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 Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2019 4:41 pm
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Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2019 2:03 am
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Objective
In a time where massive change is on the horizon, tell my friends, and I a grand tale of how things came to be. How did we get to where we are now?
Find a picture of your choice. It can be anything so long as it’s nature related. It can be based from scenery, animals, weather, etc. Fantasy or Realistic is okay.
Tell me how the contents of the image came to be. It can be based in fact, fiction, and/or a mix of everything. Be as creative as you want.
Myself, and one other individual will then go through and pick our favorites!
Rules
You may only win 1 Soquili Freebie and 1 Familiar Freebie from this event.
Your entry must be original in your own words.
No late entries accepted.
If you’ve won a Soquili Freebie already you may still enter for your Familiar Freebie.
If you’ve won a Familiar Freebie already you may still enter for you Soquili Freebie.
If you win elsewhere, please void your entry.
As this is a judged contest Staff are ineligible to enter.
If you have any questions, or concerns, feel free to PM Nayci.
Form
[color=green][b]Times are Changin![/b][/color]
[b]Username:[/b]
[b]Prize Choices:[/b]
[b]Image:[/b]
[spoiler](All images MUST be in this spoiler to prevent page stretching/long loading times)[/spoiler]
[b]Story:[/b]
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Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2019 7:47 pm
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Times are Changin!
Username: Melomar
Prize Choices: Pundamilia Nyererei Cichlid Koi, Zebra Obliquidens Cichlid Koi
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Story: Once upon a time, there was a rock band named Tesla, and they sang about how time Changes you and me, using profound lyrics and instrumental emotion.
Even as that music played a terrible storm brewed. White and cottony, clouds began to gather. The cheerful blue sky darkened ominously and the crowd became a mob. Wind whipped past sturdy objects and ruffled flimsy ones. Icy and sharp, raindrops became sheets of cutting water. Finally the preview was over and the darkening clouds, now tall and dark in their rage, spun to earth their deadly payload.
Time lost all meaning. But changes came fiercely and without mercy.
The hand of fate called forth a bolt of lightning. It connected the earth to the heavens. Here the bruised and battered sky glistened with the late afternoon sunlight peeking in and spread out in molten oranges and pinks. The clouds glowered in their deep greys and steely purples, but blushing the betrayal by chilled air below. The strand of plasma streaked ever upward, connecting the fate of two mortified clouds, until it bowed before the sun's glory, a rainbow.
On the ground lay evidence of another betrayal in the body of a splintered tree. Cones scattered the fir's hope for a better future in its dying dreams. Displaced in the log's deepening shadow were a raccoon, several chipmunks, and a flock of birds, left to find a new, safe home.
As daylight waned, the sky changed its robes from sunfire to twilight.
Please disregard, I've won my freebie pony and familiar for the event.
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Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2019 10:19 pm
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Times are Changin!
Username: Rein_Carnation
Prize Choices: Pundamilia Nyererei Cichlid , Zebra Obliquidens Cichlid
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Story:
Once upon a time, there lived two creations, one born of the sky, the other of Earth. Each day these beings would pause, transfixed by the other wondering what caused each other's beauty. Within the sky a lovely moon would always shine down when the Earth grew dark, smiling upon the other which was a lone tree settled upon an ocean island who bloomed at night. It was a simple tree yet it grew quite proud knowing the light of the moon would always illuminate its path when the darkness came.
But, those nights grew dim when the storms raged across the ocean, for they grew jealous of the tree who glowed from the moon. Visciously for days the winds and salt water would tear at the tree causing it to shiver, wishing for that light from the Moon that never came. Nearly giving up hope, the tree began to wilt, its leaves and branches growing without purpose.
Then, one night the light returned causing the tree to look upward at the softness of the moon. The tree was ashamed for its beauty had been lost to the greediness of the storms. Looking downward it felt as if the moon would see nothing but misery, its beauty gone.
But, that was not the case...
The moon lowered itself till it nearly touched the tree and smiled a warm "Hello" across the calm ocean. The tree radiated from the moon's glow soaking in the warmth. Then something magical happened as the tree began glowing itself. Leaves detached from the branches, swirling upwards into the softness of the breeze, carrying onward.
It's rumored that those leaves carried on for ages till they found the ground in which they would grow, creating forests that would give life and protection under the warmth of the moon and eventually the brilliance of the sun.
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Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2019 11:44 am
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Times are Changin!
Username: Fayt_of_Redemption
Prize Choices: Glacier Night Biome, White Ermine Moth, Pundamilia Nyererei Cichlid, Zebra Obliquidens Cichlid
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Story: "We've come so far. Or...have we fallen so far? Take a look up at the sky some night and you may see playing among the stars those who we failed to save. They asked for our help, but we failed them and they were driven from their home. They escaped to the stars, finding eternal solace there. These are the lost ones, and they stand as a reminder that the only thing that stays the same, is change. The foolish ones refused to acknowledge the plight of these fragile souls, and in their callousness, sealed their fate. Heed my words young fillies and colts, lest we drive away more. And one day, maybe even you yourself."
These words were spoken long ago by a wise old Soquili, who had witnessed many things. Those who heard it, took it to heart and repeated his sayings to others. Gradually the inhabitants of the land began to come together to try and save all that remained. And every year, a festival is held after dark to remember the lost ones and the words of the wise old Soquili. In this way, generation after generation keep these sayings in their hearts. And maybe...just maybe, there will never be a lost one again.
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***Won my freebie Soq, only eligible for the fams now.***
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Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2019 7:33 pm
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Times are Changin!
Username: Geyser Eelborn
Prize Choices: White Ermine Moth, Pundamilia Nyererei Cichlid, Glacier Night Biome, Zebra Obliquidens Cichlid
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Story:
Wolf and Hawk would talk sometimes, when Hawk's daytime flights and Wolf's nighttime ramblings let them. Perched in the boughs of a bristlecone pine, Hawk would tell stories to Wolf, and curled up in the roots of that tree, Wolf would listen and tell stories in return. They were stories about their lives; their wives at home, their chicks and their cubs, the light of the moon or the warmth of the sun. They were simple stories, nothing exciting, just plain stories to pass the time with a friend.
One day there was a great storm that swept through the mountains, howling and crying. Curled up in his den, Wolf only heard the storm as it raced through the rocks and the trees. The next time they met, Hawk was exhilarated. "The storm was savage, Wolf. You should have felt it! It was frightening, but the wind, the way it carried me through the air...it was something else."
Wolf frowned, not sure he understood. "It sounds like it was quite scary. My cubs thought it was a bigger wolf pack come to chase us out of our territory."
Hawk shook his head. "Oh, no, it was definitely intimidating. One of my chicks is even more anxious about flying than she was before. But riding the storm...it wasn't just frightening, it was...awe-inspiring, and thrilling, and made me feel alive, even as I was scared..." He struggled for words. "I wish I could explain how it felt," he said at last. "But it's so hard to explain. First you would have to know how it feels to fly..."
Wolf chuckled. "Well, that won't happen any time soon. I am a wolf--I walk through the world, I do not fly through it."
That gave Hawk an idea. He went to Ant, the great earth-mover, and Ground Squirrel, and even Tortoise, and each of them agreed to help them, for Hawk was a good friend to those in need. When the task was complete, he brought Wolf to the place they had made.
Here Hawk and Ant and Ground Squirrel and Tortoise had captured the wind in the sand and the earth; every eddy and current appeared as a band in the rock, and the way the passages twisted and turned showed the path of Hawk's flight through that great storm. "I could not bring you up into the sky to feel the winds," Hawk said. "But I could create the storm in stone, so you could walk the path and know how it feels."
Wolf nodded and walked through the canyon his friends had made. Hawk followed him through the narrow passages. At last, Wolf stopped and nodded. "I think I know what you mean. The awe, the beauty, and the movement..." He smiled. "Thank you, Hawk. Thank you for bringing the winds of the high sky to the earth.
Hawk smiled in return. "Anything for a friend," he said.
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Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2019 7:39 pm
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Times are Changin!
Username: Inari Miko
Prize Choices: White Ermine Moth, Pundamila Cichlid, Zebra Cichlid, re-roll
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Story:
Long ago, when the world was still young, and the trees and plants formed from the fur and feathers from the Great Mother Goddess' body, with her bones forming the very earth we walk upon, there was still darkness at night. The lantern that guides us at night was not nearly as bright then as it is now. It shone alone in the sky, with no stars to keep it company. Our ancestors wished to continue to guide their people long after they'd returned to the Great Mother Goddess who gave them life, and their prayers were answered. Their souls became the first stars in the sky, watching over us.
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Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2019 10:45 am
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Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2019 10:50 am
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Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2019 10:52 am
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