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PostPosted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 2:05 pm
I've got something to submit!
User Name: Amrielle
Title of Piece: Ring of Death
Genre of Piece: Fantasy Horror
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Jane stood there in the pouring rain. She nervously checked her watch and surveyed the forest surrounding her. She shivered slightly as she felt a familiar cold breeze come over her. She heard footsteps behind her and quickly turned around. She saw the familiar dark brown hair and pale skin. She began to walk his way and stopped five feet away from him. She eyed him suspiciously and waited for him to talk.
“Do you have it?” He asked.
“Depends, do you have her?” She replied. He smiled slightly and walked away. He returned dragging with him a little girl. “Jane!” The little girl shrieked.
“Lacie, are you okay?” Jane asked. The girl nodded slightly. The man squeezed the girl’s arm harder. “Where’s the ring?” He asked coldly. Jane digged out a velvet case from her pea coat’s pocket. She flipped open the case revealing a Lapis lazuli, tear drop ring. The man smiled some more and pushed the little girl Jane’s way. “Jane! No!” Lacie shrieked. The man twisted Lacie’s arm and produced a sickening crunch. “Shut it, vampire.” He growled. Lacie winced in pain. “Colin, stop it.” Jane ordered. “Make me, vampire.” Colin replied, his amber eyes shining.
“Listen you good for nothing, lycan. Let my sister go or I’ll rip your heart out!” Jane growled.
“Good then I’ll get the chance to rip you to shreds,” he hissed. Colin’s hair began to get longer and shaggier. His pupil’s became slits and his teeth turned into fangs. “Give me the ring and I won’t hurt any of you,” he barked. Jane’s eyes turned from brown to a startling purple. She tossed him the velvet case and watched as he let go of her sister. Lacie raced to Jane and hid behind her. Then Jane attacked Colin. She tackled him to the ground and grabbed the case. She tossed it to Lacie. “RUN!” Jane yelled as Colin struggled to get up. Lacie ran away from the fight. Jane and Colin both bared their fangs at each other. Then Colin threw Jane off of him. She hit a tree with loud thud. He began to change into werewolf form. His skin ripped off leaving only brown wolf fur. He stood on his hind legs and pounced at Jane. She dodged and grabbed his throat. But he slashed her face with his claws. Blood flew from her face to the ground. She lay on the ground and watched as Colin began to pursue Lacie. Jane stood up and ran after Colin. She saw his brown fur from afar and began to go faster. Then she tackled him again. She bit into his neck and ripped off a chunk of fur. His black blood began to ooze out of him as he struggled to breathe. Jane licked her lips happily as she stood up and watched him struggle to his feet. He started to scream and his fur began to disintegrate into ash. Then he turned into bones and blood. Jane wiped her mouth off and raced to find Lacie. “LACIE!” She called out. There was no reply. “LACIE!” Jane began to shriek. She began grow worried. Then she saw the familiar black hair lying down under a tree. She silently walked towards it, her dead heart pounding. She looked down and saw the blood rushing from her sister’s head. She poked her. “Lacie,” she whispered. Her sister’s eyes fluttered open. “Someone hit me,” Lacie whispered. Jane’s eyes immediately moved from her sister to the surrounding area. Then footsteps came and she quickly turned around. She stared at a pistol.
“Hello, parasite.” A vampire hunter smiled. His finger hovered over the trigger as he aimed the gun at Jane. “Look, my sister and I had a pretty crappy day. It’s pouring rain and we just want to go home.” Jane replied.
“Sorry, I can’t do that. The others would like you dead.” He said as his finger came closer to the trigger. Jane ripped the gun out of his hand. “You’re an amateur hunter since you won’t shut up,” she said. Then she shot him in the heart and saw the blood spray out of him. But a horrible stench quickly followed. It smelled like garlic. She threw the gun across the forest and turned towards her sister. Lacie began to breathe heavily. Jane put her sister on her shoulders and ran away from the forest.
“Do you still have the ring?” Jane asked. Lacie pulled the case out of her sleeve and passed it to Jane. Finally, they reached a cavern. Jane set her sister down and started to make a fire. She looked at her sister’s wound and quickly healed it with an herb. “Lacie, you okay?” Jane asked. “Yeah…but why did he want the ring?” She asked.
“Because…the holder of this ring becomes invulnerable to any attack, but at a cost. They have to kill a person they love,” Jane answered. After a couple of minutes Lacie fell asleep, Jane stood in front of the fire and pulled out the case. She tossed it into the fire and watched as it melted into nothing.
 
PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 12:35 am
*gasp* A submission! Fantastic, Amrielle, thank you!  

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 4:21 pm
Anyone else?  
PostPosted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 7:45 pm
Come on, lovelies, don't be shy, or I'll just have to keep mindlessly bumping this contest thread.  

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 5:40 pm
Brainstorm game whilst waiting for more entries? Maybe it'll help with the inspiration process...

...A hero returning to his (or her!) childhood home in search of lost love.

Come up with more and post them here!
 
PostPosted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 3:57 pm
I'm writing my short story for the contest, I just need to finish it up wink  

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 4:27 pm
Where…am I? the curious girl asked herself.

Around her she felt the wet grass, inhaling the fresh aroma as she slowly opened her eyes. Her vision was blurred with sleep. A hand reached up to wipe away the tears as she sat up. Looking around, she saw a marvelous forest before her.

The trees were knotted and gnarled, twisted into shapes that made them come alive. There were flowers of every variety, of every color….The colors. The colors were so vivid and bright that it hurt her delicate blue eyes to glance at them.

What…is this place?

Around and around she looked, slowly beginning to panic at the unfamiliar surroundings. Suddenly, she sprang from the ground and stood on her feet. This helped none, though it was a sort of comfort to do something. The entire clearing was silent, the only sounds were the animals that lay beyond the edges of the dark forest.

She began to shiver as she realized how cold she really was. Arms now wrapped around her, her teeth began to chatter. So very cold it was…startlingly cold…

Out of the corner of her eye, she sensed movement. She whipped her head around, her short brown hair following with it. “W-who’s there!?” she shouted into the empty forest.

How silly of her it was to think that there was some sort of life in this place that could understand her. With a sad expression still on in her eyes, she allowed herself a smirk at the thought of such a thing.

Again she heard a rustle and, despite her previous reaction to her doing so, she whipped her head around. This time, however, there sat a white rabbit with pink eyes. It’s whiskers twitched as it sniffed the air, moving it’s small head around in the air. Finally, the rabbit’s pink eyes landed on the girl, startling her half to death.

“Wh-….What are you!?” she asked the animal, fright clearly present in her voice.

She scolded herself inwardly once again for talking to a thing that would not speak back. Though her eyes shot open as she heard:

“Are you Alice?” asked a voice.

Terror filled her eyes. How did the voice know her name? Where was it coming from?....Could it be?

“Answer me, silly child.”

“Er…y-yes I am…wh-who are you?...Where are you?” Alice questioned insistently.

The white rabbit stood on its hind legs and slowly began to change. It’s white fur retreated to reveal tan flesh. It’s body grew in size. And the more these changes occurred, the more the rabbit seemed to resemble a human. No. The more it became human.

Finally the rabbit was no longer a rabbit. It was a tall boy with white hair and half-lidded pink eyes, dressed in a black waistcoat and trousers.

The terror in Alice’s eyes grew further as she fell back onto the soft, dewy grass. The cold that was present in the clearing was no longer the reason she was shaking. This rabbit—no, this thing—had just transformed itself into what resembled a human. Never could she be fully sure if it was human or not…

“My name is of no current importance. What is important at this time is you.” The thing now stated bluntly.

The fear kept the words in her head. Alice could not bring herself to speak. At this moment it seemed impossible that she would ever speak again.

His expression still unreadable, the thing reached out his ‘hand’, “Get up. You appear quite unseemly just gaping on the forest floor in such a way…”

Her gaze now drifted to the gloved white hand before her. She hesitantly took the thing’s ‘hand’, her own feeble hands shaking terribly.

As she stood, the thing continued to speak, “Do you know who you are, Miss Alice?”

Slowly she brought herself to speak, “…Me?”

The thing scoffed, “Who else would I be speaking to?”

She shook even more, “…Who are you…How do you know my name?...Why do I matter so much?”

“If you do not know who you are, then it is a tragic thing indeed. For the one who knows the most about one’s self is, in fact, one’s self.”

“…”

The thing let out an agrivated sigh, “I will tell you this much. This forest. This island. This entire world all depend on you. Their existence hangs in the balance, and the only person who can even attempt to correct it is none other than the shaking girl who stands before me….”

“…”

“…What a future our world has.” The thing stated sarcasticly.

Being the stubborn girl she was, Alice’s head shot up, “Shut up!! If I’m the future of this world then I wouldn’t be talking to myself so lowly, otherwise there truly will be no hope.”

Slightly taken aback, the rabbit’s half-lidded eyes widened. After a few moments of silence, however, a smile tugged at the corners of his pale lips, “Now that’s the girl that we can depend on.”

“Pardon?” Alice asked quizzically.

“Come,” The thing said, “If you wish to help the ground on which you now stand stay that beautiful shade of green, and that sky the towers above you to stay that rich shade of blue, then follow me.”

At this speech, Alice stared with awe at the thing before her. She smiled and stretched, the sleep still present in her muscles. “Then I guess I have no choice.”

With that the two began to walk off into the deep, dark forest together, to begin a journey that would change the very fabric of existence for this small, secluded world.


Eheheh, well here it is. I didn't really edit it or anything, so don't be shocked if it isn't what you expect sweatdrop . I hope you like it!  
PostPosted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 1:00 am
No, it's fantastic, thank you! (: I wanna know what happens next... dangit, short stories! Haha...

Now there's only one little hitch: You're missing the entry form... there's a code for it on the first page, but it's just the basic stuff- username, title, genre, &c. &c. Fill that out and you're good to go!
 

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 4:02 pm
I've got something to submit!
User Name: HimekaLeafNinja
Title of Piece: The Third Alice
Genre of Piece: Fantasy
Any Comments? Eheheh, woops. Sorry that I forgot to include this. For some odd reason I didn't see it sweatdrop Hope this is okay now smile
 
PostPosted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 7:09 pm
I've got something to submit!
User Name: Broken_Doll_of_Roses
Title of Piece: Cupcake Poison
Genre of Piece: Romance
Any Comments? As I post this now I am not a member... but I sent a request in to be a member and I'm afraid that if I do not enter it now while I remember I'll forget about it... This is also based off of the Games by Quinrose called Kuni no Alice.


Alice stared over the edge of the hedge as she scanned the maze for her bunny stocker. Nothing moved, Alice cringed waiting for the silence to be broken. Instead the only thing that responded was the breeze that shuffled the branches of the near by tree and the lush red rose bushes. Slowly she eased around the bush… to come face to face with Ace. She flinched back in surprise.

Ace reached for her, to steady Alice. "Alice? What are you doing here?" He smiled at her. Alice smiled back taking a step back to put some distance from her and him. She never had been completely comfortable with him after he had set his mind that he was going to kill her. Only to back out because if he did he wouldn't be able to hear her heart beat. The thought chilled her and she forced another smile.

"Sorry, Ace. I was just headed to the palace." She brushed back a strand of hair.

"Really? You looked like you were sneaking." Ace chuckled when Alice blushed.

"I was." She looked over her shoulder. "I was avoiding Pete-" The name was cut short as Peter launched over Ace in his bunny form and tackled Alice. With a yelp Alice caught Peter.

"Alice!" Peter snuggled into her arms. "I missed you!" His gaze turned sharp as he glared at Ace who smiled at Peter. "What are you doing here?"

"I bumped into Alice in the garden and was about to escort her into the palace." He smirked at the rabbit.

"I bet Alice would rather have me escort her!" Peter spat at Ace.

"Well then," Ace turned his gaze to Alice who shrunk back. "who would you rather have as your escort?" He smiled.

"Uh… w-well… ummm…" Alice stuttered. Peter jumped from Alice's arms, changing his form. Hugging Alice he scowled at Ace. Alice struggled against Peter as she tried to break free… to no avail. With a huff she gave up… he would let go, eventually, she hoped.

"Come on Alice." Ace smiled and grabbed her hand, tugging her free of Peter's grasp. "Let's go."

Without warning Ace drew his weapon. A bullet bounced off it and found a bed in a rose bush. Ace smiled and Peter scowled, his face darkening with hate. Alice backed into the wall of leaves. Peter and Ace stood staring at each other, waiting for the first move to be made… only no one moved. Alice blinked and that is the time they both attacked. Peter fired two shots at Ace as he charged. She could hear the clang off one bullet as it struck Ace's sword.

They stood several feet apart, back to back. Blood seeped from Ace's left leg and he seemed too not notice. Peter swiped blood from a tear in his shoulder where blood dripped down his right arm. Alice gasped, hand covering her mouth.

"What are you two doing now?" Alice blinked up at the figure standing a few yards away in the opening of a rose covered passageway. Sighing in relief Alice smiled at Vivaldi. "Both of you out of my maze before I decide to behead you both!"

"But Alice!" Peter whined. as he clung to Alice.

"Is coming with me." The Queens mouth lifted just the slightest to give him a challenging smile. With a scowl Peter sighed and Alice stepped out of his grasp. With a blinding ray of light Peter was suddenly a bunny.

"Please Alice." He gaze up at Alice with hope filled eyes.

"Uh…" Alice bit her lip determined to say no… only. "Y—"

"No!" The Queen glared at Peter. "Peter White you are to leave now!" Peter turned to scowl at the Queen before changing back and hopping away. He gave glances over his shoulder at the three of them but didn't turn back. "You too." Vivaldi directed to Ace.

"Of course." He smiled at the two. "I'll head to help Julius." He turned towards the closest archway and headed out… only to turn the wrong way. Alice sighed, she felt bad for Ace. Always lost. With another sigh she shook her head and smiled at Vivaldi.

"Thank you." Alice smiled to her.

Vivaldi moved forward to take her hand. "My pleasure, it's not often I get to save you." She giggled, a childish sound that if anyone besides Alice heard they would think the Queen mad. Smiling at Alice Vivaldi started to lead her through the maze.

"So what did you need me for?" Alice asked as the older women led her to the exit of the maze and the castle towered over them. Pink and red heart covered the gigantic building and Alice couldn't help but feel in awe at the huge building.

Servants met them at the door and ushered them inside. With a wave of her hand Vivaldi sent them scattering. "Bring tea for us to my room." She called after them as she led the younger girl to her room.

The walls covered in stuffed animals never seemed to grow less amazing as time past. The Queen found herself a stuffed animal and hugged it to her chest as she guided Alice to the middle of the room where the window towered over all and held the perfect view of the garden and maze beyond. The lush bushes of the garden and the pastel colors of the flowers filled the whole scene from the window.

A table was set up in front of the window. A chair on either side. A crisp white table cloth hung over the edge and cup of pink and gold sat on china plates. Cherry blossoms danced along the side of the cups and across the plates.

Alice giggled as she picked up a dark blue teddy bear. "So you wanted me to have a tea party with you." Alice smiled at the older women who smiled back.

"I wanted to spend time with you. I barely ever do. Compared to the others I hardly see you." The Queen giggled lightly. "I'm a little jealous." A knock at the door made Vivaldi look away from Alice as she sat at the table. "Yes?"

"Tea." A soft voice said from the other side of the door.

"Ah yes." The Queen smiled at Alice who was smoothing a napkin in her lap. "Bring it in." She smiled as she lowered herself to the chair across for Alice. Blond hair bounced around Alice's shoulders as she watched the servant bring the tea into the room. In the light her hair sparkled a gold so brilliant all the other colors in the room seemed to be dimmed. With a sigh Vivaldi stared into her tea that had been set before her.

"Thank you for having me over." Alice said as she stirred her tea and lifted the cup to her mouth. Vivaldi stared at Alice for several minutes over the rim of her cup. The other girl smiled as she bit into a cupcake that had also been brought in by the servant.

"It's my pleasure." Vivaldi smiled and Alice blinked and blushed. What was she thinking?, Alice thought as she stared into the warm liquid in her hand. "Is something the matter? You look troubled." Vivaldi asked softly, concern warm in her voice. The warmth seemed to slip over Alice's skin, raising gooseflesh on her arms.

"Nothing." She spook quickly. "It's nothing." Alice smiled, her face darkening as the Queens expression softened.

"That's good. I wouldn't want Alice feeling down during a tea party that was meant to raise her spirits." Vivaldi smiled.

"F-feeling down?" Alice stuttered, the blush slowly leaving her face. "Why would that be?" She looked down at the teas cup in her hands and brought it to her lip. Why was she so nervous?

"You don't seem to be yourself." Vivaldi reached across the table to take Alice's chin lightly by her fingertips. The feel of Vivaldi's soft touch on Alice's skin sent shivers down her spine. Alice froze looking into the other woman's eyes. A blush seemed to crawl up Alice's neck and settle in her cheeks. "I don't want you to be sad." Alice blinked the words sent more shivers down her spine. Vivaldi moved her hand to brush her knuckles against Alice's cheeks. Even that light touch seemed to suck all the air from her lungs. The only thing she could do was stare, breath and blush.

"I'm fine." Alice finally managed to croak. Though couldn't find the strength to pull away the Queen's gentle touch. With a sigh Vivaldi pulled back and Alice suddenly felt an ache her chest for the woman to touch her again.

Vivaldi pulled her cut to her lips again and smiled. "As long as you're sure." Vivladi's hand still tingled from touching Alice's cool skin. The girl's cheek still showed traces of red and Vivaldi couldn't help but smile at it. Alice was so innocent. Vivaldi longed to touch Alice's smooth skin again but knew that she had probably pushed the limits with that.

"Thank you." Alice's voice was soft and for a brief second Vivaldi had thought that she had only imagined it. "Thank you, for cheering me up." Vivaldi looked up from the tea in her cup to meet Alice's eyes. There was something there… something that Vivaldi couldn't quite indentify and yet it sent shivers through her body.

"I'm glad it worked." Vivaldi answered, trying to hide how breathless she was. "Anything for Alice." She hadn't meant to voice it and now that she had her face heated and she stared down at her cup in one of her hands, the other drawing idly on the table cloth. Alice reached out, her hand lying on Vivaldi's. It seemed to startle them both before Vivaldi looked up and smiled warmheartedly at Alice, the girl returning the smile.

With a giggle Alice picked up her unfinished cupcake and took a bite. Frosting clung to her upper lip and Vivaldi laughed. Alice gave her a questioning glance.

"You have frosting…" Vivaldi trailed off as she giggled and pointed to her top lip. Alice blinked, far from understanding. As Vivaldi's giggles subsided she got to her feet. "You have frosting on your lip."

Alice blinked standing quickly turning to find the closest mirror. "Where?"

"Here." Vivaldi took Alice's chin turning her face towards her. Before Alice could react Vivaldi pulled the girl towards her, her lips pressing against hers. There was only a moment of hesitation before Alice opened to Vivaldi, returning the kiss. The Queen tasted of sugar, sweet, sweet cherries and something for fierce, sharper, cinnamon. Alice found herself, even though she did not initiate the kiss, wishing that it would last longer even as Vivaldi pulled away.

Vivaldi's mouth hovered over Alice's, leaving only millimeters between their mouths. Alice licked her lips, finishing any frosting Vivaldi didn't get then leaning towards the older woman to lick the rest of the frosting from her lips.

Vivaldi found herself at a loss for breath. Alice had tasted like strawberries, ever fresh rose's and something that Vivaldi couldn't quite decide what it was. The only noise came from their breathing, Alice's heartbeat and the tick of Vivaldi's clock in her chest. Alice's hand rested against her face and the other was entwined with Vivaldi's.

At a knock at the door the pair jumped and separated. Alice's collapsing into her chair and Vivaldi staring at the door.

"Come in." Vivaldi said still breathless. Clearing her throat she stared expectantly at the door.

"Your Majesty," A servant appeared at the door and Vivaldi felt pure hate at the fact that he had ruined her moment with Alice. "Blood Dupre has requested you're presence at the Clock Tower." Seeing the rage in Vivaldi's eyes he back slowly out of the room.

With a sigh Vivaldi turned back to Alice. The young girl was staring into her tea. Out the picture window the sunset was just beginning. "I'm sorry, but I must leave." Vivaldi mumbled, displeasure soaking through every word.

"I'll come with you." Alice said as she pushed to her feet. Vivaldi couldn't help but feel a little hurt. Whenever Alice left she wouldn't come back for an extended time.

Never the less Vivaldi nodded and stared out the window. Slowly she brushed off her skirts and headed towards the door. The walk through the garden was a quiet one and Vivaldi tried to walk slowly to extent the time with Alice. As they approached the maze Vivaldi turn right towards the Clock Tower. Alice, however stopped.

"What's the matter?" Vivaldi stopped and looked over at her love.

"I was wondering how Ace gets lost in the maze." Alice smiled up at Vivaldi and she smiled a sigh escaping through her lips.

"We can find out." Alice blushed but smiled. "I'm sure it would be fine if we got lost in the maze for a few minutes." Vivaldi mumbled as she led Alice further in.

"He's a patient man." Alice smiled as Vivaldi took her chin. The sunset blazed behind them as slowly lowered into the sky. Red, orange and pink painting themselves across their skin.
 

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 10:53 pm
@ himekaleafninja: Yep, that's all you needed! I've edited the list of entrants. Thank you!

@ Broken_Doll: Fantastic! Interesting twist... 'twould be interesting to see how that might turn out. Thank you (:
 
PostPosted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 7:38 pm
Such wonderful entries... any more heading our way?  

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 1:33 pm
Nearly Finished....... Just got to hope it doesn't get much longer or I'm going to have to get rid of some parts.  
PostPosted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 11:06 pm
Oh, excellent! Look forward to reading it. (:  

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 1:10 am
sweet.. I still have time XP

Can I join the fun? =D  
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