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“Traitor” by Akshat .

“It is Halloween. The best year for spying,” Bruce explained to the council, “On anyone! It’s so simple! Just wear a costume, because that won’t be suspicious! It would be ordinary!”“So what is your point?” The Grand Sorcerer asked from his seat, high above the rest of the Councilwizards.“My point, your Grandness, is that this is the perfect time to see what those dratted Witches are doing!”Witches and Wizards were not the same. Witches were rivals of Wizards and had frequent wars with each other. The United Magicals (The United Nations of t...

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“Among Us” by Akshat .

Submitted to Contest #63

By the time I stepped outside of my house, the leaves were on fire. Literally. It was so, super hot. The whole reason I even had to step outside was to get a break from that stupid party of my sister’s.She got into Oxford. So what? It doesn’t mean that you should get a whole party! (Alright fine, maybe she does deserve it, but still!)Mark my words, I’m going to be even better than her. I’m going to be one of the first astronauts to get into The Skeld, the first spaceship to Mars. Humanity has been so careless of their surroundings. I remembe...

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“The ATLAS Program” by Akshat .

Submitted to Contest #62

“Name please.” “Ryan Nero,” Ryan answered. “ID Number?” “ASD34523.” The guard nodded and opened the doors to the underground chamber, revealing gray stone walls, and a high-tech looking computer at the end. There were two platforms on either side of the chamber, holding carbon fiber pods with a bluish substance inside them. Ice. As Ryan walked into the chamber, he peered into the pods, with curiosity rippling over his face. He saw ghostly pale faces inside, eyes closed, almost like dead bodies. Which they practically were. Ryan w...

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“Ambitions Part 3” by Akshat .

Mathew LawrensonAs I and Kiara stepped out of the Rolls Royce when arriving at the capital, we were immediately greeted by an agent of FEAR.“Good morning Agents Mathew and Kiara, I’m Agent Sean Smith,” he said.“Good morning,” I replied. I had noticed the change of title from “Councillor” to “Agent.” It wasn’t worrying, but it felt weird to hear me being called that after so many years.“I’m here to show you your housing,” Smith explained.We nodded and he led us to a house. It wasn’t like our mansion back home in New Jersey, but it wasn’t that...

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“Ghost” by Akshat .

“Mr. Riley! Can I please have a pic-”“No, Mr. Riley can I have a picture with y-”“Get back! All of you!” your bodyguard says. It has been an eventful day for you, and you start walking out of your hotel. The Plaza Hotel, located in the heart of Dubai, is for only, and only, the richest.It had pools and views, bedrooms the size of houses, and jacuzzis in the bathrooms themselves. You name it, the hotel had it. Unluckily, today was the last day you were staying in it since The Association of the Most Brilliant Authors’ meeting had ended.You’re...

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“The Crowned Virus” by Akshat .

Submitted to Contest #56

A Week BeforeBOOM! A missile shot by the enemy had rattled the ground. I had jumped out of the way as the shockwave made by the projectile threw my troops to the ground. I had taken my gun and shot blindly at the opposition. They shot back. A lot. So much that the tanks couldn't take it, and exploded, as the bodies of my allies showered the ground.“No,” I had whispered through my lopsided helmet, “no.” The enemies were killing us, and bodies had been falling like puppets cut from their strings. The helicopters had to collect the su...

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“Ambitions Part 2” by Akshat .

Submitted to Contest #55

As a child, Mathew Lawrenson had always been taught to play with fire, unlike most safety guidelines. His parents gave him a match and watched him play with it. He was free to do anything he wanted, burn the dog’s tail, burn some newspapers, and even let the matchstick burn until the end, while he was holding it.Eventually, his early training paid out for Mathew. He was inducted into FEAR. Later on, he’d gotten married and had two kids, both of whom were … disappointing. Conan, his older son, had been disowned. Huh. Like he didn’t know the c...

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“Ambitions (Part 1?)” by Akshat .

Submitted to Contest #54

Power. Cunning. Resourcefulness. Those were the words that described my family’s life. My name is Jake Lawrenson, and my family is a part of FEAR. Now, you might be thinking “What does FEAR mean?” Well, it means “Federation of Arsonists.” My parents and grandparents are all a part of this group. They go around the world, setting fires to buildings, in exchange for money. FEAR also had a school, called SCAR, or “School of Arsonists.” SCAR’s job was to train cadets in incendiarism, or as my father calls it, “The wonderful art of ar...

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“The Show Biz” by Akshat .

It was just a normal morning when Finn McAlister, a world-renowned producer who had numerous blockbusters, went to the local supermarket near Beverly Hills to get some milk. He entered and went to the dairy aisle. It was 6:00 AM. No one except two men in gray suits were there. Finn grabbed the milk and went to the cash register.He paid for the milk and started walking out the exit. The two men followed. He reached his mansion and poured a nice glass of cold milk. When he started making his daily waffles, he just so happened to look out the w...

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“The Mission” by Akshat .

Submitted to Contest #51

As Blackbang trudged through the snow, he thought of his mission: kill the nefarious ringleader of C.R.O.W., a syndicate that targeted the top leaders of the world. That would be relatively easier than his other missions: kill an assassin from a rooftop 3 acres away, kidnap a gang leader, and many others that had earned him the title of “Shadow.” He had accomplished all of this through one thing: his superpowers. The only organization that knew about it was the one he swore his allegiance to P.A.N.T.H.E.R.  P.A.N.T.H.E.R.was the mos...

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“The Bakery Case” by Akshat .

Submitted to Contest #50

Max Wilson and Harry Cooper were just 2 normal 11-year-olds, with exceptionally good investigative skills. They had nothing to do after school except to hang around in their treehouse. What they expected would be a boring summer vacation, would turn out to be the most memorable moments of their 11-year life. As our to-be-heroes sat in their treehouse at noon, using their binoculars for bird-watching, while most of the residents of their town were asleep, a robbery was happening across town. The police were baffled: The robbery had abs...

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