Elanor's Random Writings
Posted: Mon May 18, 2015 7:52 am
I'm trying to get myself to write more, so decided to make a thread for any postable writings I come up with. Tonight, I decided to do a story starter sentence for the first time on my own, here's what I came up with:
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He was terrified of small spaces and she knew it. “You couldn't have chosen a different spot?”
“It's not like I had a choice, Ryan,” she said in as a low a voice as she could.
“I saw other places but you just had to pull me in here.”
“At least they won't find us. If we had it your way we'd search the entire square and get caught. I don't think either of us would like you very much if that happened.”
“Well-” he didn't have a chance to finish his sentence – her hand went straight to his mouth. She saw a shadow pass over the small strip of light at their feet. It was a quick movement and she held her breath, hoping the Kattazek hadn't heard them, or smelled them. After only a few seconds the shadow came back, this time it didn't leave.
With their eyes adjusted to the light, they saw each other's pale faces, her hand still covering his mouth. One noise and it would be over for the both of them. Well, for her. He wouldn't get more than a whipping in his father's prison. She wouldn't be so fortunate, and there was nothing he could do to save her. If she were brought before the emperor, and he found out, she would be killed and the lives of her family would be put at risk.
She heard the creature call to another of it's kind. “Arlo, I think there's something here.”
“Tafari's son?”
“No, it's a girl.”
She looked at Ryan with eyes wide, pleading him to do something.
“You nitwit. We're looking for the emperor's son, not some useless female.”
“I thought Tafari Emperor said something about-”
“Working with all that shouting must have done something to your hearing, Wallis. Why don't you just let me take care of this one? Just do as I say or I'll turn you into.... into a human.”
“You can't do that.”
“Remember when I was called forth to Tafari Emperor's throne room? He gave me the powers to change any disobedient Kattazek into whatever I wanted. Every one of us hates those filthy humans, so, Wallis, if you don't do as I say – you'll regret it.”
“But, Arlo, I know Tafari Emperor said something about a girl.”
“I'm just wasting my time working with you, aren't I? I gave you your chance.”
The two in hiding heard unnerving mewling change into the cries of a person: “Arlo, come back! You can't leave me here.” Arlo never did come back and Wallis' shadow disappeared almost completely - a part of it still lingered.
Ryan softly removed her hand from his face and held it. “Zara, everything will be all right. Trust me.” He cracked the door open and saw a pitiful human being slumped against the rough wall - Wallis. He didn't look threatening in that state, so he opened the door wider and stepped into the torchlight.
Wallis looked up, afraid of what he saw. “Please have mercy on me, Captain.” He stood at attention of the young officer.
“Very well.”
He tried his hardest to arrange his ill fitting clothes. “Please don't look at me like that, sir.”
“Like what?”
“Like I'm one of them.”
“The thought never crossed my mind, Sergeant Wallis.” He looked toward the door's entrance. “Even if it did, there would be no ill feelings. After all, are these 'filthy humans', as we often say, as bad as we think they are?”
“Tafari, the emperor of the world, says it's so. So it must be so,” he said, as he was taught.
“Must we believe everything our emperor says?” he said, but regretted it immediately. What captain would have the audacity to speak out against Tafari Emperor? He put his hand to his hilt as he felt the eyes of the sergeant wandering over him, looking for a trace of something-
“You're no captain! You're-”
Before Wallis could finish, Ryan drew out his sword and placed it at his throat. “Drop your weapon. Do it now, and I shall let you live.” His sword's clatter echoed in the stone passageway and Ryan prayed there were no more Kattazek soldiers around to hear. It was silent as he stared into Wallis' terror filled eyes. “I am Ryan, emperor-son of the world, and I command you to tell me where the Kattazek army is heading.”
“I am pledged only to Tafari Emperor.”
“Look where you stand. You would be dead if it wasn't for my pity.” He moved forward. “I command you to tell me.”
“The Emperor sent troops to Calem Galeen. There was an uprising in the human's town, Wilden. We were going to end it. Well, not me. I'm never around for those heroic battles.” Ryan lowered his sword, almost sorry for the Kattazek-turned-human, but stood ready for any moves Wallis might attempt. “That's why I was sent on this mission to find you.”
“It looks like you have, but you will not be reporting this to your officers, Wallis. You shall come with us.”
“'Us'?” The sergeant looked around for another person.
Ryan called out to Zara, “You needn't hide anymore. Everything is all right, just as I said.”
She emerged from the cramped dark space she pressed herself into, and squinted her eyes when they met the tired red glow. “I thought I would have to stay in there forever. You could have had the decency to call me out sooner.” She stooped down to pick up Wallis' sword.
“Right. Sorry about that.”
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I had no idea where this came from. Yes, it's weird, but I actually want to know who all these characters are now.
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He was terrified of small spaces and she knew it. “You couldn't have chosen a different spot?”
“It's not like I had a choice, Ryan,” she said in as a low a voice as she could.
“I saw other places but you just had to pull me in here.”
“At least they won't find us. If we had it your way we'd search the entire square and get caught. I don't think either of us would like you very much if that happened.”
“Well-” he didn't have a chance to finish his sentence – her hand went straight to his mouth. She saw a shadow pass over the small strip of light at their feet. It was a quick movement and she held her breath, hoping the Kattazek hadn't heard them, or smelled them. After only a few seconds the shadow came back, this time it didn't leave.
With their eyes adjusted to the light, they saw each other's pale faces, her hand still covering his mouth. One noise and it would be over for the both of them. Well, for her. He wouldn't get more than a whipping in his father's prison. She wouldn't be so fortunate, and there was nothing he could do to save her. If she were brought before the emperor, and he found out, she would be killed and the lives of her family would be put at risk.
She heard the creature call to another of it's kind. “Arlo, I think there's something here.”
“Tafari's son?”
“No, it's a girl.”
She looked at Ryan with eyes wide, pleading him to do something.
“You nitwit. We're looking for the emperor's son, not some useless female.”
“I thought Tafari Emperor said something about-”
“Working with all that shouting must have done something to your hearing, Wallis. Why don't you just let me take care of this one? Just do as I say or I'll turn you into.... into a human.”
“You can't do that.”
“Remember when I was called forth to Tafari Emperor's throne room? He gave me the powers to change any disobedient Kattazek into whatever I wanted. Every one of us hates those filthy humans, so, Wallis, if you don't do as I say – you'll regret it.”
“But, Arlo, I know Tafari Emperor said something about a girl.”
“I'm just wasting my time working with you, aren't I? I gave you your chance.”
The two in hiding heard unnerving mewling change into the cries of a person: “Arlo, come back! You can't leave me here.” Arlo never did come back and Wallis' shadow disappeared almost completely - a part of it still lingered.
Ryan softly removed her hand from his face and held it. “Zara, everything will be all right. Trust me.” He cracked the door open and saw a pitiful human being slumped against the rough wall - Wallis. He didn't look threatening in that state, so he opened the door wider and stepped into the torchlight.
Wallis looked up, afraid of what he saw. “Please have mercy on me, Captain.” He stood at attention of the young officer.
“Very well.”
He tried his hardest to arrange his ill fitting clothes. “Please don't look at me like that, sir.”
“Like what?”
“Like I'm one of them.”
“The thought never crossed my mind, Sergeant Wallis.” He looked toward the door's entrance. “Even if it did, there would be no ill feelings. After all, are these 'filthy humans', as we often say, as bad as we think they are?”
“Tafari, the emperor of the world, says it's so. So it must be so,” he said, as he was taught.
“Must we believe everything our emperor says?” he said, but regretted it immediately. What captain would have the audacity to speak out against Tafari Emperor? He put his hand to his hilt as he felt the eyes of the sergeant wandering over him, looking for a trace of something-
“You're no captain! You're-”
Before Wallis could finish, Ryan drew out his sword and placed it at his throat. “Drop your weapon. Do it now, and I shall let you live.” His sword's clatter echoed in the stone passageway and Ryan prayed there were no more Kattazek soldiers around to hear. It was silent as he stared into Wallis' terror filled eyes. “I am Ryan, emperor-son of the world, and I command you to tell me where the Kattazek army is heading.”
“I am pledged only to Tafari Emperor.”
“Look where you stand. You would be dead if it wasn't for my pity.” He moved forward. “I command you to tell me.”
“The Emperor sent troops to Calem Galeen. There was an uprising in the human's town, Wilden. We were going to end it. Well, not me. I'm never around for those heroic battles.” Ryan lowered his sword, almost sorry for the Kattazek-turned-human, but stood ready for any moves Wallis might attempt. “That's why I was sent on this mission to find you.”
“It looks like you have, but you will not be reporting this to your officers, Wallis. You shall come with us.”
“'Us'?” The sergeant looked around for another person.
Ryan called out to Zara, “You needn't hide anymore. Everything is all right, just as I said.”
She emerged from the cramped dark space she pressed herself into, and squinted her eyes when they met the tired red glow. “I thought I would have to stay in there forever. You could have had the decency to call me out sooner.” She stooped down to pick up Wallis' sword.
“Right. Sorry about that.”
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I had no idea where this came from. Yes, it's weird, but I actually want to know who all these characters are now.