Yesterday, Clint and his girlfriend died in a car accident. Today, he woke up with dozens of other humans in a twisted game devised by Death himself. There are only three rules: 1) If you die, you lose. 2) If you reach the end of the ninth level, you live. 3) You may kill each other, if you like If ...

Ilragorn’s history never lies. The obedient ones live. The traitors always perish. In daylight, Indigo Sarte is the perfect daughter, a future student of the Healing Arts. In the shadows, he is a master of forbidden alchemy, ruthless and cunning, all in the name of fulfilling his wish for true freed...

A bounty has been set on a witch's head. The hunt is on. A brave knight takes on the challenge and walks into her lair without fear. He readies himself to slay the traitor, only to realise the witch is actually a cross-dressing warlock playing a prank on his country's unsuspecting villagers. The kni...

Lir was human, until he drowned. Destined to take back the freedom of a merfolk clan called the Halloran, reborn in the depths of the ocean as a half-man, half-Halloran entity, Lir is meant to be a savior. Yet, Lir only wants to be human again, because his people are at war with what he has become. ...

Three unlikely companions, brought together by fate, go in search after a young man destined to play a part in the grandest journey known to elves, dwarves or humankind.  This short chapter is only a sample of a story I am thinking about writing. I am simply looking for feedback....

There are many mysteries inside the Universe. We speculate on many things such as Black Holes, Neutron Stars, creation of planets and stars etc... What we, humans didn't know at that time is that or we didn't pay attention to it that much is the mysteries of the Universe itself. How was it created, ...

The protagonist wakes up aboard a train traveling to an unknown location with no recollection of how they got there. With amnesia and a poor understanding of his situation, the protagonist will attempt to leave or at least survive with whatever else is on this train with him....

Welcome to the Theatre, in the city with a bleeding sky. You've bought your ticket? Have a magical evening... Lenore Laymon is a parasite. A phantom in disgrace. A warlock of stolen curses. A woman broken down. A decade and a half of work, hiding underground. One night, after another failed venture ...

Yeah you heard me - a fanfic? On RRL?? Proposterous!  But hey if I post this, I'll have exactly as many fictions on here as times I've seen Little Shop of Horrors, and that trade is just far too tanalizing. So, I implore you to enjoy this scientifically and canonically inaccurate portrayal of Fred g...

Stephan and Marie have been together for years. After laying their children down for naps, they eagerly load into the world's most popular MMORPG that just released a full-dive expansion. It was a long time dream come true. Unfortunately, from the start they encounter small errors and before long di...

A boy and his internet friends play a dead game. Don't say I didn't warn you....

Crimson Kane is doing interviews on th?wait, am I allowed to say the Royal Road discord on here? The, ahem, place where the people on this site go to talk (wink, wink) instead of doing work. What a surprise! All your favorite authors will be here! I think. I don't know what you guys read. I just fin...

"Everyone loves a good fantasy, but my life was turned upside down by one."What would you do if you had the ability to control the air? How about if you were suddenly brought to a world where, despite your powers, you're at the bottom of the food chain? On a fateful night, Max Walker finds himself s...

The world is filled with people who have powers. They are called 'Power Fighters'. They compete with each other in friendly fights and tournaments and 'Power Fighting' has become an international sport. Join a band of power fighters as they navigate their way through the world of strong fighters to ...

Unlike in a story or a work of fiction events in history rarely has one clear start but are usually the gathering of many variables and many places where one can start. But where oh where do I start telling this one? From the beginning? But where is that? The botched hanging of a mother? The day a f...

Two up-and-coming young superheroes are brought into a training program by their hero idol to hone their skills, but end up thrown into more mystery and danger surrounding her than they could have prepared for....

The legend of Tal Harrenfel is sung across the Westreach — and with each telling, the tales grow taller. But though he’s declared a hero by his King, Tal has never claimed to be more than a man... After three decades of fighting warlocks, killing mythical beasts, and hunting enchanted treasure, Tal ...

What will happen if there's a multiverse? What will happen if everything in this multiverse merges one day... Follow the group of Dan in their journey from one Area to another as they grow stronger. And also the interactions between different Areas "worlds" in this one big Earth containing more th...

In an infinite multiverse, even powers deemed to destructive to be safe can have somewhere they aren't just useful, but necessary or even essential. Which is the only reason certain teens are still alive, and learning to love their work. "All irregularities will be handled by the forces controlling ...

They bounced to a stop, shock absorbers working furiously to transfer their momentum to the flywheels in their exoskeletons. The rush of wind died down, replaced by the whine of their flywheels and the rumbling of a moving mountain. “I hate South Dakota,” mumbled Lee. - A complete short story...