Attack of the Orcs!

Summary

The web content describes a 'choose your own' interactive fiction story titled "Drabble STORY ARC #2: Seek and Avenge," with a focus on a battle scene involving an elf and a protagonist fighting against orcs.

Abstract

The narrative unfolds in a clearing where the protagonist, after witnessing a burned village, engages in a fierce battle alongside an elf against a group of orcs. The elf initiates the fight with a shout and a well-aimed arrow, while the protagonist, driven by memories of family, enters a battle frenzy, taking down multiple orcs amidst the chaos. The story is presented in the form of drabbles, which are exactly 100 words long, and readers are invited to contribute to the ongoing story or provide suggestions. Links are provided for previous chapters and writing prompts for potential story ideas.

Opinions

The story encourages reader participation, suggesting a community-driven approach to storytelling.
The use of drabbles as a narrative format indicates a preference for concise and impactful storytelling.
The inclusion of an image by the author using MidJourney implies a blending of AI-generated art with written content.
The battle scene is depicted as intense and personal, with the protagonist's actions motivated by a desire for vengeance.
The story's collabor

Part of a ‘choose your own’ story — drabble edition.

Image by the author using MidJourney

This is a ‘choose your own’ fiction story, “drabble edition”. Each main part of the story (not including choices and blurb) should be a 100-word drabble. Find out how to contribute to the ongoing story here, or check the previous chapter here.

You charge into the clearing. Ahead is a familiar elf; you saw her back at the burned village. She holds a bow; perhaps ten orcs are ranged around. She sees you and nods. “Fight!” she shouts, then releases an arrow.

An orc falls, and your sword thumps home into another. Battle is joined, and you are pinned against a tree, your armor helping to protect you.

The elf is leaping around, shooting one orc after another.

Remembering your family, a red mist descends, and you slash around you without concern for wounds. Two, three four orcs fall.

Then you collapse…

Drabble STORY ARC #2: Seek and Avenge

Attack of the Orcs!

Part of a ‘choose your own’ story — drabble edition.

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