John_Owl
Per aspera ad astra.
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This is a story about a guy. A guy who is struck by three separate means of death at the exact. Same. Moment. He gets reborn as a lowly farmer girl. He's happy with this. A nice, quiet life away from everything, only needing to deal with people when he goes to market.
But there is a caveat: the world he's in is plagued by numerous adventurers of all levels. These nuisances are so entitled that they come in and take the things she works so hard for. She works to ferment some cheese, shaping it into the perfect wheel, just to have some low-level nobody come in and steal it. She spends an hour carving a nice wooden spoon and bowl set. And these kleptomaniacs come in and take it. What do they need these spoons for?!
Well, one day, she's had enough. She kills an adventurer who comes in. Deciding that fair is fair, she claims his gear for herself. The next comes in, and she kills this one too. The next one is a pair. She kills one, but the other escapes. From then on, she finds herself at the center of a war. She builds a maze with traps and monsters. She begins to run out of room and begins storing her loot in various rooms in chests.
And at the very center of it all: Her farm. It's still going strong as she tends to it, trusting her monsters and beasts to fend off the adventurers.
Tell me what you think of the cover!
(Yes, I switch pronoun gender intentionally. And yes, this is based on a writing prompt I read on here a while ago. I can't find the post, or I'd post a link. If anyone can provide it, I'll edit this to include it.)
But there is a caveat: the world he's in is plagued by numerous adventurers of all levels. These nuisances are so entitled that they come in and take the things she works so hard for. She works to ferment some cheese, shaping it into the perfect wheel, just to have some low-level nobody come in and steal it. She spends an hour carving a nice wooden spoon and bowl set. And these kleptomaniacs come in and take it. What do they need these spoons for?!
Well, one day, she's had enough. She kills an adventurer who comes in. Deciding that fair is fair, she claims his gear for herself. The next comes in, and she kills this one too. The next one is a pair. She kills one, but the other escapes. From then on, she finds herself at the center of a war. She builds a maze with traps and monsters. She begins to run out of room and begins storing her loot in various rooms in chests.
And at the very center of it all: Her farm. It's still going strong as she tends to it, trusting her monsters and beasts to fend off the adventurers.
Tell me what you think of the cover!
(Yes, I switch pronoun gender intentionally. And yes, this is based on a writing prompt I read on here a while ago. I can't find the post, or I'd post a link. If anyone can provide it, I'll edit this to include it.)
