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"Ah, hello there, young one."
A smooth, calm motherly voice woke up the young tom out of his slumber, causing him to take a look at his current surroundings.
All around him was simply an empty white void filled with light, casting over every part of the area, leaving no room for any shadow to form.
"Wha...Where am I?"
Movement caught his attention as a large figure moved his way, which put the young tom on guard.
Upon reaching him, he could see what this figure was: A large, beautiful white eagle with light shining off every corner of her body and large majestic wings keeping her flying.
"You are in my domain, little one. Welcome to the Light Realm, home to many light Madoa like me. Though, I was the one to create this space."
The young tom cat just stared at the Madoa in pure awe, mesmerized by the power flowing off her in waves and the wisdom he could see from her eyes staring down at him.
"What's your name?"
"Um...Nightpaw. Nightpaw of ThunderClan"
"A pleasure to meet you, young Nightpaw. I am Eris, one of the very first Madoa to ever exist, as well as the very first Light Madoa."
"One of the first?!" Nightpaw shouted in shock.
Eris smiled and nodded her head in response.
"Yes dear, I am. I was around when the Clans first began, when the first Bonding happened, all of that."
Nightpaw picked himself and nervously spoke, "Um...if it's not too much trouble, I have a question for you."
"And what would that be, young one?"
"...What is the history of the Madoas?"
Eris went silent for a bit, before letting out an amused huff.
"Is that all? Very well then, I'd be more than happy to give you a little history lesson, little one."
With that, Eris' eyes flashed as light began to swirl around the two, causing Nightpaw to shield his eyes.
"Let us take a little trip...back to the beginning."
As soon as the light died down, Nightpaw looked back up again to see the light had formed into large shifting orbs.
"Our story begins at the very creation of the universe."
Eris' voice came from his mind, revealing to Nightpaw that Eris had vanished.
One of the orbs then began to shift, recreating what appeared to be a massive blast.
"From that moment, we, the Madoa, were born from the void, born from crystallized energy and were sent across the cosmos, until we landed on a still developing world, where we remained contained in our crystal confinement for a very long time."
The orb then formed into a crystal like shape, which seemed to contain an entity inside of it before showing it crashing into the ground.
"That was, until we were freed centuries later, by five groups of cats who came across our crystals and released us. It also this moment when we achieved the power we possess now. The power of the elements of this world."
The next visual was of a cat approaching the very crystal in question before touching it, causing the gem to glow before a bright light emerged from it.
"As I'm sure you know, there are many different Madoa with different elemental abilities. Fire, Water, Lightning, Earth, Wind, Sound, Light, Shadow, Metal, Life and Death. And believe me when I say we'd be here for moons if I had to explain those all."
Shifting again, the orb made examples of these powers: A cat forming fire to increase their strike.
Another shooting jets of water from their mouth.
Another shooting lightning from their body.
Another creating a wind funnel to hover in the air.
Another creating a massive shockwave
Another emitting bright light that blinded their enemies.
Another disappearing into their shadow to avoid an attack.
Another forming natural metal on their body and claws.
Another forming vines and plant life around them.
And finally, another summoning a small army of skeleton cats to assist them.
"These five groups would later be known as the Clans, ThunderClan, ShadowClan, RiverClan, WindClan, and the fifth one extinct until having recently returned, SkyClan."
All the orbs then shifted into the Clan symbols of each Clan.
"It was here that the well known process known as Bonding first occurred."
Nightpaw watched as one of the lightnorbs then changed back to the moment the cat had freed the trapped Madoa, to which then the Madoa merged with the cat.
"Bonding is what happens when a Madoa merges with their chosen Bonded One, allowing them to form a...well, bond, and form a symbiotic relationship, where the Clan cat gains access to our power, and we get a vessel to help us maintain our forms and survive."
Nightpaw was standing still in absolute awe at the process, "...Wow..."
Eris chuckled, "Quite fascinating, isn't it? Of course, there are some catches to this, much like many things in life."
The orb changed again to what appeared to another cat trying to power up, with what appeared to be cracks on his body forming and glowing.
"It was discovered that if one tried to force too much power out of the bond with their Madoa at once, the power would be too much for the host and..."
Nightpaw watched in horror as the orb showed the cat explode in a blast of light before a small smoking crater was shown.
"...Well, I certainly hope you don't have a vivid imagination, young one. All I can really say is...it wasn't pretty."
Not wanting to stay on this topic for much longer, Eris quickly moved on.
"Thankfully however, this rarely ever happens as no one is stupid enough to actually try thus unless they have a True Bond with their partner."
Nightpaw looked up, curious. "True Bond?"
"Yes, a True Bond. This is where both cat and Madoa become truly one with their bond. Once that is achieved, the partner can safely access the Madoa's power without risk of fatal backfire."
"However, it is difficult to achieve as it requires both partner and Madoa to be on perfect wavelength with each other. Without that, a True Bond can't be achieved."
Nightpaw nodded in understanding, which allowed Eris to continue on.
"For a good long while, the Clans and the Madoa worked along each other side by side. We went through everything. The creation of the Warrior Code, the finding of the Moonstone to Moonpool, etc."
"But quite a few Madoa weren't happy with the Clans, viewing them as crude and barbaric who didn't deserve to wield such power. And so, they left us and went to other places to find others to bind with. From then on, they became known as the Wandering."
The orbs then began to spin around and around before Eris reappeared in front of Nightpaw.
"And that is the story of the Madoa. From back then to now, we continue to exist to bond and assist thise who need us, whether Clan cat or not."
With the lesson over, the orbs of light then popped out of existence, and Eris looked down at Nightpaw.
"That, young one, is the history of the Madoas."
Nightpaw shot up in excitement, "That was incredible! You guys really are so cool!"
Eris chuckled at the apprentices excitement, before asking, "Is there anything else you'd like to know, young one?"
Nightpaw looked down in thought, thinking deeply, before he answered, "Do you have any stories that involve my Clan?"
"You mean ThunderClan?"
Nightpaw nodded.
Eris went into thought before a look of excitement came over her face.
"Oh, I have the perfect one! The legend of the Fire Who Saved The Clan."
Nightpaw sat down immediately. He had heard short versions of that story, but never the full one.
He was excited.
Eris wrapped her wing around Nightpaw before forming another singular orb of light.
"Now then, allow me to tell the tale of the wandering fire and his draconic Madoa who saved not just their Clan, but the others from a threatening darkness that was going to take over the entire forest."