Writing Contest! [CLOSED]

[Foofy22]

BTW, my story is called Golden Glory

[Kestrad]

Thanks, Foofy, I've edited my post! Lorelei's story has been added (finally, Kestrad is so lazy ) and choco, I finally realized you posted a new story and put it up.

[Android]

Okay, thanks!

[moondragon]

oh, i want to join. *goes to write an under 3,000 word story that isn't a poem*

[ML1201]

I guess I'll submit mine tomorrow after my class, since I'll be studying for a test this weekend...

[moondragon]

Here's my story, for the end of time catagory. Its a sad little story, but i'm in a sad little mood. Its called sacrafise, and is rather short. I might change it if i get a better idea.

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Sacrifice

“Ready to go?” Nicky, my magi asked. I nodded eagerly. I was a young Kitsune named Roze, and today we were heading out toward the Caves of Nareau. Nicky wanted to look for some new creatures, as she told me. Preferably a Crystalwing. I had never actually seen a Crystalwing, but they sounded very pretty and I was excited to get to see one.
I trod after Nicky up the mountainous path, almost tripping on a loose stone. I kept close to Nicky’s side, watching for any danger that might be lurking. It was almost night time when we reached the mouth of the cave. It was dark inside and I stepped forward, making sure it was safe.
I let out a soft growl into the open air, hearing it echo through the dark tunnels. There was no reply. It seemed safe so I took a step forward. I turned back and looked at Nicky, her figure waiting at the entrance. She knew what I meant, and stepped forward into the cavern after me.
The cave’s inside was dark and wet. I could feel little droplets of water hitting my head and hear them as they pattered against the floor. I again stuck to Nicky’s side, glancing from one way to the next, assuring my magi’s safety.
After traveling for at least a day, we arrived at a large cavern. There was a nest nestled in the center, full of beautiful colored eggs. Definitely Crystalwing. Nicky walked carefully over to the nest and knelt down. She carefully lifted one of the eggs from the nest, holding up closer so she could see it better. Although Nicky didn’t hear the growl, I did.
“Look out!” I screamed as I leapt in front of her. The mother Crystalwing screeched and lunged forward. I swiped down its side, causing it to bleed and scream in anger. It slammed right down onto my neck, tearing open my flesh, but I then heard it grab its eggs and shuffle away. Nicky was at my side in a moment.
“Bye… Bye…” I whispered. I had always wanted to die boldly. And now I had. So I sighed, and gave away to the blackness at the edge of my mind.
The End

[Kestrad]

Moondragon, perhaps you didn't understand the prompt. It's supposed to be about the death (or perhaps the character doesn't actually die) of an infinitely old (or at least very old) being. Your story clearly states that the character is a young Kitsune.

[mzenun]

This is my story for prompt three. It's a shortened version of my book. It's called Time's Burnt Stone.

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Time’s Burnt Stone

~Flame~

I pecked nervously at the ground, hoping to get a morsel of food. If I found food I was considered lucky; and alive. I am one of the few remaining creatures on Earth. Everything else died, became infected. I honestly don’t know how I made it this far. My beak hit something hard. And glowing? At first it appeared as a rock, but rocks don’t glow. This could be useful. I looked around.
There! A strong piece of smooth bendable bark was close to me. Using my talons and beak, I tied it around the mysterious stone. It was red and appeared to have fire inside. I put it around my neck. I looked in a piece of a clear rock and posed. It matched perfectly since I am a Phoenix.
After admiring myself for a long time, I got back to work. I had pretty much given up on finding meat and had moved on to eating mostly plants and grubs. More and more beings are dying each day, making it harder and harder for me to survive. If there was anyway, anyway at all that I can fix this, I would jump to do it.
I sent a silent prayer to my parents hoping I could find another creature out there. Someone I could befriend, share dilemmas with. If only. Still pecking miserably at the ground, I started crying. I suddenly didn’t care about being starved and weak. I just wanted a friend. Sitting there, crying, made me think.
I decided I wasn’t going to stay here anymore. I hated my territory. It was small, lonely, and cold. I wanted to go out and seek friends. Still pecking, something green caught my eye. I dug through dirt and finally found food! A couple of small leaves and part of a stem. A sore victory, but it was still food.
I ate ravenously, thanking my parents for this small gift. I trotted over to a tiny puddle; my puddle. I had survived a moon on this tiny puddle sipping very little. In a few more days I would have to find another puddle; another reason to leave.
I would leave at sunrise. For now though, I would have to survive through tonight. I sipped my puddle. I trotted over to the trunk of my dead tree. I spread my wings and flew up to my branch. I perched there and silently scanned my territory.
I wouldn’t miss it. Thinking got boring fast and keeping to myself was making me lose it, so I started shouting random words into the sky, into my parents’ heart. Eventually, I became exhausted and fell asleep.
~Night~

I clutched my stomach. I finally admitted to myself that I was starving. That I would just lie here and starve to death, just like every other creature on Earth. It had been like this as long as I could remember.
My mother used to tell me that it wasn’t always like this though. Earth had once been a peaceful magical land where creatures of all shapes and sizes lived in harmony. But one day, an evil man, Ace, who was head of Crossfire, an evil company, infected Earth.
First, water was infected. Then it was air. Then came plants. And last, creatures. As I pictured Earth in its glory state, I scanned my territory.
How could this land of dead have ever been filled with great happiness? It didn’t seem possible to me. A low whimper broke into my thoughts. I got to my feet and stalked toward the sound.
If I was lucky, it was a surviving creature, but wouldn’t be for long. If I wasn’t lucky, this was some creature that wanted to finish me off. Maybe if I caught some food right now, I wouldn’t starve…yet.
I shifted behind some dead bushes and looked for my catch. My deep blue scales were probably standing out against this lifeless bush, but I continued observing anyway. Using my dragon senses, I located my target. I waited there until I knew for sure what this creature was. I waited for what seemed like moons.
Finally, a blue head popped up. It was light blue with a purple mane and a dash of glittering gold. A unicorn. I stalked closer. The unicorn whimpered again. I stalked closer still. I crept up and prepared my haunches for the killing jump.
Silence is key. If I make any sounds, unicorn will fly away as fast as possible. If that happens, I will give chase in the air. What would I have to lose?
The unicorn looked around nervously, then collapsed. Perfect! A helpless victim. Easy meal. Thinking this unicorn was already dead, I strolled over to it casually.
I was about to bite into it when I heard a voice. “Please don’t eat me,” it groaned. I looked down. The unicorn was curled up and scared to death. I felt bad for this poor creature, but that’s no excuse. I was starving and had finally found a decent meal.
“Why shouldn’t I,” I asked the unicorn. It replied “because I’m the last male unicorn and I must survive,” the unicorn replied weakly. I suddenly felt really bad for him and I didn’t know why.
“Please,” he whimpered again. I thought about this for quite some time and when I was finished, I spoke to the unicorn. “What’s your name?” The unicorn looked up nervously and replied “Star.” I stared at Star a little longer then came to a decision.
“I shall spare your life, if, you travel with me wherever I shall go and always stay loyal to me.” Star looked up appreciatively. “Thank you,” he said, then looked nervously at the ground. His voice was shaky as he said “I must know your name.” I hesitated slightly, but replied “Night.”





~Star~

As I walked behind Night, I tried to keep my distance. Every now and then though, she would tell me keep up. I would scurry forward, then slowly drop back. I wondered where we were going and what she was going to do with me.
I know she changed her mind. I just know it. Well, at least I would join my parents once again. I would join every other unicorn killed off from the infection. Images of my beloved parents stuck in my mind. I would join you soon, I prayed to them. Save a spot for me in the sky, I finished.
Then, a little voice sounded in my head. A very familiar voice. Not yet my sweet son, it spoke. I couldn’t believe this. Mom, I asked with shock. Is that really you? I heard my long awaited reply say yes, it is my son. I froze with shock and pure happiness.
Something broke into my thoughts. It was Night. “Keep up,” she growled. “You’re moving slower than a turtle with foot sores. Sometimes, I think you just like staring at my butt.” I quickly went right up to her side.
I saw her surprised look and quickly apologized. She looked down at me kindly. “It’s okay. I need a friend.” I thought about this. Was this a trick so she can gain my trust and eat me? I looked at her face. It was glowing with happiness.
Then I remembered her face when I met her. It was stressed, frustrated, and depressed. Even though she was the dragon here, I instantly felt bad for her. I decided maybe warming up to her would help remove the tension, if she wasn’t trying to eat me.
But first, I wanted to finish my conversation with my mother. Mom? Are you still there? I was happy once she replied I am always with you, my sweet son. I asked her if I would join her soon.
I was surprised when she replied No, you cannot die, Star. You are destined for greatness. You can fix this horrible tragedy. I was stunned. I can’t fix this. Ace did this. My mother tried to reassure me by saying yes, you can. I will be here for you always. Every unicorn that has died from the infection or starved is up here guiding you, making sure you survive. Don’t worry, you are safe. We are leading you towards the right path. You are doing great. Just keep going.
I was speechless. If you do, I will come back to be with you, she finished. But how, I asked. Just then, my mother spoke in some sort of prophecy. You are one of three. Three that will burn through time.








~Night~

I woke the following morning same as always, writhing in pain from hunger. I had not eaten in moons and I knew I was done for. While lying there, thinking of my parents, my mom appeared.
Was I dreaming? This is no dream, she said. Mom? She sounded serious, but her voice was still soft. You are one of three. Three that will burn through time.
Pictures of a majestic phoenix and a red glowing stone with fire inside raced through my mind. What did she mean? Burn through time? One of three? The only other creature I know about is Star and it can’t be him.
He was too nervous and scared. He couldn’t be special like this. But then again, he was the only male unicorn in existence. I would ask him if anything strange happened to him lately. But first, I would have to let him know that I could trust him and he could trust me. That could take even take moons.
I would have to warm up to him and stop being grouchy. Now I can put my plan into action. Thinking of Star made me realize Star wasn’t next to me. If he had escaped, he wouldn’t be let off that easily. He was supposed to stay with me and always be loyal.
I didn’t feel hunger pains anymore. Instead I was filled with rage. I got to my feet and started tracking down Star. I suddenly had a strong smell of Star then instantly saw him.
“Hi Night-,” he began cheerfully.
“Shut up,” I growled. His face instantly changed to worried.
“Is something wrong,” he asked.
“Shut up,” I roared. His face turned scared and confused. I wondered why he was confused. He knew he tried to escape.
“I told you I would spare your life if you were forever loyal to me and stayed with me where ever I shall go! You tried to escape and broke your commitment! And since you broke your end, I’ll break mine,” I hissed.
Star spoke shakily. “W-what do you m-mean,” he asked frightfully.
“You know very well what I mean,” I hissed. Star gulped nervously. I finished with “I’m gonna eat you.”











~Star~

“What?! Night, you’re crazy!” Night roared and lunged at me. I turned around and fled. I soon found that even though dragons are huge creatures, they are extremely fast. Night was gaining on me.
I knew that soon she would catch up to me and I would have the same fate as my mother. My mother’s voice sounded again in my head.
Keep going my son. You’re almost to where you need to be. I will make sure Night does not catch you. You will run much more and become exhausted, but so will Night. I trusted her, so I ran for so much longer.
It seemed as if I ran for moons. I knew Night was still on my tail. Soon, I couldn’t go on anymore. I collapsed on the ground and prepared to see my mother once more. But it never came. I was confused and slowly opened my eye.
No Night. I slowly got up and looked around. I saw Night a few tree lengths away. I slowly walked towards Night, but kept my distance. When I was a few bush lengths away, I stopped.
Night was lying down, panting. I asked her if she was okay, from a distance. She growled exhaustedly and rolled over. I walked over to her and said
“Night, it’s not what you think. I wasn’t trying to run away. Your hungry stomach woke me up and I thought you’d like me more if I found you something to eat, which I did. But when you started chasing me, I dropped the berries I found. They’re still back there and if you want, I’ll go back and get them for you.”
Night’s stomach responded, then Night groaned. I took that as a “please go, and hurry!” So I told Night I promised I’d be right back and I sped off. I ran all the way back I came until I reached the berries.
Berries were extremely rare on Earth, let alone raspberries. The raspberries were bright pink and somewhat plump. A very rare find. My legs were sore and I decided not to run or walk.
Instead, I lifted off with the berries. As I was flying, I noticed I was overhead of an infected lake. It was green and smelled sour. I decided I better not fly over it in case I dropped the berries. Too late. The berries tumbled down farther and farther towards the lake.









~Star~

Good thing I was so far up. Bad thing gravity works against me. As soon as I realized I dropped the berries, I plunged after them. Stupid, yes, but I did it anyway.
I pulled in my legs for less air resistance and fell a little faster. I was nearing the berries. I felt something next to me, but when I looked over, nothing was there. Maybe it was just my imagination.
No, it was really there. At that very moment, the force pushed me father towards the lake and I scooped up the berries at the last second. Very unrealistic, but it happened. What a stroke of luck.
If those berries would have dropped, they would’ve been goners and I would be Night’s next meal since those berries were my proof. These raspberries were my lifeline. I quickly got away from the infected lake and flew up high again.
I headed in the direction where Night lay, starved and exhausted. If I took any more time, Night would get on my case, then eat me. But maybe, if I brought the berries right now, she might think of me as her hero. Maybe, she might even think of me as her friend if I find and bring her fresh water.
Yeah, that’s what I’ll do. I’ll look for fresh water, find something clean to carry it in, and bring it to her. I know I’m trying to do too many things for Night, but getting on a dragon’s bad side is one of the worst ideas in the world.
I started searching the land, but every puddle and lake was either infected or dried up. I searched and searched, but still no water. I did find something clean to carry it in. It was a big shiny disk. It was strong and would hold much water.
I found some thick brown string which I tied around the disk in the little grooves placed evenly around the disk. I made a loop coming from the disk so I could carry it from my back. Now for the last ingredient: clean water.
It was almost dusk when I finally found an abundance of water; I filled the disk and headed back for Night. While I was looking for clean water, I stumbled upon a perfect sized pouch for the berries which I carried around my neck. It was getting dark, but I was almost there.









~Flame~

I woke after a strange dream. I was standing in a beautiful place filled with green grass and clear blue rivers. Creatures roamed freely everywhere. It was perfect. I never wanted to leave. I wanted to stay there forever when my mother and father appeared.
They said weird words to me, almost like a prophecy. They told me “You are one of three. Three that will burn through time.”
These words confused me very much. I am the only creature alive on Earth. Or at least I thought I was. I flew off my perch in the dead tree to the ground. I walked around mindlessly.
Eventually, I found a puddle of clean water by following the force, not abandoning it. I had learned to give in to the mysterious force. I had discovered that whenever I obeyed the force, something good happens.
If I followed this force wherever it wants me to go, I will live. I followed this force for days, always traveling in the same direction. At one point, the force got extremely strong and I had no choice but to follow it.
It led me to a spot where a unicorn once lived. Unicorn hoof prints were leading away from the site, but where glowing golden. This confused me so I followed them.
It led to the spot where the unicorn appeared to collapse. Dragon prints led away from the site. They were glowing, but black. I figured this is where a lucky dragon found a feast. I thought maybe if I follow the tracks, the dragon might share. Besides, the force was pulling me towards it.
Images of a mysterious dragon appeared in my mind. A growl from behind me interrupted my thoughts. I turned around, surprised to hear another creature.
Without thinking, I walked towards the growl and cheerfully said “Hi!” The creature replied with a hiss. I thought maybe this creature was just lonely, like me. I stepped forward. “Hello? I’m not going to hurt you. I just thought you needed a friend.”
The voice growled “I don’t need friends. You don’t have a chance of hurting me, but I’ll shred you.” I was instantly scared, but was tired of being lonely.
I summoned up the courage to say “Come out and show yourself!” The creature was hiding behind a big shiny thing. It banged behind the strange object and stepped out. A small light blue unicorn with a purple mane and a golden horn and hooves appeared. I instantly burst out laughing.








~Night~

The phoenix started laughing, just as expected. Star mouthed a growl and I made the noise right behind him. Before I confronted this familiar bird, I wanted to mess around a bit. It’s been ages since I’ve had a laugh.
The phoenix, whom I soon found out was a female from her voice, spoke. “Unicorns don’t growl. How are you doing that?” I saw Star was about to mouth something, so I spoke.
“You tell me,” I growled. The phoenix finally managed to stop laughing, but kept giggling.
“Come on, who’s with you,” she asked.
Star said “No one, I’m completely alone.” Uh oh; he blew his cover. The phoenix realized two different voices came from Star and stopped buying it. I decided it was time to show myself.
I stepped out carefully. The phoenix looked straight at me. We were the same size, considering we were both young. The phoenix immediately went up to me. After examining me thoroughly, she stepped back and introduced herself.
“Hi,” she said. “My name is Flame.” I somehow knew in an instant Flame was the last ‘one of three’ we needed. I already found out Star was visited and told the same prophecy. I had to make friends with Flame.
“Hiya,” I said, sounding like my old self. “I’m Night and this goofball is Star,” I said pointing to Star. Star said hello and turned away shyly. I didn’t think we had much time together considering we were finally all together.
I couldn’t help myself and blurted out “have you been told a prophecy lately?” Flame looked at me shocked, then nodded yes. I guess she was surprised she finally found the other two. I didn’t think we had much time together considering we were finally all together.
“Look,” I said. “We probably don’t much time together and I know you want to get to know us and all Flame, but we’ve got to talk about this.” Flame and Star nodded in understanding. Wait. There was something hanging from Flame’s neck.
“Flame,” I asked. I was speechless, caught in a trance if you will. Finally, I spoke. “What’s that thing around your neck?” Her face immediately shined with pride.
“It’s a cool rock I found, so I thought it might look pretty around my neck.” I stared a little longer. Flame went on. “But when I found it, it was glowing. Rocks don’t glow, but it sure looks cool.”
That’s the same rock from my dream. That’s no ordinary rock. Just then, the rock started the glow very brightly. Too bright. I looked away, but it didn’t help. All of us were blinded, but the light seemed to go away and everything went black.

I hope you liked it!

[moondragon]

Moondragon, perhaps you didn't understand the prompt. It's supposed to be about the death (or perhaps the character doesn't actually die) of an infinitely old (or at least very old) being. Your story clearly states that the character is a young Kitsune.

Oh, i see now. might i be aloud to change it a bit?

[Kestrad]

Moondragon, perhaps you didn't understand the prompt. It's supposed to be about the death (or perhaps the character doesn't actually die) of an infinitely old (or at least very old) being. Your story clearly states that the character is a young Kitsune.

Oh, i see now. might i be aloud to change it a bit?

Of course!