MCWC VIII - Submissions

[Scottish King]

MCWC VIII

Eligibility

The submitted story must be at least 1,000 words long, or be a serialised story or collection of short stories that have two updates of 500 words or more each in the month of September.
The first place winner of the previous competition cannot compete in this current competition.
Only one submission per person.
The submission of pre-published work is prohibited. Any story found to have been published offsite will be disqualified.
Nomination deadline: the last day of the month.
The competition is open for a month, followed by a one week, multi-poll vote.
If there are less than 5 submissions, the competition is extended for another month.
If there are less than 5 nominations, the submission period is extended for one week, followed by a poll with reduced rewards. If less than 3 stories are nominated, the competition continues indefinitely until at least 3 stories have been submitted.
Usually authors nominate their own work. If you would like to nominate somebody else's work, please ask for the author's approval first (or encourage the author to nominate his work)!

Information to provide
Title and link to the original story thread
Author

Short description/teaser

Advertisement Rules
Advertising is allowed in the official advertising board and in story threads. Any other kind of direct advertising to advocate nominees is prohibited. Those who breach this rule shall be disqualified for 3 months.

Asking for votes is not allowed and will result in an immediate disqualification and ban of 3 months from the Competition forums.

The competition manager will take whatever steps necessary to insure the integrity of the competition.

Awards
4 points for the Winner
3 points for Second Place
2 points for Third Place

Points are accumulated towards the awarding of the Writers' Study Competition Medals.

6 points - bronze medal
12 points - silver medal
24 points - golden medal




Please see the Writer's Study Information and FAQ Thread for more details.

[Dance]

Tale of a Young Knight

The story of Sir Gilbert Reyne

Tale of a Young Knight is the untold story of a young Norman boy, named Gilbert Reyne, raised in France, who ventures to England, during the period of succession dispute known as 'The Anarchy'.

England has been at war for five years, and Gilbert joins the Angevin side of Empress Matilda, and is keen on distinguishing himself as a key player in one of the most important time periods of British history. The land burns, and all factions are warring, as it comes to a select few to extinguish the flames and rebuild the foundation of one of the most powerful nations in history.

Follow the story of Gilbert as he endures continuous adventure, inspired by his immense ambition to enshrine his name upon the annals of history.

The story begins here

[Hitai de Bodemloze]

Senbazuru
千羽鶴
Link

The year is 2105. War has erupted between the nations of Tang and Wa over a disputed island chain. Air superiority is key. Every day fighter jets scream across the waves, trying to buy enough time for naval units to maneuver into position. Guai Shangu is just one pilot amongst thousands locked in an endless dance across the skies.

“Crane Two, he’s still on your tail!” a crackly voice spluttered over the radio in his helmet. His wing leader, Yong Shoubing, could obviously see what was going on, but Guai had no clue as to where his ally was. The ambush had quickly separated them.

“I know!” Guai replied through gritted teeth. He was losing altitude quickly, diving towards the blue seas below at an alarming rate in his Split-S manoeuvre. Yet he was a veteran pilot, with thousands of hours flight time. He knew the limitations of his aircraft, as well as that of his enemies’.

His vision blurry and blood pumping thick in his veins, he saw the rolling waves barely a few hundred meters below. In one motion he pulled back away from the sea and ignited the afterburners. His jet jerked out of the dive and accelerated back away from the sea. The enemy behind him matched the movement successfully, staying on his six and sending machine gun rounds past him.

Yet Guai knew what he had to do. Although the enemy J-16 jet had a higher operational ceiling, greater fuel capacity and stronger armour plating, it was slower than his own Mei-35r – especially in the climb and in the turn. As Guai used the speed of his dive to boost his own ascent back up into the cloud strewn skies, he saw his enemy slowly fall behind. Before his opponent could stall, the J-16 opted to level out and break off of Guai’s tale. Guai smiled. This duel was his.

[Lortano]

Empire and Republic
By Lortano

It has been 23 years since the Great Revolution that nearly tore the Amortan Empire apart. Now, with an ageing Emperor and the aggressive Kaprean Republic to the west, it stands on the brink of a new era, but the shape of such an era is hard to predict. Join the story of the Empire and it's Crown Prince Silanus along with Caius, The Kaprean Ambassador to Amorta and the shape of the Empire's future will unfurl...

[NCR]

Vengeance and Forgiveness

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...and-Forgivness

Japan is the middle of Sengoku Jidai. Everyone knows the end result. But what happens when the Takeda heir is killed in 1560? Yaemon is a young man who joins Takeda Shingen's army and his quest to avenge the death of his heir against the Hojo. And even Yaemon has a desire for vengeance against the samurai who killed his father...