After many years of hostility between Athens and Crete over the death of the Cretan prince, a tenuous peace is struck in the form of a marriage agreement. Every nine years hence, seven youths and seven maids sail from Athens, expecting a marriage into the aristocracy of Crete. What they find instead is a bloodthirsty monster and a king who has not forgotten the past. In order to marry, they must survive one day in the Minotaur’s labyrinth, but no one has ever returned. With the newest tribute, however, sails Theseus, prince of Athens, who has been promised the hand of the beautiful Princess Ariadne, and he doesn’t intend to die quietly. With the help... more>> of Ariadne, he prepares to face the Minotaur, but no one can predict the rift the Minotaur’s death will leave behind or the world on the other side.

This is a story I wrote in middle school that I have decided to heavily revise. My hope is to share chapters as I edit them and eventually publish the finished book. That said, if you see any mistakes, feel free to point them out. Thanks for reading! <<less

This is a one shot for a series I wish to write. There are two other series right now that I still want to put... more>> a lot of love into while I write this next one, but I think I will write the other ones in times where I must rest myself between chapters of Scrawled Passages. Dylan and Wiisegaate are my comfort stories, and this Scrawled Passages will be my first project. I hope to prepare multiple chapters before its release, and then I will continue making more after. It has been a while since I got back to writing, and my recent break was devoted to my special interests, and I'm ready to change that a bit. But keep expecting more from me on everything I'm writing, and look forward to other eventual projects later in the future. <<less

She said,
"Fate is nothing but a question which the Deity throws, the answer... is the choices we make..."
He looked at the small figure in front of him and said,
"What you are saying is known as Destiny, because Fate is something… you cannot avoid.”
....
Yoon Su Yeon is a simple-minded, focused, and nerdy girl, living an average life until things suddenly start to change when she meets a doctor who happens to be part of the underworld.... more>>

Things started to get more complicated when some mysterious people from her past life started emerging in her present life. They desperately want to change something monumental that happened in the past which left a lasting impact on them. But without any recollection of her past, she doesn't know whether she was even connected to it or not.

If she helps them alter that fateful event, what would happen to her current life? <<less

Xalini Vayulaya is assigned to marry and protect Varu Alak, who has been targeted by people paid by the country of Nahik. Will the healer-type... more>> spy be able to complete her mission without losing her heart? <<less

He's a regrettably barbarous, pureblood, Slytherin heir; 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, unavailable, and that's the way he'd prefer it to remain. ... more>>

Draco Malfoy has much more important, particularly insidious business to attend to, rather than waste time worrying about altering the course of an already pre-determined marriage. No sense in lingering on an emotional connection with any witch deemed fit for the deplorable role, when one has a serpent's fangs buried deep in their skin, releasing venom at an alarming rate...

Unfortunately for him (and for her), Madeleine Desrosiers cannot be reasoned with, and she has her golden eyes locked squarely on one wizard only.

This hazardous enchantress is a terrifically stubborn French Beauxbatons transfer student with little knowledge about Hogwarts, a terribly inconvenient Parisian dialect, and a knack for touching things that definitely do 𝗻𝗼𝘁 belong to her.

Finding herself drawn to him despite his inhospitable charm, Madeleine shall ultimately become the grand architect of her own personal prison.

Sudden and involuntary bequeathment to the Malfoy family shield was definitely not the game plan. She is inevitably drawn deeper into a world darker than she'd ever imagined, and in order to navigate the shadows of her new apocalyptic life, she must discover the gift of 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲.

☙ Book Two: Obliviation ❧
☙ Book Three: Aftermath ❧
☙ Book Four: Supremacy ❧ <<less

Kai knows two things. One, his sister has been forced into an unwanted marriage. Two, his brother-in-law is evil. No matter, he will rescue his... more>> sister from the evil clutches of his brother-in-law! Only problem? He is falling for his brother-in-law. <<less

Aelia was at war. A maidens sacrifice brokered a fragile peace. Lord Stilwater was a cold, monstrous man: Never removing his silver mask. Now, Mina has one year. She must do her duty, or see her homeland engulfed once again in the flames of war.... more>>

"Some people just wanna watch the world burn... but Me? My dear, I'd prefer to Strike the Match."-Lord Stilwater to Mina.

Series updates will be slow, and uploaded as I write them. <<less

From the very depths of the Void dwells the husks of forgotten heroes and souls unguided.
For the Void, there is no Heaven and Hell; there is no life and death.... more>>

Floating on the emptiness that the Void can only offer.
For their untended graves don't need anything but solace.

Until one wretched soul flew too far away unbeknownst to anyone, not even that poor soul.
For he will awake again to walk the barren land, breathe the poisonous air, swim the muddy waters, and live this meaningless life.

He will have a second chance he didn't want, will have a life he never wanted.
Chained on a body filled with hate and desperation.
He will do everything to appease this hateful body to finally free himself back to his grave.

***

Carl is a soul from the Void that is no heaven or hell. Transmigrated into a fallen noble, Mark Valletta II.
A man who has no desire to live and only seeks death but the body he resides in begs to differ.
Mark's soul was gone, but the will that stayed was strong. The Will to Survive and fulfill his revenge.

Unable to kill himself, he will embark on a journey to soothe Mark's soul. To finally break away from the life he never desired.

But, Fate has other plans. To let Carl's soul see the beauty of life once again. <<less

In a desperate attempt to keep the peace over her imperial country Joseum, the Empress Consort Nanbakho Hanchae Hanuel-Ji settles for to unite her kingdom with the Gracemarin Empire led by Emperor George Winters IV by having her son, the 4th Prince Hanchae Kyung-Do enter a marriage with her cousin-in-law's niece Wilhelmina Riverwell.... more>>

Of course, things aren't so forthcoming in good spirits, especially when Kyung-Do does his best to avoid his childhood friend and cousin-in-law, even though he can't get the bigender noblewoman out of his heart and mind.

But what happens when the engaged couple give into their love for each other, while the country that surrounds them is threatened by the arrival of civil war between the ruling kingdom of Sanguem and the neighboring kingdom of Joneum, especially since Kyung-Do is already married to his other cousin Manbak Eun-Joo, who vies for the prince's love out of cunning jealousy?

And what happens when Wilhelmina's former betrothed, the 3rd Prince Sanaiya Yukimura from Touseiji, returns into her life once again only to be determined to reclaim his former bride?

And should Wilhelmina decide who owns his heart, what will happen should Joseum go to war with each other while Touseiji watches from afar? <<less

Evaline was a reborn villainess in the novel world of "I choose you, my royals."... more>>

After her faithful and unruly death by her ex-fiance the First prince and her step sister, heroine framing her for things she didn't do to have her executed.

She reborn as herself in the past, but now currently 4 year old during a harsh fever.

This time she not going to get engaged with someone who wouldn't even bother to love her like he promised.

Now that she reborn, she doesn't have to act like a proper or elegant through all of those years of princess training.

She going to find the one who stood by her through it all in the very end of her first life. And nobody not even the Demon king will stop her. <<less

Yuia is a princess imprisoned in her own castle.... more>>

But her father is the Great King Tansei! Slayer of the Old Evil, ender of the Decade War, protector of all of Aitosukawa! How can this be? She must be evil! Lie. A witch! False. She must have forced his hand! Incorrect. It's well deserved! Untrue. It's for the safety of the people! She used to think so too.

Locked in a small room for years with dead rats and books as companions, Yuia believed she was cursed to have death and chains hold her in a forever embrace. However, after her rushed engagement and wedding to a devastating handsome king, Yuia learns that they were better and safer company. <<less

Michael tries to survive in a hostile world focussed on extreme manliness as an intellectual, but when he gets a confusing rating in the male hierarchy when he turns 18, his father forces him to go to a Wife School to choose a fiancée. He hasn't even talked to a girl since he was 5 though... On the other side of the great segregation between the sexes in The Nation there's Megan, who is not interested in marriage at all, but rather reads a good (black market) book or even a study book from a boy school, and Eliza, who already seems to have some kind of connection to Michael.... more>>

Will they be able to cross the distance between the sexes without falling into the destructive patterns of their world, and manage a relationship or at least become friends, or will they just be crushed by the heartless system they're in?

Dystopian slice of life drama with a hint of scifi, especially in the later later parts. Probably rather psychological too. Don't expect too much of the romance part to develop except if you can handle slow burn and several dead end streets before anything happens at all... <<less

Hello. How are you? Actually don't answer. I don't really have the time or leisure to care.
....
I wonder how long I'll be stuck here? ... more>>

*this project was started in a whim. No set release date as of now. No prior planning, either. <<less

Saoirse and Niamh live a quiet life amongst their farm animals. Days pass quietly in the Autumn Court for the two low-fae, that is until... more>> two men appear in their pasture. From there on things get a little hectic, with a chest bound with golden threads needing new rope, the two sisters have to figure out which on has enough power to spin magic into the fiber they have. It doesn’t help that the Lord of the Court and his aide are far from patient and hospitable. Even though they’re the ones who invited themselves into Saoirse and Niamh’s home. <<less

Three days after the debutante ball, the Duke of Treva's daughter, the discreet Georgeana Fern, turned up in Scarlet and said something shocking:... more>>

"I have information to sell about the prince and, in addition, I want to request an investigation. I want to be investigated."

*
After being invited to the capital to be the prince's fiancée, Georgeana Fern, who at twenty-two did not intend to marry, arrived with a disturbing object among her trunks: a diary.
It detailed her entire life up to the moment she lost her mind. The terrible thing was to see that nothing seemed to be going well for her and her family.

Ruin seemed to be just around the corner and she was not willing to wait for it in peace, much less when it seemed that each step she took to avoid it was dragging her more and more into the intrigues of the court, the fight for the throne and the arms of a mysterious man.

"Tell me, if I help you, what will I get in return?"

[DRAFT SUBJECT TO CHANGE]

TOTALLY FORBIDDEN ITS TOTAL OR PARTIAL REPRODUCTION.

Cover illustrated by @TheSphinx -IG: sphinxie <<less

Who is the true villain in this story?... more>>

Luca Moreno has always been the good guy, forever doing what he can to make sure that justice is not only served, but done so fairly. Which is why he went into law enforcement. However, one day he's assigned to his biggest case yet and he's plunged undercover into the world of the Brooks family and the criminal empire they lead. With his close friend and co-worker Adiv, he plans to destroy the mafia from the inside out, thereby putting an end to the corruption and terror it incites.

Then he meets Raven, niece of the Don, and she changes everything -- his role within the organization, his feelings, his goals, his morals, and ultimately, who he is entirely.

And like the waves of the ocean insidiously erode the shore, something of innocence becomes something else entirely. <<less

Cedar a fast rising prospect in MMA world died after his world title debut due to brain hemorrhage.
Facing the feared grim reaper he did the unthinkable! He put the Grim Reaper under a guillotine choke! Well he got his ass handed ofc a puny human against the Grim Reaper? You see it coming from a miles away.... more>>

Fortunately!The Almighty God took a liking to him and reincarnated him to a whole new different world!

Lets follow our Protagonist start a new in this fascinating world.

CheeseBurger: This is my very first time writing,im not a native english speaker pardon my grammar. <<less

Jannat's life took unique turn when she was called in the court of King as a Royal healer.
Now, she had to take vow to... more>> protect the king, she had sworn to destroy. <<less

A year-long engagement with the Duke! ... more>>

Aelis was as shocked as her parents when their family is noticed by none other than the brilliant & young Remonn Emeral - Duke of Lurris. With dashing good looks, a charming personality & a vast dukedom to oversee, Lord Lurris has no business getting involved with the much less esteemed, Damaran family!

Aelis is full of questions that she needs answers to, and living with the Duke's family in a year-long engagement seems to be the only way to solve this mystery. However, the Emeral family has several enemies, and with court politics interrupting her every turn, will Aelis crack open this conspiracy? Or will she be ensnared in the wiles and charms of the Duke who is hiding something sinister in his charming smiles?

The story will also be published on Wattpad (https://www.wattpad.com/story/343654807-a-conspiracy-for-the-duchess) & RoyalRoad (https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/67456/a-conspiracy-for-the-duchess)! <<less

Good or Evil? That's a hard thing to ask a child. That's like asking, night or day? Complete opposites but you could like both equally.... more>> They both have their perks. Good, you're adored, everyone around likes you, you are a perfect child. Bad, you are cool, people don't mess with you, you normally look great and you get to figure out how to get on people's nerves. What to do when you have to choose though? Obviously, you pick both. <<less

Every story must end, but that isn't always the case for some.... more>>

In the novel's world, a group of people are messing with the plot and leaving them with no proper ending. And that's when Seraina is given the task of entering these worlds and tying up any loose ends, so the novels can finally be complete.

It's not always easy, especially when there is a group of people who don't want to see an end to these worlds. But as a dedicated Host, Seraina will see it through. <<less

Love comes when you least expect it.
John and Medard are two people walking down two different paths of life but happened to meet on... more>> one road of life called Love. The two begin a journey of a beautiful love filled with lots of fantasies; but in life how is it possible to love someone without being put to test? Will the two be able to overcome that one test that is threatening their love or will they choose to walk back in their different paths? <<less

[Currently undergoing heavy editing.]... more>>

The Empire of Tsurina in the East and The Empire of Albine in the West have been warring for a mere two years yet the damage to both sides is palpable. The casualties are increasing, their resources are depleting at an alarming rate, and their people are beginning to lose their faith.

Seeing this, they decide to concede and instead strengthen ties between their nations with an irresistable offer: a royal engagement. It causes an uproar as there is no precedent for neither noble engagements nor royal engagements between the two empires–– they haven't even interacted outside of the war!

For such a political gamble, this is a risk that requires the utmost care and a cunning trick. An equal marriage is what they need, as all things must be, and in order to truly respect this alliance they wish to form. An illegitimate princess of Albine and an illegitimate prince of Tsurina are royally engaged to one another. All is not as it seems with the pair and their secrets run deep. Will they ever learn to trust one another? Will they prove the masses right–– that they are nothing but devils in disguise who seek to destroy the empires–– or will they crumble under the weight of this new responsibility? There is only one thing that we know: this marriage will not be easy.

Cover photo:Lucas van Leyden "The Game of Chess" (detail) c.1508 <<less

"If I love you, will you also love me?"
Her watery eyes were looking at him wanting to hear only one answer.... more>>

He smiled helplessly at her and kissed her nose, "Even if you don't love me, I will love you for eternity."

She was a lonely girl from the world and he was like the brightest star in the sky.
Fate bought them together, binding them with red strings.
Marriage by fate and a lifetime of happiness. How many people can be this fortunate?

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*Update - twice a week*
[Original Story]
[Cover credit: @Lục Tam Cửu Bát ] <<less

In the gripping fanfiction "The Targaryen Legacy," Aelor Targaryen, the lesser-known second son of the Mad King, confronts his family's infamous legacy of insanity. Amidst his father’s erratic reign and his brother’s scandalous romance, Aelor stands as a beacon of potential stability for the faltering Targaryen dynasty. Tasked with navigating the perilous political waters of Westeros, he must employ his Targaryen charisma and martial prowess to maintain control. Yet, the shadow of madness looms large, threatening to unravel his efforts at every turn. As he battles to uphold the honor and power of House Targaryen, Aelor faces the ultimate question: can he overcome the specter of insanity that haunts his lineage, or is he doomed... more>> to repeat the tragic follies of his ancestors?

Dive deeper into the turbulent world of "The Targaryen Legacy"! Advance chapters are available on my Patreon. Join now and explore the unfolding drama and challenges that Aelor Targaryen faces in his quest to uphold his family's honor. Check it out at [patreon.com/HalyxStark] and be part of the adventure! <<less