Michael Regal | historical | Complete
Europe is set ablaze in the fire of war as brother turns against brother, stirred to violence by their corrupt governments and churches. In this time of upheaval, free bands such as the honorable(?) Talbot Company make their name by selling their swords to the highest bidders. The company is a family bound by coin and blood. When a Swedish castle falls to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Talbot Company must venture to the wild lands beyond the Oder River to stop war from breaking out over the ambitions of a rogue Polish colonel. The company attracts all manner of characters, among them an English peasant archer, an impoverished conquistador, and a cross-dressing Italian girl who thinks she has what it takes to hold her own amidst the rigors of war. Read on and find out if they have what it takes to survive this time of war and suffering. ----- If you like what you're reading, please consider buying the complete book. That is the only place where the final chapters will be available. Click here to buy on Amazon Click here to view on Goodreads Click here to buy on Smashwords
40.93 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 11:31
Janelle Walden | historical | Complete
Claire's life led her to love. Love led her to death. Death began her eternal struggle to retain both her love and her humanity through five centuries of endless nights. Book 1 covers 1583-1690. "Ravyn's Nights" is a six book series, with each book covering a different century. Book 6 was actually started first, and it takes place in the near future, bringing the story to a final conclusion. I then started writing the rest of the series when I decided that I wanted to share the details of the life that made her into who she is in Book 6. At the time of posting the first chapter of the series, books 1-2-3 are completed and books four, five and six are in various states of completion. There is currently a novella following a side character that does include a few crossover chapters featuring the main character. The novella will be included in the completed versions of books 4 and 5.
95.45 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 11:33
PJ_Lowry | historical | Complete
David Jones thought he was normal until he discovered that his family has been keeping a secret from him his entire life. He learned that his father's side of the family can and has been doing something that no one else can: travel through time.
29.71 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 11:26
Publius Decius Mus | historical | Complete
I have always thought I would live out my life without any major surprises. You know, work on the estates of my parents, serve my time as a soldier, become a senator, a praetor, maybe a consul in time. I thought I will live the life that a Roman noble of my standing can count on. But this was not to be. My previously simple life got suddenly very complicated. I was taken from my home, and now I have to live in a world where no one speaks Latin, no one prays to my gods, and no one knows what the heck garum is. Before, I thought I had all the answers, but now only questions remain. Will I survive? Will I find my way back home? Will I ever be able to get the savage bastards living here to adopt the great accomplishments of Roman civilisation? Not even the gods know the answers. One thing is for sure: should I ever get home again; I will never set a foot outside of my estate without a healthy stockpile of garum. The cover is from Peter Paul Rubens' "The Death of Publius Decius Mus" This webnovel is partially based on a DnD campaign where a party of three players played the adventures The Sunless Citadel, The Forge of Fury and The Witches of Westwater.
65.97 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-22 16:47
Oftentimes, our suffering plays out in the things we're drawn to, and out of all of his amazing & powerful friends, Xander was the one stuck in a vicious time loop. Either he's the most unfortunate soul on the planet or he really is destined for something more. This is the journey of discovery Xander Harris never got.
334.21 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 11:31
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
The entire rewritten and reworked series is available on Amazon! The book edition has a lot more story, brand new characters, and a different ending, so don't miss the new adventures of Chaos! Death and Reincarnation. Kuroe Makoto, the tomboyish ace of her high school track and field club, never spared a thought for these things before. However, when she falls asleep in her Tokyo home after an exhausting marathon and wakes up in a fantasy world, those concepts become her reality. And unlike in the common light novel setting, she isn't reincarnated as the naturally good-looking and talented human hero who gathers a harem effortlessly. In fact, she isn't reincarnated as a human at all. She is reborn as 'Chaos', child of the demon queen and heir to a kingdom at war with humanity. Maou Shoujo Magical Chaos puts the Japanese high school girl in a tentacle monster, in this strange tale of a sound human mind possessing a horrifying creature's body.Join Chaos on her oftentimes humorous but also perilous journey through a world of sword and sorcery, as she discovers a newfound appetite for life, terror, and demi-human girls. Standalone spin-off featuring Senka:Red Mantis and Avenger Doll Cover art by Peperon.
414.12 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 11:43
NorskDaedalus | drama | Complete
Get The Way Ahead on Amazon! Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3 What do you do when you don't fit in? Edwin never really felt many connections to other people, but as a physics student, that was fine. He didn't really need it, anyway. He was content to peel back the mysteries of the universe... not that there were many left to find. Modern-day research was just too well-established, too well-trodden for any single enthusiast to make any significant headway. But that doesn't apply to other worlds. Not ones where magic and Skills run rampant, where well-defined roles and Classes dominate much of society with little room for novel experimentation from its residents. That kind of world would be perfect for an overeager, newly-minted Alchemist to make his mark. Things are never that easy, though. The Way Ahead is a very slice-of-life story following the story of someone trying to find his place in a world that doesn't know what to do with him. Expect lots of science, lots of alchemy, a few sarcastic quips by the System, and lots of exploration involving the world, self-discovery, and above all, science. After all, further research is always required. Updates Wednesdays. Congratulations! For writing a story during the month of November, you have unlocked the Royal Road Writathon Participant path!
285.73 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 11:36
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
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
The year is 2061, and the world has ended. In the city of Asclepion, Sabra Kasembe dreams of a superheroic future yet wakes to the taste of blood and ash. When her father is shot six times in a heist gone wrong, she resolves to bring those responsible to justiceno matter where the trail might lead. To do this, she'll need to team up with a washed-up superhero, a brooding robotic woman, and the very man who shot her father. Because he is her only link to a conspiracy that threatens to shake the Functioning World to its core. But it may be impossible to save a world on the brink of apocalypse without pushing it over the edge. As her reckoning approaches, Sabra realizes that her future may not be filled not with the cries of those she's saved, but the screams of her victims... IN SEKHMET'S SHADOW is a complete post-superhero sci-fi thriller, and first of a trilogy (IN SEKHMET'S WAKE, IN SEKHMET'S HANDS.) It is intended for mature audiences and features violence, swearing, and ideas that may be considered traumatic or provocative. But remember this: everyone finds love in the end. Cover art by the phenomenal Tommy Arnold. No Patreon, no Discord -- please show support by following, favoriting, and rating. This is a story for those who want to answer the big questions: can superheroes reconcile the contradictions within capital and themselves, does power corrupt, and is it gay if you're a woman and she's a goth-rock robot? Is it easier to end the world than end capitalism? TOP WEB FICTION LINK: https://topwebfiction.com/listings/in-sekhmets-shadow/ IN SEKHMET'S WAKE IS COMING IN 2024 -- follow this story to be the first to hear of any updates!
107.83 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 11:22
Elbowsnapper | drama | Complete
Aiden Neve, a CEO of a construction company wakes up inside an Attack Ball that is headed on a course straight back to earth, and it only gets stranger from there. Complete. Young Justice. Dragon Ball Z. OC.
53.66 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 11:17
The Orcs and Night Elves didn't have to be enemies. If not for some bad decisions, perhaps things could have been very different. With an Orc Druid thrown into the mix with foreknowledge from another world, one determined to change things for the better, things WILL be different. A slightly spicy retelling of the events of Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne with a Self-Insert thrown into the mix to change things up. Update Schedule will be every weekday Monday-Friday, with Saturdays and Sundays off!
111.49 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 11:20
A girl, raised and trained to be a weapon. Now offered a chance fora better life, will she take it? Will the world let her? Trying to figure out her lot in life with noother skills than those of combat in a world where conflicts are becomming more frequent, what will become of her? Some names may have been taken from real life but everything else is fiction. Ratings and comments would be appreciated. I put the drama tag but i'm not sure if I actually manage that. Cover pic found via pintrest. If the owner of the art wants it removed, please contact me.
56.47 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 11:15
javert | contemporary | Complete
Jonah is a college senior who can't seem to score an internship, so she's returned to the summer job that she's had every year since she was old enough to work: lifeguarding at the run down waterpark on the outskirts of her small town. Things take a turn for the worse when a dismembered body is discovered in the lake that feeds the park's attractions, and the whole staff becomes convinced that they are the murderer's next target. [participant in theRoyal RoadWritathon challenge] (this story is complete as of 12/3/19, though no promises I won't make edits at some point lol)
37.12 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 11:13
PublicApology | contemporary | Complete
A year and a half after Elizabeth's suicide, Sara Mera's life settles back to normalcy from a battle of depression. Sara's life is thrown back into that pit of darkness when her hand in the suicide is exposed to the world. In a negative state of mind, she meets the girl who was Elizabeth's best friend who is still suffering from her death. Afraid another tragedy will happen, Sara selfishly becomes friends with the girl but never expected that she would be the one who light's up Sara's world in the darkness. -
39.88 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 11:14
Not_Important | contemporary | Complete
After being subjected to a strange drug while on a language trip in Kyoto, Young adult Sias Jourdin is forced to go on the run, his semblance of a normal lifereduced to nothing by the tremendous force of the wave called fate. Even worse than the serial killers, hired assassins and crazy billionaires believing to be able to control magic, His true foe is his own past. As everything happening, every encounter, good or bad,makes him come one step closer to awakening the old, buried demons under his House. I am Sias, the legitimate heir of the Jourdin and the sparkle that ruined it.
33.64 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 11:11
TJ Lombardi | contemporary | Complete
In a world full of assassins, there are those who choose stealth and there are those who arrive violently and leave only a trail of blood. Awakened to excruciating pain and torment, Trevor Brinkworth discovers he is an agent of Scalpel LP. The only problem, he has no memory of ever joining them, nor the multiple missions he conducted as their assassin. A neurochip implanted in his brain provides him with super soldier abilities, but with the blank spot in his memory also comes the discovery of having to start back at Novice - Level 1. Trevor quickly realizes there is only one path to take, level up his skills and get back to doing what he did best. The long road of intensive training is ahead of him but when an old love interest reemerges, he dedicates himself towards being a better man and a better agent. No matter how hard Trevor tries to prove his past won't define his future, he cannot shake the dark reputation which still looms over him. Trever soon realizes the best way to survive in his new reality and get back to the love of his life is, shoot first, ask questions later. For every mission he is given, it always ends with bloodshed. Marvel's Punisher + John Wick = CALLSIGN: BLOODBATH
71.54 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 11:11
DWS | contemporary | On going
Hideki is a young man who lives with his grandmother after the loss of his parents. Despite the tragedy he finds simple pleasures in his everyday school life and playing with the music club, of which he is a member. He greatly admires the council president, Reina, who he meets in the corridors after school. Hideki's life is turned upside down once again and he finds himself drifting with nowhere to go. Reina offers him a chance, an evening meeting between the two of them leads to Hideki taking on an entirely new life as her second sister, Miyako. But not everything is as it seems - and accepting the mercy of another isn't always easy.
30.81 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-04-02 15:00
Freya Stone | contemporary | Complete
Remdia, a once peaceful country, sends an army towards the unprepared nation of Caledorn. This single action sets off a chain of events that will uproot the lives of everyone involved. A recent graduate suddenly finds himself in enemy territory, struggling to shield his birthplace from angered citizens. A news broadcaster must present a horrifying report while maintaining her perfected poise. A doctor steals an ambulance in an attempt to aid the injured. A student is evacuated from school, while a father tries desperately to escape a prison. Watch the war unfold through the eyes of those most impacted while the bloodshed increases. A relay of short stories where each chapter follows the perspective of one person through a difficult time.A massive shoutout to the brilliant cover artist as well, Snooki.
20.14 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 11:08
