Participants:
BirtDog - his deadline is on August 25, 2013
BoomerangReturns
Canis Majoris
Codincx
GamerXD8
TyTheGamerGuy
merich1
Nikx232
Shadowkirby


Click HERE for the rules of this Round...

[FONT=Century Gothic]Antes:

***Antes are Extra Challenges that add twice the points wagered if successfully pulled off. They come in 3 Flavors (Easy Medium Hard). No two participants can have the same kind of Ante. For more info, click the link above.

Nikx232 (Hard) - Remember when I said you couldn't introduce edgy violent themes? In this Hard Ante, you must introduce at least one and justify it. To reiterate these themes are drugs/alcohol/violence/non-consensual sex/etc.
BirtDog (Medium) - As the Narrator of your story, you must break the 4th wall and address the reader throughout your entire telling.

BoomerangReturns (Hard) - You are now writing a story for the blind (it may or may not include a blind character). Describe at least 3 colors in your story in a way that will make the blind know what it is without having to see it.
merich1 (Medium) - Both of your characters are now animals. Actual animals and not anthromorphs (animal-people). They still retain the qualities and powers of your and the opponent's wRHG though.

TyTheGamerGuy (Medium)) - Offer either your character or your opponent's character an offer he/she can't refuse. It should come with a heavy price and he must take it.
Codincx (Easy) - Include a damsel in distress in your story.

GamerXD8 (Easy) - Begin your story with a sunrise. End it with a sunset.
Canis Majoris (Medium) - Incorporate a Mystery into your story that deals with an underground chamber and ghosts. The Mystery must be solved in the end.

Shadowkirby (Easy) - Have at least 1 talking object in your story.


Instructions:
- This is a Forced Ranking competition. As soon as you see the entries, you must rank all the entries from 1 to 8 with 1 being the HIGHEST and 8 being the LOWEST. No decimals. No ties.
- By default, you must include a writeup on why you made your ranking that way. You don't have to go into detail with every entry. Just show us your thinking process: What made x stand out? What do you look for in a piece? Is it humor? Style? Description? Make it at least 3 sentences.
- The writeup is DIFFERENT from the CNC for the CNC Bonus. A CNC is when you go specific into a piece and judge it thoroughly. That can come later, but the ranking must have a writeup to come with it or it won't count.
- Due to the nature of how this round went, when an entry is incomplete it is NOT a valid reason to be rated low. You will rank the pieces based on how well it is written. Ignore the fact that it never finished.


Scoring:
- Highest Rank is worth 35 points. Every subsequent rank lower is worth 5 pts. less. Lowest Rank is worth 0 pts.
- CNC-ing an entry gives you 10 pts. Detailed ones get an extra 5 pts. Maximum 3 CnCs per participant.
- Bonus for the Round is 20 pts. Bonus for this Round is the best moral lesson.
- Fulfilled Antes give 10, 20, 30 pts. and lost 5, 10, 15 pts if failed depending on difficulty
- Judge's Blessing gives 15 points if entry caught the Judge's eye.


Here are the entries:

Nikx232held a great treasure beyond one’s wildest dreams. It is said that this cave held the treasure of all treasures, a magical cup that bestowed the blessing of a single wish to those that drank from it.

Many kings, rulers, and great men travelled the world in search for the cup, but none succeeded. Centuries passed since the first telling of this grand tale as fewer adventures sought the bountiful treasure, and eventually gave up. It seemed as if the story would stay as nothing but a legend, until two wanderers had stumbled upon this great tale.

The first was a young woman named Haku, who had long dark hair and beautiful brown eyes. The other was Dominic, a tall young man whose skin was as pale as a ghost and clothed in a sweater that draped past his mitten-covered knuckles.

Both had taken part in an amazing tournament that traveled through galaxies, different dimensions, and even time. The challenge that was placed upon them this round was to seek the magical cup, drink from its mysterious waters, and use the wish to escape from the fairy tale world.

Dominic, the first adventurer, was the first to set out for the cave when an old man approached him from the side of the road.

“Please help me good sir! My cart is stuck in the ditch along the side of the road and I am too weak to pull it out.” The old man cried, but Dominic did not stop for him. Although he found it strange that his presence had not affected the old man, he could not bring himself to help him.

The old man grew sad as the young traveler simply passed him by. He returned to his cart, digging away the mud from its wheels.

By chance, Haku had happened to travel down the same road. She had to catch up to him, or he would get to the treasure first.

“Young miss!” Called the old man as he waved his hand. “Would you be so kind as to help an old man push his cart out from the ditch?”

“Of course!” She replied as she jumped into the ditch. With a great push, the wheels groaned loudly and the cart began to sway. The mule let out a sharp, “Hee-haw” with glee as cart rose above the ditch and back onto the road.

“Thank you so much traveler! I know I don’t have much but please take this as a token of my thanks.” Said the old man as removed the small keg hanging from his neck and gave it Haku.

Although she refrained from alcoholic drinks, she graciously accepted the gift from the old man. “It was nothing,” she replied as she took the gift and tucked it neatly into her bag. “Well, I’ll be off.” Haku waved as she headed up the mountain path.

The air quickly grew cold with each step she took up the mountain. The snow blew around her violently as she pulled down the sleeves of her jacket and tightly hugged her sides. The harsh wind burned roughly on the sides of her cheeks and the tip of her nose as they glowed a bright red. Lifting a hand, a barrier of air swirled around her preventing the snow and wind from coming in contact with her skin.

Haku exhaled a foggy breath as she stared at her feet and noticed the tracks before her. The size was bigger than hers and seemed to trail ahead of her up the mountain. She followed them until the footprints suddenly stopped in front of a small cave. There seemed to be absolutely nothing around until she spied a strange lump on the ground. “Is that…a glove?”

She crouched down and reached out to touch the glove. “Solid? But that would mean.” Her eyes grew big as she quickly began digging around the glove revealing an arm and then a body. It was Dominic, buried beneath the snow.

“Hey!” She cried out quickly brushed the icy snow off of him and revealing a red scar around his stomach. “Whoa, how’d you get this?” She thought aloud as her hands glowed green and she placed them on the wound.

Dominic’s frosty skin slowly warmed to her magic, returning the color to his face. His eyes slowly blinked open as he slowly regained consciousness, flickering about as they finally settled on Haku. They slowly came into focus and her voice was all but noise in his ears as closed them again. “I must be dead,” he smiled to himself.

“Sorry to disappoint you, but you’re not.” Haku grins as she swings his arm around her neck and picks him up. “Don’t worry, I’ll get you somewhere safe.”

“Don’t…the cup…it’s a trap...it stopped my powers…” He responds weakly as she drags him over to the cave and sets him down lightly on the solid floor.

“Quiet now, if you keep talking you’ll undo the healing I’ve done to your stomach.” She scolds as she sits next to him and looks around the cave. There was nothing around them other than rocks, snow, and dirt that decorated the interior of the cave. “So uh…where did you find this cup anyway?”

“I…I don’t kn-“ Dominic is interrupted by a violent cough as turns over on his side.

Haku returns to his side and turns him onto his back when the glint of gold shines from the interior of his sweater. “Hey isn’t that…?”

Dominic’s hand grips her wrist tightly as he sits up. “You can’t…drink from this…you mustn’t! The wish…it’s a lie! This challenge…it was a set up to get rid of us! The losers!” He croaks as his coughing fit returns shaking his body violently with each raspy cough.

A small smile spreads across Haku’s face as she slowly pries the cup from Dominic and settles him against the wall of the cave. “It’ll be alright,” she cooed putting her jacket over him and walking over to a dripping stalactite to fill the cup.

“S-stop…you mustn’t.”

“Dominic. That was your name right?” She asks walking over to him. “It was nice to meet you.” She smiles as she lifts the cup to her lips and downs the icy water. It only took a moment till she could feel the poison rush through her body as darkness quickly enveloped the corners of her eyes until everything turned black. A strange silence and peace enveloped Haku in the darkness as she simply floated in the consciousness of her mind until a single streak of light pierced through.

A melodious voice resonated with the light as it spoke. “Your heart has been found to be of pure mind and consciousness. State thy wish.”

“Who are you?” She asked as she turned towards the light.

“It matters not whom I am. State thy wish.”

Haku put a thoughtful hand to her chin as she pondered upon it for a moment. “I wish…for Dominic to be saved.”

“You truly have a pure selflessness to those around you, Wandering Swordsman. I shall grant your wish.” The light quickly grew brighter and brighter until the darkness simply faded into the light as she tightly shut her eyes.

Drip...Drip…Drip.

Haku slowly opened her eyes as she looked around. She was not dead. She was still in the cave where she had dragged Dominic from the snow. “That’s right! Dominic!”

Dominic was sleeping soundly on the ground next to her as she quickly held up a glowing green hand. The poison was gone.

A soft sigh escaped her lips as she ran a hand through her hair. “I can’t believe it…It actually worked!”

“Oh you better believe it missy,” rang a voice behind Haku.

She whipped around to see a very familiar toothy grin. “O-old man! What are you doing here?”

The old man folded his hands together as he pointed towards the cup she had been holding.

Haku stared at the cup for a moment as she slowly began to piece things together. “W-wait…does that mean you’re…?”

The old man nodded as he walked into the cave and sat down beside her. “You truly are a selfless soul you know. Willing to throw your powers and life away to save someone you hardly known.”

“I couldn’t leave him to die like that. No one should have to die over something as stupid as this tournament.” She grinned lightly as she leaned against the wall of the cave.

“What are you going to do now then? You’ve used up your last wish. Aren’t you a tad bit worried?” He asked, leaning his face on his palm.

Scratching the back of her head, she looked towards the ceiling in thought. “I’m not too sure myself, but we’ll find a way. I’m sure of it!”

The old man chuckled at her response with a grin spread wide across his face. “Would you like to go back? To the place from where you came?”

Haku turned with a surprised look on her face. “Y-yes of course I’d love to go back! But I’ve used my wish already.”

A loud hearty laughter bellowed from the old man as he held his sides, “Oh young one, you still have much to learn about the world around you.” He breathed wiping away a tear.

“What do you mean?” She replied with a confused look on her face.

“Do good unto others, and it will come back to you.” He replied.

Haku scratched her head again trying to understand the old man’s words. “What are you saying then?”

“Come,” replied the old man as he stood up and took her hand. “It’s time for you and your friend to go.” A large swirling portal appeared behind him at the mouth of the cave as a bright light shone through it.

“Old man…I…” She began, but was cut off by a wave of the old man’s hand.

“Think of this as a gift for the kindness and selfless you displayed for me today.” He smiled as he folded his hands in front of him.

Haku smiled as she hugged the old man and kissed him on the nose. “Thank you,” she whispered as she swung Dominic’s arm around her neck and walked towards the portal.

The old man’s cheeks grew rosy as he grinned happily, but he quickly lifted a finger as if remembering something. “Oh! And before I forget!” He snaps his finger as a white light surrounds the two. “Can’t forget to return your powers back to you now.”

A smile spread brighter than ever across her face as she stepped into the portal and waved. “I hope I can get to see you again some time!”

“Farewell adventurers!” Waved the old man as he watched them disappear into the portal. “May your journey’s ahead of you be grand and the road be long.”

The portal quietly closed and the mountain returned to normal as the blizzard disappeared and snow gently fell from the sky around him. The old man slowly crunched through the snow to his cart smiling as he headed back down the mountain to the long dirt road.

The End

Moral: “Do good unto others, and it shall come back to you. In full measure and overflowing.”

piece for me to write especially since my this was in the middle of my summer classes, when I had to drive home (9 hours), and take care of my mom who had broken her leg falling down the stairs; however, I somehow managed to write this in the end! I do wish I had started writing other things as a warm up before I had gotten into this tournament, but I simply couldn't wait. So I immediately jumped in head long without really knowing what I was getting myself into. I had chosen a hard ante and simply added the fact that she had received the alcohol as a gift. Alcohol in itself isn't a bad thing and just because one receives it, doesn't mean that one has to drink it. (however I most likely misinterpreted the ante...oh well) Upon writing this piece of mine, I had ran into some trouble with the actual storyline itself to the point where I had 7 fully written out stories, but all of them terrible. I scrapped each one and eventually returned to my original idea from the beginning and tried to finish that one with the best I could do. I wish to elaborate more, but I must sleep. I hope I can continue this tournament and will continue to write even more~!

Sincerely,

Nikx232[/spoiler][/spoiler]BoomerangReturns upon a time there was a boy named Titus. Titus was a fairly ni

GamerXD8
*Please take note that GamerXD8 asked for 2 extensions and he still submitted late. He was posting stuff in this forum all the time so it showed that he was very capable and had free time with his Clan and RPG Threads.[spoiler=The Grand Adventure]Chapter 1: The First Encounter
Once upon a time, there was a young man who called himself Lucario. Wearing his signature black goggles and blue jacket, he traveled to many places to become stronger. But this time, he got lost in a mysterious land where everything was brightly colored, as if a kid had drawn it. The sky was of a color yellow and painted with ice-cream clouds, purple light shone through the spaces between the blue trees and grass… And our young hero was confused as to how he got there.

“Where am I?” He wondered. He looked around and all that he could see was trees, blue ones. It looked like he was in a tropical jungle, like ones shown in books. He was clueless since the last thing he remembered was sleeping somewhere that was NOT a jungle. He walked around and he found another person. Filled with joy, he decided to talk to him, only to find out that he was a warrior. Wearing a fancy red armor set, he looked very strong with a sword on his belt, a spear and shield in his hands. The armored man turned around and responded with a scary look.

“Why are you asking me? I don’t even know the first thing about this place.” The man scratched his hand before asking another question, his eyes staring at his. “Who are you, blue-haired dude? The name’s Caesar, if you need to know.”

“My name is Lucario. Nice to meet you, Caesar.” He simply nodded his head. “Now then, what should we do next?”

“Perhaps I can answer that.” It was from a man in suit. Wearing a finely-made tuxedo, he spoke in a simple manner. “This is a contest. The sun is rising right now, so you got until sunset.” He pointed at the purple sun hiding amongst the trees. “Wait a second… The sun is purple?” Caesar asked in surprise.

“This place is called Imaginate, a place where imagination shapes the world, strange things are considered normal. And this purple sun is an example. But anyway,” He coughed a bit to clear his throat before continuing. “Your goal is to find a certain treasure hidden among the rocks. Find it, and tell me the content. Time limit is until sunset.”

“What’s in it for us?” Lucario asked calmly. “Your ticket out of this place, what else? And furthermore, whoever arrives first and answer the question can leave . Now then, better hurry. Time is ticking.” The man in red ran as fast as possible, leaving a confused Lucario behind. “See ya later, slowpoke! Mwahahahaha!” His evil laugh could be heard even from a distance.

“Right…Anyway, let me ask you one last question.” The man in suit simply nodded. “What’s your name?” There was a brief silence before he answered.

“You can call me… The Host, Lucario. Now then, off you go!” Then he just disappeared.

“That was fun. Let’s not let him wait! Lucario Super Speed Mode, ON!” The young fighter in blue began to run through the trees and the bushes, jumping from one to another like a ninja while his eyes were looking at a cliff far ahead, which was the reason for the “treasure among the rocks”. And he found Caesar standing alone, looking around a lot.

“What’s wrong, Warrior Man? Got lost?” Lucario asked very nicely, which didn’t go well. Because it made Caesar even madder.

“Don’t you dare saying that I…got…los…Oh shut up.” And his anger cooled off in an instant. “Alright, I give up. Where’s the treasure?”

“Since you’ve asked so nicely, I’m gonna show you.” The goggle-eyed man pointed at the cliff up ahead. “It’s ther-“ Before he finished his sentence, Caesar had already gone off in that direction.

“That was quick. You’re not gonna beat me!” Lucario said. He quickly chased the armored man through the forest. With his shield in front, Caesar simply charged through the entire jungle like a bull, pushing away anything in his path.

“MWAHAHAHAHA! Nothing can stop me!”

“How about a tree?” But that didn’t stop him. Caesar just went through the tree in front of his face, leaving behind a giant human shape on it. “Cool.” Lucario complimented as he jumped from one tree to another in order to catch up.

Chapter 2: The First Trial.
And so, the heroes ran through the vast forest and eventually reached a very, very, very tall cliff. Its top reached past the cloud as its surface was filled with sharp rocks. It looked a little scary unlike the friendly forest. On it was a giant metal gate.

“So…This gate is the entrance? Nothing can stop the mighty Caesar!” He hit the door with all his might but it didn’t move, open or break. “It’s big for a reason, I guess. Also, did you even try to read the note sticking on the door at all?” Lucario pointed at a piece of paper glued to the door. On it was the letters neatly written: “Trial of Power: Unity brings forth hidden strength. Use it and push open a new path.” After the man in red read the letters, a very tall column shot up into the sky behind him, a square hole opened in front of the column a few seconds later.

“Right… This is something out of a fairy tale. Treasure, trials, these kinds of things… But that’s what makes life interesting!” Lucario was suddenly pushed by Caesar. “Out of the way! I’m gonna climb up this tower to get the key! Or jump into that hole if that’s what needed!” Lucario just looked at the armored man, very surprised by what he had just said.

“Uh… We only have to PUSH the tower into that hole . Basic, really. A big block and a deep hole in front of it, it's somewhat obvious what we should do. Like that game with the green hero. That’s also the reason for the word "push" mentioned here, though I don’t think you’re smart enough to notice.” He said cheerfully.

“Whatever…I’ll try to push this thing. NOT because you say it.” And Caesar made an angry face. He walked up to the tower and began pushing it. He kept trying and trying and trying, but it didn’t move. He pushed so hard that his face turned red, which was hilarious. After a few minutes, he gave up.

“That thing isn’t going to move anytime soon. If I can’t, no one can.” Slightly discouraged, Caesar punched the tower in anger, which only made his fist hurt. Lucario gave him a slight encouraging pat before standing before the great column. “Well then, my turn!” He began to place his hands on it and pushed with all his might. He was so strong that his feet sunk in the earth, but it didn’t matter for the tall piece of rock: It hardly moved from its original position. “Oh phooey. This thing is as heavy as a mountain! And that might be an understatement.”

Chapter 3: Teamwork + Persistence =?
Lucario stepped away from it as he was thinking about the solution. Looking around, there was nothing else that could help them much with their trial. There was one word in the hint that was the answer: “Unity”. In other words, “teamwork”. Yet… The person he had to team up with was Caesar, who wasn’t very willing to do that. So, Lucario came up with a plan.

“We’re getting nowhere. Alright, want a contest?” Lucario’s question has taken Caesar’s interest immediately. “What’s this about?” Lucario simply shrugged his should and said: “We will both push this piece of rock into its place: The hole. Whoever pushes it into the hole first wins.” It was a very simple trick, yet Caesar fell for it. “Heh. That’s easy. I’m going to beat you. Hard.” With a smile on their faces, Lucario and Caesar began to stand in front of the high tower, its top beyond the clouds.

The two of them began to push it as hard as possible, all of their strength focused on one thing: Move the thing in front of them. And finally, it moved! Though only a little bit, it had revealed that the task of pushing the column of rock wasn’t impossible. Delighted by that fact, Caesar and Lucario kept doing their best at moving it, slowly but surely. After hours and hours of hard work, the tower was finally in place as its square base fitted into the hole and the entire column fell into it. And it went on falling for one minute before it disappeared from sight, sealed nicely in the ground.

“Wow. Never thought it was THAT tall.” Caesar burst out laughing as he wiped his sweat. “Gahahaha. Victory to the great warrior.” He was prideful because of his “victory” over the young man. “Well, good job then.” Lucario just said it without emotion. He heard a strange rumbling sound coming from the giant gate. It sounded like it was opening. Lucario and Caesar readied themselves for the surprises that might come out of the gate. And then, a small door popped open near the bottom of the door. It was the entrance inside the cave. “A gigantic gate. A tiny door. Disappointed level: Over 9000.” Lucario and Caesar began to run into there, hoping to get the treasure first.

Chapter 4: Fear Itself
Lucario and Caesar headed into the cave hurriedly, their steps quicker and quicker. But there was something Lucario noticed: It was very dark. So dark that the light from the entrance couldn’t reach him. He was afraid of darkness, so he had second thoughts about entering. But with the price being a ticket out of this place, Lucario ignored his fear and continued inside. After running for five minutes, he became nervous. There was only a pitch black color surrounding him, which didn’t help calm the young man. He thought of an idea and formed a small blue energy ball, its blue light shone some light into the darkness. It was called Aura Sphere, a technique that Lucario the Blue Brawler had mastered. He held the sphere as he continued his steps carefully. Then he noticed that there was no ground in front of him. Only darkness. He tried poking his foot and there was nothing there. “A dead end?” He wondered. But there was one thing that was out of place: Fingers holding onto the edge of the ground. It took him less than a second to guess whose fingers they belong to. He reached below and pulled up the armored man, who was breathing heavily.

“I don’t need your help! I could easily get out of there!” Lucario ignored that comment as he looked down. It seemed to be endless, so he tried throwing his aura sphere down. And it fell down and down, having no sign of stopping. Eventually, its blue light was gone. “Well, jumping down is a no-no, alright.” Caesar sat down on the ground as he cursed the Host for taking him here. Lucario didn’t care and simply headed off in a different direction with an aura sphere in hand, trying to find another way or a clue. He walked and walked, but he ended up where he started, shown by an armored man sitting on the ground, sleeping. Caesar was probably bored, or tired and just took a nap. Lucario didn’t give up and kept on with his search.

The light in his hand slowly faded, his body became heavier, his mind was more tired with each seconds of fruitless search passed. He couldn’t stand it longer and fell on the ground, the light vanishing at the same time. Lucario gave up. It seemed that they were fated to stuck in Imaginate forever, with no way of returning home. Horrible thoughts began to fill his mind, his will weakening gradually. Lucario whispered to himself: “Forgive me… I was weak.” But then, he heard a friend’s voice in his head.

Giving up already, Lucas? It was Lucario’s ghostly friend, Rio, that was speaking inside his head.

“Yeah… I don’t know what to do anymore.” Lucario said, his voice showed his tiredness very clearly.

I don’t think so! I know you can find a way! Now get up and start searching again! You made a promise in the past, and no way are you going to break it! Rio said with determination. Fueled with a new strength, Lucario got up and created another aura sphere. He set his mind into one thing and one thing only: Find the way that leads to the treasure and get out of this place alive. Then he realized something. He decided poked Caesar awake, which might not be the wisest action. His body was sweating a lot, as if he was having a nightmare. Surprised by the poking, he just punched Lucario hard in the face.

“HOLY! THAT HURTS! What the? It’s stuck! The goggles! They’re stuck in my eyes! The pain!” Lucario rolled on the ground, crying in pain as he was trying to remove the goggles from his eyes. Caesar looked at the young man in pain, lit dimly thanks to the light from a glowing blue ball in mid-air. “What is that little floating ball? Your ball?” After managing to remove the goggles, Lucario put it on his head as he answered Caesar’s “question”. “Yes, yes it is. Problem? Anyway, there’s a question I must ask you. This could affect our current relationship, so be truthful.”

“What…what is it?” He asked, slightly freaked by what Lucario said. “Hey Salad man, do you have any special abilities other than your fancy weapons? Also, there’s a dish called Caesar Salad if you don’t get the joke.” Lucario said. “Yeah. Fire breathing.” And that one answer resulted in a scream from Lucario. “WHAT? IF YOU CAN DO THAT, WHY WON’T YOU LIGHT THIS PLACE?” Caesar thought for a second before saying one simple answer. “I never thought of it.” Lucario let out a long breath, disappointed by Caesar’s lame answer.

The armored man stood up and released a breath of fire, easily reaching a few meters. The fire lit the torch in front of him, light began to fill the room, though still a bit dark. There was another torch nearby, so Caesar also lit it. Despite the darkness, the room was easily visible thanks to the men’s good eyesight. And what they saw shocked them. An entrance was in front of them. The only catch was that, it was about a few hundred meters away, and that there was a big, I mean big, gap between where they was standing and the door. From the gap was about six columns of rock, two of which was lit by Caesar. It could easily be guessed that they were torches, made to light up the surrounding. Then they noticed letters on the ground underneath their foot. “Trial of Wisdom: Eyes of Truth, Din’s Fire. Uncover the lies and burn a new path. Push back the darkness and illuminate the hidden truth.” The trials were getting harder and harder, and time was getting shorter and shorter.

“Well… This complicates things.” Lucario said as he made his aura sphere disappear.

Chapter 5: Brainstorming!
“Alright…Considering the distance, it’s impossible to reach the other side by jumping, so there must be a button or a mechanism somewhere.” Caesar just looked confused, mostly because he didn’t get Lucario’s techno babble. “Simply, there must be something that can get us across. So we’re going to find it.” The two of them went around the edge to look for a button or something similar. But there was no result. Lucario remembered that the hint mention the “Eyes of truth” and “Uncover the lies”. Something that fooled the eye and only the “Eyes of Truth” can reveal it. Also, the fact that it was “eyes” was a hint in itself. As for Din’s Fire, it must’ve been talking about Caesar’s ability. Then,

I voted for Nikx, Shadow, and Ty. Their stories interested me more than the others. I specifically like Shadow's. The idea to make a poem was brilliant and very creative. Kudos to that. Nikx's was good because of the thought for it to be a search for treasure. I thought it was neat how the story progressed and it was very good. Ty's was good because I like how it played out, with the "stranger" sending them into Minecraft. I figured that out early because I just simply love playing Minecraft. Well, good luck to these fighters and all of the other ones.

Ranks-
Nikx- 3
Shadow- 2
Ty- 1
Merich-5
Boomerang-4
Codincx-6
Gamer-7
Canis-8

I got 5. *sits in a corner being depressed*

lol it's alright dude xD
but isn't the guy supposed to rank them from 1 to 8? :U

Yeah nikx your right.

Did anyone else notice me and Nikx's morals are virtually the same?

Quote from Mattkoiz

Ranks-
Nikx- 25
Shadow- 30
Ty- 30
Merich- 15
Boomerang- 20
Codincx-15
Gamer-5
Canis- 15

It's 1 to 8, not the pts they represent. And you gave 2 users the same pts which i specifically said NOT to do.

It's a popular moral, so yeah. But Nikx's is a lot more...concise, therefore, better.
And that... mine and Boomer's the longest. ;-; Could we vote, Hewitt?

I made my moral relatively subtle, which may be my downfall.

But i thought I expressed it pretty clearly in the first few sentences and the last few sentences.

So I don't know.

EDIT: Before anyone comments about comma over usage. don't worry. My next projects after I posted this entry began to get better in terms of that.

lol, just watch. If you keep writing for at least a year and then look back, your won't even recognize your first piece of work x]

Edit: I noticed digikid voted, but he didn't put anything down here. How do we deal with that, or do we just ignore it unless he puts up some kind of reason?

I don't think THAT poll counts towards the points. you put 1-8 down here and then I think that's just a fun poll to tell which ones were your personal favorites. So I don't think that poll counts towards points

ah I see that's good, my heart was beginning to sink after reading that poll lol...wait favorites...*heart sinks*
WHY YOU GUYS NO LOVE ME??? ;~;

At least you got a vote. Nobody voted for me. According to the polls I'm just as good as Canis and he only put up a paragraph ;~;

Oh Boom...*hugs*

Anyways, a question I had for Hewitt was if we can vote should we try to keep ourselves out of the ranking?

Sorry, I think I fixed my post