Having only seen that of her fairly modest grandmother, Kelly had not known what exactly to expect from the den of the overseer of magic.
Tag: Flash Fiction Month
FFM 2022 9: Armed Rapunzel
A deer trotted into the garden around the tower. Rapunzel glared at it, her expression sour; the world was in disarray yet still these pesky animals kept coming to her family's garden. On the bright side, some meat would help her and Dame Gothel survive over the winter when the ground would harden. Therefore, Rapunzel picked up her sniper rifle, took aim and shot once. The deer went down in silence.
FFM 2022 8: Reading Choices
"I can't believe you're still reading that book."
FFM 2022 7: Bears VS Zombies
"Now I get where you're coming from and I respect your opinion, but I just don't think Necromancy is the answer in this situation."
FFM 2022 6: Seeking Aid
"You can feel the magic flowing within the Harmony Blade, do you not?" the monk asked.
FFM 2022 5: Untitled Hearts
"Why didn't you ever listen?!" A punch. "I kept telling you I'm a bad person!"
FFM 2022 4: This is the last one
As explosions spread in the command center, I watched from afar, my sniper rifle at ready.
FFM 2022 3: Talking to the Ceiling
You stare at the ceiling. The ceiling stares back at you. You blink. The ceiling blinks back.
FFM 2022 2: Deadly Glasses
The glasses glimmer like disco balls, beckoning their victims to come get poisoned. No matter where I look, the crystal glimmers at me, trying to blind me and make me slip. Make me give in. Make me take the deadly shot.
FFM 2022 1: Is this the last one?
We stared at the command center. This, apparently, was the last known source of commands for the mechs. If we blew it up, we might be able to finally prevail over the mechs.