A noble and a mercenary both take their time to relax along the shoreline before the twilight ends. But as these two listen and ogle at the black waves and the burning sunset, they soon hear the reverberations of bells, a warning that they must struggle, fight, and claim victory before the twilight ...

In this heartwarming short story set in the bustling city of Tokyo, a lonely young woman named Yuki yearns for companionship. One evening, she discovers a rent-a-boyfriend service and decides to give it a try. Yuki meets Kazuki, a handsome and kind man, and they embark on a series of memorable dates...

This is the story of Aria. Who is Aria? I don't know, but Epsilon does. Who is Epsilon? Epsilon is my AI assistant. No, seriously. Caldera's 30B Epsilon is a LLaMa AI that can run locally using llama.cpp. I occasionally call it Eclipse, because I apparently find names that are more than one letter ...

The story of how Agnis Hourai, Gregory Sheru, Raishin Torai and Ted Barrington lost their home. Hourai is a place that the mythical and legendary races call their home but it suddenly got attacked by an eight tailed monkey with unclear objectives. the four got forcefully removed after getting kidnap...

Short story from Notters. Final edit made on Mar 9 2024. "And bring what headlong shewed Re-string the dreadsong bow A pledge on row, a ten ton ringing..."...

How you know it's been a long day: When a door knocker says that it wants a password. After a fruitless trip to his parents, Jo wants a quiet evening. Not be psyching himself up for an appointment where and he and Jay are the unwilling patients and someone else is the inquisitive bird-like consultan...

A story written as a fairytale meditation on the exploitation of the natural world....

This book is the second on the series. Please read Book 1 for better context of the events.https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/64052/into-the-hedge-knights-of-the-autumn-crown-bookThank you and enjoy...

Today is the last day. The last day for your dreams, talks with friends, family. The last day for you. What will you do? And is there something to do?...

In a forsaken church, an elderly priest faces haunting confessions and encounters Ikovmel, a mysterious entity. As their clash unfolds, reality intertwines with the supernatural, unraveling eerie transformations and unsettling truths. Amidst a battle of faith and otherworldly forces, the priest grap...

A Lore Supplement for Deep Mettle. The man. The mystery. The machines. Osh Esidh, First Illuminator to the Satrap, delves into the story of Gaspar Meck - Antissa's former Chief Engineer -  his contact with the legendary Mathematician Azal, and how he came to touch the secrets of the city's ancient B...

Epilogue to Deep Mettle Ten years before the story of Florian Flint . . .  On the edge of the Rivan Gulf stands Fallstone Bastion, home of the Celestri. In the wake of Naemia's fall, its doors will close to the world forever. Below the bluffs, the harbour is silent but for two tall figures walking t...

Prologue to Deep Mettle Ten years before the story of Florian Flint, night falls over the isolated monastery of Valeun. It ushers in a darker shadow, stretching out across Naemia. And as a nation's legend rests here, body broken, voices whisper of coming doom....

A short story where a dwarven wizard, fuelled by greed, makes a magical bag to carry all her riches. However, it seems she has tapped into something far more sinister....

Em um mundo de fantasia, um jovem aventureiro chamado Arthur viaja pelo mundo ajudando os necessitados. Ele é conhecido por sua coragem, bondade e habilidade com a espada....

When a group of tourists play the Hunt'n Eats app, it leads them, hot breaths ablazing, to find tasty food and valuable reward points in the forest. That’s the same day Vanessa, a professional in creative and destructive arts, worked from her cavernous home. With her forest on fire, she must stop th...

This is strictly a parody of the Lord of the Rings movies for the sake of humor, not meant to disrespect Tolkien or fans of his work. Fair warning, there will be many creative liberties taken in this story and it may drive some of the more die-hard fans crazy. Experience the Lord of the Rings movies...

Just a nice, quiet, early afternoon's walk. Or it would be if a giant talking lemon wasn't coming down the road. Herdgewick's a bit of an expert. Crime-fighting, maze-cracking, bird-spotting; he's on it. Only he might want to have brushed up on his tree species this morning. Getting them wrong is no...

A silicon-based life-form, designated Mercury, discovers a long-lost artifact from its civilization is located on the planet of Illudia. With the help of Tintin, its trusty robot/dog/sidekick, and Battus, a human guide that got caught up in more than he bargained for, they set out to reclaim the geo...

A story about a man who faces the end of the world with a smile on his face....