A Saga detailing the Plight and Journey of the Cursed Children. Ages have passed since the Demons of the Lower Realms were exiled from the... more>> Midworld. Within those hundreds of thousands of years, calamity upon calamity met the peoples of the world. Now they grow desolate. The powers that existed in those bygone ages now wane. The world seems to be moving to a lull. And distrust and madness consumes those in positions of power. During the twilight of the current age, a boy was born to a cursed couple. They offended a sage who had come to visit, and paid for their insolence. Their child was to be exiled. Yet the sage felt remorse, and offered to train and guide their yet unborn son. And so it happened that Tūmbṃār, the boy of the Hematite Mountains, became a disciple to one of the greatest sages. The twelve-year old would venture forth from his home, embarking on a journey that would change not only the fate of his world, but the ones of his dearest companions. Not least the mysterious maiden he found under a tree. Their lives would be intertwined, involving the Gods above and the Demons below. Together they would usher in the great saga of that age! <<less

Explore the Barbarian Tundra, the Hito Mountain Villages and unknown lands of wonder and horror across Gaia and the worlds around her. See through the eyes of a few, experience the harsh realities of sword and sorcery and how Sachihiro, a young man who takes a path never before tread by another curves a place from the chaos of the world. Or dies trying.
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Part I: The Followers of the Way
Part II: The Fall of the Tribes
Interlude
Part III: The Lost
Part IV: The Lost: Death and Birth of Legends
Part V: The Fall of Worlds <<less

Mana exists and, somehow, seems to have a purpose, beginning with its arrival triggering a cosmic event that burst through numerous realities, bringing upheaval and turmoil to all within its path…... more>>

Transported from Earth under mysterious circumstances, Sloane and her daughter Gwyn arrived in the world of Eona only to discover they had been separated from each other. Forced to venture on a desperate quest to find one another, mother and daughter each embark on magical adventures, filled with untold wonders and fantastical beings. They undertake their journeys across a continent rife with power struggles, where ancient kingdoms and guilds are in disarray, scrambling to adapt to the arrival of magic in their world.

A hardware engineer by trade, Sloane must use skills learned over a long career to craft any edge she can against beings who have thrived using weapons long since obsolete on Earth. Perhaps mana will provide the answers she needs.
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Book 2:

War has erupted.

Sloane finds herself in the middle of an expanding war, torn between new obligations and her search for Gwyn. With the departure of the knights fast approaching, Sloane must decide how to protect those of her House that are being left behind while also planning a way to continue her journey to Avira.

Gwyn prepares to leave for the Academy, but first, she must deal with the fallout of the Polite War. The Academy represents a neutral ground that may provide the safety and opportunities she needs to build her House. Meanwhile, her retainers seek to provide those opportunities for their charge, while also expanding the search for her mother.

As time passes, machinations have forced both mother and daughter to change, and each hopes that the other will be proud of them when they reunite.

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Also being posted on Royal Road!

Discord link: https://discord.gg/UD6wjQ2n5z

Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/Oxylus <<less

In the heart of Aurora Caeli, a magical land woven with ancient secrets and bound by fate, dwells Orion. But he is no ordinary inhabitant. Within him rages the autonomous Phoenix Flame System, a power so vast it can obliterate cities with a mere whim. As destiny threatens to ensnare him in its ruthless grasp, Orion's only anchor is Lyra—snappy, fierce, and magically gifted with her mesmerizing ocarina.... more>>

Journey with them through a world steeped in deep lore, where the shadows of the Eternal Phoenix cast long tales of fate, destiny, and the cyclical dance of time. As they navigate a path fraught with isolation, fear, hope, and desperation, they'll confront the very essence of power, growth, and the ties that bind.

Dive into a tale where rebellion simmers, knowledge is the greatest weapon, and love can either be a beacon of hope or a chain of oppression. The cycle has been set in motion; can they break free? <<less

A world crumbling to ruin. Demons have invaded earth, with seemingly no plans other than the annihilation of the human race. But one group of... more>> teenagers sets out to take back the world and save humanity...
...and then there's the other group. Chosen ones can't save everyone, and some people end up wronged by the heroes. These are the people on the same journey to save mankind, while stopping the supposed heroes in their tracks. <<less

James Toranaga is a twelve year old boy dealing with the aftermath of sexual assault. He’s doing okay. The memories are tough, and the world feels a little rougher than it used to, but he’s a strong kid with a loving family to support him. ... more>>

It sure makes his emerging sexuality harder to deal with, though. He doesn’t want to think about it.

Luckily, he has the perfect distraction: he can fly.

But these strange new powers may bring dangers of their own. He is not the only one who has them.

Triggers: Explores the aftereffects and recovery process of sexual abuse, and some other forms of physical abuse. I like to think I avoided making it edgy, but you deserve to be informed. Some readers have told me that it can feel a bit too real at times. A bit too honest.

If you like what you read, feel free to comment or rate. I like the feedback. Or you can vote for Touch on TopWebFiction.

Touch also now has both a Discord and a Patreon!

Updates weekly (Once daily until I'm done uploading my backlog). <<less

Vol. 1
Noel Miller is a fourteen-year-old girl from small-town America. After the sudden death of her parents, she and her young brother are forced to move across the world to live with their aunt in Tokyo, Japan. Having to learn to live in a foreign land is hard enough, but her life gets more complicated than ever when she is accidentally given magical powers by Azrath; a strange creature who has come to Earth to battle with a vicious race of immortals using the broken pieces of his god's sword said to contain the last of his power.... more>>

Unfortunately, that power has bonded to Noel. And now, she is the only one who can use it! No stranger to the supernatural due to a familial curse, Noel takes her newfound power in stride. But just how long will that confidence last? Especially with the immortal Ahngreel leader's impending arrival on Earth. Just what does fate have in store for Noel?
Vol. 2
With supernatural abilities and a silly new name, Noel has become a magical girl! Not that she knows what that is or what she can do. But with the arrival of Darris the Indomitable, leader of the Ahngreel, she'll have to find out sooner than later as she and Azrath journey to rescue a piece of the sword that has fallen into his clutches.

It's a race across Tokyo as they hope against hope that the piece will not gift him with even more power. But unbeknownst to them, Darris is ready and waiting for their arrival with an insatiable hunger for battle.
Vol. 3
After suffering a terrible loss, Noel is in the clutches of despair. But fate will not let her go that easily. Nor will Darris. For whatever reason, he has become fascinated with her. Now she is subject to his whims, a prisoner of his agenda, which is to push Noel to her absolute limits. But how he plans to do that, Noel has no idea.

So, she faces a daunting challenge: get out of there alive. The odds seem against her, but with Urzuran's power, nothing is impossible. She must use her wits to figure out a way to make it home safe.
Vol. 4
As Noel prepares for the dark road ahead, Darris is gathering the Ahngreel. Rumors abound as to why. And those curious, like the Ahngeel Kaas, are determined to find the truth. For the past several millennia, he has been gathering forces of his own to oppose the human who has usurped the Hidaar throne. It's going to take guts, determination, and the help of his loyal soldiers to depose Darris.

Will he succeed? Or are there other, larger threats out there with agendas of their own?
vol. 5
Training is not going as well as Noel hoped. The memories of her battles on that night still linger in her mind. Nothing makes sense to her anymore. As a result, she finds herself torn between the ideologies of Darris and Azrath. She can only take solace in the idea that she can get stronger. But what does that exactly mean? She doesn't have long to think about it as Darris and Kaas are on the move to enact their own agendas. <<less

New money rich kid. War General. Amnesiac. Most people live one life, Virgil Darko has lived three. ... more>>

It's been six months after losing his memory and Virgil has only just begun to adjust himself to prison life in Shrieker's Veil - the greatest island prison in all of Xyra. And it's problem after problem for Virgil, who's lost his memory and who can't seem to understand why everyone hates him. Or fears him.

After one prison fight, Virgil is sent to his cell starving only to be met with the most unlikely partner ever; Prince Ritcher. The prince, who's come all the way from the mainland to offer Virgil the greatest gift he could have, his memories. The task seems easy, for Virgil to read his diary and to make a thread between all the loose thoughts and images in his head. At a cost.

Virgil is forced into a choice to forget who he was, or remember all his tribulations in a bid for Ritcher to figure out where his partners in crime retreated to. Will Virgil be able to sell out friends? Friends he doesn't even remember anymore?

Or maybe sometimes past lives should be forgotten. <<less

There are portals to another world all over the city.... more>>

And only I can see and open them.

That’s what I discovered when I got sick and tired of being shocked by these only-visible-to-me floating purple things and tried to rip it apart… Only to literally rip open a portal into a familiar place from a VR game.

What is going on? Was it actually a real world all along? Were the devs aware of it? Could I… smuggle potions and magical items to Earth with this?

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Hosted on Scribblehub, RoyalRoad, and my Patreon. If you find this work anywhere else, it's stolen. <<less

Matsumoto Kunio was just an average human living a boring life in Tokyo, Japan. That was the case until he died and was reincarnated to another world!  Armed with a System and tasked with a mission to save the world, watch as Matou, the new name he was given, sets off on an epic adventure!... more>>

…Or at least, that should have happened?

“All right, hand me the thingamabob, you’re no longer the main character! Now, how does this thing work? Ah.

“My name is Kayden, and witness my ascendance to the God of Thieves! None shall be safe from my hands, not even your beloved System! Muahahahaha!”

This can’t be happening…

Author’s note. <<less

In a world where using magic is a given, those who can't have no place. Being one of those unlucky few, Tavia has spent most her life keeping out of sight and waiting for something to change. Her hope of attending Avel'lier, the most esteemed university for training Knights and Altheists in Marquest is slowly dying, and she fears being left at home with the mother who only sees her defects.... more>>

She gets her chance after a terrorist attack leaves her in possession of one of the most storied Artifacts in Marquest's history, The Ageless Sword. The sword can give her the strength to change her fate, but it comes with burdens of its own. Suddenly, Tavia, whom no one wanted, is the only person who can protect her city from the machinations of a organization bent on resurrecting a monstrous false-god, but after so long in the shadows, can Tavia find the courage to step up and save everything she cares about? <<less

Remnya is a girl with horns and a destructive power sleeping within her. Growing up in an orphanage, she has learned to survive and protect the few friends who don't see her as a monster. However, when a mysterious lady adopts her, Remnya discovers how valuable her kind truly is.... more>>

Harried and surrounded by enemies, she must learn to survive in a dark new world, putting her childhood lessons to the test. A war is brewing on the horizon, threatening the lives of those she holds dear. The fate of many rests on the shoulders of a girl that just wanted to be normal.

But Remnya won't surrender. She will protect them at all costs, even if that means abandoning her innocence and awakening the crimson monster living inside her.

She is the girl with the crimson eyes.

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WARNING: This book contains scenes of psychological and physical violence and triggering topics.

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Aliyah Scionsong is a failed scion of her kingdom: a crumbling desert dominion entombed in poisonous mists, home to murderous Magicians and dimensional libraries bursting with secrets—a place where so-called ‘Healers’ are the most dangerous of all mages.... more>>

Under pain of necessity, Aliyah has learned the forbidden magics which mold flesh and bone to her will; magic that can heal or harm in equal measure. When a royal execution triggers an imminent battle between the Magicians and a nest of faeries, it falls on her to make some very difficult choices.

Save a traitor, become a traitor—she’s thrust into a world beyond the choking mists, where not all is as it seems. But at least she has her stolen knowledge. Perhaps her illegitimate magic will make the path ahead easier. Perhaps not.

Meanwhile, ripples of unease spread across the lands; trouble is brewing between faery factions. There’s a disgraced dungeonrunner, and a faery general carrying the broken ghost of her murdered queen. Faeries scheme; the Magicians watch and wait.

The Last Faery War has only ever been the last faery war for now.

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Content warnings: violence, profanity, gore and body horror, allusions to offscreen sexual content, disturbing themes.

Cover art drawn by the author. Updates Sundays (Australian timezone).

Also on Wordpress: https://scionsong.wordpress.com/

And Royalroad: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/51803/scionsong <<less

Some people get a second chance, late in life, and jump on it. Other people are on their third before they turn twenty.... more>>

One was given everything they wanted, and threw it away on principle. One earned their place, but could never afford to pay the price. One never failed, right up until it mattered. One encountered nothing but failure, instead helping others achieve success. One never believed themselves worthy. One is crushed by the past, afraid of what might repeat itself. And the last never had a goal to begin with.

But while nobody cared and no one was watching, they each decided to carry on in their own ways, even when that made things worse- and they did, usually, get worse.

Arrows Through Reality, or ATR, is the world's first full-immersion Virtual Reality game, a MOBA by Granduon incorporated that didn't blow its competition out of the water, but did provide a new entry point that had millions trying their new game. Two years later, the player base has only grown, and everybody knows the most effective tactics... but while a cutting-edge AI supposedly runs the game's balance, it hasn't patched anything a single time.

Well, the most effective way to do anything is subjective, right?

CC is BY-SA
(GL/BL tags are for the future, not right at the start. Obviously, I think.) <<less

After losing her mother, Mittens the cat must find her way forward in life after gaining the aid of a System and thrust into the high stakes assassin life that her father Tom Cat engages in on behalf of the Covenant Church. The Covenant Church relentlessly pursues and crushes all threats to its supreme authority, from Ancestral Spirits to snake cultists. Mittens must keep the System hidden while she grows stronger. Strong enough to chart her own course in life despite being labeled a bad creature.... more>>

This story, while having dark background with the Covenant Church and the System, is on the grayer to lighter side of things due to the main character Mittens. I would classify the story as light gray in terms of story telling. There is violence and while Mittens and her father are assassins, they aren't killing people without purpose. The setting would be comparable to the 60s to 80s on Earth. There is technology like cars and electricity, but no internet.

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Updates M-F 7 PM EST, Patreon 20+ Chapters Ahead

Cover and General Credit: Cover and other art by Zonked Eye <<less

"To outplay a man in poker is to own him in mind, wallet, and soul." - Joey Fiore, World Series of Poker champion.... more>>

Have you ever dreamed of becoming a millionaire overnight? It was the start of the poker boom and that was the dream of millions of poker players around the world. All types of geniuses, gamblers, and hustlers flocked to poker rooms with ambitions of making it big. Follow Joey, a teenager with the special ability of an empath, as he rises to challenge the greatest poker players in existence.

Empath: someone with the abnormal ability to experience the thoughts and emotions of others. (*This is a real life ability.)

*Like other sports or game novels, you don’t need to understand poker to enjoy this novel. It’s written in a reader-friendly manner. While I’ll introduce poker basics at a gradual pace in the background, the focus will be on thrilling competitions and dramatic aspects that everyone can relate to.

*Will upload 4 chapters every week on Sunday <<less

Set during the 1980s, it narrates the daily life of Mathias, a boy with "psychic powers", and his friends, which ends when something happens that changes the course of our protagonist's life.
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This is titled this way because some letters of the characters' names form the TRX of the title... Although there is one character who literally has that name, it is also named after her. ... more>>

Ah, and if some parts sounds a bit weird because of some words, tell me. English is not my native language.

This also contains some simple drawings made by me.

This is going to have a lot of edits, apparently... And maybe I'll add a couple of stuff. I'll try to make this be good... Or, at least, fun. <<less

Warning: Trans content.
Michael was a normal kid with social issues. However, when a weird storm starts changing people including him, he finds himself in... more>> a world where fantasy now becomes reality. Now he must learn how to live a new life with a new body and help to bring justice to those who use their new found abilities for evil.
I will also be posting my story on Wattpad <<less

Dawn, a country girl, wants to follow her dreams of being a wise woman instead of a wife and mother. But in her village young girls have no choice but to take the path decided by their parents. When her parents try to arrange a future for her that collides with everything she ever wanted in her life, Dawn decides to act. She has to make hard decisions, follow an unconventional path and give up everything she knows for an uncertain future.... more>>

Accompany her on her way and see what she can make of herself. <<less

Forty days after the death of his beloved grandmother, Benedict Valentin, a fourteen-year-old high school student, receives the gold and sapphire necklace that his grandmother never used to part with.... more>>

After coming into contact with the gem inside of the necklace, the boy unlocks his own ability to make use of magic, creating a strong force that pushed open his windows.

Driven by his strong connection to his grandmother, and an overwhelming desire for adventure, Benny swears to reawaken the world of magic. With wild adventures and challenges that will come along his way, Benny is in for a whole different adventure than he expects.

Join him in figuring out what it means to be an OATHKEEPER!! <<less

Laura was just a curious and imaginative 12 year old girl, she had spent her entire life in a secluded village with her mother. Despite... more>> the tranquil surroundings, Laura yearns for adventure beyond the village borders, especially in the grand capital city. But one fateful day, her life takes an unexpected twist. As Laura grapples with this newfound revelation, her journey of self-discovery unfolds, leading her down a path she never could have imagined. <<less

A boy who ruins everything he touches.
A frog with a secret.
A bat who hears the future.
A candle in the darkness.
A monster in human skin.
A devil on the rampage.
And a girl you just can’t say ‘no’ to.... more>>

Seven kids with extraordinary gifts embark on an impossible mission: to reunite with their lost family scattered among the stars.
Impeding this long-belated reunion are corrupt organizations, mad wizards, legendary beasts, an interplanetary maze, and the demons within.
To overcome these obstacles, they’ll have to train their minds and bodies to master the mixed curses and blessings of their magical lineage. If they’re lucky, and keep heart, they may gain some allies along the way.
Because, while one finds fear in a handful of dust, friends who raise their fists together can prevail.

This is a fantasy adventure with slow-burn romance, ongoing mysteries, and the gradual introduction of progression mechanics.

This account is a mirror of my Royal Road account, https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/59783/a-fistful-of-dust
If you like what I do, please leave a review there as well! <<less

Five hundred years after the apocalypse, the country of Arcadia is not the worst place in the world to live. Sure, the military is running the show, food is rather on the pricey side, and general society is in a constant state of upheaval due to the disruptive rise of cultivation, but to a young man like Isaac, things aren’t entirely terrible. He has a roof over his head and a handful of close friends. All he wants to do is continue living a quiet life in his backwater mining town.... more>>

Fate has other plans for him. The death of a loved one throws him into the wider world of cultivation, where he investigates a vast conspiracy involving government cultivators, revolutionary movements, corporate samurai, and long-dead heroes that threatens the entire planet. Isaac faces a long road ahead of him, but he chose this one, and he’ll follow it to the end, no matter where it takes him.

Destiny Marine is set in a world inspired by both the industrial/post-WWI period as well as xianxia novels. Chapters will be 2000 - 2500 words and will be released everyday. <<less

Young Jennifer Barakat had a dream, to be like no one ever was, to never be like her parents who were always obsessed over their work.... more>>

While she wouldn’t go as far as saying she hated her parents, she did resent them for always prioritizing their life’s ambitions first rather than their family first.

It was one of the reasons why they didn’t live together.

Not that they weren’t still married or didn’t love each other; which they are and do still love each other, very much!

But the problem was their work.

Her mother was a front runner and figurehead in the protection of the region she was from; keeping it safe from a terrorist group that threatened her homeland.

Her father, from another region, was dedicated to his own work in discovering and helping categorize the creatures there to help the professor he worked under.

After a certain incident, Jennifer’s mother was scared for her daughter’s safety like never before. She then sent Jennifer to go live with her father: her parents hoping to help keep their daughter safe and out of harms way by living with him, rather than living in the Ejalup region.

Now, with her ticket in hand. Fourteen year old Jennifer Barakat sets out towards her father’s homeland, her second home.

The Hoenn region. <<less

~OFFICIAL WEB NOVEL~... more>>

Big brother is a legendary swordsman while little sister is a talented archmage.

Set in a fantasy world where magic and monsters exist, both siblings are supremely overpowered and deeply in love with each other. The story follows the duo’s admission to a prestigious magic university, Temple Academy.

Personal problems. Old dramas. New friendships. Together, Onii and Amae adjust to their new school life and experience the emotional rollercoaster that is the next chapter of their lives.

※ = 18+ scenes. <<less