The Last Tavern Open | contemporary | Complete
Back in 2011 I was working for a company doing a lot of electrical work. I was part of a project that had me driving all about Western Australia and assessing properties.On my trips I met many different people and heard quite a few stories.Some of them I wrote about, this is one.
0.22 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 10:13
uncannyvin | contemporary | Complete
When a sketch artist gets interested in comic creation, she's met with speed bumps and second guesses. A short story about creativity and getting help with it.
0.47 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 10:24
Nemesis Quill | contemporary | Complete
This is just a poem that I wrote a few years ago, in the early hours of the morning.
0.12 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 10:23
Pyromancers, wielders of the flame and the most sought after, but rarest among those who have mastery over the elements for their use in war. A childhood tragedy leaves one such boy with a deep fear of fire and unable to use his power. Kicked out of the king's service, he tries to start a new life, but circumstances conspire to make him the most wanted man in two kingdoms. Driven into a corner, Philip finds himself forced to confront his fears and master his power or risk losing his life.
44.48 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 10:23
davel.gomoz | horror | Complete
This is my testimony about the day I discovered the horror that lived in Cerro Alto. I wanted to forget about the matter as soon as possible, but today, I believe my words could serve the world. --- Hello! Davel here. This is a Lovecraftian, short story set in my country (M閤ico). The events of the story take place in the same world as in my story "The dweller under the waters", which you can find here in RoyalRoad
4.23 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 10:38
somenightsi | horror | Complete
Deep in a cult's mission to bring about the end of the world and under the careful supervision of a twisted spirit, Cyrus - by all outward appearances a teenage boy but harboring the power to cause natural disasters across the world - is kind of busy. Then a girl from his past, dreams of which have been plaguing him for years, re-enters his life. Tuesday is the yin to Cyrus's yang, full of life and a reminder of the innate goodness humanity has to offer. Inexplicably the two are drawn to each other; every moment she spends near him, however, her soul loses some of its brightness. Tuesday doesn't seem to mind and one by one the dominos begin to fall. The world is in danger of ending, and she is only growing closer to helping him set it ablaze.
45.34 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 10:38
MajorKerina | mystery | Complete
Codie Hewitt and Harper Melvang just started their sophomore year of college. Despite sharing dorms so close to one another, they have never met. But a seemingly random encounter in their psychology class leads to discoveries that will transform them and their future, when they realize that touching one another swaps their sexes. This short but trippy mind-bender reaches across our human connections and seeks to find an answer for what we can't explain.
4.99 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-27 14:45
White Whiskers | mystery | Complete
After her return from St.Petersburg, the daughter of a small church priest keeps eerily silent. The priest goes down to his personal hell of loneliness and remorse in the desperate search for an answer. A chilling Russian gothic from Leonid Andreyev (1905), the master of psychological drama and suspense. The translation is mine. The original book is in the public domain.
2.45 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 10:39
A soft song, spun on the wind, torments an isolated town.A family of witches sailing across the sea, attempt a new route through uncharted waters, when the storms of fate see fit to alter their destination.What secrets haunt this silent corner of the world where no music is allowed? Are they best left as whispers in the wind? A mostly family friendly fantasy adventure mystery, sure to give you duckbumps. Sword fighting is family friendly right? TL;DR Hounds of Baskerville meets the Famous Five, but with dragons. This is written for the Royal Road Community Magazine competition.
52.07 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 10:43
peteradixon | mystery | Complete
THE JUGGERNAUT is a complete story, but is being released chapter by chapter on Royal Road. If you can't want to see what happens buy your own copy at my website. The Juggernaut: A city in space built from the twisted wreck of a thousand ships, in a decaying orbit around a dying star. Hunting ground of pirates, outlaws, and criminal gangs. Haven of outcasts and orphans. The last refuge of the dispossessed. The city Tila Vasquez now calls home. Tila's parents, and thousands of others, were lost twelve years before when the colony mission to Baru failed. The colony shipsRising StarandNew Dawnwere destroyed. TheFar Horizonwas never heard from again. So when Tila finds an impossible ship buried deep within the city a shuttle from theFar Horizon she sets out with her friends Ellie and Malachi to uncover the truth behind the colony mission and the deaths of her parents. But some things are buried for a reason, and some secrets should never be revealed& The Juggernaut: Now or never Watch the trailer at https://www.peteradixon.com/books/the-juggernaut/
23.75 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 10:46
palendrome_girl | romance | Complete
Xie Yi-jun; the King of Hei'an City, is a statue. Of course, he wasn't ALWAYS this way! And the curse itself, cast by the snake demon; Su Lan, can indeed be broken! This is good news... bad news? The only one who can break the spell is the King's soulmate; Jin Songcai. Who as it happens, is dead. Fast-forward about 700 years, and the forest where Xie Yi-jun was first turned to stone has become a bustling city. The old man on the corner tells the legend; that only The Stone King's true love can awaken him.Children, travelers, everyone goes to try it out, laughing at the old man's tale- Wen Reian, a young apprentice visiting the city has all eyes on him suddenly, as it seems The Stone King has been finally released!Could Reian be the reincarnation of the King's first love; the infamous Jin Songcai? Unfortunately, whether they want to know or not, the questions still remain; is Xie Yi-jun only destined for failure at the hands of his ancient enemy? Will Wen Reian ever realize the scope of his natural power?!And are they truly soulmates, or is there something else going on that could threaten to tear them apart forever? Book #1 of the After The Long Night series
89.90 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 10:59
2042-04-02 The Next Generation VRMMORPG will be released: Helheim Fallen!Sign up NOW and win the chance to be a beta-tester! Willow's life hasn't been easy. She was diagnosed as autistic at a young age and she's been on the 'enough to survive' track for all her life. The only place she feels normal is when she plays VRMMORPGs on the BASE platform with her guild and close friends.That is, until her best friend Violet gets a beta-invite for the new VRMMORPG Helheim Fallen and suddenly disappears.Now, Willow has to follow the clues Violet left behind to find her and save her. Willow has to face her biggest fears and struggles and accidentally stumbles into a dark side of the BASE platform that she never realised existed.Can she save Violet before more people go missing?
46.18 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 11:03
Necrontyr525 | sci_fi | Complete
Space Hulks : vast amagations of wrecked ships, stray astroids, and precious lost technology. Casth through the hell-scape of the Warp for uncountable yeras, Infested with the Damned and the Alien, and hazardous beyond reason, they are incomparable prizes to anyone who can take them over. Ships that would take hundreds of years to build can be pried from their sides in only decades, relics of bygone eras fetch fortunes large and small, and every data-vault could contain secrets to shake the foundations of reality.Part 3 of the Aegisverse Saga. Second Person is used throughout. If that isn't kosher with you, best to back out now. A Warhammer 40,000Dark Heresy / DeathwatchfanfictionComplete, with a total of53chapters. On the series - This series was first written as a Choose Your own Adventure (CYoA) on the /r/HFY forum. The between chapter votes have been omitted, as they are not part of the story, despite their influence on it. On the the Author's notes - These were included in the original document, and are included here for the purpose of completeness. Spelling, grammatical, and formatting changes have been made in the process of archiving this story and re-formatting it for publication on Royal Road. None of the contents of the story has been substantially affected. Cover by gej302!
37.57 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 11:08
Mad Sadie | one_shot | Complete
A girl tells her friend about her experiences with a squirrel uprising. A short.
0.72 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 11:10
FancyOtter-98 | one_shot | Complete
The sun's gone out in the solar system, but who's to blame? A short Story inspired by Douglas Adams
0.32 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 11:10
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
Nole Moody | action | Complete
When the hero is a Goblin scrambling for survival in a brutal world, what is good might not be as clear cut as you expect. "If you think you're too small to make a difference, you haven't spent a night with a mosquito." Goblin Proverbs of Caution and Cowardice. Only first few chapters are available on here as its now available as an ebook through Amazon and is free to read on Kindle Unlimited: Feral on Amazon
1.54 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 15:21
Hokage of Literature | horror | Complete
When Calvin finds a knife walking home he is engrossed with its tempting powers and learns of its means of bringing back a loved oneat the cost of killing a human. He kills his brother, Nathan, in order to ressurrect his life's love, Yui. However, complications arise when his brother rises from the grave as a flesh-eating monster bent on gaining untold power. And what's worse is Yui seems to have memories of when she was deada mystery that could have bigger implications than humanity could understand.
29.05 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 11:54
forevercelest | horror | Complete
The second story published on RR, with a complete change in genre, compared to the first story uploaded. This story is about the adventure of Jasper. Being lost in the deep ocean, nonetheless, did he not lose any hope. What awaits him at dawn? How will he fight?
0.26 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 11:57