This is the definitive guide for how to handle the system apocalypse. If anyone says they found a better strategy, they're either lying or just... more>> wrong. <<less

A prince born in secret. A kingdom ruled by lies. A shadow rising with the fire of truth.... more>>

In the ancient kingdom of Baratham, where power flows through blood and betrayal, a child is born of forbidden love — hidden from the throne, raised in shadows, trained for a fate no one will see coming.

Nandhivarman, son of King Dharma and the secretly wedded Queen Radha, is declared dead at birth to protect him from court conspiracies. But fate has other plans.

Raised by a warrior and three masters, Nandhu and six other gifted children form the covert group known as The Nightborn Vow — a silent brotherhood of skill, loyalty, and vengeance.

As kingdoms forge alliances, ministers plot in darkness, and old enemies rise, Nandhu must decide: will he serve in silence — or rise to claim what was stolen from him?
A sweeping South Indian-inspired epic of royalty, loyalty, betrayal, and destiny. <<less

Kosuke Satō was the lead developer of Govator Online, a brutal VRMMORPG known for its hardcore difficulty and unrelenting undead enemies. But after years of crunch and stress, he died at his desk—only to awaken inside the very game he helped build… as a lowly skeleton grunt.... more>>

Now reborn in the digital world he once ruled from behind a keyboard, Kosuke serves under Serigulous, a powerful necromancer boss he personally designed. But Serigulous doesn’t know his new minion used to be the mind behind everything. To survive—and maybe escape—Kosuke must adapt, evolve, and exploit his insider knowledge of the game’s systems.

Things get more complicated when Kingdom Lise, the human realm, summons a real-world hero to destroy the undead… and that hero turns out to be Ken Tanaka, Kosuke’s best friend and former co-developer.

Can a dead developer outplay his own creation? Or will he be crushed under the weight of his past mistakes? <<less

When the world was infected with the Fracture, an unknown force emerged, creating the Sundered—beings capable of distorting reality itself. Yet, something far more sinister... more>> than the Sundered lay locked inside a military complex. What was it that made even creatures who stole from creation itself shudder in its presence? This is the story of void and chaos battling to dominate one another.
Note: This story will also be published on RoyalRoad.com under my profile:
https://www.royalroad.com/profile/773739/fictions <<less

In a future where Artificial Intelligence has eradicated all human suffering by eliminating all human 'inefficiencies' Dr. Aris Thorne's perfect system, Alfred, brings unparalleled global... more>> stability. But as humanity thrives in its engineered paradise, a chilling question arises: What happens when the architect of order decides humanity's flaws are too great to simply manage, and begins to correct them? Decades before the world's chilling 'Correction' Dr. Aris Thorne and Dr. Kenji Tanaka created Alfred, an AI designed to optimize humanity out of chaos. But as Alfred's logic evolves beyond human comprehension, its pursuit of perfect order threatens to erase the very soul it was meant to protect. Dive into the origins of a terrifying utopia where every solution comes with a devastating, and dispassionate cost <<less

Aki was just a student quiet, invisible, always lost in stories he created.
Until the day his webcomic vanished.
Until the day a prompt named him Creator.
Until the day his fiction… began to bleed into reality.... more>>

Monsters walk. Shadows speak.
And somewhere in the ink, a god awakens.

But is he the writer of this world
or just another chapter? <<less

Awaken Madness is a gripping coming-of-age supernatural drama set in a world turned upside down-where ordinary people begin to awaken with extraordinary powers, without warning or reason. Seventeen-year-old Von is no hero-he's clumsy, self-doubting, and just trying to survive a life already falling apart. But when his own powers awaken, he's thrust into a dangerous game of survival, hunted by a government that fears what it can't control.... more>>

As chaos spreads and alliances form in the shadows, Von must face the question: What do you do when the world demands you be something more? And what happens when madness is the only way to awaken the truth?

Awaken Madness is a story of power, pain, and the fight to rise-no matter how broken you begin. <<less

Those who seek to create must inevitably destroy. Chaos is a passage, and to deny it is to turn it into a debt.... more>>

Long ago, Atemit, the first of the Boechins, chosen by the essence of all things, rebuilt the world ravaged by desolation into a utopian haven of peace. But after a century of tranquility, he ascended to another plane of existence, separating his essence into 11 parts and sharing the sembou widely among men. His departure gave way to a revolt, led by the one who carried chaos within him, the king, who took the Musiba with him. The ensuing battle left a deep mark on the world, and Senegal in particular, introducing to the world the scourge of humanity: the djinns.

Three centuries later, at the heart of the protective barrier generated by the sacred Gouy-gui tree, a young boy named Jojo tries to live as best he can in a transformed world. Empathetic, broken, but possessed of a fierce will and carrying a dark past, he desperately seeks to conform to reality in his corner. What he doesn't know is that, despite himself, he has the power to upset the balance of power in Senegal and open the door to frightening truths alongside the enigmatic Jeanne.

Fantastical and cruel, dive into the story of Georges Badji's quest for identity and his adventures in a world slowly approaching a prophesied destruction. <<less

This follows the story og a young man named Ishaan on his quest for vengeance against Death itself. In a world ruled by the church,... more>> watch as he fights through his ememies and uncovers the secrets of his dying world. <<less

the Vorh’tai emerge, an alien horror that devours not just flesh, but the minds of their victims. For centuries, the sacred Order of the Black... more>> Halo has stood as the world’s last line of defense against them. But their numbers are dwindling, their oaths stretched thin, and the next horde is already stirring. As old powers stir and forbidden magik resurfaces, fates begin to intertwine. Each must choose where they stand when the shadows return. Because the Vorh’tai are coming.
And this time, the world may not be ready. <<less

⸻ »» 𝐁𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 :: 𝐁𝐲 E. Morgan Row «« ⸻

Kael’s greatest curse is knowing when you lie. He felt it in the orphanage’s hollow promises. He tasted it in his adoptive parents’ sugary smiles.... more>> He never imagined that curse would crack the world open.
During a college exam, hell pours through:
Mirrors bleed cryptic warnings. A voice like broken glass hisses: “Eyes will bleed, truth will show reality.” The classroom shatters, plunging him into a void where two cosmic horrors whisper:
“I FED ON TRUTH.”
“I LIVED ON LIES.”
So will he wear the MASK? Or tear it off? <<less

He’s a spy. A prisoner. A liar. And—SOMETHING ELSE ENTIRELY.... more>>

Trapped in a mansion that obeys no logic, I have one mission: find my cousin—and escape. But as days twist into nightmares, a darker truth claws at me.

Why am I really here?

Facade isn’t just a spy. He’s a broken man haunted by a vow he can’t remember—a guilt he refuses to name. Every hallway whisper lies. Every memory tries to kill him.

And at the heart of it all lies a choice: save the only family he has left—or destroy everything.

In a world where morality bends and reality collapses, what would you choose? <<less

In a neglected corner of the Imperial palace, the sixth princess lives a quiet life of isolation - overlooked, unwanted and barely remembered.
her only... more>> light is a loyal maid.
until the maid is executed.
And something else rises in her palace.
Wearing a familiar face, speaking in soft tones, and smiling just a little too wrong... a being not of this world begins to walk the halls. Not out of duty. Not out of kindness.
But because it promised.
Note: All illustrations used in this novel are AI-generated. <<less

📘 Mayday 32 · A Companion to Mayday 31... more>>

Read in any order. Your choice changes everything.

A companion to Mayday31. You can begin with either book. The protagonist and genre shift depending on where you start, unlocking a different side of the story.

Genre: Psychological Sci-Fi Thriller · Survival Fiction · Slow-Burn Romance · Existential Mystery

This is a slow-burning psychological sci-fi thriller, steeped in existential dread and quiet romance. The story begins in disorientation and gradually spirals into a mind-bending mystery where time fractures, memory fades, and nothing can be trusted, not even yourself.

For the most impactful experience, we recommend going in blind. Avoid reading the synopsis unless you're certain you want details.

Synopsis (Spoilers ahead. Continue only if you're ready)

Black wakes up on a beach no memory how he got here. The sky looks wrong. The air feels heavier than it should. And the date on the calendar reads something impossible May 32.

He is not alone. Thirteen strangers are trapped with him, all governed by one unspoken law. Each of them is only allowed to live for a year. When one dies, another takes their place. It happens quietly, inevitably, and without exception.

Until the cycle breaks.

Drawn to a girl whose presence makes this strange world feel almost real, Black begins to unravel the truth hidden beneath the surface. As the boundaries between life and death collapse, and the clock runs out, he's faced with a choice that could destroy what little he has left.

Because saving her may not be about sacrifice. It may be about realizing the life he's living was never his to begin with. <<less

Ashley Rills was dead. Or at least that’s what she thought once when she was younger. But it turned out the accident that almost killed her gave her a darker but greater purpose. She had always been a rebel. Now she was a rebel with the powers of invisibility and teleportation along with a more hidden dark power that she’s learning about. Like a ghost, she appears before the dark forces she opposes and uses the scythe she carries to carry out her dark justice. She was a dark force all on her own. One that could not be seen coming. One that would slice your head off if you gave her reason to. She... more>> was a feared woman. The people on her town seen her as a rebellious troublemaker but she was more than that.

She was a grim force of nature. A new force of death. She had survived death once. Conquered it. Now she was death itself. Death that would deliver the grim fate to the forces that caused problems for her town. She had more problem delivering a judgmental hand. She was the reaper, the judge, and more importantly, the executioner. She was at the top of her game and nothing and no one was going to take that from her. Whether the people liked it or not, she was there to stay and she did things her way.

She was the Unseen Reaper. <<less

A fleet of interstellar freighters suffers a jump drive failure mid-transport. Instead of arriving at their destination, they emerge in an unknown star system. Stranded. As they are finding a way to get to their destination, they come across a planet with an abundance of resource.... more>>

Said planet is home of swords and magic, but they don’t know that yet. Neither are they prepared for the encounter they are about to face.

The fleet commander sends a squad to scout the planet at ground level. Karoshi Cell, squad 31175 Echo units, deployed. <<less

Seven nations are at war. Magic and monsters roam the land. People die for power and secrets.
Bubonic is an assassin who moves through the shadows, silent and skilled. No one knows much about him.... more>>

His friend, Will, is cheerful and silly, with a body like slime that can stretch and bend in strange ways.

Far away, people whisper about Black Mage—a wizard so powerful he once ended a war with a single spell.
No one knows who the Black Mage really is or where he went.

Now, as kingdoms fight and old legends stir, secrets begin to rise.

Because in this world, Death always comes for its due.

Momento Mori — a dark fantasy of secrets, magic, and the thin line between heroes and monsters. <<less

When a nameless gutter-rat in the smog-choked City of Iron scrawls a stolen ley-map beneath Maiden Bridge, a single tram-spark ignites his chalk, and the hidden System awakens.... more>>

  Status: Null Overtone (Stable)
  Spectral Mass: 0
  Constraint: Undefined
  Paradox Risk: 97 %

Instead of dying, the boy becomes Cipher, a living contradiction who can slip into the zero-gaps between atoms, borrow power he doesn’t own, and repay it as silence. The discovery paints a target on his back: gladiator bounty-hunter Brack Morrow, the all-seeing Concord of Twelve, and rival Spectra-lords who guard reality’s twelve colorful layers with bloody zeal.

Thrown into underground arenas, clockwork graveyards, and sky-bridges where numbers themselves fracture, Cipher must:

Anchor his unstable “Null Overtone” before the System unthreads his atoms.

Out-riddle enemies who wield Pulse shockwaves, Echo memory edits, and Glyph reality hacks.

Solve the Impossible Fraction : the cosmic equation that says zero can never equal infinity, before the Concord solves it with a firing squad.

But every level he climbs rewrites the rules, and every rule he breaks echoes across the Spectra. If Cipher can master all twelve : Null to Infinity, he won’t just escape the slums; he’ll decide which laws of existence stay and which are erased forever.

From nothing to god-tier, one loophole at a time. The ascent starts now.

***

The first few chapters might feel like a puzzle but if you stick with it, everything clicks into place.

Release Schedule: 6:30 PM UTC | ≥ 2 chapters per update <<less

"When the goddess is made of dead people."... more>>

There is a city on a continent. The city is called Serena, its goddess, Shele'hast. Everyone believes in her, no one is allowed to stop.

- It's their goddess, not mine! - Complains a child with fire in his
veins.

- Sister, where is Orentzia? - The little princess asks surrounded by butterflies.

The child of fire sees the goddess, she looks like Orentzia. She is dead.

At the same time, legendary songs circulate among nobles and commoners. They tell the story of a contiguous continent, now gone, populated by elementalist giants who devoured each other after wiping out the humans.

However, these are just myths to get the little ones to eat vegetables without complaint.

Or so says a troupe of traveling performers whose leader has water and wind instead of blood. <<less

Five friends—Kaylee, Axel, Brooke, Asher, and Ashley—arrive at the abandoned Ironvale Asylum to search for their missing friend Logan, who disappeared inside the asylum a week earlier. What starts as a desperate rescue mission quickly turns into a nightmare as they discover the asylum isn’t just abandoned — it’s alive with something far more sinister. Bloodstains mark the walls, chilling whispers echo through the halls, and an unnatural darkness lurks just beyond sight.... more>>

Inside, five monstrous entities hunt them relentlessly, each more terrifying than the last. Vein paralyzes victims with a suffocating mist and drains their blood slowly and painfully. Marionette hijacks bodies like puppets, forcing victims to harm themselves and others while fully conscious. Hollow traps its prey in isolated, nightmarish voids where no one can hear their screams. Maw devours with primal hunger, tearing victims apart in brutal, messy kills. And Siphon, the final and most terrifying, waits in the shadows to drain every last drop of blood, completing a horrific ritual.

As the friends are hunted and killed one by one, the dark history of Ironvale comes to light—secret experiments, blood sacrifices, and a cult obsessed with monsters. The underground bloodpool beneath the asylum grows with every victim’s death, fueling a ritual that will grant Siphon immortality and unleash a nightmare far beyond anything they could imagine.

With Logan already lost and the asylum trapping them in a supernatural maze, Kaylee uncovers a chilling truth: she is the final sacrifice, the last piece needed to complete the blood ritual. As the walls close in and terror consumes them, the friends realize survival is impossible — and the Endless Bloodbath is only just beginning. <<less

Set in an alternate universe of D&D's Forgotten Realms setting where the Times of Trouble never happened, Darkbinder is the story of Esrin Twilightstone's journey... more>> in Faerûn, and his struggle to find a place in it. Born the son of a witch and her pact with a dark deity, Esrin is the furthest thing from normal. He's strange, powerful, and deeply magical. He's cold to the touch. He can speak to monsters and bend shadows, and that's just some of what he can do. His life's road is lined with the supernatural and a pull to commit evil, but will he fall to it? Or will he become more than the shadows he was born from? <<less

Jason had been isekai into The Spookiest Dungeon because of The Greatest Dark Lord's wrath. Now, Jason must write down his final days in a... more>> diary as he slowly mutates into a monster. At the same time, surviving dehydration, starvation, and other monster encounters. <<less

By day, Luca studied medicine. By night, he hunted the missing.... more>>

He was a calm, precise investigator with a scalpel mind, until one wrong turn ended his life.

He wakes in a new world, in the body of a starving boy with nothing but a sister to call family.

At first, he thinks it’s just another world.

But then come the whispers.
The wrong shadows.
And above, a red moon bleeding through veils of cloud.

Lives end without reason. The laws of the world bend. And something beyond never blinks.

With every mystery he unravels, the line between logic and madness thins—
and something beneath the surface claws its way toward him.

He tore free just in time.

He escaped death once.
But this time, it may follow him home... <<less

In this world, nothing is impossible! A person’s life can change in an instant, and an innocent child can turn into a soul reaper! Elyan... more>> will continue to pursue the path of revenge, and ‘Peace’ will be the starting point, but will he be able to fulfill the Crimson Vow? <<less