Lightshine

## Lightstar

Shine Bright

Lightshine was a ThunderClan warrior who served under Harestar's and Antstar's leaderships from Tenth Generation to Future Generation. He was born to Newtpond and Loudnose alongside his sisters, Pearkit and Horsekit. As a kit, he was attacked by his father's ex-mate, Sheeptail, and permanently blinded in one eye. He was mentored by Harestar, and mentored Blackpaw, Sleekstorm, and Bluebellshine. He was made deputy under Antstar after the previous deputy Flintflower's passing, and ascended to leadership, making Brackenlily his deputy.

# Appearance

Pure white tom with a ripped ear and a scar over his eye, blinding him.

# History

When he was just a kit, a warrior by the name of Sheeptail entered the nursery, clawed his mother’s face off, threatened and tried to murder his sisters, made a pregnant queen go into early labor, and nearly killed him. He was clawed across his face, ripping his ear off and tearing his eye out of its socket. He was in pain- so much pain, and he lost so much blood. He nearly died, yet, he survived. He was pampered by every cat in the clan, always wondering if he was okay. Being half-deaf and half-blind was no easy task but… he was young, and he had plenty of time to adapt.

In fact, he barely remembered the pain of Sheeptail’s claws dragging across his face, although he never forgot her hateful, vengeful words. He had never understood them, why she hated his mother so… But he did hear the whispers and see the glances and feel the pity… The guilt in Fallowpaw’s eyes, the scorn in Volepaw’s, and the occasional pity of Shinepaw’s. When he became an apprentice under Harestar, and they became warriors, he always wondered what part of the story he was missing. Even being ThunderClan’s leader’s apprentice felt like they were trying to make up for his traumatic experience as a kit. He wanted to understand the pity. It felt like it was more than the “you are half-deaf and half-blind” kind of pity.

And so he asked, and he watched, and he learned. Learned who Sheeptail really was- his father, Loudnose’s, ex-mate, and was jealous that he had moved on to have kits with Newtpond. She had attacked her with the intent to kill, but Sheeptail’s sister, Echobounce, killed her before she could harm them past what she had already done. And he studied Sheeptail’s kits actions. He knew Volefang had bad blood in her, but he always thought Fallowpelt and Shineflower had good within them. He was upset but unsurprised when Volefang murdered Loudnose, but he was especially surprised when Fallowpelt revealed he had been spying for BoneClan.

Lightshine was perhaps the only one to forgive him. He knew what it was like to have that pressure surrounding you because of your kin. The two half-brothers grew close, especially as they became the last surviving of all their siblings. Lightshine was always hanging around with Fallowpelt and Brackenlily’s kits, earning the title of best uncle ever. His apprentices also loved him like another father. He grew up to be a great warrior, even if he could be quiet and knew too much without ever telling the world about it. He also knew a lot about his family, even extended. Like that Loudnose’s father was a kittypet named Freddy, that Crowwhisper, Lightshine’s step-niece’s mate, played a paw in the death of their former mate, Rowanstrike, and that Plumshiver, Fallowpelt’s son, was in a half-clan relationship with Minnowrose of RiverClan- who was the daughter of the half-ShadowClan RiverClan cat Shrewheart. He was always fascinated by his family’s history after he realized just how complicated and vast it was.

# Fun Facts

* He has kittypet blood through his grandfather, Freddy, on his father's side.