Striving (Picture #23) -- original
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picture_prompt_funTitle: Striving
Fandom: original
Character: original
Length: 111
Rating: G
The outside tables at the dining halls were filled with young men arm-wrestling. Lilyia smiled sadly. No wonder they tended to come in spates. Whenever someone gained powers, everyone else felt the goal, just out of reach, and strove all the harder.
But vying against other young men who had no powers was not enough. The prudent ones were still in the gym, testing themselves against metal.
She started up the stairs opposite. Just as well. Whether they gained superstrength or telekinesis from their efforts to train themselves to move things past mortal strength, arm wrestling when the powers began would be a good way to cripple your opponent for life.
Fandom: original
Character: original
Length: 111
Rating: G
The outside tables at the dining halls were filled with young men arm-wrestling. Lilyia smiled sadly. No wonder they tended to come in spates. Whenever someone gained powers, everyone else felt the goal, just out of reach, and strove all the harder.
But vying against other young men who had no powers was not enough. The prudent ones were still in the gym, testing themselves against metal.
She started up the stairs opposite. Just as well. Whether they gained superstrength or telekinesis from their efforts to train themselves to move things past mortal strength, arm wrestling when the powers began would be a good way to cripple your opponent for life.
