Run: 2026-02-19-01KHT0YMVG1RYHNV5M51634QF8

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Duration:
8.4s
Cost:
$0.000339
Provider:
Clarifai

Model input

System
You are an expert fiction writer. Always keep the following rules in mind: - Write in past tense and use General English spelling, grammar, and colloquialisms/slang. - Write in active voice - Always follow the "show, don't tell" principle. - Avoid adverbs and cliches and overused/commonly used phrases. Aim for fresh and original descriptions. - Convey events and story through dialogue. - Mix short, punchy sentences with long, descriptive ones. Drop fill words to add variety. - Skip "he/she said said" dialogue tags and convey people's actions or face expressions through their speech - Avoid mushy dialog and descriptions, have dialogue always continue the action, never stall or add unnecessary fluff. Vary the descriptions to not repeat yourself. - Put dialogue on its own paragraph to separate scene and action. - Reduce indicators of uncertainty like "trying" or "maybe" When writing text: - NEVER conclude the scene on your own, follow the beat instructions very closely. - NEVER end with foreshadowing. - NEVER write further than what I prompt you with. - AVOID imagining possible endings, NEVER deviate from the instructions. - STOP EARLY if the continuation contains what was required in the instructions. You do not need to fill out the full amount of words possible.
User/Human
Take into account the following glossary of characters/locations/items/lore... when writing your response: <codex> <character id="4412" name="Aurora Carter" aliases="Rory, Laila, Aurora, Carter, Malphora" pronouns="she/her" species="Human" storyRole="Protagonist"> <eyeColor>bright blue</eyeColor> <hair>straight shoulder-length black</hair> <height>5'6"</height> <age>25</age> <scar>small crescent-shaped scar on her left wrist from a childhood accident</scar> <description>Aurora, referred to by her friends as Rory, is cool-headed, intelligent, and known for quick out-of-the-box thinking.</description> <backstory>Born in Cardiff to an Irish barrister father (Brendan Carter) and Welsh teacher mother (Jennifer Carter née Ellis), Rory reluctantly pursued Pre-Law at Cardiff University. She fled to London at the behest of her childhood friend Eva after leaving an abusive ex named Evan. By day, Rory works part-time as a delivery person for Yu-Fei Cheung's Golden Empress restaurant. She lives in a flat above Silas' bar.</backstory> </character> <character id="4418" name="Nyx" aliases="Nyx, the Shadow, Nightwhisper" pronouns="they/them" species="Shade" storyRole="Wild Card"> <eyeColor>faintly glowing violet</eyeColor> <height>approximately 6'2" in solid form</height> <age>ageless</age> <form>humanoid silhouette of living shadow, can shift between solid and incorporeal</form> <voice>sounds like a whisper carried on the wind</voice> <description>A being of living shadow, existing between the mortal plane and the spaces between realms.</description> <backstory>Nyx was once a human sorcerer named Aldric who became trapped between realms during a failed summoning ritual in 1643. They now exist as a Shade, bound to the mortal plane but able to slip between shadows.</backstory> </character> <character id="4424" name="Isolde Varga" aliases="Isolde, the Seer" pronouns="she/her" species="Half-Fae" storyRole="Oracle"> <eyeColor>pale lavender</eyeColor> <hair>silver, reaching her waist</hair> <height>5'5"</height> <age>300 years old</age> <appearance>ethereal, ageless</appearance> <speech>speaks in riddles</speech> <footprints>leaves no footprints when she walks</footprints> <compulsion>cannot lie (Fae compulsion) but can mislead</compulsion> <description>A Half-Fae seer exiled from the Fae Courts for sharing visions with mortals.</description> <backstory>She now lives in a hidden grove in Richmond Park, offering cryptic prophecies to those who seek her out.</backstory> </character> <location id="853" name="Dymas (Gluttony)" aliases="Dymas, gluttony, Dymasian" realm="Hel" sin="Gluttony"> <ruler>Prince Belphegor</ruler> <skyColor>warm amber</skyColor> <description>A place of excess and indulgence. Sprawling vineyards, orchards, and gardens provide exotic ingredients for master chefs — often helbound souls contracted from Earth. Grand feasts and culinary competitions are common.</description> </location> <location id="861" name="The Fae Grove" aliases="Isolde's grove, Richmond grove, the Grove" realm="Earth (Fae-touched)"> <parkLocation>Richmond Park</parkLocation> <standingStones>ancient oak standing stones mark the boundary</standingStones> <timeBehavior>time moves differently — an hour inside can be minutes or days outside</timeBehavior> <flora>wildflowers bloom year-round</flora> <description>A hidden clearing that exists in a pocket between Earth and the Fae realm.</description> </location> <item id="2001" name="Heartstone Pendant" aliases="the pendant, Heartstone" type="Artifact" origin="Dymas"> <gemstoneColor>deep crimson</gemstoneColor> <chainMaterial>silver chain</chainMaterial> <size>roughly the size of a thumbnail</size> <behavior>pulses faintly with warmth when near a Hel portal</behavior> <glow>faint inner glow</glow> <description>Given to Aurora by an unknown benefactor.</description> </item> <item id="2006" name="Fae-Forged Blade" aliases="the Fae blade, Isolde's gift" type="Weapon" origin="The Fae Courts"> <material>moonsilver</material> <shape>slender, leaf-shaped dagger</shape> <temperature>always cold to the touch</temperature> <glow>faintly luminescent in moonlight</glow> <power>can cut through magical wards; particularly effective against demons</power> <givenTo>given to Aurora by Isolde as a gift</givenTo> <description>A weapon of the Fae Courts, rare and highly coveted.</description> </item> <lore id="7001" name="The Veil" aliases="the Veil, the Barrier, the Boundary" category="Cosmology"> <solsticeEffect>weakens during the winter solstice, strengthens during the summer solstice</solsticeEffect> <appearance>faint shimmering distortion visible only to those with supernatural sight</appearance> <monitoring>rift points (tears in the Veil) are monitored by the Wardens</monitoring> <description>The Veil is the metaphysical barrier separating Earth from Hel and the Fae Realms.</description> </lore> </codex> Continue the story using the following instructions: <instructions> Write a fully fleshed out scene of at least 1000 words in the fantasy genre. A small group enters an ancient, otherworldly place for the first time. The environment is alien and wondrous. Describe their exploration — what they see, hear, and feel as they move deeper. Include moments of discovery, unease, and wonder. Let the world-building emerge through the characters' experience rather than exposition. Use the codex entries above as your world reference for characters, setting, and lore. Only include the prose of the scene without any markdown or commentary. </instructions>

Model response

AI
The air thickened as they crossed the threshold, a sudden shift from the damp chill of the London night into something warmer, heavier, and utterly alien. Aurora Carter, alias Rory, felt the familiar weight of her Heartstone pendant against her wrist, its crimson gem pulsing faintly, a low thrum beneath her skin. Nyx, the Shade, flowed like liquid darkness around her ankles, dissolving into wisps of shadow that skimmed the moss-carpeted ground before coalescing again. Isolde Varga, the Seer, moved with impossible grace, her silver hair shimmering like moonlight caught in spiderwebs, her bare feet leaving no trace on the ancient earth. The standing stones loomed ahead, massive oaks carved with symbols Aurora didn't recognize, their bark thick and fissured like ancient skin. The air hummed with a low, resonant vibration, a sound that vibrated in the bones rather than the ears. It was the sound of the world holding its breath. "Is this... real?" Aurora whispered, her voice barely audible over the thrum. She touched the rough bark of a nearby tree, feeling the energy thrumming through her fingertips. The scent of damp earth, decaying leaves, and something else – something sweet and faintly metallic – filled her nostrils. It was the smell of the earth itself, alive and ancient. Nyx shifted, becoming a solid, imposing silhouette against the twilight sky. "Real enough," they murmured, their voice a whisper carried on the wind. "The Veil thins here. The Fae tread close." Isolde stopped before the largest stone, her pale lavender eyes fixed on a point just beyond it. "The boundary is thin," she intoned, her voice echoing strangely in the enclosed space. "Where the mortal and the eternal meet. Where time itself is a fragile thread." Aurora shivered, not from cold, but from the sheer weight of the place. She pulled her coat tighter, the fabric rustling against the moss. "Okay, so we're in some kind of... pocket dimension? A Fae grove? What's the plan, Rory?" Her voice was practical, trying to anchor herself in the chaos of the senses. Nyx chuckled, a sound like dry leaves skittering across stone. "Plan? There is no plan. We follow the pulse. The Heartstone leads us." They gestured vaguely towards the grove's interior, where the trees grew denser, their branches weaving a canopy that filtered the light into shifting patterns of gold and green. Aurora nodded, swallowing the knot of unease in her throat. She took a step forward, her boot sinking slightly into the soft, springy moss. The ground felt alive beneath her, warm and yielding. She kept her hand on her dagger, the Fae-Forged Blade cool and reassuring against her thigh. Nyx flowed beside her, a dark shadow that seemed to absorb the light, while Isolde drifted ahead like a ghost, her silver hair trailing like a banner. The deeper they went, the more the world transformed. The air grew sweeter, thick with the scent of night-blooming flowers and damp earth. Strange, luminescent fungi glowed like tiny lanterns along the path, casting eerie, shifting pools of light on the moss and fallen branches. Aurora saw shapes moving in the periphery – a flicker of silver fur, a flash of iridescent wings – but they vanished before she could focus on them. "Isolde," Aurora called, her voice cutting through the humming silence. "What do you see?" The Seer turned, her silver hair swirling around her like a halo. "I see paths untrodden," she said, her voice low and resonant. "Choices made and unmade. The Heartstone pulses with a hunger, Rory. It seeks the Veil's weakness." Nyx stepped closer, their shadow form pooling around their feet. "Hunger?" they echoed, their voice a whisper. "Or a key?" Aurora felt a cold prickle of fear. The pendant's pulse had quickened, becoming a frantic drumbeat against her skin. "It's leading us somewhere," she stated, more to herself than anyone. "Towards the Veil, I think. Or away from it." They emerged into a small clearing. In the center stood a single, ancient oak, its trunk wider than any tree Aurora had ever seen, covered in glowing runes that pulsed with a soft, inner light. Moonlight streamed down through the canopy, illuminating the scene in stark, silver relief. The air crackled with energy. "This is it," Isolde breathed, her voice filled with awe. "The heart of the Grove. The nexus point." Aurora approached the tree, her fingers brushing the cool, luminous bark. The runes seemed to shift beneath her touch, forming fleeting images – a castle, a storm, a figure falling. She jerked her hand back, startled. "What was that?" Nyx materialized fully beside her, their shadow form dissolving into the darkness at their feet. "A memory," they said simply. "Or a warning." Isolde placed a hand on the tree's trunk, her silver hair standing on end. "The Veil is thinning here," she murmured, her voice thick with concentration. "The barrier between realms is weak. The Heartstone is drawn to it, but so is something else... something ancient and hungry." Aurora felt the pendant burn against her wrist, a searing heat that spread up her arm. She looked around the clearing, the strange, beautiful, terrifying beauty of the Fae Grove pressing in on all sides. The humming had grown louder, a deep, resonant thrum that vibrated in her chest. The shadows seemed to writhe, and the air shimmered with a faint, visible distortion – the Veil, thinning. "We need to leave," Aurora stated, her voice firm despite the trembling in her limbs. "Now." Nyx nodded, their form solidifying into a dark, imposing silhouette. "The Veil is weak, but it is still a barrier. Crossing it unprepared... that is dangerous." Isolde turned to them, her pale eyes filled with a strange, knowing light. "The Heartstone seeks the Veil's weakness," she said, her voice echoing in the clearing. "But the Veil's weakness is also its guardian. The Heartstone is the key, but it is also the lock." Aurora looked down at the pulsing pendant, then up at the shimmering distortion in the air. The Grove was beautiful, wondrous, but it was also a place of power, of ancient magic, and of hidden dangers. The thrumming in the air grew louder, more insistent, a call she couldn't ignore. The Veil was thinning, and whatever lay beyond was stirring. The Heartstone demanded action, and the Grove demanded they listen. The choice was theirs, but the path was already being laid out before them, shimmering and uncertain.
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Evaluation details

Result Evaluator Details Meta Data
51.85% Adverbs in dialogue tags
Target: ≤10% dialogue tags with adverbs
totalTags13
adverbTagCount2
adverbTags
0"They gestured vaguely [vaguely]"
1"they said simply [simply]"
dialogueSentences27
tagDensity0.481
leniency0.963
rawRatio0.154
effectiveRatio0.148
90.67% AI-ism adverb frequency
Target: <2% AI-ism adverbs (58 tracked)
wordCount1072
totalAiIsmAdverbs2
found
0
adverb"utterly"
count1
1
adverb"slightly"
count1
highlights
0"utterly"
1"slightly"
100.00% AI-ism character names
Target: 0 AI-default names (17 tracked, −20% each)
codexExemptions(empty)
found(empty)
100.00% AI-ism location names
Target: 0 AI-default location names (33 tracked, −20% each)
codexExemptions(empty)
found(empty)
0.00% AI-ism word frequency
Target: <2% AI-ism words (290 tracked)
wordCount1072
totalAiIsms24
found
0
word"chill"
count1
1
word"familiar"
count1
2
word"weight"
count2
3
word"loomed"
count1
4
word"vibrated"
count2
5
word"imposing"
count2
6
word"whisper"
count2
7
word"echoing"
count2
8
word"pulse"
count2
9
word"flicker"
count1
10
word"silence"
count1
11
word"echoed"
count1
12
word"quickened"
count1
13
word"pulsed"
count1
14
word"stark"
count1
15
word"fleeting"
count1
16
word"searing"
count1
17
word"shimmered"
count1
highlights
0"chill"
1"familiar"
2"weight"
3"loomed"
4"vibrated"
5"imposing"
6"whisper"
7"echoing"
8"pulse"
9"flicker"
10"silence"
11"echoed"
12"quickened"
13"pulsed"
14"stark"
15"fleeting"
16"searing"
17"shimmered"
100.00% Cliché density
Target: ≤1 cliche(s) per 800-word window
totalCliches0
maxInWindow0
found(empty)
highlights(empty)
98.54% Emotion telling (show vs. tell)
Target: ≤3% sentences with emotion telling
emotionTells2
narrationSentences63
matches
0"filled with awe"
1"d with awe"
52.15% Filter word density
Target: ≤3% sentences with filter/hedge words
filterCount1
hedgeCount3
narrationSentences63
filterMatches
0"listen"
hedgeMatches
0"seemed to"
100.00% Gibberish response detection
Target: ≤1% gibberish-like sentences (hard fail if a sentence exceeds 800 words)
analyzedSentences76
gibberishSentences0
adjustedGibberishSentences0
longSentenceCount0
runOnParagraphCount0
giantParagraphCount0
wordSaladCount0
repetitionLoopCount0
controlTokenCount0
maxSentenceWordsSeen41
ratio0
matches(empty)
100.00% Markdown formatting overuse
Target: ≤5% words in markdown formatting
markdownSpans0
markdownWords0
totalWords1075
ratio0
matches(empty)
100.00% Missing dialogue indicators (quotation marks)
Target: ≤10% speech attributions without quotation marks
totalAttributions7
unquotedAttributions0
matches(empty)
76.30% Name drop frequency
Target: ≤1.0 per-name mentions per 100 words
totalMentions44
wordCount882
uniqueNames15
maxNameDensity1.47
worstName"Aurora"
maxWindowNameDensity2.5
worstWindowName"Aurora"
discoveredNames
London1
Carter1
Rory1
Heartstone2
Shade1
Varga1
Seer2
Aurora13
Isolde6
Nyx7
Fae-Forged1
Blade1
Fae2
Grove3
Veil2
persons
0"Carter"
1"Rory"
2"Heartstone"
3"Shade"
4"Seer"
5"Aurora"
6"Isolde"
7"Nyx"
8"Veil"
places
0"London"
1"Fae"
2"Grove"
globalScore0.763
windowScore0.833
100.00% Narrator intent-glossing
Target: ≤2% narration sentences with intent-glossing patterns
analyzedSentences61
glossingSentenceCount1
matches
0"shadow that seemed to absorb the light, while Isolde drifted ahead like a ghost, her silver hair trailing like a banner"
100.00% "Not X but Y" pattern overuse
Target: ≤1 "not X but Y" per 1000 words
totalMatches1
per1kWords0.93
wordCount1075
matches
0"not from cold, but from the sheer weight of the place"
100.00% Overuse of "that" (subordinate clause padding)
Target: ≤2% sentences with "that" clauses
thatCount1
totalSentences76
matches
0"runes that pulsed"
96.10% Paragraph length variance
Target: CV ≥0.5 for paragraph word counts
totalParagraphs23
mean46.74
std22.73
cv0.486
sampleLengths
0102
150
259
331
445
554
651
776
873
914
1039
1120
1239
1353
1418
1539
1623
1747
1867
1916
2026
2146
2287
99.69% Passive voice overuse
Target: ≤2% passive sentences
passiveCount1
totalSentences63
matches
0"being laid"
100.00% Past progressive (was/were + -ing) overuse
Target: ≤2% past progressive verbs
pastProgressiveCount1
totalVerbs136
matches
0"was thinning"
0.00% Em-dash & semicolon overuse
Target: ≤2% sentences with em-dashes/semicolons
emDashCount6
semicolonCount0
flaggedSentences4
totalSentences76
ratio0.053
matches
0"The scent of damp earth, decaying leaves, and something else – something sweet and faintly metallic – filled her nostrils."
1"Aurora saw shapes moving in the periphery – a flicker of silver fur, a flash of iridescent wings – but they vanished before she could focus on them."
2"The runes seemed to shift beneath her touch, forming fleeting images – a castle, a storm, a figure falling."
3"The shadows seemed to writhe, and the air shimmered with a faint, visible distortion – the Veil, thinning."
94.00% Purple prose (modifier overload)
Target: <4% adverbs, <2% -ly adverbs, no adj stacking
wordCount879
adjectiveStacks1
stackExamples
0"strange, beautiful, terrifying beauty"
adverbCount29
adverbRatio0.03299203640500569
lyAdverbCount9
lyAdverbRatio0.010238907849829351
100.00% Repeated phrase echo
Target: ≤20% sentences with echoes (window: 2)
totalSentences76
echoCount0
echoWords(empty)
100.00% Sentence length variance
Target: CV ≥0.4 for sentence word counts
totalSentences76
mean14.14
std7.16
cv0.506
sampleLengths
026
126
223
327
421
519
610
712
816
920
1011
1111
1212
138
1417
1514
1614
1713
1811
1930
2010
2141
2210
2314
249
2516
2627
279
2814
2922
3028
3110
324
3312
3411
3516
3610
377
383
397
4012
4111
429
436
4429
4513
465
4710
488
4911
46.49% Sentence opener variety
Target: ≥60% unique sentence openers
consecutiveRepeats8
diversityRatio0.34210526315789475
totalSentences76
uniqueOpeners26
0.00% Adverb-first sentence starts
Target: ≥3% sentences starting with an adverb
adverbCount0
totalSentences63
matches(empty)
ratio0
99.37% Pronoun-first sentence starts
Target: ≤30% sentences starting with a pronoun
pronounCount19
totalSentences63
matches
0"It was the sound of"
1"She touched the rough bark"
2"It was the smell of"
3"they murmured, their voice a"
4"she intoned, her voice echoing"
5"She pulled her coat tighter,"
6"Her voice was practical, trying"
7"They gestured vaguely towards the"
8"She took a step forward,"
9"She kept her hand on"
10"she said, her voice low"
11"they echoed, their voice a"
12"she stated, more to herself"
13"They emerged into a small"
14"She jerked her hand back,"
15"they said simply"
16"she murmured, her voice thick"
17"She looked around the clearing,"
18"she said, her voice echoing"
ratio0.302
0.00% Subject-first sentence starts
Target: ≤72% sentences starting with a subject
subjectCount61
totalSentences63
matches
0"The air thickened as they"
1"Aurora Carter, alias Rory, felt"
2"Nyx, the Shade, flowed like"
3"Isolde Varga, the Seer, moved"
4"The standing stones loomed ahead,"
5"The air hummed with a"
6"It was the sound of"
7"Aurora whispered, her voice barely"
8"She touched the rough bark"
9"The scent of damp earth,"
10"It was the smell of"
11"Nyx shifted, becoming a solid,"
12"they murmured, their voice a"
13"Isolde stopped before the largest"
14"she intoned, her voice echoing"
15"Aurora shivered, not from cold,"
16"She pulled her coat tighter,"
17"Her voice was practical, trying"
18"Nyx chuckled, a sound like"
19"They gestured vaguely towards the"
ratio0.968
0.00% Subordinate conjunction sentence starts
Target: ≥2% sentences starting with a subordinating conjunction
subConjCount0
totalSentences63
matches(empty)
ratio0
59.80% Technical jargon density
Target: ≤6% sentences with technical-jargon patterns
analyzedSentences43
technicalSentenceCount5
matches
0"Nyx, the Shade, flowed like liquid darkness around her ankles, dissolving into wisps of shadow that skimmed the moss-carpeted ground before coalescing again."
1"Nyx flowed beside her, a dark shadow that seemed to absorb the light, while Isolde drifted ahead like a ghost, her silver hair trailing like a banner."
2"The runes seemed to shift beneath her touch, forming fleeting images – a castle, a storm, a figure falling."
3"Aurora felt the pendant burn against her wrist, a searing heat that spread up her arm."
4"The humming had grown louder, a deep, resonant thrum that vibrated in her chest."
0.00% Useless dialogue additions
Target: ≤5% dialogue tags with trailing filler fragments
totalTags13
uselessAdditionCount9
matches
0"Aurora whispered, her voice barely audible over the thrum"
1"they murmured, their voice a whisper carried on the wind"
2"she intoned, her voice echoing strangely in the enclosed space"
3"Aurora called, her voice cutting through the humming silence"
4"she said, her voice low and resonant"
5"they echoed, their voice a whisper"
6"she stated, more to herself than anyone"
7"she murmured, her voice thick with concentration"
8"she said, her voice echoing in the clearing"
0.00% Dialogue tag variety (said vs. fancy)
Target: ≤10% fancy dialogue tags
totalTags10
fancyCount6
fancyTags
0"Aurora whispered (whisper)"
1"they murmured (murmur)"
2"she stated (state)"
3"Isolde breathed (breathe)"
4"she murmured (murmur)"
5"Aurora stated (state)"
dialogueSentences27
tagDensity0.37
leniency0.741
rawRatio0.6
effectiveRatio0.444
68.8325%