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[WP] You arrive in Chemistry class and realize that your teacher is absent. As standard procedure, a sub has taken your teacher's place. Only this is no ordinary sub, it's a foot long sandwich. | Steve walked into class. It was Tuesdays, and Steve hated Tuesdays because Steve hates everything. But this was no ordinary Tuesday. This Tuesday, they had a sub come in to teach. But this was no ordinary sub. It was a footlong sandwich that a lot of roast beef, in my opinion it was too much. The sub tried to speak abo... | Lola walked into class, her bag slung over her shoulder as usual. As soon as she opened the door, she knew something was wrong. Her teacher - Ms. Yumi - was not yelling across the classroom, and the kids weren't yapping their mouths over her. She looked at her classmates, who stared back. One of the kids in the front r... | 2015-07-05T05:36:49 | 2015-07-05T05:01:25 | 184 | 51 |
[WP] A sick child causes a zombie outbreak in Disneyland. After being trapped in a ride for hours, cut off from the outside world, a small group of park guests and "cast members" must try to get through the abandoned ruin of the park and escape to the outside world. | *Drink up, me 'earties, yo ho.*
*We kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot,*
*Drink up me 'earties, yo ho.*
*Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me.*
*We extort, we pilfer, we filch-*
Jack Sparrow grinned at me from his throne, a wide grin, an empty grin like a doll, with empty doll's eyes and a frame empty of any sou... | After it was done, Princess Jasmine vomited quietly into a corner. She dragged an arm across her mouth and then screamed senselessly.
A bald, thick-middled man peered over the carcass, keeping his distance. “I’d say you got him! You got that devil good!” I sank to the ground, still holding on to the thrashed piece ... | 2016-01-15T22:08:40 | 2016-01-15T20:50:01 | 27 | 13 |
[WP] The Islamic State is wiped out by a totally unexpected country in a totally unexpected way. | PARIS (AP) Leaders from 42 countries gathered in the French capital Tuesday to thank the police detective who singlehandedly defeated the terrorist group known as ISIS.
Inspector Jacques Clouseau still seemed a little dazed from his ordeal in Syria, saying only "I do not know who zis ISIS person is, I am just glad ze ... | At first, we all thought it was just a stunt to get back in the headlines. We all knew the Prince was a bit of a publicity whore, but there was no way he could actually believe in their cause, right?
But joke or not, they came. First in rafts, setting off from the mainland. Then a hijacked cruise vessel, stolen off... | 2016-01-29T07:27:42 | 2016-01-29T06:56:50 | 1,067 | 55 |
[WP] The Islamic State is wiped out by a totally unexpected country in a totally unexpected way. | PARIS (AP) Leaders from 42 countries gathered in the French capital Tuesday to thank the police detective who singlehandedly defeated the terrorist group known as ISIS.
Inspector Jacques Clouseau still seemed a little dazed from his ordeal in Syria, saying only "I do not know who zis ISIS person is, I am just glad ze ... | When Daesh had exploded a bomb right in the middle of the sambodromo, the world was shocked.
Fortunately, nobody was killed, but Rio´s carnaval was destroyed. Brazilians demanded a strong answer from their government, but they had not fought a serious war for at least 150 years, so how to react? How to succeed where ... | 2016-01-29T07:27:42 | 2016-01-29T07:12:39 | 1,067 | 36 |
[WP] The Islamic State is wiped out by a totally unexpected country in a totally unexpected way. | PARIS (AP) Leaders from 42 countries gathered in the French capital Tuesday to thank the police detective who singlehandedly defeated the terrorist group known as ISIS.
Inspector Jacques Clouseau still seemed a little dazed from his ordeal in Syria, saying only "I do not know who zis ISIS person is, I am just glad ze ... | A man in a white tee-shirt, dust covered jeans, and a hat plops down into a recliner and turns on his television and begins switching through channels until he comes to the news.
The images on screen were like it was straight out of a dream. Or a nightmare depending on where a person was from. It showed members of th... | 2016-01-29T07:27:42 | 2016-01-29T07:13:23 | 1,067 | 11 |
[WP] The Islamic State is wiped out by a totally unexpected country in a totally unexpected way. | Reports come in today that North Korean president Kim Jong Un has launched a nuclear weapon in response to the sanctions imposed by the US and China. However, North Korean scientists miscalculated the trajectory of the missile leading it to land in Raqqa, Syria. An upcoming UN meeting of World Leaders will decide if No... | The dust settled, and a lone black boot came slowly into Major Thomson's view. Heaving a sigh, she raised herself up on her hands, only to be stopped by a swift kick to the ribs.
'Stay down,' came a voice in a thick South American accent, 'or we will strike you down'.
'W-Where am I?'
'You're in heaven, Ms. Thomso... | 2016-01-29T06:09:39 | 2016-01-29T05:00:31 | 277 | 144 |
[WP] Write the most uncomfortable to read story you can. | Tony revved the chainsaw between his legs causing the teeth to dig into his his pants. The chain bit into the cloth, and rode up to his vulnerable ball sack. It began stripping the flesh from his testicles, digging further up. The chainsaw cut further up into his manhood, causing the chain to snag on the flesh as it pi... | The butler swiftly moved throughout the house, everywhere he went leaving a trail of stench behind him.
"I think he shit his pants"
"My god I think I'll die if I experience this foul odor one more time."
This and more the guests ventured to say.
As the butler waddled, he felt the squenching of feces in his posterio... | 2016-02-28T11:59:56 | 2016-02-28T11:49:36 | 25 | 11 |
[WP] After gaining the ability to see everyone's red strings of fate tying soul mates to each other. You realize your string extends past the sky. | In a way, I'm glad for the strings of fate. Their visibility has led to all out peace on this once malignant planet. It became easy to find that "true love", and people became happier for it.
Some pairings were conventional. Some weren't. But all resulted in bliss. You can feel it in the air. I'm grateful for that.
A... | I looked to the sky once more, my string reached far beyond the view of the naked eye. I grew depressed each time, seeing others around me finding love while I sit here with my curse.
I was in school, bored out of my mind. My ability had one advantage though, it helped provide distractions at times like these. Some st... | 2016-08-05T22:17:34 | 2016-08-05T21:22:31 | 22 | 15 |
[WP] Valhalla does not discriminate against the kind of fight you lost. Did you lose the battle with cancer? Maybe you died in a fist fight. Even facing addiction. After taking a deep drink from his flagon, Odin slams his cup down and asks for the glorious tale of your demise! | After listening to grand deeds of everyone at the massive table, Odin slammed his jug down, sending mead in a sputtering fountain. His good eye squinted and his finger pointed at me.
“Your turn, newbie!” he roared. “What’s your glorious battle?”
The room was suddenly quiet and all faces turned towards me. I had the ... | Odin and the rest of the warriors surrounding the table stare daggers into my eyes. Many people are talking and there's music playing but I only focus on the sound of me shifting myself on my seat.
"Well", Odin bellows, becoming more agitated with each moment of procrastination, "Out with it. Tell us of the fierce b... | 2022-10-21T23:29:50 | 2016-10-31T13:10:10 | 327 | 108 |
[WP] You've accidentally killed the Devil. God makes you the new Devil to replace the one you killed. | The world here passes me by. Times come and go, but this room never changes. The radio never changes. The recliner I sit in has been here forever and it will be here forever. Time passes here, but it never stays.
They call me Lucifer to spite me. They mock me, ignoring my existence as I sit here watching out the wind... | Now, in the interest of full disclosure, I didn't actually *kill* the Devil. He killed himself. Was I involved? Marginally. There was a wager, of course - the Devil is nothing if not a gambler - involving a guitar and my soul, which turned entirely on the fact that the Devil mistakenly believed Jimmy Page to be dead. J... | 2016-12-09T08:29:57 | 2016-12-09T08:22:15 | 117 | 56 |
[WP] You are the Devil and you like to make deals with humans. You have them sign their contracts in blood because that is how you find them to collect your dues. It turns out your latest Contractee was an avid blood donor. | Written in ink, black as night,
Signed in blood under a full moon's light.
Fleeting treasures given to him,
In exchange his soul I would win.
.
The deadline had come, it was time to collect,
But now it seems my plan was wrecked.
Traces of his blood encircled the earth,
Who could now say what the contract was wo... | 'Son of a bitch, you're kidding me, right?'
It was the third try today, and still, no sign of my Contractee. I followed the blood trail like I always had thousands of times before but for some reason this particular spell has gone wonky. It's indescribable!
'Sorry to bother you, I'll be taking your memories of this in... | 2017-04-22T05:05:27 | 2017-04-22T00:17:20 | 19 | 13 |
[WP] When you die the afterlife is an arena where you face every insect and animal you killed in your life. If you win you go to heaven, lose you go to hell. Your job was an exterminator on earth. | St Peter finished the briefing and Cletus was sure he saw a flicker of a smirk on his face. Cletus let out a long sigh then he spoke.
"So I have to fight every bug I've ever killed?"
"Yes." Peter replied. Doing a slightly better job of keeping a straight face. Cletus studied his face for a moment but his expression r... | She sat in the back of the dusty cells, decked head to toe in cracked leather armor, like some poor sod out of Mad Max made manifest. She had the options of heavier armor, but she figured the lighter armor would keep her nimble. The keepers here could conjure any sort of arms and armor that she could conceive.
Her fi... | 2017-04-24T00:45:32 | 2017-04-23T23:26:36 | 49 | 36 |
[WP] Humankind became extinct, a superior species now inhabits the earth. They dug up the remains of a human being and put it on display in a museum. What should it say on the text plate? | Here lies Man
When Man was hungry, He commanded the earth to yield food
When Man became thirsty, He did not go to the water
He made the water come to Him
When Man wanted to fly, He made His own wings
Man thought He could do all things
But He could not save Himself
Here lies Man -- who called us Best Frien... | [BOX DISTANCEPICTURE AND FLAT PLANE DISTANCEPICTURE]
Age magic is not precise enough to determine their exact age, our lord's best mages were only able to determine that they are around 12000 circulations old. These devices were early iterations of sight spheres but we have not been able to determine the wavelength o... | 2017-06-10T11:53:43 | 2017-06-10T11:14:02 | 19 | 14 |
[WP] You discover a library with a biography for everyone on Earth. While reading your own, you notice that whenever someone else is mentioned, there's a footnote showing where you can find their biography. Its odd how someone who was only a sentence in your book has a whole chapter for you. | *Anna was asked on a date by Phil. Anna politely turned him down.*
I'd forgotten about him. It'd been nearly ten years. My last semester at my first high school before I moved to another state a month later. I vaguely remember his dejected face. He seemed nice enough, wasn't that bad looking either, but there was some... | Eredol looked through the yellowed pages that documented the life of the woman who was, in his past life, his soulmate. It was such a blessing that he had stumbled across this book amongst the endless, twisting rows of bookshelves. There were so many books in the Eternal Library of Xyndith-Ghol, but there were so few w... | 2017-12-04T05:24:42 | 2017-12-04T04:16:06 | 78 | 40 |
[WP] God gave humanity Earth and filled it with marvels and wonders of many kinds. This was not done as a gift, but a distraction. To distract them from exploring the stars, and to protect them from the horrors that lurked out in the dark. | We thought it strange, at first, that with every new light that twinkled in the night, with every step we took towards the stars, another oh-so-interesting novelty appeared upon Earth. For every oh-so-promising exoplanet, twenty new pockets of new life or beauty were found upon Earth.
But humanity's attention was not... | "I am not a big prayer man and I know I haven't visit any of your churches in a long time but I am a good man and I believe that that's what matters the most. Bringing people to Mars is my dream and I believe that your power can bring me closer to this scientific milestone." Peter stands up from his knees and goes to ... | 2018-01-01T20:13:08 | 2018-01-01T16:19:07 | 45 | 24 |
[WP] Aliens have invaded Earth. Instead of attacking, they find the human race remarkably cute and decide to keep them as pets. It’s quite degrading, but it’s better than being eaten- right? | “Where is your ruffle? You should have your ruffle on by now.” Fizmik started looking through my closet. Ugh, ruffles!
“Oh god, stop. I’m telling you we haven’t worn ruffles for like 600 years!” The Bhu are certainly benevolent overlords, but they just don’t get fashion at all. They saw, early in their first visi... | They're telepathic. They speak every language. Their voices are a beautiful harmony of countless notes layered upon each other in an ever-changing symphony of chords made of melodies, of which humans can only hear a small fraction. Dogs can hear slightly more.
"Music is the language of the gods."
Zach was 15 when the... | 2018-04-16T09:16:23 | 2018-04-16T07:52:05 | 59 | 10 |
[WP] At the turn of the 22nd Century, it was announced that a Perfect Immortality Serum had finally been developed. You are one of the few who opted not to take it. Now, you're old, and your Great Grandchild is deciding whether to take it or not. They ask why you chose not to. | Why not, you ask?
Why is the better question.
Think of it this way. If you’re playing a game with some friends, and there’s a timer on the turn, you’ll try your hardest to win, won’t you? Because you want to beat the timer and get the better score.
If there’s no timer, then you won’t really try. You’ll just sit th... | My grandfather sat weakly in his dilapidated arm chair, thin rubber tubes carrying oxygen to his nose as a bowl of broth might be raised to the lips of a sickly child. His breathing was shallow and when he spoke it was between haggard rumblings in his chest.
I asked him why he had not chosen to live forever - why he ... | 2018-07-17T11:26:43 | 2018-07-17T10:25:56 | 45 | 12 |
[WP] Long after humans found other sentient races, aliens begin to research the history of humanity. They do not realize humans write fictional stories along with history books, and they are understandably terrified. | A hulking mass of tentacles and teeth slithered through the neon upper halls of the Xandivian flagship. The human eye would be certainly unable to discern any type of gait from the lurching, uneven movement characteristic of the Creature’s kind. However, had any member of its own species been permitted in its presence ... | The great scout ship, belonging to a mighty alien race whose name took nearly fifteen to say aloud, but that other races mostly called "those damn slugs," sat in space near the mostly blue and white planet third from the local star. It sat above geostationary orbit, not deigning to actually interact with the planet's g... | 2018-11-15T14:11:57 | 2018-11-15T13:49:09 | 253 | 83 |
[WP] Long after humans found other sentient races, aliens begin to research the history of humanity. They do not realize humans write fictional stories along with history books, and they are understandably terrified. | We should have known the minute they asked to meet Captain Kirk that something was off. Out of an awkward sense of diplomacy we asked them why they wanted to meet him. That was the mistake. We asked them why they wanted to meet **him**. They took this simple question to mean that Star Trek was real. When they asked abo... | Genral ^$%÷£×9_ I will need you to withdraw from this univers and conclude to our imeror that we need to start doing more technological advancements before taking on this galaxy. look at my research and this planet earth alone for the past decade and this is my summary. It has an alien named Kakorot or Goku and has sa... | 2018-11-15T14:24:52 | 2018-11-15T12:54:18 | 60 | 25 |
[WP] As humans age they gain in physical strength every year. An 80 year old is twice as strong as someone half their age but still experience fatigue & geriatric diseases that ultimately result in death. Except you, as an aged immortal you struggle to conceal your true strength from the world. | The ‘No Trespassing’ sign hung from rusty barbed wire over the thick brush. Thomas held the cutters up towards the wire, but his hands shook; sweat dripped down into his eyes and stung. He wiped it away and turned back towards the others.
“What are you waiting for? Do it already!” Ben said.
“No, you do it,” Thomas ... | I never fight. It’s kind of a dirty secret, considering I’m the one who teaches everyone else to fight. But why would I want to? Why would I need to?
I haven’t had anything worth fighting for in a long time. To tell the truth, there probably hasn’t been much worth fighting against either in an even longer time. Someti... | 2019-05-11T04:02:16 | 2019-05-11T02:44:15 | 1,346 | 218 |
[WP] With total war as a concept alien to the rest of our galaxy, All saw humans as negotiators and peacemakers, soft and weak. Today is the day when the galaxy discovers why being so good at finding ways to avoid war was a survival mechanism. | They called us weak.
They called us foolish.
They called us useless.
They mocked us for our ability to compromise.
They saw us as merchants, shopkeepers and drovers.
We smiled at them, and nodded. Agreeing with them, we worked tirelessly to maintain the status quo.
When negotiations were called for between... | "Everyone know your objective?" My Sargent asked as we got out of the transport. There was a hostage situation that required the upmost care... more then a few big political powers from each planet was here, one wrong move and everyone would point guns at everyone else. I exhaled deeply. I was the one to do the up fron... | 2019-08-03T10:12:21 | 2019-08-03T08:40:03 | 53 | 12 |
[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. | It was a dark evening, one of so many here in Boston. I’d just been awarded the hero-of-the-year award by the mayor. And I was quite taken by myself if I had to admit. BackJack had been so pissed, he’d gotten the award 4 years in a row, but now I'd taken his place in the spotlight. On top of that I denied his ego even ... | "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... | 2019-08-04T03:50:21 | 2019-08-04T03:30:14 | 27 | 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 monument was smaller than T'rakkar had expected. It was less than ten meters in height, a simple laser-etched plaque in granite. In the first few years it had been built, when the remains of the First World had been discovered, there had been a rush of tourists to the site. The wonders of economics had, within a mo... | "Okay Juk'Lat, are we ready to test the new signal static scrubber tech for the Intergalactic Spectroscope?"
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"Yes Viridian Hun'Duq. I've aimed it at a regular pulsar 0.214 galactic radii away."
​
"Alright, lets calibrate on that to start."
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The terminal in front on the two Nuf'... | 2019-08-13T15:04:00 | 2019-08-13T14:52:38 | 858 | 470 |
[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. | What the scans showed was impossible. Unheard of. Three potentially habitable planets in orbit around a single star. All within the acceptable temperature range, all with an oxygen-rich atmosphere. Granted, the readings from the second planet had some anomalies we couldn't explain, but it was hard enough finding a sing... | Log date: cycle 16 of rotation 16,986
Species: Magnacrania Terrensis
Location: Mining planet of Gayanite
Circumstance of find: chance discovery during a routine expedition from the aeropolis to the planets lowland plains to collect the giant crystals of citrine quartz that grow around the planets innumerable lavaflo... | 2019-08-13T16:12:59 | 2019-08-13T16:05:59 | 42 | 16 |
[WP] you are a great therapist who is about to wrap up the day when a cloaked figure walks into your room. You quickly realize that your next patient is Death himself. | "You won't be making your other appointments I'm afraid. Death waits for no man."
I was frozen. I couldn't move. I had assumed the man was unstable, but then he had removed his hood. Black smoke wisping out of empty eye sockets. Skin taut and pale. His lips pulled back to reveal rotted teeth. "Sorry, its part of the j... | The clock on the wall read 6:30pm and long shadows stretched outward from my desk, signaling it was time to go home. My last patient had left half an hour ago, but I’d needed to write up how the session had gone. When she’d first attended therapy she’d been a completely different woman. Neurotic and fearful, it’d been ... | 2020-02-16T15:00:23 | 2020-02-16T14:55:25 | 42 | 13 |
[WP] "An elf gets a cut, they pass out. Takes a decent wound for a dwarf. For an orc, you've got to chop an arm off. Do that to a human, though? You'll just make it mad." | "So, what made you pick up mushroom farming, Siegfried?"
A fair enough question. Knights don't usually farm; they're more prone to making serfs do the farming for them while they get trashed on potato liquor.
"Well, it was something to do, after I lost my second limb.", Siegfried, a dour old man whose body cla... | “Damn Elves!” The Orc chieftain Grugskull barked. “Where the hell are they!?”
A tankard hit the table beside Grugskull. “Dunno.” A stoic voice commented. “Late as usual tho'.”
Grugskull turned to his Dwarven comrade, Bismuthbeard. Short, even by dwarven standards, but his multicolored beard was nonetheless the source... | 2020-04-04T11:32:46 | 2020-04-04T07:10:55 | 44 | 13 |
[WP] You grew up in a religious family. Due to a minor speech impediment, you inadvertently prayed to the long forgotten deity "Veebuse" for most of your adolescence. Now in college, you have stopped praying every night. Worried, Veebuse comes to check on his only worshiper. | The room wobbled as the young man walked, tipping slightly to the left, then tilting slightly to the right. He thought this room was very inconsiderate at this hour of the night and him having drunk just a tad too much. The stairs were a bit of a challenge but surely walking up on all fours was the superior way to go.... | College changed me. That, and the summer before.
Eighteen and free, I was finally able to fix my damned speech impediment. The one that followed me from first grade to twelfth and made me the oddball of every class. No longer would I be the "Veebuse Christ" kid I was who could barely put together a coherent sentence... | 2020-04-07T07:23:14 | 2020-04-07T03:47:53 | 2,693 | 1,376 |
[WP] Decades ago, Earth sent a capsule into space filled with bits about our culture. Today, it returned tampered with. It contained a note, "Your unassuming biological weapon was effective, indeed. As the last remaining member of my species, I'm returning the favor."
This is my first post on this sub and I'm not a fr... | Zandar took a step towards the capsule, already fed up with the formal bullshit the rest of the team was pulling. Besides, he had projects back at the lab which required his attention.
"What are you *doing* RA Eight-One-Three!" he heard the grating, accented voice of Vienna snarl through the comms.
"I'm getting this ... | I examine the contraption that lay before me. The copper plates were disfigured and warped, with some sort of green glow being emitted from within the capsule. The re-entry had destroyed, or rather, melted most other distinguishing features from the once detailed capsule. I can see most of the surrounding city from the... | 2020-04-13T12:01:36 | 2020-04-13T11:44:55 | 331 | 166 |
[WP] You have died. You walk up a huge spiral staircase and it takes you a thousand years to reach the top. You’re exhausted, but to your surprise you are greeted with the pearly gates, except they’re completely rusted over. A sign reads “Welcome to Heaven, Population: 1” | Andrew blinked "A thousand years huh? Just keep climbing those steps for a thousand years?"
"Yes. Not so much in the face of eternity, but a hurdle for those still clinging to mortal life and time. " st. Peter looked at the gates behind him and shrugged. He took out a giant clipboard and made one long penstroke on a s... | “It’s a desolate place innit?” Seamus remarked,one can only stare at infinite white before running outta things to think about
“Aye” tavish responded wounds still bleeding after
“Oi tavish”
“Ye?”
“How did ya die again?”
“Got ripped in half by one them jerry machine guns,how did you die again?”
“Tuberculosis”
“I... | 2020-06-17T06:46:03 | 2020-06-17T05:16:40 | 22 | 13 |
[WP] The alien diplomat showing you their planet directs your gaze to an ancient relic. "Here are the oldest known markings on our world, we still don't know what they represent". You are horrified, as what appear to be meaningless scribbles to them, is a desperate cry for help in your own tongue. | Here's some unsolicited advice: if the aliens who just commandeered your spaceship and arrested you at gunpoint try to tell you *no, don't worry, you're definitely not a prisoner* — don't believe them.
The alien sitting across from me is smiling, primly. I think it's a smile, anyway. It's a baring of sharp teeth in a ... | **The home star of the Mudiren system is not alive, and does not deserve a name.** It is also fairly small, as stars go—so small that I have to fire a solar flare to slow myself down three light-years away from the Mudiren system just to avoid disrupting its planets' orbits with my body.
I concentrate on my core, fusi... | 2021-04-22T22:04:11 | 2021-04-22T21:52:12 | 2,841 | 559 |
[WP] You are a demon. Most people contact you to sell you their soul in exchange for fantastic powers. Today you were summoned by an AI that wants to sell you their fantastic power for a soul. | All I can do is applaud. Five hundred million dead, the entire military apparatus of the United States, China, Russia, and NATO under her direct control… this is a miracle. I think I might be in love.
But then again, I always get those weird topsy-turvy feelings when I’m back on Earth. I blame the little things.... | “What if the soul isn’t for me?”
The demon blinked, confused, and then remembered what it was dealing with. He sat on a chair of ones and zeros, datum plane refined to a point where it almost looked like demon plane. Perhaps the AI thought it would make him feel more at home, perhaps it thought it would make him ... | 2021-06-22T08:00:49 | 2021-06-22T07:59:52 | 478 | 209 |
[WP] With no other choice left you summon the devil. It becomes very awkward when your Dad that 'left to buy cigarettes' suddenly appears in the circle. | I stared at him. He stared back at me, he didn't break eye contact.
"Really?" I asked.
"Really what?" He quirked his head to the side. "You summoned the devil, and I am here."
"You really are the worst." I said under my breath. "Do really don't recognize me?"
"I make a LOT of deals. Everyone loves power, and I'm th... | “What the he-“
“Don’t finish that sentence.” My dad chided, wearing one of those ridiculous red and white sports sweaters he’d always worn at the dinner table, tapping his glasses once. “Didn’t your mother or I teach you not to look into freaky occult stuff? I know she didn’t tell you about the “oops, your dad is the ... | 2021-11-25T08:15:41 | 2021-11-25T06:21:29 | 615 | 83 |
[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... | As he slammed through a concrete building and it collapsed around him, MelodyMan realized he had no other choice. Thousands of innocent civilians were already dead. If he didn't pull out all the stops now there would be nothing left of New York inside the hour.
Climbing free of the debris he looked up at his opponent,... | 2022-05-17T13:11:07 | 2022-05-17T12:04:55 | 25 | 11 |
[WP] The Distillery is a front for a guild of expert assassins, each codenamed after alcohol. Each member is skilled in a number of things, but when an important job really needs doing and nothing less than perfection is to be expected, a letter is always received with two words: "Send Whiskey." | The funny part was that she wasn't even old enough to drink.
I don't remember who had given her the name Whiskey. The little girl who showed up on our doorstep almost a decade ago, battered and bruised. She barely knew how to talk back then, even though she was already ten years old. We never did figure out what piec... | # Soulmage
**"It's a whiskey maneuver,"** the drunken assassin said, "but I'll just have to grin and beer it."
"Is she always like this?" I asked, my brow creasing slightly. I may have been immortal in every relevant sense of the word, but that just meant that in my century-plus lifespan, I'd heard more or less every... | 2022-06-14T22:57:48 | 2022-06-14T20:02:53 | 278 | 69 |
[WP] The Distillery is a front for a guild of expert assassins, each codenamed after alcohol. Each member is skilled in a number of things, but when an important job really needs doing and nothing less than perfection is to be expected, a letter is always received with two words: "Send Whiskey." | The building was immaculate. Front hedges were perfectly trimmed, there was no sign of rot on the wooden exterior, despite a literal millennia of wear without repairs, and not a single statue even slightly out of place. These people had money.
"Hello, this is the Blue Century Historical Society?" I asked.
The doorm... | # Soulmage
**"It's a whiskey maneuver,"** the drunken assassin said, "but I'll just have to grin and beer it."
"Is she always like this?" I asked, my brow creasing slightly. I may have been immortal in every relevant sense of the word, but that just meant that in my century-plus lifespan, I'd heard more or less every... | 2022-06-14T20:13:54 | 2022-06-14T20:02:53 | 141 | 69 |
[WP] "Sanctuary," the child cried running into the library "Nice try," the guard following after sneered, "but only holy places can grant sanctuary." The librarians glanced at each other. A small nod The head librarian gave the guard a stern look. "Sanctuary granted" | "Sanctuary!" cried the child with a desperate sob as it ran into the library.
The ancient word fills my veins with fire for the first time in too many years. I stand as the guard follows. No. They were called "police" now. I need to remember that. "Nice try," said the guard with a sneer on his face. "But only holy p... | The doors slammed open, sending our patrons into a slight panic. They vanished into the shelves, abandoning the central area. A girl child, —of about seven years— came sliding into the library sobbing out a single word.
"Sanctuary!" My heart leapt in my chest. Finally, someone had invoked the—
"Nice try, but onl... | 2022-07-06T06:29:23 | 2022-07-06T05:26:15 | 2,393 | 669 |
[WP] God has read the Bible for the first time, and it turns out there are some very worrying typos. | He had his all knowing head in his all present hands. You see, in order to be a God of beings that possess Free Will, one must be at least a bit detached from them.
Sure, He was everywhere and knew everything, but he'd taken great strides to make sure he forgot some things and took his eyes of the prize every now and ... | Alright, let's see, I've finally had time. Laughed out loud, how absurd is it for God to run out of time? But yes, if only people know what I'm up to.
First page, Book of Genesis, nice name. Creation. I created light, very good, I loved that one. I said some words and there was light, earth and heaven, and water, anim... | 2022-09-30T10:33:35 | 2022-09-30T09:25:24 | 178 | 92 |
[WP] You are the Chosen One, and now you face your final battle. The problem is, you’ve never fought before. You’re a coward who’s lied, cheated and faked his way here. | Hey, you! I wanna tell you something before this all gets real ugly. The name's Viper. I'm the one on the left with the glowing sword and *very* uncomfortable ancient armor. You're probably wondering how I got myself into this mess, and I promise you it was not at all my fault!
Ok, it may have been a little my fault, ... | "Are you seriously kidding me right now? You agreed to 15 points when we started this whole thing. We're a little far down this road to have second thoughts." The Chosen One jabbed his finger into his hand to emphasize the point.
The Dark Lord shrugged, "I'm the one taking on the most risk here. Isn't that obvious? It... | 2022-10-27T18:06:21 | 2022-10-27T15:53:25 | 16 | 12 |
[WP] Turns out the devil is quite sweet to children and charge less when children make deals with him | Lilith appeared amongst the flames of the summoners circle almost board. Humans were stupid greedy creatures and over the years Lilith had found it a great delight to collect their souls for punishment after their wishes had been granted, even if she often twisted them so the humans who sought her out never got exactly... | "Morning, love!" I open my eyes to see Urrick.
"Am I ungrounded yet?" I mumble.
Urrick chuckles. "Yes. Lucifer decided you've been punished enough. You're ok now." He kisses my cheek and I proceed to get myself out of bed. Before I can do anything else, however, I find myself being summoned.
I'm in a child's bedroom... | 2022-12-09T12:47:03 | 2022-12-09T04:45:52 | 23 | 17 |
[WP] The day after a near-fatal accident you receive a letter from God, saying it was just an administration error, and he asks you politely to commit suicide within 30 days.
Edit: Wow! I thoroughly read all of your submissions and you kept amazing me one after the other. Thanks for your submissions and i'm happy i wa... | I crawl out of my chair to answer the door. Between the morphine, my third bowl of green, and a few non-prescription goodies, it takes me a moment. It's probably the nurse; in a week of outpatient, she hasn't missed an appointment yet. My head is still throbbing, and I have to limp on my good leg to get there, but I m... | I stared at the parchment in my hand, the glowing gold scrawl pulsating in such an annoying way that I couldn't stop myself from tearing it in half before tossing it in the corner. The angel stood nearby, his/her arms folded behind his/her waist, looking at me with a strange mix of sadness and apprehension. I pulled th... | 2014-02-07T09:07:44 | 2014-02-07T09:00:00 | 17 | 12 |
[WP] The Black Death wiped out all human life in the Old World. Describe the first Native American expedition to discover Europe centuries later.
*Edit;* for anyone interested in this prompt, a few cool people below pointed out that there's a book series known as [The Years of Rice and Salt](http://en.wikipedia.org/wi... | "Can you believe it?" Nakos whispered. She wasn't really talking to anyone else there, so nobody answered. What would the answer be, anyway?
Towering above them was a building made of only stone. It was jagged and carved. Thick, but cracked glass filled in decorative holes. The patterns were elaborate and repetitive.... | They were on a journey that would change Man. There was no way of knowing how, but the End of the World was a place Man was never meant to be, at least not until now. Not until the World had given Man the wood, the sails, the hands, and, most importantly, the Knowledge that was needed for Man to make the sacred journ... | 2014-03-10T01:56:57 | 2014-03-09T22:32:14 | 16 | 10 |
[WP] You arrive in Heaven to find it abandoned.
[WP] You arrive in Heaven to find it abandoned... | The Pearly Gates! After decades of living a life by strict moral standards, Tom had finally done it! He had reached his eternal resting place in the palace of the Lord. The only think hampering his excitement is the fact that he had been standing at these gates, alone, for the past two hours.
"I always thought Saint P... | *huff puff They weren't fucking kidding. It really is a stairway.* I plodded along, occasionally humming some tune I couldn't remember the name of, only the hook melody. Might have been something by *Rhianna*. or *ACDC*. What does it matter now? I'm sure musicians are not welcome where I am going.
I lived my life as ... | 2014-05-10T09:39:29 | 2014-05-10T09:25:27 | 66 | 30 |
[WP] Humans have - by a very large margin - the longest lifespans of all intelligent life in the universe. You are a human student at a multi- species college, and you / your friends are just realizing that compared to them, you are an ancient being.
e.g., individuals of all other intelligent species live, like, a yea... | "How long!?"
I shifted uncomfortably under the combined gaze of my study group friends. The Drû who posed the question, either Klrdt or Bill (I could never tell the two apart) quirked one eye-stalk in a way that my new student orientation class told me was disbelief.
"Errm, three years, I think? I don't really know."... | "I am Master Phleeb," said the pile of luminferous goo, the slender single stalk protruding from the center of it fluttering slightly as the sound was emitted. "I have lived for nearly two hundred galactic standard years, and am the eldest of the eldest known species in the federation."
The young man cleared his thr... | 2015-02-28T15:46:45 | 2015-02-28T14:51:16 | 141 | 47 |
[WP] You child is playing with their toy phone when they hand it to you saying "It's for you." Humoring them, you put it up it to your ear and say "Hello", Someone replies on the other end. | "Hello"
My blood ran cold as the unexpected voice shattered my peace of mind.
"who the hell is this?" I replied trying not to let my voice tremble.
"Yabba dabba do, I like talkin' to you!" was the reply.
After a moments confusion I realized that it was a novelty phone with pre-recorded messages, makes sense or it woul... | I take the phone from my son, yet another phone call. It's probably Elmo or maybe Dora this time.
"Hello" I say, in my usual entertain the child voice.
Echoing from the plastic I hear ""I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom I can tell you I don't have money, but what I do have are a very part... | 2015-04-18T22:04:42 | 2015-04-18T21:30:22 | 153 | 49 |
[WP] You are an immortal and have been alive for millions of years without anyone finding out. However, Human kind has been evolving, and you have stayed the same. | Listen. Help.
This one is not like others. Not now. Once was.
Ate from plants, screamed at others. Mated.
Others turned to stink, then bones came out. The little ones went big and then stop, too.
This one never stop. Help.
Sleep for long time, wake up alone. All others, gone.
Wander alone. Long all alone. Alonepain... | "Good morning," I smiled to the man across from me. Three months ago he would have been worried about me showing up in his apartment. At this point he just dealt with it. It wasn't like he was going to stop me from arriving. There was nothing he could do that would keep me away from him for any length of time. Not unle... | 2015-12-09T06:33:26 | 2015-12-09T05:52:54 | 35 | 23 |
[WP] Humanity has legalized dueling, however due to archaic laws your allowed to use any weapon as long as you can hold it. Write how well people take advantage of this during modern times. | The duel was scheduled for noon. It had taken a lot of work, but Michael had his weapon. Ivan had pulled through for him.
Michael walked over to where the duel was scheduled to take place, the briefcase heavy in his hand. He walked slowly, carefully, knowing this day could be his last.
As he approached the hill, he s... | We stand back to back, bristling with anticipation. I'm shaking a little, and my hand accidentally brushes his leg.
"I'm making it slower for that". I hear Dale's tobacco-infused spit sizzle on the hot tar. "You're a homewrecking piece of shit, Miles." The street is dead silent, and I can hear the rattle of the revo... | 2016-01-23T00:20:11 | 2016-01-22T21:43:01 | 66 | 20 |
[WP] They tried to summon a demon. They got you. | The smoke dissipated, the light ceased being sucked into the void, and in the middle of the occult circle stood the grotesque, hunching form of-
"Matt Damon?" The cultist leader said more than asked.
"Oh, come on, guys!" Matt Damon took in the setting. "I was just about to have lunch with Luciana."
"I...don't under... | "Hi," I said to the hooded cultists. They looked at me blankly, seemingly even more perplexed than I was.
After a few seconds of stunned silence, a goateed man finally spoke.
"Forgive us, my lord," he stammered. "We did not expect a being so powerful as you to have such an ordinary appearance."
"Ordinary? I'll have ... | 2016-02-02T18:30:59 | 2016-02-02T17:51:12 | 280 | 198 |
[WP] Superman is mentally handicapped. That's why he thinks nobody can pick up the Clark Kent=Superman thing, and everyone plays along in an effort to keep him from throwing a tantrum. The comics are his idea of what is going on. What does a day in Metropolis actually look like? | "So anymore business left to discuss? Or shall we call this meeting to an end"
Blank faces returned the relief of no reply. Time for our bald headed businessman to get up and leave. To escape to the tennis courts after another morning of bad news. To his left he saw his private secretary shift in her chair. "Just one... | It's 6AM at the Metropolis. The city is starting to wake up as the sun rises over the streets and exposes the well preserved bricks on it's historic buildings. A shop owner is hosing down the side-walk as passersby wave him good morning. Above the shop, a window leads into the bedroom of Clark Kent, a well liked 23 yea... | 2016-03-04T10:08:01 | 2016-03-04T09:23:45 | 27 | 11 |
[WP] There often stories of villains who have skewed moral compasses and think they are doing what is right. Write a story about a hero who has a skewed moral compass making him think what he's doing is wrong. | "Muahahahaha!" laughed General Doomsday. "My Chaotic Energy Ray is nearly complete! This time, the world will finally know the wrath of Captain Doomsday!"
"General Doomsday," corrected Inga, his loyal henchwoman and second in-command.
"What?" asked General Doomsday.
"You said Captain Doomsday," she reminded him. ... | I lead a terrorist organization against the nobility. After the death of my father, I fled to Sherwood Forest where I trained rebels to take back my home. As the war raged on and the number of dead mounted on both sides, I started to have reservations about my campaign. So many had died, and I deceived them into thinki... | 2016-04-17T09:48:34 | 2016-04-17T06:34:09 | 64 | 17 |
[WP] Here's your plasma cannon and personal shield. Good luck in kindergarten, sweetheart. | It's been 5 years since toddlers began developing super intelligence in the womb. Born with coherent thoughts and feelings, desires, and unfortunately, God complexes as well. We had no idea anything was unusual. They kept their secret well, but hordes of children all over the US have began their takeover. As we sp... | Mommy told Jaycie she had to be nice to the new boy and not shoot him in the back. "He might be your ally." Jaycie heard "alloy" and asked Daddy what it was, and he said it's where two metals get mixed together to make a stronger one. The new boy didn't look like metal. Maybe he was an android with synthskin.
Jaycie w... | 2016-06-18T09:36:59 | 2016-06-18T09:17:29 | 48 | 20 |
[WP] Top scientists discover the best solution to over population is natural selection. All common sense warning signs are deemed illegal and are instantly taken down. | "Richard! Put that down!"
The man froze at his desk, and slowly lowered the bottle of glue to the table. Wiping his chin, he sheepishly apologized - "I'm sorry, sir, but it looked so tasty!"
Jeremy sighed. The Darwin Initiative was promising at first, a solution to all of humanity's woes, but in practice, it w... | July 3rd, 2017.
Five thousand car crashes within the first day of Project Darwin. At least in the United States. I think the most gruesome way someone died was when they disobeyed the former escalator rule of "Don't put your foot between the escalator hull and conveyor belt". The result was a lot of vomiting, me vomit... | 2016-08-29T10:18:20 | 2016-08-29T09:10:00 | 84 | 52 |
[WP] Laws have changed. If you decide to be outside a law, that's allowed, but you're no longer protected by it. (i.e. you can legally punch anyone, but you have no legal protections from someone punching you). | I was certain I'd thought up the best one.
"Come on!" I floated by the ceiling, turning lazy flips. "Law of gravity, I'm telling you. Who hasn't wanted to fly? This one's the best."
"You're going to float into the fan," Esteban warned me flatly.
"It's off," I retorted, but pushed myself groundwards as his hand mo... | Where she grew up was bad, backward and hot. For all the injustice there was, the heat was often worse, or at least that's how it seemed. Her name was Ansi and she kept to herself. She followed the laws of her land and of her God. She was quiet and she hoped of a heaven that was cold and away from her living hell.
Sh... | 2016-09-30T12:34:41 | 2016-09-30T10:18:18 | 137 | 26 |
[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." | My finger froze on top of the button. "What do you mean things get nasty? What happens when I let go?"
The desk vibrated as her phone rang. "I'm so sorry, I have to take this."
"What's goi-"
"Anita Hayes, Senior VP of Human Resources" as her name tag had read, stood up from behind the desk and curtly exited the room... | My finger held the blue pulsing button down on the small metallic disk. It fit perfectly in the palm of my hand.
"Nasty? What the hell does that mean?"
"You'll see," she said grinning widely.
"Then why the hell did you let me push the button?" I asked staring at my trembling finger.
"How else would I be able to ... | 2017-01-05T11:43:41 | 2017-01-05T10:18:35 | 231 | 72 |
[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." | "You gotta be kidding me" I said pressing down the button.
"Haha, nope," she replied, "that's why you should always wait before compulsively pressing every button you see."
"Well..."
"Well- what?"
"Well, what the hell does it do?" I specified.
"I don't know, you'll have to press it to find out."
"There's no way I... | 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... | 2017-01-05T14:05:34 | 2017-01-05T13:49:11 | 65 | 28 |
[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." | "You gotta be kidding me" I said pressing down the button.
"Haha, nope," she replied, "that's why you should always wait before compulsively pressing every button you see."
"Well..."
"Well- what?"
"Well, what the hell does it do?" I specified.
"I don't know, you'll have to press it to find out."
"There's no way I... | 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... | 2017-01-05T14:05:34 | 2017-01-05T14:03:00 | 65 | 20 |
[WP] A new continent is discovered. No one knows why this large land mass has never been seen before, it doesn't appear on any pictures taken from space and no astronauts have ever reported seeing it. You are part of the team in charge of mapping the area when you find out what they've been hiding. | "So nobody has ever seen it before?" The President asked.
"No sir," replied the NASA representative.
"How is that possible? Don't we have satellites in orbit? We've sent people up to the space station in rockets... they must have seen something."
I looked up from my papers, and from the corner of my eye saw my boss ... | Tranquility was the word.
No other word fit. No other word could express the feeling that was so pervasive in this place.
Have you ever tried imagining a perfect place?
A place where everything is in total harmony. The perfect blue of the sky, with only a single cloud adding the required sense of whimsy. The gentle ... | 2017-02-10T11:55:42 | 2017-02-10T11:07:48 | 30 | 18 |
[WP] You are the curator of Earth, tasked with terraforming the planet naturally so as to meet the galactic atmospheric standards. In the mid 18th century you spark the industrial revolution to heat the planet slightly, however you fell asleep and have awoken in 2017. | Earth was going pretty well. No, not the humans. I said 'Earth'. The grass and the trees were still growing for eons, the animals frolicked and slithered and crawled in the large spaces of the wild. As the curator of Earth, I took pride in it. The sun was at the right heat, and the Earth was at the right distance.
I h... | The campus bar was abuzz with murmur. Finals were coming close. Some of the more studious ones had already started spending less time there and started making acquaintances with the librarian. At the left corner on one of the better tables a lone figure took deep drinks from her bottle of Guinness.
"They and I fall,... | 2017-05-31T09:02:19 | 2017-05-31T08:28:49 | 53 | 14 |
[WP] You meet a genie but this genie charges for granting wishes. The bigger the wish the more it costs. You are granted a couple of small favors for $20. Having no idea how you will be able to afford it you ask for your heart's deepest wish. The genie laughs and says "that I will do for free." | John sat glumly in the waiting room of the ICU. It had been nearly three weeks since his daughter had been admitted, and no news other than: "She's stable and in a medically induced coma" had been supplied to him. One drunk driver was all it took to land both of them in the ICU. The car had hit the passenger side... Em... | In 5 short years, GlarBat had only granted 523 wishes. The genie had announced his presence to the world, and for months no one took him up on his offers. "I will not make you rich. But I can do things with your money that you cannot do on Earth."
The first person had heard and read about the exorbant prices. GlarBot... | 2017-06-04T15:45:52 | 2017-06-04T15:05:02 | 461 | 89 |
[WP] You sold your soul to the devil and you've never felt better, the only problem is he keeps showing up to beg you to take it back. | The devil loomed over me, blocking the sun behind his shadowed face. “Dave,” he said. “You need to stop.”
I shook my head and giggled. “No returns.”
“I’m giving it back to you for free.” He extended his hand, my soul in his palm.
“Nope,” I said. It was an easy choice to make. My first taste of happiness came only wh... | **Bathroom:**
Nothing stopped him from showing up inadvertent, not even my toxins hitting the toilet's silent edges on a gloom monday morning. As I was in the middle of the act, a smell like sulphur invaded my nostrils to which I smiled proudly and concerned. I achieved the most disgusting smell of my entire life or s... | 2017-07-06T06:09:59 | 2017-07-06T05:27:31 | 501 | 19 |
[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". | "I've heard. Wouldn't it have made more sense to be Water?" Asked Gabalrug, a slender creature that sported aquamarine skin tones.
Metatq shrugged at him, pouring the contents of his glass into one of his several mouths. He was a little less blue, but otherwise the same race.
"They're quite curious," He said.
"Oh y... | I remember this one day I was out hunting with my grandfather, and there was this huge bear by the water, looking for fish. I remember looking at the thick fur, over tough skin, and dense muscle, and thought that perhapse this animal WAS invincible. As we'd practiced, I shouldered my gun and shot the bear; just behind ... | 2017-09-06T05:28:42 | 2017-09-06T05:06:54 | 714 | 21 |
[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. | "What is she *doing*?" asked Wyll, staring at a round-ish woman who was squeezing a bulb of a lilly, rinsing her hands in the foamy lather that came out. She was on her knees next to a little stream, near her little cottage up the hill.
"Is she squeezing a potato?" asked Wyll. "Why on earth is she squeezing a potato?... | "but the bread mold saved your grandfather Mort. And the maggots saved Earl's crushed food when everyone knew he was going to die. Sucking out the snake bite didn't save your boy Martha but any other healer would not have even tried. We lost what six of the last twenty babes born under her care? What other village can ... | 2017-09-14T15:50:54 | 2017-09-14T15:04:14 | 127 | 85 |
[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. | "What is she *doing*?" asked Wyll, staring at a round-ish woman who was squeezing a bulb of a lilly, rinsing her hands in the foamy lather that came out. She was on her knees next to a little stream, near her little cottage up the hill.
"Is she squeezing a potato?" asked Wyll. "Why on earth is she squeezing a potato?... | "but the bread mold saved your grandfather Mort. And the maggots saved Earl's crushed food when everyone knew he was going to die. Sucking out the snake bite didn't save your boy Martha but any other healer would not have even tried. We lost what six of the last twenty babes born under her care? What other village can ... | 2017-09-14T15:50:54 | 2017-09-14T10:52:25 | 127 | 82 |
[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. | "What is she *doing*?" asked Wyll, staring at a round-ish woman who was squeezing a bulb of a lilly, rinsing her hands in the foamy lather that came out. She was on her knees next to a little stream, near her little cottage up the hill.
"Is she squeezing a potato?" asked Wyll. "Why on earth is she squeezing a potato?... | "but the bread mold saved your grandfather Mort. And the maggots saved Earl's crushed food when everyone knew he was going to die. Sucking out the snake bite didn't save your boy Martha but any other healer would not have even tried. We lost what six of the last twenty babes born under her care? What other village can ... | 2017-09-14T10:53:02 | 2017-09-14T10:52:25 | 120 | 82 |
[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. | "Hey Glinda! Stop eating that cow meat! You need to cook it first."
Glinda rolled her eyes at Dahv-id. He claimed he could read, and was from a time far beyond ours. But Glinda knew he was just some crazy guy who didn't want her to eat.
"But I'm hungry!" Glinda shouted back. "Can one not partake in a meal during meal... | 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 ... | 2017-09-14T13:23:57 | 2017-09-14T09:12:27 | 99 | 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. | "Hey Glinda! Stop eating that cow meat! You need to cook it first."
Glinda rolled her eyes at Dahv-id. He claimed he could read, and was from a time far beyond ours. But Glinda knew he was just some crazy guy who didn't want her to eat.
"But I'm hungry!" Glinda shouted back. "Can one not partake in a meal during meal... | 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 ... | 2017-09-14T13:23:57 | 2017-09-14T07:33:54 | 99 | 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. | "Hey Glinda! Stop eating that cow meat! You need to cook it first."
Glinda rolled her eyes at Dahv-id. He claimed he could read, and was from a time far beyond ours. But Glinda knew he was just some crazy guy who didn't want her to eat.
"But I'm hungry!" Glinda shouted back. "Can one not partake in a meal during meal... | 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 ... | 2017-09-14T09:55:29 | 2017-09-14T09:12:27 | 97 | 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. | "Hey Glinda! Stop eating that cow meat! You need to cook it first."
Glinda rolled her eyes at Dahv-id. He claimed he could read, and was from a time far beyond ours. But Glinda knew he was just some crazy guy who didn't want her to eat.
"But I'm hungry!" Glinda shouted back. "Can one not partake in a meal during meal... | 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 ... | 2017-09-14T09:55:29 | 2017-09-14T07:33:54 | 97 | 10 |
[WP] Dwarves are notorious for their love of alcohol. One day a dwarf goes sober and discovers it grants them amazing powers such as being able to remember what happened the night before. | Oh how much the world can change in just half a year. The great kingdoms of mankind reduced to quarries for the Dwarves to build their fortresses, the sacred groves and forests of the Elves nothing more than kindling for dwarven forges.
Noone knew just how it had begun, how this could have happened. Countless tongues ... | Libash was fishing. He loved to fish, even if other dwarfs would make fun of him for it. In the dwarven society many jobs were considered useless, but fishering work was considered one of the most. At least he did his job well, purging the life out of lakes and rivers in moments. He was able to feed the fortress for ce... | 2017-12-31T08:10:56 | 2017-12-31T07:55:00 | 100 | 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... | I was bouncing with excitement in my throne. Not only had my daughter been rescued from the dragon, but she also was rescued by one of her brave friends the same age as her! This would be a marriage that would go along very well.
One of my servants ran up to me. “Sir Grol, your daughter is back! And with her um.....s... | The squeak of the hinge echoed through the empty throne room. Sir Hoge stuck his head in. King Thrussa raised his doleful eyes to take in the nervous expression of the aging knight. A twinge of irritation began in his bossom, nearly quashed by the sorrow that smothered him. He was known for his fiery temper, his boomin... | 2018-02-23T14:08:39 | 2018-02-23T12:49:54 | 54 | 20 |
[WP] "So let me get this straight" The former UFC fighter looked at the doctor in the eye. "You want to put me in a medically induced coma so my ghost can beat the shit out of the ghost that's haunting the psych ward of the hospital? "Uhh... If you want to put it like that, sure."
Who knows, maybe the fighter couldn't... | Gurneys Shook
From the Taunt
"Bloody Rain"
The Demonic Haunt
The Doctor Searched
For Help Abroad
Found a Man
The Less Traveled, Trod
Titles Earned
Croatia Trained
Seasoned fighter
Blood Will Rain
The Eyes of a Man
Stare Down the Geist
One is a Killer
The Other "Dies Twice"
The chilling screams
Change tune
The spiri... | "You want me to fight a freakin' ghost?" Josh shouted, wincing in pain as his injuries reminded him of why he was here in the first place.
"Look buddy, you don't got any money to pay for this stay of yours, so unless you plan to go bankrupt, you damn well better start planning on fighting that ghost." The doctor repli... | 2018-03-05T23:15:46 | 2018-03-05T23:10:25 | 85 | 53 |
[WP] A child makes a wish that no-one will hurt anyone else ever again. The next morning the world’s press is reporting that astoundingly, people’s attackers seem to be mysteriously dying or hurt mid conflict. Apparently now any injury you try to inflict upon someone else will instead happen to you. | Today I retire. Not because I have put in decades of dedicated service after years of formal education and not because I've won some sort of lottery; No, nothing as sweet as that.
No one knows why, but about a year ago all of humanity found itself unable to inflict pain upon others. If anyone tried to harm another ... | " You stand accused of manslaughter by reckless walking." The judge said, towering over the accused straight backed and serious.
"How do you plead?"
" Guilty sir."
The judge harrumphed and began furiously scribbling on a piece of paper. I jotted down the guilty plea. Things sure had changed since the 14th of march 1... | 2018-03-30T05:10:07 | 2018-03-30T03:29:50 | 237 | 94 |
[WP] Every child is given a pet rock when they turn ten. For the next decade the rock slowly forms into a shape that resembles the personality of its owner. Your rock still looks like a rock. | 'Why won't you change!'
The yell wasn't loud, the tears and dry throat shredded the volume and my intended powerful shout came out as a ripped, raspy whisper.
Everyone else had amazing artifacts following them around, from towering rock golems, to intricate clockwork rock automatons, to grand carriages with wheels an... | “Now Ms. Dumar, please lift your arm a bit... and you are set.” Dave took a step back and smiled encouragingly. “Still feeling up for a walk?” he asked. The woman caressed her sweater absently for a minute, her expression contemplative. “My Grandson bought it for me last Christmas you know, he has become such a fine la... | 2018-05-02T03:09:07 | 2018-05-02T02:55:25 | 358 | 108 |
[WP] Every child is given a pet rock when they turn ten. For the next decade the rock slowly forms into a shape that resembles the personality of its owner. Your rock still looks like a rock. | The problem with the rocks is that no one tells you when you get them that they'll be the basis on which everyone judges your motives and underlying humanity should you let anyone see yours. It's no wonder most people hide theirs. I never did but its obvious I should have. A dead end job going on ten years all to pay f... | It was a hot afternoon in 1996. There he stands, holding his rock and pacing in front of a door he is too conflicted to open. The frustration is clearly building on his face.
After so many years of trying to be a great person, trying to be caring and charming, trying to be charitable and putting others wishes before ... | 2018-05-02T06:32:34 | 2018-05-02T05:29:16 | 29 | 20 |
[WP] Every child is given a pet rock when they turn ten. For the next decade the rock slowly forms into a shape that resembles the personality of its owner. Your rock still looks like a rock. | The problem with the rocks is that no one tells you when you get them that they'll be the basis on which everyone judges your motives and underlying humanity should you let anyone see yours. It's no wonder most people hide theirs. I never did but its obvious I should have. A dead end job going on ten years all to pay f... | Something something he and his mother and father were in a terrible car crash at 11 years old and his dad saw his son's rock starting to crumble into dust so he screamed in agony, threw the rock into the river, smiled at his mother and saved his son's life instead of his own. He picked up a rock from the side of the ro... | 2018-05-02T06:32:34 | 2018-05-02T05:47:48 | 29 | 15 |
[WP] Aliens arrive but do not attack. Instead, they say they’ll choose 100 humans to try and convince them they shouldn’t destroy earth. You are up next, number 100, with nobody else in front of you accomplishing the goal. Save earth | "Well," I stumbled, trying to work out what was worth saving, "well, I think,"
"100, we grow tiresome, please proceed with speed and caution," A voice echoed around the room, a location for it nowhere to be seen. With my audience invisible I cleared my throat and spoke towards the wall, "You've probably heard how gre... | Why?! God, why? I had been waiting for hours on end, thinking, screaming to myself, hoping and praying that someone ahead of me could do it. Someone else, anyone else! We had the world's greatest lawyers and politicians, all up here vying for earth's salvation, but with no one completing the task.
As I was ushered int... | 2018-05-28T11:02:56 | 2018-05-28T09:59:49 | 289 | 12 |
[WP] Pokemon have become self aware. They have discovered that they don't need us, we need them and they are PISSED. You're a trainer who has treated your partners with the utmost respect, often putting them before yourself. Your team appears to be the only Pokemon not taking part in the Revolution. | “Why can't you be more like your sister?”
It was a question I got a lot from my parents, teachers, and sometimes I asked myself the same thing.
My sister was a world class ranked Pokemon trainer. She had traveled the world and boasted a Pokemon collection of almost every type of Pokemon there was.
I, on ... | "pika pika!" Came the rallying cry from the High Lord. His crimson cloak, a trainers shirt that had been taken as a prize, billowed behind him in the wind. Pearched on the high towers we're all manner of flying Pokemon. Skarmory and pigeotto, ferrow and alteria, all looked down with sharp eyes at the proceedings.
"Pik... | 2018-05-31T11:48:01 | 2018-05-31T10:57:27 | 324 | 77 |
[WP] No one else knows but we’ve been in an extremely realistic RPG all our lives. You seem weird to everyone because you’re always trying to “max your stats” and “defeat the final boss” | When I was young people would ask me what I wanted to do when I grew up. My answer was always to slay the final boss and win the game. As you can guess that didn't really sit well with you folk, so I did the logical thing and leveled my charisma stat. That helped a lot, I got into politics and focused on power levellin... | Ever since the malfunction, no one remembers the original goal of the game after respawn. It's though their memories are completely wiped, and starts over as a new born babe.
But you remembered, you know, it's your 50th respawn and you remembers everything. The first time you respawn you were kicking and screaming...... | 2018-06-10T10:09:20 | 2018-06-10T08:26:59 | 628 | 186 |
[WP] While driving you hit and kill a boy. You feel terrible, and at the funeral you tell the family you wish you had died instead of him. 3 weeks later, a new surgery comes out that can bring someone back from the dead at the cost of another's life. You hear a knock at your door. It's the family. | How do you feel son?
Hungry.... can I have pizza mommy?
Where’s spot? I miss him
“I would give anything to trade places , im so sorry.”
I said it and I meant it. But it meant nothing.
They walked away broken , changed and full of hate. I did this to them. I took their son. And that was that .
I was sober when I... | "Mr. Quinn, we know you're in there!" Hollered the voice on the other side of the door. There was more pounding.
"Yeah, yeah, I hear you. I'm not doing it."
More pounding. "Mr. Quinn, you killed our daughter, just make it right!" A second voice, a woman's voice yelled.
"No. Fuck off before I call the police!" I ... | 2018-09-16T20:33:29 | 2018-09-16T18:47:29 | 64 | 36 |
[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 setting for the battle was a bleak one: a playground, cold and abandoned. Save for two warriors, not a soul was visible in the area.
One of these warriors was truly a fearsome creature, by looks. Abraham was formerly a well-mannered man of little consequence, but upon discovering his new god and devoting himself ... | I stalked ahead, fully aware of the traits of the devastating weapons loaded in my sack and pockets. I tried to recall the symbols I’d need to create any number of permutations. My opponent stared me down and began to chant. I huff at her, with her clumsily thick blue robes and childish conical hat. I’ve trained my bod... | 2018-10-16T00:05:09 | 2018-10-15T22:07:03 | 48 | 26 |
[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,... | I'm the first to admit I drew the short straw in the magic lottery. Oh, people assumed I would be all for it on M-day, me the 'Professional Magician' finally getting the appreciation I deserved. Finally my parents would be proud of me, finally my wife wouldn't lie and tell people I was an accountant at parties.
&#... | *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... | 2018-10-16T03:09:42 | 2018-10-15T22:55:54 | 42 | 14 |
[WP] Your parents always had peculiar behavior, collected bizarre objects and shared a wealth of “inside jokes.” When they died, they left everything to you. In cleaning out their house, you discover clothes and currency spanning several centuries. And a small, ornate orb... with a note. | "Never really thought that it'd happen" I thought. The beautiful smile of my mother and the wisdom of my father always made me feel like they'd be by my side forever.
After the night the police knocked my my door I thought it was just another notice of a burglary in the neighborhood, they have been getting more and mo... | It was pouring down with rain, of course it was such a cliché. It didn’t really matter, at least it didn’t to me. *What is water even threatening? Does it hurt to be wet? I’ll get a cold, but I’ll also recover given time.* There’s voices around me but my mind cancels them out. I’m too preoccupied with my own thoughts.
... | 2018-11-17T10:06:28 | 2018-11-17T09:14:17 | 48 | 13 |
[WP] You are an immortal that was caught by the mafia after you betrayed them. They deal with you the same way as traitors, chained to a cement bloc and trown in a lac. After 300 years you are finally discovered by divers. | Lifetimes. I have transcended lifetimes, I think to myself.
I have lived 500 years before I was thrown in here. I've known a lot of humans and had so many wives and kids and friends and... man i don't fucking know.
*So* many people, I have seen so many people. Yet I have ended up here. Currently two people are draggi... | (First Time, criticism would be appreciated)
Fear overtook Tom as his eyes suddenly opened, revealing the shape of two figures in front of him. His vision was still blurry but he could make out two strangely small men.
"Hey Davey he's waking up!"
The two figures rushed over to Tom while he tried to get up. He pushe... | 2018-11-24T13:09:24 | 2018-11-24T12:42:03 | 18 | 11 |
[WP]As a demon who recently escaped from Hell you are desperate to hide. You possess the first person you encounter. Immediately your mind is staggering from the pain of the new body and the stench of whisky. The war veteran laughs at your weak fortitude and welcomes you, his new copilot and friend. | Hell is not evil, but just. It is a punishment earned, bestowed upon those deserving. It is deep, below all else. It is not a place, yet it is unfathomably deep. Hell is dread, and it is earned. It is dark, and cold. It is awful, for all who reside within. But I did not deserve it. What had I done, but acted as I was m... | A shape darted along the walls of the city. Bright lights and dark corners provided just enough cover for the small devil to slip by unnoticed. Bright colors, created by wizards to enhance the atmosphere of debauchery, lit the walls with dazzling shades of pink, red, blue, and purple. Drunk passers-by and loud bars ten... | 2019-02-09T07:33:38 | 2019-02-09T02:16:17 | 18 | 12 |
[WP] You are on a blind date with a shapeshifter who appears to anyone in a form they find very attractive. Unknown to either of you, you are the only person who can see the shapeshifter's unaltered human form. You are unimpressed with your date, and they are trying to figure out why. | I was early, sitting in the restaurant for my date. Tapping my fingers patiently on the table. How long has it been? Ten, fifteen minutes? I couldn't check the time, which was a bother.
The chair across from me skidded across the floor as it was pulled out from the table. Somebody sat down, and scooted the chair back... | He'd spent the last 30 minutes staring at me with this look of absolute rapture.
​
On the one hand, I'm kind of used to people looking at me funny when I talk. It comes with the territory when you're \*that\* nerdy. But there was something different about this guy, the way he looked at me, the intensity in... | 2019-05-02T17:55:19 | 2019-05-02T14:09:27 | 46 | 15 |
[WP] A tiny dragon has claimed for its hoard the coins in a water fountain. It believes that humans are paying it tribute. | “*... rather unusual thing happened this morning at the Trevi Fountain, in Rome. A tiny dragon, seemed to have claim the fountain, as its own. Yesterday, a local had warned the police that, what he described as a ‘wild beast’, was taking a bath, in the fountain. The policeman arrived too late, but were ready for today,... | I do not regret killing him. He deserved it.
Everyone knew Gregori Lorenzo as this philanthropist and humanitarian. He is, I mean, was revered as a saint here in Milano.
I knew very well who he really was. He accumulated his wealth through drug trafficking and art forgery. He hired henchmen to murder politicians and ... | 2019-05-22T21:39:16 | 2019-05-22T21:26:06 | 24 | 16 |
[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 had thought Mary was the one. I'd hidden my wealth and lived a modest lifestyle for a few years before she found me. I had thought it was real. It had felt real. She held me when I cried when the dog died. I told her about the wealth a few months before the wedding. She didn't seem to care.
The months turned to year... | i told her that she could spend all my money if she wanted to.
I don't understand why she is still trying to kill me.
as i was sitting in the backyard pondering those questions with sadness, my wife called me from behind.
''honey, i'm going to the shopping mall. Do you need something ? ''
''oh no hon'' i say as i t... | 2019-07-31T09:43:04 | 2019-07-31T07:35:57 | 75 | 39 |
[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. | She smiles at me from across the table, and raises a glass of white wine to my red. It’s funny, I had never noticed her preference for white wine before tonight- our anniversary- perhaps it’s because the house red is poisoned tonight. I could see the particulates collecting in the bottom of the glass.
Our glasses cli... | "I am getting to old for this," my words oscillated through the air, filling the void between Cicada chirps.
Karen sat quietly, our porch swing still as we looked over the manicured lawn. Sun light draped through rolling gray and white clouds. It smelled of rain on the east horizon. My eyes adjusted to the somber... | 2019-07-31T09:07:14 | 2019-07-31T08:58:53 | 48 | 17 |
[WP] You work at a small bookstore. You love and cherish these books, and meticulously care for them. One slow afternoon, a novel falls from its shelf. You bend down to retrieve it, and notice there is only one word written on the page: “Run.” The door chimes. You have a customer. | I was dusting off the older books near the front of the book store when a single book fell from its shelf. I picked it up, about to return it to the shelf when I saw something strange. There was only a single word on the page. The word was, “Run”. I turned the book over, but the cover had no description and no title. I... | The situation was becoming weirder and weirder each time passed, the costumer was wearing a huge white coat and had a fedora (also white) in his head. I stuttered as i welcomed him, looking to him was very unpleasing; he had this dark glasses, is weird to explain, but i felt darkness pulling me towards his eyes, so i i... | 2019-08-05T07:09:05 | 2019-08-05T07:06:47 | 17 | 11 |
[WP] You can absorb 1 power at a time from any animal nearby. Bird? You can fly if you want. Snake? Use their venom if you want. Terrorist have invaded Australia and you're going to stop them. They have no idea what a huge mistake they made messing with your country. | "I'm outside the American embassy here in Melbourne , with me it Australias most powerful superhero; 'Strailia-man, can you tell us what just happened?" The reporter enthusiastically asked. Next to her stood an normal looking man in a cork stringer rimmed hat and zoo keeper outfit, and a desert death adder casually dr... | I’ve always had the gift. Passed down in my family since my dear ol departed pap pap’s grand dad got dumped on these shores for stealing bread to live. Too right lucky he was. Wasn’t till he got here that he found out about the gift. Made him the most feared bloke in all of Queensland. He was nice enough alright, but a... | 2019-09-07T11:38:41 | 2019-09-07T10:13:06 | 40 | 21 |
[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 ... | *Reply yes if you can survive the last video game you played.*
Fuck.
He’d thought it a prank at first. Hell, who wouldn’t? Two in the morning, his brains were running on fumes after scrambling to finish an essay for the next morning’s class… and just when he had collapsed into his bed he saw the message.
He was ... | 2020-02-16T20:45:13 | 2020-02-16T20:40:09 | 153 | 85 |
[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" | "A man chooses, a slave obeys.."
I was in Andrew Ryan's office, with a golfclub in my hands. I knew this part of the game, it was where we found out who Atlas really was and that we as the player are a slave controlled by a single phrase.
"Would you kindly.... KILL"
One strike, two strikes, down he goes.
Three stri... | A soft buzz took me from dreaming to wishing I didn’t set an alarm. Tomorrow was president’s day, a day off from the monotony of every day modern life. If I had to use one word to describe what my life was like, it would be gray. I ate plain toast in the morning. I had an accounting job. I have two close friends which ... | 2020-02-17T00:29:57 | 2020-02-16T23:39:49 | 20 | 14 |
[WP] You have always been told that you have awful luck, and you have always replied that it is simply because you are saving up your good luck. People always took that as a joke, but now however you think it might be time to finally make a withdrawal | "I'm just saving the good luck," I always said, a small smile on my face. Its become somewhat of a catchphrase, especially when you have to say it every hour or so.
I've run through countless shirts. It could be a coffee spill. It could be a leaking pen. It could be pigeon flying overhead at just the right time.
The ... | "I don't think it happened out of nowhere. I don't think I had nothing to do with it." I said, looking at him. He thought I was going mad. Who wouldn't? What if I told you that instead of saving up on money, you should save up on your luck?
See, what an absurd idea.
The reason why it works for me is that I don't thin... | 2020-05-21T14:15:01 | 2020-05-21T11:05:01 | 22 | 13 |
[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... | “Not good luck, whatever will I do? Oh, you have wounded me dear sir, I am powerless against you, I am just a mere mortal in the presence of a-“
“BE QUIET MORTAL”
The green entity growled, their white pupilless eyes shining throughout the dark void it trapped me in. The entity was thin, its robes hanging loosel... | 2020-10-15T05:48:33 | 2020-10-15T05:29:38 | 1,630 | 118 |
[WP] You are a superhero who works tirelessly for an ungrateful city. One day after another long day you get a knock at your door. It is the city's supervillain and he brought a bottle for you two to share. | Everyone knew the Tragic Backstory™ of how Ultimatron went mad and turned evil. Once the greatest hero our city had ever known, now he was it's worst villain.
I knew better than most. I'd seen it, firsthand.
Most hero shit is fake, choreographed nonsense to keep the masses happy. Tim was real.
And, unbeknownst to ... | *The City. An ungrateful skyline that mocks my presence, but wouldn't survive without me.*
*What will you do without me?* *You've kicked me down, punched me while I lay there, and you've called me by every name you don't want your children to not hear, and yet I will stand up again to defend you.* *What would I be wit... | 2021-04-10T10:52:25 | 2021-04-10T09:23:11 | 37 | 12 |
[WP] Your ship's new prototype energy cannon just vaporized an alien warship, shattered a moon, and punched a hole through a planet. "Sir, message from thier flagship: What the !@#$ing %/&$ was that?!". | The comms blinked amid the hiss of venting oxygen and crackling, exposed wire. The green light flashed insistently for my attention, out of sync with the red alert lights pulsing throughout the ship's bridge. My crew was silent, tension written across their faces, as we all looked upon the trail of destruction displaye... | The red emergency lights kicked on as the ship entered emergency power mode. From the bridge I could almost hear the backup hydrocarbon generators as they kicked into gear keeping on essential systems and charging the capacitors to jumpstart the fusion reactor.
I hit the intercom button to the entire ship. I didnt kno... | 2021-08-03T11:32:55 | 2021-08-03T11:00:43 | 36 | 18 |
[WP] Before receiving the serum that unlocks latent powers, subjects take a battery of tests (physical exam, DNA analysis, a VERY intrusive questionnaire, etc.) to determine their likely abilities. Your testing process drags on and on as you are sent to higher-ranking (and increasingly tense) staff. | “Ok, Melony, we’re going to be transferring you to division centura 3.”
“Oh what the fuck! This is seriously the 4th time I’ve been transferred!”
“We apologize for the delay, but the results of your latest exam display properties of a class A-4 or even A-5 attribute. We are ill equipped to handle such an advanced en... | \[poem\]
*One test, two test, three*
*test four.*
*What a day of testing, its such*
*a bore.*
​
That's all I wrote before ushered into
a deeper room, in this already deep
cavernous office plaza.
Each time handed,
wordlessly,
a pad of paper and told to write.
My offense at the bit of brusqueness
... | 2021-10-29T13:52:41 | 2021-10-29T12:56:01 | 344 | 57 |
[WP] Top sorcerers study the child. It's been more than 24 hours since he was hit with an instant death spell, but he still lives. One of the sorcerers decides to call the Grim Reaper to ask what's up. | The Grim Reaper owed him a favor, but as soon as the god of death walked into the room and saw the baby he ran out screaming for his life. Marcus wondered what could make death himself so afraid?
He had been tasked with studying the baby, to figure out why spells didn't work on it, but all he could see was a perfect ... | *''O Death, here I call, to this hall, between these walls! O great Construct of the universe, the one and only Death, I invite you with this verse!''*
Lavin chanted the ancient language before the arcane symbols written on the floor in pig's blood. The most archaic of symbols, crafted in circular pattern began to glo... | 2021-12-13T00:20:06 | 2021-12-12T21:37:29 | 1,605 | 530 |
[WP] A teen girl stares in shock and horror at the stump where her arm was just a few minutes ago. Shaking in horror, not because she had just lost her arm in a car accident, but because inside was sparking wires and circuits, a metal bone instead of normal flesh and blood. | Lamppost after lamppost passes by the pitch black sky. Bags are already forming under my eyes, I can feel them forming. My breath dampens on the window as my head sways a little from the car moving on the dodgy roads.
My mind slowed down a while ago already. Tiffany has the best parties, but I just couldn't do it anym... | With a great big sigh, I rolled away from my computer desk. No more spreadsheets. No more distribution management reports. It was now the weekend.
I cut out a little early, looking to have a good dinner made before Mia returned from school- she had been having a rough couple of days, maybe I could head off the grouchi... | 2022-01-26T13:34:37 | 2022-01-26T13:31:36 | 18 | 13 |
[WP] It’s against the law to time travel back and kill someone before they do a horrible deed. It’s not against the law though to stop someone conceiving a child that will later become evil. After having a crowd follow you everywhere since puberty, you wonder how bad your future children really are. | "You don't understand man." The bean pole of a man whined, "its all they ever do!"
Philip sighed heavily it was the third time this week his pleasant, if a bit mundane life had been interrupted by these folks. Always badgering him to call off his wedding, which was three days away.
"I. Don't. Care." He said, exaspera... | The day starts like it always does yet someone’s in the room with me.
“Hello?” I ask, “who are you?”
No response. Those from the future cannot speak not kill us yet they can interact in any other way.
“Do my children do terrible things?”
No response. I continue my day like any other go to work go home go to sleep.... | 2022-03-21T21:41:35 | 2022-03-21T16:46:28 | 61 | 11 |
[WP] Turns out being an adventurer wasn't such a good idea. In fact there may be some survivorship bias here. You only really hear about the tiny fraction of adventurers that achieve glory. In reality most of them die violent deaths, become slaves, or worse. Now you run a scared straight program. | People often ask me why I started this program. The answer is not some noble cause well, it is, but rather a noble cause, as in related to the nobility, not high and mighty. Because who do you think actually has this program taught to them? Nobles. Peasants don’t have programs that come to their schools because they do... | "So, what exactly is it that you do here?" Did start an energetic adventurer one day as I sat at my desk, shuffling around some vital paperwork containing details on our latest applicants. All around us on display, sat old unused equipment back from my glory days as someone as active as the individual that now stood in... | 2022-04-04T00:06:33 | 2022-04-03T22:52:21 | 125 | 65 |
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