Thursday, May 17, 2012

Aftermath


   This is some of the back story a character I've been working with.  Annag is pronounced Anak, Scottish Gaelic for Anne.




    Annag, the lone surviving soul of Clan MacClarren, awoke in the unfamiliar bed, trying to die.  Escape.

    Escape the terror that began as her wedding feast.

    Trying not to believe her betrothed had been torn apart in front of her.

    Escape the vision of savaged flesh that had been her mother.

    Trying not to remember her father being pulled down and slain.

    Escape the scream of her young sister before her head was ripped from her body.

    Trying not to see every one of her clansmen dismembered, bloodied.  Dead.

    Escape the soothing voice that kept repeating, "It will be alright."




This is my offering for Lance's #100wordsong.


The track this week is The Beatles; Revolution



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Posted by Renee at 9:43 PM
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14 comments:

  1. CarrieMay 17, 2012 at 10:51 PM

    Damn. You got me shivering. So many possibilities. Was it another clan, a monster, demons?

    Nice 100

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    1. ReneeMay 21, 2012 at 9:07 PM

      Thanks for stopping by! I think it was demony monsters, maybe from another clan.

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  2. UnknownMay 18, 2012 at 8:57 AM

    Interesting. I like your alternating use of "escape" and "trying."

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    1. ReneeMay 21, 2012 at 9:09 PM

      Thanks for reading, the alternating words were kind if an experiment. Hope it worked.

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  3. Jester QueenMay 19, 2012 at 11:13 AM

    My favorite part is the contrast between violence and the need to escape a soothing voice at the end! You've somehow managed to combine my ancestry here. Nobody was ever shredded at a family wedding .BUT, my great grandmother Nee Klaren married into the McClanahan family!

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    1. ReneeMay 21, 2012 at 9:12 PM

      Oh good, I'm glad the voice at the end caught you. There's more to that.

      And there's some of what my Dad called "Scotch-Irish" in my family. My maiden name is Tennis. Its a hard one to track down.

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  4. tMay 21, 2012 at 8:54 AM

    I'm sitting right next to Carrie, shivering as well. Very vivid language!

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    1. ReneeMay 21, 2012 at 9:13 PM

      Thank you, shivering is good. It means I done ok. ;-)

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  5. CameronMay 21, 2012 at 1:09 PM

    My goodness, this doesn't bode well. Sci-fi? Fantasy? Alt-history romance? Straight up Scots clan warfare epic? So many possibilities!

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    1. ReneeMay 21, 2012 at 9:15 PM

      Ah, I think the name MacClarren may have shown up in another story or two. Perhaps a different century though.

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  6. Tara R.May 21, 2012 at 5:38 PM

    An intriguing piece, I liked it very much. I'd love to know more about this character.

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    1. ReneeMay 21, 2012 at 9:18 PM

      Thank you! She's actually been written about before. But in a different era. And there is more in my head and a little in the works.

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  7. JennaMay 21, 2012 at 9:24 PM

    That was a gruesome and chilling 100 words! way to go!

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    1. ReneeMay 21, 2012 at 9:40 PM

      Thank you! I have a soft spot for gruesome.

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