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WP He said, "If you don't keep the mages away from the bureaucracy, the bureaucracy gains a mind of its own. The last time that happened..." He shuddered.
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WP Every night, your son cries that the monster under his bed is attacking him. Tonight, you finally decide to look underneath—but you don't find a monster. You find a victim.
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WP After a long day with customer service you ended up angering a god. The god swears they will make you pay. You are unphased by this, it's not like the god can do anything worse than customer service... you were wrong, so very wrong.
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WP Magic girl transformation items can only be used by girls/women. Unfortunately the creators didn't put any restrictions in the activation, instead ensuring that the activation corrected any physical defects, including sex and gender. You've just activated an unclaimed item on a lark.
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WP "In other news, Zarlax, destroyer of worlds, declared it would return to its eternal slumber in the shadow realm a mere year after being summoned to end existence. In a press statement it declared that looking at the world, all its efforts seem superfluous and futile."
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WP "And why did you select her for this mission?" "She's... hot, sir." "Well, I don't see how that should have any bearing on-" "Ah, my apologies sir. It's moreso that when she's angry, getting within five meters of her will have your skin melting off."
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WP You're walking home from the grocery store when a horse pulls up along the sidewalk, clears its throat, and offers you a ride.
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WP "I've created the elixir of life." "That's amazing, you've found the cure to every ailment, including old age!" "Yes, yes, more importantly though, I'm going to beat the shit out of the medical industrial complex by putting this stuff in the water supply."
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WP You come across a horrific monster that has the mentality of a domestic cat
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WP Youve done it, youve finally reached divinity! Unfortunately, it turns out godhood is closer to being an overworked and underpaid babysitter/retail worker for all of society. Without exit clause.
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WP The prince is fond of dresses, poetry and all things considered 'effeminate'. Many people have taken offence, claiming that the prince is no proper man. They usually end up publicly humiliated as the prince handily defeats them in a duel, looking absolutely stunning while doing so.
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WP You are having trouble explaining to the negotiator that it is not Stockholm syndrome you're experiencing, it was simply that the bank robber was your type, and you want them to live.
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WP "...I don't see anything." They say as they shake their head while looking at the monitor. "Is that a good thing?" You ask. Their head snaps to you. "No. No, It's not."
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gaze over to the extinguished flame, the last of its wisps of smoke freely dancing in the air as the breeze carried them away.
"You trained for this job, didn't you?" The leader said, and I nodded.
"Carried a bunch of logs back and forth every day. This caravan was my only way out of the village."
"That's more honest work than some of me lads," he laughed, leaning back. "Well, you won't be needing to worry about those twats back home anytime soon. It'll be a year till we round back here."
I suddenly felt a knot inside my stomach. Despite having spent years in preparation to get rid of that place, an inexplicable feeling of melancholy ached in my chest. I had spent eighteen years there; I had to feel something.
The leader took note of my wistful expression. "Ye feeling ya heart beating faster?" he asked.
I held my hand against my chest, nodding. "I guess I'm still that scared child deep down, unable to fully move on."
"Or maybe you are an excited man ready to take his first step."
I finally raised my gaze. The man simply laughed in response.
Whatever truly was the answer, only tomorrow could tell.
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WP Your little sister is a mad scientist who builds terrifying monstrosities whenever she gets bored. Your job isn't saving the world—it's hiding her creations before your parents get home.
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WP A dad sits his son down and explains the wild story of how he met his wife.
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WP The fact that a vain, pridefull, greedy, self-aggrandizing, capricious, standoffish, haughty, vengenfull and imperious dragon is a much better and affectionate parent / parental figure than your birth one is... something
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WP Aliens have skins that look just like human clothes. When they arrive on Earth, they are surprised to find out that humans could ‘change their skins’.
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WP"Every day the vampires grow in numbers, please you must tell us how you keep them out of your lands." "Simple we just domesticated their natural predator."
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WP: In the 1970s, the Soviet Union succeeds in their lunar program. Their explorers find a derelict subterranean lunar colony and the remains of craft comparable to their own, tens of millions of years old.
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WP "The ship left this mourning," said the pirate captain. "Going where?" I asked him. "The Diamond Skull Island..."
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WP You get reincarnated in a fantasy novel as a random bandit and realize you have a short time before the bandit camp is raided and you're likely killed. Your very survival depends on what you choose to do next.
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WP Almost everyone in this world has magic, but it comes with a certain side effect. The stronger you are, the more inclined you are to protect those weaker than you. Being magicless in a world like this, you would think that would make your life easier. Spoiler alert, it doesn't.
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WP You saw it every time. You told everyone about it, but they couldn’t see it. No matter the time of year, no matter where the stage, once you stepped on, there it was. Waiting at the far end of the room, beyond the crowd, it beckoned.
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WP "Hey, what is all that weird stuff in your fridge?" "Standing theory is that it opens up to and gets stocked from alternate realities."
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WP An ancient Lich wakes from its slumber after centuries, only to find a dragon has moved into its old lair. Enraged, the Lich finds the dragon terrorizing a new city nearby and vaporizes it. The townsfolk, terrified, name the Lich a hero and throw a celebration. The Lich is confused yet intrigue
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WP Lady Butterfly, or simply Vivian is the flower of the crown. The Oldest daughter of the king. And the kingdom's deadliest assassin
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WP It's a commonly known fact that your kingdom's queen has a borderline obsession with insects and that she has multiple populations of her own breeds of them throughout the castle. You just realized why.
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PIYou are the weakest, the absolute bottom of the barrel in your Village. After joining a trading caravan the second you turned 18 to escape the constant bullying, the Leader of the Caravan asks you how in all thats holy you are lifting and comfortably carrying 200kg without even breaking a sweat.
I smiled back at him, the large crate of cargo strapped to my back as we trudged up the steep hillside. From the summit, I could clearly see my village, the buildings appearing tiny in the distance.
To think that small place was my entire world for eighteen years.
"You didn't answer my question, boy," the leader inquired again.
"I'm not sure how to answer it, sir. I just can," I replied. Just then, one of the men from the caravan slumped to his knees, panting for breath. I quickly lifted some of the cargo off his back and into my arms, allowing him to find his footing. He thanked me, gesturing for me to place the cargo back. Though I insisted on carrying it in my arms.
Now they were all looking at me in amusement.
After a while, when the sun began its descent into the horizon, we stopped and made camp. After fetching some dry sticks and starting a fire, the men gathered, handing around a few bottles of fish and ale they had procured from the village.
I sat in the corner, taking in the scene of them dancing and lounging around the campfire. By the time the moon came out, they were all out snoring. The fire came to a flicker, and I stood up to blow it out completely.
That's when I noticed the leader still awake, sitting with a folded lap as he leaned on his spear.
"You can rest while I keep a night watch instead." I said, "I'm familiar with the forests here."
"No, what you did today was plenty." He said, motioning to sit ahead of him. "Usually, me and my men would dread this part of the journey, especially now since most of us have grown old bones. But thanks to you, lad, it went without a hitch."
I chuckled softly, scratching the back of my head. "I know. It would usually take you two days to complete climbing this part of the hill."
"That's right," he said, brows rising. "…You sure know a lot about this caravan, boy. Tell me, have we met before?"
His sudden remark hit me like a whip to my back, and I straightened, fumbling out a "Not really."
He narrowed his eyes, prodding me further.
After a while, I crumpled. "Okay, we did, but you probably won't remember. It was around ten years ago, when you first arrived at this village. You had set up a temporary stall in the outskirts, storing all your cargo in a nearby secluded area." I said, lowering my gaze. "That's when you caught me trying to steal your stuff."
"What?" He looked genuinely flabbergasted.
"You gave me a damn good spanking on the spot as well."
"I have given lots of thieves a beating, boy. It's a perk that comes with the job."
I chortled.
The leader then combed his beard, asking intently, "So what happened next?"
"Well, you asked me why I was stealing. And after a bit of hesitating, I pointed away at a few boys hiding in the bushes."
"So you were forced to do their dirty work for them?" The man deduced, and I nodded in surprise. "Don't look so wide-eyed; I have met a variety of thieves in my line of work, some more sympathetic than the others."
"Well, after that…" I cleared my throat. "I mean, you did the usual, spanking those boys until they went home crying."
"And that was it?"
"No. Then you turned to me and told me that the next time they caused me trouble…" I lowered my gaze. "To kick them straight in the nuts."
"You did not."
"I did," I quickly replied. "I kicked them straight in the nuts the next day. Of course, that didn't completely stop them from bullying me. They started spreading rumors. Fake stories. Anything to tarnish my reputation, which the village ate up."
The leader's expression turned grim, and he grumbled. "Sorry, Theo. I didn't mean for it to end up like that."
"You don't need to apologize! Even now, I don't regret fighting back. Those villagers thought little of me either way."
A long pause followed. I turned my
WP As you prepare to execute the hero, your general runs to you, battered and short of breath. As they beg you to release the hero and flee, the gates of the city give way, revealing... a cat?
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