Denwa Macska | mystery | Complete
Mutated, despised, hunted and sentenced to death this is life as Salia knows it, and it catches up with her when she and hundreds of others are captured to drown in the vastness of the sea. But water doesn't forget, and just as the last hope threatens to fade, a way out reveals itself that requires only one sacrifice: Humans.Destruction can be so simple.Until Salia realises that revenge will never bring peace.
15.22 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 17:58
Mad Sadie | mystery | Complete
Volume 1: At 6:08 PM, the superhero team known as VINES will die. The building they're in will explode. How? Why? Who would do such a thing? They wish they knew... Volume 2: Superhero team VINES has a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. It begins at 2am, and won't end until Shawn gets over his cold&
20.22 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 18:02
MrHatman26 | mystery | Complete
As the world ends, a group of soldiers make their way to the last human facility. Their last mission is to deliver a code for the last flower; the last hope.
0.47 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 14:41
The value in our encounters, the ones around us and the foundation for our dreams.Matsumoto Isamu, a high school junior, is obsessed with his ambition to be remembered. To become someone great or doing something of significant impact. With strengths that he can't use properly and weaknesses that bind him, he lives his life constantly in doubt. He has also been troubled due to a mysterious silhouette appearing in the park near his home at times.What will happen when he unravels the silhouette's identity?Told mostly through dialogue and comedy, this is a story of a group of individuals, each on their own journey, and how much they influence each other without realizing it.Do humans really resonate? Or is it just fiction?
14.17 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-27 13:26
AJ_Agreste | mystery | On going
With her mom constantly out of the house and no one to talk to at school, 15-year-old Mona has no trouble rushing into the forest when it mysteriously calls out her name. When Mona is pulled into another world, she is greeted by a red-haired boy named Peter, who insists on spending time with her. But whenever Mona thinks about home, Peter tries to distract her with fun and games. Will Mona gain newfound comfort, or will this dreamscape turn into a nightmare?
3.02 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-27 15:11
mpsorenson | mystery | Complete
Chance and Hopeis a religious fantasy novella about the seven-year journey of the ghost of Jacob Marley from A Christmas Carol, culminating in the pivotal Christmas Eve in Ebenezer Scrooges' life made immortal by Charles Dickens. My own upbringing andThe Screwtape Lettersby C. S. Lewis inspired this work. At its core, this book is about how we limit our own progression by holding ourselves to a standard of perfectionism that does not exist.
14.60 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 18:52
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
Shizzle Blitz | mystery | Complete
Wight Wolloughbin arrives at the village of Whistone, ready to establish some order in the forgotten village. What he finds however, is a mystery that leads him to team up with a priest turned Historian. Can they solve what happened to the ruler of Whistone?
5.53 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-26 13:58
Dave King U. | mystery | Complete
A short tale, serving as a Prelude, an Alpha of Days, The Beginning of All Beginnings...
0.61 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-26 13:58
On the day of his 10th birthday Terry Andrew (an anxious kid) develops power beyond any mortal person. Terry's powers are causing him problems in his life. Terry must take control of his power before his power controls him.
7.50 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-26 17:44
CroodsGirl | mystery | On going
|OLDER DRAFT| Lost in the depths of the Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater Provincial Park, Ranger Kates meets a mysterious hermit who may very well have a connection with the decade-old legend of the Ghost of Ontario. *** Ranger Kate wants only one thing: to see her son, whom she lost to a canoe accident ten years ago. The opportunity comes when she and her partner, Ranger Amelia, attend the 24-Hour Ghost of Ontario Challenge in the Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater Provincial Park. Legend has it that a ghost haunts it with his mysterious lullaby, "Lucilla", and the only way to connect with him is for two individuals to brave the lakes. Ihaan never expected to find Ranger Kate on Red Squirrel Lake, said to be the birthplace of the ghost. He and his eagle friend, Ro, band together to win her trust, which is crucial for Ihaan's Guardian Trial. It's the only way for him to learn whether he is truly dead or not. Fate turns to reality, and suddenly, the legend of the ghost is more real than Ihaan and Kate think. What will happen when the Spirit Animals come and try to interfere with their long-lost memories? Will Kate and Ihaan defeat them, or will they lose themselves to the hands of Ontario's Beast? *** *Ihaan is pronounced "I-an".* *Based on a canoeing trip I took with my family to Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater Provincial Park!* Word Count: 7,000-7,500
4.90 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-27 15:11
After Harold, ex-[Hero], dies mysteriously in a locked room, it's up to the world's only [Detective] to solve the mystery. The prime suspect is a mirror, but everyone knows mirrors can't eat people! ...Right? A murder mystery done LitRPG style! [RRM Contest June '23 3rd place]
11.60 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-27 16:48
Why did no one ever say that the best way to recover from a deadly illness was by solving mysteries with a pretty ghost? Kayden Feronil, one of the empire's most promising cultivators, was supposed to be recovering from a deadly illness. Unfortunatelyor fortunately, since he's bored out of his mindthe remote village where he was supposed to be recuperating is afflicted with its own issues. Hauntings are driving the locals mad. Crooks are trying to take advantage of the fear. As an upstanding imperial citizen, Kayden sets out to unearth the truth. He just hadn't counted on the ghost tugging far too hard on his heartstrings, or the spiraling journey that the mystery would lead him on. NOTE: This will be a short novella for Royal Road Community Magazine purposes
14.74 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-29 18:03
Miss hearty | mystery | Complete
Avalon is going back to Hogwarts for her second year. she is looking forward to going back. but when a dark wizard escapes out of prizon her 2nd year may be in danger Please rate my stories.
8.48 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-26 17:36
JRBANCROFT | mystery | Complete
Murder, hidden family secrets, a car fortune, and blackmail. A trio tries to bring their successful car company to America, a competitor to the Model T, though their progress is deterred by a murder. When one of the owners finds out his father was murdered, and he is forced to go home for the first time in decades. A home and family he had not seen for a very good reason. There he meets a young lady who holds the pieces to the rest of the story.
18.05 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-26 17:36
michela violet | mystery | Complete
Pokemon/Stardew crossover fancfiction short story. Punk girl Abigail finds a pokemon in the mines and the discovery gives her a newfound sense of purpose.
4.69 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 18:53
Lost in the space of Chaos I remembered how this all began. To the you that I cannot meet. Am I just a play character for the bored people. I am curious is this tragedy made by your dreams to not succumb to your miseries.
2.28 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 18:51
{A Short Supernatural Story For Halloween}. A gathering of teenagers, neglectful of the ridiculous frightfulness that could sickeningly take over them, endeavored to bring an evil presence to make their Halloween much more intriguing than the last. The ritual they performed as the creepy tomfoolery opened a doorway for a tempest of dread, and it cost them their lives. One teenager, on the other hand, was spared to confront the ramifications. Even though there was no possibility of returning the storm back to calm.
11.38 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-26 14:01
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
