The Angler bellows “Fish on!” brandishing his harpoon. That legendary barb spilled Kraken blood. Now it seeks a human catch. Arms flex like sea serpents flinging briny nets across this ocean of death. Entrapped, his victims flail like mullet. He tirelessly hauls them in. One giant warrior evades his toss and charges like an angry whale. The Angler ducks his thrashing flukes. His harpoon launches, pegs the beast, who tosses in a sea of blood. Around his feet a knotted hempen rope. Tossed over a beam, he hauls up his catch, guts him, poses. A great picture for the tourists.
Big Catch by The Despot
Posted: October 1, 2015 by Shade's Progress in Gladiator, The Despot, Vincent CramptonTags: 100 word story, Arena, blood, creative writing, death, flash fiction, gladiator, microfiction, scrawl brawl, short story, Vincent Crampton, warrior
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