In the depths of an abyss, a young man awakens to a world of strange images and inky blackness, his memories lost to amnesia. With hope gone, he finally succumbs to his solitary new life when, out of the blue, a voice calls to him. "Hollis!" With hope ignited, he finds himself venturing into the unknown, though regret is never far behind. Through this, he encounters a mysterious young man who sets forth a series of events that force Hollis to question everything; even his own state of being.
29.12 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 18:59
Jay Campbell | mystery | Complete
Prologue to Deep Mettle Ten years before the story of Florian Flint, night falls over the isolated monastery of Valeun. It ushers in a darker shadow, stretching out across Naemia. And as a nation's legend rests here, body broken, voices whisper of coming doom.
0.57 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 18:37
Jay Campbell | mystery | Complete
Epilogue to Deep Mettle Ten years before the story of Florian Flint . . . On the edge of the Rivan Gulf stands Fallstone Bastion, home of the Celestri. In the wake of Naemia's fall, its doors will close to the world forever. Below the bluffs, the harbour is silent but for two tall figures walking the grey stone.
0.56 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 18:37
OnionByLuck | mystery | Complete
Someone sent a distress call from the North Point station. The rescue team is on the way, battling its way through the snowstorm. What happened? Will they make it in time? What awaits them?
3.07 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 18:37
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
When Brian inherited his grandfather's house, he expected to do a lot of work to fix it up. What he didn't expect, though, is that his grandfather's house was once a brothel, and the women who lived there are still around. When they start to show themselves, Brian must find some way to deal with these ghosts and their history with his house.
28.27 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 17:24
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
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
Goreman the Gormless | mystery | Complete
The strange record of a cult that worshipped honey and the mysterious death of their leader
0.64 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 14:41
SinceBecomesWhy | mystery | Complete
In the near future a news reporter uncovers an interplanetary story he hopes will mark a high point in his career.
1.40 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 14:41
Gryphon10 | mystery | Complete
A short story about someone climbing a mountain that no one has ever successfuly climbed. He will have to overcome obstacles and come to the truth of why the mountain has never been successfully climbed.
2.18 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 14:41
Radiant Summer moon (TravisW) | mystery | Complete
A civilization on a planet starts to discover it's past Loriane gray head archeologist leading a team of researchers some hired guns and AI to study ancient ruins of a lost civilizations past.
13.86 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 14:40
A couple passes the time in their living room, sitting on a couch together at night.After a totally normal day, on an ordinary, stormy evening...However, everything might not be as it seems. A very short story inspired by the song "Sanon Sinulle", by the Finnish band "Disco".
0.66 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 14:41
The Red desert. It was their home now. There was not many of them left. There would be even less in a month from now. Especially if they did not manage to chase down the thief. With lives hanging on a thread Noah and three others have no choice but to head out in the desert. Based on a dream I had. - Klingeris
2.70 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 14:41
ArcaneSaga | mystery | Complete
Steel Sky is a nation with a large population. And this brings problems in case you happen to confuse a professional private detective with a total amature. Anton Stock got hired to find a missing robot in this massive city. Not knowing that things are going to get out of hand as he gets way over his head!
2.06 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 14:41
HexagonCube | mystery | Complete
"Even in a modernized world, we can never live a life of perfection." In the year 3020, humans and robots live on the same planet. There are flying cars, talking robots, futuristic weapons, and more. With such advanced technology, life seems perfect. That is until a new Master takes over and the world becomes a complete chaos. NOTE: In this story, Kizuna Ai is created by the Master, not the original creators. I DO NOT OWN KIZUNA AI, SHE IS CREATED AND OWNED BY EN MORIKURA, TOMITAKE & TDA. WARNING: RATED NC-17 FOR EXPLICIT LANGUAGES AND SOME UNCOMFORTABLE SCENES
29.18 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 14:43
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
Veja na perspectiva de uma nova vida uma fam韑ia anfitri� muito grande e produtiva
13.12 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 13:19
An eerie car ride that ends abruptly. A short story//one shot.
0.30 Ten thousand words | Updated at 2024-03-25 11:57
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
