for this au yet rip #ask #anon #lionblaze #jayfeather #hollyleaf #i speaku