"I never stopped caring for you."
As acquainted squires, knight and lord, and then secret lovers, Nveridius Etterath and Rhian Ionescu have held a strong connection for their entire lives. However, after Rhian's ascendance to viscount, he slowly becomes power-hungry and ruthless to all except Nveh. Struggling between his morality, loyalty, and love, Nveh wavers in his service to and relationship with Rhian. This short compilation of scenes explores the progression of the couple.... more>>

Dedicated to one who gave and took, who spoke and listened, and who cared and who was cared for. <<less

Rich land owner, Grimwald, once leisurely spending his time hunting and practicing with a sword, with nary a worry in the world, all of a sudden became riches to rags after a painful familial betrayal.
With no one there to protect him from a cruel technicality, and only able to take what he can carry from his land; he sets out with little more than clothes on his back, provisions and bitterness. His life turned into a monotony of dealing with low-lives, greedy merchants and shady characters.
Like in a mad unending loop, he resentfully struggles to find a way to make enough coin for day-by-day life.
After taking out his pent-up anger on a... more>> couple belligerent drunks, a mysterious man sat next to him.
"Wouldn't you rather do something that matters? With a band of loyal brothers?" He asked.
"Oh yeah? Like what? You've got something better to do?" With a gulp from his tankard, Grimwald dismissed the man.
"Things you can't ever tell anyone." The man, unbothered by his attitude, continued.
A brief exchange occurred, after all. Grimwald questioned, and the man answered.
"The Empire's good people can sleep, because our enemies are afraid to."
"Afraid of what?" Grimwald asked, his interest now captured.

"Do you want to find out?" <<less

10 Short Stories involving a team of 10 Mercenaries doing Mercenary stuff: killing, fighting, not being able to read, the works.

I sighed softly as I unwillingly left her embrace, I smiled happily as her face frowned with discontent, I always loved how I could easily read her and she knew that.... more>>

Crystal is everything to Alice not even being kidnapped was going to keep her away.

Additional tags: NTR. <<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

Aria, old grand-mage, enters seclusion to bring her spells to the next level. She gets interrupted by her grand daughter. A short story.

The world is divided into three separate nations as well as there kind: The Human race of the United Nation, the Anime Race of the Anime Nation and the Vtuber kind of The Vtuber Republics. ... more>>

The three nations lived together in peace and harmony. But then, everything changed when the Anime Nation declare war against The Vtuber Republics, Which led into the most Blood-bath and devastated war called The Great Anime War, The war lasted for 5 years with the vtuber became victorious, But the war cause a great deal of suffering toward the Human race to the point where all three nation has no choice but to united as one

Which lead into the causes of a new conflict

Rated 16+ <<less

Young man named Jennifer goes from a semi-dystopian mundane life into a war between oligarchs and rebels.

The Z Team is an ongoing sci-fi adventure/thriller for fans of Scalzi's Old Man's War and the Interdependency, Mass Effect, and The Fifth Element... more>>

Small samples of book 1 & 2 are available on ScribbleHub.

Book 1 is available on Amazon in ebook/print/KDP Unlimited here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09L1N9563.

Book 2 is available on Amazon in ebook/print/KDP Unlimited here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHZ6G3RG

Synopsis:
The lingering mystery of a destroyed planet threatens to unravel the Commonwealth. Lacking answers, the alien races of its constituency—Humanity among them—grow restless.

Captain and Fleet veteran Dash Anderton wants a crew, a contract, and to be left alone. Fate lands him in the spotlight when he accidentally saves renowned alien singers—and revolutionary covert agents—Sisters Celescia from deadly operatives of their oppressive homeworld government. The regime seeks secession from the Commonwealth against the wishes of its population. A move that risks a cascading exodus of other member states and a collapse of galactic order.

Recruited into the troupe, the singers and crew discover an insidious conspiracy to defeat the Commonwealth. With the Commonwealth’s diplomatic fleet inbound and time running out, the Z Team must battle ruthless assassins, outwit scheming officials, and confront ghosts of the past to salvage peace on the edge of collapse and save countless lives—including their own.

Blending The Expanse, Mass Effect, The Collapsing Empire, and The Fifth Element, this book is perfect for fans of science fiction and those new to the genre.

Content:
Consider this book to be a light-R rating. There is swearing, mostly intended for humorous effect, sci-fi violence that isn't gratuitous, and light references to sexual activity. <<less

Cami, a Girl and a Planet. Synopsis
On TI LEPUS, a planet in a galaxy called Markers Star, one of many galaxies and planets that... more>> are part of an Empire ruled by The DARK LORD, thirteen year old CAMI SIS NEP takes a lunch to her mother where she is working. While there, CAMI is surprised to be asked to carry out a simple duty, one which she does not realise is actually a test. After leaving her mother, CAMI worries about what happened and thinks over her life. This leads her to the decision that she will do whatever she needs to do to better herself and resolves to let nothing get in her way.
The surprise test results in CAMI being offered a contract in a salon called the Trigon Club located in LEPUS MAL the capital of TI LEPUS. These salons are a way for young girls to enter houses of people of high status or gaining other contracts. After she turns fourteen CAMI moves to the capital where she works at the club and meets CHEAINE DRESSILER, the wife of RENTAP DRESSILER. CHEAINE takes an option on CAMIS contract and returns the next day with her husband. They accept CAMIS contract and she becomes part of their family.
Life is good for CAMI and it seems that she has obtained the first of her goals, that is bettering herself, but there are other forces at work. Unrest, fostered by professional agitators NIKIE and KIRKRUP DI FRIM, is becoming dangerous. The two work undercover for Councillor LEJA LEVES who is the actual leader of the agitation and is hungry for power. NIKIE, who knows and hates CHEAINE, has another idea, to create and train a group of suicide assassins.
The DARK LORD has sensed all this and returns to Tihab, the administrative center of the empire. With him are some of the LADIES OF THE CIRCLE who are his closest advisors. In a bid to reduce the tension and unrest he sends six of the LADIES as his ambassadors to Ti Lepus. Before they can arrive, the DRESSILERS and LORENA MAKAPET, Rentaps mistress are murdered in an act of terror inspired by NIKIE DI FRIM. CAMI SIS NEP escapes and go’s on the run. She makes her way to NETHER WEST where the underclass, who are workers of the lowest status live. ILARI NE PATOR, one of the leaders of the underclass tries to help CAMI but she is stabbed in an attack. The DARK LORD arrives, heals CAMI using his powers and then returns to his palace on Tihab taking CAMI with him.
While CAMI is convalescing in the palace, the Ambassadors arrive at Ti Lepus to try to negotiate with LEVES. Meetings between the ambassadors and LEJA LEVES, now Chief Minister, are unsuccessful and a deadline is imposed. Before the deadline expires, the DARK LORD arrives and speaks with other leaders of the planet who are opposed to LEJA LEVES. These include TREM DE MARKUS who has organised a group of the planets leaders as they realise that LEVES will also murder them. The DARK LORD also brings CAMI SIS NEP who speaks to all the planets population explaining what happened and revealing who ordered the murders of the DRESSILARS as well as speaking against all their societies’ unfair rules. She is so effective that her speech sparks a revolt against the many problems that plague their society. TREM DE MARKUS and his supporters begin the process of reforming the planets society. The DARK LORD gives them one thousand years to complete the process and hides the planet behind a story that he destroyed it.
CAMI leaves TI LEPUS with the DARK LORD as she realises that if she stays she would become the focus of resentment and a focal point for the forces that will be resisting change to rally against. The DARK LORD sends her, her two sisters and two of her brothers who he has collected along with some others to another planet in another galaxy. There she finishes growing up and finds love. <<less

A Very Short Story:
A group of adventurers laying await to collect materials from the creature called Zampopo.... more>>

Fantasy, Fluffy, Red, Big.

Wattpad:
Written: 03/15/23
Published: 06/10/23

Neobook:
Written: 03/15/23
Published: 06/16/23

ScribbleHub:
Written: 03/15/23
Published: 06/16/23

Completed <<less

To have love only to lose it because of a lie.... more>>

After a two week break contacting him was what he did but the rejection wasn't what he could take.

Oneshot

Cover art by: the_nerd.artist <<less

In a world where weapons are ineffective, people naturally developed other ways to off each other.
Torturemaster was someone who lived a long life and killed a lot of people. This led to him having lots of enemies.... more>>

Note:
This is my take at SSSC-V's 1st prompt.
For me, this is a learning experience.
Any comment is appreciated. <<less

Thank you for coming to my novel!... more>>

This is the old version! You can find the new one in the "Re-release" chapter! <<less

A Sniper is tasked with the assassination of a high level necromancer in a besieged tropical city.

They run between languages and writings between various countries, of the existence of 7 sinister assassins so infamous that their visit is synonymous with a certain and unscrupulous death. Each according to the few sources that managed to capture them, were classified and defined as follows.... more>>

7. The duellist: The defiant of your last challenge.

6. The spear of judgment: The accurate judgment of heaven.

5. The actor: The one who is your side in good times and bad.

4. The crazy alchemist: The one with the scary poisons and pests

3. The guide: The guide of your own end.

2. The destroyer: The end of the cities.

1. The Death

"I will be posting this story on RoyalRoad.com too" <<less

Losing her parents and turned into a lab rat by scientists, Natalie, now burdened with the powers of the divine interveners, sets off into this bleak and ever-changing world to get revenge; this quest for vendetta, however, soon grows bigger than herself, when she crosses horns with a powerful and foreboding man who holds the same powers of divinity she was given. ... more>>

With defeat still fresh in her mind, Natalie and her childhood friend Andrew uncover a breadcrumb trail of clues that lead them to believe that there targets next move will be to destroy one of the safest villagers in the world.

As they make heist to the village, however, run into another crisis and are forced to make a choice; either stand by and help the people before them. Or prioritise their original goal, knowing that acting too slow to save one might doom them both.

Being a victim of similar a choice made in negligence, Natalie strives to do what’s best for all involved.

But will this be enough to save everyone? <<less

Everyone knows that being the lover of a gangster was equal to giving up your life. To be in a relationship with someone of the underworld has its perks but when the man in question chooses everything except love they can be lonely but just when he is continuously begged to get a partner, he still refuses but after seeing him - Just Maybe.... more>>

Oneshot

Cover done by: the_nerd.artist <<less

For one that has lost her memories and then taken into a palace for the sole purpose of ‘duplicating’ the Princess, Dupli began with no idea and to do as she was told. Having to endure scrutiny and harm from other maids and attempted assassinations over her life, Dupli is forced to grow stronger as the time goes by. ... more>>

With no other option to take, as she feared death, she had to run away to survive.
There are short glimpses upon how her life may have been, but what she has recently gone through, is it perhaps too much to go back to way things used to be?

What of the two men that want to be with her, one from her memories and one that made her smile when she had needed it…
Upon discovering who she was in her past, will she be able to put it behind her and start anew, or…
What path does she choose to take?

(Self made cover)

I will be posting this story on RoyalRoad.com <<less

The War has come to Anneleon Kingdom. It knocks at every door and window in the land. And when King Richard learns that King Eeron... more>> of Havania has kidnapped Royal Princess Mandalin in a crime to bring Anneleon to its knees, Richard knows it is up to him to embark on a daring rescue mission. <<less

A hired gun hooks up with girl for rough sex. She doesn't do attachments. But things don't stop there. ... more>>

A trans lesbian story.

Inspired by / in conversation with unreleased work by @NightAnemone (twitter handle)

_Content Warning_
* One use of the T-slur
* Mild description of rough sex <<less

Her life was complicated as it was and adding in a mix of jealous girls was a stress she didn’t need. ... more>>

Eighteen-year-old Jaiyana Cardinal is an assassin protégé with a future ahead of her in the Blood Mafia under her mother Cardinal.

Sent to live and train under the mafia’s terrifying Rosales-Snipe couple, she not only explores life as an average teenager in between her duties.

Her last year of high school is in for a ride as she meets Harlyn Cross, who demands her attention, emotionally and sexually.

Harlyn is the type who likes drama and even if she doesn’t want it and its drama, Jaiyana does not need.

With their ups and downs, can Harlyn keep Jaiyana’s love or will the mafia take her away? <<less

Sabine has spent the past decade hiding from the Wild Hunt. But when a charismatic stranger recruits her to retrieve an invaluable artifact, she’ll have to finally reveal her identity… and her dark secrets.... more>>

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The darkness holds more than just secrets...

Marked for death, Sabine escaped from her home more than ten years ago.

But the Wild Hunt will never give up.

It should have been easy to stay hidden. All Sabine had to do was keep her head down, avoid telling anyone about her past, and above all else -- not let her glamour drop.

Even the best-laid plans eventually fall apart.

When a charismatic stranger arrives in the city, Sabine finds herself unwittingly drawn to the power she can sense hidden within him. Keeping her distance is nearly impossible, especially after a life debt is called due and she’s tasked into helping steal a rare artifact.

Sabine is the only one who can break the magical barriers protecting the item, but that means revealing the truth about her identity and exposing her darkest secrets.

Unfortunately, the Fae aren’t the only ones hunting her.

And the most dangerous monsters aren’t always confined to the dark. <<less

A soldier, Lys, becomes the bodyguard of the Princess and her lady-in-waiting.

(tl;dr John Wick Isekai)... more>>

The deadliest assassin in the modern world is dead — but not for long! Jon Fuze has a new employer, and she can give him anything he wants, but as with most things,

... it doesn't come for free.

• A world of powder and magic
• Dank cities, harsh deserts, icy mountains, lush forests, and fiery realms
• Magical martial arts vs. trash, elites, supermen, and dragons
• High-ranking targets—all the way to the throne!

How will someone who has always just been a pawn adapt against the motions of a much bigger world?

One man lured by a single hope and wish.

— One life for 10,000 —

How far is he willing to go?

Who does he need to kill?

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Totally Not a John Wick Isekai
Also on Royal Road as "A Journey of 10,000 Kills". <<less