Bahamut - Envoy of the End Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 Seriously only four people have submitted all three parts? That's disappointing. And about the only chance I have of winning something on current form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CinnamonStar Posted December 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 Yep.=/ Meh, maybe this wasn't such a good idea after all. People seemed to want the event, this and the decorate your door thing, but I guess it's easier in theory than in practice... Someone else sent me something yesterday and another member may or may not send something later. But I'm going to be away until Sunday anyway, so the winners will be declared on the 1st or 2nd. I'm sorry for the delays and I hope this is ok for you guys. But yeah, prizes will be in your PM box on the beginning of the next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DL Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 Alright, I'm kewl with the delay Enjoy your trip~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CinnamonStar Posted January 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 I'm a bit ashamed that this is still up, but I'm announcing the winners now.xD I decided that everyone would be eligible for the prizes (say, if you only submitted an entry, but it was so awesome, you'd still get something) but since only 5 people went all the way through the end, I decided that they would get something extra. Currently working on it along with the C/O Event, so it's going to take a while. Note: All the wins are based on personal preference. There's not much to rate on besides originality and whether I like something or not, so don't take it personally. Without further ado, the winnerz: [spoiler=Best intro] [spoiler=Twig (seriously, penguins and elf fights ftw!)] [color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]Twind looked out the window of his little office. It was the same sight as always, a flat blanket of snow under a dark starry sky. He went back to making toys. He couldn’t let himself get caught again by his elf macdaddy, Tingo. Last time it happened, he was forced to make toys outside in the piercing snow. Twind looked at his progress and saw that he’d only been able to make two wind-up rats, one jack-in-a-box, and three yo-yos. He had to work faster, but he kept getting distracted. He was anxious to find out if his brother had survived. He glanced at the window again but quickly retracted himself. [/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]“I can’t slow myself,” he told himself, “at this rate, they’ll never let me fight.”[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]A sound of a trumpet filled the office, and Twind immediately stood up. He ran out to the hallway to find a stream of elves heading towards the main hall. In the sea of green hats, he spotted a red one. Quickly, he reached in and pulled the little small elf. [/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]“Hey! What are you doing?!” the little elf cried. [/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]“No Lue!” Twind shoted, “what are [i]you [/i]doing? You know you’re too young to go to these meetings.”[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]“But I want to know what happened to Leo,” Lue whimpered. “He’s my brother too you know!”[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]“I’ll tell you everything after, okay?”[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]“You promise?” Lue asked.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]“Yes, now go. I’m already late.”[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]Lue nodded and headed back while Twind jogged to the main hall. [/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]Twind pushed the doors and entered a large room filled with elves. He was one of the last elves to enter. The head elf, Ruwena, was already giving the news. [/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]“Though we have only few casualties, the penguins are advancing.” [/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]Murmurs and whispers immediately dispersed among the crowd.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]“Their alliance with the polar bears has been greatly troubling,” Rowena continued. “At this rate, we’ve decided to add more troops.”[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]This was exciting news for the battle hungry elves, including Twind. Maybe he can finally fight a long side with his brother. [/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]“...but this also means that we’ll have to delay Christmas,” Ruwena said.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]The room exploded with yellling elves. “You can’t do that! That would be impossible! Might as well skip it for the year!” Those were the shouts of room. Ruwena just stood there with a depressed face. [/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]“Settle down!” Ruwena bellowed, trying to fight the cries. “We are in truly dark times, but if we are to get out of this, we must make sacrifices.”[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]The whole room went from chaos to quiet sorrow. They knew that they'd need more troops to fight off those penguins, but delaying Christmas was unheard of. The last time the North Pole had trouble, they still managed to get Santa on the sleigh at Christmas, despite being unable to give out all the presents. But Christmas has always been on December 25th, and no elf had ever dreamed let alone thought about having to change it. One thing was clear though. They can't lose to the penguins, or it will be all over.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Arial][size=4]“It is now time to read the list of casualties as well as the new elves to join the troops.”[/spoiler][/size][/font][/color] Runner-ups: Hatcher (it was simple and cute, I expected people to do something easy out of it, but yeah...) Twilight Sparkle (same as above) Atman VII (I liked the fantasy-ish intro about the village and the Northern Lights, but sad that no one made anything out of it ;/ oh well, nice intro though) [/spoiler] [spoiler=Best middle part] [spoiler=~Fluttershy~ (I might be a bit biased because of the penguin/elf fight story, but it was good :3)] Twind bit his lip, anxiously hearing the names being called from the list. His mind was only on the lookout for those three letters in conjuction. Leo. He couldn’t make out anything else that was said. He awaited his body tense, his breathing shallow, and a few beads of sweat rolling down his forehead. “Leonardo Aisenwald,” Ruwena said. Twind blinked. He knew it was a possibility. He was almost expecting to hear the name, though he dreaded it. But hearing it now made it seem like this was all just a dream. That he would wake up in a minute, and still be staring down those few toys he had made, with Leo beside him, working twice as fast as any elf with little effort, and with Christmas just around the corner. It would be a jolly time. But this wasn’t a dream. This was reality. Without even waiting to hear the end of the meeting, Twind rushed out of the room. Some of the elves turned their heads, but soon came the list of new elves, and their attention was drawn back to the meeting. Twind passed Lue on the hallway, who turned around as Twind sped by. “Hey,” Lue called. “What happened to-” Before he could continue, Twind had ran out of sight. After a few minutes of running, Twind finally reached his house. He opened the door, slammed it shut, and ran to his room. He punched his pillow. “Curses…why…why does it have to be happening now? Christmas is supposed to be the happiest time of the year…but I don’t see any happiness here…” He clenched his teeth, tears beginning to well up in his eyes. A small rock his the window, but he ignored it. Then another. He simply let the sound be lost in the sea of his thoughts. Suddenly, a mildly large rock went crashing through the window, causing Twind to almost fall off of his bed. He sat up on the bed, shaking. “W-what in the world?” “Hey, loser, open the door already!” Twind blinked. “That voice…” He looked out of the broken window, and saw a tall elf with blond hair outside his house. “L-Leo!” he rushed downstairs, and opened the door, panting. “B-but you…you were…and then…and I…” “Alright, alright, calm down. I’ll explain everything.” “A-and who are THEY?” Twind asked, gesturing to the dozens of elves near Leo. They wore different clothes from any elf Twind had ever seen, and he knew most elves from these parts, but he recognized none of these faces. “Oh, these? These are some friends I made on my journey.” “Journey?” “Well, I got caught by the seals and taken to their base. So when I escaped…I met these guys. And I brought them with me because I know EXACTLY how drastic the situation is. We probably won’t have enough elves to finish up all the toys, at this rate. And so me and my buddies are here to save Christmas,” Leo said with a grin[/spoiler] Runner-ups: Atman VII (I liked the accusation for witchcraft part) TwinSeed (All your parts were bloody and sounded more like a Halloween event, but you did a fine job dealing with what you got) Twig (Narrative style is really entertaining. First I was scared that people would have a hard time dealing with Verz' Yugioh story, but you did well :3) [/spoiler] [spoiler=Best ending] [spoiler=Verz Bahamut (there's not much happening here or in the whole story, but it was cute and at least kind of Christmas-related :3)] Terrified, the young girl threw the covers over her head, curling herself up into a tight shivering ball. Of course looking out of the window was going to be the last thing she would do, why would she do something so stupid? That would involve getting out of her ‘safe’ little ball, out of bed, walking across the room, to see goodness knows what more horror awaiting her. No, instead she stayed frozen in her little ball clutching her knees, crying to herself. ‘It’s just a bad dream. It’ll be over soon. It’s not real’. However it felt extremely real. The coldness was overwhelming. The dark tendrils were wrapping themselves around her, pulling away the blankets under which she was hiding. The suit was standing at the base of the bed, a faceless figure of darkness staring right at her; she could feel its unseeing glare. The room was shaking now, books and dolls falling from the shelves and china items smashing on the floor. There was the howl of a mighty storm, and the windows burst open, rattling and blowing the curtains wildly around. “Go away!” the girl tried helplessly to cry out. Still the faceless suit remained motionless. The little girl could take no more. She would have to run, and find someone who could help her. Flying on wings of fear and panic, she leapt from the bed and bolted for the door, away from the devil, twisting the handle to try and escape. The handle disintegrated in her hand. Leaving her only one way to go. Out of the window. The window she must not look out of at all costs… Cautiously the girl crept to the window, trying to avoid looking down or at anything that the suit might have been referring to, just looking at the plant covered lattice fixed by her window to try and climb down on. Such a feat was never possible, for as soon as she was sat on the windowsill, she could see what she was not meant to. The sight numbed her. Her breathing stopped. Her heart paused, as icy fingers seemed to squeeze around it. Lying face up on the pavement was a man in a Santa suit, his head in a small puddle of red. Her father. Suddenly she was falling, and darkness enveloped her. … Sweaty and panicked, the girl sat bolt upright in her bed. Sunlight was drifting softly through the curtains of her nice and tidy bedroom. Everything was how it was before she went to bed, yet right now she could only concentrate on what she had seen in her dream. Jumping out of bed, ignoring the fifty pence on her bedside table, the girl sprinted from her room and downstairs. Through the hallway, into the sitting room, ignoring the Christmas tree with the presents all around the base. Into the kitchen, where her mother was stood with her back to her, preparing some potatoes. Her father was nowhere to be seen. Swallowing, the girl managed to speak at the third attempt. “Mommy, where’s dad? Is he okay?” “Of course, I am honey.” The backdoor of the kitchen swung open, and in strode her father, his boots covered in snow, knocking some more off of his hat. The little girl tackled him and hugged him around the waist, startling him for a moment as he looked helplessly at his equally stunned wife. “Whatever is the matter my dear? Didn’t you like your presents?” “I… I haven’t opened them yet Daddy.” The girl was sobbing slightly as her father embraced. “They can wait. All I want for Christmas is you."[/spoiler] [spoiler=Cheetah Blazer (I liked how you tried to make the story kind of consistent and gave an explanation for what is happening)] Alexandria held a shotgun. She cocked it, almost afraid, ready to faint into a bottomless pit. "Let's Proceed." They entered the Fabled Forest, named so because so many deathly creatures have been procured to be sighted at that place. Tim was in the hospital, hyperventilating. They split up into four groups: Alpha, Gold, Silver, Beta. The chill of the air, the deathly silence in the forest. The owls hooting. They circled a curious area. A large area, in the middle and out the north entrance into the mountain. The axes ready to swing, guns ready to fire. They heard a creature roar, ambush. You could get out without being splattered. The ones with guns, had a better time than axes. The creatures captured some, and killed the others. Very few got into the cave, where the children, the "morsels" were hidden. Alexandria was one of the few. She killed 10 creatures and found, at its heart, was a single creature. Bigger, burlier than the others. She fought him for the life of the children. No guns. It was wit against might. She held him off as people circled the compound, overpowering the creatures. A well placed shot to the head by their neighbor, Dave, ended that fear. The crazy thing, was, the creature receded to be Santa Claus. The subordinates, elves. They all got up, and patched up the wounds of the people. "...It's a curse. This town's single forest inhabitant, has it. Every 100 years, I was doomed to turn into, a beast. A deadly beast. And I terrorize this very town. Every year, a single elf has the transformation. He terrorizes the town. I take the children up, kill them if not stopped, and revert to Claus to deliver to the rest of the world." He finished. "That's horrible!" She said. "Yeah. Every time it has happened, that has been said." He chuckled. "I am off. Elves, clean up here, and return to base." "Yessir!" Was the ring of the drone-like midgets. And they freed the children. Simply as that.[/spoiler] [spoiler=~Fluttershy~ (you ended up with your own intro and someone else's middle part, but it was cute and rounded-off :3)] “Hey, Sarah…?” Ryan suddenly muttered, still looking out of the window. “Yeah, what is it?” asked the girl, curious. “Do you think we’ll ever be able to live a normal life?” Sarah blinked, then laid her head on his shoulder, hugging his arm. “Why are you asking that…?” “I don’t feel like you should be living this way is all…I know you said it’s fine to splurge here, since it’s Christmas…but it’ll be hard to eat for the next week or so.” “I don’t mind,” Sarah said quietly, smiling. “But you should, we can’t always be in this-” Ryan began to say, then was cut short by Sarah giving him a soft kiss on the cheek. “It’ll be fine. Because we’re together,” she said, with a giggle. Ryan glanced at her, then looked away, a tiny smile on his face. When the Ferris Wheel stopped, they both got off, Ryan’s hand holding onto Sarah’s, as they casually began walking through the festival, taking all the enjoyment they could from this wonderful night. It was almost midnight, and the festival was closing, so they decided to head out. “That was really fun! We should come again next year, too!” Sarah said, a big grin on her face. “Yeah, we shoul- wait…where’d that stuffed bear I won go?” And just like that, Mr.Chuckleberry the stuffed bear was left in the festival’s Ferris Wheel. A festival that was scheduled to be moved to Argentina for the summer. Thus, Ryan and Sarah never saw the bear again. But some say, if you imagine hard enough, you can even pretend that the bear itself was the one who pushed the two of them closer together that night. But that would be silly, of course, because bears are not sentient beings.[/spoiler] Not a winner, but special mention: [spoiler=TwinSeed (again, really good but more like Halloween than Christmas :'O)] Later that night he awoke, eyes sore, shirt damp, curled up on the floor. [i]Lucy...[/i] He kept blaming himself for what had happen, for not clearly explaining the blasphemy of witchcraft. Then he broke from his state of self-loathing, and took a new turn in his philosophy. What if Lucy had actually done nothing wrong in her own eyes; what if she had discovered a truth or heard something that no one else had? He pondered his thoughts and the actions from earlier for another hour or so, then fell back asleep. However, what he wouldn't forget was his resolution to go after her in the morning, rested and prepared to take her back - whether she was a witch or not. He woke again later, his shirt now dry and his mind calm. He was hungry, but couldn't feel even that. He wiped his eyes and yawned, sitting up slowly. He knew what to do, and he knew that it wouldn't be easy. He also knew that he had until noon before anything would be done, because that's when they held any kind of punishment involving witches, and he could formulate a plan. Nick stared at the ground, drawing out invisible figures and ideas with his fingers. Every so often a tear would drip down, and he'd have to start over. "Lucy will be here..." He mumbled to himself, using what he'd witnessed from other witch trials to aid him. The town near them was small, but that made it easier to secure. He looked up out the window towards the sun. Noon was approaching, and his plan was ready to be put into action. He gathered his strength and courage, then steadily walked through the door. Knowing that people would be looking out for him, looking down on him, he stuck to the shadow and outskirts; getting to the middle whilst being undedected would be no easy feat. When the platform and what appeared to be a gathering were in site, he bolted towards the center of his quaint town. People were dispersing from the area, and his face lost every aspect of color when he saw Lucy hung by a sturdy rope, a familiar rope. He was too late, and didn't even realize that the town's beloved reverand was also a thief of the less fortunate. At that moment, he realized that this must've been a work of pure evil...[/spoiler] [/spoiler] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DL Posted January 2, 2012 Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 Is it just me, or is there a lot of weird shiz happening in those spoilers? O-o Regardless, I seem to have won best middle part...and tied for best ending? So I'm happy ^-^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CinnamonStar Posted January 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 Yep, I forgot that YCM isn't letting me add spoilers without a title anymore.:/ But fixed.:3 As for the prizes, you're going to get 5000 points each, 2500 if you're a runner-up (just so that I don't get arrested by the Internet police, I'm adding them to your profile because I don't have enough points to give out myself~). I'd like to thank the 5 people who went all the way, thinking about some extra prize for them. Also thanks to everyone else for participating, even if you didn't go all the way! 't was a nice read.;3 EDIT: Oh and I'm going to post who wrote what...tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut - Envoy of the End Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Frankly gobsmacked that I won anything But thank you for hosting a fun contest Opal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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