A new dawn is on the horizon for the land of Þérge. The cult of Irka has found a means to quickly expel the blight that devastated the land, many generations ago. With the power of the Stékkr trees, great hosts of immense spiritual energy, the cult shall send their witches into dangerous regions sti...

Clay has never dared to imagine freedom from GreenerPastures, the lab where she was created and held captive for the first nineteen years of her life. Her only companion in the world is an Avian-human hybrid named Anpiel.  Everything Clay endures is to protect her.  When Clay is forced to choose bet...

The History of Vodun, West African Spirituality is filled with elements such as gods, spiritual realm and ritual sacrifices. We follow the story of twins Nikki and Mike whose worlds are turned upside down by the Third Level Vodun Neil who tries to kill Nikki for performing magic in front of Anfas.  ...

Magicians have summoned demons for centuries to serve as powerful familiars or grant wishes.  When one demon learns of a recent human innovation, the wall-sized mirror, he gets an idea that could shift the balance of power. Participant in the June 2023 RoyalRoad Community Magazine....

Roxom is a slumbering god awoken by a great disturbance...

A dark, cyberpunk horror short story I wrote as an attempt to flex my writing mucles with other genres. Heavily inspired by the prose of H.P Lovecraft....

Like any high school student, Sarah just wants to get through her day. It’s not her fault she sees phantom fog everywhere she goes. It's not her fault that she suffers from a painful sensitivity to sounds, lights, and teachers who insist on playing music in class. But thankfully Sarah has gotten com...

In this reimagining of the beloved story of Peter and Wendy that acts as a sequel and a new spin on the original, a teenage girl in present day London named Winter, struggles with her identity after the recent death of her mother. After visiting her mother’s grave, she accidentally falls into Peter ...

In a world of unending rain, hacker "Vio" is invited to interview aboard the Salieri Crime Family's starship; Salieri's Shadow.   The other candidates have their own secrets, however.  Ones they'd do anything to protect.   Soon Vio finds herself caught in a deadly cat-and-mouse game of twisting alli...

This is book 3 of the series! If you are looking for book 1 or 2, they are located here. https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/34776/new-game-reborn-as-a-reluctant-demon-lord-book https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/46513/restart-reborn-as-a-reluctant-demon-lord-book Spoilers for those books below. ----- ...

Mira doesn’t understand why she is treated the way she is. She understood that it wasn’t ‘normal’ when her conflicting feelings took over her conscious and she began to fight against her master’s orders in any way possible. Despite her deadly past and her master’s wishes, she tries to face each situ...

At the end of his long battle with Freeza, Goku finds all his best work was in vain after the space tyrant rises almost unscathed after being dealt a Spirit Bomb to kill his friends. After the death of Gohan, Goku is sent into such a rage that he taps into the power all Saiyans are inherently born w...

Kari is part of a group of assassins and is tasked with killing a wealthy criminal overlord. As she goes to assassinate him, she fails and kills two people that she had hoped to spare. Disgraced and filled with guilt, she takes a blood oath to never shoot again. A few years later, she reunites with ...

Humanity has a god, as does every race, but in the beginning, he gave up on his creation. Cthulhu found these disregarded souls and took care of them in his own fashion. Now, the dark one rises from the depths once more to lead humanity in their first interspecies interactions....

TWO ROGUES | FOUR SHORT STORIES | ONE CLASSIC FANTASY OF UNLIKELY HEROES The Riyria novels featuring Royce Melborn (a cynical ex-assassin) and Hadrian Blackwater (an idealistic ex-mercenary) have been enthralling fantasy readers for more than 15 years. Now for the first time four short stories and t...

Two decades before ruining his brother's 'big day,' Loki successfully pulls off a historic heist at the Gardner Museum in Midgard to procure an ancient relic at the request of an old friend. Will secrets subsequently uncovered and an immortal enemy of his grandfather, King Bor, alter his and the uni...

Royce Melborn (a cynical ex-assassin) and Hadrian Blackwater (an idealistic ex-mercenary) couldn't be more different from one another, but desperate times makes for strange partnerships and sometimes the best friendships are bound by blood - both theirs and those who dare to oppose them. New to Roya...

Six hundred years ago, humanity rose up in revolt against the Aeriels. They were driven from earth — and back to their homeworld — after a bloody and glorious war.Eight years ago, Ruban’s home was destroyed and his family murdered by an Aeriel.When a new Aeriel threat looms over Ragah, the capital c...

Faith. Faith is the only thing that drives the Thaumaturge, for he has suffered the worst fate of all: his soul has been doomed by mere chance. A normal life in our reality was supposed to result in a trip to the afterlife in accordance with God’s will. But through random misfortune, just before his...

In the heart of Seattle, Santiago leads a troubled life with a mysterious past. An unexpected tragedy propels him into a realm of unimaginable possibilities, granting him extraordinary powers inherited from his long-deceased father. As Santiago grapples with his newfound abilities, he sets out on a ...