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Witch Hunt [WP] yes it's a witch hunt. But the moon's full for nine months now, the cows give black milk and scream instead of moo, and we gave up harvest because the cut stalks cry and bleed. All the broomsticks are missing and last night I heard the scarecrow laugh. A witch hunt is the sensible thing to do. ***** Valdis looked up from the fire, as the group of men approached his family's encampment. Anger boiled in his veins as he recognized them. It joined the deep,…
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Healing [WP] "Now remember, a healing spell has some side effects. You may be tired, slightly dizzy, and DO NOT interact with anything strange you might see after. Let me repeat DO NOT interact with anything strange you might see. Ready? Good." ***** "What the hell did you fight this time?" "A robot that acted like a schizo Sonic the Hedgehog." Eleanor sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose. "I swear, Sweeney, one of these days. One of these days." He coughed. It didn't…
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new god [WP] "When a planet is destroyed, a single person from the dead maybe reborn as a God. Your Domain shall depend on aspects of how you lived your life, actions, hobbies, work or anything else." That's what you were told before being reborn, but you still really weren't expecting the Domain you got. ***** Dave hovered in the vast darkness. There was no real sense of anything now, after Earth had been destroyed in its entirety. You would perhaps expect there to be…
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The Mage and the Coalition “Do you usually bring assassins to your negotiations? No wonder it took everyone so long to unify. Don’t worry, I have killed none of the ones you sent. It would be a waste of my energy.” Baldin slouched in his chair, the powerful mage retiring to the countryside for a few centuries, deciding to hide in a small, unassuming cottage. He had known his hiding spot wouldn’t last forever, but even he was shocked to learn that he had remained hidden for…
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Lost Faith 'I am not like the others,' you tell yourself in the mirror each morning and each night. 'I am better,' your mind adds, but you pretends not to hear it in case it jinxes you. There have only ever been two things in your life: Recognition and words. Your grandparents were successful magic researchers, same for your parents and it is the same for you. You excels at it. So when you learnt that your peers hung out without you or when the professor asked 'There is only…
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Forbidden Solution One moment Steve the physicist is happily scribbling late night notes on a new theoretical model of quantum entanglement, and the next moment there is a door shaped hole in reality, screaming in the air opposite his desk. After a huge theatrical rush of wind and light, what stepped through was surprisingly... unremarkable? A stereotypical FBI agent entered the room. Black suit, black sunglasses, slick grey hair and strong jaw. The agent took a moment to…
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Humans: An Alien Perspective [WP] Humans are cute, wear bright colors, are 1/3 average height of galactic standard, and they love tinkering. Humans are space gnomes. ***** Sheila knew she was in trouble. There were a couple of reasons why. The weight of her crumpled report on Venetian geological structures, speckled with angry red marks, felt unbearably heavy in her subspace, floating about in her digital consciousness behind a looping video of the time Mr Erteda tripped…
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Powers? [WP] When they turn 14, every human gets an obscure super power with a lengthy description of it so they know what it is. But when yours arrives, it only says four words. “Don’t… ***** On my fourteenth birthday I was led down into the school basement, down to where the machine nested. As soon as I sat in front of it, its snake-like arm shot out and bit into my hand, drawing blood for its analysis. Usually, once complete, it would print out a detailed report on your…
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Peacekeeper We come in peace. That was our first transmission, our first token, our first... message into this void. We now see how futile that was. We were far more hopeful then, far more naive during first contact. But you made sure we knew how harsh, unforgiving, unfriendly space truly was. And for that, and for that alone, we thank you. ... I remember my father speaking of the first summit. He had told me of Zartel, of its mesmerizing beauty, of its colossal blood-red…
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Dr Who? [WP] your new high school history teacher is not what he seems. He makes constant jokes about having met historical figures in the past, he drinks "coffee" that doesn't smell like coffee and you're pretty sure you've seen his eyes glow once. You try to find out exactly what he is. ***** Alexis didn't care what anyone said, there was something really off about Mr. Blackstone and how he suddenly got hired. Futura boarding school was known for its rigorous and extensive…
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The Rock N Shock Connection To say the least, I stood in utter shock in my living room. Here I was, a simple mother from a rural town in Georgia, livin' in a modest home where the biggest guest I ever get is the mailman. So how Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was standing before me was beyond my comprehension. "R-Rock? S-Santa? Now hold on Christie-" Were it doubt or outright denial I couldn't say. But, whatever it was, it all faded to black when The Rock shot me his trademark…
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Programmagic James Conroy went through the doors of the supermarket confidently, giving a glance to every magically imbued artifact he could find in the chain store. In one corner, wares floated enticingly from the floor, encouraging extra eyes to be drawn to the more expensive wares. In another corner, the lights would brighten and dim themselves as people passed the aisles in order to save on electricity, only using energy needed when items were being perused. Conroy loved…
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An Eldritch Tale Look Is there anything harder than rejecting someone? I wondered that as I sat across from the small purple skinned creature. The creature wore a cheap paper printout of my face with three eyeholes cut out. One on his forehead and the other two where my eyes should be. The creature having to account for his third eye. He didn’t look at the strawberry milkshake I bought him; his gaze only focused solely on me. “Look, Ra-hal was it?” I said, trying to remember…
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The Best Necromancer The apocalypse was my fault. I shouldn't have allowed them to raise their own armies. Worst of all, if I saved the world, no one would give me the credit I deserved. In the beginning, I thought this had been my greatest idea yet. Why spend decades learning what others had already mastered? Wasting time didn't make any sense. I was already a great necromancer. If I could raise servants who were strong, nobody would dare look down at me again. It didn't…
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Undead [WP] Zombies are considered terrible pests in the undead world. They kill, eat, and turn humans indiscriminately with no care to conserving population growth or long term population health. It's gotten so bad the vampires now run human conservation programs. ***** Hunter saw the so-called “Safe Zone” for what it was. The administrators had long stopped hiding the fact they were vampires, and the werewolves stalked among them. This was a pen for growing human cattle so…
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Professional Standards I had done it! I made the big score that was untraceable and I paid off all my henchmen and underlings handsomely. I told them I quit and they should too, since they now had enough money to retire and live off the interest. I moved to the middle of nowhere bought a huge farm, hired people to help me run it and lived the simple life. After a few years, I realized nobody was going to find me here, I started dating a local woman who had a couple of kids.…
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Sound of Music “Blood? Oh, that’s my blood. That’s not good.” The blaring rock music rattled through my headphones as I pulled myself off the floor. When I got to my feet, I staggered, clutching the broken wall of the coffee shop I had just been tossed through. It was a good thing the headphones were reinforced, or they would have perished in the blast. I tapped my body, examining all the music note patterns in my costume. Each one serving as a unique way for me to remember…
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The Amazing Underachiever [WP] You thought you never got a super power. You were always just average. Until you realized you were average at EVERYTHING. Making a sandwich, stopping a bank robbery, building a spaceship, etc. Never great, but never terrible either. ***** This was it. This would be the best use of my power. I sat down at the computer, looking over my specialized software. The hardest part about my superpower? Just discovering it. I mean, think about it: when…
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The Glitch "Uh, Tealoc, what's that?" "It's just a bit of aliasing. We can process that out before it reads into the simulation." "But doesn't that happen at the graphic stage? This one is already in the Audio Simulator." "Wait, what?... Oh no." "What's going on?" "That's not aliasing, that's a whole aberration in the actual program. Something's gone so wrong, the whole system is ripping itself apart." "I think that's bad." "Really? That's bad? Never woulda thunk it!" "Okay,…
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Jailbreaker [WP] You've been sentenced to 400 years for multiple murders. It's been 399 years and your jailers are starting to get nervous. ***** The door creaked ajar slowly, the bearded man sneaking his head around the frame and peeking inside to see me. Upon making eye contact he quickly looked away, his lip arched and his face scrunched as he made his way inside with a platter of food in hand. I studied him from between the bars of my cell. I’d never seen this one…
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SCP 3008: IKEA Store [WP] It’s been 3 days: we tried to retrace our steps to the cafe but found ourselves in a German home furnishing section instead. A few the staff are trying lead bands of shoppers out but every exit loops us back around and the managers are gone. There is no escape now, there is just IKEA. ***** All we had were meatballs. Even though delicious, they were becoming a little boring since past 3 days. I looked over to the guy beside me, Dave, he was an…
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New Age [WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". ***** It was quick. So damn quick. We didn't stand much of a chance at all. Too much of our capacity for war, hell, our entire society relied on computers. And when an experimental AI…
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Artificial... Intelligence? [WP] They finally found it, an AI left behind by the ancient race called the precursors. They knelt before the hologram and recited their speech "Oh great precursor. Rulers of heaven and Earth. Mappers of stars and-" "You're a real bunch of god damn kiss-ass', huh?" The AI interrupted. ***** The Cevanti King-Priest stared in confused surprise, a scroll laid out upon the floor before him, gild in silver and gold, as befitted his station as The Holy…
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Dealing with your demons [WP] Making a deal with a demon requires a soul, everyone knows that. It’s usually a bad idea, but you’ve got a crazy idea. Earlier, you traded your lunch money to the school bully in exchange for a paper that stated you now owned his soul. You’re about to find out if demons consider this a valid co ***** “ሚስጥራዊ መልእክት ሚስጥራዊ መልእክት ሚስጥራዊ መልእክት” I spoke, as the pentagram in front of me began to glow a deep brimstone red. “LORD AHMAHAREK! HEED MY CALL” I…
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Vile Magic... [WP] "Academy Magic" is generally regarded as safe magic. "Fell Magic" is dangerous and can almost only be used for evil. "Vile Magic," meanwhile, is 'safe' but is also the magical equivalent of "don't google that, if you don't already know then you really don't want to know, I promise" ****# The sundial's shadow twists slowly about the room despite a poignant lack of windows. The small, pulsing orbs dotting beeswax candles are the only visible source of light,…
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Goblins [WP] The goblins who dwell just outside your village are small and dumb –in an oddly endearing way. The villagers humor their innocuous raids and sometimes even give them advice. In the village’s darkest hour, the goblins send aid. ***** When it first started out, they say it was awful. The yearly raid. Then we discovered metal weaponry and advanced our civilization, and the raids became less of a problem. But the goblins… they just don’t quite keep up. They still…
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Inner demons [WP] You found it touching when your girlfriend vowed to help you with your inner demons, even if she didn't know that they were quite literal. Then she pulls out a stack of candles and a flask of holy water- giving you a daring smile. ***** ***WARNING: VULGAR LANGUAGE*** "Uh, what are those for?" I ask, as Liz starts excitedly placing the candles on the floor. "Your demons," she says, setting the flask of holy water on the dinner table so that she can use both…
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Reflections [WP] Vampires couldn't be seen in mirrors because they used to be backed with silver. After 1940 mirror manufactures started using liquid mercury to back mirrors. During the 1940s, you are a confused vampire just saw yourself in a mirror for the first time in centuries. ***** As I entered the work room, Frederick seemed to show little interest. He was pottering about in the back with vials, capturing steam in bottles and muttering to himself. The room itself was…
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Cursed Home I [WP] The house you just rented is beyond compensation - staircases and extra floors coming and going, rooms rotating and changing places. You just ignore it. On the fourth day, the eldritch horror informs you that you are the first to stay inside it for more than 72 hours without going insane. ***** “Mr. Matherson?” I asked tentatively as the thin, rather short man in his late forties entered his house again. It wasn’t so much what he said but how he said it…
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Cursed Home II Continued from PART ONE https://read.cash/@Ozzyy/--a590a412 ***** In one way or another, thanks to a spontaneous trip to the moving van rental shop, I had all of my stuff in the living room by about eight that night. Probably should have ate some time before that but Janice had ordered Chinese for us as a celebratory last meal and even cold was still good. I toured her while I wolfed down my noodles and chicken, trying my best to explain where everything was…
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Rest for the Undead [WP] Vampire society have been loyal customers to a carpenter for years. He made the best coffins they have slept in for centuries, and never really got suspicious of so many wealthy people willing to pay premium for the same niche item. As he got old, the vampires tries to offer him immortality. ***** The coffin Alastair steps into is made of bamboo. It's biodegradable -- just like him. This is his shop and it's packed with all kinds of coffins. He's…