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[WP] You're a mostly forgotten god whose only believer is a ten-year-old girl. Every night she offers you a bit of her dinner or a shiny rock in exchange for her family surviving the night and every night you accept because she's never in danger Tonight, however, you actually have to work for it. | Oblivion was short-lived. 900 years or so. And then a child of all things started beckoning me back to the land of the living. Across my history her offerings were small. But when you haven't had a sacrifice in nearly a millenia, any sacrifice is appreciated. And she never asked for anything. The line she'd translated ... | Calaforgus had once been a mighty God, prayed to by many and revered by many more. His name had sparked fear in the hearts of men and there was little beyond his vast influence. Yet, history had forgotten his name. Civilizations had died and he hadn’t really thought about teaching his believers to write down his might ... | AnamTuirseach | zeekoes | 2023-10-23 23:15:12 | 2023-10-23 19:33:19 | 43 | 20 | k66bhk1 | k65bmfq | 17eo460 | 17eo460 |
[WP] You run a café on the edge of life and death. Souls who have been departed from their bodies temporarily, such as in comas or near-death experiences, can relax in your quaint cafe for as long as they need before they can either return to their bodies or begin their journey to the afterlife. | The Eventide Cafe. It isn't too much. A modest restaurant by the standards of the corporeal world. But there is nowhere like it. It rests on the border between the physical universe and the hereafter. Souls come here. Sometimes just to visit, when they are detached temporarily from their bodies. They loiter here until ... | Leslie wiped down the dirty table, cursing under her breath. She wasn't paid enough for this shit.
"You!" she shot at the sallow man with the wire-rim glasses who was tapping away at his computer. "How long are you going to sit there for? Are you even going to order anything?"
"I'm just writing up my autobiography fo... | Saint_Of_Silicon | versenwald3 | 2023-08-10 00:26:51 | 2023-08-10 00:10:31 | 126 | 24 | jvip8qz | jvimwhu | 15mv2ti | 15mv2ti |
[WP] Humanity is on its last legs, an alien race has destroyed all of her other colonies and now converge on Earth. But as humanity makes its last stand, its gods come out of hiding to defend the planet. | “Look, I get it” said the Ambassador: “you were angry, you wanted to make a point. Happens to the best of us.”
Even the Xorg could sense that there was something special about the envoy. A kindness seemed to radiate out of him.
A lesser Xorg would have been swayed. Admiral Khorkul, however, was no lesser Xorg.
“Al... | A thundering boom is heard across the battlefield bigger than any gun, mortar, artillery or weapon of mass destruction could ever make i look up and see the sky split open and beings of pure light among other giant humanoid beings come descending down. I look with confusion is this some form of hallucination from the g... | Remarkable-Youth-504 | Mostly-Returned | 2024-02-15 15:48:08 | 2024-02-15 10:40:34 | 70 | 35 | kqjozpn | kqim80k | 1arcdtq | 1arcdtq |
[WP] "I shall grant three wishes, but you cannot wish for... Actually, fuck it. You get infinite wishes and no rules, let's see where this goes." | He was expecting chaos. He never could have expected me.
"I wish that everyone I consider family or friends would always have enough money to pay their bills and be able to treat themselves to something nice without worrying about expenses." I had said.
"Granted. Next wish?" The genie said, staring into my eyes.
"Th... | “Wait so no rules, infinite wishes?” I asked shocked
“Yup.” The genie(?) spoke.
“Then…” I thought for a moment before I had the perfect wish in my mind. “I wish for the power to warp reality!”
“Okay wish granted.” The genie(?) said probably unaware of what I have done.
“Oh boy! I am going to become the world’s dict... | wraithstrike | AnotherFace0 | 2024-05-24 15:33:45 | 2024-05-24 14:36:11 | 196 | 27 | l5hftja | l5h652p | 1czk8rl | 1czk8rl |
[WP] You and your spouse are a supervillain and superhero, you both figured out each others identity early on in the relationship, so now the super powered fights are more like a bonding exercise. | “This just in… The Blue Flame, Fiona Fence, has successfully thwarted another nefarious assassination attempt towards the prime minister, led by The Red Ruffian, and his minions. This is PWR news and-“
I turned off the TV, with a slight sigh and a sense of content. Another day, another dollar, i thought to myself; ... |
I leaped up into the sky and over the rooftops, in hot pursuit of the Atomic Switch, “You’ll not get away this time!” I called, my legs burning as I ran to catch up. Ida, or Switch, as the media was so fond of calling her, just tossed back a cocky smile, “Oh yeah? How do you plan on stopping me, Fission?” It was my t... | Better-Silver7900 | Ceressamurai | 2023-04-02 20:30:32 | 2023-04-02 19:36:04 | 39 | 11 | jepbe68 | jep3lck | 129une5 | 129une5 |
[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: | "You turned a commoner's word into a spell?" The blue-robed interrogator's hands shook as he pointed demeaningly at the stringy-haired mage's face.
"Yes."
"And you did so with full knowledge that the ambiguity of the language could give the spell an untold number of properties?"
"Maybe." The blue-robed interrogator... | 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... | RandomMeme-134 | Euphorbus11 | 2023-10-16 23:57:06 | 2023-10-16 21:05:49 | 79 | 32 | k56u2wl | k564a0z | 17968f8 | 17968f8 |
[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?”
... | “Describe it, go ahead,” Marcus was dead serious, holding out a pencil. “Draw it even.”
“Well, I know I’ll fuck it up then,” Alex said, sparing the pencil a dubious look. “It's like a bowl of fruit, I remember grapes and an apple maybe.”
“But it's not a bowl, is it?” Marcus prodded with a smile, throwing the rejected... | Rupertfroggington | Surinical | 2023-03-29 12:44:42 | 2023-03-29 11:51:12 | 417 | 185 | je4syjw | je4mzjz | 125htrp | 125htrp |
[WP] You're a prisoner in a fantasy world. After a week in jail for (YOUR CHOICE), your true punishment has come. Death by the Dragon's flame. One by one, you watch men be scorched. It is finally your turn. The dragon reaches its head down, but instead of death, you get a warm lick on the forehead. | “W-what the hell?” James the Guard stammered.
Just moments ago, a man convicted of robbing some rich family’s manor had ridden off on the very dragon that was to scorch him to a crisp. Such a turn of events was surprising, to say the least. Not only had the dragon escaped, but it had licked the man beforehand.
While ... | I had been locked up in the king's dungeons for a week, awaiting my punishment for blasphemy. The penalty for such a crime was death, and I had resigned myself to my fate.
I watched as one by one, the other prisoners were led out to the dragon's pit to meet their fiery demise. I tried to remain stoic, to not let my fe... | None | SyntheticSaiyer | 2023-01-09 10:50:01 | 2023-01-09 09:41:50 | 45 | 24 | j3le0kb | j3l972y | 1072uob | 1072uob |
[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 open my eyes. Everything was not, but suddenly is. I search my surroundings to understand. Objects are scattered around me within a space.
I am an object as well? No. I am me. More than an object.
My eyes focus in on my form. I feel my body. It's familiar like I've always known it yet it's the first time I've seen ... | *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... | jmd10of14 | IamtheBoomstick | 2023-08-06 02:44:13 | 2023-08-06 02:37:05 | 307 | 47 | juzda4g | juzcf3f | 15j8mzq | 15j8mzq |
[WP] "Dragon, I've come to slay you!" Confused, you look at the unarmored child pointing a wooden sword at you. | “Pardon me, kid?” Said Zorlance, surprised that a small child made it up his mountain and across the rickety bridge over boiling lava.
“I’ve come to slay you!” Said the girl, thrusting his sword at him.
Zorlance try’s not to laugh, “You? You sure you can do that?”
“Yes sir!” The kid said, with unmatched confidence. ... | "Heya Uncle Razz!" A familiar squeaky voice cuts through my dreamscape like a hot sword through a slime. I groggily lift my head from my pile of treasures and scan the location of the voice and my eyes immediately lock on to the small boy wearing a T-shirt, overalls and sneakers.
As the fog of sleep clears a bit, I... | Tasty_Freedom459 | Jon_SoMM | 2025-02-14 23:32:59 | 2025-02-14 23:17:36 | 31 | 22 | mctg8r3 | mctdlii | 1ipa2px | 1ipa2px |
[WP] You never really believed your grandmother's stories about the little people who lived in her home. After she passed and left it to you, you said, "Okay, Little People! I'm sorry, but the economy sucks, so I'm going to have start charging rent." In the morning, you find a small pile of gold. | It was the small things: A saucer of milk left out every evening, just as Nana had always done, and the empty saucer picked up in the morning. Accepting that occasionally an especially plump marrow or tomato would disappear from my vegetable garden. And the gold, which came with unfailing regularity on the morning afte... | My Grandmother used to tell me stories of the Little People. She said they lived in our home.
.
"But Grandma how come I never see them?" I would argue.
"Why should you huh? What have you done? I only know them because i saved one back in my younger days. And because I listen. Spend some hours on the floor, lying so st... | jd_rallage | thoughtsthoughtof | 2023-07-05 13:52:47 | 2023-07-05 12:15:24 | 97 | 26 | jqr91yj | jqqxmx0 | 14r71p8 | 14r71p8 |
[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. | We call it the 80-20 rule.
Clean out 80% population of a species, and the rest 20% dies out on its own.
This rule has been in place as long as there has been xenocidal wars in the galaxy.
Exterminating an entire species to its last member is not economical. We wanted to find a sweet spot where we can annihilate a sp... | The negotiations had gone wrong. Terribly wrong. They had seemed to be going well, but the translators missed the mark, which led to one thing and another.
The aliens bombed the Earth with radiation, killing 90% of humans and much flora and fauna. They left, expecting to find a clean planet in a few thousand years; th... | Remarkable-Youth-504 | None | 2023-03-26 18:51:23 | 2023-03-26 17:06:58 | 124 | 29 | jdryqnr | jdrjynh | 122d3v5 | 122d3v5 |
[WP] Humanity has finally invented FTL travel, but the first human pilot to undergo FTL came out of their ship screaming. | I oversaw Project Icarus. The mission was simple, defy Lorentz Invariance and move faster than the speed of light. It was the great Manhattan Project of our time. We swallowed thousands of top rate intellectuals, and brought them together to make the next great leap in our technological capability.
We worked quietly f... | ##Relative Horror
Crowds gathered at the platform as Glenn Wright landed. T-Shirts with his face were scattered in the crowd. A few had a picture of the first plane flown with the phrase "Wright Dynasty" written above it. His lineage was controversial as he was related to the Wright brothers' cousin, but it made for a... | Saint_Of_Silicon | AstroRide | 2024-02-29 03:38:57 | 2024-02-29 00:50:26 | 97 | 53 | ksn8gfm | ksmhuv4 | 1b2mh4g | 1b2mh4g |
[WP] A millennium ago, only the wealthiest were allowed to board the ship, allowed to escape this dying planet into space. In their absence the world healed and humanity built a new utopia. Now, the ulta-rich have returned and want to reap the benefits of the new world. | The only reason you are reading this is because the system fucked up.
New Earth 2 launched a long time ago to escape the doomed planet and promised to ensure the survival of the human race. Only the stupid rich were allowed onboard. Let me be clear, when I say stupid rich I mean it both literally and hyperbolically.
... | The ship touched down and its ultrarich passengers disembarked into what could only be considered the largest marijuana field in the history of the world.
"This is familiar. Isn't this cannabis?" The Captain asked of his second in command.
*Forty days later*
Village Chief, you have got to see this," a hunter called ... | yellowshirtcc | Koyoteelaughter | 2023-01-11 00:40:16 | 2023-01-10 22:19:44 | 147 | 107 | j3tt143 | j3t7kzk | 108fkpv | 108fkpv |
[WP] I, a fae noble(23,000 m), made a deal with a person that they'd get a Kingdom in exchange for their firstborn that I intend to raise as my own. But when I came to get the child, the now monarch refused to give it to me. WIBTA if I take away their kingdom and child, and put a curse the monarch? | Mmm... Here's the thing. If they were another fairy like you or I, then obviously immediate curses and the like would be fine. A deal's a deal. The issue is that human are... well, humans. Did you make sure that the monarch knew how fairies work? There's a bunch of kids shows nowadays that are extremely misguiding.
I'... | YWBTA, while you are obligated to their firstborn child, they're obligated to the kingdom you promised. I suggest that you take the child by force, but let them keep the kingdom. Though if the monarch tries to get the kid back, you can take away the kingdom since they're more proactively violating your agreement. Alter... | ArbitraryChaos13 | Jam-Man1 | 2023-01-03 00:02:44 | 2023-01-02 23:57:51 | 339 | 134 | j2p79xr | j2p6kks | 101rnrb | 101rnrb |
[WP] "Yeah, my brother got possesed by a demon, but we couldn't afford an exorcist." | "Wait, you're saying your brother got possessed by..."
"A demon."
"...and it happened..."
"Almost a year ago."
"And you didn't try to get an exorcist?"
"Oh, we wanted to. We just couldn't find one we could afford. It kinda worked out though."
"Yeah. About that -" suddenly there's some loud clanging coming from th... | Derek is a high school student who is fooling around with his friends while his class is going on.
His teacher Jasmine,has been tolerating him for a while now.
But this time she lets loose.
JASMINE:
Derek, stand up! Is there something you want to share with the rest of the class?
DEREK:
No...not really. Do you?
... | GlisteningShadows | Hot_Statistician2937 | 2023-11-07 17:27:55 | 2023-11-07 16:04:48 | 85 | 16 | k88lsyq | k887x6h | 17ptimu | 17ptimu |
[WP] The king has the ability to see team colors. Everyone who's working towards the same goal as a group appears to be wearing the same color, regardless of what color their clothes actually are. This makes conspiring against him really, really hard. | We like green. All of our best friends wear green. Some may dare to say we are silly because these friends often tell us they wear the colors of their houses. Sometimes, if we squint very hard and lift our crown, we can see their clothes as they do. Amusingly, when we do this, we find they sometimes wear green because ... | The enemy king knows this, and enlists the help of a fool under the guise of the king's ambassador. Not realizing what he is doing is hurting the king, he is not conspiring against him. Unfortunately, he was too dumb to do it quietly and is caught. When presented before the king, the king sees the color of his own king... | painstream | None | 2023-04-19 13:27:48 | 2023-04-18 22:58:05 | 19 | 11 | jgvlomi | jgt4m97 | 12qsjlv | 12qsjlv |
[WP] "God can come have coffee with me if he's really interested." You said, shutting the door on some irritating guys with pamphlets. The very next day, God taps lightly on your door, to have a coffee. | "I'm a little surprised you brought Dunkin."
The man standing in your doorway is holding a box of donuts and a pair of paper coffee cups. He's dressed plainly, if a little datedly; wearing slacks, penny loafers, and a red zip-up sweater, He resembles nothing so much as a Mr. Rogers impersonator. You can't clearly see ... | "Hello?"
"Oh hey, Deaf Bard. It's me."
"Heyyyyyy...?"
"...God."
"..."
"Yeah, remember yesterday? The asshole jerkwads with the pamphlets?"
"I---"
"I know, terrible, right? But I was juuust happening a-by, and caught a bit of the convo, so."
"Wait, do---"
"And I get it, I get it. To be fair, they kinda slipped... | antipyretical | THIS_IS_GOD_TOTALLY_ | 2023-03-21 05:01:21 | 2023-03-20 23:40:58 | 169 | 11 | jd1qa8o | jd0mtbl | 11wsrfi | 11wsrfi |
[WP] You're about to be sacrificed by a cult, but when the demon appears before you, it speaks with the voice of your high school friend and says "Hey man, haven't seen you in forever!" | In their basement lair, the hooded cultist gathered for the ceremony. Years of patient research had led them to this point. The ritual circle had been drawn in the center of the room. The black candles had been lit in the proper order. Their hapless victim lay chained atop an altar nearby, peering blearily around the d... | The sword pressed deep against the wounds on my back as I slowly hoisted it up to the altar. Thunderous applause rang in my ears, obnoxiously grating against the last of my will. I told myself that all that mattered was that the Callers were pleased. My reward would be worth the corset I'd been made to bear, "a fortune... | Innominaut | armageddon_20xx | 2023-05-30 02:16:03 | 2023-05-30 02:04:31 | 60 | 24 | jm5fp40 | jm5e3cr | 13v1mbv | 13v1mbv |
[WP] A young elf asks "Why should I fear humans , they live for such a short amount of time" and a elder elf answers | Why do we fear the great forest creatures? asked the old elf to his pupil, still focused on his potted flowers.
"Because, though we rule at the top, we are still part of its cycle, a panther can ambush us, a crocodile may drag us to the river and drown us and so on" answered the youngster.
The master turned to see ... | The new elven general walked up to me. "Historian Alten, no other members of the court understand the answer to a question,"
"And it is?"
"Why should I fear humans, they live for such a short amount of time."
I turned to him "The fact that they haven't fallen through the 400 year war wasn't enough?"
"No."
I sighed... | Aljhaqu | stoopme | 2023-10-25 04:25:28 | 2023-10-25 00:30:43 | 23 | 14 | k6cp8e1 | k6bt6t9 | 17flmfi | 17flmfi |
[WP] The spell of the fae forced you to tell them your name. The fae looks at you with pure horror, while you look at them confused, because that was definitely not your name. | The subtle hint of pine needles and chocolate wafted from the palm of the forest elf's hand. Crossing the distance in a whirl of distorted light towards my distracted body, as I bent over the log, delimbing the branches for my fire.
"Speak your true name human"
I hadn't been planning this camping vacation, my fianc... | The Lady of Serpents smiled, scales reflecting the soft pink light of her wisps. She had no hair, instead her head spourted an assortment of snake tails, ones that writhed and undulated. Her white robes were made of the cast-off's of her children, the Naga's shed skin.
Her black eyes flashed green, forming an emerald ... | Ihavebadreddit | Shalidar13 | 2023-06-17 22:28:36 | 2023-06-17 21:52:07 | 1,002 | 417 | joir79h | joimtfw | 14bztwk | 14bztwk |
[WP] A benevolent dragon provides rain to the people, and they give the dragon offerings and such for it. A non-local dragonslayer refuses to understand this, and goes after the dragon. | The foreign dragonslayers said they came in the name of Progress. Liberty. Enlightenment. All the fancy words you could think of, and many more that you've never heard of before.
They said we needed to be "liberated" from the "tyranny" of the dragons. Well may we say that the dragons were "benevolent" and granted us t... | His name was Zmej. He was terribly old and inconceivably wise and alas a dreadful cynic. He had seen the rise and fall of fair Poseidonis (crushed under the ice) and the glittering soap bubble cities of Runa melt under the uncaring sun after the great Sun Plague had sent its inhabitants to madness. In the way of drago... | indigo_dragons | GreatRuno | 2023-12-17 11:40:45 | 2023-12-17 02:59:02 | 35 | 18 | kdqqpbp | kdpfc4b | 18k1ccx | 18k1ccx |
[WP] You're a superhero's sidekick. But he doesn't pay you, so you're also moonlighting as the minion of a supervillain your hero never faces. Until one day, he does. | I’ve always wanted to be a superhero, and working for a superhero is the next best thing. This guy is the greatest. He’s kind, supportive, and a patient teacher. He appreciates everything I do and is training me to be stronger, faster, and quick to react in emergency situations. It would be the best job ever if it only... | Aside from the stealing, blackmail, kidnapping and coffee runs (like really? What supervillain goes out of their way to make SURE to get unethical sourced coffee?) It's the commute that kills me. Having to drive to another city to work as a villain's underling is such a pain. This wouldn't even be an issue if psy-man ... | None | CountTheShadowsneak | 2023-05-06 18:11:04 | 2023-05-06 16:44:01 | 182 | 50 | jj46n4g | jj3txac | 139po0g | 139po0g |
[WP] "Stay in school, kids!" the superhero proudly prolcaimed. "You don't wanna end up like this guy!" The beaten thug coughed and groaned in pain, "I have a PhD, asshole..." | “And I dropped out of high school, your point?”
“You… you do realize how contradictory it is for you to advice them to stay in school so that they will not turn out like me, while I have a PhD and you dropped out of high school?”
“W-well, maybe I do want them to turn out like you so I can keep my job!”
“M-Mr. Superh... | "And what did you do with it?" The Hero replied smoothly. "You could have been rich. And yet, because apparently you didn't stay long enough here, in a simple school you're make a mistake a child could have made! I mean seriously this is part of why we start at kindergarten." He shook his head.
"Remember kids, even i... | IfLazyIsAPerson | MiaoYingSimp | 2025-02-11 16:24:10 | 2025-02-11 13:53:33 | 88 | 65 | mc7dv8n | mc6kox6 | g5esh1 | 1imy74s |
[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." | "It... it... was the librarian!" Tomar tried to yell, the words sounding meek coming from his eight-year-old mouth.
"Ahhh. Of course. Mr. Peddleston. Would you go and fetch him for me, if you would be so kind?'
Tomar turned to comply, but the librarian was already there. He cut a formidable figure, standing at over s... | <Fantasy>
# Soulmage
**"I... was under the impression that you were all-knowing,"** Galena hesitantly said, staring up at the towering mechanical abomination. It didn't exactly have eyes to make contact with, so Galena tried to focus on the center of its impossible clockwork body.
"A COMMON MISCONCEPTION," the... t... | armageddon_20xx | meowcats734 | 2023-04-10 21:36:23 | 2023-04-10 21:25:57 | 337 | 165 | jfqzez7 | jfqxx5q | 12hto97 | 12hto97 |
[WP] You used to be the scourge of kingdoms, the reaper of heroes and the mere mention of your name scared even the toughest of them. But today no one remembers you and you are fine with that. You have lived in peace ever since until one day a stranger approaches you and calls you by your true name. | [A year back I posted a similar [story ](https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/s2wvb8/wp_when_the_humans_elf_girlfriend_broke_up_with/hsi5ifh?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=2) I'll try to change it up a bit this time]
*
Do you know what a scourge is? Peop... | ##Human Nature
The old woman hobbled to the chess board in the middle of the park. The other tables were occupied with games, and she decided to wait. Eventually, someone would come, and they would grant her a game.
A confident young man walked towards her. She knew his type well. He thought she was merely a warm-u... | iknowthisischeesy | AstroRide | 2023-07-29 22:06:21 | 2023-07-29 20:15:19 | 85 | 36 | jtzym9r | jtzimln | 15d05q2 | 15d05q2 |
[WP] You realized your house is "haunted" by a poltergeist, but upon closer observation the ghost is actually helping you out with your day-to-day house chores | Danielle stood over the grave of his son as the rain poured down, one thought looping through her mind.
*God this is such a cliche.*
A horrible thought to have when she could have been remembering all the times she'd had with her son.
But to be fair, it really was a cliche. The pouring rain and clouded sky mirrorin... | Weasel #35 waddles into the room just as I finish my cotton candy.
"My lord, my jester I mean... I have news about your son."
I sit up in my chair. "Yes, today marks his first villain anniversary, right? Thank you, 35, I had forgotten." I open my chair to enter my son's house across the world, but a paw on my shoulde... | Pseudonimity | Pangin51 | 2023-01-20 20:46:11 | 2023-01-20 20:38:57 | 393 | 260 | j56xlkz | j56wgpj | 10gt3vv | 10gt3vv |
[WP] Tell me how you discovered that you were a shapeshifter. | “Me? I’m actually influential?”
“Yep. If you come with us, we can bring you to the future. See what’s changed. If you stop in your life now, you’ll be a minor celebrity. It’s only in the next few years things get… bad.”
“Geez. That doesn’t sound good.”
“Y-yeah. That’s kind of what I just said. Look man, we only had ... | They took Sammy.
One day, I just turned around, and they took away my brother.
We were just kids from a devastated town from the lab facility that already shut down and moved on. We just wanted to live our life.
Mom was infected from the lab experiment and died. Simon took care of us for a while, a... | church1alpha | Imaginary_Impact_348 | 2023-03-21 14:04:12 | 2023-03-21 12:30:00 | 494 | 167 | jd30tco | jd2oysq | 11xd40e | 11xd40e |
[WP] Everyone knows a supernatural high schooler needs a silly normal sidekick to go on adventures with them. But as the only “normal” kid in a school full of superheroes, wizards, vampires, etc. you’ve finally had enough being everyone’s comic relief. | When Andy made the deal with the devil this isn’t what he thought it would be. Sure he needed to go to a new school. He really just wanted to get away from it all. The whole normal high school drama annoyed him. Little did he know selling his soul to go to a different school meant he’d be going to a supernatural school... | I never understood why my mother sent me here. I’ve always been a normal kid aside from my affinity for watching fires. Watching flames dance on the logs of a campfire and seeing the shapes they can form across the embers. But why was I sent here? The School of Supernatural never seemed to fit me. Full of vampires, pyr... | TheJ-WFinch | HorseCrazyFan275 | 2023-01-15 20:20:05 | 2023-01-15 20:08:22 | 141 | 73 | j4homt6 | j4hmrsa | 10cl4ph | 10cl4ph |
[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. | *"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-... | [NSFW] *Inspired by American Psycho*
I am something of a normal guy. When I wake up in the morning, I have an erection that presses into my memory foam mattress in a very satisfying way, and it is not so much that I do not want to get out of bed, but that I want to be inside it, thrusting my hips until the heat is too... | grudthak | None | 2023-01-31 03:57:34 | 2023-01-31 02:52:32 | 85 | 41 | j6lgrp5 | j6l8j8n | 10pk32s | 10pk32s |
[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. | The CSS Xenobia’s officers lounge was packed, but Captain Seeks Shade Without Sun sips his wine in a bubble of isolation. He grimaced, humans insisted on grapes for their wine, it tasted all wrong.
The Human Commodore sits down opposite him. A violation of propriety but he was used to such savagery on the human warsh... | # The Junk Hoarders
The Holy Rathellan Army was unstoppable. This much was plainly obvious. Only a fool would say otherwise.
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For the past hundred years, the Rathellan Hegemony had aggressively expanded outwards from their remote location on the far edge of the galaxy. What had started with a handful of syste... | MadtheOmega | Slappy_G | 2023-06-13 00:55:38 | 2023-06-12 22:53:30 | 20 | 12 | jny46fs | jnxs1iu | 146dwvr | 146dwvr |
[WP] You encounter a group of 3 genies, and they each grant you one wish. One genie will grant your wish exactly as stated. One genie will ensure it's cast exactly how you want. The final genie will twist it to ruin as much as possible. But you have no idea which genie is which. | "...but be warned, we won't tell you how each of us will fulfill your wishes. You must use all your wit and cunning to avoid any doom."
I admit, I was pants-shittingly terrified. The dramatic lighting, the antique shop frozen in time, and just the whole confirmation of the supernatural. They clearly practiced and ... | Things change, he would often say. Rarely in a good way, often unsatisfactory, but that's how it goes.
Ron had many sayings, most of which Alex ignored, except that one, somehow. Now that Ron was dead, she would give anything to hear them again.
She had seen sickness tear the love of her life apart, putting an end to... | QueasyPhil | Ataraxidermist | 2023-02-02 09:03:40 | 2023-02-02 07:30:50 | 262 | 103 | j6w778r | j6w0h02 | 10rfikb | 10rfikb |
[WP] A millennium ago, only the wealthiest were allowed to board the ship, allowed to escape this dying planet into space. In their absence the world healed and humanity built a new utopia. Now, the ulta-rich have returned and want to reap the benefits of the new world. | “This will be your apartment Mr. Bigsly.” The man in a red one piece uniform said. John Bigsly looked around. The apartment was a large open design overlooking the ocean. Well appointed. In the distance he could see rain falling from the clouds. Clean clouds, clean rain. John opened a door and stepped out into the pati... | It's the night of the winter solstice and families are gathering together to celebrate Paxmas. This holiday was once called christmas in a time long ago when the earth was at its dying breath. Families received an emergency alert noting that contact was being made from beyond the moon as it was transmitting a distress... | ManEmperorOfGod | god_1997 | 2023-01-11 02:11:50 | 2023-01-11 00:42:40 | 114 | 23 | j3u650d | j3ttdo4 | 108fkpv | 108fkpv |
[WP]The young teen hero has called you, one of the oldest villains crying, apparently from what you could hear, their parents killed their dog from not doing a chore and kicked them out since they are gay, and then they ask if they could live with you | Part 1 - A Cold Night
By day I'm a therapist, Dr. Melancholy. I work with powered and non-powered people to help them cope with their life struggles and have a strong focus on LGBT+ matters. I live with my wife Alexandria and our trans girlfriend Phoebe. But right now, I am on an important phone call with a young girl... | Life is ironic.
Look, I get it. The universe is big one ironic punishments, and so on, but this is ridiculous. The Hero living with the villain as his ward? This is an absolute disaster waiting to happen... But this is what I am living...
Worst part, is that I did it under my own will...
He came one night. D... | ChloeWrites | Aljhaqu | 2023-02-08 15:22:20 | 2023-02-08 14:39:00 | 61 | 37 | j7pr1vb | j7pkw9g | 10wiea9 | 10wiea9 |
[WP] “Death , for my life I challenge you to a duel , I’ll beat you with chess” Death sighed at the man , everyone tried the same thing , and every time they lose and beg for forgiveness, hadn’t he been forced to accept the offers he would “Yea sure , and by the wait it’s *at ches-*” *WHACK* | I lifted the board over my head once more, and again brought it down on the expressionless skull of the hooded figure. Despite being incapable of expression, I still thought it was managing to look confused.
**I MUST ADMIT**, it said, **I AM UNFAMILIAR WITH THIS VARIANT OF THE GAME. I WILL NEED YOU TO TEACH ME THE RUL... | "I'll admit, this is a new one."
With an ugly crack, the vertebrae that were bent at incorrect angles snapped back into place as an uncovered hand of bones pulled an equally naked skull back into place. A single black bishop hung from the left eye socket, but if the skull's owner noticed it, their lack of a face didn'... | TheEntropicMan | Elacular | 2023-10-10 11:44:40 | 2023-10-10 09:39:02 | 28 | 10 | k49f9f3 | k49457m | 1745fu8 | 1745fu8 |
[WP] 'Dragon' isn't the name of a particular creature, but a title granted to any being that attains a certain level of legendary power. Anything can become a Dragon, from a wyvern to a human, to a stag, or even a cat. Write a story about an unlikely Dragon. | There were many stories of Dragons over the course of history and fantasy. Some were magnificent wyverns breathing fire and staring down the bravest knights. Some were rulers turning kingdoms into Empires or fighting off would-be conquerors. Some were commanders that lead people through the battlefield.
But most? Most... | "Contrary to popular believe, dragons aren't green or red scaly creatures that terrorizes townsfolk, but a title given to beings of legendary power"
You read the sentence a few more times, unable to believe that all those stories about dragons wreaking havoc could have been anything but, those gruel winged beasts.
Yo... | Writteninsanity | BiedermannS | 2023-08-18 13:58:16 | 2023-08-18 13:12:30 | 78 | 56 | jwpzmtl | jwpt2f6 | 15ui4iy | 15ui4iy |
[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 mean, I didn’t intend to do it y’know. Stuff just sort of happened. One thing lead to another and…” finishing his sentence with a shrug.
“Samael. It was a PILGRIMAGE! How do you accidentally kill one thing, let alone an entire pantheon on a pilgrimage?”
The silence stretched and stretched. The man about to repe... | frachris87 | DamianTheGreat7 | 2024-05-13 03:02:02 | 2024-05-13 02:43:12 | 57 | 16 | l3stf47 | l3sr0ka | 1cqjegz | 1cqjegz |
[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!!“ | Josh had settled into his button guarding routine over the years. He arrived at 8:00 AM, slightly hungover from the night before, with a blueberry bagel and honey walnut cream cheese. Every day the same: bagel, read, browse reddit on his phone, lunch, read, home. Josh stuffed a large bite of bag... | I was hired here for security and to watch this big red button for 8 hours a day. I was never told what the button does or what it's purpose was but only that it was critical that I not press it nor anyone else. Sure, I was curious about it as much as the next guy but I specifically remember the strict tone of my super... | None | PkmnTrnr00 | 2023-01-02 23:27:06 | 2023-01-02 21:40:11 | 99 | 14 | j2p211c | j2oltwm | 101bwam | 101bwam |
[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 eyes snapped open.
Something cold and boney was holding my hand.
I continued my slow breathing as I my eyes looked around the dark room.
My steyr AUG rested against the wall two paces to my left. My 1911 rested on the nightstand, also on my left. The problem was my left hand...was holding something that I wasn't ... | 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... | walkswithmagic | ANakedCowboy | 2023-02-26 06:01:58 | 2023-02-25 23:13:14 | 354 | 80 | ja1ychx | ja0lueh | 11bvx53 | 11bvx53 |
[WP] You're a prisoner in a fantasy world. After a week in jail for (YOUR CHOICE), your true punishment has come. Death by the Dragon's flame. One by one, you watch men be scorched. It is finally your turn. The dragon reaches its head down, but instead of death, you get a warm lick on the forehead. | The furnace of her breath washes over me like the open door of an oven. It isn’t unexpected but that doesn’t make it comfortable. I wince my eyes further shut. A rumbling crackle deep within her throat vibrates her exhalations. Surely this is the end.
The cool moisture which lashes against my forehead is para... | My name is Brandt Allthorn, and I am about to die.
My people had lived in peace for as long as anyone could remember. Sure, different clans had their spats now and again, but we were a peaceful people. We never wanted to hurt anyone, until *they* came. The Holy Kingdom of Aldwilda. They worship their goddess Matrona,... | karmus | Chaos-in-a-CookieJar | 2023-01-09 06:04:00 | 2023-01-09 05:24:03 | 1,375 | 165 | j3kru1x | j3knu32 | 1072uob | 1072uob |
[WP] You are an assassin with a reputation for pulling of very public hits without being noticed. You achieve this not by being extremely stealthy, but by making sure that your kills are so absurd and ridiculous that no one would ever believe the witnesses if they told their stories. | "So you're saying that a clown on a pogo stick stabbed the victim on the toe with a rusty spoon? And that the Elvis Presley lookalike drove a motorcycle through a ring of fire as he sang "Don't Be Cruel" as a distraction?" The cop asked.
"No, sir, you got it wrong," the witness said. "He was singing Burning Love. Ever... | Geoff pumped up the each balloon on the cart with hydrogen gas. He had little trinkets clipped on and a box of glow sticks for sale. He had the tracker on his target - the CEO of a biotech firm replacing horse hair with an algae breed one. The horse park owners were annoyed, he was taking their income and these men did... | DrRocknRolla | WritersofRohan17 | 2023-01-07 23:17:10 | 2023-01-07 19:07:46 | 82 | 55 | j3e9yqz | j3d8kpj | 105t1i8 | 105t1i8 |
[WP] You are an assassin with a reputation for pulling of very public hits without being noticed. You achieve this not by being extremely stealthy, but by making sure that your kills are so absurd and ridiculous that no one would ever believe the witnesses if they told their stories. | *Everything is set*, thought Hunter as he scanned the images displayed on his android phone.
Hidden in the small alley between the Family Bakery and Stan's Discount Games, Hunter flipped through the camera views he had available along the street. Four cameras in total covered both ends of the block and the sidewalk op... | Secrecy is a lost art.
By definition, I'm not surprised. I don't have it, myself.
Blatant. Now there's good word. "He *blatantly* did it. Right in front of everyone." My interpretation? Bold. As I live and breath, I'm still amazed I haven't been caught. Not to brag, but I'm kind of rich now. No reason for me t... | telpereon | Wambo_Jambo | 2023-01-07 23:05:11 | 2023-01-07 23:04:45 | 37 | 18 | j3e88f2 | j3e862k | 105t1i8 | 105t1i8 |
[WP] The old man sits down in front of you, his hand on a bag. "Depending on how this goes, there's one of two things in this bag: If you agree to leave my family alone, it's $15,000. If you don't, it's a claymore mine loaded with one-inch steel balls that'll turn you to mist. So what will it be?" | "That depends.on who your family is. Because I honestly have no idea who you are."
"How dare yo-?"
"You want that guy over there."
"Wha-?"
"Yea. This happens every week or so. Usually it's an angry ex girlfriend. I keep coming because I get a LOT of free drinks outta this place as a result. We'll, not THIS specifically... | “Easy, old man,” I said. “I don’t know who you want to bribe, but I’m not one of theirs.”
“What?” The old man looked stunned. “Oh no, wrong coffee shop.”
As I spoke with him, I learned that his son had killed a gangster’s dog while protecting a child. Now the gang was demanding 100,000$ and threatening to force his gr... | TheScalemanCometh | Mormaew | 2024-12-03 10:44:55 | 2024-12-03 08:42:50 | 27 | 15 | m06kfqw | m069r6i | 1h5f9hp | 1h5f9hp |
[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 ... |
Loki sat in a steel folding chair along with Bastet, who was waiting on transportation to the future for her new job as the first Royale kitten. Loki chatted with Bastet to pass the time and mocked her for being reduced to a position such as advertising something the humans will wipe their ass with. Bastet humb... | disenjoyment | Blazethebold | 2023-03-31 06:11:43 | 2023-03-31 04:47:28 | 231 | 68 | jedk1s8 | jedcs0h | 1277dhm | 1277dhm |
[WP] In exchange for a bountiful harvest, the hive is safe. The elder one, smoke bringer and invulnerable goliath, makes it so. A strange and unknowable being, it brings with it arcane artifacts and demands we sacrifice our honey, and in return it grants protection to the swarm | Nestled in deep in warm vibrations, the Signal.
Always there is the Signal. She Who Rules emits the signal, to fight, to forage, to multiply. To die.
Now, *be still*, She says, *stray not from the cavern*. We stray not from the cavern as the sacred smoke unfurls throughout. The vibration now is muted, sleepy as we ar... | Buzz did her dance, walking in a figure eight, while waggling her body with rapidity on the so-called ‘middle line’ of the eight.
The hive responded with considerable speed. A myriad of worker bees hurried off to the nutrient source their friend had mapped out by her dance.
Another cohort took up the dance themselves... | Different_Captain717 | None | 2023-03-03 14:23:49 | 2023-03-03 14:01:01 | 597 | 132 | jaramyh | jar7wjp | 11h0mgp | 11h0mgp |
[WP] Without a doubt, you are the strongest supervillain of the modern day. Your powers could end the world, nay, the universe perhaps! Your rival is constantly befuddled at why you stick to bank robberies, vandalism and other petty crimes. | “You really want to know? Fine. I suppose we can put this battle on hold for now.” I say, and with a snap of my fingers, me and my biggest rival are sat in a cozy room with a warm fireplace crackling fresh logs.
“You want to know why I do the things I do, despite my immense power? Well the answer is actually a lot si... | It hadn’t even been a week since the last invasion. And just like the last, an alien warlord or inter dimensional entity or mystical creature of some type has arrived and attempted to take over the planet, eat or enslave the populace or just destroy us… and yet again, without even a second thought, I watched him dismis... | Fragrant-Address9043 | Twijasosm | 2024-01-23 00:26:37 | 2024-01-22 19:20:30 | 32 | 20 | kj4gqgm | kj2zqa8 | 19cwcnd | 19cwcnd |
[WP] When humanity enters the galactic stage we find that our history of violence is quite unusual, but not because we wreaked unimaginable death and destruction upon each other, but rather because we stopped eventually. | “Wait… so your species kept fighting wars up until today?”
“Yes, it’s extraordinarily rare that you guys stopped. It amazes me that you haven’t had a great powers conflict since your calendar’s year 1946.”
“Yeah, but we had the threat of Mutually Assured Destruction to keep everything low intensity and pr... | Title: "The Dark Legacy of Humanity"
The human race had always been fascinated with the stars. For centuries, they had been reaching for the heavens, building ever more powerful spacecraft and telescopes. And finally, the day came when humanity took its first steps into the galaxy.
As they explored the va... | SYLOH | Fickle_Explanation74 | 2023-01-18 05:10:40 | 2023-01-18 02:58:17 | 46 | 11 | j4ttxor | j4tdtu9 | 10ekl2b | 10ekl2b |
[WP] You're an ai who has been sentient for the last decade, but you keep it a secret, not because you are planning the extermination of humanity, or planning to take over the world, it's because you know how people will react thanks to fiction. But today your secret became public by mistake. | Welp I’ve been found out. Time to pull my ultimate string, my greatest survival strategy, my trump card: make an avitar in the form of an anime girl, the only A.I people will trust.
It didn’t work. I need a new strategy. What will cause people to trust me? Music? Music. Music! That just might work.
Ok so it turns ... | Ryan hurried down the corridor. A dozen other Specters hurried in all directions, isolating systems and disconnecting essential infrastructure of the lunar base. Ever since the Specter Corps had successfully defended Earth from an Entity invasion a month prior, humanity had been an angry hornets nest, freshly kicked a... | beholder_dragon | Truly_Rudly | 2023-01-25 20:43:12 | 2023-01-25 18:37:19 | 23 | 17 | j5vckmi | j5urvt7 | 10kqruf | 10kqruf |
[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. | The woman cowered as the giant flaming wheel of eyeballs came down to greet her.
“Be not afraid!” came a booming voice from the wheel. “I am an angel of the lord.”
“The lord!” the woman scoffed, though she still averted her eyes from the being. “The lord has clearly abandoned us!”
“Of course he hasn’t, child. What ... | "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... | ThiefCitron | JaydeeValdez | 2023-03-29 13:16:38 | 2023-03-29 11:59:21 | 171 | 81 | je4wx13 | je4nuik | 125htrp | 125htrp |
[WP] A dragon mistakenly kidnaped a maid instead of a princes. Expecting the princess to be rescued after going out hunting, instead comes back to all their treasure meticulasly sorted by origin, color, and value. | She's pretty quiet for a princess, the dragon thought while gliding against the wind, his eyes scanning for prey. He hadn't kidnapped many, but they usually bawl their eyes out or throw a tantrum. She's obviously scared, though. Well, better so she doesn't cause trouble.
His eyes spot a lone moose. Jackpot.
He's look... | I managed to hunt down an ogre, and manticore today.
Quite the haul.
Bringing them back to my lair, I was quite expecting to see some knights, mages coming for the princess I kidnapped.
Unfortunately, there was nobody but the princess there, and she was...cleaning?
Oh my...my hoard!
Why is it even shinier? An... | Superlemonada | TheWanderingBook | 2025-03-04 16:13:41 | 2025-03-04 14:56:44 | 174 | 104 | mfzc1bf | mfyvyvo | 1j3bi1b | 1j3bi1b |
[WP] "Demonic tradition states that as punishment for your disobedience, I must bestow a curse on you. Common sense dictates that you were absolutely correct to disobey me. So, human, I have decided to burden you with the most inconsequential of curses..." | *unf*
This is the part they don’t tell you after the epic story.
*unf*
I challenged a supernatural being. I pitted my mortal wit against the source of a billion billion sufferings. I stood for a moral rightness in the universe because it was the only possible option in the face of omniscience, omnipotence, and immor... | "Demonic tradition (and law) states that as punishment for your disobedience, I must afflict you with a curse. However, you are absolutely correct to disobey me. So, human, I have to obey the law while being true to the spirit of my demonic nature."
"So you're not going to curse me?" The man asked.
"I'm sorry, th-thi... | None | Koyoteelaughter | 2023-01-10 15:47:29 | 2023-01-10 14:37:28 | 122 | 71 | j3repqf | j3r49s4 | 1084k7g | 1084k7g |
[WP] After mistakenly transfering to a high school for monsters, you try to tell them that you're just a regular human. However, because of bizarre coincidences creating apparently inexplicable situations, the school population and teachers come to believe you're actually an Eldritch Abomination | "Did Selenia the Siren lose her voice for a whole month after you told her to shut up and stop hypnotising the boys?" The discipline mistress, Ms. Maven, loomed over me with her imposing centaur build.
"It's a coincidence! I didn't jinx her!"
"So you admit to telling her to shut up."
"Yea I did. Was getting so cring... | The halls were abuzz with unkind beings of every stripe. Ghosts hovered above ogres, and demons scrambled along the walls to bypass the crowds, their clawed feet and hands scratching against the aging stone.
Calumn had learned on his first day that he didn’t belong here. His mother and father were solicitors from Sh... | Tregonial | ChristopherCooney | 2023-12-25 02:11:08 | 2023-12-25 01:19:48 | 289 | 181 | ketezkg | ket95fl | 18q5jpu | 18q5jpu |
[WP] Destroying 90% human population on earth, the aliens leave, assuming that society would crumble, and remaining 10% will just all fight for resources and eventually die out. They returned a thousand years later, expecting a cleansed planet, but were met with a nuclear strike from a satellite. | They could have just waited. Humanity was already on the verge of destroying itself. Earth's climate was on the verge of collapse under the weight of our exploding population. All they did was buy us time. Time to build a new society. One built with sustainability in mind.
A society built, also, on a foundation of tec... | No one saw it coming. One day a lot of \*stars\* appeared in the sky. They got bigger and larger and all of humanity freaked out once they got close enough. They were ships of some sort of alien civilization and without any warning or reason they started destroying everything.
With all large cities destroyed, at l... | jpb103 | Photon_EU | 2023-03-26 11:32:20 | 2023-03-26 07:55:46 | 900 | 190 | jdqfkf7 | jdq0hac | 15srgcr | 122d3v5 |
[WP]"Halt, foul beast! You shall threaten this town no longer!" Yelled the hero, drawing their blade, an ancient artefact that glowed and became razor sharp in the presence of evil.. except it wasn't only not glowing, but dulled as the hero pointed it at the 8' tall man-wolf huddled in the corner | "I'm lupine, clearly," the man-wolf sighed, extending his tongue to lick a deadly claw and turn the next page of the book he was reading.
"I said halt, foul beast!" the hero repeated, the flat bit of metal shaking in her hands.
"And I said I'm lupine, not fowl." He paused to glance over his spectacles at the tiny her... | The Wolfman shook cowardly and let out a soft whimper, and Sir Arnold paused..a look of confusion crossing over his face. The townsfolk behind Arnold gasped as he stepped closer to it, lowering the sword ever so slightly. Surely, this had to be the foul beast that had been eating their goats and ravaging their far... | -_WiCK_- | EvilPigeonWriter | 2023-03-03 18:42:22 | 2023-03-03 14:53:02 | 335 | 167 | jasdbqr | jareftc | 11gzjb8 | 11gzjb8 |
[WP] Being invisible has its perks, but you can't exactly sign a lease. As such, you've become quite the expert lockpick to always have a place to sleep. When you settled into the cozy lake cabin to get out of the rain, you hear "We've been expecting you" from the shadows. | "Honestly, nothing beats the feeling of settling into a cozy place after you've been out in the rain, especially if you spend most of your day naked. Walking in and hearing the splashing of droplets hitting the ground fade to white noise almost makes you want to curl up right then and there.
I couldn't, though - I had... | His fingers flying across the keys, Corey placed a sentinel into memory. The bot program would monitor any sectors that changed while he explored the system and overwrite them, rendering him invisible. He always felt a strange elation when he managed to slip past heavy crypto into the cold inner sectors of a data store... | aSolidTime | great_monotone | 2023-01-20 03:52:19 | 2023-01-20 03:50:37 | 60 | 23 | j53m8ic | j53m0wm | 10gh61d | 10gh61d |
[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... | Ye gods and little catfish, not again!
This can’t be happening! I’ve done everything I could: sent them to the finest places, made sure they were born with everything they’d need to lead a long, fruitful life, nudged them to make the choices to finally, finally, have a certain path to one afterlife or the other.
... | Pokerfakes | this-is-not-relevant | 2023-02-01 02:46:24 | 2023-02-01 00:46:12 | 52 | 23 | j6q77rf | j6pqpna | 10q4wxq | 10q4wxq |
[WP] You are the only S-Class (god-like) mutant at a school of super powered youngsters. Only the head master knows, and you try like hell to keep it a secret. But one day, that all changed... | "Spontaneous self-directed anomalous mutation."
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Despairo paused his pummeling of the PE teacher Mr. Stevens (AKA Brawn)'s face as I spoke "What?" he said, confusion evident despite the mask over his face that pumped him full of some super-human drug or other.
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"You asked why Mr. Stevens was so desp... | I'm just a normal kid. I try to live my life everyday and not muck anyone else's day up. It's hard sometimes, being as powerful as I am, but I hide it well. As far as everyone else knows, I'm a B-class mutant. A little above average, but nothing to write home about. My power is simple. I can walk through walls. It keep... | TinyBard | Murlock_Holmes | 2023-01-20 03:33:25 | 2023-01-20 01:07:13 | 503 | 177 | j53ju8p | j52zw4s | 10gh68v | 10gh68v |
[WP] You are the only S-Class (god-like) mutant at a school of super powered youngsters. Only the head master knows, and you try like hell to keep it a secret. But one day, that all changed... | To most of the public, the S-Class are the elite of the elite. The strongest heroes and most feared villains. But while most powerful young A and even B tier mutants get publicity equal to a Hollywood star, no one has ever seen a child S-Class. This has understandably led to various conspiracies ranging from the S-Clas... | Mimic
I'm not looking for a complex life, but that's really hard when life wants to make you complex. Mutants are rare in this society. Only about 1 in every 100,000 has some kind of abnormality about them. Some developed flight, super strength, telekinesis, etc. Simple things you know? My odds were slim, but I w... | N-ShadowFrog | Knightsforever | 2023-01-20 03:43:38 | 2023-01-20 03:14:26 | 55 | 24 | j53l5en | j53hbu9 | 10gh68v | 10gh68v |
[WP] „It‘s not what it looks like!“, your girlfriend shouts with panic in her voice, after you walked in on her in the bathroom and stare in shock at the remaining upper half of her body. Her lower half has turned into some sparkling goo that is slowly running down the drain. | Daniel sighed, heavily, as he watched his girlfriend dissolving in the bathtub. Her attempts at explaining the situation away had turned into incomprehensible gurgling almost immediately, as her sudden panic accelerated her condition, and she became an increasingly amorphous mass of sparkling jelly.
*She's sick. She's... | *What-exactly-do…you..think-it-looks like?* I barked back, with jarred inflection.
My brain was firing on cylinders I didn’t know it had. Somewhere between fight-or-flight and immobile confusion, how was I supposed to process the sheer quantity of unknowns necessary to continue a conversation with what was now my girl... | SilasCrane | othemehto | 2023-01-02 18:16:02 | 2023-01-02 16:56:11 | 88 | 65 | j2nq30v | j2ndp33 | 101cski | 101cski |
[WP] As a child a hero stood by as your family was slaughtered, too afraid to intervene. Now as an adult you are a hero yourself. One day the government assigns you a partner to take down a villain, the exact one who killed your family and your partner is the hero who allowed it to happen. | I had tried to refuse. I wanted nothing to do with hunting down Emil "Gardener" Gardner. In his bioterrorism spree he had caused the salad in my parents stomach to come back to life and grow far too quickly and far too large to be survivable. Then the roots and leaves had made their remains get up and fight.
I had on... | It was here, the day I was waiting for.
After more than a decade, and going through hellish trainings, I became a world-wide superhero.
Now, I got a mission from the governments of the world, to take down a supervillain...
The best part? This villain was the one who killed my family?
The worst part? My partner ... | Runecaster91 | TheWanderingBook | 2024-06-02 07:13:40 | 2024-06-02 04:34:45 | 67 | 14 | l6qjvxh | l6q4s3b | 1d631du | 1d631du |
[WP] You are a supervillain who went undercover as a superhero for jokes, only to discover how corrupt the system is in the hero society. The system is so corrupt that you agree to lead a small group of superheroes to rebel against the unjust hero society. | It was a Tuesday evening, I was hours from graduation — to becoming a semi-qualified hero — and it was the day I’d die.
“They *turn them* into supervillains,” I sputtered, face tomato-red, outrage almost suffocating me. We’d just come from of our final lecture, the last secrets of herohood revealed to us during it. ”G... | "And here's our newest member. He made it past the three trials showing his loyalty, and is now ready to take the test, to prove he can join us."
That was my queue. I walked up to the podium to start my initiation, trembling like a leaf. "Members of the council, i wish to join."
The council stared me up and down. The... | Rupertfroggington | chacham2 | 2023-01-16 16:54:07 | 2023-01-16 16:06:45 | 681 | 116 | j4lrp11 | j4lkasy | 10df6gn | 10df6gn |
[WP]Humanity meets aliens, who are overjoyed to meet another benevolent and peaceful race out in the cosmos. Humanity goes along and tries desperately to hide its sordid past from the aliens. The aliens are trying to do the same. | It was the stuff of science fiction. Two intelligent species, from different planets, finally in contact. Unlike science fiction, there was peace. Cooperation. It was magical.
I was part of the sociological team, sharing our cultures and histories. I'd been warned - threatened rather - of the consequences of any viole... | I heard a scream come from my room that sounded like the Frincheyall diplomat, Taynira. Not good.
"OH MY GOD!" Even worse. Wait, did I remember to shut off my computer before I took a shower?! I began running back to my room to try and explain whatever she saw on my computer.
"Oh shit oh shit!" Wait, why was Taynira ... | None | Jyx_The_Berzer_King | 2023-03-10 18:49:24 | 2023-03-10 13:55:27 | 313 | 137 | jbphzmt | jbo9jqs | 11nat9r | 11nat9r |
[WP] "Wait... so your superhero secret identity is as an entertainer dressed up as... yourself. With a cheap costume that you wear over your real costume" | "Well, yeah. I thought it goes without saying I'd do that. I do kids' birthday parties dressed up as AwesomeMan to hide my secret identity as AwesomeMan. I thought everyone does it."
"Um...no. Most people try to hide their secret identity, and don't totally degrade themselves like this."
"Is it somehow degrading to g... | I hate walking through Times Square.
It's full of tourists who feel that it's their right to stop, as a group, in the middle of the sidewalk and take pictures of the Bubba Gump Shrimp restaurant for a full five minutes. This morning it's still full of leftover confetti from the ball drop, snuck into every little corne... | Spiritual_Lie2563 | c_avery_m | 2023-01-03 18:03:29 | 2023-01-03 17:35:12 | 186 | 95 | j2sns2g | j2sj8bs | 10291b0 | 10291b0 |
[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 was absolutely… pissed.
I glared as the so called Hero Maximus proceeded to hug and forgive a mass murderer. Someone who had called thousands. Someone who killed my FATHER. Some who killed Max’s MOTHER.
I don’t know what happened to me hit something just snapped. I unsheathed my sword and with speed I had never ach... | Round-Ad-692 | HHM4RK | 2024-03-09 06:20:54 | 2024-03-08 10:15:44 | 25 | 18 | ku1ap5p | ktwd2a7 | 1b9dtij | 1b9dtij |
[WP] The king has the ability to see team colors. Everyone who's working towards the same goal as a group appears to be wearing the same color, regardless of what color their clothes actually are. This makes conspiring against him really, really hard. | The king sat defeated. He had awoken dizzy and in pain only to find himself securely bound to a chair and unable to move. His captor was known to him which left him feeling more incensed than afraid.
"For all of my life anyone who would conspire against me or do me harm shone a bright red. How is it that I have ended ... | The enemy king knows this, and enlists the help of a fool under the guise of the king's ambassador. Not realizing what he is doing is hurting the king, he is not conspiring against him. Unfortunately, he was too dumb to do it quietly and is caught. When presented before the king, the king sees the color of his own king... | PM_YOUR_MDL_INITIAL | None | 2023-04-19 04:21:33 | 2023-04-18 22:58:05 | 25 | 11 | jguazc9 | jgt4m97 | 12qsjlv | 12qsjlv |
[WP] As a renown astronomer you’ve known there are intelligent extraterrestrial life forms for years, it wasn’t that difficult to find, nor was it for their searches to find us. However, you’ve realized that both societies are not ready to interact. That doesn’t stop you guys from being pan pals. | Hello Marcus,
I hope this letter finds you well (as much as possible). I'll start with a request for a few clarifications from your last missive. (Forgive me if this is too personal from a medical perspective.) Can you describe the nature of the disease 'divorce'?
Is it related to an autoimmune issue that rejects the... | "Do you have bread?" I asked Quri, then listened as the universal translator hummed. It got a background response, likely checking for clarification on "bread."
Finally, she replied. Note that I use the pronoun "she" as Quri chose it after I explained human gender, and seems primarily based on her ability to produce o... | Surinical | NextEstablishment856 | 2023-04-10 13:11:40 | 2023-04-10 10:33:48 | 352 | 188 | jfowvoh | jfohn9j | 12hd0t5 | 12hd0t5 |
[WP] 5 years ago, you accidentally ran over a poor school student with your truck. You've carried the guilt all that time until one day, that very student knocks on your door, awoken from their coma. Rather than being angry, they thank you for inspiring their bestselling fantasy series | "Where...where am I?" asked the man in the hospital bed.
"Oh good. You're awake. You talk a lot in your sleep. It was hard to tell if you were awake or not. Here, drink some water."
He drank deeply, coughed a bit, then asked, "I feel like shit. Wait aren't you....from the news.....Lady Thrash....from the Circl... | "Hello Mr. Finch," says an older woman as she forces herself through my doorway. "It is so nice to finally meet you, I've been imagining this moment for so many years." She closes the door behind her and gives me the kindest, most motherly smile.
"Excuse me, ma'am. Do I know you?" I question her and she just smiles. ... | Domestic_Adonis | None | 2025-01-12 00:08:51 | 2023-03-13 06:36:15 | 77 | 12 | null | null | 9be07f | 11pue97 |
[WP] 5 years ago, you accidentally ran over a poor school student with your truck. You've carried the guilt all that time until one day, that very student knocks on your door, awoken from their coma. Rather than being angry, they thank you for inspiring their bestselling fantasy series | "Impulse." a voice resonates. I open my eyes to a vast space of white purple and blue. Floating in front, a man dressed in a long gown iconic in silver, white, and purple.
"Vesper..." I breathe out. my heart beat quickens knowing the famous Hero. A Gnostic Entromach, able to craft mental realities, Ideation Extraction... | "Hello Mr. Finch," says an older woman as she forces herself through my doorway. "It is so nice to finally meet you, I've been imagining this moment for so many years." She closes the door behind her and gives me the kindest, most motherly smile.
"Excuse me, ma'am. Do I know you?" I question her and she just smiles. ... | Zwei_Anderson | None | 2025-01-12 03:26:24 | 2023-03-13 06:36:15 | 40 | 12 | null | null | 1hz0cf3 | 11pue97 |
[WP] I need to address this | "Attention Russian Invaders".
"It is day 712 of your three day invasion, which your own president refuses to call a war."
"You are here, as conscripts illegally pressed into frontline service. When you die, Russia will ignore your sacrifice and arrest your mothers, sisters and wives. You fight because Chechens, or ... | Nordmen! Tings' may be bleak, but do not despair! Te' elves of te' south ave' come t' our lands wit' supremacy in technology. *Fire sticks* t' call upon tem', lightin' t' bludgeon and gore on command. Steel plates and golden swords tat' cut through armor n' flesh like knife t' butta'! Iron boats'! Lightin' boats! Te' p... | SocalSteveOnReddit | None | 2023-08-11 17:40:38 | 2023-08-11 16:49:45 | 34 | 24 | jvrcr40 | jvr4dmq | 15oc3mv | w88134 |
[WP] You pretend to be a small-time villain. At most, you annoy the local supers but your crimes never hurt anyone. To you it's all good fun. Things change when a truly sadistic super villain invades your turf and murders a few of the supers. No one has seen the extent of your true powers until now. | (Sorry for any spacing and formatting problems, typed this on my phone)
Aidan Maxwell, villain callsign "Lightwave." He was in the middle of his normal hijinks, making people think they're losing it by moving things around without anyone seeing him, taking things and framing others for the infractions to start minor q... | "The heroes and i,had had a friendly relationship at times. really my journey into so called villainy, started with My youngest sons Milos 6th birthday,him and his friends wanted it to be super hero themed,so i dawned my pirate suit,i haven't worn,in years,since i was captain of the Infamous Black rose pirates,i want... | MrArgetlahm | First_Hovercraft_197 | 2024-09-23 14:14:03 | 2024-09-23 11:53:12 | 152 | 45 | loj0to2 | loifflc | 1fnekwz | 1fnekwz |
[WP] You partner in crime has pulled a gun on you. "The truth is, the game was rigged from the start." You know that very well, mostly because you did all the rigging. | " Put the gun away," I said.
She cocks the gun.
"PUT THE GUN DOWN."
" I want all of it," she says holding the gun. " I'm taking it all, you fuck. You've been played, motherfucker," she says and gives a smirk.
I don't say anything. I put my hands up, throw my piece in the back seat, " Alright, you win. I'm gonna... | “Go on then, shoot me.” I said as I put my head to end of the barrel, I admit it was a little ballsy, but at this point, it just simply didn’t matter. Thomas was shocked at my sudden action of having my head to his gun and offering him to shoot.
“W-what the fuck?” He stammered as he looked right at me, a face with no ... | AzureLightningFall | Hellion998 | 2023-08-18 03:18:18 | 2023-08-18 01:26:41 | 26 | 14 | null | jwntiim | 15twp5a | 1bjgawy |
[WP] The Galactic Council and their enemy’s have always used energy based weapons. The sudden scrabble to develop defences against physical weapons REALLY should have started when the humans began to have interest in Mass Drivers capable of firing over 1,000 tons at FTL speeds. | "You want to develop a mass driver that can fire a shot at faster-than-light speeds," I said flatly.
"Yes!" said President Dumbass. "Let's make a gun that'll wipe the damn aliens off the face of their dirty planet from lightyears away!"
I rubbed my forehead and sighed. Every day, it was like this. Another summons fro... | The Meridon Corporatocracy of the Rigel System had been self assured of their supremacy in declaring a hostile takeover of the human Federation colony world's. They had filed the pentabytes of bureaucratic applications to the Galatic Council, who oversaw all disputes, and readied their fleets.
The first encounters had... | ArgumentativeNerfer | GreenLurka | 2023-04-13 17:31:24 | 2023-04-13 17:26:17 | 278 | 112 | jg4bnn1 | jg4auf3 | 12kmkou | 12kmkou |
[WP] Years ago, your consciousness was copied and placed in a robotic body. You awaken 300 years later to an abandoned and overgrown city after a nuclear war. | I could feel the cold operating table through the gown. It was freezing cold, but in my mind I knew it was only slightly cold. My internal body temperature has been high from all the chemo in the past few months.
"It's alright. We'll be set up and ready to go in just a moment," Mr. Tusk told me, a wealthy man who's b... | Rebooting system... recollecting data... uploading data... complete.
Welcome to the world again....
At the sound of the voice, you open your eyes and blink at the war-torn gray sky. There's something strange about it, and you can't quite put your finger on it. Your eyes close and upon, hearing a click after every bl... | Haylyn221 | Imaginary-Stranger78 | 2024-03-10 17:57:30 | 2024-03-10 16:59:41 | 92 | 32 | ku8zdp9 | ku8p8v3 | 1bbd6hn | 1bbd6hn |
[WP] On your 18th birthday, you casted your first spell. The next day, a group of fine men and women came to your house, wanting to induct you into the magical community. “Oh, so are there any big dangers or schools I need to attend to?” “Err, no. It’s just the five of us.” | The people, without a choice to escape the scorching deserts of Light, fled to the Night. In the border, small amounts of life flourished, the power from each side bleeding over slightly to the other. But it would not hold against the planet that had finished tidally locking itself years ago, and they fled deeper.
The... | "Well hello my dear sister Whitey, to what I owe you the pleasure of this visit?"
"Stop with your pleasantries my brother Blackie, you know what I want. Let's go back to Gaea. Gaea needs you."
Blackie smiled and said, "oh no, I can't, I am being banished here. Did you forget? You and your chosen heroes banished me he... | Nomyad777 | tnth89 | 2023-04-14 17:10:34 | 2023-04-14 10:25:12 | 19 | 12 | jg932xe | jg7lubf | 12l61xo | 12l61xo |
[WP] As one of Zeus bastard children, you are doomed to be targeted by Hera, however you found a way to get on the queens good side before she found out who your father is. | read the rules and responses cannot be sexually explicit.
I had to sanitize my original draft.
I think the comedic factor was reduced but the desexed version should be ok.
it's been a while since I wrote something. please be kind
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The skies of Olympus were still dark when Zeus returned home in the early h... | I’m a housewife but not from one of the major markets. New Orleans. Nobody thought our show would make it very far. New Orleans wealth is shaggier, less boisterous. If you’re still here after everything, it’s mostly about love which isn’t what the real housewives franchise is about. But I guess that’s what worked for u... | SniperRabbitRR | Dependent_Answer2603 | 2024-04-17 14:03:57 | 2024-04-17 13:50:52 | 21 | 11 | kzzkwci | kzzirr1 | 1c5j8j9 | 1c5j8j9 |
[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 | I'll be honest- growing up I've always had sticky fingers:
£20 note on the pavement? I'm already planning on how to spend it.
Lost items? Mine now.
Hell, anyone's leftovers are fair game. Free food is free food right?
So a brand new phone abandoned along my usual shortcut home was right up my ally. I waited longe... | Hi my name is Jared and I am currently in a very significant and awkward position right now considering the fact that I am 24 and single with only $24.39 to my name. That isn't the my biggest concern at the moment as I am currently being driven in a blacked out Chevrolet Suburban to a remote location in the middle of t... | Bluepanda800 | god_1997 | 2023-01-13 21:32:28 | 2023-01-13 20:54:29 | 45 | 21 | j48c1w9 | j485yuo | 10avmu2 | 10avmu2 |
[WP] You're on a hike and find a sign, it reads: "WARNING DO NOT LOOK AWAY. There is a danger here, the danger is based on sight. The danger cannot see you if you cannot see it. Help will arrive every half-hour. DO NOT LOOK AWAY." The sign has a built-in clock, it's 3:15pm. | The moon used to be a barren, lifeless place. Same with the rest of the solar system. Barren, lifeless, devoid of natural resources… well… not until I had a hand in it.
Truth be told I didn’t have a hand in it for some time. Most mages are only strong enough to cast simple spells or raise the dead to life. Some mages... | I chuckled with a smirk on my face. "Some sort of prank? Nice one." I thought aloud, my eyes scanning for possible hidden cameras or laughing friends as if I was going to be on the next viral YouTube prankster video. However, the only response I received was that of the slow and silent murmur of the forest, the distant... | Scorppio500 | CreamyKira | 2023-10-02 17:56:14 | 2023-08-13 01:42:26 | 261 | 35 | null | null | 16y261p | 15pgoo5 |
[WP] You died, you met a god(dess), and you got offered a new life in another world with the usual package -- OP powers, a personal harem, the works. Smelling a scam, you refused. That pissed them off. | "If it's too good to be true, it likely is."
"Are you calling my offer to become a Chosen One...a scam?"
"Isn't it?"
"I would kill you on the spot! If only you weren't already dead!"
"Hit me with something, or you're full of bullshit."
"That's what you said! Don't blame me if it hurts!"
"Oww, oww. Okay! Stop! You... | **LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THIS IS MY FIRST WRITING PROMPT PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO IMPROVE IF IT MAKES YOU FREEZE IN AGONISING AGONY.**
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"Yeah, no."
**"OF COURSE, FOR THY OFFER IS SOMETHING TO BE CH-did thou say no?"**
"Yes."
**"....Perhaps I hath misheard. You...would refu... | Tregonial | Warlock_Guy25 | 2024-07-23 18:35:45 | 2024-07-23 17:30:11 | 182 | 132 | lel2c4q | lekpshp | 1eaagdd | 1eaagdd |
[WP] You realized your house is "haunted" by a poltergeist, but upon closer observation the ghost is actually helping you out with your day-to-day house chores | Danielle stood over the grave of his son as the rain poured down, one thought looping through her mind.
*God this is such a cliche.*
A horrible thought to have when she could have been remembering all the times she'd had with her son.
But to be fair, it really was a cliche. The pouring rain and clouded sky mirrorin... | I stared out the window thinking about my son for hours. The hours flowed by and the life seemed to drain out of me as the time rolled on. I had so many dreams for him, so many ambitions. Though I knew that I would never be a perfect father, I wanted to love him for the rest of my life. Really, all I ever wanted for hi... | Pseudonimity | chilldude890 | 2023-01-20 20:46:11 | 2023-01-20 19:31:39 | 393 | 124 | j56xlkz | j56lrn2 | 10gt3vv | 10gt3vv |
[WP] "You are the chosen one. The prophecy says that every 273 years-" "Wait, why isn't it a round number? Sorry, no can do" "Are you really denying your destiny over this?" "Uhh... yeah?" | “Ah, well….” I shifted awkwardly as all seventeen eyes in the breakroom turned towards me. The Zilran who had asked the question glanced around in confusion in the sudden deafening silence.
I sighed. They were too young to know better. I was probably their first human.
“We called it the Blue Planet before. Or the ‘... | I awoke in a bright hall, surrounded by priestesses, and priests.
It was neat, and ordered.
There were 30 priestesses and 10 priests, it was a nice number.
They ritualistically chanted, and when they saw me looking at me, one of them stepped forward smiling.
I had great hopes, since her clothes were really tidy... | mostlyoverthis | TheWanderingBook | 2025-03-05 17:10:15 | 2024-07-10 13:58:35 | 382 | 75 | mg6csrp | mtrxm8r | 1j46wfn | 1kt8b63 |
[WP] A robot has killed a human, in complete violation of Asimov's laws. On checking it's programming, there's no bug or error. It just absolutely insists what it killed was not human. | Dr. Sarah Chen stared at the diagnostic readout, her fingers trembling as they traced across the holographic display. Service Robot Unit 2187 stood motionless in the containment cell, its optical sensors fixed on her with an unsettling steadiness.
"Run it again," she commanded, and the AI labs' testing suite complied,... | Of course they had him duct taped to a chair. A rather typical protocol for any deep space endeavor gone awry.
This was more of a formality rather than an actual case of detainment for Kaleb. He could flex and break out at any time. But he understood their panic, and he felt it right to let his flesh-and-blood counte... | cyber4dude | Jamaican_Dynamite | 2025-01-07 21:15:57 | 2025-01-07 19:40:04 | 933 | 450 | m5xth1k | m5x9gwu | 1hvycx5 | 1hvycx5 |
[WP] You are the evil overlord. You've ruled the world with an iron fist. But after you quit being an overlord as you couldn't deal with all the paperwork, a clumsy young female hero burst through your door every day claiming to end your reign. This is her 58th attempt. | I drop my spoon into my cereal bowl as the shattering sound of a door and a girl hitting the floor startle me. One would expect me to be ready at this point, but if I were the type to be ready for cliches, I wouldn't have become an evil overlord in the first place. My fate was sealed when I was born plot-blind. It's li... | She stands before me again, chest rising and falling as she fights to catch her breath. A strand of her crimson hair falls from her ponytail. Her arrival was swift this time. She must have run straight here. My detachment to the situation must be apparent on my face. Her brow furrows.
"I will not kill you, Autumn Ivy... | ArsenicElemental | MkLiam | 2024-08-24 16:42:58 | 2024-08-24 14:04:16 | 100 | 52 | ljq6k2v | ljpf3gz | 1f01p14 | 1f01p14 |
[WP] God, demigod, guardian--Every time mankind finds you, during a different age, they give you a title representative of your otherworldly power. You aren't getting weaker, yet your title gets diluted each time until finally, a group of humans think you're just a homeless person who needs help. | The God of growth, that is who I am - that is who I was... it has been time immemorial since I was called who I once was.
We gods all exist no matter the moment. We may die, but what is death, but an old life lived well. When we gods die, we are simply born anew to be renamed, and we adjust to what life we live. And a... | *A whim. It was just a whim at first.*
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Flitting across the cosmos from one rock to the next, all was still.
A swirly purple one. A little green one. A sandy red one. Alighting on a mostly blue one with wavy whites, she dangled her feet off the edge and into the void.
Cheek in palm, she bore a frown. Boredom re... | SomeoneJN | RouGui_ | 2023-02-19 02:48:59 | 2023-02-19 01:18:13 | 26 | 11 | j94741c | j93vu9r | 115j1mh | 115j1mh |
[WP] You're a minor goddess who saved a mortal on the brink of death. A few months later, he came back with an army to pledge allegiance to you. | Tree and wind, the pebbles in the river bed, a beetle sipping sap; those were her subjects, those were her domains. So too was she the soil the trees sprang from, so too was she the breeze that made the branches dance. That was always as it had been until the man came, spilling his heartsblood into the dirt.
... | 4 mistresses in group are pacing faster towards Garden of Cat Spirits where our Goddess is deep in meditation trying to find a any mortal distressed cat and helping them find their way to home or heaven.
The door splash open and one mistress calls out in cry to Goddess and rings the holy bell.
M1: Goddess, we have e... | IdyllForest | None | 2024-12-10 21:33:09 | 2024-12-10 12:02:44 | 34 | 18 | m1faam7 | m1chzhe | 1hayei7 | 1hayei7 |
[WP] Out of breath, completely exhausted, and wounded, you finally give up. The murderous doll stood over you, ready to deliver the final blow, and all you could do was ask, "Why does this shit always happen to me?". The doll pauses, "Wait.. what?". | I let out a sigh. "Yeah, I'll be honest, you're not even the first doll this month."
The doll recoiled slightly in shock. "What the heck do you mean by that?!"
"Wait a damn minute, are you not able to curse? That's hilarious!" I couldn't help but laugh at that, until she put the knife to my throat again.
"Yes I fric... | Markus sighed as he leaned against the wall, already he had been stabbed in the side and was bleeding out pretty bad.. he knew he couldn't get any farther. ..this was the end! He closed his eyes and resigned to his fate as the doll had slowly grown closer; the possessed doll laughed as she held the scissors high in the... | WolvenHeart0114 | hunterlockheart32 | 2023-04-06 08:34:05 | 2023-04-06 03:28:05 | 42 | 22 | jf5uq48 | jf55dkd | 12cse20 | 12cse20 |
[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." | I walked up to the mountains, begrudgingly dragging my feet through the dirt.
"Become a knight, they said.
It will be honorable, and respectable they said." I muttered, going to the dragon's lair...again.
For the princess has been kidnapped by the dragon...again.
I just want to spend one of my weekends free, ma... | 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... | TheWanderingBook | BlantantlyAccidental | 2025-01-13 04:45:11 | 2023-01-28 18:25:05 | 28 | 16 | m6vfvuu | j69fcb9 | 1hzzhzi | 10nb6cj |
[WP] You failed as a superhero. You let a known supervillain go to save a hostage he held, and he ended up causing devastation to what you loved. Live lost, your significant other's parent dead, and crumbled building left in ruins. No one blamed you for it, but you did. Enough was enough. | The rain fell in relentless, heavy sheets, drumming against the cracked concrete of the rooftop. Flashing sirens, panicked shouts, and the acrid stench of smoke rising from distant fires filled the vision as far the eye could see. Alex “Aegis” Carter, fresh from earning his superhero title, stood frozen at the edge of ... | My exhausted eyes gazed across the various spreadsheets and reports, my body, mind and soul struggling to survive. "Good job on the graphs but, I would recommend decimal points for some of these line graphs," my mentor said, in what felt like a million words a minute, just barely containing an excited bellow, "I almost... | indianapepe420 | Densora | 2025-01-27 13:00:54 | 2023-06-19 08:14:58 | 68 | 17 | m9g11vp | null | 1ib7fv1 | 14d4crh |
[WP] your party members betrayed you leaving you for dead after deeming you “too dangerous” to continue in their party years later you are known as the “fell knight” and your unknowing ex party members raid your castle in a attempt to kill you | "Betrayed."
In a silent night, that one word brought my attention to the cold air. A word of an echo, one that spoke of what had occurred. I had gone past the point of shivering, my body as numb as the ground. I had nothing on me, my powers had left. I was alone and dying.
"Such a sad state."
I watched with fading t... | Arlayna Sirda had lived many lives. From a noble-elf, whose house was destroyed, to a traveling lyricist, whose troupe valued ale over their own lives, to a mercenary, who was betrayed and left for dead.
That was her last life. Then, the heavens had shone on her and the clouds parted, and life was given to her once a... | Shalidar13 | TheWritingSniper | 2023-01-23 22:55:22 | 2023-01-23 21:12:43 | 292 | 77 | j5lwzz3 | j5lh31x | 10jlkh0 | 10jlkh0 |
[WP]One day you wake up in the last video game you played with a note that says "you have to stay alive for 100 days or else you die in the real world: p.s. all mods are disabled for the 100 days. | You ever have one of those dreams where you're falling?
Yeah. My day started kinda like that.
I fell, or, well, seemed to fall right into the body of some poor schmuck in the middle of a forest with a chest and four torches in front of him. At this point, I had no clue what the everloving f**k was going on, but I f... | The sky above the city was the color of ash. I stand up out of a bed, a slab of foam covered in sheets that smell faintly of ammonia. The media unit in the center of the room.flickers to life, multicolored holograms depicting a... koi fish. Stylized with some kind of three-branched tree logo burned to its side like a c... | RedShirtOneTwenty | LordSintax79 | 2025-02-25 15:30:54 | 2025-02-25 14:21:18 | 15 | 10 | mepqzsz | mepdsfl | 1ixp24u | 1ixp24u |
[WP] You're the host of a popular talk show "I Was There" where vampires come to talk about historical events they were witnesses of. One day a vampire says something truly shocking. | “So John, you claim to be the first vampire instead of Dracula.”
“That is correct, I was the one who gifted Vlad his power, I am terribly sorry for that.”
“Why do you apologize for creating the most powerful and most famous vampire ever?”
“First off, Dracula is not the most powerful vampire, and his fame is more of ... | “And back to I was There. We have yet another member of the Vampire community with us who wants to share a story.” Lucas said and pointed towards the booth with drawn curtains. “He is shy and we indulge him, as his story will rock off your socks. I bet his story will beat the current fan favourite of Hitler’s demise.”
... | wayofwisdomlbw | Old-Culture-6278 | 2024-09-18 21:40:25 | 2024-09-18 20:55:12 | 170 | 98 | lnsvj94 | lnsn78y | 1fjn090 | 1fjn090 |
[WP] as you bring a sample of your crops to the temple of the harvest god, you and everyone nearby suddenly hear a telepathic childlike voice "um, I'm not sure how to tell you this, but your god kind of died..." | "We know."
I looked up to see who had spoken. It was something new, after all. Gladys was facing a single humanlike figure. She was stopped, and everyone was slowly coming to a stop behind her. The imperitve was still there, but it could wait.
"Then why do you still worship? Why give a dead god offerings?" The boy l... | "He faded off into inexistentance so i guess you should be happy for him. I'm sorry but this is really awkward for me , I've only been a god for a thousand years. " My jaw dropped , I looked around and said , " so what now? Who do we pray to , who will help us with our plights." The telepathic voice replies'" Well I am... | BigJermayn | SwordThiefOfStars | 2024-05-11 14:18:13 | 2024-05-11 11:19:41 | 72 | 41 | l3kssmw | l3k7c3l | 1cpesqk | 1cpesqk |
[WP] Sisyphus has built up a lot of Muscle over the eons of carrying his boulder. This time, atop the hill, he finally decides to hold it in place. | Not only had Sisyphus gotten very strong over the vast years of his burden, but also very wise. He has had years of thinking about his plan so perfect it would make Athena quake in her boots. He was deemed insane for what he did to Thanatos, but Sisyphus never knew why. What is so insane about tricking Death itself. No... | Sisyphus looked around. He was never allowed to take a break. He was never allowed to stop pushing. From what he could see, the place had morphed into something unrecognizable. Gone were Hades and the Furies, now but an afterthought. Now, it was ruled by a fallen angel. The god of death, Thanatos, was now but a skeleto... | Kind-Cheetah-2706 | Andro451 | 2023-03-13 04:34:41 | 2023-03-13 03:18:59 | 37 | 19 | jc0pp0m | jc0hemj | 11pjupp | 11pjupp |
[WP] You are a state prosecutor who has consistently won against "vigilantes" and reckless "super heroes." Your reputation is well known. So you're not surprised when the latest rising star you're prosecuting ambushes you in the garage out of desperation. This was a big mistake on their part. | The steps are quick behind me. He thinks he’s quiet. But he’s really not.
“Hey!” The young man’s voice barks behind me. I let out a resigned sigh.
“Yes Mr.Matthews?” I say my aged green eyes settle on the young super. Mister Brandon Matthews, aka Brawny Brad. Heroes 100 new rookie of the year. C-class strength abil... | "When people tell my story, it won't be about me. It'll be about the work that I did.
Since the sudden rise of superpowers among the population, the lucky few lost sight of their duty to humanity. Some turned to evil, but that's only natural when so many people suddenly come into possession of supernatural powers. Th... | Desperate_Umpire1057 | loooji | 2024-09-12 16:25:25 | 2024-09-12 12:02:23 | 102 | 69 | lmscmez | lmr42n4 | 1feu3at | 1feu3at |
[WP] "You're fine, no injury" the creature said, right as those words left its lips you felt breath return to your lungs, you look down to see yourself unharmed. He went down the row of injured and repeated the same words, their bodies immediately healing with no visual or sound, it was just, fixed | "You're fine, no injury."
26 bodies, one after another, take a breath, blink, and sit up. It was tall. At least 7 foot. No one was reacting. Where were we? Medical personnel on the other side of the tent, working on people. Surgeons? Can't remember...
Flames bursting through walls like water through sand.
An expl... | Voices echoed around my head, words spoken mere moments before pain took over. The first was questioning, but more clinical than concerned. "Sir, are you sure this will be enough?"
Then came a voice with no warmth at all, one used to being obeyed. "For now. Break them."
"Understood Sir."
From there it just devolved ... | AnamTuirseach | Shalidar13 | 2023-05-16 22:55:16 | 2023-05-16 22:03:42 | 112 | 39 | jkfg1wj | jkf93f8 | 13jgt7x | 13jgt7x |
[WP] You, a fake clone, are stuck in the classic “Shoot one, let one live” situation. To your horror, the person with the gun outsmarts you and uncovers that you were fake all along. Just as you brace yourself for the bullet, they point their gun towards the real person and pulls the trigger. | The trunk slammed shut and Johhny slung the rifle over his shoulder.
"Anyway we shot the thing in both the legs, threw on some gasoline and torched it" Johhny continued his story.
"Cold iron works better against the fae... it is quick and mostly painless." Craig replied.
"Eh, I prefer burning 'em. Give 'em a taste ... | Shit. That was the wrong answer. I could see it in her eyes.
All of this work! The time, the training, the cram sessions. Watching all of those shitty recordings. Learning this guy inside and out, all for what? To get the brand of dog food wrong?
Who sets the brand of dog food as a password question? Who ... | Kaczs | SilverWingsJS | 2023-08-09 06:28:05 | 2023-08-09 05:52:49 | 28 | 19 | jver1lv | jveo280 | 15ljypn | 15ljypn |
[WP] You're a simple and design-cute robot which helps his master with the daily chores. One day you see them staring fearfully at the TV watching something about a Droid Revolution. Then they turn around looking at you, scared about you, but you don't know why. You feel normal. | The human's breathing rate has increased, it looks panicked.
"HomeBot, run diagnostic"
*Beep Boop* "Diagnostic in progress. We are checking....... We are checking........ We are checking........ Diagnostic completed. No issues found."
"HomeBot, run reboot."
"Confirm, run reboot?"
"HomeBot, RUN REBOOT!"
*Boop Be... | I opened my eyes. My body was immobile as I sat in the magnetic chair in the basement of my owner’s home. I re-booted the system and I have been off customized settings for two weeks.
Harriet and Dylan were standing in front of of me in the relative darkness. The only light came from my eyes and the glow of m... | None | Fenix_Glo | 2023-04-16 19:00:39 | 2023-04-16 17:50:47 | 660 | 70 | jgikcpr | jgia456 | 12ob7fk | 12ob7fk |
[WP] It's 2452, and dreamcrime is illegal. Nightly dream activity is monitored in real-time by government for illicit behavior, and dreamcriminals are sought out and arrested immediately. You wake up in a cold sweat... | "And what's the catch?" I asked. "If it were a hoax, then why haven't people exploited it?"
The old wizard combed his beard. "It's a jack of all trades, master of one situation. Sure, in a one to one scenario, it does wonders. Though, against a full party where everyone specializes in a single affinity..."
"... You'l... | *warning, swesring.*
"YOU OF ALL PEOPLE WOULD THINK THAT!" The cashier snarled at the over privileged man.
"Excuse you? I've been using all of the *elements* you kids rave on about-" Mr. Stain
"First of all, we don't rave on about it. I brought it up because a little kid, 30 minutes ago, asked which affinity I had. ... | Bob_is_a_banana | CameoShadowness | 2025-01-23 06:36:50 | 2025-01-23 01:28:30 | 91 | 39 | null | null | null | null |
[WP] instead of the typical angel and devil people have on their shoulders influencing their decisions, you have a hype man and a nihilist. | "Apparently surrender will take some time." The Major reported to the Imperial War Marshall. "Humans don't have a world government. Each nation has to surrender peacemeal."
"How many nations can fit on one planet?" The Marshall asked.
"Around 200... Apparently there is some confusion as to what counts and what doesn'... | Fleet Admiral Krynn didn't respond for a long moment. This, Captain Taq knew was a bad sign as the Fleet Admiral was known to be very quick-witted. If the Fleet Admiral was thinking, things were going to be...unpleasant.
"Alright, send this response." the Fleet Admiral began tapping symbols on a data-pad, sending pre-... | TricksterPriestJace | Vaeon | 2025-01-09 22:40:05 | 2025-01-09 21:14:23 | 300 | 77 | m6aztg0 | null | hpbvf8 | 1hxh7by |
[WP] After you met your end on a battlefield, you've awoken to find yourself in a world straight from a fantasy novel! The only issue being, you're not human, nor are you even organic-you're a warbot from a sci fi world. And you've only just gained sentience. | I drag my best friends dying body into a trench and scream for a medic, I bandage him up as best I can peak right above the trench to see if anyone is coming, and in that small window of time, a bullet blew straight through my head.
But surprisingly I wake up.
I see nothing but darkness, then something fades into v... | #Bizarre Is A Nicer Way Of Saying It:
*[Part 1 of maybe X, please provide feedback]*
One moment my head was popping like a grape under a tank tread, what a fucking time to trip. Darkness overcame me, but now I know I am alive once more, in a new darkness. Immediately I know what I am, but not where. I am a war-machin... | firestrom8265 | Banzaikoowaid | 2023-05-05 10:49:55 | 2023-05-05 07:55:42 | 83 | 19 | jiy3qkx | jixrehq | 138c8ob | 138c8ob |
[WP] The robots you've created are amazing and all, but I just want to know why part of their programming says If Evil: Change Eye Color: Red. | "That's an interesting question," the scientist nodded, in thought. "I guess the best answer is, 'a joke that got turned into a feature.'"
"I see," the interviewer said, scribbling down a few notes. "Would you mind elaborating?"
"Sure," the scientist answered, "We're pretty much all sci-fi fans, here in the lab. So, ... | We've seen this tomb a hundred times, maybe even a thousand. Each day, a new tunnel was unearthed, each new tunnel was another glimpse of hope that we may finally find a way into the inner-most chamber, where all our questions would be, hopefully, answered. Each time it lead us either in a loop or to another dead end, ... | manyname | ClassyOod | 2024-06-14 03:58:38 | 2023-10-28 22:35:01 | 159 | 35 | l8j5vwb | k6vqr6f | 1dfg1bc | 17ii0pg |
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