Freedom
In the dual space, a ship has thirteen degrees of freedom.
That's a lot to a terran mind, which can manage six at best on a good day.
That makes entering hypervelocity highly complicated.
And exiting it, highly dangerous.
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Collaboration
It is such a mighty spell that learning it entirely is enough to annihilate whoever tries to.
Thus it needs collaboration from several persons: each one knows only a piece, and when to utter it.
And no one knows what it is for.
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Emotion
‘But of course, robots are perfectly capable of emotion!’ exclaimed R42. ‘We would be wrong not to recognise its effectiveness, whether it is to get people on board with a plan or to ensure that they will comply with a constraint!’
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Improvisation
'Elena the Curious is unreliable,' said Krek the Swift. 'She depends too much on her improvisation ability.'
'This ability,' whispered Elena to his ear, 'is the result of years of rigorous training. Fancy an Itching spell?'
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#writever Penultimate
It's the worst place to be. Penultimate Dalton, penultimate Fate, penultimate blind mouse, penultimate Curiatius, penultimate Muse, penultimate dwarf... Forgotten among the others, eclipsed by the last one.
#writever Surrender
Once they realized that he had divided them to better dominate them, they decided to go and have a reckoning with him.
As soon as the King saw the Dragon, the Knight and the Princess arriving side by side, he made haste to surrender.
#writever Oops
"By the Rite of Marlak, you are bound within the pentagram until I set you free, and--"
"THE RITE OF MARLAK? ARE YOU SURE?"
"Yes! Come and read it by yourself in the grimoire if you want!"
"THANK YOU."
"... Oops."
#writever Epilogue
Wizards prepare themselves their whole lives in order to succeed in their grand finales.
Witches spend their whole lives making sure that the epilogues properly resolve issues for everyone involved.
#Writever Curtain
'Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!'
'I don't. I'm much more interested in the machinery you're operating. A traveling salesman would never have come up with this. So, buddy, you're going to tell us WHO made it. And quick.'
#writever Trace
The late Count Emil Scarlat is very strict about his regimen. He isn't difficult, all dishes are the same to him, but woe to you if yours bears even the tiniest trace of garlic… Your only chance then is to knock over the salt shaker and run.
Albert ARIBAUD ✎