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CREATIVITY: This is one of my latest "Projects" It's called alone its about a man who finds himself stranded on an island with some kind of supernatural thing waiting for him in the shadows. I think out of all my fictional writing this will be my favorite one yet. I think this post best reflects my creativity  because of all the time effort and thought I'm putting into it. My creativity from this also comes from the responses i got from other people when we switched day books to write a response for the ideas they had.


GROWTH AS A WRITER: I think the post that best reflects my creativity as a write is my story empires. About warring nations although i decided to cut this story short i still think it was my first story to bring out the writer i had been harboring inside of me for some time. At the time i started writing this it was about the time i realized this class wasn't just a writing class where we were told to write a subject if we wanted we could write anything we want so i tried it out and this is how it turned out to be.



THINKER: wasteland is my second favorite but it is not over yet i will continue probably when i finish writing alone. Wasteland is about a man who tries to find his family in the nuclear wasteland that was once earth. I took a lot of thoughts and ideas and combined them into one for this story.I think this series will turn out to be a great one.



FAVORITES: My favorites are definitely the three i just explained because of how much i love fiction i always would read fiction and now that i get to write it i want it to be the best i can make it. 1st:Alonehttp://jacob-theworld.blogspot.com/2012/02/alone.html 2nd : Wasteland  http://jacob-theworld.blogspot.com/2012/02/wasteland.html
3rd: Empireshttp://jacob-theworld.blogspot.com/2012/02/empires.html

Alone.

Masterpiece in the making

Alone. That's the word for it. Yes i am Alone on this desolate oasis of land. I think it must have been at least a year now. I don't remember how i got here.I don’t even remember my name. All i remember is waking up after being unconscious on a raft for several days. I do know however something took me here. I couldn't have just been carried here by the wind there had to be something that knew i was in trouble. I was thankful for it at first but now i can safely say i regret it. This island is deserted with only me to inhabit it there aren't even any animals which i find strange with all the fruit and lakes on this bountiful land. I do know however that there is one thing lurking, watching me in the shadows. I have been having nightmares about it ever since i got here and its the same dream over and over. I am running down a dark path my feet moving on  their own. I'm being chased by something i stop to turn around, and nothing is there just pure pitch black.Something was surely there though. I don't know where it went but then I'm freezing and my whole body becomes numb and i can't move and that’s when i hear them the voices of the dead around me whispering things to me things i couldn't even imagine in the deepest of my thoughts now my final moments begin and before the dream ends i am surrounded by “them” and even though i only see them for a moment i know who they are they’re the past inhabitants of this island the people who were killed in the most horrific ways I don’t know how they ended up like this but inside i feel both sorry for them, and fear them. All i know is I don’t want to end up like them I don’t know what is going on but this recurring dream means something and I have to find out or die trying. Then I wake up in a cold sweat, terrified,trembling, and staring into the bright,blue sky. Today is a new day and i think i will try to explore and figure out what is clouding my every thought and movement in my mind and body. Something has to be here waiting to help me or destroy me and I have to find out before its too late.I began to pack things onto my small wooden raft with a slim long leaf tied to the edge so i could drag it along i did this slowly in fear something might find me and hurt me before this journey even began but as I gradually quickened I eventually finished ready to set out. I have packed food,water,a large stick in case anything came after me,and a grass made pillow (i took pride in having made this). I set off on my journey every movement taking in my surroundings although, i had been in these parts before i still had a feeling something malicious was after me. After a few hours i made it to an unknown area i had never been before there was still a massive area of the island to explore but i thought i was making pretty good time for how slow my mind made it feel like i was going. I have still yet to see any kind of life other than the usual gloomy feeling of darkness around me. I now know that my mind is set on getting this thing away from me it has a hold on my life that only i can get rid of and i know it. As i made it farther out into the forest i approached some kind of ruins that looked like they were destroyed long ago by something fearsome. I picked up my stick and proceeded to get closer to these ruins. Almost instantaneously my body was flooded with a sense of overpowering fear. I felt like i was being ripped apart and i was in so much pain my body had gone numb. I stumbled backwards away writhing in pain as my whole body could no longer feel anything. I lay there on the ground in utter shock for what i had just gone through. I didn’t want to go anywhere near these ruins again but i manned up and pulled out the courage i had inside to try and make it past the entrance. If something was on this island it was surely inside these ruins and i wasn’t going to wimp out now. I picked up my stick and ran to the entrance. Yet again, My body was in extreme pain i didn’t think i could do it but i used my stick as a cane as i stumbled blindly past the entryway i didn’t think i would last much longer if i didn’t make it past this doorway I finally threw myself with all my draining strength past the doorway towards the inside of these ruins. The moment i made it past the door my body felt like a glowing source of life. The pain was completely gone and i felt like i was new. I looked around the ruins to see not much but crumbled walls and an altar.  I approached this altar with caution and ran my hand over the surface. It was smooth yet it had jagged edges sharp enough to cut with the slightest of touch.  In the center of this altar was a small blue orb with the radiant color of the blue sky i tried to touch it but when i touched my finger to it felt like it was being absorbed into me. I was trying to run away but i couldn’t it felt like i was being sucked in i finally made it away staring at the empty altar. Something had definitely changed inside of me my body was lighter i felt like i could conquer anything that came my way.I then began to realize i had just traveled back to my starting point on this island. I must be going crazy. Yea I've been here and I’m probably going insane.... Or maybe not. Something is wrong and i must figure this out. A few moments later i find I’m back at the ruins i feel like i just walked from the ruins to my camp and back to the ruins in a matter of mere seconds. I think my body may have absorbed something from that orb gave shelter to some kind of power meant for nobody. I hope i can use this to my advantage if i do i might be able to escape i have to try, just an attempt to get away from this insanity.

Wasteland

Wasteland
By:Jacob

So far the world has gone to crap. I fear I might be the only one left. This war has ripped the world to shreds. U.S.A, Russia, China, And Korea are all apart of this devastating war. All that’s left of planet earth is a nuclear wasteland.  I guess all the blame could be put on China for this war although we took part in it. The first explosion was on new york.

I was there working at my job as usual dealing with a picky customer when suddenly i was blinded by a big flash of light. I went and looked outside the window with everyone else scrambling to see. I never thought the day would come where I see a mushroom cloud right where the empire state building was. I couldn’t imagine the horror of what it was like down there. I ran to the phone to call 911 but the lines were busy i guess that was a stupid idea after all there were many other people probably calling.

I figured I could go home and check on my family to see if their alright. I ran out the shop still in my taco bell uniform but that didn’t matter to me right now. I heard the others screaming at me to not go but I just ignored them the most important thing on my mind was my family right now.I got in my car and drove home ignoring the speed limit I was pretty sure most of the cops were at the explosion site so i didn't worry about it much. I tried calling home but the phone lines were so busy they were overloaded and i couldn’t get anywhere so i just kept driving.

 As i arrived there i ran up to the door and banged on it as hard as i could. My little brother was standing there i was glad he was OK. My sister and my dad were in the living room look at the television. A newscast of the destruction at the empire state buildings ruins was broadcasting on every channel. It was terrifying i never thought any thing like this could happen i hoped this was the end of it but i was wrong.
Then it came again another bright flash of light but this time more than one i thought today could be the end for me as the flashes were ending the television camera crew pointed the camera at the remains of the statue of liberty i was horrified.

 Then the last explosion came and i could feel the force of it because this time it was near our house i was pushed back and heard my family screaming then everything went dark and i thought is this the end?

 I woke up wounded and in extreme pain my whole body felt like it was hit by a plane. I looked around and saw the green gases floating in the air i looked around and took some tissues to keep me from breathing in the gases. I couldn’t find anyone i hoped they had gotten out safely. I went and changed out and washed up i had a fairly large cut on my back and my forehead with bruises and scars everywhere else. I walked outside to find that everything was ruined the houses the cars there were many people lying on the ground dead and i was horrified.

 I decided to go to the police station to see if there was anyone who could help. I found my old electric scooter in the garage and decided if i wanted to get anywhere this was my best mode of transportation.

 I took a bat just in case there was anything that wasn’t supposed to be there. I headed out to the police station i noticed somethings shadow crawling around i didn’t wait to see what it was so i sped up and kept moving. I still felt its presence closing in on me i stopped got up and looked around for whatever might of been troubling my mind i thought that it could’ve just been a squirrel but with the devastation that went down i don’t know what it could be i thought i might be in trouble if i don’t get moving but i lingered. I stopped suddenly and couldn’t move it felt like something was taking over my mind. I noticed my eyes were shut tightly by some force other than my own. With every ounce of strength i had i opened them and what was staring at me was more disgusting than anything i’ve ever witnessed in my life. It was a woman with rotting flesh she had four arms and her skin was a distinctive green. I felt like i was going to be sick but i still could not move it was as if she was looking into my soul and i couldn’t do any thing about it.

 Then all at once it felt like ten things were going on at once. I could to release me from her icy cold stare and i could move again i flailed in all directions when  i was let go so it looked something like me having a seizure luckily no one was around to see it. I felt extreme pain as one of her massive claws tore open a large gash on my leg it went deep enough for me to see the bone. I remembered the bat i had laying on the ground a little ways away from me i put everything i had into trying to grab the bat as she grabbed my wrist. I then heard a loud crack and looked up to see a hefty man holding a blunt object. He took one look at me and he could tell i was afraid. “Thanks” i said
“You alright kid?” He asked me even though i could see he already knew i wasn’t

“Are there others with you?”  “A tough little girl and an old man who can pack a punch”
“Can you tell me what’s going on”
“Later right now we need to get back to our camp before more rippers show up”
I didn’t understand what he meant by rippers but i didn’t disobey and he helped carry me back to this so called “Camp”. I could tell i was pretty badly wounded and in need of medical treatment. I had a gash on my leg that was finger deep. As we reached back to camp there was a little girl with hair as black as the night sky. I guess it was all the ash from the explosions but maybe she was just born that way.

 In the corner watching an old TV that looked liked it was from the 90s.  He had guns strapped around him and a belt of grenades wrapped over his shoulder ending at his waist. I asked them their names the guy who saved me told me to call him stone. It definitely fit him though, The little girl said her name was Regina even though she was so much younger than me i could tell if she wanted to she could snap my neck in an instant so i stayed away from her. Finally the senior citizen told me to call him Brew. He drank a lot and he couldn’t even remember his own name.

 I wondered how long the world had been like this so i asked. To my shock i found out the world had been like this for much longer than i imagined in fact it was apparently 6 months how i had managed to stay alive in that house so long i had no clue but something or someone must have been there keeping me alive after the blast. It was beginning to get dark and they beginning boarding everything up they told me at night the mutants come out more and the fighting begins and if we want to survive we better stay close to camp at night. The noises became worse, and got louder and after a short while i heard gunfire and explosions along with a mixture of screams. It was like a horrifying symphony. I couldn’t believe what this world had come to. I just hoped it would all come to an end soon or else i might just lose my mind.

Empires **Discontinued**

Empires
By:Jacob Yates

I was running frantically with the booms and crashes exploding around me like a thunderstorm. I could feel the ground shaking below me i knew something bad was about to happen. I heard screams and cries all around me. I couldn’t think straight with all the yelling. The roof started to cave in and the last thing i heard was someone screaming my name....I guess i should start from the beginning my name is Niccolo but everyone i knew called me nick. The most important thing you should know about me is i am the son of the king of the western nation. He is a strong ruler who hates anyone from the eastern nation. I always wondered when i was a child why he hated them so much. I once asked him but he would always brush me off to go work on running the kingdom. Today was the day though he would have to tell me because i’ve arranged a meeting in the dining room and he will have to tell me. I walked into the throne room where my father was sitting waiting for me as I expected.

“You’re here finally” he said.    

“It takes time to get here when i am thoroughly searched by so many guards father”.        “Its only for my safety and you know this”. “Anyways lets get going” he said.

We made our way down to the dining room. As we sat being entertained by fathers servants i guess that now would be my best chance to ask. “Father can you tell me something”? I said    “What is it son?      “Father why do we have such anger towards the northern nation they seem like a friendly type they never attack us or anger us in any ways?”   I could tell by his expression he was getting agitated

“I have told you many times this is a discussable matter i will tell you when you become old enough to learn the truth” He exclaimed. “But father there is no reason to be so spiteful towards them” “Silence!” He was shouting now.

“If i tell you we should not discuss this it is not to be spoken of do i make myself clear?” “Yes father” I mumbled. He began to get up and leave. “father wait!”

I shouted but he was already exiting the room. I followed after him to his quarters only to hear him talking with someone whom i wasn’t very sure who they were. I knew by their voice it wasn’t any of his servants. His voice was deep and malicious it shook me to the core. As i overheard them talking i could tell he was from the northern nation by the way he was talking about things. “You only have one choice it is because of your actions your kingdom is on the brink of war and if you don’t choose wisely your kingdom will be at war yet again”

Hearing this made me a little dizzy to think the peaceful northern nation would attack us and who else was he talking about the eastern nation perhaps? I peeked back around and kept listening “ I can’t help what my father did in those times this shouldn’t be a problem” Father said “Just return the ring it shouldn’t be so difficult to do”.

I wondered what ring he was talking about i looked down at my hand and had a short crazy thought but quickly pushed it out of my head.     “That ring belongs to us and it has a great power to it that only we can handle properly” The hooded figure said.“I gave it to my son he loves that ring dearly I will not make him part with it its the last thing he has from his mother”.

 I fell back and I looked at my hand this ring..the ring i have had since i was a child...the ring  that my mother gave to me before she passed on this ring... Is this ring  northern nations property? Just then i hit a vase and caused it to fall and hit me. I woke up in the castle infirmary with a sore head. I looked around and asked the nurse where father was. She said he was in the throne room.Apparently he quickly rushed out from his quarters and found me lying unconscious next to a broken vase. I looked around the room and got up the nurse told me i was lucky i wasn’t injured too badly so i figured i would go ask father who that man was. I got up and walked out to the throne room father was sitting there looking worried. I went and asked him who was that man. “I guess its time the truth comes out son i can’t hide this from you much longer. “When i was a young child i used to live in the eastern nation.”  “I would always play with my best friend his name was alfonso.”

“When we were playing out one day Al entrusted me with his ring that had been passed down through his family he said he needed me to make sure nothing happen to it while he went on a trip to the southern nation with his father and i agreed.”     “As i inspected the ring i heard i noticed a faint glowing light coming from it i touched it and as if out of thin air a gigantic explosion exploded all around me.”    “When i got up i quickly realized the ring had cause the massive crater around me but i was totally unharmed.

“I soon realized this ring had the power to make me the king i could do whatever i wanted with it and i decided to run away with it to the northern nation where Alfonso would never find me.”

I eventually got married and became the king of this nation all thanks to the rings power.” “After a while i could not bare to keep the ring any longer so i gave it to your mother to keep me from taking its power and abusing it again.”

“Your mother then happened to give this ring to you as her final wish”   “To this day Alfonso has been looking for me and he has finally found me.” That man you saw....Was him“Father said.

I quickly glanced over the ring uncertain of its power i thought of all the possibilities i had with this ring i could become a king maybe even a god. I then realized that was selfish and was furious with myself for even thinking of it. “Father you cannot keep this ring it is too dangerous we must give it back to the eastern nation.“

“Alas my son i cannot this ring is bound to you it becomes bound to the rings wearer until they either die.”But father did you not once remove the ring and give it to mother you could just tell me”

“If i were to do that my son the ring would lose the last bit of its power.

“i think this is why the ring you wear now is not responding to your touch it is weak and has little power from the wearers getting rid of it”

he said.  “If you were to remove it and lose the last bit of strength it has in it the eastern nation would find this trying to taking their power from them and start a war”Father said.         “Then what am i to do!”

I could feel the anger rising in me. “If you had just kept the ring and not stolen it we wouldnt have to deal with this now!”

. All of a sudden a loud scream came ringing through the halls. One of fathers servants came bursting in yelling and shouting of an attack made by the eastern nation Father told me to go to my quarters while he dealt with this so i ran up to my room only to be stopped by the ground shaking. I was running frantically with the booms and crashes exploding around me like a thunderstorm. I could feel the ground shaking below me and i knew something bad was about to happen. There were cries and yelling all around me. I couldn’t think straight with all the yelling. The roof started to cave in and the last thing i heard was someone screaming my name.

                    Empires Part 1 To be continued **Discontinued*