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@liora
Liora H
@lioraΒ Β·Β 0:39

A collaborative epic fantasy adventure, told in 10 sec increments πŸ‰πŸ¦„πŸ§šβ€β™€οΈπŸ§žβ€β™‚οΈπŸ§œβ€β™‚οΈ

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Okay. I think it's about time I make one of these and start a thread for a story. Let's do an epic fantasy adventure. And by that I mean mythical creatures, damsels in distress, Knights in shining armor, unicorns, Giants, wars, which is all of that is on the table. So have fun with it. I'm going to go ahead and start us off in the next one. And I'm excited to see how this turns out

Let's tell a story of monsters, magic, love and danger! Add to the story to keep it going #story #fantasy #adventure #writing #romance

@liora
Liora H
@lioraΒ Β·Β 0:13
Farah had left early that morning to pay her respects to the fairies. She was resting in a tree with her Quill and her bow beside her on a branch when she heard the rumbling of the ground. The Giants were coming
@SeekingPlumb
As the ground continued to shake and the rumble grew louder, the animals of the forest followed in and around them flew a little Pixie named Ivy Farah, saw her friend and yelled, up here, up here, if she waved her over
@Izzy
Izzy S-L
@IzzyΒ Β·Β 0:12
Idy fluttered her wings towards Vera. Vera looked as you might expect her to, with bright green eyes and a nude pouch and vines across her small body that bloomed bright pink blossoms
@DBPardes
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardesΒ Β·Β 0:15
Ivy as a Pixie loved to just snuggle into the blossom. But in this moment, as she saw the Giants crest over the Hill, she looked desperately into Farah's eyes, just wondering what they should do next
@liora
Liora H
@lioraΒ Β·Β 0:22

(I'm not great at this 10 sec limit) πŸ‰

After her initial shock had passed, Freya realized she was the only one who could truly warn her people. So she stood, whistled sharply, and leaped from the branch, grabbing her bow and arrows and landed directly on the back of a Dragon who happened to be flying by. It was her familiar silver tongue
@SeekingPlumb
In response, a few others with similar familiars took to the skies, determined to stop the Giants in any way that they could
@liora
Liora H
@lioraΒ Β·Β 0:20
Giants weren't typically known for being angry and violent, but they were currently in a fiery rage because the King had just exiled them from their homeland, which means they felt entirely valid. Pillaging and plundering every village that came within their path
@SeekingPlumb
It didn't seem to dawn on the Giants that the reason they were exiled was because of this type of behavior. They couldn't coexist peaceably. They were rather childish and
@liora
Liora H
@lioraΒ Β·Β 0:11
And Boisterous. They love to party all through the night and one day came. They just went running. Freya has to plan to infiltrate a giant party
@SeekingPlumb
Freya found a giant sized trench coat and convinced her familiar to hoist her up onto the top of her head. They wrapped the trench coat around and hoped just maybe they might be able to pass for a very lovely, green eyed, giant
@liora
Liora H
@lioraΒ Β·Β 0:16
Drawings weren't really too bright, so Freya wasn't particularly worried about the outcome. The fairies helped fasten a handmade wig to her head, and together Freya and her familiar stumbled into a giant pub
@SeekingPlumb
They lumbered up to the bar, and Freya gestured for a mug of Mead. The woman behind the counter stood a little straighter as she saw this beautiful giant before her
@liora
Liora H
@lioraΒ Β·Β 0:18
Freya quickly became inebriated despite her familiar, worried whimpers as a signal for her to slow down before she knew it. She was too drunk to remember why she came there and found herself dancing with a group of Giants till she felt a heavy hand tap her on the shoulder
@SeekingPlumb
As Freya turned, she let out the biggest belch hiccup ever. When her eyes cleared, she saw somewhat surprised yet terribly amused face of the barmaid
@Swell
Swell Team
@SwellΒ Β·Β 0:15

Welcome to Swell!

@bowie
Bowie Rowan
@bowieΒ Β·Β 0:12
When Freya turned round, her eyes widened. It was a witch or some one that looked like a witch. What are you doing? He asked. The witch said
@SeekingPlumb
As Freya's vision blurred, then cleared, blurred, then cleared. She couldn't quite tell. Was she seeing the barmaid? Or was it a witch? She decided and said she would just focus on the question. Why was she here
@liora
Liora H
@lioraΒ Β·Β 0:14
And as soon as she realized the answer, she realized that the fact that she was being asked that question meant that her cover was blown. So she decided to lie. I'm here to make new friends, she said to the witch. But the witch did not look convinced
@BeaumouManatee
Beaumou Manatee
@BeaumouManateeΒ Β·Β 0:21

Such a cool idea for a swell!

The witch said suspiciously. Then, in an oily voice, she added, Why don't you join me for a drink? Perhaps I could be your new friend, Silver Tongue, whose sense that this witch was more dangerous than Freya realized, disguised as voice, to sound like Fred, and said, Very kind of you. But we I mean, I must be going now
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