In the bustling city of Anchorage, Roman’s life is as ordinary as they come—a young corporate worker—until he stumbles upon a mysterious black stone with a faint, eerie glow. Suddenly, he's thrust into a hidden world of extraordinary powers and shadowed secrets, where others like him have abilities ...

In the harsh landscapes of Dusty Creek, a small town at the heart of the Wild West, Sam Whitaker arrives seeking peace, leaving behind a past scarred by violence and pain. But in this land where justice mingles with dust, a stranger's arrival always raises more questions than answers. Soon, he finds...

"This must be dying." Cheating death on a riverbank is the beginning of an epic adventure for a teenage girl called Neven. No memory of where she came from or her identity. She's fished out of a river to be surrendered into slavery to an underground mining city called The Zone. As pieces of her me...

Ian Dunai is trapped in the only maze an arch-decemancer can't escape. Time. Only 1% of the population is blessed with magic affinity at birth. Fewer still have high enough affinities to rule. Ian’s decemancy eclipses all, granting him ultimate control over Death. He conquers cities with a thought a...

Flash fiction stories about humanity transcending with VR, BCI, implants, uploading consciousness, cloning, genetics, cybernetics, and more....

Cities that once dazzled with brilliant lights are now mere shells of their former glory. Buildings that once stood as monuments to human achievement are now mercilessly consumed by nature, all remnants of mankind's hubris stolen in one fateful night. The remaining fragments of humanity hide behind ...

"When the end of times come, as said in many numerous prophecies. Humans will be tested with various kind of disaster, but we shall not fear as gods is with us. We will stand still, faithfully and also proudly believe in the gods and angels as what was promise to us since the very first mankind were...

Jim. Tired of his day-to-day life in the city of Ascension. Discovers that he has something of worth. Despite his unfortunate cards that he was dealt in his miserable life. A new dystopian Si-Fi epic serial, here on Royal Road. Follow the journey of Jim as he embarks on a valuable journey of consequ...

King Dimitri III, driven by paranoia and desperation, declared a massacre on the Ember clan because their ability to conjure Phantoms threatened his reign and influence as the monarchical ruler of Eldrador. Regardless of the Embers’ duty to only serve and protect, the righteous king Dimitri feared t...

Born as a tool for others, never to have her future in her hands—such was the destiny that Aliyah had been dealt with. Or at least, that’s what she thought. Until that day, her only choice had been to walk a path ridiculed by others, one without a happy ending. A path where only her stubbornness and...

When Kai accepts an angel's call, he gains powers that plunge him into a hidden war between light and darkness. An ancient cult known as The Descended seeks to corrupt the world by reviving the Dark Cupid, an entity that twists love into destruction. As Kai battles to protect humanity, he discovers ...

You are a brief candle in a long night. You pass through, and we are grateful, but the blackness will take you. As a Knight of the Road, Daine Darkhelm is charged with keeping the King’s peace. For thirty years she has travelled the cities of the West, and done what she can to push back the shadows....

Would you give up your morality if it was your only way to survive?  Ed wakes up to find himself trapped in a room, losing control over his body. With a robotic voice as his guide, he is forced to create traps meant to torture and kill people in the most gruesome ways possible, under the guise of ju...

This is the sequel of "The Wandering Wraith" Mira is finally free from the brand that forced her to serve her former master. She discovers the new voice in her mind is the source of her ancient powers. All she knows is that she wants vengeance and to kill the man forced her to be a monster. Her new ...

Revered deities who once guided and protected Unia have vanished, plunging the world into unprecedented chaos. As mortals accustomed to divine oversight struggle to adapt, a swarm of destructive creatures emerges, threatening to ravage this once harmonious world. Unia's fading hope rests in a small,...

A very long time ago, when the world was still young, humanity was simply beginning to learn about the wonders of the world, worshiping the gods as they should. A particular breed of people choose to develop independently from the gods. These people would be known as "Ethereans." Even by our modern ...

Alaric Ashford, a washed-up author and former "gifted kid," is haunted by the ghosts of his past. Bullied by classmates and neglected by cold, semi-abusive parents, he’s withdrawn into a life of isolation, his world shrinking every year. His parents' murder, arranged by a sadistic bully from his chi...

VOLUME 1. AN AWAKENING, AN ARRIVAL, A LOSS “Save me.” Upon hearing a voice, Keisuke awoke to find himself on a wagon with no memories of where he was or how he had gotten there. With him were others who also remembered little more than their own names. When this group of strangers are suddenly atta...

A socially outcast high schooler trying to live a normal life soon discovers he is possessed by the ghost of vengeance, an ancient and destructive spirit notorious for being unstable, uncontrollable, and very, very powerful. Because of this, his entire world is suddenly turned upside-down as he soon...

What Lies Below: The world as we know it has changed. Cities are separated by vast grasslands. Only an occasional small village in the open divides them. The world has regained its nature. Many cities are equipped with dome security to wall off any unwanted guests. Time continues to pass, with every...