All of these were pretty good. I can see why they made it to the finals here. I voted for story #2, WestCoastRonin's story, just because of its dynamic use of dialogue and combat to drive the story forward. For a 300 word vignette, it's marvelous. I liked story #1 for the discourse between the Ghost and the Guardian. It was just a little short on content for me. As a teaser for a larger story, however, it's fantastic. Story #3 was cool and original. It developed backstory quickly and really highlighted the clever, sneaky, stealthy nature of the Hunter. I just had too many questions left unanswered in my brain after I read it. #4 was the second best story in my opinion. I enjoyed the humor juxtaposing the tension of combat. The writer used some excellent creativity with having the Titan use his Fists of Havoc to smash through the ground and escape. The story just didn't reach out and pull me into the Guardian's plight the way the story #2 did. #5 made awesome use of the first person. Its use of ethos got me really invested in the story's character. I just needed some action to go with this inner monologue. No doubt the writer has a great ability though. Story #6 was really good. I think this one showed the best writing out of all of the entries. My only hangup was the way the secondary character was presented. He was a little too weak and didn't encompass the whole "be brave" mantra Bungie has been using to build the hype around Destiny. Story #7 really took a chance and went outside the box. I thought the author did a great job, and that thematic repetition was pretty cool. It was just a little too different from the rest in my opinion and I couldn't decide how to compare it to other stories. Again, all these stories were awesome and I can see why they were in the finals. Good job, guys!