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1"A Bright Flash" is a {{Creepypasta}} ShortStory written by [=Chelseadams524=] (Who also wrote ''Literature/HappySunDaycare'').
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3The story is told from the perspective of someone who survives a bomb explosion and becomes disfigured as a result. Enraged by what happened to him, he decides to take out his anger on humanity starting with a small village. However, the narrator may not even be human to begin with.
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5Can be read [[http://creepypasta.wikia.com/wiki/A_Bright_Flash here]], or listened to [[https://youtu.be/DgpTDP0OudE?si=hbhixjaYshl73lzf here]].
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7!!Tropes associated with "A Bright Flash":
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9* TheAllConcealingI: The entire story is told from the narrator's perspective which leads readers to think he's just a crazy disfigured person at first. [[spoiler:Turns out, he's actually Godzilla.]]
10* BodyHorror: The narrator becomes horribly disfigured [[spoiler:and mutated]] due to an explosion. Later in the story, he describes people being burnt alive and desperately running towards the ocean in order to put out the flames and end their agony.
11* TheFifties: The story takes place during the '50s, specifically [[spoiler:the atom bomb testings at Bikini Atoll.]]
12* ForegoneConclusion: This story takes place before [[spoiler:[[Film/{{Gojira}} Godzilla's attack on Tokyo in 1954]].]]
13* FromNobodyToNightmare: The narrator was just minding his own business when he was disfigured by a [[spoiler:atomic]] bomb.
14* HumansAreBastards: Well, the narrator certainly thinks so at least. It doesn't help that they unintentionally disfigured him via bomb testing.
15* MeaningfulName: The title of the story refers to the bright flash of light associated with [[spoiler:atomic bomb explosions.]]
16* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The narrator's name is [[spoiler:Gojira]]. Yes, ''that'' [[spoiler:Gojira]].
17* PersonOfMassDestruction: The narrator manages to destroy an entire village single-handedly. Justified in that he's [[spoiler: Godzilla.]]
18* PerspectiveFlip: It's a retelling of [[spoiler:''Film/Godzilla1954'']] from [[spoiler:Godzilla's]] point of view.
19* TheReveal: At the end, it's revealed the story was told from the perspective of [[spoiler:Gojira]] the whole time.
20-->[[spoiler:"Gojira..."]]
21* SayMyName: [[spoiler: "Gojira...."]]
22* ShortStory: The story is around 800 words in length.
23* StealthPrequel: [[spoiler:It's a prequel to ''Film/{{Gojira}}'', hiding the connection until the very end when the protagonist's name is revealed.]]
24* UnstoppableRage: The narrator manages to destroy an entire village without much resistance from the people living there.

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