PARADISE

before the clans had settled in their homes, it is said that three sisters inhabited these lands. while some cats believe they were once alive, others discredit the idea that these three cats lived at all. no matter what you believe, there is no denying the influence these cats had on the clans of today. these cats were known as asphodel of The hunt, fraser of The fight and myrrh of the night.

asphodel, the oldest of the sisters, was lightning fast and her steps were undetectable. her tail was abnormally long, and her frame was said to be nothing but skin and bones. despite her fragile frame, asphodel was steadfast and unwavering. her ability to provide was unlike any before her, and any after. she was often described as the tundra’s ghost, a frightening dash of cinnamon and orange amongst her dappled white coat, and deep amber eyes. it is said that asphodel taught ebonystar, the first leader of asphodelclan how to make the open tundra her home, before disappearing with the northern winds, as quickly as she had arrived.

fraser, the second in their litter, was strong and unequivocal, speaking exactly what she meant, with no desire to shield anyone from the harsh truth. it is said that before fraser came to help form fraserclan, she fought reindeer within the harsh glacial environment in which the sisters resided. known as a spitting flame among the snowy blue ice, it was hard to not catch the heat of this swirled ginger she-cat, painted with the stories of her battles. fraser taught brookstar all he needed to know in order to lead fraserclan, before burning into the glaciers themselves, fading alongside her sisters as nothing but legends of the past.

and little myrrh, the youngest sister, was a dweller of the caves below, and an observer of the moon. legends of her blood stained eyes and snow coated pelt made her less beloved than the other sisters, but this did not stop myrrh from being just as important as her sisters. myrrh was kind and understanding, with a grace that only those who witnessed could describe. many tales say the night changed myrrh from the sweet child she was into a harbinger, as seeing the eyes of myrrh would cause one's worst fears to come true. myrrh found solace in sunkenstar, and guided her through the caves and depths of the land below, so that myrrhclan could thrive. When they no longer needed her, the she-cat was gone.

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as the clans began to settle into their god given lives, they called upon their goddesses for help and support, and the clans received many blessings through their worship. however, sunkenstar was unbelieving that there was anything a cat no longer with them could do to help myrrhclan. so, she abandoned the sister, and began to lead the clan without the help of some ‘goddess’.

abandoned by all the stars above, myrrhclan's medicine cat, lilyscream finds herself seperated between what she has been taught as a healer, and the words of her leader. although she wants to follow sunkenstar's word that the clan is better off without the stars, when the goddess of the night ascends upon lilyscream, begging her to seek out "paradise" and bring her clan back to it's former glory, lilyscream can't say no. when her involvement with the goddess become larger than lilyscream had ever imagined they would, will she be able to rectify the damages? or will myrrhclan be left in ruins under the harbinger of the night and her desire to destroy the clan she helped create?