“Some kids have disappeared too,” Gerald said. “The news didn’t say, but I’ll bet a first-edition Monster Manual that they were playing ‘pretend.’ Same as... more>> we were, only without dice.” <<less

~Cover art by Joeydrawss~
CONTENT WARNINGS: Gore, Self-harm, Attempted Suicide
Brian Alexson, going by his artist name Hex. He is the lead vocalist and does a lot of the work in his Dark Electro/Industrial band. Hex is an eighteen year old musician. He’s a smoker, a drinker, and a druggie, such a bad lifestyle! Hex is just getting over a bad breakup, when a girl shows up at his doorstep, the manager, and his friend and roommate Owen, are going to get an earful! They don’t know that their lives are going to change forever, and it doesn’t have much to do with Din showing up at Hex’s door. Who would have thought a little... more>> jewelry box with weird markings could cause so much trouble? Who is the mysterious woman knocking on Hex’s door to return something Hex bought at a flea market? That little demon girl, who is she? And why does she seem so smitten with Hex? What is an Angel of Acid, really? Just Hex’s band name, or something more?

This is book 1 of the Zoriyan Legacy series, and is a prequel to The Light Maiden's Mark <<less

Bare walls, steel bars and not a lot else. If she had to read ONE more strategy book she was going to puke. After ten boring years, something had to give and it sure as hell wasn't going to be her. ... more>>

Kidnapped and turned into an experimental soldier from a young age, Leliana's finally managed to get herself clear of all the stuffy laboratory equipment and is making up for a lost childhood. Unfortunately for her, the lead scientist who'd spent so many years beating her into shape isn't quite ready to call it a loss, and has unleashed an accidental catastrophe into the world to get her back. <<less

Clint is a good guy and a hard worker at Papa Ronan's 24-Hour Pizza Delivery; no matter what, he delivers on time. So, when he's tasked with the most dangerous pizza delivery of all time, his courage and wits are tested.... more>>

(This is another story I have a few small ideas swirling around in my head for, but until I end up penning those, I'm going to mark this as completed) <<less

(Inspired by a certain virus)
A man living with a life-threatening disease finally died, but not before wishing to God that everyone else in the world feel even an inch of his pain of being isolated in a hospital room. God granted him that wish, and so... he became the first person in the world to carry the most devastating virus on Earth.... more>>

Yeah, this is a stupid idea. Of course, this is potentially and definitely offensive for some people.
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Cover is by user https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/12547265, if you wish to take the cover down, i will do so.
(Reposted because it didn't show on series for some reason) <<less

Caleb works as an engineer for a abusive drunk in slums of the Capital, main city of the tyranical Empire. The world is bleak, wasting... more>> away with little meaning to life. One day is does change when he gets approached to do a job for a famous crime lord that could finally enable him to leave and start a new life.
Unfortunately the plan goes to hell and Caleb barely escapes with his life, the only thing he grabbed was a strange metal cube.
He now has the choice of dying, or do anything he can to survive. Even if that means joining a smuggler and pirate crew in desperate need of a engineer, with the mysterious leader of the Empire hunting that very cube. <<less

The crew has narrowly escaped to the forested lands to the far north, hoping the distance will make Javelin loose their trail. A fuel shortage forces them to land in a misarble town haunted by a giant monsters and regular attacks from a strange form of mutants.
Their next job leads them to discover old world secrets that perhaps should have been left burried.... more>>

Cover from https://unsplash.com/s/photos/dark-sea?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText <<less

On a ravaged Earth, Kayla survives by using her uncanny ability to locate tradable artifacts in the rubble. But when someone starts hunting her, she'll be forced to team up with her biggest rival...... more>>

A riveting dystopian adventure with a supernatural twist!

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Some secrets are better left buried...

Kayla is a scavenger, driven to search the ruins of abandoned cities for artifacts in exchange for critical life-saving supplies. But, the rarest artifacts are found in the most dangerous ruins-those under control by the OmniLab traders.

Carl is one of those traders-and Kayla's invaded his district. He's determined to stop her and the best way to do that is to recruit her. The only problem?

Kayla hates traders.

When a powerful man intent on revenge starts hunting her, Kayla realizes the only way to save herself may be to accept Carl's offer. But that would mean surrendering to OmniLab and giving up everything she knows.

Only everything isn't quite what it seems.

Including OmniLab.

And Kayla's in a lot of trouble. <<less

In the city of Kholakel, the highlight of the year for the upper classes is the annual monster pacification of the misty woods. Ostensibly it's a culling of the monster population to prevent them encroaching on urban areas, but it's an open secret that it's actually treated as more of a blood sport, the participants competing to score the most kills. After all, why else would the politicians and elites of the city bother to attend personally?... more>>

Given the intense competition and high-tech weapons and gear in use, one might wonder how the forest has not yet been completely depopulated. As this year's culling approaches, a group of unfortunate children are about to discover the answer first-hand, but thanks to an unexpected twist of fate, one of them will score the chance to play the role of the hunter instead of the prey.

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The last "maverick" roams a lifeless desert, filled with monsters of all kinds.... more>>

(First Tale in Songs of the Ancients) <<less

An amnesiac hunter and a rebellious healer are tied together to set off the strings of fate.... more>>

(Second Tale in Songs of the Ancients) <<less

There's a wide belief that love is something beyond life and death, beyond time, beyond everything…... more>>

Mai and Tsubasa are two classmates. As usual, they have a lot of differences, but even so, they ended up loving each other. But sadly, this is not that kind of story.

The world ende and both of them were left alone. Now they are searching for clues, surviving and growing together in this dead world. <<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

What happened to us? Us humans? How did we let things get this out of hand? Tether.001.001 is a look at three particular humans who... more>> find themselves in the 2050s after the great calamities of the Dark Sun Decade, a period of mass floods, rapid temperature rise and the most devastating solar flare humanity had ever faced. It is an Earth that feels almost too real and yet so distant. Join the Tether Project and add your voice to the discussion. <<less

The blood knights are an order of elite warriors who wield dark magic in service of the Empire. They take in boys who show promise, and forge them into terrifying killers. But one knight becomes dissatisfied with this role...... more>>

Cover art drawn by Lara Haide. Beta readers: theorigiamiphoenix, asododsteel, and fipindustries. <<less

WELCOME TO THE RETROFUTURE!... more>>

The Future That Never Was features an alternate space age where the Soviets colonized the belt before David Bowie sang Life on Mars; where rogue AIs took over the web; where pizza came in cans. Humankind couldn’t dream of a more exciting future. Yet, as foolishness eventually turned Earth into a nuclear wasteland, shadows began to conspire from the heart of the Moon to beyond the mysterious Planet Nine…

The book series is an extended universe which includes numerous R-rated titles. All of them will be uploaded on Scribblehun and Royal Road. Check the Index below for the main stories.

🐈  KITTY KITTY
Join sassy space cat Lee and his Desert Eagle-toting, soda-swigging human partner, Ali, in a future stuck in the late 80s/early 90s. Board the dynamic duo’s ship, the mythical Kitty, as they bounty-hunt their way through a dystopian solar system—so lock and load, and shout Cowabunga! because it’s crime-fightin’ time! 

🪐  PACHINKO BLUES
Amid the chaos of the Rings Civil War, a disgraced pilot called Miles finds itself tangled in a vast vendetta involving a megacorporation, android mercenaries and data-cartels. From Saturn’s Plastic Fields to the fringes of Kuiper, Miles’ violent redemption is an 80s-esthetic space western filled with tears, blood and... ducks?

Other stories related to the first arc of The Future That Never Was:
• RADIO FREAK - Standalone biopunk short story featuring Ali Koviràn, the Data Maiden and Bill Murray
• STELLAR PATRIOTS - Special episodes with Braun Kamirov, linking KITTY KITTY to the upcoming DATA dilogy and CYBER MACHO
• DATA ONE & DATA ZERO - 2023
• CYBER MACHO - TBA

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A man walks into a room that no one has ever come out of alive. And yet, he does walk out, alive. The question is, what's changed?... more>>

A story written for Cabbitgurl-K's Valentine's Day challenge.

TW: Dysphoria, mental illness, despair and anguish, etc. <<less

New Adult | Dystopia | Speculative | Slipstream | Science Fiction... more>>

Kyla has finally broken into the Worker class of Skycross. But when she is cast aside by society and witnesses the plight of the Abandoned, she must make a choice between her own future, and the wellbeing of thousands, before she loses her grip on reality.

Author's Note: Serial Novel, new parts to release every Wednesday -- I'm writing this as I post, so I'd love to hear your feedback and thoughts on where the story might lead! I have a vague plan in mind but I'm excited to try out this process of posting as I go :) <<less

Earth was overtaken by the Calumnia ten years ago and if it weren't for the alien Occisio race who saved the remnants of humanity, Indi's race would have gone extinct. Now, at the age of sixteen, Indi and the other surviving children are about to complete their training and return to Earth to kill the monster that destroyed their world and killed their parents.
However, the children on the Occisio's spaceship have been dismissed one by one in training tests and only a few of them remain. Will Indi prove himself skilled enough to become a soldier? Or will he fail humanity as his parents did? ... more>>

This short story (in 13 parts) is a love letter to fans of Ender's Game and Maze Runner. (I may eventually turn this into a novel but for now, I hope you enjoy this 10,000 word story about hope and overcoming one's weakness.)
[This story will appear on other websites as well, such as Wattpad and Royal Road.] <<less

An accident or an act of sabotage? What these strangers find on the other side of the travel gates is a crueler fate than they could have dreamed.... more>>

Sick of the small life imposed on her, sixteen year old Angharad is seeking escape. When she wakes up on the other side of the Gate what she gets instead is a tighter prison than she's ever known. With no way out and no way to find her mysterious jailer, she finds herself relying on the people trapped with her: Tsuyoshi, an angry Canadian art student, well-meaning Josephine, the secretive Dr Yeoh, and Jin, a child soldier. But not everyone is who they seem, and even Angharad lives a lie.

Tests from their mysterious overlord lead to new encounters and strange bedfellows. For Jin and Angharad, their quest to find the truth may risk everything.

And when things take a darker and more desperate turn, not everyone they know will survive. <<less

Lena lives alone. Always has, since she lost everything she loved. Trapped in her ostentatious mansion during a snowstorm, a familiar, unwelcome guest in the night might just take what little Lena has left...... more>>

The Old Brand-New is a sci-fi psychological horror thriller about regret, memories, and why using your own brain as a template for android AIs is a terrible idea. <<less

As human worlds fight a losing battle against the affini, one ambitious human will fight with words rather than ships. But is all the struggle for power really worth it or will they find more happiness as a pet? ... more>>

A story in the Human Domestication Guide setting:
Other works in the shared universe can be found here: https://readonlymind.com/search/?q=%23Human_Domestication_Guide

HDG discord: https://discord.humandomestication.guide/

CW: 18+, Mind control, pet play, medical play, drug play, dubious consent, depression, violence. <<less

The girl who has it all finds the thing she'd secretly always wanted.

A good-hearted yet deeply troubled criminal attempts to protect himself and his chosen family of outlaws in a backwards society plagued by a devastating... more>> disease What was intended to be the creation of a new medicine drug that rejuvenated youth and revitalised the spirits, ended up leading to an accident that caused the old to die and the young to lose any sense they once had. Thus a society of disease and violence was formed. One where anyone will do anything for a cure or a chance to survive a day longer. <<less

Two brothers. One Infection. In a city of the undead, tough decisions must be made. Halloween Prompt #19: Infection