/u/Xcmd's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] Nobody's quite sure what happened, but the planet was plunged into a new ice age. Most of the world is too cold to live, but you make a living scavenging old tech from the ruins. Today, you stumbled upon an old military base that seems to still be operational: Area 51.
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[WP] A mage is only as good as their wand, and the older a wand is, the more powerful and willful it is. The oldest wand, and therefore the most powerful, has just fallen into the hands of someone who wasn't aware that magic existed before that moment. The wand has some ideas about its new wielder.
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[WP] The Gods have given you three tasks, and in return they'll elevate you to a Demi-God. First, you must catch the wind. Second, you must run through a rain storm without getting wet. Third, you must plug in a USB cable and get it right on the first try.
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[WP] It's not a time loop. You're positive that it's not a time loop. Because if it were a time loop, the events would begin exactly the same. But... Your clothes, your hair, the car you're driving, the song that's on the radio. It's all a little different each time. Even who kills you changes.
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[WP] While traveling, the news reports that your hometown has mysteriously vanished, replaced by a thousand year old forest. For some reason, you're still pulling live video from your home's IP Cameras. What you see is disturbing.
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[WP] You've summoned a demon, and intentionally set it free. Rather than rend you limb from limb, it embraces you warmly.
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[WP] "You are the hero of the light! The chosen one of prophecy!" Says the King. "You don't need to be paid, this is your destiny!"
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[WP] You've been erased from existence, but you're still alive and able to speak and interact; it's just that nobody seems to ever remember you as soon as the conversation is over.
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