The Umbrae Lunae existed before man, beautiful abominations birthed in the nightmares of mad gods. They wait for humanity to misstep, for the angels to look away. For the moment when they can cloak the world in moon shadows once again.... more>>

But even horrors have children. Even nightmares must feed. One child, unlike the others, finds his way to a school for young abominations. Will he be a sheep cast before the wolves, or a terror that wears the skin of wool to entice the wolf close?

The flesh of his body was his only coin, strips cut to pay debts that never ended. Everyone has scars, stories in a life led, lessons learned, and licks taken. Luminous bodies touched by darkness. There are a cursed few that are the opposite, black shadows consumed by scars, twisted minds devoured by diseased hungers, bodies tortured misshapen works of gouged flesh, silver lines of blade thin cuts, ragged tears of teeth and glass. For them, the scars are marks of homecoming, the mangled wasteland the only place they feel at peace.

Hell is a place. It's made of concrete, steel and glass. It's the sounds of starving kids crying themselves to sleep, huddling into small balls as creepers come and take their due of innocence and tender meat. It's eating rotten food and carrying ticks in your hair. It’s having no one and nothing while surrounded by everything. It's the life of a street kid. What abomination was birthed in the corrupt womb of man’s cast-off shit?

Pretty people don't know the power of ugly. They can't see the strength in a broken soul or the power in a calloused heart. Those secrets are for the discarded alone. Only the broken understand the grace of darkness. The blessed folds that hide scars and tears, the protection of its concealing umbra. <<less

When your day goes to hell and you find yourself kidnapped, strung up from a magical tree, and left to bleed out, what do you do next?... more>>

Fortunately, Riordan Kincaid is a tough, gives-no-fucks honey badger shifter. Unfortunately, now that he's survived the first attempt, a death mage and their cult are determined to finish the job by whatever means necessary, pursuing Riordan across the wilds of rural Michigan.

Ghosts and spirits are outside of his specialty, and heaven help him if he has to cast actual spells, but Riordan isn't going to make this easy on his enemies. Even if that means breaking his long exile, turning to the local shifter community for help, and dealing with a bureaucratic department of mages. And don't even get him started on getting licked by a damn spirit bear.

Now he just needs to figure out what will kill him first: his enemies, his past, or his own attempts at using magic? Or will Riordan beat the odds and prove that honey badgers really are that hard to kill? If so, what will he do with a life once hung upon a tree that's more than a tree?

[Series includes profanity, violence, discussions of death and loss, pissed-off badgers, and surreal spirits. It includes LGBTQ+ characters, including a MC who is homoromantic asexual.]

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Ophelia, the second daughter of Duke Criswell is destined to die engulfed by flames on the night of her 18th birthday. After dying 9 times to this unmerciful fate she loses hope and decides that from now on she will stop fighting her destiny, living her life until the day of doom lustfully and playing around with the high nobility puppets. Her first objective to start living her dream life is to get rid of her obsessive fiancée, Terrel Wharton that in her past lives ruined her dignity, however, as the chess pieces started to move, Ophelia catches the eye of her older sister's fiancée, Bradley Trace after saving an injured black kitten.... more>>

Preview:
‘So it’s either him or me...?’ the maid looks forward and sees the man's eyes compelled by horror. The slave was now grabbing him by the hair, forcing his body to be kneeling on the floor as his torso was widely exposed. 
“You said you would let me go!” the man screams at the top of his lungs.
“Isn’t that what I am doing? I am letting you go... to meet all the people you’ve killed,” Ophelia’s smile turns psychotic as her cheeks begin to blush underneath the bloodstains, “Can you hear their screams...? Because I can... And they are begging for your attendance.”

Author's note:
Schedule available on the Discord Server [ https://discord.gg/AKQQgHA3Dp ] ،◕‿◕،
Every 10 chapters a [Bonus Chapter] will be posted. These are NOT CONNECTED to the main story but MAY contain easter eggs for upcoming chapters.
This story contains Sexual Content, Mental & Physical Abuse, Gore and Strong Language. Reader discretion is advised. <<less

Under a darkened sky, survivors of the Fall suffer from the sins of the past while unnatural, indestructable men emerge to wander an untreadable road,... more>> all the while longing for the death they seem impervious to. <<less

I had a regular boring, lonely life. HAD as in past tense, I woke up in a box not really remembering anything until it happened a date, followed by a name and it all came to me. But that's impossible! Captain America exists, Tony Stark is real and I got bitten by a spider that gave me powers. I'm not a hero, I don't want to be one, yet... why is it fun to swinging through New York.... more>>

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A dark, science fantasy tale of a man, Subject 513, sent to another world as an experimental test subject.... more>>

WARNING: This is not your typical isekai, wish-fulfillment story. You have been warned.

In the year 2022, a mass-transit of test subjects occurred inside the confines of a vast, underground research facility. The 500 or-so individuals taking part in this secret experiment -- labelled: The 1st Beta Phase -- were force-transferred to another world under the direction of Project Prometheus.

These test subjects had one, singular role: to act as "baseline tests" for future, planned experiments.

Among the individuals taking part in the experiment, was Subject 513…

...sirens blared throughout the 4th Research Facility as an anomalous event transpired within one of the many transfer pods...

“Subject 513: missing. Force-transfer procedure has been cancelled. Foreign matter detected.”

Those were the last words uttered by the life-support system monitoring Subject 513’s vitals, as it shut down indefinitely.

As 513’s consciousness faded into the void, his physical presence left on Earth crumbled to dust, blanketing the floor of the transfer pod he was stored within, in grey ash...

...when he awoke, the last few years of his life had seemingly been plucked-away from his memories. And to make matters worse, he found himself trapped under the gaze of a ravenous beast, ready to tear him apart...

Join Subject 513 on his grueling journey of struggle, misery, and search for purpose, as he navigates through an unfamiliar world alone.

What to expect:
-Gore
-Horror
-Humor
-Multiple character focus
-Psychological elements
-Survival
-Tragedy
-Stubborn MC
-Dark, Science-Fantasy Isekai

My goals are to:
-Become a better writer
-Release on a set schedule
-1-week cycle (currently)
-Create exciting scenarios
-Deliver an immersive experience
-Provide a rich, expansive fictional world

How the chapters are divided:
-Normal chapters provide the Micro aspects of the story
-Interlude chapters provide the Macro aspects of the story
-Supplementary chapters provide side stories and miscellaneous information such as maps and journal entries
-All chapters are EQUALLY important

Author's Notes:
Feel free to join my Discord server where I update my content status and schedule releases: https://discord.gg/KKmk4Bc <<less

In this series, there are two, separate stories being told.  One of these stories, that takes place in the present, focuses on a group of characters traversing a post apocalyptic world, where all of the good people are no longer on Earth and, instead, only bad people are.  The other story, takes place in the past, focusing on a woman in her early twenties, who works as a Behavioral Interventionist and struggles with her mental health, daily.  This woman ends up working with a small girl through her work, named Makoto, and this woman's life begins to change in ways she couldn't possibly imagine.  These two, seemingly, different stories are interconnected and trying to piece... more>> together how they are makes up a large chunk of this series. This series has a lot of flashbacks, deals with some heavy issues such as mental health, has a slow build-up and is definitely intended for adults.  I know that this series is a bit different than most books on this website but I really hope there are some people, who enjoy reading this.  I am still very new to writing but I will do my best to keep improving over time.  Thank you so much to whoever reads this series and I hope you enjoy it! 

Special thanks to Diogodesigns for the awesome front cover! You can check him out on Fiverr if you like his work! <<less

Long after the ashes of World War 3 have settled, the world has come to meet grave changes. Long-lasting biological changes seeped deep beneath the earth's surface and man's skin. Long gone are the days of our time.... more>>

Almost 500 years have passed since the modern world we know today fell, and all have come to ruin under dire conditions that plagued all nations. A blight of food, exhaustion of water, and depletion of resources brought on international distress that lead to nuclear warfare for survival, and with it complete antihalation of all humankind. Billions wiped out in mere days.

A new dawn of man now roams our world, one altered by the levels of radiation in this human-made hellscape. Animals, plants, and all continents have been shifted to endure these severe restraints. Monsters evolved from beasts of the past, now genetic terrors that scour the craters of this wasteland. Humanity nothing more than a relic of the past.

Yet man finds a way. Hope present in the Paladinian people as they raise their young to fight and survive in this new world. One sole boy is gifted with radiated capability to lead them, protect them, and usher them into a brighter tomorrow. But will he rise up and bring them to salvation or is man doomed to repeat his wicked ways? <<less

In this quirky, supernatural high school drama, Kenzie Waller has finally overcome a long-time health problem and just wants to have a good time in high school with her friends, especially the sesquipedalian Wesley. ... more>>

But she suddenly gains a power which unleashes a field that transforms others around her with feminine energy if they get too close for too long. This inexplicable, radioactive presence saddles poor Kenzie with the Hedgehog's dilemma: Her friends and loved ones can't get close and she's afraid to let anyone in, lest she hurt them.

Cover art by Alexis Rillera and other art by Annalise Wren. <<less

Grant, twenty years old, was tired of being a prisoner to his job, parents, and city. He had been fed to believe all of it was deserved. The thought of breaking free from his current life felt undeserved. But his ability to tolerate everything was wearing thin; he was about to crack. He began to wonder that maybe all the blame put on him wasn't entirely his fault.... more>>

A coworker told him about a small village, Lyros, where he could move. The price seemed too good to be true. Despite that foreboding feeling, he decided to leave his previous life behind. Could Lyros bring him the freedom he pursued? Or was it just another place that would take hold of him, refusing to let go?

Chapters will be posted every Monday and Thursday.

Cover Art by twitter.com/DaisukeSenpai1 <<less

Since we were little we dreamed of something otherworldly, impossible, unachievable and with the passage of time those dreams faded away, but did not disappear.
We grew up, but the fire in us did not go out and became a volcano about to erupt.
Witnes the story of a man with the dreams crushed by reality ,does in a world where the very concept of reality is bent by the beings inhabiting it. ... more>>

Welcome to OFFWORLD! <<less

Justin had little reason left to stay in this world. So when his Great-Grand-Aunt's bizarre bequeathal offered him a new career in a new life in a new universe, he made his choices, and signed the magical contract.... more>>

Being a retired lawyer, he naturally took advantage of an obvious loophole. . .and added a few amendments.

And while Justin might not be *entirely* ready for the unforeseen consequences of altering the deal -

- his new home town *definitely* isn't ready for *Justin.*

(A story based on the Magic Item Shop CYOA by Bliss and Beri; links in Chapter 0, or higher quality image halves here

https://i.4pcdn.org/tg/1534347934623.jpg

and here

https://i.4pcdn.org/tg/1534348020736.jpg ) <<less

What do Luna Lovegood and Reborn, the greatest hitman in the world, have in common? An obvious connection to Rosene Lovegood nee Sinclair.
But how in the world did Reborns twin sister get married to Luna? And how did Renato Sinclair even turn from the young innocent boy with inferiority complex to the greatest hitman alive?... more>>

Dev’s glittery trauma ranking; 5/10 glitterbombs <<less

From grief and lonesomeness to hope and enduring love, these tales explore the human experience in all its complexity. Follow a therapist who learns about... more>> the power of healing from a woman claiming to be from the future, a Victorian woman who finds solace in an unexpected place during a storm, and a mage and rogue whose friendship is tested by a dangerous secret. Discover the poignant story of a lost toy Triceratops and the town of Rainbow Ridge's struggle against a greedy mining company. And immerse yourself in a magical world where a young girl befriends a mysterious creature in a hidden cave. These stories will transport you to new worlds and touch your heart with their poignant themes. <<less

In the mid-2000s, eleven-year-old Robin Brush lives in the commuter belt village of Stanstead Abbotts in Hertfordshire, England. He suffers constantly from being bullied, ridiculed,... more>> or misunderstood by almost everyone. Forced to live an isolated life as an outcast, he doesn't even have any friends to play with. At school, his teachers fail to understand his railway-centric world, which further isolates him. Additionally, he deeply misses his old friend, Justin.
A glimmer of hope appears when Robin's new neighbour, Timothy, enters his life. The two boys discover they share similar interests, and a friendship blossoms between them. However, even with this newfound companionship, Robin's troubles persist. Timothy is several years younger than him, which his father doesn't approve of. It also doesn't help when he endures escalating taunting from his bullies. He is left questioning why he is so different from everyone else.
As Robin begins high school, his struggles are finally noticed by his teachers. A referral finally brings some light to the end of the tunnel, as he yearns to find solutions to his problems. Yet, amidst these new challenges, Robin finds himself facing a difficult choice regarding his friendship with Timothy. <<less

In the wake of a chilling bear attack, Kazuki Mori's life takes a bewildering turn. Instead of meeting his demise, he awakens in a world that defies explanation. His senses are heightened to a supernatural level, granting him an uncanny awareness of his surroundings. But why? The answer eludes him, shrouded in the enigma of this new reality.... more>>

Guided by the memories of his past, Kazuki embarks on an extraordinary expedition. The landscapes he traverses are breathtaking, teeming with life both familiar and foreign. As he navigates this uncharted wilderness, he discovers unique creatures with traits that defy earthly norms, each a testament to the mysteries that lie hidden in this realm.

Yet, for all the wonders he uncovers, questions multiply. Will he ever understand the source of his heightened senses? Is he truly alone in this realm, or is there a chance of encountering others who have undergone similar transformations? As Kazuki delves deeper into the heart of this unexplored world, he grapples with the tantalizing allure of the unknown, driven by a determination to unravel the secrets that hold the key to his existence. <<less

Sable Marten was the youngest daughter of Marquis Marten, a man infamous for his ruthlessness and cunning, willing to even use his own family to achieve his goals. After being neglected by her family and the servants for years, she wished to earn the affection of her father. Having spent most of her time in her family’s library, she studied and quietly honed her skills until the opportunity to help her father finally came. Blinded by her need for approval, she revealed her ability and talent for plotting assassinations and acts of espionage to her father, who quickly made use of her skills in his plan to overthrow the royal family. ... more>>

However, their plot was discovered, and Sable was used as a sacrificial pawn by her father and left at the mercy of the Grand Duke. Abandoned and imprisoned, Sable waited for her fate to be decided.

After confessing her crimes to the Grand Duke, she swallowed the poison offered to her, closed her eyes and quietly waited for her death... only to wake up in her bedroom. Sable had gone back in time to when she was ten-years old, several years before her imprisonment and subsequent death.

Of course this time, she would do her best to live quietly. <<less

Two people from different worlds, both figuratively and literally, meet untimely ends harbouring lingering regrets. Upon waking up they find themselves given second chances that are far cries from their usual lives. ... more>>

In these new lives they are faced with new horizons and new restrictions alike, allowing for growth, revenge, and redemption. Unfortunately, nothing comes for free, with these limitless possibilities and possible limitations they will find themselves closer to each than they might expect.
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This is my first story so sorry if it’s trash. I’m open for feedback/constructive criticism and possible ideas so let me know what you think if you would be so kind! <<less

This is basically Volume 2. I’ll be deleting it eventually.

[I was reborn after being murdered because of the true wish that I made for revenge against all human-peoples, but now I’m alive again and I actually just kind of don’t want to do that anymore; so I opened a shoe-store instead!]
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After being violently torn from her old life in the natural world after being grotesquely murdered by miners belonging to members of the common races of humans and elves, Mirabelle the fairy makes a true wish to anything that can hear her dying screams, beckoning the old powers of the forgotten reaches to allow her to take her revenge against those who stole all things precious from her in this life.
... more>> 40px;"> Her wish is granted. However, upon being reborn in an age far after when she originally died, and all traces of her old life having been erased by the unforgiving passing of time, she finds herself alone with a spirit as crushed as her old body had been, as while she has been granted her wish for power, all of the people who wronged her have long since died already.

The cruel fairy forsakes her true wish to make the world worse than she left it and instead finds a new life in a very unlikely place — the large, nearby human city that hadn’t existed when she last knew the area generations upon generations ago.

Needing a way to survive as the only fairy within the human capital, if not the only one at all in the world, Mirabelle lives in secret within the vibrant city full of magic and adventurers, adapting to the ways of the human-people, as the fairy ways do not suffice to survive within this new, industrious world that is the total opposite of her old one, until she finds her path forward as a shoemaker's apprentice!

Living in secret and in fear, unable to reveal herself because of her own anxieties, the fairy practices the art of shoemaking in secret, the old bargain of her rebirth not forgotten by her or by the dark stars that granted it, as she spends her days making boots as she tries to figure out what life exactly is for a cruel fairy or a cruel human, both of whom exist under the curious glow of starlight that seems to wait ever so patiently for the bargain to be fulfilled.

Will Mirabelle succumb to the cruel desires to make the humans pay for what they did to her and her people, or will she find a new way forward, breaking free from the spiritual shackles of revenge?

Find out in this new litRPG story from trending fantasy author D.M. Rhodes - ‘Razzmatazz’!
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[Slow Paced] [Internal Conflict] [Casual Crafting] [Sad and Suffering =(] [But Then Happy and No Suffering! =)] [Not a Power Fantasy Story] [No Really, It's Slow Paced] [If You Didn't Like Dungeon Item Shop, You Won't Like This One] [BOOTS!] <<less

Sol, a young boy grows up in the slums knowing nothing of the world but the smell of piss, shit, and decayed corpses. He escapes from the depth of the abyss, a world with no past nor future, only to find that darkness reigns over reality, a reality he must now step into. A reality where he will experience endless deaths and wars, no different from his previous life in the slums, only much, much worse.... more>>

Yet despite the blood, carnage, and horrifying life of death and killing, an ethereal girl makes him pause. The fragrance that comes from an innocent but brave girl, caught up in this never-ending hellhole. The hellhole he had also been enslaved by. For the first time, he stops and questions.

He questions the purpose of his burdens. He questions for whom he struggles. He questions what he has been doing his life. His heart and mind feel heavy with the events he’s witnessed unfold before him. He falls upon the earth and looks up to the sky, asking a silent question to the gods high above, "What is my purpose? Why must I suffer!" <<less

A young girl, only six years old, found herself in some blank space and could not understand why. She wants to feel happy but instead found her fears and things to worry over.... more>>

"Nobody was here, I feel so alone, and then this voice called out to me but then left me alone too so then I was all alone and-"

"Sooooo wait. The old bearded guy came back but, but, he said, this other girl, a goddess, she um um left me alone?!?!"

"Mommeeeeeeee-"

"-but I can't cry can I because crying makes me weak my friend Jenny would tell me so I will have to figure out how to live on my own, in a land made only of stone, or try not to die. Because. This goddess, she is told to watch me ― but I tell them all I do not want to be abandoned by the same girl again! I will be so mad if she leaves me alone again!"

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AN: Hello; this is story #2 I'm bringing over from my RoyalRoad account. I've tried to start out with a fresh perspective, one coming from a very young mind suddenly thrown into a dangerous situation. It's very much something I've never written before this story. She will experience things like goblins who do what they do to little girls, a concerned watchful deity who gives her a 'sex ed' lesson, make many personal choices forming who she is now or will be, she will face dark fantasy situations, face gods and goddesses caught up in a cosmic 'metaverse' battle of deities ... and somehow she is in the middle of this.

All because the goddess Nissy, Goddess of Play, abandoned her ― but came back only because she was forced to return.

Plus, stray memories from Earth keep coming back to the girl's mind; one of them a (perverse/sick) uncle ... who might or might not have been the reason she died. And she talks a lot, about random things. <<less

That flash of light, the feeling of being transported somewhere, the beautiful maiden standing before me? I can't believe it, I've been summoned to save another world!... more>>

"Actually, it's pretty peaceful here."

"What? No demon lord?"

"I already killed it."

"War among the nations?"

"The world's governments have been doing a pretty good job lately."

"Then why am I here?"

"...It's kind of been... Lonely..."

Warning: Adult content/R18 mainly with smut scenes.

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After moving to Gotham, Rose gets more than she bargained for when she crosses paths with supervillain Edward Nygma, better known as the Riddler. Drawn... more>> to his cunning mind and air of mystery, Rose finds herself falling for Edward despite his life of crime. But not everyone approves of their growing romance. <<less

Whether it be killing slimes, slaying goblins, or... betraying heroes, I personally couldn't care less. It's stale. So damn stale that I'll throw up if I see even one more of them.... more>>

Have you ever considered what it's like to be the guide NPC in a stupid VRMMORPG who does this with every run-of-the-mill rando hero that is "summoned" to your world? I can affirmatively say after one million heroes, I'm in hell.

Haaaah. In the beginning, it was fresh and exciting to go on a long adventure, but now, I'd rather just go to a bar and drink all my problems away.

Volume 1 Available on Amazon/Kindle Unlimited
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08K3TPKBN

If you enjoy psychological horror you might enjoy my other series on SH.
My Psychotic Ghost Girlfriend an Isekai Experiment Gone Wrong
https://www.scribblehub.com/series/171572/ <<less