A series of shorts set in a mash-up of the Pokemon Universe and Baldur's Gate 3. A pop-up event just for fun!...

Immortality. It is granted only to those who are ready to kill, dissect, and literally walk over the corpses of their enemies. Cast away pity, discard compassion, and burn all forgiveness. Here, your kindness is a weakness. So show this world that you can be more terrifying than anything it has know...

Elske wants to achieve the power of a god, but it may come with a different sort of price...

In this literary-fantasy short story, an aging man visits his undead former lover to learn if life is worth living after death. As a content warning, this story includes gore, scenes of animal consumption, and mild sexual elements.  I'm quite new to Royal Road (this is my first story!) so I gladly ...

500 years ago, the Goddess of Order, Meena, chose a mortal whom she fancied and made him her champion, bestowing upon him great power that ensured he never lost a war and he always prevailed in the face of adversity. The 'Jojoh Meena', the blessing of the Goddess of Order, was passed down from the m...

A collection of short stories that tell the journeys and actions of Cal Gunkrate a mercenary from a ruined world that somehow found himself trapped in a land filled with magic and devilish creatures. As he traverses the land searching for anything that could get him home....

Mira was a rising star in the Mythic Realms game, a master of arcane arts with few peers. Mira solves all her problems with magic, but now faces her final challenge, boredom.  She plans for a triumphant exit, aiming to conquer a notorious, impossible to beat, player-killing dungeon. This final chall...

Fifty years ago, the Upgrade occurred, and our world was transformed. Things that we thought only existed in fantasy novels and video games became reality. While these changes are normal for us now, back then, it was both horrifying and amazing. Follow along with the author as he explores those ear...

In this short horror/fantasy story, a young woman returns home after sleepwalking to discover that her fellow villagers have vanished while she's been away....

In the beginning, the three children of Primordial Chaos overthrew their mother and created the multiverse. Yet the peace would not last, as bickering and rivalry drove the cosmic deities apart over the eons. Still, their great work of creation endured, and eventually reality would settle into a new...

Corvo's parents are legendary heroes. Corvo will be a hero, too. Someday. But not yet. For now he's just a little boy. And while his mother is constantly embroiled in intrigue, drama, and adventure, he's going to have to do his best to stay safe and tag along. It's an exciting way to grow up. THE C...

This is my testimony about the day I discovered the horror that lived in Cerro Alto. I wanted to forget about the matter as soon as possible, but today, I believe my words could serve the world. --- Hello! Davel here. This is a Lovecraftian, short story set in my country (México). The events of the ...

New chapters every Monday and Friday until the story concludes!"Factories of Core City" is a short story set in the world of Yn, where child labor is rampant. The story focuses on the life of Baylon, a twelve-year-old boy working in a factory in Core City. Baylon dreams of freedom and a life beyond ...

Willow is sick, anyone can see it. Her body is wasted; she can barely walk and can't cast even the simplest of spells. But she won't let herself be a burden to her parents and village any longer; she'll travel to the Arcanum and study to become a mage. But upon entering magical society she's forced ...

Would you burn the world to protect your sibling? Kings, Tyrants, Nobles, Mages... They all slaughter innocents in their pursuit of immortality. But this Immortality is nothing more than a myth, one that has drenched the world in blood. Grace finds herself fighting to survive as she and her brother ...

John, Cain and Thomas seem normal enough. Crass. Uncooth. They eat greasy food, drink cheap beer and when the mood takes them they watch questionable videos from the curtained off section. They're not the best guys... but Lilly is their friend. She forgives them all their foibles, all their shortcom...

All she wanted was a family. In the end, she had nothing. This is the rise and fall of Helyana, a great inventor known for her creations of Automations. Driven by her loneliness, she created her crowning achievement: the “twin” Automations, Rhuni and Mekha, who possessed their own souls. This turns ...

This is a work made for the January 2024 Community Magazine Contest. Spoken and unspoken. Told and written. If a person or even a small minuscule sapling had enough fame and a story relating to it, it would become stronger. Magical evolutions, mystical changes, everything that changes the world. Ta...

Cathrine Baroque was once a child with a happy life and infinite possibilities ahead of her, but after she became bedridden her life was forever changed. Now a woman, she finds herself hiding her new nature from the Runic Paladins and looking for her new place in this world. When she crosses paths w...

Darius, a failed paladin, leads his band of heroes in a desperate quest into the Dungeon of Ao-Dranoth.  His partner and love, Kelsana, grows weaker every day from a Necromancer's death curse.  His future wife's only hope is for the team to find the Seed that is rumored to give life and to break the...