On a Christmas night, a boy discovers the reason why animals no longer wander near the barn.

(WARNING - Story deals with suicide) Best friend dead. Filled with fear. The world crumbles around her, and Alice recalls her last memory as she's... more>> left with two choices: succumb to fear, or be brave. <<less

A short story in which a Teleporter pushes his limits to rescue victims of a disaster.

"It's a short story about the right answer to the right question, about lies about society, about everything in the human lifestyle. I was developed as an author reading books of American sci-fi of the '60s, the golden age of English sci-fi short stories. So the story is somehow referred to that time. And probably at the right time, the story would have become famous back then. Unfortunately, I was born a bit later, and nowadays, a few read those great masters who earned their "Nebulas" and "Hugos". My "Hugo" and "Nebula" won't come. Too late. The era of genius short stories has gone.... more>>

But this story has a great sense in it. Mark it." <<less

Joseph S. always wanted to show rich people how their fortune can crumble. He decides it's the perfect moment after obtaining powers to control gases.... more>>

Written for Blue Mooney's #MacGuffinsUwrite in February and March 2024.

Cover art by u/Loriess on Reddit. <<less

Kit Söderlund's first contract as CO of her newly-minted mercenary unit means learning on the job at an instructor at a third-rate "academy" that promises... more>> they can make anyone into a MechWarrior. <<less

Short story from Notters.
Final edit made on Mar 9, 2024.... more>>

"And bring what headlong shewed
Re-string the dreadsong bow
A pledge on row, a ten ton ringing..." <<less

When a crew of scavengers discover a wrecked ship underwater, they delve to find the mystery hidden inside.

The Second Book of the Olympus Series... more>>

The Great God Zeus Lives! He is not as gracious as billions upon billions thought. Once imprisoned, he has now escaped, and the fate of the Universe lies with him. His treachery will reach the most outer rims of space and the darkest secrets that no one should see are to be revealed. The creatures that were imprisoned, the monsters that were vanquished are returning and not one soul will be safe. Even death will not take away the agony that is about to be unleashed.

An ”unique” group of nine species are the only hope for the Universe. They were led to this hidden galaxy because they were said to be chosen for this purpose. Many would find this “laughable”. The only chance for them of ever being able to face Zeus and the armies that follow him, is to be given power using the technology that Zeus created. The device nicknamed the “Godmaker”, can give these nine species god-like powers, but only if they are able to withstand the pain and anguish that it inflicts. Each of them must relive their worst moments in their life and the stronger the pain the more powerful they become, only if they survive.

Olympus is now their home. Their old lives are gone. The only hope of the Universe is for them to be reborn. This is the New Beginning! <<less

Adler dreamed of folowing in his grandfathers footsteps, but his father had other plans. One day, a group of mechanical animals known as Thunder Beasts... more>> raided their village and left him an orphan. He set his life on hold for revenge. <<less

Humans cannot fly, not even humans who can use magic. For a raiser, flight is the minimum standard. Among raisers, Gremore Air Force lieutenant Dorothea Fahrenheit is special. Across the parallel worlds of Layered she has no rivals, flying so fast and so high that chasing her is like challenging the sky itself. Mercenary raiser Adelheid Auerbach is up for that challenge.... more>>

What lies at the farthest edge of the sky? A military themed magical girl short story that takes place at 100,000 feet above sea level. <<less

As the world of utopia has been created.... more>>

The people of Lumia wanted to help the other existence of the vast universe.

With the grace of God that is bestowed upon them.

They wish to spread their perfected ideology of peace throughout the vast universe.

And with that, They started the great age of space exploration. <<less

At a research facility deep under the Pacific Ocean, a young recently graduated scientist arrives to conduct advanced research on the isolation faced by the... more>> researchers found in the under-sea laboratory.
This is a four part short horror story. It will release across two weeks on Tuesday and Thursday.
This short is based on a nightmare I had some time ago. I watered down some of the more extreme elements written about, and removed others entirely. Names and some relationships have changed. <<less

Kit Söderlund has left the gladiatorial arena behind and stepped out of the classroom. It's time to lead her unit in real combat - and... more>> get an object lesson in just how wrong things can go for merc units who make a few missteps. <<less

AeroSpace Fighter pilot Shay Gregory believes, at least a little. His prayers for protection have brought him through every battle alive. But does he believe... more>> enough to give up his life for the protection of others? <<less

It's just another day on the run for a mysterious girl with olive-coloured hair. She tries her best to maintain cover, to not be seen, but one choice may bring her closer to the edge than she's ever been before.... more>>

(This is one story I've had multiple ideas about how to continue, but for now, I'll label it as completed) <<less

Elise Monahan, a New York teenager, is in deep trouble after being abducted by aliens.
When she attends an All-Girl's School on an alien planet,... more>> she and her friends, struggle to stop a space war. <<less

Paul Atrides is with Charni, the marauder leader's daughter, as Lady Jessica attempts to get spice from Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, as a new war erupts... more>> on Planet Arrakis, otherwise known as Dune, and the darkness surrounds everyone who lives there. The sequel to Dune The House of Spice. <<less

| Book 1 of the Night Crawler Chronicles |... more>>

After being rejected by the man he thought he'd marry, Jesse travels to DeiganLupus for the Grey Moon Ceremony. However, when the ship he was supposed to take is lost at sea, he boards the Silver Treader to reach his destination. But the Galleon turns out to be carrying more than military and medical supplies, and the prisoner in the brig knows his name.

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Without the determination or skillset to join his family's hunting business, Omega wolf Jesse makes a last-ditch effort to find his life's meaning. He travels to DeiganLupus for the Grey Moon Ceremony, a yearly celebration where most rejected and unwanted wolf walkers like him find their soulmates. However, not only is the ship he was supposed to take lost at sea, but the only way to get there is on board a military vessel carrying supplies...and a dangerous prisoner.

The moment Jesse boards, his instincts warn him of nearby danger, but they also urge him to follow a mysterious voice echoing through the vents. After crossing paths with Ross, a wolf walker on trial for the murder of hundreds of his own kind, Jesse's objective to reach DeiganLupus is overshadowed by the possibility that this criminal might be the very wolf he'd come looking for.

But when he learns that Ross is the Alpha of an outlawed pack that his family have been hunting for years, he is faced with a gut-wrenching decision: hand over his mate and hope it's enough to prove his worth to his family, or stick with the man whose soul is tied with his and turn his back on his family for good.

◯ FTM Trans MC ◯ MxM Romance ◯ Fated Mates ◯

Word Count: 38,365
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✵ NumenVerse year: 1050

**Also available on RoyalRoad.com and Inkitt <<less

Chronicle one of the Drågoon Mémoirs.... more>>

Born a Magi into a life of privilege, Samahdemn grew up in a society where being born with such a gift undocumented is deemed a crime by long-standing religious decree. Over the centuries of his life, due to a constant mental disquiet because of his aggressive and sometimes violent nature, he's gone from being a disgraced noble, to a slaver, to a Knighted servant of his homeland's crown, where he eventually found some measure of peace by venting his magickally suppressed aggression in a more positive direction.

Or so he thought at the time.

Eventually finding himself in the shadow of looming hostilities between Åmbrosįå (the world's beloved Goddess) and Lumå'įl (Her former consort-turned-old displaced God), Samahdemn finds himself being quietly pushed from being a mortal on the verge of losing control of his life, to an immortal with the soul of a Drågon. Charged to lead mortals in a conflict that endangers every man, woman and child on Mundus be them Man, Mer or Fae.

After begrudgingly accepting this fate and leading the holy charge in the devastating Dįvonësë War over the lands of the living world and helping to save it from fates unknown, if only barely, he now writes his mémoirs in the hopes that doing so will give him the piece of mind to know that all of his means truly were justified by their ends. <<less

This publication is a compilation of two science fiction/speculative fiction short stories. It is reprinted from Mindscapes: Ten Science Fiction and Speculative Fiction Short Stories (C) 2014, 2023 by Victor D. López.... more>>

In the first short story, "Justice", a man is being tried for the last remaining capital offense in a kinder, gentler, truly unified world in the not too distant future. In the second, "Riddle of the Sphinx: Solved" the secrets of the Sphinx are finally revealed to a curious world in prime time by the world's most famous Egyptologist in a live event reminiscent of the disastrous, much hyped opening of Al Capone's vault by Geraldo Rivera in prime time some years back. No empty bottle will be found in the chamber beneath the right paw of the Sphinx. No, not this time. Alas. <<less

This was the result out of a rather emotional headspace of mine, and roughly an hour's worth of solid writing. I don't plan on expanding... more>> this into a full story. <<less

Eloise Monahan, a native New Yorker, was abducted by aliens.
Taken to a foreign planet, she and her friends, try and stop a space war... more>> that threatens Outer Space. '
The third Elise Monahan YA Science Fiction novel. <<less

On planet Dune, the deadly sandworms wreak havoc, as a result it starts a war that gets out of hand. The third Dune Science Fiction... more>> novel. <<less

On the planet Arrakis, otherwise known as Dune, Paul Atreides, struggles to find a destiny, as Lady Jessica searches for the drug spice. But Baron... more>> Vladimir Harkonnen rules Dune, and vows not to reliquish power. <<less