Like I needed this…
Composed for the prompt for the Final Week of Micro Fiction March by Mina Howell
Ugh...yet another new world specialization, as if the 3948 worlds so far, were not enough... The Coven wants to expand to realms that have no life or hope left, worth indulgence of my calibre. I'm good...but not a saviour! There is no pretence in my failures. I have helped assess and conquer worlds for much less, There couldn't be much that would shock or entice me or lure me within its cycle of sordid existence. What would I do differently here? Wonder is visible to those who think, feel and hope. Dead eyes do not observe signs or notice things amiss, or delight in the inexplicable. Souls depleted of rest and light, do not glimmer off the prospect of anything sublime or deliberately tender. Yet, here I am, in another new world Starting afresh, a disappointment vortex. Soon, there will be some kind of war, A decided discrimination prevalent, That would keep the species Entailed in a civil war. There would be injustice, obvious to the ones subjected, The powerful oblivious of turmoil, hard work or living small. ‘Restoration of Souls Devoid of Magic’ That’s a good change A realm aware of our game Must be a secret society of misfits Or could be a starting point sign from the Coven Let’s see if anything could yet be discovered. Seems like quite the place for my magic sensibilities, So much here that I haven’t done in centuries. What I wouldn’t give to relax and return to the magic I started with I wish there was a realm Specifically designed to revive my younger self. Wait, did I manifest this? Nah, must be a dream I conjured up in transit. Seems awfully quiet and lonely out here, For a world the Coven wants Infused with my magic tricks, Too many mirrors to boot… I must be finally going insane!
Thank you for reading :)
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Oh man! This was really amazing, I would LOVE a little place for my younger self 🥰
I wish there was a realm
Specifically designed to revive my younger self.....oh my word! This landed.....