Jack Smith’s life ended rather abruptly. Spinning out on ice while driving a truck was not the most magnificent method to depart this earth. A mediocre man he had led an ordinary life until his death. Now with a second chance at life, he decided that this time he would be exceptional. This time he would finally live up to his name. After all, a jack of all trades is a master of none but ultimately better than one.... more>>

Armed with a system and determination to do his best he sets out like any other reincarnated soul in another world to find his place and achieve great things. There is just one small problem with getting started in this endeavour . . . he is yet to be born!

Welcome to a progression fantasy with a twist. What might you be able to achieve if your race to the top began before your body had even been born?

Join our hero as he masters the language, magics and skills of the Compass Kingdoms but his first great challenge will be learning to walk once more.

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Warning 1: Be prepared for the MC to spend an entire book's worth of words and time as an infant but hopefully you will enjoy it nevertheless.

Warning 2: Grandfather is legally abusive to MC for a couple of chapters but he is removed from that situation around chapter 30. To be edited out some time in the future. <<less

Only women are trained in the art of demonic summoning, but that hasn't stopped Hawley from keeping a secret from their closest friends. When obsession... more>> with the town's strange claw machines turns to a plan of action, will Hawley have the courage to go through with their convoluted scheme? And when the prize at the end of the claw is a chance to be the person they've always wanted, what will they risk to get it? <<less

Book club, chess club, maybe a photography or science club? Those are the sorts of groups most high-schools have. Our school's different. We've got a supernatural club. The members are all witches, and they investigate hauntings, werewolf sightings, magical phenomena, and other weird stuff like that. ... more>>

You probably think that's all make-believe or fantasy? I used to think that too, until one afternoon when I stumbled into one of their secret meetings and accidentally joined Club Luna. <<less

For as long as anyone can remember, humans have been preyed upon by Harbingers, living nightmares which devour dreams and passions and souls, and defended by Keepers. These children alone hold the gift of magic, the wild and wondrous ability to impose emotions over reality and empower their frail bodies with the splendor of their souls. Under their protection, humanity was able to survive and thrive.... more>>

While modern Keepers have come to enjoy a social position somewhere between celebrities and religious idols, very few accept the mantle simply to be a hero. The Messengers of the Goddess Claiasya, spirits charged with awakening the magic in suitable souls, promise that Keepers who consume and purify enough Harbingers will obtain the power to change themselves or the world in nearly any way they wish.

It’s for this purpose that Liadain Shiel, a young girl born terminally ill, throws herself into life as a Keeper when her opportunity comes, hoping against hope to rewrite her fate and save her life while she still can.

But magic wants its wielders to grow and change, not simply continue living, and the secrets swimming beneath the sea and behind the sky have lives and designs of their own.

Nowhere Stars is an ongoing fantasy-horror web novel about traumacore magical girls, nightmares clothed in ribbons and lace, alienation from reality, and broken children twisting the world into whatever shape they must to make their dreams come true.

This is a mirror of Nowhere Stars' home site, located here: https://nowherestars.net/
Updates will be posted at the same time, currently every other Wednesday.

Please be aware that my writing trends quite dark and disturbing. If you're looking for more detailed content warnings, there's a list that should be considered to apply to the story as a whole here: https://nowherestars.net/content-warnings/

Discord: https://discord.gg/UPYYpcvfqX
Topwebfiction: https://topwebfiction.com/listings/nowhere-stars/ <<less

A woman awakens in a dark tomb, lost and with no knowledge of the place she is in, nor who she is. Follow her journey to discover herself, and see as she sees, trying to find who she is in a world she doesn't know. A world filled with dangers and wonders she never expected. Desperate to find the truth, even if the answers are far beyond what she thought possible, and there are those who want them to remain buried, and forgotten.... more>>

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This is a first draft, I'm more than happy for feedback and suggestions, and I'll be editing and tidying up after I finish the first major arc. I hope if you read this that you enjoy it, and please have patience as this is the first proper thing I have ever written and released! <<less

In the city of Graheel, a small antique shop sits quietly mixed in with all the other shops. Its unassuming appearance is easily overlooked by many. However, this store and its owner has a terrible secret. A devil lives in that building. ... more>>

The owner of the store, John Li, an enigmatic figure whose origins and intentions are unknown. The desperate from around the world, often unknowingly, come to him in search of salvation.

A red witch thinks the owner is an ancient creature, a white fox calls him a wizard of eld, a warrior believes him to be a spirit, and a holy woman declares him a god.

This mysterious individual and his customers would stand at the center of a strange series of events.

From the store owner John's perspective, he has no idea what's going on. He really was just an unlucky dude that got caught up in some crazy stuff.

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“Volume 1: Strange Beginnings” Chapter 1-46

“What does a depressed student, investigator, a wanted witch, refugee, priest, and a man from another world have in common… nothing actually. Just that where they started was a little special, but where they are all headed is somewhere truly strange. For eventually they will cross paths with each other both directly and indirectly. In the meantime, there's a whole bunch of strange deaths and murders going on in the city of Graheel.”

"Volume 2: A Gathering Of The Fateless” Chapter 47-?

"The mysterious murders in the university have been resolved, or has it? There might have been more involved in that matter that is still brewing, drawing both Alan and Cid back in as well as a certain investigator. The priest Crowley will have to make a tough choice that will test his convictions and involve him in things he never thought he be doing as a priest. All while Joe is still far from solving who murdered Rob, and is about to make a desperate move to get the information he needs. The red witch prepares to take action against the Graheel University to protect her new disciple while being forced to work with other patrons of John. All different people taking different paths in their lives, but are about to meet at a crossroads, forming new groups and alliances.

"And finally John discovers his reason for him being transported to this world, or maybe not. Trying to get a simple-to-understand answer from an eldritch being is not so easy. "

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This story is a slow burn and has many lead characters and points of views, so don't expect too much in the first few chapters. I'm a very, and i mean very, slow writer so I'll only be updating this once a week on Saturdays. I also release mini intermission chapters in between my regulars updates sporadically.

This story is also written in a weird experimental playwright style to allow quick and easy conversation between multiple people to occur at once. This style might not might not appeal to some.

Also, if it wasn't obvious, most of the artwork you see in this series is AI generated. <<less

Witching Souls - Part 2 of 3
As more memories from their previous lifetimes surface, Lexi and Leo must confront the haunting echoes of their history. Together, they delve into the mysteries of their shared past, seeking to unravel the reasons for the cycle of death they are trapped in. With each revelation, the threads of fate become entwined, leaving them to wonder if this lifetime will differ from the ones before. Stress and frustration mount.... more>>

Will their love conquer the trials of reincarnation, or will they be forever trapped in a cycle of destiny?

Join them on a thrilling adventure where magic, romance, and the heart's resilience collide as they endeavour to rewrite their love story. Will history repeat itself? <<less

►Just one more step and I might reach freedom...◄... more>>

Whispers.
Faint and unclear.
A cry for freedom.
Prayers of rare Pokémon Domino hears in her head. Trapped on an island and determined to escape, she and her Zorua take a step into the unknown. But behind the friendly facades of the world, the pavement is rough and fights are dangerous. Lies lurk in the cracks, the truth is bittersweet, and just as the spirit of adventure is suffocating her, she learns this journey isn't one she's tackling by herself.
Domino doesn't wander through the ruins alone.
Amethio does too. <<less

Knowledge is power. Infinite knowledge is infinite power!
After dying in a library fire, Oz is startled to wake up in another world's largest library of magical books, and even more startled to find out he's the sole inheritor of those books! However, just because he's the legal owner doesn't mean the thousands of mages outside the library won't descend to any depths to acquire those tomes. As a mortal who's barely stepped onto the path of magehood, how's Oz meant to protect so many precious books against their evil schemes? ... more>>

"If the library has an unbreakable barrier, why step outside? If the library has all the knowledge of the world, what do I need a teacher for? I'll just cozy up in this library and read forever!"

A semicozy semiaction cultivation novel about a reader locked in a library! <<less

"You have to create a man for me, with whom I can live and exchange the affection that is so necessary for my existence. Only you can do it, and I demand it as a right that you must not deny me."
The monster said this with conviction, as if it were a request that had been brewing for a long time and had just found the right moment to express it out loud.
"And why not a woman?" Victoria asked in return, almost as a reflex, without thinking too much about it.... more>>

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Welcome, mortals, to the queer Frankenstein retelling nobody asked for, but that I needed to write. <<less

Being a realtor in a small town means you get to know a lot of interesting people as you help them buy or sell their... more>> homes. Being a realtor in *this* small town means you also get to know about witches, werewolves, fae, and maybe even the occasional goddess. <<less

While helping the local dog shelter evacuate the dogs due to a tornado, the building I was in collapsed. Not understanding sarcasm, a self proclaimed god reincarnated me in the Naruto world with the powers of Sakuya Izayoi. I might as well make the most of my new life, what's the worst that could happen?... more>>

I'm a new writer and this is my first fanfiction, so please be gentle with the criticism. <<less

A world of swords and magic, where the strong survive and the weak... revive. A world in which one's strength is determined not by birth, but by skill, creativity, gear, luck, skills, and your class. A world where your imagination is the limit, unless the sadistic system decides to say "haha nope" for no reason. ... more>>

There're more hidden mechanics and aspects of this world than anyone can imagine, each with the power to overthrow any semblance of balance in nature or in society. What happens when such a thing lands in the hands of a weak, depressed, and lost teen, who is almost entirely uninterested in this world?

And when the Demon Lord wants to have fun at the expense of the human race, what better way than to get them to kill one another and, in doing so, turn them into demon-like beings? Perhaps make them fall into a sense of complacency before shattering their hopes, dreams, and peaceful lives with such a death game?

"I only started playing because it was my brother's last wish, why did I have to get trapped in a years-old VRMMO after the 2.0 update?"

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Updates will be slow and sporadic (you can see when each of the chapters was released so far, it'll be like that in the future too lol), due to long-term health issues. I write as a means to pass the time when I'm up for it, so if I'm feeling bad, I might not even get a single word into my drafts for a month or two, but I'm not dropping this or my other main project, ever.
On a different note, I have plans for 6 books of this story, so... we're in for a long one here. <<less

***The Gender Bending Has Nothing To Do With The Protagonist***... more>>

Samuel Roland Raith is a White Court Vampire living his life on the run but is otherwise completely normal. He likes to watch movies, read books, play video games, and feast on the emotion of lust from those around him. His entire race has been wiped out and hunted down by a group of megalomaniacs from the Red Court of Vampires called the Volturi. So, as far as he is aware, he is the last of his kind. He spends his time roaming the world, going through high school and college, again and again, to feed and avoid ever making meaningful connections.

White Court Vampires are unique and very different from their more popular Red Court brethren. Free from bloodlust and able to walk in the sunlight, they live their lives almost as if they were completely human. Their only true weakness is the opposite emotion they feed on, in Samuel's case, love. If he ever were to find love—true love especially—he would be in for a world of hurt. It's a good thing true love is so hard to find!

His newest adventure is at a high school in Forks Washington, and he fully expects it to go just as the last 40 years on the run has. Feed off the lust of teenagers, live quietly, and move on after college. No worries, right?

A/N: This is a gender-bent Alternate Universe version of the Twilight books & movies with a mix of the White Court Vampires, themes, and organizations based loosely on The Dresden Files books. Not all characters will be gender-swapped, but many will be.

The romance will be MC and Alice - If you are looking for that ahead of time.

I do not own the image and am happy to remove it if the artist wishes.
Image Credit: Icy Blood by Venlian, deviantART <<less

Light and Dark, StarBreakers and Demons,
Battling for their survival, and their beliefs.
Follow Yuri, our young adamant Starbreaker as she fights Demons, and unravels... more>> appalling secrets, all for her quest to seek the sacred Land of Light, where miracles reside. <<less

For this cyborg, power is just an upgrade away. ... more>>

Emmett was used to being caught between college and his engineering internship, but when he gets caught between a powerful hero and an even stronger villain, he becomes collateral damage. Instead of dying, he wakes up a cyborg. Turns out his boss wasn’t just an eccentric inventor, and the old man just gave him a shining opportunity to be a hero.

Except that’s just the beginning, and things are about to get a lot more complicated.

His boss has his own agenda. The boss’s daughter has her own power armor. His roommate works for an evil corporation.

And Emmett is small fry. Just a Class 1 hero.

Superheroes aren’t just masks—some work for corporations, or for the government and the military, and even as mercenaries in wars. Shadowy cabals pull the strings of hero and villain alike. The city of Belport might be peaceful for now, but most of the world is in turmoil. If Emmett is going to have any chance at making a difference, he needs to get stronger. A lot stronger.

How much of his humanity will he hold onto and how much will he trade away?

If you’re a fan of Cyborg, Winter Soldier, Iron Man, or Batman Beyond, then you don’t want to miss this series!

What to expect: Superhero Sci-fi Progression Fantasy

Starting Aug 3rd, you can find chapters 1 - 1.1.53 on Amazon: Mod Superhero: Initialize

Starting Aug 24th (tentatively), you can find chapters 1.2.1 - 1.2.57 on Amazon: Mod Superhero: Execute

Chapters are released MON, WED, and FRI at 9am Eastern (GMT -5), each being roughly 1.5—2.3k words.

Read up to 15 chapters ahead on Patreon, with goals up to 50 advanced chapters.

Stop by the Discord and get release notifications at RealityLocked Worlds. <<less

Evetta, a newborn fairy, wakes in confusion and panic upon realizing that she is no longer a human man. Her fear shifts as she explores... more>> the cozy yet unfamiliar home hidden in a forest. Thanks to the help of her secretive guard, Revus, Evetta begins to adjust to her lonely life away from her new family. She learns a new language, how to fly, and begins down the path of using the elemental axioms. Her easygoing life is thrown into chaos when she learns that humans are hunting and capturing fairies, with her guard having been targeted for several years. How will Evetta deal with the ever-growing threat of the fairy hunters, while learning about the circumstances surrounding her separation from her family? <<less

Upon entering this world, at first I thought I could walk hand in hand with the main characters. But it turned out that besides trivial things, I couldn't help them create a joint legend. From internal arrogance that I could guide this world with my knowledge of the future, to mediocrity.... more>>

As it turned out, everything needed an explanation. I have knowledge of the future, but no power to act on it. Gradually, I stopped thinking about it and began to distance myself from the heroes. My indifference and detachment gradually pushed them away. Now there was no need to think about what to do, there was only one goal - to survive the war and live a normal life.

But what is this object that looks like a Rubik's cube...? <<less

In a land of magic, angels, and beasts; Ivy is a sweet and shy girl who has no recollection of who she was before the age of twelve when she was found by Sakura, a hot tempered and hardheaded fox demon with a penchant for violence. For years they’ve traveled in search of answers to the girl’s past and an odd ability that’s best kept hidden with little to show for it.... more>>

But when Ivy meets a quiet, red eyed devil, a being that everyone fears due to the death and destruction that they always leave in their wake, he will bring with him a man who refuses to stay in the demon’s own past.

Together, this ragtag gang will blunder their way across the land in the search of what sets Ivy and the calm devil apart from the rest. <<less

You ever wake up with a hangover so bad you forget what you got it from? That how bluegrass musician Clarence Lovelace feels when he... more>> wakes up scribbling down a strange code from his dreams. The answer, will upturn everything we know about the universe, and maybe destroy society as we know it.
Meanwhile, on the other side of town in the suburbs Det. Jeffery Kovech just woke up with the more routine style of hangover, and a deep abiding self-hatred for what he gets up to off hours. Unfortunately, He's about to stick his nose in something wayy above his paygrade. <<less

Corrupted. Monsters born from nightmares and the extremes of the human psyche, bearing anomalous properties and powers beyond imagination. Despairs manifest and weave creatures from the void, straight from the hearts and minds of the collective. From those created by anguish and trauma becoming hellbent on bloodshed, to the fluffiest stuffed teddy bears that will fight tooth and nail to protect its owners.... more>>

One thing is abundantly clear. The Corrupted are as useful as they are dangerous. Cute as they are deadly. Happy as they are sad.

The Corrupted Codex seeks to store it all in one unified place to better understand these creatures. Whether they're kept in deep underground facilities called the Sites, out in the wild, living amongst the populace, or Archived into books matters not as long as they are recorded within the ultimate monster encyclopedia.

Will you come try your hand to find a Corrupted you like?

You do have Clearance Level 1 access, don't you?

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All Corrupted known and seen throughout ALL connected stories will be stored here. Additional information regarding terminology, partnered Ateliers and forces such as the Anomaly Recovery Unit will also be included in the Codex.

Shares the same universe as Nexus Awakened, Facility Awakened and Monster Awakened.

Join the Discord Server here! https://discord.gg/CkJkKEQrVy <<less

Temper Aspirations.... more>>

The motto of the Atelier that runs 26 Sites and Facilities across the world of Elysia. Behind steel doors and reinforced concrete resides terrors beyond imagination. They are called the Corrupted; entities born from nightmares and the deepest recesses of the human psyche, often manifesting from one's trauma, aspiration, hope or despair.

Monsters made from clumps of flesh that sing the tune of birds? Chairs that yearn to sit? Stuffed teddy bears that strangles rather than cuddles? Or winged, thousand eyed beings that eternally judge?

The company in question - ImpulseWorks - uses their Sites to contain study, observe and most importantly, harvest the anomalous resources of these entities to maintain the status quo. ImpulseWorks demands that the daily quota is met. No exceptions.

Did you miss one day? Terminated.

Meet Papilia, the cutest and youngest Navigator to ever graduate from ImpulseWork's rigorous training programs. Eager for work, Papilia is dispatched to manage an infamous Site that recently saw its lights come back online, long after its destruction. With a heart of iron, thick glasses and her handy manual, Papilia strives to run the very best Site ImpulseWorks has ever seen!

This is Site G-Z7.

However, not everything is as it seems...

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Shares the same universe as Nexus Awakened, Monster Awakened, and canonically uses the Corrupted Codex.

ImpulseWorks Overseer's Instruction Manual (51+ pages of pure infographics!) https://imgur.com/a/Fh8fZMq
Discord Server: https://discord.gg/CkJkKEQrVy <<less

A story about one person's journey into finding their true self. Follow Michael as he struggles with the idea of crossdressing and what it really... more>> means to him. <<less

When darkness visited their little world, everyone was forced to make sacrifices. But was it really his love for his people that forced the Chief to sacrifice the childhood of a little boy? Everyone had to make a sacrifice in whatever version of justice or revenge they wanted. But was it fear or opportunity that led to the blood bath within the Minyama? Who is really in control and who is just a pawn.... more>>

When his mother was murdered a few days after he survived an attempt on his life, proclaimed future leader of the Martial world Ben together with the mysterious newcomer Anopa roamed the world in search of answers. With the masked men as their only leads they were riding on their grief and need for revenge.

They were accompanied by the healer Talia, Ben's betrothed Nora and Nora's soulmate Dante. Every step closer to the truth is a step closer to their doom. Join them on their journey as they try to uncover who's coming after them and their people.

Darkness unleashed the Unforgotten to wipe out the Martial World forcing our naïve but deceitful heros to search for the masked men before they are erased from existence. Everyone had to make sacrifices in pursuit for answers and survival.

Cover Credit Lady Macbeth <<less

Ellie would not fail.
Geoff would not try.... more>>

High-achieving Ellie Gardner meets intentional slacker, Geoff Cobalt, throwing their previously steady life trajectories into chaos. Ellie is an adopted daughter of a midwestern crime family in dire straits, sent to Orange County, CA not only to get a college degree, but to make connections with another local emerging crime family, the Sinclairs. Geoff is the secret grandson (also adopted) of a legendary supervillain. Despite this, he prefers to eat junk food, light fires, steal, and play video games. Therefore, Ellie is recruited to keep his college studies on track in exchange for training from his grandfather. She needs to study, survive, and learn to budget both her money and time between her many obligations. She can't do it on her own. But when everyone is putting on a front (including herself), who can she trust?

And while they don't realize it, there are many hidden eyes on them.

"Ellie was on her own.
Geoff was on his own.
They only had each other."

All are original characters. There will be some illustrations/portraits painted by me using traditional mediums :) Sometimes the links get broken, so I really appreciate that if you let me know!

There are 8 arcs planned, this is currently the first arc. Sometimes I'll go through and update with more details/plot points as they shift around, so don't be surprised if some details in old chapters change!

Currently posting a new chapter every Saturday and sometimes Wednesday if I've made extra progress.

Set some decades into the future so I can play around with technology.

General content warnings/disclaimer: There will be some laws broken, violence, verbal threats, involuntary confinement, breaking and entering, arson, body modification, poisoning, occasional death. You might call the genre cozy crime. The tone will generally be kept light and the characters may seem callous at times. This is many of the characters are criminals. They are not meant to be role models. Do not take this story as legal advice, security advice, or as a guide on how to commit crimes. This is fiction and any resemblance to people, places, and things real or imagined are coincidence. <<less