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Tales of the Chalice: by Sarantus

"Descension"

Born in the wilds of Faldazaren, Taiko had only known peace. His world was within the canopy of the great blue trees called drada; and cities only existed in tales told by his ancestors. But when he and his brothers are captured by a creature thought to exist only within those fantastical tales; they are plunged in a world swathed in stormy shadow; a land scarred by war – and tinted red from the ravages of murdering dragons.

Dragons possessed by demons.

Demons bent on the destruction of Taiko’s world.

And there is only one hope – one way for Taiko to save his brothers, his people, and his world. He must descend into the Blood City; Demrazegard, the seat of the dragons’ demonic power and recover Akraza’Mard, the creation chalice. Only then will he discover the secret to the destruction of the creatures killing his world; and the ability to restore life and light to the land.

Other participants in the competition

Im_sparticus

Two kingdoms on the brink of war, and a third struggling to survive. Only one woman has the information that could save all three--If she can relay it to the queen in time. At her side, a foreign soldier of mysterious motivations and her lifelong friend, wounded, perhaps mortally. Together the three chase the clock while fleeing the armies of the largest human countries of Fargoth.

Armark

After only 20 years, the League of Legends, keepers of peace on the continent of Valoran, had become corrupt. The city-stat of Noxus had several operatives in the League, swaying the Council of War into allowing League matches that expanded Noxian territory, and the supposedly outlawed practice of necromancy was increasing all over Valoran. Demacia and Ionia were protesting the decisions of the Council, and were on the verge of war with Noxus and Zaun. When Akali, a champion of the League, discovered a hidden Noxian plot, she and several others who had grown wise to the plot were removed from the League. With the knowledge of the Noxian plan, she, with the approval of her superiors in the Kinkou Order, set out to stop Noxus.

But Akali’s removal caused Demacia and Ionia to snap. Now, with the League kept blind to the military movements around them, Valoran was in disarray. The Demacian-Ionian army was heading straight for Noxus, and the Noxian military was heading straight for Demacia, and right where they would clash: The Institute of War. Can Akali and her allies warn the League before it is destroyed forever?

Lance The year is 3752, humanity has long left mother Earth in ruins. With the loss of their home-world, the human race must reach for the stars. It took hundreds of years to terraform Mars, in the meantime humanity expanded to other star-systems thanks to the invention of a Faster-Than-Light(FTL) Drive. Not long in their interstellar era, humanity learns that they are not alone in the universe; and not only that, but intelligent life is much more common than anticipated.

Charles Anderson, the captain of a McNair class cruiser was unaware that he would be faced with a decision that would go down in history. His usual roll as a simple patrol ship would be challenged by a crisis only his ship is near enough to deal with. Are the lives of his crew and ship worth sacrificing to insure the survival of a race they no nothing about?