POV short-story that follows a man stuck reliving the same dream every night. Will he break the cycle or succumb to it?

The Coldenei is an international organisation seeking to better the lives of the common folk.
As the first step on this path they developed into... more>> the main supplier of food for all the nations in the region.
As the second step on this path they now seek to get a hold of multiple cities of these nations and use special items to eliminate unhappiness and public dissent.
But there is a lot that can go wrong when working for the betterment of society.
Beware, there is no protagonist in this story.
Note:
This is my take at SSSC-VI's 1st prompt.
For me, this is a learning experience.
Any comment is appreciated. <<less

Michael, after a tumultuous incident during his latest research project, finds solace in escapism and distances himself from his academic pursuits. However, his retreat is... more>> short-lived as his former research partner and ex-girlfriend, driven by possessiveness, forcibly draws him back into the world he wished to leave behind. The flag was rise and peace isn’t enough.
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Plot with smut written with two braincell. Intended as a slice of life, but somehow becomes a little political. Read the tags. Take it or leave it.
Picture is AI generate on Pinterest. Tell me if there is a problem. <<less

War has begun in the United Republic of Vostria. The ethnic Valtriat people fight for their right of succession, spurred on by hate and the... more>> ever-increasing tension between them and the Vostrians. Several months into the war a battle breaks out in the town of Belitoskye in its aftermath a duel will take place in the sky. A duel between two pilots, who carry opposing ideals upon their wings. <<less

One night, in the middle of the North Sea, a chain of events is put into motion, which will change the world forever.

In the country of Lutesia Graith is a simple farmer who discovers a dying dragon in his barn. While others would have killed the monster, he doesn’t hesitate in doing his best to aid her. Before Zel is even fully healed, she wants to get back to her cave, and to her waiting clutch of eggs. Graith, worried for her well being decides to join her. ... more>>

In the country of Situra where the future ruler is chosen by a dragon hatchling, Nerie is a 16 year old girl, raised in the middle district of the capitol Roria. During the hatching, Nerie is chosen by Kiriga, the golden dragonling. Learning that she is the king’s bastard, she is thrown into a chaotic palace life where she has to balance learning to be queen, being bonded to a dragon, and where she fits into the royal family all the while trying to keep true to herself. <<less

Set in the 15th century. An amnesiac wakes in a dark room and gradually discovers their abduction and new role in life.... more>>

"Almost everything I once had known is forgotten. Then there is the fact I don't know where I am. Also, the only memory I have left is that I desperately pleaded with someone that I wished to go home.

And now I have a voice inside my head that tells me not to worry..." <<less

I once messaged a girl I was having trouble sleeping.... more>>

So she sent me a YouTube video of a lullaby.

One day she messaged me she was having trouble sleeping.

So I told her a fairy tale.

She found that fairy tale pretty lame though, so I said, "I'll write a fairy tale for you then."

I thought this would be a simple, "problem happens, witch solves problem, everyone happy" but I overcomplicated things so much....

God this thing is 6k words long! Just, let me end this...

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The happy lives of three princesses, Sarah, Helene and Arianna are thrown into a swirl when their brother falls prey to an unknown disease. Not to menton, the king is sick too now. Sarah is forced to take charge of the kingdom and it seems Helene has to marry a prince to save her kingdom. Will the three ever get back their normal happy lives? <<less

This is a side story to my work Blood-Forged please read Blood-Forged first!... more>>

The story of Tejara’s world before the noose. The love story of a beggar and a high brow courtesan. The tragic story of the death Tejara brings.

Also on Wordpress, Wattpad, and Royal Road.

Read ahead on my Patreon! <<less

The City of New Winstam, also known as "The City at the Center of the World" and "The Beating Heart of The Empire," is notoriously known for its unassailable squalor and has been knowj as a collector for many varied diseases.... more>>

Due to the ludicrous mortality rates, doctors of worth are scarce found in the city despite the relatively generous salary. All doctors of worth, except one, a Dr. Bertold Vanderbilt. World renowned for hos courage and intellect Bertold has elected to tame the untamable and subdue the ferocious, he will go to New Winstam, and he will stop at nothing to make his mark on it.

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Hello everyone, this is my first novel and I'm sure there's much to learn, so don't feel pressured on leaving thoughts and criticisms. <<less

NOTE: This series has been rewritten.... more>>

Please find the updated version here:
https://www.scribblehub.com/series/617949/reincarnated-arriviste/

ar·ri·viste
/ˌärēˈvēst/
noun
an ambitious or ruthlessly self-seeking person, especially one who has recently acquired wealth or social status.

Kurosaki Kageyama is the model office worker: a rising star among colleagues, each one of them sing his praises. Little do outsiders know that Kuro has wrapped everyone around his fingers. Blackmailing, bribery and corruption. Nothing is beyond Kuro's means. As soon as he reaches the top of the food chain, Kuro gets a nasty suprise.

Huh? What's this? Where was he? What are these chains? Is that a tail? He's a girl now?!

[A sociopath is reincarnated into a fantasy world as a female demihuman slave. Chaos ensues.] <<less

A trans girl gets a job in Monstertown, and has a nice time, apart from the murders.... more>>

CW: sex, roleplaying, mild vore adjacent stuff, some trans issues. <<less

As the war continue, their are many stories that are untold. Voices, perspectives, battles, characters, and more that get lost between the bigger picture. These stories are to show another side of a long and bloody war.... more>>

I will be posting this story on RoyalRoad, Wattpad, and Fanfiction, Webnovel <<less

When Serena, a Terran rebel pilot, discovers her girlfriend has been captured by the Affini Compact, she launches a bold rescue. It doesn’t go well. But are the affini as bad she thought? Or can Serena and her girlfriend find happiness together as pampered pets? (yes, they can)... more>>

This work is set in the Human Domestication Guide universe. In particular, Inosculate was inspired by a throwaway line from Fluxom's Abcission, and also borrows the characters Hesperia and Ilex from that story as well (with permission).
Other works in the shared universe can be found here: https://readonlymind.com/search/?q=%23Human_Domestication_Guide
Abcission can be found here: https://readonlymind.com/@Fluxom/Abscission/

CW: Mind control, pet play, medical play, drug play, dubious consent, threat of suicide with no actual chance of carrying it out.

** All Characters Depicted are 18 years or older. Do not read if you are below the age of 18** <<less

Part-time witch and full-time ditz Carrie Rider can't believe her luck when the leader of her new coven, Amaranth "Moonsilver" Dawson, pulls some strings to... more>> liven up their study-abroad trip in Germany. Carrie's excited to get an early look at a new archaeological site and practice real witchcraft with a coven for the first time--and just maybe, summon the Devil? But as the night grows longer, she may find she has less in common with these so-called witches than she thinks... <<less

Chlоe, a suссessful salarywоman (read: cоrpоrate slave) frоm Earth, finԁs herself frameԁ fоr embezzlement by her оwn соwоrkers, shattering her harԁ-earneԁ reрutatiоn. One fateful mоrning, she awakens in an орulent mansiоn in a wоrlԁ unlike her оwn—a steamрunk realm оf intriсate maсhinery, magiс, anԁ mystery knоwn as Erretel. ... more>>

In Erretel, Chlоe inhabits the bоԁy оf Charlоtte Addler, a siԁe сharaсter frоm a nоvel she haԁ reaԁ—the widоwed sister-in-law оf the prоtagоnist. With her knоwleԁge оf the stоry, Chlоe sees an орроrtunity tо reshaрe her life, but she must navigate the wоrlԁ's соmрlexities with сautiоn. Her gоal: tо avоiԁ entanglements with the stоry's рrоtagоnist—Arnold in his quest fоr vengeance, anԁ live a slow life in Erretel.

Fоllоw Chlоe's jоurney as she aԁaрts tо her new life as a nоblewоman, exрlоres the wоnԁers оf Erretel, anԁ unсоvers hiԁԁen seсrets. Alоng the way, she fоrms unexрeсteԁ frienԁshiрs, ԁelves intо the wоrlԁ оf magiс, anԁ ԁisсоvers her оwn hiԁԁen talents.

As Chlоe immerses herself in the intriсaсies оf Erretel, she realizes that her aсtiоns may have соnsequenсes beyоnԁ what she соulԁ have ever imagineԁ. The wоrlԁ оf Erretel is nоt just a baсkԁrор; it's a living, breathing entity with its оwn сhallenges anԁ соnfliсts. I in the enԁ, it's uр tо Chlоe tо make a сhоiсe: tо live fоr herself, оr fоr the wоrlԁ she's соme tо lоve.

Read only in Scribble Hub!
Cover art by HagiwaraRin. <<less

Story of The Detester, an organisation specialised in extracting valuable resources from all over the continent, and how their lives changed after a mission gone wrong.... more>>

The reincarnation part of the story starts in chapter 7.
The world-view of the reincarnated being changes with newfound information.

No Isekai, no OP-ness.

Inspired by the adventum contest’s second theme (reincarnated as X).
Contains minute amounts of the third theme (Combination of magic and technology).

PS: genres and tags are a pain <<less

Princess Anastasia, the beloved only child of King and Queen Cetheri, suddenly fell gravely ill on her fourteenth birthday. Despite the best efforts of the royal physician, she remained unconscious and bedridden.... more>>

"The King is offering 10,000 gold doubloons for anyone who can cure the Princess, you say?"

Hearing such incredible news, a lowly conman figured he had nothing to lose anyways, so he signed himself up while crossdressing as a Saintess to bless Her Highness with good health. But who could have thought that the princess would actually wake up from her coma while the fake Saintess was 'treating' her?

Now hailed as the Holy Saintess who performed God's miracle, she is ordered to stay in the palace until Anastasia has fully recovered from her malaise! Yet, it seems like the princess has lost her memory and is unable to return to her old self? And this has something to do with a 'transmigration from Earth'?

The showdown between the transmigrated princess who won't be cured and the crossdressing fake Saintess who is desperate to get away with the King's reward begins!

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Updates every Friday

Also being posted on RoyalRoad!

Cover art by MISSILE228 (pixiv) <<less

“Your first death is always the hardest.”... more>>

Miguela was the third-born child of a well-off merchant family and knew from around the time she could speak that her life’s path was already decided for her by her father. She was to become an Orator, as was Xandran tradition. However, Miguela had an affinity with the magikal arts and somehow found herself studying at the Academy.

One fateful day, the government offers Miguela an opportunity to join a team tasked with the mission of gathering intelligence via scrying magik. The catch is that Miguela and her associates can only scry the deceased.

Miguela finds the memories of the dead haunting but is adamant not to fail because the prospect of regaining control of her life and using her magik to help others gives her a purpose in life that she never had before. Of course, Miguela soon discovers her new job has an exorbitant cost. Will she be willing to pay when the bill comes due?

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Welcome to Five Kingdoms of Cordizal!

What is the Five Kingdoms of Cordizal?

I often get asked this type of question about my stories by friends, bloggers, and potential readers.

The Five Kingdoms of Cordizal is a high-fantasy epic universe that is the setting for most of my stories. The foundation of the universe is its multicultural, multiracial setting with several sentient races attempting to carve their legacy and survive. The world is fully fleshed out and vibrant with a rich and mysterious history not based on Tolkien mythology.

This brings me to magic. To me, magic is an essential part of the fantasy genre, so, of course, there is magic in the Five Kingdoms universe. However, one critical part of the Five Kingdoms universe is that magic is an abundant commodity that is a part of everyday life and not some plot device used to drive the story.

In short, the Five Kingdoms universe is the setting of epic fantasy stories with deep characters and world-building. I try to tell as many different types of stories as possible in the universe, and hopefully, you can find something for you in it.

Updates daily! <<less

When Ftangu was chosen as the grad student assistant for an archaeological expedition into the Thornwood, she was honored and excited. When the expedition... more>> found that the ancient palace at the center of the Thornwood was completely intact, she was intrigued. When she found that the people of the palace were still alive, in suspended animation, and that only a young man of royal descent could wake them by kissing the sleeping princess, she had a choice to make. <<less

After the strange machine appeared on the lawn at the library, Meredith found it was easy to physically transition to the feminine body she wanted so desperately. But socially transitioning, and getting her parents to go along with it, would be a lot harder.... more>>

[Set in dkfenger's Trust Machines universe, but written to be stand-alone for readers unfamiliar with it.] <<less

~Cover art by Joeydrawss~
CONTENT WARNINGS: Gore, Self-harm, Attempted Suicide
Brian Alexson, going by his artist name Hex. He is the lead vocalist and does a lot of the work in his Dark Electro/Industrial band. Hex is an eighteen year old musician. He’s a smoker, a drinker, and a druggie, such a bad lifestyle! Hex is just getting over a bad breakup, when a girl shows up at his doorstep, the manager, and his friend and roommate Owen, are going to get an earful! They don’t know that their lives are going to change forever, and it doesn’t have much to do with Din showing up at Hex’s door. Who would have thought a little... more>> jewelry box with weird markings could cause so much trouble? Who is the mysterious woman knocking on Hex’s door to return something Hex bought at a flea market? That little demon girl, who is she? And why does she seem so smitten with Hex? What is an Angel of Acid, really? Just Hex’s band name, or something more?

This is book 1 of the Zoriyan Legacy series, and is a prequel to The Light Maiden's Mark <<less

It is the Virtual 2040's, and Deedee Yeowoo is still trapped in the milleu of Another World Online, Mundus. Having escaped the tutorial island, the Shores of Awakening, with her guildmates in free company Dungeon-Crawling And Chill, they found that there's a growing refugee camp of player characters outside of the port hub city of Viacruz, in numbers that would dwarf a Roman Legion.... more>>

With only the goodwill they earned from fighting for the Mundanes against a group of Player Character slavers, they need to survive in what's becoming a rapidly more expensive city as sellswords, without upsetting the people or the politics of the city too much - or earning the displeasure of her mayor, the Contessa Desolar.

Meanwhile, things about the situation aren't adding up, and the locals are rather more able to pass a Turing test than they were before the disaster that stranded a server full of minds on Mundus. And the answers to the questions Deedee's party are seeking about how the Translation happened might be found in the same place that the Contessa desperately needs a small group of Adventurers to investigate...

Volume 2 of a queer cyberpunk MMO isekai story about a gamer just realizing they're transgender.

I/O is by Talia Belser and the Other Worlds Tourism Bureau, made available under a Creative Commons 4.0 BY-SA-NC license <<less

Living within our world are ‘Origins’, humans with special powers. ... more>>

Throughout the years, their existence had been kept a veiled secret by the ‘Cordiale’, the first and most powerful organisation of Origins to be formed. Using the Origins’ special abilities, the ‘Cordiale’ double-deals in secrets, conspiracies, manipulation, you name it, toppling governments and reshaping the world as they see fit.

But beyond the facade of secrecy lies deeper machinations. A prophecy foretelling the apocalypse had begun to come to fruition, and the Cordiale was at the forefront of stopping it.

‘Iv’ is in a tricky spot. As one of the Cordiale's seven leaders, she now faces the task of preparing for otherworldly armageddon threatening both her people and the rest of humanity, all the while having to deal with rogue Origins and anti-Cordiale groups that threaten the organisation's established world order.

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What to Expect:

A bit amateurish writing. The chapter count is within the 1k-2k range within the first 17 chapters, but picks up to 2k-3k afterwards. I try to improve my writing as I go along, and have a habit of editing narrations in past chapters.

A lot of the whole ‘secret-organisation’ genre in a contemporary setting, with power plays and politics sprinkled within the story between ‘Iv’ and their six other colleagues.

A pretty overpowered main character ‘Iv’, who usually sticks to doing paperwork but still fights from time to time.

Besides that, occasional slice-of-life scenes and character development.

Gore, swearing and action scenes (Action gets better over time I promise).

Various POVs from different casts, with ‘Iv’ and her allies as the main focus. <<less

¨We are alike, we never liked the calmness, we always seek chaos, do you know why? Because we easily get bored¨ ... more>>

Several persons, unique families, and a lot of hidden secrets…

A new messed up world, full of lies, fears, and death…

Follow a senior law student Kieran McCarthy who is trying very hard to live a seemingly normal life and the new events that threaten to expose him and his family…

With …

August Olvera, the prodigy and one of the heir to the wealthy Olvera family that holds an exclusive privilege to Exports and imports for more than three generations…

And…

Milford Macias, Donny Tovar, Emery Cromwell, and their bloody fight to control the underworld.

¨you can never escape this reality… you can never find the bliss¨ <<less