About

Name: Lightning
Allegiance: Atari
Age: 14 moons
Species: American Shorthair
Gender: Male
Mentor: ---------

Skills and Abilities: His main ability is of course his lightning powers (So original, you could never have guessed based on his name, I know). When he gets angry, or if he concentrates enough (Meaning it requires a short while of focus to summon if the reaction isn't caused immediately from fear or anger), a lightning bolt will strike him, charging him up. From this, he gains a massive boost of speed.

The downsides to his power are that 1) His powered up state lasts a limited amount of time, usually around 5 minutes at a time. 2) Once he loses his powered up state, his body becomes paralyzed for an equal amount of time that he was powered up.

Aside from having powers, he is incredibly nimble, and quick to act. However, he isn't very sturdy, and can be taken down with a good hit or two.

Personality: Lightningpaw is very unassuming and unsure of himself. He suffers from a sort of impostor syndrome, thinking that his powers would have been better on anyone else, because he is nothing special. He doesn't see himself as strong, just lucky that starclan blessed him, and constantly wonders why he is alive.

Inspiration: This character draws heavy inspiration from Rock Lee from "Naruto". A character who was not gifted or blessed with any talents, and instead breaks his body and pushes himself beyond normal limits in order to keep up with everyone else. Struggling to feel like he belongs, and channeling that doubt into the motivation to train. I decided to add something onto this narrative: What if a character like that was blessed with a greater power? One that they didn't deserve? I thought it would be interesting to see how that plays out, how someone so dedicated to proving themselves would perceive an unearned boost in power. Yes, this means that I listen to Rock Lee's theme song whenever I write posts for Lightning, I am a total nerd.