Feodora Cicer is a rare dark vessel in a world of elemental users. A loner by nature, she is caught up in a missing persons investigation within the capital of The Radiant City. To clear her name, Feodora sets off to find the true culprit for her freedom.... more>>

There are six romance heroine stories to choose from after volume 1.

Route list: https://www.patreon.com/posts/129989636
Chapter 1 of volume 2-7 here: https://www.scribblehub.com/read/1598882-radiant-prism-gl/chapter/1624724/

This story reads like a visual novel. Volume 1 is the common route while volumes 2-7 are focused character routes that can be read in any order. Volume 8 onward will bring all route stories together and finish the tale with the epilogue.

Volume 1, 2-7 are complete and can all be read in any order you wish on Patreon and Kofi. (336,000 + words after volume 1).

Updates at 6:08AM once a day. <<less

Ah! Aythryn City. Truly a mess of neon and trash all supporting the psychopaths that live here. Desire is the name of the game in such a bright place, as anyone on the streets can verify. Whether it be the gangs roaming the streets, the corpo rats in their tall towers, or the people just trying to get by; everyone wants something. ... more>>

Then enter me: a poor thief turned investigator just to make enough for end’s meet. Or at least, that’s how it was supposed to go down. Now though? Now I’m caught in several shit storms between stealing from one of the Big 7 to a weird interface telling me what to do. I just hope I can survive long enough to get out of this cursed city with enough Rayn to make a better life.
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Outrun will be a long run, heh, with plenty of post-apocalyptic/cyberpunk world building sprinkled in. <<less

She starts to accept her feelings, long after she get tired of running away from them.

Jervik, a grizzled space trucker, navigates his aging ship, through manual landings and system resets, chasing dreams of owning a vessel and escaping solitude on... more>> the galaxy’s edge. <<less

Sometimes, luck isn’t on your side. Then again, sometimes it is. ... more>>

Ben was just living his life, but fate has other plans. A single reckless decision pulls him into a mess, and the stakes are high indeed.

People are going missing. Strange things are happening. And it’s up to Ben and his loyal friends to figure out what’s going on… before it’s too late. But Ben’s starting to wonder: is he just caught in the chaos, or is he the one causing it?

Pushing My Luck is a fast-paced supernatural thriller filled with dark humor, twists, and heart-stopping action. Sometimes, bad luck is the least of your problems.

Are you ready to find out? <<less

Waking up in a trashcan was the easy part…... more>>

Mark was just another guy from NYC—until he finds himself dumped in the gritty, neon-lit nightmare that is Sin City, a wild world ripped straight from a 90s comic book. It’s a place where crime wears capes, justice carries a badge and a plasma rifle, and everyone’s playing for keeps. As Mark discovers his own mysterious superhuman potential, he’s faced with a choice: rise up as a sanctioned City Super, vanish into the shadows as a criminal mastermind, or carve his own path in a city that doesn’t play fair.

In a world of vigilantes, villains, and vices, what does it mean to be a hero?

Will he follow the rules… or become a Renegade?

1 Chapter a week guaranteed on Friday with there usually being 2 per week. I will dump the first 5 chapters on release then another 1 per day for the first 5 days.

There is quite a few NSA situations and eventual harem but the story comes first and the harem/sexual elements is at most 15% percent of the story.

If you are looking for a story where the MC is awesome but everyone doesn't just bend over backwards and fall on him then this is the story for you.

Patreon(5+ Chapters ahead and access to generated images for all of my released chapters)

patreon.com/ValenWoods

Check out my Discord for more story updates.

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Weewooweewoo! As the latest agent recruited by the Bureau of Paranormal Activity, Catheris Orial–suffice to say–is NOT having a swell time being dragged around. His mentor is kind of a deadbeat; he has to wake up way too early; it's obviously not fun getting jumped on the job; and oh… oh that damned partner of his…! ... more>>

Catheris never asked for any of this–in fact he didn't want the job in the first place; he was already a tailor. Rather, he was forced into this by an unexpected roommate. He knew that moving to a new place would bring along some uncertainties and surprises, but having a demon was NOT what he had in mind.

It’d never show itself and would fuck up his kitchen for whatever petty reason. He didn't care about that, why would he? He found it a tad bit amusing–until its behavior had a drastic change. He found himself having episodes: clawing at his neck, unable to breathe. Suddenly, he’d wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat, chest tight before he’d notice the wetness on his cheeks–crying searing hot ink again. The most jarring thing was how it’d appear in his liminal dreams.

He wasn't the paranoid type, but he wasn't stupid–it was all real.

That’s when he unfortunately met Detective Mr. Beo, who offered him a deal–either suffer, or let the government study him. Unfortunately, said detective is also his partner. But… the other coworkers aren't so bad.

In conclusion the man is fucked, literally and metaphorically. <<less

Ashes of Vengeance is a psychological mystery novel, where the naïve and kind protagonist, Theodore Granville, loses everything he loves in an arson staged by... more>> the madman of an Earl and falls into desperation. In order to get revenge, he leaves his home and chases after the culprit to destroy him.
Unfortunately for Detective Kwon Jaehwan, he reincarnates as Arthur Ashbourne — the same Earl's only heir who is destined to die before the story even begins. However, Jaehwan has no intention of letting the story keep its course and intends to live a long life instead. Using his knowledge of the novel from his previous life and the wealth from his current one, he plans to protect himself and his people.
But everything changes when he realizes the story has already taken a different direction. And what happens now, when his own father — the story's central antagonist — disappears during a secret sea expedition? <<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

5 Systems.
5 Royal Families.
Greetings, Champion!... more>>

17 year-old, Collin Rex is a football player with a heart of gold. But his easygoing life is flipped upside-down when his older siblings fall into a mysterious coma and no one knows why.

With no more tricks in their playbook Collin's parents decide to move back to their hometown to help him cope with the emotional shock. At his new school he bumps into a strange girl named Helena and realize their childhood friends. Soon, Collin begins to remember things and then one day he accidentally obtains something called: The Knight System.

But it wasn't an accident...

9 years ago he was chosen to become a Maverick, a peacemaker between the mortal and supernatural community.

(FYI: I'll try to post a new chapter on Saturdays around 8:00 in the morning or 8:00 at night. And 2:00 in the morning will be rare) <<less

Starscream ended up thinking he could have finally gotten everything, with his leadership and abilities.... more>>

After all, Megatron was quite an obstacle. He thought he finally killed him.

THOUGHT being the key word. He had no idea what he was going to get thrown in. <<less

[COMPLETED - UPDATES REGULARLY]... more>>

Grief is a restless ghost. Left untended, it festers. Left unspoken, it haunts.

Yin Yue was never meant to lead Clan Ming. That had been his radiant brother's fate, until the former zongzhu of Ming met his end in disgrace. Now, the weight of the disgraced clan rests on his narrow shoulders, his every step watched by Huijin, the man who raised him and the man who cannot forgive him. Alongside them walks an aging swordmaster, oathbound to a boy he knows he cannot protect.

When a village is stalked by the ghost of a beast, Yin Yue is obliged to intervene. But the land remembers what men forget. Old wounds seep beneath quiet soil, and not all spirits can be banished. As the past sharpens its teeth, Yin Yue must ask himself: is the haunting in the village, or in the people he calls his own? <<less

Something went wrong with the soulless pacifist timeline and now Frisk finds themselves here without knowing what should be happening.... more>>

There's are some strange things going on and Frisk is determined to find out even if it means going with their own curiosity. <<less

Earth shatters under a cosmic System. Prisons collapse. Monsters claw through broken streets. Charles, once a CIA analyst and now a branded fugitive, drags himself free with a battered baton he took off a dead guard.... more>>

The System never drops loot for him. It only spits out Shards he can spend in a shop that reshuffles at every sunrise.

Each dungeon he seals buys humanity one more dawn and pulls him closer to the mafia that killed his family. From swamp ruins to frostbitten peaks, he swings, climbs levels, and forges his own Dao one fight at a time.

I am posting chapters everyday. I am around 10 chapters ahead, so if you want to read ahead please check my website where you can find all my works.

https://certherverse.com/ <<less

What happens when you get stuck in a curse with your nemesis?... more>>

Alister Wyatt is someone who thrives in the shadows with alot of secrets. Among them is his dedication to unraveling the lies of the corrupt and arrogant. Followed by making them face his form of justice.

Clara Austin is the superficial daughter of an influential family with the burden of upholding their reputation and playing the role of pride and joy to perfection. She is willing to do anything to protect her family's dirty secrets, even going against the jerk who thinks he has the upper hand in this situation.

But one mistake. One cursed object. And now they are forced to make a decision. Destroy the other person after making them let their guard down...or set aside their differences, work together to investigate and find a way to be free.

Now as the curse tightens its grip, twisting their minds and enemies circle in the dark, they realize they might not have as much time as they thought.

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Hope you enjoy it. I’d love to hear your thoughts on this. Stories don’t just belong to the writer—they come alive through the reader.

Thanks ^_^ Take care of yourself. You’re doing better than you think. <<less

One hundred years ago, being diagnosed with the "affliction" was the kiss of death. Whether by mutation or firing squad, Linnaeans lived notoriously tragic lives. The few that lived suffered from irreversible mutations. These creatures, few as they were, inspired legends of werewolves, mermaids, and sirens. ... more>>

Then came the treatments for the Linnaean affliction. The discovery of temporary gene repression meant that the development of mutations could be slowed and managed. This created an "unholy" new race that shared the DNA of both humans and animals.

Feared and hated by the outside world, they created a stronghold to develop their medicines and amass their power. Today, Linnaeans from all over the continent live in the City of Mendel and train under the renowned Professor Corax, a brilliant and eccentric geneticist.

Just before her eighteenth birthday, Ember is diagnosed with the affliction. Suddenly, instead of moving into her dorms and studying with the brightest in the country, she is whisked off to the City of Mendel by government officials who are as scared of her as she is of them. As she contends with a new city and her own treatment, she'll also have to face the tension of the half-baked treaty between the Linnaean people and the outside world.

There's no doubt - life won't be easy in a city where the population is able to harness the abilities (and instincts) of animals.

*Also available on RR and SB forum. <<less

CLAD IN METAL AND STEEL, A POWER ARMOR IS ALL YOU NEED.... more>>

Hunted by terrorists, the military, and the secret police, academy student William Dunn must unravel the deadliest terror attack of the decade—all before graduation day.

September 2, 2190
The sky was burning. Thousands of planes plummeted in flames—and in one of those doomed flights lay the weapon that would change everything...

William Dunn, a bunker factory kid, dreamed only of graduating and getting his family out of the Undercity slums. But when he witnesses a devastating attack orchestrated by a shadowy group known as the Revenant, his life is thrown into chaos. Now, with a superweapon lost among the wreckage, ruthless factions will stop at nothing to reclaim it.

With graduation day fast approaching, William must risk everything to save his family. A deadly game of cat and mouse begins. Can Will outsmart the forces hunting him, or will the weapon cost him everything?

The powers that be have set their sights—all ready to Fire at Will.

What to expect:
- Precog MC
- Weak to strong
- Heists / Covert Ops
- Mechs / Power Armor
- High stakes / real consequences
- Coming of age
- Strong friendships <<less

In the heart of London's shadowy streets, Detective Inspector Lina Haines finds herself embroiled in a case that blurs the lines between her professional duties and personal loyalties.... more>>

When her husband, Benji Haines, is implicated in a gruesome murder, Lina must navigate the treacherous waters of a high-stakes investigation that threatens to shatter their lives. Amidst mounting evidence, Lina's belief in Benji's innocence is unyielding, but with each twist and turn, the case delves deeper into a labyrinth of crime, revealing sinister undercurrents in their seemingly tranquil life.

As Lina and her team unearth clues that hint at a copycat killer mimicking the infamous Jack the Ripper, the stakes are raised to perilous heights. The city of London, with its dark past and labyrinthine alleys, becomes a character in its own right, setting the stage for a chilling pursuit of justice. Lina's dedication to the badge is tested as never before, pitting her against a cunning adversary whose obsession with historical murders casts a long shadow over Whitechapel.

With time running out and the body count rising, Lina is drawn into a deadly game of cat and mouse. The investigation takes a personal turn, bringing her face to face with her deepest fears and a past that refuses to stay buried. Will Lina's resolve hold fast against the encroaching darkness, or will the secrets from hell she uncovers consume everything she holds dear? <<less

Celosia Barnes, a troubled human girl who has a habit of dragging herself into violent conflicts moves to the Island of Flamel with her family following a family tragedy.... more>>

As Celosia get's accustommed to her new situation, she discovers that the students of her new school, and to an extant, most of Flamel are supernatural in some way and befriends Haruo Machida and his family of kaijus.

The family are in hiding from hunters who see the supernatural, especially kaijus, as beneath humans, forcing the kaijus to fighting back against them.

Finding out their business in not just fighting back against these hunters but to also hunt down the worst of both the supernatural and humanity across Flamel. Celosia joins Haruo and his family's business known as the Hitman Detectives in order to protect her new friends and Flamel from the various threats that threaten both humans and the supernatural.

No matter how much blood is spilled, Celosia and Haruo will ensure that the innocent will live another day. <<less

There has always been a war between good and evil. Trinity Academy is at the forefront of this war, it was the key for the... more>> future of humanity. A major trigger point on 06/27/3126 YDB will begin the apocalypse as the academy for developing the new generation of heroes falls from the forces of darkness. To avoid such a calamity those trying to start the apocalypse must be stopped before they can complete their mission. The gods picked their champions to purge the plague of evil out of the academy and save the world. Except every time that date rolled around, the heroes failed. Every reset and reattempt, they failed. Nine times already. The gods now only had one last chance to reset everything. A pair of young twin goddesses out of desperation began to look outside the box for some hope of changing this dark fate. They thought that perhaps someone who never originally meant to go to Trinity Academy could be brought in to change things for the better. Someone with a different view, someone with a little experience with hero work prior to entering the school. Enter Archer Griffen, residing on the opposite side of the world he was one of the few who were directly taught by the heroes of the old generation. A hero in training through and through, albeit a peculiar one. The mad dog, the sloth, the sleuth, the tick, the nightmare, the liar, the knight, are just a few of the nicknames Archer has had fortune or perhaps misfortune of earning from his peers. The twin goddesses decide that maybe a person like him could avoid the calamity. He was never supposed to be here, and his entrance does change things, though perhaps not necessarily for the better. But who knows what damage this unexpected no-named outlier could cause to Trinity Academy. Can the boy who avoided death avoid destruction for all? Only time will tell. <<less

Ivy Crawford has done her best to put Craumont, and her past, behind her. She’d much rather live life as a Delver, exploring rifts in the world itself, battling monsters with her claws and magic in equal measure. ... more>>

But the past has come calling, and Ivy finds herself back in the city she once called home. Back to where the magic is quaint, and the Mages can be counted on one hand— but new shadows cling to familiar buildings, and old mysteries have only deepened. Ivy has changed, too, with scales, claws, and a tail earned from years of magic and Delving.

Something has sunk its claws deep into Craumont, and just won’t let go. The Church she so loathes still looms large. If Craumont is to survive, Ivy has no choice but to slowly unravel the darkness over her old home.

Art by Patchesy: https://vgen.co/Patchesys <<less

An unknown narrator recounts the events of 13 cases that were all solved by the same detective agency. Follow their retelling of these mysterious events and find out more about the narrator, the agency, and the many strange occurrences surrounding them.... more>>

Follow the story of Xavier Diaz, who works as a young private investigator in the fictional town of Ashbypond. After he had mostly resigned from investigating, he's pulled back in after his tenant and close friend, Amy, starts noticing a strange figure following her around.

Content Warning: The story features mature themes including but not limited to murder, abuse, eating disorders, bigotry, and more. <<less

Mercedes Kerunu is orphaned by mysterious and absurd circumstances and so begins her research into those events, trying to discover why her family died in a small refinery town on Mercury.... more>>

She follows the trail of two genius inventors across the solar system trying to unwind the exotic happenstances occurring all around.

She investigates the vestiges of the geniuses and the chaos they sew. Finding out more of the secrets hidden within the solar system. She is guided by a mysterious AI who seems inclined to show her barely enough to keep her in the dark.

The only other site this is on is RoyalRoad. Anywhere else is not there with my permission.

What to expect:

An intelligent protagonist who makes quick choices, not always to best choices though. She'll be a bit too prideful at the start, but don't worry, everyone gets their due in this story.

A host of intelligent antagonists and villains, because the idiot ball is heavy and we don't have time to workout. I don't like it when a villain is antagonistic just to act as an obstacle to the story.

Not just one ludicrously overpowered character who acts as the hand behind the curtain. Destiny is a tapestry where others weave with you.

Secrets abound. There a metric ton of secrets hidden throughout the story. Not references to funny things, those don't count as secrets. Real hidden details that sprinkle in unnecessary but still awesome world building, and sometimes foreshadow events to come. Encore.

Multiple arcs, each one exploring a planet and how it has been changed by the geniuses. This will be the basic story structure, wherein the arrival / subsequent departure of the planets mark that arc's ending.

No dumb boring power scaling, when a character becomes more powerful it isn't just to beat this one new hurdle and then power up again for the next one. We've got consequences and shenanigans galore.

A sci-fi world succumbing to magic and might. Not in the way you think, there will be no elves in this story, nor any mention of mana and other classical fantasy. We're dealing with the real shit, like wiggling your fingers and some pie appears.

Banana bread. (No really, it's important.)

Secret Identities for a myriad of characters. Dramatic irony fuels my core.

Gods, but not many other mythos tropes. This is called Nascent Divinity after all, the myths are just being made.

Tragic arcs and ending, but with catharsis. I tried to put my fears into certain characters throughout the story, and I think it worked out pretty well.

No info dump chapters because I like to keep the plot flowing. Some moments might provide a bit of exposition but never a long slog of world building thrust into your hands, that's boring.

A horribly inconsistent upload schedule as my focus is abysmal. Inspiration comes in waves but leaves a drought, you know how it is.

Modest 2k word chapter length on average but some might go for much longer. I'll try to keep the objective of chapter length "fitted to the plot" so I won't squish or stretch important moments to get a decent length.

Never stubbing as I don't know if I'll even finish, and if I do it'll be nice to have a free work under my name. <<less

A iseaki story where Jackie gets murdered by a killer while trying to find his friends, he wakes up in a Iseaki story where there... more>> are all sorts of monsters, magic and spells are the common and tensions are high between kingdoms and powers.
Jackie unwillingly came here as he isn't sure where he is, so he decides to find answers about this world even if people try to stop him. But every single clue becomes more dangerous as he starts to realize how unsafe things are really are... <<less

⚠️ Content Warning:... more>>

This story contains mature themes and intense subject matter that may be distressing to some readers. It includes depictions of violence, abduction, drug use, and psychological trauma. Reader discretion is advised.

In the rotting underbelly of a dying city, justice has a new face—and it wears a mask.

By day, Brooks Benning is a father, a husband, a man barely holding together the fractured pieces of an ordinary life. But when the sun dips below Terminus' rusted skyline, he becomes something else: The Knightmare—a leather-clad, bike-riding specter built not from righteousness, but necessity.

Born of grief, rage, and too many sleepless nights watching monsters walk free, Knightmare stalks the streets of a city teetering on collapse. Rape, murder, trafficking—the headlines blur into statistics, but he remembers the faces. He remembers what the law couldn’t touch. So he stepped beyond the line, traded his suit for steel, and made himself into a weapon.

But this isn't a story about vengeance. Not entirely.

As the bodies pile up and the blood dries on his gloves, Brooks begins to lose sight of the man he once was. The mask no longer feels like a disguise—it feels like home. His double life fractures his family, gnaws at his soul, and fuels a dangerous addiction to violence he can’t outrun.

Terminus is bleeding out, and he might be the last tourniquet left.

But the darkness that plagues the streets is evolving. Whispers of things that shouldn’t exist echo in the alleys. Rogue tech. Ritualistic murders. Children going missing and returning... changed. Something unnatural is growing in the city’s veins—something worse than flesh-and-blood predators.

And as Brooks grapples with the cost of his crusade, he’ll have to decide:

Is he still a man trying to save his city?

Or just another monster wearing a different mask?

Because in Terminus, heroes don’t wear capes.

They ride. <<less