When the time came for the kingdom to name a successor, the young prince left rather than be chosen.
He went into the mountains to train under the world’s foremost martial artist. He’d seen the shape of the world and guessed the future. He wanted to become a man who could meet what was coming. He needed strength of a different kind than his brother’s.
While he was in seclusion, the worst of his predictions came true. Now the train was coming, and he rushed towards it, arms outstretched.
If, along the road, you meet the train, suplex the train.

“Tiger Cave Mountain Temple view” by Capt’ Gorgeous is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

Everyday Drabbles © 2025 by Hugh J. O’Donnell is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.

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