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j2phw7o | j2pa5dj | [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!!“ | I got the job nearly 3 years ago now. The title was “Office Assistant” with a generic description that meant you’d have to learn what your job really was during the interview, or after you’ve started. The company’s name, A to Z Professional Services, did not provide much more information. It was a quick interview, and ... | "Right. Sit here, do nothing, NEVER press the button, don't talk to anyone about it. Easy." I needed something easy. Not to put too fine a point on it, but rent was coming due and I hadn't had much luck with jobs lately.
Now, the thing about easy jobs is that you have no idea just how DULL a job can be until... |
k9pqnoi | k9pi5jd | [WP] You recently discovered that your father, whom you never knew, is actually a crime-fighter with no free time, and he is unaware that you are his son. In order to talk to him, you become a villain. | Most cops worship at the altar of The Shriek, and those of us who don't are careful to keep it to ourselves. Don't get me wrong, if they had to, they'd arrest him on sight. That is, while on sight of people bound to make a fuss if they see an LEO asking him for his autograph.
The few cops who don't like him are the ... | 'Powerless...the both of us are powerless. I know he's my dad though, but how does he do the things he does?' Jamal thinks, 'He says something that makes his amulet glow and then it's like the world around him glitches to do... something. Usually stuff that benefits him. I need to find his power. Then I can make it my ... |
lkdr1we | lkdiqp7 | [WP] “So my mom is half-Fae, and my dad is half-dragon; that’s where my powers come from. How about you?” “I’m half-mermaid on my mom’s side, hence the wheelchair.” Your new magic school roommates suddenly turn to you. “What about you?” | "Me? I'm an orphan. Da coulda been anything, regular human or a Demon or an elf or whatever. Same for Ma." I gave everyone a small smile. I'd practiced the damn thing enough, just the right mixture of melancholy wistfulness and a little bit of bravery. "We'll never know, I suppose."
Normally, this is when people woul... | “So my mom is half-Fae, and my dad is half-dragon; that’s where my powers come from. How about you?” “I’m half-mermaid on my mom’s side, hence the wheelchair.” Your new magic school roommates suddenly turn to you. “What about you?”
>Uh, well, I really don't want to talk about it, it's kind of embarrassing.
This on... |
jcvk6pg | jcu6gr8 | [WP] You are a super hero named “Hammerspace” due to your ability to seemingly pull objects of any size out of a magic bag. In actuality, you stop time and just grab stuff from your surroundings. You were captured by your nemesis and he is super confused as to why the bag won’t work when he uses it. | "What the hell is this?" the Decimator asked.
"It's my magic bag," answered Hammerspace.
"It's a duffel bag."
"It is."
"It says Good Life Fitness on the side."
"Congratulations, you can read," said Hammerspace, prompting another shock from the goon holding the cattle prod.
Hammerspace screamed in pain. *Make it ... | “Aha! I’ve captured you at last, Hammerbag!”
“It’s Hammerspace.”
“Whatever, H-man.”
The man in the white doctor’s coat smirked.
“Put him in the chair,” he ordered his two henchmen.
The henchmen roughly frogmarched Hammerspace between them up to the dais, then held him down cautiously while a third hencher approach... |
jbd75rs | jbcyxz8 | [WP] The elven children have a ceremony to summon their spirit animals. Most get unicorns, phoenixes, fire salamanders etc. One kid ends up summoning a human, smoking a cigar and sporting a hefty shotgun. | Five elven children sat in the woods. There were 5 tree stumps laid out in front of them in a circle and a glyph carved into the dirt between the stumps. Each sat in front of one, eyes closed and whispering an ancient rite.
This was the Familiar Ceremony. Each Elf would summon a familiar attuned to a certain element t... | Folmon glanced at the figure standing over him, its looming body muscular and tall compared to his own slender and tiny build.
It was tradition for elven children to undergo the Ceremony of The Spirits once they’ve been blessed by Psyche, the goddess of the soul. But while most children received gorgeous unicorns, bu... |
mcmtb8p | mcmhxhm | [WP] One moment, you’re with your MIL talking to your wife’s estranged sister about the two reconnecting and taking a sip of a drink she gave you. The next, you’re waking up in your wife’s arms as she carries you out of an exploding building covered in blood, her sister’s severed head on her belt. | "This really isn't what I was expecting, Mrs. Pherr," I said, taking a tiny sip of the wine.
She sighed, leaning forward on the table with her chin in her hands. "Look, I realize that growing up, the girls didn't, ah," she paused, clearly groping for the diplomatic way to say it.
"Mom, you can say that I was a right... | You see, I always knew my wife was a jealous woman... but this takes the cake. She had cleared the room with terrifying efficiency, clearing out busboys, waitresses and then, her sister. A single fell swoop from her machete had rendered her decapitated and no more. . I frankly didn’t know she had it in her to do such a... |
ja1ychx | ja1me61 | [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 ... | It was a good night. All partied out, I was very tired, and longed for my bed. It wasn't long after I turned off the lights that I just sort of flopped on my bed and slept immediately.
Something slimy touched my hand. On reaction, I immediately clutched it, and shook firmly.
"You're late, Isaac."
"Sorry, Azazel. I g... |
jbvwiwm | jbvvnqn | [WP] First contact is established between aliens and humanity. And it turns out that all other intelligent species are, for lack of a better term, Kaiju. Being at the bare minimum over 300 meters in height and having a variety of supernatural abilities on top of advanced technology. | "Oh, hello! I'm Mord'ekhor Ma'vellar. I'll be representing the Galactic consortium. We are reviewing your application to join and establish trade relations. We thought we will have a short meeting before finalize our trade agreement." Mord said, peering over the data-slate. The human delegation's shuttle had landed on ... | Among the council it was decided that for once we were to reveal ourselves to the Humans. We had given them glimpses, through varying forms of fiction, letting them know what we existed. Humans with supernatural abilities, cybernetics and mechanics, infinite realities, the such. The council was composed of three of us,... |
jf6lcpt | jf6auor | [WP] "Find those with ancient lights in eyes." were your parent's last words, which you never took seriously. Years later, you give some food to a blind beggar sitting outside a train station. He looks up to you and smiles in gratitude. Jet black eyes, with twinkling lights like stars in night sky. | I stumbled backwards. My hands sliding on the soft, damp mud of the sidewalk. My gaze never broke. Those eyes. Looking into them felt like looking down from the edge of a cliff. The same time the sensation of falling while sleeping. I crawled forward towards the old man as people shuffled past. Not one person took noti... | "Dad! Dad!" called my young son. "you didn't tell us a story! How can we sleep without being told a story?"
I chuckled. As I returned to my children's room, I decided that it was time to tell them about the family legacy and hence, decided to tell them my story.
"Alright kiddos, story time it is." Amidst my children'... |
jnredh4 | jnrbnnz | [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. | Giving humanity access to warp technology in exchange for peace might have been the council's greatest dilemma at the time, but later letting them use it unrestricted in the face of the Great Enemy was the rash decision that changed everything forever. Their capacity for both innovation and cruelty was virtually unriva... | One of the last stories mama told me before I was sold to the Ammius Family was that of the Death Knell. She told me that even though we humans were small, weak-minded, and fragile compared to the rest of the members of the Galactic Committee, we knew the sound of our Death Knell from birth. And once you heard it, ther... |
jadxa1b | jacyum6 | [WP] "One drip of this poison is enough to kill a whale." The scientist points towards a table, but the beaker isn't there. Instead a silly coffee cup shaped like a beaker sits. You lower the not coffee cup from your mouth. Tastes like lemon-lime. | "Wait, it what?"
That I had made an embarrassing mistake nearly went without saying. That the scientists washed their dishes with the lab equipment, this mistake *couldn't* go without saying, so I said it:
"I told you that your unsafe lab practices would be the death of me, Mike."
Mike and I had been go... | Authors note: I tried something different, a bit darker, hope you like it!
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*Three days ago - The oceanic life research facility (OLRF) - Mariana Trench division, Indonesia.*
“Fascinating,” Amelia said.
“What’s that?” Daniel asked sipping his coffee, his earbuds in his ears like always... |
j3ku1cy | j3knu32 | [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. | I was never one to look a gift horse in the mouth. As far as I'm concerned, survival was the opportunist's territory. But my execution for grand theft of a baron's wine collection getting derailed by the dragon who would do the deed deciding to kiss me? That warranted a bit of confusion at minimum.
As I stared at the ... | 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,... |
lsebzu7 | lsdvek8 | [WP] The hero, normally jovial and humorous in their interactions, steps into a watering hole for villains, shaking with rage, tears running down their face, and with as much patience and calm as they can muster, simply asks "Who did it?" | Black Briar, a special members only club. Villainy is our requirement and only the ones with some sense of class or restraint. Serial killers and psychos are often cut down by members of the Black Briar Club for just how bad it goes.
Today there was a party and everyone was enjoying it. General Rampage took just robbe... | There was a group of men laughing wildly from a table in the back corner of the bar, filling the room with their raucous noise. I found their outbursts bothersome, but I did not say anything and continued my drink.
In that year, our small town was a dusty crossroads for a few profitable trade routes, so we got all kin... |
jbcjngh | jbcjekq | [WP] You've been abandoned on the battlefield, the enemy closing in. Forsaken by heaven and countrymen, you retreat to the deepest corner of your mind. If your gods won't help, perhaps the inner dark will. You cry out to the void. It answers. | It's always... hard, to see people like this.
I enjoy when people call out to me. Sometimes they just need someone to vent to. I'm okay with that. I'm a silent listener. They tell me what's on their mind, on their heart, and in that way they feel better. They may not know that I listen... they almost certainly don't.... | Ramius sagged.
Blood rained from the sky, actual blood. A huge cloud hovered just overhead, and a flash of light ING cracked the dark sky.
"Outlaw, copy?" The warlock gasped for air, pulling the magazine from his bullpup assault rifle. He shook his head. From feel alone he guessed it was half full.
The radio didn't ... |
jiujsym | jiuhk2l | [WP]You and your other co-workers have known for a while that something is impersonating your boss. But no one has bothered to say anything because under its leadership the workplace has become an enjoyable place. Today you’re training a new employee when they see the boss eating a delivery driver. | "What the-mmph!" The cry was cut short as a hand clamped around Colin's mouth.
"Be cool. Not a word, not a sound and I promise you'll be ok. I'll explain later, just...pretend everything is ok." Jake ordered from behind, slowly releasing him. Colin spun around violently, panic evident. He started to protest, but Jak... | Edit: totally misread a good chunk of the prompt lmao
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“Um. Mr. Rus?” I had nothing in me except to blink at the sight of my boss, literally, consuming the guy delivering our pizza. It was late, we were drunk, and we just wanted a snack.
I was surprised to see our new boss deepthroating a whole ass leg, and he loo... |
j7badzr | j79w0mb | [WP] You wished to find a dragon to slay for its treasure. Now you're not sure how to feel seeing a thumb-sized dragon try to drag its single shiny copper coin with it as it runs away from you. | The heavily armoured man sat down at the bar with a heavy sigh.
"Ale," he commanded simply. The bartender, knowing his disposition just from the tone, obliged.
"Rough day?" he asked and started pointlessly polishing a wooden mug.
"A rumour of a dragon that turned out..." the warrior sighed. "Wasn't what I was expect... | 'Seriously? That's it!?' Marion exclaimed, face folded with disbelief. The two Martinez twins had roughly the same annoyed shock on their faces. 'We come all this way for this thing! We could be out doing a job and make some actual gold, not chasing a dragon cub I could fit in my shit pocket!'
The two of them glared ... |
jf7ubny | jf5puys | [WP] The dark forest hypothesis is correct. There are many civilizations that exist in the universe, but keep silent in fear of the "hunters in the woods." So, instead of hiding in fear, why not become an angler fish? | I am one of the youngest, and to my knowledge, the last of my kind left in this part of the universe; but I am ancient beyond your imaging. I have crossed this galaxy thousands of times. That's hundreds of millions of years in compressed time - you understand, yes? I can stand on the bridge, stare into the dark, and in... | It helped that they'd been unknowingly clanging a clarion of bells for almost the entirety of their existence. The humans that arrived were hidden under so many layers of woven garments and vacuum layers it was hard to get a sense of their posture. This was deeply distressing to the handpicked emissaries, since specifi... |
j37k4z2 | j36x5lm | [WP] Zombie apocalypse. You have a reputation for mercilessly and unflinchingly executing anyone who's been bitten, because "sentimentality gets you killed!" Someone you care for has just been bitten on a supply run. | "Hey boy, this was your last run huh? Well that's ok. You've done everything well." I said through the tears in my eyes when I saw the bite mark.
"Too bad I wasn't there to protect you, huh? But I doubt I would have been able to do much, you're an idiot who always runs far ahead."
I had the reputation for executing a... | Four dead and three wounded - soon to be seven dead. The idiots crowded my way to the bunker, anxious to see if it was their wife or child or cousin or fuck buddy among the dead. Anyone in the way of my direction and pace got knocked down. The idiots caught on quicker than usual and made a path.
At the bunker door an... |
j8lmmyt | j8lhi26 | [WP] You are kidnapped by the villain regularly, but you’re starting to look forward to it. You know they won’t hurt you, and are simply being dramatic. It also doesn’t help that you are the only person they ever kidnap. This time, the hero doesn’t bother trying to save you. | Why do they call it Stockholm syndrome?
If I had my phone on me I’d look that up. I can’t at the moment, I’m a little…tied up. Oh, yeah, you can’t actually see me. My hands are literally bound and I’m locked in a cage. Fun times. But it’s not so bad. Dr. BadBraun is actually a pretty cool guy.
Ok, sure, it’s a litt... | TW - dark ending.
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“He needs to be stopped”
“What for? Out of all the criminals we have, he’s probably the most non violent. On our list of priorities, he’s right at the bottom of the totem pole.”
“You don’t understand. He’s the most dangerous of them all.”
“Ok let me look. Dr Death. Damages this month. 4 ... |
j3wfryo | j3wbp0t | [WP] "Hold me" she pleaded. "I know you don't like me, you even tried to kill me.... but please hold me". I didn't like her but no one deserved this. So I held her close for a long time. | The math I had to do on the battlefield wasn’t much different from the one I used to teach.
Ruptured lung, no pulse. Sub 1% chance of resuscitation. The fact that he’d told me jokes in my first week in the barracks didn’t factor into the problem I was solving – saving lives. I stepped over the body and scanned the se... | The first thing the Wreckage takes from you is your humanity.
I learned that my first week when I watched a group of raiders get sliced by a laser turret they tried to pry open. It didn't kill them. Just chopped off their limbs, left them screaming in the dirt, their blood staining the white sand.
I couldn't help it ... |
lydqea7 | lydorw5 | [WP] there exist a spell so destructive that everyone even the gods vow to never let it be casted again, with no true name for the spell it’s simply referred to as … “14 billon skeleton” | “Oh, I found something. Look.”
‘Ooh, a spell. What’s it say?’
“Something something [sealed away] something [no Gods dare] something something something [skeleton].”
‘Aren’t you the history nerd? Translate it properly.’
“It’s not my fault the author’s handwriting sucks. Anyway, looks like it’s a forbidden spell. Pro... | It... could work.
It just needs the right conduit.
I looked up from my notes and stared over at the boilimg cauldron. Calcium. Protein. Water.... And all of that needed just the right conduit.
I stared over at the moon. Could it work? It'd help revitalize the farms. It'd mean we could finally get the soi... |
j85vdrv | j85pqho | [WP] You are a demon, one of the top ranked ones at that. One day you get a call from an angel you used to be friends with. "Look, i hate to ask this, but i trust you. Can you cover for me for a couple years?" The Guardian Angel asks. | I was starting to like this kid. I could see why Taziroth wanted to make sure she was covered, and why she thought I'd make a decent substitute guardian. The kid had a \*creative\* sense of justice, though she could use a little more common sense sometimes.
After last week's laxative brownies, the neighborhood bully... | The halls of ice quivered as the demon laughed, a low tone of bass rattling stone and bone alike.
It paused, for a moment, as the figure looked to the other, before bursting into laughter again, harder than before. The booming laughter echoed through the twisting halls, overcoming the wails of the damned and the gnash... |
m4nvytw | lxjpxkq | [WP] Today you just found out your roommate with strange hobbies, like knowing how to pick a lock, knows how every puzzle and cipher by heart, or how to commit tax fraud, and so many other things, wasn't a guy with ADHD, he was an ex-assassin and now you have a gun pointed at your face | I stared at my roommate, whom I always thought was a quirky, cute ADHD dude, who knew a lot of random stuff.
Now, I was tied to a chair, because I was wrong.
"Thanks dude for using duct tape, and not a rope, you know how my skin is sensitive." , I said.
"Don't worry , bro.", he said, pointing a gun at my face.
... | Time crawled to a stop as I stared down the barrel of the pistol. I was so close to it that I could make out every detail of the front end of it, could see the lands and grooves of the rifling. I calculated that it was approximately a 1:10 twist. At the far end of the barrel... God, it looked far bigger than it should.... |
meor413 | meoijd5 | [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. | The cold shocks me awake.
That sort of biting cold that only really exists in fantasy settings, that chills you to the bone even through the thick fur blanket, yet somehow doesn't instantly freeze your sweat to your skin.
My surroundings are familiar, I know this place... but where?
I find the note.
Confusion becom... | A bulky heavy pistol, six bullets, two cans of drink and five bullets for another gun I don’t even have. My slashed throat held together by a food container, juice box and scraps of a ragged jumper I’d pulled off the still-twitching corpse of some unlucky corporate drone. His nailgun round was still in my shoulder. Not... |
m34hr9j | m34hqb4 | [WP] "Ensign, in spacecraft people breathe and sweat. It collects on everything, and without regular sanitizing it smells." "Yeah, so..." "They're lax in maintenance and cleaning. If they're descendents of the original crew, and they've been here 200 years, why does this ship have no smell at all?" | The patrons of the ship hadn't noticed it, but Officer Daniels was sweating more than usual. Daniels sweat a lot at the best of times but at the moment he was positively drenched. This mean that, even as he delivered his report summary to the captain in his usual cool tone, he was making Ensign Williams nervous.
"Than... | “Sir, what are you implying?” Kate held the side of her helmet, as if she were trying to force the communicator further into her ear, trying to precisely hear whatever words came from her commanding officer. In her initial inspection of the ship, everyone appeared normal, now her heartbeat quickened, wondering if there... |
k98qwme | k98ibfx | [WP] In a world where at age 10 you pick your superpower, you picked the seemingly harmless one. Yet now at 26 you are considered the most powerful person in the world | I chose the ability to take pain away. This resulted in having legions of followers willing to die for me, kill for me, give me everything they have.
When I made the choice my friend broke her arm and I thought it would be a nice thing to do for her, it was, but it didn’t just take the aches of sore muscles and bones,... | I picked such a simple power, I doubt little 10 year old me even knew what it meant. Now... now they all fear me. Every one of them cowering in fear in the mere presence of my aura... This day was different though, this day, after 16 long years, something happened that I shall never forget.
I was doing my job, fightin... |
j38g3kk | j37cewv | [WP]You reincarnated in a fantasy world, but when you go check your stats, everything seems to be really average, until you put your eyes on charisma, that is on 200 points | As I wake, I hear moaning. Not the usual moans of agony I’ve become used to, punctuated with screams and gunfire. Soft, constant moaning. From all around me.
It’s pitch dark. My head is pounding. I lever myself up onto an elbow, and realise that I am no longer lying on blood-infused sand and volcanic ash of the Iwo J... | Our hero wakes on a bustling street corner torn out of Victorian myth, the last echoes of the *Isekai* truck still thundering through him. His eyes are very tightly shut and he is screaming, so it’s the smell that gets him first. Human waste mixes with industrial effluent; the air has taken on the thick, tarry feel of ... |
lgqq2ba | lgdwygi | [WP] You squealed as the heroes unmasked and kissed in front of the roaring crowds. Wait…you recognize their faces…that’s YOUR best friend and YOUR girlfriend/boyfriend. | "Hello and welcome back to Good Friday Seattle! As promised before the break, we have a special guest. A former lover of the super hero Magnetica who recently revealed her secret identity and relationship with Skylar Storm. We have all now been briefed of their normal names Matty Hernandez-Smith and Skie Storm. So go a... | Phoenix’s breath caught in his throat as he watched the Knight clad in red kissing a mage cloaked in dark blue. He watched the heroes kissing in the middle of a crowd right after defeating a demon General. It didn’t make any sense. Why were his best friend and girlfriend the heroes? And why, WHY, were they kissing?... |
kod8jry | koch3iv | [WP] So, you're probably wondering why I called you in. I'll cut to the chase. Firstly, we want to promote you for your exceptional work. But... and please don't be alarmed - you should know that technically, no one who works here is "human". Except for you. | "Was it ... Was it a secret?"
Ben's manager stared at him in shock. "You knew??" Ben raised an eyebrow. "I mean, yeah. You all add the word 'human' to everything. You'll say things like 'let's go for human drinks,' or 'what human food are you ordering for lunch?' Honestly it would be more surprising if you were humans... | “Listen,” Ben said. “The pay is great, but if one of those things touches me, I could die.”
“Who are you calling ‘thing’?” replied the manager.
“I didn’t know you were —“
“I already told you. No one here is human.” The manager began rolling up his sleeves, and Ben saw the scales beneath his shirt. They shimmered ... |
miu42ui | mit3vgl | [WP] You’re a knight with a small pet dragon you raised from birth. They can translate what other dragons say. Instead of slaying another dragon for the princess, you attempt to settle this diplomatically | "How old are you?" the great black dragon peered intently at the much smaller dragon that stood between it and the armored human.
"I'm twenty." Puffer replied calmly. "And yourself, Great One?"
"Three hundred and fifty." the black wrinkled its nose and glanced at the human again. "You're a bit young to have a pet, do... | Knights saving princesses from dragons.
The age old tale, isn't it?
I am also in this business, and my reputation is at the top of this industry, because I have a secret.
I have raised a dragon since birth, and now, a small dragonling, it helps me translate to the dragons what I am saying.
Why fight with house ... |
jfuznii | jfukjsy | [WP] You would think that the God of Death has no respect for life. However, nothing could be farther from the truth. In fact, out of all the gods, it is the God of Death who has the most respect for life, for all too often have they been forced to watch mortals throw their lives away. | "Wait, am I dead?"
"Well seeing as we're staring at your dead body I'd say so."
Hayley turned away from the grotesque visage of her own lifeless body, floating in a tranquil sea of crimson. She observed the figure stood beside her. He was young, about her age, maybe 25/26. He stood tall, resting a hand upon his hip... | "Life and death are the great equalizers of existence!" Said the priest with a booming voice as he stood beside a casket, the emporer's young daughter inside. "As we stand here together filled with grief, understand that death guides her soul, and once he arrives through those doors, we must not interfere with his ritu... |
krpph38 | krpjxto | [WP] When we started this "Secret Brotherhood" back in a high school, it was just a joke. Now, thirty years later, I think our joke went too far. | “The presidents on the line, he’s agreed to our terms.” Andy held the phone away from his face, worried that it might explode if he placed it near his ear. Assassination attempts had been getting worse ever since they moved towards world domination, and Andy wasn’t about to take any unnecessary risks. Andy couldn’t bel... | "To think we were a bunch of high school kids who hated rich people, huh?" Jack said, polishing his knife as he and his friend and other founding member of the brotherhood, Mark, who was cleaning his gun.
"Yeah, we would always have these great discussions about how much we hated the top-class" Mark replies, cocking h... |
kgs4qw9 | jpiv1ow | [WP] As you tuck your daughter into bed, she tells you that there's a monster in her closet. Thinking she's just being a kid, you open the closet to show her there's nothing there, but you instead find your daughter who tells you that there's someone in her bed. | The cow gave me a reproachful stare as I set her back in the field. Mr Travis slowly walked up to me, smiling on the infectious way of his. "Thats the last one. Cheers Greenie, you just saved me a whole heap of trouble."
I gave him a smile in turn, looking across the field. The bushes I had quickly grown were standing... | I stared long into closet Isla's face, my heart thudding in my chest. A doppelganger? Skinshifter? A young kelpie? Flickers of evil smiles, bleeding wounds, and miserable death invaded my mind: James missing half his torso after a scared woman revealed herself as a nosferatu and made contact with a disintegration spell... |
ja8l7nv | ja8fopy | [WP] Tradition dictates that each sentient species is given one seat in the Galactic Parliament. When humanity made contact with the galactic community, it was decided that planet earth deserves to have four senators. | The humans stared in surprise. "I'm sorry, perhaps we misunderstood - I thought that each sentient species got a single senator?"
The gelatinous alien wobbled. "Yesyes, quite right quite right. One senator one senator. Everyone gets one, everyone gets one."
The feathered, multi-eyed creature standing next to it nodde... | "Four?" Garrett's voice carried his consternation. "I- apologize, but I was told we had but a single representative for the planet."
"No," said the machine, primly. "You were not. One senator from each sentient species, you were told. Our last survey from your region, approximately 11,000 years ago, indicated at least... |
juwinfp | juw6tel | [WP] “Out of all species of sapients in the galaxy, Terrans are the strangest. A single Terran is tiny, weak, and barely sapient at all. But when they clump together, they form massive colonies made up of trillions of them that share the same intelligence, called a Human.” | **TOP SECRET - WAR REPORT**
Operation Microbial Onslaught
Our microbial intelligence has analyzed our strangest enemy yet, the Terrans. A single Terran is tiny, weak, and barely sapient at all. But when they clump together, they form massive colonies made up of trillions of them that share the same intelligence, call... | “And yet, this one here lays, alone, in a dark room, on a bed, with crumbs all over it, and emanating from it the smell of sweat, grease and other vaguely unpleasant stenches. It inhales and exhales loudly and with urgency. In one of his appendages he is holding a small black rectangle that flashes with different colou... |
jve2pq9 | jvdu0ri | [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. | I let out a quiet whimper of dread and winced as the crack of the resolver sounded off the stone walls of the abandoned church. My brain seemed to slow down- tracking every individual echo of the cacophony that interrupted our frantically desperate bickering. I braced for pain, but-
Nothing.
Slowly I let out a gaspin... | "I've seen this in movies I can outsmart her" I thought to myself
"Tell me something only the real 3than would know!" Demanded ruby
The first cliche check
"There was a scandle involving fake pics of me when we were in school!" The I answered (lucky I did my research )
Then she pointed the gun at the real Ethan... |
j3nej9x | j3mpar2 | [WP] Today was a shit day. Everyone telling you what to do. You were so angry, you didn't notice the car. - You wake up, the pit to hell on your left, gates to heaven right. Death stands before you, pointing to a chair. "Sit, we will decide your fate." That's it, the final straw. "No." | Is it weird to be disappointed in Hell? Like, in the fact that I could actually see it now? I could hear the screams. Somewhere, deep in my soul, I knew the truth of the situation in front of me even though every rational part screamed out in horror. Was it all real?
“Mr Justin Oliver Bell,” the hooded, floating ghost... | The chair was a small wooden affair, akin to the ones I remember from school, and with the looming height of the reaper I felt like a child again. The ‘no’ I had shouted still rang in my ears and death was as still as … well as the grave.
My mind raced, I hadn’t thought ahead, I had just snapped and shouted my objecti... |
lv57hlj | lv4ufn4 | [WP] "Why do we make laser grids like these?" "What do you mean?" "I mean instead of a messy random arrangement of lasers that a nimble intruder might be able to jump through, why not a simple grid wall with no gaps large enough to allow a person to pass through?" | "Why do we make laser grids like these?" came the chirp from across the table.
"What do you mean?" Otto responded without looking up.
"I mean, instead of a messy random arrangement of lasers that a nimble intruder might be able to jump through, why not a simple grid wall with no gaps large enough to allow a p... | Whaley cleared his throat weakly and addressed the group of disheveled labcoats, suits, and security vests who's eyes he could scarcely glance at from his place at the podium. His clammy hands fidgeted with the clicker as he spoke.
"We've all seen the uptick in the number of thefts and vandalism incidents in the past ... |
l8otziw | l8n54o0 | [WP] You, an everyday civilian, watch in horrified disbelief as the so-called ‘hero’ yet again chooses to spare the villain who murdered your spouse and children, alongside countless other families, and prepares to take them back to a prison or asylum they have escaped from tens of times. | “It all started the night I stopped drinking, 17 years 364 days and about 4 hours ago. I’m not some rain man weirdo, tomorrow is the anniversary. I was all this to Dr. Morrison, the psychiatrist. Ok, so I was the janitor but it still counts as working together, and I’ve got two more doctorates than him.” I told the ... | I gripped my beer. Warp Core had been recaptured. The TV droned on, but all I could see were flames, a piece of femur from a bone that was too small, blackened pieces of a ring.
I had spent years blaming myself. The plan was to leave that evening to see my parents for Thanksgiving. We should have been on the road, the... |
j9eedvb | j9e2lyd | [WP] You're immortal, and have passed the 'hero' phase centuries ago. You enter a small coffee shop one day to find that it's owned by your millennia-old arch-nemesis. You really, really just want a chai latte though. | i rush into the coffee shop and shake the rain off before putting my umbrella into the waiting holder and joining the queue. I stare at the menu deciding if I want anything different or just the usual before looking down at the barrister on the till.
"you?" I mutter looking at count Von Krapht, vampire lord of the 15t... | Davv walked into the coffee shop, the air was crackling.
You can't put your finger on it, you try to shake it off.
Tables murmured with animated figures, a drink is spilled, eyes look up for a second, then back to their phones.
There is no lineup, but Davv wished there was.
The brush bearded barista greets Davv withou... |
j9n81h5 | j9mao1p | [WP] It finally happened. Through means not yet known, everyone's physical beauty reflects their innermost selves; the kind but portly girl is now an absolute bombshell, the asshole CEO is now hideous, and so on. Nothing prepared you for what you came face to face with in the mirror, though. | I hadnt really noticed at first. Maybe a passing thought about things feeling different around me crossed my mind, but I had been so deeply exhausted that I simply didnt have the energy to focus on it.
My exhaustion on the day *It* happened was more than usual. The previous night I had returned home late, as my friend... | No one knew how it happened. People talked about magic, government, nanotechnology, you name it. Every conspiracy theory possible was formed around it.
Later, we would call it “The Change”. Other people tried to call it “Plastic Surgery for All” or “Changy McChange Face”, but they all fell flat. Nothing could describe... |
jwpzmtl | jwpmu8a | [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... | Bob always hated spiders ever sense the incident. He always did.
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Bob even got a job with the local town pest control on and would typically waive fees for taking care of spider nests. Today he's trying out the new wearable HUD display for the company. The rumor of it being magical made Bob roll his eyes... |
jbcg0ll | jbbe5z2 | [WP] You've been abandoned on the battlefield, the enemy closing in. Forsaken by heaven and countrymen, you retreat to the deepest corner of your mind. If your gods won't help, perhaps the inner dark will. You cry out to the void. It answers. | Nothing from my Marine training had prepared me for this kind of war. We could take any threat made by man, but the strange creatures of energy that had invaded our world seemed unstoppable.
Just like every other engagement, they had rolled over our troops, burning men and women with searing light, annihilating doze... | As I lay in a puddle of my own blood, I know the gods have forsaken me, **the men I considered brothers** had forsaken me too, and by the looks of the enemies surrounding me, fate had too.
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One last scream, one last beg to anyone resonates deep within me, and the darkness that had been swelling in my bosom an... |
jwq049l | jwpmu8a | [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. | "I'm not worthy of such a title."
The denial was weak, tired, beleaguered, enfeebled, and, above all else, kind. It was because of this kindness that the council listened to the withering woman's rants.
"A dragon is one of such renown, as they have been since before I was a child. Warriors who have defied odds, schol... | Bob always hated spiders ever sense the incident. He always did.
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Bob even got a job with the local town pest control on and would typically waive fees for taking care of spider nests. Today he's trying out the new wearable HUD display for the company. The rumor of it being magical made Bob roll his eyes... |
jxijnn7 | jxic5ej | [WP] Everyone summoned some relativly normal familiars and even some extremely rare ones were summoned. But who cares about a dragon or hydra when your axolotl is telling you cosmic knowledge beyond human comprehension. | “Remember class enunciate the ur-syllables or else the spell will fail. Now everyone attempt your summoning!”. The old robed professor shouted over the din.
As my chanting of the magic invocation joined the drone filling the hall I focused on getting it all down right the words not meant to be spoken by mouths of fle... | "Everything in this life is not to be taken for granted. Thus you can achieve peace by listening to your inner voice. It is not to be shunned but embraced. You can master your own destiny by putting in your own effort. The universe can help you achieve the rest."
I stared at the pink and white axolotl sitting on my ki... |
jvebw0g | jvdnqq0 | [WP] You thought your friend was just a little delusional with their whole…insisting they were a god business. But it was nothing too severe, I mean, you got a good laugh out of it sometimes. That was until they convinced the other gods to make you one as well… | "What do you mean, Reza? I've been really cool about this whole god thing, but I don't know what was in that Chai, and I don't consent to whateverthehell's *going on here!*"
The stars and cosmos swirled around the two.
"It's okay, Armin," Reza cooed, "Just relax and let your body float. I've told you I'm a god, but I... | When I was a child, I envisioned God as a perfect creator, kind yet infinitely calculated. When my parents would argue, I would begin to question why he couldn’t stop them. Maybe he was busy being a God on another world, or maybe this was all somehow part of his plan, and in the end it would turn out all right. I never... |
jwjaw9m | jwj4w26 | [WP] Standing at the altar, with tears in your eyes you say “I do.” The cultists and the thing they summoned are visibly confused | He didn't really understand what she wanted from him. At least what she couldn't readily attain already.
"We should probably talk about that." She randomly admitted.
"What? The wall of blood in my room?"
She looked at him with eyes inverted in color. White pupils and orange irises inside a well of black. He remember... | I always imagined Death as a shadow bearing a scythe, endlessly floating, searching for souls to be reaped. Man, that's how they depict him on TV. I couldn't have guessed that Death was almost as beautiful as Alicia. It had ghost-white skin, long black hair, and eyes that spoke love. It was only when I looked closer th... |
kccmysm | kcbx937 | [WP] “Impale me with stake” He asked his wife , hoping that the vampire hunter would spare his family. Ten years later, he woke up in a coffin and realized that the vampire hunter had killed his wife and son. Now, the young vampire wants revenge. | Dirt and darkness.
That’s all that greets me with my return to the living. The rotted wood of the cheap pressboard coffin I had my wife bury me in is little more than soggy splinters around me.
Slowly, I start to dig. Scooping handfuls of soil away from my chest and face, compacting it to the sides of my body. I re... | Friedrich von Escheloh, also known as Great Fritz to his admirers. Famous for hunting down the most bloodthirsty vampires, like that one time when he killed a vampire ancestor.
In reality, he's a coward that targets vampires that only drink animal blood or other red liquids, like beet juice.
Ha\~ I'm one of his vict... |
kr4682d | kr3tdh6 | [WP] You are a poor child going to a popular magic school at your mentors insistence, telling you to "broaden your horizon." But when you get there you realise everyone is doing magic differently to what your mentor taught. They use silly chants and carry big ugly books around. | My master always said he had no time for "useless spot-on-the-wall magic." He was old. Very old. And, as best as I could tell, I must have been his one and only apprentice. Ever. My parents - they never wanted a son anyway - learned of this mad old hermit in the hills and convinced him to take their son in exchange for... | So, fair warning. This is inspired by The Laundry Files.
"You do magic with your naked BRAIN?"
"_Whahaha. Listen to the bumpkin. Pray tell me, peasant. WHAT else are you supposed to use. Your arse?_"
"I use a COMPUTER! Or failing that, a spell circle. Good lord. Even a pile of rocks will do. What I DON'T do is try t... |
lke3xth | lke0yfp | [WP] “So my mom is half-Fae, and my dad is half-dragon; that’s where my powers come from. How about you?” “I’m half-mermaid on my mom’s side, hence the wheelchair.” Your new magic school roommates suddenly turn to you. “What about you?” | "What about you?" The dragon-fea-girl Tiffany said.
"Well, um it's a bit hard to explain." I said as my nervous hands start twisting the bottom of my t-shirt as this has been something I've never told my friends back home in the village. Mom and dad said they'd not understand.
"I mean, you look, you know, regular," Al... | I sipped my hot cocoa to get a moment to think before answering. I thought I'd have a few days at least to prepare for this question, but no such luck!
"Well, my mom is human." I said, still looking down into the swirling brown depths of the sweet drink.
"Of course! A lot of kids here have a full human parent! But wh... |
jj3tczj | jj3m1f8 | [WP] His past? A mystery. His location? Unknown. But one thing is certain: Cotten Eye Joe is America's Most Wanted Criminal | “A great king? My, how great you are. We are at war, and you still want to claim my mind as your own. Truly, a greedy glutton. How long do I have until you take control? Minutes? An hour?” Philip slumped onto the throne, holding the wound on his chest, trying to stop the bleeding as best he could. He was exhausted, doi... | Another day, another ruler. Well, actually, the same ruler. Me.
More like, another day, another body. Today, my grand-grand-grand-grand-daughter will be coronated. What a waste of great intellect, she has always been the curious one, like I was when I was in my own body. But that's why I chose her to be the queen, cu... |
mijz7xa | mhxglgu | [WP] There is a dungeon deemed "coughing baby easy", used by everyone to train rookies, test spells, and as a hangout spot for ordinary children. A roaming frenzied super monster from the MOST dangerous region just took one look at it, froze, became scarily aware of where it was, then fled. |
The discovery of a dungeon near by the town was only overshadowed by the fact that it was in their old cemetery. It held undead skeletons, goblins, mimic and the like, however the biggest attraction of this dungeon was how…friendly it was. The first encounter ever was against a skeleton and a few goblins. The battle w... | Jack's one eye narrowed at the assembled scholars. The ace adventurer, head of the Bloody Glory Guild, victor of a hundred desperate battles to maintain the defense around the Rip In Time, was apoplectic.
"We lost six Elite Raiders putting that 'Ancient Eldritch Soulsuck Horror' into that cage for you. And you just wa... |
loiy9co | loiordm | [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. | When people decide to become superheros, they usually end up in one of 2 categories: holier than thou over the top doo-gooder or the broody avenger, protecting the innocent that will never know.
Both are bullshit.
Sure, they start out ok, but within a year they stop seeing the little guy and only look at the big pict... | Enraged by the anvil, then the wasps, then the cake-in-the-face, a true classic, "The Beast" roared, focusing all the evil cosmic energy within his soul to a miniscule spot between his clawed hands. But I was ready.
As the death ray zipped towards me, I was already holding an ornate hand mirror in its path. In a world... |
m7od09a | m7nbjhy | [WP] Write an angry ending monologue of someone in a small town who tried to warn the people something bad was going to happen, no one listened, and now people are dead. | "Sodding wizards," Bug said. The hooded scout slapped him upside the head.
"Hush!" the kid whispered. Nodding at the wizard sitting by the fire.
"Nah, nah, I'm right, you know it," the drunken recruit declared, grinning and mugging. "Sodding wizards. Swanning around, fink they own the show. In those poxy dresses and... | Blast the mockery, and blast the jokes.
Fuck!
As a warrior I have mocked the wizards for their shoddy robes, and colorful wardrobe, and weird hats.
What the hell were all those drawings, and colors gonna do anyway?
Well.
Blast it all! Today I almost died to a newbie wizard and everything is so goddamn clear.
... |
jahwh9a | jahhmhm | [WP] In a world dependant on superpowers, you though your ability of being immune to direct alterations from other powers was mildly inconvenient. You realize something is up when a friend points out you haven't aged at all in a decade. | I leaned toward the mirror, inspecting my face under the harsh bathroom lights. Ever since Olivia had half-jokingly said that I wasn't aging, the thought kept niggling at me. My power wasn't immortality—it was immunity to others. If I was indeed not aging, the conclusion that followed seemed too ridiculous to pursue.
... | That moment, a mirror shattered. The veil was pulled back, and light streamed through, giving utter clarity to the people of our world.
Somehow, aging was caused by a single person with a super power.
Chaos erupted, my brothers. Oh, my brothers, how the world was set on fire.
You see, brothers, we only had to kill o... |
kplgiy2 | kpl59zy | [WP] You're a shy introverted wizard who's never hurt anyone but likes to have dark clouds and thunderstorms around the castle and is faced by a hero who's there to banish you because they think you're evil because of all the dark clouds around the castle | Jimmy and Ian leaned forward as they sat on the couch, their eyes glaring thousand yard stares at the tv screen. It was the biggest football 🏈 game of the year, besides the Superbowl. This game would determine if their team made the playoffs or go home with another losing season. Five years of consecutive losing seas... | It was a fool moon and I didn't know. My friend was sleeping over that night. I've known he was a monster hunter for years. He still has no idea I'm a werewolf. Now i,m in my room starting to grow fur and get taller and more muscular. I panic as I hear him walk up the stairs. Before I can try to hide he opens the door... |
jnttnqc | jnt42bk | [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 representative from the Coalition of Human Controlled Planets (CoHCP) had, for the last three months, had been attending by proxy. Specifically a cardboard cutout of himself holding a sign which read "humans will do what must be done." At first it was thought to have been a publicity stunt, that Representative Mars... | "I am forced to admit that in this state of affair, i can only say one thing. We have failed." The third seat of the galactic council, King Reguli of the Kel'er, stated uncharacteristically. "Took you long enough. Dumbasses."
Some of the most auditory-gifted species reacted to the whisper from the supreme commander of... |
j9ta556 | j9s2uhw | [WP] You’re a villain who’s kidnapped one of the smartest guys on your nemesis’ team. They tell you no one’s coming for them because the hero doesn’t care. You thought they were bluffing, but it’s been a month & no one has shown up. After hearing them cry at night once again, you finally had enough. | I unlock the celldoor.
"You're right. Nobody's coming. You are free to go."
I see two moist red eyes look up at me in confusion.
I've see this again and again. History repeats.
"Listen, I may be the infamous villain..." I wave my arms for dramatic effect "...but I have standards."
"I was used to playing the ga... | They won't come, he said. I didn't believe him then.
I locked him behind layers and layers of traps that he would have easily seen through, but most of his team mates have consistently fallen for. I fed him routinely - not enough to make him more effective, but enough to keep him from dying. That was a month ago.
&#x... |
l5fzhzn | l5fowft | [WP]Your sibling, your parents' least favorite child, died prematurely. They hardly noticed. They certainly didn't shed a tear. Now, during the funeral, they forgot your siblings name - again. It's your turn to 'say a few words', so you do. | --This is my life, except my sister (my parents' favorite) died, and not me. So, I'll trade places with her for this story.--
"Hello everyone... I would like to talk about... Sorry. This is such a gut-punch. I would like to talk about what my brother meant to me."
Jenni sobbed and struggled to regain her composure.
... | What can be said about Terry other than he will be missed?
Tyler was not the best sister in the world but she was always there, in the background.
Taylor wouldn't make a scene or stand out, you would often forget they were there.
Based on the turn out Baylor didn't have many friends or loved ones, I had to remind ou... |
jk5flc0 | jk581n7 | [WP] One genie specialises in a specific kind of ironic wishes. If the wish is for fitness and health, the genie is a drill sergeant from hell and whips them into shape. If they wish for money, the genie makes them go through years of economic schooling. | "Just another mile" my guide encouraged, dressed far more prepared than I. No, I was freezing, the cold mountain air biting at my neck. So fast I had forgotten what the sun felt like and so desperately I wished for it again.
"Why..." I huffed. "Why are we on a mountain! This wasn't my wish!" The guide-disguised genie... | "... so who's that guy supposed to be?" Graksin asked his new shiftmate. His keen eyes had caught sight of a fiery figure far above them. He'd never been in a position to see so high up before.
"Him?" Niskrag said incredulously. "That's Ignatius. He's the genie. Duh."
"*'The'* genie? What's that supposed to mean?"
N... |
jyuwuor | jytvfiv | [WP] You always got strange looks whenever you fed the neighborhood ravens. "I give them food, they give me company," you'd say. One day, a raven excitedly comes up to you and whispers, "A neighbor plots against you, my lord." | I live in a big city, a big neighborhood with a small park in the middle. I live alone, despite my mom's attempts to find me a girlfriend. I've always been a lonely person-- with only one exception. Our neighborhood crows. They're not alone, they usually come in groups, sometimes they're seven, sometimes just three of ... | Did I just hear a raven talk? To me? I know that between work and classes I haven’t been getting the necessary sleep, but not to the point I would be hearing a bird *speak*.
No, this can’t be right, I must be dreaming. I’ve probably just nodded off to catch a couple of winks. I’m sure when I wake up this will be just ... |
jyuwuor | jyt7pmp | [WP] You always got strange looks whenever you fed the neighborhood ravens. "I give them food, they give me company," you'd say. One day, a raven excitedly comes up to you and whispers, "A neighbor plots against you, my lord." | I live in a big city, a big neighborhood with a small park in the middle. I live alone, despite my mom's attempts to find me a girlfriend. I've always been a lonely person-- with only one exception. Our neighborhood crows. They're not alone, they usually come in groups, sometimes they're seven, sometimes just three of ... | I look at the Raven who has spoken now and recognize it is one of the oldest of this Murder. I sigh. “Which one is it this time, Orwell?”
I call him Orwell, as his true name would not be pronounceable in any of the human languages. Orwell looks at me, bows his Head, and says it’s the one you call Emily, the one who ... |
j3t9sqp | j3t3qnq | [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. | "Do you seriously think you have any value among us?" one of the leaders asked, "The only thing you possess is money."
He pointed at us and proposed to the rich, "Please, try to buy someone."
The following silence was uncomfortable, but David was right.
He was there when they left us.
He was there... | When my ancestors left, they were in high spirits. They had separated themselves from the 'rabble' and the 'commoners' on a seed ship, where they could have the 'best of humanity' come and settle a new world, a new utopia of 'efficiency and progress' forevermore.
It took about a generation for that attitude to fade. T... |
l3stf47 | l3s83yt | [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... | “What do you mean you ‘accidentally’ killed the ENTIRE pantheon, Cecelia?”
Cecelia puffed out her cheeks and blew air like she was really thinking about her answer. Of course, that same motion had her lean back on the cooling golden corpse of one of the Gods. She clicked her tongue several times, but in the end didn’t... |
j3l6w2o | j3l28va | [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 pain has yet to subside. What was once my tongue was removed as punishment for desertion. I watch as the water drips from the ceiling, awaiting my execution in only a few moments.
**\*clang\***
"Hey traitor! Get up, looks like it is about time for what you deserve." The guard proclaims from outside my cell.
I sh... | The chains jangled as I was brought towards the area where the execution was to be held. I glanced back to the people behind me before looking to the people in front of me. The knot of fear in my stomach only got bigger as I realized how real this was becoming to me.
Labeled as a thief for accidentally knocking dow... |
lt2c2in | lshtkfw | [WP] The hero, normally jovial and humorous in their interactions, steps into a watering hole for villains, shaking with rage, tears running down their face, and with as much patience and calm as they can muster, simply asks "Who did it?" | There's rules, there's exceptions.
Most heroes understood that. Violence wasn't ok, until it was. Everyone was to be saved, until they weren't. Its why most of them tried to kill me on sight.
There's rules, there's exceptions.
I understood this. You only get to play if you follow the script. You're *expected* to ... | Never thought I'd ever actually do one of these myself, I just like reading through them, but this one took hold, I guess... please be gentle, this is my first time doing something like this... I will happily take criticism. Preferably of the constructive kind
As the night went on, the bar only seemed to get busier ... |
jiea2bb | jidv6f6 | [WP] “When the Old Gods returned, they were surprised how easy it was to amass an army of followers. Turned out all they had to do was offer fair wages and good benefits, with reasonable deadlines and working conditions” | Ashganzal the Tormented reclined on this throne, frustrated.
"Idiots," he growled. "I'm surrounded by idiots."
The quivering demon before him trembled. "Master, forgiveness!"
Ashganzal was tempted to wipe it from existence.
Except...
He checked the demon's stats.
Literate.
Understood math. At least it wouldn... | <Fantasy>
# Soulmage
**Odin had conquered two-thirds of the Redlands without ever lifting a blade.** It had taken nearly six decades—one to find the children cast out from each subsistence-farming village, two for them to grow up under Odin's care, and three for them to return to their hometowns in numbers and streng... |
j5qc1dx | j5ph2hp | [WP] You wake up in a chair in a padded cell. Someone else sits across from you. A voice from a speaker in the ceiling says, "One of you is a natural person. One of you is artificial. Determine which is which. The real person gets to go free." You can't remember anything before this room. | The room is silent, except for the nervous tapping of the woman in front of me. I smile, it's not hopeless. Not yet. The room is bright and strangely cheerful. I smile and try to remain calm. The voice speaks again.
"You may begin. Test Forty Five is now in progress."
The silence continued, the woman was... | I look over to the man sitting across from me. Nothing is memorable or stands out. I still recall basic knowledge and understanding of concepts, but no memories of my past. I know my name is Michael. Michael… Stevens? I think? I try to recall my past, but it’s totally blank, wiped clean. The concept of being a child an... |
j7eiz8w | j7ecnyr | [WP] A heinous criminal is put to death. When he arrives in Hell, he finds no demons or eternal torments, but a subterranean world where people farm, build, and play peacefully. Asking why this is, a local says "50 years ago, the sinners outnumbered the demons 10 to 1, so we rose up and took over." | He knew he was going to Hell. He'd come to terms with it years ago, the moment Life's Spark left the eyes of the first Almost-Sinner he had killed. But he'd Saved them. Practically delivered them to Heaven's door himself. And when they sat him in the chair, when they slipped the needle into his arm, he cried, gasping,... | This was my version of Valhalla, a place I would be rewarded with after my sinful existence came to a demise. I was so excited for it, giddy as they gave me my last meal, unable to even eat because of my excitement. The guards thought I was crazy, tried telling me that hell didn’t exist and that when I died, I would ju... |
jufu223 | juf5a3y | [WP] Unjustly exiled from your village by your loved ones and friends, including your childhood friend/love interest, you vowed never to forgive them. You and other species' exiles founded a prosperous city-state. A delegation from your old village has arrived to try to negotiate trading rights. | They chased me out of town with rocks and clubs once they discovered my affliction. They screamed and threatened, they shouted curses and promised a painful death for me if I were to ever return.
That’s all I can think of when I look at the envoy from Andale.
“Why are you here.” My voice crackled like kicked up grave... | "Council is called for Oceanmonth, fifty-sixth cycle post-founding." I spoke strongly, and signed simultaneously. Serah, by my side, scribed testimony. "For the record, hospitality has already been established."
Most had brought bread and salt, as was human custom that had become popular and spread. The siltwalkers co... |
j8jhdeu | j8j237y | [WP] You were kidnapped by a villain and he gloats about how you're bait for his arch-nemesis, and you'll be dead soon. You sigh and just look at him. "Buddy, its not that hero you need to worry about....its my wife." and he looks at you perplexed. | I woke up slowly, steadily rising to my feet from the hard concrete floor. Looking at my surroundings, it was clear that I was being held somewhere in a villain’s lair. Bob Blood was probably the one given the color scheme
“Bob?” I called out, knowing that the microphones would pick me up, “what’s this about?”
“Oh go... | "**RICHARD!!! WHERE ARE YOU THIS INSTANT!?!"** my wife bellowed out, judging by the booming and earth-shattering volume of her voice at that instant, to say that she was livid wouldn't be too descriptive in detailing how furious she was at that moment. I looked at my old foe and said with caution, with a little hint of... |
jdw36xo | jdw0z64 | [WP] The Elven Kingdoms call their old allies the Humans for aid. Expecting medieval armies, they get a modern 21st century one instead. | "Corporal, what -- wait, what in the hell have you got there?" Captain Reese asked, looking from the red-faced Corporal to what he held in his hands.
"Squirrel, sir!" Corporal Greeley responded, breathlessly, holding up a small furry rodent.
Reese pinched the bridge of his nose. Greeley was somebody's nephew, he coul... | The elves have faded from the human world. Your writer, Tolkien, got that almost right.
Few are the humans that find the way to the lands of the Fay, and fewer return still. Tolkien was one of the only who had come, and returned, and come back again. For years he had wandered among the paths of the fae, and listened t... |
jdw36xo | jdw2pkw | [WP] The Elven Kingdoms call their old allies the Humans for aid. Expecting medieval armies, they get a modern 21st century one instead. | "Corporal, what -- wait, what in the hell have you got there?" Captain Reese asked, looking from the red-faced Corporal to what he held in his hands.
"Squirrel, sir!" Corporal Greeley responded, breathlessly, holding up a small furry rodent.
Reese pinched the bridge of his nose. Greeley was somebody's nephew, he coul... | Come forth, children. I feel my time is near, let me tell you one last story. No, young Ez-hel. 'tis not time for jest. Today is a special day, and I shall tell you of the Cataclysm. On this day, nearly three hundred years ago, our kind has seen the face of it's doom, and nearly succumbed to it. It surely would happen,... |
js2yzq1 | js2sfh6 | [WP] Before an engagement, the commanding officer ends his speech with “make your ancestors proud”. A subordinate responds “Sir! I’m not proud of my ancestors, can I borrow someone else’s”? | "For your families!" the general cried out, sword raised high above his head, "For your loved ones! Make your ancestors proud, I say! Fight-"
"Sir?" a voice interrupted him. It came from the small group of dishevelled soldiers he was trying to encourage; the same group that was likely to die in the battle ahead, the o... | The bunker erupted with cheers and determined grunting. Everyone seemed ready to fight the enemy one last time, everyone except for Private Smith, who nervously raised his hand to say:
“Sir! I’m not proud of my ancestors, can I borrow someone else’s?”
The room fell quiet in an instant. Every other soldier glanced at ... |
jwmk1pk | jwmgck8 | [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. | "The truth is, the game was rigged from the start!"
Said my traitorous teammate, bellowing from his heart.
"The money is mine, you were just in my way"
My mouth stays shut, not a word I will say.
He takes a step forward as I throw him my gun,
He puffs his chest out, knowing he has won.
I get on my knees, hands be... | "Woah, woah, woah!" I blurt out, raising my hands into the air as quickly and cleanly as I can. Fortunately I was only carrying a small box of valuables that won't break from simply being dropped. Or is that unfortunately? Perhaps if the box had broken, I could have used the spillings as a distraction or a trip hazard.... |
j7np4lj | j7n3e2o | [WP] Your planet has finally achieved FTL travel and is being welcomed into the galactic community. However the species selected to guide your people through this process is a terrifying and warlike predator species called....humans. | "I'm afraid I do not understand, Councilor, why did you choose the Humans for T'ren outreach?" The T'ren ambassador ducked it's head, "They were very open about their history, why you would the Council ever tolerate them in civilized society?"
Councilor Vrex chuckled. "It's true, the humans nearly wiped themselves ou... | "Welcome! Welcome to the galactic community! The gift basket is on its way."
Shortly after captain Sarah's transmission, a giant woven gift basket made its way from the Earther's ship to the Flutia ship. The Flutians were concerned.
"Captain, a large assemblage of carbon is coming our way. It's concealing a shipping ... |
kzxp3cq | kzwy9ju | [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. | {Please be kind this is my first WP response and I haven't written a story in probably a decade lol. I worked off the idea that hurt people hurt people}
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"Men ain't shit, huh?" the young woman said, looking down at the lady sitting on the back steps. “Certainly not that one, am I right?”
The older woman looked up ... | (This is my first, and a nice exercise for my english, so please be patient. Also, disclaimer, I like Percy Jackson. Anyway, here it goes).
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I have read Percy Jackson. Hera was NOT that pacific. I heard of stuff about my paternal siblings that weren't storybook worthy, but were as gruesome as a stepfather coming... |
mbmnuji | mbmjt94 | [WP] You're a 50+ year old woman who has found the cure for wrinkles, and you've just evaded the tenth attempt on your life by a dermatologist. | There was banging at the door. Begrudgingly, I stood and went to open it. Before my hand even touched the knob, it clicked and swung open of its own accord, revealing a young woman staring wide eyed at her preemptive successful break in… and then seeing me.
“P-please,” she shuddered from the wintry cold. “Don’t let t... | *"P-please. Don't let them take me..." A witch, a young girl pleaded as she hides in your shed. You see the fear in her eyes as you hear the armored footsteps of the inquisition approached your home. Your heart thumps. They don't take heretics lightly nor one that shields them from their hold.*
I focused my mind and, ... |
ll7jrst | l4yy516 | [WP] Thousands of years ago, the conjoined efforts of all races managed to strike down and imprison you. Once you returned, you find them all scattered, divided and squabbling with themselves. This won't do, so you set out to put order in the house for the sake of a good and proper war. | I chose to be the antagonist of this world to give its people a common cause.
I learned swiftly that was not how to do it. They banded together like a horde of angry students rebelling against the established curriculum and its enforcer - a teacher.
Thousands of years had skipped me by, if my interfaces are still acc... | "Mr. President, we shall not allow the war to end unless you appease us with a political marriage."
"Well, high councilman Vrog, I guess we're going to have to continue kicking your ass. We don't do that anymore."
"Whatever do you mean, Mr. President? It is the way of the universe."
"Not our way. Hasn't been for a l... |
mhq10zl | mhpmdio | [WP] There is a dungeon deemed "coughing baby easy", used by everyone to train rookies, test spells, and as a hangout spot for ordinary children. A roaming frenzied super monster from the MOST dangerous region just took one look at it, froze, became scarily aware of where it was, then fled. | "So have you concluded your investigation on what caused that dragon to flee from the sapling dungeon?"
"Yes. I had to go back through centuries of history but I found it."
"And what did you find?"
"In short; it's a mimic."
"What."
"A mimic that used to live in the forest. There were first warnings about a chest... | Consider the tale as a sequel to [This](https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/s/2qsPhmjilx)
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The Maiden's Mine was a curious dungeon. It was considered to hold dangers like many before it, but almost none of it came from the beasts or traps that laid within. Slimes and burning lights were the only challenges her... |
lke6sjp | lke3xth | [WP] “So my mom is half-Fae, and my dad is half-dragon; that’s where my powers come from. How about you?” “I’m half-mermaid on my mom’s side, hence the wheelchair.” Your new magic school roommates suddenly turn to you. “What about you?” | "Me?"
"Yes, you", Elenor the half-Fae replied.
"Well, my father's a warlock, and my mother, well..."
I felt my face getting red and started fidgeting. Gods above, why do I feel so embarrassed just talking about my parents?
"Go on..."
"I really don't want to say..."
Melody the half-mermaid piped up. "Well, you had... | "What about you?" The dragon-fea-girl Tiffany said.
"Well, um it's a bit hard to explain." I said as my nervous hands start twisting the bottom of my t-shirt as this has been something I've never told my friends back home in the village. Mom and dad said they'd not understand.
"I mean, you look, you know, regular," Al... |
mhfp9t9 | mhdp2up | [WP] You are a patron deity that physically appears before your followers in order to reward them for loyal service. Usually, they like to fulfill their darkest desires, so you’re completely caught off guard when one of them asks to feel “the embrace of a parent.” | I watched as my little follower approached the space we had agreed upon. I have done this many times with many loyal followers, telling them of a secluded space where I could manifest without worry, and we could speak without any illusion. It was a way to show my respect and appreciation, to be with them once more as t... | In a small room strewn with pottery depicting strange scenes, silver coins of all nominations, chalices with meandering ornamentations, to marble statues of a man and a woman holding an arch with their arms covering the ceiling and spilling out into its peak.
There stood a chair of wood, its back chipped and charred, ... |
kw5lpih | kw5dzxx | [WP] America now follows other countries in requiring 1year mandatory service upon turning 18, except it is working retail instead of going to war. A young teen just started his draft where he would have to man the stations on Black Friday. | The grizzled vet looked up at me, his one good eye bloodshot and watery. "I'm sorry kid." He looked over my shoulder now, remembering a distant place that still burned fresh in his mind. "You've pulled the BF-WM."
I looked at him, confused. "BF-WM? What's that?"
A fist slammed down on the table separating us. "This a... | They told me there would be a great silence, and then a great rumble. I had spent the first portion of my time as a new-hire learning war stories from orientation videos. Where an elderly man with a crooked neck and a popeye body spoke in word salad.
“When you’re out there just remember that not only are you serving... |
jpj351o | jpisuw8 | [WP] Genies don't actually mean to twist people's wishes. They just speak Arabic and have to rely on magical translation to interpret wishes in other languages. | The young man's eyes widened as the Genie escaped the lamp he had just rubbed, slowly filling the room like a cloud of blue mist before manifesting himself into a more human form; though still distinctly magical on account of his blue skin and floating a few feet in the air. The Genie stretched, having been slumbering ... | It started out normally.
Archeologist finds antique site. Archeologist begs like a dog and grovels like a criminal to get funding. Archeologist finds barely enough funding—enough to scrap together as long as she doesn’t want to eat food for 3 months—and begins the dig. Archeologist has to spend as much time justify... |
mlq3p6n | mlptayd | [WP] Take a normally boring activity, but make it sound exciting. | I gently touched the door, wishing to feel the warmth of a living soul behind it. I looked around at the empty bar, and pulled my hand away from the cold door. Without thinking I wandered between the tables, remembering all the interesting people I had helped move on. 300 trillion souls, and I remembered every one.
A... | The last living thing come to him, finally, Death took a last look at the world. How much it had changed since its birth. Despite its apparent precarity, how much it had resisted him. Volcanoes had ruptured, spooling lines of decorative glow down the planet's face, and the seas had risen, glossing the still green landm... |
jd628gr | jd5utej | [WP]Walking into a flower shop and slamming down money on the counter, "How do i passively aggressively say fuck you in flower" | He’d walked into the flower shop, his shoulders hunched with anger, pale and tired. A subtle bouquet needed to be created, tied on the left and delivered with disdain.
‘Yellow chrysanthemums’ he cried, ‘she’s told me she despised me. Geraniums! She called me an idiot to have loved her. And lavender, for her par... | "Sir this is a Home Depot. We only sell potted plants and seeds." I frown, look down at counter, frown some more, and return my gaze to his face.
"My offer still stands." He slaps the fat stack of bills on the table. "Fucker."
"Hey, that was uncalled for." I say, "Do you want my help or not?"
He sighs, "Sorry, rough... |
kedu20a | kedjk8t | [WP] On a long straight road with nothing of note, there is a four-way traffic light that hangs in the middle. No road crosses anywhere near the traffic light and no sign to tell you why it's there, but it seems to always be green, so no one cared. That's until the day it changed to yellow. | The roar of the engine in the dark, quiet night was Sarah's favourite sound.
Rubber gripped and danced on the asphalt as the 64 Mustang powered down the desert road.
The night air shimmered in her headlamps. Sarah drove this road every night. A road to nowhere, in the middle of nothing. Half way down this long, empt... | Carris is a gas station of a town. It's not named after the seed, far as I know, but it's a fittin' name. Fill up. Keep goin'.
Technically, it's a two-traffic-light-town, though I'm not sure that's all that much different from a one-light-town. Besides, only one of 'em works, far as I can tell.
Carris is also the hal... |
krdtmpx | krdo7bh | [WP] The Galactic Federation makes first contact with Earth just to inform us that the planet has been divided up between several advanced civilizations, with no regard for our established national borders | "So be it, humanity possesses the power to destroy itself, and we would rather blow apart our planet than be slaves under your yoke"
The suited man gestured to his neck, as the technicians cut the message. He turned to his fellow world leaders on the video feeds.
"Today the earth dies" he fumbled in his pocket for a s... | The Galactic Federation makes first contact with Earth just to inform us that the planet has been divided up between several advanced civilizations, with no regard for our established national borders
“No way the governments gonna roll over for this bull I tell you” tom muttered downing his pint
Sara shook her head,... |
j8bmh50 | j8b79ox | [WP] As a Barbarian, you hate that just because you have a different lifestyle, your party looks down on you and assumes you are incapable of basic intelligent thought. Today you had enough. | "But Krug, the way they treat you is- it's criminal! You have the most combat experience in the team yet they all think you're a... uh-"
"dunce, know-nothing, unculture brute, all muscle and no head, yes Krug get called many names, young one. Krug is okay with names."
"Yeah but, why let them? I know you're more knowl... | A small smile crept on to your lips as you watched the remaining party stride into the main hall after smashing down the main doors at the opposite end of a long vaulted Hall. The small group approached with looks of bewilderment and shock. Several members of the band looked around in consternation as they reached the... |
j46qad4 | j46hbou | [WP] You are a hero that can manipulate darkness and shadow, able to make it solid and shape it into many forms. As you are cornered by Villains, trapped within a room made to trap you, with no shadow around, you tell them something that makes them stare at you in horror. "Human insides are dark" | "You know your innards are wrapped completely in shadows, right?" I look at the 4-man team trying to back me into a corner of the best-lit room I have ever seen. The men are not even casting shadows on themselves, much less each other. Every flat surface is glowing slightly. The lighting was impeccable, I have to give ... | The villains feel something they haven't felt in a long time , It isn't their mothers kind touch nor their fathers encouraging words , rather it is the essence of their own being...fear.
The hero had manipulated their intestines to pulse faster , causing undigested food to pass quickly down to their bowels.
With cle... |
mc7yk3u | mc6kox6 | [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..." | The hero leaned over the man lying on the ground, pinning him down with one knee on his back. His cape billowed dramatically in the street wind.
—Stay in school, kids! —he proclaimed proudly—. You don’t wanna end up like this guy!
The supposed thug coughed and groaned in pain.
—I have a PhD, asshole…
The superhero ... | "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... |
lglxobh | lglwg8i | [WP] The genie tries to warn you of the implications before you cut him off, "I have no intention of wishing for it, but hypothetically, could you grant it?" you ask. "Yes, technically" the genie relents. | **Note**: Please understand this isn't meant to be a comment or stance on anything, its just where the prompt took me as I thought through it.
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“Technically?” I repeat the word back, trying to make sure I weigh the veracity of the djinn’s response.
“Well yes,” it replies... | The beautiful man gazes thoughtfully at the wispy tendrils of smoke, breathing forth from the golden lamp. *So there* do *exist powers beyond heaven and hell,* he thinks.
“Well,” he finally asks the wisps of smoke with a mirthless smile, “could you grant it?”
The smoke pulses as it rises from the lamp, coalescing slo... |
jc0u68r | jc0hemj | [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. | A Woman Scorned
Sisyphus held his breath, slowly drawing away one hand.
The boulder didn't even twitch.
He gazed at the instrument of his torture over the centuries , worn to a smooth slightly glossy sheen in some places from constant handling, pushing, bleached in places from his sweat, stained with his blood... | 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... |
j5ggfy2 | j5eh3fs | [WP] Out of nowhere, thousands of voices begin presenting you with grievances and complaints from... yourself - or more accurately, your body. "Not enough iron," "too much cholesterol," and "rupture in blood vessel D-14" bombard you at all hours of the day. Your cells are now sapient. | It took me a couple of days and copious amounts of alcohol, but eventually I learnt to ignore them and their pestering requests and go about my day relatively undisturbed. I hadn't noticed this before, but if you or any of your friends are recovering alcoholics, you probably know that a slight stupor doesn't inhibit th... | *"Cellular Rebellion"*
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Out of nowhere, voices in my head,
Complaints and grievances, all unsaid.
From deep within my body's core,
My cells, now sapient, forevermore.
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"Not enough iron," they do shout,
"Too much cholesterol," without a doubt.
"Rupture in blood vessel D-14,"
Their cries, a cons... |
ltsx11h | ltsuhq8 | [WP] The villain swore that they would return in 1000 years to take revenge on the hero's descendants. When they wake up, however, they see another villain has already won, and the hero's descendants desperately need help. | *Writing this, unedited, on my phone while in bed with a fever, so apologies in advance for any spelling mistakes, grammar mishaps, or odd phrasing.*
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When I awoke, my tomb was much as I'd left it. A little dustier, perhaps, but that was only to be expected. Even the seal was intact, if only moments of work to ... | One thousand years. That's how long the curse lasted. For one thousand years, his skin would burn at the touch of sunlight. That's what the gypsy had said, when they'd sealed him away. But no! Even the damned moonlight burned him! Even the most overcast of nights, the damned starlight had somehow been enough to entrap ... |
jitva3r | jirw68p | [WP] In a world of dragons, sorcery, war, and monsters, there are many risks and even risk takers. Everyone though, elf, monster, or man knows to avoid those few ancient ruins that contain symbols of suffering and a word of the ancients, RADIATION. | *The tomb must have belonged to an angry god.*
*Massive spikes, possibly the remnants of one last, furious outburst, burst from the ground long ago. Just beneath it, an entrance was found.*
*When our ancestors killed him, they sealed off his tomb. They killed him, then they killed his legend, for even the elders know... | Inspite of the warnings, we a party of 4 decided to enter the wild magic zones known as “Nuclear Sights” by the ancient artificers.
We worked tirelessly to create suits of anti-magic material. At first we were concerned that we’d have to wear suits of lead, but Clavicus found a way to turn a specific sap into a stret... |
j8t6juq | j8smuqi | [WP] In a galaxy that is quite xenophobic and isolationist humanity is the odd one out. We generally like aliens and want to get along. When they turned us down, we redoubled our efforts. Now our fleet is orbiting the alien's home world. We may no longer come in peace, but they will be our friends. | Supreme Warmaster Lzurg looked up; his three eyes boggling in awe and terror. The night sky was filled not with the familiar stars of his youth. The Human armada hung over the planet with finality, like a death sentence.
His adjunct, Undersquad Commander Hrug, thrummed his gelatinous thorax to grab Lzurg’s attention... | "The fleet is in position, sir."
Admiral Matthew nodded, not moving his gaze away from the green-and-purple planet on the display. Even from high orbit, the enormous honeycomb cities of the V'raal were visible, gleaming in the light from the binary suns. The sight was both alien and beautiful.
"Hail them one more ti... |
jan55ml | jamvm5i | [WP] You're face to face with the deadliest assassin on the planet. With no hope of escape or victory, you were about to let him kill you when you remembered you still had your last resort. Before he could pull the trigger, you show him...a very special coin. To your surprise, he stops. | I couldn’t help but stick my tongue down the opening of the barrel, as if that would stop the bullet shot from the gun stuffed in my mouth from blowing my brains all over the wall behind me. This was it, this was the end.
For some reason, in that moment my mind flashed to the opening scene of Fight Club, when the nar... | My heart thundered in my chest as I watch his dark eyes flit back and forth, the gold gleaming between my fingers. My blood pulsed in my ears, the thrumming of it almost impossible to think through. I forced my thoughts into some sort of coherence, barely managing the words as my mind screamed in fear. "The...the Royal... |
jejffa8 | jej7im9 | [WP] You stood there, looking at your friend, faceplaming "Let me get this straight, you're dating a Goddess, an actual 'divine powers, older than civilization' Goddess and you ....CHEATED ON HER!?!??" Your friend has a desperate look in their eyes "Can you help me or not?" | I let out another exasperated sigh as I rubbed my temples.
"So, let me get this straight. You found a temple to a goddess of love, left the only offering it's seen in years, dated the goddess in question, then decided to cheat on said goddess with some girl you picked up at a party?"
Kevin looked down, his face twi... | "I mean, does she know?"
He pulled back the curtain to show frogs falling from the sky en masse throughout town. "I think she knows."
"Alright, frogs, that's a start." Aleister went for his collection and pulled out an old favorite. "Sounds like we're dealing with someone biblical, old school mesopotamian bullshit. L... |
j5lja9k | j5lbm9d | [WP] Small domestic house dragons have become the norm. Here is a guide on how to deal with the hoarding instinct of your little one. | Keep in mind, it's important that dragons be encouraged to hoard. It is how they feel true happiness. The two most important things for a dragon are human contact and hoarding. And the contact is just to keep them acclimated to humans.
Now, you may be wondering, *"What do I do when they steal my stuff?"* It's simple. ... | Problem with your little buddy’s hoard?
We all know dragons are adorable companions, capable of mass destruction and fierce protectors. However, these little fire sparks sometimes have bad habits. One of the statistically most disliked habit of near all dragon species is hoarding.
Trinkets, gold, wood, chairs. Dragon... |
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