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[WP] The title of Archmage can only be held by the pinnacle of each magical field, who have spent decades perfecting their magic. As a young genius who invented a new field of magic, you have significantly lowered the average age of archmages. | We slowly settled into our throne like seats - each chair covered in different coloured gems to indicate our speciality…trying not to glance at the leather, oddly shaped construct kept in…rainbow, opals decorating the metal parts. Was that lumbar support? I awkwardly wiggled against the gold behind me.
“So…where is ou... | The halls of the Arcane Council have stood for almost as long as the council itself. The huge darkstone visitation hall was set so only the ground floor was illuminated, allowing those above to sit and watch unseen. Bark stood in the hall’s centre, squinting up into the darkness. He’d been told the council had gathered... | ForbiddenFruitiness | Cyclops61 | 2024-08-24 11:41:22 | 2024-08-24 10:52:45 | 155 | 21 | ljoveyj | ljoqbxt | 1ezzur3 | 1ezzur3 |
[WP] You're a renowned portrait artist, painting portraits for politicians, celebrities, you name it. Late one night, there's a knock on your door. A nervous young man stands outside, pale, with elongated canine teeth. He'd like a portrait. Hasn't seen his own face in over a century. | It had been a rather odd transaction. The man had specifically asked for an appointment long after dark. Something that wasn't exactly requested on common notice. But nothing that unusual. There were other higher priority clients. But this one paid just as much as any of them, and then some.
Only after a certain point... | Hello! You must be Mister Archibald? Yes, very well, thank you. Please, do come in.
Oh, that? That's a portrait of Sir John of Engelheim. Yes, painted that one myself, first year of college. There's some flaws to it, of course, but one must keep their first painting around, if only to see how they've improved. Tea?
... | Jamaican_Dynamite | Mythic_Writing | 2023-01-27 18:51:27 | 2023-01-27 16:20:33 | 218 | 36 | j64uurz | j646irr | 10mna6q | 10mna6q |
[WP] To finally solve all problems caused by humans, God made six new earths, to separate everyone depending on their sins, Earth 1 being for the best people and Earth 7 for the worst sinners. Every 50 years, angels arrive and re-judge people to decide if they should stay, go up or down. | Ben and Maya lay on the rooftop terrace, watching the clouds of Earth 4 drift by above. They’d been best friends for twenty years — since they were kids — and had been waiting for this moment ever since.
“Think they’ll be different on 3?” Maya asked.
”Hm?”
”The clouds. Think they’ll be different? Prettier, maybe?”
... | "Dad, if only I had the power to help you."
Yuna stares at the old, brownish photograph. Though the years had manifested itself in the bleaks and smudges of the glass, she can still vividly pronounce the figure - the happy smile she has as a child as her father carries her by her arms, and her mother close by her side... | Rupertfroggington | JaydeeValdez | 2023-03-29 12:44:42 | 2023-03-29 11:59:21 | 417 | 81 | je4syjw | je4nuik | 125htrp | 125htrp |
[WP] In your youth you helped a group of horsemen in trouble. When the apocalypse came many years later, four vaguely familiar faces knocked on your door. They are the horsemen of the apocalypse and they offer you a place among them as the fifth horseman in thanks for your help all these years ago. | A man stands alone, sitting upon his porch with some tea watching a forest being engulfed with flames.
A plume of smoke begins to cast a shadow. Once the shadow passes, a solider with a knight helmet, flag, & bloody uniform appears before the man, riding a horse made of ashes.
“May I join you?”
“Sure.” The soldie... | [poem]
I do remember
The men knocking at my door.
I do remember
Their kind smiles.
A killjoy
A cripple
A captain
And who might have been
A child
Had he not been
Dead some 3 years and 3 days.
Their horses,
Some poor, thin beasts,
Were deathly pale
Yet they remain more live than I.
There were five of the beasts,
On... | Pope-Francisco | NthRadiant10 | 2023-04-17 01:06:16 | 2023-04-16 22:11:03 | 31 | 20 | jgjza8b | jgjbztm | 12oljpt | 12oljpt |
[WP] Your best friend invited you to the small town they grew up in to celebrate their birthday. You didn't know what to expect, but it definitely wasn't a giant beast coming out of the ocean. "Oh yeah, that just happens sometimes" your friend says when you ask. | Where Freddy was from, eldritch horrors don't rise from the seas to sing **"Happy Birthday"** in a thousand reverberating voices of a legion. Or bake a massive, breathing cake that spurted goat's blood and was bursting with eerie entrails and present to the birthday...human. If his best friend Vernon was actually human... | So, my best friend invited me to celebrate his 25th birthday back at her hometown.
She grew up in a small town, so far away from the Capital, I wondered if it was still the same world as the one I knew of.
We passed mountains, active volcanoes, and forests were beasts lurked in the shadows before arriving at a smal... | Tregonial | TheWanderingBook | 2025-01-28 15:34:50 | 2025-01-28 15:30:05 | 33 | 18 | m9nezxt | m9ne16h | 1ic2k1w | 1ic2k1w |
[WP] “Why should I care what you think, dad? Humans only live for a hundred years if they’re lucky! Me and mom will be here for thousands!” | “Why should I care what you think, dad? Humans only live for a hundred years if they’re lucky! Me and mom will be here for thousands!”
The second the words left my lips I knew I'd made a mistake. My father had never been an emotional man, but I saw his screwed jaw relax into a frown, and then soften to nothing. He too... | Obligatory I’m on mobile.
If you asked any outsider or basic acquaintance about our group they would all tell you the same story. Beth was the mother of the group with kind eyes and the stereotypical anime mother side-ponytail that quite frankly worried us all. Eden was the natural leader of the group who’s optimisti... | Writteninsanity | None | 2024-08-14 16:56:28 | 2023-02-27 09:16:00 | 381 | 28 | li3m8dz | null | 1es40qy | 8ihx5b |
[WP] You, a side character, watch in horror as the MC forgives and doesn't kill the main villain, who murdered your friends and family, saying, "If I killed them, then I'd be just like them." | No.
All of the thoughts in my head, all of the feelings in my heart, and all of the scars along my body coalesce into one definitive word as I stood back and saw Brandon lower his gun.
“If I kill you,” the moron continued, although my blood was pounding too hard to fully hear, “I’ll be just like you. No, you need to ... | It was almost over. It'd been so long but we were so close now. Twenty years spent hunting down this piece of shit. He wasn't getting away this time. Not on my life.
My lungs were on fire. Straight battery acid ran through my veins. My heart was about to detonate. I kept running.
He could only run straight for a bit ... | Round-Ad-692 | jimmysaint13 | 2024-03-09 06:20:54 | 2024-03-08 09:47:07 | 25 | 11 | ku1ap5p | ktwaq8j | 1b9dtij | 1b9dtij |
[WP] The power of a spell is inversely proportional to the amount of words in its name. You, hated and exiled, invented the first single word spell: | Magic must be shaped, it must be molded and formed into something workable, lest the raw power consume the one who ushered it forth. For our words contain the magic and each spell becomes precise, albeit less potent, the longer and more considered the phrase that birthed it.
In this way, a spell made of only a singl... | Die.
I watched as the flowers wilted, then the trees grew old, a rabbit lay down for a long sleep in the browning grass as the sounds of jumping fish grew silent. We watched the forest wither and heard the thuds as avian corpses fell from the sky. His eyes are what I noticed, pure terror, not that I could do it b... | Euphorbus11 | Kathrine_natinde | 2023-10-16 21:05:49 | 2023-10-16 20:07:21 | 32 | 13 | k564a0z | k55ufph | 17968f8 | 17968f8 |
[WP] A hero's work never ends. You became a litch out of necessity. The next hero would not be summoned for another thousand years and you were old. You planned to stay around long enough to pass the safety of the world on to the next. | The air grew cold and still as the tall, slightly glowing skeletal figure hovered towards the increasingly mortified mayor. The figure's skull and empty eye sockets, filled with flickering blue flames, turned towards the shaking man and spoke in a deceptively soothing voice.
THE GOBLINS SHALL RAID YOU NO LONGER, MAYOR... | Everyone thinks the prophecy will happen in their times, I met at least eight other adventures that said they were the 'hero'. I was sure I was the hero for an embarrassing amount of time. It wasn't me. I learned that the hard way when I died for the second time. This was when my god told me to stop my delusions and th... | SirPiecemaker | Crafty_Lavishness_79 | 2023-07-25 03:21:22 | 2023-07-25 03:19:39 | 261 | 45 | jtc7qpo | jtc7j6e | 158s14x | 158s14x |
[WP] For 10 long years war has raged while the Galactic Committee held a tight leash on the humans; stating "We do things a certain way". Now, with the enemy closing in, the leash comes off. | "Any word from sector 385?"
"None, sir. As of three standard cycles ago, we are the furthest outpost from the capitol that has not gone dark."
The commander went silent, dragging his claws along his spines. The Key'neth were warriors, hunters, assassins, just about any kind of profession associated with death. Yet he... | "We do things a certain way." The Committee stated.
The Committee was made of every known species, each having an equal say in the actions of the Federation. Humanity, new to the stage, simply watched as the Committee sent out a war fleet to kill the bugs.
It failed.
Ten years and two months later, the Electorate of... | Moltenfield | Nomyad777 | 2023-06-11 03:13:04 | 2023-06-11 00:38:54 | 618 | 116 | jnqjrcy | jnq2d5j | 146dwvr | 146dwvr |
[WP] The government shows up to your house, apparently there's an alien armada heading for Earth and the ruler of their species is asking for you. Apparently you matched on Starcrossed, a intergalactic dating app | It's far too early for this.
Far.
Too.
Early.
And yet, the pounding on my front door continues. I grab the nearest pillow jamming it over my head to try and drown out the noise. Of course that doesn't help when it doubles by the sound of a broom handle banging on the ceiling below me and furious spanish shouted thr... | "Hey, do you know anyone with a black Escalade limo?" my roommate casually asked while looking out the window to our house. Well, it was my house, but I rented a room and kitchen use to them to help with bills.
"Oh yeah, that would be... I have no fuckin' clue. Why do you ask?" I was trying to beat this level ... | GigaRox | Snowdog1967 | 2023-01-14 00:43:48 | 2023-01-13 22:09:33 | 42 | 16 | j49475e | j48hwiz | 10avmu2 | 10avmu2 |
[WP] The villain breaks into their usual monologue, but instead of just gloating and explaining their plan, they seem almost manic, trying to explain away their actions, seemingly to themselves as much as you. | Kyle opened his eyes and instinctively grabbed the fly that was about to buzz in his ear. Hardly the most deadly thing that would happen to him today, but as the first event the most repeated it was by far the most annoying.
He stood up and quickly walked to the old man leaving the cafe and let him know he left his w... | "Why are you still in the loop?" Hailey said.
The plain man across from her didn't answer. He stared back silently, a mix of wonder and disbelief on his features. His lips worded silently, but she was no expert lip reader. She watched patiently and sipped at the hot coffee in front of her.
"Why are you still in the... | ZtheScribe | shitforwords | 2024-05-22 02:53:48 | 2024-05-22 02:46:42 | 62 | 35 | l548aa3 | l5479ne | 1cxg5v8 | 1cxg5v8 |
[WP] An angry magician cursed a city, turning all the residents into the first animal they thought of. Not powerful enough, it only lasted for a day, and the people surprisingly had fun. A year later they offered to pay the magician to do it again and to make him the leader of the celebration. | Festival of Beasts
Vexason the Powerful wanted to put his head down and cry. The people of Cholerton were calling on him to perform the “Miracle of Beast Day.” Again! What had he started?
It had seemed like the perfect revenge; change all the citizens into animals, and laugh as they destroyed each other. ... | The angry magician clenched his teeth, and pondered the request of the townsfolk. He agreed, but only if they would follow his specific instructions.
All husbands would stand in front of the magician, and all wives would stand behind him. He brought an enormous two-sided sign, with cloth covering the surfaces.
When ... | FearlessKnitter12 | Viridian_Foxx | 2023-05-09 16:55:25 | 2023-05-09 16:05:31 | 1,011 | 161 | jjhomtj | jjhgxq5 | 13cwenj | 13cwenj |
[WP] You awake in a hospital, where you are told that you were in an accident and that you have contracted amnesia because of it. But you do not have amnesia and can remember exactly what happened, and that there was no an accident but something else entirely. | My wife hugged me as she cried. I had awakened from a coma of some sort after nearly a day.
“I thought I lost you.” She said so sweetly you thought your taste buds would lose sensation.
“When I found you in that bath tub I feared the worst. I told you should take sleeping pills just before you go to bed.”
She was ri... | I awake, screaming.
Looking around, I find myself in a hospital room, completely restrained to the bed, as a white noise machine is playing on the chair next to me.
To my screaming, a nurse comes in with a pitying smile.
"Sir, I called the doctor.
He will be here in a minute.", she says, and looks away from tow... | Harmatsis | TheWanderingBook | 2024-06-29 17:28:40 | 2024-06-29 17:02:37 | 84 | 20 | lauz9q3 | lauuvnf | 1drfhy0 | 1drfhy0 |
[WP] 10,000 players are disappointed to find out that the first VRMMORPG doesn’t trap them inside until they clear it, nor does it transport them to another world. | I don't know how they found out about my work. But find out, they did.
The Sterling engine - an ingenious mechanical device that only needs a heat differential to operate. Three simple runic spells - one for heat, one for cold, and one to isolate it from outside thermal influence. A little fine-tuning, and I had a pra... | "I'm sorry, you did what?"
"So I micro etched the runes and attached the gems onto the inside of this spherical part, which is a combination of hundreds of magic circles, 8 of which channel that mana, then the center one which takes in the power of the 8 other circles and channels it into the center firing crystal, wh... | Zestyclose_Bed4202 | Zero_Burn | 2024-09-11 20:57:09 | 2024-09-11 19:48:20 | 201 | 79 | lmnyxa7 | lmnlwqo | 1fehypy | 1fehypy |
[WP] in exchange for power you agreed to give the fae queen your name. Due to the vague wording of the deal you managed to get her into a marriage contract, which would give her the right to use your last name as her own. Now you have both magic and a 10/10 wife. | The Fae Queen thought it was so easy. His name for a fragment of her power. The usual deal. Another addition to her army of human slaves and servants. And this man wasn't some annoying, long-winded lawyer trying to talk his way into having his cake and eat it.
Yet he nailed her in a marriage contract. It wasn't pages ... | Dr. Schwartzbaum--whom you've long suspected of being some kind of mage or archdruid--looks up from his notepad. "Rebecca tells me you enjoy responding to writing prompts?" he says.
Not an archdruid. More of a cleric, judging by his sweater vest. "The fae queen tells no lies," you reply.
Your betrothed groans. "There... | Tregonial | JWORX_531 | 2024-07-31 02:53:11 | 2024-07-31 02:51:28 | 189 | 41 | lfr85wg | lfr7wvy | 1eg6x9i | 1eg6x9i |
[WP] You've found the answer to Fermi's Paradox of "There must be more advanced civilizations than us, so why haven't they contacted us", turns out there's a "Great Filter" that destroys over 90% of civilizations before they can journey to the stars, on Earth, we call that filter "The Internet". | Dr. Negris settled into her chair with a sigh, preparing for another long night at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory at Caltech. Computer fans whirled in the background, ready to process any information the GEO600 detector might pick up. They mostly just spun, processing either nothing or just ran... | “So, what’s it say?” Carla asked.
“One second, google is loading. Hmm… seems like we need to somehow split a nucleus.” Thomas squinted at the screen.
“No, I know that. Like I get theoretically how an atomic bomb works. I’m asking how I’m supposed to put together this uranium, plutonium, and lithium deuteride.” Carla ... | WordsAllTheWayDown | None | 2023-05-02 20:33:36 | 2023-05-02 19:57:33 | 90 | 38 | jilytu0 | jiltexb | 135xp0y | 135xp0y |
[WP] You are a great warrior that heroically fell in defence of your city. As a reward the gods resurrected you to be the its eternal defender. Now, centuries later, your city has been abandoned and is nothing more than rubble, but your mission remains. You will defend these ruins with your life. | "The ancient city of Zarret was discovered in 1923 by explorers after hearing about the stories of 'America's Atlantis'. Believe to be one of the biggest cities in North America in pre-Columbian times, the city held almost 2 million people at it's prime, which back then, was a lot of people," I said to the group as the... | I have long since refurbished a small building and a fenced area around it, and keep it maintained as a comfortable home and practice yard. I try to maintain the heart of the city as best I can; but I am a warrior, not an engineer, and there are simply some things that are beyond my expertise.
The city remains abandone... | Lexi_Ballard | Beautiful_Business10 | 2023-06-07 16:41:39 | 2023-06-07 14:47:44 | 214 | 55 | jn9x83l | jn9f1ot | 143eiid | 143eiid |
[WP] You have the power to place really small, permanent curses on people. Things like never winning bingo or having them suddenly dislike a food they use to love. One day, someone nearly kills you cutting you off in traffic, and you curse them. Little do you know, you just ruined their life. | I hook the man to the machine for his first ever hemodialysis session. The catheter was visibly uncomfortable, but he'll have to get used to it eventually, it's not like he has any other choice after his recent kidney failure. Hypertension. Unsurprising, since just by seeing him I can deduce the type of lifestyle choic... | Growing up, most people umagine they can do strange things; one of my friends claimed he could control the weather, another claimed he had his mother in thrall. A kid came out of starwars imagining he was a Jedi, and then there were 5ge 'wizards'.
If only they knew what a curse these 'gifts' were.
Then it hit me: i cou... | xtrplpqtl | Altruistic-Quote-985 | 2024-09-27 20:58:05 | 2024-09-27 20:29:43 | 39 | 12 | lp8tv6s | lp8os6m | 1fqb6pb | 1fqb6pb |
[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... | I sat there, as I had been doing for 8 hours a day for as long as I can remember.
The button. It was ominous, and glowed a bright red.
Through these days, I wondered.
What did it do?
Launch nuclear missiles?
Open a door to another universe?
Nothing?
...
I didn't know. Nor did I want to find out.
My superior... | WantDiscussion | BlueBorbo | 2023-01-03 05:18:15 | 2023-01-03 03:20:37 | 24 | 16 | j2qes97 | j2q09kt | 101bwam | 101bwam |
[WP] You, a side character, watch in horror as the MC forgives and doesn't kill the main villain, who murdered your friends and family, saying, "If I killed them, then I'd be just like them." | No.
All of the thoughts in my head, all of the feelings in my heart, and all of the scars along my body coalesce into one definitive word as I stood back and saw Brandon lower his gun.
“If I kill you,” the moron continued, although my blood was pounding too hard to fully hear, “I’ll be just like you. No, you need to ... | I watched, drenched in sweat and blood, as my best friend lowered his sword. Corpses littered the ground at my feet, both friend and foe, and my arms felt like lead. My shield was splinters, my sword bent and dull. We had made it mere meters into the palace, but it seemed like we'd won the fight.
"I can't do it." Aelle... | Round-Ad-692 | woahitsegg | 2024-03-09 06:20:54 | 2024-03-08 17:01:32 | 25 | 14 | ku1ap5p | ktxupaf | 1b9dtij | 1b9dtij |
[WP] They said that you could never save the kingdom, that you would fail and die miserably, because you were not the prophesized hero. And when you returned after saving the realm on your own, instead of welcoming you as a hero the king banished you, as it was not your place to save them. | When I first set out on the journey I chose, I was surrounded by naysayers.
They told me it was futile...
They told me I had no hope, no chance of success against the Night Burner...
They all said that I would fail, that I would die a miserable death, alone, surrounded by no ally, no friend, only the bodies of those... | "Ingrates!"
I shouted as a web of purple and black chains rose around me. The King stood from his throne, staring down at me with a cold gaze. His Orb of Judgement glowed with that same colour, keeping me in place. "You have gone against the strings of fate. Your actions have denied a child their destiny. Such transgr... | Sad_Sell_57 | Shalidar13 | 2023-12-30 20:43:09 | 2023-12-30 19:30:51 | 349 | 152 | kflpih9 | kfldsfn | 18uju5p | 18uju5p |
[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... | “I wouldn’t do that if I were you.”
“And why should we listen to you?”
“Okay.” He glanced at the ceiling. “It’s your funeral.”
“What did you say?”
“Don’t listen to him. Just do it.”
The blood made a hollow tinkling sound as it dripped and then splattered into a shallow bowl – a crimson fortune.
“How much do... | deputy1729 | feelinglikecleo | 2023-11-21 19:35:01 | 2023-11-21 18:03:18 | 24 | 18 | ka77hjf | ka6s6n3 | 1804g85 | 1804g85 |
[WP] "Let me make this perfectly clear. You are not saving my daughter from a dragon. She IS a dragon. You are going to protect her and keep her company until she learns how to control her magic." | Sam had read about isekai novels before, where a chosen few are whisked off to fantastic worlds, given epic quests, and become heroes in that foreign land. The most classic, of course, was to save a princess who had been abducted by a dragon, for which the brave knight would be rewarded by the princess's hand in marria... | Tori hummed and rubbed her chin after hearing the woman's request. Nugget looked up at his mount with a few cheeps and a cluck.
"It's a weird one, Nugs." Tori chuckled at her cockatrice, whose snake tail wagged with anticipation. "But money's money and we're the closest magic teachers and bodyguards around... kind of... | Daniel_H212 | HB_DS2013 | 2024-07-02 13:31:27 | 2024-07-02 03:11:40 | 18 | 12 | lba5a5p | lb8chhs | 1dt8ngh | 1dt8ngh |
[WP] You, a warrior mage, lost your sight in battle. You’re able to use magic to see, but doing so drains your powers. You’re always having to choose whether to save your powers to see, or to cast spells. One day, caught in an attack, your combat skills alone aren’t enough. You close your eyes. | I used to be a mage once. Can’t say a great mage - but at least above average. I had great talent, only limited by my small mana pool.
Yet one day I made a mistake - I carelessly entered the boss room without any preparation, without thinking about what all those murals were hinting at along the way. The boss was... | The attacks came in swift and it was hard to dodge them without knowing where they were coming from. To Eagan they felt like they came from all sides all at once. Heck, what did he know, maybe they were coming from all sides, not like he could see the truth of the matter. The worst thing that could happen to a blind ma... | Photon_EU | zeekoes | 2023-04-07 14:51:07 | 2023-04-07 14:22:50 | 137 | 34 | jfbo3dc | jfbk13f | 12ek7b0 | 12ek7b0 |
[WP] You always got strange looks whenever you fed the neighborhood ravens. "I give them food, they give me company," you'd say. One day, a raven excitedly comes up to you and whispers, "A neighbor plots against you, my lord." | In the heart of New York City, I found myself trapped in the soul-sucking routine of a 9-5 office job, yearning for a spark of excitement to break the monotony. Amidst the sea of paperwork, ringing phones, and the drone of office gossip, my one solace was the peculiar habit I had developed over time. Every morning, on ... | I look at the Raven who has spoken now and recognize it is one of the oldest of this Murder. I sigh. “Which one is it this time, Orwell?”
I call him Orwell, as his true name would not be pronounceable in any of the human languages. Orwell looks at me, bows his Head, and says it’s the one you call Emily, the one who ... | cj12327 | StorminWolf | 2023-09-02 14:31:30 | 2023-09-02 14:22:35 | 94 | 12 | jyt9125 | jyt7pmp | 167njgm | 167njgm |
[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. | Healing. Everybody assumes this power I have is all about mending wounds but the truth is much more... complicated. They wondered for a long time why some wounds could be mended but never healed. I told a small lie about the magic speeding up the healing the body does on its own and some wounds just can't heal perfectl... | 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... | BrAiNpUrGe000 | Alargechild | 2023-02-05 14:08:43 | 2023-02-05 06:52:44 | 29 | 17 | j7b51dr | j7a6qvz | 10twqme | 10twqme |
[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. | I realized that with Arboris and Glennan both occupied and Valory missing, there was no one to lead the confused village rabble against the slavering Weres. Their line wavered, afraid in the cold darkness of the sparse winter wood, rattling leaves of dead grass with their feet as the center began to give. A few of the ... | 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... | None | Alargechild | 2023-02-05 18:20:58 | 2023-02-05 06:52:44 | 24 | 17 | j7c4b4e | j7a6qvz | 10twqme | 10twqme |
[WP] Out of all the superpowers out there, you consider yours the most sadistic; you can save any number of innocent people from death in the face of danger, but to gain that ability, you must kill an innocent person. Named after the infamous moral thought experiment, you are... Trolley Man. | Are you familiar with the Trolley Problem?
A common moral thought exercise. There is a runaway trolley heading down a track - a track on which there is a group of people, unable to get out of the way. You have the option to flip a lever and redirect the trolley onto an adjacent rail with a single person on it. This pe... | *"Ooooh I am going to regret this on the cold mornings"*
I mused quietly, desperately trying to rub some life into my shoulder; that landing was just too damn hard. His shadow fell over me, and I knew before even looking up that he would be gloating. Way too many wannabe villains these days taking thier cues from Pro-... | SirPiecemaker | grudthak | 2023-01-31 06:31:39 | 2023-01-31 03:57:34 | 377 | 85 | j6lwd39 | j6lgrp5 | 10pk32s | 10pk32s |
[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. | "The dragon has been slain! All Hail Sir Barkley!" The man was aloft his white horse, a beautiful princess on his back.
"My knight, I am sorry I thought it was time for you to be put out to pasture for your age. The kingdom is in gratitude to you." Sir Barkley bowed.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. It was all part of my jo... | **DOUSE**
As the longsword Wyrmspite blazes to it's fiery glory with the word of power, Sir Tor with a mighty cleave beheaded the drake that was keeping the princess captive.
**IGNITE**
With that word, Wyrmspite douses it's flames and Sir Tor sheathes the sword.
Approaching the cage that held the princess, he had a... | Spiritual_Lie2563 | crabcancer | 2023-02-24 06:57:28 | 2023-02-24 02:37:43 | 179 | 21 | j9smbj5 | j9rtynn | 11a7y6u | 11a7y6u |
[WP] The Gods have come to a consensus and have decided to take back that fire thing that was stolen from them. Man can no longer contain, control or create fire. Fire is once again solely the domain of The Gods | As the lights dimmed, and planes plummeted, the old gods grew satisfied. Blood would be had tonight. A sacrifice for themselves, fit to match their growing outrage. Darkness fell, batteries began to die, food began to spoil. As fires began to spring from the wreckage of humanity, bullets failed to fire, rockets failed ... | I was at the trash can again. I just can't help myself. I know it's dangerous, but it's so pretty. I thought feeding my lighter some old newspaper would give me a quick hit- until I saw that man at the side.
"Taking in a little flame, Jimmy?" The man said.
"Who the hell are you?", I asked him.
"I'm stronger than any... | mementosmoritn | Spiritual_Lie2563 | 2025-02-26 17:12:28 | 2025-02-26 16:10:40 | 24 | 18 | mewz4o3 | mewly5n | 1iyl8pz | 1iyl8pz |
[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. | 20 minutes left.
i pick up my pack. all that's in it are a few weapons and sentimental objects. i don't need anything else.
15 minutes left.
my team is out of sight. it's me against the horde. i bring out my first weapon. a shotgun.
10 minutes left.
the sounds of broken flesh are all to familiar. though now they r... | Zombies shuffle through the park, completely oblivious to my existence. And yet somehow – I haven’t turned. Could I be immune? Is that a thing? I’ve just had the most heartbreaking farewell with loved ones, friends, family, ex-colleagues… I’m ready for the inevitable. Why won’t death come? Why am I still me?
Maybe all... | foxstarfivelol | __noodlejs__ | 2023-07-06 21:44:05 | 2023-07-06 21:14:24 | 152 | 56 | jqy1o6q | jqxx7v2 | 14sghr0 | 14sghr0 |
[WP] "What do you mean you 'accidentally' killed the entire pantheon?" | His pen clattered to the ground, rolling into a corner.
"You... *what?!*"
I looked down in embarrassment, "... yeah."
Taking off his glasses, He stared at me in disbelief.
"What have you... I... the... how..."
"I... just told them... how to do it... and then... *that*!"
His head hit the desk with a he... | I twist my hat nervously between hands still coated in the fine powder that until 5 minutes ago I assumed was powdered sugar. “I mean nothing was labeled it really could have been any one of us.”
Laurence does not move, toilet wand still in hand as I answer.
“Oh damn, this isn’t a joke?” The expression on my face ans... | frachris87 | Zite_reads | 2024-05-13 03:02:02 | 2024-05-12 22:59:39 | 57 | 29 | l3stf47 | l3rwl8z | 1cqjegz | 1cqjegz |
[WP] You wake up in the middle of the night, your arm hangs over the side of your bed. It’s pitch black & your room is shrouded in deep shadow. Something unseen seizes your hand. You grasp it tightly, knowing that first impressions are important & a firm, confident handshake establishes dominance. | “My father always told me to look a man in the eye when you shake his hand,” said Tyler. He spoke firmly and confidently into the dark of his bedroom, hand clasped tightly around…something, just under his bed frame. “I can’t very well look you in the eyes if I can’t see you, friend.”
“Not a man,” said a quiet voice, ... | How is it that two beings of power come together? A quest draws a hero to a villain? An unanswerable question drives one to an unimaginable terror?
Rumelda Stimple had lost a half dozen customers to the bedroom. I'd only heard about it in passing. She keeps a low profile, and when you enter her inn you wouldn't know s... | None | ANakedCowboy | 2023-02-25 23:57:06 | 2023-02-25 23:13:14 | 2,072 | 80 | ja0rozz | ja0lueh | 11bvx53 | 11bvx53 |
[WP] Legendary heroes are won at auction to overcome a kingdom's latest threat from evil. Unable to afford the top dollar offerings, your kingdom was only able to win a hero on a clearance sale. | "Alright, what have you got?"
Fealorn coughed and scratched himself rudely. The proud Queen grimaced at the sight of what passed for hope in her Kingdom. She cleared her throat and composed herself.
"Brave hero, we have contracted you to destroy a terrible evil that has ravaged our lands."
She spoke her words to th... | "Allow me to parley with Lord Gerant, My King." Average Hero PsyQuin said. "I swear to you, I will come back with favorable terms."
"We are surrounded, Your Grace. It may be the time to extend an olive branch." Advisor Plum said.
King Oliver Slate sat with unmoving face. Never one to give up the offensive, King Slate... | jpb103 | None | 2023-06-11 23:59:54 | 2023-06-11 21:04:28 | 282 | 29 | jnudfta | jntrdeg | 1473m9m | 1473m9m |
[WP] "I engineered you to be a villain. Lack of empathy, lack of morals, deriving pleasure from the pain and suffering of others, I even gave you power and ability for you to abuse. So how could it be that not only you are not a villain, but also a hero in the eyes of others?" | “Because I am a reflection of their worst selves—or maybe not worst, but the most basic version of who they are. When they see me, they see what they wish to be. As perverse as it may be, humanity basks in my savagery.
“Every act of pain I inflict, they cheer. Every injustice I propose, they support. Every lie I tell... | The Governor's hair smelled of lavender. Her grip was respectably firm as she shook my hand. The Nobel Peace Prize was bestowed upon me. An impressionist work covered half of the reward, a rendition of a scene of well-to-do men and women enjoying a park.
Her eyes crinkled as she smiled at me, thanking me for the work ... | None | None | 2023-01-09 23:00:16 | 2023-01-09 20:02:00 | 46 | 26 | j3o9pde | j3nguye | 107n18a | 107n18a |
[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. | "Oh the toe bone's connected to the foot bones" she stomped down hard with the spike of her heel, crushing her captor's pinky toe, forcing him to let go as he squealed and hopped around in pain.
"The foot bone's connected to the talus bone" as she swept down and flipped the second man by his ankle onto his backside.
... | Doctor Julian Shephard watched as one of the men who ambushed his groups wagon fought for air. His blood spilled onto the bright green grass under him. Julian's traveling companions were tied up, but they hadn't bothered to do the same to him due to the cross patch he wore indicating he was a do... | Tequima | None | 2023-01-13 00:24:17 | 2023-01-12 23:48:48 | 152 | 43 | j43z545 | j43tyew | 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... | Healers talk to Karoun.
No one really thinks about that, the implications of talking to Death. *Healers* talking to Death. Those who *do* rationalize it as a battle, a fight. A metaphysical conflict with sword and shield against the Hydra of Death.
The terrible truth is that it isn't. It never was. Healers talk to Ka... | joalheagney | Faendan | 2023-01-13 05:27:40 | 2023-01-13 05:14:39 | 20 | 12 | j452krj | j4515dd | 10a7zca | 10a7zca |
[WP] You are the latest generation in a rather unique family business. Your family has been finding new jobs for out-of-work gods. Your great-great-grandma was particularly proud of giving Odin the job of Santa. You knew it was going to be a long day when you saw an anxious Loki in your lobby. | "Hm, yeah I know what you mean. The family business had some part in that, actually."
My response made my buddy give me the 'you better finish this story and not just leave it like that' look. I sighed and continued.
"Well, you know what we do. So imagine you're me, some decades ago, having just inherited the family ... | I walked into my offebuilding, the coffee to go in my right hand, a big folder in my other hand. I hated Wednesday mornings. Everyone seemed rather pleased with the workweek halfways over, but somehow for me Wednesdays are always days filled with agony.
As I walked through the rotating doors and past my receptionis... | disenjoyment | printedNightmares | 2023-03-31 06:11:43 | 2023-03-31 05:38:37 | 231 | 41 | jedk1s8 | jedhccy | 1277dhm | 1277dhm |
[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?" | The door opened on its squeaky hinges, and He stepped in. His aura filled the room instantly, and every eye in the place snapped to him immediately.
"Who did it?" The words were spoken quietly. Too quietly. His face wasn't smiling, the aura that radiated off of him wasn't producing joy or happiness. A solemn weight s... | “God dammit, Storm Breaker get off the table” I shouted at her. The job was kind of tough, considering the fact that I was just an ordinary person in a room full of drunk super villains. at least the pay was good and there were plenty of benefits.
“Hey bartender, another one please-“ Hive Mind was interrupted by the ... | InsomniaFTW | G0lden_Puppet | 2024-10-17 23:17:52 | 2024-10-17 20:39:45 | 29 | 18 | lsfyuua | lsf7s6o | 1g5kua3 | 1g5kua3 |
[WP] After attempting to burn a witch who just flew off cackling, a town has to come to terms with the fact that it has clearly been accusing and burning innocent people up till now. | "Everyone calm down!" said the mayor, hoping to stop the mob from torching his house. "There still is no proof that the other girls weren't witches!"
He had gotten elected on his anti-witch campaign. The first thing he did when he became mayor was burn 20 yo... | In the quaint, isolated town of Elden, nestled between dense forests and a winding river, fear ruled. For years, the townsfolk had been plagued by what they believed to be the sinister deeds of witches. Livestock were found mutilated, crops failed, and children fell ill with no explanation. The town’s solution had alwa... | blasket04 | ThisIsTrix | 2023-08-16 07:16:16 | 2023-08-16 04:28:52 | 48 | 25 | jweercu | jwdzqim | 15s3c7f | 15s3c7f |
[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. | The whizzing air would have blown out my ears under normal circumstances, but I didn't mind. What annoyed me was the storm that he flew through. My eyes were shut so tight, they nearly froze going through the clouds. My cybernetic ear implants continued to buzz in my ear, blocking out moisture and the speed of the wi... | '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 ... | imakhink | --Socks-- | 2023-11-18 01:11:50 | 2023-11-18 00:38:56 | 803 | 376 | k9pmb29 | k9pi5jd | 17xs2q1 | 17xs2q1 |
[WP] "Listen, you're fine, I'm- stop screaming- I'm not going to hurt you. Yes, opening the Dark Book summons The One Who Ends, but that whole thing where I kill the reader is hogwash. Now, would you kindly direct me to the one who tricked you into opening my book? *Intent* is important, after all." | Helena leapt back from the book as eldrich energy shot up from its pages. She had just opened it and barely had chance to register the script, written in human blood if she was not mistaken, when the bolt of energy had shot up from within it. Her one attempt to close the book had been made in vain, and instead she kept... | The invitation hit my inbox at the right time for me to open it immediately. I waited to respond but only to show I was in control. I wasn't and five minutes ticked by slowly as I waited, writing my reply in my head, fuck yes I'll come and hold your hand while you die.
I didn't wait for another message as I got up and... | Cooky1993 | Voyage_of_Roadkill | 2023-04-11 10:31:05 | 2023-04-11 06:33:40 | 20 | 12 | jft6xc9 | jfsqi6r | 12hto97 | 12hto97 |
[WP] As a superhero, you discover your sidekick has been dating the villain’s henchperson for months. It’s all fine and good until you learn how the villain treats them at home. | He wasn't... isn't? a bad sidekick. I actually really appreciate his help but lately when we've been fighting Veneera and her illusions... I noticed that Dareboy has been pulling his punches when fighting Mysteria. This didn't bother me, I pull my punches with a lot of foes, don't want to take off their heads, they n... | When he told me that they went out together I was terrified. I raised this boy by myself, and although I knew he had a golden heart, he was sometimes quite naïve. I didn’t blame him – constantly fighting the bad guys doesn’t give you the best experience in dealing with people. Still, I needed to protect him, so I made ... | Diregamer | Teikhos-Dymaion | 2023-10-22 00:24:51 | 2023-10-21 22:39:43 | 52 | 28 | k5wkd0c | k5w63xl | 17d30cq | 17d30cq |
[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. | I begged him to kill me instead of using his powers.
I was making a getaway after stealing a carton of eggs from a local grocery store. A new superhero chased me down and wrestled me into a tangle mess of zip-ties. He sat me against a brick wall in a dark alleyway.
"There's a small knife in my boot. Use it slowly fo... | "Fear me, peons of the machine!" The villain cried, standing atop the rubble of City Hall. "I will break you, I will reshape you, I will cure you of this plague of-"
Suddenly, his villainous monolog ceased. Not quite as suddenly as he was teleported to a small white room, but it was close.
"Capitalism... oh DAMNIT,... | VegaVisions | SlightlyColdWaffles | 2023-02-01 15:03:27 | 2023-02-01 12:36:41 | 198 | 92 | j6s7cbw | j6rol9h | 10qpsam | 10qpsam |
[WP] You're the first test subject for an experimental super soldier serum. You are told the truth only after you transform into something not quite human anymore. | *HSSS*
*SLURP*
"What. Am. I ?!?!?"
Henry said thickly, forcing coherence through his strange new mouth. What were these things inside his mouth, they felt like tendons!?
His examiner, who had introduced themselves as Lt. Grint, kept staring at him with a hawk-like intensity, and simply instructed:
"Discipline your... | The warm western wind sneaks into the apartment through an open window. The curtains, which The Soldier only now notices are not made of cloth but taped together newspapers, crinkle and threaten to tear apart.
The Doctor tells him that the procedure is complete. They are not at the military base like The Soldier imag... | IamtheBoomstick | ApprehensivePen | 2023-08-06 02:37:05 | 2023-08-06 00:54:21 | 47 | 22 | juzcf3f | juyzml6 | 15j8mzq | 15j8mzq |
[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 made their presence known through the first strike.
Entire cities burnt and levelled, countless lives lost.
Our continents were forcefully reshaped under their endless barrage, our defences were a mockery of warfare in the face of their technology.
As the firestorms charred our world, they left, leaving the few w... | 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... | Hell-Kite | Ok_Spinach_4615 | 2023-03-26 16:31:09 | 2023-03-26 09:26:29 | 751 | 25 | jdrev87 | jdq6n3o | 122d3v5 | 122d3v5 |
[WP] You were kidnapped by a villain and he gloats about how you're bait for his arch-nemesis, and you'll be dead soon. You sigh and just look at him. "Buddy, its not that hero you need to worry about....its my wife." and he looks at you perplexed. | "Your wife?" The villain, known as James the Terrible, because he was terrible at villainy, seemed amused. I would have pinched the bridge of my nose if my hands hadn't been tied. "She's a lovely, tiny slip of a girl. We had her followed, of course. She's harmless. Completely ordinary. We thought this through Jason. Ho... | “Ahahah,” Vithego laughed maniacally. “I finally got you.”
“Yea you got me, what now?” I asked nonchalantly.
“I kill you as soon as The Champion arrives and then I kill him,” The Villain said.
“Ohh, good plan,” I said. “Too bad you will be eaten alive before he arrives.”
“What?” Vithego asked.
“... | Inara_Serras87 | Nellthe | 2023-02-14 15:13:38 | 2023-02-14 13:12:15 | 253 | 171 | j8idage | j8hxkdz | 1120hb5 | 1120hb5 |
[WP] As the god of reincarnations, when neither Hell nor Heaven want a soul, it is your job to reincarnate it appropriately. One specific soul keeps coming back to you not so long after each reincarnation. After a while, you decide to investigate why the soul keeps coming back to you. | Technicalities. That's how this tortured one keeps coming to my office. That's the conclusion I've come to after investigating this case. Hell rejects the goody goodies, and Heaven rejects anyone who deliberately ends his life prematurely.
The trouble is, this soul seems to desire Heaven, but also has chronic termina... | 99912672036.
Why did that number keep coming up? Every time I saw it, it would be marked:
* Heaven: Refused
* Hell: Denied Entry
It's not uncommon to see a number more than once; someone may need to be reincarnated a few times to become worthy of Heaven or Hell. But I had this number memorized. Sometimes they'd be b... | Pokerfakes | insertcaffeine | 2023-02-01 02:46:24 | 2023-02-01 02:04:14 | 52 | 34 | j6q77rf | j6q1fbx | 10q4wxq | 10q4wxq |
[WP] Humans are the proverbial "Sleeping Giant," and thus make remarkably good deterrents. A common tactic of the Galactic Federation is to simply call in a human warship, such as the USS "Fuck Around and, FindOut," and simply let it sit nearby. Peace Talks happen within the week. | It was an unusually busy day on GalHub 4. The Ritians and the UnderRitians were at each other's throats, the coffee printers were on the fritz, and the Logari embassy was on fire. The whole station seemed to be about to boil over into one big tangle of diplomatic incidents.
The call center was sinking into an ocean of... | “Zorvax and Xalaxites are getting into it again in Sector 37AZ,” Zorba said while checking reports on his monitor.
“That’s what like fourth time this week?” Yulok asked scratching one of his heads with his middle tentacle.
“Fifth actually,” Zorba said looking over the reports.
“Is it time?” Yulok asked. “Should we c... | BreakfastInSymphony | Nellthe | 2023-03-07 00:51:38 | 2023-03-06 22:31:23 | 503 | 259 | jb7k0xo | jb70ypq | 11keke0 | 11keke0 |
[WP] They stole you from your world when you were but a young girl, and they forged you into a magical weapon that has been feared across the cosmos. Now that the war is over and you've won, they send you back to the moment before they captured you. The skills, PTSD, and memories? Those never fade. | I was 13 when I was stolen away in the night. Pulled through the invisible cracks in the universe, my soul strained through a sieve so fine not even lone atoms could pass.
When I was reformed amidst their greatest teachers, it must have been such a shock to them.
They said that they had been trying to summon their a... |
I stared at the monster in my closet. He had red glowing eyes and two pointy horns on his head.
“Go away! I told my mummy about you and she said you’re not *real*. So leave me alone!”
The monster smiled at me, his fangs reflecting the moonlight coming through my window.
“That’s fine. If I’m not re... | ShadowPouncer | TheCryingScotsman | 2023-01-08 16:47:30 | 2023-01-08 15:36:34 | 119 | 62 | j3hhb3u | j3h6w2i | 106ilyd | 106ilyd |
[WP] you were bitten, you know your time is counted. So as a final act you decided drink all the booze and beer you collected until you passed out. The next morning you wake up with a headache but...still human | "I doubt it's a cure," our doctor said. "Since you started pouring back nearly half our liquor ten minutes after you got back from scavenging, nearly dying of alcohol poisoning may have disinfected your entire body in the worst way possible. Frankly, you are lucky everyone here is happier that you are getting better th... | I awoke with a pulse in my head, a rhythmic throbbing so undeniable that I had to concede right then and there that it had become my heart and that I had passed on. It was only when I felt sweat on my brow and the clamminess of my wrists that it occurred to me that somehow I was still alive, still human. Which was shoc... | -___-_-___-_-_ | armageddon_20xx | 2023-01-23 04:36:57 | 2023-01-23 03:48:10 | 129 | 38 | j5i9rlr | j5i41lb | 10iw46i | 10iw46i |
[WP] "Fate has found you," said the sword buried in your rye field. "Wield me and banish the darkness, chosen one," it said. Problem is, you're a farmer in your 50s with more hair left on your gleaming head than you have patience for 'fate' and 'chosen ones.' | “By the holy order, you have been ordained to smite evil. Wield me, chosen of fate.” A single beam of sunshine broke through the dark clouds to illuminate the massive four and a half foot tall greatsword.
Walking nearby, George the Deaf looked over, slightly surprised.
“What?”
“Fate has found you,” said the obnoxio... | "Woss that?" Alaron muttered as he smacked the dirty blade against his plow, brow furrowed. There was no doubt it was a sword, and a very old one from the look of it.
*The Darkness is gathering...*
Alaron looked around his field, but there was no one there. The voice didn't seem to come from the blade...it was just... | Kinetic42 | Vaeon | 2025-01-21 17:27:05 | 2025-01-21 17:23:28 | 97 | 38 | m8dpv10 | m8dp29f | 1i6kjw1 | 1i6kjw1 |
[WP] She hadn't made a milkshake in years for fear that they would return.. She starts the blender reluctantly.. In the distance, screams.. The boys had returned. They were. coming to her yard. | She needed the milkshake like an addict needs a fix. The blender sound alone brought her tongue to salivation, but in the same moment it brought her ears to attention. A different kind of rumble reached her and she knew, as she had known before pressing down the 'On' button, that it was the boys en route to her yard.
... | Sarah awoke startled from her afternoon nap. She had only meant to lie down for a few minutes, and here she was 2 hours later, groggy and disoriented. She remembered her dream vividly, though, and her stomach gurgled just thinking about it.
She had been moments away from taking a sip of the most delectable looking cho... | velabas | NUBUKU_ | 2025-01-19 21:34:58 | 2025-01-19 16:25:02 | 20 | 14 | m81ww5p | m8035kq | 1i4zr9w | 1i4zr9w |
[WP] Just two people sitting on a park bench. No gods or monsters or spies or supernatural elements -- just two people sitting. | "That's it then, eh?"
"That's it."
"Just the two of us on a bench."
"All ya need, really."
"Not exactly compelling, is it?"
"Who said it has to be? Everyone's out there bringing Death Itself, God, the Devil, floating head numbers and time travel... A little inconsequential chat would be nice, wouldn't it?"
"I gue... | He felt a tingle on his cheek, where the wisp of wind touched aging skin. Breathing in deep smells of fresh cut grass and blooming roses, life wasn’t all that bad. He rubbed his thighs with his hands to stem the slight ache of walking that accompanied him everywhere nowadays. Oh how he remembered the days where he coul... | Joelin8r | zeekoes | 2023-03-24 18:21:40 | 2023-03-24 17:46:32 | 125 | 23 | jdity87 | jdiohfy | 120orzx | 120orzx |
[WP] You’re a scientist stuck in an Russian Artic research station. You’ve just killed your only colleague because the mysterious figures hidden in the snowstorm told you to do it. | I sigh, sliding out of the cab with practiced ease. The Amazon was shaking, pale and mostly still in shock from her actions. She didn't even register my scooping the hero into a bodybag, plopping it into the trunk, and escorting her into the cab. Amazon returned after i took Nike's phone from her, the seat belt restrai... | I arrived at the scene of the call, and know immediately this is not going to be a normal job. It looks like a tornado went through here; metals are twisted around, there's scorched marks everywhere, deep gouges on the concretes. And there at the middle, the Hero Prometheus is lying on the ground with blood pooling aro... | Mr_Nobody_14 | kekubuk | 2023-04-28 02:54:03 | 2023-04-28 02:31:19 | 31 | 22 | ji09pjt | ji06qba | 13133v7 | 13133v7 |
[WP] As you tuck your daughter into bed, she tells you that there's a monster in her closet. Thinking she's just being a kid, you open the closet to show her there's nothing there, but you instead find your daughter who tells you that there's someone in her bed. | Orion was all of fifteen when he first discovered his superpowers. Which *sounded* cool, sure, but... his hometown was boring.
Fairview wasn't Springfield, wasn't Seaside; the population of the entire county over the past decade combined was barely a fraction of a block in New York City. Fairview's biggest claim to f... | "Amelia? What...?"
I spin back to look at Amelia's bed. Amelia is there, her hands clutching the edges of her favorite blanket like she has the willies. She looks at the closet with wide eyes, her long black hair framing her terror at what she sees in there.
I look back at the closet and see Amelia standing in betwee... | notcarrie | CarthagePlate_210 | 2024-01-08 10:55:43 | 2023-06-26 00:32:06 | 36 | 11 | null | jpj58q2 | 190yicv | 14ipem3 |
[WP] You’re a mercenary hired by adventurers to defeat the boss. After the battle, they loot the treasure and abandon you wounded. The defeated boss crawls over and says, “Guess we’re both expendable, huh?” | 'Guess we are. You gonna kill me now?'
"Depends. How's that wound?"
'You tell me. It's at least half my ribs broken, you asshole.'
"Eh, I was holding back. Yep, non-fatal. No mercy kill for you."
'Wait. You're letting me live?'
"Sure. You were Just doing your job."
'Don't try to play the I'm-actually-good card. Y... | Growing pains:
When an evil lord of chaos, fond of the typical fashion of dictators, decides to burn your town to the ground. And you survive.
First things first.
You probably want revenge.
Sure, your parents taught you the ways of the blade as well as that of the books. So you're not completely new to this pat... | hatabou_is_a_jojo | Jamaican_Dynamite | 2024-12-17 18:21:07 | 2024-12-17 18:11:49 | 155 | 55 | m2j46t8 | m2j2ew1 | 1hgdd2n | 1hgdd2n |
[WP] Your teachers always warned you to never, under any circumstances, cast a resurrection spell on someone still alive, but refused to elaborate why. Today your curiosity got the better of you. | Every magic has a price. This has been drilled into us. But what if the price is too high, so high in fact that you won't be able to pay it one lifetime? I found it out the hard way all because of wizarding arrogance and maybe love.
When mortality was discussed in class, we all laughed; for what would death do to a b... | A thin drool trickles, pulling into the fur around Max’s beard. His chest raises and lowers in rasps.
“This the whole family?” Veterinarian Charlie says. “Not waiting for anyone else?”
“This is it.” Mom says.
We have already had time to say goodbye. The doctor readies the injection as the nurse aids us in comforting... | iknowthisischeesy | None | 2023-06-28 20:46:16 | 2023-06-28 20:03:05 | 153 | 56 | jpwnhhg | jpwgms6 | 14li1go | 14li1go |
[WP] The Time Machine was backwards traveling only, and now your stuck in the Medieval Times. You pull out your phone, expecting it to be nonfunctional, but instead find it to be working fine, and the date on the Home Screen reading “October 12th, 952”. | Small fires still burn where the wreckage of the machine landed. I cough and cough, wipe streaming tears from stinging eyes. Where am I? When am I? Force of habit prompts nerveless fingers to fish the phone from my pocket and I blink at the cracked screen.
October 12th, 952
“952,” I gasp. The when explains the wh... | The knights of Lord Wymane surrounded me as their horses neighed and whinnied underneath them.
“Who is't art thee, strange wand'r'r?” asked the largest of the knights.
I panicked, quickly looking around to see if there was a way to escape. The knight nearest to my right side noticed my shiftiness and nudged his horse... | AGuyLikeThat | TheMamaSloth | 2023-03-03 02:34:18 | 2023-03-03 00:33:49 | 101 | 46 | japg1ze | jap05y6 | 11g9l3c | 11g9l3c |
[WP] A mind reader decides to try to play with you, but little does he know you have ADHD and the moment he enters you mind he's gonna get lost in a web of absolutely absurd racing thoughts. | Xrrtklgrz’s laughter boomed through the obsidian paved halls as the pathetic human cowered before his demonic majesty.
“What’s that human? You don’t think you \*belong\* in hell? Well then, there is a simple way to leave.” Xrrtklgrz’s seven lips pulled back from his blacked fangs. “Simply finish these seven impossible... | I got up, it was black. I looked around for a light switch but couldn't find a light switch, wall. I ran but couldn't find and end. Eventually my shoes started to echo.
"Where am I!" I yelled in desperation.
"You're dead," said a voice in a low but sweet voice.
"dead? shouldn't everything be white and cloudy. maybe... | Bagger288writes | hysterical_writings | 2024-08-30 04:13:14 | 2024-08-30 03:25:15 | 65 | 22 | lkmdkvn | lkm7ac2 | 1f46v6z | 1f46v6z |
[WP] Every 1000 years all of the Gods get together for a contest to see who can collect the most souls with a single catastrophic event. Last time Poseidon broke the 1M mark with a Tsunami/earthquake combo. You’re up. | "I win," I said beaming.
"That's not how you play the game, you idiot!" scowled Zeus. Shiva just put all four hands over his face and shook it slowly. The other gods were in various states of shock and disappointment.
"But I win! Top that!"
Not a single deity seemed amused. The echos of the supernova could still be ... | “Lets see you top that!” Poseidon’s voice still echoes in my memories, even after all these years. I stared at the blue and green marble below our domain. Though the toll on the mortals was great, they still rebuilt and improved. I watched as they grew and beat back tragedy.
I thought long and hard on this game among... | porncrank | EndToStart | 2023-04-09 07:56:31 | 2023-04-09 03:25:24 | 366 | 200 | jfjpsuy | jfj1lqc | 12g5br3 | 12g5br3 |
[WP] When the king sent out the berserker to save his daughter from the castle she's in with a ferocious dragon, the Last thing he expected to find in the pile of severed heads the man brought, is the head of the princess herself. And yet it's here, displayed proudly dangling on his hip. | “What the actual hell?”
“What?”
“I sent you to go save my daughter, the princess from a dragon, only to find her head on your fucking hip!”
“Wait, but you put a bounty on her head.”
“No I did not! I asked you to retrieve the princess for 300 gold!”
“Retrieve, meaning retrieve a head.”
“…where did you grow up?”
... | “And here’s the last of them.” Theadore the Gaunt dropped yet another bag filled with severed heads on the floor before the flabbergasted king. On the top of the latest pile was his precious girl’s head. Each of the heads were frozen in a look of confusion and terror.
King Dominan felt fury, but there was nothing he ... | Pope-Francisco | oliverjsn8 | 2023-04-03 16:16:14 | 2023-04-03 12:31:19 | 127 | 73 | jesvh2m | jes1eue | 12ahea7 | 12ahea7 |
[WP] The hero is 16, he raises his wand. The villain steps into a time warp. Now the hero is 26, with a wife and two kids. Just fired, behind on the mortgage, the car blew its transmission. What else could go wrong? The "villain" reappears. | "What do you mean, happier?", the Demon asked incredulously. "No mortal is happy in Hell, that's the point of Hell!"
The Angel sighed. "You don't understand. This Man, he's lived a virtuous life. Married a good woman, raised morally strong children, avoided Sin. Not out of desire to live a righteous life. Oh no, if o... | I thought the War would be eternal. I honestly did.
But Zaphaniel's reaction told me everything.
"There's... " The angel sighed. "Look. There's been a conclave about how we've been doing things."
"Did one of you hop down to the dirt for a visit?"
A wounded look was my reward.
"Yes."
"Saw the television, saw the l... | Warboss_Squee | Radiophage | 2023-06-29 19:47:10 | 2023-06-29 18:53:18 | 1,346 | 133 | jq1b2ld | jq12ksk | 14m6mdv | 14m6mdv |
[WP] Not all Dragons hoard gold. Some run the greatest libraries and repositories of knowledge in the world, others search for the greatest experiences and sights the worlds can offer. One dragon has a rather unusual fascination. | "What, you want gold or something?"
"Well, no, not really. But that artillery has caught my eye."
"The what?" The clerk asked, baffled. The specialist the government had reached out to was unusual, as it was a dragon, and had declined most forms of payment available for the work. The drake nodded with a slight grin.
... | We turned the cold dark halls and froze. You could hear the bellows of the beast echoing through the chamber of the halls. We must press on, I thought to myself.
The king had sent us to not only slay the foul beast, but to use its riches to better the kingdom. Even though fear swelled in my belly like the gnawing hung... | Primus_Drago | Lilpoopiesquat | 2023-04-23 18:17:57 | 2023-04-23 18:09:01 | 61 | 14 | jhf6mkw | jhf5c52 | 12wghc8 | 12wghc8 |
[WP] The dragon spoke, "Release my human, and we will leave you all in peace. Do not, and I will reduce your walls to rubble to rescue them myself." | ‘More tea, Frilon?’
INDUBITABLY. OHOHOHO…
“I knew it!”
‘Oh shit, Frilon!’
WHO DARES ENTER THE LAIR OF THE MIGHTY-
“Drop the act, I knew you two were up to something.”
(I THINK HE KNOWS)
‘(He could be bluffing. Do the usual)’
“Woah! Oi, stop that.”
DO NOT DODGE THE TAILSWIPES TO THE LEFT, UGLY KNIGHT.
“Princes... | "I would like to talk to you about the two types of dragon. About the difference between good dragons and evil. I'm sure you know that good dragons do not care about hording treasure. They don't have endless piles of useless trinkets they protect religiously, in contrast to evil dragons, who amass sizable hordes of gol... | hatabou_is_a_jojo | PrinceCheddar | 2025-01-13 03:24:23 | 2023-01-28 21:58:22 | 101 | 21 | null | j6aa6av | 1hzzhzi | 10nb6cj |
[WP] “Why should I care what you think, dad? Humans only live for a hundred years if they’re lucky! Me and mom will be here for thousands!” | \- *Why should I care what you think, Dad? Humans only live for a hundred years, if they're lucky! Me and Mom will be here for thousands!*
Emilien looked up at his father, with what he hoped would be smug expression of superiority. But what he saw instantly wiped any of it from his face. He heard stories of "scary hum... | “Why should I care what you think, Dad? Humans only live for a hundred years if they’re lucky! Me and mom will be here for thousands!”
David pursed his lips as he looked at his superpowered son and wife, Kevin and Martha. This month had been… challenging to say the least when Kevin finally got his power on his 20th bi... | wiqr | Necessary_Ad_2762 | 2024-08-14 20:33:18 | 2024-08-14 18:27:50 | 31 | 16 | li4rgrz | li43utx | 1es40qy | 1es40qy |
[WP] Every five years your island society must retreat into bunkers to avoid the month long flood. Out of boredom and rebellion, you surface to find no floodwaters at all. Just the face-less creatures. | “Complete remission?”
“Yes, Sir,” the AI droned.
“In 100% of the test subjects?”
“Yes, Sir.”
“Well, this is certainly unexpected. Double check the selection of terminal cancer patients as the test subjects for Bio-Weapon X. Were they all genuinely independent selections?”
“No anomalies found, Sir. All subjects wer... | I was deep with my hideout, together with my acolytes trying to engineer a new bioweapon for a customer.
I was...a scientist, in search of breakthroughs, willing to do anything to push humanity to new heights...
But most called me a supervillain, a mad scientist...
Well, I can't help it, can I?
I need subjects ... | BobDowling64 | TheWanderingBook | 2024-11-03 14:33:02 | 2024-11-03 07:13:49 | 256 | 65 | null | m6x786u | 1giga2o | 1i0ckmr |
[WP] You’re a park ranger of a very dense forest and you take care of everything, including the supernatural cryptids. One day, a murder happens in your forest and the culprit evades the authorities. You then politely ask the cryptids for their aid in the culprit’s capture. They agree. | One thing the park ranger training doesn't tell you about is the sapient non-humans living in the forest. They're good folks, very reclusive, but with some persistence, and a whole lot of respect, you can form a relationship with them.
Gren is one of those who frequently works with the rangers, he's a Leshen, and a da... | A wise man once said ‘when man cannot answer a question, ask his Mother, Nature.’
Okay no wise man said that. I made it up one night when I was sleep deprived but it’s made sense this far so I’m rolling with it.
When I first got notified by the authorities that a murder had taken place in the forest I serve, I feare... | Technical_Inaji | HMShaikh217 | 2023-12-24 19:38:32 | 2023-12-24 19:09:56 | 156 | 87 | kerz14u | keruops | 18pruyp | 18pruyp |
[WP] The genie tries to warn you of the implications before you cut him off, "I have no intention of wishing for it, but hypothetically, could you grant it?" you ask. "Yes, technically" the genie relents. | \- *So... that means I can wish for the light speed to be lower than sound speed?*
\- *Yes, but Master, remember..*
\- *As I said, I have no intention to wish for it. But just to be clear... so I can also wish for light speed to not be constant? For causality to not exist? For the Electron to be the same size and cha... | **Note**: Please understand this isn't meant to be a comment or stance on anything, its just where the prompt took me as I thought through it.
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“Technically?” I repeat the word back, trying to make sure I weigh the veracity of the djinn’s response.
“Well yes,” it replies... | mauricioszabo | karmus | 2024-08-05 17:05:30 | 2024-08-05 14:03:00 | 250 | 102 | lgmv7y1 | lglxobh | 1ekkt7e | 1ekkt7e |
[WP] You’re a hero with a weird name. “Anything for $20”. You gain the ability to do anything, as long as you’re offered $20. Everyone takes it as a joke, until one day there’s a cataclysm, and someone offers you $20 to end it. | I watched as the shower of moon fragments started to fell, as the fleet of alien spaceships shattered it.
We were next.
The superheroes and villains gathered together, ready to face off the enemy.
I was a hero, a lowly one due to my name: "Anything for 20$", as most people thought I was a joke.
It was exactly l... | "I had no idea," I mumbled to myself. My arms were still shaking as I sat slumped in the rubble of what used to be a bank. Or maybe it had been a high rise?
It didn't really matter, but my mind raced, trying to comprehend the buildings original form as I sprawled out on a heap of debris. Maybe if I could make sense of... | TheWanderingBook | Croanthos | 2025-02-24 04:32:07 | 2025-02-24 04:29:21 | 150 | 34 | muvu35d | megtfi9 | 1kya9un | 1iwoj82 |
[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. | **The November Battlefield**
——
“This is what happens when nobody believes," Father Christmas spat a wad of blood and wiped his eye with a once white fuzzy cuff that now matched the hue of his suit.
The November battlefield was once beautiful.
Falling leaves on the ground. Poetry in the wind. Nostalgia in the hea... | In the gentle snowfall that blew across the fields of November, the warning seemed to echo into nothingness. Where the snow melted against the scattered hay and dead leaves stood Samhain, the lord of Halloween. He wore a wreath of twisted twigs around which his dark hair tangled and fell to his shoulders. His cloak ble... | wyrdfiction | a15minutestory | 2023-10-31 15:37:42 | 2023-10-31 15:36:58 | 84 | 17 | k78p1n4 | k78oxko | swrrul | 17kkc6e |
[WP] You're are a lovable superhero with an oddly horrifying name. You're fighting your arch nemesis but they decide to take it too far. Now you have show them the true meaning behind your name. | The Champion.
That's what those who were on his side would call him, conveniently ommiting simple matter of what kind of a Champion he was. Those who would stand against him found Champion To the God of Death to be a mouthful, and thus called him the Death Knight.
A hero to one is a villain to another, after all.
If... | Part 1 of 2
Dreadword was well-known as "The Cheerful Curselord" - much changed from how he was originally called "The Hateful Hexlord". From a hateful, vindictive utterer of curses against anyone he had even the slightest of vendettas against, his time in the Council of Altruists had changed him. He had now become as... | wiqr | MC_Hans84 | 2024-02-27 08:44:29 | 2024-02-27 03:38:43 | 93 | 40 | kscmh53 | ksbq1cs | 1b0yben | 1b0yben |
[WP] The men in your family die the moment they turn 18, due to a curse cast on one of your ancestors by a witch. You turned 18 a week ago and are still living, and as a result a descendant of the witch has arrived to figure out why you didn't die. | It has been a few days since my 18th birthday, almost a week in fact. This is something that was not supposed to happen. Which is why an ancient enemy has decided to meet me.
“Well speak of the devil, you’re actually still alive.” A young feminine voice from behind me said.
“Amen to that.” I say as I turn to look b... | She showed up outside my door one night in the form of a fierce wind. Dark and foreboding, her powers buffeted the house, searching for an answer. Any ordinary person might have assumed a hurricane or tornado was on its way, and check the weather forecast in confusion, but I knew.
I felt a sinking feeling in my... | firestrom8265 | Ilovemycatsandfamily | 2023-04-21 11:55:00 | 2023-04-21 08:01:07 | 106 | 23 | jh4tijz | jh4bqrx | 12te9f1 | 12te9f1 |
[WP] You married a fairy and experienced drastic physical changes. Enduring intense hunger, constant salivation, and even the strange sensation of your body dissolving inside a cocoon. But you hate the color of your wings. You are sorrowful and disappointed, despite your partner consoling you. | "My wings! They're... shades of grey? But I wanted to be beautiful, like you..."
"Honey, you are beautiful. I married you, remember?"
"Yeah I guess. But you look like a rainbow, and I'm... nothing."
"Honey..."
The grey-winged fairy's partner thought for a bit. There was probably a magical solution faster than thera... | "*Oh, this is weird.*" Amber laughed at my... well, not distress. What emotion was this? "*I'm not used to being smaller than everyone else.*"
"Aww, but you're so cute!" Amber embraced me, causing me to laugh.
"Do you always feel everything so... intensely?"
"Not all the time. When stuff gets intense, then yeah, a f... | Metalcastr | ArbitraryChaos13 | 2023-07-18 03:11:43 | 2023-07-18 00:57:39 | 65 | 40 | jsepi9n | jse8s9a | 1528p9i | 1528p9i |
[WP] A drug is discovered that stops all effects of aging. You decide to not take it. 20 years pass and the side effects are discovered. | Heading towards the 2070s, it seemed like every year, there was some new pharmaceutical wonder drug. Wanna improve your eyesight? Pop a pill. Want to be smarter? More attractive? Want to be the best version of yourself?
Well, there were pills promising to do all that and then some. The one thing nobody had cracked yet... | It seemed like a wonderful idea, really. Immortality was the stuff of dreams, of myths, something people had been chasing for eons. And now, finally, it was here.
She should have been desperate for it; so many were. There has never been a drug shortage like it, but then there had never been a single drug that everyon... | AnthonyQuantum | DinoAnkylosaurus | 2024-10-16 04:58:18 | 2024-10-16 04:16:17 | 90 | 65 | ls5navm | ls5iil8 | 1g4laat | 1g4laat |
[WP] Their rep was a lie, they lost the fight. It wasnt even close. But then everyone hears on the radio: 'ok the civilians are out of the city... thats your cue, stop playing with this guy and end him' | "Your reputation was grossly overstated, Adaman! I was told you were ferocious, that your power was undefeatable, that you were fierce and terrible. I've only been toying with you to see if you've got something more, but it's been an hour and you're not even trying. It's almost impressive that you're still breathing fr... | CW: Violence and Murder at the end.
Freddy was grinning maliciously as he watched his eternal foe, Blair, struggles to get off the ground covered in bruises and blood. The man sneered as the African-American used a car to stand up and took some deep breaths.
“Is this all the power you had?!” The man taunted his foe. ... | Zero_Burn | TojiSSB | 2024-12-28 21:26:08 | 2024-12-28 15:53:11 | 80 | 59 | m4940gl | m47fckz | 1ho7u48 | 1ho7u48 |
[WP]Adam and Eve wrote the Bible to cover up the real evil they committed that got them kicked out of Eden. This is the story of what really happened. | In the beginning, there was just Adam and Eve. And then Eve ate the apple and thus Adam and Eve were kicked out of the garden of Eden and thus began life on earth. Except, Adam and Eve may have changed the story a little.
Truth be told, there were four. Adam and Eve, their sweet little daughter and her best friend, a... | "Have you ever seen an oroborus?" an old man asks a child with a distant look in his eye.
"The snake eating it's own tail?" The child replies cautiously.
Grandpa Adam was always a bit strange but Noah loved to hear his and Grandma Eves stories.
No one knew exactly how old they were but they'd out survived many ge... | Advanced_Frosting750 | UnderstandPhysics | 2024-08-30 02:59:31 | 2024-08-30 02:45:01 | 27 | 12 | lkm3nko | lkm1k17 | 1f4iwcz | 1f4iwcz |
[WP] In a world where lycanthropy has no known cure, you were thrown into quarantine after being bitten. It's been one whole month and... | The doctors felt somehow stronger than the cops had when they saw the bite, manhandling me into a chair, mumbling science babble I couldn't understand. Lights in my eyes. Tugs on my ears. Clip on my finger, heart monitor going *beep, beep, beep.*
"Open the window more."
The half-cocked blinds zipped open.
"Open the ... | I stared up at the ceiling, lying on my back. Around me, I could hear the chatter of a few other suspected cases. They spoke with each other, though the tension was obvious. Many like me had fallen silent, waiting for the inevitable.
Today marked one lunar month since most of us had been bitten. Although some were sus... | Alcorailen | Shalidar13 | 2024-03-28 20:40:24 | 2024-03-28 20:36:55 | 36 | 26 | kx0e41e | kx0dhih | 1bpzu5h | 1bpzu5h |
[WP] "Your total will be...wait this can't be right." The cashier turned around and called the manager over. The manager then quickly shooed the employee away as they took over at the register. "I'm sorry for the delay, we haven't had one of your kind in awhile, your total comes to 3 souls." | "...these are goat souls..." The manager stared blankly like I just slapped his face with a trout.
"Were you expecting human souls for a few jars of pickled newt eyes and goat's blood?" I was just as perplexed as he was in disbelief at the payment I just offered on the table.
He pointed to some obscured signage peeki... | What. The. Hell? How on earth did a retail store, of all places, guess that I was an immortal? Something strange was happening. I’ve been around the block, so to speak, my fair share of times. It was pretty clear that if I just paid and left, I would be taking a meaningful loss. So I had to stall.
“Your price is t... | Tregonial | NoOn3_1415 | 2023-09-01 18:37:22 | 2023-09-01 18:32:22 | 79 | 59 | jypbnat | jypasp8 | 1678ja3 | 1678ja3 |
[WP] "Why do we make laser grids like these?" "What do you mean?" "I mean instead of a messy random arrangement of lasers that a nimble intruder might be able to jump through, why not a simple grid wall with no gaps large enough to allow a person to pass through?" | "Non-escalation."
"What?"
"It's an unwritten rule in the villain rulebook. Always leave ways for the hero to break in, stop you, etc. Helps keep the government from going all out on us. A laser grid like you're talking about ends up with a whole lot of dead secret agents. You ever hear of Doctor Clypse?"
"Yeah, he's... | Nish stared over at his coworker, Yim, like the girl was a dumb, golden-haired rock.
"One, 'cause those are expensive as hell to make, and two, because these things ain't even guarding against a normal person."
With the help of Yim, he set the laser grid on the conveyor belt, and then flicked her forehead.
"Idiot.... | Technical_Inaji | Quick-Window8125 | 2024-11-02 22:08:23 | 2024-11-02 18:56:36 | 83 | 27 | lv34jyh | lv25yr9 | 1ghye6q | 1ghye6q |
[WP]Walking into a flower shop and slamming down money on the counter, "How do i passively aggressively say fuck you in flower" | "Prerry much anything orange. Lillies are best for passive aggressive. But then you can add Tansies." The flourist plucked a few delicate flowers out and placed them in a vase.
"Really? I mean I wasn't serious but-" the customer watched her is mild surprise as she moved to a wall of different yellow flowers.
"Yello... | Walking into a flower shop and slamming down money on the counter, "How do I passively aggressively say fuck you in flower?"
The florist, an old woman with hands like gnarled roots, raised an eyebrow, her eyes glittering with mischief. "Ah, you must be looking for the bouquet of spite," she whispered, beckoning the c... | Tarotgirl_5392 | Ok-Use-9062 | 2023-03-22 12:46:45 | 2023-03-22 11:48:10 | 28 | 20 | jd7mbne | jd7frqy | 11xy8mi | 11xy8mi |
[WP] So, you're probably wondering why I called you in. I'll cut to the chase. Firstly, we want to promote you for your exceptional work. But... and please don't be alarmed - you should know that technically, no one who works here is "human". Except for you. | "Was it ... Was it a secret?"
Ben's manager stared at him in shock. "You knew??" Ben raised an eyebrow. "I mean, yeah. You all add the word 'human' to everything. You'll say things like 'let's go for human drinks,' or 'what human food are you ordering for lunch?' Honestly it would be more surprising if you were humans... | I screamed out of fear as my supervisor rolled up his sleeves to show me the dark slimy scales that ran up his arms.
“It's alright, Jacob, we think it's time you're ready,” he said in a robotic voice, his eyes were soulless, not a single thought behind them.
“Don't be alarmed”, he continued, “We had to show you wh... | jpb103 | OldAd8773 | 2024-02-01 00:52:41 | 2024-02-01 00:06:12 | 256 | 69 | kod8jry | kod1ak1 | 1afrb9a | 1afrb9a |
[WP] The Galactic Federation makes first contact with Earth just to inform us that the planet has been divided up between several advanced civilizations, with no regard for our established national borders | It's been 10 months now and god those Brits are getting on my nerves. The Aliens had decided to make all of west Europe and America into one country and I wish they had rather just destroyed the entire planet instead, that might have been easier than this.
I saw another one of them in front of me at the chips aisle, ... | The Galactic Federation makes first contact with Earth just to inform us that the planet has been divided up between several advanced civilizations, with no regard for our established national borders
“No way the governments gonna roll over for this bull I tell you” tom muttered downing his pint
Sara shook her head,... | Ducksongs | OldAd8773 | 2024-02-21 01:18:02 | 2024-02-21 00:50:59 | 114 | 42 | krdshem | krdo7bh | 1avvm9q | 1avvm9q |
[WP] You're the first test subject for an experimental super soldier serum. You are told the truth only after you transform into something not quite human anymore. | I was wrong.
My body felt fundamentally wrong. I don’t know what they did, but it wasn’t what I signed up for. I was supposed to be here for a few blood tests, some small genetic research for some gene abnormality I had. I thought they were giving me some local anesthetic.
Whatever they had done to me was strange. I... | I stared at my reflection in horror, unable to come to terms with what I had become. My body was now a grotesque amalgamation of tentacles, pulsating tendrils, and unrecognizable squid-like features. The once familiar image in the mirror had transformed into a nightmarish Lovecraftian creature. As the madness took hold... | Mindless_Company_833 | Expert-Internet9519 | 2023-08-06 00:59:02 | 2023-08-05 23:44:00 | 64 | 23 | juz088p | juyqoah | 15j8mzq | 15j8mzq |
[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... | Doctor Julian Shephard watched as one of the men who ambushed his groups wagon fought for air. His blood spilled onto the bright green grass under him. Julian's traveling companions were tied up, but they hadn't bothered to do the same to him due to the cross patch he wore indicating he was a do... | originmsd | None | 2023-01-13 01:47:42 | 2023-01-12 23:48:48 | 411 | 43 | j44av35 | j43tyew | 10a7zca | 10a7zca |
[WP] The dragon spoke, "Release my human, and we will leave you all in peace. Do not, and I will reduce your walls to rubble to rescue them myself." | Belthas heard the roar from inside the tower. He hurried over to the window to see his dragon friend flying in a massive arc over the city. Down below he could see people fleeing in every direction.
Guards dropped their weapons and ran for cover in a panicked frenzy. Families shut every window and door to their ho... | Old Hogan was the one who found them, huddled and scared on the side of the Laneway heading into town. Poor Hogan was heading back from his favorite pub when he happened upon the wretched thing, cold and weak from exposure.
I was asleep, having stoked the fires of the Maesters rooms and ensuring all the doors and wind... | TheManEric | BlantantlyAccidental | 2023-01-28 19:35:58 | 2023-01-28 18:25:05 | 36 | 16 | j69prgi | j69fcb9 | 10nb6cj | 10nb6cj |
[WP] You're living your life, then suddenly you wake up, sweating, in a dark room on a cold stone bed. Your entire life was just a fever dream from some unknown illness. As you come to grips with this reality, the slat on your cell door opens, and a voice shouts, "Sir, we've got a live one in here!" | "Are you sure you'll be alright with him?" Cordelie's aunt asked her, voice dripping with concern.
"I'm sure, Auntie. We'll be alright, enjoy your date, you deserve it." They kissed each other on the cheek and her aunt couldn't contain her excitement any longer, grabbing her purse and darting out the door to the carri... | Emily's day started weird when a fairy flew out of her bag and spoke about "going through the tutorial". It got even more bizarre when her mobile phone had a new app called "Hero Quest" she never downloaded and had several new notifications about a very long task list.
When the family butler ushered her into the maste... | ChefBreg | Tregonial | 2024-07-28 04:25:58 | 2024-07-28 04:17:42 | 163 | 50 | lfaiqxw | lfahqhq | 1edwyxk | 1edwyxk |
[WP] You stood there, looking at your friend, faceplaming "Let me get this straight, you're dating a Goddess, an actual 'divine powers, older than civilization' Goddess and you ....CHEATED ON HER!?!??" Your friend has a desperate look in their eyes "Can you help me or not?" | "Did you tell her you were going to be here?"
"Of course I did. She made sure that I didn't go to Alyssa's place whatsoever!"
Well, this was going well. Obviously Jack couldn't keep it in his pants and ended up cheating on his girlfriend, which was bad enough, but this was Aishala, the goddess known as the Faceted Cr... | "I mean, does she know?"
He pulled back the curtain to show frogs falling from the sky en masse throughout town. "I think she knows."
"Alright, frogs, that's a start." Aleister went for his collection and pulled out an old favorite. "Sounds like we're dealing with someone biblical, old school mesopotamian bullshit. L... | Icy_Wildcat | KimeraQ | 2023-04-01 15:42:53 | 2023-04-01 13:14:48 | 29 | 21 | jejquak | jej7im9 | 1289uv4 | 1289uv4 |
[WP] The zombie apocalypse is here. The general public… actually has a better handle on it than the government does. | Ben nudged a zombie to one side with his poking stick – a sturdy pipe. It let out a low moan and gave him a half-hearted swipe.
He simply danced out of the way. “Sorry, not my type, lady.”
Another zombie tried to grab him, but it was similarly slow. It seemed like they hadn’t eaten in quite some time. He had plenty o... | A news anchor pulls his microphone close to his face. The cameras roll and he is set to the air- a young man, barely near his 30s with a mustache, stubble, brown eyes, and black hair with a red tie wrapped across the side of his head. He wears a patched up blue formal suit.
"It's day 217 of the people's apocalypse and... | ShikakuZetsumei | None | 2023-08-23 03:12:21 | 2023-08-23 01:39:56 | 211 | 12 | jxd5kuj | jxctqmx | 15yn1r3 | 15yn1r3 |
[WP] Aphrodite is talking to Ares. "Y'know, Persephone gives Hades flowers everyday. I wish you'd do that." The next day, Ares goes to the Underworld and gives Hades flowers. "Yeah, I'm not really sure why Aphrodite wanted me to do this, but here you go." | “What not-on-earth has happened here?” said Dionysus, surveying the Underworld. He had expected to bring the party to the grey void but was instead presented with vast swathes of colourful life.
“It’s all your brother’s fault!” raged Hades, emerging from behind a particularly large sunflower. His throne was surrounde... | Hades:out of curiosity nephew, how did that conversation go?
Persephone:*currently rolling on The floor while ares explains*
Hades:it was a Mather if syntaxis i see. *Grabs some flowers given to him by his wife*,dear is it okay if I send ares with these?
Persephone:* makes an approval gesture with a hand while reco... | cses87 | RamiroGalletti | 2023-01-07 15:22:41 | 2023-01-07 05:44:35 | 150 | 57 | j3cathe | j3auu38 | 105g4gs | 105g4gs |
[WP] A regular and oblivious person works at a coffee shop not knowing its a place of ceasefire for assassins and mercenaries. | "...so did you take the job? I would- oh, hello!" the man before me said as he and his friend finally approached the counter. "I'll have a... caramel latté and my friend here will have an espresso, thank you."
"Right away, sir," I smiled and started preparing both beverages. Still, despite not wanting to, I couldn't h... | "Mocha frap for... Dadshorts!"
The folks all look at each other, but no one moves, meaning Ethel butchered another name. I stare at it, trying to guess what it's supposed to be.
"Listen, I got a small mocha frap," I call again before leaving it on the counter. As two men, both with bionic eyes, approach the drink and... | SirPiecemaker | NextEstablishment856 | 2023-01-05 08:21:47 | 2023-01-05 07:04:53 | 1,277 | 124 | j30z3sn | j30sunl | 103s0a6 | 103s0a6 |
[WP] For three years you’ve had an uneventful marriage with your spouse when one day they become the Chosen One. Immediately setting off on their journey you don’t hear anything from them for five years. Then one day they reappear with a sheepish look on their face asking to speak to you. | Embrace your destiny, for it awaits no one. Those were the words the Goddess laid upon the land when she called upon a new generation of saints and heroes to battle the dark of the world. It had been several decades already with the cities and towns living in fear under the rule of corrupt monarchs and the roads sieged... | I sit in the corner of the local bar, one that I frequent often, almost hiding from the crowd behind today’s newspaper. I tune out the chattering of the bar, and read over the ad in the newspaper that I wrote to the paper. If destiny was on my side this afternoon, I will get the escape I’ve always dreamed of.
It’s fun... | LowerBlack | Gc_Kintsugi | 2025-02-21 07:59:05 | 2025-02-21 05:46:46 | 41 | 19 | mdydza7 | mdxyucd | 1iuahub | 1iuahub |
[WP]A galactic empire has existed in relative peace for a hundred years. However, when the emperor and his family die suddenly during a transport accident, the government is thrown into chaos. After an exhaustive search, a long-lost relative is found and it seems to be you. | "... Come again?"
"After months of extensive research, the imperial council have decided that according to the sacred book of records, you are a direct relative of the imperial dynasty and therefore it has been decided by the council that you are the next heir to the throne."
"What-"
"YOU are A DIRECT MEMBER OF THE ... | "Thanks but no thanks, I wouldn't dare run this shitty empire."
"Excuse me!?" a voice spoke from the audience. Wide-eyed politicians stared at the boy, barely an adult as he stood in the middle of the imperial court. Whispers from guards and juries could be heard across the court.
The boy could feel the bitter stares... | SharpSpectra | LiZmWrOnG | 2023-02-11 11:41:33 | 2023-02-11 08:32:40 | 78 | 35 | j83mvc9 | j839l14 | 10z78wk | 10z78wk |
[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. | I begged him to kill me instead of using his powers.
I was making a getaway after stealing a carton of eggs from a local grocery store. A new superhero chased me down and wrestled me into a tangle mess of zip-ties. He sat me against a brick wall in a dark alleyway.
"There's a small knife in my boot. Use it slowly fo... | Leon hit the replay button on his player again. Was a mistake bringing only one disk for a drive here, in the middle of the desert.
His old Toyota, a gift from the government of Sapporo, was whining about the quality of the road, the heat and probably the smell of a blue superhero costume in the bag on the backseat. S... | VegaVisions | Ghokl- | 2023-02-01 15:03:27 | 2023-02-01 11:01:31 | 198 | 104 | j6s7cbw | j6rg79w | 10qpsam | 10qpsam |
[WP] you thought feeding that Skinwalker some barbecue was fine maybe she would stop eating human flesh. but it seems she had spread the word and now all different types of monsters are at your door hungry. | How does one create a restaurant business and become an overnight success in a notoriously competitive and overcrowded F&B industry? I guess I did it by not being picky about who I'm feeding.
It all started when I had a barbecue party in the woods with some friends, when a Skinwalker suddenly ambushed us from thick sh... | Welcome to the monster restaurant! Where we cook food that is absolutely not human flesh for monsters that definitely will not eat human flesh! Our menue is ever increasing as we get more ingredients!
Right now we have:
Definitely not human ribs!
Fingerless fish fingers!
Unhuman hamburger!
not rat poison.
And a simple... | Tregonial | ViiK1ng | 2023-04-13 09:03:28 | 2023-04-13 07:37:23 | 107 | 38 | jg2l47r | jg2f5mk | 12kd27o | 12kd27o |
[WP] Humans are the proverbial "Sleeping Giant," and thus make remarkably good deterrents. A common tactic of the Galactic Federation is to simply call in a human warship, such as the USS "Fuck Around and, FindOut," and simply let it sit nearby. Peace Talks happen within the week. | "Deceleration burn complete, we're now entering planetary orbit Admiral."
"Thank you Lieutenant. Comms, get me the Federal liaison on the horn. Let's find out what kind of party we're crashin' out here."
"Aye sir!"
The comms officer's fingers raced over the keyboard at her front while observing a monitor to her righ... | Humanity had a destiny.
Or so we thought. Since the first fire was shared between one of our ancient plains dwelling ancestors and another. Our species slowly, generation after generation, became more capable of selflessness.
It had many labels throughout the centuries, from goodness to godliness. It's core ideology... | Jooc3bocks | Ihavebadreddit | 2023-03-07 05:40:42 | 2023-03-07 04:30:15 | 92 | 35 | jb8i9cs | jb8b9zt | 11keke0 | 11keke0 |
[WP] After the Christian Rapture happened to everyone's considerable shock, those left behind (and those born to them after) all had a strange, unremovable marking appear on their foreheads. It took decades to translate, but the result was horrifying; "Do not harvest, not fit for consumption." | It was a day like any other when the earth shook violently and the skies suddenly turned bright. All around the globe same sight could be seen. People saw what seemed to be giant, glowing beings descending from the heavens, Angels. Angels were unlike anything anyone had ever imagined, with wings blindingly beautiful an... | The year was 129 PR (Post Rapture)
Jacob was the 3rd generation born on Post Rapture Earth. It was 2 years after the Brand was translated and Jacob was on the Committee of Atheist Scientists whose sole purpose was figuring out what this means.
Jacob, specifically, was given the task of traveling across the Rap... | Nellthe | Chlocker | 2023-02-22 17:38:34 | 2023-02-22 15:24:41 | 562 | 166 | j9kkeip | j9k0m2s | 118w5n1 | 118w5n1 |
[WP] You, the dragon, are concerned that your friend the knight doesn't have a girlfriend. Deciding to try your hand at matchmaking, you kidnap a princess. | "I really don't see the issue here, Sir William. I think she's a really nice girl."
"Not the point, Flamespite."
I sniffle a little. "You only use my common name when you're mad."
"Well I am mad. You kidnapped a-a- a princess. Do you have any idea how much chaos this is causing? I'm pretty sure you started a war. No... | Maria, the princess, was sitting in her room. She saw something me in the corner of her eye. I was a person-sized dragon right outside the window. She screamed. I flew in and grabbed her. She struggled to break free. I carried her away.
Arlo, a knight friend, was walking in the courtyard of his house when he looked up... | melancholyrefresher | ShySilverSurvivor | 2023-02-21 22:35:14 | 2023-02-21 17:15:10 | 39 | 10 | j9h14ku | j9fxl3o | 11849xh | 11849xh |
[WP] Old mirrors were made with layer of silver. You, a vampire, spent centuries without seeing your reflection. Today, package with your first non-silver backed mirror arived. | One of the greatest cruelties that God cast upon his creation is that men must kill to survive. Be it flora or fauna, something must give way for them to proliferate. Men have learned to forgive themselves for this fault, invoking the authority of the creation itself by saying: "This is just the way things are. It is n... | Marie.
No? Me.
The person starting back at me through the glass was older. I'm older. And Marie is dead.
It's something in the eyes. They show the centuries even when I still look not a day older than the 20 i was when I was turned.
I had forgotten I looked so much like my older sister.
There's that slight scar o... | TheNeonRobot | LynxInSneakers | 2023-01-28 22:18:57 | 2023-01-28 21:46:42 | 78 | 43 | j6ad15u | j6a8iyk | 10nbk4p | 10nbk4p |
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