The virtual and the real are blended by the advancement in game design. Players can experience the tragic violence of world wars, the heart pounding speed and daring of street racing, and even the stomach turning nervousness of a first date, all from the comfort of their homes. Virtual Reality Gear ...

[Participant in Royal Road Writathon] Whenever she takes a life, Rena Shinohara grows a bit stronger... In human territory, a certain court mage panics. Instead of summoning a [Hero] to fend against the growing demon threat, his spell misfires, summoning a [Demon Lord] - those rumoured to court de...

Change hurts. Hurt changes.Dalton “Ezzen” Colliot lost his father to the Frozen Flame on the first day magic fell to Earth, leaving him with scars and an obsession—but no spark. In the years since, he’s studied magic as a recluse, holding out hope that he might one day get another chance to wield th...

The Summoned Verse: Hitchhiker Hero Returning to earth after having a crazy adventure in another world might sound like the perfect ending. But not for me. My name is Alistair Klark, and I refuse to slip back into mediocrity. I worked too hard to get magical powers after being summoned as a hero. Co...

Explore. Dream. Discover. This was the answer Soren obtained after performing a strange ritual he found online. The ritual was meant to provide answers to questions no mortal could currently answer, but the answer it provided wasn't what he had hoped: "Uncover the truth for yourself." Thrust into a ...

“With the right cards and the life essence to fuel them, reality could be your plaything.” The son of a pair of local legends, seventeen-year-old Alabaster ‘Alley’ Roe has trained his whole life to survive in a world of mystic cards, impossible creatures, and mortal gods.  Yet when he loses his fami...

The 42nd Merging has arrived. Humanity is spread across a new planet. To survive, Jordan must learn how to use the System's granted powers to its fullest extent. Time becomes frozen as every human alive is transported to another world. Bringing only what was on their person, many perish as they fail...

Not everyone can afford a new house, made just for them. Some have to settle for pre-owned homes, and those usually have problems the formers owners have learned to live with but can come as a surprise. Bad smells, leaking pipes, haunting forces roaming its rooms…In the olden days, burning the house...

Nobody can remember the last time a mudblood was sorted into the Slytherin House, but if any mudblood would fit in with that den of snakes, it would be Flynn Fredericton, the street rat... or not....

In the decimated wasteland of Nuvaria, there are none more respected and feared than the spellslingers. Wielding their magical guns—spellcasters—they shoot spell after spell, capable of decimating their enemies or shielding themselves from those who would harm them. Arc the Hawk is a sharp-shooting ...

Receiving a Mark from the goddess is all Rayden wants in life. Too bad he’s not from the same world as everybody else.  Cloned by a dead god and abandoned on a desolate planet, Rayden falls into the arms of people who would ostracize him for years to come. Rayden is unusual. Not only does he look di...

A man was on his way home with his friend when suddenly, he spotted a catgirl cosplayer who made his heart skip a beat. She was so beautiful and elegant that he fell in love at first sight.But something felt off—he couldn’t recall seeing her in any anime, manga, or games he had ever come across. Con...

How will the powers of a god compare to the indomitable human spirit? Tartarus is a dangerous place, every child knows that. But when a new soul finds his way there with no memories and no name, he gets to learn the harsh truth firsthand. Who is he? Why is he there? Why are entities beyond his under...

[participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge]Reid's birthday gift from the universe? Earth awakening as part of a planetary lottery put on by the system. This awakening turns animals into beasts, gives regular humans skills and powers, and sets off a series of events that will allow Earth to a...

"Live slow. Die old. Leave a corpse of indeterminable quality." James Brook wasn’t expecting much from his life—just a low-effort existence and enough cash to get by. But after being hit by a truck and waking up in a brand new world, his slacker dreams suddenly seem eminently attainable. Assigned th...

[Participant in the Royal Road  2024 Fall Writathon] Kael has always been a survivor, scraping by in the slums of Kaszai, a crumbling city on the edge of the Mer Empire’s slow decline. In a world dominated by adventurer guilds and powerful nations, Kael’s life was nothing more than a daily struggle—...

Life is never kind, nor it is cruel. Uncaring and cold? Sure, but life goes on, it always does, with or without you. This is something that Both Iulia and Lu Huan must understand and accept. Coming from completely different worlds: a grieving sorceress who survived divine war and a dying member of t...

Nasai and Yuna weren’t the typical sisters you’d find in the average French household. They lost their parents at a young age, forcing them to overcome great obstacles on their own. And although they didn’t share the same blood, the love they had for each other surpassed that of many biological sibl...

Step into the magical world of Thea where vengeful Demons are trying to take over the kingdom of Lumidawn. It is up to a group of young soldiers to try to fight back the demons and end this horrible war. Will they be successful? Read more to find out.  ***Updates every Friday***...

After spending a long time in the Laoli outpost learning about their culture and who they are as a people while teaching them about modern medicine and its mind-blowing possibilities, Kenneth is ordered by the King to appear before him, but on the road, anything could suddenly happen....