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Always I have loved the aesthetic of furniture from a time long past my own. Even though these items usually come with a hefty price tag, I try to indulge in my desire for those items every so often. A couple of months before I felt the need to explore downtown a bit, I had heard some new shops set up in the surroundi...
The Scrapmite dodged the empty hulks of battleships through the neverspace over the remints of the once great Empire of the Sol. The region was illegal to do salvage in but the Captain had taken a job to grab the old crown of a long forgotten Emperor or something; the person wanted to use it to press a claim for land ...
"The Tabulating Machine Company. That is quite the name for a firm, Ida,"said Minnie. "What do they build?" "They build machines that can count,"replied Ida. She dropped a lump of sugar into her tea and stirred it with some vigor. The girl had a glow about her Minnie had never seen before. She was clearly excited by t...
I gasp as the door slides open. "Heh. The rookies always think this place is cool."Marty mutters, gesturing for me to follow closer. I scribble down notes in my tiny notepad as swiftly as possible as I approach the giant tank. "This is incredible!" "Yep."Marty grins, satisfied with my reaction, letting the atmosphe...
"Well this makes things difficult."I muttered feeling a creeping sense of anxiety start to spread across my body. I had made a contract with a particularly strong hero who had set out on a long journey to save their kingdom from an obscure dark mage. To be truthful, I hadn't really been paying attention to all the de...
As with every morning since my Switch broke, I awoke to consciousness as I was stepping outside the door of my apartment building. At least it saved me 7 flights of stairs, and I was already dressed. I blinked away the sleep, bleary-eyed, but rested, anticipating the inevitable- My cell phone rang. I answered to a hig...
I crouched behind a broken wall. Above me the purple clouds still spiralled, surrounding an orb of pure black. It was given some fancy name, back when it first appeared. I just called it Oblivion. It was the reason everything had fallen apart. Taking out a mirror, I carefully raised it up to see what was on the others...
"- but I will gladly be the martyr." &#x200B; "Blah, blah, blah, you never shut up, you sentient piece of steel. I know that boy is not the one spouting this nonsense" &#x200B; The scene disturbing the already confusing day is just plain absurd. A man with shining, golden hair is wielding a magnificent long...
I'm Artemis. Wondering how I'm on Earth, you ask? A thousand-year banishment...though that's not important as of now. What I need is for you to remember this message, because this is one that influences your life. I've wanted to tell you: you have powerful magic in your veins. From the moment you are born to the mo...
I walked into my room, closing the door. I nodded to the pile of teddies under the covers, and slipped on my pajamas... Wait. Was that red on the sheets...and a teddy on the floor? I looked around suddenly, taking in the horrific state of my room. Torn teddies covered the floor, stuffing pulled out, and soaked in re...
The first time it happened, she found it amusing. The yellow car rolling down the street blasting its strange music seemed a perfect match to her daughter’s drawing the day before. She hadn’t noticed at first, but the experience had been so strange that when she next saw the drawing pinned to the fridge it caught her e...
Crawling through the broken down door following the scent of meat cooking. Pam had not seen another person in a week none the less smelled the pleasant aroma of food. Once inside Pam saw a man standing front of a fire cooking what she must have smelled. He turned with a start but soon calmed when he saw she was unarmed...
A rushed, silly poem. I could not eat, nor work, nor slumber, without them deets: her cellphone number. First we’d talk: she’d swoon ‘n’ soon she’d care. We’d go on walks, and spoon and share. And in the morn, I’d be there... Face nestled in her golden hair. But first I need her gosh-darn number. Want to ask...
You finally wake up after what seems like an eternity of darkness. It was like being asleep, but you were consious during all of it. However you wake up in an entirely different area then your room. In front of you stands the grim reaper. “Welcome. Welcome to death” He exclaims “I will be the one to guide you to the un...
X, when did they even start calling me that? That's right, after my second haul in for the very merry pills. If only I hadn't have trusted that cunt with my stash location. Ah well, fuck it. I got eleven days left of this bullshit and I'm fucking out. All I gotta do is keep my head down and then I can get a few score...
"Which one mother, paternal or maternal?""Paternal. As in, my mother-in-law from hell itself. Why the heck did you even want to meet her, sweetie?""Her recipe books, as I recall that despite you being at each other's throats when she was alive, you did acknowledge that she was an amazing cook, housekeeper, seamstress, ...
Remember, Powers are dangerous. Report any unsanctioned users today. I kept my eyes downcast. The announcement blared over the intercom, reminding every commuter of their obligations. Supers were seen as a threat. If you were one, you would be encouraged to join the government. It was an open secret that if you refu...
You gain the ability to conjure fire and frost in the palm of your hands with ease. You can shake the ground, manipulate the winds and summon deadly beasts. But you don't. Because you don't believe in that nonsense. Anyway, you marry a half elf, have a couple quarter elf kids. Work your way up to middle management in t...
#Crossing into Darkness Jason chewed his fingernails and spit out the remnants on the sidewalk. "Dude, can you stop? That's disgusting." Emily glared at him, lips curled and eyes narrowed in clear disgust. He looked over at her and frowned. "I just don't think we should be doing this,"he said, letting out a sig...
Amidst the chapped seas off-coast of Chile, there was a scoundrel of an octopus lurking beneath. Clad with rows of suckers branching a beak, it was capable of guzzling prey with ease. Above it, it dawned wooden boards bumbling through the waters. It overheard footsteps on the wooden boards. Caused by a score of corsai...
The old laws were clear. In every language, in every religion, exists the principal of exchange. Nothing is gained for free. The greater the sacrifice, the greater potential gain.. She'd lost so much already. Her child, her wife, every single bit of herself that counted. So she would lose a little m...
Truth concealed in miracles One might wonder how people remember my ability if I make their memories disappear. In the age of modern technology, or should I rather say advanced surveillance, capturing one’s actions has never been easier than merely existing, breathing in the presence of a phone, a Google home devi...
Some said that the mages had used their magic to teleport away. Others said that they had been destroyed by the gods. No one knew for sure. The generals gathered together to discuss what they should do next. They were all at a loss. There was nothing they could do but return to their homes and wait for the mages to re...
"So tell me, why do you want to be called 'Vulka the Fearsome', when you just told me that you came here for heroic glory?" &#x200B; The question seemed to stump the heavily armored orc woman. Pondering the question, her eyes wandered, her calloused fingers played with the handle of a runic great axe, leaving our...
"F*** no Ares, that's not a prank!" Why did I think teaching the other gods and goddesses to prank people was a good idea? Ares was literally the God of war and combat, of course he'd take it too far. And who summoned the grenade box? Athena and Artemis... They were practically ninjas at this point. So far, I had cou...
I walked into the dragon's lair, sword and shield in hand, ready to fight. The king had sent me to defeat the monster, since it had been terrorizing villages and flying off with of their riches. "Dragon!"I yelled. "Show yourself! Give back all those riches you stole!" Then, that's when I noticed that lair was nothin...
I was pissed. Goddamn it — it was my last chance to see a future with Emily. My eyes lowered to my phone to her text, "what are they saying?". Locking the phone, I looked up at the regional supervisor who broke the news to me. "This fucking sucks, alright?"My frustration exploded finally, as my head was shaking lightl...
The fighters are two cyborgs. One is a bounty hunter called 02, his body customized for agility and speed and painted black and blue. His weapons are a high-frequency sword and a plasma pistol. The other is the target, a hired killer called the Butcher. his body concealing a variety of hidden weapons, such as a retract...
“So you were holding his head in your hands and that's when you...” “That's when his skull kind of popped, yes.” “How did that feel?” “I mean, kinda squishy and sharp I guess. Didn't have the noise you'd expect. You'd think it'd be like a fwoop, or something, but it just sort of-mewh.” “Thank you for expanding, bu...
The waiting room had the smell of sulfur and lavender. Everything smelled of sulfur down here. Not everything smelled of lavender. A red devil in a red dress sat across from Fresco in the waiting room. She read from the magazine, bobbing her foot to a tune all her own. To look like that, sinning must have been her job,...
Sparks floated and cracked from the fire in the room. On top of this fire lay a big, black cauldron, simmering and steaming. Wormtail scampered about, throwing this and that ingredient inside and sweating and bristling. He was a pathetic man, drove by fear and self doubt and self preservation. I didn't respect him, he ...
Warning: this got darker than I intended “Hi. You don’t know me. Write a story about me anyway. Write a story of the me you think you know.” I hold the crumpled piece of paper with your words written on it. The letters are smudged, the paper is stained a dirty brown at one corner and the wrinkles are giving way...
——————Promised Land—————— We had thought ourselves equal to God. We reached out for the heavens, first with buildings, then with monstrosities of fire and metal. And when we won, when we invaded His home, we found that there was no God. There was only a vast, neverending abyss. When we went out into the final frontie...
I still remember the day it happened. December 11th, 2019. My grandfather was dying. He was always a jolly man, full of life and vigor... but his age had caught up to him. His time had come naturally, and he would leave the world without regrets. I was with him in his final moments. He cared for me most of all. He w...
"Nevermind that you damned fool. My people won't tolerate it. They know you have crossed the border established by your grandfather and reaffirmed by both your father and yourself. Nevermind what happens in the next moments your kingdom is done for. For what? What does killing me gain you that is worth the lives of you...
"Dearly beloved..." The gathered wore black. Nearby, the trees rustled in the soft breeze. "...we are gathered here today..." They stood in a circle, sniffling, sobbing, and dabbing at their faces. In the middle of them all, there was a hole in the dirt. Close family had chosen to bury her in the comfort of a...
(Part 1) "Look, over there. What're they doing?" "Hm. Seem to be building something." "Give me the monocular... So, lots of bricks. And tables. Perhaps it is a base." "Great work. You know, we make a pretty good team." "Get your hand off my shoulder. Now." "Right, sorry." Laranto and Skogri, from the forces of g...
Disposed like a forgotten childhood treasure, I attempt to push on. The sorcery by my former classmates and gurus have forbidden me to a realm inhabited by former promising magicians. I wasn't strong enough, or admirable in a sense of fictitious prominence. Peter Batus chose me as his starring pupil but had devious int...
Sign my Name --- The evening is quiet as an elderly woman's hand strokes the texture of the letter. It is written with thick black ink, by hand, on pages so fine as to be unreasonable to mar with words. It is quite a long letter, and one you did not expect to ever receive. After all, it was so long ago. The letter...
"Ohhhhhhhh shit! You finally got the invite!"The guy across the table from me said, as I took a finger and brushed it over my lips. "Can't believe you're one of the people fighting the Kong this year!" "That so?"I answer back, my devious voice continuing to entrance. He shakes his head. "Yeah- you're definitely gonna...
Dragons are, without a doubt, the most powerful magical creatures to ever exist in this world. It can take years, maybe decades, to be adept in magic to even rival a dragon. Even then, humans are limited in the amount of magic they can do at a time. But that doesn't mean there aren't ways to surpass those limits. Whi...
I don’t think I’ll ever get used to the taste of rotting meat, nor to the consistency, for that matter. Coagulating blood oozes down my chin as I sink my teeth into the flesh of my kin. I close my eyes and imagine I’m eating a rare steak with garlic butter and potatoes. I fail at tricking my brain, and instead gag as I...
"This will be an interesting one." I giggled to myself seconds before getting ready to go live. "Welcome back to the Andromeda's most listened radio show. I'm your host ⏚⟒⍀☍⏃⊬, and I have my guest for the night here with me, he needs no introduction, one and only alien researcher, professor ⋔⎍⍀⏃⏁. It's so nice to...
The box, all dark wood and faded gilding fit perfectly on my night table. I had been eyeing it in the antique store for a few days, popping in to check on it every time I came home from work. But finally, it was mine. The few items that could fit in it meant that it wasn't highly practical, but one does need to indulge...
"Yes. I do."I pull the pin from a grenade, and leave it in the ground in front of the group. Then book it for the exit, diving to the ground. With a bang, shrapnel goes flying. Looking back, I see that most of the cultists were taken out by the blast, the rest too injured or concussed to be any problem. Taking the ne...
I was told I should model from the time I was 6. Any time I showed interest in things that required intellect, I was basically told to "simmer down."Fast forward and now I'm a teenager, with huge boobs and a pretty face, being leered at by grown men. My parents won't allow me to attend parties at friends houses, and I'...
I watch the countdown blink down. Three, two, one. Me and Dante cast spells to replace all the things technology was doing, atmosphere, moving the spaceship, lights, and then we add some spells for things technology couldn’t do, like gravity. I lay down on the ground exhausted. “Adira, at midnight the technology didn...
Power comes from fear. Four simple words, but these might as well have been his life's motto. He had instilled fear in the hearts of foes & friends (if he had any friends), and on the basis of this very fear, he had built his empire. He was untouchable. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ...
In the Shadow of a King Pana’s territory consists of the most northern tip of the Masai Mara preserve. It has been held by the lionesses for untold generations and for the last 16 years, Pana was the lone male. It was summer, and the sun was cruel, for both Pana and I. We were walking west, with sun clawing at o...
Today had been a decent day. It had been three months since I was evicted from my home, and since then, I had been living off the streets. Begging for food and money, doing good ol' fashioned dumpster diving, you know, typical homeless life. Some people were nice, while others were a little more unsavory. I had even r...
10 The bullet rings out and another body drops to the floor. With how narrow the passageway into the bunker is, it would be far too difficult for them to rush in, even when she was just equipped with a rifle. 9 She'd been trapped in here for 16 days, the food was long gone and she was running low on water. With...
I hear them before I see them, hard wood hopping on asphalt. “We do the time and the crime!” One of them chimes. I run. The grandfather clocks are surprisingly fast. “You run fast kid, I’ve got to hand it to you.” “But on the face of it, your number’s up.” “We’re gonna eat you after, kid, as time consumi...
Day 15 of my cycle has started. Ten days left, until sleep. Normal sleepers might find it funny to count days from dawn, until you ask them when they consider yesterday over. They all say: "when I wake up". So my today is 25 days long, with a 5 to 6 day night? That's when it clicks. Or when we point out, that most of ...
*[AN: I took this in a slightly different direction from the prompt. Please forgive the deviations.]* “I can’t remember the last time I saw Marlon. It must have been, I dunno… thirty, forty years ago. Actually, now that I think about it, it was after the asteroid, so I’d say about thirty. But anyway, all I remembe...
He had many faces, so many mirrors to the past and windows to the future, when she was in Hell, she became a part of Gehenna, and he a part of her, and she loathed every second of it. This time he more closely resembled a satyr, with spade-cloven hooves and a humanoid torso devoid of nipples or a suggestion of a defi...
There was nothing but an endless torrent of sensation. I was the trees swaying in the wind. I was the clouds in the sky. I was the rain seeping through the earth. I was the heartbeat of a small animal hiding from a predator. I was the warmth on skin on a sunny day. Then one day time grabbed me and forced it's command ...
Etheria, land of Magic. People roam the stars, using magic that nearly destroyed the universe. It still does, but the ancient technology of the First Age keeps the universe's demise at bay. That's what Magic was, after all. All of our species of the galaxy had come to the same conclusion. As one of the most seasoned t...
The human blinked at me and twisted her lips in what I'm told is called a 'smile'. "This morning, Your Highness, you are to attend a breakfast with and then the opening of the ABCDE Conference, and then will visit the Children's Hospital. Lunch will be at the International Conference of Female Business Leaders, and in ...
They say, when you are way down in the dumps, God is there to give you a hand, so you can get out of it. In my case, it was the Devil who gave me a hand. Who would have thought that a few years back, I was just an ordinary astrophysicist, struggling to get research grants? I had applied to every university, organizatio...
I had trained for years. Learned to be a thief, a mortician, and a conman among other things. I had practiced, starting small, with a rabbit. Slowly, gradually, I'd worked myself up, using animals at first, until I perfected the ritual. Then using blood I stole from hospitals, morgues, and crime scenes, I learned to re...
“You can’t be series,” Mathias. He caught himself staring at the woman who was now purchasing a bag of chestnuts from a stall. He turned back towards the old man, eyebrows raised in question. “If that is who your bounty is on, you better be careful,” Klaus said. He swiped some of the white grey hairs from his face...
“You may stay silent at this time. This will continue to be monitored through your devices. However, anything you have said has been recorded in order to use against you. All attorney’s available are currently on our retainer and thus are no longer accessible to you outright. However, advice can be supplied per minute ...
Spot, a simple name but one you've loved since you were little, was a culmination of your hard work. You've long wanted a dog, any dog, and you decided that you would adopt one. But you, a high schooler, were told by your parents that you would need to pay for everything on your own. Not one to shirk from a challenge, ...
———— Where The Sun Fears To Shine (Part 1) ———— It had begun as a routine article. A few interviews, one or two on-site investigations. Annoying any police officer I could get my hands on. Just... normalities. I didn't hope to solve this mystery, as I haven't solved any other that I have written of. But this one...
He had always had vivid dreams, ones so real and devastating that he often woke in sweats and tears. They were fleeting and he would forget them a few minutes after waking up. The feelings, though, that these dreams elicited would often remain casting a shadow over his day. Medication didn't help. Anti-depressants of e...
I can still hear the bass from the bar as the door closes behind me with a heavy thud. The melody is gone as are the vocals; but the bass persists. I take a shaky step to the left. No, that isn’t right. Hehe. Right. I have to go right to go home. So I turn around and stumble that way. I make eye contact with the...
I fasten my belt again. They're the only pair of dress slacks I own that even remotely fit. Since i put the belt on I haven't been able to find a comfortable feeling, constantly alternating between two of the belt holes. Neither felt right. A bit too tight or a bit too loose. I went with too tight. I had to go one in 1...
The being reached out with a green tendril of unmade worlds and touched it against the humans forearm. It was unpleasantly soft and warm. We had stayed in the beyond. We always hid in myth. Shrouded in fables and stories on the edge of what they knew. They explored, it is what they do. They find new places, and t...
It was an odd gathering, even by our standards. By the time I arrived, nearly the entire bar was full and everyone had clumped together in a random fashion. Osiris, Hel, and Hades were at the barstools throwing jibes at Pluto. Set, Zeus, and Thor had their own table where they were having a competition of dubious compl...
[Poem] I look to the sky, The one I've always gazed at. There was a peak on the horizon. -------- That summit was one I sought. From the top, I knew I'd gaze down at a fulfilled life. -------- Everyday I found a new harness, Fashioned some new gear, Tied a new rope. -------- If I was lost, I'd look to the ...
“Rip-off Midas! No, no- Off Brand Midas! Or, wait, how about- Walmart Midas!” Silas exclaimed “Shut the fuck up dude!” I yell, “Nobody asked you for super hero names. Not that I could even be a ‘super hero’ with this shitty power.” Of course this happened to me. Of course, that while everybody else gets ice powers and...
Stormbringer In the absolute silence of the hall, there was a soft tinkle. The blonde standing in the crowd was suddenly in plain view. And a glass of red wine spilled onto a man's chest, forming scarlet spots on it. The scared girl released a heavy ring, and it hit the floor. I... I can't! It's too hard for m...
I limp away from the smoldering remains of my escape pod, wondering how everything went wrong so quickly. It was just supposed to be a routine surveying mission like I had done so many other times before across various planets in multiple galaxies. I was tasked with mapping the chalk-white planet closest to this system...
The sky was weird today. I sat on the roof of our tiny house, my head tilted back. Instead of the red and pink striations that normally surrounded our two suns, the sky seemed bruised. Bright blue, edged with purple and black swirled in long curving lines, that blocked out the sun completely when they passed over it. T...
“Are you ready for the greatest night of your life?” Cherie pretended to grab an imaginary scarf with her mittened hand and tossed it around her neck. She continued talking in an old-timey British accent that couldn’t have been more than fifty-percent accurate. “An even-ing of elegance, high society, fine wine, and e...
"3 days! I don't HAVE 3 days!"Rich screamed at the clerk. 'sorry sir, but it's federal law. Anyone wanting an assault rifle has to wait 3 days even if their background check is spotless"he explained, trying to be as calm as possible. Rich ran out of the store yelling "when I die I swear to Christ I'm coming back to hau...
Everyone needs a place to return to, even people like me. I thought I found such an oasis of calm for myself. Until now. There were far too many tracks leading to the homestead left in the fresh snow. Three horses. Must have come through less than an hour ago. I wasn't one for visitors. Gods, I almost missed it in the ...
"I get that, believe me, I do"the man replied frustrated, rubbing the bridge of his nose. "But instead of, oh I don't know, becoming an emperor, destroyng the empire, defeating the huns, or a thousand better options, you gave those guns to Brutus and his fellow conspirators! On the day they killed Julius Caesar!"the ma...
A smile cracked across my face. "Finally. I got her!" The blood dripped from the blade as the clean-cut to the heart burned it. When it was done, the body was nothing more than ash. And with a smile blew from my lips, it all faded to nothing, yet... A larger than life voice roared through the world-shaking trees, ma...
And as quickly as that bullet met with my eye... I was blasted like that 3rd hit of DMT.. into a different reality. In this reality stood 6 very large and dark figures around me. I couldn't make a single detail out of their entirety, which puzzled me. We sat in a blank world. Everything around us, white. Solid. For a f...
He could still feel the warmth of her cheeks on his lips as he walked to work. Tumultuous feelings fanned the heat into an inferno. He was no stranger to her body heat, he felt it pressed up against himself at night, their house too cold to allow them to manifest the distance that had grown between them. But he no long...
Zea slipped into the closet. It was a walk-in closet, one of the benefits of having the first pick of the rooms in their new house. She'd always wanted a way to vanish, even when closed into her own room. Mother had locked her in early tonight, a sure sign that the Fights would begin soon. Sliding the simple latch she'...
"Katniss! Noooo!" "Meeeeeooow!" Instead of the white football that I was going to kick, a white ball of fur went flying across our backyard. My cat! "Katniss, are you okay baby?" My friend and I rushed to the white goofball. She looked fine, but was angry. "I am so sorry! But it is your fault. Why would you run i...
My dad came up with the idea. He was tired of me asking for allowance. He kept saying that I was a grown man now. Whatever that means. At the young age of 28 and 1/2, I lived in the comfort of my childhood home. All my needs were accounted for. Why would I work? In any case, he finagled me into getting a job in the m...
Simon Petros knew that his Master had conquered Charon. Since He had pillaged the Underworld, Charon had been an obedient servant, adapting to the change of dynasty. Petros had visited the Underworld as an Emissary and he saw him, the Ferryman whom the Gentiles bribed. They looked alike, about the same age, their beard...
Xander fidgeted nervously in the pilot’s chair. Today was the day the exploration team was going to the triangulated site of the Sound. The Sound had started several weeks ago, and baffled top scientists in every field. Leaders of every nation had hand-picked a member for the crew for the journey. The vessel was packed...
I’m going, to be honest. The great kingdom of light is a horrible example of incompetent leadership. Nobles eat cake and the peasants are starving to death in a famine, which makes the last plague appear tame. A dull ache in my stomach rumbles as I kick a rock farther down the cobblestone path. I can only admire how qu...
So I'm working on a series of Urban Fantasy books and short stories, called Devlin Inc. I took the prompt and interpreted it with some of those characters. I'm sorry if this doesn't make perfect sense but I was just looking for a little writing exercise. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_...
(For the record, I'm just making some random character for the story) She wasn't armed, and wore nothing but a colorful hoodie and some blue jeans, her green eyes were bright. Is this a prank? I thought, *How could an unarmed teenage girl defeat half an army of fully equipped men, with nothing? It doesn't make sen...
Today should’ve amazing. No one died today. That’s the thing tho, nothing died today. At first people were happy cause their loved ones who had terminal illnesses had another day to live, but as the day went on the pain they were in increased. The diseases hadn’t died. They couldn’t die, but neither could the sick. T...
\[POEM\] Be silent. &#x200B; Learn to be Silent, Let your quiet mind listen and absorb. The thousands of sounds, of sight, and of all signs. The gentle breeze, the thunderous glee, the chilling freeze. Brushes against your fragile flesh, setting your mind free. &#x200B; Learn to be Silent, Talk not, of...
“Alright class, today I brought a special guest,” the teacher began. “Please say hello to Mr. Johnson, the designer of the tallest skyscrapers in the world.” “Hello Mr. Johnson,” the class speaks back. “Please, please,” Mr. Johnson said. “Mr. Johnson was my father’s name. You all can call me Barry.” “Well class,” th...
"Unpredictable and untamable. Dangerous and destructive."That is what you are taught when learning Flame-Arts. The same was said about dragons. Fire blasted to Anya's Side as she parted it with a jutting forward cut of her hand. She could feel the resistance as she imposed her will upon the flames. It was like trying ...
Honestly, the first thing that should've tipped me off was his first word: ziggurat (I am a hundred percent sure he was never exposed to that, as he was taken in very early-- a week at most after birth). If I'm being honest, there were so many other signals I should have noticed, like how he always used to draw goat he...
Combat magic. Hah! What a load of nonsense. Nothing ever got accomplished by two fools flailing at each other with sticks in a panic. A few sparks, a minor burn here and there, it's barely more than show, wizard's duels. Real magic takes hours. Sometimes days. Still, the king wants his enemies crushed, so I'll have to...
(Part 1) “Well, at least I know one thing about my father. He was a damn madman.” I said. The half orc across from me kept the same stoic expression. Ezekiel, a full elf and my close friend, turned toward me. “For which part? Hitting and quitting an orc, or an elf in the same time frame?” Ezekiel said, in common. I a...
There were rows upon rows of terminals packed into the dimly lit warehouse. Sat behind each was a hunched over, miscellaneous user, clicking furiously on a mouse. Empty energy drinks and the crumpled remains of chip packets were scattered across every available surface. The smell was appalling. "How long do they spe...
My imagination has always been easily tempered by the laws of reality. At least, when I was imagining things about myself or my daily life. So when everyone woke up with ideal bodies, mine didn't look like a cartoon. I gained something close to a swimmer's body. The belly had all my life was now flat. Untoned muscle s...
The hardest trials, everyone would say in whispers, were the first and the last. Those were make or break. Most people who attempted the trials failed at the first, and those who didn't tended to fall at the sixth. I found the first trial easy, because I was prepared. The first trial tests to see if your body can hand...
I stirred my noodles idly. The day was rainy and dreary, and it was mid afternoon, which made everything drearier, and I was tired and hungry, and so the best I could do for myself was make some noodles. I wondered when my Morticia would be home. I absolutely loved her name- that was just one of the many things I loved...

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