For Heather Morell, nightmares and hallucinations lurk around every corner, relics of schizophrenia and childhood bereavement.... more>>

Until she meets Raine and Evelyn, that is — self-proclaimed bodyguard and bad-tempered magician — and learns she’s not insane at all. The spirits and monsters she sees are all too real, the god-thing in her nightmares is teaching her how to surpass human limits, and her twin sister who supposedly never existed could still be alive, somewhere Outside, beyond the walls of reality.

Heather plunges into a world of eldritch magic and fanatic cultists, trying to stay alive, stay sane, and deal with her own blossoming attraction to dangerous women. But being ‘In The Know’ isn’t all terror and danger. Sometimes the monsters wear nice dresses and stick around for afternoon tea. Sometimes you find you have more in common with them than you think. Perhaps this is Heather’s chance to be something more than the defeated husk she’d grown up as, to find real friendship and meaning among things like herself - and perhaps, out there on the rim of the possible, to bring her twin sister back from the dead.

Katalepsis is an Ancient Greek word which means ‘comprehension’, or perhaps more accurately, ‘insight’.

Katalepsis is a serial web novel about cosmic horror and human fragility, urban fantasy and lesbian romance, set in a sleepy English university town.

New chapters are currently posted once a week, on Saturdays.

The first four arcs (Volume I) are also now available as an ebook and audiobook. If you've just finished one of those and you're here to pick up where the story left off, you'll want the start of arc 5: https://www.scribblehub.com/read/74472-katalepsis/chapter/80127/

Cover art by Noctilia: https://noctilia.artstation.com/

This is a Scribblehub mirror of Katalepsis' own website, located here: https://katalepsis.net/ Chapters will be posted at the same time here as on the main site, every week. <<less

What is fate?... more>>

Is it something that was destined to happen?

Can it be changed?

No. If it can be changed, it would't be known as fate, isn't it?

They say that fate can be control in our hands.

Then, is it possible to take everything in total control in my hands?, I wondered.

No, whatever the results is, I'm sure this was fated to happen under my control.

This world... will surely go along with my favor.

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"PLEASE!!! I BEG OF YOU!!! Join the Imperial Knights Academy as a special student or else I will be fired!!!"

With such a line thrown to him, the 16-year-old human, Lucifer Nightwalker von Nightmare, an orphan who was stranded on an island with his little sister and magical pet-- was forced to compromise and attend the famous Imperial Knights Academy as a special student.

While spending 3 years in the academy, he would meet his fated ones.

After he graduates, he would then become an adventurer to explore the world, unlocking the secrets behind.

This, will be the starting of his journey.

In a world of sci-fi and fantasy.

Humans, beast-kins, dragons, vampires, elves, fairies, spirits, dyrads, archangels, demons, dwarves, magical beasts, and much more, co-exist.

Which later then, he would become a king-- leading everyone to challenge against the Celestial Gods.

However, that was the boy's fate.

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Everything begins with that fateful meeting six years ago. His fateful meeting with the principal of The Imperial Knights Academy.

Yet, it wasn't even the beginning of fate.

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Gabrielle wakes up to the beautiful world of Elega, the world of dreams, after someone put markings on her finger. She must juggle fighting the forces of darkness with being a nurse at her new job. She eventually meets up with an old friend she hadn’t seen for ten years. Unfortunately, on top of him not being human anymore, he is supposed to be her enemy, as he is a Darkling. Darklings the opposing force in the new dream world she goes to when she is asleep, but why is he helping her?... more>>

This is book 2 of the Zoriyan Legacy series, the first book is Angels of Acid.

—- AUTHOR’S NOTE—-
The first 10 or so chapters are made in one week each, so they may be a bit hard to read, it gets better later on. This was written with almost no previous writing skill, so bear with me. <<less

I had to add the colon and such because it turns out there is already a book called In The Moment.... more>>

This is a seprequel (I do not think there's a term for this, thanks to flashing back and forth, it is both a sequel and a prequel) of Town of Winter and Oracle of Tao. To a less extent, it also relates to Tales from the Reaper. The story begins with the creation of the universe, and ends with... well the end of it all. Basically, it was the finale of the main series, so I wanted to wrap things up cleanly. It's sorta got the feel of someone going senile, which is kinda the point. Ambrosia has finished her quest, and thanks to memories from three different lifetimes, she has some seriously disjointed sense of past and present.

Just a warning, it is kinda religious, and very very experimental. <<less

A young schizophrenic man is swept away into a new world with his best friend and social worker Christine. Together with Maeve, a magical secret agent, and Kai - a handsome woodsman, they embark on an adventure that will save or destroy both the world of Mercia and of Earth!... more>>

Set in the same world/setting as Birthrights! <<less

Title : Rivandy Lex : Classical Academy... more>>

Genre : Classical Fantasy, Drama, Action.

Secondary Genre : Comedy, Romance, Psychological, School, Slice of Life. Mystery.

Writing Style: Japanese Light Novel.
Language Style : British English.

Synopsis

In an alley, there is a teenager who is pouring rain. A man who picked it up invited him to live with him.

Because of the man's existence, the teenager gets a new life after going through a nightmare in his old life.

After the man left, the teenager decided to live a new life by studying at Spyxtria Academy.

The teenager, Rivandy Lex, is living a new life at the classic academy. <<less

Maxwell, the last knight of his fallen kingdom, wanders the land slaying demons. His only companion a mysterious woman only he can see.... more>>

Goal: 1 chapter every month to month and a half
This story is also on Substack: https://randomrecluse.substack.com/ and RoyalRoad: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/77469/the-wandering-knight <<less

It's all gone.... more>>

The Kingdom of Mitsol has died in nuclear fire. Barely surviving, Dan Harrison, a self-hating workaholic, is left without food or water. With the help of a handsome stranger, a once-wealthy financier who has lost everything he ever loved, Dan must flee to the coast, fighting for every meal along the way. But what happens when an ordinary man with a long-dormant mental disorder is driven into a dead world? And what happens when that sickness bubbles up, threatening to detach him from reality? <<less

An erotic gothic fantasy of counterfactual modernity, set in Svet Dmitrin, a thinly-disguised anachronistic synthesis of soon-to-be-Soviet Odessa and Great War era Leningrad, during a protracted stalemate between the revolutionary Red Guard and the increasingly desperate tzarist White Guard. ... more>>

Our narrator is Lev/Lyubov Morgenshtern, a gay bigender ex-rabbi who’s just returned to the Talons Ghetto sovyet — an autonomous workers-and-peasants commune of the kind that directly preceded the Soviet Union (and indeed the thing that the USSR named itself after) — after a stint on a psych ward … which followed a far longer stint living in the tzarist-held half of Svet Dmitrin with a bougie respectability-obsessed ex-boyfriend. He’s got nowhere to sleep, no assurance his old friends want to see him and the only workable plan he’s got is to find someone hot and soft-hearted to take him home for the night …

R18 for graphic gay sex; the story makes frequent use of reclaimed homophobic slurs and, well, it’s a story about gay soon-to-be-Soviet Jews — transmisogyny and transphobia, homophobia, and antisemitism are quotidian environmental hazards.

[Licensed under CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0]

Updates are whenever, despite the length between me posting updates, this is still ongoing; this is technically a mirror of the main site, which is a self-hosted thing where I can have fine-grained control over the typography and whatever.

(There's no "gay protagonist" tag, but in case it isn't obvious: this is, among other things, a gay romance.) <<less

“What is magic?” Is an ancient question, just as old as “is magic real?” Historically, as human pondered about magic’s inherent nature, magic always seems out of reach; it tickles the fingertips and flies away, never to be seen again. But what if magic was always besides us? What if “magic” was in every single thing? ... more>>

Bobby is a programmer, who is tasked with creating an artificial soul for a corporate company. But things get slightly out of hand when his past starts to catch up with him.

This series has been canceled.
(Note: The description will change since the author has no idea what to do with the series. Please read this series as a first draft.) <<less

The Dollchip was created in military labs, as a means to quickly create usable soldiers. The entertainment industry put a... creative spin on its use. Most gangs in Night City also dabble in said industry, while also servicing the more dubious wants of clients, leading to many a tragic fate that make Scavs look appealing. Caught in one such fate, what does one do? With new knowledge and chrome, return the implant to what it was originally intended to be. So pick up the pieces and reassemble into something new.
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So here goes, first ever story I'm deciding to flesh out and post. This is basically my first time writing anything longer than... more>> an essay, do please leave feedback. The idea for this story came from datashards in cp77 (See: Cyberpsycho Sightings: Smoke on the Water) and while I was at it I added a missfired isekai in there. I'm trying to find a way to have MC become OP without any system or magic bs, let me know how well you think I managed. When/if I eventually get there. I think I struggle with balancing environment descriptions and moment to moment acts with moving along the story in a timely fashion. Again, please do leave feedback.
Quick disclaimer: I'm not going to write smut in this. Writing gore I'm fine with, but actually writing any details about said tragic fate that I am teasing will not happen. Besides the unknown horror having more impact, some things are just better left unsaid. Also, I hope I ticked all the right boxes for Content Guidelines and stuff. Tag suggestions are welcome, alot of them are technically applicable, but maybe not accurate (yet, hopefully). I do not own Cyberpunk 2077 or any related copyrights.

*Cover AI generated with WOMBO Dream. Will probably change when I learn to better wrangle prompts. <<less

After slaying the hundredth hero, Reo suddenly returns to Earth. But how can he even find peace as he returns when his wife was a yandere?!... more>>

"How dare they distance us..."

"Oh Reo, you'll never escape me!" <<less

"Veiled Haven" narrates the entwined lives of Ela Grace and Irene Harper, set in a realm where magic is the privilege of the nobility. Ela, a young noblewoman, grapples with her burgeoning magical abilities, often under the critical eye of her mother. Irene, her steadfast and rebellious friend, stands by her, challenging societal expectations and familial pressures that seek to divide them.... more>>

The tranquility of their lives is shattered when Ela is falsely accused of her mother's murder, propelling her into the shadows of Veiled Haven. This secretive institution caters to nobles with untamed powers and complex backgrounds. Amidst its walls, Irene embarks on a daring mission to peel back layers of deceit, uncovering the truth behind Ela's unjust predicament.

As they navigate through a labyrinth of lies, their friendship is put to the test against the backdrop of power struggles and betrayals. Veiled Haven is more than a school; it's a battleground where secrets lie in wait, and knowledge is both a weapon and a shield.

This narrative weaves through themes of loyalty, the quest for identity, and the murky line between right and wrong. In a world where magic can be both a gift and a curse, Irene's journey underscores the resilience of the human spirit and the indomitable power of friendship. "Veiled Haven" is a tale of overcoming adversity, challenging the status quo, and fighting for the essence of one's soul. <<less

*Warning: Gore and traumatizing scenes*
Set in a near-apocalyptic world, where demonic creatures roam freely. Where humans have been turned into livestock. Where for some, life is a daily struggle. Humans have been pushed out of their lands and forced to live in hive cities- massive overcrowded communities in which people are divided by class. Their only hope are a select few who have been bestowed with powerful gifts, gifts that manifest themselves in different forms. The most powerful of these gifts are known as Avatars, otherworldly beings linked to certain humans to help them in the fight against the demons. ... more>>

Lost and alone, with only a single nightmare to tell him of his origins, Cehedia knows only that he must fight. In a world where it's eat or be eaten, how will he fare? How will all of humanity fare?

Currently trying to set up on RoyalRoad 3323 <<less

The world is purple and pink and all the colors of the rainbow. With a chainsaw in hand ripping to go, she finds the pop in life.... more>>

“Life’s got to be colorful!” She says.

There’s no room for grays in her eyes.

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The best song to read this story to is 'play this when i'm gone' by Machine Gun Kelly. I think it simply fits. <<less

A story following a village boy who tries to adjust to a life in the city.... more>>

Images from craiyon.com <<less

Verro is the nicest adult Hiru knows, until his betrayal

Some day she’ll be free from her

As he slowly realizes he is not alone in his mind and body, Martin discovers there is a malicious entity within him capable of selfish... more>> cruelty. In his attempt to unify his fragmented identity, his journey gives him a glimpse into his traumatic past, and eventually allows him to come to terms with the irreconcilable nature of the personalities battling for control within him. "I see myself slowly changing. Into what or who, I don't know. I'm acting differently, saying things I never would. People I've never met approach me like a friend and, before I can think, I respond as if I know them too. When I look in the mirror, I see a different face. At first, I thought it was a trick of the light, but I'm becoming dead certain it isn't me staring back anymore." <<less

Two guys trying to make it work is more conflicting than it sounds.

Akane Mitsuro ran away from home at 18 following an argument between her and her parents, wanting to show the world that she can do better than college and getting a regular job and to follow her dreams and ambitions. ... more>>

2 years later, she ended up in a rundown apartment, her electricity working just often enough to not leave her computer dead and her waterpipes only running when they feel like it. Being at her wits end failing as an author, she pushes aside her pride and does what no author dares to do;
she goes online, and begs for help from strangers.

This is the story of how her shit stories just may end up a little less shit after all. <<less

What do we really know about the past?
For all we know, everything left of the ancient times were junks, left behind by an entire... more>> species in a mass migration to places unknown. Everything not of use, everything unattached to said species.
What if we found something that actually mattered? <<less

The cover is the only SH I could find on internet.
I literally searched "A big SH for free"... more>>

"But Agentt! Couldn't you just put a SH using a photo editor!?"
I could, but I am lazy. So i won't. Thinking about it now, I should atleast put a author name, but meh.

These are the stories, of an fictional adventure of a fictional man in a world which may or may not be realted to any fictional site created by a fictional man named Tony.

Or so I wanted to say, but my hand apparently gained self awareness and made the whole thing weird with lots of meta humour.
Even now, my hand refuses to write a good synopsis, its going against me, writing with its free will. I want to ask for help, but its pretty good at writing, so I'll leave it be.

Author's Note.
I have been wanting to do this for a long time,
Dear Mod.
Good job bro. You really work hard. I would ask your hand in marriage if there wasn't a chance for my account being suspended. Or you bieng of same gender.

Warning no.1
Open all spoilers and footnotes you see.
Warning 2
I am bad with names
Warning 2.
I have a bad sense of humour.
Warning 3
So. Many. 4th wall. Breaks.
Warning 4
I am bad at maths. <<less

A boy named Sue who is the topper of his class always remain silence and of cold nature. So many boys and girls in his... more>> class wanted to be friend with him, but he never make any friends because he think that everyone wanted to be friend with him because he's the topper of his class. He is secretly in love with a girl named Marie who is the 2nd topper of his class and she also secretly in love with him... It's already the day of graduation, will they both accepts their Loves towards each other or else they both became apart from then....? <<less

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