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Post by Ceri on Sept 27, 2006 17:17:13 GMT
Very exciting! This contest's topic is Story Endings. Basically a roundup of a story. If you think it's necessary you can post a brief brief synopsis of what led to the passage you enter.
Other than that, off we go!
Contestants: Ceri: Buffy the Vanpire Slayer Spawn: Forgotten
Contest closes on Saturday and polls will be open till Monday evening.
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Post by Ceri on Sept 27, 2006 17:23:59 GMT
And, just to start things off, I'm gonna enter too. People may recognise this from the first Buffy role-play.
Sali glanced down at Lydaron, his mind blank, feeling strangely empty and confused. In the past twenty-four hours he'd faced the man he'd been travelling with, grieved over the woman they'd been fighting, and shot a fifteen-year-old kid. What did you say to follow that up? He opened his mouth. Before he could make up his mind Lydaron grabbed Sali's collar and pulled him down, pressing her lips to his. Sali found his hands unexplainably around her waist, feeling hers at his neck; his eyes closed, letting Lydaron's hands run through his hair, caressing her, hardly knowing what he ws doing. For several long minutes they stood, close, barely separate at all, lost in one another. Lydaron slowly pulled back, opening her eyes, gazing into his. "Sorry, Sali," she whispered. "I just...I couldn't...I wanted to..." Sali shook his head, placing a finger on her lips. "What are you going to do?" "I don't know. What about you?" "I don't know." Lydaorn smiled shyly, tears meandering down her cheeks. She slipped her hand into his. "I was planning to go back with Dathran," she said quietly at length. "He and I were going back to England. I guess he was...planning something. But now..." She looked up at him, blinking silently. Sali put his arms around her again. "We'll go away. Away from here. From everything here. You and I--" He took her hand again, holding it against her chest. "You and I, 'Daron." Lydaron nodded. Sali kissed her again. "You and I." The words continued, echoing slightly in the open air. Gradually his voice faded, leaving the soft wind as the only sound, fluttering their hair as they stood together. With them it had begun, and now it ended. Dathran, Mech, Clyde--all of them had come, and gone, in so many short hours. And less than half an hour later they were gone too, far from where the Maxand had been, far from the tower where Dathran and Mech still lay, far from the street where they had met. Beneath where they had stood, on the stone table where Clyde had stood, the charm from Sali's wrist lay where it had been dropped, the only evidence that anything had ever transpired there.
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Post by darkshadow on Sept 27, 2006 17:27:55 GMT
Does it have to be an actual ending. or just an Ending of a section?
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Post by Ceri on Sept 27, 2006 17:32:09 GMT
Ending of a story. So, actual ending.
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Post by darkshadow on Sept 27, 2006 17:35:09 GMT
damn. Damn my incentive to write a full length book
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Post by trip on Sept 27, 2006 19:26:32 GMT
erm as a genral rule can you not ever ever again start a contest withought mentiong the deadline
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Post by Ceri on Sept 27, 2006 19:44:43 GMT
Sorry! I forgot to mention it. It's up there now, I think...my bad! Sorry!
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Post by Spawn on Sept 29, 2006 21:45:08 GMT
Rondis breathed a sigh of releif as the Hydra fell to the ground, he couldn't beleive how lucky he was. Laura was sobbing on the ground, she was covered in dirt and blood, her skin had been cut from the bow. Orion was panting heavly, he looked up on the dead hydra, they had done it they had survived The Underworld. "NO!, YOU STUPID BASTARDS, THAT WAS MY HYDRA!" Screamed Hades in anger, his cold eyes turned into a dark red, his voice became low and dark, and blue flam surrounded his whole body. "Do you think I'll let you get away with that? Do you think I'll let you out of here? Your fools this is my realm, I am God, you can not kill me, I am forever." Shouted Hades. He advanced on Orion, Orion jumped backwards and picked up his bow and arrow, quickly he fired an arrow. Hades held a hand up to shield himself, the arrow pierced through his hand, orange blood started flowing down his hand. He let out a cry of pain, his red eyes widned in surprise. "You dare." He growled "So your not as forever as you would like us to think, everyones time comes and this is yours." Said Orion "No, I am a God, I do not die, I am Death." Said Hades, he held out his right hand, a sword manifested itself in it. It was surrounded by a light blue glow. He run towards Orion slashing maddly, Orion dodged and ducked out the way. Rondis jumped towards Hades trying to get the sword of him, Hades was to fast and slashed him across the stomach. Rondis moaned gently as he fell to the ground. Acting upon the moments pause Orion kicked the sword out of Hades hand and sruck Hades round the face. The orange blood poured out of his nose. The two battled striking blows, blood flowed out of both of them. Eventually Hades mannaged to get the better of Orion. He grasped him round the throat, his grip was like an iron vice. "Did you really think you could win this?" Gasped Hades, as Orion struggled to break his grip. "Goodbye, Orion...go back to the stars." Laughed Hades, suddenly his eyes widened with shock and horror. He looked down to see his sword sticking out of his stomach. "Oh God." Hades cried, he turned around to see Laura holding onto the sword. "You stupid little bitch." Moaned Hades, his grip on Orion weakened and he slipped to the floor, sobbing and gasping in pain. Slowly his body started to fade away into darkness, leaving nothing but his grey cloke. For a split second everything stood still, the screams of The Underworld stopped, peoples cries for mercy stopped. This travled up to are world, everyone stopped still, for a split second the whole world stood still, and for that split second everyone realised, that something was diffrent, that there was more light in the world and then everyone forgot it and went back on with there lives. "So thats it, Gods are killable?" Gasped Rondis gradually getting to his feet. "Not exactly." Said a voice, none of them reconigsed it, except it reminded them slightly of Hades. They all turned and a man stood in front of them, he even looked a bit like Hades. Instead of grey hair he had long blonde hair, his eyes were a light blue, they looked kind and happy. His cloak was not grey, it was white. "Who are you?" Asked Orion slightly fearfully "I am Hades." "What?! I just killed you." Groaned Orion, fearfully lifting his fists. "You did, but Hades was right, Gods never die, they change and fall. Some versions of them perish but the idea never dies, there will always be a Hades." "So what, all of that was for nothing, we're dead, aren't we?" Sniffed Rondis, trying to stop the blood flowing out of his stomach "No, the old Hades was a monster, I am not a monster. Laura had a point, death shouldn't be like this and it won't be any longer." Hades held out a hand, all the cries stopped and suddenly light shone through the window, instead of sharp rocks and stones, there was a field. A magnificent one, its grass run on and on like an ocean of beuty, flowers of every kind sprouted out the Earth, each one giving on a delightful smell. Somewhere far of in the distance tress grew they were tall and pround, there leaves a powerful green. "The Underworld is a big place, there will be a place for sinners, but they will only go there if they choose it. Hades made death something to fear, every dead soul would come here and suffer for eternity, no matter what life they lived. From now on I will make sure that the people will have a happy after life." Said Hades, looking out over his creation. "Now I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you to leave, I fear I have a long century ahead of me, and I need to get to work." Sighed Hades. "Thank you." they all said, and limped out of the castle and walked back to the boatman, who was waiting for them. "So I'm free?" He asked upon seeing them. "That you are." Replied Orion. Tears of happiness welled up in his eyes and for the first time in thousands of years he laughed.
Bakc on the real world Orion, Laura and Rondis had there wounds seen to and finally settled down in field to eat something, for the first time in a long while they had nothing to fear.
And back in the real world the boatman sat down on a beach and for the first time in a long time, saw the sun set and realised, just how spectuacular life was.
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Post by trip on Sept 29, 2006 22:17:44 GMT
the first of a fwe nominations:
fi's end of dangear post
Serena regained conciousness, tucked under the covers of her luxurious bed in the master suite of her penthouse apartment, as if returning from a troubled dream after a night of too much alcohol; she certianly did feel hungover. Straining her eyes against the bright mid-day light. How long had she been here? what time was it? Oh god, it was almost two o'clock in the afternoon! this passed through her head before she noted the absence of the deamon that had possesed her for so long. her mind was free once more. She smiled to herself Still feeling under the weather and every muscle in her body aching, she stood up gingerly reaching for a velour trackuit draped over the edge of a chair; dressing herself in a drowsy way and padded through to the kitchen for some coffee
Leaf was in the kitchen making herself somthing to eat, she looked up when Serena entered the room. "Oh hi" she said breezily "you're up then" Serena groaned painedly "listen Eve, about the whole trying to kill you thing" she said "i'm really sorry, I didn't mean it" "that's ok" said Leaf brightly "you weren't yourself; it's cool. do you want anything
Hunter poked his head around the patio doors to find Serena seated with her back to him at the table talking to Leaf, she still looked tired and a little fragile, but she was awake! "hey Serena" Incendury slipped past him onto the terrace "did you you think you'd given us the slip there then?" Serena turned round smiling broadly and happily "I did try Matt" she joked "but you guys were just too good for me." She caught sight of Hunter behind him and her heart rose. she smiled at him holding his gaze with her deep eyes and Hunter could see she was herself again. She smiled at him and as if on cue he drew up a chair beside her and sat down next to her putting his arm around her and kissing her because he couldn't hold back any longer "I've missed you so much" he said. Serena smilled "I missed you too"
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Post by Ceri on Sept 30, 2006 7:10:59 GMT
Trip, are you posting this as your own entry? Because it does have to be your own work...
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Post by trip on Sept 30, 2006 10:58:34 GMT
the first of a fwe nominations: [glow=red,2,300]fi's end of dangear post[/glow] i realy hate this place sometimes, i cant spell but i shure as hell can read that, its not an edit it's all there. and before anybody bitches about i cant nominate others eather, the original shack had people just writing stuff and other people nominating it.
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Post by Aulius on Sept 30, 2006 13:45:05 GMT
What are you talking about? Thats never happened
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Post by trip on Sept 30, 2006 15:35:03 GMT
what never happend?
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Post by Aulius on Sept 30, 2006 17:02:35 GMT
the first of a fwe nominations: [glow=red,2,300]fi's end of dangear post[/glow] i realy hate this place sometimes, i cant spell but i shure as hell can read that, its not an edit it's all there. and before anybody bitches about i cant nominate others eather, the original shack had people just writing stuff and other people nominating it.In bold ^
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Post by trip on Sept 30, 2006 19:11:05 GMT
yeh it did, it's at the end of the dangear thread erm i will put up a link
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Post by Aulius on Sept 30, 2006 20:38:21 GMT
READ THE PART IN BOLD....Is that clear? You can't put up someone else did AND no one else has done that before.
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Post by Ceri on Sept 30, 2006 20:53:57 GMT
I don't think anyone has done that before, Trip, and I'm gonna say that you can't put Fi's work forward. If she wants to enter she can do it herself. Entries are now closed, anyway.
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Post by trip on Sept 30, 2006 20:56:30 GMT
erm actualy you youself did it for me cez. the first time i wrote anything rember? that was put forward by you adzi and erm probs more. i thought if ya did it once ya can do it again.
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Post by Ceri on Sept 30, 2006 20:58:15 GMT
That was in the original contests when EVERYONE's work was put in. That wasn't nominating others, that was a contest involving anything that was in the Shack at the time.
EDIT: Due to popular request the deadline has been extended to Tuesday. Get writing, people!
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Post by trip on Sept 30, 2006 21:10:44 GMT
can we write original things with cartoon charicters? say an oginal story?
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Post by Ceri on Sept 30, 2006 21:13:51 GMT
By cartoon characters do you mean existing characters? Because that would be fanfiction. I think that would come under a seperate topic, but we can have a fanfiction contest if you want. But no, not here. Use the same story but with made-up characters. We don't need to know their backstories.
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Post by trip on Sept 30, 2006 21:47:38 GMT
well how about i go with the crowd and say: i cant handle change no fan fiction sub bords, contests or anything i cant use little mouse skills on. if i see a sub bord it will destroy my pc.
that and a rod trip christmass special featuring the animaniacs, pinky and the brain freekazoid and snowbell kidnapping steven spielburg, replacing him with a steelborg, just wont work withought them.
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Post by Ceri on Oct 1, 2006 8:29:29 GMT
I didn't mean a suboard, I meant a contest. Check the Story Shack Contests thread. But we're cluttering up this thread, which is supposed to be for the actual stories, so stop posting and get writing!
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