No evidence, no witnesses.
It was only the third crime scene of the day and the similarities were ghastly. The detectives were perplexed as to what could have caused this repugnant…
What if a stare could kill?
Suppose for a moment that through some freak incident, a very small percentage (say .1%) of the world's population suddenly acquired the supernatural ability to end a life with a single thought. It would require a conscious act of the mind, and the kill would be perfect: no way to detect it - except by others in the .1% group, who can identify the murderer with perfect accuracy. Those with the 'gift' are themselves not shielded from its effect. What would happen to the world? This challenge aims to explore this situation, by considering various possible outcomes. From this beginning situation, try to imagine the consequences on society, on our idea of justice, on the balance of power. Feel free to spin it any which way, run with it. 1024 bytes of epic-scale conflict, or 1024 letters of personal tragedy. Explore the consequences, or perhaps the cause. During the first week of March I'll pick my favorite story - winner gets eternal glory, and a $25 coupon for whatever popular webstore has your fancy :)
Challengers
14 entriesMind Over Matter
It was a strangely peaceful watching the war unfold in the city below. There was no gunfire, no blood, no explosions. Just peace. Well, not exactly. Two…
The Eye of God
I peered out of the window of one of the anonymous office blocks in this part of town, then lowered my gaze back to the precision sight that, in previous…
What's So Bad About Feeling Down?
Around six years ago my little brother started getting into the whole depressed, hair-over-one eye cut sort of thing. Dressing in black. Bit of red. I mean I…
Feedback
A rogue in the middle of Central Park. Kill count: 97 and rising. Every sniper that had gotten inside his range died before even loading their rifle. The rogue…
Monica
Her name is Monica. She is a bitch to have around. And she is sitting right in front of me. _Chomping on her expensive medium rare steak she had to…
Try and stop me!
“Susan dear, this is the fourteenth school you have gone to this year, please try and like the students. There is nothing to fear, no one really wants to hurt…
The blink of an eye
At first it was just isolated reports. A quick, inexplicable spike in the mortality rate. Rumors started spreading. Whispers about where these deaths came…
And the meek inherited the Earth.
They’d crawled out on the 17th day, unsure what to do. The pizza deliveries had stopped, no more bags of home delivered chips and soda. Hunger had driven them…
The stare
The story of my life? Well, I want to start with high school, where we met. I didn’t see her at first - I was too preoccupied with being popular and “cashing…
Proof
“We have access to criminals, specifically criminals on death row. Except instead of an injection, you’ll do the deed. You understand that we have to know that…
Tylar is born (No, this is not just 'Sylar' with a 'T')
I first discovered the gift a few weeks back. Back then, I was a nobody. An investment banker, with a hefty bank account. I didn’t notice the man when I came…