WRITING OBSTACLE
Demonstrate. Incapacitate. Solidify.
In a story of no more than 10 sentences, use these three words in any order. The point is to create a story line that allows you to link them all naturally, without forcing them into random places.
Stalemate
Theyâd both came to kill the king.
And they were both sure of the otherâs intentions as they stood face to face, occupying the same hiding spot in the shadows behind the throne.
âLeave now, or else Iâll kill both you _and_ him,â the woman of the two threatened in a harsh whisper; she _needed_ to solidify her place in society as Queen, and sheâd worked too relentlessly to be stopped now.
âLike you could ever be capable of doing that,â the man sneered back. He, like her, wanted the crown, and whoever could steal the kingâs life would receive it swiftly on a silver platter.
âDonât believe me? Let me demonstrate it for you,â she retorted, striding forward to strike the king, whoâs back she could see sitting at ease on the throne in front of a small crowd of people. Unwilling to fall victim to failure, the man let his dagger fly towards her back, incapacitating her just as she sliced the neck of the unassuming king.
In spite of the droplets of red pooling from her mouth, she wouldnât let herself die in vain, and, turning, she plunged the dagger sheâd used to cut the kingâs throat into the heart of the man, falling limp with him as they both tainted the white, marble floor.
Puddles of their blood seeped around the throne, and screams erupted from the crowd as the king tumbled down from his golden chair face first, all three of them left laying lifeless.