Challenge
Fear behind the curtain
Write a scary story where you don’t see the monster or villain. Terrifying situations without a monster are also allowed. Scariest wins.
the unseen killer
the fleet decended , crashing through the thick, rich atmosphere.
those idiots were shoveling coal into their warships. our rays made boiling the water much easier.
we burned through their cities,
those idiots thried to hurl small lead pallets at us.
they were riding horses , storming us with sabers.
we incinirated both.
oh the fun we had.
until throats started to get sore.
it was all the hijinks, all that horsing around, we thought..
no.
lemon juice and honey just didnt cut it.
fever came next.
the first assult ships fell, unpiloted.
more ships fell.
even the great cruisers, which served command srarted to titter.
they tried to make it back to mars,
but couldnt.
my throat is not sore.
i never set foot.
but i was left behind...
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