/u/ravenwithclaws's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] You live in a society where there is a death sentence, but also, the option for people to fight their loved ones murderer, in an arena specially built for this purpose, with an array of weapons specially made for this. You meet, for the first time, the person who killed your daughter.
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[WP] After a child is born, a symbol of the child’s power will materialise on their forehead, disappearing after a few seconds. How long it takes for the symbol to show has a direct correlation with the extent of the child’s power, the longer it takes, the more potent the power.
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[WP] Your voice dictates everything in society. The purer and more beautiful your voice, the stronger your soul, the higher your power. Your fiance, the near-perfect crown princess, known as the Lily of High Society, is mute.
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[WP] Everyone has some kind of ability. Some quite mundane, like always knowing which watermelon at the supermarket is the freshest, some more incredible, like being able to find a thing you lost. Yours is never failing a trick shot, even an unintentional one.
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[WP] On your 3rd birthday, you gained map. Not just any ordinary one, but one that is visible only to you, marks living things with coloured dots, and floats intangibly in front of your face. Living alone, your worst nightmare is seeing a red dot in your house. Well, your fear has come true.
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[WP] You always felt as if your life lacked substance, like there was supposed to be more. One day you realise the true meaning of fate, and a notification sounds in your head. “Achievement unlocked: Enlightenment. Skill unlocked: World Omniscience Lvl. 1”
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[WP] At birth, every child manifests a flower, that represents their personality, given by the gods. In sickness it shrivels, in death it withers. Families often keep the flowers of their dead, to symbolise their spirit always being with them. Your older sister’s withered flower started blooming.
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[WP] You wake up crying, from a dream. A beautiful girl you’ve never met, unbelievably familiar, stands in tears, wearing a flowing white dress. “Goodbye,” she says “you’ll forget me when you wake up.” As she kisses you on the cheek, a soft whisper comes from her again. “It’s for the better, love.”
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[WP] When the invading alien species is breaking down your house door, the first living being to jump to your safety, is you highly unaffectionate black cat, but now in the form of an elderitch deity.
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