Necromancer_Trans-cephalopod_ The Birthday_The Fearless
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Necromancer
Prompt: Write about someone who has a superpower…They say only the most soulless of all cursed creatures are born after the span of seven new moons. They say that we are an ode to the festering dark of moonless nights. Mother, you should have known I was an omen the moment I was born. The midwife delivered a child clinging to death and then succumbed to it herself as soon as I was fast asleep in my crib. You should have known then that death has always been at my heels.When did it begin mother? When did you realize that my shadow was never mine alone? Perhaps it all started with the death of...
Trans-cephalopod
My grandmother used to say that this world came out of the chaos of the destruction of a previous world, and the octopus was the lone survivor that slipped through. I’ve been thinking about that a lot recently. Initial experiments with octopuses were promising. An octopus placed in a wheel-mounted tank could be trained to navigate a maze on land. They were intelligent, trainable, and laid thousands of eggs. The perplexing phenomena of female octopuses self-destructing after reproduction was solved when scientists traced the behavior to a gland between the eyes and removed it. Intelligent speci...
The Birthday
It was midnight. The clock was approaching to "12:00". She was sitting on her bed and waiting for the call from her mother to wish her "Happy Birthday". This is the first time she was so excited to celebrate her birthday even though her mother was not with her. Since childhood she didn't have a great experience on her birthday. She doesn't have that much friends because of her unique behaviour. Children usually abandon her and don't wanted to be her friends. She always felt alone in this world but her mother was always standing by her side. After her father's death her mother have to work much...
The Fearless
”I do not care if you die Martin”, blood rushed to Edward’s head. His grip on the telephone tightened. He is angry. “You must be joking Edward”, Martin could not believe his ears. He has been stuck in Damascus for the past six months and all his Editor-in-Chief wants is a ‘story’. “I risk my life everyday by talking to the regime forces not knowing when one of these fanatics will shoot my head off!” Martin pauses to get a bite of the falafel sandwichwww.onedoor.cc. Edward takes a long breath and loosens his tie. “I need something worthwhile from you Martin.” Edward’s tone is calmer now. Martin might not be ...