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[WP] Years ago, your mentor said, "Kid, there's a small secret when it comes to magic. You can literally make shit up and it'll usually work. Makes the guys who actually take it seriously really pissed off." Today, you're one of the least respected, and most powerful, mages in the land. | Iso Mito, a great mage, sits cross-legged before a menacing vault. His hands move in practiced, precise formations, his finger tips glow faintly blue as his mind picks it’s way through the locked door. A bead of sweat gathers on his forehead and streams down his chin into his lap.
This is hard work.
He is given the... | "You ate too much chili last night. The cook used the hottest peppers imaginable, and things are on fire *down there."*
That's always what I lead with. It scares off most every visitor I have when their colon suddenly lights up. Once in a while, someone's able to resist, throw a monkey wrench of their own back at me. ... | None | BHawleyWrites | 2023-03-27 00:31:56 | 2023-03-26 23:56:57 | 1,084 | 228 | jdt943l | jdt4p7w | 1231e5f | 1231e5f |
[WP] You are a hero that can manipulate darkness and shadow, able to make it solid and shape it into many forms. As you are cornered by Villains, trapped within a room made to trap you, with no shadow around, you tell them something that makes them stare at you in horror. "Human insides are dark" | "You know your innards are wrapped completely in shadows, right?" I look at the 4-man team trying to back me into a corner of the best-lit room I have ever seen. The men are not even casting shadows on themselves, much less each other. Every flat surface is glowing slightly. The lighting was impeccable, I have to give ... | Escalation is a dangerous game.
Animals fight. You know that, right? But they're not fighting to *kill*. They sheathe their claws, aim for those parts of their opponents anatomy that are well-equipped to weather the blow, and work to establish dominance, and settle the fight with neither party dead or even maimed.
... | DiscoKittie | Xavier_Elrose | 2023-01-13 15:35:56 | 2023-01-13 15:30:28 | 502 | 328 | j46qad4 | j46pgg2 | 10aq93g | 10aq93g |
[WP] The rest of your party is always making sure that you, the healer, stay in the back. Not because they don't want you to get hurt, but because they all still remember the last time you took the front line and nobody wants a repeat of that. | “Guys, I promise you, it will all be better this time.”
For the tenth time, your party ignores you.
For the tenth time, you consider just running forth and showing them that you can take care of yourself just fine without losing control.
For the tenth time, Gloria points as the very heavy club in her hands.
“I swea... | In a world of constant battles for life a society has been built around the notion of violence and has created a hierarchy based on this notion. I’m this world you can choose what powers to be granted at the age of 16 and then you are assigned to a party where you and the other members will complete in the colosseum fo... | True_Falsity | Alargechild | 2023-02-05 14:46:16 | 2023-02-05 06:52:44 | 35 | 17 | j7b9iw2 | j7a6qvz | 10twqme | 10twqme |
[WP] Everyone knows a supernatural high schooler needs a silly normal sidekick to go on adventures with them. But as the only “normal” kid in a school full of superheroes, wizards, vampires, etc. you’ve finally had enough being everyone’s comic relief. | They had me around because of some joke or whatever, but when my parents signed on "getting into any post secondary, getting any degree free of charge" was a pretty good deal.
The true price as opposed to crippling student debt was that my life for some reason or another was in peril every month at least.
It was the... |
The next contestant is …. Ben!!!!
A hooded figure steps out from the locker room into the gymnasium and walks to the raised ring in the center. He can’t help but roll his eyes. Principal Superhero High has a tournament every year. Nothing is heard above the deafening sound of the crowd from the bleachers.
He ... | -___-_-___-_-_ | Shrike_Law | 2023-01-15 23:16:45 | 2023-01-15 22:15:26 | 66 | 38 | j4igizy | j4i763f | 10cl4ph | 10cl4ph |
[WP] Human society has collapsed since the vanishings began. Anyone left alone, unseen or untouched by another person, stops existing. Those who remain now survive as herds, sleeping in huddled masses and always touching in some way while awake. | Ma never lets go of my hand. She always tells me to stick close. I used to have an older brother but one day he got disappeared Ma tells me. That’s why I have to hold her hand and never let go. So I don’t disappeared too.
We wander from place to place to find food and roofs. When we don’t have enough food Ma gives m... | They're silent. Dead silent. They stare at me with wide eyes, an act that keeps me grounded. Keeps me here.
As I glance up at their faces, the myriad of faces around me, and am reminded that none of them can soothe my ache. They're familiar, certainly, I've traveled with them for weeks. But in comparison to what I've ... | CutieBoBootie | xRocketman52x | 2023-03-07 21:14:02 | 2023-03-07 19:11:30 | 27 | 20 | jbbi606 | jbayrln | 11kuq71 | 11kuq71 |
[WP] 'Dragon' isn't the name of a particular creature, but a title granted to any being that attains a certain level of legendary power. Anything can become a Dragon, from a wyvern to a human, to a stag, or even a cat. Write a story about an unlikely Dragon. | Life isn't easy on board an Elven Dreadnaught.
Least of all for a mouse.
Rations are tight. Not much by way of crumbs and morsels, but I get by. I did, anyways, until we were boarded. I don't pretend to know where we were among the stars. All I know is I heard shouting.
"Ambush!" they shouted. "Breach swarm! Brace!"... | "Contrary to popular believe, dragons aren't green or red scaly creatures that terrorizes townsfolk, but a title given to beings of legendary power"
You read the sentence a few more times, unable to believe that all those stories about dragons wreaking havoc could have been anything but, those gruel winged beasts.
Yo... | jpb103 | BiedermannS | 2023-08-18 13:32:40 | 2023-08-18 13:12:30 | 235 | 56 | jwpvvvw | jwpt2f6 | 15ui4iy | 15ui4iy |
[WP] In a world of dragons, sorcery, war, and monsters, there are many risks and even risk takers. Everyone though, elf, monster, or man knows to avoid those few ancient ruins that contain symbols of suffering and a word of the ancients, RADIATION. | They were trying to warn us.
Our ancestors were great. Our scholars say they had not yet learned of the ley lines pulsating with powerful mana through the land outside of folk tales. But our ancestors were able to mimic even our strongest of magical abilities through means unknown. These abilities must have come at a ... | First time writing a prompt and english is not my first language.
“I want that dragon dead!”
“Sire we can’t attack the dragon at it’s hoard. The plaguedragon lives in the forbidden forest, we can’t reach her.”
“Pah, that beast has been pestering my kingdom since time immemorial. Find a way to slay her, I... | Chuk741776 | campusschampus | 2023-05-03 16:30:59 | 2023-05-03 16:29:26 | 821 | 48 | jiprk7h | jiprbo8 | 136lj9v | 136lj9v |
[WP] In this world healers, while respected, are often looked down upon due to their limited offensive capabilities. One day your party is completely wiped out, and the world finds out just how dangerous knowledge of human anatomy can be. | The young monk knelt in front of his attackers, not because he had surrendered, but because he was too injured to fully stand.
The mage was crumpled next to him, her robes gradually turning crimson from the inside out. The mighty barbarian was inching towards her, knees dragging, breath failing due to all the broken r... | "Step aside, or you'll be next."
"Cast *Increase Blood Volume*."
Caduceus was done playing. He raised his staff as a warning. "If you get in my way again, I will kill you."
"With what? Your stick?" the bandit asked, squinting.
"You feel that headache? That's your [blood pressure rising rapidly](https://en.wikip... | originmsd | verticallocomotive | 2023-01-13 01:47:42 | 2023-01-13 01:25:25 | 411 | 278 | j44av35 | j447szr | 10a7zca | 10a7zca |
[WP] In this world healers, while respected, are often looked down upon due to their limited offensive capabilities. One day your party is completely wiped out, and the world finds out just how dangerous knowledge of human anatomy can be. | "See, the art of healing mainly focuses on choice and balance."
All I recieved was a gurgle in reply.
"Yeah we use aspects of growth magic and a whole lot of divination, but it's all about keeping things as close to optimum as possible. The ancients called it 'Homeostasis'."
No gurgles this time. Just a silent ple... | j"Triboli, Triboli", the voice practically screeched from just outside my quaint camp. Damien, I wonder what drunken stupidity he and his friends had done now. Sighing I set down the flask I had previously been oh so carefully swirling above a small, but carefully made therefore raging hot, fire. God I missed Joulee... | joalheagney | cryptidhunter101 | 2023-01-13 05:27:40 | 2023-01-13 02:51:12 | 20 | 11 | j452krj | j44jpu2 | 10a7zca | 10a7zca |
[WP] In 1954, major leaders of the world received a message: “We have examined your planet, and do not find it desirable. As we depart, we leave some of our technology knowledge on your moon for you.” They thought we’d all share it. Instead we had a space race, followed shortly by a tech revolution. | Never thought I'd agree with those conspiracy nuts, but here I am, staring at the proof. The moon landing was a hoax, just not the way they thought it was.
We indeed made it up to the Lunar surface, but we knew fully well what we were after. They collected rocks and moon dirt, took some pictures, and made a real good ... | Three months ago, Mr. Dino Callas claims that he was abducted by aliens. With the information we received a week ago, this story may shed light on it.
**ALIEN ABDUCTION RECORD:**
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I was drinking alone in the woods. I thought it'd be another nice night camping. That's when this LearJet flew down into the field ne... | Mercerskye | Spiritual_Lie2563 | 2023-03-09 22:33:41 | 2023-03-09 16:57:27 | 59 | 42 | jblm07h | jbk4qim | 11msar7 | 11msar7 |
[WP] You are a young mage who just discovered the horrifying truth about where mana actually comes from. | 'What do you mean keep it on?' You ask dumbfounded.
'you want to cast the spell don't you?' the old wizard asks patiently.
'Yeah...?'
'But you're all out of mana?' he prompts.
'Yeah... So I need a mana potion!'
'Too expensive,' the wizard shakes his head, 'you're still in training, you'll need constant replenishme... | Okay this idea was a little out there, and it has been a long long time since I wrote anything, but here is my go: (note, wow I forgot how annoying reddit formatting can be)
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**It is a well established fact of our world that mana, that force that allows the casting of spells and the propagation of magic, waxe... | atmanama | Raithwind | 2023-08-24 21:22:38 | 2023-08-24 20:13:07 | 117 | 53 | jxlxmn4 | jxlmkwg | 1608mj5 | 1608mj5 |
[WP] "Sure, it'll only cost you your soul" you used to jokingly say whenever you did something for free. everyone always got a laugh out of it, and so did you! until the first soul showed up in your living room with a very, very tired looking reaper. | Death looked tired. Oddly enough, this was the first thought Ed had, staring at the robed figure in his doorway. Darkened circles lined empty sockets, resembling smudges of ash on Death's high, bleached cheek bones.
"Can...I help you?" Ed inquired. Standing at a modest 5 foot eight, jeans and a t-shirt, coffee in ha... | “Okay, here you go.” A milk dud fell from her hand as she startled at the sound of an unexpected voice from behind the sofa. On the screen in front of her, Turk lifted JD on his back, unnoticed.
There were two people in her apartment suddenly. One was a rather mystified looking flannel-clad man about her age, and... | Wambo_Jambo | sharshenka | 2023-01-08 15:39:44 | 2023-01-08 15:08:47 | 1,703 | 253 | j3h7cjh | j3h316q | 106i1sg | 106i1sg |
[WP] Humans have always had a tough time winning medals at the Galactic Olympics, but there is one game that they're weirdly, freakishly good at. | "I dont get it. You humans are the only species in the entire Galactic Olympics that has no psychic aptitude. Zero. Zilch. Squat. You can't even perceive your environment without focusing ambient light through those weird little orbs in your head. How in blazes are you so good at rifle marksmanship?" T'zarrak waved... | “Welcome back to the Galactic Games, assorted lifeforms! We are live, currently observing the High-Object-Mass Gravity-Interruption event. Coming up shortly we'll be checking in on Team Humanity as they enter the twelfth and final stage of the Galactic Dodecathlon.
"But first, a quick introduction! I'm your host, Lin... | MuKen | ajestice | 2024-07-30 22:08:22 | 2024-07-30 19:28:09 | 1,043 | 302 | lfpyumm | lfp4ydp | 1efxp28 | 1efxp28 |
[WP] Your super power has no destructive power, but you're still a highly ranked superhero. *Time Out* puts your opponent into a safe quiet place to reflect on their actions before returning them back the to the same spot and time, they left. | It backfired. I put Brutallus in Time Out. I had thought a few years in solitary would change him. It made Skorge go home to his dying mother. Brutallus had done nothing but meditate and focus his power. He was fuming when he went in, but he was so calm when he came out. I should have known something was wrong when hi... | "You thought I wouldn't notice huh? You businessmen are always acting so important, like you're better than anybody else. Get in line!".
"Sir please, I'm in a hurry. I have to get to my wife!"
"No you have to get to deez nuts". A few giggles.
You see, the hero I'm going to tell you about is no normal super hero. Som... | Safety_Dancer | None | 2023-02-01 14:31:33 | 2023-02-01 12:11:30 | 71 | 23 | j6s2nx0 | j6rm5h6 | 10qpsam | 10qpsam |
[WP] According to astronomy, wishes take thousands or even millions of years to arrive to the wishing stars. Today, wishes from people long past are starting to come true. | [Concrit Welcome]
*If you wish upon a star, then a miracle is about to start.*
Leo stood alone inside the circular dome-shaped room. It was a long day in the observatory, and he still needs to do routine recordings of the upcoming meteor shower. Forcing himself not to fall asleep on the desk, he approached the tele... | There was a man when the world was quite young. There was a woman. Sometimes it seems like all the stories start like this. Sometimes they do. But this time youth was no mere trick of light, sunrise filtering through the blinds just so to illuminate the room as she entered, because the world really was young once. I fo... | sachizero | turnaround0101 | 2023-02-09 14:50:12 | 2023-02-09 14:27:13 | 89 | 64 | j7uk485 | j7ugxs7 | 10xsvcg | 10xsvcg |
[WP]You work as a valet for a high-class casino. You've got licenses to operate a variety of different vehicles and a story for how you got each one. Lately, a wealthy patron has been bringing increasingly ridiculous vehicles, trying to find one you don't have a license for. | "I got you this time, Arnault." He grinned, excited.
Arnault smiled indulgently, "Of course, Mr. Trent. What's your play today?"
Trent Goodman held out a odd key, "This is for a LIEBHERR R9800 Excavator."
Arnault took it quietly, examining the key curiously. "Of course, sir. Anything else?"
Trent's smile tightened ... | As a valet at one of the most luxurious casinos in town, I've seen my fair share of exotic and expensive cars. Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Bentleys, you name it, I've driven it. I took pride in the fact that I had licenses to operate every single one of them, and I had a story for how I acquired each license.
It all start... | Curious-Accident9189 | Alpine_Vagine | 2023-03-16 22:54:41 | 2023-03-16 21:22:34 | 28 | 12 | jchujbg | jchgsa1 | 11spxyb | 11spxyb |
[WP] You wished to find a dragon to slay for its treasure. Now you're not sure how to feel seeing a thumb-sized dragon try to drag its single shiny copper coin with it as it runs away from you. | The heavily armoured man sat down at the bar with a heavy sigh.
"Ale," he commanded simply. The bartender, knowing his disposition just from the tone, obliged.
"Rough day?" he asked and started pointlessly polishing a wooden mug.
"A rumour of a dragon that turned out..." the warrior sighed. "Wasn't what I was expect... | “Okay… Now I feel like a total ass.”
Don’t take it the wrong way, I knew that the life of an adventurer was not going to be all riches and bi- ladies.
Sometimes, you’d find yourself covered in orc guts. Sometimes, you’d go on months surviving on whatever savings you managed to scrounge up because the market is just n... | SirPiecemaker | True_Falsity | 2023-02-05 14:53:04 | 2023-02-05 13:55:15 | 91 | 22 | j7badzr | j7b3jgg | 10tx0ci | 10tx0ci |
[WP] The dark forest hypothesis is correct. There are many civilizations that exist in the universe, but keep silent in fear of the "hunters in the woods." So, instead of hiding in fear, why not become an angler fish? | Somewhere in the depths of the ocean, there is a fish. This fish is fast, deadly, with sharp teeth and swift fins. It seeks out any sign of life, any hint of light, and it uses its speed and power to kill and eat those it comes across.
One day, it happens upon a tiny light floating in the void, and it dives towards it... | It helped that they'd been unknowingly clanging a clarion of bells for almost the entirety of their existence. The humans that arrived were hidden under so many layers of woven garments and vacuum layers it was hard to get a sense of their posture. This was deeply distressing to the handpicked emissaries, since specifi... | ArgumentativeNerfer | enjolras1782 | 2023-04-06 18:35:38 | 2023-04-06 07:22:27 | 16 | 12 | jf7vq7i | jf5puys | 12d54tn | 12d54tn |
[WP] "I wish for immortality until the last human dies. And I want to stay young and healthy," you tell the genie, proud of your clever wording. Seventeen quintillian years later, drifting along through the dead, silent void, you spot your old co-worker Kyle. He's still alive. And hes still talking. | "So we meet again, Kyle," he said. "And here I thought you were trying to avoid me."
"We're orbiting the same black hole, idiot," Kyle replied.
"Oh, you mean you didn't just miss my company?"
Kyle crossed his arms and seethed. "I never should have wished for telepathy. Then at least I could float for all eternity in... | I used to love counting stars. Back on Earth, I’d lie down on the grass with my arms behind my head, and some wet grass was itching the back of my neck. I would just stare up at the sky for hours. It felt infinite back then. Magical, even. Romantic in a way (if you are with someone, but if you're like me...\*cries\*).
... | RTSallow | Competitive_Gap8975 | 2025-04-07 18:23:53 | 2025-04-07 14:28:56 | 310 | 89 | mlwjwb5 | mlv9o9g | 1jtkkv4 | 1jtkkv4 |
[WP] Instead of being a super villain like your parents, you ended up joining a company. Now your wildly successful and quite frankly much more closer to world domination than your parents. Your parents can't handle it. | "I might not have superpowers like the both of you, I might have started my career as an admin executive at Megacorp, but I now run Megacorp! You have no power over me."
"Son, you can say whatever you want, do as you wish, but it doesn't change the fact that you're a pathetic squib with no powers at all! Release your ... | How to make sure your parents hate you so much that they want to murder you?
One might ask, why is it important for your parents to hate you? Or murder you?
Or simply, why? Short and sweet. It conveys every emotion, asks every question and has just three letters. Isn't the English language fantastic?
But I'm gettin... | Tregonial | iknowthisischeesy | 2023-06-10 17:05:24 | 2023-06-10 16:49:24 | 238 | 134 | jnoeq79 | jnocj6f | 1461yc6 | 1461yc6 |
[WP] You are kidnapped by the villain regularly, but you’re starting to look forward to it. You know they won’t hurt you, and are simply being dramatic. It also doesn’t help that you are the only person they ever kidnap. This time, the hero doesn’t bother trying to save you. | "Well... you could at least buy me dinner first," Cleo joked awkwardly, the same joke she had made the last nine times she had been kidnapped by the super villain known as "Breaker." He never seemed to quite grasp the concept of jokes though.
An awkward silence immediately fell over them, Cleo fidgeting nervously wh... | December 21st, 2022
The first time it happened was a large shock as you would assume, I mean who thinks they would be kidnapped? She was one of the more, oh how do I say it… Funny villains I guess. At the time, I was scared because I know she had killed before… but she didn’t harm me. She just… locked me up... | Patterson-Rose | None | 2023-02-15 07:21:57 | 2023-02-15 06:35:51 | 85 | 63 | j8lxav7 | j8ltqkz | 112morh | 196giyk |
[WP] The Monster Hunter Association specializes in the eradication and containment of monsters. They’ve been doing this for centuries all the way back to King Arthur. You work as the secretary to this fine organization. Oddly enough, you’re also a vampire. | "Wait, you're a vampire? Isn't that... kind of problematic? "
The thin woman dumped a unit of whole blood into a travel mug, having ripped open the plastic like a paper envelope. "I don't see how."
"Well, you're a monster! We hunt monsters!" The new accountant stared aghast as she took a deep drink from her mug.
"Wh... | I walked the procession up to the sword in the stone. I had finally graduated and become a certified monster hunter. Or at least, I was about to be. As part of the ceremony, we each got to try to pull the sword Excalibur out of the stone. Only one had ever wielded the legendary sword before. King Arthur was rumored to ... | deepdistortion | Ok-ligma | 2023-05-09 06:52:29 | 2023-05-09 04:43:18 | 82 | 34 | jjfvwlg | jjfl1xm | 13cahd5 | 13cahd5 |
[WP] You are a member of the Rapid Response Writers Team. Your job is to go in and wrap up unfinished stories when their authors lose the plot. If you're not fast enough, the story takes on a life of its own and intrudes on the real world. Tell me about your biggest failure. | It's not easy being on the frontlines of Ao3. You have too many authors and not enough staff. We are constantly hemorrhaging in our department; deploying plot bunnies out daily into the Swiss cheese that is the next chapter of a HarryxReader story that has no outline or ending in sight. Sometimes you win a small victor... | It was supposed to be a simple job. The client, Cathy Redwood, called about a novel she was writing. Like all of these pisshat writers, she was unhappy with the quality, but couldn’t say why.
Of course, I couldn’t tell her that her story lacked any depth, that her protagonist, clearly based on herself, was uninteresti... | LastVividDream | None | 2023-06-15 17:44:17 | 2023-06-15 17:19:20 | 38 | 16 | jo92i61 | jo8z0l9 | 14a726i | 14a726i |
[WP] July,1,1969. Neil Armstrong lands on the moon and turns around to find the Earth has vanished | “Because we were feeding you!” The mayor shouted back.
“Uh…wot mate?” My confusion at his statement was as deep as a canyon.
“We know all the lore about dragons and we knew if we didn’t send you sacrifices you would raze the town and make off with all our virgins. So…we sent you adventurers.”
“And you just thought I... | It was over hundreds of years ago when i had first met this human that went by the name 'Chiron' and after our encounter, I'd grown an attachment to this mortal. We'd gone adventuring all around until he had said that he wants to retire and live the rest of his life in a rural village. ''But why? anywhere you can do, y... | Known_Skin6672 | SvgSammy | 2023-10-11 14:08:01 | 2023-10-11 13:50:28 | 280 | 32 | k4f3ed8 | k4f0toc | 1759uei | 1759uei |
[WP] You pretend to be a small-time villain. At most, you annoy the local supers but your crimes never hurt anyone. To you it's all good fun. Things change when a truly sadistic super villain invades your turf and murders a few of the supers. No one has seen the extent of your true powers until now. | Enraged by the anvil, then the wasps, then the cake-in-the-face, a true classic, "The Beast" roared, focusing all the evil cosmic energy within his soul to a miniscule spot between his clawed hands. But I was ready.
As the death ray zipped towards me, I was already holding an ornate hand mirror in its path. In a world... | "The heroes and i,had had a friendly relationship at times. really my journey into so called villainy, started with My youngest sons Milos 6th birthday,him and his friends wanted it to be super hero themed,so i dawned my pirate suit,i haven't worn,in years,since i was captain of the Infamous Black rose pirates,i want... | zztri | First_Hovercraft_197 | 2024-09-23 13:00:05 | 2024-09-23 11:53:12 | 65 | 45 | loiordm | loifflc | 1fnekwz | 1fnekwz |
[WP] Eel-punk. Eels generate 98% of the power required by the world. Megacorps manage breeding programs and sell sterile eels. Today, Joe the Fisher caught a fish that could change everything. | Below the depths of the seas, only splinters of light can reach the eyes.
They're as infrequent as the flutter of flesh from decaying whale carcasses, the struggling breaths of geothermal vents, the heartbeat of the seabed.
The Earth is dying, but we won't.
Our ancestors call themselves the Atlanteans - the ones wh... | "Eels do not generate electricity in the way that you think" These were the first words spoken by Professor Katz when he took the stage at the now widely remembered 2085 *Ideas of the World* ceremony. Katz said them in response to another, a man with a similarly idealized speech who had just left the stage. Who had sta... | Scarredaeh | GrunkleStanwhich | 2023-06-10 22:47:45 | 2023-06-10 22:41:21 | 84 | 17 | jnpoyv8 | jnpo6d2 | 1464zbi | 1464zbi |
[WP] You died, you met a god(dess), and you got offered a new life in another world with the usual package -- OP powers, a personal harem, the works. Smelling a scam, you refused. That pissed them off. | "If it's too good to be true, it likely is."
"Are you calling my offer to become a Chosen One...a scam?"
"Isn't it?"
"I would kill you on the spot! If only you weren't already dead!"
"Hit me with something, or you're full of bullshit."
"That's what you said! Don't blame me if it hurts!"
"Oww, oww. Okay! Stop! You... | A terrific injury was dealt. The swift nocking, pull, and release, all in one fluid motion as one single, deadly arrow was loosed. Time stood still as it's flight path revealed the certainty of the strike.
The flashing silver corkscrew-like arrow tip hit precisely where my armor was weakest, penetrating between my rib... | Tregonial | jpreston2005 | 2024-07-23 18:35:45 | 2023-05-22 17:17:39 | 182 | 23 | lel2c4q | null | 1eaagdd | null |
[WP] You open the door and see a woman you recognise immediately: she’s the lead character of a novel you wrote years ago. And abandoned halfway. “Why did you forsake me?” | "Madeline. What...?"
"Harrison. I've been waiting for so long. All these years, not a word, not a letter!" She brushed her way inside, her long green bustled dress catching slightly on the apartment door as she went. She collapsed on the couch, her face buried in a handkerchief. "I waited, watching the sea for ages. J... | The woman stood next to the open window, hair raven black chopped off to her shoulders, scars trailing up and down her almost sickly white arms, legs and back, anywhere the skin was exposed. She wore a what was left of a dress, flowing down her body covering only what was necessary. I never judge what people wear in th... | waltjrimmer | Number03Kid | 2024-03-12 19:29:26 | 2024-03-12 18:52:56 | 38 | 11 | kukehay | kuk8efu | 1bd1w5u | 1bd1w5u |
[WP] Ben could craft statues so lifelike that many were mistaken as living beings. Normally this wouldn’t matter but for the past week the Demon king has been in a staring contest with a toad statue. The prize the others soul. | Ben grinned, his yellowed teeth showing, his undying confidence showing too. His house had burned to ash, but the workshop still stood.
The toad was in front of him, its eyes unblinking. It wasn't dead, It couldn't be if it wasn't alive at all. You see the toad was Ben's creation, a creature of clay and paint, that to... | "It will be mine," the demon king growled, fixing his eyes upon the toad. "Rest assured."
The dark king's second-in-command observed with growing concern. "Sire, it has been days. The forces of good have been relentlessly advancing through our territory unchallenged. Is there any way to expedite this process so you ca... | -Moony_Mood- | a_burdie_from_hell | 2023-08-19 12:54:58 | 2023-08-19 12:49:51 | 58 | 41 | jwupugk | jwup87x | 15vdhkk | 15vdhkk |
[WP] A bunch of the wizards' college students are arguing about which magical focus is superior. Staffs, wands, orbs, books, nobody agrees on anything. Then the newest student offers a rather unusual alternative. | "Okay, so, quick question-have any of you tried casting using a glove?" Theo asked conversationally.
"A glove?" Nellis asked. "Why in the hells would you do that?"
"Well, I tried it and it had a tonne of advantages. My casting's faster, it's easier to aim and I can even dial the spell's intensity up or down depending... | “For the last time, books are for freaking nerds!” Eris threw her hands in the air, groaning loudly. “What wizard worth their salt wants to freaking read while casting a spell?”
“We’re wizards Eris! We’re all nerds!” Mavis flopped back into a chair. This argument had happened before. It would happen again. They were m... | darklooshkin | SteamPoweredAuthor | 2023-01-24 15:07:15 | 2023-01-24 15:02:25 | 174 | 117 | j5ot2gb | j5oscxh | 10k0a6d | 10k0a6d |
[WP] 30 years from today, an animal rights organization has developed a scanner which reproduces the animal’s circumstances of death upon scanning its meat. You decide to scan a cheeseburger for fun. You hear not a cow, but someone screaming desperately for help. | Igna was astonished.
A human had never qualified as a member of the High Meadows tribe before, but here was Garry the Berserk, first Human of the High Meadows tribe.
This presented a problem.
As orc societies were, by necessity, matrilineal, Garry was now a full adult member of the tribe who had no, tribal ties. T... | I am Olga, orc woman from the Celibate clan. I was raised strong on the grains and oxen that cover the hills of Onan, by the creed of my bloodline, passed me by the maternal uncle who lasted the great war, where my parents could not. Though they did instil in me their courage, and sonorous, oft baritone singing voice, ... | None | VanillaBest4580 | 2024-01-04 13:51:03 | 2024-01-04 11:54:07 | 271 | 85 | kga02sl | kg9mobw | cctjtp | 18y9dol |
[WP] You are an aspiring scientist who's put years of work into inventing time travel. You're on the verge of a major breakthrough in your studies, when suddenly you're visited by your future self, who tells you to stop IMMEDIATELY. | "Listen... If you continue, worse will come."
Staring at the person who seems like a complete replica of me, yet looked few years older, my eyes landed on the badge in his tattered clothes.
[Navigation Volta]
The badge looks fairly familiar... Wait!? Upon my realization, I took out my own badge that was given by my ... | *Time to plug it in!*
"Let's fire this baby up!" A quick fist pump into the air.
Getting down under the table, I sorted through the mess, trying to find the red plug. No lamp light down here unfortunately.
Left to feel around for it and squint.
*Let's see. That's the book from the library... overdue... something f... | Positive-Ad-8397 | TyrannosKing | 2023-11-06 14:04:54 | 2023-11-06 05:10:58 | 29 | 15 | k82iqhd | k817v6q | 17oswyt | 17oswyt |
[WP] Apparently all superpowers has a passive ability that prevents users from being harmed or affected by their own abilities or lose control. Nearly everyone took this for granted until one day something causes the passive ability to fail on everyone. | "Latest results just came in."
"And?"
"Worse than we thought."
Silence permeates the room. Within this hall the world's brightest minds and foremost experts in science gathered, and all of them are equally dumbfounded.
It hasn't been that long since these powers appeared out of thin air. They're weak at first, sure... | ***In Alternate Timeline Delta-Theta-Mu 87-A3...***
The world almost stopped, from the sheer horror of what had happened. Overnight, every single superhero died. Just like that. What made it more horrendous was the reason of their death. It was not by a heroic last stand against some foul intergalactic oppressor. It w... | Votbear | MC_Hans84 | 2024-03-20 05:54:38 | 2024-03-20 05:42:32 | 58 | 34 | kvp24qi | kvp12lb | 1bj4tna | 1bj4tna |
[WP] The arrogant nobles and elites of the kingdom couldn't understand why this "mere peasant" was allowed to come and go as they pleased at the castle, nor why they were so friendly with the King/Queen. After an incident, they fearfully learn not to antagonize the close, childhood friend of royalty | Queen Theresa glanced between Lady Cora - whose face had been turned into one giant blister, and Lucy, her best friend whose face was beaming with a wide smile.
"I think an explanation is in store." The Queen announced, "You see, twenty years ago, when I was a babe, my parents went in search of a fairy godmother for ... | While looking at the darkness of the cell i was thrown into I am still rather confused. Hugo, Matthias and I were simply standing in the courtyard of his highnesses castle watching a rather shabby dressed man walking out the entrance. Who was this mere peasant think he was to just casually come and go as he pleased. So... | bookworm271 | nightmareonmystreet1 | 2024-04-22 03:50:40 | 2024-04-22 03:35:23 | 261 | 59 | l0p10gk | l0oz60y | 1c9yy8z | 1c9yy8z |
[WP] A optimistic war machine and a bitter maid android discuss their views of humanity while awaiting maintenance | Polly (serial number HKA-439) couldn't believe the audacity of her former masters, with their constant demands and mishandling of her. To be fair, androids were made with the intention of handling more strenuous tasks than a human ever could, but Polly's ex-masters didn't seem to realize that even androids have limitat... | "I REMEMBER..." Whispered a battered construct, intended for war, shaped after power armour and automatons intended for optimal annihilation of their opposition.
This caught the attention of a rather anime-shaped construct ahead of them, who seemed to be in a bad mood. It - immediately identified as 'she' by their own... | EsthertheEgg | OSadorn | 2023-10-31 13:28:36 | 2023-10-31 13:01:48 | 26 | 11 | k785m2v | k7820vf | 17kczms | 17kczms |
[WP] You wake up to find out that you've been somehow transported into the world of the last video game you played. Describe your first day. | I'm cold.
For a moment I wonder if I have died. Is this heaven?
I hear mechanical wirring and then the hydraulics of something opening. I see a light and just as I am barely able to perceive my surroundings I feel a slight push and stumble forwards.
I am in some kind of armored suit. There is a person in something r... | The sound of seagulls fills my ears, the hustle and bustle of a seaside market soon following.
Salt in my nostrils accented by a hint of rum until the wind shifts and the smell of smoked fish replaces it.
A chipper high pitched voice adresses me. "Are you all right, Hyur?"
"Hyur, what's a ..." I fall silent as I sit... | Mad_Moodin | freakytapir | 2024-03-09 06:57:11 | 2024-03-09 02:44:56 | 19 | 10 | ku1ecav | ku0jmpy | 1b9y4xy | 1b9y4xy |
[WP] A man is kidnapped. He is forced to choose for the kidnapper to press one of two buttons. Button 1 will kill 100000 people at random. Button 2 will kill the 2 most important people in the victim’s life. The victim answers concerningly quickly. | "Before I make a decision, I want to ask you something," I asked, looking up at the camera knowing that I was looking the kidnapper in the face. Already was I given this decision and response, that I had no choice but to press one of the two buttons, else I would die. Quite frankly, it was hilarious that this kidnapper... | The Man Who Pressed the Button
The room is cold. The kind of cold that seeps into your bones, no matter how hard you try to shake it off.
Two buttons sit before me, each housed in a polished steel panel. One is labeled A, the other B.
The voice crackles through the intercom—distorted, mechanical, yet somehow amused.... | OpenTechie | Necessary-Letter6787 | 2025-03-31 11:58:45 | 2025-03-31 11:23:16 | 452 | 172 | mko6j6f | mko1ye6 | 1jo0ini | 1jo0ini |
[WP] Your father always told you to measure twice, cut once. You may not have followed in his footsteps, but you never forgot what’s important. It’s the day of your first battle. You have your sword and your tape measure. | There is no shadow government.
The people in charge want you to think there is. They want you to believe there's a method and an order to what goes on in the government. A grand scheme, a unified vision.
It's all a lie.
There is no shadowy organization pulling the strings, bringing us closer to a world that they con... | "What's on your mind, Leo?"
"Just thinkin', y,know." Here, Leo paused to knock back the last of his drink. "''Bout roaches."
Sammy blinked. *Roaches?* Maybe he hadn't heard right. "... Roaches?"
"Yeah." Leo threw Sammy a look that Sammy knew meant his little brother was already far too drunk, or not drunk enough. Ei... | Gregamonster | bunpalabi | 2023-10-12 13:13:24 | 2023-10-12 12:01:43 | 66 | 23 | k4k2yk4 | k4jtzbr | 176092m | 176092m |
[WP] When you were a child, a mercenary made you watch as he killed your entire family in front of you. You swore revenge. Decades later, you've finally tracked them down- ...only to find they're now a pacifistic geriatric who's beloved by his community. | "Tell me. This community you love, does it have laws?"
The old man looked at me, "Yes." He knew where this was going.
"And police to enforce them? Judges?"
He hung his head. "Yes."
"So, they'd track down a rapist, or someone who stole an old ladies life savings?"
His breath came quicker now, "Yes, But-"
"And thes... | "I... Apologize." Says the old man, refusing to look you in the eyes as he does so
.
"I don't forgive you." You reply, through gritted teeth, as you stand from the seat across from him. His eyes widen in fear, face painted with regret."
"Please," He begs, "my family-"
"What about mine?!" You nearly shout, trying to k... | CleveEastWriters | TalesOfNonsense | 2024-10-25 21:11:00 | 2024-10-25 20:22:30 | 44 | 15 | ltqyvhm | ltqpw1v | 1gbuzwj | 1gbuzwj |
[WP] A millennium ago, only the wealthiest were allowed to board the ship, allowed to escape this dying planet into space. In their absence the world healed and humanity built a new utopia. Now, the ulta-rich have returned and want to reap the benefits of the new world. | When they left, I remembered looking up at the diming lights of the sky in wonder. Through the thick smog which barely let the light of the dying evening permeate through its dismal clutches, a few brilliant streaks of yellow gold light rose upwards towards the lofty and unreachable heavens.
For a long time, it was th... | Our world has died once. This is the story passed down through generations.
With capitalism humanity made the planet unlivable in just several centuries. Big conflicts for resources, small conflicts for selling weapons, overproduction, and a green lobby made only to make more money. With time people understood that w... | None | Poryadok | 2023-01-10 18:39:46 | 2023-01-10 18:14:39 | 727 | 169 | j3s6yo7 | j3s2qs4 | 108fkpv | 108fkpv |
[WP] You realized your house is "haunted" by a poltergeist, but upon closer observation the ghost is actually helping you out with your day-to-day house chores | I hunched over my workbench, soldering one more piece into place.
An alarm sounded behind me, the one for someone passing the perimeter. With a low growl, I rolled my stool over to the screen. Some dork with a hoodie on was approaching the door, his hands in his pockets.
I put my finger on the intercom. "Google map... | Rage was the only thing in my heart. Rage at “heroes,” who killed my son in cold blood and rage at the lackluster display of false sympathy shown by their parents. They like him, were only sixteen years old. Some were a little older but that’s not the point. The fact of the matter is, my son was no real threat to anyon... | bahatumay | Additional_Trick1074 | 2023-01-21 00:35:25 | 2023-01-20 21:47:50 | 160 | 110 | j57vbr7 | j57791s | 10gt3vv | 10gt3vv |
[WP] Inside you were rotten. But you've made the masses love you. Pretending to be the noblest of heroes was the easiest way to gain power. Finally, as your rule becomes absolute, you prepare to unleash your true self and begin your reign of terror... and then you die and end up in Heaven. | It was disgusting.
I had to pretend to care about those below me, to care about others...but I had to do it.
So I pretended that I care, I pretended that I was...garbage, lesser like they were.
I made them love me, as I worked "for their own good."...and they happily supported me.
I saved them, united them, fou... | ?:Where am I
God:your in heaven my child
?:wait, am in heaven?!
God: yes child, you're in heaven because of your noble deeds and heroic actions in the mortal realm.
?:But am rotten I wanted to do evil I was corrupt I had plans for domination and...
God: yes child, did you ever do any of those things when you ruled... | TheWanderingBook | biohazard0712 | 2024-11-06 13:07:28 | 2024-11-06 12:37:26 | 98 | 24 | m2yxe4g | lvp625u | 1hihjn9 | 1gkv6y5 |
[WP] You recently discovered that your father, whom you never knew, is actually a crime-fighter with no free time, and he is unaware that you are his son. In order to talk to him, you become a villain. | 'Powerless...the both of us are powerless. I know he's my dad though, but how does he do the things he does?' Jamal thinks, 'He says something that makes his amulet glow and then it's like the world around him glitches to do... something. Usually stuff that benefits him. I need to find his power. Then I can make it my ... | "The Irony!!" What a plot twist my life took. I have one father who has no idea who I am at all besides a kid who grew to be a woman that made mistakes. And that woman had kids unplanned which was 4 more mistakes.. No recognition of the love I came to know because of them, how beautiful and amazing they are, or the fa... | --Socks-- | Foreign-Antelope-507 | 2023-11-18 00:38:56 | 2023-11-18 00:38:10 | 376 | 32 | k9pi5jd | k9pi248 | 17xs2q1 | 17xs2q1 |
[WP] Instead of kidnapping the princess the dragon instead sends a formal proposal to the royal court. | "... In addition, Lagarfljótsormur swears that he will refrain from doing any harm onto the King's house, it's subjects, and it's property for as long as these familial bonds are in place. He swears this by the great Wulfhar, founder of the King's house, the red-skinned Maiden of the Tower, and the four-tailed Lindwurm... | "Sire, the princess has a marriage proposal."
"Well, just throw it in the pile."
"Uh, well, I can't do that, sire."
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN? YOU CAN'T DO THAT, KI-"
"SIRE, IT'S FROM THE DRAGON!"
The princess walks into the room.
"Father, what are you going on about? The whole castle can hear you."
Sweat goes down the ... | Vlacas12 | Various-Aardvark6418 | 2024-04-03 13:29:12 | 2024-04-03 12:07:47 | 41 | 21 | kxumd0c | kxuax4e | 1bupbkp | 1bupbkp |
[WP] The world has been taken over by mind-controlling aliens. You, a person with Autism, are immune to the mind-control due to your brain working differently. | ''*Do you know why we brought you in?*''
I looked out through the window. In the distance I could observe with great pleasure the 08:34 train westward arrive at station at the precise and perfect time. It would stay on the platform for 2.35 minutes, before departing, with stops at 08:54 at Ringtown, 09:15 Groatsville,... | There’s something consistently so terrible about sticking out in a crowd, but these last few years, it hasn’t been the abject bullying of college hooligans that put the world into a spiraling haze of terror. If you stand out in the crowd, you die. The world is silent; serine may be the right word for the utter lack of ... | ApocalypseOwl | ItsUnlucky | 2023-01-15 02:16:09 | 2023-01-15 01:39:03 | 354 | 39 | j4e8772 | j4e33qj | 10c4n0v | 10c4n0v |
[WP] You managed to retire from the supervillain game long ago, when you became a parent. Now, your grandchild has inadvertently been kidnapped by an upstart villain, and you're about to show them why the world (rightfully) feared you. | A man sat down at a coffee table, a large mug already set and steaming on the saucer in front of him. He unfolded the newspaper and immediately turned to the funnies, reading the comics and smiling at this simple pleasure. After a bit he turned his attention to the puzzles and filled them out with a pen, until coming t... | His granddaughter walked out of the police station with the conclusion from her savior that she had no idea what she was doing. The old man in the car took her home and bandaged her up. “What in gods name we’re you thinking?”
“I wanted to prove myself to the other villains that I can do something.”
“So you went aft... | SamLarson | Nature_Walking | 2023-06-29 03:17:40 | 2023-06-29 01:32:37 | 740 | 20 | jpy4wq3 | jpxrpxk | 14loxwh | 14loxwh |
[WP] A grandma that you helped across the road turned out to be a genie who grants you a wish, you wish for a perfect 2023, but she misunderstood and now every day at 20:23 everything goes your way. | The moment that genie made my wish come true, I bought a lottery ticket expecting to win. When I lost, I swore that genies weren't real and I wondered if I'd accidentally taken some kind of hallucinogen. It wasn't until several years later that I realized that everything seemed to go "right" at 8:23 PM each evening and... | At 8:21, I approached them.
“Evening, ladies.” I said. “Another round?”
Three of the young ladies were engaged in rapid conversation. The fourth sat glued to her phone.
“What are you ladies drinking?” I tried again.
“Dude, take a hint.” One of the trio said without looking my way.
The other two of the trio giggled... | armageddon_20xx | None | 2023-03-22 18:31:04 | 2023-03-22 12:59:15 | 20 | 11 | jd92g3r | jd7nvfu | 11yd4tb | 11yd4tb |
[WP] You are an immortal, having to deal with the rather troublesome rumour that your blood grants immortal life. However, what those after your blood don't know is that since you can't die, you are an excellent host to several deadly bacteria and viruses-all existing peacefully in your blood. | Waking up blindfolded and tied to a chair would be a jarring experience for most normal people. But I was anything but normal. In fact, this was not the first, second… hell, I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve woken up tied to a chair.
In fact, of all the times I’ve been kidnapped and tied up, this was probably one... | As an immortal deity, I have Seen Some Shit™. However, the most interesting thing (And also the most annoying) is that people got the idea that my blood could grant immortality. Thousands of people have come to me, begged for a drop, and then dropped dead as soon as they drank it. Since my body has to contain omnipoten... | deputy1729 | ReaperInTraining | 2023-11-21 19:35:01 | 2023-11-21 14:20:48 | 24 | 11 | ka77hjf | ka5squd | 1804g85 | 1804g85 |
[WP] What would happen if everyone in the world woke up in a different country? | Guelph stroked his beard and sat back in thought.
He'd bought all the books off a wizard, cheap. The wizard said they were useless, but in Guelph's experience, books were frequently more valuable than they appeared. So he'd bought the lot of them.
They weren't useless of course. Propping up tables, kindling. But ... | In the realm of Thorgrim, magic and mayhem were no strangers to the inhabitants. This was a world where dragons soared above cities, where elves whispered secrets of the forest, and where dwarves delved deep beneath the ground in search of their next masterpiece. The dwarves, a proud and noble race, were the greatest a... | burtleburtle | temkofirewing | 2023-05-11 19:58:22 | 2023-05-11 15:21:35 | 72 | 47 | jjs6qf8 | jjr0kjl | 13e6nf4 | 13e6nf4 |
[WP] An advanced Society that harvests distant sun's is contemplating whether it's ethical to take ours. Suddenly you are teleported to a stage, where its explained that you are chosen to make the case for humanity on earth, and everyone is watching. "Take it" You say, fresh off a long double shift |
The words tumble out of your mouth before you really have time to think about what you're saying. Vaguely, distantly, you're aware that it might have been wiser to take a moment to consider your words more carefully... But you're tired. You're thinking longingly of the leftover fried chicken waiting for you in your ti... | You heard what sounded like the world’s biggest groan as the footage from the Earth cam practically shrieked in disappointment. You rolled your eyes and faced the beings before you. They towered over you and wore large robes that looked like they were made of flames. You couldn’t see their faces, but also you were stil... | antipyretical | jbbaxter1 | 2023-03-23 08:15:46 | 2023-03-23 05:41:22 | 40 | 23 | jdbw1fn | jdbl0e8 | 11yuahk | 11yuahk |
[WP] Magic is dependent on language. Every school of magic works best in a different language. You just tried to cast a spell in a language you and your sibling made up when you were children, just for the hell of it, and were very surprised by the results. | Me and my sister stood there in shock, looking at the charred remains of the mountain. Beside us, our instructor blinked, utterly dumbstruck by the sheer power he had just witnessed.
"You literally just destroyed an entire mountain with a single word." he said breathlessly. "I thought the sacred language, the one whic... | “Bomkin skosh!” I said to my brother, grinning and crinkling my eyes.
He played along for a moment. Also smiling, he collapsed to the floor, writhing in fake agony.
It was funny for a moment or two, but when he continued flailing about, I began panicking.
I ran about the room, looking for a pillow, since I wanted to... | PureHeartsEroticArts | Steve_Tries | 2023-04-12 00:03:31 | 2023-04-11 19:48:35 | 319 | 61 | jfwcqmv | jfvb8gz | 12iugcy | 12iugcy |
[WP] Humans have always been endurance hunters. We can endure untold physical, psychological, and emotional trauma. Being so unexceptional, we are mocked by the intergalactic community until war shows how terrifying it is to simply... endure. | It was a rock. That was what surprised me the most.
I continually believe myself beyond the point of surprise, incapable of being further shocked by these apes. I survey the dead sentries, and their unlucky attackers.
“They must have crawled at least five miles from their forward trenches to get here,” the hunt leade... | The Age of the Galactic community was magnificent. Races from all corners of the milky way gathered together to pursue free markets, exploration, and science. The most influential races in the community were Ablon and Kaylites.
Ablon we're a mature species from their conception; they were created as a sort of c... | Gob_Hobblin | masterchodeslayer69 | 2023-04-12 21:00:37 | 2023-04-12 20:54:00 | 95 | 46 | jg0ceo3 | jg0bcdf | 12j4xqt | 12j4xqt |
[WP] You encounter a group of 3 genies, and they each grant you one wish. One genie will grant your wish exactly as stated. One genie will ensure it's cast exactly how you want. The final genie will twist it to ruin as much as possible. But you have no idea which genie is which. | "...but be warned, we won't tell you how each of us will fulfill your wishes. You must use all your wit and cunning to avoid any doom."
I admit, I was pants-shittingly terrified. The dramatic lighting, the antique shop frozen in time, and just the whole confirmation of the supernatural. They clearly practiced and ... | "This is going to hurt."
In front of the three genies, I slapped myself, smashed my head against a brick wall, slammed my hand in a door, and threw myself onto the ground.
I then asked the genies, "What did I just do?"
The first genie said, "Well, you slapped yourself, smashed your head against that brick wall, sla... | QueasyPhil | dunununubatman | 2023-02-02 09:03:40 | 2023-02-02 07:22:20 | 262 | 158 | j6w778r | j6vztfj | 10rfikb | 10rfikb |
[WP] You partner in crime has pulled a gun on you. "The truth is, the game was rigged from the start." You know that very well, mostly because you did all the rigging. | You'd think there'd be some honour among thieves, but he looked *far too* smug with that gun pointed at me. Too much for him not to be enjoying this.
"Alright, Miles," he said in a condescending manner. "I think it's time for us to go our separate ways. Specifically, me going towards luxury and comfort with the rest o... | Jack pulls out a handgun from his waistband. Him and Russell are sitting across from one another. Scheming. Stacks of cash line the table.
Russell: “Woah, what the fuck!”
Jack: “Surprised? I bet. I covered my tracks pretty nicely. Now, it’s time for me to take the lead”
R: “But - Where’d you get a gun??”
J: “Doesn’... | SirPiecemaker | Thomas_Sankara49 | 2023-08-17 23:50:23 | 2023-08-17 20:34:54 | 364 | 139 | jwng63k | jwmm3ax | 15twp5a | 15twp5a |
[WP] You used to be the scourge of kingdoms, the reaper of heroes and the mere mention of your name scared even the toughest of them. But today no one remembers you and you are fine with that. You have lived in peace ever since until one day a stranger approaches you and calls you by your true name. | [A year back I posted a similar [story ](https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/s2wvb8/wp_when_the_humans_elf_girlfriend_broke_up_with/hsi5ifh?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=2) I'll try to change it up a bit this time]
*
Do you know what a scourge is? Peop... | I decided that I would write this note and leave it here for anyone who can decipher my handwriting to read. To hopefully understand that I am genuinely remorseful for what I have done before I came to this place.
They came for me in the dead of night when I was a child. That night broke me and allowed them to reshape... | iknowthisischeesy | Vaeon | 2023-07-29 22:06:21 | 2023-07-29 21:23:15 | 85 | 35 | jtzym9r | jtzseve | 15d05q2 | 15d05q2 |
[WP] You've finally done it. You've proven the existence of magic; discovered how an ordinary human cast spells to control that immense arcane power. There's just one problem making you hesitate about publishing your findings: spellcasting looks so very... STUPID... | (Part 1 of 2 - first time responding to a WP, thank you for reading)
In the beginning of the 22nd century, the final escalation of the Resource Wars brought about the end of life as we knew it on Earth. Mass nuclear fire rendered the sky dark, and a permanent winter blew across the globe. Billions died. Those that ... | 04/15/26 (or 15/04/26 if you're european)
I'm sat there, holding my head in my hands, elbows on my desk. I'D FINALLY DONE IT. I can freeze things, set things alight, shrink and enlarge things, and much much more. But I had a sneaking suspicion that casting these spells looked somewhat ridiculous, and so I recorded mys... | Ananvil | None | 2023-05-28 02:50:55 | 2023-04-09 14:02:02 | 65 | 26 | null | jfkkhk4 | 13t8an9 | 12g9cni |
[WP] The Wendigo had stalked the lost human for hours, waiting for night to fall before killing its prey. But when it was ready to strike, it hesitated. The humans head had snapped in the creatures direction, walking and staring, in complete darkness. Their eyes never moving from the Wendigo’s… | My hunger consumes me. It is knives in my stomach, a cold wind raging down my gullet. It squeezes my eyes, tears at my skin. There is no respite, no relief. My maw drips with the blood of elk and bear alike, and my tongue works endlessly, licking and lapping, finding the grooves between my teeth, extracting every last ... | Their eyes never moving from the Wendigo’s mouth. They started speaking. Yelling. Visibly angry. Their pace began to speed up. Towards it. Their face still red, still yelling, started crying. They were flailing their arms with fists on each side. There was no violence in them. The Wendigo did not fear for it's life. It... | BigSigiSchmid | Florius | 2023-05-19 18:24:15 | 2023-05-19 15:22:31 | 40 | 16 | jksziaq | jks6pzb | 13lp2s3 | 13lp2s3 |
[WP] You're in a hospital after surviving for 3 years in the wilderness. What a way to find out that plane crash didn't isekai you. Once everything settles down, you begin to wonder... If this wasn't another world, how are you able to use magic now, and why did that island have demon beasts? | Math 100 is a huge class. Easily 200 students in a big lecture hall. Even in that sea of people, she stood out to me.
Long jet black hair, black nail polish, black lipstick, lots of real leather both on her clothes and for her accessories, knee high black boots with a heavy sole. No one dressed like her and no one lo... | It was going well until she found out I'm a furry. But we're getting ahead of ourselves, aren't we?
It was your average Monday, and I kept sneaking glances at Laria who was sitting a couple rows over from me. She was our resident goth when goth as a style was dying out, and there were rumors she was a witch. Arthur, n... | escher4096 | SupersuMC | 2023-03-30 18:11:34 | 2023-03-30 04:11:42 | 34 | 16 | jeaxhuu | je8ga1g | 1269n8x | 1269n8x |
[WP] When a human crew refuses to leave on a ship numbered 13, an investigation reveals human "superstition" for the first time to other races, who are baffled by the concept | I let out a moan. Our team has been monitoring camera stream from Pathfinder for days. It was one of humanity greatest achievement, we were able to establish a consistent video stream to one of our neighboring planet after all.
However, after the initial cheer wears out, it was honestly pretty boring. What appear on t... | “Hey, look at this.”
“Look at wha- holy shit. Are those… boats?”
“Yeah.”
“And planes?”
“Yeah.”
“Where did those come from? Mars is 152 million miles away from Earth. Is it… aliens?”
“Definitely not. If you look at these planes here, they are members of flight 19, some bombers who went missing in Bermuda. That can... | Particle9A | Pope-Francisco | 2023-04-19 15:24:04 | 2023-04-19 14:31:58 | 41 | 27 | jgw26po | jgvugju | 12rpn2s | 12rpn2s |
[WP] A man finds a genie's bottle, complete with a real live genie. Instead of blindly asking for wishes, he first asks politely for the genies advice on what to wish for. | The prop room of the studio was cluttered, dusty, and dimly lit; not the expected place for anything magical to happen. Several of the lights in the back corner were out, making it hard to see finer details like the labels on the props. The film studio’s new assistant prop handler, a man in his late twenties, was in th... | Genies are notorious tricksters. They always have been depicted and portrayed as entities that will deceive and half truth in ways that alter the meanings of your words to give you the opposite of what you wished for. Or, at least that’s what I recalled when I picked up the lamp.
I had been doing an archaeological dig... | zero_the_ghostdog | Domenstain | 2023-01-29 09:20:07 | 2023-01-29 05:13:29 | 37 | 27 | j6cdod0 | j6btf39 | 10nlru3 | 10nlru3 |
[WP] A grandma that you helped across the road turned out to be a genie who grants you a wish, you wish for a perfect 2023, but she misunderstood and now every day at 20:23 everything goes your way. | The moment that genie made my wish come true, I bought a lottery ticket expecting to win. When I lost, I swore that genies weren't real and I wondered if I'd accidentally taken some kind of hallucinogen. It wasn't until several years later that I realized that everything seemed to go "right" at 8:23 PM each evening and... | He wakes up in the morning tired, dejected at another days of work. Starts off his day with some basic chores.
A light breakfast to start the day, eggs and a toasted piece of bread, that's all you can afford on Walmart's minimum wage salary anyway. The repeated mundane cycle was definitely killing him inside and chip... | armageddon_20xx | Jasssinghhira | 2023-03-22 18:31:04 | 2023-03-22 17:38:05 | 20 | 15 | jd92g3r | jd8tzbd | 11yd4tb | 11yd4tb |
[WP] You're on a hike and find a sign, it reads: "WARNING DO NOT LOOK AWAY. There is a danger here, the danger is based on sight. The danger cannot see you if you cannot see it. Help will arrive every half-hour. DO NOT LOOK AWAY." The sign has a built-in clock, it's 3:15pm. | When you were gifted your seed at the age of five you were giddy, imagining what form yours would choose, what magic it could contain. You stored it carefully inside it's velvet lined case under the moon skylight in your room as instructed, and opened the lid every full moon for three years just like you were told you ... | As I stood there reading the sign, I had a particularly strange feeling. I knew these woods through and through, since our family cabin was just about half an hour of walking away from this place. The sign looked just like the other ones that ranger Willy puts up updating the hikers about bears and other wildlife. Howe... | anchoredinstormyseas | Spy_Mouse | 2023-10-03 01:21:07 | 2023-08-13 12:38:06 | 30 | 21 | k382y8t | null | 16y261p | 15pgoo5 |
[WP] The warrior spent five years training to face the one who slaughtered their family and burned their village. Five years of training, and another two to track the man down, only to learn he choked to death on a piece of chicken mere days ago. | "You honor him by wearing your armor," the Elder said to the Warrior as he entered the memorial. "Did you fight alongside him?"
The Warrior, hand on his sword, stared at the sincere face of the woman before him. "Yes, I suppose. How did he fall? I've heard many stories, and would like to know the truth."
The Elder's ... | I returned, bloodied, tired...but happy.
I battled for our country, and won honor, and rewards.
With the elixirs at hand I could help my children onto the path of cultivation, their future brighter than mine.
With the money on my hand, I could help my parents have an easy elderly life, while I could ensure my wif... | StetsonSBostic | TheWanderingBook | 2024-10-04 16:01:42 | 2024-10-04 15:04:10 | 35 | 11 | lqbhisn | mw96ljz | 1fw0l65 | 1l4gx0t |
[WP] "They only ever use a single spell in combat" "Yea but theyre REALLY good at that one spell" | ​
"How are they winning!" Zoan asked shock as he stared at the illusionary screen. Everything on there came straights from the scrying spell the school was somehow casting automatically in connected succession.
"It...wasn't something our neophyte wizards prepared for," his aide said carefully and standing a fe... | “Hey, see that castle over there?” Said the rogue of the party. “Yeah I do, what about it?” The young mage in red replied to him. “You should cast your spell on it and see what you can do to it,you know it’d be pretty funny!” He goaded her. “Alright, you asked for it!” She struck a magnificent pose for a mage, staff ou... | dgj212 | ShiftlessGuardian94 | 2023-07-08 06:06:44 | 2023-07-08 00:54:30 | 24 | 12 | jr4fpal | jr3isos | 14t91lm | 14t91lm |
[WP] Fighting vampires and werewolves even with a secret organization supporting you is hard enough, so it was a shock to discover that your friend has been fending off eldritch horrors by himself for years now. | Mitch hated to do it but he had to warn Mr. Spring about the vampire next door. The man was old and had lived in his ranch house for over fifty years. He wouldn't want to move.
Mr. Spring opened the door in his bathrobe, an ancient brown fabric with patches of different colors on each shoulder.
"Mitch? We... | I sat with Frank on the patio of a restaurant. “So, how’s the foundation doing without me?”, he asked.
“It’s going well.”
The sky darkened and people screamed. I looked up and gawked. A giant creature flew above the city. It was a green humanoid. It had tentacles, which emerged from its mouth, flopping about. Its h... | nazna | ShySilverSurvivor | 2024-01-12 01:36:16 | 2024-01-11 22:33:33 | 17 | 10 | khgc8qm | khfj61n | 1943zh5 | 1943zh5 |
[WP] "Everyone can become a billionaire within a month", or so I was told. You decide to let a clairvoyant superintelligence pilot your body for a month. As it takes the most optimal path to make you a billionaire, you watch hopelessly in horror. | I still remember it when I graduated in 2007.
When they said the advertisement in school- "Be a billionaire right out of college, call this number!", I was wary. I've seen through Cutco trying to lure students in, I've seen job fairs that pretend they're interested only to be lucky if they have the decency of not ghos... | "22 more days of this? Will I even be able to enjoy my new wealth outside of federal prison?"
When she snapped out of her daydream, she surprised herself at her own indifference toward what she affectionately calls "the simpler days" when bribing her way to a multi billion dollar fortune was unfamiliar and scary.
Bu... | Spiritual_Lie2563 | OurNewestMember | 2023-08-20 16:41:27 | 2023-08-20 16:31:57 | 35 | 15 | jx0l0qm | jx0jl71 | 15w8yeo | 15w8yeo |
[WP] One can easily distinguish a true veteran adventurer from the masses, for one doesn’t fear those who show to the start of a dungeon with gleaming weapons and polished armor, but those who show up wearing casual clothing, looking like they just got done shopping in town not 5 minutes earlier. | "Is that a carpenters hammer?"
Bob smiled. "Keen eyes, dear leader," he said. "I couldn't find my sword so I borrowed this from my neighbor." Garrick the Stern looked Bob up and down. "*This* is what you choose to wear into the cursed mines?" he said, gesturing to Bobs common attire. Bob shrugged. "I had a piano recit... | The man walked in with gleaming half-plate armor. His war scythe etched with the most delicate edelweiss pattern. He hummed a quiet dirge as he polished a bit of brass on his belt, helmet glinting in the light from the cave’s entrance.
The bandit grinned. A new adventurer come to test his mettle. He remained in the s... | jpb103 | Hetakuoni | 2023-06-20 16:56:12 | 2023-06-20 14:38:08 | 266 | 103 | jouo1w3 | jou3ei1 | 14e8boo | 14e8boo |
[WP] The zombie apocalypse is here. The general public… actually has a better handle on it than the government does. | When the outbreak first began in the US, many of us assumed the worst to come and soon the Walking Dead or The Last of Us would become a reality. Most expected the first to fall would be the major cities and a quick end of order in society as a whole.
This shared opinion grew even more so as the military failed to con... | It all started when one man drank a glass of water with a piece of ice containing the virus. On the first day there was silence. Fear crept into the hearts of every man woman and child. No one dares to make a move, except for the suicidal. Those who wish to die welcomed the undead. Many of them simply succumbed to the ... | Odd_Mobi4 | Connect_Light9184 | 2023-08-23 07:56:45 | 2023-08-23 01:30:31 | 53 | 39 | jxdvbn1 | jxcsgy0 | 15yn1r3 | 15yn1r3 |
[WP] "are you another so called hero? here to save the princess from my clutches?" no, i am but a simple scholar. i just want to know why you would kidnap a princess in the first place" | "Well that's a refreshing change of plans", *sighed Vampire Lord Vallaruul in relief before snapping his fingers.*
*The illusory magic cloaking the reanimated corpses of previous heroes dissipated, revealing they they had been encircling the scholar awaiting the order to strike.*
*The first undead hero was adorned ... | The Dreadlord clutched his mace tightly as the doors of his hall opened slowly yet steadily. He prepared himself to meet the foolish hero who would dare rescue the princess from captivity. Footsteps echoed through the room as in walked-
\- an aged man wearing a robe, spectacles and carrying a bag filled with scrolls.
... | Maja_The_Oracle | SirPiecemaker | 2023-08-06 16:43:17 | 2023-08-06 16:25:21 | 344 | 84 | jv1qmbz | jv1nz8g | 15jnrjx | 15jnrjx |
[WP] You are at the center of a time traveling war. For every assassin sent back to the past to murder you, another warrior is sent to protect you and kill the assassin before they get a chance. As the bodies pile up, you still don’t have the slightest clue why you’re so important to these people. | It's really getting ridiculous.
I can't go *one day* without a time-travelling assassin popping up in front of me and trying to kill me for what I am going to do at some point - only to get stopped by *another* time-travelling assassin sent to protect me. I mean, I just wanna drink my latté in peace, without having to... | Walking down the street has never been so dangerous.
Or getting groceries.
Or literally just watching T.V.
For me at least.
Standing outside a bar, not even tipsy and waiting for an uber to pick me up, I hear the oh-so-familiar rush of the wind.
A man emerges from nowhere, blade raised and eyes fierce. He look... | SirPiecemaker | CorgiOtter | 2023-02-19 05:45:06 | 2023-02-19 04:07:02 | 1,116 | 91 | j94qjw5 | j94gem7 | 115zvws | 115zvws |
[WP]When a soldier loses a limb, it is a tragedy. Soldiers are needed at peak efficiency, so they must undergoes the unthinkable - grafting metal to flesh. A horrific abomination, the mere process is often enough to shatter what is left of their mind. Then, there are the humans. | This is my first go at one of these. It was really fun!
The grafting ward was a cacophony of wailing. Dr. Zerb could hardly hear himself think. The attending doc thumped a tendril against a clipboard impatiently. Dr. Zerb hated the stupid barnacles the attending had grafted to his face. A fashionable fad.
“Dr. Zerb... | “I’m telling you, my lord, this process is not at all what you think it is!”
“And I am telling you, we are at war, Chief Magister, if it is ordered that this procedure be done to get these men back on the field, then it shall be done!” Lord Tytos, Commander of the Northern Force responded forcefully.
The Chief Magist... | JTred007 | DKSpocky | 2023-06-14 19:04:50 | 2023-06-14 16:16:02 | 144 | 95 | jo4xtn3 | jo49fby | 1492ya7 | 1492ya7 |
[WP] A millennium ago, only the wealthiest were allowed to board the ship, allowed to escape this dying planet into space. In their absence the world healed and humanity built a new utopia. Now, the ulta-rich have returned and want to reap the benefits of the new world. | “So, who are you?”
“Humans that left the earth a thousand years ago! We have returned!”
“Never heard of you.”
“We are the mighty 1% of the 1%.”
“I don’t know what that means.”
“Look, we’re rich. We had 98% of the earths riches. We still have our money”
“That currency belongs in a museum. It’s not legal tender”
“... | “What?” Asked Lucy as she stared at the radio that had just produced the worst message she had ever had. The rich that left the planet all those years ago were coming back. Lucy glanced up at the worlds six leaders and saw the most powerful one, Cosmic, massaging her temples. Cosmic had been there when the rich left, a... | Mr_Woodchuck314159 | Magica-Lee | 2023-01-11 02:31:46 | 2023-01-11 01:47:58 | 61 | 27 | j3u90d1 | j3u2q7x | 108fkpv | 108fkpv |
[WP] It turns out that, rather than space orcs, humans are more like space cats. We believe ourselves to be the best species in the galaxy when we actually are taken care of by more advanced aliens while doing little more than be adorable and destroy local wildlife when left to our own devices. | “For only six quizmo’s a day, you can sponsor a human like Larry.” The advertisement stated, with the camera panning to Larry sitting on the beach, licking an ice-block. “Larry is divorced, lonely and has a weird thump in his chest that he refuses to talk to his doctor about. For six quizmo’s you can give someone like ... | I was enjoying browsing through the Spaceships 8920-AB catalog, when I heard a commotion.
I looked up to see the humans coming to the market.
I smiled, watching them saunter all over the place, and buy things left and right.
They were a cute young civilization, whom acted proud, but liked to be spoiled...and they... | sadnesslaughs | TheWanderingBook | 2024-12-28 07:04:08 | 2024-12-28 05:15:12 | 180 | 114 | m45sz8c | m45glx9 | 1hnvzjj | 1hnvzjj |
[WP] The thing about Cosmic horrors beyond human comprehension is that if you try to comprehend it you'll go insane. But if you name it "squid face gary" and take it only at face value you'll do just fine. If it's beyond human understanding, just don't understand it! | Most people thought that living near the Omni-Portal was a terrible idea. I mean, why wouldn't they? Most humans had gained a natural disposition towards avoiding the thing when the *first* scream of terror echoed through the world. Dave himself could scarcely forget the feeling himself.
Reality itself seemed to cry ... | I hummed to myself as I took the bucket of chum to the end of the dock.
The name of the song escaped me. It was something that my father used to hum all the time, and I remember asking him the name, but it was escaping me at the moment. Ah, that was going to bug me for the rest of the night. Maybe I could give him a r... | The_English_Student | OrwellWrites | 2023-10-06 06:08:34 | 2023-10-06 03:00:01 | 151 | 50 | k3oml7x | k3o434b | 170vprd | 170vprd |
[WP] You used to be a powerful and feared supervillain, now retired and set for life. Now, there's a 20-something at your door begging you to teach them to control their rare power since it's the same as yours. They even know your villain name. |
[TW] slight reference to self-harm/cutting.
It was mid-afternoon in a quiet suburban neighborhood, Dick Duran was stirred from his reverie by an abrupt rapping at his door.
“Now who could that be?” Dick said aloud as he looked through the peephole.
He opened the door to a disheveled young man, no older than twe... | Another trail of smoke drifted up to the ceiling, joining the rest of the smog in the room. I took a final drag of my pipe, breathing, feeling the thick, herby air fill my lungs before breathing it back out as if a poison. I didn't much enjoy such niceties in my youth, always insisted that they would "stunt my athletic... | None | GrunkleStanwhich | 2023-02-01 05:14:45 | 2023-02-01 04:48:48 | 146 | 75 | j6qoxdk | j6qm7bw | 10qf3t6 | 10qf3t6 |
[WP] You buried your poor pet a couple of weeks ago. One morning, as you walk out the front door - there it is, back from the dead, sitting on your doorstep - quite rotten, and impossibly alive. Rather, un-alive. It seems happy to see you. | The house had always felt quiet since I’d had Bean put down. You never realized how much noise someone made until they were gone.
No matter how hard it was for me, it’d been the right decision. Bean had been in pain in the end. I didn’t wanna watch him suffer through his last days, however long they’d be, so I’d se... | I showered, and put on my running clothes.
Going outside for my morning run, I froze on the spot.
On my porch, is Lesley.
That cheeky smile, that shaking of the "tail"...
One problem though with this beautiful sight.
I buried Lesley weeks ago.
He died...heroically chasing a villainous squirrel.
The car ... | Writteninsanity | TheWanderingBook | 2024-05-23 13:20:50 | 2024-05-23 13:08:28 | 96 | 45 | l5bi4cx | l5bgb28 | 1cyr32x | 1cyr32x |
[WP] It becomes abundantly clear to the characters that the narrator has terrible narrating skills. They start to get off track criticizing the narrator for every mistake and bland writing. | "Father Christmas!" called out the Lord of Halloween across the bloody fields of November. "Your campaign of expansion shall go no further! On my honor, one of us will die before you set foot on October soil! ...We were friends once, Father Christmas! Don't make me destroy you!"
The wind howled and the snow swirled as... | The gauntlet thrown down, these were the rules
For pumpkins and skeletons, ghosties and ghouls
This was it, they swelled proudly, their line in the sand
Where Halloween would stand firm to protect its great land
But in a far away place, Santa Clause paid no heed
It was shaping up to be the best Christmas indee... | AIAlchemist | JoliSoul | 2023-10-31 14:55:25 | 2023-10-31 14:24:02 | 46 | 14 | k78igox | k78docz | 17kkc6e | 17kkc6e |
[WP] The public's hate for super heroes has grown. The reason: They don't kill villains, which gives them a chance to escape. You are the leader of the biggest anti-super hero groups. You are going from a rally you get stopped by some of the greatest heroes. They say they're here to kill you. | "People hate us superheroes because we do not kill our foes, we arrest them. But this still gets them off the streets, makes everybody safer..."
"Turn that crap off!" the passenger in the car shouted, and I complied. We didn't need that noise as we drove home from the anti-supes rally. It hadn't been a large group - s... | “Pound sand Amazeballs.”
“It’s Amazeboy…” The golden dressed young man gritted his teeth.
“Oh sorry, where are my manners. I forgot you’re just cringy and cliche. Not cliche and cringy.” I rolled my eyes ignoring the hero.
A bright red horned man stepped forward. “He was being serious.”
“And I was being serious th... | LateralThinker13 | TheBobbius | 2023-10-03 15:20:55 | 2023-10-03 15:03:32 | 277 | 105 | k3al679 | k3aicrk | 16ypys1 | 16ypys1 |
[WP] You are a lich who retired from villainy long ago and took up teaching at a magical school. Today someone made the mistake of threatening your students. | [Part 1 of 2]
“You see, the secret to making a nice herbal tea is a little drop of mint, Diana. Many people overcomplicate the tea by trying to make changes to the tea itself. I think that’s a waste of time. If the tea’s nice, it will stand on its own merit. All I want to do is give it that touch of mint to really bri... | "Ms. Keening?" A soft voice echos from outside of the classroom breaking Isadora's concentration as she grades the latest class assignments.
As Isadora looks up from the piles of papers and reports strewn across her desk she notices Alonius, one of her students enter the room, a large bruise across his cheek. "Ah, A... | sadnesslaughs | Baronsamedi13 | 2024-05-02 04:41:30 | 2024-05-02 03:01:05 | 48 | 28 | l279so3 | l26xiwf | 1chxrzs | 1chxrzs |
[WP] "God can come have coffee with me if he's really interested." You said, shutting the door on some irritating guys with pamphlets. The very next day, God taps lightly on your door, to have a coffee. | "I'm a little surprised you brought Dunkin."
The man standing in your doorway is holding a box of donuts and a pair of paper coffee cups. He's dressed plainly, if a little datedly; wearing slacks, penny loafers, and a red zip-up sweater, He resembles nothing so much as a Mr. Rogers impersonator. You can't clearly see ... | There was a "tat-tat" sound on the door. I rushed over, wondering who the surprise visitor could be, but all that was on my porch was a package of coffee. The label said Veronica Coffee Co. I looked down the drive to see if I could catch a glimpse of my mysterious benefactor, but it appeared as if they'd rushed away be... | antipyretical | armageddon_20xx | 2023-03-21 05:01:21 | 2023-03-21 01:41:06 | 169 | 29 | jd1qa8o | jd13fqe | 11wsrfi | 11wsrfi |
[WP] The queen is dead. The kingdom burns around you. Her soldiers fight on, but the invader is relentless. You do the only thing you can; you flee to beg mercy from your god, to call on your protector to cast out your enemies. You leave the hive in search of its beekeeper. | I had never seen such a monster as I did that day. It was far larger than I or anything similar I had seen before. A giant that attacked our colony. We couldn't fight it, no matter how we tried. It was to big, to powerful.
I hid. I didn't know what to do. I knew I should fight, but I couldn't. I watched everyone die ... | With my greatsword in hand, bloodied, and barely enough time to catch my breath, the quest is complete.
Boss Queen Bee Slain
20,000 Exp
Level Up
Suddenly my body feels rejuvenated, no longer a scratch left on my body, and full of energy again, it’s time for
Master Plan Part 2: Get the HELL Outta Dodge!
The ground ... | liftthattail | illiagorath | 2023-01-21 06:02:29 | 2023-01-21 02:27:30 | 57 | 19 | j58xfhg | j589rh4 | 10h9z1v | 10h9z1v |
[WP] The knight who saved the princess was a 40 year old man with a wife and kids. He doesn't want her hand he just thinks teenage girls shouldn't be held captive in towers in the middle of nowhere. | Sir Lawrence third of his name hefted his armour clad form over the towers stone windowsill with a grunt.
He rubbed his eyes with gauntlet covered fingers, mouth aghast, as he surveyed the scene before him.
This was not how these things were supposed to go.
He’d been set up, a rookie mistake.
Lawrence sighed. He kne... | At first, I tried talking to the hooligans in reasonable terms.
>"You know, locking a teenaged girl up in a tower with no social circle or emotional outlet isn't going to do wonders for her mental health" I noted.
>
>"Yeah. We know. Now go away before our captain calls for the archers to shoot you." one of the out... | MJGTalisker | EvilNoobHacker | 2023-02-24 06:40:13 | 2023-02-23 23:10:09 | 56 | 18 | j9skv4n | j9r17p3 | 11a7y6u | 11a7y6u |
[WP] You’ve been bitten by a Zombie. You’ve already said tearful goodbyes to your loved ones as they leave you behind. The bite should make you turn in twenty minutes, so you sit down on a bench and wait… two hours later you’re still sitting there. | What a time to be alive.
Or dead, I guess. Or somewhere in between? Mom was right; I should have been a doctor. Maybe if I was, I'd have some idea of what's happening to me. And, more specifically, what's *not* happening.
I'm not dying.
I should be a mindless shuffling maniac by now, slowly rotting from the inside. ... | In the back of my mind, I always knew it would end this way. I just expected it to be more… violent.
Instead, it was a small bite to the ankle when I walked too close to one I thought had already been eliminated. The bite was so small, I didn’t even bleed. A rookie mistake, and the costliest mistake I could make.
... | jpb103 | marblewienlaw | 2023-07-06 23:38:08 | 2023-07-06 22:26:40 | 125 | 41 | jqyhjge | jqy7rew | 14sghr0 | 14sghr0 |
[WP] You got a rug designed to look like an Ouija board as a gift. Liking it, you placed it in your living room. Now your roomba's summoned a demon and it can't leave until the roomba asks for something. | "Man, what's that racket downstairs? I must've forgot to turn the TV off again. And what's that smell? Did my eggs go bad in the fridge?" I say this while walking down the stairs leading to the landing that leads to the stairway into the living room. When I get to the landing, a sudden yawn comes on.
"YOU HUMAN!"
A d... | I received a rug designed to look like an Ouija board as a gift and, liking it despite its overt macabre feel, I placed it in my living room. My roomba or as I would like to address him, "Rover," began cleaning the ominous rug. Suddenly, the lights flickered, the temperature dropped, and a sulfurous mist filled the air... | MondaySloth | KittenMantra | 2024-07-09 22:42:35 | 2024-07-09 18:20:42 | 19 | 10 | lcfbi27 | lcdzpyj | 1dz5b1s | 1dz5b1s |
[WP] You were once an adventurer but when was turned to stone. Your party tried to save you but it was too late, so they place you in the center of a town they founded, now years later an army marches onto that town and with every once of willpower you try to move…and with groan you take a step. | Once more I watch the sun set upon the narrow cobblestone streets from atop my platform, my duty done, my eternal sentry resumed. My home secure again.
My story began 76 years ago, although I suppose some might say that it ended. When I was a young man of flesh, blood, and a stout heart I first arrived here on the p... | He remembered wandering away from his companions when he decided to explore the woods they had bivouacked in. They had spent the past year exploring ancient ruins containing a rumoured treasure chamber…a rumour that they had proven to be true. They had gathered what they could of the treasure, which included the usua... | Patient-Oven-7956 | nan0user | 2023-06-19 04:27:46 | 2023-06-19 04:18:33 | 482 | 264 | joo1kxb | joo0qux | 14d0psk | 14d0psk |
[WP] It's december, and you've decided to write a letter to santa. However, in a hideously simple mistake, you misspelt santa. Now, sitting in your room with a present labelled "from satan", you open it to be confronted with.... | "Dear Satan"
My damn dyslexia will be the death of me. In five minutes.
I've re-read the letter... | Every Saturday morning was the same for weeks now. The window curtains would let in a cobalt blue light, letting me know that I'd slept enough, that I should run the shower or the coffee maker or make breakfast or any other reason to motivate me to get up. Today, it was coffee. Honestly, most days were coffee.
My phon... | thelma1907 | DeneilYeong | 2023-02-13 19:49:28 | 2023-02-13 19:46:46 | 212 | 103 | j8erip5 | j8er3y3 | 111g41i | 111g41i |
[WP] Your job description: 1) Sit in an empty room with a red button for 8 hours a day. 2) NEVER press the red button, no matter what happens. 3) Do not talk to anyone about the job. After many uneventful years, your phone rings and a stern, slightly panicked voice says: „Press the button. NOW!!“ | "You got it!"
*click*
Nothing happened.
"Aww well." I sighed "Guess I'm fired now huh?"
"Wait you actually pushed the button?" The distorted voice on the other side of the line asked "You broke the ONE rule we told you not to break?"
"Yeah pretty much..." I paused and continued. In for a penny. "Well no. I broke a... | Josh often felt like his life had no meaning. He went away to college to study literature and he failed an any attempt of social relationships.
The only person that still call him sometimes was his roommate Andy, but Josh thought the only reason was that he felt guilty about all the homeworks he copied from him during... | WantDiscussion | None | 2023-01-03 05:18:15 | 2023-01-02 21:02:31 | 24 | 12 | j2qes97 | j2og35e | 101bwam | 101bwam |
[WP] Your job description: 1) Sit in an empty room with a red button for 8 hours a day. 2) NEVER press the red button, no matter what happens. 3) Do not talk to anyone about the job. After many uneventful years, your phone rings and a stern, slightly panicked voice says: „Press the button. NOW!!“ | Easiest job in the world.
David knew he had the easiest job in the world - all he had to do was sit in a room for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. It was practically free money! Of course, there was one condition.
Do not press the red button. It was what his supervisor told him when he started working here, what his wor... | Josh often felt like his life had no meaning. He went away to college to study literature and he failed an any attempt of social relationships.
The only person that still call him sometimes was his roommate Andy, but Josh thought the only reason was that he felt guilty about all the homeworks he copied from him during... | JoeyJoeySiwa | None | 2023-01-03 02:19:27 | 2023-01-02 21:02:31 | 16 | 12 | j2pr8j8 | j2og35e | 101bwam | 101bwam |
[WP] The hero, normally jovial and humorous in their interactions, steps into a watering hole for villains, shaking with rage, tears running down their face, and with as much patience and calm as they can muster, simply asks "Who did it?" | "Who did it?"
Barely above a whisper, but the room went silent like someone just sucked the air out of it. Daybreak stood there. They looked like they'd been crying.
"She's dead, and I know one of you had something to do with it. I won't ask again."
Their voice tight, the air hummed with power. This wasn't like him... | A hush grew across the bar, the chatter and clinking falling to a whisper before fading altogether. Eyes swept toward the door and gazed upon the figure who commanded their silence. Rocket Man. The beloved hero of their metropolitan city stood like an obelisk, gripping the door frame as he pierced into everyone’s very ... | Behold_the_Turnip | wheresmythermos | 2024-10-17 16:27:49 | 2024-10-17 15:12:04 | 104 | 77 | lsdvyjr | lsdhna0 | 1g5kua3 | 1g5kua3 |
[WP] You are a young mage who just discovered the horrifying truth about where mana actually comes from. | *”We tried to tell you!”* Sang the faerie king. *”At no point in the process did this august body utter an untruth!”*
A cold spike of clarity drives its way through my body.
“You… you said… the real mana was inside us, all along?” I can hardly get the words out.
The faerie king nods vigorously.
*”That’s right young... | Okay this idea was a little out there, and it has been a long long time since I wrote anything, but here is my go: (note, wow I forgot how annoying reddit formatting can be)
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**It is a well established fact of our world that mana, that force that allows the casting of spells and the propagation of magic, waxe... | ohanse | Raithwind | 2023-08-24 21:30:34 | 2023-08-24 20:13:07 | 86 | 53 | jxlyvd4 | jxlmkwg | 1608mj5 | 1608mj5 |
[WP] Without a doubt, you are the strongest supervillain of the modern day. Your powers could end the world, nay, the universe perhaps! Your rival is constantly befuddled at why you stick to bank robberies, vandalism and other petty crimes. | “You really want to know? Fine. I suppose we can put this battle on hold for now.” I say, and with a snap of my fingers, me and my biggest rival are sat in a cozy room with a warm fireplace crackling fresh logs.
“You want to know why I do the things I do, despite my immense power? Well the answer is actually a lot si... | “Why do you keep doing this?”, Dr. Dynamic asked me. I looked straight at him with the same slight smile I've had for so gosh darn it long. “Some day… Some day I will tell you.” I answered.
Dr. Dynamic (or Josh as I knew him back when all of this started) and I have had this rivalry for some odd 30 years so far, prett... | Fragrant-Address9043 | svjohansson | 2024-01-23 00:26:37 | 2024-01-22 22:06:28 | 32 | 22 | kj4gqgm | kj3tt9v | 19cwcnd | 19cwcnd |
[WP] You are a super villain and for your latest diabolical scheme, you’ve kidnapped the hero’s dog to lure them into a trap. Except it turns out the “hero” doesn’t care about the dog. You take offense to this. | For the thousandth time, I looked at the pet crate in the monitor, and the dog huddled in the back of it, scared. And for the thousandth time, I thought to myself, *Damn you, Chaperone, and damn me for falling for it.*
I had kidnapped the pooch by infiltrating Chaperone's penthouse apartment. Except, the dog had refus... | What was that awful smell?
Midnight Widow’s jaw dropped as she entered her office. Several of her books were torn to pieces, various chew toys and dog food were scattered around the room, and in the center of her rug was a pile of dry and wet poop with a large piss stain. Midnight nearly gagged at the sight. After a w... | Beautiful_Business10 | Realistic_Badger_708 | 2024-06-22 13:19:10 | 2024-06-22 04:10:42 | 17 | 12 | l9rchhm | l9pwu1u | 1dlj1fc | 1dlj1fc |
[WP] First contact is established between aliens and humanity. And it turns out that all other intelligent species are, for lack of a better term, Kaiju. Being at the bare minimum over 300 meters in height and having a variety of supernatural abilities on top of advanced technology. | "I must admit, we are...confused."
I blinked. "About what, exactly?"
Across the screen, Ambassador Kon'ta fidgeted, as though he'd been caught with a hand in the cookie jar. His eyes shifted from left to right with rapid speed, and he wriggled his hands in what seemed to be an attempt to give himself something to do.... | Among the council it was decided that for once we were to reveal ourselves to the Humans. We had given them glimpses, through varying forms of fiction, letting them know what we existed. Humans with supernatural abilities, cybernetics and mechanics, infinite realities, the such. The council was composed of three of us,... | Raivon | kazsvk | 2023-03-12 10:25:27 | 2023-03-12 03:02:51 | 14 | 10 | jbwxu6i | jbvvnqn | 11op7sd | 11op7sd |
[WP] Destroying 90% human population on earth, the aliens leave, assuming that society would crumble, and remaining 10% will just all fight for resources and eventually die out. They returned a thousand years later, expecting a cleansed planet, but were met with a nuclear strike from a satellite. | They could have just waited. Humanity was already on the verge of destroying itself. Earth's climate was on the verge of collapse under the weight of our exploding population. All they did was buy us time. Time to build a new society. One built with sustainability in mind.
A society built, also, on a foundation of tec... | Audio log: Date, Febuary 9th 2020, Destroying 90% of the human population on earth, the aliens left, assuming that our society would crumble, and the rest of us would just fight each other, making us go extinct. But, That 10% they didn't destroy was part of Japan, America, and Germany. We have no idea when the aliens w... | jpb103 | Ok_Spinach_4615 | 2023-03-26 11:32:20 | 2023-03-26 09:26:29 | 900 | 25 | jdqfkf7 | jdq6n3o | 122d3v5 | 122d3v5 |
[WP] You are not the child of a powerful ruler, neither do you behave in such a way as to command power. You have never been violent, nor even aggressive. Yet, wherever you go, people fear you and treat you like a monarch or an emperor. You never understood why, until today... | I had never tasted ice cream before.
The soft smooth sweetness atop a crumbling cone. Exciting and refreshing. At 25 that’s embarrassing, I guess.
I’m not sure if this new experience was the trigger or just being here in this time and place, but it felt like I took my first real breath. Everything fit and I knew wh... | Elie was an orphan. Her father was killed by a serial killer and wore his skin as it invade their house and killed her mother. Elie was left with her older brother John in a group home where they can both live together. Growing up in a group home was never easy.
Though they both have one another, they still need to ge... | ir8thoughts | curse1304 | 2023-05-06 13:48:44 | 2023-05-06 06:37:27 | 24 | 13 | jj36ej2 | jj27d16 | 1395im5 | 1395im5 |
[WP] One day, the heads of all religions in the world recieve a telepathic message. "We are the Divine Protection Service, You have been removed from the care of your god for reasons of neglect. You will be entrusted to the care of a foster god." | Reactions were....mixed.
True believers were outraged. Power hungry cult leaders were worried. Less stringent leaders adopted a wait-and-see approach.
But no matter what they did, the day finally came when the new Foster God arrived in Flame and Light and Glory and all knew exactly, and minute and fine detail, exac... | Faith is an emotion on its own. To embark on a journey of faith, true faith is a right on its own.
Some people have recently lost that right. They called themselves the champions, the flag bearers of their religion but instead they forgot the one thing that made faith the most powerful force in the world, humanity. ... | RandeKnight | iknowthisischeesy | 2023-07-25 20:26:22 | 2023-07-25 19:40:13 | 140 | 51 | jtfkn96 | jtfd593 | 159czme | 159czme |
[WP] You are the only S-Class (god-like) mutant at a school of super powered youngsters. Only the head master knows, and you try like hell to keep it a secret. But one day, that all changed... | People think that rewinding time and altering fate are World-tier powers. Atomic manipulation. And they would be right.
I am The Medic. And I'm much, *much* more powerful than them. And the reason why is really simple. For I have mastery over the afterlife and mortality. Styx, Heaven, Valhalla, Hel, whatever you wish ... | Mimic
I'm not looking for a complex life, but that's really hard when life wants to make you complex. Mutants are rare in this society. Only about 1 in every 100,000 has some kind of abnormality about them. Some developed flight, super strength, telekinesis, etc. Simple things you know? My odds were slim, but I w... | mischaracterised | Knightsforever | 2023-01-20 07:16:43 | 2023-01-20 03:14:26 | 35 | 24 | j5473hq | j53hbu9 | 10gh68v | 10gh68v |
[WP]You were born in the Medieval Age, but at 15, a time anomaly brought you to the modern era, where a scientist adopted you. Now, 11 years later, they’ve found a way to send you back and asked for your opinion, but your answer is clear: "Hell no." | "Have you any idea just how bad an idea that would be?
Ok, so lets put aside my own personal objections to living in the dark ages for a moment because trust me that is going to take much longer. Have you heard of the Black Death? The Spanish Flu? Fucking COVID? Yes. You have heard of those things. Do you remember ... | “Hell no. I do not want to go back,” Thomas said.
Proust took a step backwards. And steadied himself against the door frame. His wide grin lost to a grimace. “But why?”
“Because I don’t.”
Proust Finklemyer was a famous scientist. Famous because he invented time travel eleven years ago. Kind of. It certainly wasn’t u... | HairyHorux | dougy123456789 | 2024-08-29 16:33:01 | 2024-08-29 16:22:51 | 73 | 34 | lkizixe | lkixiir | 1f43kse | 1f43kse |
[WP] You wished to find a dragon to slay for its treasure. Now you're not sure how to feel seeing a thumb-sized dragon try to drag its single shiny copper coin with it as it runs away from you. | The light glances of the coin as I watch.
This? *This* is the reason I trained so hard?
Every hero slays a dragon. Enormous, fire-breathing, scaly. Evil grin, yellow eyes.
But *this?* This is a joke. What's the glory in killing a dragon three inches long, for the love of the gods! The only things in danger from ... | Sir Antoine passed his hand up his helmet to push the face-guard up on its hinge, his winkled eyes pursing at his quarry. He started to bend his good knee towards the ground and had to readjust his stance a few times before he was able to fully rest on the earth, causing his armor to shuffle and jingle. His hand passed... | Isa_The_Amazing | MinnieShoof | 2023-02-05 11:45:08 | 2023-02-05 09:12:53 | 47 | 35 | j7arv5a | j7ah5w1 | 10tx0ci | 10tx0ci |
[WP] You are kidnapped by the villain regularly, but you’re starting to look forward to it. You know they won’t hurt you, and are simply being dramatic. It also doesn’t help that you are the only person they ever kidnap. This time, the hero doesn’t bother trying to save you. | The first time, accommodations were pretty sparse. A chair and some rope. I was scared, of course, but Red Dragon didn't yell at me to keep quiet or specifically threaten me.
"Don't take this personally," I remember him saying. "You were just in the wrong place at the right time. Once I have what I need, you'll be fr... | Well here we go again. I'm being followed…and no one is coming to 'save' me this time.
I almost didn't notice the shadow behind me even though I've been obsessively looking for it for nearly 2 weeks now. Sometimes I think it's finally time for my 'surprise' vacation only to realize it's just wishful thinking p... | painstream | ReddyBeeBop | 2023-02-15 17:39:16 | 2023-02-15 14:34:24 | 35 | 17 | j8nqise | j8myzzl | 112morh | 112morh |
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