We stood in silence.
Our camp under the abandoned bridge was hardly a location worthy to be called our leader’s final resting place. He deserves so much more than a makeshift grave and a randomly selected rock as his tombstone. None of us standing here, paying our final respects to him, would have been alive had it not been for his bravery. He was the one who saved us from the extraterrestrial invaders, and taught us how to fight back. We are lost without him. However, that could be changed.
It is a gamble, but the necromancer could help us…
Word Count: 100
Prompt: Friday Fictioneers 16th November, 2018
PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields
Not the final resting place they would have wished for!
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Exactly! 😦
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You’ve managed to convey a huge story here in so few words. Masterful.
Susan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
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Thanks so much for your kind words! 😀 🙂
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Don’t mess with them necromancers. Unexpected things happen
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Yes!! 😛
But are they willing to take that risk? 😉
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Desperate times call for desperate measures, but something tells me they shouldn’t be messing with this!
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They may go against logic on this one! 😉
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Not a wise course of action, I think. Better to remember him as he was, stand on their own two feet and move on. Nicely done.
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That’s sound advice! 😀
Thanks so much, Sandra! 🙂
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This is an excellent piece. While it’s tautness satisfies the prompt brilliantly, the imagery you have created cries out to be expounded upon. Would you mind if I used it as a jumping off point for my entry for your wacky weekend challenge prompt? With all deserved credits of course for inspiration?
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It would be super awesome if you used this as an inspiration! 🙂
Thanks so much! 😀
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Thanks for your permission. It’s posted and linked to the Wacky Weekend Challenge.
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It’s really good!! 😀 🙂
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Thanks!
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Whoa, this is excellent!
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Thank You! 🙂
Glad you think so! 😀
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Quite disturbing story. Well written.
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Thanks so much, Jilly! 🙂
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Yikes! A necromancer?? You know they never come back the same, right??
Well done!
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They are hoping he comes back better! 😉
Thanks so much, Courtney! 🙂
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Ooh so intriguing – I’d love to know how this played out!
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Thank You! 😀
Maybe I’ll expand on the idea! 🙂
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This cries out for development. It certainly leaves me wanting to know more.
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Thank You! 😀
Violet has continued the story over at her blog:
http://violetslentz.home.blog/2018/11/14/55/
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Just read that; thank you for pointing me in the right direction.
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My pleasure! 😀
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Necromancer…. maybe it’s not worth it after all… i think i might prefer the aliens.
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Hahahaha! 😉
Well, yes they might be the lesser evil there!
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Let the dead rest. It seems to me they really should have thought about a succession plan…
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Ah..they should have..but sadly they have to take this path now…
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Touching tribute to a brave leader.
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Yes! 🙂
Thanks for reading! 😀
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Nothing good ever came from bringing people back from the dead, great leader or not…
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That’s true.. 😉
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Oh oh, don’t mess with the necromancer
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I hope they show that sense! 😉
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Love the twist at the end. As Arnie would say “I’ll be back!”
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Hahaha..yes! 😀
Thanks so much! 🙂
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Only the heroes die, but life goes on. A sad but grateful remembrance.
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Beautifully put! 🙂
Thanks so much! 😀
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Wow. The reader’s imagination has lots of pleaces to go with this story.
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Oh yes! 🙂
Violet has taken it forward with her imagination! 😀
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So much packed in. Excellent write.
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Thanks so much! 😀
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I think this sounds like a bad plan, leave the dead alone and RUN AWAY!!!
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Hahaha..that would be the logical step..But I think the bravehearts are quite determined! 😉
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Oh come on everyone, what’s a little necromancy between friends!
Cool story, leaves a lot of openings.
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Hahaha! XD
Thanks so much! 😀
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