Travelling in the void
He found himself under a umbrella of warm sunlight. His whole being was bathed in its warmth. As he scanned the building around him, he saw humans fleeing. His first thought was to grumble, for after waking from centuries of sleep, to be surrounded by hundreds of beings looking like Jelmelda, that made him edgy. But the plentiful supplies of energy rich electricity calmed him. As he drank the nectar which would allow him to leave, he pondered what to do with Jelmelda and Omo. Leave them or take them, it was all the same to him. But Jelmelda was human…
Footnote: I struggled with this photo prompt, so the above flash story ‘Travelling in the Void’ is a snippet taken from my file of started but not finished novellas…
This Post Has 24 Comments
Intriguing snippet, Michael
Thank you Neil,
I do love a good vampire type story. I imagine the novella is fantastic.
If only the vampire could fly off the book shelf. Thank you Tannille
A nice little taster, Michael. It’s good to have a back catalogue, even if it is largely unfinished. I frequently visit my store of unfinished business to see if I can spark one into life.
Thank you Sandra… I really need more than a spark the moment
Interesting story. Time will come when others need to decide what fate should await “humans”. Scary indeed.
Best wishes for your novellas. May you complete them all.
Life is short and we have so many unfinished stories to complete!
Thank you Anita, unfinished stories are like a flower in bud, waiting to blossom,
Good stuff
You are kind sir, thank you
Your story looks good for the novella, and I like the way you turn it into a self-contained piece by leaving us with a cliff hanger.
Thank you Penny, this unfinished story is like a flower in bud, just waiting for water to blossom,
You really need to finish this one 🙂 You’ve dropped a lot of little pieces into it, leaving us wanting more.
I do agree, I am annoyed with myself for not allowing this story to grow.
Is he a an alien or a robot? May be he should save human Jelmelda out of curiosity.
He could be either or even both, but I do agree that he should save Jelmelda
This reads like the back cover of an an intriguing novel! I wonder what’s inside.
Like a back cover is correct, sadly at present there are to many blank pages inside the dust jacket
We’ve certainly generated a feast for him. I’m glad he’s planning on leaving and not destroying!
I do agree with you…thankfully so far he has been quite a friendly sort of being,
interesting snippet for what could be a published novel someday.
To be published would be great
Nice to know I’m not the only one that struggled. Great snippet you’ve shared.
Thank you bearmkwa It is better to struggle than not try,