First Contact - Illustrated!
His jaw clenched and a strangled snarl of effort escaped his lips as he struggled futilely to push back against the ship.
Starkind: Defy the Dark
She clenched her teeth, screwing her eyes shut as she attempted again, futilely, to will the cybernetic limbs of her right side to life, cursing at their failure.
Entrancing Encounter
Smiling at the futility drowzee starts to take lucario deeper into trance, by saying the following in a creepy tone of voice: "look deep into my eyes", "give up your mind" "i control you, you will obey my every command".
Inter-Dimensional Fart Story, Part 2: Horse Farts
The second fart was somewhat longer than the first, making the dog a little woozy and a lot more desperate, but escaping from beneath the horse's rear was a futile effort and all of the desperation in the world wasn't going to help the normally capable dog
Skyrim Dragonhearth
I ran around flailing my fists haphazardly at the argonians, but it was futile. i was easily overpowered as they piled on top of me.
The Resurrection of Eric - Chapter One
Pointing my muzzle at the ground, i tried to use my peripheral vision to find my way, but the action proved futile. differentiating blurry dark from blurry light proved to be the extent of my visual acuity.
A Lucky Day
But his attempts to free himself were futile, as the web held him well stuck. chomper give up struggling and laid there. a "mmmppphhh!" called his attention, he looked to the side, and his eyes widened when he saw littlefoot stuck in the web too.
Family Reunion
She gave a futile laugh. "i'm giving him a gift i meant for him four years ago." hannah frowned. "what is it?" sunset walked over to her bag and picked up a pole wrapped tightly in cloth. she tore off the cloth, revealing two large swords.
A Memoir.
I desperately tried to dig any information from them, though it turned out to be a futile effort; regardless of how ugly the tantrums i threw or loud the threats i shouted at them, every single one of them held their tongue as tightly as wisteria bound with
Encounter With The Ghost[excerpt from the story "The Arisen"]
I realized my pleading with this monster was futile. it was intent on finishing what it had started. its ghostly hand holding the gun, cocked the hammer pulling the trigger of the weapon. surges of stinging electricity flowing throughout my body.
Listen. Relax. Obey.
The tiger was amused by the futile attempt of resistance, taking a few steps and squatting to be eye level with his soon to be slave. he lifted the pendant off around his neck, raising it to be between the two of them.
The Crypto Zoologist
But his resistance was futile. he finally had to sucumb to the srength of the dragon and give in. exausted and trying to catich his breath, gabriel laid on her tongue for a minute.