calwinters's 100-word story for June 18, 2025

calwinters wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on June 18, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

Burning kernels of hate imbedded in the belly gestating growing fed on themed music repeated words group chanting They break free the turtle splitting its shell the anarchist throwing a Molotov cocktail showering the people with vitriol condemning screeching a baby bird no longer begging for food but instead vomiting bile words tumble like boulders crushing the crowd pressed flat in the onslaught powerless to do anything but quiver thump thump thump the book held high I command you to serve to believe to cower a low rumble starts in the crowd chants to burn finally in the right direction

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