Fiction
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Banshees of Drogheda
Violet Christensen
The Banshees of Drogheda were once like any ordinary human being. They had family, friends, hobbies they desired to partake in, and accustomed personalities with the insight of emotional and physical regulation. Their nature, conventionally pictured based upon the entity of death, wailing to warn a close call of eternal rest is not supposedly innate. If truth be told, no human is born with a yearning for ferocity. Banshees were born with an inauguration of innocence and prosperity. The Banshees were brought up in Drogheda, Ireland, a seaport village north of Dublin. Its prime familiarity is for grayscale derivative buildings and mundane water views. The weather consisted of gloom and rainfall, utterly interfering with moods and perceptions.
Leading up to the innovation of consequences dealing with their gruesome outlook, they were constantly belittled by the individuals they could've confided in. Every difficulty that occurred would ultimately be their liability, even if they had little or no effect. Individuals would be incessantly critical of their presence, initiating hurtful assumptions about their approach to assembling their wardrobe or if they answered a question wrong during a literature lesson at school. The remarks made by fellow peers serve as a hurtful indication that they had no place to belong. No one would have a slight sign of discernment and empathy, as they would have the perception that Banshees had diminished intellect and abnormality and were pathological liars, provoking much misery to their welfare.
Suppressed with much resentment and anger toward themselves and others, they were cursed by an inflicted and unknown source, resulting in a deadly demeanor. When someone would create a forum of chastisement, their tumbling infuriation would expose itself immensely. Words and screams would knock a person unconscious, or in the worst specimen, death due to thrust. It's proposed their temper has no intention to kill but is an impulse that's difficult to restrain. The Banshees were exceptionally guilty for their actions but have lost the intelligence of emotionality. Their demeanor has extraordinarily damaged their reputation among the townspeople of Drogheda, with even their families hiding in fright, denoting their alienation. The confusion and persistent depression of the individuals create a blank slate of cooperation as pure overcast, and the remnants from each thunderous aftermath fulfill life. Many questions arise as to whom it will take to lodge a form of peace between the government, townspeople, and the truce of Banshees.
This was an entry for a writing contest held in conjunction with Center for Fiction and The Decameron Project
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