"Perhaps if I committed Seppuku, I wouldn't have felt such pain." A former samurai, a ronin that goes by the name Akarazu Akira ventures across the land of Japan until he stumbled upon a skeptical woman in her dark crimson Kimono. "One ponders... Does one think that even the world's most monstrous...

An elderly woman's compassion leads her to an unthinkable act - sheltering one of the magical creatures her society reviles as monsters. María risks everything to defy hatred and shelter the enemy infant. But this act of empathy forges an unprecedented bond across the human-goblin divide. As María a...

(COVER IS AI GENERATED) Magic is such an interesting thing. No matter how you view it, it's always amazing to see what others visualize magic to be. I am one of them and I got to use magic in this dystopian cyberpunk world....

This story is exclusively posted on Royal Road. Any reproduction or distribution of this work on other platforms is strictly prohibited unless explicitly authorized by the author. Freddie, a hardened orphan from the streets, is reborn in a magical realm filled with mythical beings and monstrous thr...

Zana, the only daughter among six siblings, is the crown jewel of the Alpha, a leader in training with unparalleled beauty, strength, and wisdom. From a young age, Zana proved to be an exceptional warrior, earning the respect of the pack's warriors. However, in a world where peace is fleeting, Zana ...

Quick was raised believing she was a goblin.  She went to school with goblins, where she learned to speak, read, and write goblin, and studied goblin poetry.  Her mothers are goblins and so are her grandmothers.  The only problem is that she's not a goblin.  Not at all. To make things worse, she is ...

In the heart of a forgotten realm, Aric, a young sorcerer, stumbles upon an ancient portal emanating a mesmerizing and otherworldly energy. Driven by an insatiable curiosity and a sense of destiny, he steps through the portal and is transported to Earth, a world devoid of magic yet brimming with tec...

College student Roland Steward, teenager Delaney Jefferson, and bankrupt farmer Ron Berch find themselves separately drawn into a wilderness world where they are immediately pursued by hideous, murderous thugs. In their desperate attempts to escape, they discover they have arrived in a world with 5 ...

When Ester's heart is shattered by her boyfriend, she seeks solace at a familiar childhood lake. But a freak storm changes everything when a falling tree strikes her down. As she drifts into the mythical world of the lake's inhabitants, Ester's journey takes a supernatural turn she never expected....

aSoIaF Male Self Insert: It is 160AC, a full thirty-one years after the last great Westerosi civil war began. In Dorne, Daeron the Young Dragon is finding that holding Dorne is a lot more difficult than conquering it. In King's Landing, a willful young lady is forced to marry her devout pious brothe...

It's all about the sword. [content warning: not a safe place for kittens. If you were given a magical sword... what would you do with it? Read LEVEL 0 now >>> [ROYAL ROAD COMMUNITY MAGAZINE ENTRY JUNE 2024] 14 chapters will be posted this week, which is story arc one, for the magazine contest entry....

Discord grows weary of the steady march of Order and so decides to inject a small drop of mayhem into the mortal plane.  This is a write-up of a game played on my Discord server...

No one knew. The world didn't know. The disaster that fell was unprecedented and terrifying. The disease dubbed the Awn changed the world forever, those who kindled it earned powers beyond mankind and those who didn't fall prey to the Withering. After decades humanity adapted and tracked the source ...

The world was destroyed. Now we must build something new. LitRpg Progression Empire building Vanilla romance Some Violence...

"...And then there are the most dangerous people: the Players whose only goal is to WIN."  For Johnny Max Riker it is time to move past his career as a professional gamer to the next step in his life. Fortunately there was a convenient alien invasion recently, bringing with them "The Game". What bet...

Welcome to Kaizen Tokyo! Synopsis: In the historical Yanaka neighborhood of Tokyo, high school senior Kaizen Tanaka and his brother Kenji manage their grandfather's second-hand shop. When a dark force awakens, their reality is forever altered, revealing their family’s ancient secret. Drawn into a...

One of the most powerful magical practitioners of all time, Morgana Lefay, ends up with a goblin child on her doorstep. Shenanigans and family fluff ensue....

Sleep until waking up naturally, count money until the hands cramp, this is Roger's happy life. The undead mage desecrated the temple...  The heretic desecrated the orthodoxy...  Money desecrated justice... Desire desecrated human nature... Note: This novel has a large number of dark elements. Well,...

A person living a dreary life wishes upon a ring they inherited for a life of magic. They wake up in Celestia and begin to explore their magical new life....

"Michael Rose, who just turned 18 as the new year began, finds himself among millions of others summoned with a stark message: 'You shall all partake in a training for the sake of your world.' With these words, the dawn of a new world is set into motion."...