Write a story that features a protagonist with an archnemesis.

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“The Hidden Door” by Sashaa Pillai

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Grabbing my suitcase hauled it into our new house. I inhaled the smell of old paint and dust. I opened my mouth to complain but guilt held me back. My mom had sacrificed a lot to buy this house and I truly can’t complain whilst maintaining a good conscience. I leave my bags next to the stairs and walk back to the tar to help my five-year-old brother with his bags and his toy bin. We walk into the house to see our mom already unpacking the kitchen utensils and setting the living room up. Leave it to my mom to be organized. I am a bit enervate...

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“Violet & Mr. Anx” by Kat Gruszka

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“Ready?” Mom asked as she shut off the car. I nodded in return, unbuckled my seatbelt, and opened my door. Grocery shopping may not seem like a great adventure, but I always enjoyed seeing the organized rows of products and creative end caps meticulously put together. I was sure this would be a quick trip to sustain us for the couple of days that separated us from a weekend, when the real shopping extravaganza occurred. At the start of this adventure, mom and I had exchanged a short conversation about each of our days. Neither of us ha...

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“Nemesis” by Nyx _

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25 June 2018 01:00 pm Becky or as the city of Stanmore knew her when she was covered in that designer pink superhero suit of hers- ‘Nyx’, she sat on top of the highest building in town, her legs dangling off the edge, while she sipped on a refreshing lemonade. It was rather quiet for a city that was very often attacked by a supervillain, another rather sneaky and unknown female who only ever attacked from the shadows, who never possessed a rather large threat to anyone in the city, someone who supposedly wasn’t courageous enough ...

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“On the Other Side of the Glass” by Stephanie Victoria

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Let me tell you a story. Listen closely. Rain pitter pattered on the roof that night. Far away, a storm brewed, though I didn’t know that yet. My mind was focused on anything except the dinner table spread out in front of me. See, there was this portrait on the wall of my family that my eyes couldn’t help but be drawn to. My mother front and center, blonde hair cascading over her shoulders and brilliant blue eyes, took your focus away from the creases underneath. There was no room to notice the thin, nervous smile that brought about w...

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“Tall Trees and Crumbling Backroads” by Pierson Carlsen

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A car crashed yesterday on the crumbling backroads of this town. Overnight, the great Pine across from Davee’s liquor mart, the one that grows at three times the pace of any other, so far from any lake, river, or aquifer, extended its roots up through the pavement, forming a natural, unmarked speed bump. So it happened. Early this morning, sweet Mary-Lynn and her scholar son were making their usual commute to that pricey private school across the valley, when they hit the root. Car flipped, bodies recovered. Cremated I expect. And the town m...

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“The Man in the Mirror” by J.S. Daniel

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It was you. It was you all along. It was us. There he is. I am. We are. I’ve finally found you. After months of questioning, studying scene after scene, case after case. I nearly gave up the chase for justice and was going to allow you to wriggle away into the darkness you slithered from. False leads and miscommunication coupled with unobliging colleagues who seem to favor the shrouded recesses of humanity have forced me to the brink of madness in the hunt for you. Now, as I stand over this bathroom sink bespeckled with blo...

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“Black & White” by M.R. Zeener

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He moved his Knight forward. I stroked on the wheels of my wheelchair and repositioned myself close to the ivory chessboard between us. Three seconds ago, he had curled up his greying moustache. I knew why he did it. To prove himself better. To remind me that I was not even capable of sporting a moustache as manly as him. He was smart, yes. But I had prepared for this game for almost an eternity now. He had left his Knight exposed. It stood on the white square on its hind legs. The tip of the sword the Knight held shone vibrantly, just ...

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“Program 16” by Philip Baker

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I'm gonna enjoy this all the way. I'll make sure your pain is gonna be enduring and long-lasting, till the moment you will lose sense of who you are and how you ended up in here. By the end of the sequence, you are gonna be wishing you had never been born at all and death will be the most pleasurable option. But the process is gonna be long before the end of your Calvarious punishment. The pain is gonna prolong time, opening up the continuum to its bare nanoseconds. You will wish for it to pass faster when everything around you will see...

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“ The Nefarious Neighbor” by Gabriela Fitzgerald

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The Brute and I have never gotten along. You could say we’ve been enemies for all of our lives. And to make matters worse he lives right across the street from me. His real name is Brutus, but he likes to go by The Brute on account of thinking of himself as a strong, fierce competitor. I like to think of him by another definition though: a big beast who lacks intelligence. Every day I get up to have my breakfast in the kitchen, then I make my way to the living room to sit in the warm yellow glow of the morning sun as it shines through the ba...

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“Yvelden Knight” by Huzaifah Bukhari

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Yvelden Knight: Wisps of past The world is no longer what it once was. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. I have watched them trample the common man beneath their feet. Under the cloak of democracy, an alliance of five crime lords, known as the Dragespyre Syndicate, continues its reign of terror. Sworn by reciprocal oaths of fealty to each other, they are the voice of business tycoons and noble families, behind the shadows. Their name is only spoken in whispers by the wealthy elite. A man, named Hector Comstock, being at the cent...

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“The Other Woman” by Sudha Viswanath

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THE OTHER WOMAN "Three cheers to Danica D'Souza, Hip Hip Hurray. Run girl run; no one can stop you from winning the trophy this year too." The onlookers from the stands cooed, even as I gasped for some breath. These words su...

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“My Evil Twin” by Gabrielle Brooklyn

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Today is the big day. Prom night. I swing my legs anxiously from where they dangle over the side of the bed. Unable to sit still any longer, I walk over to my desk to check the time. It is only 6 p.m., so I still have time before my friends arrive. As I place my phone down on the desk, I glance over at a picture sitting in a pink Popsicle stick frame that I’d made as a child. In the picture, my ten-year-old self smiles at me from my past. I pick up the picture and caress it lightly, remembering that day.It was a very hot spring morning, and ...

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“Nemesis” by W.S. Clyffesend

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“Alright class! Let’s set down our books and put them in our desks.” Miss Wright pauses, allotting time for the slower children in the class to understand the sheer magnitude of the task at hand. It was time for the macaroni challenge, a single event I had spent at least six hours preparing for. A considerable portion of my life, yes, but one must be prepared for such moments in time to assure victory. But most importantly, victory over David. He was my former best friend, an avid companion through the building block battlefields and tabl...

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“KB3” by Andrea Smith

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His curiosity brought him back. It was an instinct that had always led to his demise in the past. This was lucky life number seven though. If there was one thing Simon (from the tribe of Bleu) knew volumes about - it was the magic of lucky number seven. Even the people on this planet felt that tinge of an electrical excitement when rolling a lucky seven. The lucky sevens are what kept the curious coming back for more. The Pitt boss knows this - Snake eyes even the score. His keen independence to self and soul drives him to protect thos...

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“The Real Enemy” by L Kall

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One could say it starts in the morning. When my eyes open, blearily blinking sleep away, when I yawn, wrinkling my nose at the smell of my breath. Pushing off my covers, brushing my teeth, changing into my clothes, showering, it’s there for all of that. Guilt and anxiety so strong that my stomach hurts even though I know that I don’t have anything to fear. Not here. But nighttime isn’t exactly a refuge. It doesn’t prowl the edge of my thoughts the way it does during the hours where sunlight hits drawn curtains, but instead pops up and a...

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Write a story that features a protagonist with an archnemesis.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 112 stories

“The Hidden Door” by Sashaa Pillai

“Violet & Mr. Anx” by Kat Gruszka

“Nemesis” by Nyx _

“On the Other Side of the Glass” by Stephanie Victoria

“Tall Trees and Crumbling Backroads” by Pierson Carlsen

“The Man in the Mirror” by J.S. Daniel

“Black & White” by M.R. Zeener

“Program 16” by Philip Baker

“ The Nefarious Neighbor” by Gabriela Fitzgerald

“Yvelden Knight” by Huzaifah Bukhari

“The Other Woman” by Sudha Viswanath

“My Evil Twin” by Gabrielle Brooklyn

“Nemesis” by W.S. Clyffesend

“KB3” by Andrea Smith

“The Real Enemy” by L Kall

🌟 Similar prompts

Write about someone who has a superpower.

Write about someone who always comes to the aid of others.

Write the 'origin story' of a person who goes on to achieve great things.

Write about a person who collects superhero comics.

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