/u/Mockingasp's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] In the Silubrian Book of Wisdoms, in its 10,000 passages of lessons learned from their hive collections, there is one line in a chapter of which no one speaks. That line is underlined, bolded, and lit up in bright lumina ink. "Don't poke the humans".
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[WP] Since you were a child, you've always been afraid of closing your eyes, even to blink. You've always felt that when you did, you could feel Her presence behind you. She's your childhood imaginary friend. And she's furious that you've forgotten her.
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[WP] "I don't need to tell you that the war isn't going well. The Elves have their golems in the north and the southern dwarves have those damned walking engines. In ten years, our empire will be gone. So you get me those dragon eggs, captain. Or don't come back at all."
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[WP] You find an old coffin buried in your backyard. You don't report it because it has your name carved into it. Inside you find an old skeleton clutching a thumb drive and a shattered cellphone. On the drive, you find file after file of yourself screaming while buried alive.
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[WP] You have been stuck in a time loop with your mortal enemy for far longer than you can remember now. After the first hundred lifetimes, you both got bored of killing each other. You talked. You bonded. Now you're best friends who've literally done everything together. But all good things...
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[WP] At the funeral, you met a man you don't know who claimed to be your brother when he left you as a teen. Then a woman claimed to be your younger sister, who you don't remember either. You find you have 6 siblings. You look slowly at your parents as they lower you into the grave. They're smiling.
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[WP] As the grizzled veteran of the superhero academy, you have only a few lessons you actually want to impart. Firstly : Stop Gloating. Secondly : Stop Monologing. Thirdly : Just Stop Talking And Take The Bad Guy Out Right Now.
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[WP] The world's best and most powerful superhumans, both heroes and villains have joined forces. Grudges have been set aside. Oaths have been sworn. They will bring you down. You, the one who has the cheat codes of the world.
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[WP] Governments used to use you to take down out of control mages with your ability to negate their spells and drain their energy. That was before you started draining life from everyone. They tried to kill you, but watched in horror as you glued yourself back together. You are the Eater of Lives.
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[WP] It was a normal day when you got some kind of seizure. You watched as your nails turned to iron hooks. Your limbs grew longer and spindly. Your flesh turned gray and hard with muscle. And you grew thirsty for the heart-blood of... DAVE. Wait. You don't know a Dave. Who the heck is Dave?
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