Inside is a compilation of short stories compiled into one. Some are from childhood stories while some were dreams. ... more>>

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Palantine and Co. is an unusual company that does its work in an unusual field. But it's attractive enough to out of work Gary Bellamy, and offers decent pay and a good benefits package. But there are a few things a little strange about the local office. The CEO is perpetually out of town, apparently in search of ‘Enlightenment’. His co-workers are involved in research and investigations involve the likes of Bigfoot, ghosts, walk-ins and other supernatural phenomena, for who its not quite clear. It all seems a bit dodgy to Gary but again, good benefits package.... more>>

Ephram Palantine is having problems of his own. His search for Enlightenment hasn’t been going all that well, has lead down some rather bizarre rabbit holes. It's about to get a lot worse.

The employees of Palantine and Co. are themselves hoping their new hire is exactly what they need. Otherworldly phenomena is on the rise. A seven year old girl has gone missing in northern Michigan, and they are sure it involves something that happened to Gary when he was a boy, thirty years ago, not to mention that there have been sightings of same identical dead man on a Lake Erie beach now for several decades. Some might call what Gary and his co-workers are about to get involved in to protect humanity from a world whose borders with other realities are fraying at the edges, incredible and perhaps even insane. Some might call it a mission. <<less

Death isn’t always the end, and sometimes we mistake it for a short nap at the end of a very long, and very stressful day.... more>>

A frontier village was unnecessarily put to the sword. A father stoked the fires of war to punish an errant daughter, and perhaps set her straight, but as often happens when fire is applied in a measure too much: it can get rather out of hand.

Nobody was supposed to die that day… but the village burned all the same, and the woman she loved was among the dead! Enraged, and seized with inspiration, she became something new, something stronger, and she will have her revenge! <<less

Red Sky Continent.
In this land full of prosperity, the human race is now facing extinction against a powerful enemy - the Yokai race.
The... more>> last humans were able to obtain a truce after many battles, but for how long can this period of peace continue?
Read the chronicles of Souma, a young onmyoji who will end up being caught in this massive conflict.
Will he be able to save the human race or will he perish alongside all the other humans? <<less

In the ancient times of Bharata, the society was divided into four varnas:
Brahmana, Kshatriya, Vaishyas and Sudras.
These varnas decided the social standing... more>> of a person by birth where Brahmana being the one with the highest standing and Sudras with the lowest social standing.
Born in Sudra varna to a laborer with black skin color, hated, discriminated and abused by higher varnas of the society. Hear the story of Rudra, who after being robbed of his family, left alone to die in a forest filled with Rakshasa, Yakshasa and Pishachs alike rises in power gained by blood and sweat. As he sacrifices and moves forward in his thirst for power to re-write his destiny and becomes a legend forgotten in the epic of the Mahabharata.
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P.S. The story of Mahabharata is public Domain but my character and plot is my own intellectual property. <<less

Welcome to Club Sanctuary, a club that's different from other clubs. There are gods and immortals, creatures from myths and legends. You won't be able to find this club on the map but when you do manage to step in, it's a world of magic...... more>>

George, an immortal who works in Club Sanctuary wants to make amends to Ciel for badly hurting him by accident. But Ciel is too afraid of the intimidating man and generally avoids him. As circumstance and the people around them start pushing these two together, George slowly breaks the walls around Ciel. George may have started out with wanting Ciel's forgiveness... but now he's tempted to beg for his love.

Ciel never thought that the dangerous and blood-thirsty man he encountered fifty years ago would be the one to show him the world outside Club Sanctuary again and remind him of passion. He remembers the scorching look George once gave him and wonders if that's the reason he's afraid and avoiding that man... <<less

A newly graduated mage is offered a much more difficult contract than first advertised. ... more>>

Ortenz is a broke mage who graduated not long ago; as per tradition, his academy offered him his first contract. The problem is that what should have been an easy job is, in fact, a horrendous mission making him travel the continent from side to side in search of a girl.

87th days after the beginning of his mission—which he cannot abandon, Ortenz still hasn't found the girl, and unfortunately for him, the world is determined to make his life even worst.

- Update when chapters are finished and revised.

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Cover's source: done by me. <<less

Caissa Magdiwang knew she had to get away from her family. But in a world that being alone means death is certain for people like... more>> her it is impossible. It is the hard cold truth.
It was; until a chance had been presented to her. She has no choice but to claw her way to win that chance to her heart’s desire. Or is it all for naught.
The heaviest of chains are those unseen, unheard, and unknown… <<less

This is also going to be posted on Royal Road under the same username. https://www.royalroad.com/profile/243193... more>>

In October of 2017, a hunting trip to the Western Rockies of Montana turns into a living nightmare when a series of gruesome human mutilations occur all around the hunting reserve. Eric Lantstrom - a hunter from Grand Rapids, Michigan - helps the local Sheriff, Buck Williams, and Master Warden, Colton Locke, investigate these bizarre murders to find out who or what is behind them. While initial speculation was that it was the result of a Grizzly bear that had acquired the taste for human flesh, as his investigation continues on, Eric eventually comes to learn that these abnormal attacks aren't just the work of any predator, but the result of the carnivorous lunar activities of someone who is, but is not man; and that these attacks have gone on for over 400 years.

This is Book #1 of what is intended to become a trilogy series.

This is also based on the Halloween 2017-2020 events from Expansive Worlds and Avalanche Studios' game theHunter: Classic. <<less

It is often unclear when a thing comes to an end, the world itself no exception. In the event of the world ending, it was both abrupt and unnoticed, something down right confusing to most involved.... more>>

Due to this confusion, we will quickly cover the short window of events that led to the destruction of the generally known universe, following the primary instigators to hopefully give the whole thing a little much needed context.
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I have posted this fiction on Royal Road as well, which is currently farther ahead. However, they should be parallel before long.

Royal Road: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/38761/falling

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Author’s Note: Just to be clear ahead of time, I may go on hiatus between arcs, but it should be clear that an arc has ended.

Regardless, I currently plan to go on hiatus after the third arc, which is intended to be a natural breaking point (and may simply be the conclusion).

This is with the hope of not dropping off in the middle of the narrative, and I am mentioning it now so no one is surprised if there are planned pauses.

Content Warnings: I do not plan to include anything I would see as profanity or gore. However, I do expect my bar for what qualifies is both above some people’s and below others.

Therefore, I am including the Content Warnings so people are not surprised when my view is different.

If you find something you do not like, I wish you luck in moving on without it farther concerning you. If I was not as extreme as you were hoping, I apologize for not meeting expectations.

I am marking sexual content, since what is defined as sexual content is rather unclear and open to interpretation.

I will not be including explicit sex scenes, but sex and sexuality still exists and may come up as both an offscreen event or subject.

Cover Art: The art work is by me, and I will take it down immediately at request from the artist. <<less

Every dragon needs its pearl and every pearl needs its dragon. Yet, what happens when a dragon and its pearl are separated? I won't say more because this story is short and meant to be a bit of a mystery but lets just say if you like mystery, cute stories, and modern fantasy BLs, this is for you. ... more>>

The story is inspired by the folktale of the Dragon's Pearl and I used this source:
https://www.blackdrago.com/history/eastpearl.htm <<less

Way was born, in the year 3025, in the city of Woodwall. A city far tamer than it's name suggested, that claimed to have everything anyone could ask for. For some it did. Way's family was happy, and her neighbors, and friends, but Way was not. Her life was colored the dull, unblemished grey of the high-tech city she grew up in. So Way turned towards the woods for which her home was named, packed her things, and left.
Way didn't know it, but this would be the start of an adventure far greater than she'd planned for.... more>>

AN: this is a pass time for me, so releases won't be regular(but it's summer so I've got tons of free time), also grammar and punctuation might be a bit off. I'm at about one chapter a week, but I might do two or three if I'm feeling it. I just wanted to write some fantasy in my spare time. With that in mind, please enjoy. <<less

Releases twice a month. Until Book 2 Ends.... more>>

Wracked with misfortune, a nameless village along the edge of the Gray Spine rejoiced at the arrival of a paladin. Those celebrations, though, turned to wary tension as the paladin brought an unknown into their midst - his wife Nayinis, who wears the markings of a necromancer. Who is this woman? Why has she come to their village? Nayinis divulges her shadowed past, for she needs the village's trust to defeat the powerful foe that she has been summoned by the divine to face. <<less

Jack Roebuck was driving home on a miserable rainy night when he died. He'd given up on college football in order to pursue a marketing degree, at his parent's behest. It was a long drive to Atlanta ahead of him, and so he stopped to fuel up- and pick up a hitchhiker. Enamored with this beautiful stranger, he picked her up and agreed to take her home. Unfortunately, a spat of distracted driving sends the two of them careening off the road and into a lake. Mister Roebuck is killed and, to his knowledge, so is his guest. Guilty in his conscience, Buck expects judgement to be meted out by Saint Peter himself. Whether he'd... more>> be consigned to paradise or punishment, that was something he'd have to find out.

To his surprise, the beautiful woman named Ziva is his judge. He is, in her words, a wonderful specimen of humanity. Such a good soul would do wonders in other worlds, and so he's presented with a choice. Either move on into Heaven or take another chance at life in another world. An eternity's decision-making later, he's kicked rear over teakettle into a strange new world where nothing is quite the same.

Starting a new life is easy, he finds, as he integrates gracefully into a quiet rural town. But the world isn't as simple as it seems, and it soon becomes apparent he has a greater calling in this life... whether he likes it or not. So begins Roebuck's strange journey across the land, questioning faith and family and finding purpose in a foreign land.

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Contains multiple POVs. No longer being worked on. <<less

Ma Qianle has never spared much thought for the things in his world that nobody has gotten around to proving yet. That is, until the day he nearly drowns and finds himself in hell but still alive. Newly appointed as the link between the mortal realm and the afterlife, he is thrust into a world of ghosts and spirits.... more>>

At first, nothing much changes in his day to day life, but soon strange incidents that even the kings of the underworld can't explain begin happening one after the other. Forced to work with the spirit who nearly killed him, Qianle digs deeper and deeper and finds that he is far more involved than anyone realized. Will he be able to save one person without losing any others? Not even fate knows the answer.

'I have guarded this place for centuries but in my heart you are the one I truly want to protect'

Author's note: Yep, it's BL. Don't like that fact, please kindly take yourself elsewhere. Contains strong language and gore, and /may/ contain R-18 content later on but no guarantees. Reversible couple, HE guaranteed. Updates Monday and Friday US time, plus occasionally additional chapters when I feel like it.

Cover Image is licensed CC-BY-SA, all other content all rights reserved.
spider lily photo by By Kakidai - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=43639687
tree and wall Photo by Eric Muhr on Unsplash <<less

Ever since Aster’s mother died, home no longer feels like home. Now, she’s little more than a prisoner behind gilded bars; her father growing more distant by the day, her best friend missing and possibly left for dead.... more>>

So when a letter from the royal family arrives, inviting her to stay in the palace, Aster agrees.

She’s only been to the palace once, a memory she’s replayed countless times in her head, during her first fateful encounter with her fiancé. But when she comes face to face with Florian once more, he’s cold and apathetic; a far cry from the boy she used to dream of.

As Aster struggles to come to terms with Florian’s new demeanour, life in the palace reveals more than it’s rose covered façade. The maze within its gardens hides thorns that cut deep, and the spirits who call it home want nothing more than to see her go.

With all the odds against her, winning over her begrudging fiancé and the rest of the peanut gallery seems next to impossible. But with the help of her unflappable maid Fina, a brutally blunt swindler, and the apprentice of the palace’s magical deviant, maybe Aster might just have a shot at her happily ever after.

Updates every Friday
Cover art credits - @mnt_kaedi on Instagram <<less

Turning into a monster overnight. Bored with the normal day-to-day life. Giving up on the life he lived until now together with humanity. This is the story of 17-year-old Arvid. ... more>>

After having the same dream every night. Arvid awakens having turned into the creation of his dream. Being in a spiral of depression and being generally unsatisfied with his life he decides to run away from home and live in the woods for the time being.

English is not my first language so feel free to correct me in the comments and I will see to correcting it.

The cover art is not mine so if the owner sees this message me and I will take it down. <<less

Some years ago, the first wizard tower appeared and the earth was invaded by otherworldly demons. They were cruel and wanted to enslave all races on Earth.... more>>

In other to save humanity, the International Federation decided to take the elites of the human race into space ships.
But it was not enough, Earth had to be destroyed so that the otherworldly demon also knowns as wizards could be sent into their world.
But thanks to the destruction of the Earth many humans gained supernatural abilities.
Isakar is one of the survivors of that calamity, he had never seen a wizard but got all his family killed in this earth-destroying plan.
Now, with one of the most disgusting supernatural ability he is going to embrace the fate of every Earth warrior.
( the picture is not mine. It was downloaded on phoneky.com) <<less

Jules hadn’t expected the haunted house to be truly haunted. He also hadn’t expected the demon to take an interest in him, refusing to leave him be.
“…Wasn’t I only supposed to babysit my sister and her friends? How the hell did things go so wrong…?!”... more>>

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Demon: “Are you even a real priest to begin with?”
Jules: “What do you think?”
Demon: “Hm, definitely not.”
Jules: “Oh?”
Demon: “I’ve never seen a priest as attractive as you before.”
“…” Jules pulled a ‘I’m so done with this shit’ kind of face.

Jaded hunter x happy-go-lucky demon, reversible couple, HE.
Book Cover by Val! <<less

A complete, short vampire story, set in the Neolithic era (with speculative liberties taken). ... more>>

Happy Spooky Season!

CW: violence, gore, sexual situations (not explicitly detailed). <<less

Set in London during the Bubonic Plague (aka The Black Death or The Mortality). An unusual Plague Doctor arrives to help the ailing and work toward finding a treatment or cure. The challenges before him become somewhat complicated by scheming lords and ladies, needy orphans, an impish servant of otherworldly beings, and a variety of undead citizens. Luckily, Doctor Lupino's skill set extends beyond the realms of science and medicine as we know them.
I guess you might call this one magical realism or something like that.... more>>

The writing style I'm going for with this one takes a lot of inspiration from the late Sir Terry Pratchett, though I hesitate to give anyone an excuse to compare my work to those of such a brilliant writer. <<less

When a child is in misery. Is bullied, is tortured, is hurt, is having a hard time, a creature comes to put them out of... more>> their misery.
(This book is extremely short and is a simple break from my other books) <<less

It has been over a thousand years since the Futa Godesses walked the earth.
But now as an ancient evil stalks the land, it is... more>> time for the Futa to return. <<less

* Tale of Tales is a High/Epic Fantasy saga based on the motifs of ancient myths, legends, and forgotten fairytales *... more>>

Senka is no hero, but you never know what is coming for you. And if that burns down your house and family, while you are left blinded by your house’s guardian snake, the outlook becomes grim. So Senka clings to her dog’s back to survive, unaware of the fateful prophecy and the great changes to come. But when a wandering warrior becomes her protector and mysterious strangers join their hounded party through a series of seemingly chance encounters, they all begin to discover that all is not as it seems.

What is pursuing her? And why? Can the strange characters gathering around her on her desperate quest save her from doom? Are they mere puppets of a young, beguiling witch guided by her own hidden motives, or are forgotten shadows rising again from the immeasurable depths of time? A tale of folk fairytales and myths, of swords and sorcery and mythical beings – a unique story of dark times and unsung heroes who may light your way.

Book one, A Strange Bunch, features leading characters of various ages. This is a fantasy with their progression happening slowly throughout the series, with occasional spikes in character power after certain encounters that may or may not be random. Although the book series is written with adult and young adult audiences in mind, it is, in the tradition of such epics as “The Lord of the Rings,” suitable for all ages. Excerpt from the scene depicted on the cover of the first book:

“Above this hellish pack and the rider at the forefront, flurried a ghastly sight – a cloud of dark, endlessly bustling bodies and wings, a swarm of creatures that, through their almost infinite number, produced that great din which had first reached the ears…”

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( Completed and coming soon: The first book of the series will be published in 2022 ) <<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