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Posted in Character on Aug 9, 2024

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Sprouting a New Superhero: Chloro Phil

Submitted to Contest #263

Journal Entry 236: Winter’s Day, 1347 I think that will do it. The last injection should be the correct formula to introduce plant cells into the human body. Hopefully this will allow me to use the infernal sun’s power as a food source to survive in this accursed winter wasteland. Journal Entry 237: Winter’s Day, 1353 It’s been almost a week, and I’ve been terribly sick. I can definitely tell that the bio serum I injected myself with is working. It’s changing my very genetic structure. I’ve noticed that my eyes are turning yellow, and my ski...

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A Crush, or, The Contents of a Ribcage

Submitted to Contest #263

Dad holds up the mangled school bus, eyeing me expectantly.‘Be careful. Be controlled.’I bite back a retort. My last few tries were controlled, and I’ve hardly damaged the bus at all. I clench my fist tighter this time, then I swing as hard as I can, the slightest of jolts shooting up my elbow. BOOM. The bus rockets out of Dad’s grasp, swatted into the distance with the momentum of an artillery shell. The junkyard around us thunders with the impact. Car windows crack and shatter, glass tinkling as it hits the ground. A few stray sh...

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Envy is a Dangerous Shark: The Little Mermaid: Ursula's Version

Submitted to Contest #263

“Unbelievable!” Athena dove into my cavern. “This is unbelievable, unprecedented, and unacceptable! You can’t marry a guard!” “That’s up to the elders to decide tomorrow.” “Even if the vote is in your favor, it won’t be unanimous. Do you have any idea what kind of trouble that might start?” “If the majority of the elders approve, nobody will dare cause any kind of trouble.” I assured my younger sister. “Approve? The elders being strong-tailed into granting you permission doesn’t mean that they approve!” She yelled back. “You are royalty, Urs...

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The Peculiar Warrior Origin of D.B. Cooper

Submitted to Contest #263

I swear, if I ever get out of this, I’m going to make sure I’m a rich man.           Seattle or no Seattle, I’m going to be rich, rich, rich. Filthy rich. Come to think of it, maybe instead of Seattle, I’ll live in an apartment in Manhattan, or a mansion in Palm Springs.           Wherever the hoity-toity reside.           England had been so close. But no way that cratering Flyi...

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Last Will and Testament

Submitted to Contest #263

Last Will and TestamentThe man screamed and sobbed, burying his face in his hands, pacing around the small, dimly lit metal cell. "No, no no, no, no,.NO!!'", he yelled out, banging his fist uselessly against the wall. He threw his his head back and let out a yell that probably would have brought a normal guard running to shut him up; however, this was not a normal cell and his guards wouldn't care how much noise he made. To them, he had already served his purpose and his usefulness had ended.The man stopped screaming and sat d...

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Inferno Juno

Submitted to Contest #263

I always knew I was not meant for the good of the world. This was quite unfortunate, but there is a purpose for existing evils, and I proudly fulfilled that purpose. I have burned down factories, offices, banks, gas stations, and even courthouses. Sometimes, I have an agenda regarding where I set fire to, like the night burning of a factory that illegally employs and mistreats children, the corrupt politician's mansion, and private planes or yachts that carry bribe-seeking judges. And sometimes, I just need to scratch an itch, like lightin...

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THE RISE OF THE BLACK ROSE

Submitted to Contest #263

The story of The Black Rose begins in the town of Aurora. A small town of 3,000 people. There lived a family of six. Father, Declan. Mother, Ava. Daughter, Gracie. Sons, Connor and Nolan and the youngest daughter, Bryanna. The family of six are the greatest superheroes in the world. They are called The Unity Six. Together they fight the forces of darkness, protecting Aurora and the world from evil. By day they are the O'Brien family living a normal life. At night the O'Brien family transforms into The Unity Six taking to the skies fighting e...

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Mere Woman

Submitted to Contest #263

The placid waters, glistening with grit, lay sullied only by mud, not yet reddened by blood one day to spill. She trod through them, disturbing the surface with well-balanced footfalls. A mother long-gone had once called her Godgyfu—her gift, her gift of God—a god that himself had treated them with fury alone, more harshly than even these wilds’ most unforgiving days. Today, at least, was not such a day. The slumbering fens heaved around her, tranquil with the humid breath of life. A shallow inhale, a swallowing of the damp air in the s...

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The Napoleon of Crime

Submitted to Contest #263

Sing Sing, New York: Thursday April 23 1914 ‘Professor Moriarty, thank you for agreeing to see me today. My name is Ted Pilsworth from the New York Tribune.’‘Time is of the essence. Tomorrow will be too late’ said Moriarty. Pilsworth took a hard seat in the Death Room of Sing Sing, swiped the pencil from behind his ear and opened his notebook to the first page. Moriarty was gratified to note that a new book had been procured especially for him. This was quite the assignment, he thought.  Pilsworth must be go...

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The Origin of Mr.Riddles: The World’s Greatest Thief.

Submitted to Contest #263

The Origin of Mr.Riddles:  The World’s Greatest Thief.  I am Ian Query, better known as Mr. Riddles. When I was eighteen years old, I was struck in the head by a bolt of lightning, and my mind was split into two parts: The Wanting and the Question.  The Wanting was a kleptomaniac, it appeared on my shoulder as a green fox with a bushy tail and beady eyes, urging me to steal anything and everything. The Wanting gifted me power, "Look at anything, then picture any place and it will be taken there!” It was incredible! I could t...

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A Tattered Flag

Submitted to Contest #263

The black-and-white footage flickered, casting a ghostly light over the dimly lit shack. Resistance fighters huddled around the makeshift television desk, their faces etched with weariness and resolve. The grainy images of the dense Bornean jungles and the devastation wrought by the Malaysian military filled the screen.“In the dense rainforests of Northern Borneo, conflict is brewing. Discontent with the new Malaysian government’s religious policies has sparked violent uprisings in the region of Sabah. What began as a few isolated prote...

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Sea Witch

Submitted to Contest #263

Vials and jars clinked together as I rummaged through my shelves, muttering under my breath. My long sleek tentacles propelled me through my lavishly decorated cave as I looked for what I needed on the next shelf. “Where is it?” I shouted, slamming my fist against the wall and making the various jars rattle. Flotsam floated out from around my vanity with a potion wrapped in his tail, Jetsam right behind him. “Oh, my sweet babies, thank you,” I cooed. They vibrated at my praise as I took the jar from my eel and gave them each a loving stroke....

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The making of a Villain: Nurse Ratched

Submitted to Contest #263

In the dimly lit halls of Belfry Psychiatric Hospital in Salem, Oregon, the air was heavy with a mixture of pain and unrelenting moaning of the sufferers within. Mildred Ratched, a dedicated nurse, had spent the better part of a decade caring for the lost souls that inhabited this place. Like a breath of fresh air, Mildred would breeze into the rooms administering medications. Delivering meals with a smile, she would often take the time to sit with patients while they ate. She would listen to them tell the tales of their tragic lives and off...

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The Queen

Submitted to Contest #263

My village is long gone, reduced to ashes that the wind has long since scattered. My sanity fled the year my child would have turned seventy, leaving behind a hollow shell that echoes with memories. How does one deal with being ageless when everything tethering you to life vanishes in the blink of a battered and bruised eye? You don’t. You survive because the curse demands it. But I refuse to merely exist. There is only one thing that keeps me moving forward now—the purpose that drives my every breath, every motion. But that purpose remains ...

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"Broken Heart of Red"

Submitted to Contest #263

While revenge might provide a temporary sense of satisfaction, it often leads to feelings of bitterness and emptiness. You may be unable to heal emotionally if you are focused on negative emotions. You may end up compounding your grief instead of alleviating it by seeking revenge.One who understands this idea well is Marco Prince, a baby left at the hitman guild Dragon Tail and taken in to be raised. Despite being trained in a world of vengeance and violence, Marco learned that true healing comes from forgiveness and moving forward. His stor...

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