/u/sdric's posts in /r/WritingPrompts
[WP] Genetic Manipulation "cured" aging. With it overpopulation lead to an economical crash worse than any before. In a desperate attempt to restore order the "immortal" elite declares the murder of "agers" legal. The following war will be known as "The Edge of Extinction".
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[WP] As the sun rises vampires don't incinerate, but turn to stone. With public sculptures becoming less popular each day it has become increasingly difficult for the authorities to explain "art" randomly popping up across the city.
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[WP] You're a librarian in ancient Alexandria. One day you pick up an ancient tome that fell of its shelf - its title reads: Fire Magic for Beginners.
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[WP] A few humans are blessed with the ability to open a command console and rewrite reality. The problem: Nobody fully knows the programming language of our world, yet. Bugs ensue
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[WP] You're the publisher of a popular software application. As an joke you modify the ToS to include "By agreeing to the ToS you're selling your soul". Month later there's a knock on your door, it's the devil - and he's pretty darn pissed that you're taking *his* souls.
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[WP] In retrospect it seems smallminded of humanity to think that nuclear warheads would be the worst weapons mankind would ever create. We had made new enemies, we required new weapons. We closed in on the black hole, the gravitation reversal bomb was ready. We'd be witnesses to a new big bang.
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[WP] You've always been an oddball among the Druids: You're a Necromancer. You've kept your garden "alive" for centuries, from the largest of trees to the tiniest of flowers. The other Druids are growing envious...
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[WP] There is no sun. The air itself is emitting a strange faint light. It feels heavy and tough to breathe. As you delve deeper into this strange world a raspy whisper breaks the silence in your head. The words are ancient, but their meaning is as clear as your mother tongue.
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