reproze

“I would have lived in peace. But my enemies brought me war.”

from Red Rising

written with excerpt

mental warfare 1 min read • 149 words by rosie

I would have lived in peace. But my enemies brought me war. This was what I said to my mother when we were cut in line at the DMV, to which she sighed and said, "Do you always have to be so dramatic?...
Life During Wartime 2 min read • 475 words by Bri Guy

I would have lived in peace. But my enemies brought me war. Not the familiar kind, however. There was neither blade nor bow. Bones unbroken, blood unspilled. No, their war was of the psychological ki...
The walls came crumbling 1 min read • 83 words by berko

The walls came crumbling, quiet as falling cherry blossoms. I wished for peace, seeking stillness like a monk in the garden. Yet the world changed, and I could not hold back the storm. My sword waited...
Spoils of War 1 min read • 118 words by brent

I would have lived in peace. But my enemies brought me war. So I gave them despair. And then death. In between we ground entire worlds to dust, extinguished stars, sterilized systems. Our turbulent w...