*Mind the tags, this story might not be for you*Paradise ain't for the faint of heart. I grew up in these domes, stuck between the glassy dust on the ground and the dark oblivion of space. To get here, on the Moon, our parents gave up everything. Thing is, they had nothing on Earth either. Nothing t...

It came suddenly, one day he realized he had nothing left. This made sense, even he realized that he was a no good failure. No money, no home, no family, no friends, no loved ones. This could push a much stronger man to his breaking point, let alone a weak person like himself. With the illusion of h...

Janet loved playing online games, and she got good quickly. At first it was the simple joys of the new experience, but then it was to continue to have fun with her friends, even if they didn't know it. Lorali was a name known even to the pro gamers, who approached her many times, but she denied them...

After a cult's ritual goes wrong, a soul from the modern world is born anew, without memories, into another realm as Alessia Raith. She wishes to train as a necromancer outside the Island of Tethys, but those dreams halt when a curse causes creatures to come out at night and kill anyone brave enough...

(participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge)Falin Turner’s life in New York City has dulled to a monotonous blur, a far cry from the wilderness-rich world of his youth. An environmental science major trapped in an urban grind, Falin has all but buried his longing for the primal connection to ...

trigger warnings abusive relationships. and child abuse which can get graphic .Ethan Adams has always been a victim—or so it seems. After a traumatic childhood shaped by his father’s violence, he now finds himself in a troubled marriage to Ryan Adams, a powerful and influential defense lawyer. When ...

"Now, listen to the demon's thoughts: … It was a gamble.I gambled on their perception of their identity being "righteous" or "just". I gambled on them knowing the truth behind my past. I gambled on their likelihood to be captivated by my words…Which created the hesitance necessary to prevent their b...

Sometimes, being mortal is not enough. You need to go farther than that, to reach something that feels like it doesn’t exist, something unsurpassable. Each one of us has a different identification of this wall: it may be an emotion, a memory, an enemy, the future, or life itself. For Ted, it is his ...

Demetrius The Blade, a skilled swordsman driven by vengeance, embarks on a journey to dismantle the Plank King's pirate operation.  This is a serial story documenting my 4 years of dungeons and dragons from my character's perspective....

The path to achieving one's goals are often fraught with sacrifice and setback. Things don't always go as planned, and sometimes best case scenarios are mere unsatisfying compromises. But sometimes, every now and again, one can truly mold their own destiny, hold those responsible for past wrongs acc...

Due to the Taino's curse, when Christopher Columbus manages to escape hell, he ends up as a revenant in the modern world. Cue Columbus having to adjust to the modern world and his personal demons....

In the realm of the gods lies a threat so strong that even the most powerful are helpless to stop it. After incurring tremendous losses, the gods hatch a last ditch plan. As the last bastion of hope among the gods, the goddess of love summoned a hero to save the universe. But for some reason, every ...

Once gods were considered real. Civilizations developed around them and included the concepts of human sacrifice and the gods who once lived amongst us were both worshipped and feared. But all of those stories and myths were never forgotten, some ancient tales had to be locked away for the safety of...

Johan doesn't along with other people. Not really. He tries his best to connect but there's always been a distance, never the right words or facial expression. No friends or colleagues. Aside from that, he's a perfectly normal man after being dismissed from his corporate job. After a meeting with HR...

I was all set to play the latest Post-Apocalyptic video game: Cryo-Scape 2052 You know the one where the meteorite hits the planet at the same time it gets flooded and giant Kaiju rise from the oceans? Unless the developers made changes since their first release. Yeah, the one where you start at Lev...

A powerful AI system created for war called XER, finds itself awakened in a fantasy world brimming with magic and life. As it learns to manipulate the world’s magical energies, XER begins his conquest in shaping the world into his own image—An Empire of Metal....

Disgraced and disillusioned, a young girl finds herself at a crossroads. Should she avenge the past or build towards the future? And what is she willing to give up along the way? Friends and foe each present their thoughts. Seems like everyone has an opinion these days....

A professor of a college, Devan was content with life. Despite his amputee status he was content with living out his adult life, teaching and solitude, everything was fine..  Until it wasn't.  Transported to what some system called the tutorial, killing each threat left and right, will Devan survi...

In a world where monsters dominate vast regions known as territories, humanity faces a new threat when major cities are attacked by gigantic monsters emerging from everywhere.Amidst the chaos, Sief and his sister are separated and shot, with a final glimpse of his sister being affected in a strange ...

The weak are no better than livestock, human life is just another resource to be exploited, only the powerful are able to decide their own fate, and behind the faux intellectualism and pursuit of truth so symbolic of magic, the only fundamental law that governs the world is that of the jungle. Sol w...