With heavy heart but satisfied smile we let you know that the battle has ended. There have been victories and defeats but we hope that you learned something while taking part in this contest.

We want to take this time to appreciate each and every one of you who decided to take part in this contest. It was never meant to be easy and we admire your courage.

Out of the ten warriors chosen in the last round only three will rise up to be the victors with one of these three being the mighty herculean.

Without delaying further here are the winners:

In third place we have Shimaira

> You have one the beautiful sticker to put on your story.
> A shout-out from our profile of your story.
> An add of your book to our Hall of Champions reading list.
> An opportunity to judge the next Herculean Challenge!
> An interview in our magazine - The Cryptograph. ( Since you have already been interviewed before )

In second place we have KelseyKeating2

> You have won a beautiful sticker for your book.
> An add of your story to our Hall of Champions reading list.
> A shout-out from our profile.
> An interview in our book Realm of Scribes.
> A review of your story's cover, blurb and first chapter in our book Cryptic Critiques. ( story of your choice )
> An opportunity to judge the next Herculean Challenge!

In the first place and titled the Mighty Herculean, we have Alecc0

> You have won a beautiful sticker to put on your story.
> An invitation to become a member of the high council.
> A paperback copy of Zombies vs Aliens by krazydiamond
> A reserved spot in our future short story anthology.
> An interview in the book Realm of Scribes.
> An add of your story to our Hall of Champions reading list
> A shout-out from our profile.
> A review of your cover, blurb and first chapter in our book Cryptic Critiques (story of your choice)

Congratulations to all the winners!

This might be the end of this challenge but we look forward to see you all participating in our various contests. The Herculean will be back!