Other-Terrestrial Episode 13 - "Dark Star"

NolanConrey | drama | Complete

Deep in space, a relic temple of an ancient, seemingly lost civilization has been discovered. 25,000 kilometers in width, the station dwarfs even the Earth itself. Captain Brooks must join up with adventurer and explorer Nadian Farland to take the first steps into a place where man was not meant to tread. A place where reality twists and warps, and the echoes of the past still rebound. Into the heart of madness and death.

41.40 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-27 14:45

Peculiar Soul

TMarkos | drama | Complete

Not everyone gets a soul. The rise of industry and mechanization has sent the world's population booming upward, striving relentlessly for the fixed handful of souls that level armies and steer the fate of nations. The remnants of a crumbled empire fight in a grinding, bloody war against their ancient enemy. Not everyone gets a soul, but Michael must - for he is the scion of a lord, and the soulless cannot hold such a title. For five years he has tried to tempt one of the souls freed by its vessel's death. Five years of pain and failure, earning only his father's contempt. At last, one more opportunity to earn his soul has come. But not everyone gets a soul quite like his. Updates weekly on Wednesdays. Cover art by Harry Rowland.

348.78 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-27 15:49

The Explorer Saga

KestenH | drama | Complete

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.

182.10 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-26 16:06

Angelic Bond

Jojeez | drama | Complete

Angelic Bond tells the story of Yonuro, a 16 year-old girl, who's told that she must return an Angelic Veil (a cloak) she found randomly after school to an other world in order to restore ''balance'' and save the universe. Immerse yourself in Yonuro's journey and discover the world's sophisticated nature and mysterious lore.

48.41 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-26 18:37

Reverse Reincarnation

Tejoka | drama | Complete

Returning to a previous life she doesn't remember, Tori wakes up in a fantasy world as the heir to an empire. One where magic called cultivation rules. While doing research and kickstarting an industrialization, she has to deal with a family of transmigrators, politics, and spirits. Maybe she'll even figure out why some of them keep trying to kill her. Life in a different world has its challenges, even if it's the life you're supposed to lead. This is a slightly tongue-in-cheek take on a transmigration/cultivation novel. The story will be more focused on characters than action. A few characters, including the MC, are LGBT+. Updates: Mon. & Thurs.

296.81 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 17:37

Riposte

Etzoli | drama | Complete

No雔 is known across the city of Portlandand not by choice. Under the care of the richest man in the city and just transferred to a new high school, she's already making close friends... and bitter enemies. A chance encounter on her first day plunges her headfirst into a secret underground tournament. Between suspicious classmates and utter strangers, No雔 soon gets a taste for the addictive rush of the duel, but questions of love and trust complicate every move she makes. Cutthroat games with grim consequences await her in a shadowy world of competitors all dueling for the greatest prize imaginable. A new story from Etzoli, that one butterfly who writes things. This is a side-adventure I've written during the pandemic, as I've been having a lot of trouble getting into the correct head-space for writing my main series (The Last Science). Expect some rougher bits. Schedule is sporadic, but this will be a shorter one (closer to Snipe or Epilogue in length). I hope you enjoy it! Full-size cover art [Discord] - come hang out and chat sometime with etzy and other readers!

77.75 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 11:24

Rebirth of Destiny I

Aaliyah_D | drama | Complete

In a world where magical runes called Rebirths rest in the hands of hostile nations, fourteen-year-old Aiden lived a quiet life in a small town conveniently named Khalm. Born with crescent-shaped irises and silver hair, young Aiden was never bothered by his unusual birthmarks until the night his life as a simple delivery boy changed. He was the 'Rebirth Destroyer', someone ruling powers deemed a threat. Chased by death and the foretelling of the world ending by his hands, Aiden soon finds that there are few people he can trust. My stories are fantasy-based and heavily influenced by classic Final Fantasy games ( by classic I mean 1-10 ) and other Japanese Role-Playing Games I used to enjoy, with one difference; the main characters are Black. July 2022 update! After months of deliberation, I've decided to continue with this cast of characters in the next books instead. The loose ends in this story have been keeping me up all night. I've gotten started on 2 sequels to this; Rebirth of Destiny II based on the good ending and the alternative ending. After I get a good backlog built up they'll be published once a week.

49.44 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 14:26

Pomegranate Seeds

CorinnaTaylor | drama | Complete

A retelling of Persephone's journey to the underworld.

4.03 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-26 13:45

Tabula Rasa: C-13 [A Sci-fi Drama]

Poptotype | drama | Complete

What would you do if you woke up without a clue who you were? Would you end up repeating everything over again, repeating your mistakes? Or would you prove that people are more than their past? You woke up in a mechanical body in a long-decayed compound, can you live this life better than the last? Do you seek out your origin... or do you embrace this chance to flee those fleeting and bittersweet memories? Join C-13 on his new chance at life, live his struggles in this dystopian cyberpunk world, watch him grow into the person he was always meant to be, and don't forget, reality is what we perceive it to be. [participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge] *Currently under rewrite, will post second edition for beta reading when complete!*

36.30 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-26 16:10

Clarent Saga: Chronicles

Faenon | drama | Complete

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'.

44.59 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-26 17:24

Innocence: Exiled Prince

MrZombie | drama | Complete

Victor Lawson; a son of a King. Quite a scandalous King, but over the years, he had proved his own worth to the people that he ruled not with force but with words. Yet, this story isn't about The King. It's about his son; a Prince in a frozen land, a noble-born with a pedigree as clear as the driven snow. The boy had everything; wealth, title, inheritance to the whole kingdom. Everything that could make his life of lavish luxury and comfort. Or at least it was promised to him, a promise he believed because he is the only heir to his father's crown. Such abundance came with its own problems and restrictions. To him at least, it made daily life drowned out by the mundane and the inane obedience of others. Yet a few people make to his life, temporarily filling that void. Hope was something he had; If only he could break this mundane loop he called life. A harmless wish of youth, he believed at first. Or so he wanted to believe until he met a...

55.93 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-26 18:41

Pokémon Reset Bloodlines Sidestory - Mewtwo Interlude

Fox Bluereaver | drama | Complete

Subject #150, Codename: Mewtwo. The strongest Pok閙on ever created, a being of fury and destruction unmatched by anything else. But was he always meant to be that way? Perhaps, once, things could've gone differently...Backstory supplement for the main story written by Viroro-kun. Main story knowledge not essential, but reccomended. Ties in with Chapter 37.

11.19 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-27 14:45

Vow of the Willow Tree

VVerity | drama | Complete

In pursuit of reunification with his love who died far away, the deathless Liu Xie makes a deal with the heavens to bring her orphaned daughter Idony to the First Palace where the Heavens meet the mortal land. Unfortunately, this is easier said than done, even for him as the fate of others link to his and Idony's journey. Bo is a lost dog of a man, seeking vengeance. Rui Yifu is a false friend fleeing from his own face and past, and Li Baobao comes for penance. Yet something else may be pulling the strings, its own designs expanding like terrible roots in the soil. A slow burn. Uploads every Tuesday and Friday.

320.30 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-20 15:37

Tales from the Underside: Below

greyly | drama | Complete

After a series of complicated subway line transfers, Isaac stumbles into the Underside, a fantastical parallel world inhabited by a hodgepodge of overpowered beings. He's saved by the "god" of this world, Lilith, who decides to implement a stat system to save the Underside from further property damage. Four years later, this system is (roughly) in place, and Isaac is the unfortunate soul tasked with keeping it updated. There's now a Discord server if anyone wants to chat and hang out!  This story starts out as a chill, slow burn comedic slice-of-life that follows Isaac's strange adventures in the Underside. It becomes progressively more serious as it goes on, eventually turning into a character study and developing a serious plot as Isaac learns more about the Underside, its history, and himself. The first major section of this story (the "Below" arcs) is now complete!

103.62 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 11:28

Hands Held in the Snow

B. A. Baker (Thedude3445) | drama | Complete

Aspiring priest Beatrice dreams of saving the world. Delinquent debutante Emi dreads her looming engagement to a distant noblewoman. A chance meeting in a library ignites a flame of love in their hearts. But, as the pair explore the wintery city of Balarand and each other, they must contend with their relationship's uncertain future. Only by walking together hand-in-hand can they face these obstacles for the sake of their futures. Hands Held in the Snow is an LGBT+ fantasy romance about a bookworm and a brat at the cusp of adulthood. Read all 70 chapters today. -- Featuring artwork by Mikayla Buan. https://twitter.com/mikayla_buan You can also read Hands Held in the Snowon its official website:http://handsheld.quinlancircle.com/ And follow Hands Held on Twitter:https://twitter.com/hands_held Please vote onTop Web Fiction!You can vote once a week on each device for this story (and any others you enjoy!).

67.01 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 11:24

Bookworld Online: The Rogue Necromancer

Bokuboy | drama | Complete

Have you ever wanted to play the main character of your favorite book? Now you can! Welcome to Bookworld Online!

58.41 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 14:15

Second God

Akmedrah | drama | Complete

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

Birth of an AI (completed)

LoneLeaf | drama | Complete

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

Just One Look Won't . . .

Cai Tan | drama | Complete

About an orphan orphaned by noble stupidity over spoiled cheese. She's capable, curious, definitely opinionated, but not entirely consistent. Her name is Sammy and this is the story of her doom. Sammy's head whips around and she says with wide, surprised eyes that quickly narrow with suspicion, "Huh? What?!" [I am planning to submit on Saturdays and Sundays, with unscheduled drops as I so desire.]

68.56 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 16:55

Gods of Space

Elizabeth Tschereda | drama | Complete

After an unfortunate run-in with a strange alien liquid, ten humans from the beginning of the age of space colonisation are forced into Immortality, worshipped as Gods and trapped in their own Godly personas. Lae, a normal human interplanetary postal worker, doesn't really care that much about Gods. Or aliens. And while she used to be all for adventure, she's really had enough of it. All she really wants to do is to find her way home... CW: torture, kidnap and murder (non-descriptive)

24.80 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 13:01