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MF&P #10 - Ten!

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Lights.
Eight Stars.
Cresting the sky.
Reaching out ad infinitum.
White horses of the horizon.
The sleek battleship grey churning past.
Septuplets guiding the navigator through the abyss.
Cargo cowering in fear of the eldritch benthos.
An esoteric mind rises through the inky depths; searching.
Sextuplets winking out above the screeching tearing of steel bulkhead.

by @PerfectThought

Microfiction & Poetry contest #10 - voting and feedback

With 6 out of 8 votes, Guiding Lights is the winner of this round.

Thank you to all participants and to all the voters. I enjoyed reading everything and I look forward to seeing what everyone will come up with in future contests.

Microfiction & Poetry contest #10 - voting and feedback

The voting will end tomorrow and through PM there is one more vote for Guiding Lights.

THE WAR FOR MYTHERIA - Isekai Adventure

When Fenna returned to the camp she hadn't done as much exploring as she had wanted to do, but the time had been spent better. Mackenzie seemed back to her former self again. The others seemed to have kept busy as well and the camp looked like a decent camp already, one was even building a whole shelter. She glanced at the sky. It didn't seem like it would start to rain and the evening didn't seem too cold yet. She weighed the pros and cons of building a shelter and decided for herself it wasn't worth the effort, but who knew, maybe it'd start pouring halfway through the night and she'd regret the decision.

She listened to Zell's strategy and examined the figures he drew in the dirt. "That is a good strategy," she said to him. "When it's time for battle we should try to get into this formation. During travel, someone who can navigate the land should go first. I'm fairly good at recognising animal tracks and the likes, so there may be times I will go ahead of the group."

When the fish was done, Fenna grabbed a portion. It would take some time to get used to eating like this. Back home she'd have potatoes and vegetables with a bit of meat. Well, as long as they wouldn't have to eat bugs like Bear Gryllis, things would be fine. The rations contained some kind of crackers and she ate one with the fish.

"We should probably take turns keeping watch during the night," she commented while eating. "Maybe in pairs? It's a strange land after all, and who knows, maybe some others will be interested in that cube we have."

Calle's characters

Name: Fenna Postma
Age: 31
Country on Earth: Netherlands - Fryslân
Appearance: with 1.72m and 75kg she has an average build for her height, somewhat on the lean site due to her muscle mass. She has long, light-brown hair and blue eyes. She dresses comfortably rather than fashionably and prefers earth tones over flashy colours. Her skin is light in colour, usually pale in the winter but with a tan in the summer.

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Personality: Fenna is a easy-going and practical woman; she doesn't get angry easily but will give her opinion in a direct manner.
Brief Backstory: Fenna grew up on her parent's dairy farm with her brother and sister. She helped her parents take care of and milk the cows alongside her schoolwork. Her two main hobbies in clubs were horseriding, which she started at the age of 10, and fierljeppen (polevolting over a body of water) which she started when she was 15. She enjoyed going on walks with her brother and going bird-spotting with him.
After high school she followed an education in the field of forest and nature management, and when she graduated she started working for the provincial department of the Federal Forest Service.
She is married and has two children, a 6-year old boy and a 3-year old girl. Her husband is a flaconer and she helps him take care of his birds - they met at one of his shows.
Adventurer Class: Ranger
Starting Common Gear: Cloak, leather armour, 2 daggers, a longbow, belt satchel
Special item: An Enchanted Polevaulting Spear. This weapon has the unique ability to extend or retract in length anywhere from 1 metre to 5 metres, at the user's whim.
Notable skills or abilities: Survival skills, Nature knowledge, polevaulting over water, horseriding, basic knowledge in handling birds of prey.

More information:
Made by teyao with the help of AI

Lancer

Servant Name: The Skybound Ranger
Class: Lancer
True Name: Fenna Postma

Stats:

• Strength: C
• Endurance: B
• Agility: A
• Mana: D
• Luck: B
• Noble Phantasm: B

Class Skills:

• Magic Resistance: D
• Riding: B

Personal Skills:

• Pole Vaulting Mastery: A - Lancer's expertise in pole vaulting is legendary, and she is able to use her enchanted spear to pole vault over great distances with incredible precision and speed.
• Nature Affinity: B - Lancer has a natural affinity with nature, which grants her enhanced senses and instincts when in natural environments. She is also able to sense the presence of wildlife and other beings that are connected to nature.
• Survival Instinct: B - Lancer is skilled at surviving in the wilderness, able to find food and water, make shelter, and navigate through difficult terrain making her able to survive in inhospitable environments.

Noble Phantasm:

• Water's Edge Leap (Spear of the Frisians): B - This Noble Phantasm represents Lancer's mastery of pole vaulting and her connection to her homeland, Fryslân. Lancer charges her spear with magical energy and leaps into the air, using her enchanted pole vaulting spear to propel her toward her enemy. As she approaches her target, she twists her body and delivers a devastating strike with her spear that can pierce through even the toughest defenses.
• The Feathered Tempest (Windrider's Cry): B - Lancer's deep connection with birds of prey has allowed her to summon a powerful hawk spirit to aid her in battle. When activated, Windrider's Cry calls forth a giant hawk that circles the battlefield, scanning for any enemies. The hawk then swoops down upon the target, dealing heavy damage and stunning them. Additionally, the hawk's sharp vision allows Fenna to perceive even the most subtle movements and weaknesses of her opponents, giving her an advantage in combat. The hawk spirit remains active for a short period of time before disappearing. This Noble Phantasm can be used multiple times during a battle, but its power decreases with each subsequent use.

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Microfiction & Poetry contest #10 - voting and feedback

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Welcome to the Voting and Feedback round for MF&P#10!

Voting and Feedback guidelines

• Please take your time to read through all the entries before voting for your favourite work. The reasons you base your vote on are up to you, as long the vote isn’t based on whether or not you like the author or because you RP together.
  It would be nice if you could share why you voted for a specific work.
• Giving feedback is optional but highly encouraged. When giving feedback you should be respectful and constructive. It’s good to point out any flaws or the things you feel could be improved or why you didn't like something, but don’t be mean.
  Make sure to point out what you liked or what appreciated in the entry too.
• Contestants may (and are encouraged to) vote and/or give feedback for the other entries but shouldn’t vote for their own entry. If contestants wish to withhold a vote and only give feedback, that is good too.
• The entries are anonymous unless the writer asked for having their name added. That being said, writers may claim their work at any time during or after the voting period.
• The entry with the most votes will win, but in case of a tie a Contest Mod will cast the tie-breaker vote.
• You can vote for entries and post your feedback in this thread, but if you rather have your vote and/or feedback be anonymous you can PM it to @Calle.
• The voting period deadline is March 17th, 10:00 CET, which is 9:00 server time (both times are in a.m.).

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The Entries

Guiding Lights

Lights.
Eight Stars.
Cresting the sky.
Reaching out ad infinitum.
White horses of the horizon.
The sleek battleship grey churning past.
Septuplets guiding the navigator through the abyss.
Cargo cowering in fear of the eldritch benthos.
An esoteric mind rises through the inky depths; searching.
Sextuplets winking out above the screeching tearing of steel bulkhead.

Clive the Legend, Clive the Great

by @Saiyan


There once lived a warrior named Clive,
On the field, left no man alive,
It'd take ten men together,
With ten brains so clever,
Ten arms holding ten swords to survive.

The strength of ten boars in his fists,
Ten to the power ten maidens he's kissed,
Aura ten feet tall,
Creatures all great and small,
Praise the legend, the myth that exists!

CLIIIIIVE the farmer! ClIIIIVE the farmer!
Ten insults could never besmirch him!
CLIIIIIVE the farmer! CLIIIIIVE the farmer!
Ten women took ten years to birth him!

10 steps

Ten steps to your left and see

1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10

Ten steps forward to the tree

1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10

Ten steps towards the rock afar

1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10

Ten steps with in your back the brightest star

1-2-34-5-6-7-8-9-10

Ten steps to the right you go

1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10

Ten steps to the cave below

1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10

Ten steps ahead but be careful
one step wrong and you’ll be unsuccessful

1-2-3-4-

What lead me here

by @Master EffeX

Marvel
Black Panther
Action excites Mom
Let's watch them all
Exhausted the MCU, we expand
To Daredevil, Fantastic Four, the X-Men
excited am I, something extra awakened inside
Inspiration ensued, pursued, from my mind exhumed - anew
A desire, to roleplay - explore, expand; all kinds'a stuff
New haunt, old desire, ignited by "X": Roman numeral 10

Microfiction & Poetry contest #10 - prompt and discussion

And that is the end of this round. Four entries in total.
I'll put up the voting and feedback thread up today, thank you for your participation.

Microfiction & Poetry contest #10 - prompt and discussion

Last reminder for the deadline. And yes, I went to bed at midnight so I could post this XD

It just turned to the 10th, so 10 hours before the 10th MicroFiction and Poetry contest ends!

Microfiction & Poetry contest #10 - prompt and discussion

4 entries now and the deadline is in 17 hours.

Microfiction & Poetry contest #10 - prompt and discussion

2 more days before the deadline!