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“Write a story from the POV of a monster, infected creature, or lone traveler.”

Posted in Dystopian on Apr 3, 2026

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The Life and Death of a Monster in a Magical World

Weekly Contest #349

If I evolve I continue this miserable life. There is nothing but pain. All of the happiness comes from the world behind the world.How to access said hidden world is the question of all ages. The mages of old worked the bindings of spell books to tatters securing lodging in the mystical realm of the Second World, though, most failed pursuit of the elusive end and died having not attained the goal of life. Such was the fate of humanity, save a select few who singed their bones and sinew with honest work of the craftmage. Imbued with magical su...

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