Official page for the [Royal Road Community Magazine] Contest. This page includes the first chapters of all entries submitted before January 10th, 2024. Check out the first chapter for more details.
205.02 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 09:56
Mad Sadie | one_shot | Complete
A guard has a conversation with a storm. A short story.
0.52 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 13:38
Mad Sadie | one_shot | Complete
The final game in a chess tournament doesn't go quite as anyone planned... A short story.
0.56 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 13:43
Methuselah | one_shot | Complete
A sci-fi-fantasy shortstory about political strife on a metropolis space-station populated by plant-humanoid aliens. Our Hero leads a team of his assistants to investigate the whereabouts of the station's Captain, whose absence has been noted at a time of unrest where he'd otherwise step in.
1.81 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 13:42
A boy ventures into his kitchen for a late night snack.
1.01 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 13:43
Mad Sadie | one_shot | Complete
A professional thief visits his little sister. A short story.
0.44 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 16:20
Evelyn Adelberg | one_shot | Complete
Each page is a new beginning. Quite literary when it comes to this compilation of flash fiction written by a myriad of authors. Each one only has a paragraph and a list of characters to work off, to continue the main story. Let's see where this takes us! This story is brought to you by : DT_Reunion nerdy_asian27 Gasmaskbro One_Chance skitta Space Pickle Little Racoon Rhea Bring ringe The Cabbage Preacher
16.99 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 16:23
The Jester in Red | one_shot | Complete
Famous poet and self-proclaimed adventurer, Orion Auslandin, sets off on a journey to find the mythical Valley of the Salt Sparrow Heart and prove that there is more to him than simply being the son of the Pirate King. Inspired by ancient poetry and a journal entry from a long dead author, Orion hires a crew to aid him in his quest of discovery. Along the way they face down pirates that wish to capture him, strange creatures that inhabit the island, and dangerous waters.
5.91 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 16:24
Mad Sadie | one_shot | Complete
Everyone learns how to create and control fireballs in school. But is it possible to befriend the fire? A short.
0.85 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 19:02
Yuuenchi | one_shot | Complete
Aihara Ryuusuke was always cleaning up after his childhood friend Kajika Seriko especially those childish origami cranes of hers that had been her obsession the past 2 years. Unbeknownst to him, Seriko was folding 1000 cranes so her special wish would be granted. But she was forever loosing her precious cranes, forcing her to start over. And then one day she walks in on him... Previously published on FictionPress
3.99 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 19:03
Tigersight | one_shot | Complete
A short story about running away to find a new place, and a new person to be.
2.39 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 19:03
NicholasDuval | one_shot | Complete
Rorik Stormcoast, a wizard of some regard, has embarked upon a new quest. He's dared to climb a perilous mountain and seek out a legendary dragon to learn his secrets. But as Rorik makes for the summit, he is joined by a strange companion, and soon finds his quest more challenging and dangerous than he ever anticapated.
5.97 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 11:10
Kai Willow | one_shot | Complete
Kevin is working in a dead-end job in a magic call center. He can clearly handle any situation thrown his way, but for some reason, he cannot be promoted to Master Customer Service Wizard. But after an insane call with goblins raiding a town, Kevin approaches the Grandmaster Customer Service Wizard one more time to get his promotion, hopefully.
1.53 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 11:09
Spencer Havens | one_shot | Complete
Grimjack the Eviscerator never really cared for Christmas, but with the horde weakened from a recent attack by the Stridian Armada, he has no choice but to go to Santa Claus for help. He arrives at the North Pole to find that he can't turn in the Christmas wish granted to him by the Bajorin Alliance because Santa has gone missing! So, he reluctantly teams up with an unlikely group of heroes to try and save Christmas before the Torellians can harness the sadness of a year without presents and finish off the horde. Will Grimjack learn the true meaning of Christmas, or will his blood stained heart stay hardened to the truth hidden behind all the presents and decorations?
11.41 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 12:26
Anehalia | one_shot | Complete
The virtual world is everything. With sensors, computer chip implants, contact lenses, and an internet connection you can also live in the virtual world! Don't worry about how you don't look like a model. The virtual world can fix that. It can make it so that everyone sees you how you see yourself! With job leveling and virtual pets, everything is better in the virtual world! Come to an Insinc office today to get equipped to enter the virtual world. A series of short stories set in an augmented reality/virtual reality world. This story is posted on Wattpad, Inkitt, and Royal Road. If you are not reading on one of these location, you are reading a pirated version and you can read it for free on Royal Road.
2.81 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 12:25
A wanderer stumbles upon the City of Wizards on the day they celebrate their triumph over their tyrant gods and watches the view with an old wizard. A 4th of July fireworks-inspired short story, set in a world where gods are plentiful and sometimes they die. Cover image is an awful photo of part of the inspiring fireworks show in question.
1.09 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 12:28
Mad Sadie | one_shot | Complete
Felix has been dead quite some time. No one remembers him. He's ok with that. A short story.
0.52 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 12:28
Christopher Jude | one_shot | Complete
This (short)story is Completed! Even if you're not a fan of short stories I think its definitely worth giving it a shot. Chapter 1 is here, the rest of the novella is (free on amazon until sometime on Saturday 4/29) Or available anytime on amazon (Kindle Unlimited too) Birth Status: Corporation-Dron.... ahem, "Corporation-Asset". That's crap though. Free isn't like the rest of the drones... well, except for her friend Three, he's alright for the "Mr. Corpo Poster-Boy" that he is. But she isn't like any of them. She was FreeBorn, and one day soon, she'll sail further than any Asset has ever seen, break her way into the High-Priority Personnel DataStack at the very heart of the CodeSea, and prove it. The setting is cyberpunk-fantasy and it's for January's community contest with the prompt 'uncharted waters'.
2.02 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 12:28
Mad Sadie | one_shot | Complete
A girl at the Renand Grand Academy of Higher Magic creates a spell over winter break. Short story based on ReIgnite by Asviloka.
0.57 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 12:27
K.R Webber | one_shot | Complete
Equipped with superpowers like strength, speed and ability to make it rain whenever he pisses his pants, Roderick is set to step in different dimensions.Roderick doesn't want to travel dimensions but he has got no choice. If he sleeps, he dies. And if he wants to survive, the bizarre world has got tasks for him. Everyday&
30.06 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 16:37
