Gloomdust's Story

Gloomdust, or Gloom, at the time, was born in a plentiful meadow, where the grass grew in tall, wispy reeds the color of edamame, and onions sprouted in clusters in different patches of growth. Vibrant flowers, in shades of violet and orange sprouted up through the soil, and blew in the wind, carrying their sweet fragrances through the air and letting go of their seed pods so that they could blow away and plant elsewhere. Gloom's father was a wiry tom named Ferris, and he was a black and grey moggy, like herself. Her mother's name was Sloan, and she was a white tabby shecat, with black stripes, of the Egyptian Mau breed. Ferris and Sloan made their home in the wondrous meadow, and had a litter of two, which consisted of Gloom, and her sister Lynx. Gloom was the eldest of the three sisters, and she was the smarter of the two. Lynx took after their mother, she was a black and white tabby patterned Egyptian Mau too. Lynx and Gloom grew up close, within the safety of the meadow. Ferris and Sloan guarded them, and always made sure that they were safe and in good condition. However, when Gloom was just two moons, Sloan died of a dreadful illness. It was called greencough, and it took Sloan after just her second quarter moon of having it. Gloom and Lynx missed their mother dearly, but at the same time, they were too young to remember all that well. Ferris, their father, took a second mate after that. Her name was Floss, and she lived in the meadow as well. Floss was a sweet black and white cow splotched Japanese Bobtail, and Gloom has suspicions that she was a kittypet. Floss and Ferris had a litter together, composed of one kit, a Japanese Bobtail named Moa. Moa wasn't sleek and thin like Gloom and Lynx, and was rather on the plump side, at least for a wildcat. Because Gloom and Lynx were older than Moa, and were the stepsisters, they should have been the ugly sisters, but this was not the case. All three of them grew up rather pretty, though it was said that Lynx was the beauty of the three of them. Moa was the sweetest, and most innocent. And Gloom was the most perceptive and intelligent. Despite maybe having kittypet backgrounds, both Floss and Moa were loved by Gloom and Lynx very much. They were all one happy family, until one day, when Gloom and Lynx were ten moons, and Moa was eight, Ferris passed away. Gloom was heartbroken, because outside of her sister, Lynx, Ferris had been her closest friend. Out on the meadow, they didn't meet that many cats, other than an occasional traveler. To lose Ferris to a feisty badger was a shock to Gloom. After he died, her step-mother Floss sets her to hunting, Lynx to fighting, and Moa to herbalry. She turns out to be a great hunter. However, this is also a time of great danger. Akihiro the Witch and Wirzard Howl roam the area, and they carry herbs that can do great harm. Howl is said to steal souls of the most beautiful shecats, and cort them until they fall in love with him, then leave them to weep. Akihiro, on the other hand, used to be Howl’s mate, until he realized that she used her herbs to keep herself pretty looking. She turned sour after he left her, and began tormented his new flings,, which worries Gloom. Moa soon becomes Howl’s next target, and Akihiro mistakes Gloom for Moa. Akihiro believed Sophie had some information she needed about Howl, and with no answer she force fed Gloom a herb that made all her fur fall out. Gloom realizes that now her family will not recognize her, and is forced to leave. Her desire to have a lush pelt again takes her to the great cavern of Wizard Howl. While in the cavern, she meets Calcifer, Howl’s servant, and she learns of the contract that keeps him in Howl's cave. Calcifer promises to counter the herbalry done to Gloom if she frees him from the contract with Howl. Some times, Calcifer drops Gloom hints to how to break the contract but she often misses them. Howl and his apprentice Micheal soon discover Gloom in the cave, and when they ask her what she is doing there, Gloom realized Howl will not steal her soul, as she is hairless and not the least bit pretty. She tells them she is their new huntress, and will provide food. Howl agrees to leave her a nest if she hunts for them, and she becomes part of their strange family. Not long after, Floss decides to appoint Lynx to look for Gloom. Howl, however, begins to fall for Gloom becuase of her persona, rather than her appearence, and tries to keep Lynx from finding her. However Akihiro is becoming more jelous, becuase she now knows that Howl and Gloom are living together, even if they are not mates, so she thinks she was right all along. Howl avoids the Witch becuase the witch happens to be one of Howl's many ex-lovers. When Akihiro kills Micheal in a show of her power, and Howl, Gloom, and Calcifer begin to take precuations, such as not going out alone, and keeping together at night. Gloom soon learns that Howl is not so much a wicked wizard, as opposed to a young tomcat who takes joy in making young sehcats fall in love with him and then ditching them once they do. Even so, he does not take anyone’s soul, only enjoys corting. It is only the infamous Akihiro that likes to see people die or get hurt. Howl becomes rather unbearable at times, because Moa still has not given into his courting. She never does, but after he falls for Gloom, he gets over it. Even having first-hand knowledge of Howl's attentions and less than appealing qualities, Gloom ends up falling in love with him, although she is too stubborn to admit it. Howl tries to avoid falling in love because he knows that this will only anger Akihiro, and Howl is too much of a coward to face her. Howl falls in love with Gloom and therefore activates the Akihiro’s wrath. One day, while Gloom is out hunting, Akihiro confronts Gloom, and tells her that she has kidnapped Moa. Thinking that it is Moa who Howl loves, and her very own sister Gloom goes to the Witch Akirhiro’s lair to try and save her before Howl hears about it. When Gloom gets there, the Witch reveals that it was all a trap to get Gloom to come, becuae she is the one that Howl truly loves, that she is the one who Howl truly loves, and would never think to cort, which has proven successful. Realising that the Witch has taken Gloom hostage, Howl rushes out to the lair to save her and fights the Witch Akihiro, overcoming his reluctance to do so out of love for Sophie, and wins. However, he later dies of blood loss from wounds inflicted from Akihiro, almost a full day later. Calcifer is broken from the contract because of his death, and finally finds a remedy in Akihiro’s herb store for Gloom’s hair loss. Unfortunately, this does not console Gloom, and she mourns for days over Howl’s dead body. With Howl gone, Calcifer sets off to build a new life, and Gloom is reunited with Moa and Lynx, only to find out that Akihiro killed Floss days early. Stricken with grief, Gloom, Moa, and Lynx leave the meadow and decide to find a new life. This is where the trio stumbles upon the clans, and continue to build their plentiful life in Sparrowclan, and Gloomdust, Moawing, and Lynxfoot.