I have a very adventurous soul.
Unfortunately these days it lives in a body that makes the average tortoise say “Dude why you walking so slow?” Adventure is to my current life as water is to a bucket with a hole in the bottom. So my only chance of a little excitement is to live vicariously through others, which requires actual contact with others on occasion, or visiting the Land of What If. Lately I have been spending more time in other people’s imagination than my own, so I am giving myself a good whack and doing imagining of my own … prompted by none other than today’s 100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups.
The prompt … use the following words: LIBERTY EMPIRE APPLE YELLOW ENORMOUS.
Hope my little adventure is actually adventurous …
A red and yellow glow surrounded the sun setting on the horizon. Layden thought that maybe it was actually beyond the limits of the empire … an almost inconceivable notion. And here he was, staring with wide eyes at the very heart of it. The city was enormous. His village would not even fill one block. Striker Malvant seemed unfazed, just munching away on an apple.
“Can we really do this?” Layden asked, a slight shake in his voice.
The old voice that answered was resolute. “We have to. We are the key to liberty. Failure is not an option.
Our destiny awaits.”
so, did they do it?…..nicely done!
That remains to be seen!
Thanks!
Enjoyed this – definitely the start of a good adventure.
Might have to add it to the list of “complete someday”
Star Wars part 7 on the way
Din’t actually envision that as I wrote it … but it has potential
Very good. That brings back memories of the death star!
Funny that you saw Star Wars too!
Sounds like a great adventure awaits them, will look forward to reading more!
Hopefully someday I will add more! Thanks
Nice strong ending that leaves you wanting more!
Sometimes tough to end the small pieces. Glad it worked!
I don’t usually like fantasy but this draws me right in, well done
That’s definitely a compliment! Thank you
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I really like this! Now I’m doing some imagining of my own about what it is they need to do.
If you figure it out let me know! haha
This would be an interesting story, I would like to hear more. Great prompt use.
Thanks! Maybe I will expand this one someday (along with the many other starts I have made haha)
Nice! I especially like Striker Malvant’s blase and weary reply; very much like an old soldier who’s seen too much.
The image I was trying for. I am glad it worked
I would have been able to enjoy it more if the prompt words weren’t highlighted…that distracted me from the rest–which is really GOOD!
Someone else posted that the prompt words had disappeared into the writing and I think yours would have if they weren’t noted.
I would love to hear more of this story, though…”we are the key to liberty.” Thats a huge responsibility…nicely done!
Highlighting the words does distract, but as you say they tend to get lost of not highlighted. Would be a good story to pursue … but also maybe a hard one
Enjoy this, hope you carry on with the adventure.
If I manage to get my creative juices to flow more regularly maybe
Well written; certainly sounds like the start of an exciting adventure. Using a set of words in a piece is particularly challenging (apple was the sticking point for me!)
Enjoyed it.
The toughest one for me was yellow
Love it, can see the film rolling now!
Haha. You have better vision than me it seems