D. L. Schindler | historical | Complete 17.85 Ten thousand words | 858 Recommended | 9504 clicks
Anthology of horror stories with historical or fantasy settings.
Latest Updates Rattle Bones | Updated at 2024-03-26 17:30
EmmyJL | comedy | Complete 10.27 Ten thousand words | 833 Recommended | 8322 clicks
What would happen if animals made a nature documentary all about humans? Fiddler is a mouse with a big idea and an even bigger attitude. He works in TV and wants to reveal to his woodland friends the mysteries of the human world. But humans are dangerous, and Fiddler's rivals want him stopped. Can he achieve his dream and make the best wildlife documentary ever? You'll have to find out. 'A Gathering of Humans' is just a silly tale I wrote a long time ago. It's a bit of fluff, mostly for younger people but if you need a bit of light-hearted reading in your life, I hope you will enjoy this. Oh, and suspend your disbelief for a little while.
Latest Updates Chapter 19: A Gathering of Humans | Updated at 2024-03-26 17:27
Faenon | drama | Complete 44.59 Ten thousand words | 529 Recommended | 6289 clicks
Based on my work on Saga of the Jewels, I have been hired by an indie game developer to write the novel for their 'novel + turn-based battles' game on Steam. Of course, a 'novel + turn based battles' is a terrible idea for a game, which is why no other games like this exist, but hey, the developer is paying me. And if something's worth doing at all, it's worth doing as well as possible, so I am going to give this project my very best shot and try to make it as good as it can be. So if you read this, please give me feedback on the story to help me make it as good as it can be! Please note, for this story I have been given a pre-existent set of characters, character back-story sketches and a rough plot to work with. I also have to insert random battles into the narrative, have set characters appear in a certain order, and have the party fight fixed bosses in a certain order, all at fixed points! Please also note that this is a first draft. I will be editing and re-working this in the future and re-posting it. But I need helpful feedback, if anyone can give it. You can also find the game version of this on Steam by searching there for 'Clarent Saga: Chronicles'.
Latest Updates 80. Epilogue | Updated at 2024-03-26 17:24
Spleen23 | action | Complete 35.35 Ten thousand words | 33 Recommended | 9276 clicks
Dozens, if not hundreds of worlds were destroyed or damaged by what amounted to a industrial accident on a higher level of existence. Many people and places however, were saved at the last instant and hastily slammed together into a makeshift world held together with magic and hope. The director was assigned to keep the whole thing going and stole the idea of a RPG driven system as a placeholder set of natural laws. One he is constantly having to apply ad hoc fixes and updates on the fly. The main character and the church he worked at end up being one of the places from modern earth that got saved. Possibly updating Saturday and Sunday if my schedule stays the same
Latest Updates 24.5) Endgame | Updated at 2024-03-26 16:57
Momentie | tragedy | Complete 39.68 Ten thousand words | 412 Recommended | 9468 clicks
Sabban Vint & his fellow graduates of the 117th cadet core, are exhilarated at the chance to serve alongside the legendary ace pilots of IAFS - However they will soon learn that not all soldiers are heroes nor all pilots aces - Someone needs to don the redshirt, to bellow the Wilhelm-Scream - To pilot the mighty V-MBT-Neo-M - The Nemo.Bela Grimizanis considered the best of the best, regardless of any rumours her subordinates might speak of - But are years of training, experience & raw talent enough to counter someone with faith on their side?'Lucky' Luke.Luke is his middle name actually but it's what everyone calls him.That's the sort of place he lives - A place where a legend is required when war comes beckoning at their doors... Now on Royal Road!This is a series of short stories that take place in the world of the UnderCurrent.A world where 'plot-armour' is usually something the enemy have & where the machine you pilot may very well decide a battle before it ever begins.---- Now availableon Royal-Road!For my review of 'Zeta Gundam' I wrote a short story detailing what the lives of the poor everyday background pilots must be like - In a war predicated on the fact that one man said another's name; "Sounds like a girl's name" - Leading to the deaths of 1000s. Since then I've begun writing an original novel, carrying over the characters from here, called 'UnderCurrent'.These stories can be read without knowledge of UnderCurrent and likewise it can be read without knowledge of this. Optimally however it may benefit you to read UnderCurrent to have complete context, the following are some words that may not always be in all of the stories should you choose to skip from tale to tale;Vijaik - A blanket term for mechs made of regular metals. They come in a variety of designs.Casnel - Specifically refers to any mech made of the rare metal 'Goibniu'. They are exceptionally advanced and powerful machines.Bhaile and Abhaile - The planets of UnderCurrent's people.IAFS - 'Independent Alliance of Free States', a rebel faction backed by private corporations, seeking change for the solar-system.TSU - 'The States Union', ruling body of all controlled space, known for often-times being callous and extreme in method.Remembrance - A somewhat 'wild-card' faction made up of former rebellion survivors operating from the 'Remembrance' continent. ----Thanks for reading= =M.
Latest Updates Scrap Yard | Updated at 2024-03-26 16:53
devonbarrington | tragedy | Complete 13.04 Ten thousand words | 818 Recommended | 7551 clicks
In the ancient realm of Evermore, a land steeped in magic and marred by conflict, an age-old war rages between two mighty races-the humans and the elves. Bound by a tumultuous history of bloodshed and mistrust, their bitter enmity threatens to consume the very fabric of the world they call home. Amidst this turbulent backdrop, we embark on a gripping tale that follows the extraordinary journey of Eadric Lightbringer, a formidable battlemage hailing from the town of Ravenhold. Eadric, a man burdened by the weight of destiny, finds himself thrust into a realm of unfathomable darkness, where courage will be tested, alliances will crumble, and secrets long forgotten will surface with devastating consequences. As the fragile balance of power teeters on the edge, Eadric's path converges with the ancient prophecies whispered in shadowed corridors. A reluctant hero, he must navigate treacherous landscapes and face both the savagery of the elven forces and the inner demons that haunt his own soul. With his mastery of the arcane arts and a flickering glimmer of hope, Eadric strives to bridge the chasm of hatred that divides his people, searching for a means to forge a lasting peace in a land consumed by war.
Latest Updates Chapter 14: Infernia | Updated at 2024-03-26 16:49
Emersyn Hart | tragedy | Complete 14.70 Ten thousand words | 795 Recommended | 8322 clicks
This story was written for the Royal Road Community Magazine Jan 2024 Ezekiel craved one thing: knowledge to become immortal. Each day he studies in a library worn down by time, hidden away past the forest. Each day, he returns with the same information. Immortality may have existed, but it can't exist anymore. The first human girl visits his hometown. Enamoured by her desire to fill her life with adventure, Ezekiel shares the library with the traveller. What was supposed to be a simple test of resolve was anything but. Secrets are uncovered. Decisions must be made. What to Expect: - 1.5k - 3k word chapters - Enemies to Lovers Romance Side Plot - A medium paced story - Non-human x Human relationship
Latest Updates Epilogue | Updated at 2024-03-26 16:48
Ruslan_rb_kg | one_shot | Complete 2.75 Ten thousand words | 157 Recommended | 6547 clicks
Going to sea, century after century, generation after generation, people have met the same things there - the wind, the waves and a ship with an elven captain coming into port just to restock the supplies...
Latest Updates Short story | Updated at 2024-03-26 16:44
Alzoran | one_shot | Complete 7.99 Ten thousand words | 973 Recommended | 8100 clicks
This is a short story based in the world of Wet World Wonderland. The Machine is reborn, inspired by a great light he will journey to find it once more, giving everything he has as he upholds his prime directive.
Latest Updates Chapter: 10 “Giro, the happiest machine.” | Updated at 2024-03-26 16:44
M. R. Aze | tragedy | Complete 0.67 Ten thousand words | 413 Recommended | 7822 clicks
A short story of choice, love, pain and consequences.
Latest Updates The Rejection | Updated at 2024-03-26 16:43
janejreid | sci_fi | Complete 39.48 Ten thousand words | 789 Recommended | 8732 clicks
Millions of years ago, the magical races set about exploring space. When the humans started rejecting and persecuting them, only some chose to stay and help humanity thrive. Now, humanity is coming a little too close to discovering the magical world that lives alongside them. Unable to leave the planet, the magical races retreat to places on the earth that are uninhabitable to humans. Can they contact their space faring brethren before the humans discover them? Or will there be a genocidal war?
Latest Updates Epilogue 3: Earth | Updated at 2024-03-26 16:43
Smckellep | romance | Complete 37.93 Ten thousand words | 930 Recommended | 7525 clicks
Kin and Nami have been yearning for adventure. The sleepy little village they grew up near holds no surprises for the youths. They finally have their chance to see new places as they set off on their people's coming of age Ordeal. Along the way, the face bandits, monsters from the realm of shadows, and a feud between their families that might just tear these young lovers away from each other. Book One of the Song of Phoenix Saga.
Latest Updates Chapter 17 - Kin | Updated at 2024-03-26 16:29
Pxan | psychological | Complete 19.62 Ten thousand words | 502 Recommended | 5875 clicks
Long casted shadows danced in the background, as a man squibbled and jotted words on yellow papers. A mere novelty, remnant and ghost that was left to age away along with the forgotten theater, a man grasped for inspiration to salvage what was left of his soul. Abandoned in the squalid room, Pxan was left hauntedly in the furthest corners of insanity that bubbled in his mind. No one would listen to his plight, denouncing him and claiming his mind was not right. Even though the world left him with nothing, turning their backs to him, he knew the books would never betray him in the same fashion. Faceless pages and books yet to be read ogled puppy eyes, ready to be penned by the madman. "Pxan! Pxan! Over here! To me!" Clamored the unpublished manuscripts. Pxan's fingers quivered nervously, thoughts of failure flooded his mind. Wanting to surrender to the pressure. "No!" He cried. "I've had enough of writing." Books with eyes all stared at him, begging for the tales to be written. Their pleaful eyes were all that Pxan needed to be moved to writing again. The man sighed and raised his pen again, stroking the first letters of inspiration that bore fruit from his mind. A maddening tale of a policeman, cultists and a violent revenge& -Currently on Hiatus while writing the second volume.The first volume is up. I will take a few days to rewrite a few chapters. Afterwards, updates will proceed as usual.Current rewrite progress 17/59 chapters rewrited.This is my first real novel, any kind of criticism or feedback is appreciated. I am looking for an editor, if someone wants to help me avoid typos please contact me. The cover is a detail of Faust in His Studyby Ary Scheffer, c. 1831, watercolor and gouache on paper.
Latest Updates Not a chapter, News and updates | Updated at 2024-03-26 16:27
Lekim | mystery | Complete 29.13 Ten thousand words | 988 Recommended | 8627 clicks
After dying, a young man who hates humans is awakened by a voice that proclaims itself God.Proposing to be reincarnated in a different world, he will meet other gods who act strange.He doesn't turn out as he expected, because in the blink of an eye everything changes.What will become of him after discovering the truth? The sequel is "Is it right to fear love?". (Trilogy free on Kindle Unlimited and available on Amazon: http://mybook.to/EsCoTeMEN)
Latest Updates Vol.2 preview - Chapter 1 – Helplessness | Updated at 2024-03-26 16:21
Ryan Geever | mystery | Complete 35.49 Ten thousand words | 691 Recommended | 7632 clicks
THE ORIGINS OF RADICAL-9. Taking place four years before the beginning of Radical-9, Gavin Daniels is kidnapped from his abandoned college campus and uncovers the terrible origins behind the Radical-9 Virus and the motivations behind the mastermind behind it all, Jack Adata, before he ever became Game Master of Elysium. Trigger Warnings: Death, Violence, Murder, Blood
Latest Updates Endgame | Updated at 2024-03-26 16:18
Ryan Geever | horror | Complete 34.88 Ten thousand words | 264 Recommended | 8643 clicks
Release Window: [06/16-06/25] Allison Fae is the new kid to Nasseu Middle School, and already she's got kids dying left and right! Okay, just left. One half of conjoined twins Rosemary and Josephine Higgins is the victim of an awful bashing-to-the-head that kids are getting so mixed up with today. A dark force takes intrigue in the itty-bitty human conflict that is definitely in no way, shape, or form related to the murder of that rich kid a few months before the start of school. The force, named Issachar preserves the scene of the crime perfectly so an investigation can be properly maintained with no silly distractions from the outside like 'police' or 'lawyers'. "Solve the murder, escape the darkness!" Issachar tells the children, and thus kickstarts an investigation into the darkest truths and lies about the kids at Nasseu Middle School. Trigger Warnings: Violence, Murder, Torture
Latest Updates ERROR | TDREEALMEORS | | Updated at 2024-03-26 16:15
Ryan Geever | horror | Complete 44.51 Ten thousand words | 206 Recommended | 8097 clicks
Release Window: [3/14-04/03] Six players. One gun. One way out. Lucas Gray has no idea who he is or why he was captured to participate in the mysterious Roulette Game--A death game centered around trust in complete strangers in order to avoid being shot and killed. Pieces of the puzzle will begin to come together and a terrible truth shall be revealed. Trigger Warnings: Death, Gore, Animal Violence, Decay
Latest Updates BEYOND THE LOGOS | Updated at 2024-03-26 16:12
MrSoopy | horror | Complete 0.48 Ten thousand words | 254 Recommended | 5832 clicks
Dr. Jonathan Everett is a renowned psychiatrist known for his remarkable ability to navigate the twisted depths of the human mind. But when he is called to Oakridge Asylum, a renowned institution housing the most severe mental afflictions, he finds himself drawn into a web of mystery and darkness.
Latest Updates Chapter 1 | Updated at 2024-03-26 16:10
KestenH | drama | Complete 182.10 Ten thousand words | 11 Recommended | 9002 clicks
The Explorer Saga is also available on Amazon. A race of violent aliens known as the Aggressive Intellectuals have been at war with humanity for over 400 years, but Wander Locke's never given the conflict much thought. Not until it claimed his parents. His sister's body was never recovered, leaving him to believe that she's still out there somewhere. He's made it his personal mission to find her and bring her home. A mission supported by the President of the First Division, who tasks him with retrieving an experimental shield generator from a mysterious group of rebels. What was meant to be a simple task evolves into a life-changing fight as Wander discovers that the galaxy has as many secrets as it does stars. He's not just searching for his sister anymore, he's looking for answers about his family, his enemies, and himself.
Latest Updates 86: Epilogue | Updated at 2024-03-26 16:06
RandomSyllables | drama | Complete 33.35 Ten thousand words | 809 Recommended | 6510 clicks
We are all bound. Whether it is in literal chains or metaphorical chains, we have oppressors, obligations, even love holding us in place. During a scientific expedition to the Blazing Crescent, the SS Serendipity discovers a mysterious woman adrift in the ocean. She is from a world beyond an impassable barrier; the world of Siperon. As she tells the tale of the life she left behind, she is also preparing herself for the future that awaits her in Lomany. There are two concurrent stories which unfold. The frame story that Trosyn "Red" Nytt tells of her history as a slave, and the present story of the relationships she develops aboard the SS Serendipity. Although there are romantic elements in the story, I do not consider this a romance. What you can expect: * Updates every Tuesday and Friday* Chapters ranging from 2500-5000 words.* A mix of third and first person narration.* Steampunk-ish setting (It takes place on a ship with a steam engine)* Lore vaguely inspired by Celtic/British Isles mythology* The odd spot of dry humour.* Main characters that aren't teenagers.* Mature themes without the crutch of gratuitous sex and graphic violence
Latest Updates Chapter 15: Journey's End | Updated at 2024-03-26 15:57
SCWhite | comedy | Complete 95.82 Ten thousand words | 717 Recommended | 7757 clicks
In this sort-of exciting sequel that nobody asked for, a mouse hero is forced to gather allies in order to stand against an overwhelming evil force. Oh, wait, sorry, that was the plot of Rodentia Adventures, the first book. Let's see... oh, here we go! In this story, a different mouse hero is forced to gather different allies to stand against a completely different overwhelming force. Yes. That's much better.
Latest Updates Rodentia Galaxies | Updated at 2024-03-26 15:55
MAZ1k5 | comedy | Complete 55.28 Ten thousand words | 693 Recommended | 9227 clicks
Somewhere in the lost galaxy of Earis, somewhere in the star system of Neula-V, lies the exiled world of Delirith; a planet whose inhabitants perfectly embodied the survival of the fittest, where one lives under their own definition of normality and conform. Not astray from the trigger-happy population is our protagonists; Mako the Little Witch (who practiced no sorcery) and Fyra the One-Horned Devil (who is not a demon and in fact, 100% human), wandering children orphaned by the manic society around them (just like 90% of Delirith's population). Follow Mako and Fyra, as they wandered the lawless world encountering psycho baddies, monstrous wildlife, and stupid conflicts doing whatever crap the plot wants them to do in this Sci-Fi slice of life of the Devil, the Witch, and the Wicked World of Delirith!
Latest Updates The Devil, The Witch, and The Wicked World of Delirith | Updated at 2024-03-26 15:52
John_Oakman | comedy | Complete 10.38 Ten thousand words | 744 Recommended | 5580 clicks
A collection of cheerful and lighthearted stories of the guys who got yeeted to another world and their adventures in the armies of some country in said world. Y'all know what kind of stories I write...
Latest Updates Story 8: прощайте горы | Updated at 2024-03-26 15:49
SCWhite | comedy | Complete 10.64 Ten thousand words | 84 Recommended | 7551 clicks
A cat and a mouse embark on a not-so epic journey, forming an unlikely friendship along the way.
Latest Updates Final Verse | Updated at 2024-03-26 15:44
Marg_Naroth | action | Complete 44.31 Ten thousand words | 348 Recommended | 5554 clicks
Hilbert Ygdrazz White - fearless prince and a very skilled warrior - has been tormented by ominous nightmares. "Is this a warning from The Godess herself? I must step in... as soon as I can!!" The prince of Whitecastle Kingdom fears that the entire creation of Gaia might be heading towards a terrible fate, but Hilbert will desperately fight for the destiny of his treasured world. On his daring journey, Hilbert will also have the help of his dearest friends and allies to face powerful and twisted evil creatures from another dimension. These creatures of darkness are mercilessly chasing the prince for misterious reasons. This is a story of true friendship, fierce battles, joy, tears and courage.
Latest Updates THE JOURNEY COMES TO AN END | Updated at 2024-03-26 15:43
ElitheHill | action | Complete 70.03 Ten thousand words | 651 Recommended | 5438 clicks
You don't have to be smart to make it into magic school, you just have to come from the right family.Poor and dirty, Sparrow comes from the wrong family. He must fight his way into the top school in the land where he's bullied, beaten and thrown out on the street.But Sparrow was born hungry and will stop at nothing to learn the secrets of the universe. You can expect: - Cultivation - A fantasy setting - An underdog hero. Chapters are uploaded weekly. (Formerly The one who walks alone)
Latest Updates The beauty of endings | Updated at 2024-03-26 15:41
jaybyhop | comedy | Complete 22.05 Ten thousand words | 679 Recommended | 7329 clicks
Kari is part of a group of assassins and is tasked with killing a wealthy criminal overlord. As she goes to assassinate him, she fails and kills two people that she had hoped to spare. Disgraced and filled with guilt, she takes a blood oath to never shoot again. A few years later, she reunites with an old friend who offers her work as a courier. In a twist of fate, she finds out that her new employer was the man she once failed to kill. Still feeling remorse for killing his wife, she chooses to try and right the wrong after learning that he is still being targeted by her old crew.
Latest Updates End Of The Line: Part 2 | Updated at 2024-03-26 15:33
LittleCreepy | comedy | Complete 0.95 Ten thousand words | 672 Recommended | 8640 clicks
Even in Hell, Homework is despised by all. Three young demons would rather do something else instead.
Latest Updates The Demons summoning: | Updated at 2024-03-26 15:31
Blaine Arcade | comedy | Complete 60.15 Ten thousand words | 406 Recommended | 7772 clicks
A new kind of warfare dawns in the early years of the twentieth century, planned and perpetrated by a mysterious individual known only as the Challenger. Rumor has it this challenger could fit in the palm of your hand. This won't do for the residents of Minimil, a city in a barn that has a reputation to keep up. Filled with shoulder angels and devils, fairies, enchanted toys, Lilliputians, and every other kind of small magical creature, they can't simply stand by and watch as the name of the tiny is smeared. So they send out an elite team including a gingerbread soldier haunted by battlefield visions of the nutcracker and mouse king, a tiny automaton built by Leonardo da Vinci, and a ghost of a not-really-notable Christmas past to investigate in this novella inspired by Alan Moore's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. (The full novella and its sequels can be found here.)
Latest Updates Hold the Applause | Updated at 2024-03-26 14:59
EveForward | comedy | Complete 4.58 Ten thousand words | 546 Recommended | 7736 clicks
THE MUSTACHE STORY : A wandering traveler gets help from an unusual fungus friend. This is the original 'adventure' that led to the talking mustache in "The Trashscarf Tales" (I haven't posted those chapters yet). Most of this is my own work, but the parts that are Sudowrite have been left in BOLD, for transparency.
Latest Updates Trashscarf And The Mustache | Updated at 2024-03-26 14:58
