Amidst the three-pointed symbols of her dark god, she prostrated herself. Another incantation had failed.
Her year-old child cooed in the corner. She gathered him in her arms. He whimpered and she smiled.
Three cuts then his heart beat in her palm. She devoured it.
The power still didn't come.
This week's 50 word prompt is WITCH. Although the word itself isn't in the story, I am sure its influence is clear.
I seem to be doing a lot of darker microfiction lately. I don't really know why beyond being grumpy from high pain levels and still working through some grief. But I do swear my longer stuff isn't all dark and nasty. In fact I am currently working on something for a contest that will hopefully end up around 500 words with a more humorous bent. I have a long work that is funny also that I come back to occasionally--or at least want to.
The Halloween build-up of the current prompts along with coming off having finished my first horror story ever and sending that out to a mainstream submission call probably also have helped put me in a darker mindset.
In any case, I am having fun with them and I feel like I'm making progress in the actual skill level of my writing, so I'm happy.
The art on this post is the talented work of AnikeKirsten (@anikekirsten). She has my copious thanks for her help with turning this into something that fit the vision in my mind.
As usual, this fiction piece has been revised and edited with the help of my INKubator family (@ink-ubator). The #text-edit channel is awesome for shorts like this and it really helps. Lots of exciting stuff has been happening on INK lately. I strongly recommend checking them out.
Posted from my blog with SteemPress : http://bex-dk.com/2018/10/19/the-invocation-a-fifty-word-story/
Greetings, @bex-dk. I had missed this one. Creepy. The futility of human sacrifice. The things ignorance has made humans do
Wow. Awesome and gruesome story. I wasn't expecting to see that when a warning came.
That was creepy, and dark. And interesting, all in a few sentences.
Very powerful piece, Bex. Wowsers.
Thanks. My brain wonders if a longer version might be even stronger. But I did pack an awful lot in this.
The longer version is amazing too. Hopefully others will get to see it as well.
It isn't done yet. Have to add more blood and bones.
Wow, @bex-dk. You went there, as we say. I think you win the prize for the most gruesome story this week! It is indeed dark. But I think we have to be brave, as writers. Staying in the safe zone won't stretch us to make our work as powerful and compelling as it can be.
I just wanted a good story. I got the idea in my head and it had to come out. Took some adjustments to get it right.
Woo. Your dark side is really showing lately. Halloween season brings out the best in you :)
I will steal away your Doomsayer title yet. :-P
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