Stories tagged “epic”
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And You Shall Remember Us
A piercing screech split the sky, as lesser beings hid among the clouds. For one moment the crowd was silent. Then, applause shook the stadium from its very core. One rider was dying, another on one knee. Both mounts had collapsed in exhaustion. They h...
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OF FIRES, SWORDS, AND CROSSES: Prologue
There was something in the simplistic nature of hunter verses prey that delighted the shadows; their uniform goal to devour the light was evident in their hurried movements. Figures of indiscernible shape and unconstrained by the conventions of size ma...
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OF FIRES, SWORDS, AND CROSSES: Prologue Continued
I continued to watch the moon’s light as it danced upon the water while my mind made a note of every detail; this is what I wanted to remember. I sighed heavily and slowly rose onto my hands and knees; my armor reminding me that it wasn’t m...
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Send in the clowns
The plain stretched before them. On the horizon, dust thrown up by the rampaging hordes merged into the grey clouds. “Ssh! Listen!” “What do you hear, Gragnark?” whispered King Nev. “A thousand, no – wait”, Gr...
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Reminisce Big!
The silver-haired hero was at it again! This time he was traveling across the Sahara on a camel with a caravan that was attacked by Libyan forces on their way to conquer a small town he couldn’t pronounce. Everybody was killed except him, because...
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I Have, Like, A Totally Awesome Dream
His father had always called him a dreamer. The good kind. The kind that has a glorious vision of the future and strives to bring it into reality. And the old man was right. Coming off a massive sugar rush the likes of which no human had ever before su...
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Independence (epic small moment)
Betty had long ago told herself she would never ever let anyone do this for her. She took pride in living this long and still being able to take care of herself. Through the gossamer curtains a familiar form shadowed the porch for only a moment. Betty ...
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The Hardest Thing to Do-Ever- In the History of the World
Sensation seeps back slowly through dreaming depths like somnambulant jellyfish cast adrift at the whim of a merciless tide. In aching increments, utterly imperceptible to the naked eye, tectonic shifts of consciousness happen. The massive form breache...
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Short, Sweet and Final
I doubt you’ll see this. The zombies broke through the lines. Mass panic, screaming everywhere. Saving a bullet for myself, just in case.
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Copyrighted
I stand myself up at the end of a long valley. It is truly something awful; I barely manage to stand under the weight of my metal trappings. The sky is a distinct red; the city a distinct dead; but my batteries are distinctly unfed. Although my metalli...
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Overgrown
Nature overtaking the civilized world Like day overtaking night Like a flag being unfurled Draped over the human blight! The cities of yore show their wear The streets break and crack To make room for new life to bear The fruits of nature begin to atta...
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Depopulation
You notice that the world begins to be less crowded. Lines are shorter for things; and eventually, non-existant. Overpopulation problems, you hear from the news, are long gone. Food prices fall a bit. The world looks like it will be so much better with...
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The Story Begins
Four random people from across the world. Each almost completely different. Except for one thing. Each of them has the will to fight. The will to live against the threat of death. And now, with mana drawn into hand, sword at the ready, and gun at side,...
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Mission of Love
Meanwhile in the ruins of Versailles tiny points of metal made delicate music across marble floors. Dispatched on their duty the minuscule minions of justice set about a task theoretically beyond them. The parts should be too large to maneuver. The int...
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Nentar, Quadblade
A golden day, afternoon bringing a bit of light to what looks like a field of pure gold. In a path through this gold, a single man walks through. His hands are at his side, his gait is a relaxed one. He looks somewhat fatigued, yet he looks pretty ener...
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The Legacy of the Silent Storm
The wise old man sat down one last time. “Ah, the perfect ending to my life story” the old man said as he picked up his quill “Master why do you do this?” Storm said “I do it because my father did it and-” “-Hi...
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The Master's Quill
Storm stood in the hall and took a few deep breaths. “You know we must test you now.” A man in a black cloak nodded. It was ancient custom at the monastery to test the new wielder of the quill. “Yes, I do.” Storm replied The Clo...
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The Pen is...
Storm opened the newly-found exit and stepped into a hallway with another Man in a cloak in it. But this man was different, his cloak was purple and he was holding a large sword. “So you thought that was the test huh?” The Man said Storm tu...
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... Mightier than the Sword
Both men entered brandishing their weapons. The man with the sword stepped on the word trap and all hell broke loose. Consequences of using the quill Irresponsibly 1) Dimensional Displacement 2) Death 3) Discomfort 4) Violent Elemental Deaths And the l...
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Escaping Deception
The scenery changed once again. By now I was getting sick of this. Why wouldn’t they just let me fight them instead of hiding behind all these illusions! I wasn’t in the cave anymore. I was on a boat. But not just any boat. It was a boat ma...
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There is Nothing to Fear except Fear himself.
“You are starting to become a best indeed little man.” Fear growled Fear was a shadow. Not just any shadow. The shadow stank of evil. How is fear the ugliest thing I’ve ever seen? Fear had a core. Fear’s core was my mother hangi...
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Epic FAIL.
I was going to help my suitemate clean out the bathroom the three of us shared. It would have been four, but his roommate had left the university after just two weeks due to personal issues back home. We were entering his bathroom so as to clean it, as...
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AN EPIC TALE (in just 23 words)
“Borgdo! You must go to Wisadil and destroy the villian that plagues North-West Earth!” Five weeks later… “Sorry, Dangalf. I’m evil now!”
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Equinox vs. Evil (1)
“This will be fun.” Evil whispered My grip tightened on my sword. “Hit me with your best shot Matthais.” Evil said grinning I shot a force-blast out of my sword at Evil. There was no effect. “That’s the best you can ...
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Equinox Vs. Evil (2)
The other bodies began to stir. Fear literally began to creep up my spine. “And I thought Fear’s domain was creepy!” I thought “Oh it is.” Answered one of the Zombies “We can read your thoughts Matty.” Another ...