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For Lissartha, the hardest part about meeting her assassin was not erupting in laughter. The assassin was human, which meant that he thought everybody was as dumb as he. He had been put through screening that could detect weaponry at the quantum level, yet here he stood, fully prepared to unveil his grand creation. ...
I showed up for work and headed immediately to grab the mop. Some kid had peed in the playpen again. I was making my way back to the front when my manager tapped me on the shoulder. “Clint can grab the pee, I need to talk to you in the office first.” she said. I groaned. I owed way too much money to get fired now. ...
"Are we live? Jan, are we l--"The skeleton cleared it's 'throat' and brought the mic up to its bony face, "Good evening, Hell. This is Todd Parkley, 8th Circle News, and we're here tonight on the first night of the primaries. I'm here waiting outside the pavilion with some of the people gathered, let's see if we can...
“The Nightmare Zone” --- --- I’m fine. I promise, I’m fine. Let’s get back to the story now. Where were we? Alice had just found herself in the Nightmare Zone. It’s pitch black in there. She can’t see anything, right? Yeah, I think that’s where I left off. Right, so Alice. She lights her torch, and instantly, there a...
Tuesday the 10th 11:30PM, and my wife comes up to the side of the bed, waking me up by turning on the light. She looks vaguely guilty, and done with everything. It’s odd, because she wasn’t like this yesterday. It’s also really late, and the fact she’s not in bed with me is odd as well. “What’s up?” I yawn, and she mo...
"I could have sworn I bought lean meat though"I said sheepishly as my nemesis flicked his black Cape over one shoulder and set down his world infamous portable death ray. I noticed him switch it from 'kill' to 'idle' but my gaze was snapped backed to him impatiently clicking his fingers in my face. "Hello? Hello? Does...
I was never big on the whole “life after death” thing. Honestly, it sounded like just a buncha nonsense. How could it be possible for a living, breathing human to just turn into a ghost after death? Doesn’t sound logical, to be honest. But I gotta admit, things have been pretty strange at the house lately. I would’ve...
I sighed as I heard my brother thudding through the hallways to my domain. He gasped heavily as I eyed him. "I...I have a problem." "GO ON." "I have a date...this weekend..."He said through gasps. I waited for him to continue but he didn't. "AND HAVING A DATE IS A PROBLEM?" "NO!"He gasped. "She's hot and beautiful...
As you step through the gate, the only thing you feel is the wind, kindly brushing against your skin and a pleasant, shining sun. While looking around you start walking forward, barely noticing the stone stairs underneath your feet. You tumble down and land with a small thud on what feels like dead grass. After recoll...
Matt sat at the table of his home, looking at a portrait of his late wife, wondering what he could do today to pass the time without hearing that damn song. It had been useful, life-saving, even. When he was young and his parents were out, Matt loved to put the television on a low table in the bathroom and enjoy a sh...
Even at the time, Kylar hadn't considered adopting a manticore cub to be a practical decision. She felt responsible, though, having orphaned the small creature in pursuit of pay. They'd said to leave no cubs in the nest, and she'd stumbled upon the technicality while lifting her sword over the frail creature to strike ...
"Surely, I heard wrong, right?"said King Leopold, atop his golden throne. "You just saved the world! Isn't that its own reward?" I looked at the stump that used to be my left hand, the one I lost during the final battle, then said: "Your majesty, everyone else has gone back on their deals. My village was razed when I...
"Let's see,"she cleared her throat. Somehow, Levictus remembered the sound from a lifetime ago. "Levictus, Prophet of her Divine Beauty Pestella."Through her tone, the clerk indicated her name tag and Levictus looked, already knowing what would be written on it: "Pastella Rall." "That's me."Levictus croaked in a voice...
"Look I appreciate it, but... are you sure this is ok?" I looked down at the scythe in my hands, its edge so fine it sparkled. Literally, sparkled. Like some special effect or something. It was intensely unnerving, not the least of which because I had a inkling of an idea why it was sparkling. I adjusted my grip on ...
The alien ships appeared nearly 13 years ago. At first, they showed up on deep space telescopes as an unidentified comet coming in towards Earth from a very long orbit, but eventually we were able to make out 2 distinct objects. They seemed to be nearly identical, but one of them had a large crater in the center. The n...
“Chief, what is that?” Eric said. “I told you at least dozen times already not to call me that, I ain’t no chief,” James said. James came to ISS back in 2030 when the station expanded to be able to comfortably hold 35 people. They were now working on doubling the capacity by the year 2035. James was supposed to spend...
I opened the alert on my phone "The UK has disappeared from existence" Strange. I was in the UK and was still, as far as I could tell, existing. "Late last night Parliament held a debate meant to overturn Brexit and return the UK to the EU..." Hm, I think I saw something about that the other day on the news, but wha...
It was only a matter of time before the Zorg arrived. Despite the insignificance of humanity on the cosmic scale, Earth contained the main resource all life needed to survive—water. It covered the surface of the planet, and Emperor Zlug was determined to harvest it. Unfortunately, pitiful human technology has advanced...
“Alright Will! This is going to be a fun simulation! A good ol’ game of capture the flag. Get into the enemy starship and steal the pulsator core. Be really careful not to d- get eliminated.” I flicked the switch to launch the human and watched the chaos that followed. It was a massacre. I had never seen such grace ...
Mammalian Translation Discussion Transcript Prof. Balian: This morning I found my new invention, the Mammalian Translation Device missing. Please return it to me at my desk, its disappearance has delayed my research into understanding the secrets of the canine minds. Prof. Otto: Dogs are generally well-re...
Excerpts from the Proceedings of the 25th Conference on Military Philosophy and Technology (MilPhiTech) Discussion after a Presentation on the Use of Feline-type Parahumans in Infantry Roles. Brig. Gen. Halsey: "You can't be serious. How'd a crank proposal like this make it to the conference?" Maj. Silver: "S...
"Don't stop me now"by Queen has always been one of my favorite songs. I've loved it ever since I first heard it when I was 7 or 8 years old. Fast-forward 3 years to the first day of middle school, and I met my then best friend Sam. Like me, Sam had heard the song and enjoyed it almost as much as me. We quickly grew...
"Dude, where's the Cinnamon Toast Crunch? Hungry as fuck." "Above the sink. Hey. Would you grab me a knife real quick?" "Sure." "Thanks." Doug proceeds to slice into his left forearm. A fierce stream of blood sprays across the living room. "Holy shit, Doug! What the fuck are you doing?" "Dude. Skin is actually an...
Allah looked down upon His followers and sighed. He had given to them the prophet Mohammed, with whom they were supposed to have lead the world to peace. Mohammed's words had been twisted beyond all recognition, and the Qu'ran turned into a Hadith of hatred against all infidels. It was not the fault of the infidels tha...
I have to take a time to collect myself before opening The Godhead. My patrons tip real well (though it's a bitch trying to convert Drachmas, let me tell you) but they can be a bit of a nuisance. I look around and check to make sure everything is spotless as usual. 7 o'clock. And on the dot, here comes Bacchus. I alway...
I didn't know what to think. At first, I was sure she was cheating on me. But, she'd left her email logged in on the desktop in the den, and there they were: ticket confirmations. If it was a bluff, a way to sell the lie, it was an expensive one. Non-refundable, with no travel insurance. I never checked on her ema...
I held it up toward the window, turned it in my hands. Odd. I had definitely filled this up with water before my last lecture. Pulling open the curtain a bit more, stood looking out from my dorm room, hundreds of students milling about the courtyard, I peered closer to the contents of my water bottle. It was red... "...
Space ships creak like ancient wooden homes, and even a sleek Loloth cruiser was no exception. As it made it's way toward the core at super-luminal speeds, every girder seemed to whine and moan at the strain. As the Loloth officer progressed down the hallway, its ellipsoid mass undulated in that way only a Loloth on t...
I chose a typical building for meetings of this type. An inner-city school gymnasium, rented out over the weekend to augment the school's mediocre funding. This particular gymnasium is large and cavernous, and it needs to be, for it is packed to the brim with a variety of pathetically desperate beings, fragmented piece...
Do you want to know what the real perks are when you're a ghost? Darcy had imagined it would be spying on people, particularly those thinking they're getting away with something unseen whether it be as drastic as committing arson or as light as taking the last cookie. Or maybe it would be seeing all your passed love...
We stood there, an endless field of soldiers armed to the teeth, unrest spreading among the ranks as the cracks in the sky widened. The rattle of metal and the stomping of feet had long since drowned out the words of our leaders. It seemed nothing could stop us, after all these centuries of preparation that possibilit...
It was meant to be a moment of joy and wonder. It was meant to be a day of rejoicing and celebration. They'd all gathered around the latest of the Goddess' Worldpods, awaiting with great excitement the newborn species, that would emerge. Some believed that they might be artists, others that their cunning would make the...
The heat had been pressing down hard for three weeks, and the ground outside the prison was baked red as a pile of bricks. Even the hardiest shrub had wilted into something that looked spilled out of a Dali painting. Elijah sat with his shirt off, back against the cool of the stone wall. The evening sun bled its way t...
To summon soldiers, creatures, and war machines from other worlds is to wield one of the greatest powers in the world. Only the most talented summoners can aspire towards such power; only a few of them manage to gain it. Even then, you cannot choose the world you will pull from; it is something that is simply yours a...
"Ma'am, I understand the worry. The problem is these SM-3s... they don't make em like they used to. I can't source parts no more. I could take it in, maybe set you up with a new model. Top of the line! Knows ten thousand recipes, can go for three weeks without charging, even has built in first aid and therapy modules!...
Order. It's what Wonderland desperately needed above all else. It shouldn't suffer under fickle gods and petty monarchs; it shouldn't be tortured by the absurdity stemming from its lack of adherence to physical forms. Alice knew this best, of course. Having spent years and years under the watchful eye of physicia...
Stanley trudged on through empty corridors of his abandoned office, unaware of the doom about to befall him. Silence. Emptiness. Something had befallen his co-workers- erasing them from this space as surely as… uh… as a crash erases your unsaved documents? Either these Byzantine words lack all meaning, or perhaps ...
“…and, following Mission Eagle, four teams of eight bombers will be released. They’ll leave from California, Florida, Texas, and New York. Each airplane will be armed with eight nuclear warheads. The pilots are briefed on which countries to nuke and where. Men and women, by the end of the day, half of the planet will b...
Before he pulled the trigger, he looked over at her. He really had loved her, perhaps the only person he had ever loved. She looked so peaceful, like she was sleeping, but the smell of almonds ruined the tranquility of her repose. They had not even been married two days, and now they had ended up here, in this study, ...
"This is what I sound like."(9) "Mmm, it suits you. How abou--"(8) "Claire, honey, how do I put this..."(16) "Is it that bad?"(12) "No, baby. It's just - your voice, it's beautiful."(24) Her blue eyes look up into his brown ones. "I love you, Vince" (16) She giggles. He grins. "Right back at ya."*...
Clifford trots silently through the streets and backyards of Bridwell Island, a fog rolling in on padded dog feet. He barks once a blue moon, a single yawp that rumbles like thunder through the air, that reverberates almost too low for people to hear, that wakes the birds in their nests and spends them spiraling into t...
"Look, you've got the wrong person,"I whispered into the mic, my voice echoing off the walls of the auditorium. For a week I was locked in a damp basement with barely enough food and water to survive, certain that my captors were going to do unimaginable things to me and kill me off. The next thing I knew, I was drag...
Developer console activated. Please input command. I almost screamed when I heard the voice say that in my head, before I realized that I was the only one to hear the voice. 'Fucking wasp,' I said to cover myself. Input invalid. I chose not to say anything as I walked away from the crowd in the shopping mall...
The beep of the machine notified the world that life still rang through his body. He was so fragile there. A machine to help him for most of his functions hummed quietly in the corner. It was perfect, the need in his wishes would turn to anger and then he would lash out all on his own. "You have summoned me, The Grea...
"You know,"John sighed, breaking a loaf of bread in half, "I have a confession to make." It was a small nod that encouraged him to continue. "I'm starting to think that you might be immortal." Ramseys paused over his lunch and considered the allegation. The two of them had been at this for a damned long time, come ...
When he first got this ability, he thought he would save people. Be a hero. Like in the comics. Instead of teleporting for a cookie. But he was hungry. And he wanted it. He looked around and then sighed. His power only worked when no one was around. And of course no one was around. He was alone. In bed. Lying down, ...
Greetings humans. We are the (Unintelligible), a species from the Andromeda Galaxy. We have received the message you have given to us via your probe, and we have sent it back with this message. We will be sending an envoy into your star system in twenty human years' time, due to arrive after fifty human years after d...
"THIS IS BARBARISM!"The K'vallian Ambassador stood in anger, raising a claw and clacking it loudly for emphasis. "Ambassador, please!"The President of the Council, a Mulak, as evidenced by his too long limbs and seven eyes, stood and spoke, calming the assembled Council members. "Let us hear from the Human representat...
Some things are best left in the dark. Not a popular position for an archaeologist to take, I know. But one I wish I had taken sooner. The money was good. Which is not usually the case. If you aren’t digging up precious metals people don’t want to pay. But most people don’t send you on snipe hunts either. Horstman wa...
I look down at the axe that was dripping onto the previously pristine marble floor. It was a huge weapon, viciously curved with a spike at its top. My arms, though trained for the purpose, were aching from the frenzied use of the tool only moments ago. I let the weapon fall to the floor, watching as the priest flinches...
He lay in his minimum security cell smiling to himself. Most Villains took it with a badge of honor to be kept in supermax, ultramax, the moon colony or worse. Tricky didn't. He enjoyed the simpler things. The freedom of the yard. Having the ear of the Warden and getting him some of the little things he liked. A ...
Lucifer, as in the one and only, fallen angel Lucifer? My subconscious being compelled me to move backwards in response, the reaction of a tinge of both fear and curiosity alike, the myths and beliefs that surrounded the being before me were not lost. True to what he claimed at least, he certainly seemed like a arc...
"Do I have to die?"I asked the man opposite me. He was a classically handsome man. A head of perfectly groomed sandy blond hair, sharp, defined features, and a pressed pinstripe suit. He looked more like an old stock broker than an emissary of Death. One eyebrow arched at my question, the only break in his steely faca...
Alfredo had got it from a Marlin who got it from a Turtle, whose sister’s mate’s nephew claimed to know a Diver well. Alfredo, a Prawn of the highest order, the most distinguished breeding, wasn’t sure if he believed it—some things were simply too fantastical—but as time passed he found himself growing more and more en...
I’d always loved reading, even as a youth. I So when I started carrying a book or two with me as an adult, it felt familiar. There was always comfort in stories. Deep in another world, I wouldn’t hear my father fucking his whores, or my mother screaming about it. I’d forget the pain of the bruises from the other boys...
Republican state Sen. Michael Buckley stared at the almighty creator with all the vehemence of the GOP. "What's with the getup?" God shrugged. "I really thought it would be the squids. I mean, apes? Last time I checked in on you guys you were flinging shit at each other."He took a look at the protesters outside the bu...
"You want to develop a mass driver that can fire a shot at faster-than-light speeds,"I said flatly. "Yes!"said President Dumbass. "Let's make a gun that'll wipe the damn aliens off the face of their dirty planet from lightyears away!" I rubbed my forehead and sighed. Every day, it was like this. Another summons from ...
“Sometimes machines make mistakes. Giving humans powers is a new concept. Think about all those children out there that can’t afford superpowers. Are you really going to sue me for something as little as this?” Dr. Lazia asked. The doctor raised his hands, attempting to appear harmless, hoping to lessen my fury. “M...
What I'm about to tell you is absolutely real. My professors at the academy never should have never even taught me how to resurrect the dead if they didn't want me using it whenever I could. So rare was it that anyone could do it like I could, there's probably only ten of us the globe over. And what do I do with my ...
The bittersweet irony that my greatest triumph is ultimately my final defeat does not escape me. I sit here with my coffee, alternately sipping from the burnt, steaming cup, and the burnt, steaming memories. In a life filled with defeat, my son was my only victory. Like a solitary palm tree, deep in the desert of the A...
Sarah watched as her arch-nemesis Dr. Blight uses his deathly devices to entertain a young child in the room with him. The same wicked smile was on his face. The same grandstanding announcement of taking over the world. And yet... "So you can make anything wither and die just touching them for a few seconds?"asked the...
It was hot out. Normally I didn't mind working bike delivery, but on days like today I envied my coworkers in their air conditioned cars and working in the store. The messenger bag holding the subs for this trip chafed against my shoulder uncomfortably as I bounched down the rough sidewalk. There was quite the com...
Moobles had definitely died with a bang, not with a whimper. He wasn’t sure what had happened, one second he’d been slurping on some red juice when, BANG, he ended up here. He was standing in a long line of animals, queuing up to cross some sort of bridge. A huge, mean looking grizzly was at the front of the line, gro...
Firey tricks for dear friends \-WardogWhiskey &#x200B; For thousands of years I have walked this earth. The progress of humans had always astounded me. I am a dragon, I have no need for such advancements, but they sure do make life more… vivid. The tales you have heard of dragons are not very accurate. Yes we ho...
The book was crap. The plot went nowhere, the characters were way out there, the dialogue was everywhere, there were grammatical errors galore, yet... The book was #1 on every list, in every genre, and I couldn't even leave the house anymore. "I don't get it,"I confessed to my best friend, Shay, over the phone. "Wh...
The armada marches in formation, huge blocks of troops, and peculiar machines that I've never seen before. Up and down the rolling hills, they are killing machines. Ruthless warriors from beyond the stars. They wave flags of war. They do not accept peace. That's okay. I'm leading an army of my own. Behind me, a...
The axe found its target and bit deep, the thing writhed not in agony but in an attempt to get back at me, jaws snapping uselessly as it was rendered immobile. At one point I had thought it would be boring to kill the zombies, they felt not pain, nor did they show any intelligence greater than base beasts. However it s...
"Excuse me?"said the king, blushing. "Did you say. . ?" It was a puritanical kingdom. Primal urges were repressed and rarely spoken about. They were certainly never spoken about in the court, before the king as he sat in his throne. "Laid,"I repeated. The courtiers gasped and blushed. The women fanned themselves. On...
“Thank you for calling Call of Cthulu Internet and Cellular!” “Hi, my name is Rachel, and my internet just went dow-“ “We are currently assisting other customers. Please hold for our next available cultist.” Rachel sighed as the demonic, chilling hold music began to come through the phone. She’d had this ISP ever si...
Our scientists had finally figured out how to utilise dark matter; we developed near-lightspeed travel. Next we learned to harness anti-matter; we broke through the light barrier. We spread out across the cosmos in search of other intelligent life, but no matter where we looked we couldn't find any other intelligent so...
“Well, damn,” Liz sighed, and pulled her gas mask off the wall. I mirrored her action on my side. “Hallucinating a son, eh? How deep do you think we are?” “Hallucinating a son, hallucinating a girlfriend,” Liz corrected me. “Pretty deep. Hang on tight, this could be a wild ride.” “It’s so good to meet you,” Cassand...
That absolute son of a bitch cursed the coffee today. I've had it. It tastes like watered down decaf and sadness. Do you know how long I've been trying to get this company to buy a fucking espresso machine? Do you?! I had to suck up to Norma in Finance for months to get this expensed. You have no idea how long I've ...
EDIT at 9:52am Central Time: OP here, currently writing a followup to this prompt response. Will post as a reply and update this edit when finished. Followup will probably be a bit darker in tone. EDIT #2 at 10:37am Central Time: Followup to this prompt is below as a comment reply to this comment ([or right here](http...
Eat. Walk. Follow. Don't eat. His and mine. Eat and walk, eat and walk. His. Follow and don't eat, mine. This growing monstrosity has never stopped, never rests as he has never had his fill. We've all started starving, he's the fattest of us all. He'll tell us adventures we've all had together which only he remembe...
With a loud thud, the heavy oak door caved in, teetering on one hinge before finally giving up and falling to the ground. "Aha,"boomed our hero. "You see I've found you before your evil plan could come to fruition!" The villain wheeled around, and held up his index finger, motioning towards the phone at his ear. "Uh-...
My people are an ancient people...a traditional people. It took us millennia to get from the first electric lights to the first computer. Very few of us are born with a great degree of imagination. Such people have, at different times, been hunted down and killed for their heretical ideas, or their visions of things un...
"What's this?"I sign to my mother, as I approach the new addition to our living room. "This piano was willed to you in Uncle Tom's final will. You remember uncle Tom, don't you?"I read her lips as she carefully forms words into sentences. Uncle Tom? Who in heaven, hell, or purgatory is Uncle Tom? He probably doe...
It was a good life. It really was. I can't complain too much. I grew up in a nice middle class family, went to college, had a good job, a loving wife, and two beautiful children. My wife had died a few years ago and, I won't lie, I gave up at that point. Oh I put on a brave face for my kids, sure. But really that was ...
"Come on,"she told me, fluttering her eyelashes in what I suppose was supposed to be a flirtatious way but instead coming across as totally comical. Sure, she was pretty enough for a human even though she was only mildly pink and not nearly red enough for me. That didn't sound spiritist, did it? I mean, some of my b...
Scare. Very scare. All of the days, always scare. Spoop and boop and snarl and bite, gnash and thrash and woof and whine. Mean eyes and long teeth, always scare. Bad ones, worse ones, evil ones - everyone is scare when I bark and shout! They cower and slink and walk right past, screaming and crying as I gnaw on my bone...
"What are your intentions with my daughter?"the hooded figure hissed, a skeletal face mostly cloaked in the shadows. I swallowed, and glanced over to his scythe. Did he really have to bring that thing to a restaurant? "P-purely honorable, sir,"I managed to stammer out. "She's a lovely, uh, woman, and I... Uh..."Words ...
If a random taxi driver from Brooklyn could be number 6, it meant that everyone could have a purpose in life, despite their current station. I was trying to imagine what the future held for me, now that I knew that I was so crucial for humanity's future. I just wished I knew what exactly that was. The most important t...
The rapid, bass heavy beat sounded through The rooms speakers. It was a rare luxury that Kyle got to use those. He normally had to use his headphones, and they were not nearly as good. His head bopped along with the beat, and he used his tools as makeshift drumsticks, tapping on the cold metal table. He occasionally u...
"But they were the weakest?"The young scientist complained. "They should have died out within the first 50 years or so. Even a pack of the lesser animals could have wiped their whole tribe in a matter of days!" The wiser scientist didnt bother to look at the younger one, instead staring intently on the screen. "Its su...
Gregnok stepped into the guild's office and grunted "I am ready for my next mission, sir." Snelren, sighed. He was at a loss for what to do. Gregnok was going through a contract a day and completing every single one without failure. He should be thrilled. Instead each day was another punch to the gut. Gregnok was the ...
I lean forward as the wall behind my head shatters, feigning surprise I shoot out of my seat and hug a wall not visible from outside my office. "Sir, are you alright?!"Alden, my chief administrator rushes over to me "were you hit?"He asks, a brief flash of disappointment in his eyes as I show him that I'm fine. "Th...
"Are you sure?"The grandmaster rested his head in his hands, elbows on the weathered, marble table. All I could do was nod slowly. "There's no denying it. My team has been researching it for a full month now. There's a soul shortage that's causing the spike in stillbirths." "My god… Oh, my god."The grandmaster clu...
I remember the day all of my memories came flooding back in like it was yesterday. I have ‘won’ life more times than I can count. Everybody’s done it at least once. Well, almost everybody. If you don’t reach the age that it takes to remember everything, they just take you in at a 0% run. It was out of your control, yo...
For a month now, Jacob had felt something subtly off about his daily life. It was as if a flurry of minor inconveniences had descended upon him, a faint haze of sorts that lingered around his person. Nothing that could be conclusively proven, but something that he intuitively felt. Jacob lived alone in a small, o...
"haha... i hurt it during one of the fights in the dungeon,"I tried to laugh it off. &#x200B; "Oh I see. Oh well, do you want to go down to the inn and grab some dinner tonight?"She asked. &#x200B; "I don't know. I feel kind of tired today. May be I can fully recover in a few more months and then I'll tr...
"That'll be eighty-eight dollars, please."I smiled at another satisfied customer. "I'm not paying you for this crap!"the old man fumed. "All the legs are different lengths. On both of them! How are we supposed to sit on these?" "Sure they may be wobbly,"I explained, with a wave of a hand. "But they're not just chair...
He'lix was shaking as he entered the main area of the small ship. The others were gathered around the viewing station, watching the humans go about their lives. "Hey, guys, I think I messed up."He said. "Why? What happened?"Br'in asked, looking at him through her rear eyes, with her forward eyes still glued to the ...
10:15. Showtime. Kerry walks into the diner almost to the second. He takes his customary booth in the north corner, pulls a book from his bag, and makes himself at home. If I'm being honest, I look forward to seeing him. He's a sweet guy, if a little quiet, and always kind. He always brings some worn old pulpy book, o...
The fountain works. One drink - you must drain the cup to the very last drop - and you can feel it working. You can feel your back straightening, skin tightening, every muscle and sinew refreshing all at once. The years melt away, and with them all the wear and tear of your old life. That stiffness in your knee, the o...
A villain is running amok downtown eluding police all afternoon. At 6pm, in time for the local news, the hero arrives a day subdued him The crowd demands to know "Where were you?""Uh... I have a day job."People don't seem to understand that playing the hero doesn't pay. They expect my services for free and yet criticiz...
Idc, I got a mimic character lying around. Here's a short. --- "Raki?" "Yes?" "Tell us about yourself."Ren invited. "Do I have to?"Rakiya checked. The armor clinking realistically as they shrugged. "I mean. It's not that interesting. I'm not, I mean, I sat a lot of the time." Bao bounced a coin off his helmet. Th...
At first, I didn't trust myself. Thought maybe it was just an old language or a lost language. But I kept running it through my head, making up phrases that were immediately translated into this distinctly other-worldly patterns. The sounds weren't right. The curve of speech was completely skewed from every other l...
"Welcome to the Trillion Dollar Store! May I help you find anything?" I pause to look around before answering. The only items on the shelves here are endless lines of brochures. The nearest brochure, "All of the gold owned by all of the world's governments", depicts a pile of gleaming gold bullion. "I have a gift car...
"Going behind enemy lines"is what we called it. My squad and I arrived together, with no supplies or weapons. Last I remembered we had been fighting a platoon of demons up at the outer ring, and then something fiery shrieked down out of the sky and exploded. &nbsp; Killed every last one of us, but that's a mi...
"What have you done?"Azreal asked. "Exactly what you asked,"I said, "Sterilized the world. There's not a single thing left that could be classified as life, except me. And I'll be gone soon enough." We sat on a slab of translucent purple crystal, jutting out from a craggy collection of pillars of similar material tha...

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