Spread your wings Finalists

Hylebos entered past the deadline ban him.

Is the contest over? i dont think anyone has voted in awhile

Juroku's story, in my opinion, was the best story out of the bunch. I mean it made me have feels for god sake!

These were literally the 7 last people to enter.

You should switch around the order of the stories so that it is randomized and that people dont just vote for the first one they read.

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!

Wow, my story didn't even get a Reply. :(

I did enjoy these stories, but they are supposed to be anecdotes or as you generalized short stories, most of these are simply descriptions of a setting or a cliffhanger. Most of these are not true short stories, they are more like an introduction, it is like me telling an experience I had like this; One day, my friends and I were at the beach, the sand was incredible, the water looked glorious, the sky was clear, and then we did some stuff. Describing the entire setting and then adding one line of action is not a real story.

I voted for Juroku's story, as it was interesting, and very unique. I like things to be unique. Great job Juroku, keep it up!! And everyone else as well, great job and good luck!!

this poll is biased, many people will just read the first one and not the rest. i think these talented writers should be judged by the Black Garden itself

Absolutely SP! Working the ghost for dialogue was cool! A little sad my story didn't get picked, but there are winners and losers. It was 301 words, including the title, Departure. I wonder if that was what sent me over the limit? Ah well, congrats and may the best man win!

Pretty tough choice to make here. They all have created excellent stories. I guess the only I can do is pick the one that reminds me of what I want my guardian to be like and so I choose SpartanPatriarch's story. It had a good amount of detail regarding the environment that surrounded the guardian. This person gave the characters personalities and at the same time created a mysterious plot. Well done SpartanPatriarch!

I read through a couple of the stories. They deserve to be up here more than mine does. Best of luck to all of them!