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Contest April-May 2019 Short Story Contest Voting and Reading Thread

Which Story or Stories Do You Like Best? (choose up to two)

  • Story One: "Been There, Done That"

    Votes: 1 8.3%

  • Story Two: "Knee-Deep in the Dead"

    Votes: 2 16.7%

  • Story Three: "The Flying Saurus"

    Votes: 3 25.0%

  • Story Four: "The Doom of Vanir Rockfist"

    Votes: 5 41.7%

  • Story Five: "A Long Journey"

    Votes: 7 58.3%

  • Story Six: "A Final Tail"

    Votes: 1 8.3%

  • Story Seven: "The Extermination of the Fimir"

    Votes: 3 25.0%

  • Story Eight: "Tlatlacolli"

    Votes: 1 8.3%
  • Total voters
    12
  • Poll closed .
So as it’s very late and most of what I would say have already been said, from the depths of the ongoing Moulder Pitfighting campaign I have dragged the insane Skaven Vampire Hissk (formerly Assassin Grrzzzik) across worlds to read these stories and react...

Story One:

Hissk: Creepy Scale-thing star-things stab-stab backs. Hissk confused. Thought-thought scale-things fight-slay creepy-things not drop-drop rocks on all meat-meats. But Hissk no-no scent-see much scale-things let-let alone star-thing scale-things, maybe they crazy-strange? Hissk no like them. No-no.

Story Two:

Hissk: More creepy-things, Hissk no like nether-things, no-no. Hissk scent-know Var-thing’s pain-hurt. Coward-thing Grrzzzik was idiot-stupid, got Grrzzzik kill-slain made Hissk dead-dead. But Hissk dead-dead and no die-die. Perhaps Var-thing like Hissk? Hissk no like that, only one-one Hissk...

Story Three:

Hissk: Bird-thing remind Hissk of feather-thing back at lab-place. Hissk no like feather-thing after feather-thing kick Hissk in face-flesh. Bird-thing sad-sad in this, this make-makes Hissk happy, broken Scale-thing and bird-thing is good-good, dead scale-thing and bird-thing is better. Grrzzzik no likes how happy Hissk is now, serves coward-thing right!

Story Four:

Hissk: Dwarf-thing who claim-takes many breeder-things? Hissk almost impressed, Grrzzzik is not-not. Other Dwarf-thing use fire, Hissk no-no like fire, it bad-hurts! Hissk feel bad for fat creepy-thing that gets cook-cooked. Then suddenly scale-things appear. They like creepy-things...Hissk no like creepy-things...

Story Five:

Hissk: Zlak-thing is old-thing. Grrzzzik feels like old-thing, Hissk dead-dead. Hissk feels like Hissk. Many story-words about Zlak-thing. Many-many-many story-words. Hissk no like story-words, make Hissk head-meat hurt. Maybe Hissk thirsty again? Stupid rat-thing saved dagger-thing until was dying? Why not stab-stab quick-quick? Clever rat-thing make sure-sure have two dagger-things...may-maybe three…

Story Six:

Hissk: Poopy-head-thing...Hissk like-likes this word-scribble! Hissk must call-name metal arm Nia-meat of lab-place that. Grrzzzik think-thinks is stupid. Hissk no-like coward-thing Grrzzzik. Is all Grrzzzik’s fault! Hissk no think creepy breeder-thing was going to help-save fool horse-thing people. Hissk unsure if is good-good. May-maybe better if more scale-things die-die?

Story Seven:

Hissk: Feemeer? No-no Hissk never scent-heard of them. Almost remind Hissk of creepy-thing boss Mailill, though Hissk no-think Mailill even ex-exists. Feemeer use-use big word-things, Hissk thinks he no like Feemeer. Seem too clever-smart for own good-good. Old-things maybe do good-good, though Hissk no like them too.

Story Eight:

Hissk: Scale-thing with strange name-thing reminds Hissk of Hissk. Hissk was trap-trapped too but with no blood-drink. Was long-long time, Hissk sure of it. Grrzzzik think-thinks several lifetimes, but Grrzzzik coward-thing. Hissk no listen to Grrzzzik. Scale-thing sounds strong-mighty and able to kill-slay rat-things with ease. Hissk no like this scale-thing, it might try to hurt-harm Hissk.

Conclusions:

Hissk: Hissk no know why Hissk brought here and made to stare-stare at evil-bad word-things, Hissk hate-hates word-things. At least some scale-things and other-things die-died, make-makes Hissk feel bit better. Am thirsty now. I hunger...Hissk hungers...*Hiss*

Y'ttar: In all this was another amazing and hard fought story compy. A lot of expertly written pieces that easily rival (or dare I say surpass) GW’s own BL works and their other material. Kudos to all, specially Scalenex for running these competitions! :D
 
Well the contest is drawing to a close and sadly I have to come up with next contest theme...

Story 1, "Been There Done That" by @Killer Angel
Story 2, "Knee-Deep in the Dead" by @King Dust
Story 3, "The Flying Saurus" by @Paradoxical Pacifism
Story 4, "The Doom of Vanir Rockfist" by @Lord Agragax of Lunaxoatl
Story 5, "A Long Journey" by @Scalenex
Story 6, "A Final Tail" by @thedarkfourth
Story 7, "The Extermination of the Fimir" by @Warden
Story 8, "Tlatlacolli" by @Y'ttar Scaletail

Congratulations to me, I guess but congratulations to everyone for another great contest with many great stories.
 
Kudos to @Scalenex . It was a powerful story, and a well deserved victory.

My story, on the contrary, marks the worst result for a story of mine in this competition… but i won the "Lord Agragax of Lunaxoatl Comedy Award"!

So, i suppose it's like to play the Premier League, ending as one of the worst team, but to win the League Cup.

Scalenex said:
Well the contest is drawing to a close and sadly I have to come up with next contest theme....
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Do you accept suggestions? ;)
 
Killer Angel said:
My story, on the contrary, marks the worst result for a story of mine in this competition… but i won the "Lord Agragax of Lunaxoatl Comedy Award"!
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Your story was amazing, silly! :D

I really liked the story's secondary theme. It resonated well line from line, and that ending was pretty haunting to be honest.

@Scalenex I didn't want Zlakar to die! But alas, like any up-standing zombiefied lizard, he'll rise from the dead and murmur about brains or something.
 
Yeah I definitely liked Scalenex’s story best (no offense to anyone else they were all awesome). I really liked to portrayal of the lizardmen in it. Somehow I feel like making them more human adds to them a lot. I’ve always seen them like humans except they are bound to the Slann and the great plan thus their methods and way of life are strange.
 
Scalenex said:
Congratulations to me, I guess but congratulations to everyone for another great contest with many great stories.
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Congrats mate! Isn’t that your first win or something (At least first win in a while)?

Victory eluded my grasp once again but I am chuffed to have regained my second place record that I set with my first ever Short Story Contest Entry.

Well done to everyone who took part - you all outdid yourselves on the grimdark!
 
But who won the Scalenex Cup? That's the only prize that really counts!
 
I wouldn’t mind having that, sounds pretty cool.
 
Scalenex said:
The contest is so close this contest...I have no choice but to say... EVERYONE WINS THE SCALENEX CUP!

And this isn't like a Participation Trophy. in this case everyone earned the Scalenex Cup.
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Thanks, when is the next contest? I might want to join :)
 
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