Slice of life adventures of a mage who just wants to get some shut-eye in a hazardous mage-gang ridden city semi constantly invaded by O̴̱͌̓ǔ̴̡̻̲̹̎͌̈́̓ţ̶̠̻̔s̷̩͋̀i̵̙̒́͒͘d̸̨̖̑̋̚ͅḙ̷̯͂̕r̴̯͑̈́͝s... more>> due to unwise newbie summoners botching up their circles. <<less

Fairytales don't exist here. There's no such thing as a happily ever after.... more>>

This is the Isle of the Lost. An isle trapped inside a barrier that cancels all magic within; that prevents those trapped inside from ever leaving. On this isle, you'll find everything the United Kingdoms of Auradon doesn't want to remember: the broken, the unfixable, the rotten trash, and the worst of the worst villains.

Who then have children.

Join us as we follow these unfortunate, forgotten kids who have to grow up and survive in these conditions. The children of the most notorious villains in the history of all the kingdoms. Mal's gang. Uma's crew. And two OCs.

Deez, the daughter of Hades, who walks a unique path between the two gangs while struggling with her own abilities.

T, a mysterious shadow that spends more time following the gangs than talking to them and struggles with secrets and lies.

Will they grow up in their parent's images? Become just as means, nasty and ruthless? Completely rotten to the core? Can hope and love even bloom on an isle hidden from the warmth of the sun? How will they deal with everyday growing pains? And who can they turn to when nothing is right and they can't even understand how they feel? <<less

In an effort to fight back and stand their ground against their supernatural and non-human attackers, humanity develoiped a method of creating super soldiers that, in exchange for their emotions, gained immense power. Known as Husks due to their lack of emotion, they have now become reviled in the very same communities they fought so hard to protect.... more>>

In this brief excerpt, A Husk, who goes by the codename 66 (Double Six) partakes in an extraction mission.

*This was written fairly quickly, and was submitted to be part of a certain anthology. <<less

Opening night at the town carnival. Five delinquent friends steal an obviously fake ‘dead mermaid’ from the new freak show. But some truth to the... more>> legend may place them in lethal danger. <<less

A lonely teenager without a friend on Earth, makes one when she finds a portal to another world. She must help support him in his mission to reach Earth, as failure would mean the end of his species, even as he must avoid success causing the end of hers.... more>>

Every night after school, Heather Aislinn walks to the quiet little-used railway station on the edge of her town, where for a few stolen hours she can be in no ones way. One night, for a few moments, she sees a strange light under the bridge, and makes it her goal to find out what caused the strange phenomenon. Lightyears away, the cause of that light - a young enterprising scientist named Halos - revels in his achievement opening up a window to a new world for his people. In time, their paths will cross, and these two lonely souls will find what they both yearned for all these years: a friend. But can their friendship survive the terrible choice that they must make, one that not only affects them, but the fate of both their worlds...

BOOK ONE in THE SERVICE TO ORE series. <<less

Yurim's whole class has gone on a trip to the skating rink. Her crush, the dreamy Kim Seokjin is there and it all seems so magical. That is, until the class bullies Namjoon, Jungkook, Yoongi and Taehyung find their next targets of humiliation. No one's ever had the guts to stand up to them.... more>>

Until now. But what will Yurim do when she finds out that these four delinquent boys are not your average school bullies? How ever terrible she thought they were, she was wrong.

They were much worse.

**Despite putting each chapter through an editing phase, I still tend to see mistakes and typos so please, take this story as anything but a final draft.
**This story contains profanity and moments of violence but is otherwise pretty clean.
**Cringe warning for those who find romanized Korean to be distracting. I'm a K-Drama fan and will have many "aish!" and "ya!"s in this story. <<less

Popular, Nice, Pretty and Kind.
Everyone loves him.
Sora’s just the perfect person ever. Hell, even more than perfect.... more>>

He’s kind of a wreck when he’s alone though. <<less

School Almanac is the story of 9th graders who have aqcuired special abilities. Follow Steven Scriptum as he goes through the life of an abnormal... more>> High Schooler. The path to greatness is riddled with the ill-intentioned and self-seeking. He and his friends will try, but will they succeed?
The action of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Hunter X Hunter, and One Piece wrapped up in a single school named Magula High. Grab a bag of popcorn for this one, things are getting real dangerous. <<less

The name’s Hosea Fisher and my good buddy convinced me to write this. If somehow someway you got your hands on this, don't read it.

“May our futures be of dreams, for I know the nights to be rough.
Our enemies will know only nightmares, trapped in dreams of dust.”... more>>

James Scanlan is not like other mages. He was born to a family of NoMs, a family without magic. Blessed with magic, Scanlan has flourished as a mage, performer and some would say, a person. He has travelled the magical world and encountered marvels of human innovation, and villains of the vilest kind. All manner of people have agreed on one truth; James was too good for the lowly Frontier. And yet, in his heart he yearns to go home. Frustrated, with the status quo of the Mageocracy, James longs to return home to Melbourne, Australia; a bastion of the Oceania Frontier. There he knows he can make a difference. Or perish trying.

Follow James as he returns home, set on fixing the status quo, setlling old scores, and finding peace with who he is. It may all come crashing down but until that nightmare unfolds, with friends by his side, James Scanlan will pursue his Dreams of Dust.

This is a story based in Wutosama's Metaworld Chronicles universe. This story can be read without prior knowledge, but for greater understanding of the magic system and societal conflicts please read Metaworld Chronicles.

This story will focus on character interactions, differing views, dungeon crawling, questions of morality, and possibly a tragic ending... Are you excited? I know I am. Enjoy! <<less

"There's a group of people out there in this world, an organization that no one knows about. They're highly intelligent and technologically advanced, they are probably reading my mind right now as I think these very thoughts." ... more>>

These are the thoughts of a delusional young man by the name of Jun Kaio, a 17-year-old high school student who believes the world is being controlled by a secret organization known by the name MAO. Jun soon meets a girl by the name of Mao Tan, another delusional high school student around the same age as him. Slowly, Jun's life begins to change and get worse every second.

"I̸͑ͅ ̴̟̈͝ẗ̷͙̱͔́͋̃h̴̘̾ͅi̵̝̎͋͊n̶͕̫͙̑̏k̸̦̻̲͛̐ ̸̜̳̅̊͜Ḯ̷͓̰̬͋'̶̱̲̂̾̐v̷͔̥͛́ȩ̶̝̱̕ ̶͙̗̯̐f̷̰͎̽i̸̍͆͜n̴̨̟͠a̴̼̣̯͊̊l̵̝̲̪̾͊l̸̹͙̦͌̐͠ỳ̴͖͆͒ ̵̢̺͍͋̑a̸̖̠͐͋̚c̴͇̞̕c̸̛̥̮͑̅e̸͚̿̉̚p̵͕̉͑t̴̯͑̉͠e̸̗͙̒̽̐d̷̺̍ ̷̡̲̜͆̆̾t̴̨̍̑ḩ̷̼̽̑a̷̮̞͂̈́̚t̴͐̕ͅ ̷̻̞͉̄I̷͙̒̋'̸͖̃ͅm̵̡̩̃ ̷̞̈́̇̇a̸̮̎ ̷̪̹͖̃ḧ̴͍͈́o̷͑̋̕͜ͅͅṟ̴̫̯͐̚r̷͕̆̌͛i̵͓̩̓́̕b̴̭̾̈́̽l̸̜̏͝ę̷̻̮̀̓̃ ̷̧͈͝ṕ̵̧͆́ͅe̶͎̥̎ṛ̴̛̿ś̷̟͍͎ȏ̴̞̺̤n̶̳͍̊.̴̩͌̇" (・ω-*)_/ <<less

What if Cinderella was a slave?
What if she was fighting in 1640 for her freedom, her sanity, her survival?
What if the glass slipper had been ripped off her foot by something else than a prince charming?... more>>

Meet Saabeth, a 14 year old slave in 1640, born in a brothel with her twin, expecting to die in there. But in walks hope, in the shape of the richest bachelor needing pretty servants for his ball. Suddenly, Saabeth has a plan. Dragging her twin in her wake, she will let nothing get in their way... not even the strange disappearances of slaves in town, not even the things lurking in the dark or that rumoured witch in the village.

Will they get their freedom? Is Prince Charming ready to save them? <<less

While the distribution of video content across the internet was suddenly made dangerous by the Condor Raid in 2040, shortform video has been an ubiquitous way for people to share snippets of their life or the life they'd like to live for about a generation! Fortunately, by 2043, the twin geniuses Wen Hong and Jiang had come up with an algorithm that could reliably unreality proof content shorter than about two minutes and fifty-two seconds. Allegedly.... more>>

Well, in this day and age, safe enough is enough to win you fame and popularity! Today, Bonbon is one of the only websites known to be accessible from over ninety percent of municipal and national intranets.

Now, let's log in every day, open up our refurbished phones, and let a million cutting edge events spear through our very hearts and souls!

(a collection of incoherent random little snippets because rn i can't be bothered to string together a sane story...
cc-by-sa 3.0. although honestly i'm not sure why you'd want to share this one) <<less

Aelar, a once-heroic guardian now cursed and exiled. ... more>>

In a world teetering on the edge of darkness, Aelar embarks on a quest to break the curse and redeem himself.

With alliances forged and arcane secrets unveiled, he discovers a legacy that holds the key to his salvation and the world's fate. <<less

Bryan only wanted to be like everyone else, to fit in, and most importantly to make a friend. No one wants him, not his parents, not his peers, no adults. He's bound to live his life alone, in the orphanage until they kick him out.... more>>

Until he discovers his magical aptitude.

This story takes place roughly 180+ years after my other story Pathfinder: 180 BN.

What to expect:
- Slow pace story
- A magic system that gets talked about
- No cheat MC or sudden power-ups
- Character Development (I'm trying my best here)
- Nothing brand new <<less

Do Jangmi (18) had a foot inside the entertainment world, but she didn't know it. After getting viciously bullied by her jealous classmates, she becomes a shut-in. Her only friend, Neon, sends his internet manhwa, 'The Trials Of An Acting Junkie', and Jangmi is unimpressed. How is she supposed to react when she wakes up as a seventh-grader in Neon's Manhwa? Inside this strange place, Jangmi decides to ignore the protagonist's troublesome life...but it seems that here, acting opportunities come left and right?... more>>

Jangmi: "What's this? I just want to be left alone!"

But the time for the nerdling to stand tall has come! <<less

A young Dhampir is thrust into a world beyond his imagination after an encounter with his Shtriga half-brother. After a life in isolation, knowing nothing... more>> of the world beyond the caves of Marumures, Heath must flee for his life and toward his destiny. The first in the Moarteas Eterna series, the books are rooted in rich folklore, legends, and cultures the world round. <<less

In this world full of mutations and monsters, humanity has struggled to fight against these horrid creatures. After years of experimentation, CORE produced biological weapons to combat the mutations. It was no mystery to all that these biological weapons were once humans. They are called Mutation:A or Axelyas, a human-mutation hybrid with inhuman abilities. ... more>>

Border Regulations become stricter as the virus spreads. Eva Atley is suddenly assigned as a Nightshift border guard at the East Border of Ciltonria. When dawn broke, she meets one of the Axelyas returning from scouting mission, Seed #0023.

Seed #0023, once known as the “Youngest Axelya” due to his success for surviving through the experimentation at a very young age.

There is usually no interaction between a border guard and an Axelya, as there was no need to.

However, a tragic incident leads to a needed cooperation between Border Guard and Axelya.

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Art and Story: CGLurker

DISCLAIMER:
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior consent of the author.
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"That night when a star shot across the sky, it marked the start of an unforgettable summer."... more>>

What would you do if you received an odd message from a stranger?

Haru Hashimoto had no plans for the summer, besides lazing around on his bed and playing mobiles games. However, his plans changed the day he received a suicide message from a person named KawaiiKanojo. Haru was prepared to live each mundane day of life in peace, but a chance encounter with an eventful stranger would start to set his dull life into motion again. <<less

In the realm of magic, follow Sam Holt's start of his new academy life, carrying with him a desire for revenge. He learns he is not the only one hiding secrets from the world. The monster he seeks to destroy is not that easy of prey to hunt, and it may even turn out to be no monster at all.... more>>

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Authors note:

This is a very slow-build story to reflect my goal of making this a long term project. There are many characters, each with their own minor plots working toward building the main story. So don't expect there to be battles right off the bat. This is also written in multiple points-of-view so it may affect those that have a preference for certain formats or writing structures.

Hope you enjoy! <<less

Idel Tidus is an young man from a family known to regularly turn out prodigies and geniuses in the field of magic of the highest order, however, he has a dirty little secret, which is that his aptitude for the arcane is so low, it takes considerable effort out of him to even move a teaspoon of matter. Disappointed in him, his parents, in a misguided move to get hidden talents that do not exist out, they sign him up for a prestigious school for magic. When he obviously fails, he becomes a target for all sorts of bullying and harassment. Depressed but not deterred, he soon finds a book from the Old World... more>> that talks about a field of science called "Physics". Utilizing the information learnt from this book, Idel learns how to make the best use of his little magic.
That is if he can beat his crippling social anxiety, of course!

Set in a post-post-apolyptical world, Science and Sorcery sees the journey of a boy as he learns to make the best of what he has, while pioneering the combination of scientific fields with magic.
Expect strategic battles that go in depth into fields such as atom theory and chemical reactions, as well as a detailed look at the softer sciences such as linguistics, psychology, and economics. <<less

“All I want is you.” Nagano said as he stepped towards River. He put a finger under Rivers' chin and tilted her head to the... more>> side. River struggled to move. To hide the mark that was on her neck. Azriel. She tried to free herself again as Nagano laughed. “They’re just shadows. You can’t touch or hurt them, but they can and will hurt you if given the command” Nagano said as he started looking at Rivers' neck.
River would struggle. She strained to get free from the shadows but they just held her tighter. “Why not give up River? You won’t be able to get free.” He said as he tightened his grip on Rivers neck.
“I won’t give up! Not to some fool like you!” River snapped.
“Then I have to do this the hard way don’t I?” Nagano said. He stepped closer to River and hit her upside the head and the shadow holding her hit her head against the brick wall. “Don’t worry River. You’ll be happy with me.” Nagano said as he walked down the alley the shadows were still holding River. Nagano smirked as he changed forms into his true form. Azriel. <<less

After the death of his father, Shen Zhihao became the worthy successor as the supreme leader of the Yinhai sect. A prestigious position that should have brought him admiration and perhaps envy from his peers. Due to his beauty and composure, everything indicated that Shen Zhihao should become a role model for the rest of the disciples, an unparalleled hero who would look after the well-being of all those under his roof.... more>>

However, few were aware that Shen Zhihao, aside from being the capricious son of his progenitor, was a two-legged rat (not literally) who did not hesitate to impose his will (literally) on all those he considered his inferiors. A true tyrant.

A dictator who did not anticipate that eventually the day would come when his exiled elder brother would return from the dead to snatch away what rightfully belonged to him. Finding himself with no clear way to defeat him, Shen Zhihao would have no choice but to venture into the unknown, traveling to another universe with the aim of finding the chosen one who could secure his stay on the throne of Yinhai.

However, he did not expect that once he arrived in this other world, the promised ally had been dead for thirteen years. Instead, there was only an individual named Zhao Xian. A descendant of the man who was supposed to help him and whose combat skills could be described as close to zero.

To make matters worse, the portal through which Shen Zhihao arrived on this mission of seeking help closed, and with no way to communicate with his clan, how could he return?

Will Zhao Xian be his salvation after all, or will both of them end up being each other's downfall? <<less

Damian thought his life was finally turning around for the better after he awakened the power to control gravity. He was put in a special... more>> class and got everything he asked. But there was a problem. He couldn't activate his source.
Gradually, the looks he was getting started changing from that of awe to that of disdain. He had one last chance to activate his source during a dungeon exploration but failed.
Knowing that death was all that was waiting for him once he got back to the academy, he ran. But now there is a bounty on his head. How is he going to get out of all this trouble with an unknown source. <<less

[Currently undergoing heavy editing.]... more>>

The Empire of Tsurina in the East and The Empire of Albine in the West have been warring for a mere two years yet the damage to both sides is palpable. The casualties are increasing, their resources are depleting at an alarming rate, and their people are beginning to lose their faith.

Seeing this, they decide to concede and instead strengthen ties between their nations with an irresistable offer: a royal engagement. It causes an uproar as there is no precedent for neither noble engagements nor royal engagements between the two empires–– they haven't even interacted outside of the war!

For such a political gamble, this is a risk that requires the utmost care and a cunning trick. An equal marriage is what they need, as all things must be, and in order to truly respect this alliance they wish to form. An illegitimate princess of Albine and an illegitimate prince of Tsurina are royally engaged to one another. All is not as it seems with the pair and their secrets run deep. Will they ever learn to trust one another? Will they prove the masses right–– that they are nothing but devils in disguise who seek to destroy the empires–– or will they crumble under the weight of this new responsibility? There is only one thing that we know: this marriage will not be easy.

Cover photo:Lucas van Leyden "The Game of Chess" (detail) c.1508 <<less