Airrin replied

658 weeks ago

Hello everyone! Seiji here~ I am pleased to announce the first ever SectionVIII short story contest!

The rules are simple:

I will provide you with a writing prompt. You will then write a short story based on the given prompt. It doesn't have to be very long, a paragraph or two is fine. It does not have to be FFXI related. It does have to be your own original work. I am of course ineligible to participate. Your story can be funny, tragic, scary, etc.

There will be two prizes handed out:
The 1st place prize will go to the LS member who's story received the most votes.
The grand prize will go to the LS member who's story I felt was the best.
In the event that the story I felt was best obtained the most votes, the first place prize will go to the runner up.

Submissions will be accepted up until 10:00PM PDT May 3, 2013.
I would like LS members to submit their votes via PM through Guildwork after the deadline. Votes will be taken until 10:00AM PDT May 5, 2013.

LS members that aren't participating are encouraged to vote on their favorite story!

Now for the prompt!

It was poisoned

Airrin replied

658 weeks ago

Here an example from me to get you guys started!


The hour had come. My companions and I gathered our equipment and set out for the monster's lair. Upon arrival, we provoked the monster to abandon its lair and fight us outside. With a roar it charged at me. Instinctively, I parried the attack with my ranseur, but the force of his charge knocked me off balance. Seeing I was flat-footed, the beast raised his weapon above his head. Before he could bring it down, my faithful wyvern clawed at its face. Larry charged at him, his scimitars mere flashes during his swift assault. Larry jumped back as a large explosion engulfed the monster and knocked me back. I hadn't noticed Chi casting his spell behind him. The monster seemed unscathed by the attack, but rather enraged. He charged at the mage. Larry attacked at his legs, but he knocked him aside and continued charging. Polearm in hand, I leaped through the air and thrust my weapon into his back. He howled in pain as he swung about violently in an attempt to knock me off. He took a charge at a large stone, so I leaped off as he collided. 'Here's my chance' I thought. I readied my next attack, but despite his size he was too fast. He spun around and hurled a large piece of the rubble, hitting me square in the chest. Chi began casting a sleep spell, and it worked! But the beast quickly came to. He cast another spell with success, but it didn't seem to last long. During his third casting, he caught up to the mage. With one attack he fell to the ground.

<Chireru> WTF JUST HAPPENED?
<Larrybirdman> He wasn't very tired?
<Airrin> lol
<Chireru> I have the best enfeebling gear, wtf happened?
<Larrybirdman> Maybe he just didn't want to sleep with you… you know…"No means no."
<Airrin> LMAO
<Chireru> …
*The monster's poison effect wears off*
<Airrin> It was poisoned?
<Chireru> ….
<Larrybirdman> I had my Nadrs equipped, I thought it would help.
<Airrin> God damn it Larry!
<Chireru> …..
<Larrybirdman> </3
<Airrin> No soup for you >.>
<Larrybirdman> *cries*
<Chireru> I hate you all…

Ebonnoire Section8 Member replied

658 weeks ago

I suck at writing, but I have a lot of stories up my sleeve. I will try my best.
Jobs at 99: THF BLM DNC DRK COR PUP MNK NIN WAR GEO WAR

Chandrima Section8 Member replied

658 weeks ago

The first thing I remeber is pain. It was like a fire burning threw my vains. The world
spined and I was lost to the blackness of the void. Little by little the world begin to
return to me. The brightness of the sun, the weight of the item in my hand. The smell of
the thing standing in front of me. Most potent of all, the taste of blood in my mouth.
The fire was still there, coming from a small barb sticking out of my arm. Posien, it
was Posiens. I weapon of cowards and weaklings. I could not recall having been hit, and as
I looked at the think in front of me, it slowly began to look like a man. It was a man I
knew, tho I did not know how. As I looked apon his visage confustion and anger began to
grow in my gut. As I tryed to get a better look at this man, his whole form seemed to
shift. His body melting and bending, arms and legs growing and shortinging, yet all the time
his eye's filled with darkness and hate remained the same.
Sweet driped from my head, ran down my face, and feel onto the blade in my had. I
tightened my grip and and prepared to strick. To late, this man struck first, comeing at me
in a blur, swinging his sword full of menise at me. I raised my sword to block his, and
prepared to counter, the fight had started.

I awoke with a start, something more then a dream hanging in the ethers. The voice of a
stuidise floating in the air "Sir, we have arived at are destination, you can deplain now". As
I stude up and walking off the plain, I tasted the air of the night, fresh of a storm, heavey
with the air of fate. As I walked down the pank and meet up with the man that had been my father, the boy that had been my brother, and yet in that weird way still where. We walked threw the termenal the other two making little faimly jabs at eachother. I was walking threw looking untellI found a pay phone. I excused my self, and walked over and duiled a number that was almost as old as the phone system. As the phone range I looked threw my pants for Idea, found it and took it out. When the phone picked up I said what was expected "I am awake, I am now……" and hung up.
Now to see what life had in store this time.
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