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[WP] This version of Earth is a wash. The angels have held a lottery and you have been chosen to end the world. You are given any resource you need; magic, technology, rEality alteration. Whether it’s wholesale destruction of the planet or just the death of all sentient life is up to you. “Have fun” | As I sat in my living room, drinking tea, the angels came to me. They asked me why I shirked my responsibilities. I said "Time kills everything, in the end." They left. Time went on. I sipped my tea. | "I suppose in hindsight I choose a rather sadistic method, but I decided it couldn't end with just one big thing. Does that make any sense? Well.. not like there is anything left that needs to understand.
I asked for Improved Immortatily; I won't bore you with the numerous little details. I grabbed a pistol a... | |
[WP] This version of Earth is a wash. The angels have held a lottery and you have been chosen to end the world. You are given any resource you need; magic, technology, rEality alteration. Whether it’s wholesale destruction of the planet or just the death of all sentient life is up to you. “Have fun” | "Destroy the world?"
***If you want to. You can rebuild the rock. But life must be reset.***
You sit there, brow furrowed, refusing to meet the eye of the creature before you. "You've done this before?"
***Yes. Several times. The last was during the time of the creatures you call dinosaurs.***
We have already expla... | "I suppose in hindsight I choose a rather sadistic method, but I decided it couldn't end with just one big thing. Does that make any sense? Well.. not like there is anything left that needs to understand.
I asked for Improved Immortatily; I won't bore you with the numerous little details. I grabbed a pistol a... | |
[WP] This version of Earth is a wash. The angels have held a lottery and you have been chosen to end the world. You are given any resource you need; magic, technology, rEality alteration. Whether it’s wholesale destruction of the planet or just the death of all sentient life is up to you. “Have fun” | For a brief moment, she was God sitting in judgment. Her consciousness encircled the planet. She could see into the hearts and minds of every human on Earth. In the darkness around her were glowing green sets of eyes.
The beings that came to her had given her the power to change things. They told her that the Earth wa... | A blinding white light jolted me awake.
I blinked. For as far as I can see there was only light. I stood up even though there was nothing below me.
Suddenly a voice spoke, "hello Jack."
I twisted around in surprise and saw a man in a suit.
"Where am I?" I asked.
His face was expressionless as he responded blunt... | |
[WP] This version of Earth is a wash. The angels have held a lottery and you have been chosen to end the world. You are given any resource you need; magic, technology, rEality alteration. Whether it’s wholesale destruction of the planet or just the death of all sentient life is up to you. “Have fun” | As I sat in my living room, drinking tea, the angels came to me. They asked me why I shirked my responsibilities. I said "Time kills everything, in the end." They left. Time went on. I sipped my tea. | A blinding white light jolted me awake.
I blinked. For as far as I can see there was only light. I stood up even though there was nothing below me.
Suddenly a voice spoke, "hello Jack."
I twisted around in surprise and saw a man in a suit.
"Where am I?" I asked.
His face was expressionless as he responded blunt... | |
[WP] This version of Earth is a wash. The angels have held a lottery and you have been chosen to end the world. You are given any resource you need; magic, technology, rEality alteration. Whether it’s wholesale destruction of the planet or just the death of all sentient life is up to you. “Have fun” | "Destroy the world?"
***If you want to. You can rebuild the rock. But life must be reset.***
You sit there, brow furrowed, refusing to meet the eye of the creature before you. "You've done this before?"
***Yes. Several times. The last was during the time of the creatures you call dinosaurs.***
We have already expla... | A blinding white light jolted me awake.
I blinked. For as far as I can see there was only light. I stood up even though there was nothing below me.
Suddenly a voice spoke, "hello Jack."
I twisted around in surprise and saw a man in a suit.
"Where am I?" I asked.
His face was expressionless as he responded blunt... | |
[WP] This version of Earth is a wash. The angels have held a lottery and you have been chosen to end the world. You are given any resource you need; magic, technology, rEality alteration. Whether it’s wholesale destruction of the planet or just the death of all sentient life is up to you. “Have fun” | As I sat in my living room, drinking tea, the angels came to me. They asked me why I shirked my responsibilities. I said "Time kills everything, in the end." They left. Time went on. I sipped my tea. | Its amazing, the way I feel so completely and utterly not different. I thought, having been given this terribly destructive and all consuming power I'd feel filled with, what, i don't know, something. But there's nothing.. Just the knowledge that what I decide reality Should be becomes what reality Is.
So knowing I w... | |
[WP] This version of Earth is a wash. The angels have held a lottery and you have been chosen to end the world. You are given any resource you need; magic, technology, rEality alteration. Whether it’s wholesale destruction of the planet or just the death of all sentient life is up to you. “Have fun” | "Destroy the world?"
***If you want to. You can rebuild the rock. But life must be reset.***
You sit there, brow furrowed, refusing to meet the eye of the creature before you. "You've done this before?"
***Yes. Several times. The last was during the time of the creatures you call dinosaurs.***
We have already expla... | Its amazing, the way I feel so completely and utterly not different. I thought, having been given this terribly destructive and all consuming power I'd feel filled with, what, i don't know, something. But there's nothing.. Just the knowledge that what I decide reality Should be becomes what reality Is.
So knowing I w... | |
[WP] This version of Earth is a wash. The angels have held a lottery and you have been chosen to end the world. You are given any resource you need; magic, technology, rEality alteration. Whether it’s wholesale destruction of the planet or just the death of all sentient life is up to you. “Have fun” | "What have you done?" Azreal asked.
"Exactly what you asked," I said, "Sterilized the world. There's not a single thing left that could be classified as life, except me. And I'll be gone soon enough."
We sat on a slab of translucent purple crystal, jutting out from a craggy collection of pillars of similar material t... | Its amazing, the way I feel so completely and utterly not different. I thought, having been given this terribly destructive and all consuming power I'd feel filled with, what, i don't know, something. But there's nothing.. Just the knowledge that what I decide reality Should be becomes what reality Is.
So knowing I w... | |
[WP] This version of Earth is a wash. The angels have held a lottery and you have been chosen to end the world. You are given any resource you need; magic, technology, rEality alteration. Whether it’s wholesale destruction of the planet or just the death of all sentient life is up to you. “Have fun” | "Destroy the world?"
***If you want to. You can rebuild the rock. But life must be reset.***
You sit there, brow furrowed, refusing to meet the eye of the creature before you. "You've done this before?"
***Yes. Several times. The last was during the time of the creatures you call dinosaurs.***
We have already expla... | As I sat in my living room, drinking tea, the angels came to me. They asked me why I shirked my responsibilities. I said "Time kills everything, in the end." They left. Time went on. I sipped my tea. | |
[WP] You are the author of a best-selling book series. In your last book, you decide to kill off everyone and let the villain win. Years later, a heartbroken fan recognizes you and asks, "Why?" | The cafe was one of my favorites, a tiny one in a small beach town, one of the places I chose to call home. One of the homes that the success of the The Alchemists had bought for me.
It was easy to reflect on the books because it was such a large part of my success. The first one sold alright, but the second was where... | "Because." I said bluntly.
"Because what?, people loved your books, we were invested in them, attached to them! How can you just say 'Because' like its nothing?"
Her eyes started to glisten, she looked as if she could shatter at any second, fragile like glass. I looked at her dead in the eyes and I tried damn it, I tr... | |
[WP] You've been an angel doing you job for over half a millennium. It's only now that someone tells you that you've been doing your job wrong the entire time. | “Mrs. Adams, you have lived a good life. You have done well in helping your fellow man.” I began my conclusion.
“Hurry up Peter, Metatron is doing an impression of God and it is hilarious, he’s telling blind people to come towards the light... just finish this one up and we can go watch!” Gabriel impatiently stood... |
I was heading back with a freshly reaped soul to heaven when I met an acquaintance from hell. It was Pride, one of the Seven Sins, and he seemed to be quite agitated for some reason.
"Hey Pride. What's up?"
" Oh hey there, Gabes. Nothing much. Just trying to figure out why more than a trillion souls which were suppo... | |
[WP] One day everyone wakes up with a tally count of how many people they have killed above their head. The day goes by with murderers being constantly convicted. When you get home, your significant other has 2 tallies. | “Cally, you’ll never guess what” Pete called out as he came through the front door. Fumbling to lock the latch with one hand while carrying a briefcase and pizza box in the other he continued; “you know Simon, ginger Simon from work?” With the door locked he stood on his heels one at a time, slipped off his shoes, flic... | It is ridiculous to think that one day we could all wake up with our own personal secrets floating atop our heads. Well, like in most cases, I am wrong – again. Ever since the invention of ‘World Lens’ by Franklin Howard Barkley, everything in our modern day society keeps proving my accusations of what is now possible ... | |
[WP] One day everyone wakes up with a tally count of how many people they have killed above their head. The day goes by with murderers being constantly convicted. When you get home, your significant other has 2 tallies. | "Hey, honey. I'm home. I swear, Bill is out to get me. Today, he criticized me in a group email. Fucker sends it to everyone in the department." I wrestled the tie off my neck, tore down my button-up, and collapsed on the couch.
"I'm sorry to hear that, honey," my wife called from the bathroom.
"No, I'm sorry for r... | It is ridiculous to think that one day we could all wake up with our own personal secrets floating atop our heads. Well, like in most cases, I am wrong – again. Ever since the invention of ‘World Lens’ by Franklin Howard Barkley, everything in our modern day society keeps proving my accusations of what is now possible ... | |
[WP] Unable to see herself in a mirror it falls to you to convince your self-conscious vampire daughter she looks just fine. | "But you have an Instagram account full of selfies," said a vampire most baffled.
"Yeah, but, like, I feel like the photo apps are doing something to make me look better," said his agitated vampiric daughter, "And yesterday, Agatha told me I looked fatter in person, and that I just look skinnier in my selfies because ... | "Daaaaaaaaaaad."
There is no orthography yet created which can properly capture the disdain, vocal fry, and, in seeming violation of the Second Law of Thermodynamics, conjuration out of thin air of extra syllables, both infixed and suffixed, that an annoyed 16-year-old can infuse into a word that should have only one ... | |
[WP] You knew the adoption agency was a little shady, but when they said "special needs" you thought "autism" or "ms" - not "ork" or "vampire." Still, you're a family now, and you'll find a way to make it work | "Ms. Poe," barked a rather stout woman with a plastic look that no surgeon worth his college degree would claim to have done for any ampunt money. She was wearing a cross between the medias definition of a strong independant woman and sunday church dress. Behind her was a band of similarly dressed, dare I say, village ... | These damn vampire orcs have been a problem ever since the Creators decided to start mixing genres.
We could take being bit-players in your standard monster story, but you assholes broke the fourth wall when you started splicing genres and we didn't really think it was necessary to rebuild it just to make you more com... | |
[WP] You knew the adoption agency was a little shady, but when they said "special needs" you thought "autism" or "ms" - not "ork" or "vampire." Still, you're a family now, and you'll find a way to make it work | David frowned as the one horned girl was brought to his door by an exhausted looking social worker. When he'd heard the rumors his wife Isabella and he had found connections to get blood and made a room with perfect black-out curtains that'd still look bright from the inside. "I...to be honest I heard that you had yout... | These damn vampire orcs have been a problem ever since the Creators decided to start mixing genres.
We could take being bit-players in your standard monster story, but you assholes broke the fourth wall when you started splicing genres and we didn't really think it was necessary to rebuild it just to make you more com... | |
[WP] You knew the adoption agency was a little shady, but when they said "special needs" you thought "autism" or "ms" - not "ork" or "vampire." Still, you're a family now, and you'll find a way to make it work | Interviewee: No, the Foundation's been really great, a Godsend-
(baby crying in the background)
Interviewee: Shit, I'm sorry. I'm gonna hafta go walk her around the house and spit on the ground.
(video halts, resumes)
Interviewee: OK, so yeah, the Foundation's been great. Really supportive. I've called the hotline,... | *"I just want to hug her! Why must it be so hard?"*
I stand shaking on the porch, sneaking a hand into my coat to pull the flask from the inner pocket. I carefully twist the cap with twitching fingers, but the tips keep slipping. They're slick with sweat but they feel dry as paper.
On the fourth try it comes open and... | |
[WP] You knew the adoption agency was a little shady, but when they said "special needs" you thought "autism" or "ms" - not "ork" or "vampire." Still, you're a family now, and you'll find a way to make it work | Not quite with the prompt
Sarah laid staring at the ceiling of the NICU parent room, her baby was dying. There was no argument, she'd been dying since the day she was born.
Luck was about to run out for Skylar, her little body had seen so much pain and Sarah could do nothing to protect her little girl, born see-thr... | *"I just want to hug her! Why must it be so hard?"*
I stand shaking on the porch, sneaking a hand into my coat to pull the flask from the inner pocket. I carefully twist the cap with twitching fingers, but the tips keep slipping. They're slick with sweat but they feel dry as paper.
On the fourth try it comes open and... | |
[WP] You knew the adoption agency was a little shady, but when they said "special needs" you thought "autism" or "ms" - not "ork" or "vampire." Still, you're a family now, and you'll find a way to make it work | Not quite with the prompt
Sarah laid staring at the ceiling of the NICU parent room, her baby was dying. There was no argument, she'd been dying since the day she was born.
Luck was about to run out for Skylar, her little body had seen so much pain and Sarah could do nothing to protect her little girl, born see-thr... | Interviewee: No, the Foundation's been really great, a Godsend-
(baby crying in the background)
Interviewee: Shit, I'm sorry. I'm gonna hafta go walk her around the house and spit on the ground.
(video halts, resumes)
Interviewee: OK, so yeah, the Foundation's been great. Really supportive. I've called the hotline,... | |
[WP] The year is 2245. Humans now live in a colony on Mars because Earth is too polluted for survival. One day, you fly back to Earth and realize it's not polluted anymore and a new species has risen to the top. | The cool blue and green of the Earth below seemed so foreign as my spacecraft slowly began its descent. For ten years I had been stuck on Mars, and as awful as if had been, I spent most of my childhood growing up there. It was practically all I knew, and yet it wasn’t home.
On Mars, as I grew older, I climbed the ran... | Those damn owls.
*2 hours before*
Earth is just in view. And from up here, it looks pretty nice. I decide to fire up the old planetary scanner to find the best landing site. After some careful piloting, I land on an old farm field. Looking around, it’s gorgeous. Nothing seems bad: It’s like paradise.
Then a looming ... | |
[WP] Just write something fucking happy. Maybe with a science fiction element | It’s ridiculous to think how much we used to worry about aliens. Trapped back on our little crib called Earth, our ancestors created media about aliens, fearing them, fighting them, being crushed by them. Even a ‘good’ alien would be balanced out by a ‘bad’ one – There was always a threat out there, somewhere.
I som... | It was done at last. the Happiness Plague had been finished.
It was an airborne pathogen, and its only symptom was to make people happy. all of the time. it was placed in the flu vaccines, and it quickly spread from there.
soon, most people around the world were happy. those with chronic depression were normal inst... | |
[WP] Just write something fucking happy. Maybe with a science fiction element | "You are the biggest fool I've ever met," she sighed shaking her head. "This was the single stupidest thing you could have done, it was the single stupidest thing anyone could have done. I think you are actually the stupidest person in the entire universe." She continued before taking a breath and running at the other ... | It was done at last. the Happiness Plague had been finished.
It was an airborne pathogen, and its only symptom was to make people happy. all of the time. it was placed in the flu vaccines, and it quickly spread from there.
soon, most people around the world were happy. those with chronic depression were normal inst... | |
[WP] Just write something fucking happy. Maybe with a science fiction element | "It's beautiful, John."
As two of the triplet suns of the Centauri system blazed in the skies above Hawking the fierce red light of Proxima's sunrise bled into the atmosphere and painted the city of Heinlein in a fierce rust. Governor Jonathon Tsin never tired of the strange alien beauty of Proxima's sunrise, as the ... | It was done at last. the Happiness Plague had been finished.
It was an airborne pathogen, and its only symptom was to make people happy. all of the time. it was placed in the flu vaccines, and it quickly spread from there.
soon, most people around the world were happy. those with chronic depression were normal inst... | |
[WP] Just write something fucking happy. Maybe with a science fiction element | It’s ridiculous to think how much we used to worry about aliens. Trapped back on our little crib called Earth, our ancestors created media about aliens, fearing them, fighting them, being crushed by them. Even a ‘good’ alien would be balanced out by a ‘bad’ one – There was always a threat out there, somewhere.
I som... | 2000 years passed by, and it was a mere blip in the lifetime of the universe. In this blip humanity had expanded across the stars, conquered new horizons, settled them, and moved even further.
Humanity had a thousand chances to die out, but each time, there was something in the spirit of the species that held them tog... | |
[WP] Just write something fucking happy. Maybe with a science fiction element | It’s ridiculous to think how much we used to worry about aliens. Trapped back on our little crib called Earth, our ancestors created media about aliens, fearing them, fighting them, being crushed by them. Even a ‘good’ alien would be balanced out by a ‘bad’ one – There was always a threat out there, somewhere.
I som... | Sarah loved this planet. It was at the rim of her galactic center and relatively unknown. She had needed to request a shuttle to take her there as no teleportation pod orbited the system yet. But it was so *worth* it. Without hesistating, she jumped out of the shuttle parked in the upper atmosphere.
The fall was a r... | |
[WP] You are visiting your grandmother in a nursing home when another old woman comes in with a samurai sword. "Gladys" she says. "Mildred" your grandmother says, eyes narrowing. "I believe we have a score to settle." | My grandmother turned her attention to me. She called me the other day, asking if I was free on Wednesday. I said I was, and now here I am, between a sword swinging lunatic and my beloved Nana.
“I love you dear, now could you do this one favour for me?” Nana said, holding my face in her wrinkly old hands.
“Of course ... | Don't do this to me MILDRED! NOT IN FRONT OF MY CHILD!
This is what you get you home wrecking, husband snatching, raisin looking scum.
The time has come. Get ready to be pierced by my sword and hang on it like your role-playing as a kebab.
Don't worry about getting rid of the body kid. I've already scheduled for a... | |
[WP] You are visiting your grandmother in a nursing home when another old woman comes in with a samurai sword. "Gladys" she says. "Mildred" your grandmother says, eyes narrowing. "I believe we have a score to settle." | Gladys shakily pushed herself to her feet, leaning on her grandson's arm for a moment before she settled her weight on a cheap cane that never left her side. "Come on Mildred, don't be silly. Neither of us have been able to swing a sword for years and while I used to be able to dance circles around you, my hips hurt mo... | Don't do this to me MILDRED! NOT IN FRONT OF MY CHILD!
This is what you get you home wrecking, husband snatching, raisin looking scum.
The time has come. Get ready to be pierced by my sword and hang on it like your role-playing as a kebab.
Don't worry about getting rid of the body kid. I've already scheduled for a... | |
Came from my handwriting practice whilst half daydreaming - just writing nonsense.
I'll have a go first! :
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"Whaddya mean she's angry? How'd ya piss off *the literal embodiment* of **PEACE**?!"
"Look," Demeter sighed, "I needed someone to look after little Plutus while I did some work..." Themis sighed, too.
"H... | [WP] "Whaddya mean she's angry? How'd ya piss off the literal embodiment of PEACE?!" | "MERLIN HOLY FUCK I NEED YOUR HELP"
"What? What is it?"
"Okay, promise you won't get angry and yell at me"
"I will do no such thing"
"Alright, well I'll tell you anyway... So you know how when I go outside for more than a couple of days people tend to really want me dead?"
"...Well considering your face was on se... | Grugnar shrugged his colossal shoulders. Even by Orcish standads he was gargantuan. 8 ft tall, 3 1/2ft wide. His Fore arm probably weighed more than Eldyne did. "Well Bozz, i dunno. One minute i wuz carving my way thru da armiez. Like we all wuz t' save da kindum."
"Yes yes, i understand Grug. But what im asking is ho... |
Came from my handwriting practice whilst half daydreaming - just writing nonsense.
I'll have a go first! :
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"Whaddya mean she's angry? How'd ya piss off *the literal embodiment* of **PEACE**?!"
"Look," Demeter sighed, "I needed someone to look after little Plutus while I did some work..." Themis sighed, too.
"H... | [WP] "Whaddya mean she's angry? How'd ya piss off the literal embodiment of PEACE?!" | [I had already written this up, and it's actually the backstory for my fantasy world's pantheon. But it fits perfectly so here it is again.](https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/7j526n/wp_have_you_ever_wondered_why_theres_nothing/dr3xyad/)
>Gather round children, and hear the tale of Tyranica, the Peace... | Grugnar shrugged his colossal shoulders. Even by Orcish standads he was gargantuan. 8 ft tall, 3 1/2ft wide. His Fore arm probably weighed more than Eldyne did. "Well Bozz, i dunno. One minute i wuz carving my way thru da armiez. Like we all wuz t' save da kindum."
"Yes yes, i understand Grug. But what im asking is ho... |
[WP] You are a thief and pickpocket who manages to save the world, after doing so you return to your life of crime but begin to think people may be letting you commit crimes because of who you are | "So let's begin with the obvious. Is it true that you saved the world?"
"Sure, I 'saved the world'. That glorified phrase they parrot when something threatens their egotistical way of life. I didn't save 'the world', it didn't need saving. When that horrible thing claimed it's 'Penance of Adulation' it was going to s... | How could I go back to doing what got me in this mess in the first place? I was never a hero. That was never who I was. But everyone else seemed to have better things to say.
The cool aluminum of the laptop sent shivers down my spine as I remembered the first headline I saw: 'Patrick Green Lifts Key to Safe, Steals... | |
[WP] You are a thief and pickpocket who manages to save the world, after doing so you return to your life of crime but begin to think people may be letting you commit crimes because of who you are | Oh no. Busted.
As I lock eyes with the store owner, my future flashes before my eyes. The truth about me would come out. The crowd that lauded my heroism would turn to their pitchforks. I'd go to jail, my name dragged through the mud. A fallen hero.
Defeated, I close my eyes and wait for him to confront me. To my su... | I looked across the street at the pub, yearning to be inside next to the artificial hearth soaking in the heat rather than swaddled in rags ducking into an alley to enjoy a break from the wind. It got cold here on Fairhaven, and the planetary governors had long ago decided not to terraform the seasons out of the planet... | |
[WP] You are a thief and pickpocket who manages to save the world, after doing so you return to your life of crime but begin to think people may be letting you commit crimes because of who you are | Joseph took pride in his work. He never had any skills to be proud of in school. He wasn’t athletically gifted, he wasn’t smart, he didn’t have musical talent; all in all, Joseph was an average joe. Which is why, when he discovered his knack for pickpocketing, he began to steal, not for the monetary value, but the feel... | I looked across the street at the pub, yearning to be inside next to the artificial hearth soaking in the heat rather than swaddled in rags ducking into an alley to enjoy a break from the wind. It got cold here on Fairhaven, and the planetary governors had long ago decided not to terraform the seasons out of the planet... | |
[WP] The pitchfork-wielding mob approaches your home, demanding to see the abomination. | Seeing as Catherine lived in an abandoned copse of dead trees off the edge of the village, it was odd that it was so bright near her home at this time of night. Curious, the middle aged housewife drew back the curtains of her window and looked outside to see something that really shouldn't be so commonplace to her anym... | He’d known they’d come, eventually. It had started as a dark whisper amongst the trees, a feverish shuffling of unnatural echoes growing steadily louder. Soon enough, the crackling lights of torches came into view. Looking out from his bedroom window, Mike was dimly reminded of fireflies and peaceful childhood nigh... | |
[WP] The pitchfork-wielding mob approaches your home, demanding to see the abomination. | "Now, fellas, I know Miriam ain't lookin' as good as she used to, but callin' her an abomination is just mean."
"She's dead, Jeb." The man at the front of the mob said. It was the corner store owner, Owen.
"She ain't never been more alive. I ain't seen her run around the yard like this in years."
"No, I mean, she... | He’d known they’d come, eventually. It had started as a dark whisper amongst the trees, a feverish shuffling of unnatural echoes growing steadily louder. Soon enough, the crackling lights of torches came into view. Looking out from his bedroom window, Mike was dimly reminded of fireflies and peaceful childhood nigh... | |
Basically you're the inventor of firearms/guns/cannons in a fantasy world. I thought about writing this idea myself elsewhere but I want to see your take on it. | [WP] You are in a fantasy world with swords and magic. You are the one who comes up with the idea of cutting a hollow pipe, pouring an explosive material in the back, and using the pressure to send a metallic projectile out from the front. Explain your invention to your kingdom's military. | I hadn't even produced the sample but already Inquisitor Edric had the sickening sneer of a man who was ready to be unimpressed, and even more ready to dole out the punishment one could expect for wasting his time.
"A powder you say? Made of metals?"
His finger lazily tracked across the page of scrawled notes before ... | Magic was for the gifted. Nobles attuned to the spirits, or elements... Whatever they called it.
I was not that lucky.
I was a child of a soldier and a seamstress. Days were harsh but we were happy. We were fortunate enough to get by on the quilts sewn by my mother and meagre salary my father obtained from the nobl... |
[WP] A powerful demon has been pursuing a relationship with you, and you finally sit them down to set some boundaries. | Another day, another incessant banging at the front door. The neighbours must have thought i was in with the wrong crowd at this point. It was still early, incredibly so, in the morning. She always did this. To dutifully act as an alarm clock for her love or out of a strange demonic sense of sadism, i didn't know. I ha... | I Never thought I'd find myself in a situation like this. Sitting here at the park with a beautiful...something. It started weeks ago when I first bumped into her, literally of course.it was at the local mall near our college, I wasn't paying attention and we knocked each other over. I helped her pick up her things and... | |
[WP] It spreads in the silence. | #### V-LOG ENTRY - 11/23/2019
> Classical music plays quietly in the background.
I've got the whole facility to myself. Electricity, water, food - this place was meant to be entirely self-sufficient, able to withstand a nuclear attack, to house a thousand people for upwards of 2 years. At my current rate of consum... | I felt its presence in the room. In truth, I was responsible for it. I sat frozen in my chair, not knowing how to deal with it. And what about Matt? He was prone to bouts of panic. I dreaded to think what he'll do if he notices it. I had to do something. I had to stop the spread.
Keep talking. Don't acknowledge it.
... | |
[WP] You can rewind time at will, but only a couple minutes at a time. Everyone around you believes you are an expert at everything, in reality you use your power to correct every mistake. | **March 31, 9:24 am**
She bit into the chocolate. "By the way, are you sure you should be here? Isn't Danny getting married today?"
"I already let him know I'm not coming, and he's totally cool with it. Plus, he's still mad about last week."
"Well, I would be too if you crushed *me* at my lifelong hobby. I've never ... | >Most people think time is like a river that flows swift and sure in one direction. But I have seen the face of time, and I can tell you: they are wrong. Time is an ocean in a storm. You may wonder who I am or why I say this. Sit down and I will tell you a tale like none you have ever heard... I am the Prince of Per... | |
[WP] You can rewind time at will, but only a couple minutes at a time. Everyone around you believes you are an expert at everything, in reality you use your power to correct every mistake. | Isaac watched the horrifying images being transmitted across his TV. Panic, screaming, explosions, guns, a coup d'etat in the night. He stood there, holding an open thank you note in his hands. It had just been a simple challenge, an afterthought, a joke.
There was a group of fuzzy figures, dressed in elegant formal a... | >Most people think time is like a river that flows swift and sure in one direction. But I have seen the face of time, and I can tell you: they are wrong. Time is an ocean in a storm. You may wonder who I am or why I say this. Sit down and I will tell you a tale like none you have ever heard... I am the Prince of Per... | |
[WP] You can rewind time at will, but only a couple minutes at a time. Everyone around you believes you are an expert at everything, in reality you use your power to correct every mistake. | There was this one kid in my school called Alexander. Now Alexander was a transfer student, he was handsome, flirty, and above all the most intelligent person I’ve had the pleasure to meet. I talked with him the first day since he was in 5 of my classes and familiarized him with the building and the other students. The... | >Most people think time is like a river that flows swift and sure in one direction. But I have seen the face of time, and I can tell you: they are wrong. Time is an ocean in a storm. You may wonder who I am or why I say this. Sit down and I will tell you a tale like none you have ever heard... I am the Prince of Per... | |
[WP] You can rewind time at will, but only a couple minutes at a time. Everyone around you believes you are an expert at everything, in reality you use your power to correct every mistake. | You bet I am the sweetest girl you have ever met. I wouldn't hurt a fly! I will always get you the right present, say the right thing, and do the right thing. That time you thought you got away with sleeping with my best friend. That time you thought you got away by winking at that waitress, and that time when I smile... | >Most people think time is like a river that flows swift and sure in one direction. But I have seen the face of time, and I can tell you: they are wrong. Time is an ocean in a storm. You may wonder who I am or why I say this. Sit down and I will tell you a tale like none you have ever heard... I am the Prince of Per... | |
[WP] You can rewind time at will, but only a couple minutes at a time. Everyone around you believes you are an expert at everything, in reality you use your power to correct every mistake. | It can be hard to imagine, because of human design, that by a small margin you can control the time.
I would love, my dear reader, to teach you to control, but only the creator knows the special word. Even if I wrote it, I would have to write again, even if I told it, I would have to tell again. So behold! my dear rea... | Jim was the best, ever, period. He made sure everyone knew it, too. Any time there was a writing assignment during class, he’d stalk from desk to desk, paper to paper, until he found what he was looking for. With a few slashes and strokes of his red pen, he’d write in spelling, grammar, and punctuation suggestions as t... | |
[WP] You can rewind time at will, but only a couple minutes at a time. Everyone around you believes you are an expert at everything, in reality you use your power to correct every mistake. | There was this one kid in my school called Alexander. Now Alexander was a transfer student, he was handsome, flirty, and above all the most intelligent person I’ve had the pleasure to meet. I talked with him the first day since he was in 5 of my classes and familiarized him with the building and the other students. The... | Jim was the best, ever, period. He made sure everyone knew it, too. Any time there was a writing assignment during class, he’d stalk from desk to desk, paper to paper, until he found what he was looking for. With a few slashes and strokes of his red pen, he’d write in spelling, grammar, and punctuation suggestions as t... | |
[WP] You can rewind time at will, but only a couple minutes at a time. Everyone around you believes you are an expert at everything, in reality you use your power to correct every mistake. | You bet I am the sweetest girl you have ever met. I wouldn't hurt a fly! I will always get you the right present, say the right thing, and do the right thing. That time you thought you got away with sleeping with my best friend. That time you thought you got away by winking at that waitress, and that time when I smile... | Jim was the best, ever, period. He made sure everyone knew it, too. Any time there was a writing assignment during class, he’d stalk from desk to desk, paper to paper, until he found what he was looking for. With a few slashes and strokes of his red pen, he’d write in spelling, grammar, and punctuation suggestions as t... | |
[WP] You can rewind time at will, but only a couple minutes at a time. Everyone around you believes you are an expert at everything, in reality you use your power to correct every mistake. | There was this one kid in my school called Alexander. Now Alexander was a transfer student, he was handsome, flirty, and above all the most intelligent person I’ve had the pleasure to meet. I talked with him the first day since he was in 5 of my classes and familiarized him with the building and the other students. The... | It can be hard to imagine, because of human design, that by a small margin you can control the time.
I would love, my dear reader, to teach you to control, but only the creator knows the special word. Even if I wrote it, I would have to write again, even if I told it, I would have to tell again. So behold! my dear rea... | |
[WP] You can rewind time at will, but only a couple minutes at a time. Everyone around you believes you are an expert at everything, in reality you use your power to correct every mistake. | You bet I am the sweetest girl you have ever met. I wouldn't hurt a fly! I will always get you the right present, say the right thing, and do the right thing. That time you thought you got away with sleeping with my best friend. That time you thought you got away by winking at that waitress, and that time when I smile... | It can be hard to imagine, because of human design, that by a small margin you can control the time.
I would love, my dear reader, to teach you to control, but only the creator knows the special word. Even if I wrote it, I would have to write again, even if I told it, I would have to tell again. So behold! my dear rea... | |
[WP] You fall asleep Wednesday. You wake up, arrive to work, and your co-workers begin to talk about their weekend plans. You look at your computer and the calendar reads Friday. You have no idea where Thursday went. | ''You guys...''
My coworkers halt their conversation and turn towards me.
''Yeah?''
''I was here yesterday, right?''
Dana shot me a confused look. ''Yeah'', she finally responded. ''Is something wrong, Dale?''
''Well, it's just, you're all talking about your weekend plans, right?''
Now she looked even more bewild... | Another long night, another refreshing, but short shower, maybe it’s time for some laundry, no not tonight. You just want sleep.
You wake up and roll out of bed after the five minutes. You sniff yesterday's uniform, then you look at the time. You wonder if you have enough time to eat, then you "think well maybe I can... | |
[WP] A teen becomes a super villain as an act of rebellion against their super hero parent. They didn't expect their full support to make their own life choices. | "Terry, we need to talk."
I knew that voice. Any other human being would be overjoyed to hear that voice. I heard it every single day of my lamentable persistence. It was the voice of Commander Justice, the red and blue patriot. There was no hero quite like him, no human came even close. The paragon of integrity, the... | High school. I had always envisioned high school as this meat grinder. A freeze-dried "coming of age" scenario ripped straight out of every teen drama or made-for-tv movie that I'd ever seen. However, despite my wildest preconceptions, high school wasn't bad at all. No one ever bothered me, I never made enemies with th... | |
[WP] A teen becomes a super villain as an act of rebellion against their super hero parent. They didn't expect their full support to make their own life choices. | 5 buildings have gone down in my name.
The news outlets have named me 'Firestarter' but I think its lame.
I'd like to say they went down with people in them, but I still don't think I can bring myself to actually *kill* anyone. I guess at the core, I'm only just trying to get back at my mum. She's got this idea in ... | High school. I had always envisioned high school as this meat grinder. A freeze-dried "coming of age" scenario ripped straight out of every teen drama or made-for-tv movie that I'd ever seen. However, despite my wildest preconceptions, high school wasn't bad at all. No one ever bothered me, I never made enemies with th... | |
[WP] A teen becomes a super villain as an act of rebellion against their super hero parent. They didn't expect their full support to make their own life choices. | “We support you.”
“What?” Nightshade asked in numbed disbelief. His decision to reveal his evil nature to his parents was a war that he had prepared himself for both mentally and physically.
He had prepared for a fight and had gone over the conversation and ensuing battle in his head a thousand times; what he would s... | High school. I had always envisioned high school as this meat grinder. A freeze-dried "coming of age" scenario ripped straight out of every teen drama or made-for-tv movie that I'd ever seen. However, despite my wildest preconceptions, high school wasn't bad at all. No one ever bothered me, I never made enemies with th... | |
[WP] A teen becomes a super villain as an act of rebellion against their super hero parent. They didn't expect their full support to make their own life choices. | “We support you.”
“What?” Nightshade asked in numbed disbelief. His decision to reveal his evil nature to his parents was a war that he had prepared himself for both mentally and physically.
He had prepared for a fight and had gone over the conversation and ensuing battle in his head a thousand times; what he would s... | "Terry, we need to talk."
I knew that voice. Any other human being would be overjoyed to hear that voice. I heard it every single day of my lamentable persistence. It was the voice of Commander Justice, the red and blue patriot. There was no hero quite like him, no human came even close. The paragon of integrity, the... | |
[WP] A teen becomes a super villain as an act of rebellion against their super hero parent. They didn't expect their full support to make their own life choices. | “We support you.”
“What?” Nightshade asked in numbed disbelief. His decision to reveal his evil nature to his parents was a war that he had prepared himself for both mentally and physically.
He had prepared for a fight and had gone over the conversation and ensuing battle in his head a thousand times; what he would s... | 5 buildings have gone down in my name.
The news outlets have named me 'Firestarter' but I think its lame.
I'd like to say they went down with people in them, but I still don't think I can bring myself to actually *kill* anyone. I guess at the core, I'm only just trying to get back at my mum. She's got this idea in ... | |
[WP] There's a serial killer loose in town, you decide it is the perfect opportunity to kill your own enemies and let the killer take the blame. | “Come on babe, you’ll look so hot...er classy. So classy” Ben said, holding out the box of hair dye up to my head. Mentally comparing me to the air brushed model on the box.
“Brown? Do you know what it would take to lighten my hair back if I decided to go brunette?” I swat at his bulky hand.
“But don’t you want to c... | "For those of you who are tuning in right now, 15 people have been killed in the latest mass stabbing by the serial killer dubbed 'The Protector'. The images are graphic so viewer discretion is advised. The bodies have been strung up and symbo-", I flicked off the TV. That blonde reporter has always been eye candy but ... | |
[WP] There's a serial killer loose in town, you decide it is the perfect opportunity to kill your own enemies and let the killer take the blame. | "The Hammer has been sighted in parts of the town,"
The local reporter had announced with a frown,
"We have reports that seventeen are dead, downtown"
It was then I thought to myself, what goes around must come around.
 
So I picked up the hammer, and broke down his door,
I think he heard me comi... | "For those of you who are tuning in right now, 15 people have been killed in the latest mass stabbing by the serial killer dubbed 'The Protector'. The images are graphic so viewer discretion is advised. The bodies have been strung up and symbo-", I flicked off the TV. That blonde reporter has always been eye candy but ... | |
[WP] There's a serial killer loose in town, you decide it is the perfect opportunity to kill your own enemies and let the killer take the blame. | I guess a part of me knew this was coming. Years of bullying and name calling mustve caught up with me, or maybe I left my conscience in the janitor's closet the last time I was locked there- yesterday, that is. Maybe if I had more time to think about this I wouldve talked myself out, but whats done is done. It only to... | "For those of you who are tuning in right now, 15 people have been killed in the latest mass stabbing by the serial killer dubbed 'The Protector'. The images are graphic so viewer discretion is advised. The bodies have been strung up and symbo-", I flicked off the TV. That blonde reporter has always been eye candy but ... | |
[WP] There's a serial killer loose in town, you decide it is the perfect opportunity to kill your own enemies and let the killer take the blame. | It was just another day in the life of Matthew Moreno. Wake up. Snooze. Wake up again. Snooze once more. Wake up again, and it's time to go.
As I rolled out of bed, channel 4 was covering the same god damned shit it'd been covering for 2 months. Serial killer, loose in Smithtown.
***SERIAL KILLER STRIKES AG... | "For those of you who are tuning in right now, 15 people have been killed in the latest mass stabbing by the serial killer dubbed 'The Protector'. The images are graphic so viewer discretion is advised. The bodies have been strung up and symbo-", I flicked off the TV. That blonde reporter has always been eye candy but ... | |
[WP] There's a serial killer loose in town, you decide it is the perfect opportunity to kill your own enemies and let the killer take the blame. | I guess a part of me knew this was coming. Years of bullying and name calling mustve caught up with me, or maybe I left my conscience in the janitor's closet the last time I was locked there- yesterday, that is. Maybe if I had more time to think about this I wouldve talked myself out, but whats done is done. It only to... | "The Hammer has been sighted in parts of the town,"
The local reporter had announced with a frown,
"We have reports that seventeen are dead, downtown"
It was then I thought to myself, what goes around must come around.
 
So I picked up the hammer, and broke down his door,
I think he heard me comi... | |
bypasses* | [WP] You die in a virtual reality pod, and now your consciousness is stuck in the game. The problem is that the game doesn't register you as playing anymore, and your consciousness bypassing all of the games core mechanics. They call you the "digital phantom." | Note: This is broken into multiple parts. See the Replies for the entiretly of the story.
The Spectre of Wyrmhaven
Rex Igneous
Seth Stone sat in the booth at the far corner of Wünderdorf’s most popular cantina, Trunkenheit, twiddling his thumbs. His contact was already two minutes late. He eyed the patrons as they e... | I always wondered what life would be like to actually be in a video game. Why did it have to be this game? I forgot that it wasn't like playing on a console and crouch wasn't a toggle feature. I can't believe I fell off the edge of that ravine and landed in lava.
I don't really know how long I've been in game since ... |
bypasses* | [WP] You die in a virtual reality pod, and now your consciousness is stuck in the game. The problem is that the game doesn't register you as playing anymore, and your consciousness bypassing all of the games core mechanics. They call you the "digital phantom." | It had been about a year since I died. My husband came to see me almost every night and would tell me all about his adventures and misadventures. We'd play the game for a bit, complete quests and level up, before he would get tired and had to leave. I always got sad when he left, since I didn't have to sleep. I also di... | I always wondered what life would be like to actually be in a video game. Why did it have to be this game? I forgot that it wasn't like playing on a console and crouch wasn't a toggle feature. I can't believe I fell off the edge of that ravine and landed in lava.
I don't really know how long I've been in game since ... |
bypasses* | [WP] You die in a virtual reality pod, and now your consciousness is stuck in the game. The problem is that the game doesn't register you as playing anymore, and your consciousness bypassing all of the games core mechanics. They call you the "digital phantom." | Note: This is broken into multiple parts. See the Replies for the entiretly of the story.
The Spectre of Wyrmhaven
Rex Igneous
Seth Stone sat in the booth at the far corner of Wünderdorf’s most popular cantina, Trunkenheit, twiddling his thumbs. His contact was already two minutes late. He eyed the patrons as they e... | "Are you done?"
I've been locked in a battle with some big-shot gamer for about three hours now. For those wondering, this is some sort of FPS game. While it's not entirely similar to others, but there's definitely guns and grenades and all that. Not the worst game to be eternally stuck in, to be honest.
Anyway, this... |
bypasses* | [WP] You die in a virtual reality pod, and now your consciousness is stuck in the game. The problem is that the game doesn't register you as playing anymore, and your consciousness bypassing all of the games core mechanics. They call you the "digital phantom." | It had been about a year since I died. My husband came to see me almost every night and would tell me all about his adventures and misadventures. We'd play the game for a bit, complete quests and level up, before he would get tired and had to leave. I always got sad when he left, since I didn't have to sleep. I also di... | Jamie gently raised his arm with effort, hospital robe slipping from his shoulders. A cough wheezed from his throat as his sickly lungs could barely exhale. Medical staff in white coats and masks were loading Jamie from a bed into an oval shaped device. Their white gloves wiped down the inside of the pod, cleaning it u... |
bypasses* | [WP] You die in a virtual reality pod, and now your consciousness is stuck in the game. The problem is that the game doesn't register you as playing anymore, and your consciousness bypassing all of the games core mechanics. They call you the "digital phantom." | Everyone heard the stories, the Unbeatable Dungeon, locked behind the highest level reachable, attemptable by up to a party of 40 players, made to test every aspect of the game. No party had cleared it, let alone had anyone attempted to solo it, that was of course, before my incident.
I was given limited time to live.... | Jamie gently raised his arm with effort, hospital robe slipping from his shoulders. A cough wheezed from his throat as his sickly lungs could barely exhale. Medical staff in white coats and masks were loading Jamie from a bed into an oval shaped device. Their white gloves wiped down the inside of the pod, cleaning it u... |
bypasses* | [WP] You die in a virtual reality pod, and now your consciousness is stuck in the game. The problem is that the game doesn't register you as playing anymore, and your consciousness bypassing all of the games core mechanics. They call you the "digital phantom." | This is my first time posting. I didn't follow the prompt exactly, but here it goes:
I’m young. I just turned 16. My friends, they’re all getting their first cars and figuring out where they want to go to college. Not me. I have… other plans.
You see, I’m dying.
Now, I know what you’re thinking. “Aw, you poor thing.... | Jamie gently raised his arm with effort, hospital robe slipping from his shoulders. A cough wheezed from his throat as his sickly lungs could barely exhale. Medical staff in white coats and masks were loading Jamie from a bed into an oval shaped device. Their white gloves wiped down the inside of the pod, cleaning it u... |
bypasses* | [WP] You die in a virtual reality pod, and now your consciousness is stuck in the game. The problem is that the game doesn't register you as playing anymore, and your consciousness bypassing all of the games core mechanics. They call you the "digital phantom." | It was 2am and my lieutenant was pulling me out the door before I became fully aware of what was going on. The emergency system had been activated, and red lights were flashing down every hallway in the 22-story building. As soon as we entered the main data bank, I pulled an engineer aside to brief me.
"What the hell ... | Jamie gently raised his arm with effort, hospital robe slipping from his shoulders. A cough wheezed from his throat as his sickly lungs could barely exhale. Medical staff in white coats and masks were loading Jamie from a bed into an oval shaped device. Their white gloves wiped down the inside of the pod, cleaning it u... |
bypasses* | [WP] You die in a virtual reality pod, and now your consciousness is stuck in the game. The problem is that the game doesn't register you as playing anymore, and your consciousness bypassing all of the games core mechanics. They call you the "digital phantom." | Everyone heard the stories, the Unbeatable Dungeon, locked behind the highest level reachable, attemptable by up to a party of 40 players, made to test every aspect of the game. No party had cleared it, let alone had anyone attempted to solo it, that was of course, before my incident.
I was given limited time to live.... | I'm a bot, *bleep*, *bloop*. Someone has linked to this thread from another place on reddit:
- [/r/litrpg] [Interesting writing prompt.](https://www.reddit.com/r/litrpg/comments/8b140k/interesting_writing_prompt/)
 *^(If you follow any of the above links, please respect the rules of reddit and don't vote in ... |
bypasses* | [WP] You die in a virtual reality pod, and now your consciousness is stuck in the game. The problem is that the game doesn't register you as playing anymore, and your consciousness bypassing all of the games core mechanics. They call you the "digital phantom." | I watch as digital wind blows artificial leaves around an abandoned town square. It's peaceful and quiet in this section of the game world. But at the same time ghostly as the emptiness of the streets reminds me of how I came to be here in this place. As I rethink it over I would have to guess that I've been here aroun... | I'm a bot, *bleep*, *bloop*. Someone has linked to this thread from another place on reddit:
- [/r/litrpg] [Interesting writing prompt.](https://www.reddit.com/r/litrpg/comments/8b140k/interesting_writing_prompt/)
 *^(If you follow any of the above links, please respect the rules of reddit and don't vote in ... |
bypasses* | [WP] You die in a virtual reality pod, and now your consciousness is stuck in the game. The problem is that the game doesn't register you as playing anymore, and your consciousness bypassing all of the games core mechanics. They call you the "digital phantom." | This is my first time posting. I didn't follow the prompt exactly, but here it goes:
I’m young. I just turned 16. My friends, they’re all getting their first cars and figuring out where they want to go to college. Not me. I have… other plans.
You see, I’m dying.
Now, I know what you’re thinking. “Aw, you poor thing.... | I'm a bot, *bleep*, *bloop*. Someone has linked to this thread from another place on reddit:
- [/r/litrpg] [Interesting writing prompt.](https://www.reddit.com/r/litrpg/comments/8b140k/interesting_writing_prompt/)
 *^(If you follow any of the above links, please respect the rules of reddit and don't vote in ... |
bypasses* | [WP] You die in a virtual reality pod, and now your consciousness is stuck in the game. The problem is that the game doesn't register you as playing anymore, and your consciousness bypassing all of the games core mechanics. They call you the "digital phantom." | It was 2am and my lieutenant was pulling me out the door before I became fully aware of what was going on. The emergency system had been activated, and red lights were flashing down every hallway in the 22-story building. As soon as we entered the main data bank, I pulled an engineer aside to brief me.
"What the hell ... | I'm a bot, *bleep*, *bloop*. Someone has linked to this thread from another place on reddit:
- [/r/litrpg] [Interesting writing prompt.](https://www.reddit.com/r/litrpg/comments/8b140k/interesting_writing_prompt/)
 *^(If you follow any of the above links, please respect the rules of reddit and don't vote in ... |
bypasses* | [WP] You die in a virtual reality pod, and now your consciousness is stuck in the game. The problem is that the game doesn't register you as playing anymore, and your consciousness bypassing all of the games core mechanics. They call you the "digital phantom." | You know, I had a good life in Parallel Universe Online. I was able to make a good life for myself through hard work and lots of grinding, and then I started my own guild, which grew to prominence due to our serious raids. We grew to such prominence that we were able to influence the game itself, getting the developers... | I'm a bot, *bleep*, *bloop*. Someone has linked to this thread from another place on reddit:
- [/r/litrpg] [Interesting writing prompt.](https://www.reddit.com/r/litrpg/comments/8b140k/interesting_writing_prompt/)
 *^(If you follow any of the above links, please respect the rules of reddit and don't vote in ... |
bypasses* | [WP] You die in a virtual reality pod, and now your consciousness is stuck in the game. The problem is that the game doesn't register you as playing anymore, and your consciousness bypassing all of the games core mechanics. They call you the "digital phantom." | I watch as digital wind blows artificial leaves around an abandoned town square. It's peaceful and quiet in this section of the game world. But at the same time ghostly as the emptiness of the streets reminds me of how I came to be here in this place. As I rethink it over I would have to guess that I've been here aroun... | "Actually, this isn't as bad i initially thought." I mumbled as i jumped from a game to a game. Seeing the fantasy adventures filled with magical wonders, and witnessing epic space battles and planetary invasions is actually pretty fucking amazing. It really does feel weird and abnormal to be actually part of the progr... |
bypasses* | [WP] You die in a virtual reality pod, and now your consciousness is stuck in the game. The problem is that the game doesn't register you as playing anymore, and your consciousness bypassing all of the games core mechanics. They call you the "digital phantom." | This is my first time posting. I didn't follow the prompt exactly, but here it goes:
I’m young. I just turned 16. My friends, they’re all getting their first cars and figuring out where they want to go to college. Not me. I have… other plans.
You see, I’m dying.
Now, I know what you’re thinking. “Aw, you poor thing.... | "Actually, this isn't as bad i initially thought." I mumbled as i jumped from a game to a game. Seeing the fantasy adventures filled with magical wonders, and witnessing epic space battles and planetary invasions is actually pretty fucking amazing. It really does feel weird and abnormal to be actually part of the progr... |
bypasses* | [WP] You die in a virtual reality pod, and now your consciousness is stuck in the game. The problem is that the game doesn't register you as playing anymore, and your consciousness bypassing all of the games core mechanics. They call you the "digital phantom." | It was 2am and my lieutenant was pulling me out the door before I became fully aware of what was going on. The emergency system had been activated, and red lights were flashing down every hallway in the 22-story building. As soon as we entered the main data bank, I pulled an engineer aside to brief me.
"What the hell ... | "Actually, this isn't as bad i initially thought." I mumbled as i jumped from a game to a game. Seeing the fantasy adventures filled with magical wonders, and witnessing epic space battles and planetary invasions is actually pretty fucking amazing. It really does feel weird and abnormal to be actually part of the progr... |
bypasses* | [WP] You die in a virtual reality pod, and now your consciousness is stuck in the game. The problem is that the game doesn't register you as playing anymore, and your consciousness bypassing all of the games core mechanics. They call you the "digital phantom." | I had recently created my character in the online video game everyone enjoys so much. Everything was normal at first and I began grinding quests and leveling up. I noticed something move amongst the dense fog (I have a slow computer so I have to play with a tiny render distance). I thought it was a cow, so I perused th... | "Actually, this isn't as bad i initially thought." I mumbled as i jumped from a game to a game. Seeing the fantasy adventures filled with magical wonders, and witnessing epic space battles and planetary invasions is actually pretty fucking amazing. It really does feel weird and abnormal to be actually part of the progr... |
bypasses* | [WP] You die in a virtual reality pod, and now your consciousness is stuck in the game. The problem is that the game doesn't register you as playing anymore, and your consciousness bypassing all of the games core mechanics. They call you the "digital phantom." | You know, I had a good life in Parallel Universe Online. I was able to make a good life for myself through hard work and lots of grinding, and then I started my own guild, which grew to prominence due to our serious raids. We grew to such prominence that we were able to influence the game itself, getting the developers... | "Actually, this isn't as bad i initially thought." I mumbled as i jumped from a game to a game. Seeing the fantasy adventures filled with magical wonders, and witnessing epic space battles and planetary invasions is actually pretty fucking amazing. It really does feel weird and abnormal to be actually part of the progr... |
bypasses* | [WP] You die in a virtual reality pod, and now your consciousness is stuck in the game. The problem is that the game doesn't register you as playing anymore, and your consciousness bypassing all of the games core mechanics. They call you the "digital phantom." | ######[](#dropcap)
"What will you give me that I could want?"
Kieran watched the player's avatar as he scratched his head--an idle gesture--as he contemplated the question. In Harkstone, Kieran was known as a trader. But he didn't just trade in in-game items. He traded in out-of-game items as well. Ones that he conj... | "Actually, this isn't as bad i initially thought." I mumbled as i jumped from a game to a game. Seeing the fantasy adventures filled with magical wonders, and witnessing epic space battles and planetary invasions is actually pretty fucking amazing. It really does feel weird and abnormal to be actually part of the progr... |
bypasses* | [WP] You die in a virtual reality pod, and now your consciousness is stuck in the game. The problem is that the game doesn't register you as playing anymore, and your consciousness bypassing all of the games core mechanics. They call you the "digital phantom." | I had imagined being fearful, if I ever opened my eyes again. There would be so many difficult questions to answer, so many truths to avoid. I was vaguely aware that suicide was still an offence, even for minors like myself, and I had heard that the state could take me away from my family, perhaps to stick me somewhere... | "Actually, this isn't as bad i initially thought." I mumbled as i jumped from a game to a game. Seeing the fantasy adventures filled with magical wonders, and witnessing epic space battles and planetary invasions is actually pretty fucking amazing. It really does feel weird and abnormal to be actually part of the progr... |
bypasses* | [WP] You die in a virtual reality pod, and now your consciousness is stuck in the game. The problem is that the game doesn't register you as playing anymore, and your consciousness bypassing all of the games core mechanics. They call you the "digital phantom." | It was 2am and my lieutenant was pulling me out the door before I became fully aware of what was going on. The emergency system had been activated, and red lights were flashing down every hallway in the 22-story building. As soon as we entered the main data bank, I pulled an engineer aside to brief me.
"What the hell ... | Everyone heard the stories, the Unbeatable Dungeon, locked behind the highest level reachable, attemptable by up to a party of 40 players, made to test every aspect of the game. No party had cleared it, let alone had anyone attempted to solo it, that was of course, before my incident.
I was given limited time to live.... |
bypasses* | [WP] You die in a virtual reality pod, and now your consciousness is stuck in the game. The problem is that the game doesn't register you as playing anymore, and your consciousness bypassing all of the games core mechanics. They call you the "digital phantom." | This is my first time posting. I didn't follow the prompt exactly, but here it goes:
I’m young. I just turned 16. My friends, they’re all getting their first cars and figuring out where they want to go to college. Not me. I have… other plans.
You see, I’m dying.
Now, I know what you’re thinking. “Aw, you poor thing.... | I watch as digital wind blows artificial leaves around an abandoned town square. It's peaceful and quiet in this section of the game world. But at the same time ghostly as the emptiness of the streets reminds me of how I came to be here in this place. As I rethink it over I would have to guess that I've been here aroun... |
bypasses* | [WP] You die in a virtual reality pod, and now your consciousness is stuck in the game. The problem is that the game doesn't register you as playing anymore, and your consciousness bypassing all of the games core mechanics. They call you the "digital phantom." | It was 2am and my lieutenant was pulling me out the door before I became fully aware of what was going on. The emergency system had been activated, and red lights were flashing down every hallway in the 22-story building. As soon as we entered the main data bank, I pulled an engineer aside to brief me.
"What the hell ... | I watch as digital wind blows artificial leaves around an abandoned town square. It's peaceful and quiet in this section of the game world. But at the same time ghostly as the emptiness of the streets reminds me of how I came to be here in this place. As I rethink it over I would have to guess that I've been here aroun... |
bypasses* | [WP] You die in a virtual reality pod, and now your consciousness is stuck in the game. The problem is that the game doesn't register you as playing anymore, and your consciousness bypassing all of the games core mechanics. They call you the "digital phantom." | It was 2am and my lieutenant was pulling me out the door before I became fully aware of what was going on. The emergency system had been activated, and red lights were flashing down every hallway in the 22-story building. As soon as we entered the main data bank, I pulled an engineer aside to brief me.
"What the hell ... | This is my first time posting. I didn't follow the prompt exactly, but here it goes:
I’m young. I just turned 16. My friends, they’re all getting their first cars and figuring out where they want to go to college. Not me. I have… other plans.
You see, I’m dying.
Now, I know what you’re thinking. “Aw, you poor thing.... |
bypasses* | [WP] You die in a virtual reality pod, and now your consciousness is stuck in the game. The problem is that the game doesn't register you as playing anymore, and your consciousness bypassing all of the games core mechanics. They call you the "digital phantom." | You know, I had a good life in Parallel Universe Online. I was able to make a good life for myself through hard work and lots of grinding, and then I started my own guild, which grew to prominence due to our serious raids. We grew to such prominence that we were able to influence the game itself, getting the developers... | I had recently created my character in the online video game everyone enjoys so much. Everything was normal at first and I began grinding quests and leveling up. I noticed something move amongst the dense fog (I have a slow computer so I have to play with a tiny render distance). I thought it was a cow, so I perused th... |
[WP] You're a low-level monster in the dungeon of a famous rpg. Your life is pretty carefree, because most heroes don't make it past a couple floors. You come back from lunch break to find your coworkers are terrified. A lone hero is beating all the traps/creatures, and he's almost at your floor. | "Hey! Red knight, good to see you!", waved the Blue Knight as he walked to the cistern. The Red Knight looked up and smiled.
"Hey hey, Blue Knight, what are you doing so high up? Usually they keep you guys down on the first five floors. Then y'know mandatory two years on Green Knight assignment." Both knights put the ... | "Calm down Bill, he won't make it in here" Draco said, his scaled tail swaying across the floor as he sat deep in thought. "But no one has ever made it! Were doomed!" Bill replied, and the group of zombies he stood with grunted in a worried agreenace. The dragon sighed, a brief flame blowing through his nostrils. Surel... | |
[WP] The entire galaxy is threatened by a new species, invading from the Large Magellanic Cloud. The interstellar community decides to contact humans for help who were quarantined due to their passion for war. | Kaiser Wilhelm could not believe what his minister had told him.
"Ja, mein General. I haf received it less dann ein minute ago. It also says they haf sent it to thee British, Französe, thee Turks, the Amerikaner, thee Italiener... all thee major parttakers of this war have received these metal plates." The minister ha... | Gedeba drew himself up and squared his shoulders, seeking every inch of spine. From the sheen of the steel door he could see his reflection, and every bit of it seemed soft, civil. The polish of high-technology civilization. There was a beast behind that door, the literal opposite of those things that unimposing reflec... | |
[WP] The entire galaxy is threatened by a new species, invading from the Large Magellanic Cloud. The interstellar community decides to contact humans for help who were quarantined due to their passion for war. | *... had created a virus in your laboratory, something contagious and infectious that killed on contact, a virus that would destroy all other forms of life, would you allow its use?*
The space between the television dialogue was filled with the snoring of a sleeping warrior, home for three months from a long war.
“So... | The fleet was no more, except for small pieces of wreckage floating among the stars.
At Milky Way HQ, the admirals and generals gathered. The meeting in the War Room was called to order by the president.
"We have to admit that we do not have any knowledge of aggression, strategy or tactics. We have no intelligence ab... | |
[WP] The entire galaxy is threatened by a new species, invading from the Large Magellanic Cloud. The interstellar community decides to contact humans for help who were quarantined due to their passion for war. | It had been hundreds of years since they were banished to the outer reaches of the Galaxy. The greater community of species had once determined Humanity a risk to sentient life. Through a coming together at the Orion Concordate, the galaxy had banned together to drive humanity back.
They were brought to the brink of... | The fleet was no more, except for small pieces of wreckage floating among the stars.
At Milky Way HQ, the admirals and generals gathered. The meeting in the War Room was called to order by the president.
"We have to admit that we do not have any knowledge of aggression, strategy or tactics. We have no intelligence ab... | |
[WP] The entire galaxy is threatened by a new species, invading from the Large Magellanic Cloud. The interstellar community decides to contact humans for help who were quarantined due to their passion for war. | We all thought we were doomed. The Enemy from the Magellenic cloud was going from planet to planet, seemingly unstoppable. Then someone suggested the nuclear option. Ha, nuclear option- we picked that term up from the Earthers themselves.
Yes, the Earthers. No one had spoken of them for five thousand years, qu... | *Calm.*
*Quiet.*
*Peaceful.*
The commander's nose twitched at that. It wasn't quite right, something was loud and annoying, and blaring right next to his auditive orifice. He straightened his vertabrae, made sure his eyes were shut, and tried again.
Peaceful.
Still not. His face creased in frustration, the annoyin... | |
[WP] The entire galaxy is threatened by a new species, invading from the Large Magellanic Cloud. The interstellar community decides to contact humans for help who were quarantined due to their passion for war. | #*Commander Vibrath of the Perseus military observatory - Log C1*
**Local Solar Time 781.012071**
The Council reached a consensus. They are desperate. And not without cause...<sigh>
The entire outer Scutum-Centaurus arm has been overrun in a matter of months, and three of the five task fleets were caught woefu... | *Calm.*
*Quiet.*
*Peaceful.*
The commander's nose twitched at that. It wasn't quite right, something was loud and annoying, and blaring right next to his auditive orifice. He straightened his vertabrae, made sure his eyes were shut, and tried again.
Peaceful.
Still not. His face creased in frustration, the annoyin... | |
[WP] The entire galaxy is threatened by a new species, invading from the Large Magellanic Cloud. The interstellar community decides to contact humans for help who were quarantined due to their passion for war. | An entire sector wiped out. Just like that. Quan Kalak looked at the holographic representation of red vs green play out in the center of the chamber, contemplative as the rest of the council debated the issue with feigned serenity, brushing it off as a minor infraction from the Magellanic Cloud - just another recently... | *Calm.*
*Quiet.*
*Peaceful.*
The commander's nose twitched at that. It wasn't quite right, something was loud and annoying, and blaring right next to his auditive orifice. He straightened his vertabrae, made sure his eyes were shut, and tried again.
Peaceful.
Still not. His face creased in frustration, the annoyin... | |
[WP] The entire galaxy is threatened by a new species, invading from the Large Magellanic Cloud. The interstellar community decides to contact humans for help who were quarantined due to their passion for war. | "You want us to go to war?" the Terran ambassador had asked incredulously, "After trapping us here in the Quad Systems for a thousand years. You expect to let loose our leashes and like dogs chase down your hated enemies?"
"We do," the Gallius Union Envoy Drone had said, "We will drop the FTL disablers surrounding you... | *Calm.*
*Quiet.*
*Peaceful.*
The commander's nose twitched at that. It wasn't quite right, something was loud and annoying, and blaring right next to his auditive orifice. He straightened his vertabrae, made sure his eyes were shut, and tried again.
Peaceful.
Still not. His face creased in frustration, the annoyin... | |
[WP] The entire galaxy is threatened by a new species, invading from the Large Magellanic Cloud. The interstellar community decides to contact humans for help who were quarantined due to their passion for war. | We all thought we were doomed. The Enemy from the Magellenic cloud was going from planet to planet, seemingly unstoppable. Then someone suggested the nuclear option. Ha, nuclear option- we picked that term up from the Earthers themselves.
Yes, the Earthers. No one had spoken of them for five thousand years, qu... | "No, mister president, we can't build a wall between our galaxies. That would be–" the alien had to choose her words carefully as she did not intend on insulting the most powerful man on earth. "It would be extremely expensive and rather time consuming."
"No. We will make them pay for it," the most powerful elected ma... | |
[WP] The entire galaxy is threatened by a new species, invading from the Large Magellanic Cloud. The interstellar community decides to contact humans for help who were quarantined due to their passion for war. | #*Commander Vibrath of the Perseus military observatory - Log C1*
**Local Solar Time 781.012071**
The Council reached a consensus. They are desperate. And not without cause...<sigh>
The entire outer Scutum-Centaurus arm has been overrun in a matter of months, and three of the five task fleets were caught woefu... | "No, mister president, we can't build a wall between our galaxies. That would be–" the alien had to choose her words carefully as she did not intend on insulting the most powerful man on earth. "It would be extremely expensive and rather time consuming."
"No. We will make them pay for it," the most powerful elected ma... | |
[WP] The entire galaxy is threatened by a new species, invading from the Large Magellanic Cloud. The interstellar community decides to contact humans for help who were quarantined due to their passion for war. | #*Commander Vibrath of the Perseus military observatory - Log C1*
**Local Solar Time 781.012071**
The Council reached a consensus. They are desperate. And not without cause...<sigh>
The entire outer Scutum-Centaurus arm has been overrun in a matter of months, and three of the five task fleets were caught woefu... | "Captain on the bridge!" shouted Hector Banks, head of security for the Armstrong.
Ophelia Levitan stepped through the white-door and into the only Milky Way class vessel that the Solaris Alliance had so far completed. It was certainly a step up from the first ship she'd boarded, back when she'd been only a child. An ... | |
[WP] The entire galaxy is threatened by a new species, invading from the Large Magellanic Cloud. The interstellar community decides to contact humans for help who were quarantined due to their passion for war. | There was a heavy silence in the room as the hologram display flickered to life.
It was a grim and hopeless kind of silence. It was a silence that had managed to usurp what was disordered bickering between dozens of interstellar leaders and turn it into a funeral procession.
The figure in the center of the room watc... | "Captain on the bridge!" shouted Hector Banks, head of security for the Armstrong.
Ophelia Levitan stepped through the white-door and into the only Milky Way class vessel that the Solaris Alliance had so far completed. It was certainly a step up from the first ship she'd boarded, back when she'd been only a child. An ... | |
[WP] The entire galaxy is threatened by a new species, invading from the Large Magellanic Cloud. The interstellar community decides to contact humans for help who were quarantined due to their passion for war. | An entire sector wiped out. Just like that. Quan Kalak looked at the holographic representation of red vs green play out in the center of the chamber, contemplative as the rest of the council debated the issue with feigned serenity, brushing it off as a minor infraction from the Magellanic Cloud - just another recently... | "Captain on the bridge!" shouted Hector Banks, head of security for the Armstrong.
Ophelia Levitan stepped through the white-door and into the only Milky Way class vessel that the Solaris Alliance had so far completed. It was certainly a step up from the first ship she'd boarded, back when she'd been only a child. An ... | |
[WP] The entire galaxy is threatened by a new species, invading from the Large Magellanic Cloud. The interstellar community decides to contact humans for help who were quarantined due to their passion for war. | Mars was chosen as the rendezvous point. The Volters, representatives of the Federation, could travel easily to almost any corner of the galaxy, but a measure of consideration was made for the humans. After all, hyperspace teleportation was a finicky affair, and the newest members of the Federation had yet to master th... | "Captain on the bridge!" shouted Hector Banks, head of security for the Armstrong.
Ophelia Levitan stepped through the white-door and into the only Milky Way class vessel that the Solaris Alliance had so far completed. It was certainly a step up from the first ship she'd boarded, back when she'd been only a child. An ... | |
[WP] The entire galaxy is threatened by a new species, invading from the Large Magellanic Cloud. The interstellar community decides to contact humans for help who were quarantined due to their passion for war. | "You want us to go to war?" the Terran ambassador had asked incredulously, "After trapping us here in the Quad Systems for a thousand years. You expect to let loose our leashes and like dogs chase down your hated enemies?"
"We do," the Gallius Union Envoy Drone had said, "We will drop the FTL disablers surrounding you... | "Captain on the bridge!" shouted Hector Banks, head of security for the Armstrong.
Ophelia Levitan stepped through the white-door and into the only Milky Way class vessel that the Solaris Alliance had so far completed. It was certainly a step up from the first ship she'd boarded, back when she'd been only a child. An ... | |
[WP] The entire galaxy is threatened by a new species, invading from the Large Magellanic Cloud. The interstellar community decides to contact humans for help who were quarantined due to their passion for war. | #*Commander Vibrath of the Perseus military observatory - Log C1*
**Local Solar Time 781.012071**
The Council reached a consensus. They are desperate. And not without cause...<sigh>
The entire outer Scutum-Centaurus arm has been overrun in a matter of months, and three of the five task fleets were caught woefu... | We all thought we were doomed. The Enemy from the Magellenic cloud was going from planet to planet, seemingly unstoppable. Then someone suggested the nuclear option. Ha, nuclear option- we picked that term up from the Earthers themselves.
Yes, the Earthers. No one had spoken of them for five thousand years, qu... | |
[WP] The entire galaxy is threatened by a new species, invading from the Large Magellanic Cloud. The interstellar community decides to contact humans for help who were quarantined due to their passion for war. | An entire sector wiped out. Just like that. Quan Kalak looked at the holographic representation of red vs green play out in the center of the chamber, contemplative as the rest of the council debated the issue with feigned serenity, brushing it off as a minor infraction from the Magellanic Cloud - just another recently... | There was a heavy silence in the room as the hologram display flickered to life.
It was a grim and hopeless kind of silence. It was a silence that had managed to usurp what was disordered bickering between dozens of interstellar leaders and turn it into a funeral procession.
The figure in the center of the room watc... | |
[WP] The entire galaxy is threatened by a new species, invading from the Large Magellanic Cloud. The interstellar community decides to contact humans for help who were quarantined due to their passion for war. | "You want us to go to war?" the Terran ambassador had asked incredulously, "After trapping us here in the Quad Systems for a thousand years. You expect to let loose our leashes and like dogs chase down your hated enemies?"
"We do," the Gallius Union Envoy Drone had said, "We will drop the FTL disablers surrounding you... | There was a heavy silence in the room as the hologram display flickered to life.
It was a grim and hopeless kind of silence. It was a silence that had managed to usurp what was disordered bickering between dozens of interstellar leaders and turn it into a funeral procession.
The figure in the center of the room watc... | |
[WP] The entire galaxy is threatened by a new species, invading from the Large Magellanic Cloud. The interstellar community decides to contact humans for help who were quarantined due to their passion for war. | "You want us to go to war?" the Terran ambassador had asked incredulously, "After trapping us here in the Quad Systems for a thousand years. You expect to let loose our leashes and like dogs chase down your hated enemies?"
"We do," the Gallius Union Envoy Drone had said, "We will drop the FTL disablers surrounding you... | Mars was chosen as the rendezvous point. The Volters, representatives of the Federation, could travel easily to almost any corner of the galaxy, but a measure of consideration was made for the humans. After all, hyperspace teleportation was a finicky affair, and the newest members of the Federation had yet to master th... |
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