He may be evil and a supervillain

But making a kid feel like a superhero for the rest of his life is the kindest thing i can imagine

A God of Godhood

That's a neat concept

Part two, three, five please?

Rupert, my dude. You gave me goosebumps and had me in tears by the end. For real. I very much appreciate your story, thank you for writing and sharing!

You made them take the Bible so literally, just like people do irl lol

I want to go to the Lust Planet

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Glad it wasn't just me getting déjà vu

No, it's short for error as far as I know.

I remember doing something similar in my setting but with vampires. "Middle aged" or smart vampires prefer to be left unnoticed, so whenever troublemaker appears, they basically sic the vampire hunters on them, using them like something of a police force.

I swear I saw this prompt a year or so ago, with more stories but I can't be sure

Fixed the typo :) Thanks for pointing it out!

This warning is itself a breach of contained. Scp-682 is creating itself and spreading. Redact Everything before it's too late.

Fixed the typo ^u^ Thanks for pointing it out! But it did work sort of, like you said xD

I think there were hints, not a promise. Valiant instantly stops fighting back, which is not something a raging abuser does on the word of their partner. I think you'd just need to explain it away with like... she has a piece of tech or something on her that alerts to villains. Then she's suspicious and confused, Executioner is confused and alarmed, and Valiant jumps into action.

But yeah, I would like to read more! I don't think you really need a rewrite, even, but you know best. It's really tragic, I can believe that no one is going to try to help her, or even believe her, except Executioner... and Valiant has very good reason to keep her away. You could absolutely wreck my entire day, lol.

Personally, I just wrote this story as fast as I could, so I just went with the idea that Original Sin was that he wielded the first act of violence against someone in like, ancient times. The shrine is super vague because I wanted it to be as cryptic as the Gods before the commonly known Abrahamic one.

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Jacob eating the rest was just a haunting line I came up with lol

Hey Reddit! So, yeah, just like the title says. If you're wondering, it's orbiting Earth right now, at about the height of the ISS. It's pretty badass, if I do say so myself. But you fine people don't need to take my word for it! I hacked the ISS tracker site and turned it into the Death Laser tracking site!

Oh yeah, I guess you're going to need some proof that my baby can do what I say, right? M'kay, how about this? Ten minutes after this post goes live, I'll blow something up! I'll even let you choose. Let's say the moon, Mars, or, let's go with Venus. The poll will go live at about the same time this post does, so vote away!

Edit 1: The people have spoken! And man, you guys really hate Venus. I mean, wow! That was really lop sided. Okay, folks, keep your eyes on the sky, because this is going to be bright.

Edit 2: Man, you guys lost all your creativity. I mean, really, let's get some more interesting questions! Okay, I guess I'll answer the most common questions here.

Q1: Why am I doing this? Mostly because I can and the Earth sucks. Or, well, I guess people suck. But all the people live on Earth, so yeah. Bye bye Earth. Bye bye humanity.

Q2: Is there any way to stop my Death Laser? Short answer? No. I've got, like, a dozen ways to make sure it goes off, even if something bad happens to me. And if you think taking out the laser is possible, then nope. No country on Earth can launch something capable of destroying it so quickly.

But what do you say we make things more interesting? For every 100 upvotes this post gets, I'll delay the laser by 1 minute! And awards will give you an extra 5 minutes! I'll even make it retroactive, so all the stuff I already got counts. Who knows, maybe if enough people keep this going, someone will be able to nuke the Death Laser out of the sky or something!

Q3: How did I build a giant orbital Death Laser without anyone noticing? Uh, because I'm awesome, that's why. I'll admit it wasn't easy, and it took a lot of time, but it was so worth it. But if you really want some kind of specifics, I basically used robots. I built each part from scratch, built a bunch of robots to assemble it in space, hooked everything up to a lot of small rockets, and launched them all one by one. It took a few years, but I did it.

Q4: If I can build a giant orbital Death Laser, then couldn't I do something beneficial to humanity instead? Yes. Yes I could. But see question 1 on why I'm not.

Q5: Is there anything I want that can stop this. See question 3. No, I'm not holding the world ransom. I don't give a damn about money. You can't buy me out. I'm literally blowing up the world, with me on it! You think I care about my bank account?

Edit 3: Wow, so many upvotes! So many awards! You guys like me! Yay! I'm still gonna blow everything up though. You just have more time to mess around. Oh, and if you're thinking that some government is going to save you? Nah. I totally hacked pretty much everyone. I didn't completely shut them down though. They technically can still take out my Death Laser if they work fast enough, but the odds are pretty slim.

Also, I'm glad you guys are asking more interesting questions. Keep it up for as long as you can!

Edit 4: Welp, time's just about up. All you guys have left now is to go outside. Look up to the sky and watch the biggest, best, and last light show on Earth. See ya, Reddit. It's been fun!

The woman cowered as the giant flaming wheel of eyeballs came down to greet her.

“Be not afraid!” came a booming voice from the wheel. “I am an angel of the lord.”

“The lord!” the woman scoffed, though she still averted her eyes from the being. “The lord has clearly abandoned us!”

“Of course he hasn’t, child. What ever would make you say such a thing?”

“Just look around!” the woman cried, waving her hands.

“Has it really grown so bad?” the angel asked. “It has been half a century since the original sorting, so it may be that this planet is not quite the same as it once was.”

“Well, it’s sure as hell been a nightmare since I was born!”

“Can this truly be so? If it is as you say, then I will remedy the issue. In fact, that is why I am here—the lord has commanded that every 50 years, we angels should visit each one of the 7 Earths, and judge each individual so we may move people to where they belong if it is necessary.”

The woman looked up cautiously, hope beginning to form in her eyes. “You mean, I could get out of here? I could be moved to a different earth?”

The wheel spun in confusion, its thousand eyes blinking rapidly. “But you are already on Earth 1, the planet for the most sinless among you. You would desire to move to a planet for worse sinners? Surely not!”

“Anywhere would have to be better than this!” The woman looked down, clenching her fists. “My life here has been nothing but misery!”

“Tell me of the troubles of which you speak.”

“Well, for starters, I’m a fucking slave!” The woman let out a small sob. “My master beats me and gives me no rest! And my sister was taken away when she was only 10 years old and married to a horrible man who expects her to obey and submit to him! She was only a child! And my brother was taken as well, imprisoned for being gay!”

The wheel blinked again. “I am at a loss as to why this is a problem. As I am sure you know, our lord was quite clear in his words in both the Bible and the Quran that slavery is condoned, and slaves are to be obedient to their masters. Wives also are commanded to submit to and obey their husbands, and our lord has written no rule about the age at which one may be wed. And of course our lord has been clear in his prohibition against sodomy. Those here are merciful that your brother was punished with merely prison rather than stoning! Truly, this is the planet of the sinless.”

“What the fuck is wrong with you that you think any of this is okay?”

“Of course, it is a problem that your brother is here on Earth 1. I shall move him to Earth 5, the planet for fornicators and sodomites.”

“Then move me too! Please!” the woman begged. “I have to get out of here!”

“I may only do so if I find you have sinned enough to belong elsewhere. Our great and merciful lord—“

“Fuck your lord!” the woman screamed.

The angel rotated rapidly in shock, its flames flaring up in anger. “Blasphemy!” it boomed. “The only unforgivable sin according to our lord! You shall be moved to Earth 7, home of the unbelievers!”

The woman began to cry in relief.

Giving older sibling annoying the younger ones energy.

if there is anything humans are best at, it is developing extravagant methods for torture

I would say the last bit is most likely true. The large differences between the worlds are edited in your memory as you're switched, but little but memorable things like cornucopia and poker hats are missed.

Interesting take on the Mandela Effect. I wonder how changes in overall morality make such small differences like underwear logos haha. Are there bigger differences that people willfully or unwittingly ignore? Have their minds been altered, but the mandela effects are just the loose bits that weren't cleaned up?

NTA, your laser your rules

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Oh, thanks TA. Would love to see what you come up with for this - hope you write.