What does it mean to be noble? To be a Noble?... more>>

When deadliest assassin from the underworld kidnaps a naive and tsundere noble girl as part of just another contract, they both start to learn about each other start and question their paths in life that brought them together. Perhaps a different ending than either ever envisioned becomes possible through that understanding.

Disclaimers:
- Short story. Story ends after a climax event. Character focused. Lore-light.
- For this short story, immersion is driven by the characters. The setting and world are only fleshed out to the extent needed by the characters. That said, I will fix any inconsistencies as I become aware of them, and the same goes for grammar and typos.
- The narration is technically in third person, or close third, but the script is mostly the characters self narrating or dialogue with some inner thoughts written in italics.
- Content warnings: This story has some R18 content (<5k words), lots of Strong Language, and a very small amount of Gore. <<less

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>>

Cover art drawn by frenzyarts. General content warning. <<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

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

Everybody wants to be free from daily life, but when faced with the opportunity to achieve complete freedom, most crumble under the fear of their own limitlessness and yearn to go back to a restricted, comfortable life.... more>>

Some people, on the other hand, rise to the occasion and do everything in their power to reach freedom. Among these types of individuals, there is Akir, a psychologically tormented young man with an unusual history. After he is transported into a mysterious construct called the Ruins, he starts a ruthless journey towards true freedom, which he believes will bring him happiness.

Things don't go according to plan, though, as the trials he is put through start making him question his morality and the opinions he lives by. Eventually, his identity comes into question, and he starts to lose himself, his life goals threatening to fade into nothingness.

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This is a rewrite, so there's the perk of chapters being uploaded consistently without fail, and there is no chance of the story being discontinued or anything like that. The final product is about 370 pages long. I hope you enjoy reading.

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Upload schedule:

One chapter every day at 8 p.m. Central Time. <<less

Everybody wants to be free from daily life, but when faced with the opportunity to achieve complete freedom, most crumble under the fear of their own limitlessness and yearn to go back to a restricted, comfortable life.... more>>

Some people, on the other hand, rise to the occasion and do everything in their power to reach freedom. Among these types of individuals, there is Akir, a cynical young man with an unusual history, and after he is transported into a mysterious construct called the Ruins, he starts a ruthless journey towards finally getting a taste of true freedom and happiness.

However, things don't go according to plan, as the trials he is put through start making him question his morality and the opinions he lives by, making him start to lose himself, and his life goals threaten to fade into nothingness. <<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

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 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

Lindír is one of the twin children of the Queen of Hvalheim, cursed to be born with the body of a dragon. For the first sixteen years of their life, they were locked away beneath the castle, allowed only brief forays into the surface world. But now a mysterious knightess from a foreign land has freed them, and Lindír has been given free reign over the world outside, free reign to try to build themself into the mighty dragon they've always wanted to be. But it's not going to be easy; the world is dangerous for dragons, and an even greater danger may lie in the darkest parts of Lindír's damaged heart.... more>>

Cover created using stock art, with the assistance of Benjanun Sriduangkaew. <<less

Kill. Consume. Survive. ... more>>

Ren Kageyama was reincarnated into a new world with nothing but the clothes on his back. Without any special powers or skills he survives day by day, until he stumbles across an ancient and deadly weapon - the sword of one-thousand teeth, Stigma. After touching it he is bound together with the spirit who inhabits the blade and pressed into servitude.

If he wishes to prevent his soul from being consumed by her power - he must satiate her hunger by destroying powerful enemies and devouring them. With a blade held to his neck and knights of order pursuing him relentlessly, he must survive in a harsh world and gather strong allies. Will he find a way to abate his fate?

[Contains sexual content, strong language, harem content, gore and violence.]

Support my writing at patreon.com/deadshin for 10 advanced chapters!

The wonderful new cover art was created by liilica, who can be found on Fiverr! <<less

Our protagonist was an otaku and hid that fact from everyone.
After he gave up hiding this fact, he was eventually scorned by his friends and his own family.... more>>

After some time being despised, he was expelled from home because he had become a NEET.

After that, he began to live alone and had to find a job to support himself.
He worked a fucking job and was practically a slave.

But one day when he opened the store by himself, he had a stupid accident, and since he had no one to help him
He died right there in a pathetic accident.

He thought it would be the end of his life, but suddenly he opened his eyes and realized it was in the body of a little girl.
A little girl with no family who was under the care of maids.

She was a little girl with many mysteries in her life.

Follow our protagonist's life in this new world, a world where death is normal.

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MY DISCORD: https://discord.gg/sNuNcxX

MY KOFI: https://ko-fi.com/igorsaw <<less

[This is a reimagining of the story The Tutorial is Too Hard by Gandara.]... more>>

On New Year's Eve, Lee Ho-Jae decides that he wants to die. The universe seems to hear him for the first time in his entire life, and just as the clock hits 00:00, a message pops up inviting him to the Tutorial. Lee Ho-Jae accepts. But at the prompt to choose the difficulty level, is there anything the former pro gamer can do but pick the very hardest--appropriately titled Hell?

And so begins Ho-Jae's true descent into Hell in every conceivable form, thrusting him into a world where pain is the currency needed to gain power, and the only ally he has is his own flesh and blood. It doesn't take much for the human mind to crack and crumble, but to build it up again is even harder. In the spiral of white madness that Ho-Jae finds himself tumbling into, will a hand reach towards him and pull him out, or will he just drag them down with them?

3 releases a week, Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays at 20:00 EST, or 02:00 the following day CET.

This story is loosely based on the concept and story by Gandara, but is apart from the setting and name of the main character different on almost every conceivable level. You do not need to read the original story to read this, and doing so will change very little of your experience with the story. It is almost recommended not to read the original if you enjoyed this one since the original has a vastly more lighthearted tone in comparison.

Thank you, and I hope you'll enjoy the story! <<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

Worm/Tokyo Ghoul Crossover.
Lusia Able was a normal(slightly insane) girl living a normal life, until she went through the worst day of her life and became something more, something dangerous.
Now she sets out to live her life and have fun doing it, no matter how many people have to die along the way.
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Shitty summary but what can you do? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯... more>>

I have a discord if you're interested, https://discord.gg/Pj3Dttwses

There is also a Patreon if you want advance chapters or to just support me, I'd appreciate it greatly, but you don't have to, nothing will be exclusive to those who donate, just advanced by a few chapters. The links are below.
patreon.com/user?u=41732867 <<less

Vildra is a simple dragon. All she wants to do is to dig out a nice little den where she can sleep through the winters. A home fit for someone like herself!
So what if the mountain she chose just so happens to hold riches unseen before. She'll ignore it as she always does, like with that city next door, or those "suitors" who graciously feed her, or that voice that whispers to her in her sleep.
The only things she won't ignore are those centipedes that always seem to find a way in. If only they weren't so cute!... more>>

Read the rest on Royal Road under the same name. <<less

A story about two brothers, Andrew and Raphael

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

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

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

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

"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

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

Kurou has always been a lazy, insubordinate, foul-mouthed slob. He hates working and talking to others, and more often than not gets involved in some kind of scuffle due to his short temper and constant bad mood. After miraculously surviving an airplane crash, he finds himself in the middle of the Egyptian desert, unaware of his location or why he wasn't among the unfortunate passengers who tragically died that day.... more>>

Stunned by the whirlwind of events occurring all at once, he is forced to embark on a quest to discover why he cannot die and what is preventing it. Surrounded by unanswered questions, our main character will meet important people, battle zealous followers, monsters, and even gods in his journey into...the unknown.

Join Kurou as he walks the path of uncertainty, where even the most certain aspect of his life has been taken away: his mortality. <<less

Micheal is a young guy in his late teens who just graduated from high school and now he honestly does not know what to do with himself. Sitting in his chair just relaxing and browsing the shit-show that was the internet, doing random stuff, he suddenly becomes oddly weary. The next moment he's fuck-knows-where and everything seems rather.... odd?... more>>

He was rather confident in himself, that he usually didn't have a 360-degree field of vision, and that everything wasn't always so... gigantic. Something was really off... As if to confirm his thoughts, the very next second a series of prompts invaded his sight followed by a rather soothing voice.

[Soul restoration - Completed!]

[Welcome to Eve]

[Status...... Species: Glade Mosquito.....]

Slowly taking in everything laid out before him, Micheal responded with the most intelligent and sagely response possible.

"Huh......."

As such Micheal's unending search for power, adventure, and family begins.

WARNING:
This story features a protagonist with unconventional views and morals. In a world where only strength rules, concepts of good and evil become blurred as they fade to inutility. If you are looking for a goody-two-shoes, upholder of justice, and who goes around unconditionally saving any and all people in distress, this story is most likely not your cup of tea.

It can also get pretty dark and sensual at times, you have been warned.

Release schedule, Monday-Wednesday-Friday
[I am also posting this story on RoyalRoad]
Patreon.com/Konge
Discord: https://discord.gg/MtYaE3MBEq <<less