The young goddess Jenna continues her labor of changing the world for the better, though the Kingdom of Celeduun won't be easy to accept change. The rich and the powerful continue to pose an obstacle and Jenna's patience is beginning to run thin. Both her and the nobility will soon have a much large...

A short story from The Caleuche Chronicles, a collection of shorts taking place within the Luke Coles universe, by Josh Walker. The story introduces The Smith, a character who later takes part in significant events within the universe. It includes an appearance by The Captain, the protagonist of the...

Kagiso and his brothers, Duke and Raymond, are Candidates in the Ascension Trials. One day, they receive a cryptic message from their employers. The brothers accept their orders and gather a war party to investigate an island, off of the coast of the Southern Continent. What will the Candidates disc...

Andalus was a great kingdom of science and advancement on a continent dominated by sword and sorcery. In this story you will follow Ford Caldwell as he lives through the destruction of his hometown, Harbondale.  Please note that I don’t currently have any intentions to continue telling the story of ...

Participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge Keoni's life was simple. She, simply, took care of plants for people and spent the rest of her time reading. A long time ago, her family had disappeared, forcing her to live alone, her only company being her friend, Ryley. Other's lives were not. As...

Shalom, the lonely, secluded village by the seaside, makes a startling discovery: a wooden chest washed ashore containing two bodies, shattering their once dull and monotonous existence. Rhohaz, the newly appointed leader of Shalom after his father's untimely death, struggles in his leadership role ...

Witching Souls: Part 1 of 3 Lexi is feared and misunderstood by those close to her. A coven is meant to be family, so why is the leader scared of her extraordinary abilities rather than celebrating them? In a modern world twisted with the supernatural, a 17-year-old Lexi has struggled with a secret:...

When you have lost everything, can you still find the way among the stars? Ferrtau the Lightbringer has declared war on reality itself. Driven insane with grief, he ravages the world of Terra Para, seeking to take control of the Shard, which will enable him to attain his mad quest. But what pushed t...

A villain rises from the ashes of a miracle. Lieze Sokalar is the daughter of the world's most fearsome warlord--a Lich hellbent on bringing the world to its knees using his undead armies. Despite her heritage, however, Lieze struggles with even the most basic aspects of corpse-raising, making her t...

Witching Souls: Part 2 of 3 As more memories from their previous lifetimes surface, Lexi and Leo must confront the haunting echoes of their history. Together, they delve into the mysteries of their shared past, seeking to unravel the reasons for the cycle of death they are trapped in. With each reve...

A traveler named Kawi tries to travel the known world....

A (slowly) growing collection of short stories, written mostly just to improve. They should all have at least some fantasy elements in them, but I can't guarantee anything. All of them will be self-contained, or at most separated into a couple of parts if they get too long. Therefore, the status of ...

“They’re very fickle things, stars. But learn to speak their language, and you may find that they’re more helpful than you think.” Mira and Magic are two young people struggling to make ends meet in the rundown town of Elnoire, a hub for mercenaries and thieves looking to make a quick buck. With not...

Notes for a forthcoming work that have been cobbled together to form a historical narrative from the distant past. A first attempt at world building, the setting is an alternative Earth/Isekai and is written based on the common sense of that reality. I anticipate many changes may be made as this is ...

How many lives does it take to outweigh your own? For Lady Claire Augustus, there exists no acceptable answer. Fleeing from her duty—noble sacrifice—she quickly discovers that the only paths to freedom are paved with thorns and blood. Cover art by sualt98...

Elneshe. The kingdom of a thousand histories. And an ancient hub of knowledge forgotten by civilization. No one cared to uncover its secrets until one fateful day when two countries were tricked into looking for them. Now Phasgoria and Ravenishtan wage war against each other in the hope that they ca...

A reclusive writer in an underground city, stumbles upon a mysterious artifact. Its discovery sends him hurtling through many weird events, unraveling thrilling adventures, challenging his reality, and forcing him to make choices that could change everything....

Atlantis wasn’t the only advanced civilization to suffer a sudden and precipitous fall; there was also Ys, Norumbega, Arcadia, and others… at least according to the lore of the hit video game Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Jenny Handerly (who goes by Handzy online) is also seeking her own path to parad...

Recent college graduate Wyatt is traveling home to his family when the “integration” begins. All of humankind is transported to another world governed by a system not unlike the video games he used to play, and he appears in a cave surrounded by strangers. His initial excitement at the prospect of a...

Steve woke up after tragic events that occurred in his village. He wanted to take a revenge, for his friends and for his family, but multiple events occurred during his adventure. Magical artifacts, teachers, and friends along the way are helping him to achieve his goals. And what is the goal?Reach ...