Crunch: The Missed Adventure

Writing Exercise #9

Back to 250 word Crunches, they are developing my brain-abs. This prompt idea was inspired by Claire Walster’s microfiction, found here:

Imaginationland

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Crunch: Write about a character missing an adventure

I didn’t know at the time about The Door. The Door in the village opens only for Heroes—it calls people, flawed perhaps but capable people— in times of great danger or distress for the village or its people.

The last time the Door opened was for Sir Thomas the Teuton, two-hundred fifty years ago. An army was coming, and Sir Thomas (then, he was just Thomas) was walking by and The Door opened and summoned him in. He said that the Door transported him to a monastery where he learned to become a knight, and when he emerged from the Door seemingly no time had passed. He rallied our defenses and built a stone wall around the village, and we held off our attackers.

A hundred years before that, Sir Peter the Smith was called to build up an armory so every villager could have a sword and shield before another raid could arrive.

I was told these stories only after.

I arrived in the village as a pilgrim, I was on my way to the Holy Land. I was going to the market to get food with what little alms I had collected on the way to this village. The way to the market passes by the Door. It opened as I passed, an unearthly light emerged from the edges, a sound like a choir of angels came from within.

I kept walking. I needed Bread.

So anyway, this new army is arriving soon. I wish I knew.

(250 words)

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