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Writing Prompt

STORY STARTER

Power: the capacity to direct or influence the behaviour of others, or the course of events.

Introduce a character who holds a position of power, and write about how they use this power. Try to think outside the box of political/business/wealth -based power.

Writings

Power

She was fierce, holding on the powerful blood of the nation. Nothing could stop her, not even her inner child. For everyone, there is a vulnerable side you feel comfortable sharing with the closest to your heart. Yet she was the exception, for her, everything about her has nothing to be part with vulnerability. Does she praise it? Of course she does.

The whole nation counts on her on leading them...

Danika.

Danika stood there; hovered over the mangled corpse of Danielle.


Danielle’s back was torn into violently. Her blood stained ribs were ripped out of her body, making wings. It doused the medical gown she lay on the floor in. Her lungs wrapped around the ribs, veiny and bloodied.


Danika knelt down next to Danielle, running a finger down her exposed lung. It was tender and slick, yet had a rough b...

Power

Being a Director was a position of power.


Power over people. Power over land, over machines. Power over vast swathes of resources that humans had lost lives over. Power over the arcane. Power in ruling.


Power was a purpose in the world. Power was a crumbling pillar of quickly eroding stability, in a never ending sea of turmoil. Power was claimed by clawing your way up, til your hands are too blo...

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power

Power comes from influence


Influence over everything

The connections you have

The people you know


And the higher you get

The more power you have

The more influence you possess


The higher you get

The higher you get

The higher you get


Til your dealing with entities

Dealing with people so high above where you used to be

that you go back to old ways


cowering

when they enter a room.


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United

Reflection. Apology. Admittance.


The trio that rendered pride devoid.


Anger. A flash point of emotions. What was the final catalyst? Insecurity.


Swirling shadows shifted embarrassed around a figure constructed of mystery, while anxious toes nudged away stray stones. Mutely, they entered the eldritch cottage of scowling walls, hostility lingered in curling tendrils… waiting to strike. Unfamil...

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The Power Of Fear

Fire.


It’s a threat, coming ever so close with every passing second.


Consuming.


Feeds on everything it touches and leaves only ash behind, with no way back to what once was.


Raging.


Takes with an anger, takes with a fury, and won’t let anything leave it’s grasp unscathed.


Burning.


Burning through the pain, burning through the hurt, and slashing you right up in it’s grip.


Seizing.


A d...

Court of Lord Cain

“How unfortunate, I thought my son would be my greatest asset. Instead Michael has turn into my greatest conspirator, plotting and scheming like the rest of those scum. Enough, he is nothing more then another irritation.” Lord Cain shuffled in his seat from the thought. He has taken to presiding over citizens complaints in a bid to gain more popularity to sway the electing council of lords to name...

Manipulate

I knew there was something about you...

You know who you are , if you dont then you will.

You manipulative whore, you.

Just thinking about you makes me wanna smoke..


I am going to call you by the nickname you gave me "baby boy".

You "baby boy" , you made me do what you wanted me to do,

say what you wanted me to say and jump when you say jump.


I do not know why i stayed with you for so long...

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Power

It seemed such a little thing.

It was just one piece of plastic.

No harm?

Until it was caught

Around her neck.

She starved

Didn’t make it back to the beach

Gone


It seemed such a little thing

It was just one piece of plastic

Now cut up

In smaller pieces

Not perfect, but small steps

She swam on

Made it to the beach

Eggs laid




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Walkthrough

It comets with at the early hour

Controlled and everlasting

Cloudy at the next but still visible

Sleeping through your soft skin from your warm face onto the cold surface

lies deep underneath

truths be told

within, let the beauty unfold








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