[Objective]

NYC: The first paragraph was fucking amazing. This is the NYC I remember from the ISTL. Pure dopeness man.

As I keep reading you continue to write a really thought out story with a tree as the main character that definitely stands out among, if not, your best work of writing so far. I thoroughly enjoyed how you wrote the story in an almost poetic way with a fluent flow and amazingly fitting words. I mean; you didn't even say they were racists or what the color of the robe were, you just described its shape and everyone knows exactly what you mean, that oozes craftmanship. My only issue with your verse is how it connects to the topic, it's kinda hard to find what you were going at to be honest. I think I might have an idea but I'm not really sure what you were going at tbh, some clarification in a PM would be awesome.

I loved the repetition of the first paragraph as the closure as well. It's really hard to make something like that work, but you managed to do it. DOPE shit, post it in the OM and you'll receive a HoF Nom from me.

Vulgar: You start off by engaging the reader into your world from the get go with a fluent rhymescheme/flow and introducing two of the main chracters along with the situation in the first two lines, very well done.

You continue to explain the sceneario extremely well rich of characters and interesting fantasy-like creatures such as the imp along with religious elements such as God etc. Interesting combination of creatures. The only issue I have with your story is how the other Abe managed to stop the bullet if the first Abe aimed it at his dome? Didn't dig the twist at the end that he went to the IRS with a pistol, personally I'd enjoy some more profound shit tbh but it's cool this way as well and I can easilly see where you went with the topic. Enjoyed the shit out of that.

Vote: This is extremely hard to vote on, this is the BOTW for me. The reason this is extremely hard to vote on is because NYC dropped a flawless verse, but it didn't really connect with the topic and Vulgars verse was really dope shit that still got outshined by NYC imo (mad props by NYC to do that, it's the first time I've seen someone do that), but Vulgars stuff had some minor questionable shit in it.

If this had been a regular topical battle with no assigned topic NYC would have gotten my vote, no doubt.. But seeing how I can't make it work with the topic given and Vulgar's strong and solid verse it edges it in his favor imo.

MVGT: Vulgar. EXTREMELY WELL DONE by both of you. That was some inspiring shit. Damn.