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400 | I have never known death.
Not really.
I know its lust, its burning desire of *want, want, want*. To take and take and give nothing in return.
But his hand? I know nothing of that. Nothing of his cold fingertips or the way they press against my heart, grabbing, *squeezing*. Watching with blurry eyes as my pulsatin... |
401 | June 29 2019 (50 years repeating)
It’s been 50 years. Well, technically just a day. I have written in this book every day for the last 50 years. It’s pointless. But it’s good to keep track. We don’t need to work at all due to the one day rule. Any criminals are caught at the beginning of the day as fast as possible ... |
402 | "Cut it."
With the flick of a switch came darkness. All levels above the 21st floor completely bereft of power, with the exception of levels 40 through 50. Levels inhabited by the exponentially wealthy, powerful, or in many cases both; in other words, those who could afford the fuel to run a generator.
"Don't worry,... |
403 | My fingers tapped impatiently on the table. I sighed watching the dreary footage of the security camera, the room lighted dimly and the monitor lighting up my bored expression.
"Fuck this." A murmur to myself to dent the quiet of the room. I grabbed the mouse and pressed on the fast forward button. Vapid eyes scanning... |
404 | "Boy, what a day I've had," the robot said. The man next to him asks the robot about his day.
"I was activated to perform excavation." "That doesn't sound so bad," replied the man.
"It gets worse. I was plunged into a dark chasm, said to contain various treasures from an ancient people."
The man interrupted him. "So... |
405 | "Hey I think I found a glitch in the internet."
"What do you mean?"
"I was looking up seasons for the Dolphins and 1976 season is missing."
"So, who cares about the Dolphins, it's probably just a mistake on the website." His brother punched him and kept walking.
"No, wait, I thought the same thing but I tried sever... |
406 | "Hey, Jimmy, why do divers fall backwards out of the boat?" I ask.
Everyone, and I mean everyone, groans.
"Cause if they didn't, they'd still be in the boat." They all say in unison.
"Aww, have we heard this one before?" I ask, letting Jimmy check the tank again.
"Only every single dive for the past six years."
"A... |
407 | "I get that it looks a little bad that I haven't been able to make it happen yet, but don't I get points for trying?"
"Well, no, that's not really the issue here. The problem is what kind of person would *try* to do something like that in the first place?"
"You want to know what kind of person would do that? Someone ... |
408 | "This... this should be it?" I speak into my headset. The stream has been on for nearly a day and I'm determined to finish this goddamned game. The messages I'm getting are flooding my other screen. "Where is the door?"
The room is dark. Suddenly, the sound drops from the game. I stop getting notifications. Everything... |
409 | I snuck down the chimney, quietly, wincing at the soft sound of my boots in ash. The night seemed silent. There was the tree, covered in glittering lights. Everything seemed safe. I swung my sack around and pulled out a carefully wrapped package. Inside was a new bicycle. I'd have to be careful--I'd seen several of the... |
410 | "Everyone can't really be asleep, can they?"
That and a million others questions were rushing through my head as I logged into my computer to see if there was anybody else out there who was awake.
My day started out like any other, convincing myself for an hour that getting out of bed was worth it, planning to m... |
411 | The damn boy had found the book. Even worse, the exact *page* with his name.
"Put it down," he hissed, trying to summon the necessary rage to project his voice enough to reach the living boy's ear. "Do as I say, or suffer the consequences - you'll rue this day, I will - "
The child lifted his hand, idly smoothing his... |
412 | I stared at the portrait of me, amazed at how much it looked like myself. 400 years ago too. This would freak normal people out. But not me. I was positively dancing, bouncing off of the walls when I heard the whisper in my ear.
“I’ve FINALLY found you,” it hissed. “I…”
“Wrong,” I replied, interrupting it and turning... |
413 | The inked blackness of the impenetrable nothing continued to mesh and fold around Felo in a way that was not particularly interesting the first millennia and had decayed to now being on the verge of bringing even his stalwart mind to insanity. He summoned one of his trapped hand phantoms, who sat listlessly in his palm... |
414 | *The demon may bargain, and may offer great boons, but know that he never helps without drawing a cost greater than those boons*. - The World Beyond.
I had made a bargain.
Power for innocent girls.
So long as the Demon kept getting those girls, I wrongly believed, the Demon would be satisfied.
While I always knew... |
415 | "Stella, you can't do this."
"I totally can! I just have to want it, like, really badly."
"Stella, when have you taken your meds for the last time?"
"Those pills are making me drowsy all the time. Like, roofied drowsy. It sucks, and I'm literally not taking them anymore."
"Jesus Christ Stella, listen to me, just fo... |
416 | Ahh, a steaming hot cup of coffee. My morning ritual. Fresh from the Keurig in the break room. The steam rises from my mug. A mug with the words "#1 dad" painted in blue. These are not just words on a mug. This is my identity. This directly represents my commitment to my children. I have never missed a baseball game or... |
417 | “Alright Mr. Chen, just sign here.” Franz said, pushing the form across his desk.
Mr. Chen sat up in his seat and leaned over to read it. He picked up the pen and was about to sign his name when he stopped.
“No one will know about this? I can’t have this getting out.” Mr. Chen said.
“Don’t worry Mr. Chen. Everyone ... |
418 | I was diagnosed as having "hearing loss with tinnitus." It's something old people get, but apparently Mom had a little oopsie with the fireworks and my ear happened to be a bit too close. It wasn't both ears that had the issue, just my right one, so it didn't really bother me too bad. Until the day Tío Enrique died.
I... |
419 | "Dad, can you read me a bedtime story?"
I sat down on the side of the bed and sighed. My son's eyes were wide and wonder-filled, as only a child's can be.
I lightly rustled his hair.
"Sorry, kiddo," I said, pulling his blanket up over him. "I have to be up early for work tomorrow. Maybe Alexa can cover tonight agai... |
420 | **I drew inspiration for this from preparation for a job interview I have tomorrow... Wish me luck!**
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"What did you see?" The scientist's grip tightened on her pen and clipboard, as she eagerly prepped to interview the first ever animated mirror.
"The life of a mirror is a precarious thing. I see only what I am ... |
421 | I have been trying to get a grant to go to college but it’s kind of a no show. A week ago I received the invitation to college that I’ve never heard of.
Mage’s college located in upside down Klamath California
The tuition for this college is very cheap only 200 dollars for a fore year degree. The thing is they spe... |
422 | " How now, a rat? Dead for a ducat, dead!"
The actor playing Hamlet plunged his sword through the crimson Curtains, embedding it deep into Oswald's heart. With a flourish Oswald shouted "Oh, I am slain." as the audience let out a collective gasp. Dark red blood streamed down from Oswald's wound, enough that it couldn... |
423 | 50 cents. Cheapest power I've ever seen, but looking at it now I know why.
See, in this age of S Class heroes and supervillains with indescribable abilities, and cities that get built and destroyed in mere months, there are still certain things that should not be trifled with.
This was one of them.
"One of a kind," ... |
424 | King Bowen had done it. He drew his hastily procured black cloak over himself, and suppressed the chills of anticipation that ran up and down his body. He was outside—not just outside his room, in the hallway, or outside in the courtyard.
No, he was outside outside, where gold-lined statues were non-existent and dead ... |
425 | "How could I make such a careless mistake?" the dragon snarled to himself, realizing his mistake. "And why is your hair so long and girly puny one?" Trembling, the prince carefully placed the dragon's favorite popcorn in the microwave. His usefulness in it's operation had bid him time, but he wasn't sure how much.
... |
426 | The first thing Jerry did upon waking was to thank God that he'd been placed in a cell with a serial killer. He did so every day. Today would not be like all those other days. Jerry had finally made up his mind. Took him long enough.
He made his way to the prison cafeteria. Unlike his cellmate, the crowd he passed lo... |
427 | Neither one skipping, its not like this was the first time he's seen someone else doing it. So he just sat there, doing his thing. He earned it, a work week had ended, time for some evening fun. Microphone muted, as per protocol.
A minute passed, he was growing harder and harder. He also could notice the same with his... |
428 | It would've been the perfect view, really, which is precisely why I chose it. I feel the ocean spray upon my face as I run up the cliff, and the sun shines an orange-red color as it begins to sink behind the waves.
There is the roaring sound of waves hurling themselves against sand beneath me; above, gulls caw and bi... |
429 | Amy felt a slight tingle inside of her head and couldn't suppress rolling her eyes.
"Steve." She tried to get his attention but didn't get a reaction. Sighing she used his alter egos name, "Telepat-O," this got him looking at her, "what did I tell you about reading minds while we play poker?"
Amy looked over at him... |
430 | "And here we see Jerry Smith is busy writing hacker code in his basement. We called in specialist Dr. Randy Cornwallis, who said this code, if completed, could effectively wipe out the entire database! What do you think, Dr. Cornwallis."
"Well, James, I can tell you one think, Smith isn't gonna get far with that loop ... |
431 | Welcome to the annual orbitathlon. We have some great competitors this year, all with a good chance.
They've been in the Yard working now for just under a solar day, let's take a look.
Ah yes, the Martian greens, not to be confused with the 3592 Greys, have made a wonderful triple - fluction design. Just loo... |
432 | The gods of the multiverse mingled freely in a particularly empty, cavernous stretch of space.
Eru, one of the younger and somewhat naive gods, began poking and prodding at one of the few planets that drifted nearby. Perhaps he'd start his first civilisation. He'd been thinking deeply about this revolutionary system ... |
433 | The short Asian man huffed as he followed the officer, lugging that flabby tire of fat around his midsection as fast as he could. The cop chuckled; with that kind of endurance, he probably wasn't the greatest apartment super around.
It'd probably take him a month to even climb all the stairs.
"It's just like I said, ... |
434 | Today is not going spectacularly. Though I will admit several important lessons were learned in the last twenty four hours. First, if you have to make an early flight, don’t get smashed the night before no matter how young and healthy your liver is. Second, always set two alarms if you’re trying to make a flight. Third... |
435 | "Breathe, goddammit," Alya whispered to herself, "just breathe." She tried her best, but it was getting harder to calm herself down with each passing *Shift*. It wasn't that she wasn't used to it, but it was that the freezes were getting longer, and with it, the creatures were getting trickier.
She heard the *thump* e... |
436 | As the paramedics rushed up the stairs to apartment 2B, they could already hear the screams of the mother inside. Dispatch reported a 14-year-old male had become violent and erratic and then went into convulsions. But there were no sounds of violence, no thrashing or impacts against the walls anymore, or horrific other... |
437 | "What the hell is this!?"
I stop and turn around and this big British blonde dude is holding up my pack of Top Ramen like it's evidence in a court of law.
"Who the fuck are you!?" I ask, as politely as I can.
"Do you serve this in here?" the blonde bloke continues. "Is this what you've been serving? Pre-packed noodl... |
438 | "*Well that's kinda funny*" I thought to myself.
Making sure i read everything i needed to know i dropped the note into the burning fireplace and grabbed a bottle of scotch off the mantle. The house was quiet and only the sound of the occasional passing bus punctuated the silence. Pouring myself a glass i looked aroun... |
439 | The world is a cycle. Over and over, again and I again, I find my self doing the same thing, fulfilling the same ritual. My task is always the same. It never ends.
I walk down the familiar path, a path walked many times, in order to meet my destiny. A familiar destiny, like an old memory, where you keep playing it in ... |
440 | “Sorry. I just…. I didn’t know where else to go.” I stared at the man, who was so much more than a man. A god in flesh. Near invulnerable. So righteous. His costume, in tatters, blood slowly seeping from wounds. His breathing is heavy, heartbeat is rapid. Not dying, but his healing, which was always prodigious, had slo... |
441 | Blinding white light poured into every rod and cone of my eyes, drowning my mind and turning it into a mushy mess, causing every sensation to unbearably and simultaneously crawl up and down each nerve. But out of the muddled turmoil, something--someone, vaguely humanoid in shape burst through. Snapping fingers could be... |
442 | He doesn't need to know the truth. He *can't*. Not if he's to do what must be done.
I've watched over him for years now. He's very much a young boy still; looking up to the sky, wondering what other worlds are like. And one day, he's going to know. One way or another. His aunt and uncle can't stop him. Goodness... |
443 | You'll never forget the sound of their hiss.
It had been five years since the war ended, since the last bits of ticker tape had fallen for Victory in America, Victory in Europe, Victory in China. I've heard there are still zombies that are hidden deep in the forests of New Guinea and Brazil, but if they exist, the new... |
444 | Morning finally came.
Ruwal, keeper of taverns and secrets, went to her bed; sleep had been granted at last.
It had been another long night--there had been three barfights, dozens of drunkards behaving like drunkards, and at least one death. All said, an average night at the Barpeak--the highest known, most treachero... |
445 | "Go on, try again," Said Urgle, motioning to the stick on the table. Though humans had died on earth millennia ago, trees had flourished in their absence, and there was no shortage of sticks.
"I'm telling you, it's not going to work," I said, holding my hands up. The words came out rough, not smooth land flowing like... |
446 | It's funny how random chance works out.
What were the chances that caffeine could evolve twice? Apparently, the biochemical processes that drive caffeine production in coffee and tea are different.
What were the chances that there would be life in our galaxy? That we'd make first contact in our lifetimes? Apparently,... |
447 | 'I'm saying,' Frank said to Jason as he was playing the game, '*Ratchet and Clank* and *Jak and Daxter* have nothing in common. Why do people keep saying that they do?'
'Well, actually...' a well-dressed man in glasses said as he came up right behind us.
'Oh, it's *this* guy,' Frank complained.
'They have *quite* a... |
448 | Karen was the woman all men secretly hope to find. The "hang your hat" type that pushes us to be a better person, and challenge each other for years to come. Our first meeting was less than perfect. I, a grad student in anthropology, had been dragged to bar by my mentors. This was only the second time going into a ... |
449 | I am often asked if my greatest regret was taking in the boy. And I suppose, if you are to look at my life with the objectivity of time, you might come to the same conclusion. Like many men faced with a prophecy I did not care for, I sought not to mitigate it, but to change it entirely. I was unwilling and unable to co... |
450 | *I can't believe they waited till the last minute to tell me this.* The President thought to herself. She made a note to find the person responsible, and send the on a long vacation to Guantanamo.
The heat from the news started to emit from her suit. She could feel beads of sweat starting to form on her forehead ... |
451 | "I'm bored."
Rita's eyes flew up from her Kindle to fix on her (powerful, immortal, thrill-seeking asshole) demigod housemate.
"Whatever you want the answer is NO," she said with solid finality. "We are not going skydiving, bungee jumping, or into an ACTIVE WAR ZONE because you think it will be interesting."
"But I... |
452 | "If there is a spirit among us, please make your presence known."
With enormous effort, I push the floating triangle to the top left of the board. Not like I really needed to. One of these idiots is cheating. Joke's on him.
"No way! It says, 'yes'."
"Did either of you two cheat?" Jake can't help himself. He covers h... |
453 | (Excuse my grammar lmk what’s wrong I was ignorant in high school, and didn’t learn much in English.)
Will jumped at the startling voice that seemed to be right next to his ear. “Oh, you have to kidding me!” Jerking his head to his side, Will sees a tiny but older looking man. A fear of schizophrenia pops into his hea... |
454 | "C-137, please step up to the platform and wait for administration of chemical F-S23."
I don't even know how it got to this. Once upon a time in a world far away from here, I had been a hero. A hero with friends, family, and at some point in time, maybe even a lover. And then things changed.
Relationships, broken.
... |
455 | "No! Don't---"
With a flash, everything went back to yesterday morning. George woke up in his bed as usual, and as usual, he muttered about what a dick Twat was. George didn't know Twat's real name, but he was a twat, so he was Twat.
George had been living the day from Friday 15th of April at 6 in the morning to Satu... |
456 | Detective Gavin Quinn was always a terrible driver, but after he screeched around one particularly busy corner – nearly killing a cyclist – his partner, Detective Jenna Brady, was ready to leap from the car. It wasn’t the reckless endangerment that bothered her. It was the batshit nonsense Quinn was spewing.
“A toas... |
457 | Amy slipped her phone into her purse and used the free hand to push open the glass door. The iced coffee in her hand was beginning to make her fingers ache, and she wanted to minimize distractions to her desk.
Looking up at the front desk, Amy frowned. Kathy had the X this morning, and Amy swore she had never seen ... |
458 | ***Edited the marriage time-frame to fit a story universe's timeline.***
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My son always told me having powers was a big responsibility but his mother and I never really understood first hand. He worked for the U.S. Government in an agency meant to protect folk like myself and Miriam from those altered by ... |
459 | It would have been an utterly unremarkable day if it weren’t for two small facts: it happened to be my birthday, and someone from the Nobel Association called to say I discovered a new element.
I had spent the better part of the day ignoring the outside world. If I wanted to be congratulated for not yet having died, ... |
460 | "Congrats on becoming the main character!" My voice calls out in Mike's head.
Mike instantly sits up in bed. "Excuse me? Main character?"
"Yes, Mike Byrne, you are the main character of the story I am narrating." I say.
Mike shakes his head. "This has to be a mistake. My name isn't even Mike, I'm Steven." He puts hi... |
461 | "What is that?"
"It's your wife."
"It's a fucking frog!"
I looked at the fat, muddy brown toad sitting at the bottom of the cage. "Yes, a frog that was once your wife."
"How do you know that's her?" the man crossed his arms and adopted an accusatory tone. "She wouldn't become a frog. She was a woman... |
462 | I'm a teen who's practising English for my term test tomorrow. Any advice is greatly appreciated!
**The curse of knowledge**
"32 years?!" he said, clutching the beautifully engraved watch face I gave him merely 3 seconds ago.
"In addition to 5 months, 2 days, 15 hours and 42 minutes, Mr Sherford," I replied. "If yo... |
463 | "Beg your pardon?"
My blood went cold as soon as he mentioned the note... Staring at his blank expression as he drank the last of his drink... Time seemed to move slowly as I was suddenly scared for my life, his movements were as smooth as those of any other person, but I could clearly see the metallic links of each j... |
464 | Years ago, when I was young,
Head in the air, song on my tongue,
I set out in search for the city of gold,
I wonder how I was so brave and bold!
I was sharp of wit and had plenty of brawn,
I needed these virtues in Amazon!
I ate some birds and a lemur or two,
Got bit by snakes, and cried, boo hoo!
Some would sa... |
465 | One day you're back from college and your moom asks you to clean out your closet. Why does she always do that -- acts like you're 14 again when you come back home? Nobody at MIT asks you to clean the closet.
To prove to yourself that *aren't* 14 anymore, you actually agree and start doing it. Deflated footballs, dr... |
466 | They sat on opposite sides of the room; two forces, having spent their entire lives in unrelenting conflict, now fated to die whilst staring at one another. Aristice coughed as he felt the walls of the room begin to close in around him and Gael, clutching at his red cloak as he felt his chest uncomfortably constrict. K... |
467 | “I’m here to put an end to you, lich! Your plans have all be undone, and now I face you with the blade fated to end you!”
I blinked and looked at the hero. “I’m sorry, who are you?”
“I am Eggard, wielder of *Glimmerblade*, bane of undeath!”
“And what plans have you undone?”
“Hah! All of them! I’ve broken the Fellbl... |
468 | What did think was going to happen? They did it on live television, knowing full well I would be watching. Knowing full well I was a big fan of both of them, and it was no secret for them I would constantly went fan girl obsessing over both of them getting together.
Although I didn't know both of my favorite heroes we... |
469 | It began like whispers of sunlight peaking over the edge of the world. The reverberating ache spread like an infection from my shoulder until the pounding, insistent, *relentless* sensations plagued my very mind.
*Spread. Me.*
Closing my chamber doors with a resounding thud, I frantically sent out scouts to inquire a... |
470 | Prince Henry was left absolutely speechless. His brother, Prince Edwin, managed to stammer out,
"WHAT?!.... WHAT DID YOU SAY?!"
The dragon sighed, and with an almost apologetic expression repeated itself, "Um, yeah.... she really needs this...."
Both princes could hardly believe that this giant serpent with blood-re... |
471 | "Drowning. I'm going to die from drowning," Ander said sadly staring at the pool in his backyard.
"I'm going to die on March 18th 2073." John shouted as he jumped out of the airplane. Sky diving was his new favorite hobby in the long line of incredibly dangerous activities he was doing now that he knew his death dat... |
472 | Part I
"We have to do it. Either we jump there or we die right here."
Jarin was right. As much as this could destroy the galaxy, I wasn't willing to die at the hands of the Sith. The Yuuzhan Vong were no where near as brutal as this new Sith Lord. If this cruiser got a hold of us, we would surely be brought to him. ... |
473 | Clement shuffled in his chair, bones creaking with every movement. Face tense and focused, Clement held his piece between his thumb and forefinger, eying the state of the game board.
He moved his Knight forward, opening up a discovery check from his bishop. Death was left with only one option.
Death slid his King i... |
474 | Alan sighed. “Not again,” he muttered to himself.
He once again rewound time, this time to when he woke up. Maybe it was his routine that he needed to change. Instead of taking a shower and brushing his teeth, he hastily got dressed and left the home in a rather scrappy state. Normally he’d never leave the house looki... |
475 | "Well, don't just stand there, get him!" Roared Dr. Heinous.
The secret agent had broken out of the Overly Complicated Death Trap™, and was making his escape. The not-so-good doctor's henchmen did as they were told and opened fire. Nine of the bullets even came close to hitting the agent as he ran through the hall... |
476 | “Welcome to the wizarding trademark and copyright office. The only place with a collection of un trademarked spells”
I hate recorded messages
“For a list of registered spells press 1. For a list of unregistered spells press 2. To learn how to protect a spell press 3. For other press 4”
I pressed 4
“Please hold”
... |
477 | "My computer's gone strange, Miss!" said Sally, as she frowned at the screen.
"I'm sure *that's* the thing that's gone strange, Sally," replied Miss Sandelbottom, rolling her eyes. "What's wrong with it, this time?" she sighed, as she leaned back in her seat.
"It says it's an advanced arti- *artificial*, intelligence... |
478 | *"She was just an infant."*
Those words echoed through my mind as I saw the dragon let out a cry into the sky as the rain fell. I realized that it wasn't roaring in anger or rage, it was sad. Sad because it got hurt by me. I raised my shield and readied my sword even though I knew the dragon did not mean any malice, t... |
479 | "Wait, wait... Hold up. I'm terribly sorry..." Riane tilted her head, a look of confusion on her as she regarded the man in front of her wielding an ice pick. "... But *what*?"
"You're my 100th murder... !" replied the fellow, waving his icepick about in jubilation "Woooo."
Though skeptical and somewhat hesitant, she... |
480 | I slammed the lid shut again. The chair fell away behind me as I did all I could to get away from it. The combination was still in my hand, written on some thin bit of yellowed old paper.
My back struck the wall opposite to the window ledge I had lay the box on. I tried to think, tried to conjure up any single though... |
481 | "No-mans land is a fine establishment. One of the best in fact, if I do say so myself. Of course, I'm kind of tooting my own horn a bit there, but hey, my patrons would probably agree."
I spoke to the eager reporter, whilst I polished one of my tankards. A scarred man leaned over, brandishing a half finished pint of b... |
482 | I sat there shaking. My fat was jiggling with each quiver. How could mother? How could /father/? I thought he loved me. Cared about me. And what of sister? Where was she? She was nice and cozy at home, being loved and cherished while I sat here in a dirty room in the old warehouse down the street.
I thought mother had... |
483 | The day started just like any other day.
Well, any *Sunday*, at least.
I awoke to a soft chiming of bells. Propping myself onto my elbow, I winced from the aches throbbing in my shoulder. Fighting Redkraken may not have been worth it, I thought, clicking off my alarm. But I rolled out of bed and sat on the floor, cl... |
484 | Barry was not ready. Even if he had another decade to prepare, he would not be ready. The stadium rumbled as thousands of people waited for him to perform. His heart raced as the enormity of what he was about to do fully hit him.
“Barry Lawson, please step forward to perform your routine.”
No one knew why this year’s... |
485 | Vertrix was a simple man with simple pleasures. He lived in an unassuming house on an unassuming street and one day, after a trip to the library (of which he was a big proponent, why should a book be locked in a private collection, after all), he purchased an unassuming candle at the corner shop to light his way home.
... |
486 | It started with a sneeze and turned into a sniffle. Two days later, I told my professors I couldn't make it into class and got some rest. And then the static started. I thought it was a fly in my room, but it grew louder and more defined.
Hey, could you shut the fuck up in there? I can't even think that loud. How, wh... |
487 | The box had a note inside.
*Dear descendant #315894,*
*I don't have money, so your student loan debt is gonna stay where it's at but when you finish reading this you're going to have a fraction of power that was divided equally among you little rascals.*
*Might give you X-Ray vision, or it might might let you fly o... |
488 | “In a moment, your cell walls will rupture.” He waves a hand over the hero. She doesn’t look much like the advertisements on t.v. Her hair is matted, and stray hairs stick out in every direction. Her costume is bloodied, but not photogenically, and instead of a blinding white smile, he receives a snarl. “It takes only ... |
489 | I am a good kid.
My name is Alex Urwin, and I am a good kid. I do my best when it comes to tests, because mom promised me that if I do well, I might get a dragon. Every day, I finish my homework before I do anything, and make sure to tell my parents that I love them, but never to stay up too late to do it. Dad said if... |
490 | It was only the second day, and already the fifth time Amel had seen his client. The god was bent over a sapling that looked nearly like a baobab tree, except its narrow little trunk was a deep purple that would mature into bright fuchsia.
"Is that, um, the final color scheme you chose?"
Amel rocked back on his heels... |
491 | Sadie Bailey held up a dagger, squinting one eye and admiring its sharp edge despite its ancient age. A low whistle emerged as she ran her hands over the eight embedded emeralds in the handle, each multifaceted green glint so full of life, that she almost thought they were the eyes of a dragon staring back at her.
It ... |
492 | I wasn't there when the first people started dying. I only heard about it after. Mangled, disgusting stories of normal people dropping in the street, their blood suddenly burning through their skin.
When I'd first been told about it, I hadn't believed it for a second. Who would? After all, nothing like that had happe... |
493 | **I**t started with the beginning. A crescendo of burning light, of cleansing, purifying fire. Sound and force and heat exploded into the void, filling it with love and life and laughter. Stars roared in existence, smoldering in the darkness of eternal twilight. When the candle light faded and snuffed into smoke, the p... |
494 | I'm very tired, so it's probably terrible.
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**Steve was added to "Totally Not A Bank Heist" group chat**
*John : guys, are you ready for the heist of the century ?*
*John : wait who the fuck is this guy ?*
*Bill : I have no idea.*
*Jake : Hes the new member of the gang isnt he ? Leon told me about him, I didnt k... |
495 | It was all little too on the nose. The long hair, white linen and the bright overhead lights brought an overwhelming sense of deja vu that I had seen this place before on television.
“I’m sorry? I’m not quite sure I understand what you mean.” I sputtered before sheepishly adding an “Oh heavenly one.”
He rolled his e... |
496 | *I would like you to consider for a moment, imagination. It takes us to places we have never been, and shows us things that we have never seen. It is the raw material which makes up our dreams and our nightmares, our hopes and our fears. From our experience, imagination is a mirror that exists at the leisure and whim o... |
497 | Walking down the inner city streets, I pass by a ragged homeless man wrapped in dirt speckled rags. He glances over to me and with wide eyes begins to proclaim.
"There! You have it, the unending desire to move forward, to move up! Just like all the rest around here, one foot in from of the other never stopping until y... |
498 | The cold wind whipped across the range, tugging at the paper targets and making them flap with a sound like golf claps. Professor Hammer strode briskly across the cropped, grey-green grass with his hands clasped behind his back.
“Wands, and guns. Similar enough, some would say. Both require respect on the part of the... |
499 | "This can't be right." Said the commander.
We were all staring out the window, watching as the familiar spaceship passed by our own. The design was nearly identical to ours, the writing on the side was in the same familiar, clear font the UN had picked for our own markings. Something was clearly amiss. It had to be. T... |
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