The blight has overcome her woods for the first time in thousands of years. The Dryad, Laurel, has asked for the help of one of her only friends, the Great Animal Spirit, to find the cause of the blight. However, now that her friend has gone missing, Laurel is given no choice but to set out from her sacred garden for the first time in centuries to find her friend and save her home.... more>>

Note: once I finish updating this to what is on the other site the release rate will be 1 to 2 chapters a week. <<less

In ancient folklore and tales, they said the fae were beings of purest magic and foulest trickery, creatures who would mislead travelers into deadly bogs or steal children in the dead of night from their once safe beds. ... more>>

Autumn was one such child.

When a foolish witch made a poorly worded deal with these tricky creatures, they stole the poor girl whose only desire was to survive her last year in high school. They dragged her from restless slumber and tried to drown her in the deepest black waters of terror and pain.

She barely escaped with her fragile life and must now rely on the witch's advice and her own paralyzing fear to gain the power to return to her world.

Along the way, she’ll find herself lost in a world of magic, intrigue, and perhaps love.

If the fae don’t catch up to her first, for the Wild Hunt never stops until it has its prey.
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Be warned that this story contains elements of horror, gore, fear, and lesbian romance.
Chapter lengths are around 2000 words.
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Also posted on RoyalRoad <<less

A failed ritual leaves an immortal woman bound to a monster. Now she must contend with their budding (and violent) partnership, a killer bent on hunting down her kind, and the search for the legendary creature that could make her life normal again. Updates Wednesdays here and on https://apexaltra.com/katabasis... more>>

Warning: This series contains gore, nudity, sexual themes, and strong language. These warnings apply to illustrations! (Though nudity is censored.)

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In an alternate Earth where humans have the heads of animals, and where the animals aren’t always what they seem, the Firebird rules myth and legend. Said to have divine power, it appears every millennium to grant the wishes of a select few. A young woman discovers that she's among them, but there are two problems: She doesn’t remember ever seeing the Firebird, and she definitely doesn’t remember wishing for immortality!

Ignoring her thrill-seeking nature, she's decided that her only way forward is to get a degree. But after being attacked, she finds herself in a magical bond with a violent monster- one who's taken a keen interest in her ability. Now her only chance of getting her normal life back is to work with him and a group of newfound allies. She must dive into the space between life and death to uncover the Firebird's secrets, along with a few things about herself, too.

But her attacker is still on the loose, and the task is more dangerous than anyone realizes... <<less

When a man has nothing to lose, he can gain everything. ... more>>

In a world transformed by the sudden emergence of what was thought of myth and legend, humanity is forced to survive in a new world that is growing increasingly more dangerous.

My choice to become an Adventurer and face the horrors of the new world head on would have unforeseen ramifications for me and more people than I ever realized.

Only time will truly tell what those ramifications are as I am forced to deal with far more than the dangers I expected. <<less

In the deep forests where myths take root, a terrible accident changes the unlikeliest creature forever. All Beaver wanted to do was mind her own... more>> dam business… definitely not plunge the world into chaos. But fate had other plans.
Now thrust into the ancient cycle between gods of thunder and darkness, the newest demon lord must navigate a world that demands she play the villain. Survival requires mastering her strange powers and befriending stranger companions, like… an otter from another world? Well, maybe they have a chance to change everything.
Join Beaver as she fights alongside her friends (and enemies) to defy her fate—and the hunters after her head. Because if the world sees her as a monster, she might as well become the strongest. <<less

When Mio was given a ten-story luxury apartment from her absentee parents, she expected peace, quiet, and maybe a little loneliness. What she didn't expect was to become the reluctant landlord to a parade of supernatural weirdos, a clumsy werewolf, a reckless apprentice witch, a suspiciously affectionate fox spirit, and a vampire mafia queen with enough emotional baggage to fill a moving truck.... more>>

A supernatural slice-of-life comedy packed with heart, laughter, magic, and a few too many late-night disasters.

Follow the Twitter for behind-the-scenes, canonically chaotic, and disaster-filled daily life.
Mio Twitter : @LandlordMio
Reina Twitter : @ReinaSparkles
Lunaria Twitter : @WerewoofLuna <<less

Orphaned at the age of eight in a dubious drowning accident, Fernando experiences a stroke of good fortune when he’s adopted by the aristocratic San... more>> Martín family of Bogotá. From a hardscrabble childhood spent on the streets, he enters into a fairytale life of wealth and privilege in which he excels. But the shadow of the past lingers. Now a young gentleman poised to attend university abroad, he learns of the existence of his long-lost maternal grandmother, who lives far away at the wild fringes of the Amazon. Fernando journeys to meet her, embarking on a dark, sensual odyssey that will take him through wildernesses unknown, as he seeks to uncover his mysterious blood-origins and confront the shadowy menace lurking in wait. [Dark fantasy adult novel with eventual smut] <<less

In pirate waters, strange winds can arise. Follow where they blow if you dare.... more>>

A band of young Adventurers set out to explore a wide new world... of ancient and forgotten places. What will they discover, delving where the gods can no longer see?

You don't need to have read In the Key of Ether to join up, we will be telling a whole new story.

If you do get curious, it's all right over there... The whole million and a quarter words of it. <<less

A former slave seeking revenge.... more>>

A mystic escaping a violent past.

A burned spy desperate for answers.

A scribe with no history of her own.

When the magic vanished from the land, a mismatched group was sentenced to death by the royal court for a crime they didn't commit. These strangers promptly escaped from a maximum security palace, to the magic-ridden underground. Today, still wanted by the commonwealth, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them....maybe you can hire the Shadow Guard.

An A-Team inspired Epic Fantasy.

Adventure, Action and Magic.

About a group of outlaws forced together, with one goal to clear their names. Rescuing princesses, fighting monsters, and tearing apart the underbelly.  <<less

What if you discovered your whole life was a lie—and the truth was even stranger?... more>>

Ryu Kazeyama's existence was painfully ordinary—until reality glitched.

One moment, he's alone in a parking lot. The next, he's face-to-face with Lana, a mischievous girl he's never met but who seems to know everything about him. Before he can grasp what's happening, she's gone—and so is everything he knows.

Instead, a bright yellow school bus appears, reality ripples, and Ryu finds himself fifteen again, trapped in a body he left behind years ago.

Now, he's at Crescent Moon Academy—a strange school suspended in time, wedged between life and death, where ghosts roam the halls, yokai whisper dark secrets, and the cafeteria food might literally kill you. Here, reality plays by different rules. Here, memories lie. Here, time refuses to flow.

And the only clue Ryu has to his past—and his future—is a girl who died decades before he was even born.

If he wants answers, he'll have to listen to whispers from beyond the grave. But the truth comes at a price. Because someone, or something, is determined to keep those secrets buried...

Forever. <<less

Even in a land so damned and unreal there is wealth to be extracted and debts to be bloodied.... more>>

It is the 2040s. By way of "gates"/"portals"/"warp tunnels," as disparate as they are unique, certain people and groups from Earth have uncovered a land on a planet wrought by a cataclysm long forgotten by most, where they now inhabit among the evidence of the sins of their forefathers.

Some of the Earthlings have made their play to etch a petty kingdom, others liaison with the local powers before those back home find out about this cursed world's existence. Still others sell their services to whomever is desperate to hire filibusters with weapons that shoot straight. All seek a unique prize: the crystal ball residue of long dormant horrors, known as "Penkons."

Colonel Becker had been compelled to venture into this land years ago. Serendipitous circumstances unite him with his old firm, "Radical-X," and together they spearhead a war host in order to seek a way back home. Through an unforeseen outcome he becomes master to the cursed slave girl "Nori," linked to Becker's soul in life and in death. The warlord Sarjenko, the "Wilo Jawi," leads the ragtag host against his brother and other upstarts not just to reunite the "Kaihiwilo" archipelago but also to fulfill an imposed quest by powers as incomprehensible as they are horrifying.

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This is a work of grimdark fiction. Unless specified, all characters are assumed to be +18. <<less

Have you ever wondered what would happen if Necromancy worked a little TOO well?
Delaney probably should have. But one slip-up and suddenly she's wrapped up in all sorts of conspiracies! Running from the government and church alike, swept into conflicts with all manner of strange people... Nothing is how it seems in the corrupt realm of Eydis.
Who's to say what makes a person Good or Bad anyway?!... more>>

Cowritten by NineofClouds
Cover Art by April-Mae <<less

Issekina is a girl like many others: she wakes up in the morning, has breakfast with her many sisters, goes to "school", sometimes fights the inner voice inside her head for control over her mind, and takes lessons on forbidden magic in the afternoon from a century old [Mage]. Oh, also, she's a human reincarnated in the body of an arachne.... more>>

And, if that wasn't enough, she is not alone: there are others from Earth. A boy and a girl who were mysteriously brought in this big new world, where Memories and War have more power than physics and dreams are a place you can visit.

Follow their adventure in this story of a changing world full of Classes and Levels! <<less

I got isekai'ed into a game??
When Chiu Mik Tsaam agrees to beta test a mobile game for a friend's company, she didn't expect for... more>> the game to become real life for her and her friends. Pitched into a world of fairytales, Mik Tsaam and her friends have to survive through each story.
Easier said than done. How have they ended up in this game? Who knew fairytales were such vicious places? Can they really make it out alive?
How many times can they survive? <<less

Underheaven was one step away from immortality. As one of the Twelve Godlyings, he stood at the peak of the cultivation world until betrayal shattered everything. Ambushed during his final ascension, he was struck down by his rival, Original Sin. But instead of dying, he tore his soul free and vanished through a mysterious crack.... more>>

Now, he wakes up in a world he’s never seen, trapped in a weak body that isn’t his. His strength and his status, gone. What remains is a burning drive to reclaim everything he lost... and to rise even higher than before, his lust for immorality has only grown stronger.

The heavens may have desired his demise, but Underheaven is not finished yet. Not by a long shot. <<less

For as long as humanity has ruled the earth, skinwalkers have existed right beneath its nose. A race of shapeshifters, they live secretly in the lands untouched by civilization. Their only contact with the human world is to find other skinwalkers and awaken them to their true nature.... more>>

Fey Greenbriar has abandoned that existence, choosing instead to live amongst humanity. As a human, Xavier "Zave" Thendred is content with the life he has with his dog, Clueless. But when an ancient evil sets its sights on the dopey golden retriever, Fey is forced to awaken Clueless’ latent skinwalker powers.

With a horde of flesh eating monsters in pursuit, a frantic race across the country begins. Fey must break her exile and seek out her old pack, hoping that they will give Clueless the life she deserves. But far darker plots have been set in motion than any of them could imagine, and a mysterious figure has a warning for Zave: “If they find out what you are, they will come for you instead.” <<less

Revered deities who once guided and protected Unia have vanished, plunging the world into unprecedented chaos. As mortals accustomed to divine oversight struggle to adapt, a swarm of destructive creatures emerges, threatening to ravage this once harmonious world.... more>>

Unia's fading hope rests in a small, vulnerable heart, the last bearer of a divine lineage. To love or despise, to betray or protect, to kill or to sacrifice for this heart—the fate of the world hinges on the decisions of those surrounding it. <<less

Long ago when the lands were ravaged by savage Demonic Beasts, seas were corrupted by the blood of darkened sins and the sky stormed a thunderous cry—... more>>

Countless borders would be erected, and within them bore new legends.

A story of a Hero that saved their world... a tale forgotten by all but themselves.

This is the Chronicle Of The Hero That Pierced Hope.

[...Or something like that.]

[What's up with the over-hyped synopsis?]

[It's to get the reader's attention of course!]

[Sure...] <<less

When a horde of undead raze the town of Qúa to the ground, Emilia Yun finds her life ruined among the ashes, surviving only with... more>> the help of the Goddess that protects the town, the Enigmous Lady Death.
Since then, she’s done her best to understand what caused the ruin of her home, and is determined to find whoever-or WHATEVER was responsible.
Unfortunately for her, this decision has set her on a path of political intrigue, frustrated deities, long journeys… and lots, and lots, and LOTS of dead things. With only her Mother’s Liuqin, a Sword, and a family goddess no one else seems to have ever heard of, she has much to do- not that anyone will make it easy for her. <<less

A curse can only be thwarted for so long.... more>>

Living on the windy isles she is just a normal young girl, flourishing into womanhood.

Facing boy troubles, and struggling with balancing chores and her social life like any other normal girl. That is until a stranger appears in her kitchen and tells her she is a Brentwood.

The Brentwood's are the world's most powerful magic wielders who are truly in a league of their own.

They also are famed for only ever having boys.

Not a single female born to their bloodline since the dawn of their beginnings.

Their beginning which was marred by a tale that has followed them for centuries, but which over time was detached from their family, and became just another campfire story.

The tale of the Last Siren, is no mere tale, and she is the omen daughter the siren promised would come with her final breath.

Or so they tell her.

Between the Magicae Council, the Brentwoods, and the ever shady Arcana, she must decide her destiny.

Though only one option seems to be available...

Wreak bloody havoc on the family who created her. <<less

The year is 2056.... more>>

Mankind's innovations have developed with the joining of faith and technology. What were thought to be fantasies conjured up by creative minds were the real spirits of the land that existed alongside the men who walked it. Their names remembered by those who remained faithful, their power refused to wane past the critical point of disappearance until there was a resurgence in their existence. An unexplained recovery, the advent of supernatural happenings across the globe, and the development of technology left a world stumbling to acclimate to the unprecedented levels of change within the world.

Within the Eastern land of Japan was a sovereign city unbound by the laws of the government that commanded its soil. It was this in space where the revival of fantasy and the resurrection of myth began.

Within a city-state called Shōsetsu, a modern story of humans unfolds above the foundation of gods. <<less

On many worlds, a solitary adventurer's feats outstrip those of legendary heroes. Never staying in one place for long, few know her as anything other than the otherworldly Porter who brings unimaginable pleasures and pains.... more>>

A former conscript of the gods, Porter has never forgotten her status as a resurrectee, unable to refuse orders under pain of permanent death. Despite rising to the top and freeing herself from her obligations, she views herself as no different from the beasts and undead she kills.

Currently working as a contractor to a goddess of convenience, Porter's reluctance to take further promotions lead those she has helped to investigate her past. <<less

The world made a pact it couldn’t refuse—the final salvation for a species on the edge. In exchange for survival, history fractured, reality bent, and a new age of gods, monsters, and ancient forces swept away the old world. Civilization now clings to safety behind towering walls in isolated Bastions like Eerie’s Respite, where fear of the unknown lingers just beneath the surface. A rare few cryptids walk openly among humans—viewed as protectors, deities, or necessary evils—but most still inspire dread. Revered or reviled, they are never trusted.... more>>

Within this uneasy truce walks Daegon, a reclusive man with ash-gray hair and more ghosts in his past than friends in his life. Bound to an ancient will that whispers through his blood, he navigates a world reshaped by power and secrecy. The beings drawn to him defy logic, morality, and often reality itself—pulling him deeper into a conflict where choice is illusion and survival has teeth.

This is not a world of heroes.
It’s a slow-burn descent into survival, identity, and control—where even love leaves scars, and every bond is a blade.

Average Chapter Length: 5,931 words (~ 18-32 minutes reading) [as of Chapter 20]
I'll be releasing a chapter every day until caught up with main release, then it'll be about once a week!

Introduction Arc: 0-14
Primary Arc: 15-XX <<less

“Did you despise me? Do you still?”
Three years ago, Olen Doe woke up with absolutely no memory of his life prior to then, only an unbreakable conviction that Ileana Grace — formerly active as the magical heroine Stardust — saved him, though from what, exactly, he’s never been sure of. Ileana and her companions made it clear at the time that this was a gift, a second chance at life, but Olen soon found that a so-called “normal life” as an average human child really wasn’t as great as people made it seem. These days, he can only dream of something greater.
That is, until dreaming itself is threatened, and a... more>> memory sparks.
Stardust may have soundly defeated her enemies three years ago, but a new threat is on the rise, something that’s sucking out people’s dreams — and with them, their hopes and desires — leaving them as empty husks. With the power of Stardust gone for good, Olen takes it upon himself to investigate, while also experimenting with the strange powers that are returning to him together with his memories.
The power to weave nightmares into reality… It might just let Olen get everything he’s ever wanted. Still, as he remembers more about exactly what he was before his salvation, and as the danger grows from without and within, Olen must come to terms with his old life and decide who he really wants to be in this one…

(Takes place in the same continuity as my first attempt at web original fiction, Shattered Stardust; it follows from the planned ending, but no knowledge of Shattered Stardust is needed to understand this story, as Ileana's story is gradually told via flashbacks and dialogue. This story is also posted to Royal Road and its dedicated WordPress site. Cover art by SP on SKIMA.) <<less

Wolfgang Sharp is your average, everyday accountant aside from the chronic insomnia that has plagued him for months. No matter what he tries, he can't seem to shake it. One night, he gets told he actually has chasmic insomnia, a powerful insomnia that will make him comatose if left unchecked. The only known cure is enlisting in a specialized program located in another world. Wolfgang eagerly accepts and watches as his average life gets a little more fantastical. ... more>>

*This story has some spicy scenes peppered into it. Chapters featuring them will be marked with an asterisk. <<less