/u/Rebelhero's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] Ten Thousand years is a long time to hold a grudge. When you were imprisoned, you believed you had plenty of time to build your hatred and a plan for revenge. But after a few hundred years, hate gives way to boredom and loneliness. Now, finally you break free to a world you don't recognize.
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[WP] Humans are just a galactic myth, a story to teach children the dangers of hubris and violence and their prison, Earth, is their eternal punishment. Then one day, radio signals are detected from a forgotten spot in the Milky Way. "We are humanity, we seek other intelligent life in the universe."
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[WP] Invading Earth was a calculated risk, but billions of slaves, an stablished infrastructure and plenty of natural resources were too good to pass up. The aliens were aware of how quick militaries could respond, but were unprepared for the violence of the average citizen.
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[WP] Humans are endurance hunters. Which is not a trait anyone would expect to come into play in an interplanetary war.
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[WP] Alien species made it very clear that humans were to suppress their urge to touch other non-humans aboard mixed species ships, given in nearly all their cultures physical contact was reserved for mother and mates only. Then a curious alien let their human friend pet them for the first time.
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[WP] You've been reborn into another world of high fantasy and Magic, to fight an ancient and rapidly growing evil. You've retained all your prior life knowledge, been given a young, fit body of your design and a boon of your choosing. As it turns out, so has every other person in this world.
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[WP] Every survivor remembers where they were on the day Gabriel blew the Horn of Judgment Day, raising the dead, cracking the skies and allowing the Angels to invade our world. Humanity did not want to be judged. On the 7th day of the Human-Angel war, Humanity received an unexpected ally.
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[WP] After a long battle, the Hero and Villain lay exhausted. Unable to continue the fight, they talk. They realize their world views may be opposites, but neither of them are wrong. In this moment of weakness and vulnerability they realize they could do so much more together.
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[WP] Humanity has been preparing for Alien visitors for centuries, sending out samples of art, culture, music and language to the stars. When the first visitors finally entered our solar system, their fist message was clear. "We desire to hear more Rock and Metal."
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