Challenge 01 - Light Out Of Darkness

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Here we go! Please read the Rules for Posting before entering!  Thanks.

Genre: Any that will fulfill the requirements (though angst will probably at least need to be a subgenre)
Pairings: Any or none.
Ratings: Any
Deadline: May 2, 2008  (March 2, 2008)

General Requirements:
1. Entries must be multi-chapter stories, at least five chapters in length
2. Each chapter should be at least 900 words.
3. Tag your entries with "spring challenge" and "light from dark"

Content Requirements:
1. There must be at least one character death :-O
2. Out of that death there should be something new, ie new life, new hope, new something. Hence the name of the challenge.
3. If you ship the story, then one person in the ship should be the character that dies.  (See oddsbobs comment below for further elaboration on this one.)

Prizes (Because this wouldn't be any fun without them):
1.  First place: 1 year paid account gift
2.  Second place: 6 months paid account gift
3.  Third place: 2 months paid account gift.
(Because of copyright issues, we can't offer paid account prizes.  Ick.  Please see the house-cleaning post further up the page for more details.)

Have fun!