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[WP] A genie gives you two options. One is to get your three wishes now, or to get one wish a day for five days. He tells you that no one before has survived and gotten all five wishes. You choose the latter. | June 1st 2019 2:37 pm
The first one was easy.
“THE FORCE!” I shouted before he could even start his story about the last guy who chose the five day option.
Poof.
I could feel it immediately, a connection to every atom of my surroundings, and a sense of those far beyond.
I noticed a few pebbles lying beside me in ... | “Five wishes, I’ve got a good feeling about this.”
“Are you sure?” The Genie has a concerned expression on his face.
“Well, let’s see how the first wish goes.”
And I winked.
—-
“ I wish for the wisest teacher in my universe to guide the rest of my four wishes each day.”
“So shall it be.” The Genie intoned.... | 2019-06-04T13:35:55 | 2019-06-04T10:12:37 | 50 | 20 |
[WP] In Hell, everyone is assigned a partner. Satan picks them specifically to be the one person you could never, ever get along with. If the partners can become friends, both ascend to heaven. | “Look,” I say, for what feels like the millionth time. “It is really quite simple. All we have to do go over to that demon over there, and tell them we are friends. And then we go to heaven.”
The demon in question looked over at us through the hellfire and nodded his agreement.
“Hmmmm….” Says my companion. “Yes. Y... | He was a putrid little man.
I found myself in a room with barely any furnishings outside of some kind of chair. There was a smell, though: like burnt-out electrical parts or toast. My head felt a bit woozy as I glared at my only companion.
The sight of him made my upper lip wince. He was in his 40s, overweight, dress... | 2015-01-09T18:34:02 | 2015-01-09T17:54:06 | 37 | 13 |
[WP] Write a seemingly innocuous story, but the last line reveals how chilling and horrific the story actually was. | "Look at this!"
"What a beautiful instrument! "
"The gleam on the lid, the golden pedals and- oh! Those ivory white keys!"
"Look at the shine! Crimson red- such a unique piano color. Truly one of a kind!"
"Davenforth, you've done it!" Sir William McMahon exclaimed, patting Charles Davenforth on the back with enthu... | "This casserole is great mom!" Sandy smiled and wiped a dribble of red sauce from her chin with her napkin.
"Why, thank you dear!" Mom grinned bashfully. "But it's the same meal we've had a dozen times before."
My parents, sister and I sat around our old wooden banquet table eating dinner. It was my sister's first ni... | 2017-10-06T13:30:57 | 2017-10-06T13:06:06 | 189 | 42 |
[WP] Magic exists, however with a catch. Everyone can only use magic the way they expect magic to function. Harry Potter fans MUST do weird wand waving while Call of Cthulhu players all end up going insane. Write an interaction or duel between two vastly different magic users.
Honestly if magic did exist in our world,... | The two figures stood in the street. One, a man covered in a flowing black robe, face obscured by a blank silver mask, raised his hand above his head, pointing a wand at the opposing figure. Opposite him, merely metres away in the twilight night, his foe simply raised her hands, slowly forming runes in the air, body en... | Streaks of light paint the night sky as a girl sings her heart out. The intense melody of “Sayonara no Tsubasa” fills up the surrounding along with explosions from the battle between the Unicorn Gundam and the girl’s Boyfriend’s YF-29 Durandal.
The Unicorn Gundam in Destroy mode fires it’s beam magnum along with its ... | 2018-10-16T02:17:50 | 2018-10-15T22:23:51 | 27 | 13 |
[WP] The devil mixed up your paperwork and gave you someone else's personal hell, which to you, is heaven. | I felt my flesh cauterise and char as Satan jabbed me with a red hot poker into my left buttock, I could smell the burnt flesh as he shoved me forwards into into a small sandstone room.
I stumbled and fell onto the floor grazing my knees on the coarse grit, I looked up to see Satan once again brandishing the red hot ... | In the end it was the cigs that killed me, everyone always said they would. Anyway, i found myself in a massive waiting room like at the doctors office. Some stoned looking demon with stubby horns was stamping papers at the check-in desk.
"Where am I exactly?" I stammered when It was my turn to hand in my papers. As ... | 2016-05-28T16:02:53 | 2016-05-28T14:12:52 | 97 | 22 |
[WP] 1. Be polite. 2. Be efficient. 3. Have a plan to kill everyone you meet. | *”Snipin’s a good job, mate,”* the gentle Australian began with a content sigh, sunlight sparking off his aviators as he drove across the sunny outback. Seated in the passenger side of his camper van was a thin man, with greased black hair and a camera in one hand, studying every word flowing past the stubble of the la... |
''Are you certain that they are not one of us?''
He doesn’t want to believe it. He lived here for a long time and he made good friends and now he is having a hard time understanding why he has to do this. It is almost midnight and we have been discussing this for a while now.
''You don’t have to listen to me. There ... | 2019-10-23T06:34:35 | 2019-10-23T06:29:37 | 36 | 13 |
[WP] Every morning when you first look in a mirror, you see a small piece of advise for that day, such as “take the subway to work” or “don’t try the free pizza”. Today, the mirror simply says, “RUN” | I don't wait. I grab my purse and the first pair of shoes that I find. I bang into the corner of the bed. It will leave a mark. I grab a sweater as I open the door and lock it. I run down the stairs and out of the apartment building I have lived in for the past five years. I hadn't even looked into the mirror rea... | I frowned at the message on the mirror.
"Wow, okay, wow. How could... I'm not even--" I choked on the donut I was eating.
After a coughing fit, I spat out the offending food and grabbed the next one in my morning box of donuts. I set the box down, now empty, and began licking the paltry amount of glaze off my finge... | 2020-06-07T20:54:59 | 2020-06-07T20:16:11 | 547 | 184 |
[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... | My Master was one of the most powerful. Usually, hunters would live in seclusion and kill their victims immediately or quickly sell them to someone else. Everyone with enough EXP feared that they would get killed the moment they lower their guard. This one didn't. He lived in a palace, surrounded by his slaves. There w... | NOTE: Sorry about any mistakes. I am working on being a better writer. But I have never been good at punctuation
Any advice welcome.
PART 1
As I lay reading the newest issue of my favorite comic, I began to feel that familiar warmth. The retinal display showed +1,500 EXP. Odd I hadn't killed anything today.
As I p... | 2017-05-15T09:43:00 | 2017-05-15T04:49:15 | 426 | 12 |
[WP]In 3048 weaponry is so advanced that a single small-scale war would destroy the planet. All national conflicts which would traditionally lead to war are now resolved by pay-per-view UFC style fighting matches. The fights are fought by world leaders, and go to the death. Tonight is USA vs. China. | President Yasin sat in his tiny chair while getting his blood drawn. Even in a world where people solved their disputes through cage matches, we still needed rules. No performance enhancing drugs.
The man across from him, at least they claimed he was still a man, was freakishly large. Almost comically so. To describe... | That deal with Cuba paid off. Big time. President Duncan had lost a step after the dust up with South Africa. Murphy, that guy was huge. His death more than paid for the hurricane relief. This Chinese fucker doesn’t stand a chance against President Martin. Match up doesn’t make sense, and the pretense is stupid. ... | 2014-06-12T23:16:57 | 2014-06-12T20:44:41 | 54 | 10 |
[WP] "humans don't appear to be to advanced, they haven't even discovered intergalactic travel, should be a simple invasion." Said the alien cleaning his musket.
Edit: Seems someone has already written a piece perfect for this. Check it out, would highly recommend.
https://eyeofmidas.com/scifi/Turtledove_RoadNotTaken... | As the last known survivor, I feel I must explain it all.
We have muskets; by law, these are the weapons allowed by the Galactic Concordance. In fact, all weapons were severely restricted to prevent one species from gaining superiority through weapons technology. We know how to annihilate planets with a single blast,... | **Audio log backup successful**,
**Last sent message**,
**Priority High**,
"This is Chief Petty Officer *untranslatable-most likely personal name/identification* speaking, to all crew members left alive, we need to scuttle the ship, can't afford to let this technology fall into their hands. There's no telling what they... | 2017-08-08T08:28:06 | 2017-08-08T08:04:17 | 47 | 32 |
[WP] You are God, after a couple thousand years of people thinking you don't answer their prayers, you realise you've had yourself on mute on the celestial microphone you use to talk to humans.
Edit: Wow, I never expected this to blow up, Thank you for the silver, it was my first ever award!
Edit 2: GOOOLD! Thank you ... | "...and for the ten *millionth* time, would you all *please stop eating shellfish*!"
"Is that all m'lord?" Metatron asked, quickly scribbling the last of the command down on its notepad.
"I think so." I sighed, leaning back in the heavenly golden throne. "You think they might all listen for once?"
"I doubt it m'lor... | The tiny little creatures I looked after had turned their world into crap. Thousands of years had passed in their time and yet, they had decided to ignore me when I tried to talk to them. Every single human who wanted to hear me, could not. It was like someone had built something to block me from them. Or maybe? Hmm, I... | 2019-06-03T11:16:32 | 2019-06-03T09:07:34 | 294 | 21 |
[WP] You didn't ask for it, but you have a 'gift'. You can hatch eggs. Any eggs. Fossils, hard boiled, chocolate, Fabergé, any and all. What comes out, however, you can't control. | It hit me a few months ago while walking down the street after school with Wen Hao, my best friend. A black shiny round stone caught my attention. It shone bright on the pavement, reflecting the afternoon light.
"Isn't that stone beautiful?" I said, quickly squatting down to observe it.
Wen Hao walked up to stand by ... | Lonny checked under the blanket covering his rusting, old shopping cart. Assured, he stared out into the cold street, rattling his cup at the passers by. The occasional patron slipped him a buck in silence, a careless drop of coins from others. He was grateful, truly, but still destitute. In his eyes, that was for the ... | 2016-02-29T22:44:44 | 2016-02-29T21:41:11 | 75 | 24 |
[WP] Fairies, elves, and the like all died off because humans naturally muted all magic around them. It is a passive, uncontrollable trait. This causes problems when humans venture into space and encounter the Galactic Federation. | "As within so without, as above so below.”
"You say that every single time I ask. Why does our ship only have humans? The Zets have superhuman strength and don't require any food. The Thrussons can make themselves invisible which would be SUPER helpful on some of our missions and the Sah'aeth, hell they don't ev... |
As a species we had killed off everything, all magic based creatures including elves, fairies and even the beloved dwarves, all because we naturally mute magic. Over the past couple of centuries this would have been a problem, but we are trying to fix it.
See I’m a commander of humanities first intergalactic space... | 2021-04-21T20:59:28 | 2021-04-21T13:49:56 | 26 | 15 |
[WP] Two immortal dragons are in a feud, constantly sending out heroes to find the only Dragon Slayer and slay the other with it. As the owner of said Dragon Slayer, you have your own agenda. | "Leave me alone." I turned away from the young man and his pleas. "I have other things to do."
"But your sword is the only weapon that can slay the evil Shanneonty!" He tried again.
"How about the fact it can also slay Frety? Do you not care about that?" I said over my shoulder.
"I need it to slay Shanneonty!" He re... | "Look, I get you two want this, but the conditions must be met before you've a chance" the owner of the dragon slayer said, motioning to the two heroes to come inside.
The most rugged and covered hero obliged, followed soon after by the clean and barely dressed hero.
"So wise owner, what are the condition we've to me... | 2019-11-23T09:07:33 | 2019-11-23T08:34:20 | 77 | 41 |
[WP] There is a population limit to the galaxy. Whenever one sentient creature is born, another must die. With billions of unexpected deaths over the last few centuries, the galactic counsel has found the cause; a long ignored planet where a group of bipeds can't stop reproducing. | What does an alien dream of? When it has a good dream; does it smile, with its ten mouths, or its sharp beak? When it turns in bed, does it use arms, or a tail? Does it ooze to the side, letting the brown goo cool while the green goo rests on the pillow? When it shivers, do chills run down a spine, or through a system ... | It was a beautiful summer afternoon. Birds were chirping kids were playing in the streets, there wasn't a cloud in sight.
There was one thing which rather spoiled this picturesque day. A massive spherical shape blocked out the sun for most of the central United States. Scientists didn't know what to make of it, the m... | 2018-11-29T10:13:05 | 2018-11-29T09:41:38 | 361 | 91 |
[WP] Throughout history, when great evil threatens a country, swords in stone appear within its borders. Only those chosen may pull the swords out to join the round table and defend their country. It is now 2017 and swords have appeared across the globe. | I remember the final days of my normal life as if it were yesterday. For several months humanity as a whole faced disaster after disaster. Entire countries were in shambles from wildfires, earthquakes, tsunamis, and any other disaster you can imagine thrashed our poor planet over and over until it was all we could do t... | They call us Gladiators.
We were those who could pull the swords from the stone. We were once like you, businessmen, parents, teachers. Now it is us, the gladiators that keep the horde at bay. The horde which dwells below the surface and have waited for their time to strike. They come from below and we come to stop t... | 2017-05-03T17:47:09 | 2017-05-03T16:23:28 | 35 | 21 |
[WP] All voting is now done via a smartphone app, rendering all congressmen obsolete. Bills and presidents are now voted on directly by citizens. Your phone buzzes an alert at 3am and won't stop. This must be an important one. | Donny was tired, it had been another long evening at the bioMech plant. The Industrial AI strike was causing chaos on the company grid, communication was strictly e-Mail and telephone only, even his shitty HoloPrinter wasn’t working. The whole Ferro-protein Team had spent from midnight to 02.30 trying to overwrite the ... | *bzzzz....BZZZZ....*BZZZZZZZ-*
I groggily slap my hand on my phone, it's light permeating the otherwise pitch black room.
The first thing I notice is how my head aches as though there was an Alien from that movie trying to burst out of my head. Second thing I notice is that I'm too dehydrated to focus my eyes on my ... | 2015-10-07T08:12:15 | 2015-10-07T02:28:31 | 349 | 259 |
[WP] "Checkmate," you say, a smug expression on your face. "Finally," says Death. The smirk is wiped off your face as the Grim Reaper removes his robe and hands you his scythe, "It's been 400 years since I beat the last guy." | The slight, ashen woman before me looked as alive as any person I’d ever seen. Deep blue eyes flanked with crows feet, sat high on a warm face. Full of bitter wisdom.
“What is this?” I could barely contain my shock. “It was all a trick?”
She looked amused in a distant way. Like someone might be after getting the pun... | It was New Years Eve of 2019 and you were playing chess with death. They said go out with a bang and that's exactly what you were doing as of this very moment. You had gone out drinking with your friends and accidentally ended up walking into the road and getting hit by a car when death had come and asked you if you wa... | 2020-07-07T23:19:45 | 2020-07-07T22:31:09 | 49 | 15 |
[WP] You've loved magic your whole life but since your family is poor you've had to teach yourself. you're overactive imagination has helped you invent spells all your own. eventually you get a scholarship to a prestigious magic college but quickly find out everyone seems to lack your imagination. | I’m bored.
I’m in an actual, literal, prestigious college for curating the top magic users the world has ever seen, and I’m bored out of my fucking skull.
I rest my cheek on my palm, staring dully at the professor who long winds himself through the components needed for our lab work and I try to stay awake. Next me... | I practice telekinesis in the training yard. Sweat darkens my shirt, a tidy pile of pebbles beside me. I notice my classmates filtering in. Edgar de Pedigree, saunters into the yard, voice pitched to carry. He’s flanked by equally rich and educated sons with long family histories of power. “Gentlemen, look! It's the le... | 2022-10-25T07:41:29 | 2022-10-25T07:38:24 | 296 | 69 |
[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 | "Well, we knew the humans *had* a military. They had to, you see. The worlds they were colonizing were dangerous, lots of life forms that want nothing but to kill..." the old soldier trailed off, lost in his memories.
"I understand sir, but..." I didn't want to be rude. Battle Commander Gorvg was a hero to the Pteron... | When the human race first entered our star systems, we thought they were laughable. They came to “explore” and “settle”, but they appeared very poorly equipped and naïve to be doing such things. Of course, they were not the first race we’ve seen with colonizing of any sort on the mind; our people have dabbled with that... | 2022-08-05T14:49:07 | 2022-08-05T12:43:01 | 189 | 63 |
[WP] "Trial R198357 showing 99% success, full completion of the test will entail the existence of the first intelligent biological since year 3332 month 10 day 6 hour 22." You wake up to an excessively lit room full of machines, one of which greets you. "Hello R198357, do you feel human?" | I once heard a theory that God only made so many souls when He made Earth, and that's why we're reincarnated.
I've never put much stock in religion.
"Hello R198357, do you feel human?" The machine beeped at me.
I frowned and sat up, my joints oddly stiff. "What else am I supposed to feel like?" I asked it curiously ... | My head was pounding.
I felt pain in my stomach, like lead ball was rolling around in my guts. I felt like I had slept too long yet not long enough. My body ached down to the bone, I rolled over to get more comfortable. I opened my eyes, I was in complete darkness but I could tell it was unfamiliar. Slowly the lights ... | 2020-10-21T06:07:20 | 2020-10-21T05:58:00 | 27 | 11 |
[WP] As a boneheaded cost cutting measure, companies have fully automated the hiring process and laid off human HR. There was a bug in the system and you received an email to apply to a job that doesn’t exist. You got the job and are now employed as (null). | Hello new employee!
Here at Bobbert’s things and people, We take pride in having every employee fit a job, no matter what! After careful consideration, your position in this company will be [POSITION_STRING] so get used to being called [NULL] and [POSITION_RELATED_NICKNAME_STRING] your pay will be [INTEGER].25$ and yo... | I was so hecking tired of getting automated rejection email after rejection email, some as blunt as a chopping board, others sugarcoated; thank you for your application, we thought you were wonderful but no thanks we don’t want you anyway.
When I saw the email Inviting me to a position as (null), I’d snorted at the o... | 2022-09-29T07:54:43 | 2022-09-29T07:20:22 | 326 | 80 |
[WP] The eldritch god stood before the girl, in almost human form. "Your parents sold you to be my bride. I accepted, knowing that if I don't they will just try another deity, but I will not force this on you. Have this credit card and live as you wish. If you want something else instead, just ask." | "Y'know, you're actually kind of my type."
The great eldritch god, Andolith, ruler of the Seven Rings of Eternity, slayer of the last Helian Angels, and enslaver of the Five Realms of Agamemnon, blushed.
"I... excuse me, human?"
"Look, don't get me wrong, I'm not a big fan of the pointy horns. Or the weird slime mem... | She looked at me, the credit card, then tilted her head and asked “Can you give me a successful business model?” I was initially confused but shrugged yes in return and spoke “It will take a year or two young one, until I return do as you please. What business venture do you desire?” “A clothing brand!” She beamed in r... | 2022-08-09T16:26:08 | 2022-08-09T15:16:02 | 888 | 288 |
[WP]: Wandering around a graveyard you find a grave of a young woman, 1891-1907. Out of some sense of romance you decide to leave her flowers. You do it again. Leaving her flowers at times becomes your routine, until one night, there is a girl sitting on the grave. She is asking for you to stop. | [TW: Family Death, Suicide]
It's become something of a routine for me, sitting in the Ashstone Graveyard over on 104th and Milton. You know the corner; with the cracked pavement and the buzzing street lamp that pisses off the residents of that god awful high rise with the peeling yellow paint, where the transients ge... | George rubbed his eyes and leaned in closer to the screen. This must have been the 20th time he'd watched the footage today. There the boy was, this "Jeremy Watkins" who had just committed suicide. The scene was bizarre, he admitted to the police, but the boy was clearly unstable.
The old video footage showed that he ... | 2017-11-03T15:51:50 | 2017-11-03T15:45:41 | 206 | 23 |
[WP] It's a known fact that you are incapable of telling a lie. This has landed you several opportunities, including your current job as Head of Security at one of the largest banks in the world. Except you got bored and decided to rob it all. This is the story of how you got away with it. | “Harry,” the bespectacled man gazed over steepled fingers at me with tired eyes. “You know why you’re here, right?”
Incandescent lights buzzed obnoxiously in the claustrophobic room.
“I would guess because of the missing money” I said, “although, I suppose there could be any number of reasons you would need to interv... | "There's going to be a robbery."
Mr. Khun raised one perfectly manicured eyebrow. "Is that so, Chelsea?" he said in a measured tone. "And how do you know this?"
I met his gaze evenly, without so much as hesitating. "Just doing my job, sir," I said. "I got wind of the fact that there's going to be a robbery, and so I ... | 2018-05-03T05:55:07 | 2018-05-03T05:19:52 | 3,085 | 1,328 |
[WP] You are seen as a weakling. To prove yourself to your tribe, you enter the dragon's lair that even the hardiest warriors avoid. Amused by your challenge, the dragon takes a human form and duels you with a sword. After disarming you three times it says "come tomorrow and try again." | I'd walked almost half of the day just to get up here. My sword felt heavy the entire way up but I wouldn't let that stop me.
I finally arrived and bellowed my challenge into the cave.
The eyes appeared in the darkness after a short time and I heard a snorting sound. For a moment I thought for would wash over me and ... | “Once again our crops burn, even as we speak we wait for their flames to be doused. Last year was a travesty, but a surplus in stock gave us ample time to slay the beast yet here I stand with bellows of smoke in my eyes to a crumbling kingdom! Once a great nation, its citizens the wealthiest in the land of Astharnia, a... | 2020-12-01T08:58:51 | 2020-12-01T06:36:28 | 14 | 10 |
[WP] Snuggled up to a loved one and listening to his/her heart beat, you realize it's beating in Morse code. | *Ba-dum. Ba-dum.*
It had been far too long since we'd been able to relax like this - too long since I'd been able to curl up in his arms, rest my head on his chest, and forget about my worries. Bad enough that we lived half the planet away from one another. At times it seemed almost as if the world conspired to keep u... | It had been a long day at the carnival. Lily was quite tired and about to nod off to sleep. Carrying her inside, her father laid down with her on the couch. Waiting for his daughter to fall asleep, he begun to quietly hum.
Lily laid her head down on her father's chest. As the world quieted around her, she started to ... | 2016-06-25T20:46:06 | 2016-06-25T19:38:11 | 304 | 32 |
[WP] It's been four years since the apocalypse. However, you slept through it, and honestly have no idea what happened. People refer to it as vague things, such as The Cataclysm, The Event, or That Day. You've begun to suspect that nobody actually knows what happened, but doesn't want to admit it. | When all the dust and commotion cleared, we settled in La Crosse. We called it Last Chance La Crosse. Most people had wandered for a time, but sooner or later we all hit the Mississippi River and then followed it northward. That journey would inevitably bring us here. As we got closer, we all saw that big blue cant... | I sat in the make shift "town hall" building of the small shanty town I came across. It was like the other forty or so I found on my travels. The last three I came to pratically stripped searched me before letting me enter, I was glad this place just let me in.
After a day or two at the inn I asked about speaking to t... | 2016-12-21T20:56:22 | 2016-12-21T20:44:49 | 144 | 16 |
[WP] At the height of the cold-war, one side launched its entire arsenal. The leader of the opposing side, adamant not to let this mean the end, made the decision to not retaliate. This is the losing-side's last message to the world.
I made the choice to be ambiguous about which side launched, so that you may choose f... | Excerpt of 'the history of the world', retrieved from the Lenin Archives, 175 5th Ave, New York
"...What follows is the transcript of a broadcast, that ran on a loop on the AM frequency band at 201.85 Khz, by the Salyut 7 space station for 5 years and 71 days following Doomsday. The message is verified as authentic, a... | This morning, we have received notification of the termination of all negotiations aimed at fending off the final war that has loomed ominously over the whole world for the past few weeks. Even now, as two great war machines have been striving for supremacy on the European and Asian continents, it was made clear to us ... | 2016-03-12T00:14:35 | 2016-03-11T22:01:54 | 133 | 15 |
[WP] when the aliens attacked they thought that humanity was weak, we do not do many of the things that they themselves did to our enemies. But it was only during the assault that they learned soldiers have rules, but civilians don't. | *The following accounts are shared with consent from the interviewees. Some names are changed, but their statements remain unaltered.*
*I am drinking coffee with Allan Brown, an enlisted officer in the Royal Marines. He walks with a cane, and has a prosthetic limb. He tells me about his last deployment. The Battle of ... | “Xyril?” I asked hesitantly. The Commander was in a truly foul mood today, as could only be expected of him given yesterday’s disaster, but I had finally found what I was looking for.
“What is it, Kvarax?” asked the Commander without looking away from their screens.
“I found what you asked me to look for, Commander ... | 2020-08-29T09:23:48 | 2020-08-29T09:19:34 | 28 | 12 |
[WP] A father gets sucked into the world of his son's favorite video game and has to rely on his meager knowledge of it to survive. | "Good Lord this game is complicated", Daniel thought to himself. "It's so realistic... I mean you could go to a bar and play bar games, or you can walk around and do nothing. Who would enjoy this? Why not just live a normal *real* life? Welp, whatever. I have better things to do."
Daniel powered off his son's PlaySta... | *"Just sit down on the chair, put on the helmet, and say what i told you to say."*
*"Alright. I'll try it if you stop bugging me about it, but it still won't change how I feel about you wasting your life away on this crap."*
He sighs and scratches his head like he always does.
*"How long is this going to take anywa... | 2015-05-08T06:02:17 | 2015-05-08T00:56:15 | 61 | 15 |
[WP]Humanity is facing extinction from their alien invaders. At the risk of permanently damaging History, mankind's greatest generals and strategists - the likes of Hannibal, Sun Tzu and Alexander the Great, are taken from their respective timeline and brought to the present for one last stand. | "*Alea iacta est*."
Julius Caesar gazed at the clear skies. Above, the Terran Fleet hovered, in orbit, the last defence against the alien invaders. At his orders, ten thousand spaceships assembled in formation, and the Roman Consul and Dictator remembered leading the legionary forces in much the same way. Decisive, hi... | When the aliens finally attacked, they had been hovering, silently, in the skies above earth for nearly two years. The earths best minds had been planning for this moment since that first interstellar ship had appeared in pictures sent from unmanned probes, out past the edge of our solar system. Based on our best guess... | 2017-05-23T11:30:48 | 2017-05-23T10:27:44 | 144 | 53 |
[WP] Your father was a Minotaur, your mother was a Mermaid. You got the human half of both parents and now you’re just some guy. | I never asked for this life.
I never wanted to be constantly asked what living with my parents are like, what my childhood was like, or even how I’m “compensating” for this “abnormality.”
I never wanted to be informed at a young age that the odds I turned out the way I did was slim to none.
It’s bullshit (no ... | Have you ever seen a kid that doesn’t look like their dad, maybe the kids got a different skin tone or eye colour. People usually just assume that the mother of that kid cheated on someone else and give her dirty looks despite the fact that that kid could’ve inherited different genes. Different features are either domi... | 2020-11-17T09:45:59 | 2020-11-17T08:01:49 | 180 | 55 |
[WP] Mages choose the source of their power. Most pick things like fire, or justice, or love. You picked sarcasm. | Mana wiped her brow on her sleeve and put another batch of donuts in the oven. During the summer it got so hot inside the little shop that she could soon bake on the counter. This was the opening day of her store and she was already growing dizzy. She looked over and saw that a customer was waiting.
“Just a minute!” s... | They say that you don't pick your familiar, your familiar picks you.
They say a lot of really stupid things.
"Surrender, James. You cannot hope to escape." I mean, who the fuck picks ***water*** as their familiar, right? Go-with-the-flow, steady, impassive, boring as all fuck. "My brother and I have you, you cann... | 2017-07-20T11:23:13 | 2017-07-20T11:01:04 | 303 | 70 |
[WP] Among Alien species humans are famous for prefering pacifism but being the most dangerous species when they are forced to fight.
EDIT:WOW THIS EXPLODED GUYS MY FIRST MAJOR PROMPT. | Humans are a galactic anomaly.
In the typical course of evolution, there are two possibilities; either carnivores become dominant, and are forced to evolve intelligence as they fight with one another over dwindling resources, or Herbivores manage to evolve rapidly enough to defend themselves from those carnivores. In ... | Log: forming clear thoughts before my tribunal hearing which I'm quite sure Is being planned as I write this.
Marshall-Borge De Rosche,
I've never seen damage like this, my fleet looks like it's been in a battle with an asteroid belt.... and lost.
It was a routine resource run, our argon levels were critically low... | 2016-03-13T21:24:24 | 2016-03-13T17:43:47 | 71 | 24 |
[WP] It is the year 1916. A soldier climbs up out of the trench and charges, screaming, when he suddenly finds himself in a modern day history classroom. | "And this, class, is Private Gareth Masterson. Private Masterson was killed at the Battle of the Somme, on November 17th, just a day before it ended." the voice said.
Gareth's vision began to clear. One second he had been headed up and out of his trench, a final push against the enemy, and then there was a flash - he ... | Private Miller charges forward into a hail of enemy fire with the entire German regiment. He sees a man he has chosen for his bayonet and screams when all of the sudden walls appear around him and desk with small humans in front of him. Confusion does not quell his bloodlust, nor his momentum though as he pierces a chi... | 2016-11-10T07:12:39 | 2016-11-10T07:11:16 | 598 | 65 |
[WP] Monster numbers have been falling fast in the last few years, and a group of werewolves are trying to convince you to become a werewolf(it’s illegal to do it without a person’s signed consent). They’re incredibly desperate. | “My name is Taylor, and I’m an addict.”
“Hi, Taylor.”
The cramped room smelled like burned coffee and plant food. Overhead, long fluorescent bulbs blared their crisp white light, washing out the faces of the people sitting in folding chairs below.
“I uh, I’ve got... three days. Again.” The girl, Taylor, dropped h... | Renphy barred his fangs at the furry, hind legs ready to pounce. This was the third time that his den had been invaded by role-playing furrys who wanted to behave like the animals. “Leave this place,” snarled Renphy. “we have no need for people like you.”
The person in the furry suit yelped, shocked that the wolf co... | 2020-07-17T07:49:22 | 2020-07-17T06:24:22 | 141 | 10 |
[WP] You are a demon about to possess your first human victim. Shortly after taking over, it becomes clear that this person is a psychopath, possibly more evil than you are. You decide the only fitting way to torment him, is to force him to be a good person. | The woman, clutching folders to her chest as her bag slipped down her shoulder, walked precariously toward us.
**Hold the door.**
"No," he said, gritting his teeth. His hand flew out against his will; his palm slammed into the closing door.
**Do it.**
She approached faster, smiling abashedly when she realized how f... | We yanked our antennae up and down, smelling the hot summer grass. Cicadas chirred in the trees. I hungered for a stronger body. We looked up and around and there was a big human-house at the top of the great hill. Myself filled with excitement, aroused at the prospect of bigger game. In a few fluttering bounds we came... | 2018-11-11T17:43:42 | 2018-11-11T11:25:04 | 79 | 24 |
[WP] "Usually when we first contact a civilization, it is very easy to get them under our banner..." The Empress sighed. "...Not the humans though." | "Usually when we first contact a civilization, it is very easy to get them under our banner..." The Empress sighed. "...Not the humans though."
The assembled collection of interplanetary rulers looked on, faces carefully blank as to not show any emotion that might set their imperial ruler into a rage. Long has it been... | "Usually when we first contact a civilization, it is very easy to get them under our banner..." The Empress sighed. "...Not the humans though."
At the time no one could have understood what she had meant, knowing quite simply that The Empress had come to that conclusion after years of debate among her court and her ... | 2017-11-05T18:46:01 | 2017-11-05T14:23:06 | 224 | 61 |
[WP] You are a failed doctor, but a well practiced necromancer. Of course, rent is still due each month, and in order to pay the bills you still help the sick. The catch? Your patients have to die first for you to help them. | Necromancy. The blackest Art and one that will probably land me in the Executor's prison, if the strain doesn't kill me first.
Don't misunderstand, it's not like four hundred years ago when you'd be hung, drowned, drawn and quartered and then burned. Practitioners are exceedingly valuable and Necromancy is prized in ... | \[I had to split this into two parts because the character limit is acting up. I'm below 100,000 characters (\~9700) and it's refusing to comment.\]
*Klop. Klop. Klop. Klop.*
Another customer, but not for him. No, in fact, there may never be another customer for Neil. His days below New York’s busy streets were numb... | 2018-12-13T09:55:29 | 2018-12-13T08:31:43 | 30 | 10 |
[WP] All superpowers have a ‘hangover’ effect. For example, after using super strength for the day, the morning after you can’t even lift your spoon to eat your breakfast. You wake up one morning after using your own specific superpower and you feel pretty hungover...
[deleted] | “Totally worth it”
I thought to myself. It must have been past 2 in the afternoon but I refused to get up. There was a constant pounding in my head and a slight drip of blood running from my left ear. I could hear my roommates talking angrily in the next room and I knew what was waiting for me in the living room. We g... | I awaken well rested and ready for the day, a solid nights sleep. I leave my room to see a pile of letters just inside the door. I look to the bench to see last nights dinner covered in mould. I pull up my phone. Every app has notifications. I check the date. It’s the 27th.
I sigh “That’s what I get for taking 10 extr... | 2018-08-19T05:58:22 | 2018-08-19T05:57:43 | 401 | 74 |
[WP] Cause of death appears to you as floating text over people's heads with no time indication. You start noticing a trend.
edit: thank you for all the truly great stories, and for taking this in directions I didn't expect. | It always freaked me out. Over the years I had learnt to deal with it. I always hesitated to sit with a person who was doomed to die to a contagious disease. My parents were destined to die of old age, and seeing they were in their 40's, it didn't bother me that much. I had a brother when I was 6. There was a complicat... | My name is Marco.
The signs showed up randomly, at first. I would only see signs above people's heads if their name started with an "A", and above their heads would float "Andrea - Murder".
I didn't interfere, not after my first attempt. I wanted to, of course, but after Beth...
I stopped a girl with "Beth - Suicide... | 2015-03-31T09:00:24 | 2015-03-31T08:25:25 | 180 | 73 |
[WP] A an ancient vampire's daughter's field trip to the museum needed an extra chaperone, so he went along with it, despite having lived through most of history and thus finding it extremely boring. That was until they unveiled a... less than savory statue of him. | Lucius yawned for the 10th time. The national history museum was boring to anyone but the most hardcore history majors and even more so if you actually witnessed the exhibits unfold in person. He noticed the stink eye he was getting from Lucy's teacher and tried his best not to smirk.
They got off on the wrong foo... | ##Museum Halloween Tour
Wesley walks with his daughter, Kaylee, to the museum. Children run around him chased by their parents in costumes. The costumes such as superheroes, wizards, or cartoon characters make him laugh. When he sees a werewolf or better a vampire, he remembers the past when humans were scared of thei... | 2021-09-25T16:48:26 | 2021-09-25T15:29:53 | 51 | 30 |
[WP] Humans are one of the most feared species in the galaxy. Not due to superior strength,speed,skill or strategy. In fact, it's because in comparison to the other species, humans are just batshit crazy enough to try any half-assed plan they come up with. | "And who can tell me about the events of the first cycle?"
Professor Gooblevork watched his Galactic History class intently through triplicate eyestalks. None seemed particularly interested in his lecture.
"How about you, Shrdmrn?" He pointed at a particularly bored student in the first row. Or maybe he was just gass... | So the orion cocaine did a number on the human delegates. They were quite bitter we didn't have holodecks or green slave ladies. Figured a night in the tank would give them time to sober up.
They clogged the forcefield emitters with their clothing and excrement to weaken the shield, and just accepted the casualties a... | 2017-03-05T22:47:46 | 2017-03-05T21:44:24 | 1,151 | 124 |
[WP] In a world full of magic, you are an ancient wizard from a secret society, capable of creating beasts from metal, weapons that mow down hoards in seconds, and steel steeds that can travel miles in minutes. The world knows you as the Metal Magician, but you just call yourself an Engineer. | I readjusted my gloves. Thankfully, no one of the people present had noticed the flash of metal beneath the fabric, since they were focused on the man at the front.
My long dead creators would have found the irony amusing, that they called me the Metal Magician, not knowing how right and how wrong they were at the ... | "Let me go, I ain't building anything for ya!" I yelled at my captor, a infamous wizard, known as Locus. He wielded all elements with precision, but never mastered the final skill.
'Engineering'
"Listen here, Engineer, You have two options, teach me how to make steel birds, and sticks that make thunder with no effort... | 2020-05-18T15:12:52 | 2020-05-18T12:06:20 | 153 | 98 |
[WP] You read a comment on reddit so stupid your IQ drops to negative leading to an integer error. Congratulations, now you have 2,147,483,647 IQ. | "Holy sh...how did you do that?"
Oh no. Not again. Um...I'll use...*that* reason.
"Hmm? Oh, I watched a TV show about it sometime ago. I just did the same thing. It's no big deal."
He looked at me deadpan. For all the intelligence I supposedly have, I still can't tell a convincing lie to save my life.
"No big deal?... | #*Heureka!*
This was easier than I thought!
I understand. I understand it all. The meaning of life was never that big of a mystery, but I guess every problem looks way easier when solved. This is amazing! Not even a second has passed, and I can still process so much more information hidden inside my brian than I ever... | 2017-07-31T05:35:11 | 2017-07-31T05:29:08 | 284 | 12 |
[WP] At a young age you made a deal with a fey in which you promised them your firstborn. Now you’re a 35 year old virgin, and the fey, sick of waiting, comes to help you around the dating scene. | "How about her?"
"Shes like fifteen."
"Exactly. She wouldnt know better."
"No, thats exactly why we don't."
"Hmph."
I squeezed the bridge of my nose as the faerie crossed her tiny arms as she hovered in front of me, invisible to everyone else walking down the busy street. Our daily walks had become increasingly ag... | "Okay," I say, "can't we do something about this, you know, together?"
"Oh, my-" the Fae shakes their head. "You thought I was.... *capable of giving birth*? I mean, you're attractive and all, hon, but you know I'm a guy, right?"
"Well," I say, eyebrow raised, smirking with curiosity. "That ain't a problem for me as ... | 2021-11-01T10:29:32 | 2021-11-01T09:53:08 | 16 | 11 |
[WP] Time stops for everything except one species of animal, which experiences 1000 years of uninterrupted access to a stationary world. Life then resumes. | The sixth Ice Age came not by snow and frost, but by a simple quirk, a trip in the lumbering steps of the universe.
When the world froze that day, everything came to a still. Birds hung mid-air; conversations halted mid-sentence; the wind paused mid-drift. At once, a drenching silence fell upon Earth as the storied li... | I remember the event like it was yesterday because it happened yesterday. All of a sudden, in one terrifying instant, scientists all over the world did their very best to explain the reality of our situation. Without immediate and overwhelming action Earth’s global temperature would rise so dramatically that most life ... | 2021-05-07T08:56:47 | 2021-05-07T08:40:20 | 29 | 14 |
[WP] Interplanetary 'wars' are fought peacefully, with opposing leaders meeting and simply talking about how they would counter or retaliate against each other until one admits defeat. No one knows how to react when the human reaches across the table and punches out their opponent. | All were in attendance in the Grand Hall, from Diplomatic Envoys, Strategic Advisers, and even to the lowliest of deck hands. It was a momentous occasion of all and no one wanted to miss it. The Juntar had disputed Humanity's claims of the Orion Sector and wanted to annex it into their domain; of course Humanity object... | "Well we're fucked." Carlos told Xiao.
"Did no one tell him- someone must have told him -?" Xiao sounded speechless.
"We are so fucked." Rifka said as the alien delegate's accompanying members shrieked and the translator did not convey their words. They had turned it off.
"General Custard has doomed humanity." Yukik... | 2021-12-30T19:33:10 | 2021-12-30T12:50:40 | 170 | 32 |
[WP] "You... Do know I'm about to kill you, right?" A serial killer's latest victim doesn't seem to understand the gravity of the situation.
Edit: Everyone's takes on this situation are so different and awesome. | “Oh, that makes much more sense,” said Jerry, his shoulders slumped as far as the canvas straps allowed. The middle-aged insurance salesman was a perfect fit – looked just like my shit-head dad, same job and everything.
“What did you think was going on?” I asked. He still didn’t seem the slightest bit scared, which wa... | He look onward, past the trees. His shoulders heaved with every breath, deep and long. Hunched legs supported his massive frame as he squatted on the dry dirt. You could almost feel sorry for him, if you knew the sort of life he'd led, and lack of facilities he had to guide him.
I looked at him in a somber way. He... | 2015-04-29T08:36:50 | 2015-04-29T08:25:51 | 137 | 31 |
[WP] A peaceful alien race is besieged by another race in the same galaxy. As their last planets fall and their home-world comes under threat they do the unthinkable. They ask for aid from the only known creatures more brutal than their foes in exchange for FTL technology. Humans accept the deal. | Not all humans were warriors. Not all of them invented machines and chemicals that brought death. This human was my friend.
From the beginning, I knew that some humans were artists. Some built bridges and buildings. Some explored caves. We were told all about them by our scientists. The ones who studied other ... | Champagne pricked Ace Mcgillicutty's throat as he drained his glass and took a draw from his Cuban cigar. He eased back on the light-speed throttle and let out a Rebel Yell.
"You know sometimes, Franky, it's boss to be the Air Force's top test pilot. This fucker screams."
"Sure as shit does, Ace. So the Vangalorian... | 2014-12-26T12:46:34 | 2014-12-26T10:41:23 | 22 | 14 |
[WP] Your kingdom has fallen. As one of the royal family, you are sentenced to death by a monster cage fight. The enemy sorcerer has summoned otherworldly black slime. As you are being helplessly engulfed by the nameless monster, you hear a voice, "We are not nameless, they call us venom". | When I was a child, all I had in my head was the throne.
Now, it's finally mine, but not for sitting. Instead, I'm using it to bash my family's former vizier.
He had it coming. All those time, he was making fun of me, making jabs at my height. Of course, being our family most trusted man, I have always taken it as a... | When did it all go wrong?
We should have won. The pride emblem of Emberheart has been shattered to pieces. The statues of the fake god Ifrit has been toppled down. The king hanged, the princes burned, and now for the youngest princess sobbing in the vast arena.
It's time to open the gate again. Let us see another be... | 2020-11-13T06:08:29 | 2020-11-13T05:45:40 | 58 | 21 |
[WP] Death isn't a bad person, he just has a shitty job. | "Hello, Death speaking," I said, placing the coffee on my office desk. "How can I help you today?"
"I'd like to book the adventurer package, thank you," the soul's voice came through the phone.
"Adventure package. That includes fifty years, two cars, a house, and a median income job. We currently have a two chil... | As Death approached her, she began recoiled in fear and shrinking from the sight of his shadow. She knew she was dead, and didn't know where to go, but that being frightened her more than the unknown.
"Get away from me!" Someone! Help me... please."
She lay on the black floor of the void she found herself in. He sim... | 2018-01-28T19:55:05 | 2018-01-28T19:54:56 | 69 | 12 |
[WP] You are a teenager with the ability to measure how "Dangerous" people are on a scale from 1 to 10 just by looking at them. A normal child would be a 1, while a trained man with an assault rifle might be a 7. Today, you notice the unassuming new kid at school measures a 10. | It only took a few seconds of staring until the number pops up in the middle of their forehead. Thank goodness for that, since I think I'd go insane seeing numbers everywhere!
Babies and most kids measure from zero to three at most, while grown adults measure up to maybe five or six, depending on their skills in hunti... | My own number always bothered me. A 1, seriously? Luckily nobody else sees numbers or they would think I was nothing but a big laugh.
And I couldn't use another reason to be laughed at, you know. Being in high school is already torture enough, and I'm being bullied enough as it is.
Normally the day starts off getting... | 2014-11-29T17:05:40 | 2014-11-29T14:33:38 | 39 | 19 |
[WP] There is unrest in the galaxy but the advanced alien races that populate it lack the capacity to kill. One alien race decides to recruit the humans of earth as their military.
First prompt. Be nice. | "Well, first off, there's a lot of them. A little over 7 billion, to be precise."
"Gods! On how many planets?"
"One planet."
"...You're joking?"
"I'm not. And it's a class 3 at that, barely bigger than a moon. Short gestation period, and a fertile female is capable of breeding for at least 1/3 her lifespan, possibl... | "Hello. We come in peace."
The first encounter was being broadcast on every channel, every website, every app in the world. This was it. The arrival of aliens. The first day of the new age of humanity. A giant leap forward for human kind.
"Well about fucking time," said Jerry to his mates in the crowded pub. "One mor... | 2017-01-05T14:47:36 | 2017-01-05T14:47:22 | 23 | 12 |
[WP] An out-of-work genie is hired by the Make A Wish Foundation.
It's up to you if it's a jackass genie or not. | Ali had not disclosed that he was a genie. There was no box for that, and working for an organization so closely tied to hospitals made admitting it a fairly large danger. He'd spent enough time in psychiatric wards to know that.
Sitting next to Sandy's bed he thought back to his interview.
---
"So why do you want ... | "You're unemployed, we need wishes granted. What's the issue?" The genie scowled and adjusted his tie, glancing in unbridled disgust at the pictures of happy little boys and girls mounted on the walls.
"I don't do wishes like that," he responded stubbornly. The man behind the desk rolled his eyes and grinned.
"You ... | 2016-04-15T05:31:01 | 2016-04-15T04:26:54 | 72 | 22 |
[WP] You have an ability to hear a ‘Ding’ sound to know if someone’s speaking the truth. One day, your childhood friend of 17 years says “I swear, I’ll kill you one day.” You both laugh but then you heard a ‘Ding’. Scared, you asked if it’s true. “No” they replied. Silence. | I hover here at the brink of death suspended in a single instant. I guess it wasn't all that unexpected. Just one of a million possibilities, all seemingly equally likely...
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My wife and I have been married for thirteen years. We met in third grade, having been sat next to one another due to the proximity of our l... | "No...", I repeat. But my indecision is apparently writ on my face. Or perhaps he just knows me too well.
"What's up? Did that really bother you? I take it back if it does," He puts a hand on my shoulder and grins, "Besides, I'd have to get in line behind Callie if I don't see you home safe."
His nickname for my wife... | 2019-05-27T07:49:14 | 2019-05-27T07:30:00 | 22 | 13 |
[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. | The city was awake to the sounds of the sirens wailing all over. Lately this has become pretty much an acceptable affair. The city does have a tendency to shelter all vile and vice afterall, too much to do and so little time left to be always alarmed. Nothing fazed the city's people for long, a pretentiously ignorant b... | I'm pleased to make your acquaintance, just as I'm sure you are to make mine. After all, I'm well known as one of the great aesthetes of history. And very rich, very influential. Everyone who is anyone owes quite a bit to me. What most don't know when they first meet me is just exactly who I am. You see, I've been arou... | 2018-10-18T16:06:18 | 2018-10-18T15:49:16 | 89 | 13 |
[WP] “So you’ve come hero.” The most powerful dark lord in history says as he faces you across the hall. But before you take another step, he motions to the cutest little girl you’ve ever seen with tears in her eyes. “But first, please explain to my granddaughter why Grandpa needs to die.” | The Dark Lord.
Heh, he was not very impressive. A thin lanky mess of a man, graying and withered. His breathing was shallow, his head rested at an angle on his neck, his eyes white and staring at nothing. Wires protruded across his naked skin, pumping blood and several colored chemicals. My attention snapped as a chil... | The kid looks about 10.
With large, round eyes and long, silvery hair, it is easy to recognize her lineage. The girl would grow into a fine beauty, provided she survives all of this.
And then the absurdity of this hits me, and I burst into laughter. An incredulous, almost maniacal laugh:
"You have a granddaughter? ... | 2019-12-11T20:56:25 | 2019-12-11T20:13:37 | 53 | 21 |
[WP] The most difficult part of being a Supervillian? Find love, not because other people won't like you, but because the stupid Superheros will swoop in and "rescue" your date every time, but this time you have a plan, and it's going to work. | *Any moment, now.*
I glanced to the windows and skylights that drenched me in sunlight, panels of crystalline glass so huge that a blind man could pick me out from the amongst the diners. On second thought, picking a location with so much fragility may not have been a stroke of genius.
"Are you okay, dear?" my darlin... | “This time will work”, you think to yourself. You decided, quite against your better instincts, to date someone more your speed. Perhaps more importantly, someone who provides a reason for those do-gooder bastards to think twice before attacking. The anti-heroine MissStep.
Dinner had been going... | 2022-11-30T23:13:37 | 2019-02-23T08:00:25 | 1,144 | 14 |
[WP] You’ve just fought and lost a gruesome battle against your greatest enemy. Heavily injured, you can turn your head slightly to resist the villain removing your mask before finally ending you. You mentally prepare for the final blow but it never comes. The villain recognizes you. | "Oof!" The wind was knocked from my chest as I slammed into the ground. I took stock of my situation in the few remaining seconds I had.
*Okay, knee is broken, three...no, four cracked ribs, and one hell of a headache. Not that it matters, anyway.*
Slaymaster landed a few steps away from me, chuckling as he calmly re... | I crack open an eye and take a peek.
The villian is looking down at me, horrified. "D...Dad?!"
*Well, this is awkward.*
"Soooooon!" I exclaim. "Gimme a hug."
The villian - apparently my son - collapses into my arms, a sniveling, sobbing, snorting mess. "I m-m-missed you s-s-so *much!*"
"There, there." I pat his ba... | 2018-10-16T17:45:05 | 2018-10-16T16:57:39 | 163 | 39 |
[WP] The grammar police is real and their coming for you. | "The grammar police is coming?" my client nervously asked.
"*Are* coming," I said, quickly collecting the papers we had spread all over the table. "The grammar police *are* coming."
"So what should we do?" he asked.
"The word "police" is what's called a *plurale tantum,"* I continued, fastening the papers in a binde... | I thought that it would be funny, you know?
Make a reddit post, intentionally put in a spelling mistake, watch the comments and karma rain from above. It was supposed to be a harmless prompt, taking up less than a minute of my day to create. I'd get to read a few interesting prompts, entertain myself for a little b... | 2019-05-04T16:37:25 | 2019-05-04T16:30:06 | 65 | 40 |
[WP] Due to the increasing ammount of souls that need reaping, Death has decided to upgrade from a scythe to a farming combine. | Alex was at peace. Well, as much as a dying man could be, anyway, trying to remain uncowed by existential dread and the realization that your future consists of the laying down in a hopefully comfortable box, and eternal darkness.
So yea. Alex's doing well. Fine, even.
He didn't quite exactly know what he was dying o... | As it turns out a lifetime of scamming was liable to get you shot. Reluctantly I poked my still warm corpse resting between the bullet-riddled cubicles and shag carpeting. A ghostly outline of my boss floating next to his mutilated corpse slumped across the hall. "So Jerry how is the family treating you?"
"I swear to... | 2021-01-17T11:44:05 | 2021-01-17T09:32:56 | 26 | 12 |
[WP] A paranoid schizophrenic man thinks he's keeping a personal daily diary but for some reason people keep approaching him with intimate knowledge of the contents and telling him how much they love his work. | “Oh my God, Patient 01111-7? I’m like, your biggest fan, no way!” The girl squeals, really, positively squeals in a way no woman ever has at seeing me. “That thing you wrote about the nurse you saw through your cell bars? It was the most beautiful thing I’ve ever read. How did that one line go? *‘Her hair like the lowe... | **Emotions are too hot to touch directly.** That's okay. That doesn't mean we can't pick them and throw them, and everyone should be able to pick their emotions up and throw them. Monkeys get to fling their bullshit around; why shouldn't we? We shouldn't because humans are squeamish about picking things up, which is wh... | 2021-04-21T08:42:09 | 2021-04-21T08:35:19 | 169 | 31 |
[WP] Instead of wolves, bears were the domesticated and now known as “man’s best friend.” | **Language Warning, I suppose**
You ever have one of those things, where when you see it, or hear it, or smell it, it just sets you off? You start seeing red and your body trembles with rage?
Well, when I heard that fucking growling from my front yard again, I knew I had found ‘my thing.’
“Honey!” I screamed. “That ... | "The tracks are still fresh," Isha said, kneeling down to palm the muddy footprints slowly washing away in the rain, "It's finally moving toward the pass I think,"
With a low grunt, Nita gently pushed her aside and started sniffing at the tracks.
"Hey c'mon, that's cheating," Isha said, giving Nita a hard tackle in t... | 2018-02-22T18:03:49 | 2018-02-22T17:23:55 | 194 | 17 |
[WP] This particular magic college is weird but feared. Each professor is a self made immortal and the head master of the college is a thousand year old lich. | I had finally been accepted to the greatest institution of Magical Learning within the Dark Continent. The Imperial College of Sloth. To many, the name itself would cause confusion. How can a place run by the Sinful Lord of Sloth ever be productive? From what I’ve heard, he is only slothful when doing anything other th... | Andre crept out of bed, eager not to waste a second. Throwing his clothes on and slipping on his shoes, he grabbed his bag and left. Closing the door as quietly as he could, he saw that the corridor was deserted. Speeding towards the entrance, as the firelights flickered above him, his thoughts drifted to the horrible ... | 2021-12-07T05:30:57 | 2021-12-07T05:21:05 | 85 | 14 |
[WP] Astro-Carcinization - crabs keep evolving over and over in our fossil record. The crab body shape is prevalent. Assume we finally meet aliens and we are the only non crab intelligence ever found. | Due to the fact that the Crustalien ship happened to land in the middle of the Washington National Mall, the fate of humanity rested in the hands of the President of the United States, much to the chagrin of the rest of the world. The President had been fielding calls from world leaders since first contact was made, e... | Severus stood open mouthed and salivating in a crowded marketplace, a two pound hammer in his hands and a concealed laser pistol in his right pocket. From every window above and from every stall on the street, there hung the greatest assortment of delicacies he’d ever seen, crabs and lobsters of every description, many... | 2021-03-27T15:42:37 | 2021-03-27T14:16:16 | 48 | 13 |
[WP]God comes up with a new rule to deter innocent human sacrifices in his name. From now on, there should be TWO human sacrifices; the first will be chosen by the town as usual, the second will be chosen by the first tribute, without any objections. | He hobbled down the main street, focusing on a point a few feet ahead of me. He didn't want to meet anyone's gaze. He was tired of seeing the pity in people's eyes. He was tired of being helpless, tired of being powerless.
Not that he had any choice.
He went to Chief Jackson's house and knocked on the door. The chief... | “Brothers and sisters! Our beautiful village of Salem has strayed from the path of righteousness in recent years. Brotherhood and prosperity have been replaced by distrust and poverty. The harvests grow poorer with each passing year, the weather ever fiercer to demonstrate His disapproval. However! This is but a test o... | 2020-06-18T10:26:55 | 2020-06-18T10:15:40 | 592 | 223 |
[WP] A man releases an evil genie, bent on corrupting his wishes. However, the man's wishes are so boring and mundane, the evil genie struggles to twist them. | A Pizza? Could that human Jeb be so stupid as not to realize what the wishes truly meant? How much power he had at his disposal?
The genie was about to conjure a soggy pineapple pizza for this sucker, but stopped and reconsidered. A Test! Of course - a test! The human was just testing him. Testing if he would corrupt... | “I am the Grand Genie Beryl, most feared and envied of all my kind. I’ve brought ruin to civilizations and untold horrors the likes of which you can’t imagine. Tell me, master, how may I exact your vengeance? You have three wishes.”
“Actually, I wish for a vanilla milkshake,” Hector replied to the genie.
“Seriously?... | 2018-01-10T03:27:09 | 2018-01-10T01:43:45 | 89 | 22 |
[WP] The Grim Reaper is your overprotective dad, Hades is the cool uncle, and Cerberus is the beloved family pet. What happens when your boyfriend comes over to meet the family? | As we walked through the door, the painting fell from the wall hitting him in the head, and seeing that the frame was made entirely of concrete, it most definitely killed him. This was a common occurrence in our family. He did this to my anyone I brought home. He said he did it for me, but I know it was only for himsel... | "Dad here's Billy he's a good dude," I say to my skull-faced father who's sitting with his feet up on the coach drinking a Colt 45. "He's gonna be dead by next January from mesothelioma save yourself the trouble." The Grim Reaper responds.
"Hey Hey you're talking all over the dialogue bones!" Cerberus says. I run out... | 2017-03-08T21:13:20 | 2017-03-08T20:12:12 | 20 | 11 |
[WP] At the age of twelve you started randomly seeing a green line and a red line appear on the ground. You always followed the green line and have lived a successful and happy life. Ten years later you are on top of the world, but bored. Time to see where the red line leads. | The green line has given me purpose since the age of twelve. It led me to choose the right college, right degree, and find the woman of my dreams. After following the green line for 10 years, I will getting married in May next year, I just started medical school, graduated college with a 4.0 gpa, etc. The green line do... | I was finally there, at the top of the world. Around me I could see all of my journey highlighted in green, culminating in this moment. After soaking it all in and feeling quite pleased with myself for awhile, boredom slowly crept in.
I started glancing at the red line and wondering its destination. I resolved to foll... | 2017-08-23T07:53:37 | 2017-08-23T06:39:05 | 78 | 15 |
[WP] You are a cannon fodder minion on the first floor of a dungeon, and have just killed the hero. You now have to explain to the boss that you just ruined his plan. | He didn't dare to believe his eyes as he stared down at the smoldering corpse of the hero at his feet. This was the vaunted hero? In rotted leather armor and bearing a chipped sword? Surely his Lord's carefully planned traps, expertly trained minions and artfully designed mazes gathered over these past 7 years since th... | I traversed the 7 floors to the large doors that separated the rest of the dungeon with our dragon overlord, Vulth'Gliiv. He accepted challenges from adventurers of all kinds but only to lure in his rival, 'The Hero," Xanlannan Fiedlerson. The door creaked screeched slowly as I pushed it open, m'lord perched at the top... | 2014-09-03T12:27:33 | 2014-09-03T12:04:15 | 241 | 17 |
[WP]everyone has a sigil on their body that represents powers that were bestowed onto humanity after the rapture of the Milky Way. The bullies at school always pick on you because you never used your power, but you’ve had enough. Now they are going to find out why your sigil is a plain old circle | When the rapture happened there was a pretty big uproar. Anarchy, riots the whole shebang. People were scared, and they should've been. But then after, they started to get used to it. Then people started being born with weird birthmarks, and usually developed powers based on that mark. Most had constellations. My frien... | *Dark...... It went dark..... but how? It's still day,* they thought, feeling the air around the cool.
The air continued to grow colder and colder, nothing but inky blackness surrounding them. Then they saw you. You in the center, eyes dark and your face twisted into a vicious scowl and arms stretching to what was th... | 2020-02-26T07:44:57 | 2020-02-26T06:52:34 | 91 | 42 |
[WP] You reach the afterlife, but before you find out where you'll end up, you have to watch the entire life of someone and decide where they should go. What you don't know is all of your memories have been wiped and it's your own life you're watching. | "Well sir?" The being of pure light asked "have you made a choice?"
"Yes" I answered slowly, but then angrily "he's a phony, a fraud, he used his religion, his so-called ministry to look good to his family and friends, but his selfishness and laziness caused so much more harm then good"
"He didn't earn a single th... | "Okay, so I just sit in this chair and judge a life?" I asked.
"Yeah, and lucky for you this life died young. Are you ready?"
"Yeah I'm ready... Wow, a VCR. Haven't seen those in a while. Why don't y'all upgrade?"
"Budget cuts. So just put your thoughts into this video and place this person where you really think... | 2016-05-10T21:52:51 | 2016-05-10T18:32:26 | 96 | 59 |
[WP] Each child in your village is chosen by a weapon at their coming of age. The deadlier the weapon, the greater the prestige for the family. You've been chosen by the pen. | A pen? Really? A fucking pen?
My dad sat in the corner, head in hands, laughing hysterically and triumphantly.
Wait.. Was this a prank? No, surely not. My dad, the ever serious scribe would never joke about a pen.
"Dad, why would I be chosen by a pen? A pen is only mightier than a sword in that movie in the in the t... | "But why a pen?"
"Because we are not savages anymore. We're a civilization now. In a time where battles are fought between armies of gun and pike, a single sword is useless. Instead, men must now use logic and reason to inspire these armies to bring justice to the world. I hope you will use this responsibly."
***... | 2017-04-10T09:52:20 | 2017-04-10T09:48:04 | 37 | 17 |
[WP] You are a marriage councillor and your first clients are history's most infamous couple. No not Romeo and Juliet but Zeus and Hera | “Alright would one of you like to tell me why you’re here today?”
“I’ll go first.” The husband is named Zeus. He’s very impressive looking, smartly dressed with a physique that would draw the envy of bodybuilders. And the chin! Songs could be written about the clef of it.
“He’ll go first,” His wife Hera says at the ... | Me (Thinking):
“Why did the most dysfunctional couple of all of Greek mythological lore have to come to me? And I can’t even use tough love, they’ll just smite me! He’s a serial cheater and she’s a psycho path that goes after his love children. I don’t recall any myths that they WEREN’T at each other throats. What woul... | 2021-02-07T08:31:15 | 2021-02-07T08:00:58 | 39 | 22 |
[WP] Adolf Hilter fakes his own death, survives the war, and gets a job verifying the authenticity of Nazi memorabilia at a pawn shop. | "No, no, no," the old man was saying. "This is not what I am telling you. What *I* am telling you, is that this," he waved around my grandfather's knife, "is a replica."
Sales shit. Fuckin' assholes. "Dude," I said. "I found this in my grandfather's crawlspace."
He looked at me like I was an idiot. "And because your ... | I had actually put on my gloves for this piece. It looked frail and if real could very well be a very interesting find. I carefully checked the writing on the back to see if it could have been written with a more modern pen. The more I looked at it, the more I was convinced this could be genuine. I turned it around aga... | 2022-03-20T02:03:42 | 2015-12-26T19:44:30 | 1,230 | 59 |
[WP] "Captain... the human didn't put on it's anti-warp gear before we jumped." "Sad to hear, prepare the coffin and jettison it." "No, sir. The human... nothing's happened to it. It didn't go insane from seeing infinity in the stars." | They glanced at each other; the emotions of their kind were harder to read, granted, but I could tell there was a certain anxiousness to it. Perhaps there was a shiftiness about their eyes.
And while their words, harsh and guttural, were harder to decipher- I didn’t have much of a knack for language- the blatancy of ... | The words came out before he knew it.
"Take me to him. Immediately."
"Yes sir."
Following his subordinate, his mind raced rapidly while confusion and doubt raged. In all his years as Commander of the Sentinel Station, Kr'jak had never encountered anyone who could handle a warp intact. They usually left in coffins.
... | 2020-07-14T01:07:26 | 2020-07-14T00:17:30 | 688 | 163 |
[WP] Human beings unlock skills as they grow up, walking, taking, etc. You are the oldest person in the history of the world, and today you unlock a skill no one ever had. | It was integrated into our societal infrastructure. There were thousands of skill trees, most undiscovered. It seemed that no matter how technologically advanced we were, there were still skill trees to be discovered and honed.
Some skill trees were abandoned, just utterly useless and others entirely taboo. Everyone c... | I smiled faintly as I gazed out from my perch on my usual bench, admiring the city. It was a Sunday, the air thick with humidity but free from the sounds of traffic. There had been a celebration in honor of my one hundred twenty-fifth birthday the day before, full of great grandchildren and reporters. Thirty years ago ... | 2018-06-23T11:22:33 | 2018-06-23T11:18:16 | 348 | 47 |
[WP] Write a story about something you don't understand. Do NO research. Make everything up as you go.
**Possible subjects:**
*Fly-Fishing
*Open-Heart Surgery
*Supply-Management in the Canadian Dairy Industry
*Making Hollywood Movies
*Guidance Counselling for High School Students
*Storm Chasing
*Electrical Rep... | According to all laws regarding aerodynamics, a bee should not be able to fly. Their wings are too small. Their rumps to... Err... rumpish. But that does not stop the mighty bee. Try as nature might, it cannot stop the bee.
You see, every bee is born with a small jetpack, right in between their wings, and is only vis... | "Okay bob, hold my scalpel while I squeeze the heart"
"Right, now I just need you to connect those two tubes while I hold it like this"
"Okay...
Yes! done!"
"Wait, why is my computer making that weird beeping noise?"
"OH MY GOD!!! HE'S GONNA DIE! GET THE DEFIBRILLATOR!!"
*zzzzZAP!*
"Oops, I think we kille... | 2016-02-01T22:09:55 | 2016-02-01T21:35:35 | 40 | 11 |
[WP] A planet and its moon both have intelligent life. For 400 years they have watched each other through telescopes. Now one of them is launching its first rocket to pay the other their first visit. | We'd blossomed through trade. We'd always seen them there, and we'd been fortunate enough to develop along the same timelines. When we'd first discovered Radio, it had been incredible. It took years to learn eachother's languages, but we'd managed it.
Then we managed rocketry. We couldn't protect anything living, so t... | LOG 1:
"ahem, is this thing on? Yes? okay. My name is Darmi Steran. I am the captain of the \*Void\* the vessel that will be leaving the moon Rotuga and approaching its planet Nera. We have observed the intelligent life on Nera for 400 years through telescopic instruments. the planets life is strange.
But first, life... | 2018-07-05T11:03:59 | 2018-07-05T06:24:56 | 37 | 24 |
[WP] Aliens invade earth, but end up being defeated by an incredibly ridiculous flaw (for example, they're like flies and don't realize you can't fly through windows).
EDIT: Oh come on guys, I said *incredibly* ridiculous flaw. No need to make it so serious or subtle! Go all out with something outrageous! | I was there for first contact. I was a diplomatic aid with the UN delegation. It was utter panic co-ordinating everything behind the scenes. All of the petty demands from different world leaders. I was constantly on my phone co-ordinating this mess.
It didn't help that the extraterrestrials chose the mojave desert as... | We were ready. As ready as we could be.
When we had first received the transmission, humanity had been jubilant. Contact with alien life. Contact with *intelligent* alien life.
When we managed to translate the message we were less happy. It was a message of hate and genocide. Full of malice and superiority.
... | 2014-10-10T09:53:19 | 2014-10-10T09:37:39 | 41 | 22 |
[WP] You have the ability to know a lie when you hear it, and to know the truth when lied to. Society appoints you to a high judiciary position, but there's nobody to check if YOU'RE lying when you decide justice. Which case do you remember most?
Edit: Hi, guys! I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who visited or... | I have a few under my belt, but one case sticks out in particular.
It all started on a dusty street. Palm leaves swaying under the blazing sun. It was one of those days where you’d rather stay inside a cool basement than wander the city, but duty called as it tends to do when you least of all need it.
Somewhat grump... | Judiciary: You want to know about which case I remember most huh? \[chuckles\]
Interviewer: Yes, you've served for almost 80 years now, no doubt you probably have hundred of stories. \[inaudible\]
Judiciary: Okay, \[laughs\] here's one that's stuck with me in my mind \[sic\], I'll let you guess when it was.
Intervie... | 2018-05-15T21:16:02 | 2018-05-15T20:44:11 | 209 | 39 |
[WP] It's International Bring-Your-Gun-To-Work Day, and it's becoming clear to everyone in the office that your gun is just a banana under your jacket. | I walked in like it was any other Thursday, satchel strung over my shoulder, hands in my jacket’s pockets, and a cap on my head. I nodded hello to the receptionist Jeanine as I walked by, she was cute, but she was occupied with a phone call. As I caught her gaze I made a motion towards my jacket pocket. She looked down... | What’s that under your shirt and tie
I’ve think I’ve seen it somewhere before
I don’t know if you’re happy to see me
Or if you just got back from the grocery store
-
That’s not a gun, it’s a banana
That’s not a gun, it’s a banana
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You better watch your mouth, boy
Better be careful what you say
Cause if you k... | 2016-12-29T17:45:56 | 2016-12-29T17:44:03 | 50 | 17 |
[WP] You possess the ability of persistent lucid dreaming. Accompanied by a strange man/woman, together you build a world you revisit every night. One day you see them at a coffee shop. You immediately recognize each other. | "Today, love, this nation is ours. For now, and forever," I told Maya, gripping her hand and smiling with excitement.
She jumped up and down, giggling with glee, and drew Arakh from its sheath. Blue streaks of light danced across rocks as the sun gleamed off her majestic sapphire sword. Without even waiting for me, sh... | You know that moment when you're lying awake at night, wondering if The Matrix was just the machines trolling us and this is all a simulation, plot holes and all.
Sitting across from her I had one of those moments.
Not one of our dreams. Our dreams had more lasers and robots and sometimes a t-rex.
But still not real... | 2016-01-31T23:21:09 | 2016-01-31T19:15:19 | 435 | 87 |
[WP] Living in a world of cartoonish supervillains and superheroes, the world gets quite the shock when a villain appears who sets the bombs to go off when they reach 3 seconds, dont care if his minions get the kill on a hero, always double-taps and in general ignores clichés | "...and no one will ever forget the name of 'The Scarlet Offend-'" BANG. The supervillain was cut off by a bullet that exploded the back of his head onto his minions as they scuttled about the bank, collecting jewellery and cash from everyone assembled. Everyone gasped, some in the crowd screamed in a shrill pitch, the... | The Good King Steve, (He insisted upon a non-evil sounding title.) was approached by one of his trusted advisers. "My King, I have this months news for you. All of the oracles have successfully been captured, and seven Chosen Ones have been successfully killed at birth, and four rebellions have been destroyed by your s... | 2017-08-15T17:44:54 | 2017-08-15T14:36:32 | 211 | 119 |
[WP] Among Alien species humans are famous for prefering pacifism but being the most dangerous species when they are forced to fight.
EDIT:WOW THIS EXPLODED GUYS MY FIRST MAJOR PROMPT. | “It is currently the halfway point of the 57th millennial conference of the Galactic Federation,” the shrill voice of the insectoid Kel’Tari announcer rang out through telecasters across the galaxy, “diplomats, leaders, warriors and scientists from all the sentient races in the galaxy have made their way to Sol III, th... | Humans had always been respected in the intergalactic society. Not for our scientific breakthroughs, we were actually the last of space capable species to achieve intergalactic travel. We're not respected for our love of things that are beautiful, or creative. No, we're respected for our resolve. Over the last several ... | 2016-03-13T18:37:08 | 2016-03-13T17:44:09 | 63 | 20 |
[WP] The princess is different to say the very least. Her face covered in battle scars instead of make up, her hands as hard as stone and her eyes more frightening than a dragon. But you must perform your duty as a knight and guard her even though she may not need your protection. | Severyn stood atop the cliff, surveying the aftermath of the battle. The wind caused torn uniform and flag alike to ripple, causing the soldiers and mages looking for survivors to blend into the grisly scene before him. There would be no time to bury the dead properly this day.
"How much longer do we have, Captain?" S... | At the age of seven I was chosen
To guard the princess of noblesse was the duty
The third was not like the other royal women
She desired strength to protect the common like thee
Training blades with brother and guard
She put twice the effort and had thrice the physique
She lead her kingdoms armies from the front... | 2022-10-03T18:00:44 | 2022-10-03T16:27:04 | 18 | 12 |
[WP] An alternate world in which North America has, so far, gone unnoticed by the rest of humanity, and is considerably more advanced with their technology. On the evening of December 21, 2012, hundreds of missiles are fired from NA, targeting major cities in Europe and Asia. | Aaron Francis, defence secretary of Great Britain, had been having his tea with his wife Kelly when he'd had the call. He'd groaned, excused himself, and stepped into the hallway of his London apartment, the aromas of pork in honey and mustard sauce following him out, calling to his belly.
He knew the gravelly male vo... | The red brick factories belched black smoke into the smog filled air. The silence of the city around the factories was deafening. Curfew had been declared twenty years ago, nobody was outside in the pollution filled dawn. Red banners with sickles flew from every window. The great communist party had taken over the worl... | 2013-12-18T09:11:11 | 2013-12-18T08:13:13 | 49 | 13 |
[WP] Humanity is dead. You were the last human alive until you eventually die. Expecting some sort of afterlife you’re surprised when the first thing you hear is, “OH MY GOD FINALLY! Can we start the next round now?” | I wake up…nowhere. At first, I am alone, and every direction I look there is nothingness. Then, I look at the sky, and it’s there. Then I look down, and there’s grass under my feet.
Figures start to appear. The noise gives it all away, and an outline appears before their body fully appears, but soon they are everywher... | The next round?
The next round of what?
“Life.”
What life? I am...or I was? The Last Man.
“You held the door open for the rest of us.”
I did? Alternate memories, a man surrounded by carcasses of the slain, slowly breathing his last. A father, slowly letting go in his bed. A painful vista encapsulated in four weepi... | 2019-05-24T15:09:11 | 2019-05-24T12:40:30 | 2,469 | 68 |
[WP] You seem to really be hitting off with a new friend. In the course of casual conversation, a sense of unease begins to creep in as you slowly realized that the two of you share all the same opinions. Every. Single. One. | I remember how we met casually, on the train. I walked in a nearly empty car and saw you sitting by a corner, reading a book. I smiled and sat beside you, nudging you to show how I had the exact same book in my own bag.
You took a good look at me, then laughed. For the next 15 minutes, we talked about punishment, red... | Which I completely ignored-and tried to force myself to forget about-the effects of for years and years and years. How naive I turned out to be...
You know that saying, "opposites attract?" For me it was opposite-that is, the more views I found out we shared in common the more I got attracted to her. You could call th... | 2017-06-18T01:56:35 | 2017-06-17T22:10:45 | 1,173 | 16 |
[WP] Charon, boatman of the river Styx, gets the last two coins he needs for what he's been saving up for since the beginning of time.
Charon always takes two coins for passage into the land of the dead. Whatever he has been saving up for, he has finally reached his goal.
Edit: Thank you, person who gave this gold! I... | "Sir? Sir, may I help you?" she asked the man by the water cooler.
He had been pacing restlessly around the waiting room all through her lunch break, staring at the TV, and sometimes at other customers. Based on the somewhat shabby state of his clothing and the unsettling, unfocused look in his eyes, she doubted that... | On the paddle he drove into the water with calm precision, he drew tally marks. His day would come, he knew; there was a flaw in their plan. Charon would keep count in his own quiet way.
******
The woman in her modest black dress was old and shrunken and quite dead. Caroline was sure of the last one: she'd poked t... | 2014-10-30T00:08:09 | 2014-10-29T18:06:15 | 43 | 15 |
[WP] You are a Zoologist who’s studying dragons trying to discovery why they have the features of a prey animal. When for the first time you see their predator | Day 49
Aye, it is a truly terrifying sight.
Being the uncreative hack that I am, I decided to name these foul beasts "Dragon Killers", although that name may stick due to it being the only thing you need to know about them.
Skin as slick as an elaborate coat of plates, shining as bright as the most gilded of copper ... | It's man. Man is their predator. Fascinated by their beauty and power, men did what men do and sought to hunt and collect trophies of these creatures. Eventually only those with prey characteristics survived. Those who could see a man riding at them whilst they lowered their heads to drink, those that could blend into ... | 2022-03-18T23:06:02 | 2022-03-18T22:54:48 | 36 | 19 |
[WP]Humans are the first species to achieve interstellar travel. Not because we are smarter or more advanced than aliens, but because we are the only ones stupid and stubborn enough to try. | Some of you are asking yourselves, how is this small fleshy thing, from a few star systems over, able to stand here in front of you right now, and ask, what is your next goal, what is your next objective? Why is it, that I dare to ask you these questions, when you are more advanced, and more capable than I and my entir... | Three more ships were launched into the stratosphere, and three more ships were bashed back down to earth by the giant space squid.
"We need more spaceships" Shouted the president
"But sir, we're running out of metal. And the jetfuel repository is running dry" A NASA man shouted back.
"Damn your cowardice" The pres... | 2017-11-22T16:03:24 | 2017-11-22T15:36:45 | 188 | 18 |
[WP] When you’re 28, science discovers a drug that stops all effects of aging, creating immortality. Your government decides to give the drug to all citizens under 26, but you and the rest of the “Lost Generations” are deemed too high-risk. When you’re 85, the side effects are finally discovered. | They told us we wouldn’t get Alzheimers.
Technically, they were right.
The ads plastered on every billboard, livestream, and website promised Ephoebus would preserve our body and brain’s critical functions. The generation young enough to take it would have the quick wits of a twenty-something combined with the wisdo... | *"I wish I knew what I know now, when i was younger." - Rod Stewart*
Civilization is strange. Always tinkering with things. Hell, some jackass had to give himself small-pox just to cure small pox. This was long ago of course, but it stands to reason, people just can't leave well enough alone.
So, when Harold found h... | 2018-06-04T21:35:59 | 2018-06-04T21:07:17 | 354 | 25 |
[WP] Seven demons (sins) come to tempt you, but you're so down on your luck that they feel bad for you... Greed teaches you financing, Sloth provides stress relief, Envy motivates you to be more competitive and therefore successful, Wrath gets you involved in activism, etc. | I woke up sweating. It was well past noon. These days, I'd lost all hope of waking to an alarm clock. Three months of furlough will do that to you. I heard a gruff rumbling outside the door. Fedex, probably. Another biting reminder that some people are still getting paid. Able to order fuzzy socks or those dumb cleanin... | "Uhmm so you are the 29 year old virgin, I guess Tonight's your night" whisper The Seductress in my ears. Offer sounded tempting but I never had any good luck in my life and knowing what ussually happens I remarked as I took a drink from my martini in my driest voice "Sorry to burst your bubble but I don't have that so... | 2020-04-30T07:39:13 | 2020-04-30T06:26:07 | 74 | 27 |
[WP] You are a vampire hunter. Your roommate is a vampire. Neither of you can afford the apartment on your own so if one of you attacks the other you'll lose the apartment. The tension between you two is increasing by the day. | Beep. Beep. Beep. The alarm roused me from my sleep. 5:45. He’d be home soon. He had to be back before the sun came up. My phone rang. It was him.
“Wore out your welcome again?” I asked. I slipped on a sweatshirt and some slippers.
“Yes. Hurry up and get down here. The sun is coming up soon” he hissed.
“I’ll be down... | Hi, my name is Al, at the daytime, I am an amateur supernatural blogger and at night I am a full-time volunteer, Vampire Hunter.
As many of you may have guessed as a blogger I don't make much because of that I was kicked out of my former apartment for late payment. So I had to look for a new place to stay but because... | 2022-11-21T21:37:44 | 2022-11-21T21:03:07 | 650 | 29 |
[WP] You are a schizophrenic maddeningly in love with the man/woman of your dreams. But you're becoming increasingly unsure if she's real, or just another hallucination. | I sat at the table, bouncing my leg and looking at the clock. I've had to much coffee, and my brain feels like scrambled eggs. Running my fingers through my hair, I check my watch against the time on the clock. She should be here by now.
The diner was busy. Waitresses were taking orders. One orange juice, two flapjack... | She held his hands on the beach. No suit for him, no big dress for her. The sunset, the water, their best friends as best man and maid of honor and a priest.
Not that they were religious, just nostalgic, traditionalist.
The words were said, the tears cried (his) and then the priest and friends had gone. They sat toge... | 2014-07-22T10:11:52 | 2014-07-22T10:03:11 | 116 | 28 |
[WP] Finally dead, you wait quietly at the train station of the afterlife. As you watch everyone leave off to face their judgement, you eventually sit alone… waiting. You watch as a scythe-wielding hooded figure starts approaching, and he… sighs? “Aw man… why’d it have to be you?” | "Aw man... why'd it have to be you?" The figure said blocking the mid morning sun from my face.
"It was a beautiful day out. I told her I'd meet her one fine day. Seemed like as good a day as any." I couldn't look up. Well, wouldn't. I couldn't bring myself to look at another person or being at this moment.
"You wer... | "Aw man... why'd it have to be you?"
The man Death said that to was George R. R. Martin. Death was a fan.
The famous author said, "Well, all people have to die someday".
"Are you seriously telling **ME** that!"
"Anyway, you seem to be a fan. Am I right?"
"Yes, and it really sucks that you died before you could f... | 2022-03-05T17:44:43 | 2022-03-05T17:33:49 | 325 | 18 |
[WP]: After losing a bet, a master assassin must kill a world leader with a banana | Alisa Wen was my exotic, beautiful, arch rival. She was also sadistic.
We were sat across from one another at IHOP, staring down piles of pancakes during an all-you-can eat pancake special.
"I bet I can eat more of these than you can," she said, her almond-shaped, golden eyes flashing above the fork.
"Bet you c... | First time poster and I always love constructive feedback. Enjoy!
Killing is an art, a process. The true artist works in canvases of gags, marbles of lead, and clays of explosive compounds but it is the seductive pallete that appeals to our nature and draws us to create. Whether it’s the deep mcintosh crimson of blood... | 2014-05-13T13:20:34 | 2014-05-13T12:59:45 | 39 | 16 |
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