Start or end your story with a hero losing their powers.

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“Beets Anyone?” by A.Y. Nook

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“It’s all right, I peed on it.”Four hardened adventurers drew back in disgust. The client looked around at them all in confusion. “But that’s what you’re supposed to do!” he protested. “I mean, it’s common knowledge!”What does it say about us as a society, Milton pondered, that this idiot has urinated on himself without a qualm because ‘common knowledge’ told him to? He sighed in exasperation. “Lissa, see what healing herbs you can find. Tarmenghorst, prep some bandages and hot water. Halvsig—” The dwarf looked at him pleadingly, beady ...

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“When the Light Flickers” by Elena Balaguer

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When the Light FlickersAuthor: Elena Balaguer Chapter 1 - Who Stopped the Music? Aris, short for Aristotle, has wandered the globe throughout his whole existence, a Mary Poppins of sorts, I’ll go where I’m needed. So with the next change of wind, he found himself in the world’s busiest city, New York. It was a brisk morning, the kind that has you snorting out cold vaporous fumes, as Aris walked the early commuter-filled streets of New York. He excitedly let out, conversing with the morning air, "Time to infuse some magic," as he hurriedly ...

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“The return of Clown Demon” by Will Chu

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"What did you say about what happened?""Ok, you can laugh as much as you want, hold your stomach until you can't stand up straight!"In an ordinary looking office building, a man in a clown suit was holding a white collar man in a suit to the ground, grabbing him by the collar and roaring."You're saying your powers are gone? This joke isn't funny at all!"The man in the clown suit was actually a demonic magician, who had been regularly messing with the earth since ancient times, creating chaos with "mischievous" behaviors that were difficult f...

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“Fever” by Tempest Phoenix Smith

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The dream of flying engulfed him. From the sharp points of his talons to the tips of his outspread wing feathers, from the delicate but strong skeleton to the piercing eyes that watched his shadow, far below, skim over field and meadow, aware of the rabbit who froze in its tracks before running for its life.To him, always, the earth was something to leave behind as often as he could, so the fantasy took him, not of plunging down to sink talons into warm fur so he could feast, but to fly higher, up above the clouds and higher still where the ...

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“Another Day” by K CT

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A, slight, humid breeze. Damp skin. Persistent flies. A, home-made, turkey sandwich. A park bench. One earbud. Blank stares into the grassy void. I instinctively turn my head, sharply, to the left. "Someone else? I'm usually the only one here", I thought to myself. From the blurry silhouette in the distance, I can tell that they're walking directly towards me. I contemplate getting up to leave, I don't want to be bothered on my, routine, lunch break alone. Ultimately, I decide to stay put. I'll just ignore them. "..this is exactly what I di...

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“Intangible Man” by Logan Hessek

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There’s nothing like disappearing at will right before my enemy is about to attack. I don’t wear a cape or any kind of costume. I like to blend in with the crowd so that my enemy, the evil Captain Radar, cannot spot me as easily. It was a cold winter morning in an abandoned industrial park. I was trying to take some short cut to the other side of town because I was running late to an important business meeting. Scattered debris and thick smog permeated the desolate place. The overturned, half buried cannisters resembled tombstones. As I was ...

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“The Sacrifice” by Jane Cantor

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THE SACRIFICEAngelica thought it must be impossible to find anything new in the world, something no one had ever seen before. She had seen so much over her lifetime – lifetimes - surely there was nothing original, nothing for her to experience that could bring joy or anger or despair, or any of the emotions experienced every day by all the normal people she met. She stared around at the wild, desolate scenery, her constant sanctuary since time immemorial, deserted and unchanging. Far below, the lake stretched away between the hills, th...

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“The Layoff” by Jack Marzbach

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Henry knocked on Morgana’s office door with less than thirty minutes remaining in the day, and she responded with a flat, "Come in.” Henry slid under the door with ease. Of all the doors in the office that he personally worked to secure, hers was the easiest to pass. He felt such a lapse in security should be remedied, but his security reports had mostly gone ignored in the last few weeks. Occasionally he might receive an email or mindmail that thanked him for the detailed report, but he had no new work orders. “And do close the… oh right,” ...

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“Syphon” by Connor Lindsay

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Sensitivity Warning: Substance abuse, Suicide, Physical Violence, Gore “Justice? What are you doing here?” I asked through my mask. I pushed down the bank robber as a multitude of bullets slid from my abdomen. The floating robe and masked reverberated, “Mark Castry—“ “Justice I am literally arresting someone right now, keep my names out of your mouth,” I turned to the robber, “And you, if I find anyone who knows that name you will not survive.” He nodded and went to speak before remembering I took his mouth, “you can have it back when I’m d...

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“Hope in the Cold” by Cody Wendt

Submitted to Contest #263

On an icy tundra that had once been rural farmland in upstate New York, two youths had been making slow progress south for several days.They were hoping to reach the ruins of the metropolitan area, following a rumor that the fallout there had subsided, and that there might still be resources among the sea of derelict buildings waiting for opportunistic scavengers to claim them. There was no certainty, but Haydyn and Ambrose knew nothing good waited for them in the other direction. Neither had anyone left living who they trusted but the other...

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“Lucky Charm” by Anastasiia Lytvyn

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In one day, I managed to lose both my powers and my twin sister. It probably happened simultaneously; when I saw her lying on the ground, I felt weaker, as if a part of me was not there anymore. I approached her body cautiously, measuring my steps, feeling the panic slowly take hold of me. My body grew heavier until my legs gave in, and I collapsed to the floor next to her. As I moved closer to her face, I could hear her faint breathing and see smears of blood and dirt on her beautiful cheeks—cheeks that would resemble mine for just a little...

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Start or end your story with a hero losing their powers.

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✍️ 41 stories

“Beets Anyone?” by A.Y. Nook

“When the Light Flickers” by Elena Balaguer

“The return of Clown Demon” by Will Chu

“Fever” by Tempest Phoenix Smith

“Another Day” by K CT

“Intangible Man” by Logan Hessek

“The Sacrifice” by Jane Cantor

“The Layoff” by Jack Marzbach

“Syphon” by Connor Lindsay

“Hope in the Cold” by Cody Wendt

“Lucky Charm” by Anastasiia Lytvyn

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Write a story from the antagonist’s point of view.

Write about two mortal enemies who must work together.

Center your story around someone facing their biggest fear or enemy.

Write the origin story of a notorious villain.

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