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The Sun Slayer

Submitted to Contest #245

This a story about a myth explaining a star being consumed by a black hole. Num sat on top of her favorite rock taking a break from her foraging duties. She sat in a dimly lit field under a dying sun. The people of her village told tales of an age long pass, when the sun was a brilliant yellow giant that brought light and warmth to all. There was a demon that was slowly eating away at it until the day star would be destroyed. The elders said it was birthed from their god before he had killed knowledge. Num looked at the colossus and its par...

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