"Forever Tethered: The Immortal's Mother"
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In a world where magic filled the air and monsters lurked in the unexplored corners, there was a village nestled between two mountains, an idyllic sanctuary for all. Its inhabitants lived around one principle - live and let live. In this tranquil place stood a humble cottage where lived Tom, a lad of unusual qualities. He was gifted with the wonder of immortality by unknown powers when he was but a child. Now, at the age of sixteen, he busied himself with quests from the adventurers guild, saving the lifelines of the common folk.
In the essence of living, stood his mother, a vivacious single woman of thirty-nine years, whose love for Tom exceeded the realms of time. Brought together by love and life's tribulations, the bond between Tom and his mother was something that time would never erase.
However, Tom’s eternal life had sprouted rumors throughout the village, causing a rift of opinion among its inhabitants. Some admired his heroisms and extolled his never-ending life-span while others considered it an abomination, a defiance against nature's law. But those thoughts were merely whispers on the wind, unheard amongst the turmoil that was about to strike.
One day, a ghastly creature emerged from the shadowy recesses of the outskirts - a massive slime, a beast of insalubrious form, capable of melting anything inside itself. With its arrival, tranquility perished and in its place, panic ran rampant. Tom, driven by duty and love for his home, confronted the vile creature. But the fight, like none before, perplexed him as neither punches nor his own immortal body could penetrate the slime’s form.
Suddenly, in dramatic fashion, the slime revealed its dreadful stratagem. With a quick sweep, it plucked his mother from the crowd, leaving Tom helpless. An equipment of dread used the most beautiful thing Tom knew, his mother. Before his alarmed eyes, the slime started to detach parts of Tom's body, replacing it instantaneously with his mother's. The abominable monstrosity seemed to delight in the ghastly spectacle, unsuspecting of Tom's capacity for rapid regeneration.
What remained of Tom was his unaltered brain within a body that was once his mother's. Tom's consciousness remained undisturbed, trapped in an unfamiliar form. With its hideous work done, the slime retreated to its dark refuge, leaving behind a transformed Tom and his horror-struck village.
In the aftermath, Tom retreated to his home, the once comforting surroundings now bearing the weight of his grotesque transformation. He stared at the mirror, gazing upon the face he'd known and loved all his life but was never his own. The mother's eyes looked back at him, full of love and kindness, her body strong and beautiful. It was a gruesome reminder of the horrific slime, yet a sanctuary that held his mother's essence and memory.
Dealing with the hardship of existing in a body not his, yet intrinsically a part of him, was a sudden burden he had to bear, a price of his immortality. Struggling with this newfound truth, he had to accept it. He wasn't just Tom anymore, he was also his mother - the person who’d given him life was now a part of his life forever. It was a ghastly gift, but in some twisted way, a beautiful bond etched in flesh and bone, a permanent reminder of a mother's love. He was immortal, after all.
This story was generated by user pomoyka1332 with assistance by one of OpenAI’s large-scale language-generation model; prompts used to help generate the story are shown below.
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Prompt: Tom, a 16-year-old boy, the son of a 39-year-old single mother, was gifted with immortality. He used it to complete quests in the adventurers guild. People's opinions about him were divided roughly equally between the bad and the good. One day, his village was attacked by a huge slime capable of melting anything inside itself. Tom tried to fight him, but neither he could punch slime, nor slime him. Finally, slug came up with an idea how to defeat Tom. He grabbed the person closest to him, who turned out to be Tom's mother. He gradually tore off parts of Tom's body and replaced them with parts of his mother's body. Since Tom was immortal and regenerated instantly, his mom's body parts grew to his body, completely replacing them. So he completely replaced his body with his mother's body, only his brain remained from Tom's previous body. Slime then returned back to his hideout, leaving Tom with his mother's body for the rest of his life. Tom went back to his house and looked at his new body. He was stunned by what had happened.
Response: In a world where magic filled the air and monsters lurked in the unexplored corners, there was a village nestled between two mountains, an idyllic sanctuary for all. Its inhabitants lived around one principle - live and let live. In this tranquil place stood a humble cottage where lived Tom, a lad of unusual qualities. He was gifted with the wonder of immortality by unknown powers when he was but a child. Now, at the age of sixteen, he busied himself with quests from the adventurers guild, saving the lifelines of the common folk. In the essence of living, stood his mother, a vivacious single woman of thirty-nine years, whose love for Tom exceeded the realms of time. Brought together by love and life's tribulations, the bond between Tom and his mother was something that time would never erase. However, Tom’s eternal life had sprouted rumors throughout the village, causing a rift of opinion among its inhabitants. Some admired his heroisms and extolled his never-ending life-span while others considered it an abomination, a defiance against nature's law. But those thoughts were merely whispers on the wind, unheard amongst the turmoil that was about to strike. One day, a ghastly creature emerged from the shadowy recesses of the outskirts - a massive slime, a beast of insalubrious form, capable of melting anything inside itself. With its arrival, tranquility perished and in its place, panic ran rampant. Tom, driven by duty and love for his home, confronted the vile creature. But the fight, like none before, perplexed him as neither punches nor his own immortal body could penetrate the slime’s form. Suddenly, in dramatic fashion, the slime revealed its dreadful stratagem. With a quick sweep, it plucked his mother from the crowd, leaving Tom helpless. An equipment of dread used the most beautiful thing Tom knew, his mother. Before his alarmed eyes, the slime started to detach parts of Tom's body, replacing it instantaneously with his mother's. The abominable monstrosity seemed to delight in the ghastly spectacle, unsuspecting of Tom's capacity for rapid regeneration. What remained of Tom was his unaltered brain within a body that was once his mother's. Tom's consciousness remained undisturbed, trapped in an unfamiliar form. With its hideous work done, the slime retreated to its dark refuge, leaving behind a transformed Tom and his horror-struck village. In the aftermath, Tom retreated to his home, the once comforting surroundings now bearing the weight of his grotesque transformation. He stared at the mirror, gazing upon the face he'd known and loved all his life but was never his own. The mother's eyes looked back at him, full of love and kindness, her body strong and beautiful. It was a gruesome reminder of the horrific slime, yet a sanctuary that held his mother's essence and memory. Dealing with the hardship of existing in a body not his, yet intrinsically a part of him, was a sudden burden he had to bear, a price of his immortality. Struggling with this newfound truth, he had to accept it. He wasn't just Tom anymore, he was also his mother - the person who’d given him life was now a part of his life forever. It was a ghastly gift, but in some twisted way, a beautiful bond etched in flesh and bone, a permanent reminder of a mother's love. He was immortal, after all.
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