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A Deadly Gambit

July 10, 2024 2 Comments

By Asher Hunt

Death stood still.

Cold, unfeeling holes bored into my skull, a small, humorless smirk on Death’s face. “What will it be then?”

I took a deep breath. This could be it; the situation was grim. If I failed here now, I was eternally damned. I would never make it to the magnificent gates of heaven, instead sinking into the bottomless evils of hell. If I won though—if I beat Death at its own game—why, then anything was possible. I would have proved the indomitable will of the human spirit.

I rolled the dice.

A merciless laugh followed.

Snake eyes.

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  1. Ed Kratz says

    July 11, 2024 at 1:13 pm

    Nice one. I like dark, and the ending is unexpected. We hope for the main character.

    Reply
  2. Sue says

    July 14, 2024 at 11:53 pm

    Great opening sentence.

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