/u/ShadowDurza's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] White magic uses the forces of nature. Black magic defies the forces of nature. Neither are as simple as good and evil: the most effective healing spells are black magic-based because they're essentially surgery. Write a scenario revolving around these subjects set in our modern world.
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[WP] A person had an incurable condition that would eventually end in brain death. In their will, they stated that their body is to be put on life support until their best friend claims it for their own use. Three days in, they open their eyes and walk out of the hospital, speaking in a new voice.
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[WP] The god of light, desiring miracles to rule, bet the princess would marry the foreign prince. The god of darkness, desiring sorcery to rule, bet she would run away with the rebel leader. The god of chaos, desiring man to be master of their own fate, bet she would be with someone unexpected.
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[WP] Once a century, the celestials choose one random human to be hunted by a monster of their creation. The human is allowed to describe in detail one supernatural ability for the celestials to create and bestow upon them which they are allowed to keep as a prize if they defeat the monster.
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[WP] Humanity has utterly stagnated. Modern heros know nothing of self-sacrifice, duty, and discipline, nothing more than glorified celebrities only concerned with merchandise sponsorships. For the world's own good, the only villain that never lost to any hero comes out of retirement.
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[WP] You accidentally hit and killed someone with your car. You were about to call it in when an otherworldly voice whispered into your ear: "If you admit you killed me, I will take you to hell with me."
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[WP] A wizard from a medieval-esque magical dimension enacts a ritual to summon a being with forbidden knowledge. What he gets is a random guy from our world that happens to practically be a walking encyclopedia of scientific fun facts.
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[WP] The monsters born from human fear menaced them for so long that humanity became desensitized and stopped caring whether they lived or died. The monsters soon pacified and now have to work hard keep their apathetic life sources alive.
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[WP] There are two swords endowed with supernatural powers. The Nirvana Blade can kill immortals. The Samsara Blade creates immortals from those it slays and enslaves them to its user's will. Write a story about them, can be about one or both.
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