SciFi/Fantasy LAST Line Game

MattW · Dec 7, 2006

Same rules, a little more lax on length to keep out the runons, but make with the memorable last lines.

Gannnuzar brushed the dust from his robes, stood up, and laughed at the band of adventurers. "Is that all you got?"

rugcat · Dec 7, 2006

Sick at heart, she watched the dying sun sink below the horizon for the last time.

WildScribe · Dec 7, 2006

And so ends the mighty hero, which just goes to show you: always tie your shoes before attempting to stop a death ray.

Akuma · Dec 7, 2006

He took hold of her hand and smiled. "You ready?"
"Yeah."
And together, they pushed the gate open and faced the last remnant of chaos.

dclary · Dec 7, 2006

An actual one, from my most recent sci-fi story:

But the little we did know of the sparkling blue planet rising swiftly in the ‘Bago’s viewscreens was enough to give me something I hadn’t felt in many, many years. Hope.

AnnieColleen · Dec 7, 2006

That decided, the dragon stepped daintily out of the pigpen and, once on open ground, flew away.

MattW · Dec 7, 2006

Then the universe exploded, but it excused itself afterwards.

MattW · Dec 8, 2006

Rathgar the barbarian wept, tears streaming down his blood-splattered face, for there was no one left to kill.

fedorable1 · Dec 8, 2006

As far as what happened to me, well, that's an entirely different story altogether.

britlitfantw · Dec 8, 2006

rugcat said:
Sick at heart, she watched the dying sun sink below the horizon for the last time.

I don't have one to offer, but can I say that this made me shed a tear? And I haven't even read what goes with it.

MattW · Dec 8, 2006

britlitfantw said:
I don't have one to offer, but can I say that this made me shed a tear? And I haven't even read what goes with it.

I started a dying star story once, but the physics doomed it really quick (or slow, as the case was...)

dclary · Dec 8, 2006

Sandworms. Sandworms with friggin lasers on the tops of their friggin heads. Why didn't I think of that?

MattW · Dec 8, 2006

And the Great Queen did banish the two brave duelers, knowing full well their animosity stemmed from their mutual repressed affection.

rugcat · Dec 8, 2006

Rugcat said:
Sick at heart, she watched the dying sun sink below the horizon for the last time.

britlitfantw said:
I don't have one to offer, but can I say that this made me shed a tear? And I haven't even read what goes with it.

Well, thanks. Sadly, nothing goes with it. But here's a thought: That line could also work as a beginning. How about upping the stakes? Write a sentence that works equally well as a first or last line?

britlitfantw · Dec 8, 2006

MattW said:
I started a dying star story once, but the physics doomed it really quick (or slow, as the case was...)

Physics is funny that way.

badducky · Dec 9, 2006

I never looked at my haunted massage chair quite the same way after that.

rugcat · Dec 9, 2006

badducky said:
I never looked at my haunted massage chair quite the same way after that.

That's the spirit!

MattW · Dec 9, 2006

badducky said:
I never looked at my haunted massage chair quite the same way after that.

Not that kind of fantasy...

Sage · Dec 9, 2006

The actual ending of my most recent WIP:

Me? I'm Death.

WildScribe · Dec 9, 2006

He jumped, and then.... (please see sequel)

(They're practically doing it with series nowadays anyway... might as well make it more overt...)

JDCrayne · Dec 9, 2006

An actual one, from MY last sci-fi novel:

Wisps of her red-gold hair fell forward to tickle his cheek, and her voice was a low sensuous purr. "I'm sure you will find that there are compensations."

AnnieColleen · Dec 9, 2006

It was always Thursday, now.

TSByrne · Dec 10, 2006

It is a peculiar flaw of the universe that sometimes -- not all the time, but SOMETIMES -- the good guys actually manage to win.

Dave.C.Robinson · Dec 10, 2006

I looked back at the screens just in time to see the universe wink out.

JDCrayne · Dec 10, 2006

Dave.C.Robinson said:
I looked back at the screens just in time to see the universe wink out.

That sounds like a new twist on "The Nine Billion Names of God."

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