magisternihil's 100-word story for October 11, 2025

magisternihil wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on October 11, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

Manny slowly opened his eyes, fighting the lethargy that overwhelmed him and the crashing headache that filled his skull. He snapped them shut, his brain registering what he had seen. Was that a giant eye? How in…? No, that can’t be real. He stretched out his fingers and felt grass beneath them. Wet grass. That was when he realized the entire back of him was wet. He opened one eye slowly and took in his surroundings. Those jerks left him in a field again! At least they put him under the tower this time so he knew where he was.

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