/u/Ephoder's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] “Now be careful, that line of rock salt is the only thing keeping them out,” the man said, welcoming me into his refuge group. “Sea salt,” I clarified, “sea salt keeps us out.”
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[WP] You find an abandoned altar in the middle of a forest. You’ve read about them in class. Abandoned altars would mean someone – or a group – had abandoned their deity. Saddened by the betrayal of the worshipper to his worshipped, you clean the altar. You never thought the forgotten god bless you.
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[WP] “My Lord, this humble slave asks for your blessing!” The god’s lone eye narrow in suspicion. “How would a blessing from a local deity of flowers help you?” the supposed slave laughs nervously. “Well, for one I’ll finally know which flowers my date is allergic to so I don’t look like an Idiot.”
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[WP] I remember my mom asking me to draw what heaven looked like, as I believed it was where my sister lived. “What you drew is called a forest,” said an officer visiting me that afternoon, “and now we need you to tell us where.”
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[WP] You were easy to forget. Throughout your life, your teachers had to squint to make out your figure sitting at the back. Heck, you were so easy to forget, when God initiated the apocalypse to end humanity, he forgot to add you into the equation. So as an apology, he granted you immortality.
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[WP] Smith, a Godless teenager in a world where everyone has their own deity that acts as their patreon finds an abandoned altar cleans it, hoping that perhaps the ancient, abandoned God would take pity on him and blesses him. He wished someone had told him sooner that Satan was technically a God.
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[WP] “In legends, the end of the sword is always shown coming out from the hero’s chest, while the hilt would face his back.” The student paused before asking, “Why is that?” the mentor turned to his student and smiled sadly, “The most painful of betrayals always comes from whom you trust the most.”
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[WP] 5 years ago the continent Africa was suddenly engulfed in an indestructible barrier and absolutely nothing could get through it. After 7 years, the barrier is suddenly gone. You're sent along with 24 other soldiers from all over the world as an expedition team.
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[WP] The villain screamed, “I will make them feel my pain!” and the hero whispered, “I will make sure they never have to feel my pain.”
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[WP] You, a s young soldier, find a wandering war pilgrim during your patrol at the outskirts of the Kingdom. He is carrying a clothing of some sort — It is the flag of a long lost Kingdom, you realize for a second. Hesitant yet curious, you ask, “Who are you?”
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