so i wrote this for english and i guess ill post it here because i kinda like it
the first is sci fi, the second is fantasy because im a nerd like that
tldr depression and impatience are bitches
It was a calm and quiet night on the southern hemisphere of Astoria. It could even be described as ordinary, by any stretch of the word. Alien insects softly sang, and the stars cast a soft smile across the street. I paused to take in the night, and my heart soared as I saw the great city walls of the settlement. My thoughts lost in space, my rover slowly drifted to a halt. I snapped to attention. This was odd; I had refueled it only yesterday. Vexed, I exited the vehicle, puzzling over what had happened. That was when I felt it. A chill passed through me, as if I had been stabbed in the heart with an ice dagger. My muscles tensed. Suddenly on edge, my eyes darted from shadow to shadow. There was nothing there except shadow itself, and yet the shadow felt oddly ethereal. It wasn’t quite alive, but it wasn’t quite dead either. I stared at my shadow as it solidified, and began approaching me. It was like me, but simultaneously the opposite of me. It was as if I were staring at myself, if I didn’t exist. It was me, without my life energy. The horrible realization of what I was facing came to me. I was staring into the void that was the Depression Monster. My mind protested at its presence. This was a safe area; one that had been long settled and well defended from the great beasts of the Unknown Regions! In my heart, however, I knew the truth: this monster was different. It could live among us, silently, undetected. It was one with the shadows, moving undetected. No wall would keep it out. It could strike at any time, no matter how well fortified the city might be. I could feel the cold seeping into my core, and I became distinctly aware of how alone I was. I knew that it wouldn’t be long before it had drained me beyond the point where I could face it alone. I had to find allies; I had to find support. As the monster reached out, my soul pounded at the inside of my chest, as it was slowly ripped out in excruciating numbness. Panicking, I desperately sent a distress call. The signal would be weak, but the monster could not stifle it entirely. As the Night overtook me, I faded away from the world. I could only hope that my call would be heard, and that any passing patrol would even bother to heed it.
A sharp pain shot through my leg as I hit the mast of the ship. Shaking off the injury, I only barely stood up again before another wave tossed my ship like a piece of discarded trash. As another wave crashed across the deck, my heart turned to steel. I would make it to land. I would not die out on these seas. Scanning the skyline, a spark of joy rose in me. A small island reached out to me. Hauling in the sail, I noticed that the ground was less than hospitable. Angry rocks covered the land, and the whole place was an alien and hostile world. It was no matter. It would have to do. As the sea roared violently, I landed my ship ducked into a dark cave. The place was the inside of a coal mine, with a sharp path of battered and weather stone guiding my gaze into a pit of swirling darkness. I felt uneasy. I shouldn’t have come here. In my moment of stress and panic, I had brought myself to an even worse threat. The sudden realization I wasn’t alone struck me, and I drew my sword, poised to launch into a flurry of slashes and stabs at any horror that may leap at me from the depths of the dark. Slowly, a form took shape. It was humanoid, but decidedly alien. It was a mountain, towering several heads above me as it clanked impatiently forwards. Reaching over its shoulder, it drew a fiery double bladed staff. Each blade jutted out from the central handle with palpable hatred. I could tell each was itching to jump at me and strike me down. I scanned my opponent. Aside from its stature, great sheets of armor like that of an ironclad ship covered it from head to toe. A similarly fashioned helmet, which radiated a cruel hunger, pierced through my soul with a horrible glare. Raising and spinning its staff, everything about this monster screamed a barely contained urge to attack. I was struck by what I was facing. This monster would beat me through a burst of pure power; I could not face it down in the same way. No, I could not win by attacking this Agitation Monster at all. I would have to maintain my calm, and fight a drawn out and defensive war. I could not be tempted into trying to end this engagement quickly. If I were to overcome this trial, I would have to outlast it. Only after the beast had exhausted its irascibility, only after hours upon hours of focused parries and dodges of its powerful swipes, could I finally strike down this challenge and walk away victorious. Shifting into a defensive stance, I readied myself for a long fight.