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Re: Daily Create!
« Reply #20 on: November 03, 2008, 09:55:13 PM »

Dan thought he saw his son's silhouette through the open garage door.

"Bobby? What are you doing out there? Get back to bed, it's late!"
"No, dad, it's not me."
"Don't play games with me, kid!"

The boy had been acting strange ever since his mother disappeared, but what came next would still have surprised Dan, if he had the time to be. The silhouette entered the garage, still a shadow under the bright light, and from it came a sound, a scream. And then nothing.

The piercing, jagged arm of darkness pulled back from Dan's ravaged chest with unearthly speed. Robert looked at his father's corpse for an instant, then ran out. The black thing followed him, preceded him, flowed alongside him. One moment he ran, thin tentacles trailing him like a maiden's hair. The next instant it pulled him up and he rode it like a California wave.

The boy and the darkness reached an apartment building. Tendrils reached out towards a balcony, taking hold of a railing. Bobby swung himself up, was swung up, over and over. More balconies, more flights. Four? Five? Twenty? Bobby laughed. The black tightened around him, wrapped him. A lone tentacle switched its hold, and threw him in a terrible arc, into a patio door, a living wrecking ball.

Glass shattered, metal broke. Bobby's feet would have landed with a thud, but the shadow caught him. It shook off the shards and began to hunt.

The crash awoke a father. A mother. A daughter. Three screams. It was over faster than a nightmare.

The darkness grabbed hold of the broken door and threw Bobby over the balcony railing like a slingshot bullet. He laughed again. Wings formed, and they both glided down, away. In their wake, droplets of blood sparkled in the moonlight. Behind them, back in the building, neighbors were barely beginning to turn on their lights and investigate the noise.

They were too late. They were always too late.

Bobby landed on the roof of a house. Smoothly, stealthily. The darkness flowed like a stream of oil in front of him, and he slid down the angled tiles all the way to the ground where cool, dewy backyard grass awaited his feet. He stood there a moment, catching his breath. The night was still and silent.

Stillness and silence.

The shadow reached out towards the nearby door, and slipped through a pet hatch. Again it wrapped Bobby, and took him inside. It was a tight fit, but Bobby was still small, and he passed through without a sound. The hunt was on again.

The hunt wanted to be on again.

But movement caught Bobby's eye. In the corner of the kitchen, from behind an open cabinet door, appeared a little dog. A puppy. Weeks old, at most. A little fluffy ball with hair the color of milk coffee.

The hunt was called off. Bobby reached out to touch the puppy, with his own arms. The darkness fell from him, attached itself to his feet, and became his shadow, faint and hazy across the tiled floor.

Child and dog passed through the pet door together.

Day came, night came again. But from that time forward, two shadows prowled the streets together.
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Re: Daily Create!
« Reply #21 on: November 04, 2008, 03:19:45 AM »

Those are great, guys.  Keep up the good work.  I like your story, Zed.

Today's phrase (a little early because I have to be to the polling place soon) is:

Natural Selection

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Re: Daily Create!
« Reply #22 on: November 04, 2008, 03:21:05 AM »

sorry, kayma wins.
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Re: Daily Create!
« Reply #23 on: November 04, 2008, 03:26:31 AM »

We're all winners here, those who participate!



But yes, Kayma's did make me laugh.  Also, the terrifying dog in Catloaf's is a spectacle of joy.

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Re: Daily Create!
« Reply #24 on: November 04, 2008, 08:11:42 AM »

On the first day of Dragon's Tail, the king joined his beloved queen in the afterlife. He had no male heirs, and only fair princess Bea was left to continue the royal bloodline.

The wise men of the capital gathered, took council, and issued a proclamation throughout the kingdom: that all young men of noble blood were invited to attend a test of valor. The prize was the crown, and fair Bea's hand. Four weeks were allowed for the gathering, and in that time three lords' sons arrived: Oer of the Marches, Dhal of the Sands, and Tellen of the Plains.

On the first day of Dragon's Claw, Oer was summoned to the castle, where the wise men held council. In the courtyard stood a shining obsidian portal, radiant with magic.

"Young Oer, you are to step into this portal to the Demon Pits, and fight Baraz the Corruptor. Break his horns, and use the magic of his black heart to return here. Then you will be king."

Soldiers brought three weapons before Oer: a sword, an axe, and a hammer. Oer took the hammer, and stepped into the portal.

On the first day of Dragon's Head, noting sadly that Oer did not return, the wise men summoned Dhal to the castle, before the obsidian portal.

"Young Dhal, you are to step into this portal to the Demon Pits, and fight Oer the Corrupt. Break his horns, and use the magic of his black heart to return here. Then you will be king."

Soldiers brought a sword and an axe before Dhal. He took the sword, and stepped into the portal.

On the first day of Dragon's Tongue, noting sadly that Dhal did not return, the wise men summoned Tellen to the castle, before the obsidian portal.

"Young Tellen, you are to step into this portal to the Demon Pits..."

But Tellen stepped back.

"The Demon Pits? This is insane. No woman, no kingdom is worth this."

On the first day of Dragon's Breath, Lord Tellen was crowned and wed to fair Queen Bea. The land knew peace for all the years of his reign.
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Re: Daily Create!
« Reply #25 on: November 04, 2008, 04:06:38 PM »

Which to choose....
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Re: Daily Create!
« Reply #26 on: November 04, 2008, 04:55:11 PM »

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Re: Daily Create!
« Reply #27 on: November 04, 2008, 06:40:38 PM »

A remarkably specialized species
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Re: Daily Create!
« Reply #28 on: November 05, 2008, 01:04:56 PM »

Little bit late on the word for today.

Innocence


Will also post my project from yesterday later tonight.

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Re: Daily Create!
« Reply #29 on: November 05, 2008, 07:06:00 PM »


Pope Julius IV's meditation on scripture was suddenly and rudely interrupted when the doors to his chamber were thrown open by a tall, dark-haired man in a white suit with a tarnished radiance about him.  That he had black wings with a fifteen-foot span only served to make his nature clear.  "Congratulations on your selection as Pope, your Holiness," the man exclaimed, sounding almost genuine. "It couldn't have happened to a more pious man."

The Pope quickly rose to his feet. "Corruptor!  Why do you profane this most sacred of places with your presence?"

"I'm merely here to congratulate you," he said calmly. "It's a bit of a tradition of mine to make an appearance before Popes after their elections, as well as to, ah... pass on some information, that you can use as you will."

He seethed. "I have no use of anything from you."

The man let out a short chuckle. "Let me ask you a question, and keep in mind that I've asked every other man who's been in your position the same thing." He spread his arms, gesturing to the room around them. "Like you said, I'm in the most sacred of places. But if He is all-knowing, then why doesn't He know I'm here?  If He's all-powerful, then why doesn't He simply unmake me?"

"God's plan is not for man to-"

"'God's plan, God's plan,'" he parroted, a trace of annoyance showing through his smug facade. "That's the only excuse I've heard from you and every other Pontiff I've spoken to.  You.  Have.  No clue as to how the world works.  Even after you die, you still won't know, because nobody up there-" He pointed. "-will tell you."  He paused, brushing an invisible ball of lint from his cuff.  "But I will.  Not holding God accountable for what He does?  You're right about that.  God is, to use a term that you're no doubt familiar with, innocent.  Not holding Him accountable because it's part of some great plan?" He shook his head. "He not only doesn't have a plan, he can't even come up with one."

The Pope eyed him with suspicion and hatred, but said nothing.

"Let's say that a three-year old picks up a gun and shoots someone.  Before that day he never saw a gun, never had to worry about the concept of death, never had a care in the world.  Could that child be held accountable for his actions?"

"Of course not; the child knows not what he did."

"...and what if that same child caused a flood that scoured the earth clean of mankind?"  Upon seeing the Pontiff's horrified expression he broke out into a malicious grin. "Ah, he understands now!"

"Th-this cannot be!"  His face was positively ashen in color.  "You deceiver!  You serpent!!"

"Oh, were I but lying... and why would I?  Lying is what you do to protect people.  It's when the truth gets out that all the trouble starts." The man took a step back towards the door. "...and now that you know the truth, as the head of God's kingdom on earth you bear responsibility for it.  Oh, but I can see you're a bit shaken up over it."  He turned and headed for the exit, pulling the doors open.  "Don't worry, I can see myself out.  Once again, congratulations."

As the doors closed behind him, he chuckled. "'And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free...'"
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Re: Daily Create!
« Reply #30 on: November 05, 2008, 07:24:42 PM »

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Re: Daily Create!
« Reply #31 on: November 06, 2008, 12:47:29 PM »

Less than a week and I've already screwed the pooch on this one.  Official restart tomorrow, fresh slate etc.

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Re: Daily Create!
« Reply #32 on: November 06, 2008, 02:20:33 PM »

And I've been too busy to do the last two.

...Well, I just couldn't come up with anything for "Natural Selection"
Maybe WoodMan supporting his favorite soft drink.
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Re: Daily Create!
« Reply #33 on: November 06, 2008, 03:09:49 PM »

I'd like to suggest "Obamberman" for a topic.
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Re: Daily Create!
« Reply #34 on: November 06, 2008, 08:37:26 PM »

Was gonna draw a giant baby trouncing a city for "innocence", but I feel asleep.
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Re: Daily Create!
« Reply #35 on: November 07, 2008, 08:08:35 AM »

OKAY.  Officially restarting today.  The phrase is:

Rootin Tootin Spootin Putin

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Re: Daily Create!
« Reply #36 on: November 07, 2008, 05:05:06 PM »

After careful review and consideration, former President of Russia and current leader of the United Russia party Vladimir Putin put his signature to the paperwork he was tasked to review.  He nodded to himself as the quartet compositions of Borodin wafted through his office, setting the papers aside and reaching for the "In" box on his desk.

Suddenly the door to his office exploded inward in a shower of wood as an enormous brown bear charged in.  Rising to its full height of eight feet, it let out a roar as its eyes began to glow a bright red.  Putin barely had enough time to dive to the side before twin lasers lanced out of the bear's eyes, slicing his chair cleanly in half and leaving a scorched trail along the wall behind it.

Recovering quickly, the Russian charged forward and delivered a rising palm strike to the bear's muzzle, following it with an elbow strike to the sternum that would have felled most foes.  Alas, the bear was not an ordinary foe, and the blows only served to rouse its ire.  It advanced on him again, swinging its paws with brutal ferocity with intent to maul, if not dismember.  Nonplussed, Putin effortlessly ducked under its assault before turning, grabbing one of the offending limbs and hurling it over his head, dropping it back-first onto the floor.  The impact only stunned it briefly, but this was more than enough time for Putin to draw a Makarov from the inside of his suit coat and give the bear's skull a quick double-tap.

Putin barely had time to rest when his finely-honed senses revealed a presence behind him, and he turned to see a squad of Nazi ninja in the hallway, brandishing sabers and swastika-shaped shuriken.  Sighing, he pulled the Spetsnaz knife from its sheath behind his back.  Some days it was just impossible to get any work done.
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Re: Daily Create!
« Reply #37 on: November 11, 2008, 06:14:16 PM »

I couldn't think of anything.
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Re: Daily Create!
« Reply #38 on: November 11, 2008, 06:23:20 PM »

I have bombed massively.  I must attempt this again at some point, and practice sticktoitofness.

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Re: Daily Create!
« Reply #39 on: November 11, 2008, 06:24:41 PM »

That's the real trick, ain't it?
I've been trying really hard not to suck at programming, but...
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