You have dedicated years of your life working to prove the existence of a hidden pharaoh - someone who has pulled the strings of Ancient Egypt from the shadows, Kannok. Will you delve into the tomb and be successful, or will this just be another piece of history lost to time?

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This is my submissions for End Master’s Prompt Contest 3. Any and all feedback is welcomed and appreciated.

The gods of the realm fall silent as the Lahrian Kingdom spreads the following of The True God across the land. The Inquisitor's army has been sieging the city of Aurella for three weeks now. Your army grows restless at it seeks to purge the heretics inside it's gates. Will you destroy the city in the name of your god through slaughter, or will you find another way? 

Damn man 0/4 for this one.

I too am fond of Ogre.

The plot is that he lied on his Resume and isn't an Engineer at all. Hilarity ensues!

I like how the X Files theme is just slipped in there. Maybe I should've had them all be Techno-Rave Forest People left over from Woodstock and Burning Man festivals

The deep rumble of shamanic drums fill the air surrounding the Great Falls area. Smoke filled the skies in from the various fires surrounding a major clearing encompassing Big Chieftain Clawfist's tent.Accompanying the drums are various shouts and chants coming from human mouths and some that may be considered more than human. Hundreds and hundreds of mutated tribesmen attend the gathering. A large figure steps out of the tent and a loud horn sounds. The drums hit one more crescendo before silencing as the Chief takes his place in the center of the gathering. 

The fire's illumination shows the true form of the large figure. He appears much taller than most other tribesmen and has various animal pelts covering his body. His left arm is chitinous and ending a large crab-like claw - hence the name. Atop his head pokes out a singular antler out the right side of his head. His cold grey eyes look over the crowd of his people. He takes a deep breath, smiles, and his deep voice bellows:

"My people, my Beasts. Today, marks another year of tranquility and peace among our beloved Wilds. Today, marks another year of blessing from the Great Stag. The harvest has been bountiful and your work does not go unrecognized!" He pauses for a brief moment, the cackling of fires is the only noise.

"The Beasts of Atom would not be here without the unity of the Canoti, Pavati, Kele, and Kanza tribes - who all made the journey to Great Falls many years ago. It is through that unity that we have strength. Through that unity, we have power. We have guarded and will continue to guard this land for generations to come. So tonight - feast and celebrate!" His people cheer in response. He holds out his hand and claw to calm them back down.

"I say this because the world outside our Wilds is shifting. The Outsiders wrestle for power. They wrestle for resources. They are looking to take back these lands for themselves." The crowd lets out boos and various screams of anger.

"They can have whatever land they want out there. But these are OUR lands." The boos turns to cheers and howls of agreement. "These are OUR Wilds. And we will fight with every hand, claw, and talon to defend it! The Great Stag has guided us and we will not disappoint! So drink, my brothers and sisters, drink for the Great Stag! Drink for Great Falls! Drink for our WIlds! Let it return to nature!"

The crowd erupts in celebration. Drums resuming their thunderous melodies. Mutants dance and jump around yelling praise to The Great Stag.

Outsiders beware, the Beasts are out!

I sent a friend request. I like typing.

Don't forget Mercer Gang!

For the first battle of A vs B:

Although it was a very tough decision: I think Story A has my vote. It was simple, the plot was obvious, and the fact there was 3 full blown pinball games in there was great. Replayability is high due to that. At the same time, I can't really fault Story B at all - it really just came down to fun factor in my opinion.

I think you're on to something - I don't know what, but something. I'll be honest a text wall like this will turn off any reader, especially here. Its alot of the narrator talking in circles about things the reader has no idea about or could even try to comprehend. It might make sense in the context of your head, but someone reading this as is - is just reading random sentences of someone's thoughts going back and forth in a circle of "I should have, I didn't, its the past, they hate me" blah blah blah.

Reading the comment reply to Crimson, I now know why its called "The Price of Magic" but I wouldn't have gathered that conclusion at all from the story itself. I think a few more details of what actually happened would hugely benefit the reader.

There really isn't much here to deconstruct as all I know is the character hates burning some portal or something for whatever reason.

Ogre Gang 2025. MAKE TRAIN ROBBERIES GREAT AGAIN