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

Edward T. Washington, the worst serial killer in the history of mankind, with 411 proven murders is sentenced to death. When Edward wakes up he... more>> is in a grey room with a transparent board in front of him, and is told to become the Monster he really is! <<less

When he climbs the Tower of Dreams in order to gain a divinely gifted System that will grant him the power to defeat a noble... more>> with ambitions on his hometown, he gets offered the Succubus Witch System, which will transform him. Seeing it as the only option to get stronger, he accepts... and eventually discovers he, or rather she, is not who she thought she was. <<less

Addison was given up by her mother in a series of supernatural deals. She grew up not with one strange parent, but 3 demons, a faerie queen, and an old witch. Growing restless as she grows older, Addison searches for a way to choose her own path, and come into the powers of one realm instead of stuck between all three.... more>>

So the faerie queen makes her a deal. Go on a quest, and earn your freedom. All she has to do is find the three things that bind her to each place.

Now shes on a mission. Figure out what those are, and get them back to the fey realm. <<less

A smith from the Iron Clan has become an outcast because of a prominent family's greed. A scout from the Breeze Tribe was accused of... more>> killing an emissary of the Empire and fled her own execution. An infantry captain from the Blood Empire has finished his commission and decided to leave the army life. An apothecary from the Kingdom of Swamps trails a cloud of poison behind him as he leaves his hometown for the last time. A second born prince from the City of Arcana travels in the guise of a wandering bard to be anywhere but home.
The five meet in the Last Inn, barely more than a hut that serves as the final outpost of civilization before the start of the Endless Forest, a land that no ruler will claim because the great beasts that dwell within are the least dangerous thing there. <<less

Abandoned and Alone. In a place left forgotten, the ruins of a former race with power beyond knowledge.... more>>

Crumbling walls greet explorers and scavengers alike as some try to trawl their way into riches in the corpses of buildings.
In the outposts left standing hope slowly grows, where knives and betrayal meets incompetent and weak leaders.
A world of the strong, a world of chaos. Preparing to sink its teeth in your back the moment you fall asleep.

Some claim to know their own demons, but the demons others hold can be just as deadly.

Many wish to flee this place, what reason have you to enter?

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Not sure where I can throw an authors note so I'll do it here.
Hi, I'm Jaz and I'm writing this book as I go with no plan or plot or editor! Thanks for putting up with me testing some new things for this book. The first two chapters are in third person but that isn't my style usually, I was trying to see if I could use third person but it felt uncomfortable so from chapter 3 I expect I'll be doing first person to make writing easier for me.

At any moment one of the characters could die, simple as. I don't plan on giving any character some 'immunity' to death.
Because I've not fully planned the story, some of the tags might change over time as I decide I can't add some specific aspects, one thing that won't change is the apocalyptic-survival elements.
As for crafting, I plan to make nearly 'method of production' be an aspect I will focus on, that means most forms of crafting with proper recipes which will stay pretty consistent. The characters who we will be watching will struggle and have to research and learn what they do and how to best use them. <<less

Midio is shopkeeper, craftsman, and inventor of the workshop Vale of Ash. He's got a secret or two, but that's hardly surprising for a young boy without any parents who owns a property on the outskirts of town. He's not out to save the world or anything: There are plenty of stronger, older heroes out doing that, and Midio has plenty of excitement in his life exploring the world around him and twisting it into tools to use and blessed toilets to sit on. For now, he's just living his life growing up in fairly unconventional circumstances. Earning a profit isn't too bad, either.... more>>

Theme: Combination of Magic and Technology <<less

A millennium ago, monsters invaded the world and brought forth the Cataclysmic Era. In Humanity’s dire times, stars became their greatest hope and through their endeavours, they regained a small foothold—a mere shadow of their former grandeur. ... more>>

Now, a young boy born under a forgotten constellation and shackled beneath a prophecy would alter the world anew. Without a pedigree to his name or powers to distinguish him from the others, he must rely upon his wits to rise up over the overlords of the world. Witness the forging of a legend that began an everlasting Empire.

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– Cover art done by ShiitakeHero (https://twitter.com/ichigowhiskey – NSFW twitter)
Story is posted on ScribbleHub and RoyalRoad only. <<less

Lillian is a talented doctor, both in this life and her last. Devoting her life to medicine and health, she was a surgeon, herbalist, and aspiring pharmacist before she came here. Now though, with forests filled with strange and wonderful plants and animals, she feels a determination to continue to build her craft. Armed with new abilities that will allow her to continue her Lifecraft, if you'll pardon the pun, Lillian attempts to bring advanced medicine to her new world. Maybe she'll find some new fantastical uses for her skills as she learns more about this wonderous fantasy world.... more>>

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Entering into the Metus contest:
Life Craft - Pouring a lifetime worth of dedication to a single craft/skill.

Cover art is a commission for me done by Kova Taerry
https://twitter.com/KovaTaerry
https://twitter.com/KovaTaerry/status/1320391497393557505?s=20

Please go check out their art! <<less

Sasha woke up one day surrounded by six wolf cubs that think she's their mother.... more>>

Somehow, she ended up in another universe... in a pack of wolves... as a beastgirl with a tail?

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Written as part of the Generic Isekai Collaboration Project.

The cover is not mine. Please note the tragedy tag. <<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

Li Yun grew up with a system that gave him useless gifts. He wanted a reward that could prove the existence of the system, but ended up with abstract gifts like culture. Without physical proof, he was stuck wondering whether his mind was truly sane, all the while dealing with the reality of life.... more>>

How will the "useless" system help Li Yun navigate medical school, hospital politics, criminal cases, treasure hunting, farming and cooking?

*Completed
*Many Chinese names and characters.
*Amazon : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVR6BRZM

Copyrights of the novel and cover are owned by Chocomug. Novel is free to read and download for personal use and offline reading. <<less

The first time they met she poisoned him.
The second she kissed him.
The third she stabbed him.... more>>

Hiraya was convinced she and the fire clan’s general were ill-fated.

But how does one avoid fate?
Is it not by way of fate that ardent lovers separate and sworn enemies meet?

For the mortals whose lifespan is no more than a hundred years, the joy, happiness, sorrow, and grudges last until the soul returns to the Netherworld to be reincarnated.

For the immortals, whose lifespan last a thousand years, the memory of love is eternal until the primordial spirit ceases to exist.

Second Tempest Contest:
Non-mainstream weapons.
Duality of a secret life

Art Work:
Adobespark

Author note:
Will be uploading at least one Chapter a week either in full or parts ^_^. <<less

Sabine has spent the past decade hiding from the Wild Hunt. But when a charismatic stranger recruits her to retrieve an invaluable artifact, she’ll have to finally reveal her identity… and her dark secrets.... more>>

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The darkness holds more than just secrets...

Marked for death, Sabine escaped from her home more than ten years ago.

But the Wild Hunt will never give up.

It should have been easy to stay hidden. All Sabine had to do was keep her head down, avoid telling anyone about her past, and above all else -- not let her glamour drop.

Even the best-laid plans eventually fall apart.

When a charismatic stranger arrives in the city, Sabine finds herself unwittingly drawn to the power she can sense hidden within him. Keeping her distance is nearly impossible, especially after a life debt is called due and she’s tasked into helping steal a rare artifact.

Sabine is the only one who can break the magical barriers protecting the item, but that means revealing the truth about her identity and exposing her darkest secrets.

Unfortunately, the Fae aren’t the only ones hunting her.

And the most dangerous monsters aren’t always confined to the dark. <<less

A merchant stumbles on a grotto when he is lost and eats his last apple. He plants the seeds the next day to provide food... more>> for future lost travelers. And so, the nymph Theanore is born.
She would grow from a tiny seed to a splendid apple tree. She would meet many friends. She will try her hand at being a merchant like her father. And she will get to know her lifetime companion, the merman Marinus.
But as every farmer can tell you, apple trees live only for about 150 years and so, with her tree dried up so will Theanore die. But before that, she will live.
I'm also posting this on Royal Road and AO3 <<less

A classic reincarnation story… with a mild slow paced adventure.

So I met this girl. Turns out she’s not from here… here being Earth. But she is so very pretty and the way she looks at me makes me feel all kinds of ways. How Am I going to tell people about this!?... more>>

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Very queer/poly, very fluffy, very not cisgender story about falling in love and talking about feelings. Heavily influenced by the work of Octavia E. Butler. Her Xenogenisis series mostly, where aliens came to earth to make human hybrid babies because they wanted cancer, only without all the weird consent issues she loves.

This will be mostly me working my way through interesting ideas without much of anything in the way of story arcs or core conflicts other than what feels interesting within the fiction at the time. When doing tabletop RPG stuff I'm a very 'fly by the seat of your pants' GM so this is that blasted into writing.

Content warnings:
*death of a parent
*cancer
*mention of transphobic parents
*mention of "chasers" and trans fetishizing
*panic attacks
*autistic meltdown and sensory issues/overload
*discussion and practice of self governed mind alteration
*alcohol consumption
*Discussions of STDs and safe sex practices
I'll add more here as I see them or am notified I missed something. Any chapter bigger stuff comes up will also have notes at the beginning.

*I use "gender bender" loosely, less as in genre tropes of forced or accidental transformation. More in that there will be gender fuckery, but it will be done under conscious control of the character for their own ends (mostly comfort in fluid identity or messing with cis people).
*"Genderless Protagonist" should be nonbinary, but that's not an option😜

This is my first real attempt at creative writing so it’s rough but it feels nice to put out there. Please feel free to toss constructive criticism my way as you think of things.

Credit for photo used in cover image
https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fall_aspen_trees_in_Ashley_National_Forest.jpg <<less

A cozy LitRPG adventure, with a cottage-core aesthetic. Riddles, puzzles, and magic galore!... more>>

I dropped into an alternate dimension and need your help to navigate this odd world. I am to be an apprentice to a Sorceress. To do that I have to learn how to keep house, grow herbs, craft potions, and finally, learn magic! I have to solve riddles and puzzles to complete Old Toad's Grimoire, a mystical tome that will help me learn spells. With the help of my two tutorial NPCs (they prefer 'sidekicks' or 'sage advisors'), I aim to be the most powerful Sorcerer in the land! But first, I have to learn how to properly mop the floors.

I’m posting this at RoyalRoad under the pen name Howle. I generally post there first, and then, copy it over here, at a later date. If you want to be all caught up with the story, please check it out at: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/52702/the-grimoire-is-not-complete-a-magical-litrpg <<less

It has been ten years of peace for the Union since the end of the great war with the eastern barbarian tribes, yet in the cold north of the Union's land, a new threat is looming. This time, an ambitious Lord is seeking to restore the yore pride of his kin, forcing the weakened Union into yet another unwanted war, as he ramps up the ranks of his army with thieves, murderers and mercenaries.... more>>

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The temperature inside the forge was nearly twice as high as the one outside. A black-haired girl hammered a steel ingot into the shape of a blade. The heat of the steam was draining her stamina away, but her focus remained sharp as her sweat streamed down her face. Hit after hit, for hours, the sound of the hammering steel followed the rhythm of her breathing. Exhausted, she placed the blade into the water and wiped the sweat off her face using a drenched rag.

Why are they screaming?

Vatra dipped the rag back in the water, twisted it, and approached the window. Her mouth opened as her world shattered again into the living nightmare she had wilfully tried to forget. She bit her lips; it wasn’t a dream. The pulse of her heart rose. A cold sweat prickled her back. A mother was running, and a child was screaming. A torrent of smoke was emerging from the roof of her neighbour. Vatra’s eyes blinked. The mother lay on the ground, a spear through her back. A torch circled in the air and landed on the roof of her workshop. In the distance, a man wearing a banner well known to the world…

Fateless is a philosophical medieval dark low fantasy centered on war, militaristic campaigns and geopolitical conflicts between multiple empires. This story follows the fate of Vatra, a former slave from the eastern Nar Empire who was raised in a culture far away from her own, forced into warfare against her will, and the fate of Lanaya, an ambitious half-angel exiled from her home whose existence is seen as heresy. As they wished for peace, both chose a path opposed to one another until their fate crossed. In this story where war dictates the law, love strikes them as a poisoned balm to which they grasp for with all their might, as it is in the darkest of times that the smallest flames may burn the brightest.

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Tome 1 already completed and available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/Fateless-Silver-Hugo-Emmanuel-Simard-Wallot/dp/B09LGSH1KK

I will publish 1 chapter per day for the first 5 chapters, then 1 chapter per week (sometimes 2 if the chapters are too short for my liking). <<less

If you want to read a fantasy laidback story while unveiling the mystery of the world's background, this may be a good fit for you. ... more>>

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Ascael Witz spent a quarter-of-quarter of his life sneakily reading books in the city's bookstore and died tragically. He thought his life finally ended but found himself amidst the greenery sight with a naked butt.

After trapping himself in a delusion, he finally accepted that he was transmigrated! Thinking that he was a chosen protagonist of any story, his misfortune seemed to cling to him even in the afterlife. He could not find a job!

He kneeled to fate and unknowingly weaved a job perfectly suitable for him. He was enjoying doing the thing that brought him peace until villains from complex backgrounds and conflicts he was unaware of knocked on his humble abode.

"Is this part of my fate?" - Cael <<less

The Herbal Dungeon is a non-threatening dungeon, anyone could tell you that. Its dungeon core is a Naga named Adam, its protector, a necromancer named... more>> Constantine. But then, Adam begins to develop feelings for Constantine. And there is a problem, he is too young for the necromancer. So, Constantine lowers the barrier he had set around the dungeon and other people come in. All changing Adam's life in their own way.
This is a BL harem. The novella is complete, and I will be posting daily. <<less

Writing prompt: 25. Out of Paradise: You just got kicked out of heaven. Now what?... more>>

During one of the skirmishes in heaven, before the pearly gates, no less, the angel Tagas spared a demon. A fresh one that looked to have just arrived in Hell and then thrown into the battlefield. Archangel Michael was furious, and so, he banished Tagas to Earth.

"If you want to spare the filth, live in it!" -Michael to Tagas, as he kicked him out.
"Is this vacation? I have been waiting for eons, man!"- Tagas as he fell.

Updated daily at 9 am ESST.
The novella is complete and with 45 chapters. <<less

Oh my sweet child, my sweet Renska, in your prior life you sank into the clutches of death carrying such a heavy secret from those that you loved. But yet again, you are damned to carry a secret in the new life I have gifted you. A secret that could end your life if it were found out by the wrong people. ... more>>

Blessed child of mine, do not fear the gift that I have etched into your flesh. Bear it with strength, wield it with wisdom. It is a gift that shall let you control the destiny of this world. 

My most cherished child, only by seeking strength and wisdom shall you be able to master your gift. Seek power in the frozen tundras of the North. Scour the blazing deserts of the East. Gaze into the minds of those that lurk above.  

End the ceaseless cycle of bloodshed that has possessed this world or drown it all in darkness or deny this world completely. Worry not, for I shall be with you till the very end. <<less

A collection of short stories with the characters having come from another world. BL Romances, a couple of Regular Romances, and maybe even some GL, but I don't know about the last one. If I write a GL story, I will add the tag. Until then, I won't. The first short story is about a troll, who trolls his way into the love of his life's... bed. (BL)... more>>

Mostly, these are stories written from different prompts. I need a palate cleanser, and so, I will write short stories for a while.

The first mention of GL are at chapter 35, and then there is more at chapter 41. <<less