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Dead Men Tell No Tales [WP] “Any book worth banning, is a book worth reading.” “I understand that, Mr. Asimov, but we can’t introduce the Necronomicon to our curriculum” ***** "They banned Maus, To Kill a Mockingbird, and so many other novels that portray a crucial part of the world's history," Mr. Asimov pressed. "What is so different about this one? I must teach it. I must. Principal Margot sighed. She took off her glasses, slowly exhaled onto the glass surface, and wiped…
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barna's travels [WP] In a Galaxy where Humans are seen as small, cute and infantile, a hardened Terran criminal goes into hiding on an alien world. He is soon found by a six year old girl who, not knowing who or what he is, decides to keep him as a pet. ***** “Huma?” she asked, trying to pronounce the word he had told her. “Close enough.” Barna Bam Barna stared at the alien girl, giving her a glare. Usually, a glare from him was enough to scare any wandering alien, and yet…
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Rules of Conquest [WP] The knight closed in on the mage, his victory all but assured, as in the time it would take him to cast another spell he would already... !!!BONK!!! "Seriously, how you knights don't notice the 2m long stick in my hand is beyond me…" ***** “Stop that.” The knight staggered back, receiving another bonk on the head. His helmet swinging around, causing him to stumble around blindly until he adjusted it. As he shifted the helmet toward the mage, he only…
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By my Word Language is a beautiful thing. Thoughts can leave my mind and enter yours. A piece of my soul, a sizeable splintered fragment, can touch you in a way physicality could never hope to. The problem began when everything I said was taken literally. "Last one there's a rotten egg!" I shouted to my friends. We were walking across the beach at night, the vault of stars twinkling overhead. Danielle was so drunk she had thrown up in the water, so we all decided it was time…
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Gone with the Dark [WP] Your grandfather abandoned his family at age 28. Your father abandoned you, your sister, and mum at age 28. Your 28th birthday was 8 months ago. As you tumble into the dark portal that opened under your feet, you think “Maybe there’s more to the rumour of a family curse than I thought”. ***** I guess you could say that ours is a family all too familiar with loss. My grandfather left grandma back in '72, when mum and uncle Bruce were barely walking.…
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Hestia's Rage [WP] You are Hestia, the goddess of family and the hearth. On Earth you run a peaceful inn detached from the woes of the world. When war rages and the other gods toy with mortals, you've had enough. It's time to remind them as the first daughter of Cronus, you are the oldest and most powerful god. ***** The sleeping pebble was known as a rest stop for weary travelers from all walks of life. No matter what side of the pointless war you were on, you would always…
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The Trial [WP] A new Demon Lord has risen and united all the Monster Races. Many Heros set out to destroy him and his Kingdom, but nobody returned and you finally found out why. They were all imprisoned for attempted Murder and various degrees of Murder. ***** "Do you understand the charges presented to you, sir?" The Ogre sitting behind the judges bench leaned over to get a good look at the Defendant. "No, I don't. I was hired to help clear out the dungeons of Ralthgabar.…
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Hatched [WP] You picked up a dozen eggs at the farmer's market but when it came time to cook breakfast in the morning you find your fridge contained zero eggs and a dozen tiny dragons. ***** Sunshine. The symphony of her morning was about to begin. The orchestra of her many cats awoke, one by one, each with it's own tune, each footstep a unique melody. She lie awake in her bed, blinking and wincing, willing her old bones to move as the conductor of the morning, the sun,…
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Merlin's Curse [WP] "If you fools would use magic so, then the world is better off without it." And so Merlin raised his hands to the heavens and cast the Final Spell, sending all the mana of the world into the void and permanently reshaping the leylines into unusability. ***** As Merlin cast the Final Spell, all the world’s magic shot into the sky, rendering it an unnatural and pure blue, bleeding through even into tightly closed eyes. The heavens shook, and the earth…
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If Wishes Were Horses... [WP] For years you’ve done your very best to hide your powers for your loving boyfriend, but it’s getting increasingly hard to do so due to you being a powerful genie, and him having accidentally made a wish that removed the limit on how many wishes he could get from you… ***** “I’m at the doooooo-oooooooor!” my husband calls in a playful voice. “Not today, Jack,” I call back from the kitchen. “I’m busy right now.” I’m actually right in the middle of…
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The Spoils of War [WP] The ultimate intergalactic war ends with reality being shattered. Humans are the only species able to navigate the broken universe without falling into despair at the nonsensical nature of the new reality. Apparently they have these things called “dreams” that have trained them for this. ***** The ship filled with red light. Who the hell had came out of cryo? Why now? A sound started but faded into the distance. That wasn't good; it meant the…
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A Sci-fi experiment The Galactic Council was hosted on an arid planet dominated by an equitaorial desert. Only three cities marred the rolling dunes, and two were built at the border of the tropics and the polar region, the only place on the planet considered habitable for life. The first of these cities was a small trading post and waystation. Ships needed to refuel, and the delegates needed to eat. The second of these cities was a garrison of ships, a small private army…
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A Genie's Tale I honestly don't see why so many genies are assholes. On the bright side, at least it puts an even bigger smile on the people that find my lamp. As far as I go, I always tried to be like that blue genie from that one kids move. What a coincidence that I was summoned by a child. The second her tender little hands rubbed my lamp golden yellow smoke began to pour out of its slender spout, until I was floating above her looking down, big grin on my face. "HELLO…
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Un-Dead [WP] You watch in horror and strange fascination as the undead husk which bit you suddenly sprouts healthy new flesh where once rotting meat sat, its moans starting to sound more and more like human screams of agony and confusion. You have successfully infected the zombie with you ***** "You know and understand pain," Tom speaks in a neutral tone distorted by the microphone, no word is accentuated more than another. He doesn't seem to register that you cannot answer,…
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Dagger in the Back As he was being rushed back to his chambers, hemmed in between the drawn weapons and metal breastplates of his castle guards, King Ruben once again cursed the assassin for their clumsy attempt. Anything but poison, and he might have at least salvaged the night. “Dagger from the curtains would have at least made for a good story,” the king muttered. The captain of his guards nodded, not listening, eyes flitting from corner to corner, trying and failing to…
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bang [WP] A mediocre wizard searches for items to boost their power. He/She finds a strange hut which has a 'special goods for sale' sign. They enter..."What's this hideous thing?" "It's an item you can use without incantation...It's called a gun and there's much more I can show you." ***** My friend and I were catching up at a beer festival. We rarely intend to see each other these days but we often do anyway. We’re both attracted to real ale offerings like iron filings are…
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Destiny “We can’t all be special.” Of all the things my mother told me, that was the one that had embedded itself deep into my mind. I was the second born out of three siblings. My older brother Mavat, being the one they considered the chosen one, only because he squirmed his way out first. How that made him anymore special than the rest of us, who knows. Maybe he was the chosen one. I couldn’t prove that he wasn’t and neither me nor my sister Polly had shown any signs of…
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Magicks “You must be the exchange student. Nice to meet ya, mate. Name’s Darren or Dazza for short. How ya going? Pretty cold over in England, right, mate? Must be loving the heat here.” Darren patted the back of the exchange student, showing her around the magical academy known as Pharlappicus. “Ah… ha… ha. Yeah, England is rather cold this time of year. Weather can be right dreadful.” Madeline said, unsure how to address all the quick-fire questions. She wasn’t used to a…
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The Coward of the Battlefield “It’s like being a real soldier!” I told the boys when we shipped out. Tall boys with golden hair and square jaws, something in their eyes that shined and then looked past you. They smiled when they knew what I was about. We had three farmboys in my Decade, one herdsman from the Hinterlands. Another three boys from the city, who knew a pistol six ways to Sunday but had never touched a rifle when they signed up, laughed about it in the trenches…
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Of Guns and Spells “Magic first and foremost requires cooperation,” the professor said. “Grandiose, beautiful spells require lengthy mana channels and so we need to buy each other time to cast them.” It was one of the first things that Magician Tallow learned at the academy. The second thing he learned was a basic healing spell that every licensed magician was legally required to know. Duels often ended with injuries - broken bones, frostbite, cuts, bruises, and even…
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psychotic murderer Killing is knowledge. I don’t do it for a thrill or some other sick means. I do it because with each person’s blood I spill; I draw closer to becoming a god of knowledge. A true jack of all trades. I’m not sure why I was given this gift, but I know my purpose must be to use my abilities to better myself. Why else would I have these talents? If there was a god watching over me, this is what they would want to see. It wasn’t like I was random in my attacks,…
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A Genie's Response [WP] While drunk you stumbled on a genie, your first wish was to be the smartest person alive, the genie denied this wish because of a wish from a previous master. Instead you wished to be the most educated person alive then passed out. You wake up later to the new state of the world. ***** Dear Sally, I am leaving you this message because I believe there is a very real possibility that you might not have fully comprehended the conditions of your wish…
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Unwelcome Visitors [WP] Your toddler's babbling has the unusual effect to summon demonic entities. However, as the kid can't speak, read or write, they are stuck here until he can properly understand and agree to a contract. You are already housing three of them and starting to run out of rooms. ***** I sleep on the sofa these days. It‘s either that or share my old bed with one of the demons — which I tried for a while but it didn’t work out. See, they whisper uncomfortable…
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Love They sit in a french cafe, outdoors. The warm air‘s perfumed by lilacs and peonies. Passerby tip their hats or wave meek, reverent hands at the girl. In the distance, the Eiffel tower yawns up, stirs the occasional cloud. “You haven’t touched your cappuccino,” she says. The boy looks down. ”Oh.” He swirls the drink with his spoon until its an unsettled galaxy. Tips in sugar, stardust. She hasn’t touched her drink either. She hates coffee but this seemed a good place for…
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Of Love and Deceit Their marriage was quaint. Under the lazy white lights of a courthouse waiting room, Marcus and Vanessa sat together, hands clasped, fingers interweaved, hearts pounding. Alongside them were four or five of their closest friends, but in the lovers' world all they could see were each other. She was wearing the same wedding dress her mother wore on her special day, years ago. He was wearing a suit rented from a cheap place in the mall, to be returned later…
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Unfinished Symphony FADE IN: EXT. A CITY STREET - NIGHT Streetlights illuminate a drizzle of rain falling between brick apartment buildings. Beneath one of these lights, a man in a trenchcoat and fedora struggles to light a soggy cigarette. This is REX PALOMA, a private investigator. PALOMA: (V.O.) They say it never rains, but it pours. Paloma fumbles with his lighter for several seconds more. It finally ignites the end of the cigarette... but before he can inhale, a drop of…
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Excalibur [WP] You grew up hearing stories of it, a sword buried to its hilt in stone: whoever manages to draw it out shall be king. But when you travel to see it, the sword is gone, and the guardian claims it's in your hands. Thing is, you bought your blade in a pawn shop. ***** "No, no, that can't be right..." I hastily assured the mysterious woman. "I bought this sword at a garage sale..." A ripple of confusion glode across the surface of her otherwise inscrutable face,…
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Shipwrecked Day 10. I think. I'm over the initial shock of being in a plane crash. The first few days were rough. Good thing I saw Cast Away. I set up an SOS on the beach. I scavenged the wreckage for sustenance. I seem to have a plethora of grooming supplies, some first aid supplies and maybe enough water bottles for another week. I burned the dead I could find, which was awful. Saved the IDs if they had them. Things got better after that. I've started swimming every day…