Monday 5 September 2011

Flash Fiction: Bloodfeud

The entry for this week is just a wee little tacker, only meant to be 100 words at most on the topic of revenge. I'll shut up now so the into can be shorter than my entry.

Bloodfeud
Like a pack of inhuman monsters they had attacked us, howling for blood and death. Terrible to behold, and without pity. They had driven families from ancestral homes and put them to the torch, slain elderly and those who could not protect themselves. A blight ravaging the countryside. A stand had to be made. 

I waited, late one night, reduced to skulking in the shadows. After closing time in the tavern I approached a wine-sotted reveller. “The Count sends his blessings to you and your village!” I whispered as I sunk my fangs into his neck.

5 comments:

  1. I really like the switch at the end, making us think about who was more "human."

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  2. Great twist at the end, excellent.

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  3. Nicely done. "More human than human." I like the changed perspective.

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  4. Very enjoyable story.
    Louise Sorensen

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  5. I really like this. Well done.

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