Thank you so much for showing the interest in our little contest! Time has come to add some rules and offer some space for clarification before the official start.
The creative Halloween contests will be hold between October 26th (Saturday) until October 31st (Thursday) which is the period when you can submit your artwork in two categories:
category A: visual art
this category might include: edited profile pictures, sets or any other format of a graphic edit like gifs, or avatars;
category B: written work
fanfics, poems, articles (for example fictionalized articles from a newspaper about a character dying etc.);
Potential Q and A:
Can I participate in both categories? Yes, you can!
What if I am not that good at editing / writing? Who cares?** Just have fun and share with the rest. We are not giving out millions for a prize anyway. The fact that you are here to show off your work publicly just shows how much of a badass person you already are!
What are the prizes? You will get a certificate from viraat_pirate which you can show off on your blog!
Can I participate even if I was not tagged? Of course! This is an open event! The tags are only used to notify people that had participated in the past events because we would like gain attention. If you were not tagged, it was NOT personal at all. You are just as important as everyone else! Please join in!
When should I submit the artwork? During the week of Oct 26th and Oct 31st.
When will the voting period start?** Probably right after the submission is closed so roughly Nov 1st. The voting period will last two days and will end on Nov 2nd, 11:59 pm (viraat´s time).
I wanna write a terrible fanfic but I’m writing it in my notes app since I don’t want to make an account for fanfic websites. Would I have to copy and paste it here?
AverageRiceFan said: I wanna write a terrible fanfic but I’m writing it in my notes app since I don’t want to make an account for fanfic websites. Would I have to copy and paste it here?
all those sneak peaks and seeing how many people are writing. this is gonna be awesome. I think I am not gonna participate due to low quality of my work but I will vote and hype up!!!!
I am finally my zero self.
A worthless piece of trash,
who can only live by hurting others,
and wanting to be loved.
Pour in your malice!
please do not forget to start submitting your works!
You can participate in two categories (both of them if you wish!):
a) visual art - photo edits, signatures, pfps, avatars, complete sets;
b) writing - fanfics based on anime, forum games or original works (your own stories);
Please submit your works via MAL. If you don´t want to for any reasons, consider other options like imgur or AO3 (archiveofourown and a link to your work).
Thank you so much for your hard work and your participation!!!!
just a reminder: the artwork submission process will start in a day on the 26th! be sure to have your works ready and submit them before the submission process ends on Oct 31st.
Thank you so much for your hard work and your participation!
we are looking forward to seeing your incredible works!
OshieteOshiete0 said: Ah also sorry to spam the thread, but I wanted to ask if this happened a previous year and if there is if you could post the winners!!
this is the first time that this event is happening.
Here is a short story I thought up and Zombie Land Saga kind of had an influence on it
*Mitsuki, effy, viraat, FinalEpisode, and Onaniu are hanging out at a mall*
Effy: *looks at watch* Oh we need to do the errands for Mr_Libra and Danz!
FE: Can we-
Effy: No
*Outside of mall, there is a 4 story arcade*
FE: *Sparkling* Ooooh can we go to that arcade?
Effy: Sheesh, we can go here after the errands are done right? Viraat? Mitsuki? Onaniu?
Onaniu: *Sparkling aura, chibi, sparkles in eyes* A Shooters section!
Mitsuki: *Sparkling aura, chibi, sparkles in eyes* A fighting and rhythm game section!
Viraat: *Sparkling aura, chibi, eyes are stars* Such godlike combo we must go there!
Effy: *Sighs and sweatdropping* Okay we can go there for a bit
*All 5 goes into the arcade, Arcade interior is rather creepy looking forest with dead trees*
Mitsuki: Uhhhhhhhhhhhhh........
Onaniu: That is an interesting aesthetic I guess?
*Groaning noises are heard*
Mitsuki: Eek!!! *grabs Onaniu's arm out of fear*
Onaniu: *Looking slightly startled*
Viraat: *glaring at FE* Is this some kind of trick....?
FE: No! I swear this building said arcade on it!
Effy: It's probably decorations, it's almost Halloween after all
Mitsuki: Th...that are some realistic......decorations....
FE: Yeah that's it! We should keep going the games are in here somewhere!
*Ten minutes later*
Onaniu: Trees, trees, and more dead trees........
Mitsuki: FE are you sure this is the right spot?
FE: Yes
*More groaning is heard*
Viraat: *As chibi glaring at FE with steam like lines coming out of his head*
FE: I swear I swear it is!
*Some mystery man with sunglasses on pops up*
Mystery man: HEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Effy, Mitsuki, Viraat,Onaniu, FE: *Startled*
Mystery man: I see you got in here. I have something to help you so you could survive in here!
Effy: Survive in here?
Mitsuki: Is this a virtual game or something instead of the new arcade?
Mystery Man: Arcade whaaat? This is a special spot that has a lot of *in an extremely hammy manner* ZOMBIES!!!
Effy: Oh is this a game event?
Mystery Man: I don't think so no
Onaniu: *sweating a little* I.is this arcade actually some sort of dimensional portal??
Mystery Man: Ehhh I don't know
Viraat: What do you mean?!
Mystery Man: I don't know I don't pay attention to this stuff~
Mystery Man: But I have something that will help you not get attacked by ZA ZOMBIES!!!!
Effy: Za zom-
Mystery Man: MIRACLE CUTE SPRAY BOMB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *Sprays a perfume thing towards Mitsuki, Effy, Viraat, Onaniu, and FE*
FE,Mitsuki,Effy,Viraat,Onaniu: *Coughing as the smoke dissipates*
Mystery Man: Now you're zombies like them~
Effy: Zombies?!
Mystery Man: Yes zombies but you're still alive and not undead!
FE: Huh?!
Mystery Man: As you see I made something super cool that makes alive people into zombies! The smart ones will recognize that you are their kind but the stupid ones doesn't! *Hands Effy a bag of something* Now I must go! *Runs off*
Viraat and Mitsuki: *Looks at each other, in a slow motion dramatic way makes comical horrified faces, then faints*
Effy: *About Mitsuki and Viraat* Umm can you wake them up? I don't think it is a safe spot here...
FE: Leave it up to me!
FE: WAMUU! *Pokes Viraat and Mitsuki* Awaken my masters!!!!
Viraat: *Doing Kars' pose*
Mitsuki: *Doing Esidisi's pose*
FE: *Doing Wamuu's pose*
Viraat: *Still in Kars' pose* What is this pose?
*At a supposedly safer spot*
Mitsuki: Zombies but we are still alive and undead? I am not sure if that guy is tricking us...
Effy: I wonder if he was just over exaggerating on the zombie thing and this is just make up?
FE: *stretching* Yeah maybe.
Viraat: *Does blank eyes horrified chibi like face as he notices one of FE's hand fell off*
Onaniu: *Also noticing FE's hand fell off* Hmmm...seems like he isn't lying after all.
FE: *Reattaching his hand* Bu..but why zombies have negative rizz..... T_T
Effy: *Notices there are make up in the bag* Well these might help.
*After the five put on make up and more human looking, distant growling noise*
FE: So any idea where that dude went?
Viraat: Nope.
FE: Man I miss my human like traits already..........
Mitsuki: Hmmm, it kind of sucks he didn't give us a clue outside of some of the zombies are very stupid here.
Onaniu: Interesting
*Growling noise is getting closer to the five*
Viraat: Wha..what was that?
Effy: It doesn't sound like someone's stomach...
Mitsuki: I wond- *A zombie tries to attack and roars at her* AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*Few moments later*
Mitsuki: *Wakes up and she's resting her head on Onaniu's lap* What happened?
Effy: The stupid zombie the guy mentioned earlier tried to attack you.
Onaniu: *Sparkling and has sparkle in eyes* Then I blew it up in to a bunch of pieces!
Mitsuki: Woah..
Viraat: Guess we need to find this guy to turn us back then.
FE: Man, the guy didn't even leave us any hint where he is
Effy: Don't worry we will find him in no time!
@MitsukiHimeka I love how you captured our personalities so well :D. Fe would be the first to complain about his "human functions" :D and his stretching and being like "oops my hand" :D. finally, someone realizing that I WOULD be the rational one in that situation :D
this is so good, I would definitely read part II, PLEASEEEEEE
I am finally my zero self.
A worthless piece of trash,
who can only live by hurting others,
and wanting to be loved.
Pour in your malice!
entering the fic competition
this is among the dumbest thing I have ever written and I have written 18+ in my youth so that´s really something.
anyway, don´t you dare unfriending me :P
Lily was sitting in front of her computer. A freshly appointed adult, she was ready to graduate school in a couple of weeks and unlike others she felt like her summer would not be spent by anything else than just hanging out with herself or being stuck with her summer part-time job. Not really knowing what else to do and where to put her energy, she decided to search for some anime forums. No one in her area actually liked anime or manga that much and she felt that those who potentially did, would rather keep to themselves and chat their hobbies away in the safety of anonymous Internet rather than talk to a stranger like her. So google she went and MAL she discovered. Setting up an account was a piece of cake, waiting for three days was fine for her, she kept browsing the forum mindlessly. Not much activity was around, most of it was locked anyway but when her newly started online life could not give her a proper injection of adrenaline that some would get out of the interactions from people from different countries, social spheres or areas of life… she would get that feeling from the outside world.
Still, it would have been a big fat lie to say that she was not happy when she came back a week later, sat down and typed her first response in a game. The thread was already dead but she tried her best to revive it and then another followed and another and another. Soon the main page looked like she was the only poster. She smiled to herself, not ready to give up that anyone would answer.
It took a couple of hours when a private message appeared. "Hey, welcome to the forums! Wanna talk?" And more people followed. She smiled to herself. The attention made her so happy she went to sleep at 4am. Almost feeling guilty but since there was no school tomorrow and plenty of time until uni starts. She waved her hand off. Her parents would get cranky about it but she was a grown up!
"I hope you never leave. Just don't unfriend me", said one of the messages. She thought that was cute. But when more followed "just don't unfollow me". It made her excited to be a part of such a tight-knit community. Messages came in flaws. Who would complain about it?
Despite the worry when classes started, the time she spent chatting, playing games and having fun, was enormous but who cared when her heart was dancing with butterflies. Still, the exam period came and she needed to make a decision. "Guys, I will have to leave for a bit," she said. "But you can't. We are besties," said one of the users. It was oddly possessive but she got used to such odd words being thrown into conversations. The threats of "I will break your legs if you run away" or "you are not allowed to ever leave" are rather typical here and she thought nothing more than how cute it was that people loved her so much.
Lily did her best, installed the productivity tools, tried to stop checking her emails but whenever she did …because no one really has that massive of a self control, she saw new and new notifications. She went through the messages. A bunch of "where are you?" were there, but one caught her attention "don't unfriend them". It was Viraat who warned her. He barely talked to her, he barely talked to everyone and then suddenly he messaged her? What was that, she smirked to herself. Watch me.
And here she went, unfriended one, unfriended another one. Just the ones she felt were overdoing their dedication to becoming friends and closed the tab, NO, this time she was going to work! And she did. The essay seemed to be written by itself. Success!
The next day, everything seemed normal. Some classes were boring, others were less. She did her best to pay attention but on her way back, her phone started ringing. Unknown number, she was not gonna pick this up. But it kept ringing, until she blocked it again and again and again. How come that the function did not work? All her unknown numbers were supposed to be filtered? Perhaps, she just wasn't that good at managing her phone. And after she called home, she just turned her phone off. I will deal with this later. Now, I need peace.
When she turned on her youtube to watch videos, she could see several notifications from channels she had never subscribed to and when she opened her email there were many to come. What the …??? COME BACK, COME BACK, COME BACK OR I WILL KILL YOU.
She blinked and turned the laptop off. This is insane. Was this just a coincidence or was it really because of the forum? Because she unfriended them? Because she left them….? Something that they feared? Whatever… she took her running sneakers and went on. It has been some time since she has been running and her mind has been cleared. This felt amazing! Her favourite music, the scenarios playing in her head. She smiled when a happy tune came up and she felt adrenaline pumping when she heard something more aggressive. The music stopped and the white noise entered her earbuds. What is …
Be my friend, be my friend, be my friend…. Was all she could hear. She screamed, throwing the earbuds out. "Leave me alone!" Lily yelled desperately. "Leave me alone!" But the forest grew darker, the trees looked bigger than she had remembered and then in front of her, people were coming out of the cave that she had never seen open. "You wanted to escape us?" She started running. But no matter how hard she tried, it always seemed like she could not escape. The laughter followed and then she realized. She was the prey and they were only playing. Letting her run to catch up to her and then letting her run again.
"Got ya, besto friendo" , she turned her head. A female body smiling at her, as white as a sheet, her hands already losing skin, some parts of her bones were visible. "Told you not to unfriend us".
I am finally my zero self.
A worthless piece of trash,
who can only live by hurting others,
and wanting to be loved.
Pour in your malice!
tagging people who mentioned they were interested - reminder that there's 3 days left to submit your works!
@OshieteOshiete0 @dumb @SweetIcedMocha @AverageRiceFan@_tiramisu@luckyrune
as the submissions are closed as of now. Let us thank all the participants and ask you, the FG users to help us decide who are going to be the winners of a prestigious certification made by no one else than... me.
artwork
this was sooo hard!! I like both viraat´s and frebby´s but I am gonna go with Frebby only because I like the colouring and how the set is arranged.
writings
_tiramisu
I loved Mitsuki´s story and laughed a lot but I was absolutely surprised in the best way possible by song´s writing!!!
but everyone did so well, such talent!
I am finally my zero self.
A worthless piece of trash,
who can only live by hurting others,
and wanting to be loved.
Pour in your malice!
I guess i will yap a bit, something i made up when was reading random quotes from a random book. It's a passing thought i made up that doesn't necessarily apply to everything. I guess i mixed a couple quotes up and made this. I don't think this even counts as a quote, its too long, it's just yapping lol :^)
Kindness comes from the heart, something that is innate to being humane. But resentment is born out of a looping cycle of misery fed by others. Do not trample on others just because they have a kind heart. If a kind hearted individual can be kind, not out of weakness but just for the sake of practicing their own ideals, that means they have a strong willpower within. That willpower can make them become a savage, when you make them lose their ideals and sense of worth with nothing to lose anymore. Someone ready to hurt themselves and everyone around them. Thus feeding back into the ever looping cycle of misery once again. And now you, and everyone around you, are resentfully wasting away your lives in misery. Do you want to dwell in misery with others or spread kindness to others? The choice is yours to make.
A : Frebby. i liked viraats and tiramisu's set, but freeby takes it up a notch. the compostions, colors and arrangement are perfect. don't change it for a while frebby, this is your best set i have seen
B : I enjoyed reading all the writings. tiramisu that poem is dope, it's almost like a prayer, the rhymes are perfect. i pick tiramisu
as of now the voting has been closed! Let us thank you once again for participation and voting! All works were wonderful and we appreciate your energy and time put into your creations! Also, thanks to everyone for checking out the works and sending in the votes!
The winner of the art category is @Frebby with his wonderful set of a scary red-head lady! The coloring is just wonderful and the positioning of the set is absolutely perfect. Well accompanied by a fitting quote. Congrats Frebby!!!
The winner of the best writer category is @_tiramisu who blew our minds by his incredible poem! We would love to read more, talented Mister!
Congratulations to the winners and in the following days, certificates will be made!
Everyone, have a good rest of the weekend!
Stay hyped for November's game!!!