Write a story about someone making a deal with the devil.

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“For them all, this I will do.” by Madison Busi

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"Please Sir. Anything... I will give you anything." She was the 9th soul I’d seen today. Crawling, as is required, along the dark floor. The 9th soul today and the first with any chance of my acquiescence. “Sit.” I commanded, her body moved from the crawling posture to a suitable kneel. How I did enjoy seeing a beautiful girl kneel. It was, however, lessened by the state this one was in. If I didn’t know better, I’d think this girl had crawled through hell and back to get here, I humored myself. Dark, knotted hair hung from her hea...

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“The Barter ” by John K Adams

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‘Moby is dead.’ Jacob stared at his goldfish floating in its bowl. Tears streamed down his face. He was six. He’d heard the word ‘death’ mentioned on TV, but this was real. Searing pain cut through his world. ‘How can this be?’ His mother, Joanna, came to his bedroom door. She understood his sorrow and tried to console her young son. “But why, Mom? Why?” “I’m sorry Jake. Some things can’t be explained.” She thought, ‘Especially when you don’t understand.’ Joanna stroked Jacob’s hair, cooed loving phrases and offered to help lay Moby to r...

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“Thirteen Days” by Nori Shimada

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“Thirteen days?” I was unsure I had heard him correctly. “Yes.” The man before me spoke in an authoritative tone, but not entirely unkind. Well, perhaps “man” was too broad of a term. Although he wore his dark features well, there was something off about the way they were composed that made me believe him when he told me he was from down there. Dark, raven hair slicked back from his finely chiseled face fell just below the chin. His amber eyes glinted almost yellow in the dimly lit room, and I couldn’t quite be sure of the shape of his pupil...

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“In death there is only death” by Marie Perederii

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Pain shot through her shoulder, the blow was overwhelming even for Sira, she gritted her teeth and stood back up to face Karim grinning at her as if she’d just handed him his wings. Well that look wasn’t going to last long, the match had just started and she was not going to let her one chance to become a true demon slip away into Karim’s grasp, especially not Karim. So she stood and swung her staff in command, instantly the spell worked its magic, knocking Karim out his weapons reach, which stood leveling him on the base of the arena. Which...

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“Life for a life” by David O'Mahony

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Conway stood with the other parishioners, a thick crowd pressing in on each other and reeking of ostentatious piety and desperation. The decrepit church wasn't the biggest, but droves forced their way in from Carey's Lane every Sunday. A man six feet away was coughing as if his life depended on it, and maybe it did. Cholera had ripped through Cork a little more than ten years ago, carrying away thousands, including three of Conway's children. Now famine stalked the countryside, and scores of skeletal people draped in rags crammed the q...

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“Grandmaster Mikhailovich” by David Outis

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When Maksim took his hand off the rook, he felt as if the piece had just gut punched him. He could almost hear it yelling: "You placed me on the wrong square, you idiot!". At that exact second, he realized that instead of gobbling that pawn, defended his king would have been a brighter idea. After quite a flashy attack from his opponent, his shaky hand reaches across the table, signaling his defeat. It was his third loss of the day, and Maksim Mikhailovich wanted to jump out of the window. His rank in the tournament and FIDE ra...

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“A Dark Muse” by Sara Luar

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February 14th My first Valentine's Day alone in 5 years, and I suck at it. I gulp down the whiskey, feeling the burning sensation travel down my chest and into my stomach. My eyelids are half-closed, and my attention is fixed on the opened box by the sofa, bathed in the bluish light from the TV. Michaela had left it there; she didn’t care enough to return for it. For a few days, I had hoped she would. I had played scenarios in my head—what I would say, how I would apologize, how I would promise not to do it again. But she never came back. ...

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“The devil is in the details” by Omar Scott

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The Devil is in the details &...

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“Heart for a Soul” by Nobody Nothing

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Warning! : This story contains thoughts of suicide, references and talk of self harm, mental health issues such as depression and anxiety. The rain pours down as I walk down the quiet rural road. Tears run down my face mixing with the rain as it soaks into my clothes. Although it's been over a year, my heart still hurts at the thought of my ex. He replaced me and broke up with me even though we had known each other and were close for many years. I loved him, still do. I thought that we would stay together. I was going to move many states awa...

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“Back of Beyond.” by Julie Grenness

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"Bless your heart!" Sister Heloise smiled, as she cycled along the hot and dusty main street of Old Blithering. It was the middle of a long, parched drought in summer, way off there in the remote rustic town, 250 km away from the Big City. She pedaled past the row of old stores in Main Street, most with 'For Sale', or 'For Lease' signs. Sister Heloise was on a mission. Her normally sedate old home town had been rocked by a scandal. Suddenly, no one was smiling back at any clergy. The whole little community had once been so religious, praying...

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“The Broad Strokes” by Joe Smallwood

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“Some people start talking to themselves whenever I am around,” I observed one fine Saturday.“How so, Peter?” my wife replied while she checked the firmness of a Cucumis melo reticulatus, otherwise known as a muskmelon or cantaloupe. “Too firm, that one,” she said, rolling it over to grab the one that made her smile.“See what I mean?” I huffed.“I was talking to you, not to myself!” Into one of her numerous cloth bags that melon went.We should have gotten a cart. Goodness knows how heavy a load I would have at the grocery checkout. And I woul...

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“Nouveau Negotiations with a Dia-Bowl-o-Cowl” by Cosmiknight XIll

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First, let's set the parameters. He came to me. I did not summon or scry or present any ritual of conjuring. The world was ending, was what the Main (defined listing in French, if ye seek to spell out the meaning of what apocalyptic scripture speaks of in reference to the prowler who oft dons a cowl) of d'veil said. He croaked as if thirsty for water from running, his lips cracked, but the message was so urgent he sought to deliver it before being delivered from his anguish instead. People have a lot to say about deals with the devil. I ne...

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“The Letter.” by Dean Nichols

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My name is Jonathan Young. The strange event surrounding my disappearance left a lot of unanswered questions. It was not an abduction, suicide, or murder; and not even God, because neither he couldn’t stop the evil I’d unleash. Starting from the beginning, my childhood was a bed of Rose-stems and thorns. Growing up with my parents was difficult. I was the odd one out of the family; and it’s not that was a bad kid, I was introvert -and it was misinterpreted as contemptuous and dismissive behavior. On the other hand, my sister Annette, she’...

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“The Corporate Devil You Know” by Shawn Leader

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Employees from directors to new hires all run for cover when they hear the clacking of her heels. Like some colossal WWII machine gun:TAPTAPTAPTAPTAPTAPPYTAPTAPTAPATATTAPTAPTAPTTAPTAPCLICKCLICKTAPTAPTAPTAPTAPTAPTAPTAPTAPTAPTAPTTAPTAPTAPTAPTAPTAPTAPTAPTAPTAPTAPTAPTAPTAPTAPTAPTAP…TAPTAPThe concussions resound through the entire floor, not just from the executive wing to the break room, the entire floor. If the right doors were open it would echo throughout the whole building. She does not simply walk these floors, she punishes them. One could ...

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“Dark Hearts, Sweetheart Deals, and Donuts.” by Nicki Nance

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A gangly teen with stunning brown eyes and shaggy hair rolled a mop bucket past Ellie’s table in CC’s Confectionery and Café’.He moved with purpose, quick but careful. When he noticed her watching, he grinned.“Who’s the little heartbreaker, CC?”“Jack. More like heartbroken. He lives at the group home across the street.”“Troubled teen?”“Nope. Troubled parents and a missing brother.” CC sighed. “Michael was a good kid, too. Listen, Jack is always looking for work. Will you be hiring for Magique?”“I can use him right now.” Ellie stood and waved...

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Write a story about someone making a deal with the devil.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 112 stories

“For them all, this I will do.” by Madison Busi

“The Barter ” by John K Adams

“Thirteen Days” by Nori Shimada

“In death there is only death” by Marie Perederii

“Life for a life” by David O'Mahony

“Grandmaster Mikhailovich” by David Outis

“A Dark Muse” by Sara Luar

“The devil is in the details” by Omar Scott

“Heart for a Soul” by Nobody Nothing

“Back of Beyond.” by Julie Grenness

“The Broad Strokes” by Joe Smallwood

“Nouveau Negotiations with a Dia-Bowl-o-Cowl” by Cosmiknight XIll

“The Letter.” by Dean Nichols

“The Corporate Devil You Know” by Shawn Leader

“Dark Hearts, Sweetheart Deals, and Donuts.” by Nicki Nance

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Write a story about someone trying to resist their darker impulses. Whether they succeed or fail is up to you.

Set your story in a haunted house.

Write a story about a monster trying to become more human. Or about a human trying to become more monstrous.

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