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4pm 59 minutes 42 seconds

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He placed his feet to the brink of the building, making sure they didn’t go over, not even one millimetre.

One. Two. Three.

Straightening up, he surveyed the world before him, feeling an immense pressure building inside.

Four. Five. Six.

Cars tooted their horns below, as general chaos issued when there was congestion. Crouching, he made sure his body didn’t go forward. Moving his head a couple of centimetres, he peeped over the precipice of the mountainous building.

Seven. Eight. Nine.

Retracting slowly, as if he was a turtle, he slowly stood up again with precise accuracy. The wind howled and rain threatened to lash its fury, but there was still time. Just.

Ten. One. Two.

5pm. No, it wasn’t that. 4pm 59 minutes 42 seconds.

Three. Four. Five.

It had to be at the right time. He had sought the place with stealth, but didn’t congratulate himself in his find. There was time for that later.

Six. Seven. Eight.

Later.

Nine. Ten. One.

He breathed in deep.

Two. Three. Four.

Raised his arms.

Five. Six. Seven.

And flew.

Eight. Nine. Ten.

I am Revolution.
Random. O.o

I guess I had a brief brainwave or something when I wrote this piece. Suddenly, I could see everything and I knew where this was going, although I was struggling towards the end... hence the randomness.

The concept is something I frequently think and dream about. :nod:
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WavAngel's avatar
love it, the tension builds and i wonder what is going to happen, whether or not the main character is going to jump, or what. Then he FLIES! magical