Cracking open the abandoned safe wasn't the worst part for seventeen-year-old Robin and her two friends. It's the curse that came after....

A lone woman crashes on a mysterious, storm-shrouded island where she encounters a towering beast, once a guardian of a beautiful paradise, now cursed by eons of sorrow and isolation. As the woman learns about the creature’s tragic past and the pain that turned the island into a place of darkness, s...

Weiss struggles to come to terms with what came to pass in the Fall of Beacon in this alternate past, determined to prevent the death of a team member.The key to setting the world back on track is said to be found in the golden deserts of Vacuo, so she sets out to locate it before it's too late. RWB...

Astarion and Tav face Cazador and fight him. They had known each other for years before Astarion was brutally assaulted, and Tav lost sight of him. While they defeat the Vampire, Tav remembers their memories together before and after he became a vampire. And at the end of the day, they finally talk ...

"Are you the one who hurled five hundred trucks at me in my wet dream, you little piece of shit?” Alice calmly said. Harmony and Dissonance. Two conflicting pitches. Two conflicting worlds. One brings contrast and one brings unison.  Alice would think, Music theory? What's that? I'm running for my d...

Another old short story that was a intro to a character I made for a friend's game.  Even submitted this one and had it rejected... not cause I wasn't good... because it was too dark.  Looking back now I still think its a little tame.  In this one a young girl dreaming of adventure finds out just ho...

Based on a DnD campaign, Critical Error is a dramatic narrative set in a post-apocalyptic world, focusing on the protagonist, Ryan, who is faced with the devastation caused by a catastrophic event. The writing is vivid and descriptive, painting a picture of a desolate landscape and a protagonist str...

In the scorching Arizona desert, Bo, a cutting-edge augmented pilot, tests his experimental vehicle form in a high-stakes live-fire demonstration. Pushing the limits of speed and power, he competes against the RUSA Air Force's best, relying on advanced technology and his unyielding determination. As...

An old man lays on a bed telling his last story to the family gathered around him, his children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, and so on. A great grandchild partly raised by the man listens in as the old man's life winds down. He is there to say his goodbyes, and to h...

Kubrash the sorcerer and his men have been cornered within ancient fortress walls. But what is more dangerous than a desperate weaver of foul magic? Videric of the Varusians joins the assault upon the wall to avenge a personal wrong, and the ferocity of the barbarian shall be pitted against the powe...

Liz is dying. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is slowly stealing her body, her voice, her future. But when a chance encounter at a cutting-edge research facility reveals a secret cure, Liz is forced to make a choice: accept her fate or fight for her life, even if it means embracing the darkness within...

A brief fable about a fox and a bat, where desire and darkness intertwine, leading the fox down a path from which there is no return....

Revealed just 5 years ago in the joint Lockheed Martin-Vital Peak Genolytics presentation: Tomorrow’s Soldiers, Today: the Full Suite of Gene & Hardware Enhancements for the Warfighter of the Future, at the 15th annual The Future of Science & Technology Symposium in Boston, the Synchronized Network ...

I never thought death would give me a second chance—especially not one soaked in darkness. After technically dying in a crash, I wake up with this annoying craving for souls and a grim new gig as a reaper. Yeah, fun times. Now I’m stuck in a life that’s spiraling out of control, losing pieces of my ...

Length: Short Story - 3000 words Betelans believe their Many Gods are unique to them. In his travels, xenoarchaeologist Sorgon has found alien races who worship a similar set of gods. His belief that all gods trace their lineage to a central planet is considered heretical. When he discovers a treasu...

In the heart of the Guatemalan jungle, where ancient secrets intertwine with gnarled roots, Mary stood at the threshold of her past. The humid air clung to her skin as she recalled her grandmother's whispered warnings about Ek Chapat, the seven-headed guardian of their ancestral land. "He devours th...

Caden's sorrow enables him to do what others do not. It has enabled him to go farther than any other human or Etherii yet. But can he control his inner turmoil and master his emotions, or will he lose himself in the time continuum, to wander forever, lost?...

This is my collection of  sci-fi one-shot short stories. Expect robots, apocalypses, dystopian societies, terraforming, space battles, and some experimental concepts.I’ll aim to release a story per day until I run out of backlog, and then decide what makes sense after that. Check my bio for more det...

A short story, exploring a dystopian landscape....

Original story: Uno[Spanish] Have you ever met someone who has imagined a fictional scenario while listening to String theocracy? Hello. Now seriously, this story has nothing to do with the Library of Ruin's one, but it does include a modified version of the song because it's necessary.  Note: it co...