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[WP] The zombie apocalypse has arrived. (Un)fortunately humans seem to be the only species outright immune to the virus. | ‘I hate the birds the most’, she said looking out over the park.
‘I can live with the birds, it’s the squirrels that I really hate’.
She grunted in agreement. ‘Have you ever seen an elephant one?’
‘No way. That’s not true’.
‘Cross my heart and hope to die. Me and dad went to the zoo a week after the whole ... | I inhale sharply and the strong scent of gunpowder rushes to my head. The occasional crack of rifles tolling along the firing line is playing havoc with the dull ache of an oncoming migraine. "I need mags!" It seems like this is the umpteenth time I've yelled this phrase today but now, there's no response.
I make do w... | |
[WP] You're a magical girl (or boy) who wants to fight evil, but your transformation sequence is so horrifying that all villains just surrender when you show up. | Dear diary,
This is Elodie reporting in! I'm thirteen years old and I came back from my first Magical transformation today when there was an attack at the park gardens and it was soooo disappointing! I didn't even get to use the bow that my Magical crystal created for me or even meet Magical Melody (She's so awesome!... | "Please don't turn! I beg of you!" Rika called out, she had been with him ever since he was a child. "Stop this! this isn't you! You know that turning will break the cardinal rule!" She screamed out, but it did reach, she was seeing the man who she had love for so long was turning.
The man that held Rika hostage smi... | |
[WP] You're a magical girl (or boy) who wants to fight evil, but your transformation sequence is so horrifying that all villains just surrender when you show up. | \*Inspired by the post from u/NicodemusLux
\--Years later--
You know, people say that moms need to be 2/3 sweetness and light and 1/3 bats\*\*t crazy just so you know not to mess with them. I've only seen it once back when I was still in high school.
We lived in the suburbs just outside the city. No matter what th... | "Please don't turn! I beg of you!" Rika called out, she had been with him ever since he was a child. "Stop this! this isn't you! You know that turning will break the cardinal rule!" She screamed out, but it did reach, she was seeing the man who she had love for so long was turning.
The man that held Rika hostage smi... | |
[WP] You're a magical girl (or boy) who wants to fight evil, but your transformation sequence is so horrifying that all villains just surrender when you show up. | Hero Documentation Initiative, File P-H-072
Registered hero: “Queen of The Stars”
Real name and associated files: see file [REDACTED]
Power classification: Transformation class, magical girl sub-classification.
Information:
The Queen of The Stars (abbreviated to “Stars” here on in) has two known forms, the Idle st... | "Please don't turn! I beg of you!" Rika called out, she had been with him ever since he was a child. "Stop this! this isn't you! You know that turning will break the cardinal rule!" She screamed out, but it did reach, she was seeing the man who she had love for so long was turning.
The man that held Rika hostage smi... | |
[WP] You're a magical girl (or boy) who wants to fight evil, but your transformation sequence is so horrifying that all villains just surrender when you show up. | Dear diary,
This is Elodie reporting in! I'm thirteen years old and I came back from my first Magical transformation today when there was an attack at the park gardens and it was soooo disappointing! I didn't even get to use the bow that my Magical crystal created for me or even meet Magical Melody (She's so awesome!... | \[Poem\], *freeform*
Evil stands in the place of honor
Twisting what it can
Many have resisted it, many have bowed
I can not stand idly by
I rise to my feet with courage of heart
I knew it was my destiny, but why so soon
If it must be,
Then I give myself to that within
The transformation has only begun
Only p... | |
[WP] You're a magical girl (or boy) who wants to fight evil, but your transformation sequence is so horrifying that all villains just surrender when you show up. | \*Inspired by the post from u/NicodemusLux
\--Years later--
You know, people say that moms need to be 2/3 sweetness and light and 1/3 bats\*\*t crazy just so you know not to mess with them. I've only seen it once back when I was still in high school.
We lived in the suburbs just outside the city. No matter what th... | \[Poem\], *freeform*
Evil stands in the place of honor
Twisting what it can
Many have resisted it, many have bowed
I can not stand idly by
I rise to my feet with courage of heart
I knew it was my destiny, but why so soon
If it must be,
Then I give myself to that within
The transformation has only begun
Only p... | |
[WP] You're a magical girl (or boy) who wants to fight evil, but your transformation sequence is so horrifying that all villains just surrender when you show up. | Hero Documentation Initiative, File P-H-072
Registered hero: “Queen of The Stars”
Real name and associated files: see file [REDACTED]
Power classification: Transformation class, magical girl sub-classification.
Information:
The Queen of The Stars (abbreviated to “Stars” here on in) has two known forms, the Idle st... | \[Poem\], *freeform*
Evil stands in the place of honor
Twisting what it can
Many have resisted it, many have bowed
I can not stand idly by
I rise to my feet with courage of heart
I knew it was my destiny, but why so soon
If it must be,
Then I give myself to that within
The transformation has only begun
Only p... | |
[WP] You're a magical girl (or boy) who wants to fight evil, but your transformation sequence is so horrifying that all villains just surrender when you show up. | Ella was usually the last hero to be called in. She was exceedingly powerful, but there was one issue with her powers. She had to transform.
If she didn't transform she was a bit above a normal human in strength and power, which was surprising given her cute petite frame. She could bench press about one thousand two ... | \[Poem\], *freeform*
Evil stands in the place of honor
Twisting what it can
Many have resisted it, many have bowed
I can not stand idly by
I rise to my feet with courage of heart
I knew it was my destiny, but why so soon
If it must be,
Then I give myself to that within
The transformation has only begun
Only p... | |
[WP] You're a magical girl (or boy) who wants to fight evil, but your transformation sequence is so horrifying that all villains just surrender when you show up. | Hero Documentation Initiative, File P-H-072
Registered hero: “Queen of The Stars”
Real name and associated files: see file [REDACTED]
Power classification: Transformation class, magical girl sub-classification.
Information:
The Queen of The Stars (abbreviated to “Stars” here on in) has two known forms, the Idle st... | Dear diary,
This is Elodie reporting in! I'm thirteen years old and I came back from my first Magical transformation today when there was an attack at the park gardens and it was soooo disappointing! I didn't even get to use the bow that my Magical crystal created for me or even meet Magical Melody (She's so awesome!... | |
[WP] You're a magical girl (or boy) who wants to fight evil, but your transformation sequence is so horrifying that all villains just surrender when you show up. | My name is mike and I am a 14 yr old who just recently found out about my magic powers oh jeez how exited I felt when that magic cat with a wizard hat entered through my window in the last full moon
The Cat said it was my destiny to protect the world from the forces of evil and he gave me a magic pen so I could trans... | Villain: "I hear your powers are so horrifying that it makes people cower in your wake. I **must** take it from you!"
Me: "I'd rather not"
Villain: "Do it or ... I will kill this puppy!"
Me: "Fine"
<Transformation occurs>
Villain: "No!"
<Villain calls 911>
Villain: "Hello? I'd like to confess ... | |
[WP] You're a magical girl (or boy) who wants to fight evil, but your transformation sequence is so horrifying that all villains just surrender when you show up. | Ella was usually the last hero to be called in. She was exceedingly powerful, but there was one issue with her powers. She had to transform.
If she didn't transform she was a bit above a normal human in strength and power, which was surprising given her cute petite frame. She could bench press about one thousand two ... | Villain: "I hear your powers are so horrifying that it makes people cower in your wake. I **must** take it from you!"
Me: "I'd rather not"
Villain: "Do it or ... I will kill this puppy!"
Me: "Fine"
<Transformation occurs>
Villain: "No!"
<Villain calls 911>
Villain: "Hello? I'd like to confess ... | |
[WP] You're a magical girl (or boy) who wants to fight evil, but your transformation sequence is so horrifying that all villains just surrender when you show up. | When Kelly stormed into my office, my associates were amused. A bombastic entrance for a very modestly dressed stripper, right? I glanced at Tony who was looking at Mikey, who was staring daggers at Rob, who was perplexed since we party after business is concluded not during. When she started listing all our crimes, ev... | Villain: "I hear your powers are so horrifying that it makes people cower in your wake. I **must** take it from you!"
Me: "I'd rather not"
Villain: "Do it or ... I will kill this puppy!"
Me: "Fine"
<Transformation occurs>
Villain: "No!"
<Villain calls 911>
Villain: "Hello? I'd like to confess ... | |
[WP] You're a magical girl (or boy) who wants to fight evil, but your transformation sequence is so horrifying that all villains just surrender when you show up. | "Helena, come quick! Dr. Shard is attacking the school!"
I gave a start, as my little fairy friend, Hema, buzzed anxiously in front of me. Slamming my locker shut, I ran for the quad.
Dr. Shard stood on a platform made of crystal blades, while the students surrounding him were encased in crystal, shards at each of ... | Villain: "I hear your powers are so horrifying that it makes people cower in your wake. I **must** take it from you!"
Me: "I'd rather not"
Villain: "Do it or ... I will kill this puppy!"
Me: "Fine"
<Transformation occurs>
Villain: "No!"
<Villain calls 911>
Villain: "Hello? I'd like to confess ... | |
[WP] You're a magical girl (or boy) who wants to fight evil, but your transformation sequence is so horrifying that all villains just surrender when you show up. | When Kelly stormed into my office, my associates were amused. A bombastic entrance for a very modestly dressed stripper, right? I glanced at Tony who was looking at Mikey, who was staring daggers at Rob, who was perplexed since we party after business is concluded not during. When she started listing all our crimes, ev... | My name is mike and I am a 14 yr old who just recently found out about my magic powers oh jeez how exited I felt when that magic cat with a wizard hat entered through my window in the last full moon
The Cat said it was my destiny to protect the world from the forces of evil and he gave me a magic pen so I could trans... | |
[WP] You're a magical girl (or boy) who wants to fight evil, but your transformation sequence is so horrifying that all villains just surrender when you show up. | "Buwahaha! Pretty Girl Z, you have fallen into my diabolical trap!", exclaimed Deathpants. "My sinister cage made ENTIRELY of pants woven with Infinity Z, your only weakness, will make you helpless as I rob this small child's lemonade stand!"
"You fiend!" shouted Pretty Girl Z, clenching both delicate, pink nail polis... | "Todo-chan! I'll take care of this!" I shout as the schoolboy cowers in the corner of the room.
I can feel it, the swelling of my emotions as the transformation starts! The glow of pure purple light surrounds me! The wonderful sensation as my arms fully detach at the shoulders! The joyousness as they reattach and spin... | |
[WP] You're a magical girl (or boy) who wants to fight evil, but your transformation sequence is so horrifying that all villains just surrender when you show up. | "Buwahaha! Pretty Girl Z, you have fallen into my diabolical trap!", exclaimed Deathpants. "My sinister cage made ENTIRELY of pants woven with Infinity Z, your only weakness, will make you helpless as I rob this small child's lemonade stand!"
"You fiend!" shouted Pretty Girl Z, clenching both delicate, pink nail polis... | Stress. Anguish. So much to do and so little time. That was life as a student during a pandemic. Whoever said online learning was easy was lying. Like many of my peers, my mental health dropped during the pandemic and life felt pretty bleak.
So when we heard of yet another threat to the world and life as we knew it, ... | |
[WP] You're a magical girl (or boy) who wants to fight evil, but your transformation sequence is so horrifying that all villains just surrender when you show up. | "Buwahaha! Pretty Girl Z, you have fallen into my diabolical trap!", exclaimed Deathpants. "My sinister cage made ENTIRELY of pants woven with Infinity Z, your only weakness, will make you helpless as I rob this small child's lemonade stand!"
"You fiend!" shouted Pretty Girl Z, clenching both delicate, pink nail polis... | Dr. Destroy the World stood on top of his death robot, one foot perched on the EMP cannon on the top of its spherical body. Below him, hunched over at the feet of the robot, as if begging for mercy, was the President of the United States. She had been the most powerful woman in the world mere hours ago, now reduced to ... | |
[WP] You're a magical girl (or boy) who wants to fight evil, but your transformation sequence is so horrifying that all villains just surrender when you show up. | You would think that anyone with powers like mine would turn into a villain.
To be honest, the thought had certainly crossed my mind. In spite of everything, though, it felt right to help people instead of hurting them.
But watching the people I was saving run from me screaming in horror made it difficult sometimes.
... | There are powers in this universe that we cannot even begin to comprehend, that dwarves us utterly. Like the brief sandcastle of a child, so small and easily washed away by the infinite waves, compared to a Dyson Sphere, enormous, complex and unspeakably powerful. Yet some of them are briefly amused by humanity, briefl... | |
[WP] You see ghosts daily, always attached to people. Some are malevolent, others benevolent and some indifferent. Today, you are shocked to see a young man being followed by hundreds of ghosts, all wearing faces of anticipation, Curiosity gets the better of you. | I see Abraham Lincoln and George Washington on a daily basis. On some days they say hello. On others, they pass through me, almost as if they see me, but decide not to respond.
Living in Washington D.C. has its perks, especially with my "power", if you can even call it that. When I was young I told my parents about t... | It was one of those nights that one could really feel the absence of the moon. Dark and grim. Chilling winds flowing by. Light cold drizzles hitting my face.
As I stop, sit on a bench and remove my jacket from the bag, I see something really unnatural.
I mean unnatural even to me.
There were huge numbers of ghosts ... | |
[WP] You see ghosts daily, always attached to people. Some are malevolent, others benevolent and some indifferent. Today, you are shocked to see a young man being followed by hundreds of ghosts, all wearing faces of anticipation, Curiosity gets the better of you. | Many had one, some had more. I had none, but this woman, a crore.
"Excuse me?" the woman asked with no small amount of hostility. "Is that supposed to be a joke?"
"No, not at all. I'm sorry," I said, backing into the intersection pole below its merciless red hand forcing this interaction to go on.
"Then why on Eart... | The ghosts came down the mountain in silvered scores, following a boy who should have been old enough to know better. Even if he could see them he'd have felt their cold. The grass shriveled with the passage, morning dew turned to frost, turned to a sheet or ice. The world melted for miles behind them, as the dawn rose... | |
[WP] As the Village Seer, you peer into the mystical to give the villagers sage wisdom from beyond. The problem is, you're not magical, you're just smart and you live in an exceptionally dumb village. | *"Elder Jaconi-"*
"I'M BUSY! LEAVE ME ALONE!"
Ever since Forinshire broke rock with that damn silver mine things had been going downhill for little Abesville. First it was the constant smoke from the charcoal kilns, choking the lungs as rouge winds carried it into Abesville. Then came the dying of the fish. Year afte... | Random Farmer: "Oh Seer of the Great Gods, my crops will not grow, there has been no rain for the past month! What do the Great Gods say?"
Me: \*wakes up from napping with three bottles of vodka surrounding me\* "heEH??? oh! just put it near the river, man, not too hard."
Random Farmer: "yes yes yes! i shall follow y... | |
[WP] As the Village Seer, you peer into the mystical to give the villagers sage wisdom from beyond. The problem is, you're not magical, you're just smart and you live in an exceptionally dumb village. | "Don't marry Klaus, Johanna."
The girl peered over her steaming mug of tea at me, big blue eyes full of wonder. "You haven't even touched the cards yet!"
"I don't have to. See this?" I pushed the parchment toward her, the one I had been copying all afternoon from my own records. In large, clear script, I had written... | It was 3:15 p.m. Charles was late, but that was unsurprising. He'd made a reputation for being late, as of late. He'd already consulted me twice on time keeping- he'd better have a good excuse.
As the designated "village seer", I was a busy person. My appointment book was always full of consultations. This was somethi... | |
[WP] As the Village Seer, you peer into the mystical to give the villagers sage wisdom from beyond. The problem is, you're not magical, you're just smart and you live in an exceptionally dumb village. | Alaria settled into her chair, pulled a loose strand of hair back behind her pointed ear, and waited. Ever since she had moved from her home in Pestera to this tiny farming village where Elves were something of a minority, almost everyone around her had looked at her with... something... in their eyes. It was suspicion... | “So like I said sir, we bought the chickens from the market over a year ago now, and we still haven’t had any chicks. We’re thankful for the eggs, don’t get me wrong, but what we really want is a good hatch of chicks to grow our flock. Please sir, can you consult with the gods and see if there’s anything we can do to p... | |
[WP] As the Village Seer, you peer into the mystical to give the villagers sage wisdom from beyond. The problem is, you're not magical, you're just smart and you live in an exceptionally dumb village. | "O Great Seer, I fear that my wife no longer loves me!"
"Here, drink this potion of love. I guarantee that you will no longer have a problem."
"O Great Seer, you are so wise! Thank you!"
---
"O Great Seer, why do my crops fail to grow?"
"Here, take this elixir of growth."
"And pour it on my crops, O Great Seer?"
... | “Your husband says you should cook me a large pot of stew tonight,” said Rubin as the dry leaves crumbled from his hand. “Yes, it’s clear. See how the wind blows them to the left? Mutton and carrot stew.”
”It’s my last sheep.”
”It’s what your husband wants.”
The old lady swallowed. “Tell him I will.“
Rubin leaned b... | |
[WP] As the Village Seer, you peer into the mystical to give the villagers sage wisdom from beyond. The problem is, you're not magical, you're just smart and you live in an exceptionally dumb village. | "Mytical seer. We have brought a dead goat to offer you as a sacrifice." The Village chieftain calls to you.
"Oh. Hmm. Okay. Sure a dead goat. Can you just do like some bread or maybe honey wine next time? Literally, honey wine is the only good thing we have here. But thanks for the goat." You say, convinced that you ... | “Your husband says you should cook me a large pot of stew tonight,” said Rubin as the dry leaves crumbled from his hand. “Yes, it’s clear. See how the wind blows them to the left? Mutton and carrot stew.”
”It’s my last sheep.”
”It’s what your husband wants.”
The old lady swallowed. “Tell him I will.“
Rubin leaned b... | |
[WP] As the Village Seer, you peer into the mystical to give the villagers sage wisdom from beyond. The problem is, you're not magical, you're just smart and you live in an exceptionally dumb village. | I did not choose to be here, I was chosen. Placed upon this land to bless all that passes.
Doing The Great One’s work, forced to deal with the smallest of issues to the greatest of them. I have become the center of this village, the lighting rod that grounds everyone.
“O’ Wise One! Whatever shall I do about this pre... | “Your husband says you should cook me a large pot of stew tonight,” said Rubin as the dry leaves crumbled from his hand. “Yes, it’s clear. See how the wind blows them to the left? Mutton and carrot stew.”
”It’s my last sheep.”
”It’s what your husband wants.”
The old lady swallowed. “Tell him I will.“
Rubin leaned b... | |
[WP] As the Village Seer, you peer into the mystical to give the villagers sage wisdom from beyond. The problem is, you're not magical, you're just smart and you live in an exceptionally dumb village. | "Mytical seer. We have brought a dead goat to offer you as a sacrifice." The Village chieftain calls to you.
"Oh. Hmm. Okay. Sure a dead goat. Can you just do like some bread or maybe honey wine next time? Literally, honey wine is the only good thing we have here. But thanks for the goat." You say, convinced that you ... | "O Great Seer, I fear that my wife no longer loves me!"
"Here, drink this potion of love. I guarantee that you will no longer have a problem."
"O Great Seer, you are so wise! Thank you!"
---
"O Great Seer, why do my crops fail to grow?"
"Here, take this elixir of growth."
"And pour it on my crops, O Great Seer?"
... | |
[WP] As the Village Seer, you peer into the mystical to give the villagers sage wisdom from beyond. The problem is, you're not magical, you're just smart and you live in an exceptionally dumb village. | I did not choose to be here, I was chosen. Placed upon this land to bless all that passes.
Doing The Great One’s work, forced to deal with the smallest of issues to the greatest of them. I have become the center of this village, the lighting rod that grounds everyone.
“O’ Wise One! Whatever shall I do about this pre... | "O Great Seer, I fear that my wife no longer loves me!"
"Here, drink this potion of love. I guarantee that you will no longer have a problem."
"O Great Seer, you are so wise! Thank you!"
---
"O Great Seer, why do my crops fail to grow?"
"Here, take this elixir of growth."
"And pour it on my crops, O Great Seer?"
... | |
[WP] As the Village Seer, you peer into the mystical to give the villagers sage wisdom from beyond. The problem is, you're not magical, you're just smart and you live in an exceptionally dumb village. | I did not choose to be here, I was chosen. Placed upon this land to bless all that passes.
Doing The Great One’s work, forced to deal with the smallest of issues to the greatest of them. I have become the center of this village, the lighting rod that grounds everyone.
“O’ Wise One! Whatever shall I do about this pre... | "Mytical seer. We have brought a dead goat to offer you as a sacrifice." The Village chieftain calls to you.
"Oh. Hmm. Okay. Sure a dead goat. Can you just do like some bread or maybe honey wine next time? Literally, honey wine is the only good thing we have here. But thanks for the goat." You say, convinced that you ... | |
[WP] As the Village Seer, you peer into the mystical to give the villagers sage wisdom from beyond. The problem is, you're not magical, you're just smart and you live in an exceptionally dumb village. | It was meant to be a joke. I pretended to lean into the cosmic realm just to tell a stupid farmer that he needed hens if he wished to get eggs, not roosters. I never expected one sarcastic joke to land me in the town’s most prized position. The village Seer, one of the greatest positions a person could have. You held m... | A graveyard of straw huts, laid to rest under a mountain of mud, stretched out before the Seer at the bottom of a hill. Old women wept over the destroyed homes, picking bits of their lives from the wreckage.
"Oh, great Seer," one of the village warriors fell to his knees, pounding the earth with his fists. "What evil... | |
[WP] As the Village Seer, you peer into the mystical to give the villagers sage wisdom from beyond. The problem is, you're not magical, you're just smart and you live in an exceptionally dumb village. | I did not choose to be here, I was chosen. Placed upon this land to bless all that passes.
Doing The Great One’s work, forced to deal with the smallest of issues to the greatest of them. I have become the center of this village, the lighting rod that grounds everyone.
“O’ Wise One! Whatever shall I do about this pre... | A graveyard of straw huts, laid to rest under a mountain of mud, stretched out before the Seer at the bottom of a hill. Old women wept over the destroyed homes, picking bits of their lives from the wreckage.
"Oh, great Seer," one of the village warriors fell to his knees, pounding the earth with his fists. "What evil... | |
[WP] As the Village Seer, you peer into the mystical to give the villagers sage wisdom from beyond. The problem is, you're not magical, you're just smart and you live in an exceptionally dumb village. | I did not choose to be here, I was chosen. Placed upon this land to bless all that passes.
Doing The Great One’s work, forced to deal with the smallest of issues to the greatest of them. I have become the center of this village, the lighting rod that grounds everyone.
“O’ Wise One! Whatever shall I do about this pre... | It was meant to be a joke. I pretended to lean into the cosmic realm just to tell a stupid farmer that he needed hens if he wished to get eggs, not roosters. I never expected one sarcastic joke to land me in the town’s most prized position. The village Seer, one of the greatest positions a person could have. You held m... | |
[WP] Lycanthropes only transform when 100% of their planet’s moons are full. Callisto III, which has seven moons with varying cycles, has become a haven for this reason. However, nobody realized that each moon increases the intensity, and the moons have just aligned. | Time stopped. Oh, how that moment seemed to last forever, that moment of wonder. They all felt it, every single one of them stopping in their tracks with their eyes to the heavens.
Seven celestial orbs, perfectly aligned. All of them full. This had been the very first time their people had witnessed such an occurrenc... | The First Change is never pleasant. The disease tears through our bones. It transforms who we are to something more feral. It sends our senses and instincts into a frenzy that can only be animalistic. The discovery of Calliso III brought great fortune to the lycanthropes. It meant that the First Change could be th... | |
[WP] Lycanthropes only transform when 100% of their planet’s moons are full. Callisto III, which has seven moons with varying cycles, has become a haven for this reason. However, nobody realized that each moon increases the intensity, and the moons have just aligned. | Dear Diary
Tomorrow is Alignment Day.
As is custom on the eve, we huddle up with hot chocolate and turn up the news, listening to the stone-faced news reader go through the astronomy behind alignment and 8 precautions for the millionth time. In an hour, we'll then take our sleep tabs, head to the basement, set the si... | The First Change is never pleasant. The disease tears through our bones. It transforms who we are to something more feral. It sends our senses and instincts into a frenzy that can only be animalistic. The discovery of Calliso III brought great fortune to the lycanthropes. It meant that the First Change could be th... | |
[WP] Lycanthropes only transform when 100% of their planet’s moons are full. Callisto III, which has seven moons with varying cycles, has become a haven for this reason. However, nobody realized that each moon increases the intensity, and the moons have just aligned. | Time stopped. Oh, how that moment seemed to last forever, that moment of wonder. They all felt it, every single one of them stopping in their tracks with their eyes to the heavens.
Seven celestial orbs, perfectly aligned. All of them full. This had been the very first time their people had witnessed such an occurrenc... | Oso’s Chronicle, 2281
Thought I’d write while I can. Hope someone peeps this.
It was about 260 years ago that space popping began. It was the late 2020’s. That decade tote-totes was bonzo sick loser, and so like the cromulent have-haves started thumbing for other planets. Mars fell first, then Titan, then the race... | |
[WP] Lycanthropes only transform when 100% of their planet’s moons are full. Callisto III, which has seven moons with varying cycles, has become a haven for this reason. However, nobody realized that each moon increases the intensity, and the moons have just aligned. | For the first time in a long time, I was afraid.
As lycanthropes, our animalistic power often got the better of us, whether we liked it or not. When the majority of our kind lived on Earth, we were known as a nuisance. People often were hurt on those nights, but no one was ever killed. We always had some semblance of ... | Oso’s Chronicle, 2281
Thought I’d write while I can. Hope someone peeps this.
It was about 260 years ago that space popping began. It was the late 2020’s. That decade tote-totes was bonzo sick loser, and so like the cromulent have-haves started thumbing for other planets. Mars fell first, then Titan, then the race... | |
[WP] Lycanthropes only transform when 100% of their planet’s moons are full. Callisto III, which has seven moons with varying cycles, has become a haven for this reason. However, nobody realized that each moon increases the intensity, and the moons have just aligned. | Dear Diary
Tomorrow is Alignment Day.
As is custom on the eve, we huddle up with hot chocolate and turn up the news, listening to the stone-faced news reader go through the astronomy behind alignment and 8 precautions for the millionth time. In an hour, we'll then take our sleep tabs, head to the basement, set the si... | Oso’s Chronicle, 2281
Thought I’d write while I can. Hope someone peeps this.
It was about 260 years ago that space popping began. It was the late 2020’s. That decade tote-totes was bonzo sick loser, and so like the cromulent have-haves started thumbing for other planets. Mars fell first, then Titan, then the race... | |
[WP] Lycanthropes only transform when 100% of their planet’s moons are full. Callisto III, which has seven moons with varying cycles, has become a haven for this reason. However, nobody realized that each moon increases the intensity, and the moons have just aligned. | Dear Diary
Tomorrow is Alignment Day.
As is custom on the eve, we huddle up with hot chocolate and turn up the news, listening to the stone-faced news reader go through the astronomy behind alignment and 8 precautions for the millionth time. In an hour, we'll then take our sleep tabs, head to the basement, set the si... | For the first time in a long time, I was afraid.
As lycanthropes, our animalistic power often got the better of us, whether we liked it or not. When the majority of our kind lived on Earth, we were known as a nuisance. People often were hurt on those nights, but no one was ever killed. We always had some semblance of ... | |
[WP] You run a small, magical bookstore. If it has a name, you have it... Until a request comes in for a book that you cannot find. | The ding as someone walked in broke the monotony of an otherwise quiet Tuesday afternoon.
"Good evening, welcome to--"
Quinn was rarely caught off guard. But as long as he had run The Bookstore, he had never seen a seven foot tall woman with such breathtakingly pale skin wearing a black sari before.
"*Monsieur*? Are... | "Green Eggs and Ham? Ma'am, I'm afraid you must tell me the name of a real book if you want me to find it. I'm so sorry." I looked at the woman in confusion.
"What do you mean? It's Green Eggs and Ham! How have you not heard of it?" the woman glared at me, exasperated. "It's by Dr. Seuss!"
"That would be why, ma'am.... | |
[WP] You run a small, magical bookstore. If it has a name, you have it... Until a request comes in for a book that you cannot find. | The ding as someone walked in broke the monotony of an otherwise quiet Tuesday afternoon.
"Good evening, welcome to--"
Quinn was rarely caught off guard. But as long as he had run The Bookstore, he had never seen a seven foot tall woman with such breathtakingly pale skin wearing a black sari before.
"*Monsieur*? Are... | "I have worked here since before the city was built, before the towers of steel and glass lined the streets, when this was little more than a shanty town, as opposed to the metroplex it has become in the last century, but I love it here, my little place of heaven, this bookstore. My job, my home, my life, and my precio... | |
[WP] The Dark Arts are fair: for a terrible, personal price, they offer raw power. And lots of it. Self-centered villains typically renege on the contract and thus their powers fail them at a crucial moment. Now, for the first time, the heroes face someone who paid in full. The powers are all theirs | Fools. Every one of them.
I don't like using that word. It makes me sound conceited. But in this particular circumstance, it just seems apt.
I've heard about what became of others who traversed the same path I did. In their arrogance, they believed they could defy the laws that governed the very magic they wielded. A... | Well here we are, I have read stories, and legends and read history books all about simple villian craving grand objectives. But usually they try to cheat the deal, I mean really what dark sorcerer wants to end the world but excludes himself? Madness.
That won't be me, see the last time 2 kingdoms decided to go to wa... | |
[WP] The Dark Arts are fair: for a terrible, personal price, they offer raw power. And lots of it. Self-centered villains typically renege on the contract and thus their powers fail them at a crucial moment. Now, for the first time, the heroes face someone who paid in full. The powers are all theirs | "The Will is in the Blood"
The words echo through the stone halls of the keep, drifting back to me over the heads of the so-called "heroes" guarding the decrepit old man sitting on his obsidian throne. Solemn nostalgia fills me, a brief flash as I am reminded of the first time I had heard those words. Her soft voice s... | Well here we are, I have read stories, and legends and read history books all about simple villian craving grand objectives. But usually they try to cheat the deal, I mean really what dark sorcerer wants to end the world but excludes himself? Madness.
That won't be me, see the last time 2 kingdoms decided to go to wa... | |
[WP] The Dark Arts are fair: for a terrible, personal price, they offer raw power. And lots of it. Self-centered villains typically renege on the contract and thus their powers fail them at a crucial moment. Now, for the first time, the heroes face someone who paid in full. The powers are all theirs | Wars in centuries past had been fought by witchcraft and mystical prowess. A flow of mana or aether or whatever magic hoo ha they called it would give them strength, but no one ever wanted to give it up. So when I was finally confronted by Ashlock, the contract master, I knew that i couldn’t skimp on the payment. Usual... | Well here we are, I have read stories, and legends and read history books all about simple villian craving grand objectives. But usually they try to cheat the deal, I mean really what dark sorcerer wants to end the world but excludes himself? Madness.
That won't be me, see the last time 2 kingdoms decided to go to wa... | |
[WP] The Dark Arts are fair: for a terrible, personal price, they offer raw power. And lots of it. Self-centered villains typically renege on the contract and thus their powers fail them at a crucial moment. Now, for the first time, the heroes face someone who paid in full. The powers are all theirs | Fools. Every one of them.
I don't like using that word. It makes me sound conceited. But in this particular circumstance, it just seems apt.
I've heard about what became of others who traversed the same path I did. In their arrogance, they believed they could defy the laws that governed the very magic they wielded. A... | Tick tock, tick tock. Eyeing the frozen heroes, Bhalren took a long sip from a still warm cup of tea. It was annoying, really, having heroes bust down your doors on a monthly basis. They were imported Italian Maple! Sure they splintered and exploded spectacularly when Manga Man used his super human strength, or when Io... | |
[WP] The Dark Arts are fair: for a terrible, personal price, they offer raw power. And lots of it. Self-centered villains typically renege on the contract and thus their powers fail them at a crucial moment. Now, for the first time, the heroes face someone who paid in full. The powers are all theirs | "The Will is in the Blood"
The words echo through the stone halls of the keep, drifting back to me over the heads of the so-called "heroes" guarding the decrepit old man sitting on his obsidian throne. Solemn nostalgia fills me, a brief flash as I am reminded of the first time I had heard those words. Her soft voice s... | Tick tock, tick tock. Eyeing the frozen heroes, Bhalren took a long sip from a still warm cup of tea. It was annoying, really, having heroes bust down your doors on a monthly basis. They were imported Italian Maple! Sure they splintered and exploded spectacularly when Manga Man used his super human strength, or when Io... | |
[WP] The Dark Arts are fair: for a terrible, personal price, they offer raw power. And lots of it. Self-centered villains typically renege on the contract and thus their powers fail them at a crucial moment. Now, for the first time, the heroes face someone who paid in full. The powers are all theirs | Wars in centuries past had been fought by witchcraft and mystical prowess. A flow of mana or aether or whatever magic hoo ha they called it would give them strength, but no one ever wanted to give it up. So when I was finally confronted by Ashlock, the contract master, I knew that i couldn’t skimp on the payment. Usual... | Tick tock, tick tock. Eyeing the frozen heroes, Bhalren took a long sip from a still warm cup of tea. It was annoying, really, having heroes bust down your doors on a monthly basis. They were imported Italian Maple! Sure they splintered and exploded spectacularly when Manga Man used his super human strength, or when Io... | |
[WP] The Dark Arts are fair: for a terrible, personal price, they offer raw power. And lots of it. Self-centered villains typically renege on the contract and thus their powers fail them at a crucial moment. Now, for the first time, the heroes face someone who paid in full. The powers are all theirs | Fools. Every one of them.
I don't like using that word. It makes me sound conceited. But in this particular circumstance, it just seems apt.
I've heard about what became of others who traversed the same path I did. In their arrogance, they believed they could defy the laws that governed the very magic they wielded. A... | The paladin struggles in your grip, light of his eyes wavering as your fingers close around his throat. You take the time to examine his armor before ending him. The order of Benirith doesn't seem to know the meaning of subtlety. The silver plated armor is inlaid with gold, holy symbols engraved onto its surface. The c... | |
[WP] The Dark Arts are fair: for a terrible, personal price, they offer raw power. And lots of it. Self-centered villains typically renege on the contract and thus their powers fail them at a crucial moment. Now, for the first time, the heroes face someone who paid in full. The powers are all theirs | "The Will is in the Blood"
The words echo through the stone halls of the keep, drifting back to me over the heads of the so-called "heroes" guarding the decrepit old man sitting on his obsidian throne. Solemn nostalgia fills me, a brief flash as I am reminded of the first time I had heard those words. Her soft voice s... | The paladin struggles in your grip, light of his eyes wavering as your fingers close around his throat. You take the time to examine his armor before ending him. The order of Benirith doesn't seem to know the meaning of subtlety. The silver plated armor is inlaid with gold, holy symbols engraved onto its surface. The c... | |
[WP] The Dark Arts are fair: for a terrible, personal price, they offer raw power. And lots of it. Self-centered villains typically renege on the contract and thus their powers fail them at a crucial moment. Now, for the first time, the heroes face someone who paid in full. The powers are all theirs | Wars in centuries past had been fought by witchcraft and mystical prowess. A flow of mana or aether or whatever magic hoo ha they called it would give them strength, but no one ever wanted to give it up. So when I was finally confronted by Ashlock, the contract master, I knew that i couldn’t skimp on the payment. Usual... | The paladin struggles in your grip, light of his eyes wavering as your fingers close around his throat. You take the time to examine his armor before ending him. The order of Benirith doesn't seem to know the meaning of subtlety. The silver plated armor is inlaid with gold, holy symbols engraved onto its surface. The c... | |
[WP] The Dark Arts are fair: for a terrible, personal price, they offer raw power. And lots of it. Self-centered villains typically renege on the contract and thus their powers fail them at a crucial moment. Now, for the first time, the heroes face someone who paid in full. The powers are all theirs | >*To use the Darkest Magic,*
>
>*You must pay a price.*
>
>*If you control fire,*
>
>*Your mother dies in ice.*
>
>*And don't you dare*
>
>*Turn cold and aloof,*
>
>*Renege on your promise*
>
>*And your powers will go poof!*
It was a nursery rh... | Pain……….
All I feel is pain. Raging, screeching pain that flares like a the deep fires of the Keep, burns inside me. However, long have the rage lost its direction, only memories of ashen souls and rattling chains in the mist of the night stands.
The night The Legion Of Light came to our fortress, for we are... | |
[WP] The Dark Arts are fair: for a terrible, personal price, they offer raw power. And lots of it. Self-centered villains typically renege on the contract and thus their powers fail them at a crucial moment. Now, for the first time, the heroes face someone who paid in full. The powers are all theirs | Wars in centuries past had been fought by witchcraft and mystical prowess. A flow of mana or aether or whatever magic hoo ha they called it would give them strength, but no one ever wanted to give it up. So when I was finally confronted by Ashlock, the contract master, I knew that i couldn’t skimp on the payment. Usual... | Pain……….
All I feel is pain. Raging, screeching pain that flares like a the deep fires of the Keep, burns inside me. However, long have the rage lost its direction, only memories of ashen souls and rattling chains in the mist of the night stands.
The night The Legion Of Light came to our fortress, for we are... | |
[WP] The Dark Arts are fair: for a terrible, personal price, they offer raw power. And lots of it. Self-centered villains typically renege on the contract and thus their powers fail them at a crucial moment. Now, for the first time, the heroes face someone who paid in full. The powers are all theirs | Wars in centuries past had been fought by witchcraft and mystical prowess. A flow of mana or aether or whatever magic hoo ha they called it would give them strength, but no one ever wanted to give it up. So when I was finally confronted by Ashlock, the contract master, I knew that i couldn’t skimp on the payment. Usual... | Fools. Every one of them.
I don't like using that word. It makes me sound conceited. But in this particular circumstance, it just seems apt.
I've heard about what became of others who traversed the same path I did. In their arrogance, they believed they could defy the laws that governed the very magic they wielded. A... | |
[WP] The Dark Arts are fair: for a terrible, personal price, they offer raw power. And lots of it. Self-centered villains typically renege on the contract and thus their powers fail them at a crucial moment. Now, for the first time, the heroes face someone who paid in full. The powers are all theirs | Everyone knows two things about the Patchwork King:
That he is always beaten.
And that he always returns.
For generations, we have fought him. When he was a lonesome steppe wizard who built his tower on the hill above the 96'th nexus, Nicaou of the Wooden Sword killed him, as his workings threatened the shire ... | There are powers beyond the fumbling and uncoordinated hands of mortals, the great Sovereigns and Regents of the stars that watch, bemused, as the brief and fine motes of will and desire knock and jostle against eachother, calling out in their small voices for the aid of their gods, and their demons, and their monsters... | |
[WP] The Dark Arts are fair: for a terrible, personal price, they offer raw power. And lots of it. Self-centered villains typically renege on the contract and thus their powers fail them at a crucial moment. Now, for the first time, the heroes face someone who paid in full. The powers are all theirs | I simply wanted to help everyone. Like a surgeon, removing a cancer that could not be dealt with any other way. Of course, to remove a cancer this metastatized, one needs superhuman skills.
The world's first clue was when a few of the worst politicians died. On their bodies, in a script that anyone could understand, w... | There are powers beyond the fumbling and uncoordinated hands of mortals, the great Sovereigns and Regents of the stars that watch, bemused, as the brief and fine motes of will and desire knock and jostle against eachother, calling out in their small voices for the aid of their gods, and their demons, and their monsters... | |
[WP] The Dark Arts are fair: for a terrible, personal price, they offer raw power. And lots of it. Self-centered villains typically renege on the contract and thus their powers fail them at a crucial moment. Now, for the first time, the heroes face someone who paid in full. The powers are all theirs | Everyone knows two things about the Patchwork King:
That he is always beaten.
And that he always returns.
For generations, we have fought him. When he was a lonesome steppe wizard who built his tower on the hill above the 96'th nexus, Nicaou of the Wooden Sword killed him, as his workings threatened the shire ... | As I killed the last of the heroes I laughed. It was an accident.
I had found the old book because I thought Darcy would enjoy it. We could laugh about it together. I decided to go home early to show her. While walking, I thumbed through the book.
At first I thought the words were in some foreign script, but I bl... | |
[WP] The Dark Arts are fair: for a terrible, personal price, they offer raw power. And lots of it. Self-centered villains typically renege on the contract and thus their powers fail them at a crucial moment. Now, for the first time, the heroes face someone who paid in full. The powers are all theirs | I simply wanted to help everyone. Like a surgeon, removing a cancer that could not be dealt with any other way. Of course, to remove a cancer this metastatized, one needs superhuman skills.
The world's first clue was when a few of the worst politicians died. On their bodies, in a script that anyone could understand, w... | As I killed the last of the heroes I laughed. It was an accident.
I had found the old book because I thought Darcy would enjoy it. We could laugh about it together. I decided to go home early to show her. While walking, I thumbed through the book.
At first I thought the words were in some foreign script, but I bl... | |
[WP] The Dark Arts are fair: for a terrible, personal price, they offer raw power. And lots of it. Self-centered villains typically renege on the contract and thus their powers fail them at a crucial moment. Now, for the first time, the heroes face someone who paid in full. The powers are all theirs | When I was younger, I could never understand the villainy of greed. The villains I read about were motivated by many reasons and philosophies. Rage, lust, pride, these were the reasons that compelled me to love the villains of the story. Standing alone among the common motivations of evil was greed. He did all this for... | As I killed the last of the heroes I laughed. It was an accident.
I had found the old book because I thought Darcy would enjoy it. We could laugh about it together. I decided to go home early to show her. While walking, I thumbed through the book.
At first I thought the words were in some foreign script, but I bl... | |
[WP] The Dark Arts are fair: for a terrible, personal price, they offer raw power. And lots of it. Self-centered villains typically renege on the contract and thus their powers fail them at a crucial moment. Now, for the first time, the heroes face someone who paid in full. The powers are all theirs | I simply wanted to help everyone. Like a surgeon, removing a cancer that could not be dealt with any other way. Of course, to remove a cancer this metastatized, one needs superhuman skills.
The world's first clue was when a few of the worst politicians died. On their bodies, in a script that anyone could understand, w... | How much would someone pay for power? For some, not a lot.
For others, it was as far as the human limit would allow.
But each and every single one of them could not deliver. Sure, some paid half, some even paid 99% of the balance.
But nobody paid in full.
Until now.
Reduced to a former husk of himself, he was done... | |
[WP] The Dark Arts are fair: for a terrible, personal price, they offer raw power. And lots of it. Self-centered villains typically renege on the contract and thus their powers fail them at a crucial moment. Now, for the first time, the heroes face someone who paid in full. The powers are all theirs | When I was younger, I could never understand the villainy of greed. The villains I read about were motivated by many reasons and philosophies. Rage, lust, pride, these were the reasons that compelled me to love the villains of the story. Standing alone among the common motivations of evil was greed. He did all this for... | How much would someone pay for power? For some, not a lot.
For others, it was as far as the human limit would allow.
But each and every single one of them could not deliver. Sure, some paid half, some even paid 99% of the balance.
But nobody paid in full.
Until now.
Reduced to a former husk of himself, he was done... | |
[WP] The Dark Arts are fair: for a terrible, personal price, they offer raw power. And lots of it. Self-centered villains typically renege on the contract and thus their powers fail them at a crucial moment. Now, for the first time, the heroes face someone who paid in full. The powers are all theirs | When I was younger, I could never understand the villainy of greed. The villains I read about were motivated by many reasons and philosophies. Rage, lust, pride, these were the reasons that compelled me to love the villains of the story. Standing alone among the common motivations of evil was greed. He did all this for... | "Grandpa!!! Tell me the story about the big bad monster again! You have to tell it or I won't go to sleep!"
"Good grief, I don't know where she gets this from. Honey, grandpa spent all day traveling just to see you, and got you all sorts of presents. I'm sure he's very tired, and needs to get some rest."
"Ohoho, th... | |
[WP] Colony ships have been leaving weekly for awhile. The streets around your home are looking more empty. You don't qualify for the colony ships. You will always be one of the left behind. | A deep breath in, and a deep, smoke-laden breath out. How many times had he performed this ritual, seated on the balcony of his apartment and smoking a coffin nail? Countless times, he knew... more times than he cared to remember.
This time, though... this time was different. After all, today was the day the colony sh... | There are stages to loss, even if it was a loss of something you never could have had in the first place. The promotion of the colonies has been ticking up for ages- it was billboards for a while, then online ads and broadcasts as the effort ramped up. Like everyone else, I'd gone to the pop-up colonization office in m... | |
[WP] Colony ships have been leaving weekly for awhile. The streets around your home are looking more empty. You don't qualify for the colony ships. You will always be one of the left behind. | "Another launch," my friend whispered to me, as I watched the sky.
The ships were beautiful to see as they rose slowly into the dawn. Their rockets exploded into fireworks as they left the atmosphere, reflecting sparks onto the ponderous metal curves of the spacebound vessels. One by one they struggled heavily up, ri... | There are stages to loss, even if it was a loss of something you never could have had in the first place. The promotion of the colonies has been ticking up for ages- it was billboards for a while, then online ads and broadcasts as the effort ramped up. Like everyone else, I'd gone to the pop-up colonization office in m... | |
[WP] Colony ships have been leaving weekly for awhile. The streets around your home are looking more empty. You don't qualify for the colony ships. You will always be one of the left behind. | A deep breath in, and a deep, smoke-laden breath out. How many times had he performed this ritual, seated on the balcony of his apartment and smoking a coffin nail? Countless times, he knew... more times than he cared to remember.
This time, though... this time was different. After all, today was the day the colony sh... | Everyone on my street had gone; taken their tickets to the docks and boarded. Destination: A Better Place. I remained here on my own, apparently not good enough to take the journey, apparently the dregs of humanity. Why me? What's so flawed about my personality? What's wrong with me?
Those thoughts had bubbled to the ... | |
[WP] Colony ships have been leaving weekly for awhile. The streets around your home are looking more empty. You don't qualify for the colony ships. You will always be one of the left behind. | "Another launch," my friend whispered to me, as I watched the sky.
The ships were beautiful to see as they rose slowly into the dawn. Their rockets exploded into fireworks as they left the atmosphere, reflecting sparks onto the ponderous metal curves of the spacebound vessels. One by one they struggled heavily up, ri... | Everyone on my street had gone; taken their tickets to the docks and boarded. Destination: A Better Place. I remained here on my own, apparently not good enough to take the journey, apparently the dregs of humanity. Why me? What's so flawed about my personality? What's wrong with me?
Those thoughts had bubbled to the ... | |
[WP] Colony ships have been leaving weekly for awhile. The streets around your home are looking more empty. You don't qualify for the colony ships. You will always be one of the left behind. | A deep breath in, and a deep, smoke-laden breath out. How many times had he performed this ritual, seated on the balcony of his apartment and smoking a coffin nail? Countless times, he knew... more times than he cared to remember.
This time, though... this time was different. After all, today was the day the colony sh... | I couldn't help but cry as I watch the final shuttle take off, as the only light in my life left this godforsaken ball of dust for the last time. Jasmine, my only child, had begged the administrators to let me join. After all, the new world would need bonafide heroes to help establish a new home, after we had destroyed... | |
[WP] Colony ships have been leaving weekly for awhile. The streets around your home are looking more empty. You don't qualify for the colony ships. You will always be one of the left behind. | "Another launch," my friend whispered to me, as I watched the sky.
The ships were beautiful to see as they rose slowly into the dawn. Their rockets exploded into fireworks as they left the atmosphere, reflecting sparks onto the ponderous metal curves of the spacebound vessels. One by one they struggled heavily up, ri... | I couldn't help but cry as I watch the final shuttle take off, as the only light in my life left this godforsaken ball of dust for the last time. Jasmine, my only child, had begged the administrators to let me join. After all, the new world would need bonafide heroes to help establish a new home, after we had destroyed... | |
[WP] Colony ships have been leaving weekly for awhile. The streets around your home are looking more empty. You don't qualify for the colony ships. You will always be one of the left behind. | "Another launch," my friend whispered to me, as I watched the sky.
The ships were beautiful to see as they rose slowly into the dawn. Their rockets exploded into fireworks as they left the atmosphere, reflecting sparks onto the ponderous metal curves of the spacebound vessels. One by one they struggled heavily up, ri... | They sat on the porch watching the neighbors pack their car for the trip. With one leg over the other they lounged on the folding chair in the shade, elevated enough to look over the hedge and follow the trips from the house to the car and back for more.
”That’s a lot you’re taking with you,” they said cheerfully, c... | |
[WP] Colony ships have been leaving weekly for awhile. The streets around your home are looking more empty. You don't qualify for the colony ships. You will always be one of the left behind. | "Another launch," my friend whispered to me, as I watched the sky.
The ships were beautiful to see as they rose slowly into the dawn. Their rockets exploded into fireworks as they left the atmosphere, reflecting sparks onto the ponderous metal curves of the spacebound vessels. One by one they struggled heavily up, ri... | Bitter. The reused coffee grounds, the unseasoned vegetables, and my loneliness. All just bitter. I wipe my mouth with the back of my hand and grimace at the feeling of grains of sand scraping against my skin as I move. I don’t have enough water left to bathe, so I’m gonna have to make the trek to town stinking to high... | |
[WP] Colony ships have been leaving weekly for awhile. The streets around your home are looking more empty. You don't qualify for the colony ships. You will always be one of the left behind. | "Another launch," my friend whispered to me, as I watched the sky.
The ships were beautiful to see as they rose slowly into the dawn. Their rockets exploded into fireworks as they left the atmosphere, reflecting sparks onto the ponderous metal curves of the spacebound vessels. One by one they struggled heavily up, ri... | The colony ships seem to be leaving faster and faster nowadays, desperate to flee the planet that their passengers raped into oblivion over thousands of years. Most of the overcrowded populace called those ships the scintillating last hope for humanity when the plans first went into motion a few years back. They, howev... | |
[WP] Colony ships have been leaving weekly for awhile. The streets around your home are looking more empty. You don't qualify for the colony ships. You will always be one of the left behind. | This little ball of soil and water was the birthplace of humanity however due to our utter incompetence we ruined it not just for ourselves but also for our children. The Ministry for Asteroid and Planetary Settlement or MAPS which was formed when the United Nations of Earth had done a lottery system to decide who were... | The left behind.
That is what we were called, when we realized that earth was lost.
The soil had grown toxic, leaving the plants poisonous, and the animals dead. The air had grown thin, and what water was left was about as far from drinkable as it gets. For humans at least.
Or had it always been that way? It's so... | |
[WP] Colony ships have been leaving weekly for awhile. The streets around your home are looking more empty. You don't qualify for the colony ships. You will always be one of the left behind. | My alarm didn't go off until well after the giant stacks of spinning rings had already passed the moon. Figures, it's what I get for setting it for 6pm instead of 6am. For sublight ships it shouldn't have been that big a deal, but unfortunately my calendar was also set for 6pm, Tuesday, one *month* late. It's nothing n... | The shadows on his face seem like another world onto themselves. Another dimension. Leaves whip past him as he stands glaring at me in the middle of a street with no name. Or perhaps it has a name; to him. But not to me. Streets have no need of names anymore, now that there are no more people. Not besides he and I. Not... | |
[WP] Colony ships have been leaving weekly for awhile. The streets around your home are looking more empty. You don't qualify for the colony ships. You will always be one of the left behind. | I probably wouldn't get in, but I decided to try anyways. Never hurts to try, right?
Walking up to the giant lines around our space ports I queued up for a brand new Universe Explorer type colony ship. You could almost smell the desperation on people as they hurried along to get off this rock before the sun went supe... | The shadows on his face seem like another world onto themselves. Another dimension. Leaves whip past him as he stands glaring at me in the middle of a street with no name. Or perhaps it has a name; to him. But not to me. Streets have no need of names anymore, now that there are no more people. Not besides he and I. Not... | |
[WP] Colony ships have been leaving weekly for awhile. The streets around your home are looking more empty. You don't qualify for the colony ships. You will always be one of the left behind. | When I was young, it was "sending people to Mars" that was the big news, the action plan of the future, still a theory but someday to be reality. Then scientists made an incredible breakthrough towards the Unified Theory, a common element, or rather subatomic particle, that reconciled string theory and relativity. That... | I lower the camera and let it hang by my side before sitting down to look at the long trail of exhaust leading upwards until it disappeared into the endless, cloudless blue. That was another 15,000 or so people on their way somewhere I could never follow. Growing up there had been few things so near and dear to me as s... | |
[WP] Colony ships have been leaving weekly for awhile. The streets around your home are looking more empty. You don't qualify for the colony ships. You will always be one of the left behind. | For as long as I was born, a great majority of people mocked the notion of leaving Earth. Only fools and the privileged cared about such things. It never even occurred to me they may have been jealous. Maybe that's why they always laughed at my dream of flying through the stars.
Mars had suffered through constant revo... | You might think this is a tale of sorrow. It certainly seems like one. All the signs point that way, the images like that from an apocalypse: desolate buildings, people gathered around bonfires in the middle of the night, children looking up at the stars, watching the last of the smoke trails dissipate through the air.... | |
[WP] Colony ships have been leaving weekly for awhile. The streets around your home are looking more empty. You don't qualify for the colony ships. You will always be one of the left behind. | The oil reserves had ran dry 90 years ago, long before I was born. The damage that they had caused remained. The planet was dying, so people started to leave. Mars was always a hotspot, “Become one of the first to live on a planet once red now green!”, a true planet B. We branched out, colonised the Moon, then Phobos. ... | You might think this is a tale of sorrow. It certainly seems like one. All the signs point that way, the images like that from an apocalypse: desolate buildings, people gathered around bonfires in the middle of the night, children looking up at the stars, watching the last of the smoke trails dissipate through the air.... | |
[WP] Colony ships have been leaving weekly for awhile. The streets around your home are looking more empty. You don't qualify for the colony ships. You will always be one of the left behind. | The oil reserves had ran dry 90 years ago, long before I was born. The damage that they had caused remained. The planet was dying, so people started to leave. Mars was always a hotspot, “Become one of the first to live on a planet once red now green!”, a true planet B. We branched out, colonised the Moon, then Phobos. ... | Juliet and I sat on a broken park bench and watched the southern sky.
Though distant, the cone was sufficiently bright to bathe us and the park around us in a subtle blue hue that banished the deeper shadows.
The fiery cone belonged to the Hougoumont, final colony ship of five hundred to launch itself into space and ... | |
[WP] Colony ships have been leaving weekly for awhile. The streets around your home are looking more empty. You don't qualify for the colony ships. You will always be one of the left behind. | I sat out on the sidewalk that day. The last ship would be leaving in a few minutes, and I could see it over the rooftops from there. The streets were empty, quiet, the only sound the distant thundering of speakers from the launchpad, reduced to barely a whisper by the time it reached me.
You'd think I'd be mad.
When... | Juliet and I sat on a broken park bench and watched the southern sky.
Though distant, the cone was sufficiently bright to bathe us and the park around us in a subtle blue hue that banished the deeper shadows.
The fiery cone belonged to the Hougoumont, final colony ship of five hundred to launch itself into space and ... | |
[WP] Colony ships have been leaving weekly for awhile. The streets around your home are looking more empty. You don't qualify for the colony ships. You will always be one of the left behind. | The oil reserves had ran dry 90 years ago, long before I was born. The damage that they had caused remained. The planet was dying, so people started to leave. Mars was always a hotspot, “Become one of the first to live on a planet once red now green!”, a true planet B. We branched out, colonised the Moon, then Phobos. ... | When the Earth began to crack at the height of the Great Mistake, Henry Thomas Long put his family put his wife and son on a colony ship and waved goodbye. Then he rented a skimmer, packed their things, and lost himself in the wilds of the North American Preserve.
When the skimmer broke down and he could no longer car... | |
[WP] Colony ships have been leaving weekly for awhile. The streets around your home are looking more empty. You don't qualify for the colony ships. You will always be one of the left behind. | When the secret of Faster than Light travel was cracked, it was a time of joyous celebration. No longer would humanity be confined to this one solar system, to Earth and the struggling colonies on Mars and the moons of Jupiter. No more would be stuck on a planet that could no longer support the demands of an ever-incre... | When the Earth began to crack at the height of the Great Mistake, Henry Thomas Long put his family put his wife and son on a colony ship and waved goodbye. Then he rented a skimmer, packed their things, and lost himself in the wilds of the North American Preserve.
When the skimmer broke down and he could no longer car... | |
[WP] Colony ships have been leaving weekly for awhile. The streets around your home are looking more empty. You don't qualify for the colony ships. You will always be one of the left behind. | I make my daily walk through the empty streets. A ritual I must complete.
I avoid the monsters let loose when everyone left. I think I hear someone I recognize, but it's just Kat, a neighbor who was also left behind. I ignore her, she never has anything good to say.
I approach the depot, the big scary building w... | When the Earth began to crack at the height of the Great Mistake, Henry Thomas Long put his family put his wife and son on a colony ship and waved goodbye. Then he rented a skimmer, packed their things, and lost himself in the wilds of the North American Preserve.
When the skimmer broke down and he could no longer car... | |
[WP] Colony ships have been leaving weekly for awhile. The streets around your home are looking more empty. You don't qualify for the colony ships. You will always be one of the left behind. | You couldn't take a Ford-Mercedes on the colony ships.
You could take your children, all two of your spoiled brats that were allowed under the reproductive allowance. The Wilkins kids had shipped out the day before, and Lilian had watched them leave through the viewing port in the airlock to her habitation.
You could... | When the Earth began to crack at the height of the Great Mistake, Henry Thomas Long put his family put his wife and son on a colony ship and waved goodbye. Then he rented a skimmer, packed their things, and lost himself in the wilds of the North American Preserve.
When the skimmer broke down and he could no longer car... | |
[WP] Colony ships have been leaving weekly for awhile. The streets around your home are looking more empty. You don't qualify for the colony ships. You will always be one of the left behind. | I sat out on the sidewalk that day. The last ship would be leaving in a few minutes, and I could see it over the rooftops from there. The streets were empty, quiet, the only sound the distant thundering of speakers from the launchpad, reduced to barely a whisper by the time it reached me.
You'd think I'd be mad.
When... | When the Earth began to crack at the height of the Great Mistake, Henry Thomas Long put his family put his wife and son on a colony ship and waved goodbye. Then he rented a skimmer, packed their things, and lost himself in the wilds of the North American Preserve.
When the skimmer broke down and he could no longer car... | |
[WP] Colony ships have been leaving weekly for awhile. The streets around your home are looking more empty. You don't qualify for the colony ships. You will always be one of the left behind. | You couldn't take a Ford-Mercedes on the colony ships.
You could take your children, all two of your spoiled brats that were allowed under the reproductive allowance. The Wilkins kids had shipped out the day before, and Lilian had watched them leave through the viewing port in the airlock to her habitation.
You could... | When the secret of Faster than Light travel was cracked, it was a time of joyous celebration. No longer would humanity be confined to this one solar system, to Earth and the struggling colonies on Mars and the moons of Jupiter. No more would be stuck on a planet that could no longer support the demands of an ever-incre... | |
[WP] Colony ships have been leaving weekly for awhile. The streets around your home are looking more empty. You don't qualify for the colony ships. You will always be one of the left behind. | I sat out on the sidewalk that day. The last ship would be leaving in a few minutes, and I could see it over the rooftops from there. The streets were empty, quiet, the only sound the distant thundering of speakers from the launchpad, reduced to barely a whisper by the time it reached me.
You'd think I'd be mad.
When... | When the secret of Faster than Light travel was cracked, it was a time of joyous celebration. No longer would humanity be confined to this one solar system, to Earth and the struggling colonies on Mars and the moons of Jupiter. No more would be stuck on a planet that could no longer support the demands of an ever-incre... | |
[WP] Colony ships have been leaving weekly for awhile. The streets around your home are looking more empty. You don't qualify for the colony ships. You will always be one of the left behind. | You couldn't take a Ford-Mercedes on the colony ships.
You could take your children, all two of your spoiled brats that were allowed under the reproductive allowance. The Wilkins kids had shipped out the day before, and Lilian had watched them leave through the viewing port in the airlock to her habitation.
You could... | I make my daily walk through the empty streets. A ritual I must complete.
I avoid the monsters let loose when everyone left. I think I hear someone I recognize, but it's just Kat, a neighbor who was also left behind. I ignore her, she never has anything good to say.
I approach the depot, the big scary building w... | |
[WP] Colony ships have been leaving weekly for awhile. The streets around your home are looking more empty. You don't qualify for the colony ships. You will always be one of the left behind. | I sat out on the sidewalk that day. The last ship would be leaving in a few minutes, and I could see it over the rooftops from there. The streets were empty, quiet, the only sound the distant thundering of speakers from the launchpad, reduced to barely a whisper by the time it reached me.
You'd think I'd be mad.
When... | I make my daily walk through the empty streets. A ritual I must complete.
I avoid the monsters let loose when everyone left. I think I hear someone I recognize, but it's just Kat, a neighbor who was also left behind. I ignore her, she never has anything good to say.
I approach the depot, the big scary building w... | |
[WP] Colony ships have been leaving weekly for awhile. The streets around your home are looking more empty. You don't qualify for the colony ships. You will always be one of the left behind. | I sat out on the sidewalk that day. The last ship would be leaving in a few minutes, and I could see it over the rooftops from there. The streets were empty, quiet, the only sound the distant thundering of speakers from the launchpad, reduced to barely a whisper by the time it reached me.
You'd think I'd be mad.
When... | You couldn't take a Ford-Mercedes on the colony ships.
You could take your children, all two of your spoiled brats that were allowed under the reproductive allowance. The Wilkins kids had shipped out the day before, and Lilian had watched them leave through the viewing port in the airlock to her habitation.
You could... | |
[WP] You are an undercover agent from the future, masquerading as an ancient scholar. Your job is to advance science the same amount the original scholar would have done. You also get to kill all the pesky time travellers that try to accelerate scientific progress by giving you "ideas". | "Hey Da Vinci!" an excited voice calls from from the doorway. Da Vinci lets out an exasperated sigh. He had been trying to finish the drawing for what would later be primitive plans for a flying machine but the local nobility insisted that he spend his time doing paintings for them. As mind numbing and boring as that w... | Not one of the 37 time travelers over the past 8 years expected what happened when they walked up to Socrates to give him a quick idea. That is in 2 ways of course, people like to think they are immortal when they have a power others don’t, they also like to think they are the only people who have invented time travel.... | |
[WP] You are an undercover agent from the future, masquerading as an ancient scholar. Your job is to advance science the same amount the original scholar would have done. You also get to kill all the pesky time travellers that try to accelerate scientific progress by giving you "ideas". | We passed a couple of plague carts on the way to the house where the witch lived. With trained ease, the guards split, a couple went into the alley behind the house to prevent escape, while the others took position next to the door. I knocked. Too trusting, as expected, she unlocked the door, and the guard kicked it op... | Not one of the 37 time travelers over the past 8 years expected what happened when they walked up to Socrates to give him a quick idea. That is in 2 ways of course, people like to think they are immortal when they have a power others don’t, they also like to think they are the only people who have invented time travel.... | |
[WP] You are an undercover agent from the future, masquerading as an ancient scholar. Your job is to advance science the same amount the original scholar would have done. You also get to kill all the pesky time travellers that try to accelerate scientific progress by giving you "ideas". | The prisoner was humiliated, escorted inside the church like a cattle-- shackled and bounded. His name and reputation had been dragged over the mud for his unforgivable heresy against God and the church as whole.
Inside the office awaited cardinal Robert Bellarmine of the Catholic church-- the face and voice of the ch... | Not one of the 37 time travelers over the past 8 years expected what happened when they walked up to Socrates to give him a quick idea. That is in 2 ways of course, people like to think they are immortal when they have a power others don’t, they also like to think they are the only people who have invented time travel.... | |
[WP] Aliens recognize humans as the historians of the universe. Despite their short-lived existence, they are the only species so obsessed with preserving statistics and physical records of the past, while other species are satisfied with recalling from memory. | Alisha Tor, Lead Researcher, final observations:
We finally learned how to travel between the stars, and in doing so found ourselves painfully, heartbreakingly alone.
To be sure, the galaxy is vast and actually teeming with sentient life. But the Fermi paradox is finally solved: the reason no sentient beings had ever... | “Perfect memory my ass.”
“Oh shut up, give me a minute.”
You roll your eyes. Jaedeth isn’t going to remember anything, and both of you know it. Why you even bothered going to them for your school project is beyond you at this point. For a guy that watches a ton of Memchamp, his attempts at a memory castle are abo... | |
[WP] As you die an atheist, God stands before you, and asks why you didn’t adhere to his teachings. What do you say? | "I honestly didn't know you existed. You have to admit that the idea of an all-knowing, all-powerful, invisible being who created the universe sounds pretty far-fetched."
"Still," God answered, "have I not made my presence known to the world? Had you never heard of me?"
"Well, of course I knew that some people believ... | "I didn't adhere to your teachings because I couldn't. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't devote myself to them, so I abandoned them. I tried to believe in you, but I failed.".
God spoke, and I heard their voice, all-encompassing. "There are many people who tried. I respect your attempt, though you failed. I give ... | |
[WP] As you die an atheist, God stands before you, and asks why you didn’t adhere to his teachings. What do you say? | "I honestly didn't know you existed. You have to admit that the idea of an all-knowing, all-powerful, invisible being who created the universe sounds pretty far-fetched."
"Still," God answered, "have I not made my presence known to the world? Had you never heard of me?"
"Well, of course I knew that some people believ... | "It's a hell of a thing," the atheist said, "To be given free will and then be chastised for using it. My commitment to secular morality was just as good, and could arguably determined as better because I was good for the selfless sake of being good, while those motivated by faith have a selfish reason - to stay out of... | |
[WP] As you die an atheist, God stands before you, and asks why you didn’t adhere to his teachings. What do you say? | *Bronyprime, my son, your apostasy saddens me. You had my books right there, yet you rejected my teachings. Why? What have I done that was so horrible that you turned away from me?*
At first, I didn't hear where the voice was coming from. It seemed to come from everywhere at once, and I was in pitch black darkness. Th... | I stared at the glowing being before me, pondering his question… and then snorted. “For a so-called omnipotent being, you’re dense.”
‘God’ tensed. “What?”
I snorted again, crossing my arms. “Your ‘teachings’? Out of all the things to ask an atheist, that’s what you nitpick?” I rolled my eyes. “So not the fact that mo... | |
[WP] As you die an atheist, God stands before you, and asks why you didn’t adhere to his teachings. What do you say? | As an atheist lay dying, God came to stand before him. With a great sadness lying beneath his words, He asked, "Why didn't you adhere to my teachings? Even now, as I stand before you, you reject my offer of eternal life."
The atheist managed to gasp out an answer between paroxyms of maniacal giggling. "There was... | I stared at the glowing being before me, pondering his question… and then snorted. “For a so-called omnipotent being, you’re dense.”
‘God’ tensed. “What?”
I snorted again, crossing my arms. “Your ‘teachings’? Out of all the things to ask an atheist, that’s what you nitpick?” I rolled my eyes. “So not the fact that mo... | |
[WP] As you die an atheist, God stands before you, and asks why you didn’t adhere to his teachings. What do you say? | As an atheist lay dying, God came to stand before him. With a great sadness lying beneath his words, He asked, "Why didn't you adhere to my teachings? Even now, as I stand before you, you reject my offer of eternal life."
The atheist managed to gasp out an answer between paroxyms of maniacal giggling. "There was... | *Bronyprime, my son, your apostasy saddens me. You had my books right there, yet you rejected my teachings. Why? What have I done that was so horrible that you turned away from me?*
At first, I didn't hear where the voice was coming from. It seemed to come from everywhere at once, and I was in pitch black darkness. Th... | |
[WP] “He sang.” Whimpered the man, tears streaming down his face as he huddled in the corner of the room. “He sang and the words ripped the world apart.” | "He sang...", the man whimpered, huddling in the corner of the dark room with tears streaming down his face.
"He sang...and the words ripped the world apart", he eloquently summed up the situation.
One could only wonder what managed to reduce a grown man to a sobbing mess as he continued his teary breakdown, hiding h... | "They said words held power, oh how very right they were. Yet how so very wrong they too would see they were.
It had all started with that damned rock, it's ancient granite surface marked by time, what remained covered in deep scratchy words. Words of power we would later come to realize. Words that would shake the ea... | |
[WP] You’re a therapist for heroes. Villains are always going after you for information or to get rid of a heroes help, only to discover exactly why that’s a bad idea. | Toxin hid his presence well. Only the most observant of people would be able to find him. He needed to be stealthy for this one. He was sure she was under observation, and protection. Too many heroes relied on Dr. Helen Aberanth for her not to have a near constant protection detail.
What initially worried him was how ... | The Good Doctor
“Are you comfortable ‘Decay’? Mr Decay? Or would you rather Thomas Hall?” asked a soft, gentle voice.
The costumed man named Decay squinted at the light above him, trying to regain focus. He wasn’t sure when he lost consciousness, or how the petite therapist gained control of the situ... | |
[WP] You're rather annoyed that your history teacher gave you a D on your essay about Mesopotamia. Not just because you're sure she doesn't like you, but also because - as an ancient being trying to adapt to modern society - YOU WERE THERE. | "Teach, this is absurd. You may not know this, but I'm actually quite the expert on mesopotamia, in addition to a slew of other ancient cultures. In fact, you could almost say I lived there."
As soon as you say this, however, your teacher gently restacks the new assignments she's grading and looks at you from over the... | There was a white line around the room. You know those things they put on the walls. I didn’t know what they were for.
She whipped her hands around. Her mouth moved and flapped as well. I could see her flushed cheeks and amazing colour from it. She was soaking something up.
I thought about the many ways I could enj... | |
[WP] You're rather annoyed that your history teacher gave you a D on your essay about Mesopotamia. Not just because you're sure she doesn't like you, but also because - as an ancient being trying to adapt to modern society - YOU WERE THERE. | This was all done on my phone and in a hurry on lunch break. Not great but I had fun. Hope you enjoy it.
This was the last straw. I had gone through thousands of years. I had built empires, toppled kingdoms, erected great wonders and watched gods fall. I had met, loved, and taught great leaders, artists, craftsmen,... | There was a white line around the room. You know those things they put on the walls. I didn’t know what they were for.
She whipped her hands around. Her mouth moved and flapped as well. I could see her flushed cheeks and amazing colour from it. She was soaking something up.
I thought about the many ways I could enj... |
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