aGloriousSipofCoffee | mystery | Complete
Shalom, the lonely, secluded village by the seaside, makes a startling discovery: a wooden chest washed ashore containing two bodies, shattering their once dull and monotonous existence. Rhohaz, the newly appointed leader of Shalom after his father's untimely death, struggles in his leadership role as he tries to gain the trust of the village elders, who aim to protect Shalom from outsiders. When two mysterious young women wash ashore in a chest, Rhohaz must decide whether to help the strangers or appease the elders by casting them out. Against all odds, Vanya and her maidservant survived the sea only to end up in a remote village by the seaside no one had heard of. Out of fear of what had happened, Vanya decides to convince the villagers to let her and her maidservant stay. To her dismay, Rhohaz seems to stand in her way. Each passing night brings stranger tidings. With Rhohaz wrestling between duty and conscience, and Vanya beginning to unravel the mysteries of the odd villagers, the last thing they expected, despite their apprehension, was to discover solace in each other.
62.56 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 15:02
Celeste I. | mystery | Complete
Richard didn't heed his guardian's warnings about the mysterious and shady place from the flyer he came across. He wanted a big break and a chance to make quick and easy money, but never expected to find himself tricked and caught in a twisted experiment conjured up by scientists. Transformed into a monstrous blue, blob-like creature, Richard flees the scene in a panic. He teams up with a ghostly child named Fawn, who wants revenge on her parents' killer, and leaves town to find the one responsible for their (recently) destroyed lives. Federal Agents, corrupt corporate heads, shady scientists, and even the police are all on his trail. Richard will need to use his newly honed skills to uncover the truth of who's really behind the scenes, and who to trust. What will they uncover? [Heads up, it's going to be a slow burn, and will take a while for the story to really get going.]
57.58 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 18:37
The Devourer | horror | Complete
I awaken to a startling realizationI've transformed into a dragon! My wife and children still slumber, oblivious to my newfound form. Panic courses through me as I grapple with this surreal existence. No longer human, I must make a hasty escape to prevent my growing size from bringing our house down. But the world beyond is unkind. I'm hunted, captured, and subjected to torment, cast as the feared Leviathan, a creature of religious dread. Will my spirit shatter under the weight of these trials, or will I find the strength to resist? In my fight for freedom, I seek refuge and form unlikely alliances, constructing a new family amidst this bewildering transformation. How will my human family react to these newfound companions? Forced into a different gender by the imperative of rebuilding my species, I find myself adrift in a world devoid of Pok閙on. Monstrotanks? Brotherhood? It's all unfamiliar territory, and I long for peace, disavowing any connection to the charred town that has left a stain on my identity. I am Daathrr, not Sister Noah of the Ark, nor Mr. Freeman's cousin, and Black Mesa is not my workplace. I yearn for solitude in my hangar, far removed from these tumultuous events. My narrative takes an unyielding stance from the perspective of a dragon thrust into the complexities of modern technology, grappling to find a place in our contemporary world. It serves as a mirror to our society, revealing that, despite our technological advances, our mindset often mirrors that of the Middle Ages. Racism persists, but interspecies prejudice is an even darker shadow, stripping beings of their basic rights. How does one retain their humanity when it seems irretrievably lost? As the dragon's persona consumes my human side, it delves into the intricate realm of Dragon Psychology. The language I employ is straightforward, repetitive, and somewhat mechanical. I ask for your patience, as I am not an author, and my native language is French. If clarification is needed, please feel free to comment or request explanations, or simply refer to Google for further understanding. I strive to be as comprehensible as possible for those unacquainted with this world. Lastly, a word of caution: Do not attempt the incantations found within this story. I disavow any responsibility should scales suddenly begin to sprout upon you! Additionally, I do not own all the images used, and if any issues arise, I will promptly replace them. ATTENTION THE 70 first Chapters can induce depressions for some readers. There are unbearable sc鑞es of suffering when the MC is in an experiment lab with mad scientists. The story can be disturbing and hard to follow. There are like the TV serie LOST with mysteries, answers not explained, flashbacks and flashforward chapters. Also timeline can be broken. This is due to paradoxes. A paradoxes is when reality meet an other dimension, other time and it crashes when the MC goes back to another time with him in the same dimension. They cannot meet and they cannot be 2 Yvan at the same place at the same time or meeting. Then time froze and an sinister agent in dark blue suit appear : The G-Man! If you are totally lost there is a SPOILER in the tome2 and the explanation of this twisted story in the chapter 3 (Explanations of the tome 1)
69.59 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 16:36
aquaseries | drama | Complete
Jesse (man) died only to be transmigrated as Feng Mian (woman), in a world ran by Mary Sue. Fortunately, he doesn't need to dress up as a woman, because he is recognized as a man in the entire D City and no one doubts this! Gotta thank the greedy father (throws him in jail) and thank the Mary Sue of a step-sister (x2 Slaps the green tea bitch), then earn money every day!! Money runs the world after all. Then how about Mary Sue's harem? And a couple of gay guys so into him? • • • A certain Emperor reluctantly asked, ?Do you have someone in your heart?? Feng Mian ?Sir Money.? • • • A certain Emperor had fallen! ?Mian... I seem to be 'rotten'.? Feng Mian ?I know you are rotten.? Only, (s)he misunderstood his question. • • • [Excerpt] Rotten - rotten girl (fujoshi); rotten boy (fudanshi) Note:? The protagonist, Jesse (Feng Mian), thinks and acts like a man. His values from the last lifetime have not changed. He was straight until in later chapters.? There are BL couples, hence the tags.
65.92 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 15:43
On the fringes of human controlled space in the distant future, a weathered scientist carries out the thankless task of creating complex artificial entities— AI. Humanity needs and fears their greatest creations in equal measure, because without AI they will never travel the stars again. A team of Mercenaries, led by a demolitions expert calling herself Princess, has been tasked with bringing critical components, along with themselves, to a space station secreted within a debris field left over from a galaxy spanning war, The Synthetic Revolution. When the job's darker nature surfaces, the team will have to contend with killer robots, an unhappy client and the lingering scars of wars both recent and long past in order to finish their contract with their lives and their pay.
60.73 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 15:38
ManacoMananko | drama | Complete
"Fight on, live on...."Those were the words of the mysterious girl that had saved Pras from his downfall after his tragic dispute and betrayal on the hands of his e-sport teammates. Three years had passed since then. Now, to fulfill his promise and break the chains of his past, Pras helped his current friends to achieve the maximum level in a VRMMORPG titled Chronicles of Zurefgar in order to enable them to enter a multi game PvP event named The Clashing Realms.Conflicts and meetings that Pras had with people from his past in the game had opened up old wounds. Yet, he received a helping hand from a person he would never have imagined. Slowly, he learned that it was not only about him helping others, but it was him that was being saved. cover by Konnyapon
107.85 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 15:56
Humanity has a god, as does every race, but in the beginning, he gave up on his creation. Cthulhu found these disregarded souls and took care of them in his own fashion. Now, the dark one rises from the depths once more to lead humanity in their first interspecies interactions.
19.17 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 15:35
AFlawedKing | drama | Complete
The Philosopher King once conquered the known world, his power seemingly unlimited and his armies inexhaustible. Since that time his might has slowly unravelled, and his once steadfast empire has begun to crack, splinter and devour itself. In the isolated Southern Realms, where even magic has abandoned them, none of that matters. For years it has been filled with warring kingdoms, where as many kings die to the blade as to old age, and constant battles tear apart the land. When one such kingdom invades its old enemy, the King and his heir, Prince Caden, are killed. Unable to accept the loss of his family Prince Arian is broken, and when the Philosopher King stretches out his hand in aid, Arian takes it without a second thought. When Caden wakes from death, he's different. His eyes and soul have changed, and he finds a world filled with friends who no longer trust he's even human. Suddenly thrust onto the throne and indebted to the Philosopher King, Caden has no choice but to keep going - he must finish what his father started, and try to survive the machinations of the figure who now owns his fealty. Meanwhile something beyond death stirs for him, desiring nothing more than to drag him back into its embrace. Author's Note: This story used to be known as "A King of his Own", but after some consideration I have decided to rebrand it. The first reason is that I was growing increasingly dissatisfied with the title. The second is that I have come increasingly to view this story as a 'saga' containing multiple 'books' rather than one long, continuous publication, and as I did so I realized that as I was quickly getting to a point in the story where I wanted the first 'book' to end. This doesn't mean I'm going back on the things I said below - they're just going to continue in the next book of the Saga of Fallen Kings. :) Also, be aware that I do plan to edit this at some point. Though I take care to squash out any obvious errors when I proof-read, and do simple edits in that process, at some point I'm almost certainly going to do large edits that might significantly change parts of the story. Old author's notes: This started as a completely random writing session. There was no purpose or direction, but as I kept typing an entire world began to form in my mind that I knew I had to write about. My plan is to turn this story into a veritable medieval fantasy epic that spans an entire world, follows multiple character and storylines, and takes place over many years. The story has quite a grounded, almost 'realistic' start, but many more fantastical elements will be introduced, expanded upon and become central to the narrative. I have ideas for this story that make me genuinely excited and I hope you enjoy my work as much as I enjoy writing it, and join me on what will hopefully become a truly massive fantasy epic. If you do enjoy this story please consider following, rating and leaving a review. I'm also happy to answer any questions or comments you have. (Cover image is an edited version of free stock art found: here.)
58.29 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 15:33
EldritchPotato | contemporary | Complete
Eva Diaz, a marine biology student, has always loved the sea and the orcas that call it home. This makes her summer job a dream come true for the struggling university student. When an opportunity arises to check out her uncle's current project, a very rare specimen of cetacean, in the top-secret research facility of Ocean Land, she can't resist learning more. Except this specimen is a lot less whale and a lot more creature of myth. Mermaids shouldn't be real yet now it's her job to befriend one. Gripped by uncertainty she must choose whether to be a warden or to heed the call of the orca's serenade.
37.00 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 15:31
maxxli | contemporary | Complete
what it means to love someone that no one else can
0.08 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 15:27
Methuselah | contemporary | Complete
I'm bound. I'm beaten. I ask for help. I'm bound. I'm beaten. I ask for help. The cycle renews; when the cycle renews, lights dim and sparks extinguish. This is the world of the city-cyclicals. Does anybody understand it? Do they understand it? Join Michaels, Johnny, and Johnny-boy as they digest their cycles. Will they find their peace of this world?
1.34 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 15:26
OceansInTheSky | contemporary | Complete
Even though it's their first day of high school, Yuuko and Yuya are already late, but things begin to change when Yuya encounters a blonde boy being pummeled to the ground. "Are you okay Luka?" Can the thoughts of two strangers have any affect on a boy who has none for himself-- "You see New Kid, a community is made of like-minded people. Like-minded people work well together, they support each other.....when someone acts out from the group, they destroy the balance." --especially in a case where someone may not want to move at all?
22.12 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 15:27
kevin_writer2 | contemporary | Complete
Davis Archer was cut off by his family when he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for accidentally killing a friend when he was 13. Five years after his release, he has yet to overcome his past to build relationships and has now received a sudden request from his estranged family to return home. Will the family that once abandoned him welcome him back if it means saving a life? As Davis attempts to navigate where home is for him, those he cares about wrestle with what's more important: who we are or who we were. AVAILABLE ON AMAZON
37.74 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 16:09
John works as a rider, moving from settlement to settlement and enforcing the rule of the court. Of course, none of this means he can't take a short detour to handle matters of personal importance. The stories I write take place in the same world; you can read more about this world when more of it is written.
0.90 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 15:05
WhiteRose-BlueSpace | tragedy | Complete
Time takes everything. Nothing can beat it, nothing can change it, entropy will always take its course but there are always those who try to resist it, to try and immortalise themselves in one way or another. There is never a question of whether they will succeed, but of how many will be dragged down in the attempt and just how long it will take for time to wipe the slate clean. For there is no such thing as immortality. [Joint 4th runner up in the January 2024 RR Community Magazine Contestant "Immortality is a Myth" with also the highest prompt adherence score]
4.47 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 15:05
One-two-three-start!Tickj-Tickj-Tickj-Tickj- Tickj-TickjGoes the sound of a metronome setting the tone for what's to come&What awaits?A series of paths that twist and turn, halting and allowing you to advanced, the lines of what is real and what's not is blurredBut what is real?That is the question you'll find yourself asking, or maybe you won't at all,The world might have already swallowed you up by themChewing your mind and dissolving your intrigue into it's entity, it's world it's rings, it's people,And then it will spit you back upTickj-TickjAnd the metronome would have stopped,It stopped a long time ago,It's ticks setting the stage for another sound,One you are spat into,It begins and it endsEternal Requiem.
123.16 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 15:26
CoolDragonZae | sci_fi | Complete
Reality is a prison. Zero Space is the only way out. The Haven - a fortified skyscraper. It's humanity's last stand, and it won't be standing much longer. Jay might not live to see the end of the world. Not in his condition. He'd rather spend his remaining time playing a VR game called Zero Space. At least there, he can be a gun-toting bad-ass named Shae. But when Jay finds a forbidden new power, it reveals a secret side of Zero Space, filled with sentient AI, scheming monsters, and murderous players. Zero Space may be more than just a game. It could be the key to saving the world. Or ending it.
180.41 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 15:04
Mellifluous | romance | Complete
The noble thief is known to take from the rich and give to the poor. The thief's tale is known throughout the kingdom of Ronan. However, the thief made a mistake. She stole from the wrong person. With his family now dead, he will seek reprisal. Nevan Prima will make the thief pay whatever the cost. Money, he can easily replace. But for the loss of his family, he will demand retribution.
48.87 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 14:51
Mark Bastion, formally the Demon Barbas, has been living a pretty good life ever since his escape from Hell a few hundred years back. He's now running a shady exorcism business with his spunky assistant, making a good living scamming the common folk. But life's never that easy, especially after a fake exorcism gone wrong, leading Mark stuck a job that he cannot decline. Now, with both Heaven and Hell after him, he has to use the powers that he has neglected just to say alive. That, and with a lot of help from friends both old and new.
51.90 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 14:55
The origin of a species and the different families that inherited the power of unknown birth collide in an attempt to settle their ways and solve mysteries, how will they react when the answer to that truth is shown? The first Volume of this book mostly takes the perspective of Percy, a 19 year old member of the Daybreak pack as well as some additional characters' point of view. These packs having their respective abilities that shape their lifestyles, and they've remained inherited throughout the pack's history and bloodline which over time have long lost their origins. Auxiliary chapter - Main Characters, rules of this fantasy and etc. But they're explained throughout the course of the Novel, so it isn't necessary to read. Vol.1 CompletedVol.2 Completed
132.89 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 14:48
