I got the core theme of my story from Legend of Zelda: Discovery & Exploration
I got the core conflict from Bram Stoker's Dracula: Mankind vs the monstrous
I got the core structure from Metroid Fusion:
- Protagonist hears of disturbance
- Protagonist sees evidence of disturbance
- Protagonist...
Her: "What do you want to do tonight?"
Me: "World domination."
Her: "Aren't you ambitious."
Me: "You're my world."
Her: "Aww... Take your meds."
Me: "I can't. You'll disappear."
Okay, Ares. What else are you doing to Kratos?
Ares: "Everything I did, I did to make you goated!"
Kratos: "Did that include hoeing me into killing my wife and child?!"
I just realized that within the span of three days, my protagonist has gone through no less than four near death experiences, and discovered two bodies who were gruesomely mutilated.
Technically four days, since one of the corpses was found in his camp when he woke up. But I'm counting it.
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