As two houses fight over a kingdom, three brothers must partake in annual ritual that lessens the bloodshed....

In Ancient Egypt, the world's best thief and tomb raider has all of his steals, chases, and exploits charted, numbered, and saved by an unknown being. But all of the thief's exploits are at risk of being lost forever while seeking buried treasure and being chased by an elite group of the Pharaoh's s...

Angelpunk is some kind of winged humanoid creature called an "angel" that none of the other winged humanoid creatures like. But being unliked doesn't bother him, he does what he wants. Warning: This is a weird short story I wrote for fun. The characters aren't human and they don't behave according t...

When the lights go out where do you run? When time stands still where do you hide? When the world is watching you fall from grace and all of your dreams are shattered and you are forced to start over where will your path take you? Will you breach the light or fade in to the darkness forever. AU (Rev...

- A Vespro spin-off story.  - Shortly after Nene left the Citadel, sister Liaria was nominated Knight of the Church. Due to lack of manpower since the Prince begun expanding towards north, the freshly appointed Liaria is assigned the command of a unit, and a quest most relevant: finding new Saints. ...

In the heart of Anchorage, Alaska, Derek, a man deeply scarred by emotional trauma, searches for connection and empathy. His life hardened his heart. Motivated by his desire to bond with his wife Marie and their unborn child, seeks to establish an emotional connection and build a positive future for...

Protagonist travels to a mountain with his friends near a village, but the invisible resident of the mountain will disturb him in his weakest moments. He might meet his end there, or not....

Ex-Detective Miller and Officer Hayes encounter a complex murder case. Detective Blackwood, known for his sharp mind and adherence to procedure, joins them to investigate a grimy apartment where a body lies with a mysterious stab wound. As they delve deeper, the case twists into a web of staged evid...

You ever get that feeling in your stomach? Or maybe in your bones. It shakes you down to your very core. It’s that little voice in your head telling you you’re not good enough. Or that things would have been better off without you. It got so bad, that I wouldn’t even talk, even sleep, even eat. It m...

In the heart of a world ravaged by monstrous abominations, the last city stands as humanity's final refuge. Its inhabitants, toiling in factories and struggling for survival, believe their only defense against the relentless onslaught is the elite corps of warriors known as Black Dogs. These enigmat...

A lone Corax, a cunning and swift-winged creature, found an uncommon bond with a valiant pack of Garou, powerful shapeshifters pledged to protect the natural order. As fate would have it, they set out on a daunting final quest, venturing into an uncharted ancient island fraught with danger and myste...

A story of a man and his pet rock, trying to figure out who's guilty....

Used as a tool to end the war, Primrose, a water elemental, is sent to the live in the treacherous peaks of Cragg, the home of stone elementals. As her new husband, Ares, begins to succumb to arcane madness, Kur, his father, steadily makes him sicker, and with Primrose kept in the dark, only Horus, ...

Once a year, the world's best trainers compete for the title of World Champion. Toril, the favorite, has dedicated her life to battling. Aracely, the underdog, has not. In fact, she barely knows the rules. She didn't even build her own team. She's a mockery of the sacred bond between trainers and Po...

Follow Eithan, a weak trash[sic], as he unlocks his cultivation powers with the help of a mysterious old man! What is the Legendary Iron Body Technique? Will Eithan use it to unlock his cultivation and cultivate power? Will he win fights against lesser cultivators who underestimate the power of the ...

Every century, an individual artibitratily inherits the all-powerful eyes of history's worst tyrant; then that person is killed. Liv miraculously survives 18 years with the King's Eyes before her life is shattered. Pursued by a mindless abomination akin to a god of destruction, she embarks on a jour...

It took 13.8 billion years to get here. What will it be like in 13.8 billion more? A hundred billion more? What will it be like at the very end? — an epilogue to SuperUser —...

A simple cog in the machine, turning and grinding with all the others....

They took his tongue and with it, his song and his sorcery. They threw him to the lions, expecting him to die. Mauled, multilated, and bereft of magic, Arn survives. A prisoner in Aquila, the northern skáld has lost all his powers. But a felled tree can regrow. A destroyed house can be rebuilt. A br...

A small-time bounty hunter goes on the hunt for a cattle and horse thief. 1252 words....