A man watches as his city is consumed by the night....

This story was inspired by nostalgia for my childhood, it follows the protagonist as she moves back to the place she grew up in and finds herself being pulled into three of her childhood memories as a ghostly observer. My childhood is very specific so it may not be very relatable, but I hope the fee...

a man finds himself displaced. a short story that i was inspired to make while listening to a song. I think it turned out pretty well. i dont know. please leave some feedback on the story in the comments or through the royal road rating system. have a good day....

Mitch Calvert is 29 years old, an independent wrestler, and a goddamn mess. After suffering an injury during a match and being put on the shelf, he gets dumped by his boyfriend and is forced to yet again pick up the pieces of his life. He struggles with his self worth, combats addiction and trauma, ...

Have you ever wondered what happens to the person in your dreams when you awaken, the person who appeared to be your friend, or your enemy or lost love interest? Do they disappear? No, they get enrolled as a student at the University of Creative Arts. Here, the dream person has a last chance at stay...

He was there for a reason - a mission he had set for himself, to avenge his brother, the apple of his eye. It was not a big task really, nothing he hadn't done before. A month, max two, and he would be done. Although a small task, it was important and urgent. It couldn't be put off, not when his bel...

T H E   M O R N I N G S T A R   D U O L O G Y K I L L I N G   S U N L I G H TBook One - (Updated 01/08/2024) Set in nostalgic 2010, in a world not too different from the one you know—except creatures of myth and lore are real! Mortals and Mythicals alike are gripped by the biggest race war ever; ent...

How many shotgun blasts does it take to kill a Banshee? Sean’s a martial arts enthusiast who just discovered his Luck magic. Will his new powers be enough to combat the slew of celtic monsters that cropped up to terrorize his city? He’ll unload a whole barrel of Luck on these paranormal pests, cruis...

Long Dong is a young cultivator whom everyone underestimates! "That boy has no power!" his seniors say. Little do they know that his resolution will not break so easily! "I"ll show you all, and build a harem of jade beauties!" exclaimed the young man, pointing his fist at the moon. "Misha, calm down...

Kelly really didn't want to go first. It didn't seem fair, Anne had four extra years to come to terms with herself surely she could be the one to test the waters? Well, perhaps she just needs a nudge? Or perhaps an accidental mention in a document no one is meant to read? Something her mum might hap...

Johnny is a young man whose parents died when he was young. Their killers aren't done with his family yet! Featuring descents into madness, gruesome demises, and questions about the nature of the soul. This was written over a decade ago and is a bit of a mess plot wise, though it has some good point...

That fall, the classroom of Master Jeremiah and part of the attaching corridor was cast into hell.— Extract from "The History of Almadel" vol 2. A class of sixth-form students are thrown into a life-or-death struggle in an unfamiliar world. Can they survive and return home, or will they be stuck the...

Just outside of Hometown, down the road a ways, a lonely, middle-aged woodworking monster lives alone in an old house. Still moving past his own troubles in life and taking his typical two shots of whiskey a day at his favorite bar and grill, he suddenly notices one late night that someone just acro...

This is an early version of what became siVisPhases, there is no need to read this in order to understand that story--please discard Reader Beware: Original!Urban Fantasy, Survival Thriller, Harsh Progression. Constant Struggle, not Weak-to-Strong. This is a reality eerily like our own. This is a re...

[participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge] Narrative notes written in the perspective of Prio from before she met Ted. This is a Respec Ted sidestory. This book follows Rita, a filipino nursing student, who, with her brother, enters "Mayhem of the Macrocosm". She eventually becomes Prio, th...

[Participant in the Royal Road Writathon 2021] Twins Mark and Henry have just finished their training for the Neighbourhood Ancillary Stakers Corp., a voluntary organisation set up to fight against blood sucking vampuras (VAMPIRES!). In a world where vampuras pray on the vulnerable and the stupid at...

Jordan Lee, a primary school student, is troubled by the concept of who should deserve to be a student leader after his siblings and seniors talked about a cunning prefect who abused his popularity to gain power in school. Throughout his leadership journey and interaction with schoolmates, Jordan tr...

Li Yun grew up with a system that gave him useless gifts. He wanted a reward that could prove the existence of the system, but ended up with abstract gifts like culture. Without physical proof, he was stuck wondering whether his mind was truly sane, all the while dealing with the reality of life and...

Nikki has her eyes on the future, yet struggles to find enough to eat each night.  Peter is busy juggling his superhero work while keeping his identity secret at school.  Two students with fundamentally different lives, and they share the same classroom. What will happen when their stories collide? ...

Otilia jobbar på förskolan när ett barn försvinner rakt framför ögonen på henne. Sekunder efteråt kommer barnet tillbaka, som att inget hänt.  Hon tror att hon är överarbetad, men när försvinnanden börjar hända överallt och de som kommer tillbaka inte är sig själva, förstår Otilia att något, någonst...