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September Xaoc Contest Results

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I want to thank all of the entrants for creating such wonderful stories to curl up with this month; they were truly a pleasure to read! Our judges certainly had a tough decision on their hands, but the final results are in.

First Place goes to...
Winter (#5874) with her chilling, creative take on "harvest."

Here's what the judges had to say about the winning entry:
- Horrifyingly amazing is the best way to describe it.
- A true Halloween horror tale.
- The reader is left facing a dark unity of two vessels, matching the mood of the impending holiday.
- The writing was well done and the description of the Xaoc was disturbingly good.

Second Place - Vix of things (#7131)

As the runner-up, here's what gave Winter stiff competition:
- After reading all of the entries this one still stands out to me. It is a memorable story and I truly felt sorry for poor Ngyauro and it was easy to read.
- The idea that our pets actually consider us so inferior compared to themselves left me tickled. I love how Vix even brought in the idea of zapping, potioning, and the like and couldn't help but to feel bad for the little Soli.

Third Place - Aero (#1340)

And here's what the judges thought of the bronze medal finisher:
- I adored this story. It fully embraced the harvest theme with the festival (and made me want to go to one) and it was just a lot of light hearted fun.
- It was a pleasant and charming read. The encounter was frightening, just what Halloween needs.

Fourth Place - Mango (#20)

I think the word "clown" sums it up best, but:
- Another very interesting twist on this contest's theme.
- A joy to read, despite the fact that the description of the Xaoc in this one made me cringe (in a good way!). Nnn, clowns.

Fifth Place - Araxa (#1117)

Rounding out the top finishers, a last word from our judges:
- Araxa handled the harvest theme very well in her tribute to a nature spirit.
- Interesting idea. I actually didn't predict the ending to this story.

Thank you so much to everyone who entered and congratulations to the winners! Every story was a pleasure to read and they all had their merits, so I encourage you to check them out here if you haven't already! Winners, I will be contacting you shortly about your prizes.

The next Xaoc contest will be in December, so look forward to that!

- Eri