between the fire and sky || warrior cats

What if everything you believed was wrong?

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Centuries after the great reign of Firestar, the five Clans began to collapse from Twolegs' forest destruction. Tensions were rigid and leaders were stubborn, refusing to work together as they each fought for territory. There was war, endless war, until one cat stepped out to take control. He combined the five Clans into one. He led them away from the lake. StarClan disappeared. The only thing that was left was the Glade Empire.

In their new home, he continued to spread his philosophy to the cats around them, until the Glade Empire grew so wide that cats from different Clans hardly knew what the others looked like. All they knew was that they bowed down to the royal family, to the ruler and the ruler's heir.

The system was not perfect. The system was hardly even good. And one day Lianapond, heir to the throne of the Glade Empire, would learn that the hard way.

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published || november 29, 2025