/u/lordhelmos's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] There is only one rule in your office: don't miss the quota. You are reminded of this fact when the gelatinous cube sweeps past your workspace holding what is left of Bob. Bob didn't meet the quota.
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[WP] It was 1961 when they first discovered "The Ring." Anything that passed through was transported "somewhere." In 1967 the first human passed into the ring in a metal diving suit and did not return. 10 years later you get a call. The test diver has been found wandering in an empty field.
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[WP] The King rises halfway through the dinner. "Do not mind the mild sourness of the meal, that is just the powerful poison I had added." A servant brings a platter of phials. "The antidote is here. Now I'm going to ask some questions. You should think carefully about your answers."
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[WP] In the day a legendary hero roams the realm performing miracles and feats worthy of song. When the sun hides, a night lord roams the world spreading fear and terror. What is not known is that they both share the same soul. One can only be active when the other sleeps.
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[WP] She is in every meeting, ever war room. She is present in every diplomatic discussion and her features are always hidden by a black shawl. She has served ten kings and never ages. Everyone fears her. You have just been coronated as the new king and she has requested a private audience.
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[WP] Your order was unable to stop the cultists from performing their ritual to a summon a "dark and powerful" goddess into your world. Now standing before her, you discover she has no idea what is going on or why she is there.
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[WP] The men worked to pry open the giant flower. A horrible stench fills the air and a human skeleton could been seen being extracted from the plant. The warden hands you your equipment. "Welcome to the garden, the most dangerous place in the world. Follow and the rules and you might last a week."
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[WP] As you enter the dense jungle your group comes across a tangle of vines in the shape of a man. They cut it open, revealing a bleached human skeleton. "The journey will take 7 days." The guide says. "Don't sleep, that's when the jungle feeds."
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[WP] "So you're telling me that a single man defeated a full regiment of knights while wearing no armor and using only his bare hands? What sorcery is this!" The messenger bowed low. "Yes Milord, he did not call it sorcery. He called it 'martial arts.'"
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[WP] You don't recall anything from your past. For years you've lived a peaceful life in a small village that found you half dead and took you in. When a brutal attack takes place on your village, your memories trigger. You are dragon who took human form, you've forgotten what you truly are.
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