A Very Short Story:
A woman's resentment sent a man to prison and vows to make his life more miserable.... more>>

Law, Fantasy, Shanniah, Kill, Die.

Wattpad:
Written: 03/01/23
Published: 03/02/23

Neobook:
Written: 03/01/23
Published: 06/16/23

ScribbleHub:
Written: 03/01/23
Published: 06/16/23

Completed

Mature: Gore, mentions of rape, torture and murder. <<less

Updates daily at 23:06 UTC. All books fully written. B3/3 currently serializing.... more>>

2/1/2021 NOTE! This trilogy is being published by Aethon Books starting with book one on 5/1/2021. At that time, the book will be removed from RoyalRoad, and eventually, the entire trilogy will be removed. I will post all of book three here before it is taken down, giving all readers a chance to read it for free.

Magnus Cromwell—MC to anyone but his little sister—kills for a living. He’s organized, professional, efficient. Like a machine. But when his family’s life is on the line? That’s something else. That calls for the kind of warm-blooded vengeance that scorches earth and summons tungsten rods from space, leaves a whole lot of melted flesh, and no one to tell the tale.

This should've been a blue milk run. As by-the-book as it gets. With Nina out safe and the opposition decimated by hypersonic gunfire, MC wondered where they got the guts to even try. Then something hits him. Lays him out cold, and leaves him waking up to a fantasyland with nothing but his armor and a half-written note to guide him. It's a strange place where even stranger predators eye him for their next meal. Where his life’s on a timer, and where the darkest horrors haunt his dreams, painting visions of death.

There's no right day to fuck with Magnus Cromwell. But the world sure managed to pick the absolute wrongest one.
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- MC is strong and gets stronger, but fear not as his life is anything but easy.

- LitRPG-lite. Expect abilities and progressions, but there will only ever be a handful of them.

- Science Fiction and Fantasy collide! There may or may not be romance in the future but there will never be more than one love interest if it does happen.

- The focus for the first book will be on MC. This will also be the case going forward, but the cast of characters will open up in the later books.

- Book one/100k words already written & edited. Book two of the trilogy is underway. This series will not be dropped. <<less

Following the lead of the bloodied corpse bride, those with a defined soul who suffered at the hands of the leading personalities heeded the decree.... more>>

Cover art by: the_nerd.artist <<less

Star Constellation screamed "Fang yuan?!! Are you Crazy!! Are you Trying to Destroy the Gu World??!!"... more>>

Primordial origin was just right by her side "Its Useless! This Demon does not Respond to Logic!! We Must Slay this Demon Today!!"

Primordial Origin was Absolutely Confident! For he was Not Alone!

Hehe

Star Constellation Immortal Venerable!

Primordial Origin Immortal Venerable!

Giant Sun Immortal Venerable!

Genesis Lotus Immortal Venerable!

Red Lotus Demon Venerable!

Spectral Soul Demon Venerable!

Reckless Savage Demon Venerable!

all Charged forward to Eastern Sea! To Fang yuan's Base! <<less

A mech operator plans an assassination.... more>>

Art and character idea by AnemoneArt (@NightAnemone on Twitter).

_Content Warnings_
* Some sex, swearing and murder, but all quite mild. <<less

In a small isolated space where everything and nothing existed at the same time... more>>

no dao marks existed in that space yet that space seemed to encompass all dao marks at the same time

Fang yuan enters through Chaos

For the very first time since the Creation of All Existence

A Man stepped where God resided

In a black space where no light existed

Fang yuan took step after step

Fang yuan was expressionless, unmoved, undisturbed

his eyes shined as he seemed he was about to end it all once and for all

God knew Fang yuan had come. <<less

In a world where weapons are ineffective, people naturally developed other ways to off each other.
Torturemaster was someone who lived a long life and killed a lot of people. This led to him having lots of enemies.... more>>

Note:
This is my take at SSSC-V's 1st prompt.
For me, this is a learning experience.
Any comment is appreciated. <<less

This for me is the Absolute perfect closure for this masterpiece--... more>>

millions of years after The Storyline of Reverend insanity, Fang yuan finally Achieves "True Eternal Life"

Fang yuan had already achieved longevity + invincibility 3 million years after the storyline but It was Not True Eternity!

So here is the Complete End of Reverend insanity and Journey to Eternal Life

-better experienced with your favourite epic music-
recom: as we fall by league, ketsuraku automation, millenia by hi-finesse <<less

Roxom is a slumbering god awoken by a great disturbance

Young Shina was sold into slavery by her own family.... more>>

She was mulling about it till she met a certain angel that made her heart went *Doki *Doki. This is her crazy story on how she escapes to a brighter future!

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This is my entry to SSSC V -Prompt Number 2
Cover art is taken from (https://deviantart.com/meiquing/art/Render-27-Anime-Girl-578485910) by MeiQuing <<less

The cochineal are Ketsuri’s people and as their god, their blood is her right

This is now a Five Chapter Sample. The full novel is available on Kindle Unlimited.... more>>

“Peer into the gizzards of your prize and see if you have the guts to take it.”

It’s the 18th Century in a fantastical Earth and Atlantis has risen from the depths. Grace Deadeye Cortez aims to plunder the city and capture its fabled Star of Atlantis, an artefact that will enable her sloop of war to travel vast distances in the blink of an eye.

With Inkman, Lord Sandwich, Mad Maggie and a host of motley corsairs from a score of different nations, Deadeye will shoot and swash her way through anyone and any thing that crosses her bow. But our plucky pirate captain is in for the shock of her buccaneering life.

There’s a reason Atlantis has returned from the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. An ancient god is awakening, straining against the arcane chains that were forged to bind Him. Should He break free, the whole world will feel the tidal waves of His wrath.

Captain Deadeye and her crew will need to look lively and level up if they are to defeat this antediluvian evil. Especially if they want to get mind-bogglingly rich in the process.

Skulls of Atlantis is a Gamelit piratical adventure where characters have an RPG character build. They gain experience, level up, learn new skills and improve their abilities. Deadeye can also upgrade her ship, The Albatross. The RPG mechanics are shown as stats throughout the story but are designed to work with the words, not to interrupt your reading experience.

Features…
Female MC
Light RPG mechanics
Sailing Ship Upgrades
Sea Battles
Moderate pirate language
Moderate violence
Sexual references
Lovecraftian monsters

Does not feature…
Explicit sex
Coarse language
OP MC
Grinding and power-leveling
Harem
Gore and ultra-violence <<less

Taekyun meets the sister of his ex-lover whom he lost contact with four years ago. After asking her a few questions the memories resurface making his stone-cold killer heart, ache. Reminiscing over his past brings up these unfortunate memories not expecting that the one he swore allegiance to knows his ex-lover but what he finds out brings out a wave of terrible anger within him causing him to lose focus on the objectives that they seek. His ex-lover too does not expect to meet his lover who stopped contacting him over the years - but it's not all that bad when they meet again its just that, why is all of this happening?... more>>

-Short story

Cover by: the_nerd.artist <<less

A Witchfinder attacks a vampire's lair, and gets taken prisoner.
(A lesbian vampire story for Halloween 🎃)... more>>

There's some wonderful art for this by AnemoneArt (@NightAnemone on Twitter) which is too puppy for SH. Check @MonikerErsatz or @NightAnemone.

_Content Warning_
* Dubcon so dubious that noncon might be more accurate.
* Transphobia (plus some homophobia and mild racism, for the full set) - and on the part of the MC too. She gets better, btw.
* Blood. It is a vampire story, but it bears saying. These are not, like, emotional vampires.
* Threats of torture.
* Puppyplay. <<less

Francesca is a combat maid and she has one simple job - ensure that the carefree and idyllic life of the young lady of the Albergoni family is not disturbed. Many would seek to harm the young lady, so Francesca must ensure that all of the dirt of the world is discreetly cleaned without her noticing.... more>>

On a day like any other, the young lady sets off to play with her friend at the park, and as usual, Francesca expects to have a busy time. The cleaning work of a maid never ends after all. <<less

Few people are purely evil or good. Everyone has their own desires and their own principles guiding what they are prepared to do to achieve those desires. A duke who wants to expand the influence of his house, his wife who is fiercely loyal to her friends, and their child who just wants some comfortable clothes. The queen who wants what's best for the kingdom, the king who wants what's best for his family and a prince with an inferiority complex. Even if everyone acts in a way they deem 'correct', sometimes people can still get hurt.... more>>

This is a short 10k word story about a villainess who just wants to get away from it all. Only posted on scribblehub and royalroad, so if you see this somewhere else it isn't me. Cover image is from the graphics fairy. <<less

A Shadow Spirit, the soul of a dead demon banished from Hell, merges herself with the soul of a dying human girl and saves her... more>> life. Her demon lover follows her to earth and possesses the body of a human girl who is also her rival in love. Then follows a curious love triangle.
This is a tale of passionate love and revenge, told from the point of view of a dark and vengeful protagonist from the Twilight zone of human existence,,, <<less

Ellie finally confessed her love to her best friend Selicia, and she accepted her confession. Then the very next moment Ellie and Selicia are trapped in a cave with no way out and no food. Selicia dies and Ellie eats some of her out of desperation. When Ellie wakes up the next day, Selicia's body is encased in ice and the cave was open. ... more>>

After coming to terms that staying still and grieving won't do her friend any good, Ellie goes out and tries to survive the wilderness while looking for help, only strange things seem to be happening to her. Since when can she smell blood from miles away? How come she is constantly hungry? And why are the animals decreasing in the area?

On the other side of the woods, a group of friends comes together to find their friend Selicia, and the person she was hanging out with. They were even joined by a small group of friends that are here to hang out and a couple of people from Selicia's mother. Unfortunately for them, the animals in the woods are acting strange, more dangerous. And just when they find a clue to where Selicia and Ellie went, they realize they are being hunted by something not human, and something only from myths and legends. A Wendigo stands in their way of finding the truth of what happened to Ellie and Selicia.

This story was made years and I do mean years ago. It is one of the first stories I made so don't expect perfect grammar. It isn't completed and I don't have plans to finish this book. I'll be copying and pasting the chapters currently made. <<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

Preview Chapters only
The Moon Goddess and the king of the forest fell in love, but their love was that of a forbidden love. Separated by the rulers of the earth they lived on but she bore his sons and daughter. Afraid that she couldn't care for them, she cast them off into the clans beneath her along with her Wrath, Sloth, Envy, Gluttony, Lust, Pride and Greed. Because they were her children they suffered in many ways, but they knew that they were the chosen ones and needed to endure all the sufferings so that one day, they could be happy.... more>>

Cover by: romkun_arts on instagram <<less

Rita Sternbach, student of the Pedersen College and beneficiary of a scholarship from the prestigious Sunset Corporation, has long been beset by a group of bullies she calls the ‘blonde bitch brigade’, led by the track star Alicia Sentinella.... more>>

When Alicia gets set off one time too many, Rita nearly loses her life in Alicia’s anger, but the college refuses to intervene. But a certain benefactor from Sunset is willing to give Rita a push in the right direction…

If it’s like this, well. They say the best way to fight hatred is love, right? Even if it’s a love like poison… <<less

In a world where an Iron Empire stretched across a continent there is a land on the other side of the great sea. A land... more>> where fae queens sit on thrones of glass and gold, and the faeries dance through the forests. A land where little folk live underfoot and sprites flit about the canopy. Where the things that go bump in the night wander and trees can grow beneath mountains. Come to a land where legends are made flesh, come to Dianais and see what awaits you.
Watch as the three lost queens, heirs to an ancient power, are thrown out of their lives and onto the path that leads home.
Cinis Sarnifease, the King's blade has been a hunter for so long, but when someone from her past takes off her mask she is forced to confront the life she ignored.
Lily Crescentre has been living in a brothel for ten years, but when her madame is decides that she needs money for rent and sells Lily as a slave to the mines Lily is shown the plight of the world that was stolen from her.
Elexis Hynopae, leader of the rebellion against Galcinar, and a Queen of Altoness, the summoner of the tides and storms, has discovered that her sister previously thought to be held captive might in fact be someone entirely different, now she is forced to take action to save someone she thought she wanted dead. <<less

"I want to hire you for a hit job on these five men."... more>>

"And why is that?" The man sighed, studying the faces of the five perpetrators. He didn't recognize any of them. But then, he didn't know a lot of people.

"Because I can't forgive them."

"Heh. That's a good reason." The man admitted, a smile creeping over his face despite himself. "And? How do you expect to pay me for this 'hit job'?"

"I have five hundred olon." The girl said tautly.

"Give it up. You couldn't hire the town drunk for something like that." The man pushed the paper away, shoving her halfway down the hill until she caught her balance along with it.

The girl gave him a frustrated look. Apparently to her, five hundred olon was a lot of money. "Then. . ." She unloosed the obi of her kimono, her face gradually growing redder as she closed her eyes and slowly lowered her loosened robe down her shoulders, exposing her breasts on down to her waist. "My body. . ." The girl suggested, her arms trembling with the wish to cover up again.

"No good." The man waved his hand in annoyance. "I've had dozens, three of them prettier than yours. <<less

The story has been taken down for publishing to Kindle Unlimited. If you're interested, you can read them here: https://www.amazon.com/The-Blood-Demons-Retirement/dp/B0BXYJB2MJ/... more>>

Civil War has raged on the Al-Shan Archipelago for the past four decades, only recently coming to an end with the enthronement of the new Emperor.

This is not his story.

The Blood Demon, renowned general of said civil war, is tired of all the fighting and politicking that has described the last four decades of her existence. All she really wanted to do now is to go out into the world and see the many lands from her father's stories.

Thus she retired. And went and did exactly what she wanted.

This is the story of what happens when you toss a (retired) war machine with somewhat lacking common sense into an unsuspecting world at peace.

Chapters will range from 1-2.5k words, scheduled for release every day from Monday to Friday.

First time posting a story on Royal Road here, hoping you folks will enjoy.

Expect:

-slow going slice of life with occassional faster paced action

-world building

-detailed anecdotes on the world, its races, the magic system, and whatnot every now and then

Do not expect:

-romance, other than maybe some passing mentions

-politics, again, barring passing mentions

Any comments, reviews, and criticism will be much appreciated.

And thank you for reading.

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Disclaimer: This story is my original work and only posted on the Royal Road and Scribblehub websites. If you should find this story elsewhere or under another name, please let me know.

Also please don't be too hard on me when I make occasional grammatical mistakes, english is my third language after all. XD

Edit suggestions are very welcome though. <<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