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[WP] A year ago the Dragons returned, the world finally having warmed up enough to keep them from freezing to death, and with them have returned the Fae and all the magic; which is replacing technology quickly. You've quit your mundane job, and today you've set off on your first-ever Quest. | Its been six days. I am cold, hungry, and want to go home.
Oh, and its raining. Did i mention that its raining? It's raining. A miserable light drizzle.
'Simon... Its raining' I say to my brother. 'And it'll be dark soon'
I hate this. Life used to be so simple. Work, T.V, Games repeat. I was comfy. I like being co... | I’m a tinkerer. I find things, and I fix them. Sometimes I even make things with spare parts lying around. It’s simple and I love it.
So I was really pissed when electricity was completely replaced by magic.
Nobody saw it coming, from NASA to the most radical conspiracy theorists. When dragons showed up, I’m sure eve... | |
[WP] A year ago the Dragons returned, the world finally having warmed up enough to keep them from freezing to death, and with them have returned the Fae and all the magic; which is replacing technology quickly. You've quit your mundane job, and today you've set off on your first-ever Quest. | I’d held on to my job longer than most; the goblins that were replacing cashiers around the word tended not to like the wide open areas of the American Midwest, so I didn’t have as much competition for keeping my job. Eventually though, even some goblins came out to my little town, as well as some of the other returned... | "Hey Benny! Where you going man?"
I snapped out of the trance that had come over me to see George waving from up the side walk. I wanted to smile, but remembered that wasn't what dude's dude. I forced myself to look bored and cocked an eyebrow at him.
"Sup, Jorge?"
Jorge was a little older than me, a senior in ou... | |
[WP] A year ago the Dragons returned, the world finally having warmed up enough to keep them from freezing to death, and with them have returned the Fae and all the magic; which is replacing technology quickly. You've quit your mundane job, and today you've set off on your first-ever Quest. | Its been six days. I am cold, hungry, and want to go home.
Oh, and its raining. Did i mention that its raining? It's raining. A miserable light drizzle.
'Simon... Its raining' I say to my brother. 'And it'll be dark soon'
I hate this. Life used to be so simple. Work, T.V, Games repeat. I was comfy. I like being co... | "Hey Benny! Where you going man?"
I snapped out of the trance that had come over me to see George waving from up the side walk. I wanted to smile, but remembered that wasn't what dude's dude. I forced myself to look bored and cocked an eyebrow at him.
"Sup, Jorge?"
Jorge was a little older than me, a senior in ou... | |
[WP] A year ago the Dragons returned, the world finally having warmed up enough to keep them from freezing to death, and with them have returned the Fae and all the magic; which is replacing technology quickly. You've quit your mundane job, and today you've set off on your first-ever Quest. | Its been six days. I am cold, hungry, and want to go home.
Oh, and its raining. Did i mention that its raining? It's raining. A miserable light drizzle.
'Simon... Its raining' I say to my brother. 'And it'll be dark soon'
I hate this. Life used to be so simple. Work, T.V, Games repeat. I was comfy. I like being co... | With the icecaps melting, sea levels rising, and species dying out by the dozens every year it was hard to imagine we wouldn't come to a breaking point sooner.
It was around this time last year the incident at Fort Knox had occurred. At the time it was believed to be one of the largest scale terrorist attacks in US hi... | |
[WP] A year ago the Dragons returned, the world finally having warmed up enough to keep them from freezing to death, and with them have returned the Fae and all the magic; which is replacing technology quickly. You've quit your mundane job, and today you've set off on your first-ever Quest. | You know some might have considered me a vigilante.
Or a criminal.
Or a hero
I consider myself a huntsman. I am the one who punishes the powerful for abusing said positions, I am the one pushes them back when they've overstepped their bounds, I am the one who tracks them when they run from their mistakes. However, I... | With the icecaps melting, sea levels rising, and species dying out by the dozens every year it was hard to imagine we wouldn't come to a breaking point sooner.
It was around this time last year the incident at Fort Knox had occurred. At the time it was believed to be one of the largest scale terrorist attacks in US hi... | |
[WP] A year ago the Dragons returned, the world finally having warmed up enough to keep them from freezing to death, and with them have returned the Fae and all the magic; which is replacing technology quickly. You've quit your mundane job, and today you've set off on your first-ever Quest. | Nobody believed the news when they saw it. Many thought it was a hoax and why shouldn’t they? A dragon rampaging though New York… it was like something out of the movies.
It is only now that we’re beginning to understand that all the legends, the lore, the fairy tales, if not true, were more real than we possibly coul... | The letter, handwritten in strikingly red ink on brittle parchment, reads:
*Rejoice! The dragons have returned! And with them, the wonders of magic have once again graced our tragic world. Where once was disparity can now be abundance! Where once was the empty longing of faith alone can now hold assurance of our futur... | |
[WP] A year ago the Dragons returned, the world finally having warmed up enough to keep them from freezing to death, and with them have returned the Fae and all the magic; which is replacing technology quickly. You've quit your mundane job, and today you've set off on your first-ever Quest. | *"Well, it appears that's that. See you never, fuck face!"*
Angie, the scrunch-faced secretary of David's department of the Deerborne steel repository spoke with undisguised mirth from her car. She rolled up the window and made a feeble attempt at peeling out of the parking lot. It was on a little rise overlookin... | The letter, handwritten in strikingly red ink on brittle parchment, reads:
*Rejoice! The dragons have returned! And with them, the wonders of magic have once again graced our tragic world. Where once was disparity can now be abundance! Where once was the empty longing of faith alone can now hold assurance of our futur... | |
[WP] A year ago the Dragons returned, the world finally having warmed up enough to keep them from freezing to death, and with them have returned the Fae and all the magic; which is replacing technology quickly. You've quit your mundane job, and today you've set off on your first-ever Quest. | Nobody believed the news when they saw it. Many thought it was a hoax and why shouldn’t they? A dragon rampaging though New York… it was like something out of the movies.
It is only now that we’re beginning to understand that all the legends, the lore, the fairy tales, if not true, were more real than we possibly coul... | The seconds seemed to tick away like hours when the moment finally approached. We'd all been warned about it, told what would come of it, but none of us could believe it--that the age of dragons was returning. The ancients had foretold it, but we had taken it as pure myth, the imaginings of societies long gone and far ... | |
[WP] A year ago the Dragons returned, the world finally having warmed up enough to keep them from freezing to death, and with them have returned the Fae and all the magic; which is replacing technology quickly. You've quit your mundane job, and today you've set off on your first-ever Quest. | *"Well, it appears that's that. See you never, fuck face!"*
Angie, the scrunch-faced secretary of David's department of the Deerborne steel repository spoke with undisguised mirth from her car. She rolled up the window and made a feeble attempt at peeling out of the parking lot. It was on a little rise overlookin... | The seconds seemed to tick away like hours when the moment finally approached. We'd all been warned about it, told what would come of it, but none of us could believe it--that the age of dragons was returning. The ancients had foretold it, but we had taken it as pure myth, the imaginings of societies long gone and far ... | |
[WP] A year ago the Dragons returned, the world finally having warmed up enough to keep them from freezing to death, and with them have returned the Fae and all the magic; which is replacing technology quickly. You've quit your mundane job, and today you've set off on your first-ever Quest. | *"Well, it appears that's that. See you never, fuck face!"*
Angie, the scrunch-faced secretary of David's department of the Deerborne steel repository spoke with undisguised mirth from her car. She rolled up the window and made a feeble attempt at peeling out of the parking lot. It was on a little rise overlookin... | Nobody believed the news when they saw it. Many thought it was a hoax and why shouldn’t they? A dragon rampaging though New York… it was like something out of the movies.
It is only now that we’re beginning to understand that all the legends, the lore, the fairy tales, if not true, were more real than we possibly coul... | |
[WP] A year ago the Dragons returned, the world finally having warmed up enough to keep them from freezing to death, and with them have returned the Fae and all the magic; which is replacing technology quickly. You've quit your mundane job, and today you've set off on your first-ever Quest. | It had been a year since the first dragon returned. Apparently global warming was good for something, because the dragons brought magic and faes and all sorts of mythical things. And global warming brought the end of global warming, thank the gods, as we had conjured up some ridiculous set of spells that did something,... | That's enough, I've had it
I'm over my menial ways
Mundane and repeating
Day after day
These reports and this filing
It's always the same
I want some adventure
A real life role playing game
To quest and to loot
Against tremendous foes
To travel and shoot
Magical bows
*And arrows?*
Yes arrows, tha... | |
[WP] A year ago the Dragons returned, the world finally having warmed up enough to keep them from freezing to death, and with them have returned the Fae and all the magic; which is replacing technology quickly. You've quit your mundane job, and today you've set off on your first-ever Quest. | It still isn't clear to me whether or not there was any good way to react to the news. Very suddenly our notion of society was twisted into something short of a melancholy plod through a freshly wild world.
I wanted to think that this was nature balancing herself out after the chaos humanity had wreaked rampant destru... | That's enough, I've had it
I'm over my menial ways
Mundane and repeating
Day after day
These reports and this filing
It's always the same
I want some adventure
A real life role playing game
To quest and to loot
Against tremendous foes
To travel and shoot
Magical bows
*And arrows?*
Yes arrows, tha... | |
[WP] A year ago the Dragons returned, the world finally having warmed up enough to keep them from freezing to death, and with them have returned the Fae and all the magic; which is replacing technology quickly. You've quit your mundane job, and today you've set off on your first-ever Quest. | "Laura!"
"Shut up, Darryl! I'm working on it!"
The mana weave dissolved again as it hit the seventh-dimension complexity. I pulled the crash report from the collapsing mess with a three-fingered gesture while my other hand began recasting the environmental shield that was beginning to stutter.
"The drake breathing f... | That's enough, I've had it
I'm over my menial ways
Mundane and repeating
Day after day
These reports and this filing
It's always the same
I want some adventure
A real life role playing game
To quest and to loot
Against tremendous foes
To travel and shoot
Magical bows
*And arrows?*
Yes arrows, tha... | |
[WP] A year ago the Dragons returned, the world finally having warmed up enough to keep them from freezing to death, and with them have returned the Fae and all the magic; which is replacing technology quickly. You've quit your mundane job, and today you've set off on your first-ever Quest. | It was a tired Wednesday when my first quest dropped through the letterbox.
I was eating a thick piece of burnt toast, lamenting my wasted weekend spent shifting from dead website to dead website on the ghost town the internet had become. Exploration and magic is certainly a greater draw than sitting down and fumbling... | That's enough, I've had it
I'm over my menial ways
Mundane and repeating
Day after day
These reports and this filing
It's always the same
I want some adventure
A real life role playing game
To quest and to loot
Against tremendous foes
To travel and shoot
Magical bows
*And arrows?*
Yes arrows, tha... | |
[WP] A year ago the Dragons returned, the world finally having warmed up enough to keep them from freezing to death, and with them have returned the Fae and all the magic; which is replacing technology quickly. You've quit your mundane job, and today you've set off on your first-ever Quest. | *God, I miss Wi-Fi.*
A rather grumpy woman, all things considered, trudged through the rain-soaked mud of something vaguely resembling 21st Century Scotland. For many weeks, she continued her long march north, fingers frozen to her quarterstaff, whole body shivering despite her thick woolen cloak, and yet she did not ... | That's enough, I've had it
I'm over my menial ways
Mundane and repeating
Day after day
These reports and this filing
It's always the same
I want some adventure
A real life role playing game
To quest and to loot
Against tremendous foes
To travel and shoot
Magical bows
*And arrows?*
Yes arrows, tha... | |
[WP] You discover you can travel in time, but only if you have a coin with the date of your destination. While exploring 1780's england, you lose your 2017 penny that's your ticket home. | 2017 penny? Check. Secure in a case on a chain bracelet around my wrist.
'1780s noble woman's costume' purchased off amazon? Check. Wearing it. It’s a poofy dress with flower print. I practice a curtsy in the mirror, "lady Blanche of Devonshire. Pleased to meet you. Yes, Duke William is my elder brother, have you made... | The eyes of everyone were sullen,
but penny in hand, I had no fear.
Suddenly I realized what was the matter,
hearing whispers, "American victory is near."
Was the Revolution still going on?
I should've paid more attention in school.
Well this 1780 coin is really paying off.
Go America! Kick rocks on E... | |
[WP] You discover you can travel in time, but only if you have a coin with the date of your destination. While exploring 1780's england, you lose your 2017 penny that's your ticket home. | The problem with time travel is its... Well it absolutely sucks.
Subjectively you are in 13 minutes of free fall utter blackness. It doesn't matter when you are going its 13 minutes exactly. Something about cesium and prime factors or something all lining up. You have to learn to meditate or you risk going mad.
Then ... | The eyes of everyone were sullen,
but penny in hand, I had no fear.
Suddenly I realized what was the matter,
hearing whispers, "American victory is near."
Was the Revolution still going on?
I should've paid more attention in school.
Well this 1780 coin is really paying off.
Go America! Kick rocks on E... | |
[WP] You discover you can travel in time, but only if you have a coin with the date of your destination. While exploring 1780's england, you lose your 2017 penny that's your ticket home. | It was in 1780 when I was rifling though my pockets wondering what the hell I would do now when a version of myself appeared in front of me. "Oh hey past me" he said, "here's the coin you need; I brought two this time." I almost dropped the flick of bronze which passed between us. "By the way, when you get back, do rem... | The eyes of everyone were sullen,
but penny in hand, I had no fear.
Suddenly I realized what was the matter,
hearing whispers, "American victory is near."
Was the Revolution still going on?
I should've paid more attention in school.
Well this 1780 coin is really paying off.
Go America! Kick rocks on E... | |
[WP] You discover you can travel in time, but only if you have a coin with the date of your destination. While exploring 1780's england, you lose your 2017 penny that's your ticket home. | The problem with time travel is its... Well it absolutely sucks.
Subjectively you are in 13 minutes of free fall utter blackness. It doesn't matter when you are going its 13 minutes exactly. Something about cesium and prime factors or something all lining up. You have to learn to meditate or you risk going mad.
Then ... | 2017 penny? Check. Secure in a case on a chain bracelet around my wrist.
'1780s noble woman's costume' purchased off amazon? Check. Wearing it. It’s a poofy dress with flower print. I practice a curtsy in the mirror, "lady Blanche of Devonshire. Pleased to meet you. Yes, Duke William is my elder brother, have you made... | |
[WP] You discover you can travel in time, but only if you have a coin with the date of your destination. While exploring 1780's england, you lose your 2017 penny that's your ticket home. | It was in 1780 when I was rifling though my pockets wondering what the hell I would do now when a version of myself appeared in front of me. "Oh hey past me" he said, "here's the coin you need; I brought two this time." I almost dropped the flick of bronze which passed between us. "By the way, when you get back, do rem... | 2017 penny? Check. Secure in a case on a chain bracelet around my wrist.
'1780s noble woman's costume' purchased off amazon? Check. Wearing it. It’s a poofy dress with flower print. I practice a curtsy in the mirror, "lady Blanche of Devonshire. Pleased to meet you. Yes, Duke William is my elder brother, have you made... | |
[WP] You discover you can travel in time, but only if you have a coin with the date of your destination. While exploring 1780's england, you lose your 2017 penny that's your ticket home. | Entry 1:
I have many coins in this bag.
I have coins from the 1700s, when I’ve often found myself checking in on famous people, in fact I was coming here to see the brothers Montgolfier again, I had travelled to the 1780s several times, each time refining my advice to help them – and believe me they needed help – to... | With a flash and the pop of air displaced a dark hooded figure stepped onto the street before the parliament building. Pulling back the hood revealed a metallic mask, worn and beaten with the scars of times gone by and yet to come. Deliberate steps took it down the road passing by carriages and bystanders who looked mu... | |
[WP] You discover you can travel in time, but only if you have a coin with the date of your destination. While exploring 1780's england, you lose your 2017 penny that's your ticket home. | England. As was to be expected, torrents of rain poured down from a dreary gray sky. I let out a long sigh as winter winds passed through me, glad the job was finally over. Though there wasn't much I had to return to.
Like every mission, this one was simple and boring. I had the fascinating task of copying some small... | "*Shit*," I whispered furiously, digging and sweeping my hand through the itchy horsehair trousers I'd managed to acquire. Surely that coin had to be in h--- There was a hole in the 'pocket' of these trousers.
I slowly poked my finger through like a teenage boy on prom night, even with the same thunderstruck expressio... | |
[WP] You discover you can travel in time, but only if you have a coin with the date of your destination. While exploring 1780's england, you lose your 2017 penny that's your ticket home. | 1786, a fun year for drinking and merrymaking, though it's time to go home. November 2017. Wait, where is my penny.....shit?!
Well how do I get home?
What is the closest coin I have?
British 50p from 2014, that'll do.
I hold it in my hand and say the words, it's new years eve 2014. I live my life and on January 22n... | "*Shit*," I whispered furiously, digging and sweeping my hand through the itchy horsehair trousers I'd managed to acquire. Surely that coin had to be in h--- There was a hole in the 'pocket' of these trousers.
I slowly poked my finger through like a teenage boy on prom night, even with the same thunderstruck expressio... | |
[WP] You discover you can travel in time, but only if you have a coin with the date of your destination. While exploring 1780's england, you lose your 2017 penny that's your ticket home. | Father left it to me to persuade Grandma – “You’re the only one patient enough for that mule,” he said, before he left with the last few carts of produce for the market in the next town. “We’re leaving next week, with or without her.”
I found Grandma at the edge of the field, near the fence which marked the extent of ... | "*Shit*," I whispered furiously, digging and sweeping my hand through the itchy horsehair trousers I'd managed to acquire. Surely that coin had to be in h--- There was a hole in the 'pocket' of these trousers.
I slowly poked my finger through like a teenage boy on prom night, even with the same thunderstruck expressio... | |
[WP] You discover you can travel in time, but only if you have a coin with the date of your destination. While exploring 1780's england, you lose your 2017 penny that's your ticket home. | I came to on the cobblestone street. A passing cart sprayed me with water and I rolled out of the way.
“Out of the way, peasant!” the driver yelled behind him.
I flipped him off and caught my breath, leaning against the bank’s wall in the alleyway. My Groupon purchase of a 1780 coin wasn’t paying off so far; I had b... | "*Shit*," I whispered furiously, digging and sweeping my hand through the itchy horsehair trousers I'd managed to acquire. Surely that coin had to be in h--- There was a hole in the 'pocket' of these trousers.
I slowly poked my finger through like a teenage boy on prom night, even with the same thunderstruck expressio... | |
[WP] You discover you can travel in time, but only if you have a coin with the date of your destination. While exploring 1780's england, you lose your 2017 penny that's your ticket home. | Father left it to me to persuade Grandma – “You’re the only one patient enough for that mule,” he said, before he left with the last few carts of produce for the market in the next town. “We’re leaving next week, with or without her.”
I found Grandma at the edge of the field, near the fence which marked the extent of ... | 1786, a fun year for drinking and merrymaking, though it's time to go home. November 2017. Wait, where is my penny.....shit?!
Well how do I get home?
What is the closest coin I have?
British 50p from 2014, that'll do.
I hold it in my hand and say the words, it's new years eve 2014. I live my life and on January 22n... | |
I'm sorry if this has already been done, I'm new to Reddit! I love reading writing prompts and kinda want to write for one eventually😁 | [WP] Everyone is born with a number on their hand. This number can represent anything from the number of steps that they'll walk in their lifetime to how many burgers they'll eat. You're born with a zero. | "Seriously?" I asked in disbelief.
"Yep." Randy the soothesayer replied. "That there zero is the number of people that will ever love you."
"What about my parents?" I questioned.
" Zero." Randy answered.
"My friends?"
"Ze-her-oh." Randy sounded out impatiently.
"My girlfri-" I attempted to implore.
"Zero!" Ra... | It’s a question that plagued me every day. Ever since I could grasp the concept of what the numbers meant. Everyone was born with a small set of numbers on the inside of their right wrist. The writing was perfect on all them as if created by a machine. It didn’t people long to figure out we were connected to that numbe... |
[WP] By an odd accident your toddlers crayon scribbles turn out to be the exact runes needed to summon a demon to this world, who will obey the summoners every command. Unfortunately, your toddler only knows 5 words. | The demon had been living with Darnell and his family for about three weeks. He wasn't exactly opposed to it, but after a while cleaning up his red embers, it got to be annoying. Though, Darnell knew he shouldn't complain as the demon was taking care of his toddler as both he and his wife had full-time jobs to attend t... | Jared!.... Jared! Jared wake up you lazy piece of shit! The man named Jared Mundy opened his eyes and jumped from the folding chair he was sleeping peacefully on just moments ago. "Wha.. why the fuck did you wake me up Randy, you better have a good darn reason!". "Why don't you take a look outside and see for yourself ... | |
[WP] By an odd accident your toddlers crayon scribbles turn out to be the exact runes needed to summon a demon to this world, who will obey the summoners every command. Unfortunately, your toddler only knows 5 words. | The demon appeared out of thin air, surrounded by a puff of smoke. "MY NAME IS DRACONIUS EVERFLAME," he said, bowing deeply. "I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO YOU, AND WILL CARRY OUT YOUR EVERY ORDER." He took a gander at the child. "YOU ARE FAR TINIER THAN THE OTHER HUMANS I HAVE SERVED, MY LADY."
She pointed at his face with ... | Jared!.... Jared! Jared wake up you lazy piece of shit! The man named Jared Mundy opened his eyes and jumped from the folding chair he was sleeping peacefully on just moments ago. "Wha.. why the fuck did you wake me up Randy, you better have a good darn reason!". "Why don't you take a look outside and see for yourself ... | |
[WP] By an odd accident your toddlers crayon scribbles turn out to be the exact runes needed to summon a demon to this world, who will obey the summoners every command. Unfortunately, your toddler only knows 5 words. | The world did not end in fire.
There was no final battle, no glorious charge. No heroes or martyrs, no last stands and no speeches.
The world was murdered in it's sleep. The tools of it's destruction weren't metal and flame, but wax and paper.
The final rune was scrawled in Mango Tango orange, the Crayola worked to ... | Jared!.... Jared! Jared wake up you lazy piece of shit! The man named Jared Mundy opened his eyes and jumped from the folding chair he was sleeping peacefully on just moments ago. "Wha.. why the fuck did you wake me up Randy, you better have a good darn reason!". "Why don't you take a look outside and see for yourself ... | |
[WP] All the heroes in the world have been beaten by the great evil. The only one who stands between him and destroying the world is you. You have no powers and just happened to be there and witness it all. The evil thinks you are the final boss of heroes. | I was standing there, blankly looking at him, the "great villain", the "fifth horseman of the apocalypse", the most "evil conception there is", and yet, I could find myself scared, in fact, I was amused, amused by the irony of this situation.
I smiled. It was more of a smirk than a smile but I did. I took a deep breat... | Your name is Michael Travis. You're a stuntman turned freelance pilot, and you make your living serving as what essentially amounts to an international taxi for the Enhanced. Superheroes, in other words. You haven't got any powers yourself, but you're a damn good pilot and mechanic. You fly a heavily modified Cessna wi... | |
[WP] All the heroes in the world have been beaten by the great evil. The only one who stands between him and destroying the world is you. You have no powers and just happened to be there and witness it all. The evil thinks you are the final boss of heroes. | Ezren the Just struggled to breathe. His chest felt like tight bands of truesteel encased it and his hands were heavy and hot.
*Why am I on the ground? How did I get here?*
As his thoughts slowly coalesced back into normalcy, the groans of his dying Companions filled his ears. He cast his eyes around him as sweat ... | Your name is Michael Travis. You're a stuntman turned freelance pilot, and you make your living serving as what essentially amounts to an international taxi for the Enhanced. Superheroes, in other words. You haven't got any powers yourself, but you're a damn good pilot and mechanic. You fly a heavily modified Cessna wi... | |
[WP] All the heroes in the world have been beaten by the great evil. The only one who stands between him and destroying the world is you. You have no powers and just happened to be there and witness it all. The evil thinks you are the final boss of heroes. | The demon stood in the corridor, flames licking its body. Its glowing red eyes bore a malice of ages, a contempt that had festered in the bowels of the underworld for aeons. Smoke billowed from its nose, curling up to the ceiling in acrid yellow clouds.
"Who dares to stand in the way of D'thora, destroyer of worlds?" ... | Your name is Michael Travis. You're a stuntman turned freelance pilot, and you make your living serving as what essentially amounts to an international taxi for the Enhanced. Superheroes, in other words. You haven't got any powers yourself, but you're a damn good pilot and mechanic. You fly a heavily modified Cessna wi... | |
[WP] All the heroes in the world have been beaten by the great evil. The only one who stands between him and destroying the world is you. You have no powers and just happened to be there and witness it all. The evil thinks you are the final boss of heroes. | Ezren the Just struggled to breathe. His chest felt like tight bands of truesteel encased it and his hands were heavy and hot.
*Why am I on the ground? How did I get here?*
As his thoughts slowly coalesced back into normalcy, the groans of his dying Companions filled his ears. He cast his eyes around him as sweat ... | A weary and battered man, soaked in the blood of heroes, crests the last of the steps to the flat white plateau which another has found himself disoriented atop.
*where am I?*, the second wants to ask, but the other's appearance does not lend itself to thoughts of welcome or civilised help.
Then again, bloodwalker (w... | |
[WP] All the heroes in the world have been beaten by the great evil. The only one who stands between him and destroying the world is you. You have no powers and just happened to be there and witness it all. The evil thinks you are the final boss of heroes. | The demon stood in the corridor, flames licking its body. Its glowing red eyes bore a malice of ages, a contempt that had festered in the bowels of the underworld for aeons. Smoke billowed from its nose, curling up to the ceiling in acrid yellow clouds.
"Who dares to stand in the way of D'thora, destroyer of worlds?" ... | A weary and battered man, soaked in the blood of heroes, crests the last of the steps to the flat white plateau which another has found himself disoriented atop.
*where am I?*, the second wants to ask, but the other's appearance does not lend itself to thoughts of welcome or civilised help.
Then again, bloodwalker (w... | |
[WP] All the heroes in the world have been beaten by the great evil. The only one who stands between him and destroying the world is you. You have no powers and just happened to be there and witness it all. The evil thinks you are the final boss of heroes. | Ezren the Just struggled to breathe. His chest felt like tight bands of truesteel encased it and his hands were heavy and hot.
*Why am I on the ground? How did I get here?*
As his thoughts slowly coalesced back into normalcy, the groans of his dying Companions filled his ears. He cast his eyes around him as sweat ... | I was standing there, blankly looking at him, the "great villain", the "fifth horseman of the apocalypse", the most "evil conception there is", and yet, I could find myself scared, in fact, I was amused, amused by the irony of this situation.
I smiled. It was more of a smirk than a smile but I did. I took a deep breat... | |
[WP] All the heroes in the world have been beaten by the great evil. The only one who stands between him and destroying the world is you. You have no powers and just happened to be there and witness it all. The evil thinks you are the final boss of heroes. | The demon stood in the corridor, flames licking its body. Its glowing red eyes bore a malice of ages, a contempt that had festered in the bowels of the underworld for aeons. Smoke billowed from its nose, curling up to the ceiling in acrid yellow clouds.
"Who dares to stand in the way of D'thora, destroyer of worlds?" ... | I was standing there, blankly looking at him, the "great villain", the "fifth horseman of the apocalypse", the most "evil conception there is", and yet, I could find myself scared, in fact, I was amused, amused by the irony of this situation.
I smiled. It was more of a smirk than a smile but I did. I took a deep breat... | |
[WP] All the heroes in the world have been beaten by the great evil. The only one who stands between him and destroying the world is you. You have no powers and just happened to be there and witness it all. The evil thinks you are the final boss of heroes. | The demon stood in the corridor, flames licking its body. Its glowing red eyes bore a malice of ages, a contempt that had festered in the bowels of the underworld for aeons. Smoke billowed from its nose, curling up to the ceiling in acrid yellow clouds.
"Who dares to stand in the way of D'thora, destroyer of worlds?" ... | Ezren the Just struggled to breathe. His chest felt like tight bands of truesteel encased it and his hands were heavy and hot.
*Why am I on the ground? How did I get here?*
As his thoughts slowly coalesced back into normalcy, the groans of his dying Companions filled his ears. He cast his eyes around him as sweat ... | |
[WP] You are a guy on a bus eating a sandwich. Some guy sits beside you and accidentally knocks your sandwich to the floor. Oh boy are you ever upset about it. | *"What have you done?"*
"Oh geez I'm so sorry, that sandwich looked delicious I'll-"
*"You have no idea what you've just done, do you?"*
"I'll pay you back as soon as we're off the bus, I swear it was-"
*"Those were my mother's ashes."*
"What?"
*"When people die sometimes they get incinerated in a special oven... | "Oh my GOD! That was my fuckin lunch ya nitwit mongoloid dickhead," I practically snarled at the guy, leaning forward and hopelessly picking at the scattered remains on the bus floor.
I scoffed in furious disbelief before straightening back up and taking a closer look at the stranger sitting beside me. It was a testam... | |
[WP] A murder mystery where every character believes themself responsible for the death, and tries to cover it up. | *Didn't stick the script too well. Thought I would post it anyway!
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“God dammit who do you work for? Who are you covering for Max?” The detective had not slept well for the last week. Miranda had been murdered and no one they interviewed had given them any good in... | Another scream rang out. Julia, the person who I has drove to commit suicide. My horrible ways to her must of affected her more than I thought. Why was I murdering them? I wish I could answer that question, but it's what I'm trying to figure out too.
That time when Jacob claimed he was getting murdered? That was proba... | |
[WP] A murder mystery where every character believes themself responsible for the death, and tries to cover it up. | When we awoke, we were sitting at a long, elegant dining table. Only instead of a feast, all that we saw before us was one thing.
The corpse.
In truth, it was less of a dead body than it was meat in a vaguely human shape. The wrists appeared to have been slashed so that it seemed as though great gaping gills dotted... | Another scream rang out. Julia, the person who I has drove to commit suicide. My horrible ways to her must of affected her more than I thought. Why was I murdering them? I wish I could answer that question, but it's what I'm trying to figure out too.
That time when Jacob claimed he was getting murdered? That was proba... | |
[WP] A murder mystery where every character believes themself responsible for the death, and tries to cover it up. | “I swear, I didn’t do anything.” The girl gulped. “I have an alibi.”
“Sure you do Brooks.” A woman growled, placing the tips of her fingers to the table and scowling. “I’ve got several officers checking out your story, but for now, honestly I want you out of my sight.” Her detective badge glimmered against fluorescent... | Another scream rang out. Julia, the person who I has drove to commit suicide. My horrible ways to her must of affected her more than I thought. Why was I murdering them? I wish I could answer that question, but it's what I'm trying to figure out too.
That time when Jacob claimed he was getting murdered? That was proba... | |
[WP] A murder mystery where every character believes themself responsible for the death, and tries to cover it up. | In the spectral light of the space-between-her-ears, Rachel’s emotions deliberated. Grady, the spurned soulmate, lay twitching on the kitchen tile. He’d taken a hard fall during his latest attempt at reconciliation, and now a pool of crimson blossomed beneath his temple.
Everyone was a suspect.
Many of the emotions... | Another scream rang out. Julia, the person who I has drove to commit suicide. My horrible ways to her must of affected her more than I thought. Why was I murdering them? I wish I could answer that question, but it's what I'm trying to figure out too.
That time when Jacob claimed he was getting murdered? That was proba... | |
[WP] A murder mystery where every character believes themself responsible for the death, and tries to cover it up. | As I hoped I didn't appear too visibly shaken, I quickly interjected into the groups conversation that I thought the death seemed to be a suicide. Everyone appeared to fight over one another for the chance to agree with me. Much to my relief, the matter was settled within seconds and the police were quick to agree with... | Another scream rang out. Julia, the person who I has drove to commit suicide. My horrible ways to her must of affected her more than I thought. Why was I murdering them? I wish I could answer that question, but it's what I'm trying to figure out too.
That time when Jacob claimed he was getting murdered? That was proba... | |
[WP] A murder mystery where every character believes themself responsible for the death, and tries to cover it up. | Mr. Johnson's friends were a varied bunch.
Dr. Sanders was his doctor -- a skillful surgeon who had removed the tumor in his lung. Miss Wilmington was an old friend from St. Mary's, who had too many cats and baked too many cookies. Eva was a beautiful, vivid woman, with a promising acting career. And Jerry was the man... | Another scream rang out. Julia, the person who I has drove to commit suicide. My horrible ways to her must of affected her more than I thought. Why was I murdering them? I wish I could answer that question, but it's what I'm trying to figure out too.
That time when Jacob claimed he was getting murdered? That was proba... | |
[WP] A murder mystery where every character believes themself responsible for the death, and tries to cover it up. | “I swear, I didn’t do anything.” The girl gulped. “I have an alibi.”
“Sure you do Brooks.” A woman growled, placing the tips of her fingers to the table and scowling. “I’ve got several officers checking out your story, but for now, honestly I want you out of my sight.” Her detective badge glimmered against fluorescent... | *Didn't stick the script too well. Thought I would post it anyway!
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“God dammit who do you work for? Who are you covering for Max?” The detective had not slept well for the last week. Miranda had been murdered and no one they interviewed had given them any good in... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | When it first showed up to our sensors, everyone thought it was just an interested asteroid. Sure, it was oblong, and one of the first we'd ever observed, but it was hardly anything special. People speculated that it was an alien ship, but no one really believed it.
That is, until it spontaneously reversed it's trajec... | The problem with humans is their curiosity. Even after a new species from the stars reigns hell upon every continent, impaling billions on the ends of their spears, curiosity still prevails. When enough people finally lay dead in the streets the survivors came to a realization. Every time someone died it allowed a litt... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | There was a shiver creeping its was up my spine, slowly poking at every nerve it crossed. The frequency of the shivers has kept increasing... I’m I think I’m starting to figure out why.
A few days ago, my squad and I had retraced our steps while crossing the Alps, seeking refuge is a cave just a couple hundred feet ... | The problem with humans is their curiosity. Even after a new species from the stars reigns hell upon every continent, impaling billions on the ends of their spears, curiosity still prevails. When enough people finally lay dead in the streets the survivors came to a realization. Every time someone died it allowed a litt... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | At first, the aliens came in hordes. Wiped out everyone and everything they sensed a heart beat in. I lost my whole family within days, my father was the first to go protecting my older brother, then my mum protecting both of us. My brother and I were on the run for months until we got sloppy, stayed in the same place ... | The problem with humans is their curiosity. Even after a new species from the stars reigns hell upon every continent, impaling billions on the ends of their spears, curiosity still prevails. When enough people finally lay dead in the streets the survivors came to a realization. Every time someone died it allowed a litt... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | "Nobody knows exactly how long they've been here. By the time they revealed themselves on that fateful day, it was too late. They had infiltrated every facet of our lives, from our neighbourhoods to our government.
Shapeshifters.
They had been our friends, our co-workers, our in-laws. A small colony had landed origi... | The problem with humans is their curiosity. Even after a new species from the stars reigns hell upon every continent, impaling billions on the ends of their spears, curiosity still prevails. When enough people finally lay dead in the streets the survivors came to a realization. Every time someone died it allowed a litt... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | [Part 1]
When they came, it was not nearly as one would expect; at least not what the average Joe, Jane, Tom, Dick, or Harry would have expected. Aliens meant fantastically futuristic, didn’t it? They were supposed to have arrived in spaceships descending from orbit and raining death upon us with technological supre... | The problem with humans is their curiosity. Even after a new species from the stars reigns hell upon every continent, impaling billions on the ends of their spears, curiosity still prevails. When enough people finally lay dead in the streets the survivors came to a realization. Every time someone died it allowed a litt... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | [Part 2]
Joe Takada hadn’t been much of a man, not really; he’d been a 120 pounds soaking wet, had glasses, and his brain was the only muscle he’d really developed over his 19 years of life. He liked more intellectual pursuits, and that was all that had mattered to him, before the invaders had come. One his favorite... | The problem with humans is their curiosity. Even after a new species from the stars reigns hell upon every continent, impaling billions on the ends of their spears, curiosity still prevails. When enough people finally lay dead in the streets the survivors came to a realization. Every time someone died it allowed a litt... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | *An excerpt from Stephen Colbert's award winning interview with Sergeant Major Johnathon Stewart- Veteran of the "Dead Contact War"*
Colbert: Whenever you're ready, please, tell us what it was like for you- an enlisted man- when the war broke out, and when the tide changed.
John: Rocks. Everything began, and ended, w... | The problem with humans is their curiosity. Even after a new species from the stars reigns hell upon every continent, impaling billions on the ends of their spears, curiosity still prevails. When enough people finally lay dead in the streets the survivors came to a realization. Every time someone died it allowed a litt... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | When they came the excitement lasted for almost 24 hours. Our first contact with the stars led to speculation of travel their ourselves, and of what wonders these mysterious visitors would bring. They might cure disease, end world hunger, introduce technology to make all of our most far flung fantasies realities. Howev... | The problem with humans is their curiosity. Even after a new species from the stars reigns hell upon every continent, impaling billions on the ends of their spears, curiosity still prevails. When enough people finally lay dead in the streets the survivors came to a realization. Every time someone died it allowed a litt... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | I once led men to greatness. Until our race became too powerful, and *they* came to cut us down. We designed weapons and ships, specifically engineered against the invaders, but it wasn't enough. In the end, the surface was ravaged, and only a few thousand survivors, those who had sought shelter underground, remained. ... | The problem with humans is their curiosity. Even after a new species from the stars reigns hell upon every continent, impaling billions on the ends of their spears, curiosity still prevails. When enough people finally lay dead in the streets the survivors came to a realization. Every time someone died it allowed a litt... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | You could feel static in the air. Vibrations rippling the surface of the ground. Like a droplet hitting calm waters.
Her eyes pregnant with tears; cascading down her dirty face. If you had heard her screaming, you would feel the exact moment your heartbreaking into a thousand pieces.
She croaked out the last of her v... | The problem with humans is their curiosity. Even after a new species from the stars reigns hell upon every continent, impaling billions on the ends of their spears, curiosity still prevails. When enough people finally lay dead in the streets the survivors came to a realization. Every time someone died it allowed a litt... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | We fought for diplomacy, for cohabitation. They had no intention of hearing our pleas. They had given us a warning: vacate the earth in fourteen days or be eradicated. There were over seven billion people on earth and no space or science organization had the means to transport even a fraction of that number to a differ... | The problem with humans is their curiosity. Even after a new species from the stars reigns hell upon every continent, impaling billions on the ends of their spears, curiosity still prevails. When enough people finally lay dead in the streets the survivors came to a realization. Every time someone died it allowed a litt... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | Bruce stood against the wall, his whole body shaking with fear. Glaring at the creatures with hate filled eyes, he knew his end was near. The Wub had lined up 10 people along a wall execution style, ready to slauter and rid the earth of the human pest. Bruce had a welling feeling in his gut, could this be the powers th... | The problem with humans is their curiosity. Even after a new species from the stars reigns hell upon every continent, impaling billions on the ends of their spears, curiosity still prevails. When enough people finally lay dead in the streets the survivors came to a realization. Every time someone died it allowed a litt... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | Waking up it felt as if i was on fire, like electricity was burning my soul away. Piece by piece it was being ripped away in time with the rhythm of my heart. As soon as i felt that i could not go on something resonated with my mind. All of a sudden that burning was replaced with a tempered heat as if my soul itself wa... | The problem with humans is their curiosity. Even after a new species from the stars reigns hell upon every continent, impaling billions on the ends of their spears, curiosity still prevails. When enough people finally lay dead in the streets the survivors came to a realization. Every time someone died it allowed a litt... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | We didn't acknowledge there was anything strange going on - that was, until the second-gen power armor started being able to curve bullets during testing. Right after the Alpha Event in Eurasia that wiped out almost 70% of our population.
The strange thing was, neither the smartrifles mounted on the armor nor the muni... | The problem with humans is their curiosity. Even after a new species from the stars reigns hell upon every continent, impaling billions on the ends of their spears, curiosity still prevails. When enough people finally lay dead in the streets the survivors came to a realization. Every time someone died it allowed a litt... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | Kevin listened to the Oracle while sitting on the cloth that covered the pile of rubble beneath it. He's heard the tale more times than he can count: on that fateful day, 25th December of the year 2017, fleets of starships darkened the sky, and leveled the human civilization.
The oracle spoke of times when humans wer... | The problem with humans is their curiosity. Even after a new species from the stars reigns hell upon every continent, impaling billions on the ends of their spears, curiosity still prevails. When enough people finally lay dead in the streets the survivors came to a realization. Every time someone died it allowed a litt... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | I don't know how to start here. None of this makes any sense.
I grew up watching the old Superman movies on tape. I grew up wanting to be like the man himself; I always thought I'd do what he did if I ended up with his powers. I remember fantasizing about it maybe a week before first contact; it was a thought I had of... | The problem with humans is their curiosity. Even after a new species from the stars reigns hell upon every continent, impaling billions on the ends of their spears, curiosity still prevails. When enough people finally lay dead in the streets the survivors came to a realization. Every time someone died it allowed a litt... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | There is a crucial aspect to conflict one must remember above all else; when victory is the desired outcome, all costs must be put on the line. If you truly seek your goal, you must be willing to sacrifice everything. Because if it comes down to it, that moment when you must choose between victory and survival… the cho... | The problem with humans is their curiosity. Even after a new species from the stars reigns hell upon every continent, impaling billions on the ends of their spears, curiosity still prevails. When enough people finally lay dead in the streets the survivors came to a realization. Every time someone died it allowed a litt... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | Turns out the universe isn't cold and uncaring. Turns out the universe actually wants to give us what we want. Turns out 8 billion people all projecting their wishes out into the fuzzy warm-hearted void of existence confuses the heck out of the old machinery. What I mean to say is of the bunch of us humans shouting at ... | The problem with humans is their curiosity. Even after a new species from the stars reigns hell upon every continent, impaling billions on the ends of their spears, curiosity still prevails. When enough people finally lay dead in the streets the survivors came to a realization. Every time someone died it allowed a litt... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | There were some that called it a sign from God, another purging of humanity like the great flood. I never cared, all that I needed to know was that they were smart, and didn't like to go underground, best place for safe houses in my opinion. I was in one of these so called safe houses, if a sewer tunnel filled with lam... | The problem with humans is their curiosity. Even after a new species from the stars reigns hell upon every continent, impaling billions on the ends of their spears, curiosity still prevails. When enough people finally lay dead in the streets the survivors came to a realization. Every time someone died it allowed a litt... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | "Hang on, so there's some fixed amount of power and it's divided equally among all humans?"
"Yep."
"And you, a strange alien creature, have culled the human population in order to increase the power granted to any one individual?"
"Exactly. Do you want to try out your new powers?"
"I've a few questions first actual... | The problem with humans is their curiosity. Even after a new species from the stars reigns hell upon every continent, impaling billions on the ends of their spears, curiosity still prevails. When enough people finally lay dead in the streets the survivors came to a realization. Every time someone died it allowed a litt... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | First contact was made almost ten years ago. They seemed well versed in warfare, in less than a day there wasn't a satellite left in the sky or a cable under the sea. Communication between nations fell to old ground bounce long range radios pulled out of mothballs. Conventional weapons proved to be ineffective and the ... | The problem with humans is their curiosity. Even after a new species from the stars reigns hell upon every continent, impaling billions on the ends of their spears, curiosity still prevails. When enough people finally lay dead in the streets the survivors came to a realization. Every time someone died it allowed a litt... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | I awoke in the night, the distant sounds of screams altogether too familiar. It didn't sound isolated - they must have found a safe-haven. Hundreds would be massacred. It was just like I said; don't bunch together. Don't rely on each other for support. Survival is all about laying low, keeping quiet and hoping that luc... | The problem with humans is their curiosity. Even after a new species from the stars reigns hell upon every continent, impaling billions on the ends of their spears, curiosity still prevails. When enough people finally lay dead in the streets the survivors came to a realization. Every time someone died it allowed a litt... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | All us helpless billions watch on our little glowing rectangles as our fellow humans die in droves. They fall screaming, choking, burning. The internet’s bad in the house, so we hunker on the steps of the chicken coop to see it.
Together we watch the end of the world. Our breath clouds and storms around us. But we do ... | The problem with humans is their curiosity. Even after a new species from the stars reigns hell upon every continent, impaling billions on the ends of their spears, curiosity still prevails. When enough people finally lay dead in the streets the survivors came to a realization. Every time someone died it allowed a litt... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | Part 1 | [Part 2](https://www.reddit.com/r/jraywang/comments/7i53fr/reaper_part_2/) | [Part 3](https://www.reddit.com/r/jraywang/comments/7iavci/reaper_part_3/) | [Part 4](https://www.reddit.com/r/jraywang/comments/7iokx3/reaper_part_4/)
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I wouldn’t call it a war. Extermination maybe. Though I’d more aptly describ... | The problem with humans is their curiosity. Even after a new species from the stars reigns hell upon every continent, impaling billions on the ends of their spears, curiosity still prevails. When enough people finally lay dead in the streets the survivors came to a realization. Every time someone died it allowed a litt... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | When it first showed up to our sensors, everyone thought it was just an interested asteroid. Sure, it was oblong, and one of the first we'd ever observed, but it was hardly anything special. People speculated that it was an alien ship, but no one really believed it.
That is, until it spontaneously reversed it's trajec... | Our first official contact with them was the day they descended like wasps onto every major metropolitan area and began sucking motherfuckers right off the street. I'm talking people being vacuumed straight up outta their loafers. at first it was a funny sight, but then the drones came down and scoured the entire earth... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | At first, the aliens came in hordes. Wiped out everyone and everything they sensed a heart beat in. I lost my whole family within days, my father was the first to go protecting my older brother, then my mum protecting both of us. My brother and I were on the run for months until we got sloppy, stayed in the same place ... | Our first official contact with them was the day they descended like wasps onto every major metropolitan area and began sucking motherfuckers right off the street. I'm talking people being vacuumed straight up outta their loafers. at first it was a funny sight, but then the drones came down and scoured the entire earth... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | "Nobody knows exactly how long they've been here. By the time they revealed themselves on that fateful day, it was too late. They had infiltrated every facet of our lives, from our neighbourhoods to our government.
Shapeshifters.
They had been our friends, our co-workers, our in-laws. A small colony had landed origi... | Our first official contact with them was the day they descended like wasps onto every major metropolitan area and began sucking motherfuckers right off the street. I'm talking people being vacuumed straight up outta their loafers. at first it was a funny sight, but then the drones came down and scoured the entire earth... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | [Part 1]
When they came, it was not nearly as one would expect; at least not what the average Joe, Jane, Tom, Dick, or Harry would have expected. Aliens meant fantastically futuristic, didn’t it? They were supposed to have arrived in spaceships descending from orbit and raining death upon us with technological supre... | Our first official contact with them was the day they descended like wasps onto every major metropolitan area and began sucking motherfuckers right off the street. I'm talking people being vacuumed straight up outta their loafers. at first it was a funny sight, but then the drones came down and scoured the entire earth... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | [Part 2]
Joe Takada hadn’t been much of a man, not really; he’d been a 120 pounds soaking wet, had glasses, and his brain was the only muscle he’d really developed over his 19 years of life. He liked more intellectual pursuits, and that was all that had mattered to him, before the invaders had come. One his favorite... | Our first official contact with them was the day they descended like wasps onto every major metropolitan area and began sucking motherfuckers right off the street. I'm talking people being vacuumed straight up outta their loafers. at first it was a funny sight, but then the drones came down and scoured the entire earth... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | *An excerpt from Stephen Colbert's award winning interview with Sergeant Major Johnathon Stewart- Veteran of the "Dead Contact War"*
Colbert: Whenever you're ready, please, tell us what it was like for you- an enlisted man- when the war broke out, and when the tide changed.
John: Rocks. Everything began, and ended, w... | Our first official contact with them was the day they descended like wasps onto every major metropolitan area and began sucking motherfuckers right off the street. I'm talking people being vacuumed straight up outta their loafers. at first it was a funny sight, but then the drones came down and scoured the entire earth... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | When they came the excitement lasted for almost 24 hours. Our first contact with the stars led to speculation of travel their ourselves, and of what wonders these mysterious visitors would bring. They might cure disease, end world hunger, introduce technology to make all of our most far flung fantasies realities. Howev... | Our first official contact with them was the day they descended like wasps onto every major metropolitan area and began sucking motherfuckers right off the street. I'm talking people being vacuumed straight up outta their loafers. at first it was a funny sight, but then the drones came down and scoured the entire earth... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | I once led men to greatness. Until our race became too powerful, and *they* came to cut us down. We designed weapons and ships, specifically engineered against the invaders, but it wasn't enough. In the end, the surface was ravaged, and only a few thousand survivors, those who had sought shelter underground, remained. ... | Our first official contact with them was the day they descended like wasps onto every major metropolitan area and began sucking motherfuckers right off the street. I'm talking people being vacuumed straight up outta their loafers. at first it was a funny sight, but then the drones came down and scoured the entire earth... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | You could feel static in the air. Vibrations rippling the surface of the ground. Like a droplet hitting calm waters.
Her eyes pregnant with tears; cascading down her dirty face. If you had heard her screaming, you would feel the exact moment your heartbreaking into a thousand pieces.
She croaked out the last of her v... | Our first official contact with them was the day they descended like wasps onto every major metropolitan area and began sucking motherfuckers right off the street. I'm talking people being vacuumed straight up outta their loafers. at first it was a funny sight, but then the drones came down and scoured the entire earth... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | We fought for diplomacy, for cohabitation. They had no intention of hearing our pleas. They had given us a warning: vacate the earth in fourteen days or be eradicated. There were over seven billion people on earth and no space or science organization had the means to transport even a fraction of that number to a differ... | Our first official contact with them was the day they descended like wasps onto every major metropolitan area and began sucking motherfuckers right off the street. I'm talking people being vacuumed straight up outta their loafers. at first it was a funny sight, but then the drones came down and scoured the entire earth... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | Bruce stood against the wall, his whole body shaking with fear. Glaring at the creatures with hate filled eyes, he knew his end was near. The Wub had lined up 10 people along a wall execution style, ready to slauter and rid the earth of the human pest. Bruce had a welling feeling in his gut, could this be the powers th... | Our first official contact with them was the day they descended like wasps onto every major metropolitan area and began sucking motherfuckers right off the street. I'm talking people being vacuumed straight up outta their loafers. at first it was a funny sight, but then the drones came down and scoured the entire earth... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | Waking up it felt as if i was on fire, like electricity was burning my soul away. Piece by piece it was being ripped away in time with the rhythm of my heart. As soon as i felt that i could not go on something resonated with my mind. All of a sudden that burning was replaced with a tempered heat as if my soul itself wa... | Our first official contact with them was the day they descended like wasps onto every major metropolitan area and began sucking motherfuckers right off the street. I'm talking people being vacuumed straight up outta their loafers. at first it was a funny sight, but then the drones came down and scoured the entire earth... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | I don't know how to start here. None of this makes any sense.
I grew up watching the old Superman movies on tape. I grew up wanting to be like the man himself; I always thought I'd do what he did if I ended up with his powers. I remember fantasizing about it maybe a week before first contact; it was a thought I had of... | Our first official contact with them was the day they descended like wasps onto every major metropolitan area and began sucking motherfuckers right off the street. I'm talking people being vacuumed straight up outta their loafers. at first it was a funny sight, but then the drones came down and scoured the entire earth... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | There is a crucial aspect to conflict one must remember above all else; when victory is the desired outcome, all costs must be put on the line. If you truly seek your goal, you must be willing to sacrifice everything. Because if it comes down to it, that moment when you must choose between victory and survival… the cho... | Our first official contact with them was the day they descended like wasps onto every major metropolitan area and began sucking motherfuckers right off the street. I'm talking people being vacuumed straight up outta their loafers. at first it was a funny sight, but then the drones came down and scoured the entire earth... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | "Hang on, so there's some fixed amount of power and it's divided equally among all humans?"
"Yep."
"And you, a strange alien creature, have culled the human population in order to increase the power granted to any one individual?"
"Exactly. Do you want to try out your new powers?"
"I've a few questions first actual... | Our first official contact with them was the day they descended like wasps onto every major metropolitan area and began sucking motherfuckers right off the street. I'm talking people being vacuumed straight up outta their loafers. at first it was a funny sight, but then the drones came down and scoured the entire earth... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | First contact was made almost ten years ago. They seemed well versed in warfare, in less than a day there wasn't a satellite left in the sky or a cable under the sea. Communication between nations fell to old ground bounce long range radios pulled out of mothballs. Conventional weapons proved to be ineffective and the ... | Our first official contact with them was the day they descended like wasps onto every major metropolitan area and began sucking motherfuckers right off the street. I'm talking people being vacuumed straight up outta their loafers. at first it was a funny sight, but then the drones came down and scoured the entire earth... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | I awoke in the night, the distant sounds of screams altogether too familiar. It didn't sound isolated - they must have found a safe-haven. Hundreds would be massacred. It was just like I said; don't bunch together. Don't rely on each other for support. Survival is all about laying low, keeping quiet and hoping that luc... | Our first official contact with them was the day they descended like wasps onto every major metropolitan area and began sucking motherfuckers right off the street. I'm talking people being vacuumed straight up outta their loafers. at first it was a funny sight, but then the drones came down and scoured the entire earth... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | All us helpless billions watch on our little glowing rectangles as our fellow humans die in droves. They fall screaming, choking, burning. The internet’s bad in the house, so we hunker on the steps of the chicken coop to see it.
Together we watch the end of the world. Our breath clouds and storms around us. But we do ... | Our first official contact with them was the day they descended like wasps onto every major metropolitan area and began sucking motherfuckers right off the street. I'm talking people being vacuumed straight up outta their loafers. at first it was a funny sight, but then the drones came down and scoured the entire earth... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | When it first showed up to our sensors, everyone thought it was just an interested asteroid. Sure, it was oblong, and one of the first we'd ever observed, but it was hardly anything special. People speculated that it was an alien ship, but no one really believed it.
That is, until it spontaneously reversed it's trajec... | We do not know the exact year, since time has long been an abandoned concept. But we presume it to be around the 22nd century.
There is 500 of us left now.
500 humans, out of a world population that used to be over 7 billion. We were outnumbered and outgunned. It was total genocide of the human race itself.
What co... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | At first, the aliens came in hordes. Wiped out everyone and everything they sensed a heart beat in. I lost my whole family within days, my father was the first to go protecting my older brother, then my mum protecting both of us. My brother and I were on the run for months until we got sloppy, stayed in the same place ... | We do not know the exact year, since time has long been an abandoned concept. But we presume it to be around the 22nd century.
There is 500 of us left now.
500 humans, out of a world population that used to be over 7 billion. We were outnumbered and outgunned. It was total genocide of the human race itself.
What co... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | Bruce stood against the wall, his whole body shaking with fear. Glaring at the creatures with hate filled eyes, he knew his end was near. The Wub had lined up 10 people along a wall execution style, ready to slauter and rid the earth of the human pest. Bruce had a welling feeling in his gut, could this be the powers th... | We do not know the exact year, since time has long been an abandoned concept. But we presume it to be around the 22nd century.
There is 500 of us left now.
500 humans, out of a world population that used to be over 7 billion. We were outnumbered and outgunned. It was total genocide of the human race itself.
What co... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | Waking up it felt as if i was on fire, like electricity was burning my soul away. Piece by piece it was being ripped away in time with the rhythm of my heart. As soon as i felt that i could not go on something resonated with my mind. All of a sudden that burning was replaced with a tempered heat as if my soul itself wa... | We do not know the exact year, since time has long been an abandoned concept. But we presume it to be around the 22nd century.
There is 500 of us left now.
500 humans, out of a world population that used to be over 7 billion. We were outnumbered and outgunned. It was total genocide of the human race itself.
What co... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | First contact was made almost ten years ago. They seemed well versed in warfare, in less than a day there wasn't a satellite left in the sky or a cable under the sea. Communication between nations fell to old ground bounce long range radios pulled out of mothballs. Conventional weapons proved to be ineffective and the ... | We do not know the exact year, since time has long been an abandoned concept. But we presume it to be around the 22nd century.
There is 500 of us left now.
500 humans, out of a world population that used to be over 7 billion. We were outnumbered and outgunned. It was total genocide of the human race itself.
What co... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | I awoke in the night, the distant sounds of screams altogether too familiar. It didn't sound isolated - they must have found a safe-haven. Hundreds would be massacred. It was just like I said; don't bunch together. Don't rely on each other for support. Survival is all about laying low, keeping quiet and hoping that luc... | We do not know the exact year, since time has long been an abandoned concept. But we presume it to be around the 22nd century.
There is 500 of us left now.
500 humans, out of a world population that used to be over 7 billion. We were outnumbered and outgunned. It was total genocide of the human race itself.
What co... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | All us helpless billions watch on our little glowing rectangles as our fellow humans die in droves. They fall screaming, choking, burning. The internet’s bad in the house, so we hunker on the steps of the chicken coop to see it.
Together we watch the end of the world. Our breath clouds and storms around us. But we do ... | We do not know the exact year, since time has long been an abandoned concept. But we presume it to be around the 22nd century.
There is 500 of us left now.
500 humans, out of a world population that used to be over 7 billion. We were outnumbered and outgunned. It was total genocide of the human race itself.
What co... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | When it first showed up to our sensors, everyone thought it was just an interested asteroid. Sure, it was oblong, and one of the first we'd ever observed, but it was hardly anything special. People speculated that it was an alien ship, but no one really believed it.
That is, until it spontaneously reversed it's trajec... | _This is my first short story. Please be kind. Feedback is highly welcome. :)_
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Marcus stood there. The smell of the burnt remains of his civilization made it nearly impossible to breath. People, animals, cars, buildings. Absolutely nothing was spared by these creatures that arrived some days ago, out of space. B... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | At first, the aliens came in hordes. Wiped out everyone and everything they sensed a heart beat in. I lost my whole family within days, my father was the first to go protecting my older brother, then my mum protecting both of us. My brother and I were on the run for months until we got sloppy, stayed in the same place ... | _This is my first short story. Please be kind. Feedback is highly welcome. :)_
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Marcus stood there. The smell of the burnt remains of his civilization made it nearly impossible to breath. People, animals, cars, buildings. Absolutely nothing was spared by these creatures that arrived some days ago, out of space. B... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | Bruce stood against the wall, his whole body shaking with fear. Glaring at the creatures with hate filled eyes, he knew his end was near. The Wub had lined up 10 people along a wall execution style, ready to slauter and rid the earth of the human pest. Bruce had a welling feeling in his gut, could this be the powers th... | _This is my first short story. Please be kind. Feedback is highly welcome. :)_
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Marcus stood there. The smell of the burnt remains of his civilization made it nearly impossible to breath. People, animals, cars, buildings. Absolutely nothing was spared by these creatures that arrived some days ago, out of space. B... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | Waking up it felt as if i was on fire, like electricity was burning my soul away. Piece by piece it was being ripped away in time with the rhythm of my heart. As soon as i felt that i could not go on something resonated with my mind. All of a sudden that burning was replaced with a tempered heat as if my soul itself wa... | _This is my first short story. Please be kind. Feedback is highly welcome. :)_
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Marcus stood there. The smell of the burnt remains of his civilization made it nearly impossible to breath. People, animals, cars, buildings. Absolutely nothing was spared by these creatures that arrived some days ago, out of space. B... | |
[WP] Humans once wielded formidable magical power but with over 7 billion of us on the planet now Mana has spread far to thinly to have any effect. When hostile aliens reduces humanity to a mere fraction the survivors discover an old power has begun to reawaken once again. | First contact was made almost ten years ago. They seemed well versed in warfare, in less than a day there wasn't a satellite left in the sky or a cable under the sea. Communication between nations fell to old ground bounce long range radios pulled out of mothballs. Conventional weapons proved to be ineffective and the ... | _This is my first short story. Please be kind. Feedback is highly welcome. :)_
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Marcus stood there. The smell of the burnt remains of his civilization made it nearly impossible to breath. People, animals, cars, buildings. Absolutely nothing was spared by these creatures that arrived some days ago, out of space. B... |
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