[Write the Story] Something Believed to be Myth is Very Real
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Prompt: Something Believed to be Myth is Very Real
Words: necromancer, elm, roadmap, GPS, outside, twine, water lily, plastic, chopper, powerless
Story
“Why are we doing this, again?” Amanda stared at the GPS.
“Because we’re going to prove the necromancer is real.” Spencer studied the paper roadmap in the car’s headlights outside the Elm Fork National Forest. “You agreed to this, you know.”
“That’s when I thought this was just a Halloween camping trip with ghost stories.” Amanda tied twine to the side mirror of the car. “But if you’re sure?”
“Why string?” Spencer hefted his backpack and headed toward the trees.
“Because bread crumbs turn out so well.” Amanda drank from her plastic water bottle with the water lily on it. “I’m not going to get lost in the middle of the stinkin’ woods.”
They tramped through the forest, following all the urban legend clues and stories., deeper into the shadows. After what seemed like hours, they stumbled into a clearing with a rundown cabin.
“Really?” Amanda snorted quietly. “Cliché much?”
“It’s always worked for me.”
Amanda’s shocked cry cut off abruptly as Spencer slashed out with a knife. She leapt back, holding a hand to her neck, trying to staunch blood.
“Yes. Chopper should find you suitable.”
Amanda gurgled, powerless in the face of Spencer’s magic and blood loss. “You…?”
“How else does the myth stay alive?”
Word Count: 207
Written: 10/31/18