Superpowers have appeared, spreading faster than the world can handle. As politics and society violently adjust around them, a prickly observer develops their own power - a potent but destructive one.... more>>

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Neo Akihabara Meipouchou is a story about maids, martial arts, magical girls, love, politics, mecha, catpeople, and growing up in a society based around anime. In the far future, anime fans have annexed Paris, renaming the city to Neo Crystal Tokyo and ruling the populace with advanced military technology and private maid armies. Trained in the arts of cooking, cleaning, and assassination, these elite maid soldiers serve powerful politicians and their families, acting to further their masters' interests. Political alliances are beginning to fray, and maids from different houses increasingly find themselves at odds with one another—and with underground liberation movements.... more>>

Aina Dufort is a new maid in the education minister's household. Her incredible strength makes her an ideal maid-in-training, but she'll have to learn to control her power—and her emotions. She'll contend with powerful enemies, fight for love, and struggle to survive in a world that sees her as a tool of death. <<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.
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POV short-story that follows a man stuck reliving the same dream every night. Will he break the cycle or succumb to it?

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

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

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.

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Cover art by HagiwaraRin. <<less

Apparently some sort of glitch made this unsearchable (that or the mods hate my book). Anyway, let's try this again!... more>>

This takes place in an alternate history of Earth where superheroes and villains duke it out. The main character is genderfluid/crossdresser, so heads up there is some transphobia stuff going on. She is also decidedly not trans, so if you don't like that fact, yeah I don't need you to read this. It's very like or hate, because it's based on my own story, so if you're easily offended by things like religions or politics, yeah, just don't read this!

Other than that, it has a girl's love rescue subplot, and a fight against evil dictator or something, and other stuff too. I don't want to go too long describing it though.

Oh, one more thing. If you're looking for Marvel-type comic book, it's more like My Hero Academia than that. Sorry. There's an attempt at least at humor, and the supervillains and superheros are more allegorical than realistic. The main character literally has the ability to beat people by debating with them and then punching them really hard. <<less

Isaac was a simple man living a peaceful life. He'd lost his parents when he was young, but the village took care of him and raised him as their own. So he was as content as a human being can be. But a fateful encounter with the White Queen and the Sovereign Empire had changed the course of his life in a more drastic way than he expected. He'd been forcefully appointed as a King Candidate and now his first day on the job, he is now going on a quest that's very much likely to kill him. But hey, at least he gets the chance to ride a giant lizard.... more>>

Mild language. <<less

Riley, a human orphan with a rough background, is suddenly adopted by a family of skunk anthros much to her surprise. Past trauma, their vast differences, and initially mixed reception from some family members combine for a bumpy start of her new life, but they're all surmountable, and what awaits afterwards is worth all the struggle in the world.... more>>

Slice of Life story in a setting with humans and anthro animals coexisting. Major themes include overcoming differences, recovering from trauma, and embracing vulnerability. New chapters on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. <<less

In 2036, an eccentric billionaire funded humanity’s first trip to Mars as an ego project. That expedition made the most significant discovery in human history: proof of extraterrestrial life. The ancient alien outpost they found catapulted humanity’s knowledge of faster-than-light travel, genetic engineering, and planetary colonization forward by centuries.... more>>

Almost a century later, humanity has shown that despite their use of advanced technology, some things haven’t changed. Greed and xenophobia still run rampant amongst the stars, and wars are common between humanity’s dozens of extrasolar colonies.

Kayden is a recently discharged military pilot, just trying to make his way in the big universe. Fortunately for him, he’s about to stumble upon humanity’s next great discovery – one that could have an even more profound impact on the course of human history than finding the Mars outpost.

This story has been stubbed! You can find the complete version on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CNYCJHH2 <<less

The penal labor colony called Solstice lies nearly 500 light years from Earth. For decades, the planet was used by the fascist Terran Accord as a dumping ground for prisoners, political and otherwise — that is, until the prisoners organized and won a hard-fought revolution against their corporate overlords and took the planet for themselves. The Accord, on the back foot in their war against the Affini, struck back from orbit, and fired a single shot that almost rendered the planet uninhabitable. For an aging revolutionary at the heart of it all, the arrival of the Affini means salvation for her people, but it also marks the beginning of a new fight for liberation. ... more>> style="line-height: 40px;"> This story is set in the Human Domestication Guide collaborative universe. Details and other works in the universe can be found at https://humandomestication.guide

(18+, Very Slow Burn (175k words). All chapters come with content warnings; chapters with heavy sexual content will be specifically called out.) <<less

What if you woke up one day with a power that could change the world? What if the world hated you for it? That’s the... more>> reality of the Irregulars, a group of people who develop extraordinary abilities at puberty. They are feared, despised, and hunted by governments, religions, and enemies who want to exploit them. Their only hope lies in their leaders, the Administrators, who must decide whether to fight back or seek peace. But their most powerful ally, the strongest Irregular ever born, has a different agenda. He is the wild card, the unpredictable factor, the one who could tip the balance of power in their favor…or doom them all. <<less

They deserve what happens to them.... more>>

Ever since they enslaved us, ever since they shackle us underground to bring them their ore or chain above ground to harvest their grain. We suffered, while they fattened their bellies. No more, now we deserve justice. We will ravage through their countryside, we shall burn their homes, and slaughter their young. For now, our rebellion has begun.

The time of my people’s slavery ends with me for I will lead my people to greatness. The Cinari will do anything to stop me, with their ancient war machines and pathetic armies. But I will push them back and claim what is rightfully mine. We built their Empire with our blood and tears. It is time we take it back.

When I was a slave, they called me M-24:6.

But as a free man, they know me as Marak.

Content warning:
This story mentions and features mature content. Which includes sexual assault, torture, gore, genocide, slavery, racism, and more.

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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

Kant Icurus Maybale is the only prince on the Aceaton Continent who does not possess magic, in a world ruled by mage kings and queens.... more>> However, what he does possess, that nobody else does, is his past memories of the time when he was a Mechanical Engineer on Earth. With nothing but knowledge, brains, and wisdom, he dares to bring this medieval-esque fantasy world into the industrial era, and gain unimaginable wealth and power. Along the way, powerful forces that feel threatened by his rise in dominance will do whatever it takes to bring him down! Will he be able to conquer the continent, and potentially the world, to usher in a new age, or will he get crushed by the existing world order? <<less

Rinaldo, of the Luminous Knights, is known far and wide as a brilliant swordsman who can cause injury or death with a glance. ... more>>

Despite being feared as “Evil-Eye Rinaldo”, he is actually a normal person with no special skills or power.

To avoid an arranged marriage with his arrogant and self-indulgent cousin, he proposes to Olivia, the emperor’s stewardess.

This is the story of a socially awkward man who becomes the strongest knight by mistake and a woman who gets pulled from the role of a mob character into a protagonist by a twist of fate.

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Cover art by Elran. <<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

A man is summoned into an alien world to be "The Great White Dragon of Lust" by fluffy blue telepathic squirrels whose medieval society is... more>> on the brink of collapse. He must defeat their titanic, ferocious foes, solve their unhealthy societal ills, lead their armies, make peace with their foes, and fall in love over and over again in a bizarre fantasy world. <<less

A young provincial thief of no particular renown has his life of crime changed in a day. He ‘stumbles’ upon a huge pile of gold for starters and soon after a dead man carrying a letter of 'royal' interest. Literally. While at it he ‘earns’ a title of sorts, along the promise of a life out of the gutter. Before he can properly appreciate the dramatic turn of his fortunes, he’s drawn into a dangerous conspiracy that threatens to embroil two continents in a devastating war.... more>>

The whole affair seems to cry out for a gallant hero of old, or failing that a cunning diplomat, but he’s neither. Perhaps a lying scoundrel, which our lad definitely is, would have to suffice. He does ‘acquire’ a dagger that knows a dead language after all and that must count for something.

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I) Touch O' Luck is the prologue (or opening act) to the Old Realms series of novels
(Hint O' Magic,
Lure O' War,
Wings O' Fate volumes 1-3)

II) All tags are relevant, but most chapters are not too extreme. Fair warning dear reader, this is an 'unfiltered' story, sometimes sweet, others bitter, touching some heavy subjects or problems, like crime, war, betrayal, lust, pride, politics, revenge etc set in a Epic Fantasy backdrop with shades of Grimdark. In its heart of hearts though, it is an adventure.

I) chapter specific maps of the Realms
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As human worlds fight a losing battle against the affini, one ambitious human will fight with words rather than ships. But is all the struggle for power really worth it or will they find more happiness as a pet? ... more>>

A story in the Human Domestication Guide setting:
Other works in the shared universe can be found here: https://readonlymind.com/search/?q=%23Human_Domestication_Guide

HDG discord: https://discord.humandomestication.guide/

CW: 18+, Mind control, pet play, medical play, drug play, dubious consent, depression, violence. <<less

Five years ago, everything good in his life was ripped away in Jonathan's life. He was dragged into the depths, for the crime of doing the... more>> right thing. After enduring unimaginable suffering, he’s back, but he won’t rest until everyone who’s wronged him has been made to pay. Letter of The Law is a fantasy story that is both a coming-of-age tale and a revenge story told in two intertwining parts (labeled ‘Now’ and ‘Then’) that explore both who Jon is now and what led him here. New chapters every Tuesday. <<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.

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

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