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Ladies and gentlemen, the time has come for us writers to take center stage for a time. The Black Garden as well as our friends over in Arts and Stuff are going to host a contest that is solely devoted to writers. The rules are simple.
For any who wish to enter, you are tasked with writing a short little anecdote that is to have a maximum of 300 words. The location for this piece of work is to be located in the picture provided above. The deadline for entering is this Sunday(14th) at midnight. For any who wish to enter, please submit your stories by placing them in the comments.
Judging will be done in two phases. The first phase will consist of a Panel of both groups reading over each story and deciding which seven are the best of the best. Once the first stage is complete, we shall hand it over to you, the audience, to decide who is ranked number one as lore master. The Winner of this contest shall receive a print of the Buried City signed by the Destiny writing team.
Good luck and Be Brave.
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A duo of a war veteran hunter and a well-respected Warlock leave the safety of their camp to explore the Martian Wastelands in search of legendary treasures. The hunter takes point, guiding the warlock through the wastes, watching for any threats and anything that sparks their interests. They proceed over a large sand dune, beyond it they notice human-built structure in the distance, as they approach the structure, the hunter moves ahead, scouting the area for hostiles. The warlock keeps his distance, ready for whatever signal the hunter gives, the hunter signals that it is all clear, and they move forward. They wander aimlessly through the Buried City, looking for any interesting structures, soon they reach the center of the city, the town hall. This time, the warlock enters first, magic ready with a shotgun in hand, the warlock proceeds with the hunter watching their 6’. The city hall leads to a tunnel system, most likely used as an escape route for town officials, they enter it hoping to find the town’s vault; instead they reach a dead end. Now befuddled by this strange structure, the warlock investigates. He finds a suspicious indented wall and decides that it may have been a hidden doorway and blasts it open using his mighty nova blast. The sound is so loud, even the birds outside scatter, sadly other creatures heard it as well. An entire squadron of Cabal come rushing out of the destroyed doorway and fire at the duo of guardians. The duo hides behind the ruins in the tunnel and send out a distress call. Sadly, the Cabal overwhelm them when suddenly, a titan uses the Fist of Havoc, and comes crashing through the roof, caving in the tunnel on the Cabal and saving the duo, a new fireteam has formed.