“Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going
to get.”
Nostradamus* #quote
CJ will be coming over this weekend and we'll be headed to a card
tournament dookicky. I'm hoping I won't have any seizures at it. I
didn't have any at the other and I also didn't have any seizures at
the dentist this week so my luck's been doing good. Anyway onto the
flash fiction!
Cupids At War
The elf let out a pained howl followed by a weak whimper after the
Taser was pulled away from his body. The pointed ears of the elf were
bleeding, his yellow eyes bloodshot. The torture didn't start out
electrical, but whatever kind it was all together it lasted hours.
“That's impressive,” the cupid holding the Taser said. “You
really must value your principles.” The cupid smiled with his
Hollywood quality smile. His patted the tied up elf with his hand,
his skin a soft black and his wings a glowing white. “Dragons don't
last as long as you! What's your secret?” The cupid casually ran
his fingers through his apple red hair as he lined up his blue eyes
with elf's yellow.
“Like you said monster. My principles. I want to protect people. I
value humans just like elves. I think they should follow the destined
course.”
“Oh, and which Cupid Order told you was destined course?”
“The Cupids Of The Rose Order explained it all to me. They know
how the gods intended it. That's why they have such loyalty from the
elves.”
“Wow. Wow are you naïve. The Cupids Of The Rose Order are just
like any other Cupid Order, including my own. They manipulate love to
get what they want. That's what we all do. And that's what I need
that bit of information from you from. All I'm doing though is just
making one man fall in love with a different woman.”
“I don't know how knowing what food my boss is going to serve for
dinner at the elven-human cultural festival is going to matter.”
“Oh cause and effect is a very complicated thing you see. Well it
should be obvious. Our human is a doctor of a certain kind. Getting
him to save a girl from an allergic reaction to one of your foods
will certainly make them fall in love. It's a perfect little drama.
We'll give them a few catalysts from there.”
“And I can certainly figure out why you want that man dating her.
Keeping her from marrying politically huh? True love?”
“Bingo!” The cupid laughed. “Wow I've been torturing you for
hours and you can still think straight. My compliments elf.”
“You're sick.”
“Nah, I feel fine. Besides just doing my job. It's all part of
war.”
The elf then yelled, “We're not at war!”
“Oh all the Cupid Orders are always at war. We all think we are
until there is only one of us standing.”
The door to the room suddenly busted down. Several cupids with guns
then stormed in and held the cupid with the Taser down. They untied
the elf. The cupids wore their Order uniforms. The elf could tell
that they came from The Rose Order. After they freed him they assured
him of his safety. He wasn't too sure as before he talked to the
torturer he trusted them. But now doubt hit his mind. He remembered
cupids of The Rose Order at his wedding. He loved his wife, but now
he wondered if he was meant to.
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