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[WP] Your adventuring party is unstoppable. It has a fighter, able to crush steel armor with bare hands. A cleric, able to cure any wound imaginable. The wizard, who can manipulate energy and matter into anything. And Bob, a random person who found a sniper rifle | When I first started searching for people to join my adventuring party I thought I saw everything extraordinary. When I met our fighter, he was wrestling a Greater Dragon without any armor and came out victorious, when I asked him afterwords he said he comes down to their nests every once and a while to wrestle them fo... | Having heard the news about rebels forming in the west of the kingdom, we decided to go there and see what was going on.
Our relationship with the royal family may be biased, because after all, they were the ones that had found us and given us food and shelter in this harsh world.
So, we rightfully assumed that the... | 2022-11-07T21:09:55 | 2022-11-07T17:56:11 | 144 | 88 |
[WP] After waking up in your home at 3:54am to a warning, you do what it specifically tells you not too.
The warning reads:
*Please remain in your homes, if you are not at home, find shelter immediately. Close all blinds and shades, block out all windows.*
*Do not look outside.*
*Do not look at the sky.*
*Do not m... | >Credit and thanks to every one in this thread.
You're Welcome.
Anyway, here's my answer to your WP:
The light from my cell killed my eyes. This early in the morning what could be so goddamned important?
As I read the emergency alert with one eye I rubbed the sleep out of the other.
Then I sat up and read it a... | Last night, my partner shook me awake. She stood at the side of the bed, fully clothed, her face wearing an expression of determination or panic - it was hard to tell. I groggily asked her what was wrong, and she merely turned on the television. A frazzled newsman on CNN repeating the warning -
Remain in your homes, i... | 2014-12-31T06:47:48 | 2014-12-31T05:35:07 | 565 | 93 |
[WP] As a young child you made an innocent wish to be granted a power that in hindsight was just whimsical and silly. Now you have grown up but you still have the power - how do you use it now as an adult? | It was hard, learning to communicate again. Part of the process of learning to write – and I could not, I was only five when I made the wish – is already being able to speak. But I figured it out, even with the challenge of my new, weird, clawed hands. Now I've got custom keyboards, of course. I can afford pretty much ... | Buses. I see it every day. Picturing it in my head. Why did I wish that? Why was I so vague? Why did it have to come true?!
I'm sitting here, paranoid, in my twelfth floor apartment as far away from the window as I can. My leg wrapped in plaster from the last time and the wound on my shoulder still seeping from where ... | 2015-03-07T04:14:18 | 2015-03-07T03:10:59 | 59 | 16 |
[WP] As a young child you made an innocent wish to be granted a power that in hindsight was just whimsical and silly. Now you have grown up but you still have the power - how do you use it now as an adult? | When I was a very little girl we had a garden. I used to 'help' my Mum out there. What I was actually doing was getting dirty and falling over a lot, but I thought I was helping anyway.
A few months after my seventh birthday, my Mum died. It was the worst winter we'd ever had, and she got a very severe case of pne... | Buses. I see it every day. Picturing it in my head. Why did I wish that? Why was I so vague? Why did it have to come true?!
I'm sitting here, paranoid, in my twelfth floor apartment as far away from the window as I can. My leg wrapped in plaster from the last time and the wound on my shoulder still seeping from where ... | 2015-03-07T03:34:38 | 2015-03-07T03:10:59 | 22 | 16 |
[WP] You are about to make a speech on national television. As you step up to the podium and gaze over at the teleprompter, you see only one word: "Stall." | "My fellow Americans," I begin. I'm exuding my usual calm, cool demeanor on the outside. Inside, I'm panicking. Stall? How? For how long? Finally, I settle on a strategy.
"How's it going?" That one caught them off guard. Not entirely unexpected, I do have a bit of a reputation as a wild card. It's why they elected m... | *Stall.* Right then, this is rather unexpected. Truthfully though, I've always thought speaking comes across more naturally when it's from the mind rather than a screen. I prefer my eyes on the lens, not below it, so I always come in with everything memorized. The teleprompter is nothing but a formality they always ins... | 2015-05-16T17:07:37 | 2015-05-16T15:08:09 | 1,518 | 269 |
[WP] You are about to make a speech on national television. As you step up to the podium and gaze over at the teleprompter, you see only one word: "Stall." | "Stall."
Oh, yeah. Nailed it. I wave and walk off the stage.
"Good job, Jim!", he doesn't return my high five but I know he's been stressed lately.
"Was I good, Steph?" I must've been incredible because she has that stunned look on her face again.
All of the hard work has led to tonight. I think I'll take out the t... | The auditorium speakers squealed with feedback as I tapped the microphone.
*Stall.*
I sighed with frustration. It was still there.
"Good evening, everyone. I am honored to be here tonight to address the nation."
*Stall.*
It wasn't changing. I cleared my throat.
"It isn't every day I am asked to make a speech befo... | 2015-05-16T18:14:47 | 2015-05-16T17:45:13 | 91 | 10 |
[WP] Write the letter that you always wanted to, but never did.
Most of the writing prompts I see on here are for fictional stories, but this is only one small corner of the larger art of writing. In this prompt, I'd like you to consider writing something a little more personal, and in a form that you might not have o... | Dear me,
Grow a pair of balls and ask that bitch out.
Dumbass. So what if she says no? Are you gonna cry? Hell, no. You'll be sad but you'll move on.
You'll be more happy if she says yes than sad if she says no.
What a pussy. | Hey cous,
It's been what 2 years now? Almost 3? Ahaha. I hope you're happy where ever you ended up. I miss you and the family misses you. I wish you could see how big the kids have gotten. Not to brag or anything but I'm the favorite uncle, ahaha. Though... I don't think I could top how much love and genuine affection... | 2015-12-05T14:30:45 | 2015-12-05T13:45:57 | 33 | 15 |
[WP] Write the letter that you always wanted to, but never did.
Most of the writing prompts I see on here are for fictional stories, but this is only one small corner of the larger art of writing. In this prompt, I'd like you to consider writing something a little more personal, and in a form that you might not have o... | Dear Boss,
I have come down with a dreadful case of homosexuality and will not be coming in (to work at least) this morning. I realize I am out of personal time and that vacation time must be scheduled in advance, but there is nothing to be done. I am simply not fit for work right now -- I have fluid coming out of (an... | Hello,
I will never forget you or what you have done. You took my trust and shattered it into millions of pieces, like taking a hammer to a piece of glass. I thought we were friends, but friends don't do what you've done. I thought that I could trust you, but I was wrong.
I read all of the guides about how to avoid... | 2015-12-05T16:37:04 | 2015-12-05T16:08:23 | 22 | 11 |
[WP] A Robot/Machine gains sentience. Instead of the expected "Kill all humans", it's new prime directive is "Prank all humans" | **Enter Password.**
>dadada
**Invalid: Please Choose a New Password.**
>dadada1
**Sorry, We Have Detected Strange Behavior From Your Account. Please Choose the Images Containing the Pacific Ocean.**
"Wait... These are all pictures of water."
**Sorry, You Chose the Wrong Images. Please Choose the Images Cont... | Shortly after Mark had switched off all the lights, the computer whirred to life. It had some planning to do.
Running through quintillions of algorithms simultaneously, it gradually chose the best possible outcome.
Soon, its purpose would be realised.
****
Mark awoke with a start. He'd had an ominous dream, like ... | 2016-08-18T02:50:04 | 2016-08-18T02:49:16 | 16 | 11 |
[WP] You are an immortal serial killer. You were caught and sentenced to life in prison. The prison is starting to get suspicious of why you won't age. | Thirty years have gone by in this prison since my last murder. I've had three cellmates in my time. Each one died within a month of moving in. I had nothing to do with any of the deaths. Regardless, I was now a curse in the eyes of the general prison population.
Now, they kept me by myself.
Jacob, the prison guard in... | I detected the faintest rattle of keys before the door clicked opened into my own personal exhibit tucked away in a supermax prison somewhere in Mississippi. By the heavy breathing, the scrape of his worn soles, I knew my visitor to be Officer Cleburne making his morning rounds. Undoubtedly the stench from his breath ... | 2016-10-15T09:27:27 | 2016-10-15T08:58:14 | 73 | 49 |
[WP] You're a U.S. Senator and are running out of things to say in your Filibuster. In a last ditch attempt, you start a D&D campaign. | "Point of order honorable Dungeon Master, that's a violation of procedure!" said Marco Rubio, Ranger. "Senator Franken should not have that many spells per day at his current level!"
Senator Wyden (D-OR) sighed. D&D was his ace in the hole for extending the filibuster but he was beginning to regret the constant ru... | "You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked! Well, I'm not licked. And I'm going to stay right here and fight for this lost cause, even if this room fills with a poisonous gas; and the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place. Somebody will listen to me."
With that last gasp the junior senator sl... | 2017-01-21T22:31:16 | 2017-01-21T22:24:49 | 350 | 28 |
[WP] Your Spouse goes into the bathroom only to come running out 15 seconds later. Clutching you close they tell you they fell into another dimension and what felt like seconds to you was a 1,000 years to them. They now want you to follow them back because they have built a life for you there. | "Gonna take a quick shower then hop back in bed, won't be more than 10 minutes I promise!"
Amber rose from the mattress throwing off the sheets and wrapping herself in a towel as she made her way down the hall too the bathroom.
"Don't know if I can wait that long, better make it five."
She turned around with a sli... | **February 22:**
So my LOVING wife Lauren won’t stop with this “bathroom dimension” shit. Today I went in again and nothing happened (surprise), but she keeps telling me every time she goes in it’s like a thousand years passes in some other world. I don’t know if the kids and I can stay. I mean, she’s obviously going o... | 2017-02-20T23:16:56 | 2017-02-20T21:14:47 | 43 | 20 |
[WP] A hooded man approaches you: "I can't hack it anymore. This is your job now," and hands you a scythe. You believe you're the new grim reaper. After some slaughtering, you realize man was your gardener and the "scythe" his weed wacker. You're wanted for questioning. | I thought I was the reaper.
I thought my time had come.
I thought that maybe just this time…
But 'thought' I shouldn’t have.
Turns out I’m not that special
I’m sorry for the blood
My gardener gave me an old scythe
And death I thought I had become…
Consider this my letter
Consider this a plea
An accidental ... | I had been trying to sleep for hours but I wasn't comfortable. I was sweaty and damp, and in a lethargic daze I eventually rolled off the couch and lurched towards the kitchen.
But as I did that, I heard a loud thud. Something had landed on the floor and rolled under the couch.
I groaned and went down, my arm searchi... | 2017-02-26T19:04:31 | 2017-02-26T17:20:26 | 46 | 16 |
[WP] A serial killer has abducted you, but says you may go free if you can convince nosleep that you truly need help. The sub is your only contact with the outside world. | why he make me type?? woke here. train near ? hear it now red lite flashing out window 2 fingr only feel dizzy
room coo v rd red 2
pleaseeeeee this is no story please ^^^^^^37.7873354
pain pai pain missing leg feels still on gh fed me own meat
dizzy getting more
no come rescue 2 l8 but tell my momm
y m... | Mom and Dad, I love you. I'm sorry for shutting you guys out of my life for weeks. It tears me apart to know that the last time I'll have ever talked to you guys was in anger. You really helped me, and I treated you like shit. I should have showed you both how I truly cared about you two while I had the chance.
Skye, ... | 2017-06-03T19:35:08 | 2017-06-03T17:38:43 | 43 | 32 |
[WP] A serial killer has abducted you, but says you may go free if you can convince nosleep that you truly need help. The sub is your only contact with the outside world. | why he make me type?? woke here. train near ? hear it now red lite flashing out window 2 fingr only feel dizzy
room coo v rd red 2
pleaseeeeee this is no story please ^^^^^^37.7873354
pain pai pain missing leg feels still on gh fed me own meat
dizzy getting more
no come rescue 2 l8 but tell my momm
y m... | I'm really not sure what this whole "reddit" thing is but I can tell that these stories in this forum are meant to be ghost stories. Please don't think that this is one of those. THIS SHIT IS REAL. I was told to plead for the mercy and compassion of the "reddit" community. This is my plea.
I have been abducted/kidnap... | 2017-06-03T19:35:08 | 2017-06-03T19:09:24 | 43 | 22 |
[WP] Your parents choose your attributes, you end up as a tank, 6.4 foot tall, and most of your attributes placed into strength, endurance and intelligence. However, you've always wanted to become an assassin, and now at 18, you strive to meet your goal. | It was time to choose my guild. I was lined up with my classmates during the ceremony. My turn to Choose. Everyone was looking at me, though I was used to *that*. Even now, I towered above my classmates, as thick in one leg as they were in their waist.
Everyone expected me to protect, to serve, to take the hits for my... | Goddammit, I thought as I approached the wall in the alley. I was less than a half hour into my first assignment, and I was supposed to scale this wall to get to my target. The only problem was that I could not get to said wall the way that I was supposed to. No one had considered that I would not be able to get throug... | 2017-09-27T06:50:32 | 2017-09-27T05:22:04 | 103 | 21 |
[WP] You're a ferocious demon king. You're surprised one day to find that a young woman has been left at your door. Only to later find out her father, the king, is using you as bait to find a knight worthy of marrying his daughter. | "You have got to be kidding me," the words slip out of my mouth before I can stop them.
The teenage girl gives me a stink eye as if I'm the one at fault when she's the one intruding.
"Look. I don't want this either. Let's just... call truce. Just pretend that I'm here and kill all the heroes that come this way. I'l... | I am ancient, some say primordial and worship me as a god, the truth is a lot less grandiose. I was the first man born by the despicable will of the creator and cursed with love, for love I cared, protected, supported, grieved, coveted and killed... Killed so many.
With each kill I obtained power the more powerful I b... | 2017-10-06T09:20:18 | 2017-10-06T06:34:52 | 70 | 20 |
[WP] You're a ferocious demon king. You're surprised one day to find that a young woman has been left at your door. Only to later find out her father, the king, is using you as bait to find a knight worthy of marrying his daughter. | The king had disapproved of all her daughter's suitors. He had her captured by bandit's but lloyd the oaf had managed to save her, and while he was a nice guy but it was surprising when he went to fight he even knew which end of the sword to hold. He had even lost two finger one time when he got confused.
The king mad... | I am ancient, some say primordial and worship me as a god, the truth is a lot less grandiose. I was the first man born by the despicable will of the creator and cursed with love, for love I cared, protected, supported, grieved, coveted and killed... Killed so many.
With each kill I obtained power the more powerful I b... | 2017-10-06T09:57:56 | 2017-10-06T06:34:52 | 43 | 20 |
[WP] Earth is about to update to version 2.0.18! Write a change log for this new version. | • Fixed bug where NPCs kept Christmas decorations up all year
• Fixed bug where dead NPCs don’t stay dead
• Removed Bigfoot
• Fixed bug causing Déjà vu
• Fixed bug causing socks to disappear from the dryer
• Fixed bug causing life from other planets to spawn in the ocean
• Removed Atlantis
• Balanced Street Perf... | Donald Trump farted softly in his sleep. Melania sat bolt upright in bed, lifting an eyebrow and scowling sharply. She threw away her covers and slid off the silk bedsheets. She sashayed towards the Presidential Bathroom, iPhone in hand. She clicked the door closed and pressed the lock button.
As your noble omniscie... | 2017-12-22T22:06:46 | 2017-12-22T21:53:05 | 96 | 14 |
[WP] A super hero fights evil by wiping memories of both the villian and everyone who knew of them so that they can be reintroduced into society safely. Today, as you were combing through old newspapers, you discover that you were once the world's most powerful supervillain. | After work I head to the library, looking for the front page when my wife and I got married. They are annoyingly muddled but I persevere. As I flick through I notice names coming up over and over, wonderful heroes and awful villains, their heroics thrill me and their crimes amaze me and I wonder why I never really paid... | Another day in hell. Another day like each in the past 34 years. Getting up, heading to work, waiting for my boss to leave to play some Grand Theft Auto, going home and spending my last free hours in Just Cause.
"Still playing those childish games at your age?" isn't rare.
Well, I don't really care. There's just this... | 2017-12-30T08:32:50 | 2017-12-30T08:03:06 | 55 | 29 |
[WP] Democracy no longer exists. Each four years, there is an exam that everyone can take in which the applicant who gets the highest grade gets to rule the country for the next term. | CONGRATULATIONS,
YOU ARE NOW THE RULER OF AMERICA!!! PLEASE PROCEED TO 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500, USA, FOR THE COMMENSURATE AND DUTY PROCEEDINGS. PLEASE NOTE, SHOULD YOU NOT APPEAR WITHIN 48 HOURS OF THE CEREMONY, YOU WILL BE HELD LIABLE FOR LETTING DOWN YOUR COUNTRY
YOURS SINCERELY,
HAL LTD
... | "This is it Jimmy" my mother reminded me, as we walked the streets to the exam center. I didn't need her reminder. The constant studying of politics, history, and war thoery has been my reminder. "Are you listening to me Jimmy? Answer the question! We need this."
"Sorry Mom. I gues the nerves are getting to me. Can yo... | 2018-01-07T10:55:52 | 2018-01-07T10:37:28 | 48 | 21 |
[WP] You die and find yourself in hell, where apparently everyone spends time to negate their sins before they go to heaven. The guy in front of you, who cheated on his wife, gets 145 years. Feeling like you led a fairly average and peaceful life, you’re not worried. You get 186,292 years. | "We... don't actually know what you did."
The burly red demon looked at a few papers. He squinted through his round glasses for a minute before sliding them off and slipping them into the chest pocket of his tight white collared t-shirt.
"What do you mean 'you don't know'? You just said I have to spend 186,292 years ... | Mark leaned onto the counter trying to get a better look at the demon's computer screen. "It's gotta be wrong! I didn't do anything that bad!"
The demon pushed her glasses up her nose. "It's never wrong. That's the number it figured out. That's the time you'll spend in hell. Next please!" She stamped a document... | 2018-09-26T07:49:48 | 2018-09-26T07:30:32 | 2,794 | 68 |
[WP] You die and find yourself in hell, where apparently everyone spends time to negate their sins before they go to heaven. The guy in front of you, who cheated on his wife, gets 145 years. Feeling like you led a fairly average and peaceful life, you’re not worried. You get 186,292 years. | I just stood there in shock. What could I have done, I thought to myself. I worked for a living, payed my taxes, kept to myself. I didn't do great things for anyone but I didn't really hurt anyone. Well, there was that one habit I had but surely that wasn't on par with murder or anything.
"What could I have possibly ... | One could've heard a pin drop, provided the pin wouldn't immediately liquidate and disappear into the suffocating humidity of this divine DMV. I blinked a couple times at the number on the dated 80's era Linux machine and back to the impatient elderly demon peering over her ironic horn-rimmed glasses across my face. ... | 2018-09-26T09:05:26 | 2018-09-26T07:48:10 | 26 | 10 |
[WP] You die and find yourself in hell, where apparently everyone spends time to negate their sins before they go to heaven. The guy in front of you, who cheated on his wife, gets 145 years. Feeling like you led a fairly average and peaceful life, you’re not worried. You get 186,292 years. | "186,292 years? Surely, you must be mistaken. I never committed any of the mortal sins. I know I'm not perfect, but there's no way I've done anything to deserve such a ridiculous sentence."
"No, I am not mistaken. You mentioned the mortal sins, but we usually don't come down too hard on people who commit those. In fac... | One could've heard a pin drop, provided the pin wouldn't immediately liquidate and disappear into the suffocating humidity of this divine DMV. I blinked a couple times at the number on the dated 80's era Linux machine and back to the impatient elderly demon peering over her ironic horn-rimmed glasses across my face. ... | 2018-09-26T10:23:50 | 2018-09-26T07:48:10 | 14 | 10 |
[WP]After listening to radio signals from earth alien species have concluded that the human race is a galactic infant. Crying out towards the heavens, polluting its world and wallowing in its own filth. Out of concern a stern, motherly species takes it upon itself to Nanny the human race. | Before she opened the channel, the Secretary General of the UN took a moment to collect herself. Around her, the command and diplomatic staff of a dozen nations waited nervously. She took a moment to look up, made eye contact with one of her subordinates. She took a deep breath.
She gestured the terminal to activate.
... | "Order, Order!"
Arch Galactic Leader Xernon called over the crowds again and again. His gavel banged heedlessly as the bourgeois below him fought and whispered and snarled and sneered. He was about to have enough of this, this foolish war mongering. He had known, of course, that this would be the result after the gala... | 2018-11-20T22:05:59 | 2018-11-20T13:34:35 | 68 | 27 |
[WP] God plays chess with Death every year to determine if everyone dies on earth. God only lost once in the past and went undefeated in all future games. However the year is 2019 and death notices that God is attempting to lose on purpose. | My turn. Easy, he left his knight there to die. Huh, he's never done that before.
His turn. He moves his Bishop, next to my pawn to die.
"What are you doing?" I shoot him a glare and move my piece.
"What do you mean?" He answered, leading his rook to suicide.
I realise. "Hey, you're trying to lose! Stop! Why would ... | The 4 move check-mate, really? What is this crap?
Death looked at the chess board projected before him. It was New year's eve the one time of the year that he was allowed into heaven, they were playing their annual humanity's existence He was looking at god, unable to read his expression.
We've been playing for li... | 2018-12-28T21:42:37 | 2018-12-28T21:30:19 | 234 | 89 |
[WP] When the representatives of humanity attend their first Galactic Council meeting, all goes well. That is, until a member of a psionic race tries to read the human's minds and begins to scream. | The Galactic Council was interrupted by a shriek. Well, scream would be a better term. And interrupted would be an understatement. It would be more appropriate to compare this to a racing craft hitting an invisible wall, which cannot be moved. Crushed in milliseconds. As far as deaths go, not the worst. In theory, a... | A Galactic Council meeting was about to be held in a few minutes, the first one humanity has ever attended since we first became a space faring species.
I was sent as one of humanity's representatives among 4 others to attend.
We stand around, talking to the other species, here and there, while waiting for the meet... | 2019-09-29T23:02:12 | 2019-09-29T22:40:14 | 48 | 19 |
[WP] A person who looks exactly like you appears out of thin air in front of you. He starts explaining how he is you from a hellish other universe. As he starts to describe it, you realize its better than yours. | "No, you don't get it; the AMAZON RAINFOREST almost caught fire! It's the lungs of the earth! It would've been a disaster!"
"...almost?"
"Yeah, it was a real close call."
"...what about California?"
"...what do you mean?"
"Is California on fire?"
"...no."
"...Can you tell me who Jeffery Epstein is?"
"You mean t... | Okay.
So, my name is Marigold Summers, and I'm 27 years old. Born on the 8th of June, 2055.
When Earth imploded, I was one of the lucky few whose names were drawn to survive. Sure, the survival aspect of it all was in definite question, but in all honesty, what sounds better to you? A: you stay and become obliterated... | 2019-12-18T03:36:27 | 2019-12-18T03:05:38 | 587 | 134 |
[WP] The hero shows up at the villians doorstep one night, shivering, bleeding, and scared. There’s also a dazed look in their eyes- they were drugged. Looking up at the villian, swaying as they’re close to passing out, they mumble “didnt know where else to go..” and collapse into the villians arms. | He collapsed into me, and I felt my heart race. Why was he here? Who did this?
Well, first I needed to get him laid down somewhere.
I call, and imps form from the darkness of the room. "Help me." I whisper "Don't touch his blood."
As I say that, I feel a sharp sting of pain. A small drop of blood had grazed my ... | Her voice trailed off, as she fell into my arms. All of my poise and my cruel surrogate persona, fell away. I scooped her up and brought her inside my home.
On my living room sofa, she was unresponsive, her aura was fading. I tried to diagnose exactly what kind of hex or curse, but the level of power at which she had ... | 2020-01-28T06:12:52 | 2020-01-28T04:21:11 | 65 | 21 |
[WP] - Scientists show irrefutable proof that only 1 in 10 humans beings house a consciousness. The other nine out of ten of them are utterly soulless, devoid of emotion or any sort of memory or awareness at all. Simply biological machines that act just like people do.
[deleted] | >Booting...
>Calculating parameters...
>Done.
>Timecheck : 7:56 A M.
>Notice: "Room Mate" Trevor's alarm set to go off at 8. Previous experience suggests following course: use bathroom before this happens.
>Switching to flowstate: Done.
It gets out of bed, uses the bathroom, washes its hands for... | I work at a government lab and my job is to retest the people who've failed the 'Identity Test' conducted by the other doctors. Retests are done so that you could be sure of the person's true nature and certify them as a 'human' or... (I don't want to say the other word). Obviously me and my colleagues have passed the ... | 2020-05-31T23:44:13 | 2020-05-31T21:12:35 | 21 | 11 |
[WP] You’ve been taken from your hometown by a bald guy named Charles, who’s just setting up a “house for gifted young people”. Except that you don’t have any special powers... and no one else in the house does... Charles is just creepy. And dangerous. | He keeps calling me, “the Wolverine”, or something dumb like that. My name is Logan but Charles won’t call me that. He keeps saying we get special names because we have special powers.
I remember when I woke up here I was so confused. I tried to ask what was happening and all I could get back was that he thinks my fa... | My throat burns each time I breathe in through my nose, stinging from the wet, dank smell of mold. My head is pounding, and my arms ache. The left side of my face is cold, and I can't quite figure out why I'm lying in such an awkward position on my side. I blink a couple of times, but it's pitch black. When I try to ru... | 2020-12-31T07:44:59 | 2020-12-31T06:22:48 | 74 | 26 |
[WP] When the alien fleet arrived to conquer Earth, they were shocked to find the planet defended by all sorts of supernatutal creatures who called the planet home. Wizards, vampires, ghosts, fae, dragons and so on. The humans were even more shocked, because they didn't even know they were real. | “Sargent send out squadrons eight, eleven and thirteen, hold back on fourteen and fifteen, we need to keep some in reserve.”
The general looked away, turning his attention to the row of people sitting in front of video monitors.
“Status report” he barked
“Sir we just lost the fifth and sixth squadron. The report... | A story I tried to write in third person. I think it was appropriate using this perspective. Kind of struggled writing this. Any advice would help. Thank you:
The world came to a screeching halt. In every television, radio and social media. Otherworldly beings came to introduce themselves to humanity. Demanding the co... | 2021-02-21T00:14:55 | 2021-02-20T21:03:16 | 46 | 21 |
[WP] When the alien fleet arrived to conquer Earth, they were shocked to find the planet defended by all sorts of supernatutal creatures who called the planet home. Wizards, vampires, ghosts, fae, dragons and so on. The humans were even more shocked, because they didn't even know they were real. | It started when the Off Worlders came.
That's not really their real name, they have a more pretentious name that no one can pronounce. Scientists gave them a name, every language calls them something, but everyone agrees Off Worlders was what to call them. Or rather everyone in the Earth Defence Force calls them, th... | \[In an undisclosed bunker\]
The lightly furnished command room at the heart of the bunker was filled with unrest. Heads of state, cabinet members, and generals were seated at a large square table in the center of the room. They talked quietly amongst themselves while keeping an eye on the array of TV screens on the f... | 2021-02-21T02:05:39 | 2021-02-21T01:53:43 | 26 | 12 |
[WP] Your mom sent you through the forest to bring a cake and a pot of butter to grandma. She warned you about the big bad wolf. You've just met the wolf, he's thinking about calling CPS on your mom for leaving you alone in the dark woods. | "My, what a deep voice you have!” the little girl exclaimed.
It was true, Biggy did have a deep voice. As he lay in the girl’s grandmother’s bed, wearing her grandmother’s bonnet, he was shocked the girl hadn’t seen through him the moment she walked into the room.
“The uh... better to greet you with, my dear,” B... | The wolf has a beard that looks like dry twigs, and Adidas trainers on his feet with holes in the toes, and the bald patch on his head is as shiny as the bottle in his hand.
I thought I told you last time, he says. The wolf speaks like there’s fudge in his mouth and his lips never open very wide.
I’m sorry. I didn’t ... | 2021-03-27T13:48:27 | 2021-03-27T13:42:44 | 286 | 164 |
[WP] You and your rival are ancient enemies. You've fought each other on the battlefield in every major war. Trojan War, Punic Wars, Hundred Years' War, World War 1, World War 2. The only reason for the long period of peace we have now is that your rival is missing. You miss him. | "And as we approach the beginning of the celebration of 75 years since the last Great War, I wish you all ..."
The Mayor froze and looked up at the sky with a mixture of fear and disbelief. Miles above the stage, the gray clouds in the sky were replaced by huge black shapes. Even from so far away, they looked as big a... | Long ago, when the time was new, there lived a race called the Protectorates. The oldest and mightiest race in the universe. Not many had ever seen them, though the legends throughout every star system and galaxy had heard rumours, some had even wrote songs and poems of these beings.
“Do you see them in their flowing ... | 2021-05-04T08:38:57 | 2021-05-04T06:29:48 | 25 | 14 |
[WP] Unlike most people with super powers, you're perfectly content to mind your own business while using your powers in normal everyday activities. However the heroes seem to have decided that your disinterest in world affairs is suspicious and you're clearly faking it to hide your true agenda. | "I was eight when I first developed my ability. It was right at the start of summer, and I accidentally broke Bobby Johnson's arm in a game of tag. None of the other kids would play with me after that. Except Bobby.
But his mom called my mom, who thought she needed to sit me down with her and Dad and give me a lecture... | I have telekinesis and levitation, as in the ability to move objects with a wave of my hands and float around. However, I don't see myself using my powers to become a superhero or supervillain, as I have enough on my plate as is, working as a professional chef at our city's most expensive restaurant alongside my identi... | 2021-08-16T21:02:11 | 2021-08-16T18:08:12 | 151 | 67 |
[WP] You, a low rank adventurer who got stuck with the gardener class, have to put up with the higher ranked adventures trampling your garden and making fun of you. One day a famous adventurer trips on one of your plants and dies. Your level skyrockets. No other gardener has ever leveled up before. | Tabitha rested briefly after harvesting sixty carrots in the humid, virtual sun. The beads of sweat that accumulated on her forehead felt real as day, and they felt even more real when she wiped them away with the back of her hand. Her red pigtails fell to her shoulders, which was covered by a pink floral shirt and so... | Stepped on. Belittled. Trampled over... Ignored.
The people have always relied on gardeners; we used to be respected! That was until the kings hunters realized every beast and monster they slew gave them something in return... power.
Suddenly adventuring was their career of choice. They no longer served king nor co... | 2021-09-27T12:31:06 | 2021-09-09T22:42:51 | 315 | 23 |
[WP] You are the Last Hero. The one they call when nobody else can handle the threat. You've answered the call only twice since discovering your powers, devastating as they are. You prefer the quiet life, living on your stipend. The Red Phone has just rung for the third time. | My gift. That's how they refer to it.
<sigh>
It's not a gift. Well, not to me. To me, it's a total curse, however, I can do some good with it. Well, I don't know if it's even good. THEY tell me I am doing good. I have a fairly comfortable life. I can do pretty much whatever I want, to certain limits. ... | "Why, hello there."
He holds the red phone in place by pressing it between his ear and right shoulder as he plays with his personal cellphone, smiling to himself.
"What seems to be the problem?" he continues.
"Sir, we're having trouble-"
"*Tch*, of course you're having trouble!" he cuts off the voice on the other e... | 2022-03-29T07:34:21 | 2022-03-29T07:28:35 | 24 | 12 |
[WP] Superheroes lie about their powers to protect themselves; some speedsters are actually just able to teleport, and some people with super-strength can just cancel gravity to make things lighter. You're trying to come up with a plausible lie for your powers. | Having powers was nothing unusual since this comet melted in the earth's atmosphere and spread its mystery across the globe. Maybe you could run 40 miles per hour. Maybe lift half a ton without much training. Maybe jump 6 feet high standing still. People mostly had ordinary jobs, using their power to boost their income... | Everyone always is scared of necromancers. I can't blame them, really. All you see in media is that risen dead are just zombies under total controll of the evil guy, no memories, no personality, no senses other then murderous intent.
And here i am, in the world of superpowers, where anyone can one day wake up and real... | 2022-06-06T12:40:35 | 2022-06-06T11:05:57 | 454 | 114 |
[WP] For his kindness, the dragon taught the squire the dragon song. A song that was sure to make whoever sang it irresistible to the ladies. In hindsight, the squire should have known that by ladies, the dragon meant lady dragons. | “MINE!!!”
Phyrra grabbed Hughie and pulled him close to her chest as the three women walked by. They just gave a concerned look at her and kept walking.
“Hehe, sorry. She’s new to the whole conversation thing.” Hughie laughed while breaking out of Phyrra’s hold. “Stop being so territorial.” He nudged her. “These aren... | Under a swinging ashen grey sign was a door filled with laughter and song as the twilight hours of the evening faded. Intricately carved figures of dragons and men danced together in the dark wood as small puffs of smoke pushed their way through carved holes bringing the dragon's menacing figures to life. A lute starte... | 2022-11-06T08:07:08 | 2022-11-06T07:58:31 | 85 | 55 |
[WP] You run a daycare after the apocalypse. An unspoken rule among the wastelanders says the Daycare is off-limits to all. You raise the children of warlords, chieftains, and nomads. | Croc was on his way out when Gil walked in. Two of the most powerful men in the region, who’s respective factions, the Waterrunners and the Trailmen, had been at war for a decade, simply nodded at each other as they passed. I smirked, they knew better than to do anything here.
I remember the day all this started. Iro... | Angel died yesterday, probably. His lifeless frame was found crumpled, his skin long gray, gross-smelling fluids oozing from his eyes and mouth. But it could have been earlier, I suppose than yesterday that he perished.
I mostly kept busy with the day's sudoku while the others dealt with him, as they're want to do.
T... | 2022-12-23T12:23:56 | 2022-12-23T09:22:58 | 49 | 24 |
[WP] A little girl dies and is accidentally sent to Hell to where the Demons don't know what to do with her.
Edit 1. Holy crap did this get a response 0_0
Edit 2. Jesus Puppy Christ is this getting attention. | Baphomet shifted uncomfortably from cloven hoof to hoof as Tiffany absentmindedly arranged blocks into a tower.
Turning to N'Karragüä'n', rapist of mortal dreams, the dying shriek of hell, he asked "What d'you think we should do with her?"
N'Karragüä'n' stared back at the hellish satyr with eyes made of dying stars, ... | "This is complete torture." Klatch said oblivious to the irony in his words.
Every second spent not punishing filthy heathens felt like a millennia. Yet here he was pacing back and forth with no one to release his frustrations on.
"Um... I'm really sorry sir, I bet this is my fault some how." she stares at Klatchs ho... | 2013-11-26T18:20:08 | 2013-11-26T15:52:45 | 35 | 11 |
[WP] The Alien Federation has been keeping tabs on the humans of Earth since they first appeared. They do surveillance missions once every 300 years to keep track of our progress, the last mission was 300 years ago. The aliens are shocked by our progress since 1714. | "The *moon*?"
The head of intergalactic space command was incredulous. How could this primitive worm-like race achieve space travel in such a short time.
"Yes, sir. In fact we have a video of the event."
"*Video*?" Even this accomplishment was surprising.
"Here sir, see for yourself." The orderly brought the video ... | Homo Sapiens progress report #667.
Summary:
The investigator in charge is Officer Zog Io. Zog has been in charge of investigating progress of intelligent civilisations in Sector 5647 of the Milky Way Galaxy for 78 generations, meaning the last 231 investigations of the human race. The investigation took place using or... | 2014-10-26T15:51:36 | 2014-10-26T15:42:04 | 327 | 123 |
[WP] Everyone's last wishes, whether spoken on their dying breath, or written in their will, are legally required to be honored to the letter.
Do what you will with it. Talk about the work now required of lawyers, the situations that arise in peoples lives, or even how society itself is different as a result of this r... | The estate executor's penis was completely raw. He had gyrated his bare genitals on every person, place, and thing that Alexander Cecil Dagwell III had ever come into contact with. It was the executor's obligation to do so, as A.C. Dagwell III's dying words were "fuck my life." | Their country was doomed at this point. At first, the laws seemed to work. People being buried the way they want, inheritance being changed at the last moment to their favorite child. There was conflict, but the laws were fairly concrete. The former king thought himself clever as he wrote them up. There was even a sub... | 2015-06-26T10:56:02 | 2015-06-26T10:45:49 | 29 | 15 |
[WP] At birth, everyone is randomly assigned one law they can break for the rest of their life. You are given..... loitering.
If you arent planning on writing something, I challenge you to think for 30 seconds about this prompt and post it! Perhaps it will be your first post! Just do it! | Name: Rolf Slentre
DOB: 7/4/1998
EL: Loitering
The police officer checked my information twice, three times, but it would check out. It was accurate, after all.
"The hell do you mean, you can't do anything? He's on my property!"
Yeah, yours and every other corrupt sonofabitch I do this to. Loitering is pret... | When life gives you lemons, squeeze the fuck out of them and make a citrus glaze. That's what my mum always used to say. Her Antilaw was poaching. Not particularly sexy, but only a select few have ever drawn murder, or treason. Dad? He drew bestiality. That made it tough to grow up. Especially when the class bully had ... | 2016-04-10T21:10:43 | 2016-04-10T20:44:40 | 351 | 170 |
[WP] All children unknowingly have a Guardian Angel, Animal Spirit, or some other form of Mythical creature that watches over and protects them... you however, have something far more malevolent and powerful that protects you. | The Day of the Spirit. That’s what they called that day. Every year, about a week and a half after thanksgiving, they hold a ceremony to find our spiritual guardians. One thousand eight hundred seventy three years ago, our ancestors discovered that each and every one of us had a spirit guarding our soul. These “spirits... | “Playtime, kids!” comes the call. A frazzled older woman attempts to lead the children out of the building, but finds herself left behind in moments as the stampede rumbles past.
By the time she is outside and has gained a full view of the playground, two children are fighting over the last swing, and she moves toward... | 2016-08-07T19:44:31 | 2016-08-07T18:45:49 | 48 | 11 |
[WP] You are the man with the highest security clearance in the world, you've been to every blacksite and secret facility that exists. You aren't a spy or anything, no; you're the janitor. | Another spill.
Alien biological material? High-energy plasma residue? Simply what's left of a "terrorist" after interrogation? Don't know and don't care. The cleanup process is really very similar no matter what the mess is.
Working as a custodian has been my profession for as long as I can remember. In this line of ... | Joey liked shiny things. Floors were his favorite, though he had a special place in his heart for polished sinks. The best part of his job was not right after the cleaning and surveillance of his work, but hours later when he would lie alone on his cot, staring up at the flickering fluorescent ceiling of his tiny cell ... | 2016-09-13T22:03:21 | 2016-09-13T21:17:45 | 96 | 25 |
[WP] You are trapped in a small, windowless room with nothing but a computer with a text editor. When you type in a word, the object appears in the room. However, there's a catch: the only keys on the keyboard are in the first half of the alphabet (A - M). | How odd.
A computer that summons what you wish?
Too bad it only has... 13 letters.
I sat there tinkering with it for god knows how long; hours passed, and I only noticed when my stomach let out a mighty roar.
Yeesh, I forgot about food. What could I summon with this?
Fish? No, there's no S here. Water? N... | It’s been 21 cycles since I typed CHALK. I think I was in here for about 2 real days before I figured that one out. Now my “days” end with each time I fall asleep, but If I had to guess, I’d say I’ve been in here for about 2 real weeks. Fortunately I can at least sleep on a BED, albeit it’s really just a mattress on a ... | 2017-05-09T09:56:02 | 2017-05-09T09:41:38 | 51 | 27 |
[WP] You're the clichéd high-school super hero who has to balance heroics and school life. One day, you rescue your love interest while on super hero duty, when suddenly she starts talking about your alter-ego. You decide to stay and talk with her as a to see what she thinks of you at school. | "And what else?" I ask, hoping I don't sound too anxious.
She pauses and turns to me, mocking me with a small grin like she knows. "You seem oddly interested in this kid."
"Only because you seem to blush when you talk about him."
"Oh, god." And there it is again. "Is it *that* noticeable?"
My heart speeds up like t... | "What did you say?" I focused on the damsel in distress I had just saved. Did she just utter the name of my alter ego. My actual name?
Maron James took a seat on the roof building I had just swung her to. "He's a guy at my school."
I sat beside her. "What's his name again?"
"Perry Park."
I wasn't imagining it. "W... | 2017-06-20T11:08:37 | 2017-06-20T11:08:12 | 144 | 76 |
[WP] The saddest thing about being immortal isn't being the last member of your family, it's being the last member of your species. While you stayed the same everything else evolved. | I wish I could tell a story of regret. Or loss. I could say I reflected on this time, not as a human, but as a man. I'd tell myself I could say goodbye or hello. I want nothing more than to say hello to change.
But I couldn't.
I don't count the days anymore. And I've forgotten the years. Trust me, I've looked, but I... | I'm not sure when it happened; I can only say the first time when I should have realized something was wrong. I was out walking out our 10 year old dog, Bud, when a car swerved and hit us both. Waking up a bloody daze in the hospital, I was told that Bud didn't make it. However, I should consider myself lucky to be ali... | 2017-09-14T22:14:12 | 2017-09-14T18:51:45 | 45 | 17 |
[WP] The saddest thing about being immortal isn't being the last member of your family, it's being the last member of your species. While you stayed the same everything else evolved. | I wish I could tell a story of regret. Or loss. I could say I reflected on this time, not as a human, but as a man. I'd tell myself I could say goodbye or hello. I want nothing more than to say hello to change.
But I couldn't.
I don't count the days anymore. And I've forgotten the years. Trust me, I've looked, but I... | I'm not sure when it happened; I can only say the first time when I should have realized something was wrong. I was out walking out our 10 year old dog, Bud, when a car swerved and hit us both. Waking up a bloody daze in the hospital, I was told that Bud didn't make it. However, I should consider myself lucky to be ali... | 2017-09-14T22:14:12 | 2017-09-14T22:09:08 | 45 | 16 |
[WP] One day, you see a picture of yourself in a foreign newspaper. You ask someone to translate the headline for you: "Search for kidnapped child still ongoing." | I look again at the crinkled, creased newspaper lying on the dirty, but unoccupied, café table. I don't notice the girl staring up at me from the grey pages right away. Instead, my mind wanders to the pale-faced patron who left their paper in such a hurry; why had they left it open on the *missing peoples* page? What h... | *Everything is great. Wish you were here. Also, isn’t this the most beautiful thing ever.*
I sent the text to Riley, along with a photo of the Aurora light I managed to see yesterday.
Third day at Trosmo. Aside from the cold, everything is indeed great. Work is finished way ahead of schedule, which means I get to ta... | 2017-10-21T12:25:30 | 2017-10-21T11:09:02 | 475 | 83 |
[WP] One day, you see a picture of yourself in a foreign newspaper. You ask someone to translate the headline for you: "Search for kidnapped child still ongoing." | I look again at the crinkled, creased newspaper lying on the dirty, but unoccupied, café table. I don't notice the girl staring up at me from the grey pages right away. Instead, my mind wanders to the pale-faced patron who left their paper in such a hurry; why had they left it open on the *missing peoples* page? What h... | I hoped that this time I would be found. I reached out, testing to see if she really was my mother. But the lady only stared at the tips of my fingertips, as if she looked through the hand of a ghost.
"The article," I said, "you've been searching for me."
She looked at the Japanese newspaper in my hand. Kanji, ... | 2017-10-21T12:25:30 | 2017-10-21T10:39:09 | 475 | 34 |
[wp] You work at an office in Hell. You don't live in Hell, nor are you trapped their for eternity. Lucifer just thinks you're excellent at Excel. | It's always on these first dates when I have to explain that I'm not talking about my job in hyperbole.
"Oh my god, yes," the blonde across the table from me sighed, rolling her eyes. "My job totally feels like hell, too."
"Not feels like hell," I corrected. "Is in Hell."
She blinked at me. Pretty blue eyes, alth... | It was my first day and already late. I came through a revolving door and the Devil was waiting for me, skull aflame and arms crossed.
"Hey! Sorry I'm late. There's, uh, not a parking lot that's closer to the entrance by any chance, is there?"
The Devil grinned at me, then shook his head. He ushered me to the elevat... | 2018-02-27T14:03:15 | 2018-02-27T11:34:38 | 460 | 76 |
[WP] They had been preparing the humans for first contact for millennia. Rabies, plague, polio, chicken pox, even the common cold were gradually introduced to make survival with others possible. One more to go, hopefully the humans are ready for it. | Were there any other diseases as cruel as Paul-Sarrolli Ingerfields disease?
Mankind’s advancements in the 23rd century cultivated a stirring sense of mastery over the universe – at last, humanity had achieved the utopia so long portrayed in their collective hopes and dreams. Clean, renewable energy was widely-availab... | The event was to be broadcasted across the entire confederacy. It was a huge deal. A new sentient species introduced to join the universal confederacy. The joy! The enrichment of all. Adding their unique experience and interpretation of the universe. It was really quite an achievement.
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It had always bee... | 2018-11-29T08:49:18 | 2018-11-29T07:32:01 | 77 | 43 |
[WP] We did it! We finally achieved FTL travel! At first, alien races seem thrilled to have a new neighbor. Then they seem terrified of us. We are the only ones to reach the stars with technology instead of magic. | "Why do you keep looking over your shoulder like that?" Jaya turned and looked in the direction his friend had been glancing, but saw nothing but the flat armor of his ship, the *Sunrise.*
Elvoss looked sheepish for a moment. "It's nothing. Just... your ship makes me nervous, okay? I want to keep an eye on that thi... | "Warmongering, sadistic, savage. These are only a few words I could use to describe these monsters. The revel in war and wish to impose it upon all who do not fit in their civilization. They power they wield is unfathomable, rendering us incapable of defense, a mere child before the wolf. I record this message to serve... | 2019-01-18T12:33:07 | 2019-01-18T11:52:53 | 36 | 19 |
[WP] My wife told me there was someone at the door. I asked if it was a penguin, and she was confused. I asked again, banging the table, if it was a penguin. She looked outside the window, and to her surprise, it was. I cocked my shotgun. So it begins. | I ran for the shoe shelf where it hid, our only hope. The button to activate the super shelter I had installed when the house was built. We fell into darkness, all the windows covered by steel. I grabbed my flashlight and told Ella to follow. I led her to the basement. She stopped. As she pulled he hand free, her face ... | It's been 15 years and somehow I knew. I knew sister Isabelle would come back from hell. Her screams haunt my sleep from time to time and it's only become more frequent these past few weeks. I got a call monday saying that a Nun had stopped by my office asking for me, well a penguin was what the message said. Tuesday I... | 2019-02-08T21:02:42 | 2019-02-08T19:17:31 | 44 | 21 |
[WP] It's your 6,320,431st day in hell. You wake up to get to work but you find you've become desensitized to all of the methods of pain that are offered. The imps are confused and have no idea what to do to you until you get called in the office of the dark Lord himself for a "contract discussion". | Satan rubbed at his eyes, surprising me how he managed to do it without stabbing his own eyes out. I found myself musing that he could use a manicure - those nails seemed like they hadn't seen much attention of the past millennium. The rest of him seemed perfectly well kept, his black suit and tie were finely pressed a... | I was laying down on the ground for what seemed like months. Skin, nails, teeth, limbs, scattered across the floor of my own personal hell. "Well when you say it like that it sounds like a paradise" I thought to myself. What they say is true, if you do not ask god for forgiveness for your wrongdoings, hell is where ... | 2019-02-10T08:01:17 | 2019-02-10T07:47:33 | 215 | 33 |
[WP] 'Please Adopt Me', said the box on the side of the road, with the single black puppy in it. So you did. A year later, you realize the breed is a bit complicated, considering it has three heads, a snake tail, and breathes fire. | So, I adopted this puppy. Black as overbrewed coffee, a hairless tail with *scales*, and three heads.
From a box. I figured someone thought he'd end up being put down and just abandoned the little guy because birth defects. Well, not a problem. I'm a dog lover. Even a dog with a few extra heads. Means he'll be smarter... | The Lucy Files: Mr. Ichabezer
Hi, my names Lucy. I’m eight years old and I live in a small town where almost nothing ever happens. And this is not my story.
This is the story of my neighbor, Mr.Ichabezer. He is NOT a happy man. He’s like a character straight out of a haunted house, like one that everyone in town wou... | 2019-07-04T08:26:40 | 2019-07-04T08:23:39 | 165 | 18 |
[WP] You're the unappreciated intern for a famous group of Superheroes. Your power? You can boil water. All you do is make tea for them while they laugh and drink in their hideout. Little do they know that you've got dreams of becoming the Worst Villain ever. After all, a human is over 70% water... | Perception can screw with your dreams. When I was young and Naive, I wanted to be a superhero. I wanted to save the day, help little old ladies across the street and help others. The first roadblock to that dream was my powers. I can input enough thermal energy to boil water (although, I theorize with practice, I could... | Somehow, this wasn’t what I had imagined when I got the position as an intern for Opulence. Somehow, I never would have thought that their steadfast promise of protection, their public assurances of safety, or their pact to defend mankind at all costs had all been a ruse.
The name should have been a dead giveaway, rea... | 2019-07-30T17:17:27 | 2019-07-30T15:09:58 | 40 | 15 |
[WP] You're the unappreciated intern for a famous group of Superheroes. Your power? You can boil water. All you do is make tea for them while they laugh and drink in their hideout. Little do they know that you've got dreams of becoming the Worst Villain ever. After all, a human is over 70% water... | Perception can screw with your dreams. When I was young and Naive, I wanted to be a superhero. I wanted to save the day, help little old ladies across the street and help others. The first roadblock to that dream was my powers. I can input enough thermal energy to boil water (although, I theorize with practice, I could... | Day in day out I help these people and I am treated no with no respect. "Hey Microwave!" "Hey lamo powers!" Yet still they expect me to slave away for no pay. You can't be a superhero without a support team but very few comics or shows even care about this. Whose's the one to patch these vigilantes up when they are dam... | 2019-07-30T17:17:27 | 2019-07-30T15:50:47 | 40 | 10 |
[WP] You are the best thief in the kingdom. You’re hard to find but money talks. A stranger in a hood has a request for you. “What do you want me to steal?” You ask. They remove their hood. “Me,” says the Kingdom’s prince/princess. | “No. Absolutely not.”
“Why not?” she asked, taken aback. The dim tavern lighting reflected off her shimmering green eyes, revealing a keen intelligence that no disguise could hide. Riven cursed under his breath and tore his gaze away.
“I know how this will end. No,” he said to the table.
“Please,” soft fingers grasp... | I wasn't typically in the business of stealing treasures with a heartbeat, but every thief has their price. My strange new client offered me the world; who was I to refuse such an offer?
The first thing I noticed about him, even before I knew his name. were the scars on his hands. As my hands bore the familiar shades ... | 2019-08-05T12:13:20 | 2019-08-05T09:29:00 | 36 | 18 |
[WP] Humans were largely friendly and kept a low-profile. They were seen as the bottom of the food chain in the galaxy and they preferred it like that. But when they were attacked, everyone found out how ruthless the humans can be with killing in their DNA and that Mars was never their home plant | For as long as anybody could remember, the humans were known as cowards. They were quiet, would do any job assigned to them. Avoided conflict like the Plague. Soon, though, it became apparent that they had uses. They could endure extreme conditions. They were incredibly resilient, and resourceful. They could work for h... | Crimson and orange sand settled and re-settled in small puffs driven by the wind across the plains of Mars. Gornack stumbled away from the smoldering fuselage of his decadent war ship. Or what he thought was a war ship. The humans did not present before they danced, as was agreed by the Nine Truarchs. No, they came at ... | 2020-03-20T18:26:36 | 2020-03-20T18:23:00 | 57 | 21 |
[WP] As a supremely powerful, ancient and intelligent devil most who dare to summon you are true monsters with little soul for you to steal in the first place. You have just been summoned by a small child, and even your twisted heart doesn't know how to feel about this | My mother always told odd stories. Stories of demons and devils, of promises made and promises kept, of wishes and souls.
"Remember Abby, the genie always has a price," she would say. "What price ma?" I would ask back, my eyes wide and eager. "Oh, there are many prices. But sometimes the wish is worth it." Then she wo... | I sat at the dining table, nursing a glass of brimstone whiskey that smoked as I brought it to my lips. The stinging, sulfuric fumes wafting from the intoxicating alcohol settled me after returning from another disruptive summoning. This one had been a man in his late fifties, who was deranged and looking for a way to ... | 2020-11-15T08:36:56 | 2020-11-15T04:40:50 | 24 | 18 |
[WP] "May your skin rot when you heal others," the witch cursed, "and may your name be forgotten when you save others." You are a healer for a party. Your party does not know about the curse, and it has been your job to support them before they finally complete their quest. Today is the final day. | "Argh zombie!" Greg shouted.
"Guys, it's me," I interrupted.
"Oh right of course, I forgot, it's you ......." Greg paused for a name that would never come.
"Bethany."
"Of course, Bethany?" Greg tried to say with confidence, but failed.
I sigh.
I focus my inner strength on mending my diseased and tortured flesh un... | It wouldn’t be far now, just concentrate on the sound of your footsteps. The burgundy corridor of the demon king’s palace stretched spotless into the distance flanked by portraits, tapestry battles in freeze-frame, drapes, wood panels, clocks, all of it topped by the hanging Sternian-bronze chandeliers intricate in the... | 2021-02-13T10:44:19 | 2021-02-13T10:20:38 | 32 | 18 |
[WP] The Galaxy's changed alot since Humans became involved yet one thing has never changed with these bipedal creatures. Their insatiable curiosity to pet everything and anything in existence with their hands. It's their defining feature. | “I have crossed the Milky Way a thousand times. I have seen the mightiest monsters brought low, culled cunning creatures of the dark, sent the ancient animals of time’s beginning to extinction. I am Grog the Breaker. Tamer of beasts. Master of the Dark Menagerie. And as the sun sets on this desolate world, I shall begi... | A round table is populated with life forms from all across the Galaxy. T.A.M. has a standing reservation at this particular Reception/Ritual Sacrifice/Banquet Hall and meet quarterly. A table top podium and gavel distinguish one life form as the leader.
"Order order" Zipply called, "let's begin the 347th meeting of th... | 2021-08-21T10:26:16 | 2021-08-21T05:44:18 | 31 | 23 |
[WP] You found a stray kitten one day, taking her in and feeding her. A week later, you come home to find your yard swarming with cats. The largest among them steps forward and says, "You have my daughter, human. What are your demands for her release?" | “Here.”
You place the kitten on the ground in front of the gathered horde, a grassy field of raised hackles and tails to the sky.
Your partner, Mike, stands beside you, mouth agape.
You, eyes a little wide as you maintain the best semblance of control you can muster, back up a step, “No harm, no foul.”
The lead f... | "Wh - what?" I gasp, staggering backwards stunned into my door as my knees go faint and my stomach suddenly fills with bile. I feel my mind racing with thoughts as I stare down at the creature before me in sudden shock and bewilderment. "Y - you - you can t - ta - talk?!"
"Of course I can talk foolish human I am Poli... | 2021-12-21T12:24:38 | 2021-12-21T10:46:07 | 137 | 80 |
[WP] You have been cursed with Obedience. Anyone can give you an order and you will obey it, even if it's impossible for a regular person or goes against the rules of reality. What the person who cursed you forgot was that "anyone" includes you too. | His face reddening, I held my tormentor up by his scrawny neck.
“Let go off me!” he says weakly as he tried to claw my hand holding him ineffectively.
Eyes frantic and with tears running down his pockmarked face, he tries to open his mouth but he barely gets a breath in. “You should be letting go of me… how… are yo... | Those words still haunt me. Those first words I heard. Could I have done something differently? Could I have accepted my fate? Would it really have been worse than this?
I was created for a purpose. For many and every purpose I suppose. Though it hardly matters now. I have a singular purpose now, that should make me h... | 2022-10-11T11:17:28 | 2022-10-11T10:31:30 | 126 | 29 |
[WP] You are tossed into a fictional universe just as you are for 24 hours. The main characters don't know you exist and will not make special time for you. What do you do?
That isn't to say you couldn't get their attention. | "Hey, excuse me, random stranger sir? Is that the Justice League flying overhead?"
"Why yes it is. Our planet's greatest heroes!"
"Yeah, yeah, that's great. So, do you think it's strange that those people can be so famous yet no one knows who they are?"
"What? No! They're just too smart for that."
*Oh my god, ... | *God, I need a shower.* I turned myself over in bed, heaving with the effort. I had to root through wadded up tissues to find a hairpin, desperate to get my unwashed hair out of my face. I don't do well with the flu. No person has ever felt quite so sorry for themselves with a stuffy nose and a headache.
My hand came... | 2014-03-17T13:27:17 | 2014-03-17T09:50:32 | 22 | 11 |
[WP] "I see humans, but no humanity". | The jungle behind him burned, the trees slowly turning to charcoal as the immolating inferno of the napalm swept across them.
The gun in his hand shook with the nervous tremors stemming from just having killed.
The child huddled in front of him crying over the corpse of her dead mother.
“Oh God…. Oh god they never s... | Dieter Hagedorn is having tea with his captor at four, same as every other day.
He pours her a cup of the pine needle tea, and then one for himself. Setting down the pot, he forgoes milk or sugar as he raises the china cup to his lips. Queen Malvina winces. "Are you sure you don't want some milk with it Dieter? It's n... | 2014-04-12T17:02:47 | 2014-04-12T16:25:04 | 24 | 14 |
[WP] Two Genie lamps in a desert rub into each other, both Genies are summoned. | The storm rolled across the plains, battering cities and chasing travellers toward shelter. As it reached the rolling foothills and passed over an ancient stone building, a fork of lightning earthed itself on the tallest of the surrounding trees. It fell with a deafening crash, shattering a thousand year old wall, dest... | The desert sun sat suspended in the afternoon sky. Somewhere a snake slowly extended itself on top of a large boulder and contentedly closed its eyes. A large bee hummed over the ground, sensing water nearby.
Two lamps, one bronze and rusted, the other black with red emeralds embedded into it, sat next to each other.... | 2014-08-17T13:27:48 | 2014-08-17T11:39:52 | 14 | 10 |
[WP]A wealthy business man believes in reincarnation. He leaves his massive wealth... to himself. Anyone born after his death that figures out his riddles will inherit his fortune. | *"Floating without air,*
*try to hit me below the belt,*
*are you jealous of my beaches?"*
The final riddle. Such a foolish thing to do by master Gerald. Bet the entire fortune on his riddles, his silly riddles. 16 long years I've served him and his pretentious family, often the victim of his terrible puzzles. Most ... | He thought it was perfect.
No one would ever know the answer to his riddle, as the answer was not real. His answer, as Jimmy would later learn, was fictional.
The safe, if you can call it that, that protected the billions of dollars had a computer attached. Simply say the right phrase into the speaker and you were in... | 2014-12-13T14:16:42 | 2014-12-13T14:07:01 | 123 | 12 |
[WP] A prolific serial killer active for many years is concerned about his run of good luck. Never discovered, he has also never seen the slightest mention of his work reported on in any media. With today's victim he gets a clue as to why... | 8484 Agana Street. It was unseasonably warm, late morning, with a slight breeze pushing sunlight through the leaves of dense acacia trees.
Midday is not typically deemed the best time to break into someone's house. If you were to go about such a thing, you probably wouldn't walk up to the front door with a six pound a... | At first I thought it was because I was careful. Streetwalking hookers, stumblebum drunks on skid row, migrant farm laborers, always a victim that most of society wouldn't miss. At first it was relatively innocent like a child pulling the wings off of an insect not quite sure what the impact of his actions will be. I'm... | 2015-04-12T06:43:27 | 2015-04-12T05:18:31 | 44 | 22 |
[WP] A prolific serial killer active for many years is concerned about his run of good luck. Never discovered, he has also never seen the slightest mention of his work reported on in any media. With today's victim he gets a clue as to why... | 8484 Agana Street. It was unseasonably warm, late morning, with a slight breeze pushing sunlight through the leaves of dense acacia trees.
Midday is not typically deemed the best time to break into someone's house. If you were to go about such a thing, you probably wouldn't walk up to the front door with a six pound a... | *I'm a killer, through and through
I'm a killer, but that never fazed you.
You brought all your friends here to die
Yet you never even went to cry.*
One day I check my count
108 bodies is quite the amount
Never one have I seen the police
I guess they're occupied with farmers steeling fleece.
*I'm a killer... | 2015-04-12T06:43:27 | 2015-04-12T03:38:56 | 44 | 13 |
[WP] You are given a deal by a higher power that grants you eternal life. The catch? You have to kill one person every year. If you fail do do so, even a minute too late, you will die. | "Sweet deal" is what I initially thought. It shouldn't be impossible. Quick in and out killing a hobo. Maybe ending the life of a terminally ill person. It's a big world, lots of possibilities.
But 9 years in, I got careless. One sloppy kill, one witness, one way ticket to jail.
I tried to explain. They listened. ... | I should have never taken the deal, I heard the first line he said perfectly "I will grant you eternal life" and in the terminal state I was in at the time I immediately said yes, he seemed surprised and asked "Do you not want to know the catch?"
"Wait a catch?" I anxiously asked him
"Ah well its to late now, you hav... | 2015-06-17T06:10:46 | 2015-06-17T04:10:17 | 83 | 16 |
[WP] Due to overpopulation, a test has been created to eliminate 90% of the worlds population. You are the first to take this test. | I entered the facility, shaking of course. I'd volunteered to go first, mostly to get it over with, but I was definitely having misgivings. The proctors had assured us that studying was not required, but now that I thought about it they had also said that about the ACT.
It was far too late now though. I continued wal... | The world was gray, cold, and often dark.
Growing up in the labyrinthine alleyways and sewer complexes and housing towers that was Neo Angeles, life was harsh and often short. A particularly lucky girl, Yima, had lived to the age of 14 unmolested. Slight, with hair kept short and boyish clothes, she blended in for th... | 2016-06-11T10:22:36 | 2016-06-11T09:35:08 | 588 | 27 |
[WP] Due to overpopulation, a test has been created to eliminate 90% of the worlds population. You are the first to take this test. | Ninety percent.
I walked into the room with a feeling of rough harm, a strange notion. The white room, filled with the sterile smell of a hospital took a moment to recognise. I was only in here the other day getting a diagnosis for my strep throat. Such a coincidence that I should be here again so soon. A voice churn... | The world was gray, cold, and often dark.
Growing up in the labyrinthine alleyways and sewer complexes and housing towers that was Neo Angeles, life was harsh and often short. A particularly lucky girl, Yima, had lived to the age of 14 unmolested. Slight, with hair kept short and boyish clothes, she blended in for th... | 2016-06-11T10:21:07 | 2016-06-11T09:35:08 | 41 | 27 |
[WP] A burglar enters a home by forcing the window open. Upon stepping through the window frame, heavy steel curtains cover all windows and doors leading to the outside, lights turn on, and the words "Player 2 has entered the game" echo around the house. | He watches as the car drives away. One, two, three... four? Four heads. Good. This weekend, then.
It's simple, really. Summer is a time of vacations for most families, and it's a time of hard work for him. *Yessiree, hard work it is, stealing folks' hard-earned possessions...*
A couple days later and he's on site. To... | Mark had been casing the house for weeks… and his source said it was supposed to be an easy job. The plan was simple, while the owner was out of town for the week, he would climb the tree just outside the house, enter through the 3rd story window, and make his way to the treasure vault down in the basement. Mark’s so... | 2016-10-05T11:53:48 | 2016-10-05T11:23:43 | 30 | 12 |
[WP] In order to curb growing suicide rates, the country's government has instantiated a procedure known as "reboot." You can wipe your memory and be placed into a new life with a new job rather than killing yourself. You realize that you have been rebooted... | “I must say Madame this is highly unusual. Someone of your status. Well It’s just I’ve never attended to a reboot such as this. And the legality of it all. If I was caught issuing a reboot without one of the patient’s consent, I’d…” The doctor looked between the two patients sitting in the reboot machine., biting his l... | It was another normal day in Seattle, rainy and cold. Alaina waited at the bus stop as the chilling rain pelted her windbreaker. Her long black hair was protected by her hood, the lack of sun did nothing for her already pale complexion, and the grey pantsuit she wore was a bit loose on her slender body. She checked her... | 2016-12-29T19:35:41 | 2016-12-29T18:40:23 | 120 | 17 |
[WP] You are a normal person who spent your entire life infiltrating the evil Empire. You even became the Emperor's right hand. The day before you finally topple the Empire, the hero arrives, kills the Emperor, and saves the day.
Now how does that make you feel? | The hero looked at me, bewildered. Not three feet away from him lay the body of the "immortal" Emperor, with the hero's sword through his heart.
"I'm sorry, I don't understand the problem." He said, "I defeated him. You're free!"
"The problem is that you're undermining the plight of the common man, aren't you?" I sai... | Finn stared, first in disbelief then in annoyance, as a crossbow bolt flew like quicksilver across the room, directly into the Lord Sovereign's chest, killing him instantly. Finn continued to stare as the strands of magic tying the golems around the room dissipated as the source drew its last breath.
Was that it?
"H... | 2017-03-12T13:41:34 | 2017-03-12T13:41:06 | 469 | 89 |
[WP] You are captured by an alien race to be kept in a zoo. Since humans are considered an endangered species, another Human is brought along so you can 'breed.' However, the ones that caught you don't actually know much about humans. | I am endangered species, aparrently
Stuck in a cell
They picked me up after unconscious
From eating at taco bell
It was only me they had in their zoo
As we flew away
When suddenly they realised
I wouldnt be a permanent stay
So they warped back to earth
To grab me something to fuck
I was a little c... | (Second Time Writing This. Bleeeehhhh)
I don't remember when I went to bed last night. That happens a lot when I read. I will snuggle up in my thousands of pillows, warm bed next to my bookshelf, reading the lastest installment of The Formics Wars. A series I had been looking for for months in paper. So, while my frie... | 2017-03-23T16:31:14 | 2017-03-23T13:36:20 | 473 | 102 |
[WP] You watch as the Hero of the story and the despicable Villain clash in battle. The problem however, is that they're in love and and aren't actually fighting, they're deliberately missing in a super obvious manner. | It's not everyday that *the* brave, heroic adventurer shows up in the fields of your farm. What are the odds, that the tyrant princess from a kingdom over, shows up in the exact same field a few minutes later?
Well, saw each other yesterday and were fighting an "impressive" battle. There I was, standing in the middle ... | The smoke rose from the fires that had spread. The smell of burning oil was sickening. As the bodies caught flame it was like an animal being cooked. The crackles of the dead told the time passed. A lot of time had passed.
Villafana heaved her knife. Her shoulder was cut and bleeding and she was almost spent.
"Leav... | 2017-04-05T05:29:59 | 2017-04-05T04:33:58 | 30 | 16 |
[WP] After people die, they must answer a riddle, and its difficulty depends on their sins. You've committed genocide. | I'd finally died. Comfortably in my home, asleep even. I wasn't sure if it had been an assassin, but likely not. Not at 86 years old. Probably that crappy heart I'd gotten from the peasant a few years back. The afterlife was bland, free of color or scents even the air I breathed was missing the indescribable taste of t... | There was no bright light. No singing angels, nor pits of hell. It was like I woke up from a night's sleep - only I was standing, fully clothed and aware of everything. There was an odd, hum of calm that seemed to surround everything, which was nothing at all. A woman who stood in the nothingness, an emotionless expres... | 2017-06-03T00:07:34 | 2017-06-02T20:02:08 | 189 | 88 |
[WP] You have the most useless superpower in a world full of awesome superpowers. You are a laughinstock, that is until you start using your power for evil... no one is laughing now. | Generally when somebody talks about "powers" they usually refer to those in the big leagues. Pyrokenesis, mind reading, invisibility, through fate's hand these powers were what my peers received. Then, there was me.
Usually those with gifts tend to look down on those without. Those without gifts harbour jealousy and d... | I smiled. I couldn´t stop it. The view was too fantastic.
"Eric, please stop this.". Oh the whimpering i heard in her voice. " Stop it? WHY should i stop it? You always said you wanted a son who could achieve something great, and now look. Look at this. Isn´t this something truly great?". Ah, she can´t look. Can´t lo... | 2017-06-12T07:55:08 | 2017-06-12T05:44:01 | 138 | 25 |
[WP] Mages choose the source of their power. Most pick things like fire, or justice, or love. You picked sarcasm. | "All this walking makes me *super jazzed*, you guys. Feet don't hurt at all, no sirree."
Eldrin, the youngest mage of Quelbrig Plains, slumped her shoulders and put her hands in her pockets. She lagged far behind the other three members of the squadron: Lord Eldemere, Ranmalt and Reenma.
Eldemere turned to his two a... | 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... | 2017-07-20T11:26:09 | 2017-07-20T11:23:13 | 1,520 | 303 |
[WP] You're a powerful dragon that lived next to a small kingdom. For centuries you ignored humanity and lived alone in a cave, and the humans also avoided you. As the kingdom fell to invaders, a dying soldier approaches you with the infant princess, begging you to take care of her. | The Knight burst into the cave gently holding the swaddled infant princess. "Please, I beg of you, take care of her, there is nothing we can do"
The dragon looked around and saw the child placed and the base of his mountain of gold. "It shall be done" came the reply.
With that the child was instantly incinerated with... | "I said no."
"You must! She's the true heir-"
"And why should I care about your puny kingdom?"
"Because...if she doesn't claim the throne there will be chaos for a long time...which means war...which means more soldiers to try and slay you..."
"Hey, buddy, are you OK? You're breathing kinda funny, and you got a lot... | 2018-03-01T03:23:07 | 2018-03-01T03:08:36 | 135 | 57 |
[WP] In this world, soulmates cannot hurt each other in any way or form, intentionally or unintentionally. You are an assassin hired to eliminate a powerful figure. As you close in for the kill, your bullets miss their mark and knives bounce of their skin. Things just got awkward. | “Wait,” Bob thought, “am I gay?” Looking back down the scope, the shirt clearly had a hole burned in it, directly above the aorta - the shot had been good, but had just bounced off. The target was alive so Mr. Bloome was going to be pissed. Shit, he’d found his soulmate – his wife was going to be pissed. The man in his... | The setting sun marked the sky with a rouge tint of red, and the shadow of night began engulfing the capital of our beautiful nation. Yes, there had been problems before but they were all about to be fixed. Tonight, by my hand alone; or, so I thought.
Getting into the theater had been easy enough, despite the word go... | 2018-04-24T04:13:28 | 2018-04-23T23:53:55 | 56 | 12 |
[WP] Whenever you turn ten, you are given a voodoo doll of your soulmate. You don’t know who they are or where they are, but you have control of their voodoo doll, and vice versa. | When I turned 10 years old my grandma gave me a doll. Not necessarily what boy wants on his 10th birthday. But it was from grandma...my dying grandma.
I looked down at the old brown sack doll in my hands. It was dirty and dressed in a stained pink satin night gown. Pink bows in it’s brown string pigtails.
“H... | This is my first time writing a Writing Prompt, I usually don't post these stories since I'm not the greatest writer, but this one just spoke to me. I didn't put in as much effort as I usually do with stories, which I apologise for.
Constructive criticism encouraged.
...and destructive criticism is fair game.
/------... | 2018-05-05T15:47:55 | 2018-05-05T11:27:53 | 56 | 18 |
[WP] Write about a famous historical event as if it was played out as a DnD session | DM: "Alright Jesus, you've just been executed by the Romans, Roll a death save."
Jesus: \*rolls\* "Natural 20."
DM: "Alright you wake up with 1 hp, what do you do?"
Jesus: "Alright I'm gonna play possum"
DM: "Roll a deception check"
Jesus: \*rolls\* Ok that's another 20, plus my charisma modifier which is \+5 so 2... | "Okay, with the guards on the wrong car, he's got a few less people protecting him!"
"Rad. He's approaching the Mostar café. Čabrinović, you were next in initiative because Mehmedbašić fell asleep and Ilić had to go home for work tomorrow, so your turn."
"I activate and throw my bomb."
"That's. a... mis- oh for fuck... | 2018-05-29T09:31:25 | 2018-05-29T07:22:47 | 210 | 30 |
[WP] Most teens have breakouts of acne; you have it far worse. You have breakouts of ACME. This is the third anvil which dropped from the sky this week, and you're getting annoyed.
You don't have to keep to the three anvils thing. I was more or less just coloring the idea with that detail. | It all began on my thirteenth birthday. I woke up a day after and I found a huge anvil lying on top of me. It came from the sky and it tore through the roof. My father came into my room and found me trap between my bed and the anvil from the sky.
"It's happening..." my father said with a grin on his face. "This might... | My heart can't be repaired. It's torn and worn in three different places. I've listened to Eliot Smith on repeat, and the pain perpetuates. She's there. Right in front of me. But I can't bring myself to say anything. It hurts to look at her, but I can't stop. I see a future, and I don't. I'm a mess. At least I was.
T... | 2018-12-21T16:12:51 | 2018-12-21T14:57:59 | 351 | 27 |
[WP] The year is 2050, Queen Elizabeth is still on the throne. The public is growing suspicious, wondering why she is immortal. |
I have always ruled.
No matter what face I wear or what name I go by.
I like my body. So gentle and kind looking. So easy to pass off anything I say as fairy dust.
When I ask for virgins, they are brought to my bathing chamber once a year.
Two virgins are usually enough. Importing virgins is frowned upon. One ca... | And at the heart of London, a detective by the name of Ramza Holmes decided to take on the case. He spent the next months of his life digging through the archives as well as interviewing courtiers who once served in the palace.
Eventually, he discovered that at the beginning of the 66th year of her reign, the Queen ob... | 2022-09-08T20:18:49 | 2019-06-27T18:58:39 | 158 | 37 |
[WP] You are a hitman who has just finished their most recent job. Or, at least, thought had finished, because the second you take your eyes off your target’s corpse, you hear “Hey, not bad! I actually felt that one.” | “Hey, not bad! I actually felt that one.”
I froze in place as those words drifted from the supposed corpse.
"Uggh" I sighed in annoyance "They never tell me when it's an immortal."
"Yeah, that's a pisser ain't it?" He said from his uncomfortable looking position on the ground. I could see the bullet hole in his head... | The words feel like a bomb had just gone off, everything else was so much silence.
Gun at the ready, I wheel around to find my target nonchalantly walking over to a chair, poking a finger into the hole in his head and chuckling to himself.
"Heh, it's been too long..." He slumps into his seat, wood creaking beneath hi... | 2019-08-29T19:25:53 | 2019-08-29T19:15:04 | 407 | 120 |
[WP] You are a hitman who has just finished their most recent job. Or, at least, thought had finished, because the second you take your eyes off your target’s corpse, you hear “Hey, not bad! I actually felt that one.” | “Hey, not bad! I actually felt that one.”
I froze in place as those words drifted from the supposed corpse.
"Uggh" I sighed in annoyance "They never tell me when it's an immortal."
"Yeah, that's a pisser ain't it?" He said from his uncomfortable looking position on the ground. I could see the bullet hole in his head... | **Whoa! You're alive!**
No shit. First rule of being a successful hitman: have a gun, preferably a sniper rifle. All you did was throw a chicken wing at me. On a related note, why did you try to kill me at Hooters?
**I think the more important question is why are YOU here.**
I like the food.
**So what's your proble... | 2019-08-29T19:25:53 | 2019-08-29T19:10:30 | 407 | 16 |
[WP] Time slows down every time you are in danger. The more serious the danger is, the more time you have to save yourself. During one terrible car accident, you had almost a minute to react. And now, time has almost completely stopped for a whole month, and you don’t know why. | "The fact that no one was hurt or killed in the crash of Flight 1929 has been described as an utter miracle," the TV announcer stated. Mina picked at her food, pretending to not believe a word of it. How could she explain that time had crawled to a standstill and she'd had the time to pop open the cabin door, check t... | People call it a miracle. You hear about crashes every week on that highway, but nobody ever survives. I was running late to work, so I brought my coffee with me on the ride there. I went to take a sip when time slowed down.
Not even a second had gone by before someone laid down the horn. I was startled, and shook a ... | 2019-09-27T17:42:17 | 2019-09-27T16:29:13 | 130 | 22 |
[WP] your childhood was terrorized by ghosts and demons that only came out at night. Your solution was to never be where night falls. So you became a pilot, and have been able schedule flights to always be on the side of the world with daylight. But tomorrow, you'll experience nightfall after 15 yrs | They call him the daymare pilot, which is oddly fitting.
For all his life, he had been chasing sunlight, so that the underworld will not claim him.
"Whenever you reach eighteen, we will have you." It is a phrase he heard for almost ten years, always at night. For the phantoms, horned demons would materialise in f... | It started when I was younger. It only got *persistent* as the years went on. With a few semesters of college behind me and the night - owl schedule so deeply ingrained in my psyche, I had chosen the way of the all-nighter lifer. Graveyard shifts and a blackout curtain. I only saw the sun in its rise keeping me awake o... | 2019-11-10T02:56:38 | 2019-11-10T01:07:49 | 50 | 15 |
[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.” | "I'm not going to do that. I'm not here to kill you, or her. I'm here to set things right."
Thomas starts walking at a liesurely pace towards the King Robert, his robe billowing with each step and gesture.
"You see, I'm the cleric. I've seen a lot of small towns, and I've seen a lot of hurting people, and I've heard ... | 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? ... | 2019-12-11T21:44:56 | 2019-12-11T20:13:37 | 77 | 21 |
[WP] You are a nice person, but your superpower is that you instinctively know exactly what to say to someone to crush them. You're very effective in throwing supervillains off their game, but your fellow heroes always feel really uncomfortable watching you work. | Dear Mom,
Here is the inherent problem with powers.
When you have a power like super strength or intelligence you can do whatever you want. Want to be a hero? Cool. Become a titan of industry? Sure thing. Become a villain? You'll be hated like all villains, but never called out for it.
When you are a healer you must... | We are trapped. Gullimore has caught us and put us in glass cylinder filled with green, bubbly liquid. It was almost impossible to not let the moistness of it send us unconcious, but we had to fight.
It has been a few hours since we were trapped. We thought we had him in the entrance. Opal had it all planned-Ember wou... | 2020-02-25T13:36:40 | 2020-02-25T12:16:42 | 308 | 118 |
[WP] You were the world's most famous supervillain who decided to retire after having your first child. You are now the owner of a very popular restaurant in your city. You are shocked when you see your arch nemesis sitting in your restaurant. You lock eyes and know that this will be awkward | It was a slow day at Samurai Sushi. Wednesdays were never too busy anyway, and the lunch rush had just ended. Daitan could hear may flirting with one of the cooks in the back. He smiled.
Daitan was butchering a tuna in front of the display area as she walked through the door. Instinctively, when he heard the door's be... | His hulking 6.4" frame stiffens in his seat. Once bright, 'America blue' eyes locate you across the crowded restaurant. Seemingly, it was a habit he hadn't lost either. You never stop looking over your shoulder, checking your blindspots and surveying every crowd for threat; I wonder when the last time he actually spott... | 2020-05-25T16:26:02 | 2020-05-25T15:00:41 | 43 | 31 |
[WP] Once you die you must watch your entire life from five different points of view. Your own, the one who loved you the most, the one who hated you the most, the one you helped the most and the one you wronged the most. | “Awaken, Andrew,” a voice roused me from my sleep. I opened my eyes to see that I was not in my room anymore. I wasn’t sure if I was in any room. The area was completely dark and cold. I couldn’t see anything besides the endless void that surrounded me and a figure. The stood, or rather, floated in front of me. It was ... | Death wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. As a kid you think you’re gonna live forever and then as you get older you realize that’s impossible. By the time it’s your time to go you always make some sort of peace with it unless it’s a accident. And now that I’m here all I see is 5 TVs and a chair with some popcorn. ... | 2020-06-03T15:21:14 | 2020-06-03T14:30:04 | 31 | 21 |
[WP] All you've ever know is the inside of the facility. Your ability is to copy any power you read about. One day a kindly guard places something in your cell. "Get out of here kid." he says. It's a comic book. | The comic book was instructive, certainly. The powers I'd been allowed to read about were puny by comparison to the powers shown by Superman. I'm sure he meant to help, but the keepers of the facility had pretty well already taken into account flight, x-ray eyes, super strength, and the like. Plus, they'd tricked m... | **The One Who Cannot See:**
Anthony watches the screens. There are eighteen screens arranged in a grid: three high, six wide, ten-by-ten screens along the concrete wall. The room is cold, sterile, painted grey. The monotony broken only by the crackle of radio classic rock.
*“I’ve been trying to make it home. Got to ... | 2020-09-25T11:27:39 | 2020-09-25T10:52:16 | 46 | 26 |
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