Adra Verse

“The Ordinary Life of Sato” by Adra Verse

Submitted to Contest #105

Welcome to a new episode of „The Amazing Life of Yuta“! Let’s see what kind of adventure awaits him today! Yuta was slowly walking with his friends to school while chatting with them. They grabbed a quick drink on the way. All of a sudden, a truck was driving towards Yuta’s best friend Reno. What could Yuta possibly do? He activated his psychokinesis, and stopped the driving truck, while also keeping the driver safe. What a hero!  „How boring“, I thought to myself. Being a side-character in this boring, generic series is annoying. ...

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“White Mirror” by Adra Verse

Submitted to Contest #105

The following is an extract of my upcoming book White Mirror (work in progress). Chapter 1 My name is Connor. Connor White. I’m an ordinary student who has a hard time. Well, at least it was like that my whole life until a few years ago. My parents travel a lot and look for new jobs, so I usually change my school once a year. This means stress. A lot of stress. But it slowly went away because of a new “thing”. A new ability, power, or something that I don’t know what to call. I discovered that I can read the minds of other people at...

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“Home Alone” by Adra Verse

Submitted to Contest #104

It was a Friday. A quiet weekend was waiting for me. It was autumn with calm and steady showers. It felt amazing to even watch it from the window. Each water drop fell down in an orderly manner. I wish my life would be so simple, and calm. Right when I was thinking that, I heard sounds from the hallway. It was my parents. They were finally leaving for their trip. My dad had a business trip, and my mom wanted to come with him. They were worrying about me staying all alone at home, but that was no issue for me. The opposite actually, this woul...

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“Deathday” by Adra Verse

Submitted to Contest #103

It was a cold winter night, the wind was howling outside. I was going on a walk, had to get my mind off of things. Yesterday was a hard day. After walking for half an hour, I wanted to sit down, so I went to my favorite place. It’s this small dark alley, with no lights, and a single bench. Might sound creepy (which it is), but I find it really relaxing. Here, I can listen to my own thoughts, and get my mind free of stress. But something was off. The moonlight would hit this place at the time I arrive, enough that I can see everything clearl...

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“Cold Soup” by Adra Verse

Submitted to Contest #100

It was 8 PM, the wind was howling outside, and you could feel each blow through the open window that was next to us. The sun was slowly setting, and the view made this restaurant way better than it already was. It was cold outside, but the warmth of the well-lit restaurant felt amazing. We both had a warm, cheesy potato soup It was still to hot to eat, so we kept on switching our gazes from the bowl to the window… ...and to each other. But who was he? Who was I? We were sitting at the same table for the past hour. How do I realize this just ...

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“Time Stop” by Adra Verse

The annoying sound of my alarm was the first thing that woke me up that morning, together with my dog barking at the sheer presence of an alarm clock. It’s always relaxing to listen to a mix of loud alarm sounds, and dog barks in the middle of the morning. I got up just like usual, and I was getting ready for school. It was a hot summer morning. I checked my phone, and those 34 degrees were feeling like 60. I would love to just return to bed, and have my fan blow in my face forever. But I know that I can’t do that, school awaits me. I went t...

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“Red or Blue” by Adra Verse

Submitted to Contest #95

Red or blue. Which one do I choose? The choice itself is harsh on my brain, but the timer that the dark-cloaked man in front of me has given is even harsher. I have exactly one minute to decide, but what do I do? There is only one instruction: “Choose the right pill”. Is there even a “right” decision? He also gave me a vague description of each pill’s effect. The red one would make me free, but I would face the consequences. The blue pill would make me a slave, but I would enjoy the aftermath. What does that even mean? Make me free of what? ...

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“Rewind” by Adra Verse

Submitted to Contest #89

There it was. I could see the gun in his hand. The trigger was about to be pressed. This would be my end. It is my end. It’s time to say goodbye. Just because of my error, Jack and I got into a fight. How the hell did he bring his gun to school? Why am I even asking? This is Jack we’re talking about. Jack the Ripper, as some may say in my class. He’s ruthless, brutal, and his personality has everything else you wouldn’t want the person holding a gun to your face. He was strangling me, but I tried to hold out my hand to push away the gun, but...

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“Double Answer” by Adra Verse

Submitted to Contest #85

I just walked through the entrance. The door closed itself, but very tightly. I don’t think there is an exit anymore. Still, I have to move on. I have to keep walking. This is the place, I’m sure. I kept on walking, and walking, and I quickly came to realize: this building is changing. The corridor I was walking two minutes ago, isn’t a corridor anymore. It’s constantly shifting, and it feels like a labyrinth. Maybe I should’ve stayed outside, but I have to find the answer. This building is very tall, has 300 floors, and each floor is a maze...

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“Lucky Day” by Adra Verse

Submitted to Contest #84

I don’t know what day it is, but I’m lucky to be alive. I found this random empty diary laying on the floor, while going to Maintenance. It feels like years, or even centuries. I can’t know for sure. All I know, I could already be dead. We are locked in this mess. To elaborate, we are stuck in this facility, where “The Council” controls us, from day to night. Well, if there was a day and night. This facility is huge, it feels so big, but it must be just a fraction of the real world. There is no actual sunlight here, so it’s dark every time. ...

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“Aias” by Adra Verse

Submitted to Contest #82

Progression Diary, 22 January 2543 The year is 2543. I’m happy to say that my partner and I just launched our new app. We’ve been working on it for the last several years. Ever since that outbreak in 2535, every resident became sick. We still couldn’t figure out what exactly it was, but it was there. The virus called “Vulcan” is affecting everyone since then. The virus makes people heat up randomly, and they can’t endure the body temperature, so people often die. We couldn’t figure out what caused it, or what we can do against it, but this...

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“Stone World” by Adra Verse

Submitted to Contest #80

Luminous. A green light was radiating the Earth with its huge diameter. It was… magnificent. Not knowing what to do, or how to react, I was standing still, shocked. At that moment, I was in the science lab, doing my usual experiments with the group. I love science. Was a science nerd since my childhood. My father would buy me equipment for research all the time, and I would do all kinds of things with whatever I could find. Learning more about the world, and how it functions was my goal. But forget that for a moment. The light was more impo...

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“Blood Money” by Adra Verse

Submitted to Contest #79

They say blood is thicker than water – but is it always? It’s been 10 years now. Been living with my brother since then. We share a small house. Can’t afford anything. We were living with almost nothing in our hands, but at least I had him. He was like a dad, that doesn’t exist. It wouldn’t matter if we had food or not, as long as my brother was there. But surprisingly, one day, something amazing happened. My brother came home, burst through the door, and rushed into the living room. He had good news. A stack of cash came out of his pockets ...

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