Prompt Swap #1 - Monsters
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mindcrackloveSo this is yamina's prompt from the prompt swap thing. I chose her second prompt. This is the first fic I've written from a prompt.
Prompt: "We call them monsters. Do you ever wonder what they call us?"
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Kurt crept along the cave system, eyes darting backwards and forwards. He hated caving. If it wasn't for Zisteau asking him to join him, he wouldn't be here.
Zisteau turned around and gave Kurt a reassuring smile. He immediately felt much better.
His confidence was short-lived however, because just at that moment, a horrible growling was heard. A zombie.
"I've got it," Zisteau assured Kurt as he advanced on the zombie.
Kurt overcame his fear just as Zisteau was swinging his sword at the zombie.
"Don't" -hit- "kill" -hit- "the zombie," Kurt finished, after the zombie died.
"Why?" Zisteau asked, confused. "It would've attacked us."
"It stood no chance! It only had its bare hands, and you have a diamond sword," Kurt protested.
"It would've attacked us anyway, whether I killed it or not. If I didn't kill it, eventually it would've killed one of us."
"And then what would have happened? We respawn after death. I don't think the zombies get that option."
"There are thousands of them. More come all the time."
"Zisteau," Kurt said quietly, seriously. "We call them monsters. Do you ever wonder what they call us? Us, who have killed thousands of them on sight? Us, who appear merciless to them? They have grown up with that knowledge, the knowledge that they must fear us. They are just trying to protect their families, trying to stop our slaughter, our massacre, of them."
As he spoke, another growling could be heard. This time, Zisteau didn't try to kill the owner of the growling. He just looked at Kurt, his eyes asking what to do.
In the same quiet, serious voice, Kurt told Zisteau: "Just go. Run. Don't try to kill them. You're faster, stronger than them. Outrun them. Block them off. Then no one dies. And no one is a monster."
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yamina, thanks for this prompt. It was a fun idea to explore.
As usual, and suggestions/questions/comments are welcome and encouraged.
Also, I tried to type "felt" but it autocorrected to "Elfy"...
Prompt: "We call them monsters. Do you ever wonder what they call us?"
~::•••::~
Kurt crept along the cave system, eyes darting backwards and forwards. He hated caving. If it wasn't for Zisteau asking him to join him, he wouldn't be here.
Zisteau turned around and gave Kurt a reassuring smile. He immediately felt much better.
His confidence was short-lived however, because just at that moment, a horrible growling was heard. A zombie.
"I've got it," Zisteau assured Kurt as he advanced on the zombie.
Kurt overcame his fear just as Zisteau was swinging his sword at the zombie.
"Don't" -hit- "kill" -hit- "the zombie," Kurt finished, after the zombie died.
"Why?" Zisteau asked, confused. "It would've attacked us."
"It stood no chance! It only had its bare hands, and you have a diamond sword," Kurt protested.
"It would've attacked us anyway, whether I killed it or not. If I didn't kill it, eventually it would've killed one of us."
"And then what would have happened? We respawn after death. I don't think the zombies get that option."
"There are thousands of them. More come all the time."
"Zisteau," Kurt said quietly, seriously. "We call them monsters. Do you ever wonder what they call us? Us, who have killed thousands of them on sight? Us, who appear merciless to them? They have grown up with that knowledge, the knowledge that they must fear us. They are just trying to protect their families, trying to stop our slaughter, our massacre, of them."
As he spoke, another growling could be heard. This time, Zisteau didn't try to kill the owner of the growling. He just looked at Kurt, his eyes asking what to do.
In the same quiet, serious voice, Kurt told Zisteau: "Just go. Run. Don't try to kill them. You're faster, stronger than them. Outrun them. Block them off. Then no one dies. And no one is a monster."
~::•••::~
yamina, thanks for this prompt. It was a fun idea to explore.
As usual, and suggestions/questions/comments are welcome and encouraged.
Also, I tried to type "felt" but it autocorrected to "Elfy"...
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Date: Sunday, May 4th, 2014 04:22 pm (UTC)The introduction feels somewhat short for the actual set up, but it works. And it shows that you thought about this, which is all I was really hoping for =D
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Date: Monday, May 5th, 2014 02:48 am (UTC)I actually think a lot before I write a story. I tell it to myself first, but the written one is always different to the thought out one (mainly because I forget the actual wording). I was riding to school, wondering how I could do this, when I thought of this plot. I didn't quite know how to get to the zombie bit, but yeah, I'm glad you liked it