Prompt
All of my friends are dead now, and I’m the only assassin left. I’m just
waiting to be taken out next.
Botner
I have a high view of the city, and I like to spend time out of my window.
However, in this case, I didn’t even see a thing... A nice breeze is blowing
by as a gust of wind... There are no screams or fire or anything, yet...I
glance around and notice that my balcony door is open, and the light is on
in my room. I think to myself for a moment and rush over to my room... I see
that my body has disappeared. I sense something of course, but I had never
suspected this... I race through the dark building into the grass field
where everyone has been getting slaughtered. I throw up all the bodies I
see... Bodies of the villagers who have been stabbed, stoned, burned, and
who have been eaten alive. And some other stuff. I walk towards the stone
monument and begin building a city, and for the first time I do it without
killing anyone. In the end, I have an entire town, and have even created an
army... This is going to be fun! All it takes is one round to read it, but I
took my time to enjoy it. It sounds a little bland but it is a fun read
anyway. It is quite a tale and I look forward to the next installment. This
is a different style of writing than anything I have...
Conclusion
...seen before, and it’s slowly becoming my favorite. Still, I have so much
work to do, so I put the book down, and get back to it. I crawl back into my
body, and head for the town square. The city is holding a parade in honor of
me, to thank me for building their city without killing people. I don’t want
to go, because that’s not my kind of thing, but I’m obligated, because this
is actually more about them than me. I sit there waving, and pretend to
smile, and let them applaud me. When the celebration is over, I decide that
my time here is as well. I must leave now, and let these people thrive on
their own. I am designer and creator; not god and ruler. Perhaps I shall
make a new city after this, which can trade with my first one, and they can
teach each other new ways of living happy. I did this to protect myself
against the rival assassin team, but that was centuries ago, and I don’t
think I have to worry about them anymore. I slip away without telling
anyone, and hope that my people do not feel abandoned. I hope they
understand that this is what’s best for them now. As I’m crossing the outer
border, I take one last look at what I have created, and smile for real,
full of love and peace. A paralytic arrow comes out of nowhere, and strikes
me in the back. I’m about to fall, but my archnemesis catches me, and forces
me to watch as his sons and daughters burn my beloved city to the ground.
Then, and only then...does he cut off my head, and let me die.
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