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The Twelve Labours

The Seventh Labour rises. 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).

If I am being perfectly honest, I am vibrating in place out of anticipation for the Eighth Labour. Not that I did not put forward the same effort for the Seventh as I did for all the others, but it is inevitably standing in the shadow of a Titan. A callout to @Holmishire and @WiseDragonGirl. Right now you two may think that you are sitting pretty with just one last Labour to coast through before the Eighth comes around to kick you both back down the mountain, but do not be lulled into complacency by your winning streak. Pride precipitates a dizzying fall and all that jazz.

Let the Seventh Labour commence. Submission ends at Objective Midnight, March 13.
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 March 13th.
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 Seventh Labour

"Great fortitude and personal conviction are oftentimes the greatest flaws that might reside within the souls of men."
Elijah Baley



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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 March 16th, 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 judge 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, shout at me until I add it in.

The Stories:

The Plutonian has the distinction of clearing the 150,000 character mark by itself, and the author thoughtfully parceled it into two parts. The second half, as well as all remaining stories, will be posted below due to the character limit.
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The Stories:

...And we have broken the character limit AGAIN. The final story shall be posted below.
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The Last Story:

@RomanAria has volunteered to assist with judging this time around, and as usual has the first pick of stories. Expect their announcement later today.
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I'll be taking Lumina's Loss, Generation Lost, The Napoleonic Wars, and The Contract. (I would also be taking Abyss but I feel as though my lack of scientific expertise would cause @Terminal to redo my review anyway, so thus I figure I'll leave it for them.)
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I shall be judging Plutonian and Abyss, it would seem.

Results and reviews will be posted on March 16th.
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...As Hercules guided the shame of Minos from that broken land; the Lord of the Seas did permit his passage, as the hero was but of passing notice in Poseidon's tragedy.
Euripides


Those of you who have completed this task - the essence of mortal foibles gluts upon the compounding of souls, but a lone sacrifice might starve the beast. In choosing whether to slay or abide the fiend, all illusions are shaken and truth unveiled. You are hereby worthy of bearing the title...
Audacious Cretan


Congratulations to the winning authors of the following stories:
-Plutonian by @PlatinumSkink.
-Generation Lost by @Holmishire.
-The Contact

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, none of the winning entries were deemed to have earned the distinction of the Hemic Legacy challenge accolade. In keeping with the last time this happened, I will hold onto it until the Final Hazard, when I might find some new use for it.

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