WINNERS - CLIFFHANGER WRITING CONTEST - APRIL 2018 EDITION - PART ONE

Sponsor - Rickie O. Pauley (a.k.a. @Lymmerik)

Announcing the winners of PART ONE of the Cliffhanger Writing Contest - APRIL 2018 EDITION. There were four entries into the contest. All four entries qualified for the 301 word count limitation.

In the contest there are two winners. I will be awarding 5$ SBD to the Best Cliffhanger Entry, 2.5$ SBD to the Runner-up, AND I will be awarding 0.25$ SBD to the other two entrants. Entrants can expect their respective award today.

I urge all of the entrants into PART ONE of the contest to enter CLIFFHANGER WRITING CONTEST - APRIL 2018 EDITION - PART TWO! In PART TWO of the contest, the winners will be based on the best wrap up of their stories. So the winners of PART ONE will not necessarily win PART TWO of the contest.

I will be announcing PART TWO of the contest tomorrow, April 14, 2018.

Thank you all for entering the contest and good luck in PART TWO!

Best Cliffhanger Entry 5$ SBD

@seesladen

The Devil's Curve

We had heard of The Devil's Curve for years, but we never thought it more than a wild rumour. So when Charles and I found ourselves staring at the illuminated entrance of the famed "Mouth of the Devil", we had little else on our mind than the rumoured treasure to be found within its walls. As involuntary steps took us closer to the shiny entrance, time seemed to stand still, and the story of the dark treasure came once again to my mind...

It is told that a sorcerer once lived in this town, and that he had kept his dark practices a secret due to enforced laws against the practice of sorcery. For years he had successfully lived among the people, with no one suspicious of his presence, until he had come undone by that sickness that even great sorcerers are not immune to; the love bug.
It is told that he had fallen for a slave girl, but her master had refused her permission to marry him. For even thinking of marrying and becoming free, the slave master had punished the slave girl badly. This had infuriated the sorcerer who then used his magic to bring a deadly flu upon the slave master.
This action had then revealed to the people who he truly was, and the king had ordered him banished, and the slave girl was hanged. Upon news of her death reaching the sorcerer, he had cast a spell on the King's entire fortune, and had hidden it all in a secret cave; "The Devil's Curve".
It is told that the cave can only be illuminated for ordinary eyes, under the light of a full moon...

This was the first full moon in decades I thought, as we stepped into the Mouth of the Devil...


Please support @seesladen's Cliffhanger Story The Devil's Curve HERE

Runner-Up Entry 2.5$ SBD

@tuwore

The White March

I quietly march forward through the meadow, my eyes fixated on the tiny village in front of me. Ten almost identical houses next to each other, separated by only a tiny yard and what looks like an identical stone statue close to their front doors. Two of the houses are still lit, and out of the chimney of one of them comes smoke. An odd sight on this warm and bright summer night.

Myrthe and Laïs follow closely behind me. The full moon guides us forward. The plains of wet grass feel like a red carpet, thrown out as a warm welcome. The silence is comforting. We’re getting close.

I peek through the curtains to see what’s inside the house. In the left corner a couch and a small table on top of a bearskin rug. Candles all over the place, which makes for a cosy atmosphere in combination with the crisp sound of the timber from the fireplace. I try to adjust my angle a little bit, but the cracks between the curtains are too small to get a thorough image of the room. I’m still not sure what we’re looking for. Myrthe and Laïs are getting impatient, but await my orders. Quietly.

A baby cries. I sneak to the front door which opens without having to touch it, as if it wasn’t locked on purpose. The weeping pulls me closer to a white package in front of the fireplace. I grab the baby. Myrthe and Laïs are happy. I can feel it.

Footsteps in the hallway disturb our peaceful moment together. “Lisa, baby, are you all right? Who’s there?” A man enters the room and looks at us, terrified. He quickly draws his gun. “Put her down, now!”

Please support @tuwore's Cliffhanger Story The White March HERE

Please support the other entrant's stories, by clicking the links below:

Please support @eaglespirit's Cliffhanger Story Dark Treasure, Full Moon HERE

Please support @jayna's Cliffhanger Story Take The Money And Run HERE

Thank you for taking the time to read my ramblings!

@Lymmerik