Writing Prompt Top 5 Times You Almost Died

[NiQuinn]

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The hooded figure took out a list as it told me to sit down in front of the desk. I jokingly asked if there were other times I nearly died and was quite surprised and intrigued when this harbinger of death told me to step into the office.

"Let me see," the figure croaked in its very hoarse voice. It actually sounded like an old man who had one too many cigarettes in his lifetime.

"I'll read out your top five."

"My what now?"

My question was ignored.

"This list is ranked according to how close you almost died - with one being the direst. Number five: Sixteen years old. You foolishly partook of the cinnamon challenge."

"That was a good laugh."

"That was stupid......Number four: Nine years old. You fell off a fancy fishing boat during a family vacation."

"But I was rescued almost immediately."

"It was the sea. Deep, open water."

"What? So what almost kil-"

"Number three: Twenty-two years old. You were commuting to work with your bike and almost got into an accident."

"I remember that! A motorbike almost hit me!"

"You were at fault."

"No, I wasn't! It was-"

"You had your earphones on at full blast while riding a bike on the road. That's illegal."

"Well, I-"

"Number Two: Twenty-six. You got hit by a baseball."

"I don't remember that one."

"That's not a surprise.....Number One: Thiry-two years old. You rejected a woman but she gave you homemade cake anyway."

"You mean, Laura? What happened? I remember that coz I didn't end up eating the cake but it looked really good."

"Yes. Because you didn't eat it, you lived and continued on for another fifty-two years."

"....."

"....."

 

[NotaNuffian]

Well this is adequate, I just woke up with me choking on my tongue in sleep.

 

[StarEis]

the last one was great.

 

[ArcadiaBlade]

As i awoke, i was met with a hooded figure. His skin wasn't there and its mostly compromise of bones as i felt the chilling premonition that i met this person before.

"So, you finally died.... You had cause me quite the trouble being summoned everytime you face death and still manage to escape every time. I swear to my undamned life that your harder to kill than a lucky person... Even if your luck is nonexistent."

The reaper sighs as meeting me here means that his eternal grudge against me had finally come to a close as i finally died. I tend to recall his look everytime i was in death's doors and manage to come out alive. He knew my background as my life was being watched by him from the moment i was born till the day that i died.

"Ugh... You know. I was pissed off that i get to be called to earth to reap your soul yet you still won't go down like a cockroach gaining immortality. Look, i'll even list out the top 5 things you manage to avoid death."

"Well, at least you aren't reading my browser history."

"Dude. I don't even want to remember them. I mean most of what you search can't compare to Satan's collection and that guy has lots of nasty stuff..."

"........ *Cough* Just read them already."

The reaper gave a glance before reading the papers he pilled up on the table.

" Number 5: Age 7, that time where you saved a lady from a slave trading group and was brutally beaten up by one of the guard."

"Ah, the time where i still getting whipped by my father after i didn't get rewarded afterwards and he had to pay for my medical bills. Yeah, at least he was still using the leather belt..."

"..... I wonder myself how you are still sane after all these years but you know what, your too weird that i don't wanna know..."

"Ahaha...."

"Ugh, anyways. Number 4: Age 11, you were fighting wild dogs at the forest and.... I mean WTF is this?"

"Oh?! My 11th birthday! The time where my brothers had trouble finding presents for me that they threw me off the forest to look for my present there! I was kinda naive to know that i got 20 just to fight some dogs but at least i got enough to buy me bread for a week! That was a score on my book."

"..... I swear to.... And people told me my life was pathetic.... This guy here took it to the extreme and even makes his ancestors look like saints."

"But too bad i only got some poison mushrooms and had to get beaten up by my dad with a pipe..."

".....O-okay! N-number 3: Age 21, multiple stab wounds on the.... Okay, this is too much for god and he is known to be merciful. How the fck are you still alive?"

" With the power of Determination and the fear of paying for the medical bills since fck the medical bills, i couldn't even pay my sister's debt and i don't wanna live on the streets once i woke up..."

".......... Excuse me for one moment."

[Walks Away]

[Incoherent Screaming Noises with lots of thrashing and bashing around]

[Comes back with a calm expression]

" Ugh.... I wanna get this over with."

"Let me guess the Number 2. It was at my 26th age and i got into russia where i faught with a bear."

"....... I got no comment on that and how you won in the end as i wanna get this over quickly."

"True. After this, i just want to sleep forever after all i've been through."

"...To be Honest, i'll miss you bastard."

"Well, its been one hell of life for me. But thanks..."

"Yeah.... Then Number 1...."

"......."

"Heh, its actually the time where you went to a war and saved as many lives at that time. Out of the places you could've been, you went there and rescued as many lives and even brough them safe. Crazy bastard, you really are selfless till the end."

"*Starts to slowly Disappear*Wao, i guess half of my life wasn't that bad."

"......"

"Reaper, i hope you'll seek you own happiness on your undeath life."

"See ya... ******."

"Bye...."

"....He had an unfulfilling life yet against all odds, i think he had a happy life till the end..."



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5mins later, he saw that person had reincarnated into a new world and he is incharge of his life.


"FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCC.................."

 

[Veneko]

Each game eventually meets its end. On my vision, tinted red by the system’s interface. The message ‘WASTED’ appeared. Its characters written with Impact font.

“Attention all present! LIFE Battle Royale’s first international tournament is concluding. Bring our finalists forward!”

It was my time to show myself on stage. I was as excited as I was nervous. ReaperZZ, a core developer, was hosting. The name didn’t fit her. Specially when wearing an idol attire. Her happy go lucky attitude popularized her with the player base.

“Hello! Nice to meet you! Everyone, cheers for one of our finalists.”

I blushed. Despite my microphone being turned on, I had nothing to say.

“Tell us. How did you like the new 2020 start date?”

“Ahem, it’s much harder than normal. Millennium Scenario always starts with the Y2k event. The NPC are all in a panic, but nothing happens in the end. This time…was much rougher.

“Yeah, you got unlucky with the start of the game. Crew, roll the kill-cam!”

“Number Five.” It was the smooth vocals of BigMan, a developer who voiced an entire faction of NPC’s named WatchMojo. “COVID-19 outbreak.”

Yep, I almost died on the first year. However, it turned out fine. I’m sure I’m one of the main contenders to win the tournament.

“Number Four. PikaPika Challenge.”

“How’s that for a dumb kid? Almost dying from an electrifying cosplay of videogame mascot.”

“I know ReaperZZ. Doing the PikaPika challenge was a risky maneuver. But it rewarded me with a whole load of social media points. So many in one go, that I instantly unlocked the influencer career branch.”

“Number Three. World War Three.”

“Really player. Your strategy to avoid the draft was superb.”

“Yes that, special trick. It’s going to get nerfed in a balance patch, right?”

“Definitely. But you’re going to the hall of fame for it.”

“Number Two. Rebellious Autopilot.”

“Man. When my car’s AI became self-aware…Best gaming moment ever.”

“It was!” Crowd members from among the audience stood up. All paying their respects towards me.

“Eliminating more than half of the remaining players by ushering in a robot uprising. Poor folks didn’t get to play on the post-apocalyptic end game.”

“Number One. Where almost everything was lost. But by surviving…He becomes a tournament winner.”

I couldn’t believe it. It was an epic, epic gamer moment.

“Any last words?”

“NoobMasterSix9. You were this close with that shot of yours. Believe me, I almost died. But I always have a grenade on me.”