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[WP] "You can have one last phonecall before I kill you", said the masked person who broke into your house. After you start the call, you can hear a phone ring in their pocket.
I stared blankly at the phone in my hand, hoping desperately that I'd clicked on the wrong contact or something. It was her contact, for sure, but that meant... "Ruby...?" She twitched, even as I recognised the shape of the body that fear had kept me from seeing before. "No. No no no," she mumbled, eyes darkened with...
They both froze. Ethan frowned hard. He looked at his phone then turned to the masked man. In a spurt of bravado, he said, "That's your phone." "No, it's not." denied the intruder. "Yes it is. Answer it." "I already told you it's not!" "Answer the damn phone, Matt!" The mask man reluctantly fished his phone out o...
[WP] Your high school history teacher really knows his stuff, even oddly specific details from the past. During lecture he occasionally slips and quickly corrects himself from "I remember" to "I read." You're starting to wonder how old he really is.
Mr.Stevens just disappeared, and so we've all been asked to write a little bit about our intrepretation of what happened and anything special we noticed about him. Every day was a blast in Mr.Steven's class. I didn't know history could be so fun until I had him as a teacher. There's just one thing that's a little odd ...
Ever present paper The pinprick of a quill Now turned to lead . Familiarity beseeched By the frozen breath Of him . “I remember” Not a quivering Or a whimper . Hidden eyes Shifted slightly To gaze into mine . Sensations of concern A finality I cannot grasp “I know what you are” .
[WP] Your high school history teacher really knows his stuff, even oddly specific details from the past. During lecture he occasionally slips and quickly corrects himself from "I remember" to "I read." You're starting to wonder how old he really is.
There was a charisma to him that most of us just thought as his being cool and funny. He did sleight of hand tricks in front of us while waiting for the stragglers to trickle in after the bell, and was lenient on us when punishment was required. But it wasn't just how he was as an authority figure to us. It was the w...
Ever present paper The pinprick of a quill Now turned to lead . Familiarity beseeched By the frozen breath Of him . “I remember” Not a quivering Or a whimper . Hidden eyes Shifted slightly To gaze into mine . Sensations of concern A finality I cannot grasp “I know what you are” .
[WP] Your high school history teacher really knows his stuff, even oddly specific details from the past. During lecture he occasionally slips and quickly corrects himself from "I remember" to "I read." You're starting to wonder how old he really is.
There was a charisma to him that most of us just thought as his being cool and funny. He did sleight of hand tricks in front of us while waiting for the stragglers to trickle in after the bell, and was lenient on us when punishment was required. But it wasn't just how he was as an authority figure to us. It was the w...
Mr.Stevens just disappeared, and so we've all been asked to write a little bit about our intrepretation of what happened and anything special we noticed about him. Every day was a blast in Mr.Steven's class. I didn't know history could be so fun until I had him as a teacher. There's just one thing that's a little odd ...
[WP] You are the first man on Mars to explore a previously unknown cave. The camera feed is able to still reach earth, but with a 20 minute delay. Your crew back on Earth start frantically shouting to go back.
I must have missed something. I can hear them yelling but the connection is broken. Am I in danger? They could be excited over something menial, geological. I can't hear enough to know. I'm going back. It isn't like I have anything to go home to anyway. That's why I was chosen for this mission. There's a low survival...
_***Tom:***_ *"Ha 20 minute delay to earth Earth our research base after the last cataclysm and they think I will fall prey to their whims of curiousity. David relay from your base camp to the orbital uplink that I am going in to this cave now because local sensors are picking up readings like before the last storm we...
[WP] You are the first man on Mars to explore a previously unknown cave. The camera feed is able to still reach earth, but with a 20 minute delay. Your crew back on Earth start frantically shouting to go back.
Twenty minutes is a long time when you're waiting for a reply. When you're trapped, and you're scared, and the light on your suit has failed because something something something banged into it where nothing nothing nothing had been a moment before. A couple of seconds is a very short time except when that's how long ...
*Private Richard*: “Yknow it really is a bad idea for me to be going down here with a 20 minute delay, I just kinda figure that if y’all see something wrong and I need to dip I’ll probably be really messed up or dead by the time your message gets back to me.” *Private Richard*: “I like all of these cool rocks, that’s ...
[WP] You are the first man on Mars to explore a previously unknown cave. The camera feed is able to still reach earth, but with a 20 minute delay. Your crew back on Earth start frantically shouting to go back.
Another blasted cave with nothing to see but useless rocks and thousands of samples I’d spend days collecting just to find out that there are *still* no signs of life on Mars and that there’s *still* another hundred caves to check out after that. This isn’t what I dreamt of, working myself ragged for years, building up...
*Private Richard*: “Yknow it really is a bad idea for me to be going down here with a 20 minute delay, I just kinda figure that if y’all see something wrong and I need to dip I’ll probably be really messed up or dead by the time your message gets back to me.” *Private Richard*: “I like all of these cool rocks, that’s ...
[WP] You are the first man on Mars to explore a previously unknown cave. The camera feed is able to still reach earth, but with a 20 minute delay. Your crew back on Earth start frantically shouting to go back.
I paced around the cave opening, observing, filled with equal doses of wonder and giddiness. Rapping my knuckles lightly on the rock wall, I stare at the soft dust that collects on my fingers, still in a state of disbelief. Forget the caves on Earth, this one didn't even look like a Martian cave. It's composition was ...
*Private Richard*: “Yknow it really is a bad idea for me to be going down here with a 20 minute delay, I just kinda figure that if y’all see something wrong and I need to dip I’ll probably be really messed up or dead by the time your message gets back to me.” *Private Richard*: “I like all of these cool rocks, that’s ...
[WP] You are the first man on Mars to explore a previously unknown cave. The camera feed is able to still reach earth, but with a 20 minute delay. Your crew back on Earth start frantically shouting to go back.
The suit is tight and his breath steams the visor again before it auto clears, even the psi 2 suit seems to still have trouble with heat transfer. Weird in a place where he would freeze almost instantly. His mind drifts like this usually on the high stress missions, his way of dealing with it, worse were the live strea...
*Private Richard*: “Yknow it really is a bad idea for me to be going down here with a 20 minute delay, I just kinda figure that if y’all see something wrong and I need to dip I’ll probably be really messed up or dead by the time your message gets back to me.” *Private Richard*: “I like all of these cool rocks, that’s ...
[WP] You are the first man on Mars to explore a previously unknown cave. The camera feed is able to still reach earth, but with a 20 minute delay. Your crew back on Earth start frantically shouting to go back.
Against the backdrop of red, there was nothing but a faceless spacesuit. Slumped slightly forward, its lower back resting against the ridges of the cave wall. Occasionally, from the inside of the suit, you could see a panel lighting up, revealing from inside the tinted faceplate its inhabitant. It’s a curious thing, t...
*Private Richard*: “Yknow it really is a bad idea for me to be going down here with a 20 minute delay, I just kinda figure that if y’all see something wrong and I need to dip I’ll probably be really messed up or dead by the time your message gets back to me.” *Private Richard*: “I like all of these cool rocks, that’s ...
[WP] You are the first man on Mars to explore a previously unknown cave. The camera feed is able to still reach earth, but with a 20 minute delay. Your crew back on Earth start frantically shouting to go back.
Another blasted cave with nothing to see but useless rocks and thousands of samples I’d spend days collecting just to find out that there are *still* no signs of life on Mars and that there’s *still* another hundred caves to check out after that. This isn’t what I dreamt of, working myself ragged for years, building up...
Twenty minutes is a long time when you're waiting for a reply. When you're trapped, and you're scared, and the light on your suit has failed because something something something banged into it where nothing nothing nothing had been a moment before. A couple of seconds is a very short time except when that's how long ...
[WP] You are the first man on Mars to explore a previously unknown cave. The camera feed is able to still reach earth, but with a 20 minute delay. Your crew back on Earth start frantically shouting to go back.
Against the backdrop of red, there was nothing but a faceless spacesuit. Slumped slightly forward, its lower back resting against the ridges of the cave wall. Occasionally, from the inside of the suit, you could see a panel lighting up, revealing from inside the tinted faceplate its inhabitant. It’s a curious thing, t...
The suit is tight and his breath steams the visor again before it auto clears, even the psi 2 suit seems to still have trouble with heat transfer. Weird in a place where he would freeze almost instantly. His mind drifts like this usually on the high stress missions, his way of dealing with it, worse were the live strea...
[WP] You finally convince your parents to send you to magic camp. However, when you arrive you discover it's not a camp where you learn sleight of hand, it's a camp for people who are actually magic, and you have no abilities whatsoever.
Ophelia sauntered up against the back wall of the Talsabury Hall, trying to attract as little notice as possible while still being able to peer out over the second floor balcony to the main hall below, where the College admissions were being held. Holding a serving tray filled with drinks, she kept one eye out for anyo...
The first hint that something was up with this godawful place was that none of the other kids had packed... Well, anything really. Mum and Dad had stressed the fact that they were "all-inclusive", I thought that that might explain it. I hadn't even wanted to come in the first place, but since my parents first met here...
[WP] <Do not swim! Beware of the water monster!> Says the sign, but you don't care. You can waterwalk and the monster cannot legally eat you.
Across the lake you mustn’t swim A monster lies beneath! Who’s mouth is nearly ten feet wide And full of pointy teeth! “Of course” , you say, “Tis not for me! No monster do I fear. I walk on liquid as if on ground” And so step on the water near. On cue the water seems to be As solid as a rock. You step across...
The Water Walker Deep beneath the waters of Lake Venusia lurks the creature known as Zarin, an enormous serpent like creature with tencacles that protude from inside its mouth, it uses these to drag things beneath the surface where it will devour them. Zarin usually goes after fishing boats but has been known to drag ...
[WP] <Do not swim! Beware of the water monster!> Says the sign, but you don't care. You can waterwalk and the monster cannot legally eat you.
Across the lake you mustn’t swim A monster lies beneath! Who’s mouth is nearly ten feet wide And full of pointy teeth! “Of course” , you say, “Tis not for me! No monster do I fear. I walk on liquid as if on ground” And so step on the water near. On cue the water seems to be As solid as a rock. You step across...
I’m out about 20 feet when the monsters surfaces. Its tentacle taps me on the ankle, and its tip folds into the shape of a Muppet-like mouth. For some reason it has a cockney accent. “Oy, guv, what’s the big idea?” “Huh? Big idea?” “You. Ya feet. On my lake.” “Oh, right” I look absently down at my feet. “What about...
[WP] <Do not swim! Beware of the water monster!> Says the sign, but you don't care. You can waterwalk and the monster cannot legally eat you.
I walked out across the lake, the little puddle of mountain spring water the locals had allowed to accumulate because of the large amount of summertime revenue it usually brought. I walked with purpose, direction, and, most importantly, disregard for the puerile sign some numbskull had left stapled to the National Park...
As the water bubbled up, a creature draped in algae and kelp emerged. A sight to see before it was even completely upright, the monster let out a low, rumbling groan. The air around it seemed to get colder, a flock of birds exploded from a nearby tree, fleeing the immediate area. It lunged forward, crossing the lake in...
[WP] You are the world's greatest bounty hunter. You decide to take a job that pays a single gold coin.
"How many died by that blade?" the merchant said, his velvet scarf merely hung at his neck; its main purpose was to cover the rest of his stout frame. I held my scimitar out, in a play to show this gentleman I am who I say I am, but truly I meant to keep it out, since his ridiculous scarf cloaked critical parts o...
I saw him pacing about the dirt patch in front of his timbered house when I approached. He looked nervous and on edge, and I heard faint sounds of cursing and anxious muttering to himself from quite far away. My legs were tired and aching, predictably so as I had walked tens of miles to the middle of bumfuck nowhere t...
[WP] After months of intense fighting, drama, and tragedy, the Hero and his party reaches the Dark Lord's fortress. Breaking in, they finally confront him. But in a climactic moment, the Dark Lord takes off his helmet, revealing an older but still recognizable face of the Hero.
Leo walks into the throne room. Lighting with flames, the room lights to reveal the Dark Lord sitting in his throne. The Dark Lord rises and walks to confront the Hero. “You havent figured it out yet, have you?” The Dark Lord says. “What do you mean?” Leo replies, confused. “This isnt the first time. If only i could b...
Shoving open the gates, Jonas falls into the dark. Lights make up the eerie palace. A throne sits at the end mocking the men. “Congrats, Jonas. You did it. You’ve gotten through all my men, and you’ve found me.” A Black Knight with glistening black armour says stepping out of the shadows. “But there is still one ...
[WP] You're an unemployed teacher. You stumble across a surprisingly lucrative tutoring position. The catch is you're tutoring a 400-year-old vampire who just woke up.
My last job was definitely a step down in my career arc. Having entered teaching in Texas, I found that every time I opened my mouth I was offending someone’s parents. My last gig was no exception, summer school for St Paul Lutheran Church. Oh man did I ever bite my tongue, but one day after “bible stories” when the st...
Fyen laid in bed staring at the ceiling fan spin. Three months had passed since she was terminated from her position as a high school history teacher. Three long months, the severence pay was keeping the rent and utilities up to date but for how long? Her phone chimed with a new email. 'Tutor wanted for adult studen...
[WP] You're an unemployed teacher. You stumble across a surprisingly lucrative tutoring position. The catch is you're tutoring a 400-year-old vampire who just woke up.
**Had to do a two-parter so I hope you enjoy all of the TIME AND EFFORT I PUT INTO MAKING THIS RELATIONSHIP WORK FOR THE CHILDREN** *Historian required for full-time private tutoring. Adult learners. Preferred specialties: Post-Renaissance. Interview Required. Starting pay: $50/hr. Inquire for Vanessa at (904)-146-66...
The regal gentleman strode into the room, silver tipped can tapping rhythmically on the marble tile with each step. Neatly trimmed beard and stache hid aged lines, and drew attention to piercing azure eyes. In many ways, and rather unnervingly, the man bore more than a passing resemblance to Bram Stoker. He smiled, an...
[WP] You're an unemployed teacher. You stumble across a surprisingly lucrative tutoring position. The catch is you're tutoring a 400-year-old vampire who just woke up.
"So this is called Tinder. You basically swipe right if you like her and swipe left if you don't" I had to turn down the light adjustment to the lowest for him. "But how do I know if this 'stranger' is safe or not" "Dude, you are a vampire" I rolled my eyes, "Point taken. But seriously, how do I know this person is ...
The regal gentleman strode into the room, silver tipped can tapping rhythmically on the marble tile with each step. Neatly trimmed beard and stache hid aged lines, and drew attention to piercing azure eyes. In many ways, and rather unnervingly, the man bore more than a passing resemblance to Bram Stoker. He smiled, an...
[WP]Two cavemen are ambushed by a saber cat, far away from home. The cat is dead moments later, but so is the second caveman. If you don't bury him in your clan graveyard, he will never reach the afterlife.
> Be me > Be hunting deer > Find giant, mad, hungry sabercat > worried.png > Sabercat goes for anon's friend first > thankgod.exe > hit sabercat in the eye > sabercat goes down > not before taking anon with him > anon's last wishes > "i wanna be buried with the gods, pede" ...
We have hunted for many moons now, always bringing something back for the tribe. I know you can no longer walk with me, run after the fast targets. The cat has made its mark, the red bleeds from your wounds. But as much as I know you are no longer with me, I need to bring you home. I grab your limp body by the arms. D...
[WP] “Remember this above all else when you leave the Cave. It is much better to run across a demon than angel. A demon can be bargained with. An angel, on the other hand, will kill you on sight.”
I am not the only one who knows I'll burn forever. But once I accepted this fact, my time on Earth became something I have trouble talking about. Not many, not many, but some like me, around me, yes. They're here, for a while. Here a while, there forever. One died many years ago- he's been there longer than I will, but...
The shadows danced across his bedroom ceiling, contrast work against the headlights emanating from the truck making that left turn into his neighborhood. When they grew slender and then finally receded, he saw this phantom lingering on the ceiling's erratic raised design, giving life to a constellation of monsters with...
[WP] “Remember this above all else when you leave the Cave. It is much better to run across a demon than angel. A demon can be bargained with. An angel, on the other hand, will kill you on sight.”
"They rained down from the heavens from a hole in the clouds that shone a bright gold. They poured from the opening like rain drops on a stormy night overtaking the city slaughtering everyone in their wake." The old lady said as she giggled to herself slightly. She spoke in a rasp, rickety tone. She was one of the rema...
The shadows danced across his bedroom ceiling, contrast work against the headlights emanating from the truck making that left turn into his neighborhood. When they grew slender and then finally receded, he saw this phantom lingering on the ceiling's erratic raised design, giving life to a constellation of monsters with...
[WP] “Remember this above all else when you leave the Cave. It is much better to run across a demon than angel. A demon can be bargained with. An angel, on the other hand, will kill you on sight.”
"Is the outside of the Cave scary, mama?" she asked. It was getting late. The light flooding between cracks of the boarded-up cave entrance was beginning to dwindle. The girl rested her head on her mother's lap. The mother stroked her hair and said "It can be if you aren't careful." Smoke filtered up through long tubes...
The shadows danced across his bedroom ceiling, contrast work against the headlights emanating from the truck making that left turn into his neighborhood. When they grew slender and then finally receded, he saw this phantom lingering on the ceiling's erratic raised design, giving life to a constellation of monsters with...
[WP] “Remember this above all else when you leave the Cave. It is much better to run across a demon than angel. A demon can be bargained with. An angel, on the other hand, will kill you on sight.”
‘If you have to look along the shaft of an arrow from the wrong end, if a man has you entirely at his mercy, then hope like hell that man is an evil man. Because the evil like power, power over people, and they want to see you in fear. They want you to know you're going to die. So they'll talk. They'll gloat. They'll ...
The shadows danced across his bedroom ceiling, contrast work against the headlights emanating from the truck making that left turn into his neighborhood. When they grew slender and then finally receded, he saw this phantom lingering on the ceiling's erratic raised design, giving life to a constellation of monsters with...
[WP] “Remember this above all else when you leave the Cave. It is much better to run across a demon than angel. A demon can be bargained with. An angel, on the other hand, will kill you on sight.”
Long time reader first time writer ​ **Part 1** The Demons came to Earth first, killing people for bragging rights, for sport, and as punishment for humans not upholding their end of a deal, though these deals were almost always impossible. Within a month, the Angels arrived. Everybody was elated to see t...
The shadows danced across his bedroom ceiling, contrast work against the headlights emanating from the truck making that left turn into his neighborhood. When they grew slender and then finally receded, he saw this phantom lingering on the ceiling's erratic raised design, giving life to a constellation of monsters with...
[WP] “Remember this above all else when you leave the Cave. It is much better to run across a demon than angel. A demon can be bargained with. An angel, on the other hand, will kill you on sight.”
# Part 1 We thought angels were saintly creatures from the heavens and demons were horrifying monsters from hell. But we were wrong. While both were similarly horrifying, angels were the true monsters. Giant behemoths born from stars, their monstrous bodies resembled titans of legend bathed in light. As far as we kn...
The shadows danced across his bedroom ceiling, contrast work against the headlights emanating from the truck making that left turn into his neighborhood. When they grew slender and then finally receded, he saw this phantom lingering on the ceiling's erratic raised design, giving life to a constellation of monsters with...
[WP] “Remember this above all else when you leave the Cave. It is much better to run across a demon than angel. A demon can be bargained with. An angel, on the other hand, will kill you on sight.”
‘If you have to look along the shaft of an arrow from the wrong end, if a man has you entirely at his mercy, then hope like hell that man is an evil man. Because the evil like power, power over people, and they want to see you in fear. They want you to know you're going to die. So they'll talk. They'll gloat. They'll ...
I am not the only one who knows I'll burn forever. But once I accepted this fact, my time on Earth became something I have trouble talking about. Not many, not many, but some like me, around me, yes. They're here, for a while. Here a while, there forever. One died many years ago- he's been there longer than I will, but...
[WP] “Remember this above all else when you leave the Cave. It is much better to run across a demon than angel. A demon can be bargained with. An angel, on the other hand, will kill you on sight.”
Long time reader first time writer ​ **Part 1** The Demons came to Earth first, killing people for bragging rights, for sport, and as punishment for humans not upholding their end of a deal, though these deals were almost always impossible. Within a month, the Angels arrived. Everybody was elated to see t...
I am not the only one who knows I'll burn forever. But once I accepted this fact, my time on Earth became something I have trouble talking about. Not many, not many, but some like me, around me, yes. They're here, for a while. Here a while, there forever. One died many years ago- he's been there longer than I will, but...
[WP] “Remember this above all else when you leave the Cave. It is much better to run across a demon than angel. A demon can be bargained with. An angel, on the other hand, will kill you on sight.”
Long time reader first time writer ​ **Part 1** The Demons came to Earth first, killing people for bragging rights, for sport, and as punishment for humans not upholding their end of a deal, though these deals were almost always impossible. Within a month, the Angels arrived. Everybody was elated to see t...
"They rained down from the heavens from a hole in the clouds that shone a bright gold. They poured from the opening like rain drops on a stormy night overtaking the city slaughtering everyone in their wake." The old lady said as she giggled to herself slightly. She spoke in a rasp, rickety tone. She was one of the rema...
[WP] “Remember this above all else when you leave the Cave. It is much better to run across a demon than angel. A demon can be bargained with. An angel, on the other hand, will kill you on sight.”
# Part 1 We thought angels were saintly creatures from the heavens and demons were horrifying monsters from hell. But we were wrong. While both were similarly horrifying, angels were the true monsters. Giant behemoths born from stars, their monstrous bodies resembled titans of legend bathed in light. As far as we kn...
“What are you talking about?” My question hung in the air between myself and this strange ass hipster dude who smelled like he had sex with trees. Which, while a deeply uncomfortable image, is something I am sure he does. Explain reports of people finding semen on several willows recently... “The Cave,” he said, “the...
[WP] “Remember this above all else when you leave the Cave. It is much better to run across a demon than angel. A demon can be bargained with. An angel, on the other hand, will kill you on sight.”
The warmth coming from the opening is the only thing I can focus on. Despite my knowledge of how important the instructions I'm hearing are, they're meaningless compared to the tantalizing warmth in my immediate future. After 20 years in here, the idea of finally experiencing the outside world is so close I can literal...
“What are you talking about?” My question hung in the air between myself and this strange ass hipster dude who smelled like he had sex with trees. Which, while a deeply uncomfortable image, is something I am sure he does. Explain reports of people finding semen on several willows recently... “The Cave,” he said, “the...
[WP] “Remember this above all else when you leave the Cave. It is much better to run across a demon than angel. A demon can be bargained with. An angel, on the other hand, will kill you on sight.”
Eli stepped inside the nylon enclosure. A fine mist sprayed the outside of his suit, returning it to the original pristine white. He shucked off his gloves, then raised his hands for a scan. Clean. The soft beeping let him know that he was cleared to remove the hazard suit, and so he did, revealing sweaty hair pressed ...
“What are you talking about?” My question hung in the air between myself and this strange ass hipster dude who smelled like he had sex with trees. Which, while a deeply uncomfortable image, is something I am sure he does. Explain reports of people finding semen on several willows recently... “The Cave,” he said, “the...
[WP] “Remember this above all else when you leave the Cave. It is much better to run across a demon than angel. A demon can be bargained with. An angel, on the other hand, will kill you on sight.”
# Part 1 We thought angels were saintly creatures from the heavens and demons were horrifying monsters from hell. But we were wrong. While both were similarly horrifying, angels were the true monsters. Giant behemoths born from stars, their monstrous bodies resembled titans of legend bathed in light. As far as we kn...
My mother was different. Most of them fight evolutionary urges and smother their still wet babies. "Don't look at its eyes," the older women say. "Just don't and do what needs to be done." Miriam, my mother, said she never even thought of doing that to me. That she couldn't. My earliest memories are of my moth...
[WP] “Remember this above all else when you leave the Cave. It is much better to run across a demon than angel. A demon can be bargained with. An angel, on the other hand, will kill you on sight.”
The warmth coming from the opening is the only thing I can focus on. Despite my knowledge of how important the instructions I'm hearing are, they're meaningless compared to the tantalizing warmth in my immediate future. After 20 years in here, the idea of finally experiencing the outside world is so close I can literal...
My mother was different. Most of them fight evolutionary urges and smother their still wet babies. "Don't look at its eyes," the older women say. "Just don't and do what needs to be done." Miriam, my mother, said she never even thought of doing that to me. That she couldn't. My earliest memories are of my moth...
[WP] “Remember this above all else when you leave the Cave. It is much better to run across a demon than angel. A demon can be bargained with. An angel, on the other hand, will kill you on sight.”
Eli stepped inside the nylon enclosure. A fine mist sprayed the outside of his suit, returning it to the original pristine white. He shucked off his gloves, then raised his hands for a scan. Clean. The soft beeping let him know that he was cleared to remove the hazard suit, and so he did, revealing sweaty hair pressed ...
My mother was different. Most of them fight evolutionary urges and smother their still wet babies. "Don't look at its eyes," the older women say. "Just don't and do what needs to be done." Miriam, my mother, said she never even thought of doing that to me. That she couldn't. My earliest memories are of my moth...
[WP] “Remember this above all else when you leave the Cave. It is much better to run across a demon than angel. A demon can be bargained with. An angel, on the other hand, will kill you on sight.”
Once --- upon a time, there lived a world with 10 suns. Each of them desired the Earth and its inhabitants, but were content to share with their brothers and sisters. Each morning, a new sun would rise into the sky and replace their sibling. Each evening, a new sun would bear witness to the sins of the world. It was ...
With a nod and looked at cave's opening. The minute I stepped beyond it I would no longer belong. It would be just me and my mission. I felt my father and my brothers behind me but didn't look back and walked forward. The trip down the mountain to the city was a short one and under the cover of night I passed uns...
[WP] “Remember this above all else when you leave the Cave. It is much better to run across a demon than angel. A demon can be bargained with. An angel, on the other hand, will kill you on sight.”
Eli stepped inside the nylon enclosure. A fine mist sprayed the outside of his suit, returning it to the original pristine white. He shucked off his gloves, then raised his hands for a scan. Clean. The soft beeping let him know that he was cleared to remove the hazard suit, and so he did, revealing sweaty hair pressed ...
With a nod and looked at cave's opening. The minute I stepped beyond it I would no longer belong. It would be just me and my mission. I felt my father and my brothers behind me but didn't look back and walked forward. The trip down the mountain to the city was a short one and under the cover of night I passed uns...
[WP] “Remember this above all else when you leave the Cave. It is much better to run across a demon than angel. A demon can be bargained with. An angel, on the other hand, will kill you on sight.”
Eli stepped inside the nylon enclosure. A fine mist sprayed the outside of his suit, returning it to the original pristine white. He shucked off his gloves, then raised his hands for a scan. Clean. The soft beeping let him know that he was cleared to remove the hazard suit, and so he did, revealing sweaty hair pressed ...
Once --- upon a time, there lived a world with 10 suns. Each of them desired the Earth and its inhabitants, but were content to share with their brothers and sisters. Each morning, a new sun would rise into the sky and replace their sibling. Each evening, a new sun would bear witness to the sins of the world. It was ...
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[WP] You wake up to find that no one remembers you. You're chased out of your home by your family and estranged by your classmates. There is one person you don't remember though, and she is claiming to be your ally.
*Just keep your head down*, I told myself, *Just don’t draw attention to yourself and everything will be fine* I walked into Physics, my third hour on a Monday already feeling like the whole week. I got a few curious glances, but fortunately High School students aren’t very enthusiastic about investigating stuff like...
"Look, I woke up and my mum start throwing kitchen knives at me, my sister cried when she saw me and my best friend threatened to beat me up... and *your* going to explain it to me?" I asked frustrated. The girl that stood in front of me was short, she also wore something that belonged right in a cyber punk neon dress....
[WP] An AI bartender does its best while a group of survivors barricades themselves inside its bar.
Jeremy held Nicole’s hand as they raced down the corridor. In a ship as big as the Andromeda, there was no way in hell they were going to be separated. They ran, turning left and right, feeling better as the screams grew fainter in the background. “Here!” Jeremy whispered, pulling Nicole into an unlit room. He quickl...
“What do y’all want to drink pardner?” “Davis, barricade the windows. Johnson, check out the back. Rico, help me break up some furniture.” “What do y’all want to drink pardner?” “Hey, what’s with the tin can?” “Leave it Rico, it’s just a bartending unit. Can’t help us defend.” “Breaking the furniture is against th...
[WP] The devil is behind in quota and offers you anything in exchange for your soul. After you both promptly shake hands, you make a request he has never gotten before: you ask for his soul in return.
"I want your soul!" He stares at me for a couple seconds. All things considered, the devil seems surprisingly ordinary. "All right, give me a moment." He concentrates on some sort of ritual. As he finishes, a strange feeling washes over me. "It is done." He stands up, opens the door and leaves. As he exists, ...
"Yes, definitely" you answer as soon as the devil finishes his sentence. Its been a rough year and getting fired was just the push over the edge you needed to agree to something this crazy. That soul never was going to be saved anyways and besides an eternity in Hell is nothing compared to going home to tell your wife ...
[WP] The devil is behind in quota and offers you anything in exchange for your soul. After you both promptly shake hands, you make a request he has never gotten before: you ask for his soul in return.
”Oh fuck, oh fuck, oh fuck, oh fuck” thought Josiah in a moment of panic. “Shit! If I don’t get another soul in time, Satan’s gonna fucking throw me down the well…” Josiah is one of the ten thousand demons that Satan has sent down into Earth to collect souls for him. Their task is an easy one, just collect a hundred s...
"Yes, definitely" you answer as soon as the devil finishes his sentence. Its been a rough year and getting fired was just the push over the edge you needed to agree to something this crazy. That soul never was going to be saved anyways and besides an eternity in Hell is nothing compared to going home to tell your wife ...
[WP] The devil is behind in quota and offers you anything in exchange for your soul. After you both promptly shake hands, you make a request he has never gotten before: you ask for his soul in return.
”Oh fuck, oh fuck, oh fuck, oh fuck” thought Josiah in a moment of panic. “Shit! If I don’t get another soul in time, Satan’s gonna fucking throw me down the well…” Josiah is one of the ten thousand demons that Satan has sent down into Earth to collect souls for him. Their task is an easy one, just collect a hundred s...
"I want your soul!" He stares at me for a couple seconds. All things considered, the devil seems surprisingly ordinary. "All right, give me a moment." He concentrates on some sort of ritual. As he finishes, a strange feeling washes over me. "It is done." He stands up, opens the door and leaves. As he exists, ...
[WP] The devil is behind in quota and offers you anything in exchange for your soul. After you both promptly shake hands, you make a request he has never gotten before: you ask for his soul in return.
As we shake hands, I feel a tingling sensation crawl up from my fingertips and down my spine, then throughout my whole body. The world feels different somehow, almost like waking up in an unfamiliar bed for the first time but not...quite. Deeper than that. "Okay, kid, whaddya want?" Right now, he looks like any other...
Not gonna lie. It looks damn good on my mantle. You’d think the devil’s soul would be like some sort of black goop that burns your flesh, maybe a human skull covered in blood and screaming for eternity, or an endless void that drives men to the edge of insanity. But nah, it isn’t any of that. It’s literally just a coo...
[WP] Write a 500 word long story that only uses each word once
Challenged Penman’s Tale: Why use more word when few do trick? Sounds stupid, but in order to answer certain criteria set forth by Mr. Original Poster, it seems we’ll unfortunately have what I fear will turn out as nothing other than a long-winded, heavily dragged-on, incessantly repetitive tome of little blocks desig...
Midge suddenly decided to get up and went upstairs, seeking a lovely steaming cup of tea. It was good that Marge had been shopping during this wet early morning as they were nearly out of their precious little bags containing pure goodness. « Oldie » by nickname mechanically reached for todays newspaper waiting on the ...
[WP] Write a 500 word long story that only uses each word once
Challenged Penman’s Tale: Why use more word when few do trick? Sounds stupid, but in order to answer certain criteria set forth by Mr. Original Poster, it seems we’ll unfortunately have what I fear will turn out as nothing other than a long-winded, heavily dragged-on, incessantly repetitive tome of little blocks desig...
Here; have a story. Admittedly, not... tale... per se. Stream o' thought? It's cautionary - perhaps someone will find understanding inside. Very interesting, though! See, life has become... somewhat strange. Now, anyway. There was one visiting genie - odd fellow - who offered me three wishes. "No more, and never fewer,...
[WP] Write a 500 word long story that only uses each word once
Nights were filled with cold, frigid storms of endless horizon. Easily finding peace- tranquility, even- when gazing upon what could only be defined as first-hand experience into Watcher’s Willful Eye. Foregone conclusively, universal scale unimaginable unless seeing. Constellations slowly drifting through space-time i...
Making one story, using vast vocabulary. Words used only once. “Hardly fair” says Narrater. “Cannot be done” she thought. Trying hard, not quite failing. Hope blooms. Smiles begin forming. They stay half made. Smokiness swirls around luxurious crown set slightly askew. Ice Cold sweet tea close at hand. Humid air ma...
[WP] Write a 500 word long story that only uses each word once
Nights were filled with cold, frigid storms of endless horizon. Easily finding peace- tranquility, even- when gazing upon what could only be defined as first-hand experience into Watcher’s Willful Eye. Foregone conclusively, universal scale unimaginable unless seeing. Constellations slowly drifting through space-time i...
(this was too hard so i just did 100, heres my attempt. it is incoherent i know) George? Yes? something to tell you Alright, shoot. Well theres this girl Same old story? Better believe it Do explain plane. aisles. seated beside red head. mighty fine. must be more? words. beat me over head. bad speak. sorr...
[WP] You have a friendc who buys you gifts that, days later, turns out you need. You figure they’re just observant. In till they give you a giant stuffed bear, to your surprise as it is a fairly normal gift and on your car ride home you are crash and the extra cushion of the bear saves your life.
My new *friendC* (friend-clairvoyant), Tammy, did all kinds of things for me that made no sense. *Turns out* all of a sudden a need arose, filled before-the-fact by each deed. I began to think of Tammy as somewhere between a wizard and a saint. I was *in till* she presented me with the 5-foot stuffed bear. It seemed ...
What the fuck? There's a pattern here. First the sticky note with a phone number I needed when my roof caved in, then the empty gun necessary to threaten some mugger, and now this giant fucking teddy bear she gave me had saved my life, the doctors said. She (threateningly) suggested I put it in my lap on the way home,...
[WP] You have a friendc who buys you gifts that, days later, turns out you need. You figure they’re just observant. In till they give you a giant stuffed bear, to your surprise as it is a fairly normal gift and on your car ride home you are crash and the extra cushion of the bear saves your life.
"Come on, it's not that big of a deal." "It is!" "It's way too generous. This bicycle must have cost a fortune!" Sure it was $2 grand, but I knew it was all she ever wanted. Considering that I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for her, it didn't matter the cost. "It's okay. I want to show you my appreciation." Claire w...
“Greg’s in there?!? OH MY GOD GREG. ARE YOU ALRIGHT??” I heard as Jo’s voice grew increasingly louder. I was still buzzed from the car accident that could’ve killed me if it had not been for that stuffed bear Jo gave me almost two hours before the crash. “I’m alright Jo. Don’t make a ruckus will you?” I said, still fa...
[WP] You have a friendc who buys you gifts that, days later, turns out you need. You figure they’re just observant. In till they give you a giant stuffed bear, to your surprise as it is a fairly normal gift and on your car ride home you are crash and the extra cushion of the bear saves your life.
A new neighbour isn't too inconspicuous, but ever since she moved in 6 months ago, I've been unusually grateful to say the least. First it was the satchel about 5 months ago, which was innocent enough I suppose seeing as my other bag was getting pretty old. That is until the other day when I found my old bag with a ne...
“Greg’s in there?!? OH MY GOD GREG. ARE YOU ALRIGHT??” I heard as Jo’s voice grew increasingly louder. I was still buzzed from the car accident that could’ve killed me if it had not been for that stuffed bear Jo gave me almost two hours before the crash. “I’m alright Jo. Don’t make a ruckus will you?” I said, still fa...
[WP] You have a friendc who buys you gifts that, days later, turns out you need. You figure they’re just observant. In till they give you a giant stuffed bear, to your surprise as it is a fairly normal gift and on your car ride home you are crash and the extra cushion of the bear saves your life.
"Richie, why are you being gay all of the sudden?" I asked. The words, "just want to show how much I love you", declared from behind a giant stuff white bear holding a pink heart. I immediately went up and embraced that bear and declared my love as well. A few gasp from the office ladies and a few sighs of not this thi...
“Greg’s in there?!? OH MY GOD GREG. ARE YOU ALRIGHT??” I heard as Jo’s voice grew increasingly louder. I was still buzzed from the car accident that could’ve killed me if it had not been for that stuffed bear Jo gave me almost two hours before the crash. “I’m alright Jo. Don’t make a ruckus will you?” I said, still fa...
[WP] You have a friendc who buys you gifts that, days later, turns out you need. You figure they’re just observant. In till they give you a giant stuffed bear, to your surprise as it is a fairly normal gift and on your car ride home you are crash and the extra cushion of the bear saves your life.
"What do you mean I'm crash" was my first shock, I had just been in my car ride home, and now I'm being told this garbage? "You are crash bandicot" the wise old sage nodded, for reasons he refused to get into; This wise old sage was a piece of wood. "No no no, I've played the game. I know how this ends" I denied, but...
“Greg’s in there?!? OH MY GOD GREG. ARE YOU ALRIGHT??” I heard as Jo’s voice grew increasingly louder. I was still buzzed from the car accident that could’ve killed me if it had not been for that stuffed bear Jo gave me almost two hours before the crash. “I’m alright Jo. Don’t make a ruckus will you?” I said, still fa...
[WP] You have a friendc who buys you gifts that, days later, turns out you need. You figure they’re just observant. In till they give you a giant stuffed bear, to your surprise as it is a fairly normal gift and on your car ride home you are crash and the extra cushion of the bear saves your life.
“Ezekiel?!” I exclaimed as he walked into my hospital room. I was sure I wouldn’t see him until after I left the hospital, if even then. Every time I got hurt, he always disappeared for a while unexpectedly. “Hey Riley,” he said hesitantly, looking over my bruised figure. I glanced down immediately to make sure I wasn...
“Greg’s in there?!? OH MY GOD GREG. ARE YOU ALRIGHT??” I heard as Jo’s voice grew increasingly louder. I was still buzzed from the car accident that could’ve killed me if it had not been for that stuffed bear Jo gave me almost two hours before the crash. “I’m alright Jo. Don’t make a ruckus will you?” I said, still fa...
[WP] You have a friendc who buys you gifts that, days later, turns out you need. You figure they’re just observant. In till they give you a giant stuffed bear, to your surprise as it is a fairly normal gift and on your car ride home you are crash and the extra cushion of the bear saves your life.
“Ezekiel?!” I exclaimed as he walked into my hospital room. I was sure I wouldn’t see him until after I left the hospital, if even then. Every time I got hurt, he always disappeared for a while unexpectedly. “Hey Riley,” he said hesitantly, looking over my bruised figure. I glanced down immediately to make sure I wasn...
"What do you mean I'm crash" was my first shock, I had just been in my car ride home, and now I'm being told this garbage? "You are crash bandicot" the wise old sage nodded, for reasons he refused to get into; This wise old sage was a piece of wood. "No no no, I've played the game. I know how this ends" I denied, but...
[WP] You have a friendc who buys you gifts that, days later, turns out you need. You figure they’re just observant. In till they give you a giant stuffed bear, to your surprise as it is a fairly normal gift and on your car ride home you are crash and the extra cushion of the bear saves your life.
I decide to confront Paul about the whole thing. Laying in my hospital bed I stew as well wisher after well wisher come in to sign my cast. My surgeon says that I was lucky to come out of the thing with just a broken arm and whip lash. Seeing the pictures of my trashed car I agreed. On the day I was going to get ...
Buying gifts never came naturally to me, but I tried my best anyways. Sometimes people just have everything they need, or perhaps I just don’t pay enough attention. I owe Neo my life. Literally, he made me who I am. If it wasn’t for him, I’d still be out on the streets or even in the woods. Scavenging for food like so...
[WP] You have a friendc who buys you gifts that, days later, turns out you need. You figure they’re just observant. In till they give you a giant stuffed bear, to your surprise as it is a fairly normal gift and on your car ride home you are crash and the extra cushion of the bear saves your life.
I decide to confront Paul about the whole thing. Laying in my hospital bed I stew as well wisher after well wisher come in to sign my cast. My surgeon says that I was lucky to come out of the thing with just a broken arm and whip lash. Seeing the pictures of my trashed car I agreed. On the day I was going to get ...
"You're a guardian angel, aren't you?" I said accusingly, barging my way past Sarah and into her apartment. She ran a hand through her hair. "Oh hey, James, why don't you come in?" "I'm not an idiot, Sarah. Since you entered my life last year, you've... You've changed everything. You've done impossible things. Like...
[WP] You're a garbage man in Nevada, and every week you have to drive 50 miles into the desert to check a single can. There are no buildings or people within miles of the can. The can is always full.
The can was there, just like every week. My only can for Thursdays. Everyone before me had been too creeped out by the can, so they kept passing it to the new guy. I didn't mind, so they let me keep it. A quick drive, out and back, for a full day's pay, was worth it, as far as I was concerned. 23 years I've been doing ...
I checked my side view and rear view mirror for the thousandth time, trying to ensure no one was following me. I was doubtful, given that the road behind and ahead went on and on. For many miles it did so until it came to a single point on the horizon, obscured by hazy vapors on both ends. I did a cocky sniff of my mus...
[WP] You’re an astronaut aboard the ISS. During you’re time on there, another astronaut has murdered a crew member, but no one knows who did it. You’re tasked with preventing the other astronauts from getting to each other’s throats, and bring the accused home to justice.
I've been in the ISS for almost three and a half months. All the crew were getting along fine, since we've been trained to avoid personal conflicts. But today, one of the Russian cosmonauts was killed. Nobody knows who was the killer, and he was obviously murdered because you don't stab yourself in the back seven times...
Day 181 aboard the ISS: one of the other astronauts was found stuffed into their suit earlier today I have been assigned the job of finding who did it and stopping them. Day 188: Another person has been found in their suit this time it was one Russians. They think that the Americans are sabotaging them. But I think th...
[WP] The most evil demon has been summoned. The summoner is a little girl and just wants to be hugged.
"*It was a careless, but wholly understandable thing, really: the appropriate enforcers of magical law discovered it much later and couldn't help but admire the grim irony of the detail that started the whole affair. The ancient warlocks who had translated the Book of the Fallen, poring as they were over a text in a to...
WARNING: CHILD ABUSE. Seriously don't read if you can't handle that. "What the F-CK IS THAT!?" "THIS IS THE LEAST VALUABLE OFFERING ANY GOD D-MNED MORTAL HAVE EVER ATTEMPTED! THIS F-CKING *STUFFED MOUSE* HAS... quite a lot of sentimental value actually... Maybe I'll see what's going on. If it is a waste of my time I...
[WP] The most evil demon has been summoned. The summoner is a little girl and just wants to be hugged.
The room filled with smoke. Glowing red eyes peeled through the black fog. "What mortal has summoned me from the deepest depths of hells." The eyes scanned the room and landed on the small figure crying in front of him. "Yes, look unto me with great fear and trepidation." The smoke swirled and dissipated as the great ...
WARNING: CHILD ABUSE. Seriously don't read if you can't handle that. "What the F-CK IS THAT!?" "THIS IS THE LEAST VALUABLE OFFERING ANY GOD D-MNED MORTAL HAVE EVER ATTEMPTED! THIS F-CKING *STUFFED MOUSE* HAS... quite a lot of sentimental value actually... Maybe I'll see what's going on. If it is a waste of my time I...
[WP] The most evil demon has been summoned. The summoner is a little girl and just wants to be hugged.
If anyone ever asked why I stayed after hearing the mortal’s request, I can honestly say I don’t know. It didn’t feel right to just leave. ‘So,’ I said as I searched the kitchen. ‘How did you know how to summon me?’ The mortal – named Grace – sat at the kitchen counter with an old book clutched to her chest. Saying...
WARNING: CHILD ABUSE. Seriously don't read if you can't handle that. "What the F-CK IS THAT!?" "THIS IS THE LEAST VALUABLE OFFERING ANY GOD D-MNED MORTAL HAVE EVER ATTEMPTED! THIS F-CKING *STUFFED MOUSE* HAS... quite a lot of sentimental value actually... Maybe I'll see what's going on. If it is a waste of my time I...
[WP] The most evil demon has been summoned. The summoner is a little girl and just wants to be hugged.
The room filled with smoke. Glowing red eyes peeled through the black fog. "What mortal has summoned me from the deepest depths of hells." The eyes scanned the room and landed on the small figure crying in front of him. "Yes, look unto me with great fear and trepidation." The smoke swirled and dissipated as the great ...
"*It was a careless, but wholly understandable thing, really: the appropriate enforcers of magical law discovered it much later and couldn't help but admire the grim irony of the detail that started the whole affair. The ancient warlocks who had translated the Book of the Fallen, poring as they were over a text in a to...
[WP] The most evil demon has been summoned. The summoner is a little girl and just wants to be hugged.
If anyone ever asked why I stayed after hearing the mortal’s request, I can honestly say I don’t know. It didn’t feel right to just leave. ‘So,’ I said as I searched the kitchen. ‘How did you know how to summon me?’ The mortal – named Grace – sat at the kitchen counter with an old book clutched to her chest. Saying...
"*It was a careless, but wholly understandable thing, really: the appropriate enforcers of magical law discovered it much later and couldn't help but admire the grim irony of the detail that started the whole affair. The ancient warlocks who had translated the Book of the Fallen, poring as they were over a text in a to...
[WP] The most evil demon has been summoned. The summoner is a little girl and just wants to be hugged.
“NO”, the large man standing in the middle of a chalk circle said as his pure black eyes peered down at his summoner. He watched her lift her dirty sleeved arm and rubber her tear stained eyes with it, as his recently stretched black feathered wings settled down on his shoulders. “But That’s why I summoned you” She p...
Summoned to the human world. I blinked my eyes trying to adjust to the dingy dark room that if it wasn't for the fiery glow emenating from my body the room would be pitch black. I looked around to discover a shivering little mass of ratty clothes with a little human girl holding a crayon. My silvery voice filled the b...
[WP] The most evil demon has been summoned. The summoner is a little girl and just wants to be hugged.
Finally! After all these countless years I am finally free to unleash my wrath upon the world. I think I'll start with Granger, the damn wizard who imprisoned me the first time. How I long to see the look on his face when I- "Hallo." What is this, who dares interrupt my thoughts of vengeance! It is of no matter, I n...
Summoned to the human world. I blinked my eyes trying to adjust to the dingy dark room that if it wasn't for the fiery glow emenating from my body the room would be pitch black. I looked around to discover a shivering little mass of ratty clothes with a little human girl holding a crayon. My silvery voice filled the b...
[WP] The most evil demon has been summoned. The summoner is a little girl and just wants to be hugged.
It is very simple, I am horror, I am dread, I am the last sight of countless souls. The conditions for me to be summoned are simple, a human soul in absolute terror and drowning in fear, whose entire existence is now worthless and is ready to give me exactly what I need, then they serve of course with a price tied to m...
Summoned to the human world. I blinked my eyes trying to adjust to the dingy dark room that if it wasn't for the fiery glow emenating from my body the room would be pitch black. I looked around to discover a shivering little mass of ratty clothes with a little human girl holding a crayon. My silvery voice filled the b...
[WP] The most evil demon has been summoned. The summoner is a little girl and just wants to be hugged.
"I am Nural", sounds from the slender translucent being, her body like blue flames without heat. This demon has no mouth, but seven eyes arranged like a flower in the center of its face. Her entire body vibrates to say "Why do you summon me?" The little girl stares back with her with mouth wide open. A moment later th...
Summoned to the human world. I blinked my eyes trying to adjust to the dingy dark room that if it wasn't for the fiery glow emenating from my body the room would be pitch black. I looked around to discover a shivering little mass of ratty clothes with a little human girl holding a crayon. My silvery voice filled the b...
[WP] The most evil demon has been summoned. The summoner is a little girl and just wants to be hugged.
Lucifer looked up at the sky., as the snow fell gently onto his face. He hadn't been on Earth for a long time. Not since Cain. The First Summoning. But since then, no one possessed the power to summon him. He frowned as he mulled over the punishment he would exact upon the sorry mortal that dared utter his name. &amp...
Summoned to the human world. I blinked my eyes trying to adjust to the dingy dark room that if it wasn't for the fiery glow emenating from my body the room would be pitch black. I looked around to discover a shivering little mass of ratty clothes with a little human girl holding a crayon. My silvery voice filled the b...
[WP] The most evil demon has been summoned. The summoner is a little girl and just wants to be hugged.
It is very simple, I am horror, I am dread, I am the last sight of countless souls. The conditions for me to be summoned are simple, a human soul in absolute terror and drowning in fear, whose entire existence is now worthless and is ready to give me exactly what I need, then they serve of course with a price tied to m...
“NO”, the large man standing in the middle of a chalk circle said as his pure black eyes peered down at his summoner. He watched her lift her dirty sleeved arm and rubber her tear stained eyes with it, as his recently stretched black feathered wings settled down on his shoulders. “But That’s why I summoned you” She p...
[WP] The most evil demon has been summoned. The summoner is a little girl and just wants to be hugged.
"I am Nural", sounds from the slender translucent being, her body like blue flames without heat. This demon has no mouth, but seven eyes arranged like a flower in the center of its face. Her entire body vibrates to say "Why do you summon me?" The little girl stares back with her with mouth wide open. A moment later th...
“NO”, the large man standing in the middle of a chalk circle said as his pure black eyes peered down at his summoner. He watched her lift her dirty sleeved arm and rubber her tear stained eyes with it, as his recently stretched black feathered wings settled down on his shoulders. “But That’s why I summoned you” She p...
[WP] The most evil demon has been summoned. The summoner is a little girl and just wants to be hugged.
Lucifer looked up at the sky., as the snow fell gently onto his face. He hadn't been on Earth for a long time. Not since Cain. The First Summoning. But since then, no one possessed the power to summon him. He frowned as he mulled over the punishment he would exact upon the sorry mortal that dared utter his name. &amp...
“NO”, the large man standing in the middle of a chalk circle said as his pure black eyes peered down at his summoner. He watched her lift her dirty sleeved arm and rubber her tear stained eyes with it, as his recently stretched black feathered wings settled down on his shoulders. “But That’s why I summoned you” She p...
[WP] The most evil demon has been summoned. The summoner is a little girl and just wants to be hugged.
"I am Nural", sounds from the slender translucent being, her body like blue flames without heat. This demon has no mouth, but seven eyes arranged like a flower in the center of its face. Her entire body vibrates to say "Why do you summon me?" The little girl stares back with her with mouth wide open. A moment later th...
Finally! After all these countless years I am finally free to unleash my wrath upon the world. I think I'll start with Granger, the damn wizard who imprisoned me the first time. How I long to see the look on his face when I- "Hallo." What is this, who dares interrupt my thoughts of vengeance! It is of no matter, I n...
[WP] The most evil demon has been summoned. The summoner is a little girl and just wants to be hugged.
Lucifer looked up at the sky., as the snow fell gently onto his face. He hadn't been on Earth for a long time. Not since Cain. The First Summoning. But since then, no one possessed the power to summon him. He frowned as he mulled over the punishment he would exact upon the sorry mortal that dared utter his name. &amp...
Finally! After all these countless years I am finally free to unleash my wrath upon the world. I think I'll start with Granger, the damn wizard who imprisoned me the first time. How I long to see the look on his face when I- "Hallo." What is this, who dares interrupt my thoughts of vengeance! It is of no matter, I n...
[WP] The most evil demon has been summoned. The summoner is a little girl and just wants to be hugged.
"I am Nural", sounds from the slender translucent being, her body like blue flames without heat. This demon has no mouth, but seven eyes arranged like a flower in the center of its face. Her entire body vibrates to say "Why do you summon me?" The little girl stares back with her with mouth wide open. A moment later th...
It is very simple, I am horror, I am dread, I am the last sight of countless souls. The conditions for me to be summoned are simple, a human soul in absolute terror and drowning in fear, whose entire existence is now worthless and is ready to give me exactly what I need, then they serve of course with a price tied to m...
[WP] The most evil demon has been summoned. The summoner is a little girl and just wants to be hugged.
Lucifer looked up at the sky., as the snow fell gently onto his face. He hadn't been on Earth for a long time. Not since Cain. The First Summoning. But since then, no one possessed the power to summon him. He frowned as he mulled over the punishment he would exact upon the sorry mortal that dared utter his name. &amp...
It is very simple, I am horror, I am dread, I am the last sight of countless souls. The conditions for me to be summoned are simple, a human soul in absolute terror and drowning in fear, whose entire existence is now worthless and is ready to give me exactly what I need, then they serve of course with a price tied to m...
[WP] The most evil demon has been summoned. The summoner is a little girl and just wants to be hugged.
Lucifer looked up at the sky., as the snow fell gently onto his face. He hadn't been on Earth for a long time. Not since Cain. The First Summoning. But since then, no one possessed the power to summon him. He frowned as he mulled over the punishment he would exact upon the sorry mortal that dared utter his name. &amp...
"I am Nural", sounds from the slender translucent being, her body like blue flames without heat. This demon has no mouth, but seven eyes arranged like a flower in the center of its face. Her entire body vibrates to say "Why do you summon me?" The little girl stares back with her with mouth wide open. A moment later th...
[WP] The most evil demon has been summoned. The summoner is a little girl and just wants to be hugged.
Lucifer looked up at the sky., as the snow fell gently onto his face. He hadn't been on Earth for a long time. Not since Cain. The First Summoning. But since then, no one possessed the power to summon him. He frowned as he mulled over the punishment he would exact upon the sorry mortal that dared utter his name. &amp...
*Metugrius văn volokoshto!* The fabric of reality tears open, and a horrific shriek wakes me from my slumber. It has been long since a ritual was performed in my name. It seems that yet another human has fallen from the grace of the Father, and succumbed to their worldly desires. A mighty howl escapes from my mouth. ...
[WP] The most evil demon has been summoned. The summoner is a little girl and just wants to be hugged.
Lucifer looked up at the sky., as the snow fell gently onto his face. He hadn't been on Earth for a long time. Not since Cain. The First Summoning. But since then, no one possessed the power to summon him. He frowned as he mulled over the punishment he would exact upon the sorry mortal that dared utter his name. &amp...
The girl finished the ritual. Her parents had just died in a fire. Her spirit was so very weak, so lonely, and she needed a hug. ​ The demon was in her now, and it tortured her. But every time the demon expected her to run screaming for help out the door, she just fell weaker and weaker apart. She was just...
[WP] The most evil demon has been summoned. The summoner is a little girl and just wants to be hugged.
As the ritual was almost complete, multiple flashing colours flashed in the face young Arka, a wave of heat hit her body and almost threw her soul out of her, and the ritual was finally complete. Arka saw as the mighty Halfacer raised from the ground in the middle of her room, the figure of the beast sent shivers dow...
The girl finished the ritual. Her parents had just died in a fire. Her spirit was so very weak, so lonely, and she needed a hug. ​ The demon was in her now, and it tortured her. But every time the demon expected her to run screaming for help out the door, she just fell weaker and weaker apart. She was just...
[WP] The most evil demon has been summoned. The summoner is a little girl and just wants to be hugged.
Azrael looked around the clearing where he had been summoned, it was a still winters night with a fresh fall of snow blanketing the ground not a single birdsong in the air. The trees surrounding his summoning circle were scorched black where the blast had touched them, yet each tree still shrouded in snow on the opposi...
The girl finished the ritual. Her parents had just died in a fire. Her spirit was so very weak, so lonely, and she needed a hug. ​ The demon was in her now, and it tortured her. But every time the demon expected her to run screaming for help out the door, she just fell weaker and weaker apart. She was just...
[WP] The most evil demon has been summoned. The summoner is a little girl and just wants to be hugged.
Too many times there were punches. Too many times there were kicks. Too many times there were other actions that made Lucy withdraw into herself. The endless hours of crying left her eyes barren of any emotion, empty of anything but tears. Lucy found solace at her school library. Maybe it would have been imposing to...
The girl finished the ritual. Her parents had just died in a fire. Her spirit was so very weak, so lonely, and she needed a hug. ​ The demon was in her now, and it tortured her. But every time the demon expected her to run screaming for help out the door, she just fell weaker and weaker apart. She was just...
[WP] The most evil demon has been summoned. The summoner is a little girl and just wants to be hugged.
Lucifer was draped carelessly over his favourite throne. It had a tall back, and curved arms with plenty of cushioning. Made of shiny brown leather, this chair was the kind of chair one would expect to find in the study of a wealthy man, where he could sit and think manly things, while smoking a cigar. Lucifer was no...
The girl finished the ritual. Her parents had just died in a fire. Her spirit was so very weak, so lonely, and she needed a hug. ​ The demon was in her now, and it tortured her. But every time the demon expected her to run screaming for help out the door, she just fell weaker and weaker apart. She was just...
[WP] The most evil demon has been summoned. The summoner is a little girl and just wants to be hugged.
Azrael looked around the clearing where he had been summoned, it was a still winters night with a fresh fall of snow blanketing the ground not a single birdsong in the air. The trees surrounding his summoning circle were scorched black where the blast had touched them, yet each tree still shrouded in snow on the opposi...
As the ritual was almost complete, multiple flashing colours flashed in the face young Arka, a wave of heat hit her body and almost threw her soul out of her, and the ritual was finally complete. Arka saw as the mighty Halfacer raised from the ground in the middle of her room, the figure of the beast sent shivers dow...
[WP] The most evil demon has been summoned. The summoner is a little girl and just wants to be hugged.
Too many times there were punches. Too many times there were kicks. Too many times there were other actions that made Lucy withdraw into herself. The endless hours of crying left her eyes barren of any emotion, empty of anything but tears. Lucy found solace at her school library. Maybe it would have been imposing to...
As the ritual was almost complete, multiple flashing colours flashed in the face young Arka, a wave of heat hit her body and almost threw her soul out of her, and the ritual was finally complete. Arka saw as the mighty Halfacer raised from the ground in the middle of her room, the figure of the beast sent shivers dow...
[WP] The most evil demon has been summoned. The summoner is a little girl and just wants to be hugged.
Lucifer was draped carelessly over his favourite throne. It had a tall back, and curved arms with plenty of cushioning. Made of shiny brown leather, this chair was the kind of chair one would expect to find in the study of a wealthy man, where he could sit and think manly things, while smoking a cigar. Lucifer was no...
As the ritual was almost complete, multiple flashing colours flashed in the face young Arka, a wave of heat hit her body and almost threw her soul out of her, and the ritual was finally complete. Arka saw as the mighty Halfacer raised from the ground in the middle of her room, the figure of the beast sent shivers dow...
[WP] You invented a serum that lets you communicate with animals. You decide to test it first. It doesn't seem to work, until you hear a spider ask, "Hey Roomie! How was your day?!"
"Hey Roomie! How was your day?!" the spider inquired, cheerfully. She was a big one -- *tegenaria gigantea,* a giant house spider. Harmless to humans, helpful in controlling insect pests. "Bad." I said, with a sigh, as I regarded the empty ampule from which I'd drawn the zoophonic serum. "Something's very wrong here....
Unbelievable, the serum had worked!After piggybacking off of centuries of research stemming from Dr. Thomas Muffet’s work in the 1500s I had finally created what he could only begin to dream of. I collapsed in tears on the floor thinking of my ancestors before me, and my late father, that had all devoted their entire l...
[WP] You invented a serum that lets you communicate with animals. You decide to test it first. It doesn't seem to work, until you hear a spider ask, "Hey Roomie! How was your day?!"
"Hey Roomie! How was your day?!" the spider inquired, cheerfully. She was a big one -- *tegenaria gigantea,* a giant house spider. Harmless to humans, helpful in controlling insect pests. "Bad." I said, with a sigh, as I regarded the empty ampule from which I'd drawn the zoophonic serum. "Something's very wrong here....
After five years of research and testing in his home lab, Kevin watched as what he finally believed to be a serum that would allow humans to understand the languages of animals dripped slowly into a test tube. The golden liquid was as thick as a viscous oil. Microscopic crystals that had formed inside it glittered in t...
[WP] You invented a serum that lets you communicate with animals. You decide to test it first. It doesn't seem to work, until you hear a spider ask, "Hey Roomie! How was your day?!"
*Hey there, Roomie! How was your day?* *The next time you spot my web, could you please not sweep it away?* *I put a lot of effort into crafting this silky smooth nest;* *With these threads that hold my food and keep me still as I rest.* **Please excuse me Mister Spider, if I can't mask my fear.** **It's just that...
Me: Better before I learned I had a roommate, Spider: Awwwww, come on. Rough day? Me: Do you ever have one of those days where you invent a serum that lets you speak to animals, and then you drink it, and then it works, and then you wonder whether you just downed a beaker of pure ethanol and this is what brain death ...
[WP] The Old One first came to our caves, and then in time to our villages, then our towns. Ageless, and always emerging before times of crisis with wisdom. They are a living legend... the last human.
I wanted to be left alone to brood, to mourn for eternity in peace, but I couldn’t help myself; the ones after us need my guidance. They toiled in the dust, as our ancestors did, and so I raised them to stand above the filth. They wandered the plains, starving and homeless, and so my heart bid me teach them to bend the...
He opened his arms wide open, palms facing the bright sky, his parched skin giving him a look that of a beggar. Yet the faint smile on his face gave an impression that none other did, it calmed us down. He opened his mouth to speak "Hi, my name is Bob." We knelt down as it was taught to us in the pictures. We were the ...
[WP] Anyone you touch forgets everything about you.
"Do you remember that time we thought it was a great idea to go to Saint Petersburg in the middle of winter?" I asked softly, my voice deep and throaty, like gravel tossing and churning without a drop of water. The small room was numbingly bright, the blinding fluorescence of the overhead lights reflecting off the grey...
**"Hey! Police! He stole my—!"** *poke* "...huh. Weird. I was sure I had my wallet with me a moment ago..."   ---   "Hey, what's your name?" "Albert." *poke* "Hey Albert!" "...do we know each other? I don't remember meeting you before..."   ---   **POW!** *"OWW!* You b...
[WP] Humans have entered the realm of galactic politics. Good News: We’re cute to almost every species. Bad News: We’re extremely cute to almost every species.
Historical Excerpt 1332: Human Revolution At first humans were seen as cute and ridiculous, the way humans would see a puppy. Nothing serious. Aliens never considered humans to be anything dangerous. Just a species of cutesies to be looked at and adored. At first things were stable. The humans and the greater galac...
A sea of curious eyes surrounded my metal cage. Colossal, limpy bodies of green flesh brushed on the metal bars as I sat on the frigid surface. I could hear many sounds coming out of their droopy mouths; I struggled to keep dry from the clumps of goo sporadically flying out of them. My cage trembled and erratically jer...
[WP] Humans have entered the realm of galactic politics. Good News: We’re cute to almost every species. Bad News: We’re extremely cute to almost every species.
That's the trouble with you, kids, you have it too easy. Back in my day, during the war... Stop whining! Right, now you're going to get the full history lesson. Yes, again! The First Contact turned out better than anyone imagined it. Meeting the Wrinkleheads quickly brought world peace and great advances in science, ...
A sea of curious eyes surrounded my metal cage. Colossal, limpy bodies of green flesh brushed on the metal bars as I sat on the frigid surface. I could hear many sounds coming out of their droopy mouths; I struggled to keep dry from the clumps of goo sporadically flying out of them. My cage trembled and erratically jer...
[WP] Humans have entered the realm of galactic politics. Good News: We’re cute to almost every species. Bad News: We’re extremely cute to almost every species.
*(Chat voted for us to write this prompt with the stipulation that we can't use the same word more than once!)* I'm not sure exactly what's going on here, but the aliens are paying me in gold for each new word I use. Supposedly they think it's cute? Either way, not complaining! If money keeps coming, then won't stop t...
A sea of curious eyes surrounded my metal cage. Colossal, limpy bodies of green flesh brushed on the metal bars as I sat on the frigid surface. I could hear many sounds coming out of their droopy mouths; I struggled to keep dry from the clumps of goo sporadically flying out of them. My cage trembled and erratically jer...
[WP] Blacksmithing was a strange hobby for you to take up. Then the zombie invasion happened. You might not have any supplies... but you do have a shitload of weapons.
"I'm sorry, but my price is firm." I took a couple steps forward, stopping at a somewhat jagged looking mace. "But I'll do 5 cans of Spam and three oranges for the mace. It may not be the prettiest, but it gets the job done." "Oh, come on. It's not like you'll run out of weapons to sell anytime soon," retorted the yo...
I sat in my house, surrounded by my makeshift weapons, having just killed a zombie with my makeshift rifle. It was strange, but I always had a love for blacksmithing, even if people judged me. Well, it was year 6 of the zombie apocalypse and I was one of the last survivors in my town, after selling some of my better qu...
[WP] Two days ago at noon GMT, the richest man in the world died. Yesterday at noon GMT, the new richest man in the world died. Today at noon GMT, the new-new richest man in the world dies.
I remember it like it was yesterday, First the leading Tech CEO passed away, then a day later the creator of Microsoft followed by a lucrative investor on the third day...word had spread across the globe that the richest people in the world were dying and everyone was glued to their TV's for the latest death update...i...
“This is the end.” “The beginning of the end to this over recycled disaster we call Society. Power hungry and Money driven, we stand down, no longer! See you at noon.” She Cheers, unabashed. Sweat beads visible by their shine on her obscured face. This is THE video. We’ve all seen as it interrupts broadcasts around th...
[WP] Two days ago at noon GMT, the richest man in the world died. Yesterday at noon GMT, the new richest man in the world died. Today at noon GMT, the new-new richest man in the world dies.
The wintry breeze from the nearby window kissed upon the side of my cheek as I watched the telly. The news was on and was discussing uninteresting events like "doggy surfing" and the weather until the "Breaking News" banner scrolled across the screen interrupting the normal broadcast of BBC. The news to follow introduc...
“This is the end.” “The beginning of the end to this over recycled disaster we call Society. Power hungry and Money driven, we stand down, no longer! See you at noon.” She Cheers, unabashed. Sweat beads visible by their shine on her obscured face. This is THE video. We’ve all seen as it interrupts broadcasts around th...
[WP] Two days ago at noon GMT, the richest man in the world died. Yesterday at noon GMT, the new richest man in the world died. Today at noon GMT, the new-new richest man in the world dies.
"There goes another one", I though to myself as I checked my watch. Right on schedule. Let's see who it was today. I clicked on the link to the news article describing the "incident" du jour. Some guy named Zygmunt. He was a Polish entertainer of some sort. Looks like it started simple enough. He slipped on a patch ...
“This is the end.” “The beginning of the end to this over recycled disaster we call Society. Power hungry and Money driven, we stand down, no longer! See you at noon.” She Cheers, unabashed. Sweat beads visible by their shine on her obscured face. This is THE video. We’ve all seen as it interrupts broadcasts around th...