magisternihil's 100-word story for August 24, 2025

magisternihil wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on August 24, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

This would be the biggest statement ever made. Trey had spent the entire night walking around the city, a trail of gunpowder running out of the special pipe in his pants leg. Now, it was time. He made sure it was only in the roads. Don’t worry! Nothing will be damaged. He’s an artist, not an arsonist. He took a deep breath, lit the flare, and called over the radio to Fritz. It wouldn’t do to go to all this trouble without a drone to document his efforts. All was going to plan, until… “Street sweepers are early!” groaned Fritz.

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