215: Tall Tales

[tahirire]

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The Deathly Hallows

[tahirire]

Oh death, where is thy sting? Oh grave, where is thy victory?

The world rolls slowly over the curves of the universe, planes upon planes bisected in its wake. Earth is just one more planet; small, insignificant, obedient.

I come when the sentient races begin to fall. I catch them and set them to their next path. I guide their energy back into the life stream; each one a microcosm of the earth on which they trod; each soul one more ounce of fuel for the machine.

Sometimes they linger and grow dim before they go. Sometimes they follow the star path and explode; supernovas in their own right, leaving emptiness and destruction behind before they move on. In the end, they all go -- every single soul -- down the corridor.

Door number one. Door number two. Door number three.

Every soul.

Except.

Behind each doorway lies a single key. Two souls -- only two -- have attained all three, though they do not know it yet.

Ash of a phoenix, grace of an angel, blood of a demon. It is said that whoever holds all three keys will become

Re: The Deathly Hallows

[monicawoe]

This is TOO COOL! It reads like the intro to a graphic novel ; ) love it!

Re: The Deathly Hallows

[tahirire]

Oooh, you know, I didn't think of that, but it kind of does, doesn't it? :)

Glad you liked it!

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[monicawoe]

I could literally see the comic book font floating before my eyes (the background was outer-space btw)

; )

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[tahirire]

Lol, yes, I will admit that the background was outer space in my head when I wrote it. ;)

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[blacklid]

And this is not marked SPOILERS because WHY? *taps foot and grins*

Re: The Deathly Hallows

[tahirire]

I cannot answer this question, for there are elephants sitting on my hands.

....

Ok, fine - SPOILERS FOR THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, PEOPLE.

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[tahirire]

Death is so my favorite.