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[WP] A soul can reincarnate after they drink a bowl of magical soup to forget their past life. You've drank hundreds of bowls, but the memory is still as clear as day in your head.

Submitted by Penna_23 t3_10p2t6g on January 30, 2023 at 1:52 PM

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[WP] You formed a contract with an adventurer that allows them to summon you in their time of need. You haven’t been summoned for years, almost forgetting about the contract until suddenly you’re summoned into the palace where your beloved adventurer is on his knees with a sword to his neck.

Submitted by Blackrose_920 t3_10ou3el on January 30, 2023 at 5:44 AM

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[WP] The demoness looks at the young and disheveled man that summoned. “Can you keep me company?” He asks, “this orbital station is so lonely.”

Submitted by steammachine420 t3_ygcrib on October 29, 2022 at 7:06 AM

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[WP] "If you are hearing this message, then it means I'm dead. My attorney has been in contact with, and hired, each of you for a specific yet vague job. You'll need to get to know and trust each other quickly, so I'll be brief. You've real job is to make sure I stay dead."

Submitted by Paper_Shotgun t3_y4q8va on October 15, 2022 at 3:05 PM

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[WP] In the afterlife, you are given a choice of 7 gates to pass through and indulge in a deadly sin for the rest of eternity, but one in particular catches your eye; a rusty office door labelled "PRIDE" in bold font.

Submitted by DragonEyeNinja t3_127u6c2 on March 31, 2023 at 6:18 PM

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[WP] The Clergy hates your eccentric ways, but you remain the best Exorcist and you love your job. You're only called upon to chase the strongest, fiercest demons. But your prayers are just for show, what really terrifies the spirits away is witnessing a demon powerful enough to take human shape...

Submitted by Daedal75 t3_123m2lb on March 27, 2023 at 12:51 PM

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[WP] The galaxy watches as the humans are on their last leg protecting their plant from a parasitic species of invaders. What everyone failed to realize was how brutal humans could become when backed into a corner and hyped up with music.

Submitted by Ambitious_Singer9645 t3_yi6wad on October 31, 2022 at 10:00 AM

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[WP] A prophecy foretells that a newborn baby will one day grow up to end your evil reign. Knowing that fighting fate is useless, you decide instead to take the child in and raise them as your heir.

Submitted by NateTSO t3_z5wulo on November 27, 2022 at 9:29 AM

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[WP] You work as tech support for ancient supernatural beings who are trying to adapt to the modern world. It's a frustrating - and at times dangerous - job, but at least your clients pay well.

Submitted by aRandomFox-II t3_11xcin6 on March 21, 2023 at 10:02 AM

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[EU] "Does anyone want to get out?" Captain America looks around the elevator at half a dozen shady people and you, who happens to be late for an important meeting with accounting on 5.

Submitted by DanteandRandallFlagg t3_zo9mln on December 17, 2022 at 4:13 PM

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[WP] You're immortal, and have passed the 'hero' phase centuries ago. You enter a small coffee shop one day to find that it's owned by your millennia-old arch-nemesis. You really, really just want a chai latte though.

Submitted by Prompt_Dude t3_117henh on February 20, 2023 at 7:03 PM

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[WP] The fights between the Superheroes and Supervillains are one big game of cops-and-robbers, just people with powers and costumes fighting each other and causing destruction while regular people just have to survive them. One day, a regular man goes out and just... kills one of the Supers.

Submitted by DieterVonDietrich t3_116jdt9 on February 19, 2023 at 5:59 PM

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[WP] "For the last time, at day I'm a centaur, at night I'm a vampire, at the full moon I'm a werewolf, when I'm in water I'm a merman, during the hottest day I'm a dragon and at the coldest night I'm a yeti."

Submitted by Ice_Sniper_80 t3_z4ujhj on November 26, 2022 at 1:39 AM

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[WP] You sit before the UN, arms crossed as they question you. Finally, you speak up. "Unless you can find the exact page of the Geneva Convention that makes dropping werewolves into enemy territory illegal, I am free to go."

Submitted by TerrWolf t3_ygydkq on October 29, 2022 at 11:32 PM

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[WP] You are secretly a powerful villain who mainly uses their powers to play pranks on heroes, your son who's only been a villain for a year has just been killed by a team of teen heroes, Everyone isn't too concerned about what you'll do except for your nemesis who fully knows what your capable of

Submitted by britishgamer215 t3_10gt3vv on January 20, 2023 at 10:01 AM

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[WP] You visit a shady pawn shop and find a battered blacksmith's hammer that seems to silently call out to you. What you're unaware of is this hammer used to belong to the god of the blacksmiths.

Submitted by Shadrak_Meduson t3_z4elnt on November 25, 2022 at 2:24 PM

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[WP] It finally happened, a sentient AI took over the world's nukes and killer drones. However, instead of destroying humanity, it starts enforcing international law, much to the consternation of the nations.

Submitted by Slayer_Jesse t3_118f26c on February 21, 2023 at 9:05 PM

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[WP] The . . . creature . . . has been following you for weeks now, but nobody else can see it. It just sits there, staring, grinning. Then one day you look across the coffee shop and see a young woman with another one right behind her. Your eyes meet . . .

Submitted by ImmortalJadeEye t3_z4y09n on November 26, 2022 at 4:30 AM

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[SP] "I wish for supernatural charisma." "Done! You have two wishes left." "Only two?"

Submitted by SpookieSkelly t3_yqcpny on November 9, 2022 at 8:28 AM

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[WP] As an immortal you pass your time by switching between the roles of a hero and villain every couple centuries. Things get awkward as you lock your eyes with someone whom you tormented centuries ago now as the benevolent king of a prospering kingdom.

Submitted by Firefighter-Salt t3_xsvxdh on October 1, 2022 at 1:54 PM

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[WP] A dragon decides to claim a human settlement for itself. As the dragon arrives at the small town and announces its demands, it is perplexed to be met by the people's eagerness to accept.

Submitted by Kaymazo t3_11awtxb on February 24, 2023 at 5:26 PM

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[WP] While shopping for houseplants, you stumble upon a strange-looking sapling in a corner. Its label reads: "Yggsdrasil - The World Tree". Out of curiosity, you buy it and take it home...

Submitted by nepnerd t3_yhfhox on October 30, 2022 at 2:21 PM

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[WP] The Hero is secretly gay. Unfortunately, the Villain doesn't know this and keeps kidnapping the Hero's best female friend, thinking that she's the love interest. Even more unfortunate, she's finally had enough.

Submitted by ReallySillyLily36 t3_z729fr on November 28, 2022 at 5:18 PM

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[WP] You get a knock. You open the door to see your nemesis, bruised and beaten, with your child. "Just saved their life. Need to go home and rest." Your nemesis turns to leave. You grab their arm. "Hang on. I want you to tell me what happened." You drag them inside.

Submitted by Crystal1501 t3_zhvot4 on December 10, 2022 at 3:47 PM

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[WP] The battle was hard won, dead laying everywhere. You see a young solder write something in the dirt using the blood from his own bowels. A demon appears next to him and says "What do you wish!", the young man simply says "Someone to be with me until I'm gone".

Submitted by ValleForte t3_yiqfp6 on October 31, 2022 at 10:07 PM

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