Harry Potter decides to step up and take control of his own life. Who do you trust when those meant to protect you abuse that trust?...

Born into royalty, the young prince’s life seems destined for greatness. Raised under the watchful eye of his mother and shaped by the unrelenting expectations of his distant father, he quickly learns that the weight of a crown is far heavier than it appears. As he navigates the gilded halls of pow...

The journey of many lifetimes was coming to an end. After countless failures and ninety-nine successes, I finally reached the end of this endlessly long road. Just one more successful quest, then I could go home and save my mom. [Quest: Help the fated ones save the world.] [Condition: Restore Harmon...

When Cressia Caravania, elven fencer and and former member of the famed Zantzar Blades, finds her mailbox stuffed with pleading letters to come to the royal court, she isn't quite sure what to expect. Prince Alvin Zantzar, a sheltered and soft pacifist, is in need of a fencing tutor. With the rest o...

In this world, adventurers come in pairs. There's the seeker: the battle unit. He is in charge of offense, defense, hunting, scouting, and virtually any outdoor acivity you think of. On the other hand is the keeper: the care unit. She is in charge of making sure the seeker is alive and well. Heals...

The war against the Dark Lord ended fifteen years ago.  Victory was certain until a last revenge was activated and a magical virus spread across the victorious soldiers, killing or causing slow degeneration of humans into degenerate creatures. The Kingdom of Nurberg looked prepared to fall until a m...

Fifteen-year-old August Fish has lost all hope, but everything changes when his life is upended by a strange visitor. Tasked by the Princess of the Moon, August journeys to the Elsewild, a realm brimming with ancient magic, dreams made manifest, and unfathomable cosmic conflict. With the fate of bot...

When Cyrilo, a young boy trapped in an abusive home, wakes up to the horror of seeing his mother, the kindest and the gentlest soul he knew severely injured by his abusive father, he is overcome with rage and guilt. After his father leaves, he resorts self-harm out of rage, only to come to his sense...

After a heroic sacrifice at the annual Challenge Day event, Bryce Turner dies saving others from a tragic accident. When he opens his eyes, however, he finds himself in an otherworldly reincarnation center, a vast hub where souls prepare for their next lives. Here, Bryce quickly adapts to the bewild...

Having survived multiple family tragedies, including the recent death of his great-uncle, Michael is at a critical point in his life where he is about to graduate from a specialized engineering program. However, tensions rise as Family Services uproot him just before graduation, threatening his stab...

A journey unraveling a mystery of Christmas past....

A young, unassuming man named Ethan, an avid fantasy novel reader, was abruptly thrust into the world of his favorite game, 'Light Of Solarius'. But this wasn't the world he knew. He found himself inhabiting the body of the series' primary antagonist, the perverted hated second prince of the Kingdom...

Yuto Akimitsu, a young man on a journey to find the truth of his existence and his role in the world.  A path that will lead to him to many questions, confusions, and the feeling of hopelessness. Regardless, he continues to fight against the very nature of his world, as well as his own....

Nearly 3 years after his humiliating defeat at the USA martial arts tournament, Sean Matsuda finds himself at a crossroads in his life. Nobody takes him seriously as a fighter, but his other life options aren't all that stellar, either; and Sean's growing resentment of his so-called "teacher", Ken M...

At first, no one believed the eccentrics who claimed that by falling asleep on Earth, they would wake up in another world. But then these eccentrics demonstrated what they had learned in the world of the Flying Islands, and the world was amazed! They could ignite fire above their palm, lift objects ...

"No matter what, I'll kill that great and terrible beast!" Where there are beings that can bring down mountains, there are those that crawl on them. Where there are warriors that defy the heavens, there are those oppressed by them. Where there are strong, there are weak. Where there are predators, t...

When Kai, a lazy gamer, wakes up as a powerless wisp in a dangerous fantasy realm, he’s not exactly thrilled. With no physical form, barely any skills, and a sarcastic system offering cryptic hints, Kai’s only option is to use his wits to survive. As he drifts through eerie forests and encounters bi...

After drone Niklas Loga is banished from his all-male, militant clan for blasphemy, he finds himself thrown into the land of his enemies. Trapped in a land where propriety and refinement are valued above valor and obedience, he stumbles into making many enemies before he can find his way back home t...

I wanted to become a Mermaid, a true being capable of living in the oceans of my homeworld and living freely. Through self-experimentation, masses of money and illegal science I was able to change my body through a mixture of technology and genetic alteration. My body and mind were perfect, designed...

A short collection of stories with the prompt alien societies. Royal Road participation. Has fantasy and sci fi societies/civilizations. I am mainly writing this because of overexposure to really bad hfy....