Ants and Eldritch Horror

LittleCreepy | horror | Complete

If Cthulhu can be summoned by humans who are so far beneath it, why can´t humans be summoned by ants? The answer is, they should be. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- I´ve been wasting my time away on Tumblr and stumbled upon a nice Idea. This is the extrapolation of the question; how do ants see humans and how would you react to a bunch of ants chanting your name? Would you give them sugar if they ask nicely? Would you be a benevolent higher Power? Or something way darker and more sinister than you could imagen. As this is the first story, I have ever written, I could do with some feedback. Thanks The picture is from Ants Australia - YouTube. Just tell me if I should take another picture.

2.62 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 17:44

Artistic Slashing - A LITRPG Novella

GhostImageArt | horror | Complete

Betty Jewel, A simple artist taking a tour of the Highlands takes a wrong turn and finds herself in a new world. Now she's lost, alone, and surrounded by aliens. Oh, and she just got the Slasher class. That can't be good... right? I will be publishing this work on Amazon under the name C.J. Danvers

26.86 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 17:54

Noirceur

Denwa Macska | mystery | Complete

Mutated, despised, hunted and sentenced to death  this is life as Salia knows it, and it catches up with her when she and hundreds of others are captured to drown in the vastness of the sea. But water doesn't forget, and just as the last hope threatens to fade, a way out reveals itself that requires only one sacrifice: Humans.Destruction can be so simple.Until Salia realises that revenge will never bring peace.

15.22 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 17:58

Quoth the Catto

Mad Sadie | satire | Complete

A drunk guy has a conversation with a cat. Parody of The Raven by that famous poet dude. A short poem.

0.64 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 18:12

Oxmoron

TrafficButter | satire | Complete

He died, as all things do. He got combusted, as all things do. He became part of the air, as all things do. He got absorbed by some flora, as all things do. He got eaten, and he's a bull again& As all things do, right? After his sentience whirled around some abstract cycle, Triple-A now attempts to live peacefully, undergoing conversion and transformation as his mind exceeds that of simple herd behavior. He went from wanting to let the grass grow under his feet to undergoing an existential crisis regarding life and death; he needed to squash this beef. Uploads daily at 8:48am EST

2.32 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 18:13

KI Anthology III

Kitsune's Inkwell | satire | Complete

Kitsune's Inkwell is a small collective of (mostly) fan-fiction writers who have come together to help each other grow. We have monthly Write-Offs to stretch our literary muscles by tackling things that normally would be outside of our wheelhouse.Prompt:Have you ever had that moment when you're listening to the radio and mishear what's playing? Write about a situation where the character does a double-take on what they just heard on the radio...and finds out that they actually heard correctly for once. Requirements:Submissions were to contain only original characters and settings, a minimum of 1000 words up to a maximum of 2000, and have a dedicated plot hook.

9.56 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 18:14

Reincarnated as a Cheeseburger: A LITRPG

Pillage Your Village | satire | Complete

A young man by the name of Otto Von Peter wakes up on a chilly morning as a beef patty. His life is forever changed, especially after he is bestowed cheese. He must attempt to gain levels in order to survive and traverse the human body. How will he survive? Will his friends help him? Is there a way out? Only time will tell.

2.26 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 18:14

Monsters of Terra: A Compendium

DarenGillingham | one_shot | Complete

Demons, Dragons, ghouls, and gheists. The monsters of Terra are many. I, Nicholas Wolfram shall tell you all about them in the hopes you may avoid the fate of some of my students. Read on, lest a lack of knowledge be your undoing. These monsters are based on those found in The Alchemist Series.

20.83 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 18:22

Codename: Ghost

Trish | one_shot | Complete

Everyone has superpowers, and mine wasn't anything special... until I got recruited out of prison. [June 2023 RR Magazine Contest] This short story is a study of a background character in a collaborative project I've been working on with a fellow RR author, Arlen K. Our collab is projected to start posting in 2024, so if you are enjoying Codename: Ghost and would like to see more of this world that he lives in, smash that "Follow Author" button to be alerted to new releases. If you would like more of this world now, check out Portal to Regret. Maybe you'll recognize the MC. = As always, comments, follows, favorites, ratings and reviews are appreciated, especially as there is a lot more planned for this world. Codename: Ghosthas been exclusively published on RoyalRoad. All other sites have stolen the story. If you find this title anywhere else, please PM me on RoyalRoad or email me at [email protected]. Thank you!

8.64 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 18:22

The Out of this World Adventures of a Jellyfish Trucker

TealiciousTea | one_shot | Complete

A jellyfish in space. Also, cats, tea, AI with blue boxes, mech-bunny suit, giant duck, ape space pirates and more. I promise two of these things are true: melodrama, self-insert protagonist and a complete three-part story.

4.86 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 18:22

The Family

TheImperial | historical | Complete

A Short Story about a family that gets together over the holiday season. Even after they drift apart, the children off to live their lot own way in a tough world, they will never stop being family. A tribute/gift I wrote for my whole family.

1.31 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 14:11

I'm In Love With My Possessed Demon Sword

jaauerbach | historical | On going

Mati was a typical blacksmith's apprentice, until the fateful day he discovered a long-lost demon sword hidden in a cave near his village. To make matters more complicated, inside the sword is the trapped soul of a girl named Lyra from hundreds of years ago. Despite having never left his valley and barely able to lift the smith's hammer, Mati vows to help gather the eight crystals needed to free Lyra. Now, many years later, the duo are near the end of their journey, and Mati has rather inconveniently fallen in love with the disembodied voice of the girl he has never met. But with the fateful day approaching, will Mati be able to muster up the courage to not only secure the last crystal, but also confess his true feelings to Lyra?

8.31 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-27 15:11

August Wind

JoyceMatula | historical | Complete

On an August night in 1976, a single phone call pulls Maggie Peter's into a reality she never expected to face. The tragic death of her childhood friend, Daniel, leaves her caught between his two remaining brothers. One is her best friend and the other is her crush. Hard questions are asked, only a few are answered. How strong is love? How much does it cost?

18.23 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-21 18:35

Acquired Taste

Random Mudkip | horror | Complete

A coven of vampires is investigated by a hapless FBI agent. Trigger Warning: Contains gratuitious violence and foul language.

3.21 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-21 18:38

Cuddle & Monster

PrincessFelicie | mystery | Complete

After a malevolent spell intended to turn her into an animal goes awry, Cherry finds herself stuck as a plush toy. She now has to cooperate with the warlock that tried to transform her in the first place as her latent magic goes out of control and starts to change the warlock in unexpected ways. Content warning: Temporary death, Animal TF, Inanimate TF, (accidental) Non-Consensual TF & Mind Changes Cover by DoodlerBee

15.52 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-21 18:44

The Rebellion

thevirgincomedy | satire | Complete

An office worker works in an oppressive space where employees can be fired and potentially even arrested at the slightest mistake. In the midst of a chaotic morning, he is visited by the ghost of an anarchist faction leader.

3.02 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 09:36

The Empire of the Heartland

GaBeRockKing | satire | Complete

After the United States of America fell, one beacon of hope remained lit. The great city of Des Moines, jewel of the heartlands. Beset by barbarians on all sides, the proud midwesterners still strode forth on their great quest to re-unite the shattered states of america. - A complete timeline.

1.31 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 09:36

Ascendance

Evil_Reviewer | satire | Complete

A short story. Involves the main character tragically suffering her terrible fate. Is very well-written, although there may be some small errors. Has one chapter.

0.56 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 09:35

Conspiracy Theory

Keira Reynolds | satire | Complete

Xander was paranoid and delusional, and Dr Tyler was doing everything she could to help him. Or was he? And was she?

0.29 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 09:35

Hattie: An Old Maid's Adventures

SomethingNew | comedy | Complete

After scrubbing the Duke of Derrington's floors for fifty odd years, old maid Hattie decides to nose her way into an adventure or two to make up for her lost youth. You're never too old to start something new! Updates Wednesdays and Sundays, chapters are a minimum of 1000 words.

15.77 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 11:24