Fiction | Between the arcs
Awake
Part of a ‘choose your own’ story — drabble edition.
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.
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“Wake up, hero!”
Your eyes open, and you become aware of someone slapping your face. The evening sun is in the sky.
You sit, then groan, cradling your head. Beside you floats a pixie-like figure who was hitting you.
Now they grin. “Ah… Champ. You’re back!“
You look around. A path leads away from you, misty hills beyond. “I don’t remember a damn thing.”
“You banged your head. You’ve been lost in a dreamworld.”
“And…?”
“Come on, hero — your family needs you! Your child!”
The figure then fades into sparkling mist, and disappears.
You stand, memories starting to return…