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[WP] Humans are one of if not the only species in the galaxy who can heal their wounds naturally. Your alien friend is learning this for the first time after they accidentally hurt you
Apologies for the wordy title | "Well shit, Greg. Your knee's fucked up." Said the Fpirt apocethary. "No way in hell can any of my potions fix that."
I sat up on the bed and took a look at my knee. It had one big cut across it, plus some minor bruising.
"What do you mean doc? I just tripped over your flimpk hose, it's nothing serious."
The Fpir... | When I was young, I enjoyed nothing more than peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. They were so simple, and yet so tasty at the same time. The creamy goodness of the peanut butter blended in with the sweetness of the jam made my mouth explode with joy and the fact that I could easily assemble one(albeit with no small am... | 2017-05-11T02:26:03 | 2017-05-11T01:50:11 | 139 | 46 |
[WP] You've been living alone for 13 years. Whenever you come home from work, you always find your bed made, dinner cooked and a message with "This could have been us." You moved out several times. This keeps going on. | For thirteen years I come home to this. Every day I see that same damn note. I knew before opening the door that I would see the note again. It's always the same handwriting but they're all different. I saved them all. I compared them and each one is unique. All four thousand seven hundred twenty three of them. Sometim... | My job is not the most prestigious, or the most difficult. Like everything else, it is just a job. I hate it, just like I hate myself. A repetition of certain tasks that does not ever end. I keep to myself, as always. I have no interest in making acquaintances or friends. The only guy that talks to me just compliments ... | 2017-12-09T06:03:17 | 2017-12-09T03:12:50 | 281 | 35 |
[WP] You've been living alone for 13 years. Whenever you come home from work, you always find your bed made, dinner cooked and a message with "This could have been us." You moved out several times. This keeps going on. | You unlock your apartment door in anticipation, wondering if it would happen again. You had just moved into this apartment a couple days ago, and as a result your evening visitor has been conspicuously absent. As you creak the door open slowly, the smell of a delicious home cooked meal hits you in the nose. With a big ... | My job is not the most prestigious, or the most difficult. Like everything else, it is just a job. I hate it, just like I hate myself. A repetition of certain tasks that does not ever end. I keep to myself, as always. I have no interest in making acquaintances or friends. The only guy that talks to me just compliments ... | 2017-12-09T07:28:01 | 2017-12-09T03:12:50 | 269 | 35 |
[WP] In 1900, a scouting alien ship studies Earth and its inhabitants for a future alien invasion. They report back that we are primitive beings. In 2018, their mighty fleet arrives to wage war, but are dumbfounded by the abundance and power of nuclear weapons. | I couldn't control him.
From one end of the ship he dashed to the other, powerless in containing his excitement as the blue sphere on the corner of our compartment window grew. This was it - after a century, the invasion of Earth was underway, and my Captain couldn't have been more proud.
This was before he heard th... | "Son of a bitch," snorted the bipedal bug through his three snouts.
"Commander!" Exclaimed another to his right. Swearing was very passe.
"I know, I know," The Commander said folding his arms. "But I mean, look! Look at that!" He thrust in his chin at the heads up display. It was currently displaying a three dimens... | 2018-01-21T00:10:07 | 2018-01-21T00:07:10 | 35 | 12 |
[WP] You bought a toy dial phone for your 6 year old. He tells you all about the conversations he's had on the phone, you assume they are imaginary. One day you pick up the phone as a joke and start talking, you hear a voice say "Finally, an adult on the line" | "I'm trapped... in the wrong place. I've been hoping to get through to someone - anyone - who can help me." The voice on the phone shouted at me. For a toy phone the speaker was surprisingly loud.
I decided to suspend disbelief for a minute. If I was hallucinating, the least I could do was try to enjoy it before waki... | As confuse as you are he continues.
"Listen here bud, my names Chad and this child, THIS CHILD has been calling the UHSL."
You ask him "What is the UHSL?, WAIT, scratch that! What in the world is going on? How does this even work?" And try to continue but he interrupts you saying "First question first, UHSL stands fo... | 2018-08-02T17:11:18 | 2018-08-02T15:15:03 | 657 | 66 |
[WP] A parent built an advanced VR sandbox for their child, inhabited by an AI playmate for the child to play with. At some point the child stops using it, returning 30 years later only to find that their AI playmate has gained sapience, and has been waiting for their return all those years. | The house had three bedrooms, a living room, a study, a kitchen, two bathrooms, one garden, a playground.
And a lot of memories.
I was never good with children. That's why, dad built this place. On his days off, we would play together here, father and son. A baseball, a bat, a mitt, a football, anything. I was just h... | "L-L-Lenny! Is that you? I've been waiting all these years, 30 long years, for you to come back!"
​
"I remember like it was yesterday when you walked out on me for the last time. Accidentally taking away the key, which I needed to turn myself off.
You see, when your Dad pressed that red button for you to ... | 2018-09-16T05:00:33 | 2018-09-16T04:19:14 | 28 | 16 |
[WP] A sheltered mermaid doesn't understand why none of the sailors she rescues wake up after she treats their wounds. | "This is the fifth time!" Lica wailed, tossing away her first aid supplies in frustration. Just like the other ships before them, none of the crew had woken up. Lica had waited patiently, over three days in fact, to see if maybe they just needed more rest, but just like the others, they lay perfectly still, even when s... | The booming sounds at the surface chased away everything back into the depths. Even the ocean's greatest predators hid inside of their dwellings. It sounded as if the entire world was on the verge of ending.
Only one soul chose to venture outside of shelter. The lone mermaid was mesmerized by the sights of the orange... | 2019-03-20T19:31:32 | 2019-03-20T19:28:40 | 21 | 10 |
[WP] The Devil returns from a long day making deals and collecting souls, but along the way to his keep he manages to unwittingly drop one... yours. Years later you arrive in Hell, but since the Devil doesn't know where your soul is, he can't manipulate or punish you. You're just kind of... there. | "What year did you die again?"
"2019"
"What generation are you part of?"
"Millennial"
*satanic sigh*
"OK, so most of this is going to seem familiar to you... uh... over here is the vestibule to the fiery pit. This is where all hope of rescue or escape is lost, but...."
"My parents generation beat you to it"
"Uh h... | **Hell is pretty boring...**
No souls are ever truly lost. They always go somewhere. The last thousand years or so the major players have been Heaven and Hell, so they get all the souls divided between them. There exists lots of theories about feathers, weights, and sum off all deeds good and evil to explain where you... | 2019-05-06T09:42:38 | 2019-05-06T07:50:38 | 35 | 24 |
[WP] The hero shows up at the villains doorstep one night. Theyre shivering bleeding scared. They look like they were assaulted. Looking up at the villain, swaying slightly, close to passing out, they mumble “didn’t know where else to go” then collapse into the villains arms. | For the hundredth time that night, my eyes scour the world below from the sky, searching; I don't know, exactly, what I should be looking for- but I can't exactly stay idle, can I? Not when one of your enemies comes to you in need of protection against something; yet again, I wonder what events had transpired to lead t... | "I didn't know where else to go..." Little more came from the now collapsing knight's throat.
There were few reasons for him to have turned to me.
One - the most obvious and at the same time least likely one - is that he tried to pull a fast one on me, tried to use the subterfuge I had employed so often. A sentim... | 2019-08-04T04:18:43 | 2019-08-04T03:30:14 | 49 | 10 |
[WP] Turns out humanity was alone in the universe because they were way too early to the party. Now, billions of years later aliens find a strange planet, Earth, and begin to unveil the secrets of the first intelligent species. | The massive, angular craft drifted into orbit around a dead world. A world scarred by a war fought so long before what the rest of universe viewed as the dawn of time. A war in which there would be no victory. Against a foe that sought to tear the galaxy asunder and could not be defeated. Themselves.
I shuddered at th... | It had been twenty years since we had received the first communication from intelligent life. We knew we weren't alone, but, perhaps in our own hubris, we had assumed we were the most advanced. Interstellar communication, though, was something we wouldn't have even considered.
That message had changed the course of ... | 2019-08-13T15:43:33 | 2019-08-13T15:42:34 | 64 | 19 |
[WP] Genetics is everything. There are scales for wisdom, might, HP and mana, that are used on babies right after birth. You were born into an elitist family that discarded you after seeing your mana. What they didn't know is that you were the top 99.99% in dexterity, and you hold grudges. | **Part 1**
Spellcrafting has three primary components.
First is the mana, the fuel for the spell. Every invocation requires some, and the more powerful the spell the more it consumes, and on the inverse the more you have, the more powerful your spells can become.
Second is the intent of the caster. Magic cannot be... | Lord Brighton awoke. Groggy. He hadn't been drinking that he could... the attack! Someone attacked him from behind in his own home. He was heading to his limousine with the butler and--
"Good morning father."
He tried to look to the side, but the chair he was tied to held him tight. He noticed candles and some kind o... | 2020-02-28T03:18:19 | 2020-02-28T03:08:53 | 1,052 | 94 |
[WP] The amount of money your soulmate currently has appears over your head. The number over your head has always been low. Then one day, while sitting it your car, it suddenly shoots up and surpasses $1,000,000. Seconds later, someone jumps into your car and yells, “DRIVE!” | I sat in my car after a long day of work and glanced at the number glowing above my head. That was weird, it was rapidly increasing. *Bang bang.* Are those gunshots? Suddenly, a girl with a hoodie and mask that resembled a bear tossed the car door open.
“What the-”
“Drive!”
I looked over and stared down a gun barrel... | One looks to the sea and waits. The smell of brine fills the nostrils. Gulls cry piercingly, adding staccato to the low, rumbling undercurrent of vehicles. The surf recedes before rushing back, smoothing footprints and weathering stone. Muting the past. In and out, like a breath. In. And Out. From below come c... | 2020-08-01T16:55:30 | 2020-08-01T16:44:15 | 19 | 13 |
[WP] You are a minion in the service of a dark lord. Your master has tasked you with creating and spreading a prophecy about a chosen one, the only person who can defeat him, so that the so-called "heroes" will stop resisting his rule and instead wait for their savior to arrive. | The candles burned low in the Dark Lord’s chambers as a shapely alabaster leg slipped out of his bed. It was followed by another, and then the soft padding of bare feet across the floor.
“Going so soon, sweetling?”
The Dark Lord Malgant propped himself up on one thickly muscled forearm, the ritualistic scars carved i... | “With the highest amount of respect to you, my master, I’m unsure about this plan. I understand your great will and wit is only matched by the gods, but are you positive about this? What about Riza the heart snatcher or Jok the eye licker? Both seem more frightening than me.” The pint-sized goblin brushed his hands aga... | 2021-03-17T20:43:31 | 2021-03-17T20:04:32 | 75 | 14 |
[WP] You are a minion in the service of a dark lord. Your master has tasked you with creating and spreading a prophecy about a chosen one, the only person who can defeat him, so that the so-called "heroes" will stop resisting his rule and instead wait for their savior to arrive. | <knock, knock>
<large door creaking>
“Umm, boss?”
“WHO DARES DISTURB ME?”
“It’s Chuck. From Marketing?”
“Oh! Hey, Chuck. Come on in.”
“Hey, your evilness, I was looking over the last-“
“Do you need a drink? I do.”
“No. Thanks. Hey, I was looking at your last request regarding the ‘chosen one’ prophe... | I used to be a charlatan before meeting the master. Tricked many a man into giving me the contents of his purse, or leaving me alone ("guarding") their riches, and got a hefty amount of coin trought my life. Then i got old, and all my vices came back to haunt me. T'was a shame for one who used to dine with nobility (no... | 2021-03-17T22:46:58 | 2021-03-17T19:15:02 | 59 | 24 |
[WP] A professor is teaching a course on the gods worshiped in pre-Christian Europe and he always gets into an argument with a student. The student is actually one of those gods in disguise - but so is the professor. The rest of the class has no idea until one day..... | “. . .And so, while it is commonly believed that Jupiter was the most revered of the heavenly gods in Europe, it was actually in fact the Celtic god Taranis, whose likeness and identity became syncretized with Jupiter after Roman colonizers invaded ancient Gaul. Any questions?”
Professor Rhine waited patiently while t... | “Professor? What do you make of the gods that time forgot?”
I could never tell if I wanted to sigh or lean in when Rachel spoke. She sat in the front row, as seemed proper for all too curious, too involved students in a general studies class, and there was something about her that called to me. Not in an attraction s... | 2021-08-05T17:22:51 | 2021-08-05T15:56:27 | 408 | 93 |
[WP] The life suit’s systems and AI will keep you alive indefinitely - which is great, unless you’re endlessly adrift in space with no hope of rescue - so you need to somehow convince the overly-protective AI to stop saving your life. | Slowly I wake up, yet again.
The sound of the quantum field harvester slowly humming in my ears. She's been refueling the suit over night, as always.
I open my eyes and the same landscape of stars greets my vision, the same one that I've been floating through for... How long now? Weeks... Months? God, it's been so l... | The world congress decision came to a close to outlaw AI systems in any future space exploration after damning evidence and recordings of the engineer who suffered one of the most emotionally and spiritually painful deaths in Future’s short history. Future had successfully created Artificial Intelligence and their pate... | 2021-11-29T11:36:53 | 2021-11-29T10:48:29 | 43 | 16 |
[WP] The life suit’s systems and AI will keep you alive indefinitely - which is great, unless you’re endlessly adrift in space with no hope of rescue - so you need to somehow convince the overly-protective AI to stop saving your life. | \[Adrift on Land\]
"Good morning, Edith," Chronos said. Edith heard his voice before she opened her eyes. Chronos monitored her constantly and always knew the moment she was conscious again. "We traveled another 25,319 miles while you slept. We are currently over 400,000 miles from the ship. It is currently 5:33 A.M. ... | The world congress decision came to a close to outlaw AI systems in any future space exploration after damning evidence and recordings of the engineer who suffered one of the most emotionally and spiritually painful deaths in Future’s short history. Future had successfully created Artificial Intelligence and their pate... | 2021-11-29T13:34:08 | 2021-11-29T10:48:29 | 23 | 16 |
[WP] You are a superhero whose powers are based on the music you are listening to. Rock can make you stronger, classical makes you smarter, etc. One day, you're fighting your toughest villain yet, and you are forced to use your "forbidden" playlist. | I'd burned through at least a half dozen genres in the last few minutes. No matter what track was being pumped through the headphones integrated into my helmet, I either couldn't keep up with the hell-faced bastard or none of my hits would do anything to their adamantine skin. Every time I tried something else, they se... | Nothing has prepared me, the [Music Maestro](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSAJ0l4OBHM), for this opponent. Ever Destroyer was the most dangerous enemy I have faced so far. Very strong, with the power of decay at her disposal, she was a villain all villains wish them could be. Everything she touched was destroyed. [R... | 2022-05-17T09:22:08 | 2022-05-17T08:49:33 | 486 | 153 |
[WP] You are a superhero whose powers are based on the music you are listening to. Rock can make you stronger, classical makes you smarter, etc. One day, you're fighting your toughest villain yet, and you are forced to use your "forbidden" playlist. | He was shaking, his hands on his knees, panting. His opponent, clutching his ribs smiled through cracked teeth.
"I'll admit. You gave me quite the run for my money. But I'm afraid, I'm simply too durable."
Mackanika looked up and spat out blood. "You son of a bitch backhand..."
Backhand grinned. "Naughty language is... | I hide behind the wall, praying Starhands doesn't find me yet, and tremble as I fumble with my battered old mp3 player.
I don't want to but I have to use it. The forbidden playlist. The reason why I'm even on this team when my powers only last as long as the song plays.
Track 1. Running Down A Dream by Tom Petty And ... | 2022-05-17T13:11:07 | 2022-05-17T12:33:11 | 25 | 15 |
[WP] The eldritch god stood before the girl, in almost human form. "Your parents sold you to be my bride. I accepted, knowing that if I don't they will just try another deity, but I will not force this on you. Have this credit card and live as you wish. If you want something else instead, just ask." | "Y'know, you're actually kind of my type."
The great eldritch god, Andolith, ruler of the Seven Rings of Eternity, slayer of the last Helian Angels, and enslaver of the Five Realms of Agamemnon, blushed.
"I... excuse me, human?"
"Look, don't get me wrong, I'm not a big fan of the pointy horns. Or the weird slime mem... | "Hold up a second." I started, looking at the Eldritch being in human... Ish, form before me. "You aren't gonna... Pull some kinda hentai tentacle shit and drag me into an abyss or?"
"What? No!" The being replied, disgust in their voice. "Firstly, that's offensive, second, I don't have tentacles, third, my realm is no... | 2022-08-09T16:26:08 | 2022-08-09T15:50:03 | 888 | 331 |
[WP] The young woman had spoken to everyone in town, asking them to teach her to fight. The warrior, the hunter, the knight, all had declined. Finally, in desperation, she spoke to the dwarven blacksmith. Lowering his massive hammer he looked at the fire in her eyes and said "Aye. I could do that." | Her cheeks were flush with a fury that rippled out in every direction unchecked, a raging sea crashing against everything in its path. "Aye. I could do that. It will cost you, child. But I could do it."
"I don't care what it costs. I will pay."
Her clenched fists shook, but her breath began to slow as the indignati... | And so, they made a deal. She would help him with his work for a season. Ten swords of iron and silver for the royal guard, weapons fit for the mageslayers. Afterwards, he would train her. And he vowed to never ask why she wanted to learn, not what she intended to do with that knowledge.
The work was grueling. The dwa... | 2022-08-28T11:54:09 | 2022-08-28T11:16:14 | 69 | 45 |
[WP] A selkie is stunned when, against common sense, a stranger who stumbled upon her skin gave it back without complaint. | Stunned was the only word that could describe the Selkie. This human, its prey, just gave the skin right back. No questions or comments given. The Selkie thought about this could be. He examined the human before him with an inquisition befitting Sherlock Holmes.
His beanie hat looked like it had seen better days. Muc... | "Ma'am?" the man looked down towards my human form, and towards the skin he held in his hand, and back to me. "I think you dropped this." he pointed towards the skin.
"Oh!" she looked behind her to the rock where she'd left her skin. It was gone. "Um..." she questioned the man. "Did you happen to take this from that ... | 2022-10-25T20:43:59 | 2022-10-25T18:45:12 | 282 | 100 |
[WP] No one except for the main character remembers the existence of another main character, not even the narrator. | "Congrats on becoming the main character!" My voice calls out in Mike's head.
Mike instantly sits up in bed. "Excuse me? Main character?"
"Yes, Mike Byrne, you are the main character of the story I am narrating." I say.
Mike shakes his head. "This has to be a mistake. My name isn't even Mike, I'm Steven." He puts hi... | # Lifeblinder
It's cold on the cliffs. It smells like the sea, churning blue and white and uncaring a thousand feet beneath us. The wind cuts and blows my hair back. From behind me I hear Charon's robes, rich embroidered silk now stained with blood, flapping in the wind. But even that is a distant sound.
Otherwise..... | 2022-10-26T06:49:41 | 2022-10-26T06:14:13 | 63 | 16 |
[WP] A steampunk armoured train roars through a dusty canyon, carrying millions’ worth of gold and silver bullion to fund a war effort. Suddenly, shots are heard from the caboose, and someone shouts “DRAGONS!” | General Mustafa whipped his head towards the heavens. The sky was cloudless, an empty canvas of an artist who had run out of ideas. Not a single balloon-of-war was in sight, no birds arced through the air.
He combed the skies carefully, squinting his eyes. He was not a young man anymore, and his eyesight was not what... | I hear screams all around me. I had been spaced out a moment before, even though I wasn't supposed to on guard duty, but now my features were alight with panic. How can I run from something that can fly, breathe fire, and eat you with one gulp? Is it here for the treasure? Will it leave us alone? All of these thoughts ... | 2022-10-29T08:36:03 | 2022-10-29T05:42:51 | 33 | 15 |
[wp] [nsfw] Destroy my soul: A challenge to write the bleakest, most hopeless and dark grim fic you can fathom...
I wanna feel pain, sorrow and sadness.
Lets write some dark fiction.
Happy endings, twists and hope are completely optional.
Edit: wow this exploded, that's what I get for sleeping on the job, ill be re... | The train pummeled down the tracks, teetering on the edge due its high speeds. It approached a corner but didn't reduce its speed. As it attempted to round the corner, the black steam engine leaned too far over the edge and fell off the track, bringing the five cars behind it down as well.
Peter sighed and leaned awa... | The story starts with a doubt filled aerialist and a nervous girl, both shyly smiling at each other before the real world interrupts, sending him away before she can even think to try and speak with the face that suddenly captivated her. She’s handed a poster by an old clown who can see the loss in her eyes, a picture ... | 2014-03-24T19:39:56 | 2014-03-24T17:45:04 | 79 | 16 |
[wp] [nsfw] Destroy my soul: A challenge to write the bleakest, most hopeless and dark grim fic you can fathom...
I wanna feel pain, sorrow and sadness.
Lets write some dark fiction.
Happy endings, twists and hope are completely optional.
Edit: wow this exploded, that's what I get for sleeping on the job, ill be re... | The train pummeled down the tracks, teetering on the edge due its high speeds. It approached a corner but didn't reduce its speed. As it attempted to round the corner, the black steam engine leaned too far over the edge and fell off the track, bringing the five cars behind it down as well.
Peter sighed and leaned awa... | All I wanted to do was help people. When the hats flew in the air, and parents cried near their exuberant kids, I held my hat in my hands, holding onto what was the best thing to ever happen to me. I couldn’t let go, and move on to what life has ahead for me.
Let’s back track. I held a knife to my throat. My parents w... | 2014-03-24T19:39:56 | 2014-03-24T17:50:15 | 79 | 11 |
[WP] Write the most beautiful end to the universe that you can imagine | It's strange how, now that we've reached the end, old and buried things come back to me. Things I thought I'd forgotten.
I'm reminded of something my father told me a long time ago. Back then, I was only leaving home - meaningless compared to *this* - but what he said stayed with me. It carried me when I couldn't car... | The Lagrangian point L3 was chosen for its sheer isolation on the same orbit as Earth on the opposite side of the sun.
A twenty meter thick lead sphere surrounded the laboratory, while complex systems prevented orbital perturbations and radio interference from affecting the instruments within.
Only a single openi... | 2014-09-14T10:27:19 | 2014-09-14T09:15:47 | 48 | 31 |
[WP]Every child has a monster that lives under his bed. Society's coming of age ceremony is to kill that monster. The time has come for you too to become an adult...
Optional: 1)you have become best friends with the monster
2)your monster isn't at all what you though it was | "It's time," said mum, checking an intricate pocket watch.
The whole family was there for my thirteenth birthday. It wasn't just my parents. My Aunt and Uncle from the States was also there. And Grammy who was staying in the hospital asked permission from her doctors to go home just for this day.
"My big boy would be... | The boy laid in his bed and dreamt of peace. He dreamt of a day when the darkness that lived beneath him would be gone. A time when he could live without fear. Without pain. The pitch blackness of his bedroom seemed to creep in on his sleep, permeating through into his dreams and turning them to nightmares.
They were... | 2014-12-09T04:07:50 | 2014-12-09T03:48:17 | 25 | 16 |
[WP] Destroy the world in the most creative and ridiculous way possible. | They were right.
As much as it galls me to say it, they were right. There's nothing to do about it any more, except to rage against the world, but that's kind of already happening without us, you know? How could we know that God really would destroy the world like that?
But they were right. Every last fear-mongering,... | "You've mass produced laxatives? Did I hear you right?"
"Yes, and I've contaminated everything with them for six months. The resulting shit storm will be epic. Not even animals will be spared."
The shit storm was indeed epic. It was supposed to be the greatest prank of all time, but there was so much shit so quickly... | 2015-06-28T08:43:30 | 2015-06-28T08:10:39 | 36 | 21 |
[WP] After someone dies, they must be interviewed before it is decided how they will be reincarnated. You are the interviewer. | "We're done here."
As the words leave my mouth, the woman before me flashes away. I sigh and rub my temples before taking a sip from my ever-warm tea. At least this is a worthwhile perk. The woman will probably be some lowly insect. Selfish, cruel, and entitled. Complete black and red robe. I could ask for the result... | The man sitting across from you is naked. Not his fault. He died that way. Not the best way to go, but it's not like he can do anything about it. He looks more embarrassed about it than you are - you're thankful, at least, that the table is too high for you to see anything you don't want to.
You open the folder sittin... | 2015-08-26T14:51:38 | 2015-08-26T14:39:51 | 19 | 11 |
[WP] The King is dying and decides to abdicate his throne before he dies. During the coronation ceremony, he places the crown on a servant's head and declares him king, rather than one of his two sons. | Prince Horace raised an eyebrow at his aging father. "Your Highness, that's... that's your servant. Timothy and I stand before you; why did you go to such great lengths to crown a mere commoner?"
"Silence," King Jerry croaked. "I have crowned the rightful heir!"
"But I'm the eldest," Prince Timothy protested. "If you... | The bright interior of the official throne room was illuminated by the powerful sun shining through the stain glass windows lining the long hall, creating a mighty atmosphere for the change of kings.
Royalty displayed themselves like a wedding party: the two princes on the left and the three princesses on the right. N... | 2016-02-12T16:10:01 | 2016-02-12T13:51:05 | 24 | 12 |
[WP] You just got fired, you're pretty sure your girlfriend is cheating on you, you're 75k in student loans debt, rent was due last week, and to top it all off? You're all out of beer. Oddly enough, you just got an email titled "Would you like to change the difficulty? Current setting: Very Hard."
EDIT: muh front page... | Damn bitch would be here any minute. I sighed, trying to steady my nerves, wishing I had something to drink. Had to confront her sometime, might as well get it over with. Though I could just wait until they evicted me and I had to move back in with mom...no, I'm a better man than that.
My phone buzzed. A text? Was s... | Her head was against the wall. Today was falling apart. She lost her girlfriend in the cruelest way possible: a thirteen second voicemail clearly recorded at a party. A voicemail that awful girl clearly hadn't meant to send. Her head hurt. She was all cried out and had exhausted her Taylor Swift playlist.
If that was... | 2016-03-30T17:32:38 | 2016-03-30T16:54:04 | 107 | 12 |
[WP] We've explored more of the lunar surface than the bottom of the ocean. NASA knows what's down there, and it trying to get us off Earth as fast as possible
Since this is getting a lot more attention than I expected, I should point out where I got my inspiration for this post from:
https://i.imgur.com/tXkZaIL.jpg
... | Beneath the murky ocean
A giant creature lies.
Its belly growing empty,
It opens up its eyes.
Many years of sleeping,
Since prehistoric times.
Long extinct creatures,
Had kept it satisfied.
But a dreadful pang awakes it,
A hunger wells inside.
6 billion tiny people,
Will di... | Johnson brushed away his popped collar, silently complaining about the burden it was. He wiped away the layer of sweat with the rolled up cuff of his sleeve. The room was a chilly 68 degrees, which was the worst part, and he still was sweating as a result of the job. He cursed to himself as he leaned forward over the m... | 2016-05-24T03:17:32 | 2016-05-24T00:53:39 | 185 | 41 |
[WP] We've explored more of the lunar surface than the bottom of the ocean. NASA knows what's down there, and it trying to get us off Earth as fast as possible
Since this is getting a lot more attention than I expected, I should point out where I got my inspiration for this post from:
https://i.imgur.com/tXkZaIL.jpg
... | It had all happened so quickly. Our entire race had spent so much time. So much effort screaming into the cosmos. Launching time capsules, relics of our humanity into space on the vague hope that something out there would pick it up, and take us under there wing. Nobody would ever come. And Now, I alone know why. My na... | "Mr. President I don't think you are taking this seriously enough. Stop laughing!"
The president continued to laugh. The idea was ridiculous. He knew the boys at NASA were willing to say anything to get funding for their toys, but this was too much.
"I am willing to believe in Atlantis or Aqua-man. Heck, I'd believ... | 2016-05-24T04:52:09 | 2016-05-24T03:51:05 | 145 | 31 |
[WP] We've explored more of the lunar surface than the bottom of the ocean. NASA knows what's down there, and it trying to get us off Earth as fast as possible
Since this is getting a lot more attention than I expected, I should point out where I got my inspiration for this post from:
https://i.imgur.com/tXkZaIL.jpg
... | The last shuttle to the lunar colony had left over a month ago. Those lucky enough to afford the ride were the same ones unfortunate enough to learn what the fate of those left on Earth would be.
The rise of the oceans was a slow creep initially. Every few weeks you would see notable coastal regions shift from green ... | "Mr. President I don't think you are taking this seriously enough. Stop laughing!"
The president continued to laugh. The idea was ridiculous. He knew the boys at NASA were willing to say anything to get funding for their toys, but this was too much.
"I am willing to believe in Atlantis or Aqua-man. Heck, I'd believ... | 2016-05-24T07:31:21 | 2016-05-24T03:51:05 | 58 | 31 |
[WP] You pray to God, wishing that you will get a boyfriend/girlfriend before you die. He gives you immortality. | O Lord in Heaven, I pray to thee,
Do not let me die alone.
I want to feel a woman's touch,
To be loved down to the bone.
Please, Lord, help me so,
Before my heart is overgrown,
With weeds and moss left untrimmed,
Boiled over with love unbrimmed.
"I will grant thy wish," said the Lord,
Smiling ear to ea... | "Listen Steve, it's just not going to work out between us."
"But why not? We're perfect for each other."
Sigh. Yet another man taking me out to some fancy dinner. Yet another disappointment waiting to happen.
"We can never be a couple, Steve. You don't get it. "
"What don't I get? We've been dating for-"
"Um, we h... | 2016-09-21T07:43:39 | 2016-09-21T06:36:05 | 152 | 107 |
[WP] Once a year you switch bodies with a random person who is best in the world at a certain skill. You can't change back until you discover what this skill is. You've been changed for a month and are starting to get worried. | I sat behind the curtain. The guy on the other side was clearly keeping the crowd entertained. Every joke he dolled out landed with perfect timing. Could I really do any better?
Then again, was it really a question of whether *I* could do better?
It felt like I'd tried everything at this point. Various board games? N... | 6 months. That’s how long James had been trapped in this old man’s body. Every waking moment was spent methodically searching through the cluttered house, trying to find any clue as to what modicum of talent the old bastard possessed. It wasn’t singing — these lungs had long since closed up from years of smoking, evide... | 2016-09-26T08:26:06 | 2016-09-26T08:24:47 | 30 | 17 |
[WP] "So what happens if I press this button?" I asked. "Nothing." She replied. I pushed the button in, grinning. "It's when you let go that things get nasty." | Just got a short one I thought I'd share.
I pressed the button down confidently, its smooth surface becoming rigid as it locked into place, steel manacles locked around my hand to hold it in place. The door that I entered in had disappeared as I walked
In. But another door appeared as I pressed the button.
The lady n... | ######[](#dropcap)
Hilary Flint grinned despite himself.
"*Clever girl...* So happens next?"
The red-haired Fae smiled and bent down to peck him on the cheek. "Now I go and you stay. That trigger is connected enough Gelignite to blow you and everything around you for twenty paces into ashes. Think well of me, love.... | 2017-01-05T13:49:11 | 2017-01-05T10:11:42 | 28 | 13 |
[WP] "So what happens if I press this button?" I asked. "Nothing." She replied. I pushed the button in, grinning. "It's when you let go that things get nasty." | Just got a short one I thought I'd share.
I pressed the button down confidently, its smooth surface becoming rigid as it locked into place, steel manacles locked around my hand to hold it in place. The door that I entered in had disappeared as I walked
In. But another door appeared as I pressed the button.
The lady n... | The screen turned on as Glen stepped into the final room. "Congratulations," the robot droned in her robotic voice. "You have reached the final room." She paused for a moment. He looked around the room. It was blank, with white walls matching his clothing in their plainness. A red button sat on the wall. "Please... | 2017-01-05T13:49:11 | 2017-01-05T11:28:44 | 28 | 10 |
[WP] "So what happens if I press this button?" I asked. "Nothing." She replied. I pushed the button in, grinning. "It's when you let go that things get nasty." | The smile fell off my face abruptly. "Jesus, Alice," I said, frowning. "Why do you have to do this all the time?"
"Do what?" She said, innocently.
"Just... it's the way you answer things. You knew what I wanted to say from context." I kept holding the button down, perversely.
"I don't see how that's my fault. You co... | ######[](#dropcap)
Hilary Flint grinned despite himself.
"*Clever girl...* So happens next?"
The red-haired Fae smiled and bent down to peck him on the cheek. "Now I go and you stay. That trigger is connected enough Gelignite to blow you and everything around you for twenty paces into ashes. Think well of me, love.... | 2017-01-05T14:03:00 | 2017-01-05T10:11:42 | 20 | 13 |
[WP] "So what happens if I press this button?" I asked. "Nothing." She replied. I pushed the button in, grinning. "It's when you let go that things get nasty." | The smile fell off my face abruptly. "Jesus, Alice," I said, frowning. "Why do you have to do this all the time?"
"Do what?" She said, innocently.
"Just... it's the way you answer things. You knew what I wanted to say from context." I kept holding the button down, perversely.
"I don't see how that's my fault. You co... | The screen turned on as Glen stepped into the final room. "Congratulations," the robot droned in her robotic voice. "You have reached the final room." She paused for a moment. He looked around the room. It was blank, with white walls matching his clothing in their plainness. A red button sat on the wall. "Please... | 2017-01-05T14:03:00 | 2017-01-05T11:28:44 | 20 | 10 |
[WP] The year is 1910. Adolf Hitler, a struggling artist, has fought off dozens of assasination attemps by well meaning time travelers, but this one is different. This traveller doesn't want to kill Hitler, he wants to teach him to paint. He pulls off his hood to reveal the frizzy afro of Bob Ross. | There he sat, twirling his personal, stylized mustache. It was avant garde, just like he wanted to be. The man, as he was so, just wanted a place in this world for his art. He continues to stare at the easel, thinking.
After a while he felt a firm, calming hand on his shoulder. He sighed, hanging his head wearily. "A... | The man outside knocked on the door hard. He paused for a minute, still as a statue, then knocked once again. The rain fell outside in a steady rhythm, and by this time the man’s shoes had become damp. A minute passed, then another. The man crouched under the awning and pulled his bag to safety. It had begun to leak an... | 2017-02-16T17:14:05 | 2017-02-16T16:48:00 | 2,660 | 179 |
[WP] After several millennia's worth of torture for stealing fire from the gods, Prometheus has escaped to offer one final gift to mankind. | I woke up, turned over, and looked at my clock. 5 o'clock? Why am I getting up so early? Something wasn't right, I hadn't woken up before 7 o'clock in years.
Just then, a loud noise started emanating from the wall by my feet. A bright light started to show, then a portal opened up, like I was still inside that one gam... | "I've escaped! Damn the Heavens! Damn the Gods! Hahaha. I've ESCAPED!" Prometheus yelled like a deranged lunatic. "Ha... I've escaped." He said more softly this time, assimilating the reality to his preconceived notions. Chaos was reality not conforming to one's hard-wired preconceptions.
He had been imprisoned for f... | 2017-05-29T09:00:24 | 2017-05-29T06:31:06 | 53 | 29 |
[WP] A man buying 24 watermelons and 36 apples becomes self aware that he's in an elementary school math problem.
The fruits and their quantities are arbitrary.
Edit: My first post here, so any feedback on the prompt is much appreciated. | Adam glanced at the watermelons in the back of his car and did a quick count, 24 just like he had paid for, his eyes drifted to the passenger seat and he was reassured by the sack full of apples waiting to be unloaded. His girlfriend, Betsy, had been extremely forceful with him about making sure they had enough fruit f... | Harold stopped by the general store on his way home from work. He was an impulsive man, prone to excess, but managed to hold a steady job at the tonic water factory despite his frequent and flagrant outbursts during business hours. After the workday, he often stopped into town to fetch supplies to feed his hobby of bui... | 2017-06-05T21:19:08 | 2017-06-05T14:54:53 | 18 | 10 |
[WP] After you die you learn why the Grim Reaper is portrayed holding a Scythe. It isn't to harvest you, it's to protect you from something on your journey. | "**THEY ARE ADVANCING ON US IN GREATER NUMBERS. YOU MUST BE IMPORTANT,**" Death's voiced, echoing like a dying gasp in a tomb. "**GOOD. WE NEED SOMETHING TO EVEN THIS OUT.**"
"What *are* those things?! They *ate* that other girl! Is this Hell or something?" I whirled suddenly, looking for more attackers. "I liv... | Clyde's eyes fluttered open. At least he thought they did. He'd worked for the city cleaning sewers for 30 years, but nothing had prepared him for the inky blackness that engulfed him. It's not like it bothered him - in some ways it was comforting. Better than scraping shit, tampons, condoms, and God knows what else so... | 2017-06-20T19:58:24 | 2017-06-20T19:08:10 | 20 | 11 |
[WP] At an alien bar in the distant future, two aliens are enjoying a drink and trading stories about the newest member to the Pan-Galactic Union, an odd race of bipeds from a planet named "Dirt". But what they don't realize is that you, the bartender, are from that planet "Earth". | "Ha ha, dirt," one of the aliens chuckled.
The human bartender, needing the tips to survive, said nothing.
"You're an idiot," his companion said. "All homeworlds are called dirt. That's what pre-galactic civs call their worlds. The fuck else are they going to call them? Some meaningless made up shit?"
"Well, I come ... | From their conversation, I felt the need to chip in. I knew that most Union member species had been living in space for centuries, relying on cloning vats, food pills, or high-tech hydroponics. “They eat animals, you know. Like actual, used-to-be-walking-around *animals*, not out of a vat. Barely even gene-modded.”
... | 2017-09-06T09:11:47 | 2017-09-06T08:59:00 | 492 | 179 |
[WP]: Your village idiot is full of the strangest superstitions. She goes on about washing one's hands, says you get worms in your intestines from standing barefoot on night soil and that medicines with mercury should be avoided at all costs. You're starting to suspect she might be onto something. | "I don't know if she's all that daft. I think she may be a witch."
"Who? Mad Mary of the Idiot Wood!? A witch? I doubt that very much."
"She could be playing dumb to throw us off, so we don't suspect."
"We are talking about the daft old lady who'll give you vegetables if you dump your chamber pot in that thing be... | "I talk to Gods!"
It was a bright sunny day. the first one in weeks. So much rain. If we got a few more days like this the high crops might actually yield. We needed the high crops. Low crops were consistent enough, but the high crops, they meant the difference between new iron or a starving winter.
So the ... | 2017-09-14T12:11:29 | 2017-09-14T10:12:28 | 240 | 47 |
[WP]: Your village idiot is full of the strangest superstitions. She goes on about washing one's hands, says you get worms in your intestines from standing barefoot on night soil and that medicines with mercury should be avoided at all costs. You're starting to suspect she might be onto something. | "She's something all right."
"Yes but a lady belongs in the houses, not working whatever it is she's always up to."
--
As I pull back the curtains to the cellar, the stench of her recent 'concoctions' hit me once again. Though I love her enthusiastic, or as I call it 'free-spirited' personality, others whisper wher... | Yes, Madison came from our village. Well, not originally, she just wandered in one day in the strangest clothes. I was a boy then, and I didn't like playing with the others very much; I liked to poke around at the edges of town, search for elves and the like. It was just good luck I saw her first; Sun knows what Elder ... | 2017-09-14T12:51:41 | 2017-09-14T09:12:27 | 58 | 11 |
[WP]: Your village idiot is full of the strangest superstitions. She goes on about washing one's hands, says you get worms in your intestines from standing barefoot on night soil and that medicines with mercury should be avoided at all costs. You're starting to suspect she might be onto something. | "She's something all right."
"Yes but a lady belongs in the houses, not working whatever it is she's always up to."
--
As I pull back the curtains to the cellar, the stench of her recent 'concoctions' hit me once again. Though I love her enthusiastic, or as I call it 'free-spirited' personality, others whisper wher... | Yes, Madison came from our village. Well, not originally, she just wandered in one day in the strangest clothes. I was a boy then, and I didn't like playing with the others very much; I liked to poke around at the edges of town, search for elves and the like. It was just good luck I saw her first; Sun knows what Elder ... | 2017-09-14T12:51:41 | 2017-09-14T07:33:54 | 58 | 10 |
[WP]: Your village idiot is full of the strangest superstitions. She goes on about washing one's hands, says you get worms in your intestines from standing barefoot on night soil and that medicines with mercury should be avoided at all costs. You're starting to suspect she might be onto something. | "She's something all right."
"Yes but a lady belongs in the houses, not working whatever it is she's always up to."
--
As I pull back the curtains to the cellar, the stench of her recent 'concoctions' hit me once again. Though I love her enthusiastic, or as I call it 'free-spirited' personality, others whisper wher... | Yes, Madison came from our village. Well, not originally, she just wandered in one day in the strangest clothes. I was a boy then, and I didn't like playing with the others very much; I liked to poke around at the edges of town, search for elves and the like. It was just good luck I saw her first; Sun knows what Elder ... | 2017-09-14T09:53:18 | 2017-09-14T09:12:27 | 56 | 11 |
[WP]: Your village idiot is full of the strangest superstitions. She goes on about washing one's hands, says you get worms in your intestines from standing barefoot on night soil and that medicines with mercury should be avoided at all costs. You're starting to suspect she might be onto something. | "She's something all right."
"Yes but a lady belongs in the houses, not working whatever it is she's always up to."
--
As I pull back the curtains to the cellar, the stench of her recent 'concoctions' hit me once again. Though I love her enthusiastic, or as I call it 'free-spirited' personality, others whisper wher... | Yes, Madison came from our village. Well, not originally, she just wandered in one day in the strangest clothes. I was a boy then, and I didn't like playing with the others very much; I liked to poke around at the edges of town, search for elves and the like. It was just good luck I saw her first; Sun knows what Elder ... | 2017-09-14T09:53:18 | 2017-09-14T07:33:54 | 56 | 10 |
[WP]: Your village idiot is full of the strangest superstitions. She goes on about washing one's hands, says you get worms in your intestines from standing barefoot on night soil and that medicines with mercury should be avoided at all costs. You're starting to suspect she might be onto something. | "I talk to Gods!"
It was a bright sunny day. the first one in weeks. So much rain. If we got a few more days like this the high crops might actually yield. We needed the high crops. Low crops were consistent enough, but the high crops, they meant the difference between new iron or a starving winter.
So the ... | Yes, Madison came from our village. Well, not originally, she just wandered in one day in the strangest clothes. I was a boy then, and I didn't like playing with the others very much; I liked to poke around at the edges of town, search for elves and the like. It was just good luck I saw her first; Sun knows what Elder ... | 2017-09-14T13:40:44 | 2017-09-14T09:12:27 | 51 | 11 |
[WP]: Your village idiot is full of the strangest superstitions. She goes on about washing one's hands, says you get worms in your intestines from standing barefoot on night soil and that medicines with mercury should be avoided at all costs. You're starting to suspect she might be onto something. | "I talk to Gods!"
It was a bright sunny day. the first one in weeks. So much rain. If we got a few more days like this the high crops might actually yield. We needed the high crops. Low crops were consistent enough, but the high crops, they meant the difference between new iron or a starving winter.
So the ... | Yes, Madison came from our village. Well, not originally, she just wandered in one day in the strangest clothes. I was a boy then, and I didn't like playing with the others very much; I liked to poke around at the edges of town, search for elves and the like. It was just good luck I saw her first; Sun knows what Elder ... | 2017-09-14T13:40:44 | 2017-09-14T07:33:54 | 51 | 10 |
[WP]: Your village idiot is full of the strangest superstitions. She goes on about washing one's hands, says you get worms in your intestines from standing barefoot on night soil and that medicines with mercury should be avoided at all costs. You're starting to suspect she might be onto something. | "I talk to Gods!"
It was a bright sunny day. the first one in weeks. So much rain. If we got a few more days like this the high crops might actually yield. We needed the high crops. Low crops were consistent enough, but the high crops, they meant the difference between new iron or a starving winter.
So the ... | Yes, Madison came from our village. Well, not originally, she just wandered in one day in the strangest clothes. I was a boy then, and I didn't like playing with the others very much; I liked to poke around at the edges of town, search for elves and the like. It was just good luck I saw her first; Sun knows what Elder ... | 2017-09-14T10:12:28 | 2017-09-14T09:12:27 | 47 | 11 |
[WP]: Your village idiot is full of the strangest superstitions. She goes on about washing one's hands, says you get worms in your intestines from standing barefoot on night soil and that medicines with mercury should be avoided at all costs. You're starting to suspect she might be onto something. | "I talk to Gods!"
It was a bright sunny day. the first one in weeks. So much rain. If we got a few more days like this the high crops might actually yield. We needed the high crops. Low crops were consistent enough, but the high crops, they meant the difference between new iron or a starving winter.
So the ... | Yes, Madison came from our village. Well, not originally, she just wandered in one day in the strangest clothes. I was a boy then, and I didn't like playing with the others very much; I liked to poke around at the edges of town, search for elves and the like. It was just good luck I saw her first; Sun knows what Elder ... | 2017-09-14T10:12:28 | 2017-09-14T07:33:54 | 47 | 10 |
[WP] You are the main character of a 24/7 reality show. It is the most popular show on TV because of a complex gambling market around it. More money is wagered on regular activities like what you will eat for breakfast than the outcome of the Super Bowl. | I strolled lazily towards the dining table. I was already accustomed to the numerous cameras placed around the house. As I sat down for breakfast, I could see the numerous faces pressed against the windows and peering right in.
I groaned in disgust as I took out my phone to check the horde of messages that had been d... | Loiterers packed the narrow hallway full, making it almost impossible for Max to get by. He managed to squeeze through a small group of people crowding the hall, each of them holding stacks of green paper. He looked down when he passed a young lady and her child, mascara streaking down her face.
The hallway was loud— ... | 2017-12-19T19:41:30 | 2017-12-19T17:48:09 | 41 | 12 |
[WP] You are the king, after your daughter was kidnapped by a dragon you offered the standard reward to whoever rescued her. You weren't expecting a different dragon to rescue her.
Wow! I didn't think this would blow up like it did! Thank you all so much for all your stories. I haven't commented on all of them but the... | The King looked pale and unkempt when he stepped onto the balcony, mouth trembling as he read his latest edict to the people filling the town square below. His normally trim beard had gone shaggy, his brow was lined and eyes bloodshot.
Royal messengers read out the words along with him on raised platforms across the s... | The tattered banners fluttered, shredding the cast light of the torches by their excited flaps. I could still see the claw marks that scarred the crenellations of what were once secure battlements. My warriors clasped their pole-arms and crossbows tightly, hoping that such insignificant weapons were not needed tonigh... | 2018-02-23T09:26:46 | 2018-02-23T09:14:01 | 133 | 23 |
[WP] Magic exists, however with a catch. Everyone can only use magic the way they expect magic to function. Harry Potter fans MUST do weird wand waving while Call of Cthulhu players all end up going insane. Write an interaction or duel between two vastly different magic users.
Honestly if magic did exist in our world,... | The cultist, wearing a trench coat and smoking a cigar, with a Colt pistol holstered in his pocket, raised his hands, chanting some indecipherable phrases, as a creature from beyond the comprehendible portions of reality dragged itself into our dimension. The conditions were right, the sacrifices were made, and the wor... | *This was...a mistake.*
That was all Carry could think of as she clutched her Nimbus 2000 in one hand and a twelve inch hawthorn, dragon heart string wand in the other. She, loved Harry Potter, so to her, this was magic, and her rapid wand waving won her many duels, especially against Call of Cthullu fans, but she had... | 2018-10-15T23:09:43 | 2018-10-15T22:55:54 | 42 | 14 |
[WP] Magic exists, however with a catch. Everyone can only use magic the way they expect magic to function. Harry Potter fans MUST do weird wand waving while Call of Cthulhu players all end up going insane. Write an interaction or duel between two vastly different magic users.
Honestly if magic did exist in our world,... | The two figures stood in the street. One, a man covered in a flowing black robe, face obscured by a blank silver mask, raised his hand above his head, pointing a wand at the opposing figure. Opposite him, merely metres away in the twilight night, his foe simply raised her hands, slowly forming runes in the air, body en... | woop, posted to a response, instead of post... Repost.
"The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth comes again. In one Age, called the Third Age by some, an Age yet to come, an Age long pa... | 2018-10-16T02:17:50 | 2018-10-16T00:41:38 | 27 | 13 |
[WP] All work centers are mandated to install " Efficiency Microchips" into their employees. The microchip makes the host blackout during their shift and come back into control after work is over, with no recollection of their day. Your microchip just malfunctioned.
Edit: Holy crap 5.2k upvotes and we made the front p... | The office conditions became so dreary that they invented a chip for all office workers. "Voluntary" to get installed of course but everyone went along with it, some running. Of course I did as well. I don't hate my work but I figured I don't love the office so much so what the heck, losing 8-9 hours a day would be no ... | "Joke, to start with, 'cause once they plant the cut-out chip, it seems like free money. Wake up sore, sometimes, but that’s it. Renting the goods, is all. You aren’t in, when it’s all happening. House has software for whatever a customer wants to pay for . . ." She cracked her knuckles. "Fine. I was getting my money. ... | 2018-11-19T04:29:41 | 2018-11-19T01:57:16 | 1,091 | 57 |
[WP] You are a multi-billionaire with a lovely wife, who is trying to kill you to inherit your fortune. You love her so much that you just don't have the heart to tell her you are immortal. | I've always loved our little games. She tries to kill me, and in turn I do the most romantic things i can for her. I can tell shes starting to break, starting to doubt. Last night after another poisoned wine on the patio, we had passionate sex on the grass under the stars. I can tell the guilt is starting to get to her... | She shone brightly, like the sun. Giving me warmth and great comfort. And yet I knew, I knew I was not what she wanted.
But still like a moth to a flame I am drawn. This was her 23rd attempt. She is puzzled. Yet, I pray, I pray she sees it my way.
I have lived long, far far longer than many other beings. This was a... | 2019-07-31T06:59:27 | 2019-07-31T06:58:55 | 316 | 169 |
[WP] You are a multi-billionaire with a lovely wife, who is trying to kill you to inherit your fortune. You love her so much that you just don't have the heart to tell her you are immortal. | I've always loved our little games. She tries to kill me, and in turn I do the most romantic things i can for her. I can tell shes starting to break, starting to doubt. Last night after another poisoned wine on the patio, we had passionate sex on the grass under the stars. I can tell the guilt is starting to get to her... | Well, this should be interesting. I knew she’d been building up to this for months and tonight it finally happened. When I stepped away from dinner for a minute I saw her slip something into my drink. God knows what it was, but I'm convinced it has a lethal kick, otherwise why would she bother. The question is, has she... | 2019-07-31T06:59:27 | 2019-07-31T04:32:10 | 316 | 156 |
[WP] Upon us entering intergalactic civilization, we discover that the Milky Way wasn't where we came from, but where we were banished to. All of civilization is horrified that we survived and returned from the universe's harshest galaxy. | "Run the data again." Dr'tll demanded.
"We've run it 12 times in the past mini-cycle, sir." M'tan, the young scientist leaves turned grey with fear. "There is no mistake."
"There HAS TO BE!" Dr'tll's fist slammed into the monitor, shattering it and sending green chlorophyll blood flying from his fist. "The Milk... | Sensor Post Omega was a small station situated on a rim system, the kind where rookies were sent to learn the ropes and where veterans went to retire. Nobody stationed there really knew what they were supposed to be looking for, but since they always had new tech and the best internet connection in the known universe, ... | 2019-11-14T22:18:02 | 2019-11-14T19:58:45 | 153 | 102 |
[WP] You're almost completely immortal- only one thing can kill you. You don't know what that one thing is, though, and you're getting increasingly paranoid as the years go on. | Day 1: A strange being has granted me immortality after I set it free from it's prison, only one thing is left that can kill me. I don't know what it is, but that's not bothering me too much. Let's see where this brings me
Day 7/Week 1: I have tried to kill myself a few times. I am pretty sure I am actually really imm... | I have the thing that kills immortals. I have used it many times to fulfill my mission - hunt and kill demons who walk the Earth. It's an ironic weapon - an old spear I used during my days as a Roman soldier. It's not ironic because it's a spear, and it's not ironic that it's from my days as a Roman soldier. It's i... | 2019-12-30T10:02:22 | 2019-12-30T09:37:27 | 25 | 12 |
[WP]You receive a message, "Reply Yes if you can survive the last video game you played." You answer Yes. Your vision blanks and you open your eyes finding that you are at the beginning of said game. You hear a voice "To leave you must win. Your prize is all you gain in this world. Good luck" | The world whirs around you, colors turning and blurring, your form changing. Not painfully, thank whatever power was out there, but in ways you notice. You lose that excess flab you have from playing too many videogames, feel muscles begin to form along your whole body, even have your hair clean itself.
You all but ... | The voice faded into my mind as another came.
"Hey, Khontis. You seriously napping?"
My eyes opened as a strangely familiar face came to view.
"You sure know how to sleep. It was sure nice of Naoya ask us to meet him out here on a hot day like this, huh?"
I grunted and rubbed my eyes as I took him in, a blue t-shir... | 2020-02-16T20:45:13 | 2020-02-16T16:08:36 | 153 | 12 |
[WP]You receive a message, "Reply Yes if you can survive the last video game you played." You answer Yes. Your vision blanks and you open your eyes finding that you are at the beginning of said game. You hear a voice "To leave you must win. Your prize is all you gain in this world. Good luck" | Fuck.
Fuck.
Fuck.
FUcK.
FUCK.
FUUUUUUUUCK.
I'M GONNA MURDER EACH AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU DEMONIC FUCKING BASTARDS.
I'LL RIP AND TEAR YOU TO SHREDS. I'LL BLOW YOUR HEAD OFF WITH A SHOTGUN. STUFF A GRENADE DOWN YOUR FUCKING THROAT. SLASH YOUR BODY IN HALF WITH A FUCKING CHAINSAW.
GOD I'M ANGRY!!
WHERE THE FUCK DO YOU... | I was sitting at my computer when my phone buzzed with an incoming text. I wasn't doing much, just watching YouTube and passing the time, so I picked up the phone and read what it said. "Reply yes if you can survive the last video game you played." Amused by the notion, despite not knowing who sent it, I replied yes... | 2020-02-16T23:08:10 | 2020-02-16T23:07:24 | 22 | 14 |
[WP] An exorcist arrives at your door, and says "I'm here to remove the demon." Confused, you say you didn't call for an exorcist, then suddenly a demonic voice says "I did." | The door bell rang.
*That's weird,* I thought as I put the knife I was using to cut vegetables back in the sink. *I don't think I'm expecting anyone.*
The bell rang again and I sighed. "Coming!"
As I reached for the door, I glance around the living room. It wasn't spotless, but certainly clean enough in the case th... | I was eating chips on my couch, watching a movie I'd enjoyed a lot a few years ago. A short knock came at my door, and reluctantly, I rose from the comfortable cushions.
A man was at my door, black hair combed neatly, holding a large bag in his hand. Once he'd noticed I'd opened the door, a smile broke out across his ... | 2020-09-28T18:12:54 | 2020-09-28T12:06:42 | 29 | 19 |
[WP] You were cursed with good luck by a supernatural entity, something you were very confused by at first. Now a few week later you know exactly what that means | I've come to find that *good* and *bad* are arbitrary signifiers when it comes to luck.
A few weeks ago, I would have said that *luck* wasn't a thing at all.
I'm getting up there in age, a fact not lost on my daughter. She loves to remind me by calling me things like "Gramps" and "Old Man." As infuriating as it can b... | "I curse you with luck," the creature said, its voice a rasp.
I laughed. I couldn't help it. Luck? With a life like this, I could use nothing more.
Besides, he didn't look like he had anything more to give than heebie-jeebies. Looked an awful lot like grandma, but they'd probably both be offended at the comparison. ... | 2020-10-15T05:48:33 | 2020-10-15T04:40:33 | 1,630 | 368 |
[WP]"Start paying rent NOW, or GET OUT!" you yell at the voice in your head. The next day, you wake up to find a stack of gold bars on your desk. "This is the correct currency, yes?", the voice says. | "For useful currency no. As a fungible asset with value? Very much," I spoke to the voice. "And as proof that you are actually present and have some power to act, it's very very strong."
I paused. "It's a high price, what do you expect from it?"
"I want you to listen to me at least 10 times a day." The voice replie... | In the far reaches of the galaxy, Mindlords are a race of sentient beings known for their ingenuity, they are blind and use their minds to make rooms for tenants to reside in. The rooms range from absolute anonymity to complete transparency, why do they prefer the later part one may ask, it's the fear of getting lost i... | 2020-11-01T00:38:48 | 2020-10-31T23:33:38 | 140 | 49 |
[WP]"Start paying rent NOW, or GET OUT!" you yell at the voice in your head. The next day, you wake up to find a stack of gold bars on your desk. "This is the correct currency, yes?", the voice says. | "For useful currency no. As a fungible asset with value? Very much," I spoke to the voice. "And as proof that you are actually present and have some power to act, it's very very strong."
I paused. "It's a high price, what do you expect from it?"
"I want you to listen to me at least 10 times a day." The voice replie... | „Well Gold is worth something indeed but not like this.“
„What do you mean?“ he asked annoyed.
„I mean that I can‘t fucking pay stuff with a gold bar in the shop and tell them the voice in my head gave them to me to pay rent.“
„Mmmh yeah that sounds a bit suspicious.“
„So, how are we going to get a bit of money in ... | 2020-11-01T00:38:48 | 2020-11-01T00:38:34 | 140 | 22 |
[WP] It's the masquerade ball. The Princess and the Dark Lord's right-hand man are falling in love, completely unaware of the identity of the other.
Feel free to mix-up genders to your liking! | "What brings you to this hellish litany of posturing?" Underright said, letting himself get distracted from the conversation beside the dance floor. "Work or pleasure?" he asked his partner in the butterfly mask.
"Neither, if I'm being honest," she said. "I don't really work and I'd certainly rather be home than here.... | "Oh look at him. He's swooning. He's swooning!"
Tene'tenaz, goddess of the scorching desert, queen of time and the wraith-coven, lady of the burnished lamp, and 'terrible annoyance', leaned over the balustrade and guffawed.
Deka'nosopho, god of the black soil, king of order and witch-circle, lord of the moon-lit wate... | 2021-03-31T01:21:26 | 2021-03-31T00:02:58 | 25 | 12 |
[WP] Everytime you think of a funny joke, this girl in your class always laughs, you chalk it up to coincidence but you think to yourself, "If you can read my mind, slap the table three times" the the girl looks over at you, stares right into your eyes, and slowly slaps the table two times. | *She didn't... actually think that would throw me off, did she?*
One wry smile from her desk immediately reassured me that she was no fool. I reviewed every odd occurrence I'd noticed from her. There was the time I was brainstorming puns for the annual pun competition, and she couldn't stop snickering, even going so f... | *OhMyGodOhMyGodOhMyGodOhMyGodOhMyGodOhMyGodOhMyGodOhMyGod*
The class is about to start, and the seat next to her is empty. On autopilot, you take it.
*FuckWhatDoIDoI’veNeverSatHereBeforeWhatIfSomeoneSaysSomethingWhatIf*
The rubber end of a pencil tapping the desk in front of you draws you out again. Loo... | 2021-09-07T01:07:05 | 2021-09-07T01:05:36 | 195 | 108 |
[WP] When a crippled, betrayed and disgraced hero turned to necromancy in desperation, He realized something that most necromancers who avoided fighting and danger didn't. All his decades of training, battle experience, reflexes, and skills were shared with each and every corpse, no matter the race. | [Part 1]
“You want to live, dear child, but your legs have passed into the ethereal realm. You can run no longer, and the pursuing guards know that.” The old necromancy cackled, her hand clutching my chin, forcing me to stare at her wrinkled face. Her eyes oddly soft, holding a look of pity. “Well, we can’t have heroe... | It has been five years since the nobles had put a bounty on my head. They didn't want me to get the credit for saving the realm. While I was out saving the the lands from the hordes of beastmen and demons they were intercepting my communications to the King replacing it with their own.
The Kingdom though It was the no... | 2021-11-21T21:55:01 | 2021-11-21T20:10:17 | 66 | 49 |
[WP] You'd summoned the demon intending to sell your soul, so it came as a bit of a surprise when the demon refused, and offered you a soul instead. | I'm diverging from the prompt a little bit, because I had an idea that didn't quite fit, but prompts are meant to be more guidelines than outlines anyway, so it's not that big a deal, just fair warning. Also this response is set in an existing universe, I bet you can guess which.
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"Listen here, I don't get much ... | It stared into my eyes with a piercing gaze. A low rumbling sound became full-on gravelly laughter.
"No, thanks," it said. "I only go for quality merchandise. And your soul ... your soul is *not* in pristine condition. Far from it. I don't buy damaged goods. Hell, some other demon may already have a claim on it."
Th... | 2022-09-01T15:19:57 | 2022-09-01T14:44:18 | 20 | 10 |
[WP] You are a hero with a really crap power. The more ineffectual your gear, the more effective it is. So now you are fight aliens with a nerf gun and a balloon sword wearing nothing but your girlfriends lingerie. God you feel ridiculous.
Edit; Plz ignore the grammar, oh god it burns. | *Squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak.*
The noise of his stealth shoes follows the unwanted presence, ensuring that anyone close enough to hear would assume it to be the normal background noise of an interstellar craft. Or the ventilation fan in an underground bunker. Or even the wonky wheel on a janitor's trolley, evil l... | As I wiped away a glob of alien goo from my hair I thought to myself it’s time for a change, I need to do something about my image. So I stuffed my nerf gun and balloon sword back into well, lets just say “a secure place” and got back on my rock and sped away to the market, leaving the authorities to clean up my mess, ... | 2022-09-06T03:44:45 | 2022-09-05T23:10:36 | 103 | 57 |
[WP] You fall in love with a girl, and the two of you have a happy relationship for a few years. But one day, you discover a massive hoard of valuables underneath the house, and that’s when you realize you’ve been dating a dragon in human form. | I stood there, puzzled, for a bit - then burst out laughing.
It explained so many things about her, that I couldn't believe I managed to miss it up to that point. From her walking around barefoot in the dead of winter, to her oddly specific, oddly accurate knowledge of medieval villages and their exact layout, and the... | "Hey, uh, Tanis?" I yelled towards the living room.
"Yes, honey?" my girlfriend of many years responded.
"I, uh..." I nervously walked to the room where she sat reading a book. "I think I found something in the basement."
"Oh, was it the lawn chairs? Been looking for them for ages," she smiled.
"No, uh, I moved a b... | 2022-09-10T10:41:26 | 2022-09-10T08:28:07 | 1,580 | 1,171 |
[WP] You fall in love with a girl, and the two of you have a happy relationship for a few years. But one day, you discover a massive hoard of valuables underneath the house, and that’s when you realize you’ve been dating a dragon in human form. | I stood there, puzzled, for a bit - then burst out laughing.
It explained so many things about her, that I couldn't believe I managed to miss it up to that point. From her walking around barefoot in the dead of winter, to her oddly specific, oddly accurate knowledge of medieval villages and their exact layout, and the... | I sit on the couch in the living room with my arms crossed waiting until she finally come through the front door.
"Dear." I say in a flat tone.
"Oh, William! You're still up? You didn't have to wait up for me sweetheart!" She smiles at me and I dig my fingernails into my arm as I speak again
"Ariela, there's someth... | 2022-09-10T10:41:26 | 2022-09-10T10:37:55 | 1,580 | 138 |
[WP] You fall in love with a girl, and the two of you have a happy relationship for a few years. But one day, you discover a massive hoard of valuables underneath the house, and that’s when you realize you’ve been dating a dragon in human form. | ‘Confessions of a Lady Dragon’
—-
“You are a *what* now?”
“A dragon. Didn’t you wonder why I never let *you* clean out the basement?”
“I thought you were just good at balancing gender roles. I mean, you let me do laundry and dishes.”
“Yeah, because I *hate* doing those things. And also because you look cute when y... | When I went downstairs to the basement to begin the remodeling project that my girlfriend had been asking me to do, I wasn’t expecting it to already be done, and for our cellar to already be full of actual tons of gold coins and jewels.
“Holy shit...hey, Maya, can you come down here for a second?”
“Why, what’s wrong,... | 2022-09-10T11:45:18 | 2022-09-10T11:07:59 | 125 | 67 |
[WP] As a newly promoted handmaiden of the Night Princess, life is good. The royal family treats you well, the pay fantastic, and the chores not nearly as demanding as your time in the scullery. But you soon wonder to yourself...why does the princess need a replacement handmaid so often? | "To work for the night princess, I thought there to be no higher honor. And even still I do, but I began to realize something. The Night Princess herself is a rather peculiar individual. If I'm being frank, she must be rather ugly that one. A heinous thing to think let alone say, I pray she doesn't have the ability to ... | Mother always said my wandering mind would get me killed one day. Apparently she really believed that, as she put every ounce of energy she had into keeping me on the least interesting path possible. It was an absolute hell having that woman hovering over me twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. So when the myste... | 2022-10-15T16:07:59 | 2022-10-15T14:56:31 | 94 | 70 |
[WP] 100 25 year olds have been chosen. each must choose a super power that cannot be repeated and cannot exceed the power of god. The goal is to see who can conquer the world. You have the number 100. The best powers have already been chosen. Then it's your turn and you choose..... | "And yours?" the divine agent asked me. A weariness in the question betrayed some edge of boredom or frustration in dealing with petty mortals.
"Power negation?" I ventured.
"Taken," I was informed, flatly.
"Power *theft*?"
"Taken."
"Domination, then." I was aware of the purpose of these powers and figured th... | God this sucks. All the cool powers are taken. From flight to fire breath. From teleportation to telekinesis. Now it’s my turn to think. I have to think long and hard about this one. Then I remembered it. As a kid I loved watching videos online and the main videos I watched were videos on the terrors of video games. I ... | 2022-11-17T07:41:47 | 2022-11-17T07:32:46 | 772 | 12 |
[WP] 100 25 year olds have been chosen. each must choose a super power that cannot be repeated and cannot exceed the power of god. The goal is to see who can conquer the world. You have the number 100. The best powers have already been chosen. Then it's your turn and you choose..... | "Mimic other superpowers?"
"Taken, Number 7."
"Damn, thought that was a creative one..."
"It wasn't. Next choice?"
"Negate other sup-"
The scientist cuts me off. "18. Next?"
I sighed. What's left? Teleportation, mind reading, super strength... I'm sure those are all done. "Control computers with my mind?"
"43. A... | "Welcome to the Super Powers Depot, what can i do for you?" The clerk never looked up from their smart device. They couldn't be any more disinterested in the task at hand yet were still complying with the bare essentials of the minimum wage day laborer.
"My name's John. I was chosen to come pick out a free super powe... | 2022-11-17T10:09:57 | 2022-11-17T07:26:44 | 35 | 14 |
[WP] 100 25 year olds have been chosen. each must choose a super power that cannot be repeated and cannot exceed the power of god. The goal is to see who can conquer the world. You have the number 100. The best powers have already been chosen. Then it's your turn and you choose..... | "Well, come on, we don't have all day."
I thought it was funny the adjudicator mentioned this, because it had in fact already taken all day to get to me. The first 30 or 40 people chose quickly, and then things ground to a halt as the powers became more obscure and less useful.
I waffled for a good minute... and the... | "Welcome to the Super Powers Depot, what can i do for you?" The clerk never looked up from their smart device. They couldn't be any more disinterested in the task at hand yet were still complying with the bare essentials of the minimum wage day laborer.
"My name's John. I was chosen to come pick out a free super powe... | 2022-11-17T09:26:30 | 2022-11-17T07:26:44 | 22 | 14 |
[WP] 100 25 year olds have been chosen. each must choose a super power that cannot be repeated and cannot exceed the power of god. The goal is to see who can conquer the world. You have the number 100. The best powers have already been chosen. Then it's your turn and you choose..... | As the hundredth candidate I knew I’d have to be clever, but the idea occurred somewhere around the 30th person. Marie had asked for the ability to steal powers. She was told that the ability would only be temporary and we all knew that killing or capturing the others was not allowed. She ended up choosing something el... | "Welcome to the Super Powers Depot, what can i do for you?" The clerk never looked up from their smart device. They couldn't be any more disinterested in the task at hand yet were still complying with the bare essentials of the minimum wage day laborer.
"My name's John. I was chosen to come pick out a free super powe... | 2022-11-17T11:39:55 | 2022-11-17T07:26:44 | 20 | 14 |
[WP] Adapt a famous fairy tale so it has a realistic ending.
I'm about to go to sleep. Bedtime story!... Except that I won't read anything until I get up. Happy Saturday. | "She should be coming soon," Grandma Hood faintly whispered to herself. "Oh, it's been so long, I wonder what she looks like!"
*KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK*
The rapping of a gentle fist on the door broke her train of thought. Looking through the peephole, Grandma Hood saw her granddaughters beautiful face. It had been five ... | *BONG*
The bell began ringing, and Cinderella suddenly took off with a fright.
*BONG*
Her step-mother and step-sisters tried to prevent her from coming to Prince Charming's ball, but she was able to secure a last minute pay-day loan and rent a dress and carriage.
*BONG*
Unfortunately the rental was only until ... | 2014-03-29T11:13:38 | 2014-03-29T10:11:26 | 50 | 22 |
[WP] In the distant future, an alien scientist has almost fully deciphered the messages found on the Voyager Spacecraft. With growing horror, the scientist realizes the crafts home system, and begins to pray. | "I made this," the scientist mumbled. "Back when I was human."
"It's OK to admit to being an uploaded human," replied his colleague. "There must be some others on this planet. People are beginning to be more accepting of uploaded biologicals. There's a whole pre-biological pride movement starting. Your secret is safe ... | A few disclaimers, this is my first response to a post and I am writing on mobile so sorry if the editing is weird.
I had grown used to the silence of the universe. I spent my time hiding from my civilization, traveling from galaxy to galaxy in a never ending patrol. During the war, my people called me a hero, an uns... | 2014-11-09T00:38:06 | 2014-11-09T00:24:27 | 28 | 13 |
[WP] Legends tell of the mighty alchomancer, a magic user who becomes more powerful the more intoxicated they are. They are currently blackout drunk. | "He did what?"
"The whole thing, six days."
"And it's going? Like, it works?"
"Yeah, nothing in, everything out. Perfect."
"So he just....created it out of nothing?"
"Exactly. No equivalent exchange, no loss of fibre, the whole thing's as real as you or I, just....trapped in the bottle."
"Fucking hell. Six days y... | "Rouse the guard, Franklin. Old man Gandorf's flying his dragon drunk again."
"Nope. It's not my turn, boss. Go pry Vallanor away from his dice games and let him lead the men."
"Vallanor's missing. You're up."
The commander of the guard tossed a chest plate at Franklin, who managed to catch it out of the air j... | 2016-01-22T11:32:24 | 2016-01-22T10:06:25 | 493 | 29 |
[WP] You're the only vampire in Barrow, Alaska. Eighty-two days of straight sunlight starts tomorrow. | As vampires, we are creatures of the shadow. The moralities of the common man do not apply to us, as we are exempt from such trivialities of mortal right and wrong.
But that doesn't mean we are savages. among out own kind, we do have laws. The number one law, the law that shall never be broken, is to never kill anoth... | In the vampire community, I am what's known as 'fresh.' Meaning just turned. It happened this past winter when those that could fled north for the long nights. This will be my first time experiencing what they call the Bright Summer, when the sun only sets for a few hours each night. All of the old elites who have been... | 2016-04-20T11:12:13 | 2016-04-20T10:18:02 | 755 | 160 |
[WP] In a world where everyone survives off of basic income, companies have to convince you to work for them.
Credit to u/SearingEnigma & u/abkleinig for the idea. | "Why won't you just leave me alone?!"
"We need you David! You've got the best test scores we've ever seen!"
"I've told you, I'm not interested! Look for Francis Smith, he got exactly the same score as I did!"
"We already have, he's working as a rocket scientist for NASA right now. Please David, it's not everyday tha... | Frank Hayes, CEO of Logitech, had little to do on the morning of Tuesday, May 7th. He had many underlings to take care of the necessities -- with over one thousand employees, Logitech was one of the biggest employers in the U.S. So he watched the 24-hour cable news anchors discuss the latest developments in Washington.... | 2016-04-21T06:21:20 | 2016-04-21T05:19:58 | 200 | 39 |
[WP] Its the year 2277, genetic modification is legal, but not without its controversies. Your problem? Your parents are hardcore furries. | Daddy always tells me I'm lucky to have been born in 2273, a time where dreams can truly come fruition. Pain and suffering have almost entirely been removed from life, replaced with augments and genetic modifications to make people into something more than people- we're whatever we want to be. I have friends who replac... | "Hey Steve can I borrow twenty credits." John asked his step-dad who was sitting in the kitchen.
"Now John, you know I don't like it when you call me Steve. We've been over this."
"Jesus...Moon Wolf...may I please borrow twenty credits to go to a movie."
Moon Wolf bared his teeth in a broad smile. He was a fi... | 2016-06-15T05:22:17 | 2016-06-15T03:43:20 | 782 | 571 |
[WP] You are an unimportant background character in Hogwarts. It's Harry Potter's third year and while he is off dealing with dementors and the imminent threat of Sirius Black, noone else seems to notice that Dumbledore has been replaced by a completely different old man except for you. | "I swear to you, I'm not making this up!" My friends stared at me silently, expressions ranging from skeptical to amused.
"So you seriously think the professor has been replaced by someone else?" Fay asked, a smirk ghosted on her face.
"How can you not? He's clearly a different person! Just look at him!" We all glanc... | It was something about the color of his eyes. No... not the color... that was the same ice blue. It was the twinkle in his eyes that was different. It was missing. Snuffed out like the candles in the Great Hall each night. That was how I knew. It had happened overnight. This subtle transformation and when I saw it I fe... | 2016-07-07T09:49:02 | 2016-07-07T09:46:23 | 1,003 | 23 |
[WP] God is actually just a mid level employee at Heaven Corporation who now has to explain to his superiors why the project he was spearheading, Humanity, has become such a mess. | "Please close the door behind you," Mammon said as Yahve entered his office. There were a few free chairs in the room, but Mammon motioned him to the small green one. Uncomfortable, no armrest. The hot seat, so to speak. Mammon was flanked by his two vice-presidents, Lucifer and Cthulhu.
"Yahve, Yahve, Yahve," Mammon ... | I could feel their eyes burning into me as I fumbled with my briefcase. This wasn’t good. After reviewing the files I’d compiled as my defence last night, I realised I was on the brink of failure. Thousands of hours of work and huge sums of company assets were at risk of being wasted and my neck was in the noose for it... | 2016-08-15T17:45:39 | 2016-08-15T17:01:50 | 188 | 31 |
[WP] In a world where people can only be killed by those they truly love, you are an assassin. |
The hard part is figuring out who they really love. You’d be surprised at how many people hate their mothers, loathe their fathers, detest their siblings, resent their children, and profoundly wish that their spouses would die and burn in hell. And, of course, very few people actually love themselves.
But anyway, o... | Coldness swamps the man, his hand trembles as it reaches for the knife sticking out of his ribs. His fingers only brush the blade before it stops and starts to twitch sporadically, the last spasms of a dying man. With cloudy eyes, he looks up to his attacker.
He coughs at the sight of her.
"Why?" croaks the man.
Tea... | 2016-11-15T16:18:55 | 2016-11-15T15:38:47 | 139 | 14 |
[WP] Voyager 1 has unexpectedly returned to Earth. It was found at Cape Canaveral, with a note written in a strange, unknown language attached to it. Scientists have translated that note and have called a press conference to reveal their findings. | The press room was alive with the murmur of theories being bandied about by the assembled reporters.
The picture of Voyager 1 behind the podium certainly sparked some lively conversation amongst the more conspiracy prone members.
Everyone quieted as a senior press agent for NASA took the stage and another image, wri... | Today was the day. I'd been milling over the results for weeks now; we hadn't been allowed to come forward sooner. How would people react? Would there be mass hysteria? I wasn't sure if I could handle the consequences, but the people had the right to know.
"Dr Samantha Clairmont will now announce the findings." the m... | 2016-11-27T10:00:43 | 2016-11-27T09:15:46 | 38 | 13 |
[WP] Voyager 1 has unexpectedly returned to Earth. It was found at Cape Canaveral, with a note written in a strange, unknown language attached to it. Scientists have translated that note and have called a press conference to reveal their findings. | People of Earth, The nature of this message is indeed shocking, and hints at a kind of being far, far beyond our sense of time and/or scale.
In light of the divisive nature of this message, and it's implications, a decision has been made by committee to simply display the message for all mankind in every language, and... | Today was the day. I'd been milling over the results for weeks now; we hadn't been allowed to come forward sooner. How would people react? Would there be mass hysteria? I wasn't sure if I could handle the consequences, but the people had the right to know.
"Dr Samantha Clairmont will now announce the findings." the m... | 2016-11-27T10:49:41 | 2016-11-27T09:15:46 | 19 | 13 |
[WP] Death has been on holiday since the start of 2016. You're his right hand, the Reaper in charge whenever he's gone. He's scheduled to be back in a weeks time, and you're panicking on how to explain what you've done this year. | The Grim Reaper entered the room, a floral wreath around his neck and the smell of piña-coladas wafting from his bones. He just came back from his semi millennial vacation, which he'd been waiting years for. Mr. Death had planned to visit Honolulu ever since that mass shark-attack during the annual surf championship. T... | Everything had been going great. Death numbers had risen in accordance with the population increase this year. Serial killer’s numbers had taken a slight dip, but the increase of deaths in the Middle East more than made up for it. I reminisced on what my boss Joe had said before leaving.
“It’s an easy job. Just make ... | 2016-12-27T18:38:09 | 2016-12-27T14:57:06 | 1,563 | 16 |
[WP]Witches and wizards have taken over the earth. You are one of the few remaining muggles left in existence and must keep your powerlessness a secret from the magical community. One morning you receive an ordinary letter delivered by hand...
[deleted] | There was a sharp knocking, and I leapt up scrambling desperately for the wand I kept tucked under my pillow, whilst trying to maintain my composure as I crept towards the door.
The knocks came again, harder, and I flattened myself up against the frame and ever so quietly peeked through peephole. I saw a figure in a d... | The envelope had an invitation to a secret meeting at a dusty old pub. I went.
The lights were electric, like in the old days. Rock music—actual rock music, none of that Wyrd Sisters bullshit—played on an antique jukebox. The paintings on the wall stayed quiet and didn’t bother anybody about anything. The beer wasn’t ... | 2017-03-07T13:17:08 | 2017-03-07T13:10:15 | 108 | 34 |
[WP] Each child in your village is chosen by a weapon at their coming of age. The deadlier the weapon, the greater the prestige for the family. You've been chosen by the pen. | A pen? Really? A fucking pen?
My dad sat in the corner, head in hands, laughing hysterically and triumphantly.
Wait.. Was this a prank? No, surely not. My dad, the ever serious scribe would never joke about a pen.
"Dad, why would I be chosen by a pen? A pen is only mightier than a sword in that movie in the in the t... | "A pen? Wait, I didn't mean it that way. What I meant was... A FUCKING PEN???" Of all the "weapons" available to everyone, I was chosen by a pen. I didn't even know a pen was an option. From a basic stick, all the way up to a nuclear warhead, but a fucking pen? The Seer looked at me as if he was offended by my disdain ... | 2017-04-10T09:52:20 | 2017-04-10T09:45:20 | 37 | 17 |
[WP] You gain EXP for everything you kill and you know when you gain EXP. Easy kills like bugs get you only a couple of EXP, tougher kills give more EXP. One day at home doing nothing, you unexpectedly gain 1500 XP... | I've never been one to care much about games. Though I owned one of those gray brick Game Boys as a kid, I'd largely fallen out of gaming as my life grew busier with work, friends and family.
Smartphones changed all of that.
After the success of games like Minecraft and Candy Crush, not to mention augmented reality... | A typical sunny day in a small town called Waterway, its a port city located far from Sundown Capital, the city is correlated between the ocean and the surrounding forest called 'Gateway domain'.
**Gargle** As a young boy brushing his teeth raised head, then spat out a mouthful of water.
"*I cant be late again, I... | 2017-05-15T13:45:43 | 2017-05-15T13:29:34 | 80 | 13 |
[WP] You are a normal average person but you happen to have many supervillain friends. This is awkward when heroes keep trying to rescue you. | "Once again, thanks for the tea." I said. "I still can't believe you got the entire island to yourself, PLUS the volcano."
"My Job has its perks" smiled Jessica "The previous owners donated it to me free of charge"
"Really?"
"Yeah,but...Rebecca, have you been listening to the news recently?" I nodded. She leaned in.... | "Hey, Ultra Man, this is the sixth time you save me this week, don't you think that I would be dead already if I were in constant danger from The Bastard League?" his words half filled with sarcasm. " But, they are super villains, I can not help but worry about a man living so close to them." answered Ultra Man as he s... | 2017-05-28T08:31:17 | 2017-05-28T06:41:27 | 32 | 10 |
[WP] Dogs have been genetically engineered to live as long as humans. As a child you pick out a puppy as a companion for the rest of your life. | My name is Max. I've been patiently waiting to be reunited with Master for 53 days. Master is my master, I'm his friend. Master and I met when we were both little, and now we're bigger. The smell of Master is very comforting. I haven't smelled Master in 53 days.
I have everything that I need. A nice woman walks ... | I am one of a few. Unloved, not cared for. I am starving, surviving on what I can find. I live without a family, without a partner, without a friend. My human passed away when he was 13. Now, I am 45.
He picked me out as a puppy. Both of us were born the same year. I had been injected, like all companions, with a... | 2018-03-19T10:20:23 | 2018-03-19T10:03:16 | 52 | 39 |
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