Dreams.
I never thought much about them.
Mostly for the point that I could never remember any of mine.
And the bits and pieces that remain would never make sense.
This is what dreams are like after all.
Just some random mix, thrown together by an unstable mind to get over the stuff which bothered one during the day.
At least that's what I thought.
Until they turned against me.
Twisted everything I knew and turned my whole existence into a nightmare.
But the thing is...... more>>

It's mine. <<less

Takumi and Chiori Chihara, are two siblings that have been close since birth. After a traumatic event, and ensuing circumstances leading to them being socially outcast, they look to one another for support and company, as Takumi takes on the role to keep the family together, cost what it may.... more>>

This bizarre dynamic only continues as they grow into adults, Chiori never letting go of acting as spoiled as she was as a child, and Takumi reluctantly going along. However, this only further complicates things as Chiori begins to harbor one-sided feelings for her reliable other brother, and Takumi plans to avoid her, perhaps for good, as he's unable to deal with the responsibilities arising from this complicated situation.

Yet what he may not realize, is that those feelings could have been mutual all along. Yet whether those around them could accept such a thing or not, is a fear he cannot let go of.

When the truth is laid bare, will they remain able to rely on one another, or will their relation break under pressure? <<less

Do you have a dream? Who hasn’t, right? But do you have what it takes to pursue it?... more>>

Ever since childhood it was my dream to travel the world; experience new things; meet new people. It, however, couldn’t be – my severe illness gradually limited and finally destroyed each of them: from going to the North Pole and seeing Aurora Borealis with my friends; through going camping in neighbouring forest with my family; to just leaving the confines of my room in the hospice and craving simple human touch. My terminal illness slowly took everything from me, giving me only misery. And when I had nothing more to lose – it finally took my life.

That would be the end of a story – but by a sheer cosmic coincidence, a powerful entity picked up my lost soul and gave a body of my dreams: strong, fast, vivacious, beautiful – a perfect body. Then I was left in a completely new world – one brimming with magic, unknown creatures, breathtaking scenery, and various peoples with vivid and fascinating cultures.

I couldn’t realize my dreams in my past life. This time, I can do everything I ever wanted – and fulfil even desires I had no idea I had.

This series has explicit sexual content and is intended for an adult (18+) audience. Be aware of that.
(Explicit chapters are marked and have additional tags (for example, in case of pairing M=Male, F=Female, H=Hermaphrodite(Futa)))

Cover art made by me.

Updates:
Regular: every Saturday, about 11.pm GMT
Extra: Tuesdays, about 11.pm GMT, once a month (at least that's the plan); will be announced in the preceding chapter's author's notes <<less

Two is company, three is a crowd. Nine is a cult.... more>>

Having to fight a duel to the death at the start of my first day on the job was a new one for me.

Waking up with no memory was also odd. I think. But neither of those came close to the absurdity of having beautiful and deadly women ready and eager to kill for me.

What I need from them now, though, is nothing special. I just need them to teach me how to lead a cult of assassins. No big deal.

Extra chapters: https://www.patreon.com/MrBlissNine

RR Profile: https://www.royalroad.com/profile/430453 <<less

[Volume 1] Rosalie Edgeworth: the queen bee of Lassen Academy and Janet Fleming’s two-faced nemesis. Why does the school seem to revolve around Rosalie? How can Prince Blaise not see her for the bitch she really is? And why won’t the Prince even listen to Janet’s side of it? In the aftermath of Rosalie’s latest schemes, Janet finds the answer in unexpected allies: ghost-clones of herself, a weird little-sister shop owner, a bespectacled folklore otaku, a sluggard knight, three ghost-obsessed girls, and two former saintess candidates, among others. Meeting these people leads Janet to the truth about Rosalie’s identity and a dangerous conspiracy surrounding her.... more>>

[Volume 2] Lady Lilian Dorian has been impersonating Rosalie Edgeworth to keep control of the Prince and Classroom 1-3C with rumors, sex, and spells. After uncovering the truth, Janet and her school mates find themselves outnumbered and in need of allies. So they keep a low profile amidst a school investigation as they train their powers with more allies: three talking statuettes, the talking bust of a former knight-at-arms, a talking suit of armor, a duke with a cousin complex, and an overprotective marquess father. Despite the hellish training, Janet plays Lady Dorian’s two-faced game a little too well for Lady Dorian to take things lying down. <<less

Synopsis: Floating in the air just in the middle of Times Square in new york was a strange crack in the air that emitted a strange golden light, set as a perimeter around said crack, were countless US Soldiers, Tanks, Attack Helicopters, and jets flying overhead.... more>>

Suddenly the crack let out a deeper glow for a second as a figure materialized just next to the crack.

It was a man, or what appeared to be a man.

Pale white skin, glowing blue flames where the eyes should be, a strange crowned helmet, long snow white hair, strange armor with a skull molded onto the belt, and knee guards. In the man's hands was a glowing blue long sword with a skull just between the blade and guard.

Suddenly, dozens more figures started appearing around the crack too. Men and women wearing strange armor with decayed skin and missing flesh. They were undead. And each of them had the same blue flame inside their eyes and mouths...

The Lich King and his army have arrived in a new world. <<less

Getting Isekai'd to another world is indeed awesome, especially embarking on an adventure as a hero to defeat the Demon King, who turns out to be a woman, and making her part of your harem. It is truly the dream of millions of people hoping to be Isekai'd to another world.... more>>

If Reinhard were to get Isekai'd like that, he might smile for the rest of his life. However, fate has other plans for him, as he becomes the unfortunate isekai victim, landing in the rabbit hole known as the moonlit world. With numerous psychopaths roaming around to fulfill their dreams, he must strive to defend his small life in this chaotic world, especially when the world is set to last only another decade.

Fortunately, luck from nine generations of his family comes to his aid in critical moments. Finally, he gets help to secure his small life:

[Ding!]

"Eh? Has my help finally arrived?"

[Congratulations, Host! You have been chosen as the host of the Antagonist Simulator System!]

"Finally! Fina-... wait... What do you mean by Antagonist? Shouldn't it just be a Simulator without an Antagonist?"

[As the name suggests, the Antagonist Simulator System is specifically designed for individuals with high aspirations to become antagonists, and you have been selected to be the Ultimate Antagonist! Congratulations, Host!]

"Huh? Ultimate Antagonist? Wtf? How does someone as gentle as me fit as the ultimate antagonist?"

[Not so.]

[Host, you undoubtedly possess a strong motivation, clear plans, firm will, undisclosed secrets, outstanding execution, remarkable personality charm, and the determination to subvert the world.]

[Undoubtedly, you are the perfect candidate for the ultimate antagonist.]

WTF?

...
[You were borns as the son of the King Vortigern.]

[You pulled out the sword from the stone but inserted it back, and the sword emitted a resounding mournful cry]

[You promoted agriculture, popularized education, abolished nobility, knights scorned you as the ominous son of the disaster-bringing white dragon]

[You sacrificed Vortigern, gathered the remaining flames of the remnant age of gods, and launched the final assault towards the inner sea of the planet]

[Your wife and daughter died at the hands of Ares]
.
.
.
[You set the Olympus Temple ablaze]

"Oh? Looks like my adventure won't be boring." <<less

Meet Ichiro Yamashita, a 23-year-old ordinary dude who's recently landed a promotion in the Special Inventory Delivery Department of International World Transportation. But little does he know, his life is about to take a bizarre turn after a showdown with a nightmarish shadow creature that's been haunting his dreams.... more>>

Unbeknownst to Ichiro, this encounter awakens unimaginable powers within him, powers that are anything but ordinary. As he goes about his truck-driving routine, oblivious to his newfound abilities in his world, chaos and hilarity ensue.

A light-hearted, slice-of-life action-adventure about a young man who gets caught up in a strange series of events after defeating a shadow being, only to wake up more powerful than ever before...and not knowing it.

Read this story if you want to see:
- A truck driver with the power of a god and he doesn't know it!
- The effects of his actions in his dreams and nightmares on reality!
- The world at large reacting differently to him because they think he's crazy or dangerous!
- Blending of genres into something fresh!
- And other fun shenanigans!

The cover was created using the WaifuLabs, then run through the NovelAI img2img. <<less

“Beyond the armor and the scars, a hero has a heart ablaze with a passion to protect. A hero throws himself into danger for the sake of others.”... more>>

Khiron had lived his entire life dreaming of being the hero of his kingdom. To be the knight given the honor of rescuing all of Celestia from the horrific threat of the monstrous Eclipse. Having trained tirelessly with his great friend and fellow knight and confidant, Juna, the day of realizing his dreams has arrived. As victor of the Celestia Hero's Tournament, he is dubbed the chosen knight. His new life as the hero has dawned at long last.

Yet there's a secret task given to the hero which is kept heavily under wraps.

Khiron arrives at his initiation only to be shocked with the revelation that the chosen knight must gain his powers by kissing 7 maidens of the heavens. To make the situation even more unbelievable, Juna is in that number!

How will our chivalrous knight fare as the kingdom’s hope?

Now featuring artwork by @AnankeKeirin within! <<less

The System Apocolypse strikes the world with startling suddenness, portalling in foreign races and collapsing the human world into chaos. In the world now changed, Jessica Ruda, a twisted, megalomaniacal young woman with delusions of grandeur and more kinks than an accordion, can finally unleash her (barely) suppressed urges, as the System helps her to develop cheaty life/death/sex powers, and her desire for conquest swells.... more>>

Come and witness another tropey system story, filled with barely edited drivel about poorly described sex, war and politics. Experience vicariously through the characters of Jessica's universe; horrifying creatures born of science and sorcery, broken worlds, people and places, cheaty skills, mind-breaking magic, and countless cringey tropes you never asked for. <<less

Many gates are littered over the planet Gaia, These gates are connected to other worlds where long lost civilizations once flourished.... more>>

The Individuals of the many races that exist on Gaia enter these gates with the hopes of acquiring power, fame and riches. These people are called explorers.

Our main character Embarks on a journey to become on of those esteemed explorers, But in the process would discover the true nature and origins of what lay behind these gates.

I do not own this cover, all rights reserved to the respective artist. If the owner request removal please dm me or email me at [email protected] <<less

Thanks to her mother marrying a prominent politician, Kaera's life goes from rags to riches. She wants to move on from her past, but society believes she should remain there instead. To make matters worse, her desire for romance guides her towards forbidden territory. Will society's pressure, her desires, and other forces destroy her life or forge longlasting bonds and a new life?... more>>

Welcome everyone to my next story series, Forging Bonds. It takes place in the same world as the Age of Cataclysm series, but several years prior. In case you follow the Age of Cataclysm series but haven't heard the news, I'm taking a break from it to avoid a burnout, and I have this new series in my head for awhile. I'll do my best to keep the two series indepedent from each other so you don't have to read this to understand the Age of Cataclysm and vice versa, but there maybe references from the other story. Forging Bonds is more of a slice of life story, so there's less fireballs flying around and sword fights (I've been wanting to expand my writing into different areas). This story will contain numerous instances of adult characters engaging in sex of an incestuous nature or not and may contain kinks such as rough sex, domination, bdsm, etc. If it doesn't appeal to you, I suggest reading another story. This story will be first-person from a single character except for the prologue, and it will be a slow build towards certain milestones.

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It’s homecoming week at Deer Valley High and Tristan Collins is in despair. Despite being in his final year, he still hasn’t made any progress on talking to the girl of his dreams, the illustrious Zoey Brahm. To make matters worse, just as he musters up the courage to finally ask her out, he quickly discovers that she’s already started seeing someone else.... more>>

Though initially overcome with regret, the situation strangely reminds him of a dream he had the night before. What is the true meaning of their relationship? As he begins his investigation, he gradually comes face to face with uncomfortable truths—not just about Zoey, but about himself as well.

Follow Tristan as he comes to terms with his possession of a supernatural ability, and the shocking reality that follows.

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Volume 2 chapters Tuesday and Friday at 6PM EST. Join the discord! https://discord.gg/xcGZnzhgzb <<less

Sixteen-year-old Thenio Iterune has a simple plan for his life: Work hard. Do well in school. Become a qualified wizard. Earn a good living. And maybe even make his parents proud of him someday.... more>>

Unfortunately, the plan isn't going too well....

Thenio's magic power is becoming increasingly difficult to control, which leads to a series of accidents that are about to cost him his hard-earned spot at the Kafron Royal Academy of Magic. And things don't get any better when he finally discovers the source of his problems: He has an extremely rare and unstable magic affinity. And it's going to do more than just get him expelled. It's probably going to get him killed.

Before he knows it, Thenio has gone from diligent student to disabled dropout. And forget about career plans...he'll be lucky if he even lives long enough to need a job in the first place.

Enter Iggy, a tiny black dragon who loves chasing birds and has a remarkable nose for magic. He takes an immediate liking to the scent of Thenio's unique magic and convinces his wizard partner, Ariom, to help find a way to stabilize it.

Are a genius enchanter and his slightly crazy dragon familiar enough to keep a chronically explosive boy alive? Maybe. But that's before demons get added into the mix....

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Updates are irregular at the moment, but I'll get back to a weekly schedule as soon as I can.

Also on Royal Road. <<less

For as long as anyone can remember, humans have been preyed upon by Harbingers, living nightmares which devour dreams and passions and souls, and defended by Keepers. These children alone hold the gift of magic, the wild and wondrous ability to impose emotions over reality and empower their frail bodies with the splendor of their souls. Under their protection, humanity was able to survive and thrive.... more>>

While modern Keepers have come to enjoy a social position somewhere between celebrities and religious idols, very few accept the mantle simply to be a hero. The Messengers of the Goddess Claiasya, spirits charged with awakening the magic in suitable souls, promise that Keepers who consume and purify enough Harbingers will obtain the power to change themselves or the world in nearly any way they wish.

It’s for this purpose that Liadain Shiel, a young girl born terminally ill, throws herself into life as a Keeper when her opportunity comes, hoping against hope to rewrite her fate and save her life while she still can.

But magic wants its wielders to grow and change, not simply continue living, and the secrets swimming beneath the sea and behind the sky have lives and designs of their own.

Nowhere Stars is an ongoing fantasy-horror web novel about traumacore magical girls, nightmares clothed in ribbons and lace, alienation from reality, and broken children twisting the world into whatever shape they must to make their dreams come true.

This is a mirror of Nowhere Stars' home site, located here: https://nowherestars.net/
Updates will be posted at the same time, currently every other Wednesday.

Please be aware that my writing trends quite dark and disturbing. If you're looking for more detailed content warnings, there's a list that should be considered to apply to the story as a whole here: https://nowherestars.net/content-warnings/

Discord: https://discord.gg/UPYYpcvfqX
Topwebfiction: https://topwebfiction.com/listings/nowhere-stars/ <<less

"Revolution is the people's will for a better tomorrow."... more>>

When the Animus crawled out from underneath Earth's crust, brave souls were granted godlike powers to fight them. Custodians: idols, soldiers, heroes, legends. Revered by the masses, shunned by the few, and conscripted to be the defenders of humanity against the Animus in an endless conflict. A life of misery, despair, loneliness, and heartache; such is the inexorable fate of a Custodian.

Elysia Hayes tries not to be discontent with her lot in life, but that's difficult when she's still reeling from the Animus Invasion that saw fit to ruin her. Now six months later, her family is shattered, her best friend won't give her the time of the day, and every day is a struggle to survive. The mundanity of her life is a disease. However, salvation comes in the form of a rogue Custodian skulking in an alleyway while carrying a missile launcher. What starts off as a desire to help someone quickly spirals out of control, and Elysia finds herself plunged into a completely different world. A decades-old conspiracy, grudges that run deep, and visitors from beyond the stars make the Animus the least of her worries.

Elysia thought that being a Custodian meant basking in the public's adoration and vanquishing evil, but she soon learns that evil comes in all different shapes and sizes. And sometimes, in order to cleanse the world, you have to get your hands dirty. Elysia wanted to be a hero, but first and foremost, she wanted to save people. Those two wishes aren't able to coexist.

What can a hero do in a world designed to breed evil? <<less

Magic is dying; the Chosen One has vanished; a secret council of sorcerers plots world domination. The only hope lies with Lacy, a disturbed young... more>> trans woman and the prophesized Dark Lord. Undertaking a mission of revenge, she must face the monsters who have haunted her for her entire life, and save two worlds and her own soul in the process. <<less

People are disappearing from the town of Haguko, which lies at the foot of a giant mountain range. A group of teenagers stuck in their... more>> hometown during their summer vacation, decide to track down and confront the evil that is responsible for this phenomenon. <<less

Dear Journal,... more>>

I had THAT dream once again. You know, the one where I'm a cute girl hanging around other girls. She looks so beautiful and happy; I'm jealous. Of course, how could I not be jealous when she has no worries like me!

And I want to clarify something: when I mention the girl part, I'm not implying anything about my masculinity. After all, as the man that I am, it's perfectly normal for me to dream about being a girl every night, right?

Although, I think something about these dreams isn't normal. Like, why do I have horns and a tail, and why is there always a demon girl that looks at me from the corner of my view? Why do I love it when she calls me cute every time? Well... whatever. Dreams are sadly only dreams in the end. <<less

Hot-tempered psychic Minami Tachibana eventually joins a psychic facility that 'provides services for problems large and small'. Performing good deeds and services with her psychic power, the girl must learn to control her powers as she gets involved in a case with a powerful psychic who wants to brainwash everyone and retcon their history of crimes. Many strange incidents and natural disasters need reformation in this paranormal world, and Minami and her friends from PsiCo try to transform the world and ease the hearts and minds of people who need their help, one client at a time. No one knows the darkness of one's heart more than Minami Tachibana, who has a secret that she... more>> doesn't want to tell anyone else--that she knows the coming of World War III and must prevent it from happening. But how can she do this and save her friends in the temporal timelines? She wants to create a Singularity where everyone is safe and happy, though there is a villain lurking in the shadows who is retconning the past and distorting memories around her.

Book Cover Art Illustration by hazelnutbrew
Character is Minami Tachibana the Protagonist <<less

Enter a world full of mind boggling phenomena and mystery. Full of anywhere from dream-like landscapes, to actual dreams and visions that question the observer to whether they were actually windows to other realities. The lines of physical matter and substance, and the intangible and idealistic planes above them, are blurred constantly. ... more>>

We follow a young boy with a genius talent for combat, captured and thrown into slavery after his village was torn by the flames of war. Reminiscent of past glories, the young scoundrel's hot blood betrays him, leading him down a path to unraveling the secrets of the slave town, the gigantic sprawling city of caves where the slaves reside beneath it, and even further below, to where lies the mystery of the world's first ending.

Numerous characters of different factions come into contact with the young boy, as they too grow and change. Experiencing pain, joy, love, grief, suffering and growth, molding them into the characters they decide to be. Whether they force themselves to be a certain way, or whether they reject how the world wishes them to be.

The path to higher power and might, involves metaphysical, abstract, and somewhat occult-like elements.

The world heals after its second end and new beginning. Focusing on energy manipulation, bloodlines, magic and other supernatural mysteries.

Yet in certain areas, there lies the living technology of the previously destroyed era. Whether they be resources of cultivation in the form of nuclear cores, or something more sinister...

Enter first, into the unraveling of the first mystery. <<less

[Volume 1] To the Muse Bureau, Judy Windermere is not a person: she's the entrance exam that prospective muses must pass to attend its academy.... more>> And to working muse officers, she's not just a glorified dreamer: she's a natural disaster disguised as a sleeping girl. For when she sleeps, she's full of dreams and nightmares, unrequited feelings and envious thoughts, which spill into the waking world. But when she goes missing and reappears hours later during a week of exams, three dysfunctional muse officers must find out where she goes. And where Judy goes, like a natural disaster, havoc follows. <<less

Kagura Rika was an average 25-year-old until her mother passed being the only daughter life was rough even more so until her mother's parting gift... more>> appeared in this woman's life. What will this new gift bring to Rika's life can she figure out her purpose or will she be lost in all the commotion? <<less

Merrick Kandlebern had always thought there were those around him who deserved to join the ranks of the Magical Girls and Guardians, champions of Hope and aided by their familiars and the Transcendents. And never once had they considered themselves to be deserving of their power.... more>>

But when one of the worst Inversion Upheaval's in recent times strikes during what was supposed to be a performance their orchestra class was undertaking within a theme park centered around the protectors of humanity themselves, something's going to have to give. Not unless they want what was supposed to be their final performance in orchestra to become their swan song in life.

It's sink or swim, but if there's one thing they're good at, it's swimming. Even if they're already stuck underneath the waves.
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Inspired heavily by Magical Girl Gunslinger by Mikasane.

Gender Bender tag will take a bit before coming into play fully. <<less

Meet Adria, a woman ensnarled in the brutal survivalist life of Dictaduria, the third country in the continent for exiled criminals, Sectum. Wrongly accused of her crimes, living in poverty and marooned in a social structure designed to mirror the struggles of a life under failed political regimes, Adria finds herself forgotten by time. That, until the day an unexpected opportunity that could change the core of who she is, and bring her liberty, presents itself when a bloodied and tortured man named Corven crosses her path, about to be murdered by sadistic hands.... more>>

Parallel to Adria's tale is that of Zanda, fresh from the prestige of becoming a Gevurah, member of the Fifth Sephirah, a powerful league of guardians in charge of protecting the seemingly perfect reality of planet Malkuth. Yet, her first day after graduation spirals into unforeseen chaos, reminding her that the luminosity of malkuthian society masks a profound darkness. As the young Gevurah confronts the challenges her new title involves, she is thrust into a journey beyond the realms of her training and expectations.

"A Tree of Omens" is meant to interlace the destinies of Zanda and Adria, two souls from disparate worlds, bound by a shared fate that will pave the path for new generations in a galaxy where futuristic ideals and ancient secrets collide.

With the promise of a timeless epic that not only questions the nature of utopia but also the very fabric that weaves our universe, this is an open invitation to witness the unfolding of The Omens.

The journey begins now – are you ready to delve into the hidden knowledge? <<less