/u/Urbenmyth's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] You are the God of Computers. Alas, it is the Bronze Age, and you can't use any of your divine powers or rights until you get a group of people for whom mud bricks are cutting edge to build you a motherboard.
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[WP] You bargained away your soul for three wishes, all granted in an ironic and painful manner. An ancient tale. But you have a recourse Faust never had: the ability to contract trading standards and slap the devil with a deceptive advertising charge.
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[WP] As much as people tried to deny it at first, the truth is clear. Up in the night sky, the stars are blinking.
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[WP] While going into the strange depths of Youtube, you stumble onto a channel with your name. Its releasing trailers for your life. You're not sure you like the look of what's happening next "episode".
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[WP] A useful evolutionary adaption will usually occur multiple times through convergence. As such, just as most planets evolve multiple winged fliers, most planets evolve multiple tool-using sophonts. We aren't unique in strength or creativity or anything like that. We're unique in evolving alone.
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[WP] And so Cinderella went to ball, and found her prince, and escaped her wicked stepmother. All thanks to the Fairy Godmother. But the Fae's gifts always come with strings attached, and before she can have her happily ever after, Cinderella must first escape her debt to the Fair Folk.
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[WP] As you further peel back the secrets of the conspiracy, putting more and more pieces together? You slowly realise the real truth. That initial clue you found wasn't an oversight or a mistake. It was bait.
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[WP] Special? Of course you're not special. There's nothing special about you whatsoever. And that's exactly why we're offering you a deal. After all, what would a special person need with magic?
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[WP] You've been a loyal sidekick to the noble hero for years. Indeed, after the last battle, once the Dark Lord is defeated, you're the only one they trust enough to tell you that their plan was always to replace the Dark One, not defeat him- and you may be the only one left who can stop them.
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