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The Twelve Labours

The Ninth Labour follows in the shadow of the colossus that was the Eigth - but dare not spite it, lest you be forced to tarry in the pursuit of a dishonorable grave. For those of you who are just dropping in and have no idea what this is, take a peek at The Twelve Labours Introduction Thread (it's a quick read, I promise).

Let the Ninth Labour commence. Submission ends at Objective Midnight, June 1st.
Entry Rules:

1. Jaffar's (left) thumb.
2. Follow the standard guild rules.
3. Obey the Dark Lord Sauron's rules as well (just to cover all the bases).
4. Follow MY rules too. Let it never be said we did not warn you.
5. Send your entry to @Terminal by June 1st.
6. Be sure to include whether or not you want your story to remain anonymous! I will add your name only if I am given your permission!
7. Any explicit/mature material must be kept off-site. I will only post links to them with NSFW notices.
8. I reserve the right to simply toss out any story if it doesn't possess a basic modicum of good sense and taste. Don't make me.
9. All stories must adhere to a certain standard of quality expected of good storytelling.
10. You must use your own characters. Preexisting characters from franchise settings may only be alluded to.
11. If your setting is borrowed from a franchise, make sure to include a disclaimer and credit the original inventor of the setting used.
Prizes:

All winning entries will receive a forum trophy as well as a unique, custom forum title which they can activate and deactivate at their leisure. Additionally, winning entries of particularly exceptional quality will be awarded Challenge Accolades.

All winning entries will also be saved to a public archive, a link to which will be permanently available in my signature! I personally post in the News and Discussion subforums of the guild to congratulate and announce the winners as well. As a reminder, unless you specifically give me permission to include authorship of an entry, every posted story will remain anonymous (awarded trophies can also be hidden in your user profile, so you will not show up if people are examining the trophy groups).
The Ninth Labour

Spite and Hatred as weapons are like poisons - you drink them and await the death of your enemy.
Siddhartha Gautama



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Here are the submissions I received. As a general reminder, I have only included forum names if given permission by the author to do so - otherwise, these stories remain anonymous. Feel free to post reviews for these stories in the general conversation thread. Try to provide some helpful critiques and suggestions, and mention anything you liked.

Winners will be declared on June 4th, and any applicable Challenge Accolades will also be awarded then. All winning entries will be saved in the Twelve Labours Archive with a permanent link in my signature, as well as mentioned in a report in the News section and General Discussion subforums. Once again, thanks to @mdk and the rest of the RPGC crew for helping to schedule The Twelve Labours. Another special thanks to @mahz for cranking out the awesome trophy and titles system.

Once the results come around, if you did not win but feel you should have? Make an appeal to the judges who reviewed your entry. Keep it classy, and exercise some courtesy while making your case, and they might just reevaluate your entry. Please keep in mind, you only get the one appeal. Sometimes you just have to let it go.

If you submitted an entry before the deadline, and did not break any of the rules or conditions of the contest, then there is no reason it should not be here - so if it is not, inform me immediately, either in the Discussion Thread or else via PM.

The Stories:

The character limit for this post is already nearly broken, so the remaining stories will be posted below.
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The Stories:


This time around, @Mag Lev, @Ariamella, and myself shall be serving as judges for the entries. @RomanAria may join us if time permits.
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...Hera's spite was seeded amongst the Amazonians, both awed and terrified by the feats of the mighty Hercules. So as their setting upon him did cause him to slay the most noble queen of Amazons, all as Hera had ordained came to pass.
Euripides


Those of you who have completed this task - as children do not know of the permanence of things, so too might the wise remain unaware of what lies beyond their knowing. Only the enlightened might evade such meticulous treachery as you have devised. You are hereby worthy of bearing the title...

Amazonian Tragedian


Congratulations to the authors of the following stories:
Pawn take King
The Song by @WiseDragonGirl.
Just Take a Stroll by @PlatinumSkink.
The Silver Bullet by @Holmishire.

Your stories have been added to The Twelve Labours Victory Archives, to which there will be a permanent link in my signature. In addition, your victory has been announced in both the News and Roleplaying Discussion Subforums!

Alas, another Labour - and another lost Challenge Accolade. None of the winning entries were deemed worthy of Diaphanous Stigma. I suppose I shall just put it with the others. Its loss, as promised before, shall be felt more greatly in the Final Hazard.

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