Welcome to CCC #97! This is something we haven't done in awhile- it's called "Here's your picture." What that means is: you write your entry based on the picture, and the very few rules I will give you. That's it. Have fun.

NOTE: I have not supplied the title and artist of the picture here, because I do not want to influence the direction of anyone's story. I will give the credits on the pic in the voting thread.

The rules:

• As this is a character creation contest, your OC for this contest is the person in the bottom left of the picture. Male, female, or whatever, that's your original character, and they are dealing with what you see in the picture.
• NAME 5 things in your story: 1) The person in the bottom left, 2-4) The three tigers, and 5) The sword. Beyond that, the parameters of your story are wide open.
• No word limit.
• Deadline is Sunday, April 12, 2020, @11:59PM New York time (click the link if you're unsure). It's a couple days longer than normal, but I want to give everyone a chance to enter.
• Winner will get to pick the theme for CCC #98, approximately a month from now.

I look forward to your entries. Have fun, and see you in about two weeks.

I'm glad you're here! Please join us for the fun, and enter your story! -cb