/u/DreadPirate-Wesley's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] Even the most menial of tasks and decisions are determined by battles waged by tiny forces within the human conscious. This is the story of one of those epic battles.
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[WP] Dragons were bloodthirsty nightmares - a blight on mankind. Due to an oath, a centuries-old knight was blessed (or cursed) with immortality until they were all destroyed. It was during a shift of his modern 9-5 that he sensed something for the first time in centuries: a dragon was approaching.
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[WP] Magic did exist, and was actually a very common thing 2,000 years ago. That is, until a powerful wizard cast a spell banishing all magic from the face of the earth. But now, his spell is beginning to wear off.
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[WP] You’re an assassin android - highly skilled, but somewhat antiquated. During your current mission, you learn that, as soon as the mark is terminated, you will automatically decommission. So, you decide to become the mark’s bodyguard instead.
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[WP] You finally get up the nerve to play Bloody Mary. You turn off the lights in the bathroom, light a candle, and repeat the name 3 times in the mirror. Suddenly, your reflection gives a look of abject horror, screams and runs away from you.
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[WP] You’re a powerful immortal being who has lived among mankind for millennia - at times as a revered god; at times in obscurity. You are genuinely noble, wise and benevolent. But lately, you’ve really started growing tired of their crap.
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[WP] The fortune teller glared at the young man seated at her table. She knew he used his stature and strength to bully others. “You’re certain there’s nothing you fear?” She asked. The guy smirked, “Lady, I ain’t afraid of nothin’.” The Gypsy nodded. “Good.” and began whispering under her breath.
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[WP] Your first day on the job as a magician’s assistant, you see a large old trunk. Just as you were about to open it, the magician appears seemingly out of nowhere and slams a hand on the lid. “I have 3 rules” he glares, “show up on time, do what I tell you, and NEVER open the trunk.”
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[WP] Due to the powerful, nearly uncontrollable magic residing within you, the village has locked you away - not because of any crime, but because of their fear. Until the day that something much more terrifying arrived.
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[WP] All your life, you’ve wanted to be a “super villain”. But fate (or something) has marked you as a vessel of good. Now, no matter what you do or say, amazing good comes from it, and (to your increasing frustration) you are being hailed by people as a super hero.
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