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Week 7 Prompt #3
WORD PROMPT
~~Pommel~~
~~…from the shadows lurked~~
This weeks special prompt was a picture provided by last weeks winner:
Because it is NaNoWriMo I would encourage you to make this part of your NaNoWriMo story if you can. If it is put NaNo at the top of your post along with the title of your project! If you wish you can also include a brief synopsis of your story and how this fits in (it won't be used against your word count).
Week 7 Prompt #3
WORD PROMPT
~~Pommel~~
- The raised area at the front of an equestrian saddle
This week's phrase prompt was
- The counterweight at the end of the hilt of a European sword
~~…from the shadows lurked~~
This weeks special prompt was a picture provided by last weeks winner:
Jen DeSantis aka @JenD_Author
If it's not for NaNo just include your story title.
Contest Starts at 1pm (eastern)
Contest Ends at 2:00pm (for the Speed Challenge and for part three of your story for the Blind Challenge)
You have one hour to write 100 words including this word.
You have one hour to write 100 words including this word.
THIS IS ALSO THE START OF THE CLASSIC CHALLENGE! 300 words using all three prompts.
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Make this prompt a 100 word stand alone story in this hour
Blind Challenge
Make this prompt a 100 word stand alone story in this hour
Blind Challenge
Start a 300 word story, writing the first 100 words during this hour using this prompt then adding to it as the rest of the prompts come up (without altering what you have written).
Classic Challenge
Wait for all three prompts then write a 300 word story including each of the provided prompts, for this you have until midnight eastern time!
Classic Challenge
Wait for all three prompts then write a 300 word story including each of the provided prompts, for this you have until midnight eastern time!
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If you're having issues posting feel free to e-mail me: D.RyanLeask@gmail.com
Don't Forget to add your twitter handle and/or email address below your post and give your story a title too (for a 300 word story you can finalize your title on the last entry)
If you're having issues posting feel free to e-mail me: D.RyanLeask@gmail.com
Speed Challenge – prompt 3
ReplyDeletePommel
Leigh al Boros grasped the pommel of her saddle with both hands, straining as the drake raced down the valley, rolling and twisting with joy.
Leigh laughed out loud, encouraging the dragon.
“On Tarron, on!”
He was one of the smaller ones but his speed rivaled even the largest war beast. Leigh’s raven hair whipped across her face, stinging, and in the cool autumn air, her teeth began to chatter.
Suddenly she was in shadow. Turning to see the cause, her breath caught.
War dragons, their giant wings blocking the sun as they made their return to the castle.
99 Words
@redshirt6
Blind Challenge – entry 3
ReplyDeleteA Woman Full Grown
As Arthur approached her, she stepped out from the shadows.
“Halt!” she said in a commanding voice, her hand raised over her right shoulder and grasping the pommel of what appeared to be a sword as tall as she was.
Arthur froze in his tracks, raising his hands in a surrendering fashion. And then his heart skipped.
In the late afternoon sun he could see that he had been mistaken. She was no child. She was obviously a woman full grown. And beautiful.
“Are you the one called Arthur?” she demanded.
“I am.”
“Then you must come with me, now.”
100 Words
@redshirt6
Classic Challenge
ReplyDeleteShadows Of The Past.
Nearly-forgotten battle reflexes guided Daigon now.
After nearly ten years of anonymity and living in quiet
obscurity, the Shadow Realm was coming for him.
He expected as much. He had been a Blademaster. He had
sworn life service to the Realm. He was Soulbonded to
one of the powerful and ancient Shadow Dragons. A
commitment without compromise, he had broken that
Oath. It was a betrayal that could be neither overlooked
or forgiven...ever.
He was not defenseless here. A Blademaster's armor and
sword were bound to him for life. Two nights before he
had confirmed he could still bring forth those gifts if
needed.
Concentrating, he felt the overlapping scales of his
armor form about him. Nearly impenetrable yet so
weightless as to not hinder, he knew its metallic caress
well.
The comforting weight of his Blade completed him. Long
as a tall man, the blade was a full handswidth wide. It
was feather-light and unbreakable.
The true beauty of the weapon lay not in its blade but in
its ornate pommel. A gilded claw held a flawless smoky-
red gemstone. The stone drew on his Soulbond. It
empowered him with the speed and strength and even
the fire of his bondmate. It was an unmatched sword.
Walking home that next evening, he wondered who they
might send for him. He considered and discarded dozens
of names. In the final analysis, it didn't much matter. He
would NOT return to the Realm without a fight.
He sensed the threat before it crossed from the Realm.
He armed and armored himself with a thought. From the
shadows lurked a massive, scaled form. It was Liasastis,
his dragoness bondmate!
She would offer no quarter nor would he expect any. As
she dove in her attack, he met her...blade held high.
Re: Shadows Of the Past...sorry...formatting problems. It is 300 words from @klingorengi
ReplyDeletePenelope's Way
ReplyDeleteby Lisa McCourt Hollar
"Edmund was on his way to see Princess Penelope. From the shadows lurked, Goldwing, the dragon that had killed his father. The beast was watching the knight, waiting for the opportunity to strike when..."
"The princess leaped out of the shadows and ran him through with her sword!"
Gaylord sighed. "Penelope, who is telling this story, you or me?"
"You are."
"Then let ME tell it."
"When daddy reads to me, he lets me change the story."
"I'm not dad."
"I know. Daddy would never put a dragon in the shadows. How can a dragon lurk? He's huge."
"It's a small dragon."
Penelope snorted. "Edmund deserves to be eaten, if he can't see a dragon in the shadows."
"Maybe Edmund is thinking about Princess Penelope."
"I told you, I don't want to be a princess. I want to be a knight and carry a sword with a magical, crystal pommel."
"Well in my story you are the Princess of Unicorns and Rainbows." Gaylord grinned at his sister and attempted his most evil laugh.
Penelope rolled her eyes. "In that case, I want to change the story."
"You don't get to change the story."
But Penelope wasn't listening. She was holding a crystal gem; one of those glass things they sell at novelty stores. Only Gaylord noticed this gem looked different. It glowed when she held it.
"Where did you get that?"
"I found it. It grants wishes."
"How cute," Gaylord smirked.
Penelope whispered into the crystal, "Dragons are real. They live in the shadow realm."
On the wall a shadow of a dragon appeared.
"What the...Penelope, what did you do?"
Penelope smiled. "I like this story much better." Penelope whispered into the crystal again. She and Gaylord disappeared from the room and two new shadows appeared on the wall.
Word Count: 300
@jezri1