WritingPrompts

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[WP] The evil Emperor has discovered that a child has been born who is destined to end his rule and bring peace to the realm. He secretly arranges to send his best agents to the child's home - not to kill the child, but to ensure that the child's destiny is fulfilled.	2452
[WP] You are stunned to learn that you were adopted. "Why didn't you tell me sooner?" you cried. "Frankly, honey, we thought it was obvious. You don't hunger for blood, you can't turn into a bat, and you don't need sunblock to go outside during the day."	2314
[WP] You managed to retire from the supervillain game long ago, when you became a parent. Now, your grandchild has inadvertently been kidnapped by an upstart villain, and you're about to show them why the world (rightfully) feared you.	1619
[WP] Earth broadcasts its location to the greater universe. Almost immediately, first contact is initiated - not by benevolent beings or warmongering conquerors, but by alien salesmen, telemarketers, and scam artists.	1369
[WP] The sellsword eyed their potential client suspiciously. "I work only for those with coin." Trembling, the young street urchin held out a single, well-worn coin. The sellsword smiled and said, "That will do."	1155
[WP] "No mere mortal could have possibly gotten past all my traps and henchmen unscathed! Who are you? Who sent you?" "I'm not with any of the licensed supergroups, sir/ma'am. I'm here from the Grant-A-Wish Children's Charity. There's been a request for you."	1101
[WP] You've been trapped in this time loop for centuries, and an attempted "perfect run" decades in the making has failed to break the loop. Frustrated, you decide to go scorched earth on everyone and everything around you. The next day, to your horror, you wake up to find the loop has been broken.	789
[WP] A dragon's hoard isn't always just gold and jewels. Some dragons hoard magical artifacts, others hoard books and knowledge. Your hoard is an entire small town.	663
[WP] Tired of the supervillain life, you engage in a final battle with your arch-nemesis and manage to fake your death. After living in solitude for several years, your nemesis reappears on your doorstep with one question: "Why?"	543
[WP] In a school filled with martial artists, magical girls, wizards, witches, mecha pilots, ninjas, and more than a few talking animal companions, being a normal student in the background is a relief. Confusingly, any time an incident occurs, everyone always seems to go to you first.	437

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