The AFB Chronicles

The All Forum Battle-June 16-July 21st

As most of you know, on June 16th, the highly anticipated All Forum Battle commenced. The AFB is a place where forum members can battle against other members and ultimately see who is the ultimate fighter in writing, poetry, art, and/or debating.

Sparks flew when the first duels of the AFB commenced. Titans clashed in the form of forum favorites Jsquared of Homer's Legion and Paradox Fatal of The Opposition. The captains of each team also went to war when Captain Matty Lee(TO) butted heads with Rock God(HL). Captain Angelic Ninja(HL) pulled double duty, dueling both Cellar Door(TO) and Brisingr(TO). Paradox Fatal(TO) clashed with Phoenixstarr(HL)

When the first week cleared, Homer's Legion took a swift 100 point lead(Each win for a member gives 50 points to the team's score), on the shoulders of their captain. He scored poetry and art victories over Cellar Door and Brisingr. But Homer's Legion took a quick tumble. Matty Lee won a comfortable victory in a writing duel over Rock God to turn the tides. Then, Paradox Fatal proved why he is The Opposition's Champion. He won two close duels against a near flawless short story about a walk in the forest against PhoenixStarr. Then, he won a heated debate against the heroic Jsquared in a debate about Pirates and Ninjas. They each made a spammy topic into a close, serious debate, with the pirates sipping their rum in victory at the end.

The second batch of duels commenced with The Opposition ahead 150-100. Jsquared began a rally for Homer's Legion by winning a squeaker against Isaiah JS. Their fight was a writer's duel about a musical prodigy. Jsquared flaunted his creativity, utilizing a modern event, the death of a superstar, Michael Jackson, and his story, in his short story. Angelic Ninja remained perfect, again besting Brisingr, this time in a writers' battle. This brought the score to 150-200 now in Homer's Legion's favor. Jsquared then cemented the lead by winning in a highly contested poem contest about death with Paradox Fatal. With newly recruited Evarya affirming the dominance of Homer's Legion by defeating Cellar Door in a writer's fight, Homer's Legion has a large lead heading into the end of July and start of August, ahead 300 points to 150 points.

Friendly Rivalry?

Two of the most heralded fanfiction writers from the Inheritance world, and forum friends, Jsquared and Paradox Fatal, began the fireworks with a debate about Pirates Vs Ninjas. While J2 narrowly lost, he rebounded and showed that he could hang with The Opposition's giant, besting him in a poetry contest. Many argue these two fighters are the best on their teams. The Opposition's Leader, Matty Lee, was quoted to have said in his fanfic "Retribution," that J2's short swords are second only to Paradox Fatal's blazing long sword. With each fighter boasting a victory, will there be an epic third battle between the two gladiators?

Duel of The Month

Paradox Fatal Vs PhoenixStarr is my pick. The two of them posted brilliant stories, and after the 1st two judges scored the bout, it was tied at 96-96. In the end, PhoenixStarr faltered by only three points against Paradox Fatal, in a contest where each warrior nearly achieved a perfect score. PhoenixStarr averaged 47 points per judge in that duel, and lost. How does that happen? A 94%, but you lose. 3 points away from an average perfect score.

Fighters of The Month

Paradox Fatal (TO) : He is the only fighter on his team to have entered the octagon three times. He has participated in 3 of the closest battles, and can claim 2 of the victories. Not only that, he is the overall score leader among fighters. He has fought the toughest matches.

Angelic Ninja(HL): While some may claim J2 is HL's hero, as he has more points, and needed to face the behemoth that is Paradox not once, but twice, we cannot deny the fact that Angelic Ninja has flexed his muscle, not only as being the first to 3 wins, but having a victory in three different categories.


Keep your eye on

Warden (TO): He was part of the round robin of J2, PF, and AN on Inheritance Forums. Any person who can write with those three is worth keeping an eye on.

PhoenixStarr (HL): While she has not participated in the AFB since her duel with Paradox Fatal, she nearly won a battle against arguably The Opposition's best asset, something few should be able to do. She even took one judgment from him.


Member's Opinions of the AFB

"The AFB has certainly found its footing within Be Creative. New warriors are joining weekly, which means a fresh insurgence of skill and talent. There are some up and comers, and I'll be looking for them on the battlefield. I have to say that the AFB has helped to bring this forum together. There is nothing more thrilling than setting yourself against another in a battle of witt and focus, and then having that outcome judged by your peers. Let the war continue."

-Paradox Fatal: The Opposition's Champion, the defender of the color pink.


"After being on the site for awhile, I really feel that one of the coolest concepts which has been put forth on it so far is the All Forum Battle.

Just to reiterate what it is, basically, we are on two teams, and you compete against another person in battles. These battles may be short stories, poems, debates, or art. You get the same prompt, and then your judged by three people. We keep track of points and everything, and at the end, there is going to be a final battle between the top 4(or 3) point getters on Sunfest's and Matty Lee's teams.

There's already been some cool things which have happened. Kull Conqueror's Short story contest with Phoenixstarr was probably our closest battle, and it was a good one. Probably our best duel yet.

Pirates and Ninjas, we had a debate on that. A serious debate mind you, between me and Kull Conqueror.

Whether or not it was meant to or not, I really think the All Forum Battle is a really cool concept and everyone should give it a try."

-JSquared, in a post on Inheritance Forums in the Advertising Hut