BASE Status: Online [An Unlikely Hero's Journey]

EEngberts | sci_fi | Complete

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

The 15th Apocrypha

S.nuffles | horror | Complete

Detective Constable Walker is tasked with following the investigation of a recently deceased oxford academic. However as he unravels the mystery, he finds it to not be entirely human. *** Won the Short Story competition for my year, so I thought it would be worth sharing. If it seems rushed, there was a 1500 word limit. Thanks. And yes, I like the Weeknd if you couldn't tell.

0.90 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 11:57

Last Train

tenkouken | mystery | Complete

At the train station, amid the rumbling of the last night train, their once shrouded paths met. One was looking for love, the other was seeking freedom.At the train station,one uncovers a web of lies, deceit, and heartbreak. Everything that binds and looses them will lead back to the train station where they met.

1.64 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 14:37

Zombie Shards: Outbreak

trevorm | contemporary | Complete

In the quiet English town of Marrenforth, the dead are returning to life. The zombie apocalypse has begun. Zombie Shards is novella built from a collection of linked short stories and vignettes. These follow the early stages of the outbreak through an assortment of characters. Some will survive, others will not be so lucky; join them in their battle against the undead. This book is for over 18s only.

12.01 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 15:35

Essokinesis

The Thaumaturge | contemporary | Complete

The fourth entry inThe Thaumaturge series. Jackie, a 17 year-old girl in Nevada, 2023, finds that she suddenly develops pyrokinesis. Kineses are potent superpowers that an extremely small amount of people around the world have developed. Her friend, Paul, who she meets in a government protection program to protect these few superpowered individuals, has a rare kinesis; dimensiokinesis, the ability to open gateways between dimensions. This draws the attention of Phineas, the owner of an extremely rich weapons company, who also secretly harbors a kinesis. This story follows the duo as Phineas attempts to kidnap Paul and utilize his powers for his own mysterious purposes. None of this goes unnoticed by Leviticus. The return of The Thaumaturge is imminent.

4.96 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 15:36

Agent of the Alternates

Matthew Thorne | fantasy | Complete

This is the firstWell of Souls story. Nathan Hunter, as well as five hundred other seniors at his high school, found themselves pulled into the deadly game in an alternate dimension of their school, where they had to survive against increasingly tough monsters while completing a series of Challenges as their numbers continued to dwindle with no end in sight. With no way off the property, nor any way out of the alternate and back to their real dimension,Nathan and his classmates battle for survival in the hopes that eventually, they will be freed from the game. Warning: Things will get repetitive at times, particularly after Arc 1. The reason for this becomes clear in the first couple of chapters of Arc 2. It is simply the nature of the lives they lead.

182.46 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 17:20

Blood & Paradise | Order of Cerberus I [revised]

Kit Crane | mystery | Complete

It begins with a number of werewolves found dead, their blood drained. For Riley Averline, a Centurion with the Order, the immediate suspect is avampire. When the three vampire covens of Boston proclaim their innocence, however, it forces Riley to look deeper. Into the case, and into himself. Enter the world of the Order of Cerberus, one filled with magic and the supernatural, but also the very human concepts of loss, grief, and what we are willing to do in order to heal from tragedy.

32.81 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 17:22

Royal Punishment

author_victoria_vangaurd | romance | Complete

With the Orc armies slowly making their way toward Theora, Princess Ariella is forced to marry Prince Galleren of Xosta for an alliance. These two enemy Kingdoms must put their hatred aside to defend their lands from an Orcish takeover. Will the Prince and Princess be able to put their differences aside? Is this alliance genuine? or is Ariella walking toward her grave? Photo byAlice AlinarionUnsplash

30.52 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 17:33

Road of The Convict

ArcaneSaga | mystery | Complete

Miles Tenham had accepted his fate. To live his entire life behind bars in a prison in Arkensas. But his life goes for a surprising turn of event as he is forced to escape with a fellow, older prisonguard by the name of Wally. The entire nation of USA lies under a heavy warfare. Nobody knows what is going on and the duo is forced to fight for survival in a world just about to change forever. A tale of cyborgs, mutants, robots and fanatics. The first story taking place in Arcane Saga, a universe of shorter stories.

3.90 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 18:51

Businessman reincarnated in fantasy novel

Sam-kun | romance | Complete

I died by the mistake of god, as a compensation in my second life I got reincarnated in the novel I read last night with immense powers,As family of my favourite character my grandfather.The most powerful person in the entire kingdom whom the king want to remove. I don't want his end like original story, but I have commoners blood will I be able to win favour of my grandfather?With the ultimate goal to rule the nation witness journey of businessman. By author : sam

29.27 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-26 16:35

Kanu

OriginalKingD | drama | Complete

Kanu is a heroic fantasy in the shadows of legendary warriors such as Conan and Imaro. A young man hurled away from the safety and protection of his tribe into a world he never imagined. Haunted by nightmares that have plagued his mind since Birth Kanu travels the world searching for the voice inside his head hoping that he may one day know peace. As we know him now, he is an orphan bathed in blood barely escaping the grasp of madness but one day his name shall be spoken in timeless classics and sang of wherever libations may be had. [This is part of the June 2022 Community Magazine]

7.13 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-26 16:07

The Lost Realms: EVERMORE - Eadric's Chronicles

devonbarrington | tragedy | Complete

In the ancient realm of Evermore, a land steeped in magic and marred by conflict, an age-old war rages between two mighty races-the humans and the elves. Bound by a tumultuous history of bloodshed and mistrust, their bitter enmity threatens to consume the very fabric of the world they call home. Amidst this turbulent backdrop, we embark on a gripping tale that follows the extraordinary journey of Eadric Lightbringer, a formidable battlemage hailing from the town of Ravenhold. Eadric, a man burdened by the weight of destiny, finds himself thrust into a realm of unfathomable darkness, where courage will be tested, alliances will crumble, and secrets long forgotten will surface with devastating consequences. As the fragile balance of power teeters on the edge, Eadric's path converges with the ancient prophecies whispered in shadowed corridors. A reluctant hero, he must navigate treacherous landscapes and face both the savagery of the elven forces and the inner demons that haunt his own soul. With his mastery of the arcane arts and a flickering glimmer of hope, Eadric strives to bridge the chasm of hatred that divides his people, searching for a means to forge a lasting peace in a land consumed by war.

13.04 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-26 16:49

group hug

CitrusIsUndecided | psychological | Complete

want one? a hug, i mean. one page story by the ever-obscure author of Schneiders Guide. warning: features a familiar lack of capitalization and a certain brand of nonsense usually associated with LSD.

0.38 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-26 17:42

Song

Miuu | romance | Complete

Driven by hatred, Song fights to free him and his partner of the Shadow Palace's clutches. Though he yearns for a life free of killing, his Emperor has other plans for him.

39.92 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-26 17:47

Gibit and Claude

Riven Auroren | one_shot | Complete

A Grimm-style inspired fairytale. One twin has it all, the other remains meek, until she no longer can.

1.06 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-26 18:00

Mythical Mage

KurtMKing | adventure | Complete

When eighteen-year-old mage Caleb sacrificed his life to put an end to the Great Demon War, the last thing he expected was to wake up perfectly healthy beside his husband, the warrior Kyron, who had also sacrificed his life to put an end to the war. Their Levels were reset to 0, but they didn't care so much about that - gaining Levels wouldn't be much of an issue for them even with their status as Mythical-Tier people and the higher Experience amounts needed for each Level there. What mattered to them was growing strong enough to enter a location where they could ask the godswhy they had been resurrected a thousand years later. Well, Kyron also found it important to stop Caleb from pulling the metaphorical lever every five seconds, but Caleb wasn't too concerned with that. They ended the Great Demon War, after all - they could handle anything that came their way. Idiots, monsters, natural disasters, dragons in hiding because they knew Caleb would add more than a thousand years of interest to how much they owed him... Caleb was certain a few magical mishaps wouldn't be an issue, either. Important Notes: 1) This is a story about OP young men doing OP things, and they aren't going to get caught up in political shenanigans. 2) This is a mixture of slice-of-life and adventure, and won't have any major life-threatening situations. Refer back to Point 1: this is about OP young men doing OP things. Expect periods of adventure and periods of slice-of-life matter, and only mild amounts of combat. 3) Again, no petty squabbles of any significance. Caleb and Kyron are simply too OP and too uncaring about that sort of thing for it to matter. 4) 99% of this is getting made up as I go. This story isn't meant to be taken seriously, it's just me relieving some stress. That's why the first three points are important and why I'm posting as I go instead of taking time to plan and do editing (so don't expect any editing on this story).

99.53 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-27 12:07

#ShiorinStories: So, are you coming along then? [hololive English Advent] Shiori Novella Fanfiction

Shirei Kazuhiro | comedy | Complete

#ShiorinStories are Fanfiction Stories made by Novelites, like myself, from Shiori Novella's Writing prompts/Story Starters posted on her Community tab. I'll be posting mine here so they can be read by more people and I hope some of you may love it, and if you also want, you can also tell me what you think and how you feel about the stories I write! Cheers!

0.85 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-27 13:24

Dragons Waking

gusdefrog | fantasy | Complete

Begun on a whim, to be written in fragments... [participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge] A mythical take on current events and old legends. When mankind retreats, the earth shifts, and the sleeping dragons awake.

52.43 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-27 13:15

The Binding of Korsha

Celestiarc | sci_fi | Complete

Korsha's a mage. Born with the blessing of the Third Daughter. A hundred and fifty years ago she'd be harbored as saint in the making. Unfortunately, the Third Daughter goes by a more infamous name now: The Betrayer. Now Korsha lives in service to the Imperial Goddess, acting as one of her many Imperial Binders. As a binder she uses her talents to bind spirits in order to, as her master puts it, give them purpose. Venturing across interstellar space as well as the underworlds of Keshkigal, Korsha will do anything to ensure she redeems herself within the goddess's eyes by serving her master. Yet she's made many mistakes, failed her master numerous times. Above all else, there is one choice, one moment of disobedience that haunts her to this day. It lingers like an embedded knife of guilt whose wounds have long sense healed over. But after someone nearly kills her master and frames her for it, Korsha is forced to travel back to the very place where she failed most. There she will face the incarnation of her guilt. Now caught between the desires of her master and her spirit guardian, Korsha will have to unravel the threads of conspiracy that now surround her. Lest she become bound in them. Part of the Legends of the Fall Universe

49.80 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-27 13:51

Digital Transfer

DrpyCatty | tragedy | Complete

After receiving a strange package, J anxiously calls for their friend Vix to come and help them figure out what it is.

1.93 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-27 13:52