Secrets of the Clans/Prophecies and Omens

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==Chapter description==
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:Perhaps a medicine cat's most difficult job is to properly interpret StarClan's messages through prophecies and omens. Omens are usually signs in the natural world. However, not all omens are from StarClan. Mudfur interpretted a moth wing outside his den to signify that Mothwing should become his apprentice, though it was faked by Hawkfrost to gain power in the Clan. Some signs are more vivid and clear: Firestar saw his own reflection morph into a lion, signifying that LionClan could save the Clans from Scourge. Barkface interpreted red dawn clouds as an unnecessary death, which would be Whiteclaw's demise at the gorge. Prophecies are proclamations from StarClan that may foretell future significant events.
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:Following ThunderClan's defeat at Sunningrocks, Bluestar asked Spottedleaf to speak to StarClan. StarClan told Spottedleaf that "fire alone can save our Clan", but Bluestar knew that fire is feared by the Clans. While patrolling near the Twolegplace, Bluestar noticed a ginger kittypet on the fence, his pelt glowed like fire in the sunlight. Wondering if the kittypet was part of the prophecy, Bluestar invited him to join the Clan after he defended himself from Graypaw's attacks. When she died, Bluestar knew that Firestar would defend ThunderClan with the ferocity of fire.
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:After his leadership ceremony, Firestar was warned that "four will become two. Lion and tiger will meet in battle, and blood will rule the forest". RiverClan joined ShadowClan to form TigerClan, and ThunderClan and WindClan united to form LionClan. After meeting Scourge, Firestar realized that LionClan and TigerClan had to unite to defeat BloodClan. In the end, peace instead of blood ruled the forest.
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:Brambleclaw was informed by Bluestar to meet with three other cats and speak to midnight. He later learned of the full prophecy: "darkness, air, water, and sky will come together and shake the forest to its roots. Nothing will be as it is now, not as it has been before". Brambleclaw explained how the prophecy referred to one cat from each Clan uniting to lead the Clans to their new home when Twolegs began destroying the forest. The ThunderClan warrior knew that nothing could ever be the same once they left their old home.
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:During their first night in their new camp, Leafpool received a dream of the lake turning red and the chilling message, "before there is peace, blood will spill blood, and the lake will run red". She wondered if Mudclaw's rebellion against Onewhisker was the meaning behind the prophecy, but the dream kept coming to Leafpool after. She knew that Brambleclaw was meeting his father Tigerstar in his dreams and feared that he would one day betray ThunderClan as his father did. However, Brambleclaw fought and killed his half-brother Hawkfrost when Firestar's life was in danger. Hawkfrost's blood spilled into the lake, turning the water red.
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