/u/bystander007's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] An 8 year old girl has pulled a 1,500 year old sword from a lake in Sweden. Every citizen of the country knows this fulfills the ancient prophecy and the king must crown her before stepping down... except he doesn't want to, and opinions are divided.
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[WP] You're a serial killer with a guardian angel. To make sure you get into Heaven the angel has been killing all of your intended victims before you get the chance. It's really starting to annoy you.
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[WP] You're a sin-eater who feeds on the guilty consciousness of those around you to sustain yourself. Despite having lived for more than a millennium you've never met anyone free of guilt. Until you stumble across a young couple who are both guilt free, but for drastically different reasons.
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[WP] Everyone in the world has a single video game power. Some people can shoot fireballs, others can pick any lock with a simple bobby pin. You're the only person in the world who doesn't take fall damage, and considered the greatest villain in history.
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[WP] As a Buddhist monk you've never once felt anger, regret, or hatred within you despite the atrocities within the world. Until your inner peace is risked when introduced to competitive multiplayer gaming.
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[WP] The true Gods of the universe have finally revealed themselves. Except no one knows who they are. No one except you. Because they're the Gods you thought you made up as a child. And they're curious why their herald, you, hasn't told anyone about them.
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[WP] You keep accidentally walking in on other people's stories and resolving them with logic and forethought before any dramatic action takes place.
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[WP] Freddy Kreuger enters the dreams of his victim only to vomit from the sight. Surrounded by horrors not even he can stomach a sense of dread rushes over him as upon realizing he can't escape. "One, two..." echoes a child's voice from the shadows.
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[WP] Time travel is possible and you've been sent to the Jurassic period to closely analyze information on the ancient world and dinosaurs. Once there, you find modern humans with large machines burying bones and putting fossil imprints on rocks. One sees you and exclaims "It's about damn time."
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