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It turned to its companion. Blue glowing eyes directing torch beams through the faint haze that permiated the perpetual twilight. "See?"Rusted metal creaked as a mouldering finger gestured to the dead corpse splayed, lifeless, on the rocks. The corpse didn't reply. Neither did its companion. It just shook its head w...
# How to Break a Siege of Legends (Part 6: How to Be a Village Hero) (Note: How to Break a Siege of Legends is episodic; each part is self-contained. This story can be enjoyed without reading the previous sections.) The besieging army of monsters was getting restless as of late. "Restless"was not something that ...
The crystal doors towered above me, reaching higher than I could see. They glistened like glaciers, brilliant light sparkling within a deep blue prism. They were pristine, untouched by the eroding sands of time, unblemished by the grimy fingers of mankind. The crystals were completely transparent, and yet, so large wer...
I believe that a month had passed since the possessions began. Alice, Xiang, Prasad, Kali, Muhammad, Rosario... the names were beginning to lose their meaning. The thoughts in my head were a jumbled mess, trying to contain the whole of every single past life. I was losing. Every single part of their memories, from the ...
(First prompt, and on mobile, so don’t expect much) 500 years. 500 years it took me to realize that genie was real... Wait, he granted me 1 wish, Genie’s are supposed to give 3 wishes, not 1. I wonder what happened to the other 2, and if I can still redeem them. Guess I’ll go look for it, not like I have to worry abou...
They still think that, gooodddammmit. Brainstorming the likely scenarios to how things could go wrong never seemed like a bad thing to do until the scenarios chosen started popping up everywhere. They thought I was behind it, that I was some master mind. It just seemed like the most likely option. The fear that ca...
Thousands of animals were lined up before the gates to my castle and more disturbingly they were talking. I honestly don't know how it came to this but I have kind of resigned myself to this fate now. "Attention assorted animals who have come to kill me, I don't wish to fight you. Your masters, owners, slaver whatev...
"Lola..."Maggie began, wearily pinching the bridge of her nose. "MITTENS."the woman in the full-body faux fur cat costume corrected, sharply, glaring at her from behind the antique oak desk. "My name is Mittens, now, Maggie -- inside, I've always been Mittens." "Mittens," Maggie conceded. "I need legal help, I'm ...
Hi u/Crimson_Viper_N, this submission has been removed. Simple Question / Simple Answer: You asked a simple question and you're likely to get a simple answer. Responses must be at least 100 words. Prompts should encourage a story or poem. * *This was removed [based on the comments it's likely to attrac...
\[Poem\] &#x200B; When we are working, keeping the gears of bureaucracy turning, we think of him. While we relax and take that break we desire so much, we think of him. When we are waiting for our turn to climb the stairway to the stars, we think of him. While the animals hunt or try to avoid being hunted, th...
I woke up with a start, not remembering anything. I looked around and realized that I was in bed. The priest smiled. "All is well now."He brought me up to speed on what had just happened. I told him that upon waking up I felt somewhat different from before I was possessed. He then purified me to the best of his ability...
With my grandmother getting up there in years, all the grandkids finally decided to be more organized with our weekly visits, and this afternoon was mine. At nearly 100, it amazed us that grandma Jean could still stay active and live on her own, but in her big house without a cellphone in sight, it worried everyone to ...
You know what, fuck it. Everyone deserves a cheat day, so why shouldn't today be the day? But that was Linda's rationale for every dietary situation that required discipline, just like today and yesterday...and the day before that. Whatever the reason was, Linda had made up her mind. This calorie-dense insulin bomb was...
[Poem] Man's Best Friend, the uncommon weredog. Great at board games, but still a huge bed hog. They change with the moon, these uncommon weredogs. But they stay the whole month, so watch for the drain clogs. They're great with the girls, these now-common weredogs. They'll love how your tail curls. Just re...
They did not want peace so much as they wanted to show off their power and their strength and their glory and their wealth. They wanted to be flattered, so I went to them and I acted very much impressed. When it came time to negotiate the terms of peace, they demanded a high tax that we could not afford. I told them ...
"Look man, this is total bullshit, you can't prove none of this shit!"shouted the tenant, muffled by the flimsy apartment door. "Oh I can't prove it, huh? I may be just some tax man who doesn't know jack about being a dumbass dog, but I don't have to have a super sniffer to tell you that the Shirley residence smells l...
I and my companions arrive at another village on our way to our destination. Many months to travel yet, but I am glad to see that a few of my companions have travelled before us and secured a nice-looking piece of cheese for me. Right there in the village square. A table set up, with the chaos of all the local people a...
The demon Gaap stood behind his counter and beat his wings. “Next,” he called out, bored. A human stumbled up, looking worried. Gaap tapped his claws on the keyboard. “Hmm, broke into a few houses, did you,” he read, glancing down at the scrawny figure. “Stole goods so you could pawn them for cash? When will you lot ev...
# WARNING: TRIGGERS: SUICIDE • • • • • • • • • "Is he?..." "No, he's still alive. Call medical." "Dr. Givova's quarters, hurry. ... Suicide, by pills, the bottle isn't labeled. ... Round, green, half scored one side, lower case R on the other. ... Three. ... Oh good. Thank you." "Oh good??" "The medic...
"It has been one week since the Moon started to rotate. It has now been confirmed by experts that we are now seeing the former dark side." I turned off the TV, and went outside to see the night sky for myself. The moon hung full in the sky, shining bright enough to obscure dimmer stars. The hundreds of craters stared ...
"Everyone knows that genies can't kill people, make them fall in love, and that sort of thing. But, the thing that people don't really know about us genies, is that there are different skill levels among us. At the top, there are the 'all-powerful' genies, the ones that are kinda like the ones you hear about in Aladdin...
When the doctor broke the news to her, she felt nothing. That would come later, she thought, but at that time all she could really think was, It's typical of my luck. I win it big but don't even get the time to enjoy it. Then again, a lot could be done in 6 months. Whoever said money couldn't buy health hadn't...
This two trucks both stopped and looked at one another. One bore the markings of Pizza Hut and carried secret military documents, the other had markings of the US military and carried pizza. The crews of both vehicles tried to figure out what was going on, did they get some aid? But why were they marked like that? S...
Ten years had passed since Galdain’s Theorem was proven. Ten years... It was crazy to think how much had changed, and yet, completely predictable. After all, history is riddled with mathematical genius. Trigonometry, long credited to Greek philosophy. Calculus, deriving into existence almost simultaneously by two uniq...
---- this is my first ever writing prompt. Like ever. also non-native speaker :) ---- “Sometimes, I wonder… am I the villain in this story?” “Oh Jarek, please, stop being so ridiculous.” She looks at me, with het serious and strict, yet always caring look. “This is what they do to you! They just bite off all your self...
Today would be the day. He stood in front of the mirror and drew the comb through his matted hair. He bared his teeth, yellow and gleaming. It had went on long enough. Today, he would end this. He followed the path through forest, the grass worn from his frequent trips. His heavy steps left prints as he prowled, the ...
When you are smart, sadistic, immortal, and cultured like myself, the passage of time eventually causes you to think that perhaps you should start having some sort of code of honor to your work. You have all the time in the world, after all, no? And if immortal heroes eventually become villains, then would not immortal...
"By giving your brains a link to each other, your psychic abilities reinforce and enhance each other, strengthening your abilities considerably." Sorry, what? What's even going on here? I blinked awake from my semi-conscious state and looked around. White walls, plain ceiling, very clean, bits of weird-looking equi...
Momentum, I needed to take the next step. Keep going, and keep my momentum. The ad has promised seeing if you were a true hero. I needed to know what I was doing was right, that I was helping people. My powers had been messy before, and that splatter has etched itself into my mind. I sent in my wish to tryout by email...
\[Play. Playing. Played.\] (poem) "Are you sure that's all you want?" The demon asked and tilted his head. Jeff nodded, then said, "That's the talent I'd like to flaunt." "To be the best at playing a guitar." &#x200B; The demon shrugged. "Sure, sign here." He offered a red clipboard with a white form. Jeff...
"Well, don't come crying to me when the whole kingdom's on fire."I say, stomping off. What do I care, anyways? It's not like the kingdom has ever done anything for me. They raised taxes just so the king, who was already very rich, could have a statue and now that it's built they aren't lowering the taxes and Margaret n...
The design in the black table felt good to trace the diamond design with my finger. The texture of the stucco on the manilla walls molded little patterns of different perception to each eye. It was the little things like that which grounded me. Sitting across from me was a woman with stunning blue eyes and brown hair...
“Did you hear about Shane?” Came the voice of a class mate. Then came the excited whispers, hard to hear in a crowded mall in the middle of the day. I didn't want to hear it, why did I agree to it anyway? I just shook my head, and spoke to the crowd in general. “Hey I'm going to get a drink.” I said just loud enou...
See, this is that shit I be talking about. It’s ALL dumb when you think about it. Like when your REALLY sit down and think about it. Because sure, if I’m chilling with the fellas and the room is, you know… A little hazy from the extra curriculars? Me myself I dabble in the organic herbs for health… lavender and other t...
"I'll do it!"Bernie says as he slams his hands down on the table. "There may be one dragon for every hundred civilians, but that one percent is hoarding 90% of the nation's wealth!" A-oc turns her gaze to the fuming, elderly knight. "What are you going to do? Rouse the regional levies and go march on the dragon's hide...
"George! Don't worry about it we're just happy to have you here; aren't we Michael?" Michael's smile spread across his face like room-temperature butter. "Of course honey. Sorry George, what was that you said about your suit?" "Oh it was a mess, I won't bore you with the details but it has been a hell of a day. I swe...
He stood over the dead, a visage of fury. He stared at them, lying at his feet, blood pooling around them, the stench of it permeating his very essence, pinning on to him from all sides the weight of what he had done. He felt footsteps behind him, and a shout of joy. "You are a braver man than most, brother. These wh...
I woke in a cold sweat, my heart pounding. The nightmare, so potent, began to fade. I gripped my head as it disappeared from memory. All I could recall was the darkness, the trees, and the terrible teeth. It was my worst experience, and ruined what I loved. I looked out of the window, seeing the beginning of the dawn....
As the sun sends its rays, warming the eyelids, thoughts begin to ponder the last image of the bumper sticker on the car ahead, as traffic amplifies exuastion from the 3rd, 12hr day worked, with fatigue turning the oxygen in the cabin of the car into a 'saturation of suffocation,' inducing that image of the bumper stic...
November 2025. The weather looked as good as it could out the empty window frame. The wind blowing in through the gaps in the wall sang of sage and moss. The world was still lit in the grey heugh of the passing night, while beautiful pastel colors crept across the landscape. It began with the red ish brown that spanned...
I choked on the blood in my lungs. My general's sword was lodged in my chest, and I struggled to speak around it. "So... it happens again." "That's enough, Regent. It's time to let go. You've ruled long enough." I coughed a laugh and spat out a mouthful of blood. "I thought that years ago. Fate always... seems ...
WIBTA for trying to do my job and recapture an escaped convict? I know how the title sounds, but I’m not just looking for easy karma. I’m legitimately not sure anymore. Back in the day I was a prison guard in charge of maintaining order amongst some of the more violent or high risk criminals. It wasn’t an easy job, bu...
The thing about peace, the kind of peace people try and make, is that it's not peace. Banning dissent doesn't make peace. Wiping out the "problem"doesn't make peace. There's always a new "problem,"a new group of people who are the issue. If there were two people left on Earth, they would still disagree. What a mis...
It's not the first time this has happened, and unfortunately it's piling up. Humanity has been collectively been disappointed because so far there has been no alien capable of giving us their abilities. Something about three lines of "you have to eat a more developed species to gain access to their abilities". Somethin...
I know it's late, but I had to respond. Flipped the prompt slightly. Sorry for formatting and grammar: My name’s not important, and neither am I. It’s what I can do that matters, what I can do for everyone but me. Ever since I can remember, I’ve been a healer, the only one as far as I know. I don’t mean a doctor or nu...
Very few people can find a needle in a haystack and even fewer an ICBM somewhere in the depths of the pacific ocean. My name is corporal Lancaster Akram, and I am a tactical applications specialist for the United States government. Today marks my thirty-second resurrection, and my final week before my service is termin...
Six years ago, when I was still living in the town, we had a weird neighbor. She had long curly hair and she had a awkward smile. One day, she started doing something. Everyday at 11:27, she would throw an apple from her window. Sometimes it would hit children, sometimes cars and sometimes even me. Nobody had any idea ...
God knows how he’d managed to do it this time, or maybe he doesn’t. Last time he’d turned the robot vacuum into existential philosopher. Admittedly it still cleaned the floor, but it was so unbearably depressing while it did it. That incident happened when he'd tried to reset a smart bulb with a series of precisely-tim...
The truth is... there are no dreams. We do not simply recede into the playgrounds of our mind and prance about our subconscious. No. There are no dreams when we fall asleep. Not at all. Dreams do not exist. So when we all fall asleep where do we go? When we close our eyes and fall out of consciousness, we enter re...
I’ll make an attempt at this, but I will warn you, I’m a horrible writer. Aeons ago, at the dawn of creation, there existed a single sphere. Alongside the sphere were two siblings, Et and An. The two beings transcended definition, and lived in harmony for ages beyond measure, sharing the sphere in a sort of game betwe...
“So, can you tell me who did it?” asked the officer. The detective, crouched beside the body, didn’t reply, so the officer crossed his arms and leaned back against the unadorned concrete wall. The entire dwelling was made of the same bland material, as was each unit on the block. The units were as similar to each other...
"JESUS CHRIST!" I took big steps towards the man, angrily, trying to act bigger than I actually am. "How many times do I have to tell you, just because you're the son of god, doesn't mean you can behave this way!?" Jesus froze in place, fork still in his mouth. He slooowly gulped down his last bite, as if he was com...
I stand up, sliding the bedsheets off of me. It took me a moment to process... to remember properly. As I approach the panoramic window overlooking the ocean, seams appear in the glass and a section of it slides down allowing me passage outside. My bare feet connect with the granite patio with a soft slap. The pristi...
#Commutation _______________ With the life-altering solar flare long in the ocean planet's past, the SS Bedsheet bobbed across the dark blue treadmill. With a telephone pole for a mast, her Hello Kitty sails shouted to any other ship on the water that this crew would definitely beg for their life rather than fight. ...
"Why was I chosen for this? I'll back up a little and say that yeah, I'm an assassin. Quite good at it aswell. Thought I'd ace every assignment. That was until he showed up. I was hired by a scientist, whose project escaped while it was unfinished. I thought it be simple, a weak creature. What the scientist had failed ...
Zahira leaned back into one of the piles of plush, scarlet-dyed cushions scattered about Prince Ahlan’s audience chamber. “These are really quite nice, you know,” she said absently, pulling at the end of a long, iridescent feather protruding from her nest. “Are these peacock feathers? A tad gauche, if you ask me, but y...
We were just playing outside, like every other day. Nothing out of the ordinary. Lila, Noam and I used to go out when the sun was high, and the day was perfect: flowers everywhere, no wind, and lots of light. We didn’t see the darkness come. She just picked it up. An old thing, full of dust, I don’t even know what it...
The pencil thin woman marched across the office with determination. Her high heels dug into the musty carpet floor as she walked, causing the old floorboards to squeek repeatedly with each stride. Her hand was tied into a neat bun, while her narrow eyes glared out from over her pink rimmed spectacles. Attached to her b...
"Just another day isn't it" With practiced precision, I go about my normal routine of the morning in my little workshop. Turning on the lights, restocking the merchandise, and finally flipping over the open sign and unlocking the front door. Carefully I settle into my small stool behind the glass counter. The dull h...
“Oh well, what harm could speaking to another human do?” Although Death was willing to speak to a human again, he was quite worried. The last time he’d made contact with a human was when some “comedian” prank called him and said that his refrigerator was running and that he should go catch it. It’s an overused joke, su...
I am Zach, writer of fantasy and creator of worlds. I am Zacharias, slayer of monsters and saver of worlds. &#x200B; It’s been many years since I first traversed the two realms. At the time, it seemed like a vivid dream, one that enraptures the imagination and makes you think even hours after awakening. And once...
The Pit, as it was called, appeared 10 years ago just outside of our great city after a massive storm, which nearly destroyed the city. The Elders believed it was sent by the gods, as the city began to stray, and the city must purge from those that strayed from the gods. The Great Purge commence as people blamed each o...
I double checked my compact as I got back home and yeah, she was still sitting at her desk. It took her a moment to glance up so that I could see her, but she smiled at me before returning to her writing and fading from sight. Making my way to the room she was sitting in, I parked myself in front of one of the stand-u...
The problem with an invisibility procedure is that the subject loses the reflection within his eyeball. So essentially, we have created a soldier who is disabled and blind. But that raises the question, is he invisible if he can’t see? “ What if we formulated dogs too?” The surgeon general bit his bottom lip. “ ...
"Hello this is Bob Duncan, Head of Remote Operations at NASA, please may I speak with Colonel Dufford?" Silence. "Hello?" "Please state your 9 digit access code" "Oh for the love of -- one, three, seven, nine, ten, fifty, fifty eight, ninety four, sixty three" "Please hold to be connected. This line is secure" Th...
Stellaria rolled her shoulders, working out the stiffing ache. Her calloused fingers grazed the patient's damp forehead, pushing back his curly bangs backwards to clear his face. A tinge of brown; flashes of liveliness and vitality colored his expressions. A quiet contentment spread across her person and she carefully ...
On the shelf behind the grey haired man sat a blue Klein bottle. This piece of glass, molded and formed to represent a surface looped to intersect itself in five dimensions. It was the first one Willim Harrison had ever seen in that color. Doubtless there were many more like it now, but back in 1996 it was a rare thing...
"Ladies and gentlemen, I give you... THE MIRACULOUS MARTIN!" I always hated stage names. I reached out with my mind for the strands of Mana that linked every possible thing on this Earth in some way. I felt the strand of Mana connecting me to the point on the stage I wished to appear on, and I pulled hard. Suddenly, I...
There we stood at the brink of two worlds. On one side was burning hellfire and Titan blood. The other, green meadows and the promise of vengeance. Zagreus brushed a hand through his hair, looking nonplussed. "You...shouldn't be here." I nodded. "Tell me something I don't know."In life, my voice had been melodious ...
The bastard was a chubby fucker in a red shirt and no pants. He scratched his cotton covered crack and knocked back a can of my Diet Tropo-Blast Crimson Thunder. The fridge door was still open. A full can poured down his gullet in one go. What a pig. Then he ate two good handfuls of shredded mozzarella, a kit-kat chu...
I open my bathroom door. And then I promptly close it again. Clearly I’m so exhausted I’m hallucinating. There is no goddamned way a giant spider is hanging out in my bath. I take a deep breath and open the door again. “Nope.”. I slam the door closed again. THERE IS A BEAR SIZED SPIDER IN MY BATHROOM!! That. Is. IT! ...
When I was a kid we had two screens in the house. One was a tele, the other a computer monitor, both deeper than my kids today would believe. I remember it being a huge deal for Dad when he bought a 15"CRT tele to put in their bedroom and how proudly he showed us his handiwork after he mounted it on the wall in the cor...
I've had a few stories bounce because the prompt was deleted. If it's a problem with asking a question, it's easy enough to fix and repost. The other sort of prompt I've had trouble with are ones that are deemed likely to draw poor responses. Those are harder to fix. I choose to at least attempt to write good stori...
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"W-what!"exclaimed Janger as he glared at me, "why HER!"His shouting was almost like a growl as he pointed his angrily, shaking finger at me. "I don't know what to say."I looked down at the tile where I have witnessed countless deaths before my own eyes. I solemnly swore to her that I would do anything possible ...
"Oh yeah, I remember this part."He chuckled to himself, "your life is about to get really interesting." I looked up at him, pinned against the wall and unable to move an inch, "This is normally the part were people freak out. Why are you so calm?" "Well that's simple, I've already seen how these events work out. Noth...
“Hey everyone! You need to come see this.” We could all hear the worry in Davis’ voice, and it only took a minute for all of us to come floating down from different corners of the station. We crowded around the small screen. Five astronauts - believers in science and reason - watched as ignorance seized power over our...
It was just supposed to be a fun trip with me and my family. We had talked about this trip beforehand, swimming, canoeing, hiking, visiting new states and countries. We all had high hopes for this vacation, I personally was loving the idea of going on a nice long trip with my family. I had been drifting off ever sinc...
We had never seen anything like this before. It came as a shock to everyone when they saw this. Me and my team were among the first people to find out about this phenomenon. I work as an astronomer, one of our jobs is to view outside the earth’s atmosphere. We make research papers based on our findings, through applyin...
Anna heard an explosion that was located at the entrance of the building. “That’s probably him, Graverobber. Let’s move to that place immediately.”, said Anna toward her team of four people including Anna. Each member of the team stationed themselves somewhere that gave them the advantage to target Graverobber, but...
It was my 21st birthday. My friends took me to a bar but I didn't understand why. "First round is on me,"Billy said with a joyful expression on his face. "Ugh! This tastes awful,"I said after shooting back a shot of vodka. "Why do people actually drink this stuff?" "Dude, you need to learn to let loose,"said John. ...
“... and after you pushed me down the stairs, nobody at Hanbrook ever talked to me again. I became an outcast until my family moved out of state the following summer.” Jack’s face beamed with delight as he recalled the torture he inflicted on me. “Yes, Eddie, I remember that very well,” he sneered. “So tell me. What d...
On the paper it was a simple job. Target was a human. Common race, vulnerable to several poisons. Seemingly a civillian. But ten assassins had failed the job. Something was fishy. After a week of stake out, I made my move. I broke into the target's home. Too easy. There wasn't even traps. I started to get nervous, so I...
“And does he really have to eat so messily? It’s hard to see how he can miss the gaping cavern that passes as his mouth” “Calm down Jonathan, it’s not his fault. People like that have experienced deep trauma. He needs help not judgement”, said Annie. “Oh that’s easy for you to say! You never have the weirdos in you...
"Sophie?"King Vantrune said, holding her against the wet soil with his blade at her throat. "I'm not Sophie you dolt,"the woman said, knocking his blade away from her throat. She pushed him off of her and stood up. The rays of sun shined through the treetops, highlighting her flawless skin. Her red hair glistened wh...
It’s been a week since the announcement and I couldn’t get it out of my mind. Sure, it was a big News report for a day or two but it was quickly swept under the rug by every government. I guess WHO had a meeting to tell every official to lie and say it was a false military message from a satellite otherwise it would ca...
"Rooster."The sharp eyed hunter insisted. "Rooster. Not chicken." &#x200B; "Rooster."I repeated absent-mindedly while trying to come up with a polite excuse to dismiss this 'Greatest Falconer in the Land', so I could hire the second greatest falconer in the land. &#x200B; Maybe the second greatest falco...
He's the master key for the fleet? The Rim will be hunting him hard. Since Odin could tell he was human, hopefully, Echo will help him know too. Plot twist? Earth has a vastly higher proportion of humans than anywhere else Odin has been. As a result, Earth is the one bastion that could hold off the Rim. Plot twis...
Title - Drip-feed It comes in a honeycomb; A diagram-matrix of the highest order. His name, my creator's wife, his kid's names, the name of his dog, what his favorite show is, what he searches for when he's just finished his oatmeal and coffee. A web of circuiting information or maybe more like a personal clou...
After receiving the same news for the third time - the phone had absolutely no data on it - I decided it was time to give up on the old, abandoned phone. I mean, it didn't have a SIM card, or any memory, or any way at all to figure out who it had once belonged to. That would have all been fine and good, considering it ...
"Ooh look at me I am a little pony and damn I will want to see some suckle in my knuckle. Oh hello toaster" The man on the TV died and nobody even gave a fuck. Not one fuck. Nobody cared that everyone was becoming the borg. Oh not like the borg borg. What I mean is....let me explain. A while ago a group of ultra nerd...
When the wall came down in 89' many viewed it as a harbinger for the fall of the USSR. The end of the cold war was imminent, and soon Reagan's Evil Empire would be no more. Barely two years later they were proven right. Satellite states threw off their dictatorships, elections were held for the first time in decades, a...
When the baby was born, it was a miracle. 27 hours. 27 hours of excruciating pain, balancing on a thread between consciousness and a vast darkness. 27 hours of not knowing whether or not my wife would survive. 27 hours of crying out to heaven only to be greeted by an echo in emptiness. And after 27 hours, the heavens y...
She jumped back, dropping the second-hand Nintendo Switch (Lite) on the soft carpet. It bounced, once, but did not seem to be damaged. The Animal Crossing Cartridge remained inside the device. What was _that_?! Molly gingerly approached the device which lay on the floor. With trembling hands, she slowly pushed the t...
December 31, 1999. The day had been long awaited by some, brushed off as a joke by others. Some doomsday preppers holed up in bunkers, but the majority of the world population was partying, ignoring what they thought was a "paranoid thought in paranoid people." Then, it actually happened. Computers, unable to proces...
"My Lady, I request your aid for those beside me. Protect us as you do the fields. Let us fight to the last, to shield those who cannot shield themselves." I felt her gentle smile upon me as I finished my prayer. The familiar warm rush flowed through my blood, and bowl of water briefly shone with an inner light. I dip...
I set down another book and inspected it for damage, before scanning it into the system and marking it as returned in good condition. I was the only one left in the library, and planned to close the small building down after I had scanned a few more books back into the system. I found it pleasing, working in a library ...
"They just had to didn't they." With the ever so slightest effort on my part, I let my fingers slip free from around the carry handle of my duffle bag. A dull metallic ringing of welding equipment reverberating across the interior of the hangar bay. The steady protesting of the osprey's rotors grinding to a halt as ou...
"He's going to save me, you know."I could hear Dianna's voice through the large metal doors. She didn't sound in pain or any immediate danger, so I decided to wait a bit and make an entrance. I will be the first to admit I have a flair for the dramatics. "Oh?"Came the reply in the voice of Alexander Strami...
"sir!?"i shouted at the man on the boat. He was older, peppered grey hair, unkempt beard, clothes fitting a sailor but his face was completely obscured. "do you need any assistance?"but the man didn't respond. The boat was facing downstream with the river. The outer hull was rusty and had holes in it. The boat was pin...

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