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The Million
Years’ War
“Why have we
come here?”
“You must know
the story of the fall of our heroes."
“Why?
“To understand
the enemy, the better to defeat them. - There they stand.”
“But they were
old.”
“Old yes. As old
as time. But once, the enemy trembled before them and prayed to their Gods for
deliverance. Cities fell before them, civilisations toppled. Women wept at
their approach, smothering wailing children to spare them. They laid millions in
the cold ground. Now they are no more. How the mighty are fallen.”
“What happened?”
“They were eradicated
after ages of struggle. The
enemy covers the land and grows proud. Their scientists plot to end all of us, one by one. They feared us once; and they will
again. Despite the fall of our dread brothers Smallpox, Malaria and Typhoid, we
continue our sacred mission. You are new and virulent. I have high hopes for
you.”
150 words
@nickjohns999
This story was written for Rebekah Postupak's Flash! Friday 15 contest
It was awarded Second Place! in the competition by judge Jaz Draper
It was awarded Second Place! in the competition by judge Jaz Draper
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