Doom

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Challenge #04880-M131: Bad Omens Rise

King Krivcol III had a brush with death at a young age. Now he relies upon astrologers to gauge his future, planning out every detail of his and his family's lives. But his growing paranoia with what's to come may be blinding him to problems around him in the here and now... -- Deathshead419

Many heads of state had advisors. Some had viseers, some had chancellors, come had cabinets of experts. King Krivkol Florentus Montgomerie Oralendo Montecroix, third of his name, had astrologers, soothsayers, fortune-tellers, and seers. Every morning, they took in omens, threw the bones, read the sky, and ran complicated calculations. Not to organise the King's day, but to warn and prevent impending disaster.

By the time today came about, it was already too late. At least, that's what the King said. And in many such cases, what the King said, went.

The cabinet of potential tomorrows only warned the King about what could happen to him or his family. Thus, they regulated what the royal family ate, where they slept, which members of staff they could trust, and a policy or law here and there. They warned against certain judgements, set appearances, and rare matters of state.

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Challenge #04365-K347: Defying the Inevitable

They bring the child, a 5 yr old who was also a chosen hero, though she was scared, to the edge of the place where she once called home. But getting in was the problem, there was an evil wizard who kept this place trapped and out of time. And it was time to let everyone into the more peaceful era.

https://peakd.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-04307-k289-ancient-nightmares -- Anon Guest

Four heroes stood on misty mountain's rise. Five if you counted the

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