Competition: Fiction: Fear

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Fiction: Fear

Fear.

Be it something specific, like the primordial fear of biting insects or slithering reptiles or nebulous terrors like the finality of the grave or the dread of being forgotten, everyone fears something. Exactly what that is for your character might have been born out of a terrifying experience or just learned over the course of a lifetime.

What does your character fear? Why? How did it come to that, and how do they manage life in spite of that fear? Plumb the depths of fear, so that you may master it.

Rules:
+ This Competition will be graded using the Fiction rubric
+ Entries should be a minimum of 500 words, no maximum.
+ Fiction must revolve around one of your characters or alts. Link your character snapshots by selecting it from the submission page.
+ Entries MUST relate to the given word prompt.

Competition Information
Parent Competition
[CNS] Derelict Development
Organized by
Lord Muz Ashen Keibatsu
Running time
2024-10-24 until 2024-11-08 (16 days)
Target Unit
Clan Naga Sadow
Competition Type
Fiction
Awards
Third Level Crescents and Clusters of Ice as per VOICE guidelines
Participants
4 subscribers, of which 3 have participated.
Results
Member
Savant Veil Arcana
File submission
CNS Competition - Fear.pdf
Textual submission

This story technically takes place before the events of the Pro Bowl. I've attached a character snapshot as requested, but it's not entirely relevant as this is a more introspective story. Thanks for reading!

Placement
1st place
Member
Adept DarkHawk Sadow
File submission
Title_ The Shadows of Failure.pdf
Placement
2nd place
Member
Archpriest Quentinshadows
File submission
Fear.pdf
Placement
3rd place