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January Writing Prompt Challenge: Day 20
Jan. 20th, 2021 09:53 pmTwenty days! I feel like I'm heading into the home stretch now. Glad I kept this very constrained, it's been nice to have a little goal every day but not be crushed with a sense of dread and wasted time. Anyway, let's get to it - maybe another circle of fate tonight? (I have expansions that I will try to use before the month is up, too.)
DAY TWENTY PROMPT:
A holy assassin wants to gain freedom with a daredevil, but they must leave the familiar behind and face the unknown.
A peaceful daredevil wants to get revenge with an assassin, but they will have to endure something that repulses them.
This one took a little while to come together, as the "circle of fate" often does. It took some rotations and card swaps - and then the aspect cards helped me to put everything in place. It's pretty high concept at the moment, but I know one thing for sure: this is a lesbian love story.
Our assassin has only ever known the Holy order. They're the hand of the church, silencing people. The daredevil is... an adventurer, really, someone making their way in the world by taking risks others don't want to take. Their only rule is that they don't want to endanger anyone else. They were orphaned, largely due to a dark moment in the relatively near history in which the Church silenced a great many people. It's possible the assassin's family was killed then, too - their memories are fuzzy.
They meet, and fall in love (in secret, OF COURSE) and realize that the only way they can be together is to run away together, a terrifying prospect for the assassin who has never known any other life. But unless they destroy a philactery of the assassin's blood, they could be tracked. The keeper will need to be... dealt with. The assassin is ultimately prepared to do what is necessary, but she can't destroy it herself. It's warded. So the daredevil will need to infiltrate with her, and will need to be witness to the things the assassin will do. Maybe even participate. The church deserves it - hell, maybe they can leave some lasting damage. But since that night, the thought of witnessing it is... distressing. Can she see it through?
That one went a little harder fantasy than I originally thought, but I'm cool with it. Eleven days to go!
DAY TWENTY PROMPT:
A holy assassin wants to gain freedom with a daredevil, but they must leave the familiar behind and face the unknown.
A peaceful daredevil wants to get revenge with an assassin, but they will have to endure something that repulses them.
This one took a little while to come together, as the "circle of fate" often does. It took some rotations and card swaps - and then the aspect cards helped me to put everything in place. It's pretty high concept at the moment, but I know one thing for sure: this is a lesbian love story.
Our assassin has only ever known the Holy order. They're the hand of the church, silencing people. The daredevil is... an adventurer, really, someone making their way in the world by taking risks others don't want to take. Their only rule is that they don't want to endanger anyone else. They were orphaned, largely due to a dark moment in the relatively near history in which the Church silenced a great many people. It's possible the assassin's family was killed then, too - their memories are fuzzy.
They meet, and fall in love (in secret, OF COURSE) and realize that the only way they can be together is to run away together, a terrifying prospect for the assassin who has never known any other life. But unless they destroy a philactery of the assassin's blood, they could be tracked. The keeper will need to be... dealt with. The assassin is ultimately prepared to do what is necessary, but she can't destroy it herself. It's warded. So the daredevil will need to infiltrate with her, and will need to be witness to the things the assassin will do. Maybe even participate. The church deserves it - hell, maybe they can leave some lasting damage. But since that night, the thought of witnessing it is... distressing. Can she see it through?
That one went a little harder fantasy than I originally thought, but I'm cool with it. Eleven days to go!
