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Resentment
Write a prose piece about a character who's still harboring resentment toward someone either in their past or their present.
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CORVUS

Lot stared at the painting on the wall. The faces of the folks in it all seemed familiar, but he could not seem to recall who exactly those people were. A young lady to his right, smiled at him then asked, “Do you happen to recognize these people in the painting?” Lot shook his head, “I’m afraid not. Sorry.” The young lady gave a slight nod, and then walked away. His nose picked up a familiar scent from her that of metals, chemicals, and flames— which in a gave a sort of troubling inkling of time dilation.

Lot decided to call it an early night. He shuffled wobbly on his feet back to his car of the future: the latest model of his creation at his advanced technology and vehicle company. His hands reached inside his pocket, and he thought he had placed his car keys in one of them, alas they were no where to be found. The young lady watched from a distance as Lot gradually began to be pulled out from his reality. He fumbled around looking for his car keys. Then he turned around to find that he was no longer in a parking lot, instead he was now in some kind of dark space matter which reminded him of the night sky. The only thing that it was missing were stars.

He called out for help several times. Then he heard the whispers of a familiar voice. Flashes of images all of a sudden burst into his mind. The young lady from before. He had not recognized her. She had looked familiar. But why? Lot realized a second too late who the young lady he had bumped into was. How could he have forgotten her? How long had it been since he had last seen…? Wait, now he had figured it out. She was a face he had thought he’d never see again. Although, he had tried to forget about what he had done in his past, the images of the warrior princess from his past still haunted him. Now her daughter had come back to seek vengeance for her own Ima.

Lot had also forgotten that in his past he was inspired to create artwork that resembled his victories. He had stumbled upon a peaceful village, or group of people on a nearby planet. Using all his weaponry on his spaceship, he’d taken matters into his own hands to destroy that place. Unbeknownst to him, the warrior princess had hidden the heir to the throne in a time capsule. It froze as it made its way to a safer planet: Earth. Once it landed in a peaceful and quiet remote area, it opened up and the little Queen was raised by the legendary Azur warriors. She had dedicated her whole life to making sure whoever killed her parents, and home would pay dearly with their life. Even if it meant she would have to find a way to travel through space, and time— to eventually have her revenge.

#CORVUS.

Thorsday 31st July, 2025.

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