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 ...

As Naruto struggles with the temptations of the Nine-Tailed Fox within him, his first ninja mission proves to be a turbulent trial for his morality. His hopes of impressing others enough to become Hokage and ascend the shinobi hierarchy are dampened when he somewhat chooses to work for Gato, the wor...

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 ...

What happens when a game is not distinguishable at all from reality? What happens when a game is so realistic you are able to feel the touch of stone, the cold air that breezes past you as you progress? I'll tell you what, it's the best game ever! Killing rabid dwarves in mines long forgotten, in an...

This was supposed to be an entry for the Community contest in January 2024, but it didn't hit the 8000 word mark. Still, after writing what is there, I feel like the story is complete, and adding more words would probably ruin it. I might continue this one in the future, perhaps with some litRPG ele...

After centuries of peace, the independent City-State of Brunswick is threatened by impending war. Lieutenant Adams, a high-school teacher turned leader, must adapt to the modern nature of warfare and ready himself to command his men in a battle unlike any his people have ever seen. Will the valor an...

Normal life was out of the question for Adira. From her very childhood, her parents were taken from her. She received an abnormal class when she gained the first level. However, she was too immature to properly understand and use the power of the Godslayer. Hunted by nightmares and alien to others, ...

A young hunter's first ranging into the wild mountains doesn't go as planned. A low-fantasy short story about blood, betrayal and the will to survive. The first in a series set over many centuries in the same broken world, spanning the fantasy and sci-fi genres....

In the road connecting Vermillion and Fuchsia there's a small, abandoned town called Wysteria, from where multiple rumors and urban legends have emerged. My alias is Tulip Glasslip, and this online journal is my attempt to document these strange occurrences, years after the town's mysterious disappe...

In the mysterious town of Ravenshade, where ancient woods guard age-old secrets, stands Shadowcroft Manor—a place whispered about in hushed tones. As the winds carry echoes of mysteries, a scholar named Alex Whitaker arrives, drawn by the lure of the unknown. Little do the townsfolk know that the gr...

The mortal children of the Red Dragon live in the north, the Blue Dragon clans live in the south, and an uneasy border divides the continent. Both sides fear unimaginable violence from the other. Felix is a Draconic Paladin from the north, oath-sworn to the Red Dragon. Shane is a man between two nat...

In a mysterious world, a puppet was crafted by a vengeful witch. It had the mind and body of a young, beautiful girl... ...her name was Lillya. She finds herself awakening on the doorstep of a warm and caring family's mansion, immediately joining the lineage. Unbeknownst to her and the unsuspecting ...

The People's Salvation tried to conquer the world. They failed. Now they face their final stand. Their enemies are closing in with overwhelming force, determined to put an end to their murderous regime once and for all. In the bombed-out ruins of the Crown City, the insane First Marshal Nilen orders...

There's a simple hierarchy in the world; youkai exist to kill humans and hunters exist to kill youkai. As the daughter of a hunter Lilith knows this well, but she didn't expect her life to shatter at the revelation of a dark secret. She is a youkai. Now, with her life in ruins and facing execution, ...

In the Colony of Queensland in the 19th Century, an Australian Native Police patrol is called in to track and retrieve an escaped group of blackbirds-South Sea Islanders, taken from their home and forced to work out oppressive contracts on sugar plantations. Experts in tracking and killing, the patr...

At age 20, everyone dies. Unless you were born a noble, the wasting disease allows for no exceptions. At 19, Matt is facing the end of his life. Determined to lend his final days purpose, he signs up to fight in a pointless war–at least his death can earn his family a few extra coin. But when he and...

Janick, an air superiority witch born to a family of peasants, is tired of her life as a countryside cook but her family is not wealthy enough to support the adventurous lifestyle she wishes to live. At the same time, spurred by an encounter she makes while working the family inn, she feels like she...

Dr. Jonathan Everett is a renowned psychiatrist known for his remarkable ability to navigate the twisted depths of the human mind. But when he is called to Oakridge Asylum, a renowned institution housing the most severe mental afflictions, he finds himself drawn into a web of mystery and darkness....

Set in an alternative, dystopian future In 2017, two worlds, Earth and Lumina, seemingly merged. Entire countries were wiped off the face of the planet, tsunamis the size of mountains crashed into deserts, and monsters immune to gunfire rampaged through the survivors. This was known as the Great Me...