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I love unanswered questions, half-revealed truths, mysterious happenings, and mysterious things/people we don't know much about.

Simply put, the story must leave an unanswered question open. It must puzzle the reader and make him guess what really took place / who really is that person / whatever you choose.

So - go on and write a mystery that will leave us all guessing, wondering and puzzled.

You asked for it.

I never would have figured that storyline out as written, but I really like the concept.

I’m a newbie so I’m not totally certain on the voting rules for this contest so I’m not sure if I get to vote. If I do have a vote, I’m picking Planet 9. For such a short piece I was impressed the depth that the story conveyed. I was left wanting more and aggravated there wasn’t.

As an aside, I couldn’t help but tie “Spires” and “Planet 9” together. With Plant 9 being Earth 300 years after the Spires incident. Plant 9’s “violet spires” being those same 2012 spires, which have new humans coming back to manipulate. And you could even go as far as tying in the inhuman qualities and “violet eyes” of “The Girl in Rags” to the existence of this entity farther back through human history. But that would just be crazy!

I need you he says

I need you to find the way home

I need you to find a way to be whole

The partition stretches far and wide

I see through the film

The glass is thick

It won't break under my pounding

I sense the wolves coming

They smell my masculinity

The blood of my dreams

My thoughts now muddled and numb

I fear them but I will not succumb

I will stand my ground

Inside my glass prison it's just them and me

I will stand firm I say

Outside the glass the world goes by

They see without seeing me

I talk with the smile in the jar

Normalcy, they see my ruse

I communicate, my facade is strong

I interact, yet I'm alone inside this cage

Alone but for the wolves

They come to hamstring me

They come to take me down

I stand firm

The glass is opaque now; yet I see

The glass is strong; it laughs at me

The blood smudges from my knuckles

Smears portray my struggle

They increase the hunt, blood fueling their determination

I look up from my defeated musings

I will stand firm

It dawns on me the path I must take

I will climb out

My hands fumble yet again in defeat

The glass laughs at my impotence

Time fades and I fall deeper

They snarl and lick their chops

I need the light

Spring you know I need you here

My mind warms

I stand erect

I am the master of my domain

My back erupts, I writhe in pain

I am truly alive

Icarus wings bloom from my spine

Upward I lift as the wolves nip at my soles

The cusp of my dark precipice is before my eye

The clouds part as I enter the world anew

The sun blesses my face

I have beat you once again

I am the master of my domain

I stand firm



Enter the Box...AKA...Master of My Domain

I've been lurking for a few days now. I found the site a week ago looking for point-and-click game software for my son. (Free) I have made it through 2 hrs of Youtube tutorials learning source code, which I figured he would need some guidance. We both are currently in the script/storyboard mode for our individual projects. I am a nerd that has been around since Zork. Nice to meet everyone.