Welcome to this week’s installment of many micro stories, ranging in length from 100 words to 500 words.
With each story we hope to deliver a little whimsy into the lives of our readers.
A DRABBLE MYTH OF ENTROPY
Livia watched the Roman legionary who appeared during her fight against the vampires on the Forum Julium. Her suspicion about him had turned to certainty when she saw him switching from a silver gladius to a purple one as he confronted a creature which resembled some northern barbarian.
She eyed him warily when he walked towards her. “You’re the Eternal Legionary, and that’s been the Eternal Barbarian. Have you come to finally defeat the chaos?”
The legionary smiled. “You’re quite observant, but that’s beyond my powers. It’s your task as humans to keep the chaos at bay, each day anew.”
Philipp Mattes lives in Southwestern Germany. He started writing while working as an intern in Kochi, India. Afterwards writing became an important part of his life. Most of his books and stories are in German, however, from time to time, he also also tries his hand at writing in English. After receiving an M.A. degree in English Literatures and Cultures, the COVID-pandemic caused him to change his plans and now he is working as a nurse in a hospital.
If you enjoyed this story you can find it and more in the Hawthorn & Ash anthology.
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