The final chapter of Awakenings has drawn to a close. Read on for the final section of fiction, and the results beyond that.

Wow, that was an awesome event! We had a ton of participation, and a lot of really nice writing, not to mention the interesting graphics that came out of those competitions. There were some really exciting encounters in the Joint Fiction, and the whole Runon was a blast to read. Next time, I definitely do not think I'm going to say organizers are not to post...because I really wanted to post. :P

You can find the final fiction update here: Part VI: Reflections

Past fictions can be found below:

Part I: Awakenings
Part II: Visions
Part III: Truths
Part IV: Prophecy
Part V: Unleashed

I'd like to congratulate Atra, on his overall individual victory, but I was also very excited to see the new blood in the top five. It's great to see the newer generation of members participating and competing with the old ones. (Hint: If you're "old", you've got competition now. Step it up!)

On the overall team score, as we noted, this was calculated by dividing total number of entries per team by the number of members on that team. There's no actual award for this score, except bragging rights, pride, and a solid place in CNS' historical fiction. I'd like to congratulate Team Marcus on having the best overall team score, proving that you don't need a bunch of Elders to win, and that even a Dark Jedi Knight can make an (almost) successful move for power!

The distinguished members who carried Team Marcus to victory are:

Bentre Stahoes
Tasha'Vel Versea
Macron Goura Sadow
Daedric Turelles

I'd better watch my back...

Below, we have the results, and then, after that, a little more commentary.

Overall Individual Score

1st Place, with 340 points:: Atra Ventus
2nd Place, with 265 points: Bentre Stahoes
3rd Place, with 235 points: Lexiconus Qor
4th Place, with 140 points: Tasha'Vel Versea
5th Place, with 135 points: Macron Goura Sadow

Runon

1st Place: Sanguinius Tsucyra Entar
2nd Place: Atra Ventus
3rd Place: Macron Goura Sadow
4th Place: Maelous Ascarend
5th Place: Jades A Sadow

Joint Fiction

1st Place: Shi Long and Manji Keibatsu Sadow
2nd Place: Atra Ventus and Maelous Ascarend
3rd Place: Sanguinius Tsucyra Entar and Bentre Stahoes
4th Place: Muz Ashen Keibatsu and Macron Sadow
5th Place: Tasha’vel Versea and Scarlet

Fiction 1: Divided Loyalties

1st Place: Atra Ventus
2nd Place: Bentre Stahoes
3rd Place: Muz Ashen Keibatsu
4th Place: Armad
5th Place TIED: Lexiconus Qor and Darkblade Bladedark

Gaming 1: The Art of Dueling (Jedi Academy)

1st Place: Atra Ventus
2nd Place: Tasha’vel Versea
3rd Place: Bentre Stahoes
4th Place: Lexiconus Qor
5th Place: Scarlet

Graphics 1: Recon

1st Place: Lexiconus Qor
2nd Place: Bentre Stahoes
3rd Place: Atra Ventus
4th Place: Maelous Ascarend
5th Place: Sanguinius Tsucyra Entar

Triva: The Legend

1st Place: Atra Ventus
2nd Place: Sanguinius Tsucyra Entar
3rd Place: Malik
4th Place: Lexiconus Qor
5th Place: Muz Ashen Keibatsu

Fiction 2: Difficult Decisions

1st Place: Bentre Stahoes
2nd Place: Atra Ventus
3rd Place: Macron Goura Sadow
4th Place: Lexiconus Qor

Graphics 2: Dentavii Prime

1st Place: Atra Ventus
2nd Place: Macron Goura Sadow
3rd Place: Tasha’vel Versea
4th Place: Bentre Stahoes
5th Place: Lexiconus Qor

Gaming 2: A Slight Distraction (Pazaak)

1st Place: Lexiconus Qor
2nd Place: Bentre Stahoes
3rd Place: ** Darkblade Bladedark**
4th Place TIED: ** Tasha'Vel Versea** & Atra Ventus

That's a lot of rewards. Your shinies should be in the mail, if you haven't already opened them. If you have, you might not even be reading this, because everyone seems to love shiny pieces of metal…

Below, we have a graphic that illustrates the results of Awakenings, as well as some key statistics we thought might be interesting. Of special note is the total fiction word count, a whopping 76,528!

I would just like to say how much I loved running this event, and reiterate how great it was to read everyone's entries and see what you all came up with for this story. It definitely had its ups and downs, but I think it turned out awesome in the end.

But it's not just about what I think. We would like to hear from you. As such, we have a feedback form you can fill out to let us know what you thought of the event. It does contain a series of questions, but your feedback would be greatly appreciated and would really help us for future events. Thanks!

Last, but not least, I would like to thank the awesome team that put this together, including Darth Vexatus, Marcus Kiriyu, and Cethgus Tiberius Entar. I'd also like to thank Atra Ventus for the awesome banner that has been featured throughout this event as well as for creating the feedback form above, as well as Jeric Cyrin for the above information, as well as Armad for assisting with word counts for the Runon.

Finally, I want to thank all of our awesome members for making this a super exciting event!

The end, Fin!

Seer Locke Sonjie
Consul of Naga Sadow