DRABBLE STORY ARC #2: SEEK AND AVENGE
An Invisible Force
Part of a ‘choose your own’ story — drabble edition.

This is a ‘choose your own’ fiction story, “drabble edition”. You can check out Chapter 1 of this story: The Burned Village. Find out how to contribute to the ongoing story here, or check the previous chapters: ‘Power Plays’ and ‘Fighting Games’, by J.C. Lovero.
Your fist smashes into cracked ribs. “Tell me something useful.”
“My name is… Alaric.”
He’s a person, too.
Suppressed aggression is an ever-present companion, lurking in the shadows. You step back in time — to the moment you left the village — and the emotions that had been buried deep inside come to the surface.
The smell of damp rock brings you back. Rivulets of crimson splash on the ground with a soft patter.
You’re no better than the orcs.
You clench your jaw, pushing the renegade thought away. “What else should I know?”
Alaric exhales a whisper. “The Time Walker…”
Continue.
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