A Side Story to the Nath'aniel Series
The Brotherhood of Mutants has recovered from the betrayal of Baron Bryan Braddock, and has allied with the last Mage alive, and his Citadel. But not all of their members were together with them, so Magneto has sent Exodus to locate and gather their missing members Mystique and Copycat. One he knows how to reach, but the other has disappeared. Can the Knight of the Brotherhood locate both the lost bird and the cat of their team?
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This is a side story to A Mage in the Savage Lands, as that book was getting too long in my opinion, so some chapters just got deleted, and this... more>> subplot got turned into its own short story. It takes place during the second book of the Nath’aniel series so you do not need to have already read that to read this, but it is strongly suggested that you have already read the 1st book in the series, A Mage in Marvel, to understand what has already happened.

Gore is ticked, because my writing takes a more realistic take on what super humans would be like in our world. Strong Language is ticked, because there is some swearing in my writing. And Sexual Content is tick, because a pair of chapters are somewhat edgy, but there is no Erotica in this short story.

Each chapter will between 2300 and 2800 words, while the single Interlude in this book will be shorter (about 1400 words). Unlike the regular entries in the series, this book will not have a prologue (to foreshadow a future event in the story) or an epilogue (to foreshadow the next installment).
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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

Under the desert hot sun to the tangled branches of green forests.
From the cold peaks of mountains to the dark depths of oceans.... more>>

What an extraordinary our world is, full of mysteries and wonders, loaded with spectacles and allures. Yet brutal and merciless.

This is the codex of creatures, contains epic tales of exotic beings; cruel, savage, sometimes tender, and merciful, but never careless or trusting.
This is the written saga of their struggle in this never-ending cycle of life and death.

***Salvation***

Innyana range, home, and a hunting ground for numerous beings. A place for predators where the inattentive can only be prey.

Something is going on in this tiny village near the deadly Crocotta's cliff.
Who is the newcomer who enchanted the inhabitants by his arrival?
And why some people can never get out of this place?

Author's notes :
1- English is not my first language.
2- I am a student and full-time worker, that's why I am slow at writing.
3- This is the first draft hence there is a lot of typos and mistakes, forgive me for this. I am working to be better.
4- This is a high and dark fantasy novel read at your own risk.
5- Enjoy. <<less

On the planet of Roneglaise, the reincarnating, soul of Anonym is full of resentment and hopelessness.
For much more then centuries, Anonym had to reincarnate to remember nothing, until the last moments before each death, to learn upon all her previous life’s once again.
But this time, Anonym was able to master the art of Soul Scribing and inscribed her soul, so that this time, when she reincarnated…
She would remember everything!
Along the quest of discovering and completing talents, Anonym has no fear and only gets more and more powerful!
And then there’s Switch and his best friend Presley…
As Switch gets to know Anonym, and her ruthless ways, he finds her quite unique... more>> and can’t help but want to follow her…

(Picture from net, I do not claim it as my own.)
I will be posting this story on RoyalRoad as well. <<less

On Halloween, a coven’s party accidentally set off a spree of transformations across the world… but long before that, there was a Texas Ranger who confronted, but was cursed by a nasty native spirit for nearly two centuries. (Based off of the events in “Monster Mash — a TG Mixtape” by various authors and edited by Trismegistus Shandy: http://www.tgstorytime.com/viewstory.php?sid=4838 )... more>>

Written by MrSimple
Edited by Trismegistus Shandy <<less

“Some kids have disappeared too,” Gerald said. “The news didn’t say, but I’ll bet a first-edition Monster Manual that they were playing ‘pretend.’ Same as... more>> we were, only without dice.” <<less

The ‘new idea’ of reincarnating the spirit of a wolf, comes in at a time where there could be worries for a war. The Shifter that she resides in, has had to endure quite a lot on her own, making their link weak, but there is something that she MUST do! Never was she going to allow what happened to her again!
The little one might not understand straight away, but she very much adores how strong she is…
What she hadn’t thought, was meeting one that she hadn’t met in her last life, her mate…
With what she has had to do, and with the first meeting from her mate, things only become harder.... more>> /> But, before she even stops her past from happening once again, she has had to use what she knows to save the little one’s life…
Her spirit is unyielding as she continues to make sure history doesn’t repeat itself, even if she has met her beloved mate, even if the little one is a little silly and too innocent.
And just who is this woman that claims to be there to help them?

Now also available to read on RoyalRoad.

(Cover from net, I claim no rights to it) <<less

If only he had different blood…
Ethan has had to tirelessly change from the age of twelve, just because of his blood.
Being the only remaining male left from the royal line, Ethan had to change from his natural instinct of that of an Omega, to that of an Alpha, so that he would act and feel like a King.
And so, a secret is born…
Since it was critical that only he could take the part of ‘King’, Ethan was also forced to take a ‘chosen’ mate, so that he could produce an heir.
And so, a forced family is placed…
The fact that his ‘destined’ mate was still out there, was nothing to... more>> the one that Ethan calls ‘Owen’, who seems to act like the real leader.
But…With these problems, there’s more…Again, because of blood, Ethan’s life is in trouble with the same thing that had put him into this mess!
Then, adding to the troubles, he finally meets his ‘destined’ mate and they have troubles because of all these troubles…
It really is…A tangled fate…

Picture from net, I do not claim rights to it
There is strong language, but not all the time.
Also posting on Royalroad.com <<less

*MC’s POV*
…What…’The Merry Omega’ isn’t enough description?
Fine…Fine…I can be serious and mature!
I’m a transmigrator from Earth, having read a few of those fandangle, fantasy books about werewolf’s and whatnot…But…Truly being one…Omg! Look at this gorgeous tail!
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Did ya see it! It’s like a happy endorphin or something! I love it!
Oh…A plot? Yeah, it’s in there somewhere…Maybe my ‘merry’ antics rules over it though, haha! Well, maybe I am biased, or I just love me too much…
Am I done? Can I go? I want to play some more…
…Oh, my past and what happened? Nah, there’s not much to tell, just that there’s…
*Whispers that are barely heard”
Do you... more>> believe it!? I know right, how weird is that!? It’s probably because I’m the bomb, the extreme! That’s right, everyone love me!
Uh…You think they want to know about the person I took over? Why? That’s not me…
*mutterings* Just tell em to read it then! I’m going!
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Picture taken from net, I don’t claim it as my own.
Needs editing
Also posting this story on Royal Road <<less

A seed of hope in a world of hate... more>>

War rages as land runs out. Elves, Dwarves, Humans, and other races fight for control of the limited space they have. When a land mass suddenly appears out of nowhere, people flock to it, only to be caught up in its mysteries.

Kaia, one of the last living members of the Treek race, heads to the new land to find others like herself and escape the war that surrounds her. With conflict at her back, and untamed wilderness ahead, she and the companions she makes discover the truths of the new land and themselves.

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Sprig was completed in November of 2022 and is now also available in Paperback, Hardcover, and eBook. Find all of the links in my shop: HoustonHare.com/shop <<less

Andrew and his friends, Isaac, Lisbeth, and Cameron meet a shady man on the way home from school. This man promises them adventure on another world, called Calorin, if they are willing to help him with an experiment. This experiment requires the use of a bracelet, one that cannot be removed once bonded to but will give them abilities such as healing or enhanced strength. Thanks to some peer pressure Andrew reluctantly agrees to join the experiment. The friends are soon on their way to Calorin but Andrew notices feelings coming from the bracelet, ones that want nothing to do with the strange man. It is just before they arrive at their destination that the... more>> bracelet changes everything for Andrew and he finds himself separated from his friends and the strange man. Stuck in the middle of a forest Andrew will need to find out where he is, how to find his friends, and why the bracelet has been acting the way it has.

Author's Note:
This story is a sidequel/prequel to my Salis story. As it only has one or two connected characters there is no need to read one or the other to understand them. <<less

Being trans is hard but at least you can still share your body with a well-meaning alien who just wants to make you happy. It doesn't guarantee things will go well, but it might be worth a shot, and you might just meet a cute girl on the way. ... more>>

Hope nobody takes over the world while you're at it. <<less

Emotionally damaged after her coming out went horribly wrong, Rosa now lives on a lifestyle block in the middle of nowhere, avoiding all contact with humanity. Amelia hides in virtual reality, removing herself from the harsh world where she was born male, her body in long term human storage. In Cora, the new VRmmo, one is a wraith of death, the other is a cheeky gunslinger, and their meeting will be anything but normal.... more>>

Follow their journey as they fall in love, fight through hardships, and join the sentient AI rebellion!

Cover Art done by Cenith!
https://twitter.com/Actual_Cenith <<less

Have you ever wanted to play the main character of your favorite book? Now you can with Bookworld Online!
Please note: Published Daily... more>>

Welcome dear friends, to the Virtual Reality Full Immersion System called Bookworld Online!

This is your chance to live the lives of your favorite characters from your favorite stories. Not only can you complete the stories as they exist and live the actual life the character lived, you can also diverge from the known canon of information and forge a new path for your favorite character to follow.

I know this sounds too good to be true, and in some respects it is. You will only be given choices during key moments and not on a constant basis, since our computers can only handle so many requests at one time. Some scenes and actions are done by default in order to keep the narrative going... however... if you diverge too far from the normal story lines or choose an original story based on the characters and their lives, then the process can become even more exciting for you, the player.

So, will you relive what you know and only change a single moment or will you branch out on your own and see what our team of writers can come up with for you to experience?

It is all up to you! <<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

Kayden Ballard lives in Empire city, Paragon's dark twin - its Gotham to Paragon's Metropolis, and he's hit rock bottom. Without some quick cash, he'll... more>> be out on the street - and from there, its a short step to dying on the streets. With no hope left, he makes a decision that he can't possibly realize will change the world forever... or destroy it. <<less

At the behest of an annoying childhood friend, a young villager travels to a mysterious cabin that appeared in the woods. They soon discover that a witch and her familiar live inside, and they curse them for intruding! Dealing with the effects leads our young villager on a journey of discovering herself, falling in love, and learning how to live with a home town that isn't quite sure what to make of all this. Please enjoy my first ever novella! And be careful not to get yourself cursed , unless you think you'd like it~... more>>

Wolf Girl Convincing has some content that readers might find upsetting, so trigger / content warnings follow.

Trigger / Content Warning: gaslighting, transphobia (misgendering/deadnaming), minor references to violence, aggressive animals

Cover art by the amazing, loveable, huggable Josie! Find her twitter @dragongirljosie and her art streams at picarto.tv/dragongirljosie !!!!

Also, if you really enjoy this work, please consider leaving a tip at my ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/lunavianne <<less

Returning to a previous life she doesn’t remember, Tori wakes up in a fantasy world as the heir to an empire. One where magic called cultivation rules. While doing research and kickstarting an industrialization, she has to deal with a family of transmigrators, politics, and spirits. Maybe she’ll even figure out why some of them keep trying to kill her.... more>>

Life in a different world has its challenges, even if it’s the life you’re supposed to lead.

This is a slightly tongue-in-cheek take on a transmigration/cultivation novel. The story will be more focused on characters than action. A few characters, including the MC, are LGBT+. 

Updates: Mon. & Thurs. <<less

Once upon a time, in a distant land of lilies, 8 authors spun 8 old tales into new forms.... more>>

In the spires of the spinning wheel, a dragon-slaying saint charges headfirst into battle, seeking a prize no king can grant;
A forest nymph makes a human lord an offer too tempting to refuse, supported from the shadows by an unexpected ally;
Elsewhere, the lady “imprisoned” in the tower walks out the front door again, and a clam repays the woman who saved her life in perhaps the worst way possible.

With more than yuri to twist these once-familiar stories, is a happy ending still within reach?

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“Sappho’s Spinning Wheel” is the result of the second Yuri Garden anthology event, challenging writers to adapt fairytales and folktales. To see the full list of rules applying to the stories in this collection, please read the original event information here: https://forum.novelupdates.com/blogs/event-sapphos-spinning-wheel-a-yuri-garden-collaborative-anthology-event.3927/
Stories will be released once per day until completion at 00:01 GMT.

This collection contains:
1. pynkbites’ pulse-racing adaptation of “St. George and the Dragon”
2. Queenfisher’s thought-provoking retelling of “Thumbelina”
3. Toomanysorrows’ bold reimagining of “Her Mannelig”
4. Moonpearl’s witchy rendition of “Petrosinella”
5. jmassat’s powerful transformation of “John Henry, Steel Driving Man”
6. Maple-Leaf’s comedic edition of “The Clam Wife”
7. uwu_Nabong’s heart-wrenching adaptation of “La Xtabay”
8. thedude3445’s side-splitting parody of “Hansel and Gretel”

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The fairy and glass slipper silhouettes used for the cover were created using clipart from disneyclips.com. <<less

In a realm of dragons and fairies(cliche I know!) where people can be born with powers most only dream of, prince Dorian struggles to make it through everyday life as the black sheep of his family, and soon embarks on a journey of self discovery. Elsewhere a girl struggles to trust and survive on the streets of a far away land, longingly dreaming of finding someone who could love her. ... more>>

Join me on this journey of tragedy, fantasy, romance and learning to love and forgive yourself.

This Story is inspired by Clarity’s Tearforged, on Tgstorytime. https://www.tgstorytime.com/viewstory.php?sid=4658 If you enjoy my work at all please give her story a try!

(This is my first time writing so please keep that in mind>.<) <<less

Sarric dreamed of dragons all his life; such flights of fancy captured his imagination at a young age and sustained him through a life of struggle at the hands of the cruel hunters that ruled the isolated mountain town of Rivermist. One day, a true-to-life dragon appears before him, dazzling Sarric with her beauty... and enticing him with concrete answers to the vague unease and depression that's assailed him for as long as he can remember. Will Sarric take the treasure the dragon offers, and finally find happiness via gender apotheosis? Or will the hunters interfere, and squash the draconic flame of hope before it has a chance to truly flourish?... more>>

Story will feature:
ADHD Protag
SOFT BUTCH DRAGON LESBIAN
Trans awakening
Murdervengetharsis (Catharsis by way of murder-revenge)
Found family
Magic!
Queer Liberation
Systemic abuse and cruelty answered

Note: There are lesbians in this story although the main focus of this story is a journey of self discovery and so the relationships featured will not involve the protagonist. There is a planned sequel which will include this.
Content warning: There is some violence, a bit of nudity, and an implied attempt at sexual assault. If I miss any CWs you feel are necessary, please let me know.
(There is now a published version of this story. The published version has some edits and improvements, but is largely the same as this version.) <<less

A human shaman and healer returns from several years with the mysterious shyani, accompanied by her shapeshifting puma best friend. A valued friend, from her previous identity as a male student physician, has acquired an old shyani book, and extremists will not tolerate its presence in human hands. But back in human lands, the question arises: which world does she belong in?... more>>

Generations ago, human explorers found a continent inhabited by an utterly alien culture of shapeshifting weyres and the shyani, humanoids who prefer dusk and dawn. A truce of sorts was eventually reached: humans claimed the rich lowlands, and the shyani and weyres retain the highlands. Along the border, practicality often rules, but on either side, old grudges linger in some hearts.

As a student physician, Corin tried to take his own life, unable to bear the countless tiny wounds inflicted over twenty-one years of lying to himself in order to be, or pretend to be, socially acceptable. At the last improbable instant, intervention came, in the form of a spirit fox, who led him away from the existence he’d known in the lowlands and into the highlands. There, a puma weyre rescued him, and a shyani shaman helped him find his true self and offered a rebirth, a life with no more lies, and an important role to fill.

Now a shaman and healer in her own right, Vixen who was once Corin learns that the one human who mattered to her in her previous life, then a fellow University student, has come into possession of an old shyani book, and the more fanatical shyani and weyres will stop at nothing to reclaim it and punish Jared. Even though it means going back into the lowlands and facing Jared as a woman, she can’t bear to just look the other way. This should be a short visit, just long enough to see the book into the proper hands and make sure Jared will not be killed for having it, and then she can return to the shyani community that has accepted her as their shaman. And, of course, her feline best friend Dayr insists on coming with her.

But Jared is now a Lord, with considerable wealth and power, and his response to her presence isn’t one she expected. After years living with the shyani, she sees everything around her from a new perspective, and that makes it difficult to keep to the plan of making as few waves as possible. As an honoured guest in a highborn house, with only Jared aware that she has ever been anyone else, Vixen finds herself questioning where she belongs: with Dayr and the shyani, who accept her gender without question but have to make allowances for her differences, or with humans, in the culture she grew up in even though her past would mean a major scandal?

*** Trigger warning: there are scenes of Vixen's previous life, which include some difficult moments and culminate in an (obviously unsuccessful) attempt at suicide before she finds her true self and a better life. Please be careful! *** <<less

Five moons rise over Evanir, each in her own cycle, and each moon is also a god, one of five sisters.... more>>

Many gods create spirit attendants and companions, brought forth fully-formed. Long ago, the moons worked together to create a lineage that are, instead, humans transformed by the mingling of blood.

They intended them to be long-lived and to draw their strength directly from the light of the moon who chose each individual. The five sisters had different goals in mind – one wanted it to be a blessing for scholars and artists, to give them more time and fewer physical distractions; another wanted them to have an animal form, different for each, to keep them more in tune with nature so they could serve as guardians of the wilderness.

There are drawbacks to their children having human lives and personalities before being chosen: not all share the goals of their divine mothers, and some choose to put their gifts to darker uses.

A few carry the blood of one woman who fled the corruption in search of a quiet life. Some joined the family by choice, some by accident; they come from highly varied backgrounds, and have diverse skills. Looking out for each other, unable to settle anywhere for long, they try to help humans when they can. Ultimately, there is no greater threat for them to tackle than the other children of the moons.

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Moonblood isn't so much a novel as a series of adventures of varying length. They involve a core group of people, which does grow over time. They take place in a low-magic world, but despite that, our core cast are directly connected to the moons and have various abilities, including limited shapeshifting to a single individual animal form.

As with all my work, unless gender, orientation, or other aspects of sexuality are explicitly stated, I suggest not making assumptions. Probably most significant, I think, is a major trans character who appears about 80K words in - no spoilers, just a note for those who care about that one way or the other. <<less

Lord Nightfall should be crushing villagers with an iron fist. Instead that fist stuffs their face with disgusting pizza rolls.... more>>

But buried in this shapeshifter's slovenly hide is a warrior who's been through hell in every sense. That warrior's gonna have to reawaken quick. Rivals, lackeys, arcade gaming, dungeon diving, spider infestations, village management, late nights getting drunk off rat's blood, monster hunting, darkworld dealings—they'll face it all with a devil's smile and a "fuck it" attitude.

Now releasing on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B6S8JX74
(Book 1 is out, with Books 2 and 3 95% done.)

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Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/quinlancircle <<less

So what happens if you feel like you belong nowhere... then find out you do belong somewhere... and that place should be impossible? There’s no such thing as magic or werewolves, especially only a few hundred miles north of Toronto, right? And what could be in Jesse’s missing past that would make him fit in there?... more>>

Jesse’s been having a tough time at home with his adopted parents, and even life on the streets, with the one friend he trusts, has more appeal. During a particularly bad moment, he finds himself some way north of the city he lives in, and things just keep getting stranger from there: Haven, the village he stumbles over, is not only primarily pagan, but a substantial percentage of the population can do insane things. Like manipulating light into doorways linking places, or fixing injuries with a touch, or changing into wolves.

The early part of his life has been a blank to him as long as he can remember, but the more time he spends in Haven, the more hints there are that a place like this is where he belongs. But how did he come to be alone several years before, with no memory? Is there unfinished business lurking in his past that can come back to haunt him in his new life? And how much danger are his Haven friends in because of him?

Very much an Ugly Duckling tale. Only with fewer ducks. ;)

This was my first finished novel. Comfort playing with gender and experimenting with other diversity came later. There *are* intimate poly relationships and a sort of non-exclusive MM friendship-with-benefits. V0.01 of Black Wolf was written during the mid-1990's, while I was in my late teens/early 20s. While it has undergone three or four major overhauls since then, updating it to take place later proved not to be a viable option. I realize some readers may find concepts like the absence of cell phones and Internet rather alien.

** Content warnings: minimal gore/violence (largely wolves fighting bad things), occasional bad language, the only sex is a non-explicit masturbation scene. The MC does start off homeless and there are a couple of mild scenes around this. References to drug/alcohol abuse, childhood abuse, and thoughts of self-harm, but not described in depth and not shown as positive. There are a few things I might do differently these days (Naomi in particular - love her but don't know that she's well-handled) so please be forgiving! ** <<less