On a world where night is permanent on one side, and home to many of the creatures that go bump in the night, Irma, a biomancer for vampire lord, The Baron, learns from an elven visitor that their world is soon to be invaded. "Sensitive Content" and "Graphic Violence" have been checked, as electroc...

Fourteen year-old college student, Carter Blake, aspires to become a Nobel Prize winning physicist until the night the villain from his favorite tabletop role playing game shows up in person and turns his life upside down. Drawn into the setting of BattleHammer, he begins a journey of self-discovery...

Every great story needs an author. Samuel Bragg was a fairly ordinary human. He lived in a simple home, and he did simple work. Born in a fishing village on the coast, he experienced a good life. But he wanted more. So when his chance came, he leapt for it, not knowing just how much more he was abou...

Some day she’ll be free from her...

Would you take that step in the right direction? Even if it means going to a park at midnight? That's what Jo's faced with. Instead of winding down for bed, he's tuning up before he, Jay and Suzé answer Io's challenge of going to the last place any of them want to visit. A place with shadows, light,...

Elske wants to achieve the power of a god, but it may come with a different sort of price...

500 years ago, the Goddess of Order, Meena, chose a mortal whom she fancied and made him her champion, bestowing upon him great power that ensured he never lost a war and he always prevailed in the face of adversity. The 'Jojoh Meena', the blessing of the Goddess of Order, was passed down from the m...

This is a collection fo stories From The world of Elnia, also known as the World of Dark Occult these were made in celebration of the first anniversary of the series....

A collection of short stories that tell the journeys and actions of Cal Gunkrate a mercenary from a ruined world that somehow found himself trapped in a land filled with magic and devilish creatures. As he traverses the land searching for anything that could get him home....

Corvo's parents are legendary heroes. Corvo will be a hero, too. Someday. But not yet. For now he's just a little boy. And while his mother is constantly embroiled in intrigue, drama, and adventure, he's going to have to do his best to stay safe and tag along. It's an exciting way to grow up. THE C...

New chapters every Monday and Friday until the story concludes!"Factories of Core City" is a short story set in the world of Yn, where child labor is rampant. The story focuses on the life of Baylon, a twelve-year-old boy working in a factory in Core City. Baylon dreams of freedom and a life beyond ...

Willow is sick, anyone can see it. Her body is wasted; she can barely walk and can't cast even the simplest of spells. But she won't let herself be a burden to her parents and village any longer; she'll travel to the Arcanum and study to become a mage. But upon entering magical society she's forced ...

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 ...

All she wanted was a family. In the end, she had nothing. This is the rise and fall of Helyana, a great inventor known for her creations of Automations. Driven by her loneliness, she created her crowning achievement: the “twin” Automations, Rhuni and Mekha, who possessed their own souls. This turns ...

This is a work made for the January 2024 Community Magazine Contest. Spoken and unspoken. Told and written. If a person or even a small minuscule sapling had enough fame and a story relating to it, it would become stronger. Magical evolutions, mystical changes, everything that changes the world. Ta...

Cathrine Baroque was once a child with a happy life and infinite possibilities ahead of her, but after she became bedridden her life was forever changed. Now a woman, she finds herself hiding her new nature from the Runic Paladins and looking for her new place in this world. When she crosses paths w...

This story was written for the Royal Road Community Magazine Jan 2024 Ezekiel craved one thing: knowledge to become immortal. Each day he studies in a library worn down by time, hidden away past the forest. Each day, he returns with the same information. Immortality may have existed, but it can’t e...

A goddess walks into a swamp and stubs her toe, inadvertently spawning a new species of monster. Brittle is a kindhearted bog log beast with a knack for wandering headfirst into trouble. After rescuing a knight, he uncovers a plot to kill the very goddess who gave life to his people. Brittle sets of...

January 2024 Royal Road Community Magazine Contest Entry Nico Caro is living out his fondest TTRPG fantasies. All the things he wasn’t strong enough for in his former “real” life, he can handle in this new one. All he has to do is level up until he’s basically a god, and then he’ll never need to tak...

Olympus: A Power is Rising is the first book of this visionary series. This first novel tells the story of a mystery that will keep readers on the edge of their seats wanting to know how a powerful force is taking over the Universe. The biggest shock of all is why. Lost in a giant nebula in the most...