Stranded on a planet reminiscent of Iron Age Earth, a hardened military veteran is reborn amidst the wreckage of a crashed spaceship. As he grapples... more>> with the harsh realities of this unforgiving world, he draws upon his past military experiences to navigate treacherous landscapes and fend off savage adversaries. But amidst the brutality and despair, he discovers unexpected allies and hidden dangers that threaten to consume him. With every decision weighed against the backdrop of death and betrayal, he must confront the darkness within himself and choose whether to succumb to the savagery of his surroundings or rise above it to reclaim his humanity. <<less

Upcoming college graduate Elaine Lawrence never imagine her life would be cut short by a freak accident, leading her soul to transfer into a dead body.... more>>

Elaine soon discovered the young woman she recently possessed true identity, a villainess side character within a novel she finished, Estella Marie de La Croix. Estella's family, the house of Croix, and the male protagonist's family were sworn enemies, destined to collide.

As she tried to survive this unknown and dangerous world, her rationality warned her to avoid him, else she will suffer terrible consequences. Yet he remained her favorite character, and her heart wildly fluttered whenever their path crossed.

"I know we are not meant to be, but can I still like you?"

Warning: Grimdark

Cover Art: LittleFoodie <<less

Octavius Ezra Severna, the mute 4th prince of Saule Lec, never saw a purpose to life besides serving the kingdom and being mute and especially... more>> with his sexuality he knew best then to speak but his loyal friend Antero went out of his way to stop the poor prince from dying of misery and found him someone very flamboyant to keep him company online until they mutually decided on meeting in real life and Omari Valentine couldn't believe who his boyfriend was. <<less

Shafir is a knight who was cursed and has a strained relationship with his captain, who was his teenage classmate as a squire. He lives with this crippling anxiety that everyone thinks he's out to get them because of a curse that this evil, although heartbroken, dark elf put on him. Because of this anxiety, he sees his captain's romantic intentions toward him as not romantic but somehow a way to piss him off on purpose. So due to this miscommunication, he HATES his captain, but secretly has repressed his love for his captain and has mistaken it for anger.... more>>

I updated it to a more comedic synopsis. <<less

It was just like any typical protagonists' lives, Ron and Elisa were famous for their natural beauty and for being the top scorers in college.... more>>

Students consider them celebrities...

A bus suddenly crashed into the siblings while they were on their way to school.

They were suddenly brought back to consciousness to find themselves being 3-year-old children!

Later on, they realize they have been transported into a novel?!

What's worse is that they became the twin two-faced villains, who stayed by the main character's side for their enjoyment in seeing her struggle to reach her goal and shatter her hope.

They got themselves killed by the male lead's close person's hands, their blood-related brother...

In addition, they have to help their mother who is in a deep unknown slumber keep her position stable and watch their brother in check, not raising any of their red flags.

"Elisa"

"Ron"

""Let's survive this life and save the duchess while we are at it!""

(Cover art does not belong to me and is cross-posted on Wattpad!) <<less

Ravi Singh... more>>

Thrown headfirst to the world, a world of Sword and Magic, yet a world steeped not of times you would have expect but of the times of terror. A world of Adventure! <<less

Across the Inner Sphere, the lights of Interstellar Communication have been snuffed, leaving confusion, chaos, and conflict. The Republic of the Sphere, once a beacon of stability and order, finds itself assailed on all sides. This is the Dark Age, a time of violence and ambition, where the weak are fodder for the strong and the status quo can be upended in an instant. ... more>>

Out on the edge of known space, the space pirates of Clan Red Mammoth, hungry for plunder and glorious combat, have discovered a colony rich in resources. Forgotten for centuries by those who founded it, the prairie world of Neo Aksarben is ripe for potential despoiling. That is, if they can defeat the defenders and their collection of bizarre and antiquated Battlemechs.

A Battletech/Mechwarrior side story featuring Mechs, Clanner Pirates, and lots of references to a certain American State, all based on an ongoing Classic Battletech Campaign. <<less

A young boy with a strange demeanor suddenly finds himself contending with a beautiful emerald-haired girl stuck inside of his mind. She doesn’t remember much of anything, and loves to sleep, however, it’s clear that there is a deep connection between the two of them.... more>>

The son of a mercenary, all he has known is constant travel and bloodshed. Now tied into a greater fate than anyone realizes, how will they survive being thrust onto the world stage full of powerfully gifted nobility, an ever-dominant central church, and a mysterious hidden force lurking in the shadows?

Follow Byleth as he grows up in a world of magic and mystery, grappling with powers he doesn’t entirely understand and forced to combat those who would seek the mysterious girl for their own purposes.
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You do not need knowledge about Fire Emblem to read this. The story can also be dark at points, but that is by no means the focus of the novel.

If you're interested I have a Patreon for advanced chapters - https://www.patreon.com/Kizaru_Etrus
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Pax Kane had a life, you could even call it a good life. But he never truly felt alive. He lived in mediocrity for years... more>> until one day he didn't. Through a series of inexplicable and unavoidable incidents Pax is accidently killed by a god. The problem is he was never supposed to be there in the first place, the cosmos had messed up and Pax was brought back in time one day. He is visited by a deity who tells him he is entitled to one free wish as compensation. Knowing he wants to find out who he really is and what he is capable of Pax thinks for a few days and then starts to write. He hands the deity a single page and ask that everything on it becomes true. He wakes up the next morning to a changed world and no recollection of the past few days. This is his journey to discover himself and rule the world.
*also published on Royalroad*
all art is Ai generated. <<less

"Finish this world's fairy tail as we see fit and receive your redemption.
If you choose to return to your world, author.
And if you fail, prepare to perish with it", 
is the contract forced onto you by the omnipotent voice. ... more>>

Trapped within south-indian fantasy and grimdark reality. If not careful, your brain can turn mush.

When tricked into serving the biddings of primordial pantheons, you find it hardcore to live through as a normal office lady.

While trying to outlive heathens & heretics, heroes & hypocrites, mad scientists & mage.
You are tasked with grand cosmic conspiracies and world order.

But will you manage to hold on to your morality and motherly love?

The corrupt creatures may be mistakenly exiled by the pantheons of the cosmic void.
Yet, they claim you are destined to play your part.

And as you are being abducted into the world, filled with cosmic horrors and corrupt creatures.
You chime in a slightly important detail under your breath.

"Sir? About that...I think you got the wrong lady. That's my wife !"

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I was just walking home from my bus stop when I got lost in my thoughts. I forgot to check the street as I was in a rush to get home and due to my absentmindedness I ended up walking straight into oncoming traffic! I felt an impact coming with a pain incomparable to any I had felt before...... more>>

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Blinding white light flashed around my body as I found myself in a dreamlike landscape. The glow dimmed and I felt a resounding noise in my head. It echoed without speaking. I never did hear what it said, but I instinctively knew what it had conveyed. The presence told me that I was dead. <<less

Depressed and lost throughout much of his life, Hasegawa Satou finds himself no longer seeking anything more than a painless death—or so he thought, until the day finally comes and he realizes what he had always wanted was a better lease of life. This fruits, to his surprise, and now he must prove his mettle by living it to its fullest.... more>>

Author's Note: genderbent Gallivant bi-MC, no-Harem, romance-Subplot w/Smut, much Slice-of-Life, Knights-&-Mages, Guns & Airships, esoteric-Occult, melancholic-Horror, multiple-Realms, neo-Victorian-esk high-Fantasy.

Scheduled for Once a Week / Month, KoFi Keeps me Going. Available on SH, RR, WordPress (TBA). Thank You.

Fantasia Series #2 <<less

Alice Blodeuwodd Duke Fenix is the phoenix of the generation. Her mother, Angela Del Dharia Fenix, had left her so abruptly in the world without being able to teach her heir. Being the Grand duchess of the Oslaris Galaxy, Alice tries her best to be the phoenix that everyone expects. One day, her sister Vanessa made Alice play a game of Yggdrasil to make her rest and have an enjoyable time. But somehow, she got hooked!?... more>>

Disclaimer
This is a work of fiction. Any names or characters, businesses or places, events or incidents, are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. <<less

For time immemorial, the Empire has waged war. ... more>>

They turned their fangs on all who wouldn’t stand with them, striking down both friend and foe alike— forging a legacy of cloaked daggers and bloody struggles in the dark. Theirs is a throne built on the backs of countless tragedies and a million atrocities.

Nevertheless, time passes, and with it, so did memory of their bloodstained deeds.

Now, on an isolated island where a nation grows unchecked, where a new generation grows up without the glory of war, where age-old miracles are spun into new stories, and new inventions serve older purposes— The Empire lives in a time of mundane wonder and tenuous peace.

That isn’t to say that the old horrors have been idle, despite being forgotten.

Where war no longer decimates the street, insidious growths flourish in the shadows of the city's golden lights; modern nightmares veiled in theological lace and rotting silks prowl the dark, all the while less monstrous monsters grow fat on the ruins of war-torn nations.

In another world, heroes wielding virtuous ideals and divine decrees would’ve taken a stand, but the era of stark villainy and righteous heroics are long dead, mercilessly ground to dust and buried beneath the ashes of their world.

Yet despite this, nestled within the capital proper, lives a girl who wants nothing more than to live a steady life. The issues within her society couldn’t mean less to her. After all, she has bigger things to worry about, like deciding what to wear, unearthing the secrets of long-lost art, and fulfilling those promises she made all those years ago.

But as the novelty of peace grows old, and as old plans come to fruition and older enemies crawl into the light, her plans to secure a quiet life grow more distant than ever.

Starry Eyed is a high fantasy web novel about troubled individuals trying to make their way in an uncaring world, where larger-than-life problems often seem more insignificant than personal ones, where old virtues are perverted and new evils are caught in a bittersweet light. The story is set in a world where modern-day fantasy magic meets Victorian and steampunk revolution, in a time similar to our own second industrial revolution, with hints of enlightenment and renaissance era ideals, mixed with contemporary themes.

This story is updated every other week, on Sundays. <<less

Gloria has been reincarnated as the villainess of a novel they read, Flare Scarlos! *Shock, horror, lightning crackle lightning crackle* What ever shall she do... more>> to avoid her tragic fate? Throw around money that's what! Or that was the plan at least. One wrong turn and Gloria finds themself digging a hole they just might not be able to get out of. <<less

Childhood Best friends Itsuki and Hotaru accidentally finds themselves trapped in another world where pirates dominate the open seas!!

Detective Cordelia Jones accepts a case that brings her and her partner, Annette Baker, across the sea to Kereland - an island known for its rich folklore and cantankerous people. Her mission: expose the coven of witches terrorizing the emerging city of Fieldston.... more>>

Never one for a straightforward mystery, Cordelia's newest case brings her face-to-face with a terrifying fear - that the magic of this coven might not be all smoke and mirrors. Meanwhile, Annette grapples with returning to her birthlands, struggling to make sense of her place amidst Kereland's sluggish recovery from a devastating famine.

The detective duo find themselves pushed to the brink, scrambling to make sense of the power of the coven, the history of this land, and the challenges of navigating their secret relationship with one another...

A sequel to Baker and Jones - The Winchester Conspiracy. <<less

Official Title: The Criswell's Curse... more>>

Ophelia lived. Then she died.
Like clockwork, her death was predetermined by the flames of fate, emerging in the darkness of her 18th birthday. Yet, time rewinded. Again. And again. After 9 lives of being abused, neglected, married off to monsters instead of men, she had enough.
A saint, some called her. A vixen, others murmured. No one in the high nobility knew who this girl truly was, yet none seemed to not yearn for more, to look away from her bewitching grace. And as chess pieces gather, from the most eligible bachelors in the kingdom to women with peculiar tastes; Ophelia observes the pawns slowly moving, their actions causing bloodshed everywhere they touch. And she loves it.
Has her soul become evil, or has she merely gone insane?

Sneak Peak:
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“You are both revoked from your duties as my handmaids and hereby expelled from the Wharton’s estate.”
“Thank you, milady!”
“But since you damaged the dresses, you are to repay their full price within three years. If you refuse or fail to obey this command, you’ll have two fingers removed. Pack your things and go.”
“But that’s impossible! You know we can’t pay that amount! You are dooming us to fail, Ophelia!”
The Duke was standing at the corner of the room, looking at them as if they were nothing but mere ants, ready to be squashed at a moment’s notice; however, reality only sunk when they saw the wide grin on my lips.
“I don’t recall giving you permission to address me so casually.” My figure leaned forward, approaching their desperate expressions with satisfaction tingling beneath my skin. “You’ve raised me since I was but an infant, however, my mercy won’t be tested any further.”
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Please read the Author’s Note before digging into the story, it is very short.
Thank you!

New chapters every Wednesday & Saturday!
Reader discretion is advised. <<less

My first anthology of short stories, covering Man’s emergence, colonization, and the rise of his industries. Cover art by Vlad Momot (paid by Schizoid Nightmares). Released under CC BY 4.0.... more>>

Each chapter is a scene in a short story (e.g. Story, Scene #: Scene Title). <<less

Issa’s shadow powers are a curse, and they are going to kill her. While the potent magic helps her and her sister Kyrae get by on the muddy streets of Ess’Sylantziis, the cost will drive them both to the brink. Will the Temple of Jaezotl that rules over the jungles of the Empire of Jii’Kalaga from its great stone ziggurats actually help them? Or will the pair of sisters—one a lamia, and one an elf—be driven from the shadows of insignificance into the light of the Empire’s power games?
And just what kind of entity is Issa linked to that is neither god nor mortal?... more>>

Scales & Shadows is a fantasy novel with a character-driven plot, elements of drama and political intrigue, and a dash of late romance set in a misty-jungled land of elves and snake people.
-Expect mistakes to be made, tears to be shed, and motes of light to always pierce the shadows.
-Do not expect a focus on progression of power or heavy action.

New Chapters on Fridays.
Cover art is by the amazing and wonderful Cutetanuki-chan. Links to her tumblr and twitter are after the Prologue. <<less

It is a world nearly controlled by the necromancer, Grymr, who extends his power over the remaining kingdoms. The cruel butchery of his undead Gravers and the trapped spirits of his unfortunate victims give the necromancer an advantage as he sends his forces against the last bastions of the old world.
The last fortress island of Charax remains independent of the necromancer. However, the decrepit kingdom holds the Nalith, a sacred object sought by Grymr and the ultimate goal of his control. Unfortunately for those inside the fortress, like the society inside, the walls are just a crumbling symbol of a grand past. Strict social and economic stratification bring misery among most of the population.... more>> However, it allows the Chara clan to control the island using the help of pirates who dominate the waters.
Like many trapped in the decaying society that waits for the necromancer to overwhelm the island, Hilko hates everything about his world. He is a nobody with only a single friend who doesn’t know of Hilko’s ability to see and talk with ghosts. When the quick-witted smuggler takes a job with the encouragement of his female friend, Silna, they steal a royal artifact called the Nalith. However, he soon learns that the object holds a power that gathers spirits and can help one foresee the future.
In a forced journey of escape and discovery, the smuggler fatefully decides on a path for him. Can Hilko use the power of the Nalith to escape his fate or change his world?

My Patreon page with extra items and benefits is available. Get early access to chapters, plus download pdfs of the major arcs and get individual illustrations of the characters for those paying supporters.

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Murdered by his cunning wife, a man meets Peyra who saves his soul. The goddess of mischief and lust turns the murdered man her pet, a ghoul called Grym the Faceless. While Grym carries the unquenchable appetite for human flesh, he also carries the frightening power of a dark sorcerer.
Returning to his world which slowly shifts from magic to human ingenuity, Grym knows magic is no longer vital to the empire. Nobles increasingly use cannons and muskets against mages and monsters while the merchants trade their goods with steam ships and trains. Rulers see a future where standing armies and telegraphs replace heroes of myth.
Yet, Grym has a plan to shake the empire... more>> to its core. After discovering the eternal tomb of Valary, a healer hero betrayed by Emperor Nazalath, he releases the woman who seeks vengeance for her betrayal. Together, they start on their separate paths of revenge. While she believes the ghoul's focus centers upon short-term revenge, he has much bigger plans. Grym intends to take down the empire using the ancient sorcery he's learned and the underlying strife inside the empire. He will turn the world into a bloody realm filled with anarchy and chaos. For a ghoul sees no reason to help a humanity filled with a history of hypocrisy, cruelty, and stupidity.

You can find this and other stories from DemiSage on https://morbidink.substack.com/
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A spoiled, bratty princess becomes a pampered pet. Slow-burn kinky romance with lots of gay angst.

The death of the Hero reset the timeline.... more>>

That wasn’t what Lucy had intended when she made that last soul attack while dying. But she returned to Earth and tried to do the obvious thing: use her knowledge of the future to dominate the System’s Tower.

Except A: She messed up and got this ‘Shard of Totality’ thing stuck in her eye.

B: Her Status is broken.

And C: The Hero remembers everything, and has his own agenda involving her other identity, Adrianna Riftmire.

She could be doomed. But as a master of soul magic and former Archmage, she’s not defenceless. 

And this might just be her best chance to permanently defeat the Hero of Light, whose powers twist destiny to ensure his success… is unpreventable. 

- Slow burn. Action picks up after chapter 50.

Chapter releases: Monday and Friday.

Former name: Misconstrued Déjà Vu <<less

Hermes is known as the God of speed and travel. But like all the other Olympians, his origin was rocky. Riddled with trial and strife... more>> as he learned his way. Guided and taught by his new family. Some more helpful than others.
This is a loose retelling of Hermes' origin. From a young teen in a cave to the newest god on Olympus. Being taught and trained by his extremely dysfunctional family. <<less