Blood opened his den, finally seeing the light after many suns in the darkness of his cave. He'd collected any type of bones he could put his eyes on. Or smell the mallow of a broken one...
Rabbits. Hares. Mice. Pigeons. Birds and many types of land prey.
He cleaned them and ordered them in the center of his dark den, until he thought he was ready for something new. The Atari needed strenght, but knowledge was even more precious and Blood knew it well.
The brown tom hummed while moving them out with his teeth, ignoring the curious gazes of his mates while doing so.
As they gathered around him, he kept singing without interrupting his work.
"Dancing... dancing... I'll dance on your bones...
Give me your soul... I'll tear it apart...
Play with it and swallow it...
Mhh... mhh..."
When he finished, he raised his eyes with a small grin and sat down, curling his tail around his paws. Mhh. Lesson time.
"Atari cats! Today I'm finally ready to share something with you.
Kits, kits. Come here and observe.
Claws, trappers. Initiates. I'm calling you now."
He used his paw to rollsome bones toward them, making them scatter all around him.
He closed one eye and widened the other one, observing them a little better this way. Was he losing his sight? He didn't even remember his age, but he was kinda sure he was still young enough.
"Fractures. Earthquakes in your innermost secrets, your hidden branches. Do you want to know more about them?" He laughed, feeling enraptured by his own voice. "Who wants to know? Mh? You don't want to end up broken, don't you?"
Mh. If Mumble were still here, she would surely stop him. But this knowledge!
"So gather, my friends. Look at my precious treasures."
He grinned, showing his yellow, sharp teeth to the other cats. This was going to be fun.
Claw of Crown:Brutus - dark brown tabby she-cat with sharp yellow eyes and a 'X' scar across her face and several other scars
Healer:Camilla - white, cream and brown tabby she-cat with pale blue eyes and wispy fur
Healer:Blood - slender brown tom with lighter, orangish underbelly and tip tail, and gray eyes
Claws: Crow - large dark gray tom with amber eyes Mamba - black and white tuxedo tabby with green eyes Poseidon - A very fluffy blue mackeral tabby with low white spotting, ocean blue eyes Boa - orange, tan and brown cat with blue eyes Nephele - dark lilac classic tabby with pale green eyes Hoshi - large ragdoll with blue eyes and a scarred face Prince - small polydactyly silvery-white long-furred tom with yellow-green eyes Locke - tall, muscular white cat with long silky fur and blue eyes Caesar - large white and beige tom with green eyes and a large jaw Kataro - black and white tom with blue eyes Samon - a strong tom with blue eyes and russet fur and a missing tail and back left paw Brutus - dark brown tabby she-cat with sharp yellow eyes and a 'X' scar across her face and several other scars Rune - lean, scarred black shorthair with white toes and a white splash on her tail as well as a fleck on her nose, eyes are deep army green Helios - grizzled, scarred golden tabby tom with orange eyes Crimson - a dark gray fluffy she-cat with amber eyes, she has dark red-ish stripes on her legs Finn - a longhaired light brown tom with cream underbelly and black tones, heavily scarred
Trappers: Altair - lean feline with white fur that fades to black and yellow eyes Rattler - pale tan cat with black tabby stripes and central heterochromia Jesse - white, gray and black tall tom with a kinked tail and amber eyes Skrill - black medium-furred she-cat with orange splotches on her face, orange tabby marks, orange eyes, and ear tufts Squid - short with broad shoulders, long, blue-grey fur with amber eyes Caspian - bluish-gray tabby with heterochromic eyes; one blue and the other orange. Hive - fluffy golden tabby with darker stripes and honey-coloured eyes Luck - a small cat with fluffy white fur, her eyes are a light blue, she’s a very dainty looking cat Finn - A Longhaired Light Brown Tom With Cream Underbelly And Black Tones, Heavily Scarred
Initiates: Ace - white she-cat with ginger stripes and light gray splotches; has scar across her cheek Poison - scarred dark gray cat with black speckling and green eyes Chisei - white and gray cat with blue eyes and a bobbed tail Ìseldur - a flame point female with creamy white fur, and sharp dark blue eyes Fossa - Black and grey tabby with short fur and long claws Calypso - White fur with black head, front legs and back with white shades
Keepers: Apollo - scarred silver tabby tom with green eyes whom has white markings Blair - cream and chocolate she-cat with striking blue eyes Thistle - short and light creamy brown fur with light brown spots marked by darker tabby stripes—chestnut brown eyes Bluebird - sleek grey and white she cat with grey eyes Eirene - a seal point bi-color with soft blue eyes
Young: Reverie - pale lilac with white-point markings and white freckled spots; scarring where her eyes should be Wooly - gray and black tom with a long tail Wisp - lanky jet black she-kit with light yellow green eyes and big pointy ears
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His bright, cyan-like eyes had flicked to Blood for a moment from the spire…he didn’t give him or his actions much attention though…at first that was. How many times would he have to establish his feelings about the Healer? Now he was entrusted with Camilla and … he was unsure if he wanted that or not.
As Blood called more to gather around…he had to make sure he wasn’t up to some ruckus, it was his job, wasn’t it? His lip curled up in an annoyed snarl as he worked his way down from the spire and over to Blood. “You heard ‘im…gather round.” he called in a stone cold voice, his glare set on Blood. He hoped this wouldn’t be bad…he really didn’t want to be down another Healer. “Enlighten…us” he said, his teeth clenched and a hiss so only Blood would hear.
Kataro shot the healer a confused look. What on earth is it with that madman of a cat and collecting bones? He padded over, silently staring at the bones before looking up at the healer. "...You have an... odd habit..." he bluntly meowed. @Wingnettle
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Hmm...what was her teacher up to? Camilla had grown somewhat acquainted with Blood's strange tendencies but they still intrigued her. Loafing at the mouth of the healer's den, she had watched wordlessly as Blood layed out and transported his...trinkets into the clearing. They seemed to have a morbid obsession with all things macabre. All the bones scattered in their shared den, it piqued curiousity in her. She felt the need to ask but just hadn't found the right opportunity yet. But now he seemed intent on putting his collection on display.
Lingering at the mouth of the den for a few measly moments, listening to the melodious beckonings before finally emerging from the herb lair with some blunt encouragement(?) from Ares. Silently, she nosed other the shapes of the bones, trying to get a good idea of the shape of them before pulling away. "Very...fascinating, Blood. You must be quite devoted to your...treasure collecting." Camilla searched for an appropriate response to this unnerving showcase of bones. Allowing a miniscule smile to stretch across her features. Truthfully, she was a bit intrested in this odd hobby.
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What's going on? jumping up from her sitting position she trotted over to the commotion. She let out a gentle smile when she heard the Crown voces and slipped in beside him to see what was going on. Her attention turned immediately to the strange healer. Blood being an... odd cat wasn't news to her, but his antics did surprise her every once and awhile. What was he up to now? Her gaze turned to the reaction of the other cats to try and gauge what was happening here. That lead to nothing, so she just waited for an explanation.
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Blood observed the few cats who remained to listen to his precious knowledge. He hissed when most of the cats decided to walk away, instead of staying here and doing something useful for their clanmates. Huh, their loss. Not mine.
"So, so... look here. This is very underhand... cause you'll have terrible pain each time your muscles work, but you won't know where that pain is coming from."
He showed a long cat bone that he had collected outside the Atari territory, one with a small crack on it.
"This type of fracture is hard to detect but easy to heal. If you ever have a terrible, weird pain that you've never felt come to me and I'll put you in safe conditions for some time. This is the easiest way for me to make sure you won't break out there." But of course, mysterious diseases are always worthy to discover.
"I have some bones with this type of problem. Now sort them out and tell me which ones are the most serious ones."
He looked at each cat with an apathetic look. All of them would only see a bunch of bones with little cracks, nothing different between them. But some were definitely deeper. However, these cats needed to touch and explore their shapes before answering correctly. Who would guess?
"Oh, right. A little tip. If you ever come across fresh-dead prey and there's nothing left of flesh and organs... Well, broken bones are incredible. Gnaw them and suck the mallow out. It does wonders." He shook his tail in excitement, remembering how many times he'd preyed upon dead prey with fractured bones, just to find some nutritious mallow...
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Hydrangea shuddered, but stepped forwards to put her paw on one of the bones hesitantly- she knew the healer was odd, but she had to believe he had good intentions and was genuinely trying to teach them something they could use, and she wasn't going to miss out on an important lesson, especially if it could help another cat- and she considered it disrespectful to leave like the other cats- as a healer, Blood deserved their respect, no matter how strange, so she decided to participate.
She traced the cracks of the bone in front of her with one of her claws- the cracks were shallow- which she figured meant it was less serious, but she could never be sure.
She gently picked up the bone in her jaws and moved it to one end of the pile, just a tail-length away, before looking at Blood.
"Like this?" Her voice was calm but shaky as she looked over at the healer, taking a pawstep back. She just had to tough it out for the lesson, she told herself, it's just a few bones.
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[Atari] Singing on their bones
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