The blocked-out blackout_The Choosings—Part 1_It's a Secret_The Devil's Gift
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The blocked-out blackout
THE BLOCKED OUT BLACKOUT BY: MAVERICK COTSEN The command center is buzzing at 3:00, with coffee and aspirin on practically everyone's desk, as the center works around the to monitor the Super Durable Space Defender(SDSD). The station is the home of the Universal Shield Generator (USG), the shield that protects earth from asteroids, meteors, and most importantly, aggressive extra-terrestrial beings seeking to claim out new land. However, due to the radiation and intense energy levels that are emitted from the generator, no human is on the station, meaning that all the work and maintenance has...
The Choosings—Part 1
I sigh as I pluck my red sharpie from the magnetic holder stuck to my fridge. I bite the cap off and cross off today on my calendar.My eyes wander a box over, twenty-four hours from today. It’s the day I turn fourteen. It’s also the day of the Choosings.I have mixed feelings about my birthday. Not my birthday, exactly—I love my birthday. The thing I have mixed feelings aboutwww.onedoor.cc is the day it falls on—Mitzi 1st, the first day of the new year.The day where there’s a new Chosen One.I decide my feelings of the Choosings override my excitement of my birthday. I hate Mitzi 1st. It’s a day of suffering....
It's a Secret
Prompt: Start your story with one character making a vow that they never would have a year before. It’s a Secret Cheryl MaritaRudy laughed at his reflection in the tiny mirror in the men’s bathroom. He didn’t even recognize himself after six months on Kwajalein Atoll Air Base.“Hey man, even with the sixty-hour weeks, you still show some island sun.”He enjoyed the warm, clear water. An escape from data, an escape from his broken heart that pushed him to jump at the chance his Apple boss dropped in his email one Friday afternoon. Pictures of the beautiful coral reef surrounding the Marshall I...
The Devil's Gift
You've probably heard of the circle of African gods, right? No. Well, a week ago I would have said the same. I would have sworn to the heavens that I knew nothing but contrary to what we think, several gods exists and call it myth or fiction...it's left to you.Like you, I didn't believe in witches, monsters, angels and other mystic beings either...I knew one prophecy though. The same one burnt into my soul. Mom said the high priestess of the Malicar clan in Egypt read her fortune while she was pregnant with me and told her these words.On a day, the moon will be red as blood,The night dark and ...