Well, it’s time for Friday Fictioneers hosted by our fine Rochelle. This week’s prompt is provided by Roger Bultot. Here’s my take:
Reckoning – by Scott L Vannatter
Jason looked at the morning, picturesque landscape. The area was lit up by the almost-darkness. He viewed the distant mountains; the sun beginning to rise behind their majestic peaks. He noticed, too, the slight movement at the very crests of the faraway beauties.
He began to chant, at first softly, building to a near-shout. His hands raised, almost without his thought, pointing to a spot midway between the clouds and the peaks. With a tremendous roar, lightening loosed from his fingertips and lit up the faraway range.
“That should get their attention,” he thought while his army gathered behind him.
Word count: 100 Namaste, Scott
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Chanting, lightning, roaring, and an army. Uh, yeah, I’d be a a tad worried.
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Never quite thought of it that way either…great take!
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Nice build up!
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It’s fun to see how much build up you can to do a one-sentence ending of 100 words story.
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Was that Thor with a fake name :)?
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Interesting…I had someone mention Zeus!
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It looked more a Thor to me than a Zeus.
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Glad the image I wrote was so thought-provoking!
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Ooh! Sounds like a battle to end all battles!
By the way, I always keep my promises…enjoy!
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🙂
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I thought Jason was actually Zeus until I read about the army gathering behind him. Attention-grabbing story!
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Didn’t think about Zeus…that could’ve been a real twister!
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Indeed!
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Good suspense. I wasn’t expecting the army. I think the other side is in for a bit of a battle unless they have similarly equipped fingertips.
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What a thought: Battle at your fingertips!
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OOooohh, good one 🙂 Tension builds and the army assembles–and I suspect the enemy doesn’t know what it’s facing!
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Should be the stuff legends are made of.
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If that opposing army doesn’t have their own Jason, they’re in for a world of hurt! Gotta love it when you got a guy who summons thunderbolts from his hands. Very handy in a bar fight. 😉 Really enjoyed this one.
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Ah, but so hard on the glass…
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Dear Scott,
I don’t know about anyone else, but Jason certainly got my attention. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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And mine, for a bit!
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I think I’d run.
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At least, from there!
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