Competition: Micro Fiction 1

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Micro Fiction 1

Prompt: Anger

We’re all used to writing sprawling epics or writing fluff to fill a minimum word count. But this time, we are going to try something a little different. That's right, we’re writing micro fiction, with a MAXIMUM word count!

All fictions must be 500 words or LESS.

The idea is to quickly write a short, concise story. Stories longer than 500 words are eligible for participation only. Prompts are meant to be open ended and open to interpretation. Stories submitted must be based around your character and the prompt provided.

Let’s talk about our emotions! This time all of the prompts will be based around a single emotion.

Rules:

  • Participants must submit entries in .pdf, .doc, or .docx format, or use the submission text field (markdown capable).
  • Entries must be a maximum of 500 words. Any entries that are over 500 words will be ineligible for placement.
  • There is no minimum word requirement.
  • Your story must be centered on one of your dossier-linked characters, be it your Main, Alt, or other slotted NPCs. Additional NPCs, including ones listed on the wiki or created/invented to tell your story in this fiction, are allowed and strongly encouraged.
  • Due to the length of fictions, Clusters of Ice will not be awarded.

Grading Method: Grading will be done utilizing the official Fiction Rubric.

How the scoring works:

Participation will be key here, all participants submitting a valid comp entry will be awarded with 1 point towards the overall event placement with the top 3 placements per completion earning more. Overall event ties will be broken based on the number of competitions entered followed by the number of placements.

1st place: 4 points
2nd place: 3 points
3rd place: 2 points
Participation: 1 point

Competition Information
Parent Competition
Micro Fiction Series: Emotions!
Organized by
TuQ’uan Varick di Plagia
Running time
2024-07-01 until 2024-07-05 (5 days)
Target Unit
Entire DJB
Competition Type
Other
Awards
Second Level Crescents
Participants
11 subscribers, of which 3 have participated.
Results
Member
Combat Master "Aequitas" Anderson
File submission
Fifi 1.pdf
Placement
1st place
Member
Sofila "Sagitta" Douve Armis
Submission
Sofila "Sagitta" Douve Armis opted out of publishing her submission.
Placement
2nd place
Member
Warlord Grudac Gruud
Textual submission

“Foolish Jedi, I'll gut you like a Tauntaun.” Spat the Sith called Vemon.

The elderly man donning brown robes kissed with black accents squinted. His silvery eyes scanned the mouthy threat and noticed that nothing about this being was remarkable or even threatening. Rowan Dragos wasn't a Blade Master in title alone. It was a moniker he had earned.

“I am no Jedi, you Twi'leki filth. If you'd like to continue testing me. I'd suggest you do it with a Lightsaber in your hand.” Rowan lowered his hood and stood ready. Maybe even a bit eager as he channeled the disrespect, the anger, and turned it into fuel for his internal engine.

Vemon growled and charged forward, a red beam of light erupted from his palm and wildly crashed down on Dragos. Yet the attack was met with a smirk as he ignited his curved hilt. An unholy white blade stretched out to catch and flick away the attack as if he were swatting bog flies. The Twi'lek growled, knocked off balance and….

Rowan slightly pivoted and before the Twi'lek could follow up, the Plaguein plunged the tip of his Lightsaber through Vemon's hilt causing it to pop into disrepair with a smooth thrust. The so-called Sith growled and dropped the smoldering hilt, shoving his palm forward as if to blast the Ronin with telekinetic force.

The energy crashed over Rowan as if he were a boulder in the middle of a river. Unmoved as his barrier redirected the flow. Reaching out with the Force himself, Dragos gripped the Twi'lek with the Force and tugged him closer. It wasn't much but it was enough as he caused him to step out of balance. Smooth footwork positioned Rowan and with a flourish, his blade sliced cleanly through Lekku and neck.

“Foolish Sith.” He disengaged his weapon and clipped the hilt back to his belt as the cocky warrior's body slumped to the side. “All bark and no bite.”

Placement
3rd place