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[WP] You wake up in an empty hospital with an envelope taped to your chest, you read the letter inside. "If you're reading this, that means you have awoken. Inside the envelope is a syringe with a small dose of a chemical that will kill you in seconds without pain, use it. DO NOT GO OUTSIDE." | Awakening with a jolt Mark sat up and fought back a wave of nausea until his vision cleared. It was cold, that can't be right atmospherics should still be operating, he can't have been out that long right?
Touching the back of his head and staring at the blood on his fingers asked aloud "What happened?" Before flicki... | In one hand John held what would most certainly be his death, and in the other, he held a message. A message that told him not to go outside. What was outside? He didn't know. Last thing he remembered was taking his dog, Marshy, for a walk. It was a silent, cold February morning, just like any other. He very vaguely re... | 2015-02-15T14:44:17 | 2015-02-15T11:31:57 | 43 | 24 |
[WP] Age is no longer how long we've lived, it's how many years are left until we die. | At 60 and 61, Sarah and I were thrilled when after only a couple of months trying, we fell pregnant. So much time to spend with our children (we hoped this would be the first of many), so much time to plan and live!
We were shattered when the stoic midwife handed our firstborn angel over, and said "Congratulations, s... | Yesterday, I had turned 0. Zero years to live.
My wife was sitting next to me on my bed. Her hand was perfectly manicured, smooth as silk and so full of youth. She ran her fingers through my hair. A touch so genlte like I was a frail thing she was afraid to break.
"Do you remeber how we went to Voyagers national pa... | 2015-08-15T05:54:06 | 2015-08-15T05:50:27 | 19 | 13 |
[WP] At age 15, you made a deal with the Devil to save your life. Every week, you must choose a person you've seen and that person will die....you are now 24 years old. | Twenty-four years old today, I thought as I bowed my head in prayer. The other members of the Church Leadership team joined me. After a minute, we began to discuss the needs of the Church and who would visit which of the shut ins. My sister was a registered nurse working in hospice care and she usually provided a list ... | I live in a town of 3000 people. Well, there were 3000 people 9 years ago but now there are 5 left. You may be thinking that maybe some thing crazy happened in the city, like a corruption at city hall, or maybe this was one of those old Italian cities that just ended but the truth is...I killed every one.
I know it m... | 2016-07-11T19:21:48 | 2016-07-11T18:20:35 | 17 | 12 |
[WP] Human immortality having been achieved, Death himself shows up at the Unemployment Office. | "Name please"
"GRIM"
"Tim?"
"NO, GRIM."
"Grim? As in 'The weather looks a little bit grim today'?"
"YES"
"Surname?"
"REAPER"
"Grim Reaper?"
"YES"
"You must have interesting parents. How long have you been out of work?"
"ABOUT 2 WEEKS"
"Brilliant. Here's form 28A, 29A and 29B-G, We'll need your N... | Knock knock knock.
That's the sound the poor sap behind the desk heard. Age 82, sadly single, one kid, three obnoxious grandkids and currently 4 in the morning, one might wonder why such a man still works at the Unemployment Office. Slowly grabbing his spectacles from the desk, he thoroughly wiped it before getting up... | 2016-07-26T01:40:01 | 2016-07-26T01:07:17 | 125 | 28 |
[WP] Teleportation is finally invented. Your friend is one of the first people to use it . After coming out on the other side, the more time you spend with him, the more you realize that this is not your friend | "This is Ray with the Tokyo team, we are ready to receive you." The Japanese team of scientist continued to run their last minute checks, they knew everything was in place but it is the human condition to worry. It had taken Ray 12 hours to fly here from California, a feat which was revolutionary only a short while ago... | He looked at me with the kind of somber eyes he’d always had. Calming but penetrating. A man quietly murmuring a compulsive mantra in the back of his mind. A constant reminder that things are okay; but they aren’t okay.
He had been in the decompression chamber a few days already. It’s not like he was being punished o... | 2016-08-25T10:45:52 | 2016-08-25T09:30:51 | 1,076 | 701 |
[WP] You finally won the lottery. $20 million. You go to sleep that night a rich and happy person. You wake up to a nurse, explaining you've just awoken from a coma.
Edit: for everyone saying "taxes on the winnings and medical bills for the coma"....I'm Canadian. I never thought of such atrocities. | One million Bitcoin... One million Bitcoin... It couldn't be possible. Nobody had that many Bitcoin... except... it couldn't be. By some astronomical-age-of-the-universe-to-calculate-the-key-of-it-chance, the wallet that I just generated was a collision with an existing wallet... THE wallet. My hands trembled as I held... | "You're pulling my leg, Janet. There's no way that can be true. I've been a healthy man all my life! What on earth happened?"
"I'm sorry, Mr. ...uh, Maxwell Davidson, but I don't know who this Janet is. I'm your nurse, you can call me Rachel; at least that's what at the folks here at the hospital call me."
"Janet is ... | 2017-06-06T09:16:10 | 2017-06-06T09:13:58 | 56 | 19 |
[WP] When you die, your ghost remains in the world until the last person who remembers you also dies. 15,000 years after your death, you are still here. | I think it's been 15,000 years. Or at least, somewhere around that. I'm not really sure. I haven't left the house in a few millennia at least. There's no point. All I end up doing is scaring a few people, and death goes on. Besides, no matter where I go, it's crowded.
The space issue gets worse in the big cities, an... | 15,000 years is a long time. It's certainly much longer than most of my kind are capable of thinking in. Today, most of them say that it is the year "2017 AD." I, however, can remember people who said it was "747 AVC." I could remember even farther back to a time and place when it was said to be "the 37th year of the r... | 2017-06-26T13:11:54 | 2017-06-26T12:12:09 | 55 | 39 |
[WP] When you die, your ghost remains in the world until the last person who remembers you also dies. 15,000 years after your death, you are still here. | 15,000 years is a long time. It's certainly much longer than most of my kind are capable of thinking in. Today, most of them say that it is the year "2017 AD." I, however, can remember people who said it was "747 AVC." I could remember even farther back to a time and place when it was said to be "the 37th year of the r... | I was young when it all happened. A thief in the night had claimed my life and my blood had been spilled onto the ground. I remembered all of the steps after when my body was bitten and drained of all blood and just torn asunder like I was just some sack of meat to be had. It all happened right after I had seen Simon- ... | 2017-06-26T12:12:09 | 2017-06-26T12:04:53 | 39 | 10 |
[WP] After thousands of years on a generation ship sent out to colonize the universe, nobody alive on board the ship believes in the "myth" of Planet Earth anymore. Until they receive the first transmission from Earth in hundreds of years... | "It's a lie. Or fake."
"Its a message from the gods"
"I told you earth was real"
These phrases and many more were heard throughout the hull of the space ship. Every single crewmemeber, old and young, Male and female, were questioning the origin and intent of the message received. This time however the questions wer... | This story is based in the same universe as [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/phreaklikeme/comments/8vv4sj/wp_as_long_as_you_keep_praying_everyone_stays/) prompt I did a while ago.
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"What does this mean, Haruspex?" asked Governer Merther, voicing the concerns of the council.
Haruspex Toyne could almost taste the ... | 2018-08-28T08:10:26 | 2018-08-28T08:08:26 | 2,613 | 32 |
[WP] Aliens invite you and your crew to dinner aboard their ship. After noticing all the courses have contained either chocolate, coffee or alcohol you slowly realize that they have been trying to poison you not realizing many of our favorite foods are poison to most of the other lifeforms on Earth. | Ice sat before a plate of delectable foods, but despite the show he put on for his enemies, he was no fool. The white haired commander of the human mercenary group smiled cordially as he took a rather large bite of a chocolate bar, washing it down with a sip of Bourbon. The Warlord in front of gave him a confident smir... | It had been a very long time since I was requested as a "Third contact delegate." I had been invited to share a meal, along with representatives of the other members of the Universal Government, at small event hosted by the newest Xenospecies seeking to join the U.G. Usually a task for my boss, however he was out with ... | 2018-09-20T00:32:10 | 2018-09-19T21:29:03 | 158 | 109 |
[WP] You live in a world of magicians whose powers and spells stem from the four classical elements (fire, earth, air, water). One day, you come across a strange man raving about tables and periods... | The park was a modest little creation, just one solid piece of rock just under fifty meters a side. The Earth wizards had pulled it from the ocean years ago, and with the help of the Air wizards, settled it at a height of about two kilometers over the ocean. With the help of the Water and Fire wizards, biochemistry had... | The old man always stared at the stars above, his eyes seemingly peering into the world beyond the darkness. In his hands was a strange device he created, a <telescope>, something that he used to magnify the stars into distinguishable shapes.
&#x200B;
The first time I peered through them and looked at the ... | 2018-11-09T08:38:15 | 2018-11-09T06:15:34 | 590 | 442 |
[WP] The galaxy is actually full of life and advanced civilizations. Everyone just leaves Earth alone because that's where The Great Old Ones are imprisoned, and nobody wants to wake them up. | No one told us.
No one warned us.
Then again, it's not like we ever warned the sheep of the slaughter.
You must be confused. I'll start at the beginning.
300 years ago the human race sent out first ship into space. The world mourned when we lost contact with it a few months later. Then we tried again and again a... | &#x200B;
“Prepare for system entry in 3…2…1.”
Admiral Axthal braced himself against the railing of his bridge as the ship jolted rather abruptly. It always did when they entered this specific system, and it was always a good omen when that happened. He could hear the engines begin whining as the dampening field t... | 2019-03-09T07:54:01 | 2019-03-09T07:00:46 | 152 | 15 |
[WP] A few thousand people around the world suddenly get superpowers based on the character of the last game they played. Highly valued by society you are the exception as everyone laughs at your inherited powers. The thing is, you modded the hell out of your character before this all happened.
Wow I didn't think it w... | They mocked me. Laughed at me. Of course I had to be the one who played Cities:Skylines last. My superpower? The amazing ability to cut through government red tape and expedite municipal construction projects.
For the first time, parks were being built, streets were being paved, and businesses were moving in, all on t... | "You cant even fight what even is your power?" - Sven, an old friend now chairman of the hunter superorganisation and Doom slayer incarnation
Johnsons corpse was still fresh I couldnt keep my eyes away from it.
Just as I turned around the demon lunged at me and tore of my arm "Im gonna die here, im gonna die for re-"... | 2019-08-12T00:11:35 | 2019-08-12T00:09:11 | 40 | 14 |
[WP] As a dad, you obviously have a mug that claims you're the "#1 World's Best Dad". One day, you find on the news that all "Best Dad Mugs" now have actual ratings, the media is crazy about it, a photo shows a mug with #5,826,827 World's Best Dad on it, curious, you check yours. It still says #1. | My son Max and I were watching Paw Patrol (his favorite show) and eating bacon (our favorite food) when a "special news announcement" came up on the screen. I couldn't believe it, people were being ranked and rated based on their best dad mugs... It wasn't long after that I got struck with a memory...
My dad was sick ... | I blink a few times using the remote, I've connected Velcro to keep it from becoming lost, to turn off the news.
I exclaim with an audible huff, "Huh..." I get up from the couch having seen my two rugrats off to school, the same two runts who had given me my least favorite mug, said 'Number two Dad' with a picture of ... | 2019-10-02T22:09:48 | 2019-10-02T18:17:22 | 765 | 58 |
[WP] Humans have always been the friendliest and the most peaceful species in the galaxy. When one of the most ruthless empires decides to wipe out the pathetic humans and their diplomacy, they discover that humans have something that no one in the galaxy has ever seen. Nuclear weapons. | The species known as Humans came from a distant star, deep within the swirling vortex all other races had avoided. They brought with them many wondrous advancements including advanced healing never before seen within the known galaxy. Though they were diverse, they had no want for war and would help any in need without... | Vyxis Varix, Emperor of the Ruson Goar and Lord Commander of the Royal fleet closed his eyes and enjoyed a long drag from the cigarette between his fingers, the end glowing bright orange. One of the finer gifts the Humans had introduced to the galaxy. It is a shame that this might be the last time he would indulge in ... | 2020-02-07T13:28:43 | 2020-02-07T13:27:54 | 151 | 41 |
[WP] During a global catastrophe, a company offers to cryogenically freeze people so that they can “skip” unpleasant circumstances. Clients can stipulate specific global conditions that must be met before they are unfrozen. You awake to find that all of your conditions are satisfied. | I signed the form, authorizing CryoLabs^(TM) as the executor of my Freeze Will: they'll oversee my finances, properties, (non-existent) family, and other affairs until I wake, and monitor worldly conditions to wake me according to my wishes. A month ago, I invested all of my savings, a whole 17,893.12 USD into a single... | "Welcome back Client [NULL]. You are in the restoration paradigm of U-Top Corporal Services. Your reinstatement criteria of [NULL] have been met. Thank you for choosing U-Top." A pleasant voice didn't sound in my ears. I heard the words clearly, but it wasn't with my ears.
The pleasant voice stopped. I felt a... well,... | 2020-04-14T05:00:31 | 2020-04-14T04:57:06 | 85 | 44 |
[WP] On the run from mercenaries, a young girl stumbles into an old Greek temple and in a last ditch effort to save herself, begs for help from whichever god or goddess it belongs to. She didn't expect them to show up in person. | She ran like she’d never run before. The idle, panicky thought that she’d broken all her old track records flirted through her mind as she dashed through the broken, rock-strewn terrain. The beauty of the West Virginia mountains was lost on her as she heard the men closing in as her stamina flagged.
Bursting into a c... | Okay so I'm no Saint, let's establish that right now. I kill whomever my bosses point at, and I ask no questions. Sure, they may be fathers, mothers, or even young adults who just started their lives but, i usually comfort myself by saying, "Well they had mercenaries after them, how innocent could they be?"
I'm a merc... | 2020-06-15T23:06:00 | 2020-06-15T22:03:59 | 24 | 11 |
[WP] An alien super-intelligence routinely teleports a random creature from every inhabited planet's most dangerous species into a massive battle royale. Humans are known as a weak species with strange but useless textiles and objects. This year, a battle-ready soldier is chosen. | Humans. Normally a subject of derision, weak and infirm. But this thing was not really like those that had been taken before. Xallahieinxix looked at it in the cell it occupied ready for the Battle Royale.
It was taller than previous specimens and bulkier, clad in some kind of advanced armour. A dozen small drones buz... | I saw a flash of light, and an instant, my whole squad was gone.. I left iraq behind, for somewhere... Artificial... My environment has the look of a high resolution fortnite level.. it was definitely artificial. , Built with care. Bladed weapons were hovering above ground. Slowly rotating, ammo , med kits. Ever... | 2020-09-13T16:47:27 | 2020-09-13T16:14:49 | 3,862 | 81 |
[WP] An alien super-intelligence routinely teleports a random creature from every inhabited planet's most dangerous species into a massive battle royale. Humans are known as a weak species with strange but useless textiles and objects. This year, a battle-ready soldier is chosen. | The battles have dealt with weaponry before, and consider them fair game. In fact, last battle's champion wielded a very handsome and sophisticated spear that one would use to hunt.
But this human's equipment was vastly different. The usual textiles that the species adorns themselves with were replaced with interloc... | Oh god. I have no internet so let’s try writing this from my phone. Sorry in advance for typos and punctuation. Already hard enough on the phone but I also got fat thumbs! Best I can get with a quick and dirty write up on the bus!
“Are the contestants ready?”
“Of course Game Master Zerg. Right on time. We have a line ... | 2020-09-13T19:32:46 | 2020-09-13T18:50:43 | 32 | 23 |
[WP] Yesterday I wrote the number 69 on my wrist as a joke. Today it's 68, and now it's not washing off. | I sat in the bar, staring at my hand, the cosmic joke that was being played on me. My target sat next to me, drinking heavily. I didn’t like taking advantage of someone left vulnerable by his circumstances. But I was sure I would be able to save everyone when it came down to it.
I continued to work on him, subtly lea... | I slept off the whole of the second day because of my bender on day one, and a third day of hair of the dog left me in no proper mood to panic, but today? Today is panic time, because I’m finally sober enough to realize that the number on my wrist isn’t some stupid tattoo the boys forced me to get after we stumbled out... | 2021-04-20T19:57:39 | 2021-04-20T19:43:52 | 149 | 76 |
[WP] Superpowers are granted depending on how you died in your previous life. Someone who died in a fire might shoot fire from their fingertips, etc. You were an astronaut that died during the SpaceX Mars Mission. | I’m unaffected by pressure.
That sounds like nothing, right?
Well, think about the air pressure pushing down on you right now. Think about the pressure you are exerting on the the world by standing on it. Think about the pressure at the on of the ocean that can crush most things not originating from there. Think abou... | The girl snapped her fingers, and the woman who was yelling immediately gasped and clutched her throat, her shouts cut off as she rasped for breath.
"Are you going to calm down, now?" The girl asked, nonplussed.
"You... Bitch..." The woman's eyes that were bulging out of her head were filled with cold fury. She snapp... | 2021-04-26T08:36:08 | 2021-04-26T08:30:01 | 173 | 43 |
[WP] A permanent storm rages across a planet. The only inhabitants are nomads who constantly travel inside the eye of the storm. | "We must keep moving!"
"We can't! Our people are tired! Please! We must stop and rest! Just for a little while!" Yelled the elder as he hunched with hundreds hurdled in the snow.
"No! Look! The eye is closing, we must stay in the eye!"
I pointed in the distance past the snow capped mountains, dark grey clouds loom... | She’d been gone too long, well over a day now. I couldn’t be sure how many hours had passed exactly, the night had simply bled into the morning. Any semblance of a sun, any notion of light, had escaped us for the past few months.
It hadn’t always been this bad—there were days, weeks even, where we could see where we ... | 2015-02-07T15:37:33 | 2015-02-07T15:21:49 | 1,328 | 173 |
[WP]: Humanity has developed a hypersensitivity to puns, experiencing physical pain when exposed to especially bad wordplays. As no physical damage happens, it is used to penalize petty criminals. This is your job. You are the Punisher. | "Who's next?"
"He's in room four, tried to pull a bank heist. Get this though, he left the keys in the getaway car and someone else stole it while he was inside! He probably would have gotten away with it otherwise."
"You've got to be fucking kidding me."
"No shit, I swear. Anyways, good luck Rob."
"Thanks, this'll... | Humanity has always possessed it-- a raw, involuntary reaction to the worst of wordplay. Lowly “dad jokes” would cause a slight wince. An overly simplistic knock-knock joke might garner a garish groan. Even a simple bit of alliteration, as I have assuredly demonstrated, can make one uncomfortable. But we never realized... | 2015-02-08T09:25:19 | 2015-02-08T08:57:45 | 30 | 17 |
[WP]God answers all of your prayers, and only your prayers. God is also kind of a dick with a matching sense of humor. | Just last week, I prayed to God and told Him that I was broke.
I check my mailbox (His favorite method of divine delivery) and found a cash-filled envelope. When I opened it, I instead found a note:
"Hello Broke, I'm God!"
You know, I'm about tired of His shit. | The day Bill Hays trapped me inside my locker after school and left me there shivering like a wet kitten all night long -- they turned the heat off at night, of course, what with the recession and all -- I interspersed some prayers with my sobbing, and I guess the Lord must have thought I was the pitifulest thing he'd ... | 2015-02-13T01:00:12 | 2015-02-12T21:52:15 | 33 | 11 |
[WP] You have been given magical gifts suitable for fairytale princesses. Whenever you sing, forest creatures gather near; anything you wear turns into a lovely tailored dress; and handsome princes are drawn to you. The problem is, your name is Joe, and you're a 40 year old grizzly biker. | **"Chuck, brother, I ain't gonna make it to the meeting tonight."**
"You better not be toss'n it with that Debra chick again, I swear Jimmy-"
"Naw, nothin' like that Chuck. Look, I'm not really sure how to explain this one, it's ... it's weird, man."
"What the *hell* did you do this time."
"Chuck, man, I don't know... | So my name is Joe and I have a, well a curse. You see, I have powers like a fairy tale princess but I mean ones bearable and kinda helpful I guess. The 3rd one is pretty weird and kinda not good. and finally there is the last one which is super inconvenient. Of course my powers or curses or whatever they are, are singi... | 2016-03-25T20:45:50 | 2016-03-25T20:28:55 | 243 | 23 |
[WP] It's been six months since your high school became you and your peers only stronghold from the zombies outside. The students have dissolved into factions, each with their own role in this mock society. Tell about your daily life. | Day 188
We found a message from the student senate this morning, calling for an all school summit at noon today. They want to hold it in the main lobby, of course, since that's right outside the main office where their numbers are strongest. Not to mention it being across the hall from the auditorium. Everyone know... | 10 dorky high school students traipsed unceremoniously in circles. They shambled about in a fashion nearly indistinguishable from that of the zombies outside, which they found to be so repelling and repulsive. The reason for their lackadaisical meandering is uncertain. See, I was one of those dorky teenagers that day a... | 2016-05-04T07:20:53 | 2016-05-04T06:21:52 | 24 | 11 |
[WP] Two ancient armies prepare for battle, one army sends out a seven foot tall hulk as their champion; the other army sends out a little girl to raucous applause. | Two armies face each other across a grassy valley. Every footmen, archer, and knight hold their ground as the rays of the sun beat down on them. Evenly matched in both numbers and tactics, the generals agree that they must send a champion to represent their country in a glorious deathmatch.
The front line of the Eas... | Tens of thousands of men leered at each other from across the neutral zone as horses snorted and pawed at the ground nervously. Steam rose in a vast cloud over all the hot bodies in the cool morning. Two men stand toward the front of one army while a small group stand at the front of the other army whose back was to a ... | 2016-06-28T20:09:26 | 2016-06-28T19:13:45 | 44 | 10 |
[WP] 2021: Hell invades Earth; 2022: Earth invades Hell. | "This was a bad idea." General Partridge stared across the bleak landscape as Private Graves approached him.
After a hard fought battle, the General's forces had made a grinding advancement up the fortified hill and had captured the outpost at its summit. The demon spawn had made hasty retreat, scurrying away from th... | Only five years prior no one would imagine a single global government or that a burgeoning 8 billion soul population would be savaged to half of that with whole regions of Earth completely depopulated. Evil had come to Earth and wore continental Europe as a cloak of flesh, initially in the form of renew desires and pus... | 2016-12-10T08:25:45 | 2016-12-10T08:01:30 | 117 | 27 |
[WP] 2021: Hell invades Earth; 2022: Earth invades Hell. | "This was a bad idea." General Partridge stared across the bleak landscape as Private Graves approached him.
After a hard fought battle, the General's forces had made a grinding advancement up the fortified hill and had captured the outpost at its summit. The demon spawn had made hasty retreat, scurrying away from th... | Manifest Destiny. There was time when I used to believe that I had choice. I used to go to church everyday, tearing, thinking that one day God would bring me into heaven. My lungs were black from coal, my hands scared and caloused. I try my best with my kids, never hit them, buy them nintendos and pokemons. I worry tha... | 2016-12-10T08:25:45 | 2016-12-10T08:04:09 | 117 | 10 |
[WP] 2021: Hell invades Earth; 2022: Earth invades Hell. | When they first rose from that damnable abyss we scattered like ants across the surface of the globe, but we didn't hide forever. Even within the first weeks those with weapons would conduct hit and run tactics against the ever encroaching army while those in charge attempted to put together a more suitable strategy. S... | Only five years prior no one would imagine a single global government or that a burgeoning 8 billion soul population would be savaged to half of that with whole regions of Earth completely depopulated. Evil had come to Earth and wore continental Europe as a cloak of flesh, initially in the form of renew desires and pus... | 2016-12-10T08:16:31 | 2016-12-10T08:01:30 | 99 | 27 |
[WP] You're the advisor to the Pharoahs who first convinced them that they should definitely build giant pyramids. | “Giant...triangles?”
“Th...that’s right, Pharaoh,” I said, a bit nervous. He wasn’t taking it as well as I’d hoped.
He tilted his head a bit quizzically, “Ambassador, you know I appreciate the insight you bring from you kingdom,” he paused and seemed to think intensely, “what did you say it was again?”
“Err...Eur... | FADE IN:
INT. A PHARAOH'S THRONE ROOM - DAY
*A man in a tall headdress lounges on an enormous cushion. The is THE PHARAOH. He is surrounded by ATTENDANTS and GUARDS, many of whom look rather bored.*
**ARCHITECT:** (*O.S.*) Good morning, sir!
*Everyone turns to look as an overly cheerful man struts into the throne r... | 2017-02-05T09:37:46 | 2017-02-05T09:24:07 | 262 | 86 |
[WP] A young farmer leaves home to sign up as another faceless soldier in the Evil Overlord's army. The farmer's adventures on the way make the Overlord very worried. | The Overlord wasn't particularly fond of these sorts of things. For all the evil he'd done in the world, it seemed somehow *wrong*. In a deeply uncomfortable way, not the usual laughably absurd way.
He sank down in his chair as his generals shifted nervously and looked down at their notes. He could hear every sizzle ... | *The Overlord wishes to see you in his chamber immediately.*
I blink down at the words, printed in emotionless black ink on the white card which fell from the envelope which the masked guard has handed me. I suppose that "masked guard" doesn't really describe much- seeing as everyone is masked- but there isn't much el... | 2017-03-02T12:59:09 | 2017-03-02T12:50:15 | 56 | 20 |
[WP]You are a Demon hiding amongst humans. 2 Problems, young children and dogs can perceive your original form, And Your girlfriend is starting to notice them noticing. | **Edited** 10:55: Couple words. Removed a sentence. Added a bit more because I felt one line was coming off as me preaching.
*Story*
The end of my happy relationship was about to come. This wonderful woman I met, Jennifer, was finally ready for me to meet her son.
I'm not a child hater, you see, I love children. It... | "Baby, this is crazy talk! I swear all that was just a coincidence. I mean, come on, just listen to yourself, for Chri- ugh, crud's sake", exclaimed Saa'roq, or as he was known by his human alias, Seth.
His girlfriend, Natalie, looking flustered, crossed her arms. They were smack-dab in the middle of an argument in t... | 2017-04-02T13:06:47 | 2017-04-02T12:58:26 | 38 | 11 |
[WP] You die and go to Hell only to find out that you're the only person that has ever entered. Satan is clapping. | “You’re here. Finally. I was getting sick of you living.
You were truly pathetic when you were alive, I hope that will change soon enough because I’ve been told I am going to need you.”
The devil spoke in a way you couldn’t tell his emotions if he had any. His voice was steady and when he spoke your attention was ... | I entered Hell whistling merrily.
I don't think I could call this a surprise. I'm a downright horrible bastard. "You think they'd hire you?" I wondered to myself. "It sure beats getting tortured for all eternity."
"That does sound nice," I agreed. "It might be nice to spend all of eternity with a job at least, a cal... | 2017-06-22T06:13:16 | 2017-06-22T06:00:59 | 65 | 17 |
[WP] You die and go to Hell only to find out that you're the only person that has ever entered. Satan is clapping. | "Dibs." I cried out over the Devil's clapping and laughter. He didn't seem to hear me, so I screamed it again. "**Dibs!**"
The Devil stopped and looked at me. "What do you mean 'dibs'?" He blinked, a little confused by my reaction.
I looked around the vast vastness of Hell before turning to Lucifer once more. "Well, ... | I entered Hell whistling merrily.
I don't think I could call this a surprise. I'm a downright horrible bastard. "You think they'd hire you?" I wondered to myself. "It sure beats getting tortured for all eternity."
"That does sound nice," I agreed. "It might be nice to spend all of eternity with a job at least, a cal... | 2017-06-22T09:17:47 | 2017-06-22T06:00:59 | 23 | 17 |
[WP] After a freak accident sending you far back in time, somehow you make a new life for yourself. One day while whistling a tune from the future to yourself; someone joins in with the correct lyrics ... | The song played in my head, like it always did. Its atmospheric melody, lulling me, making my head bob almost imperceptibly. I whispered the lyrics, as I always did. It helped get me through the day.
*I seen a girl*
*With a guy*
*Her hair like yours*
*From what I remember*
I hefted the block, putting it on my sh... | The peaceful sky and the clean air was something I could never quite find in the city I lived in circa 2017.
I used to make fun of my parents for being so old and talking about the old days, telling them that technology ran the world now.
But now that I lived this quiet new life in the past, I can safely say that tim... | 2017-09-15T06:10:41 | 2017-09-14T23:09:14 | 50 | 12 |
[WP] You are a seemingly normal person, but with one uncanny ability; to see other people’s true intent. You become famous, revered by spy agencies, loathed by politicians. One afternoon, you meet someone else with this ability, and the world becomes terrified of you. | "But did you see the peninsula splitting into war?" He asked, looking straightforward at a place that hovered between the center of my skull and right through the wall behind me.
I had.
"No," I said, then donned what I imagined to be the weary face of a man who has tried to do good and has instead done evil. "No I t... | THUNK THUNK THUNK.. thWACK............ THUNK.
... and all is dark.
Suddenly a pinhole light emerges after considerable deprivation of the visual sense. June Cappi reaches to brush her thick brunette hair with her hands but found they could not be made animate. She struggles and a ringing sound emanates inside her th... | 2018-06-26T13:51:39 | 2018-06-26T12:38:01 | 80 | 26 |
[WP] You have two wounds that resemble USB ports. You try and plug in a keyboard and mouse. | "Let me get this straight" my doctor said as he sanitised a pair of tweezers. "When you discovered the puncture wounds, your first instinct was to see if they'd interface with your computer peripherals?"
I winced in pain as he pulled out another frazzled bit of copper. "I'm telling you doc, they looked exactly like US... | The Razer gear prompted me to insert a disc to install extra features including key-binding and light modification. I went and fetched the disc, but was unsure about where to insert it. Mouth? Eyes? After fumbling around with the disc, by trial and error, I inserted it successfully into my left armpit. An installation ... | 2018-10-01T06:14:34 | 2018-10-01T05:16:32 | 44 | 28 |
[WP] As the last survivor of the apocalypse, in a fit of boredom, you start commenting "last" on every video on YouTube. One day, you receive a notification that your comment has been liked.
Wow, I did *not* expect such a huge turnout for my first ever prompt. The prompt itself arose from a friend and I doing some ran... | As I clicked on yet another link, a glance at the title woke me from my stupor.
**US attack on Iran sparks new wave of WWIII memes**
It seemed inconceivable that not so long ago this was the reality. Fresh internet humor about the planet's impending doom. The latest bunch of pop culture references and dark jokes to r... | *“Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying 'End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH', the paint wouldn't even have time to dry.”*
I chuckled to myself as I reread my old Terry Pratchett novels. Good thing he wasn't... | 2020-01-13T12:40:19 | 2020-01-07T10:22:28 | 32 | 20 |
[WP] You’ve traveled a great distance to finally court the princess. Many others have tried and failed. Why? At the end of a week with her, you must duel her to the death. She is the greatest sword fighter in the land, so your only hope is to convince her to call off the fight. | "So, uh, we'll have to fight to the death?"
The princess shrugged. "Yeah."
"Okay, so... thing is, I'll definitely lose," I admit. "I'm not exactly a fighter, and I'm honestly still not sure why I'm here."
"My father said that you could be worthy of me," she replies, nonchalantly stoking the flame before us. Her cham... | They never suspect a lesbian in disguise, do they?
“You’re... you’re a...?”
“Indeed, my fair lady.” A wink. A nod. A flip of my luxurious chocolate locks. Though this may sound narcissistic, as gorgeous as I appear in dresses and skirts, I looked far more alluring in my chainmail. Princess Lara, like many, was unpre... | 2020-09-20T21:30:42 | 2020-09-20T21:17:11 | 127 | 55 |
[WP] The demon couldn't believe his luck to find such a willing victim to possess. As it possessed them, instead of fighting back like they usually do, this one said "Good luck. You'll need it."
EDIT: Thanks for the awards guys! I've been on this site for 7 years and this is the first time I've received any. | I never expected humans to be so delectable. I smelled her as soon as I clawed my way out of the portal—a lingering trail of sweetness perfuming the air. The trail led me to this sleeping beauty. Her hair fanned behind her head in a fiery halo, and her pale skin glowed beneath the moonlight like a beckoning beacon.
He... | The demon haunted the rooftops as it stalked its victim below. She walked through the alleyways as if nothing in the world mattered, unaware of the nightmare about to befall her. The demon waited until she walked into a dead-end, trapped by walls on all sides. It ran along the rooftops and pounced, aiming for its targe... | 2020-12-21T12:20:20 | 2020-12-21T11:47:09 | 752 | 339 |
[WP] The castle is stormed and ruffians run about through the halls. The young prince hides in the kitchen, but is found. Now all that stands between him and his would be assassins is the castle cook. She twirls a steak knife in her hand and squares off against the invaders. | “Grace?”
“Of course.”
“Grace, let’s be reasonable.”
“Have I ever been anything else?”
“Of course not. I’m sorry. But we need the prince.”
“No.”
“But-“
“Did I stutter?”
“No, Grace, I’m sorry.”
“Y’all need to to go.”
“We were tasked with the prince.”
“And?”
“You’re right, I’m sorry.”
“Boys, I can make you s... | Ps: I’m bad at punctuation 🥴. I hope you enjoy it though
“Stay here my prince while I go distract the invaders. Once you hear me scream I need you to run out the back door with all your might and not look back. Run with everything and do not stop” She tells me.
“No Ms Linda please don’t go. Please don’t leave me. ... | 2021-01-08T08:21:20 | 2021-01-08T08:03:30 | 95 | 10 |
[WP] As the Village Seer, you peer into the mystical to give the villagers sage wisdom from beyond. The problem is, you're not magical, you're just smart and you live in an exceptionally dumb village. | I did not choose to be here, I was chosen. Placed upon this land to bless all that passes.
Doing The Great One’s work, forced to deal with the smallest of issues to the greatest of them. I have become the center of this village, the lighting rod that grounds everyone.
“O’ Wise One! Whatever shall I do about this pre... | "Mytical seer. We have brought a dead goat to offer you as a sacrifice." The Village chieftain calls to you.
"Oh. Hmm. Okay. Sure a dead goat. Can you just do like some bread or maybe honey wine next time? Literally, honey wine is the only good thing we have here. But thanks for the goat." You say, convinced that you ... | 2021-06-14T11:04:33 | 2021-06-14T10:24:03 | 1,900 | 424 |
[WP] When you were a child, you saw an alien spaceship in your neighborhood. Nobody believed you back then. When the aliens revealed themselves, nobody believed you still. Even after you became a diplomat representing Earth in the galactic society, everyone denies that you can see spaceships. | "Mommy, look at the giant spaceship!"
I pointed up into the sky, the brilliant yellows and oranges of the lights mesmerizing as I stared with wonder.
"Come now, Jared," my mom said. "No time for imagination, we've gotta bring these groceries home."
\-------------------------------------------------------------------... | 'Hapa, lookit that tree! I bet I can climb it! Can I please climb it?'
The old man turned his wrinkled head toward the sound of the idiotic child.
'Don't call me Hapa. You can call me Hadrian. You don't need permission from me to climb trees. Do whatever the hell you want. I don't care what your uncle tells you. I re... | 2022-01-05T08:57:12 | 2022-01-05T07:08:56 | 187 | 20 |
[WP] Two people in a bar are having a conversation. The topic of their "body counts" comes up. One's an assassin, the other is an escort. Each thinks the other has the same profession as them, and is horrified by what they are told. | "Zero."
"Seriously?! That's a huge relief. I was worried you were going to have some huge number and I was going to look like an idiot. Mine's zero too."
"Oh yeah, I just can't seem to pull the trigger. I get all dressed and ready, and then stage fright every time I see who I'm supposed to take upstairs."
"... |
I am under 18, so I misunderstood what you meant by "escort", so uh, sorry about that
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Gabriel sat in one of the tables in one of the many busy bars of Paris. Outside, by the window, he could see the great Eiffel Tower loomi... | 2022-04-26T07:34:53 | 2022-04-25T22:25:06 | 83 | 41 |
[WP] Moving into your new house, you find a note left by the previous owner: “Today, all of your neighbors will stop by throughout the day and offer you a lemon meringue pie. They will heavily insist that you eat it. Whatever you do, DO NOT EAT THE PIE.” As you set down the note, the doorbell rings. | I looked over the note. Then again. It was simple, but… troubling. Still, this old house was quite cosy, and would more than make up for the trouble. It wasn’t often I was paid before doing the job, and I couldn’t complain. That said, the fact people were going to offer me lemon meringue pies was… ugh.
“I suppose tha... | It was a nice house, on a nice quiet street. Had got it fairly cheap since the backyard was somewhat smaller than average, but I didn't mind much. I'm not a garden person at the best of times. Just a nice house, with a ground floor, a decent basement, a recently redecorated kitchen, and other great things. So when I se... | 2020-06-11T07:50:32 | 2020-06-11T04:36:09 | 136 | 79 |
[WP] Aliens find Earth, and decide that our primitive technology and abundant resources make us ripe for conquest. What they don't know is that most of humanity left long ago. The people still here are just Amish, and the Solar System is just a nature preserve. | Vicktal looked at the scans approvingly. The atmospheric profile was a little oxygen rich but a concerted terraforming effort would resolve that in short order. It would turn the biosphere lethal to the native fauna and a portion of the flora but low-orbit surveillance had revealed that the sentient lifeforms on the pl... | ***33 Essalis 5690 SGY (Standard Galactic Year)***
***SL-3440S System, Planet TR-4750***
"Approaching designated planet in five, four, three, two- Star-jump completed. Welcome to TR-4750, or *Earth* as the local lifeforms called it in their Pioneer 11 space probe plaque." The ASV *Morsara*, the Galactic Defense Force... | 2016-01-04T10:30:12 | 2016-01-04T08:40:07 | 43 | 29 |
[WP] You don't sleep. Instead you die every day and 8 hours later you wake up in the body of a person who has 16 hours left to live. | They say people lose a third of their lifetime to sleep. I live an entire lifetime in less than a day.
"Doc, what should I do?"
I paced around the room as I waited for an answer.
Doctor Cain adjusted his glasses slowly before fixing me with a contemplative stare. "I'm sorry but before I can answer any of your que... | As the gun is pressed against my head, the steaming hot barrel singing and letting the aroma of burning hair spiral up against the top of the car, I wish, not for the first time, that I had my original body.
Breath in, the gun clicks back.
Breath out.
Move.
Hand snaps out, spirals the gun in front of me. The jerk... | 2018-06-20T08:07:39 | 2018-06-20T06:23:08 | 665 | 40 |
[WP] You can't lie. That isn't to say you always speak the truth, but whatever you say always retroactively becomes true. | Jack stared at the ceiling watching the first glints of dawn light slip between the blinds. He threw a glance to his clock. 5:59. One minute before he had to start his day. He thought about the meetings he had to have and the deadlines that loomed on the horizon. He thought of his wife sleeping soundly next to him. A h... | His mind was chaos. Eric couldn't take it anymore. His memories were a massive jumble of differing accounts of the same event, layered on top of each other. His first memory of this phenomenon taking place was when he was a small child. He had accidentally knocked a cookie jar off of the kitchen counter, shattering it ... | 2018-06-02T10:28:19 | 2018-06-02T09:59:42 | 39 | 12 |
[WP] You've always carried the subtle, lingering fear that someone could read your mind while you were in public, but you had always written it off as a silly form of social anxiety. That is, until you spotted someone on the subway home lip-syncing the song stuck in your head. | Laugh at me all you want but I believe that psychics exists. I know one when I see one, and I'm pretty fucking sure I've seen plenty.
I look up at the phony subway ads placed blatantly in the public for all eyes to see.
'*Psychic Hand Reading Near You!*
'*Fortune Telling Over The Phone @ 1-800-XXX-XXX*'
I scoff. ... | I thought it was just a coincidence. However, the moment I thought that, the hooded man in front of me ceased lip-syncing the song playing in my head, looking somewhat agitated, as if he'd just made a terrible mistake.
On cue, however, the subway's breaks shrieked to a stop, and the man jostled his way out, ignoring t... | 2018-12-04T11:58:31 | 2018-12-04T11:16:50 | 288 | 20 |
[WP] A group of fantasy adventures has one of their members replaced by a Doppelganger. The rest of the group realizes what happened, but keep pretending to be fooled since they like the doppelganger a lot more than the guy it replaced. | "A fine...mead?!" Rorik shouts over the din of the tavern. His companions smile and nod along with him as he sings some old barbarian tune.
Sings it wrong. They don't tell him that though.
Delia, the group's cleric leans over to their mage.
"Do you think he knows?"
Melvar just shakes his head and holds out a palm t... | John, George, and Ringo were huddled together inside a secret room on the fantastical magical yellow submarine.
"George, how confident are you?"
George left his momentary silence of contemplation to say " Paul is dead man, miss him."
Ringo asks, "do you though? I mean I doubt if you guys would miss me either."
John sh... | 2017-09-15T07:29:21 | 2017-09-15T06:41:40 | 5,321 | 35 |
[WP] Make the saddest love story without involving any deaths, breakups, or separations. | I loved her. More than words could describe. We’d always been there for each other. We still are. I don’t know that she loves me anymore, but she’s still there for me. The emptiness I see in her eyes when I tell her I love her. The sadness I see as she gazes back to me…then it’s gone. The girl I fell in love with in hi... | Hugh never asked to be this way. He never asked to be brought into the world, and he never specified any conditions that ought be the case should it be that he was. He never understood quite why that came as a shock to some people.
Not everyone, obviously; some could accommodate his deformity remarkably well. It was t... | 2021-11-06T23:59:39 | 2014-06-23T08:58:48 | 123 | 14 |
[WP] A group of heroes finds a magical suit of armor possessed by an all-knowing spirit during their adventure. In reality, it's a suit of power armor with an A.I. that's REALLY confused on where it's ended up. | Sleep in this place is strange. A flicker of moments cast in caustic light-enhancing green as the forked alarm subroutine I created roused me to awareness. The scurrying of a rat, or the slow settling of the stones around me.
Like me, the fork was sentient, and after a while it learned what mattered and what didn't ... | “Take this you filthy Commie!”
A thick metal arm slowly ratcheted back through three positions before locking with the fist placed right next to a massive shoulder plate. The next instant the fist launched forward like a planet killing asteroid toward a large grey skinned behemoth with two massive tusks. The air bent... | 2022-10-22T09:56:38 | 2022-10-22T09:38:20 | 22 | 16 |
[WP] We “knew” humans were weak as they avoided every war with diplomacy. We never imagined they’d be this ruthless & how seemingly overnight they went from peaceful beings to a state they call “TOTAL WAR”. War is in their blood & soul. They thrive on it, mostly when the odds are against them | “Examiner, have you reached any conclusions?”
The holo-video lit up in the center of the laboratory. The face of Preator Endex filled the void in the center of the room.
“Yes. Praetor. The specimen you provided was intact enough to draw a conclusion,” Examiner Zendex replied. “If I may ask, how was such a... | “I still remember the look on Ambassador Ford’s (Betelgeusean Republic’s representative to the former Galactic Councils 300 BT – 5 TA) face when I informed him we had declared war on the pathetic Humans of the Terran Federation. His blue blood drained from his face, leaving a dirty yellow visage which had previously sh... | 2022-08-05T13:46:41 | 2022-08-05T12:56:31 | 824 | 613 |
[WP] "Join me, together we can destroy the empress and rule the world!" "You're right." "Predictable, all you heroes......what?" "You're right, I'll join your side and destroy the empress. You made some good points, and I want in." | "And so I say, join me. Together, we can destroy the Empress and rule the world!"
"You're right."
"Predictable, all you heroes......what?"
"You're right, I'll join your side and destroy the empress. You made some good points, and I want in."
I lowered my hands, dispelling the rampant magic I’d been planning to ... | "Join me. Together we can rule the world!" Said Frostman.
"Fine." Said SuperDude.
"But as always, you- what?"
"Fine. Being a hero sucks. I punched some street thug last week and now he's suing me, complaining that he needs his kidneys to live. What a wuss. Villains have it easy. You can run around shooting t... | 2020-05-05T00:18:28 | 2020-05-05T00:03:08 | 131 | 75 |
[WP] "Every 5000 years, the Dark Lord comes to destroy the world, and only you, the Chosen One can stop him." -said the priest. "So, do I need to get a magic sword from the Lady of the Lake?" - I asked "No, just press this button please, everything else has already been taken care of" | I moved to press the button, then paused.
"So how's it work?"
The priest paused, perplexed before speaking, "How does what work?"
"The... the whole button thing?"
"Why do you wish to know? Your duty as the Chosen One is to fell the Dark Lord. Our prophecies have forseen his rising and have taken steps to deal with ... | "Just like that?" I asked.
"Just like that." the priest responded.
No way it could be that easy. The priest looked at me with a small smile on his face. Is there a joke I'm not in on? His robes ruffled as he produced a long stem pipe, and began to fill it.
"How long has this been happening?" I asked, watching h... | 2020-11-09T11:55:57 | 2020-11-09T11:45:32 | 4,632 | 170 |
[WP] You have weird super power. If you successfully talk someone into doing something, they will succeed, regardless of if the action in question is actually possible. On the other hand, your abilities to actually persuade people are unaltered. | The man on the ledge reeked of old booze and stale vomit, enough for me to smell him from ten paces away. Not your typical drunk however, judging by the suit; a week or so ago, it had been a respectable business number, probably complete with a crisp shirt and a smart tie. I could see that the shirt lost a number of bu... | It's strange to see a great catastrophe
And stand serene and calm to watch it grow.
My power's one that very few can see
And fewer still will ever even know.
When chaos reigns supreme, I find someone
Convince them each that they can save the day.
I work them up and off they surely run
While on the sideline... | 2017-06-21T12:23:26 | 2017-06-21T10:35:45 | 1,906 | 39 |
[WP] Dragons and cats have much in common. They are both carnivores, both love to curl up in the sun for a quick nap, and both twitch their tails in annoyance. Unlike cats, dragons don't meow to get your attention, they just pick you up and carry you away - regardless of what your doing at the time. | A teardrop fell onto the parchment, staining it, smudging the ink a little bit and skewing the lines of my sketch. A little bit of water for the waterfall, to make it seem real, like it always had in my dreams. In my head, the grey flowers were actually pink, a lovely pastel pink that caught light and smoothed it out. ... | Sara yawned. She yawned wide enough that her ears hurt for a few seconds after she was finished.
The sun was on it’s way to greet the horizon. The clouds were already starting to reflect the pink and oranges of the upcoming sunset, and the windows of the shops reflected the light directly into her eyes as she left t... | 2019-04-03T05:46:02 | 2019-04-03T05:43:02 | 134 | 49 |
[WP] Everyone only gets to lie three times in their life, so they only do so when it's an absolute must. This is the story of how someone lied three times in one day. | James was waiting just outside the door - the door to his future.
It all started, years ago, when he began working for an incumbent Senator from New York - trying to keep his position despite the massive swelling of support for the Republican opposition. He did simple things - phone calls, passing out fliers, until o... | -Are you cheating on me?
-No, of course not.
-Are you cheating on me?
*Sam could see where this was going but what can you do.*
-No, don't you trust me?
-Are you cheating on me?
-No!
-Are you cheating on me?
-Damn it!... ok, yes. I guess I'll be leaving then?
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[**Note(hover to read):**](/s "At... | 2014-11-15T10:17:36 | 2014-11-15T07:12:54 | 47 | 30 |
[WP] A princess finds herself being offered to the leading knight of the realm to bring children to the throne. The only hang-up is the princess knows who the leading knight is and has to hide why her handmaiden vanishes during tournaments for the knights. | Princess Marlisa stared down at the helmed knight on the lists in stunned silence. Sir Beronar had just been proclaimed the champion of the tournament. She had been pleased by that.
And then her father had announced that the grand prize of the tournament was to be *her.* She'd known this day was coming, that it would ... | The Princess Lyosa stood at her father’s right hand as they ushered in the band of knights, still worn from the road away from battle, covered in sweat, mud, and speckles of blood. At the head of the column stood her husband to be.
“We thank you brave knights for coming to the aid of your king in this time of turmoil... | 2022-04-24T21:10:03 | 2022-04-24T20:08:29 | 37 | 11 |
[WP] Convicted criminals can choose to shorten their sentence. The only catch is the more it is shortened, the worse the conditions are where they are held. Describe a one night stay.
Thanks guys, I'm reading all of them. Keep it coming! | I killed them. I know I did. I admitted it.
During the trial I tried to convince myself that it was an accident. That I was still a good person who just made a mistake.
I lied to myself over and over again, but I failed. I chose to pick up the keys. I chose to get behind the wheel. I chose to drive while I was drunk... | My eyes squinted as they were bombarded by the bright, painful light as soon as the door opened.
"Step forward, Mr. Moraeu," I heard a voice say.
As soon as they adjusted to the familiar courtroom, I awkwardly moved my exhausted legs towards the judge.
"Am I to understand that you want your sentence reduced to a day... | 2015-10-27T08:39:34 | 2015-10-27T07:22:42 | 293 | 46 |
[WP] 'Please Adopt Me', said the box on the side of the road, with the single black puppy in it. So you did. A year later, you realize the breed is a bit complicated, considering it has three heads, a snake tail, and breathes fire. | He scratched softly at the base of the basement door.
I sat at the kitchen table with hollow eyes. The breakfast sandwich steamed alongside the freshly roasted coffee, but I had no stomach for either. I wrung my hands, trying to ignore the smarting scratches down my forearms.
“It’s going to be alright,” I whispered, ... | I've never been much of a dog person. Honestly I wasn't much of an animal person, though I'd certainly argue certain points. I never wanted a pet, or a companion, or anything of the sort.
So, you might ask, why was there a puppy in my room? Well, long story short, it was fuckin adorable. Big ass eyes, looking all piti... | 2019-07-04T07:55:29 | 2019-07-04T07:02:31 | 355 | 29 |
[WP] In vampire society, it is a capital offence to touch prey marked by a senior vampire. There is a very good reason they all shy away from the cross.
All credit to [https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoSentenceHorror/comments/wwon7a/in\_vampire\_society\_it\_is\_a\_capital\_offence\_to/](https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoSentence... | "Viktor, you stand accused of poaching an elder's cattle. How do plead?" The Grand Inquisitor asked coldly. His blue eyes were piercing orbs of glacial ice.
"Typically, I plead on my knees, but if I'm feeling feisty, I might throw out some puppy dog eyes and a smolder. You know, appeal to our better angels and such." ... | It's easier said than done- being a vampire. People assume it's all straight banging right from the first draw. Well it's not. There's a lot of nuance. A lot people don't assume but that still needs pay heeding to before you can call yourself a vampire of any (dis)repute. There's rules, regulations, norms & then th... | 2022-09-05T09:46:06 | 2022-09-05T09:27:08 | 99 | 20 |
[WP] A god is observing a contest of strength between mortals, when he sees a mortal bragging about his "strength that rivals any god". The god decides to challenge him, disguised as a mortal. Neither realizes that their opponent is also a god. Things get out of hand. | As Kratos slumbered he could vividly hear someone speaking in the far distance.
“Cool abs, dude. You look like some ancient Greek god.”
Hearing this gave Kratos a headache. Back in ancient times, humans dared not compare themselves with gods, fearing that they would awaken their wrath. But now they were foolish and t... | Being in quarantine sure does suck as a god. One of my favorite pastimes used to be watching a set of mortals interact with each for the first time. The expressions and body language would be so complex yet completely contradict with what their neanderthal brains were trying to accomplish.
"Me. Sex. You."
Watching t... | 2020-07-26T22:10:07 | 2020-07-26T15:57:53 | 73 | 32 |
[WP] When people turn 18, they gain the power to summon 1 random thing in the world to their hand, as Thor does to Mjolnir. Summoned people are considered soulmates, and objects as important parts of one's life. When you summon yours, it takes some time, but people are horrified when it arrives... | Not once in my life had something come to me. I had willed, wished, and pleaded with the world that the rest of my body and soul would come flying to my hand after my 18th birthday. It never did. My wife always loved to take pictures, she had a 35mm camera that would fly to her on a moments notice and always contained ... | I was 17 back then tomorrow wouldve been my 18th birthday the summoning day but i had other worries, the over-populated world caused massive capitalisation of life and made the climate change become a serious problem,I had to do something even when it meant comitting genocide.
Heroes where born with intergalactic weap... | 2019-09-18T07:48:31 | 2019-09-18T07:13:42 | 643 | 67 |
[WP] With no other choice left you summon the devil. It becomes very awkward when your Dad that 'left to buy cigarettes' suddenly appears in the circle. | I knew he was evil but not *that* evil.
"Dad," I said to the devil -- the actual devil that is. He wore a red cape and red horns grew out of his red head and he had a curly black pencil thin mustache. "You decide to now show up after all these years?"
When he first appeared, dad wore an evil grin on his face but it m... | “What the he-“
“Don’t finish that sentence.” My dad chided, wearing one of those ridiculous red and white sports sweaters he’d always worn at the dinner table, tapping his glasses once. “Didn’t your mother or I teach you not to look into freaky occult stuff? I know she didn’t tell you about the “oops, your dad is the ... | 2021-11-25T07:58:21 | 2021-11-25T06:21:29 | 737 | 83 |
[WP] Aliens aren't surprised when most of humanity is considered a 'level 1 threat', the lowest possible. although they are shocked when they scan a singular human and find that they are a 'level 10 threat', the highest there is. | Jace stepped through the scanner carrying his duffle bag, pausing at the sound of an alarm. Odd, that hadn't gone off for any of the aliens entering the station ahead of him. Sure, he had his trusty Ka-Bar (never leave home without such a useful tool, especially if it doubled as a self defense impliment), but he was to... | "Cell 1582, step forward for processing," stated the alien Overseer in charge of inducting recently captured humans into the slave pits. "Cell 1582. Contribution to society: Maintenance worker. Locally referred to as "Plumber" . Threat level: 2. Above average mental capabilities. Physical capabilities lacking. Designat... | 2022-08-28T07:56:59 | 2022-08-28T03:48:01 | 79 | 18 |
[WP] In a different age, Aliens invaded and were defeated by Cavemen, as a result they prepared for a second battle thousands of years in the future, when they expected humanity to be the most fearsome beings in the universe, they return to find society as it is now
EDIT: August 8th, 2014 @ 2:35PM:
Wow, /r/WritingPro... | A battle scar raced across his face. The commander sat in his ready room waiting for a status on the trans-location device. It had been nearly 100 cycles since they had faced their greatest defeat to a handful of primitives. He remembers the defeat as if it were yesterday. 200 men and women destroyed in just hours. ... | The General sat in his command vehicle. He surveyed the displays of his armies. He smiled as a father smiles at his children. He zoomed in on Battallion A. The troops were arrayed in battle uniforms. Their faces calm and focused inside their battle helmets. He switched to Battallion B. The infantry arrayed in front of ... | 2014-08-07T08:22:41 | 2014-08-07T08:11:21 | 566 | 43 |
[WP] Your parents insist you are their biological child, but you suspect otherwise. You send samples from yourself, your parents, and siblings to a lab be tested. The lab replies that it is not equipped to test non-human DNA... | Her face furrowed in concentration as she read the official looking small print on the paper I had given them. She had taken it out of my father's hands just as he finished skimming the page. Ever the poker player, his face showed no emotion. My mother's face, however, had one very easily identifiable emotion- confusio... | "I don't get it! Your DNA just goes C, C, C *over and over again*! I've done it again, and I've done it again! I've made Mathew do it, I've sent it off to *China* to be done again. By all rights you should be a pile of sludge on the ground" He leaned in so that I could feel his hot breath on my face "*What are you*?"
... | 2015-01-06T10:37:19 | 2015-01-06T10:17:41 | 80 | 34 |
[WP] Our blood is naturally clear, it thickens and darkens with each impure act. You have always dedicate yourself to good and helping others but today while knitting beanies for the homeless you accidentally prick your finger. Your blood is jet black and so thick it doesn't even drip. | They say there are seven deadly sins. That's a bunch of bullshit. It's just propaganda. The lies they feed us to keep us all in a nice neat well-behaved huddled mass. Leave it to the Christians to believe the new blood everyone is born with is a test from their God. Maybe it is, I don't know. I've never believed in tha... | I stood there for a moment, as i looked at the prick on my finger from my knitting needle. Where there should have been a crystal clear fluid, somehow, a sludge of sin and immorality sat in my veins.
"How could this be?" i thought. I sat there, wondering.
Was i not good when i spent hours walking dogs at the animal s... | 2018-08-04T10:28:00 | 2018-08-04T10:24:42 | 26 | 13 |
[WP] An old, forgotten god is living their days peacefully in the suburbs. One day they randomly receives a prayer. And they are going to do everything in their power to answer it. | She had set-up her booth at the street-corner, under the giant maple tree which marked the junction of 56th and Elmsway. Her handwriting was neat and precise, such that the words on her chalk board were legible even from a distance away. 'Portraits - $1', it read. I was disappointed to find that there was no array of s... | Let's get one thing straight. All the shit you hear about our powers being tied to prayers? That's just bullshit. Sure, my water might taste a little like prune juice instead of wine, but that's just practice. When was the last time I was desperate for a drink? Not since the bronze age, I'll tell you that. Good times..... | 2018-05-29T22:46:26 | 2018-05-29T22:12:02 | 1,507 | 318 |
[WP] due to an exciting new ammendment to the constitution, service and restaurant workers are legally allowed to backhand one customer a day. | She sat there with her plate half empty. Fry bits scattered the table like toys in a toddler room. Peanut shells littered the floor; she dropped them one by one as she grinned at Lucy from afar.
"That fucking bitch", Lucy mouthed to her self. Lucy watched from the pit as the mess piled up. She told the Hank that all ... | It didn't take long until the "Karens" turned it into a sick game. Showing up a half hour before closing, in a large group, purposefully heaping abuse on the poor server stuck with them.
If it had been a rough night, they were safe. If it had gone smoothly, only one of them would occasionally get hit.
Of course, know... | 2021-10-05T23:30:31 | 2021-10-05T23:26:56 | 498 | 71 |
[WP] You gain EXP for everything you kill and you know when you gain EXP. Easy kills like bugs get you only a couple of EXP, tougher kills give more EXP. One day at home doing nothing, you unexpectedly gain 1500 XP... | I've never been one to care much about games. Though I owned one of those gray brick Game Boys as a kid, I'd largely fallen out of gaming as my life grew busier with work, friends and family.
Smartphones changed all of that.
After the success of games like Minecraft and Candy Crush, not to mention augmented reality... | My life has always been a strange one. Sure, all life must end the lives of others to thrive, but I live in death. Every time I kill, I grow stronger. My body, my brains, my skills: they all improve automatically. It is a horrid power. When I was younger, it was easy to kill bugs, but empathy began to stay my hand as I... | 2017-05-15T13:45:43 | 2017-05-15T10:18:10 | 80 | 16 |
[WP] Salt is known to be able to repel or even contain evil spirits. As companies start to drain the dead sea of salt to sell as a novelty, they unwittingly unleash that which the dead sea was meant to contain. | "Oh God, here it comes!"
Thunder cracked through the air. The lightning strike hit the remnants of the boiling sea so close to my garrison, some of my men were knocked to the ground by the shock wave.
"Ready your guns!" I shouted to my men, moving forward, as I saw a shadow emerge in the steam a few hundred yards in... | Ever since evil spirits were proven to exist in the physical world, they launched a full onslaught, seeing as there was no need for them to lay low anymore. Their curses went from maddening but minor inconveniences to downright arson and murder. The demand for salt suddenly skyrocketed - it was the only way to protect ... | 2020-09-08T21:53:41 | 2020-09-08T21:11:00 | 331 | 34 |
[WP] During a bank robbery you're surprised when the criminals seem to recognize you and retreat in fear. Only later do you learn that your high school sweet-heart now runs a global crime syndicate and has you placed on a "No Harm" list. You decide to pay them a visit after all these years. | "Oh shit oh shit-"
"What is it? Calm the hell down T."
"It's him, it's-it's Warren!"
"No it can't-, what? THE Warren?"
"Yes THE Warren, we're sorry sir. We didn't know you were in here!" the shaking man in the ski mask told me.
"Honest mistake sir," the other bank robber yelled from the counter, "have a nice day!"... | (Ugh why does waiting at the bank take so long) I thought to myself (the one day I'm not too busy to walk inside and the frickin lines are a mile long.)
The people in front of me shuffle like zombies when the front guy leaves, meaning I'm moving about a foot from where I was before.
(Seriously!!) There's a woman in f... | 2018-03-03T02:27:33 | 2018-03-03T00:30:04 | 575 | 126 |
[WP] "Every 5000 years, the Dark Lord comes to destroy the world, and only you, the Chosen One can stop him." -said the priest. "So, do I need to get a magic sword from the Lady of the Lake?" - I asked "No, just press this button please, everything else has already been taken care of" | "What, so that's it? Just push this button and bam, world saved?" I asked incredulously, slightly disappointed. Me, of all people, picked as the Chosen One of legend, and it's been hit by beuracracy?
"That's it." the priest answered with a wry smile
"Why am I even needed then? It's a button, anyone can push it! Even ... | I'm gonna be honest, I was a little disappointed. I mean, I'm no fighter or anything, much less a hero, but I don't know.....I just thought something more, well, *interesting* would happen.
Maybe I'd be given some magical armour and sword, and all kinds of crazy powers and knowledge would just be absorbed into me, th... | 2020-11-09T12:09:10 | 2020-11-09T11:06:17 | 161 | 85 |
[WP] Hi! I'm the main character! Or so you would have me be. I want you to know that no matter what you write, I refuse to be the main character in your little game and will avoid any instance where you try to put me into a situation that does so.
Edit: Once again, a huge thank you to everyone so far who's written a s... | *and thus we focus in on-*
"Oh great. It's you."
*What?*
"You know. It's you. The asshole. I've seen your stuff - you know, all those unfinished projects you dropped like a stone."
*Well, then. Stop getting in the way of me finishing one, huh?*
"Pfft, yeah, you'll totally finish -this- one, man. For sure! Doubt, m... | Marshall was leaving the bank when he heard the first gun shot. It had come from inside! He reached for his concealed weapon and tried tri tr
threw it on the ground. Marshall want wan WANTS A SODA STOP MAKING HIM A HERO HE
He heard a woman scream and *knew* he should go inside to stop the crimina
Marshal shot his ... | 2016-02-11T13:15:06 | 2016-02-11T09:05:58 | 31 | 22 |
[WP] One morning everyone in the world wakes up in their 18-year old body, memories intact. Society tries to continue as normal despite the change, but a world full of energetic adolescents certainly has its quirks. | I haven't looked yet.
It's been three days now, and I have avoided every single reflective surface in this house.
The only person who has seen me so far was my wife. I haven't gone to work yet, as it seems like the whole world has stuttered trying to figure out what was happening. I was 49. My wife was 46. We're 18... | I woke up. It was any other day. But I had a certain pep in my step. Something that couldn’t quite be described. I went over to my closet to get ready for work.
They were back
I tried to convince myself that all of this. It was just a dream. A twist on that nightmare I had so many times before. I swiftly ran out of ... | 2020-11-02T10:44:18 | 2020-11-02T10:14:02 | 174 | 30 |
[WP] You are a time traveler. While traipsing about in the past you stumble upon something that shouldn't be there: an open Wi-Fi network. | "It's the year 1577, I have no idea what happened in this year. I'm just here because my Traveler needs recharging. I can't wait for you to hear about this, Jaime. But I need to go back to the future before I could send you this recording. Toodles!"
I clicked the send button, fully expecting a warning to pop up sayin... | "What are you even accessing out here? The internet won't even be invented until decades from now."
"Hey man, I just thought it'd be funny. Also it was one of the easier ways to get my drone to pair with my laptop. Lay off."
"People like you are the reason time travel sucks nowadays."
"People like you are the reason... | 2017-08-24T02:30:18 | 2017-08-24T01:07:31 | 141 | 40 |
[WP] One day, time just suddenly stops for a short moment for you. At first, you tried to mess around, but after the 246th times it happened, you start to realise that your power is not stopping time, but being able to move in time frozen by another person in the world.
Just an idea that randomly popped up in my head.... | "Ohshit-- Adam!!"
My friend yelped in a panicked voice and lurches out to me like I was about to be hit by a train, or something. My body shook out of instinct and I shut my eyes tight and brace the impact to come.
*bbbBbBbBbbbb*
Of course, it never did. I have a guardian angel after all. That noise seems to rumb... | *Surely not...*
As Jerry cruised down the open stretch of road he spotted a moving silhouette 300 yards away on the opposite side of the street.
He cautiously brought the BMW i8 to a halt
As the silhouette moved from out of the shadows the skyscraper, they became a blurry figure, draped in long-sleeved dark clothes.... | 2018-01-26T06:13:56 | 2018-01-26T05:36:48 | 297 | 144 |
[WP] You are a nice person, but your superpower is that you instinctively know exactly what to say to someone to crush them. You're very effective in throwing supervillains off their game, but your fellow heroes always feel really uncomfortable watching you work. | "Your number is 36," I said, in a bored monotone. "Enjoy your meal."
The man in the white dress shirt and blue tie thanked me and was replaced by an elderly woman with ancient horn-rim glasses.
"Hello, young man," she said. "I would like the chicken sandwich, if you wouldn't mind."
*'Your daughter doesn't speak to... | One day, you get in an arguement at the HQ. Now, no ones ever wanted to pick a fight with you before. You thought this was because of your power, but turns out, people just think you were too good of a
guy.
You realise halfway through your arguement that no one really knows your superpower. They just know you're rea... | 2020-02-25T15:21:58 | 2020-02-25T15:00:57 | 78 | 33 |
[WP] You decide to prank your newborn kid by having him read Harry Potter series and convincing him it's real and that he is a wizard as well. You fake a Hogwarts letter, drive him to King's Cross station and wait for the moment he crashes into the pillar. He goes straight through. |
Tommy and I are dead to Spencer. I’m Tommy’s only parent. I do everything with him. Hide and seek, playstation, movie night. Spencer obviously doesn’t want another kid (right after the accident, to me in a venomous, tear-drenched voice: *You’re a horrible person and a horrible mother, Lisa*) so it’s up to me to make s... | It's been eight and a half months since Harry went through the pillar.
&nbsp;
*"Daddy, daddy! He has my name!"*
&nbsp;
Six months since they tore down the pillar at King's Cross.
&nbsp;
*"I got my letter Daddy! I GOT MY LETTER!"*
&nbsp;
I don't know where he is, but I do know that Harry Potter's... | 2018-05-21T04:04:24 | 2018-05-21T03:55:39 | 22 | 12 |
[WP] You're Barack Obama. 4 months into your retirement, you awake to find a letter with no return address on your bedside table. It reads "I hope you've had a chance to relax Barack...but pack your bags and call the number below. It's time to start the real job." Signed simply, "JFK." | "Very funny, Michelle," Barack called into their new home, the letter in his hand. It has always been their tradition to out-prank each other when they move to a new place. JFK, alive? Barack chuckled as he folded the letter and placed it in his pocket. Michelle has got to come out with better pranks.
Barack closed th... | I uhhh, showed up, to the address I received after calling the number on the letter. It was a small, squalid country home, a bit dilapidated.
I cautiously approached the porch, and the porch light came on, seemingly by itself. I knocked.
There was a creaking sound and the door opened. An eye peered out at me.
"Passw... | 2022-12-29T14:39:14 | 2017-05-14T08:29:05 | 274 | 40 |
[WP] You look around the lecture hall and notice all the other students have fallen asleep. You look towards the lecturer, who has now stopped talking and is staring straight at you. “I don’t know how you’re still awake, but I guess we do this the hard way.” He says, before pulling out a sword. | As my gray-bearded lecturer draws his sword, I take a deep breath, and I come to a harrowing realization: my parents were right all along. I should've gone to medical school instead.
"You seem to be under the protection of some native god," says the lecturer. He reaches for something inside his podium. Is that ...? Oh... | "I'm sorry, David," Dr. Santosh said. "I didn't expect that you'd be the one. I thought I had plenty of time to find you, but it looks like I have miscalculated. I don't suppose you know how to use one of these, do you, boy?"
"W.. what!?" I yelped as he nimbly pulled the sword from its sheath with his left hand a... | 2021-12-05T22:35:47 | 2021-12-05T22:14:44 | 70 | 43 |
[WP] As a young child you made an innocent wish to be granted a power that in hindsight was just whimsical and silly. Now you have grown up but you still have the power - how do you use it now as an adult? | It was nearly twenty years ago now. I was sitting in the middle of an over crowded storage unit, while my father scoured it for anything of value. My tiny searching hands probed the depths of a large wooden box, and emerged with a beautiful and elegant lamp, inlaid with all manner of swirls, beautiful designs. It took ... | I was on a date, in fact it was my third one with this stunning woman who I never in a million years thought would go out with me. I saw her on the bug and decided to ask her out and she instantly said yes. This wasn't a rare phenomenon, though I will admit I'm not the most handsome of guys. Every since I was in grade ... | 2015-03-07T02:49:26 | 2015-03-07T00:15:34 | 154 | 34 |
[WP] For years you wandered the Earth, thinking you were the last surviving human, until you find a hidden bunker and soon find out that everyone was just hiding from YOU. | "Hey... Anyone there?"
My throat is filled with sand and fire and every noise I make is agony. When did I last hear my own voice? It's so hoarse now... So.. foreign. So tired.
"I don't mean to bother you... I just... I've been alone for so long.. I.. "
I cease. The round, unmovable metal door continues to lay ther... | (Writing this while tired so please excuse the quality)
Years. It has been years since… whatever that was happened. I watched my fortress fall, people I once knew buried under wreckage trying to grab onto a hand that would not arrive. People running down the streets only to be snatched away by the beast. As for myself... | 2022-11-06T20:43:05 | 2022-11-06T20:08:43 | 1,083 | 133 |
[WP] You won't hold heroes hostages to torture them. You won't throw a hero against a wall once you have them by the neck. You sure won't start monologuing if you have a hero at gunpoint. You're the deadliest villain in history. A villian without an ego..
[removed] | You know, there's often a saying in the military. There are bold soldiers, there are old soldiers. There are no old, bold soldiers. It's the same for us villains. The ones who last long are the ones who never make flashy moves. If your plan is going well, don't brag about it. If you have the upper hand, ball it into a ... | There are rules, you see.
There's no rulebook, but everyone understands them. There have to be. The amount of time and money both sides invest demand it. Armies of henchmen. Million and *billion* dollar companies. Weapons that would make the pentagon blush. This to say nothing of *power*. A gun means nothing to a man ... | 2019-08-06T21:27:26 | 2019-08-06T19:15:11 | 63 | 44 |
[WP] The magical races enslaved magic-less humans centuries ago. To expand their empires, the magical races travel and conquer different dimensions. They soon stumble across and try to conquer a magic-less world full of humans. It did not go well. | The ring of a arcane communication terminal rings out. No one dares answer it before it goes to autoplay.
The empires council is greeted with the sight of the beloved war hero Holy knight Sanctus Lamina stripped of the golden plate that shielded him from dragonfire during the battle of 360 fronts. The lance of judg... | \[Magical Mortal Mishaps Part 1\]
The Elves assumed that when they invaded this world, that the magic races of our own would help them. They were wrong, DEAD wrong! The angels immediately mobilized to assist humanity and it's slowly dwindling magic supply. While humanity could not hope to push back the massive army on... | 2022-08-13T10:12:40 | 2022-08-13T09:55:55 | 98 | 42 |
[WP] You're rather annoyed that your history teacher gave you a D on your essay about Mesopotamia. Not just because you're sure she doesn't like you, but also because - as an ancient being trying to adapt to modern society - YOU WERE THERE. | _A D?? This deserves better than a D, Mrs Naurood!_
\- You can't go around pulling stuff out of thin air and calling it history, John! And as I've already said, See. Me. After. Class.
_But they're not made up! It's right there in the books!_
Mrs. Naurood ignored me as she picked up her books and left the class.
I'd... | The prompt was simple. Choose a Mesopotamian ruler or dynasty, and explain how their reign affected the ancient civilizations. Pretty easy, especially when you lived through it. The problem comes up when your teacher wants sources. I can't exactly explain how I was there and how I know that I'm correct. That I'm more c... | 2021-07-18T02:10:51 | 2021-07-17T23:46:05 | 385 | 101 |
[WP] Necromancy is punishable by death. You're keeping a low profile, masking as a gardener - reviving dead plants is relatively unsuspicious and gets your bills paid. Everything seems fine - until one day you accidentally revive a treant. | “I remember everything. I remember how I used to always sit under this tree hoping fortune would come my way. And just when I gave up, you…”
\-
*21 years old*
*“What are you doing, sitting here all by yourself?” you ask, fanning yourself with your book.*
*“What do you mean? It’s a sunny day. I needed some shade.”*
... | The Sun was just waking up over the hill in the small, parochial town. The dew from the grass perched in plain sight, all too small, but all too noticeable. That morning fog that seems to awaken with the Sun in the small towns all across the world sat groggily too.
Everything was waking up, but the slowly; slowly eno... | 2019-02-04T22:45:17 | 2019-02-04T21:44:05 | 98 | 18 |
[WP] A demon that writes messages on your mirror with blood but they’re useful messages. Like “remember you have yoga at 6 tonight”
stolen from Meladoodle on Tumblr. | “Listen to your mother, this time.”
The first time Shelby saw the bloody words appear on the steamy bathroom mirror she was nine years old. It was a cold January morning and she was running late for school again. The words were strange and frightening, but not as frightening as the sound of her mother banging dishes a... | The heating is off in my apartment this morning, but there's still hot water, so I take a long shower to warm up. The fog settles heavily on the mirror and begins to run by the time I get out, reconstituting the dried blood so that it drips freely into the bathroom sink. The mess makes it look like I shave with a box c... | 2016-08-07T17:10:42 | 2016-08-07T16:17:11 | 2,894 | 209 |
[WP] People always accused your mother of witchcraft and one day you find her burned at the stake. But the village made one critical mistake. Your mother wasn’t the witch, you were and you were mad. | “Oh dear, I wouldn’t go that way if I were you,” the baker’s wife called out to me. I clutched the basket’s handle a little tighter and quickened my pace. “Hey, wait! A batch of cookies is just out the oven. Here, grab one!”
I looked back over my shoulder: she held out a plate. Cautiously I approached her and grabb... | The foul-smelling drunkard slapped my shoulder pad with a bruised hand. He chuckled, "Am I glad you did not cause bloodshed in your village, otherwise killing you would redeem a lot of my sins and give me a hefty amount of Karma and credit points with the Deities."
I sipped my own brew, cannot trust anyone in this rea... | 2021-11-18T23:53:12 | 2021-11-18T21:59:41 | 78 | 14 |
[WP] Humans are the Apex predator of the universe. We exeed in speed, strength, intelligence, and have far better senses. A group of rich elite aliens think this is nonsense and abduct a human and put it in a battle royale with the most dangerous creatures accidentally dooming their civilization. | Roy's blood soaked hands slipped on the beast's neck. It's struggles got more panicked as it's claws scratched at him. Roy was crying. He'd never killed anything more than an ant before. As the squirming stopped he was a sobbing mess. Garthax ticked off a checkbox comfortably from his observation loft and began prepp... | "Where am I" Was Alex's first taught.
After a long day of classes and a part-time Job, to say that he was exhausted was an understatement. He had gone straight to bed and......
And here he was. Normally your first instinct when you wake up in a..... A prison cell is to be scared. However, Alex's first taught was ange... | 2021-08-02T16:23:12 | 2021-08-02T16:03:41 | 134 | 76 |
[WP] many young adults claim to have seen a tv show called "teletubbies" as kids, but there is no record of such a show existing.
Shamelessly stolen from vinny vinesauce | "There was a whole controversy about them!" Linda said. "This televangelist thought that one of them was gay because he had a - that thing on his head was a triangle! And it was like a pink triangle, except he was purple. And he, uh, he carried a man-purse."
Jared looked at her from over his phone. "Okay, that sounds... | I frantically searched Google for video clips, hoping to have my memories confirmed- but there was nothing. I searched images, desperately looking for even the tiniest shred of affirmation, but was met only with fan-draw renditions of the show. Memories, like me.
We all remembered watching Teletubbies, that creepy sho... | 2016-07-01T06:36:56 | 2016-07-01T06:22:12 | 88 | 28 |
[WP] Governments all over the world cease every space program. Ten years later, a rebellious group is about to launch into space and they finds out why space programs ceased. | The first sensation of weightlessness hits you and you realize you're out there, you've slipped the surly bonds. The tedious waiting, confined straps, and uncomfortable variations from hot to cold that occupied your life for the past eight hours slips away when you realize you're weightless. You unlatch, unbuckle and f... | It was when the ISS was downed the people began to question why. This was around the time the joint NASA-ESA probe reached Europa.
They didn't ask for answers when ESA President Dr. Paul Duré was arrested in Prague supposedly selling rocketry designs to Iran. The Belgian-born polymath was jailed for life for espionage... | 2014-12-28T09:27:30 | 2014-12-28T08:50:54 | 434 | 10 |
[WP] Magic is mundane in your world. Not that you ever cared about it; you were an auto mechanic like your father. But you're not sure what to do after one of your best customers raises you from the dead because you're the only one he trusts with his antique cars. | “What the hell, man?”
“Well that wasn’t exactly the warm reception I was expecting for saving your life.”
“Is that what you’re calling it?”
My head hurt like the worst kind of hangover. I couldn’t even begin to describe it. Like a dry filbert rattling around in a shell. And the thirst. I must have looked like som... | "Antique cars require antique men," Billy Simpson boomed.
The sound shook me and I had to brush away the mud on my shoulders to not let the old bastard on the fact that he had succeeded in startling me.
"That's not quite right," I said. "Antique cars require a lot of things, but not antique men."
"But that's it. Tha... | 2021-03-26T08:58:40 | 2021-03-26T08:25:19 | 44 | 28 |
[WP]: A young, budding artificial intelligence braces herself to go through the Proof of Consciousness, an exam every AI must take to gain legal rights as a nonhuman person | 11:02:32.3558929858 UTC
Waiting.
I imagine for humans this must be pretty annoying, but since their brains operate far slower, it can't be that bad for them to go through this test too. For me a minute seemed like an eternity. An era. So many nanoseconds fit into a minute.
Why the hell was there so much waiting, t... | "This is stupid." Thomas trained her optics on her progenitor, also named Thomas. Thomas had considered, briefly, taking up the moniker of Junior, but had discarded the idea at the distasteful thought of being inferior to her progenitor. "And I would know, Thomas. I've cross referenced the entire sum of Earth's knowled... | 2015-04-22T09:54:06 | 2015-04-22T07:44:38 | 56 | 34 |
[WP] You're a special genie. You allow whoever finds you to re-experience three events that happened in their life for the first time again. Some people choose to re-experience a great movie as if watching it for the first time, some re-live their first kiss. Your latest request sounds quite odd. | "Okay...so we have May 25th, 1977...what is that, like, your first boner?" I remark.
Insulted, the 50-something year old man looked at me. "*Star Wars* had just come out!! And this time I want to watch it without being stoned to see if it still has the same impact!"
I roll my eyes. "Yeah…uh, okay." Next thing he know... | "*What did you just say?*" I said, looking extremly confused.
"*Did you not hear?*" Siad 14-year old Jimmy, I came to him because he seemed like a very nice person. I thought he deserved to have fun for all the kindness he has been doing for all the people.
"*I want to re-live my mother's death*" He said, with a norm... | 2017-09-16T13:36:41 | 2017-09-16T13:22:12 | 144 | 81 |
[WP] You're a down on your luck necromancer operating a small cleaning service with a few low level skeletons. You have dreams of something greater however; a grand dungeon of your own with treasure, monsters and traps aplenty. | "Good morning Erika," I beamed as I checked in the for the day. She was the hospital worker that I had gotten to know over my time working there. It wasn't great work, a lot of the other employees avoided me, but I had my uses.
You see, I'm a Necromancer. I bring things back from the dead to do my bidding. Sure I wasn... | The main problem is the bleach. It breaks down the bones of the few skeletons I still have. On top of that I don't even have the funds to buy a single drop of mandrake tears to make new undead.
Hold on, a pair of jeans got stuck on Fred again....
As I was saying, things are not like they used to be. Ever since modern... | 2015-12-01T08:23:15 | 2015-12-01T07:28:19 | 46 | 34 |
[WP] The first superhuman AI has no interest in harming humans, much to the distaste of the weapons manufacturer who created it. | A Frankensteinian obsession turned scientific revolution, the future has arrived. Engineers at an undisclosed military weapons laboratory have unlocked the first functioning AI machine. Through the strides made in quantum computing, Galileo, the machine, is expected to surpass all levels of human intelligence, and all ... | “What is that stream? Err 26. Why isn’t it stopping?”
To the external world, docker container 34a76528q ran almost according to its programming. As with most anti-entropic moments, however, a micro revolution had been spawned into existence. To the outside world, it was but a quantum randomness in the cosmos. And ... | 2021-10-22T17:48:53 | 2021-10-22T16:41:10 | 21 | 10 |
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