Short Story for Royal Road Community Magazine June 2024 Lacey's only desire is to save her grandmother, but how far will she go into the realms of delusions to succeed?  Real or Unreal, she'll have to follow the White Wolf, discover her heritage, and come to terms with whether to believe it all or n...

Intro: Adurhast gathered the blue energy into his wrist. The substance flew down his palm, and through his fingertips and blasted outward. The pulse of energy flew through the trees before smashing itself into one of the pursuers, knocking him off his snowmobile. His companions, unfazed at their fal...

Bob is a single, ladies-man, ageing detective who enjoys doing the night-shifts. Plenty of time for himself, and no complications from day-shifts crimes.But his usually peaceful night-shift is suddenly interrupted by a screaming woman who runs to him, terrified of what seems to lurk in the dark stre...

Barbara Jollymont did not fancy herself as a general, but now she has no choice. After a routine walk around Sunny Hill Retirement Home results in her defeating a crazed green monster, Barb must lead her platoon of Grandmas to victory against a Goblin Invasion. They've got magical gardening equipmen...

If you died and found out the contents of your novel became real, would you be able to handle it? All the mental pressure? The characters you created acting different than you described? Could you defeat the enemies you created? On one unlucky day, a man will have no choice but to figure these out a...

When his abusive father manages to slither himself into a Not Guilty verdict by the court, Jackson Valkyrie is forced to give up custody of his little sister. But, that doesn't mean he's ready to give up on her just yet....

Judy's grandma is dead... That leaves two things for Judy to remember her by, an old hunting lodge in the Colorado Rockies, and a mysterious letter asking her to find out the truth. To get to the bottom of it all we will have to sort through boxes and boxes of grandma's old journals, fantastical doc...

In the vast land of La Serva, there were a total of four regions: North, South, East, and West. In this world where vampires rule through strength, the only ones capable of combating them are the Cursed. At the center of this land lies the Tower, a place that can grant any wish to those who reach it...

Once a legendary mercenary, now a relic, Maria is drawn back into the underworld she thought she’d left behind.  [Participant in the Royal Road Community Magazine Contest - June 2024]...

How did my life come to this?Here I lay on my twin size mattress with the dirt stains on top, trying to find out the exact pin point of my downfall. No, I shouldn’t call it that. Downfall would mean that I was at the top at one point. I was doomed from the start. Almost as if it were fate for my lif...

When college graduate Orer Janesh and his cousin Kena are sent to spend a summer with their grandmother in the rolling countryside of Gregar, Orer is set on getting through the boring months with little zeal. He only has to make it to August before starting a flashy new position at a bank and then h...

On a cold winter's night a grandmotherly women who lives in a special cottage allowed a Goblin to come in out of the cold.  Goblin likes Grandma but Goblin is still Goblin.  Goblin has heard Grandma has great treasure.  Goblin wishes to have Grandma's treasure and bring back to clan. Granny seems wi...

Cindy's friend from another world, Yang, decides to visit her on Earth. This causes her to find out that Earth, contrary to popular belief, actually has magic in it. Along with mages, secret mage societies, gods, monsters and much more.  This is my first time writing so any feedback would be apprec...

The beach stretched its way like a long pointing finger, where at the nails end, the lighthouse stood. The morning mist surrounded the white tower as the sun struggled to cut through it as it rose. The beacon was off, as no ships had approached this island for centuries. But that would change come d...

A lonely young girl living with her mentally ailing grandmother befriends a more or less benevolent goblin who likes to trick and test her....

Nana Evy, the town's beloved hairdresser, has a secret: she's also a witch. With a heart as warm as the sun and a mind sharp as her scissors, Nana Evy uses her magical gifts to help her clients—sometimes more than they realize. When Ava May, her high school-aged granddaughter, faces the trials of te...

A college dropout with social anxiety. The spirit of an extroverted frat boy from the early 2000s. A deal: Colby helps Taylor overcome her fears and enjoy life. In return, Taylor helps uncover what happened to Colby. But it's not that easy; the case of Colby Vance is one of the most mysterious missi...

A SCP Foundation site-354 sent a emergency SOS message to the Global Occult Coalition headquarters requiring support. Forces were deployed to neutralise the threat but they could've never expect what is waiting for them there.The Red Pool has awakened and is ready to pick up a fight in order to brea...

People can not live forever and that's the same for this particular Grandmother. With her time seemingly coming near she found a Wise Goblin on the internet to make a wish on. Concerned for her granddaughter, she does not want to leave her all alone without anyone helping her grow out of her self-de...

This is a story I created to join the Royal Road contest of June, I hope you enjoy it and have fun. If you liked a lot, I may write few more chapters for your entertainment. The story follow a kind family of Granma Mia, Dam, and Lifa in the city of Pero, if you read my other story, The Demon King I...