After a "nap" of over 500 years, Arnaud de la Roche, a vampire from 15th-century Gascony, awakens in a third world country in modern-day. Trapped in a dark hole in an unfamiliar forest, Arnaud faces his worst nightmare: being exposed to daylight without access to his refuge or food supply. As he str...

A Jujutsu Kaisen Fanfiction Story. Based in the Real World (Like JJK) but with a whole new story, characters, and techniques. It's my spin on the JJK story, I'd say it's darker but I don't think that's possible given what JJK IS in canon, but I'm trying. I suggest reading through the ACTUAL Jujutsu ...

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...

A sock gets lost in the laundry and goes on a journey to get back to its mate...

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....

“The seals are broken. The Hells awaken. Take up arms, humanity. The ancient enemy comes once more.” Those words sat at the top of a class selection screen covering Theo Tande's vision shortly after surviving a sudden goblin attack in his backyard. Still, those goblins dropped money when they died. ...

In a world where the magic of your childhood was real but only the old-timers can actually see it, who do you call about the monsters?...

Living alone since her husband's passing, June potters around, waiting for either her children to show up or to join him. To her shock, these goblins have shown up in her cellar and she might not want them to leave. Who would've thought the hole her husband left in her heart can be filled with somet...

In a contemporary world, a Main Character starts his vast new plans and bold actions for the betterment of the populace.  But what of the spear carriers, the normal people, who also live in that world?  This is their tale, or their many tales, as most short chapters will deal with a new character....

Oki Oshi, a fourth year student at Gowith high school, has his life flipped completely upside down upon meeting a being he’s seen in his dreams known only as the “Facestealer”. This being, whose gender nor name is known, task Oki with one simple job, “understand who it is that I am, and your world s...

[Royal Road Magazine June 2024 Entry] Daisy clocks in at 9 AM and leaves by 6.  Working in a office responsible for dimension travel and fantasy pest control wasn't easy. You had goblin howrds attacking grannies, vengeful princesses going back in time and random guys being teleported by magical truc...

The world has changed, and fantastical creatures of all kinds have chosen to lay down their arms and work together. Despite this newfound harmony, some creatures just can't help but stick to their mischievous ways. Enter the goblins—Chumbles, Dinty, and Frink—three friends who aren’t quite ready to ...

Wandering the world, from apparition to apparition, Eri's journey takes her through the stories and lives of those who've willingly, or unwittingly became involved with the supernatural. The story of people, human or inhuman are the center of her travels.   Never are their tales woven by her. The de...

Lu is a brother and healer, but also a storyteller. Here lies a collection of short stories that transcend time and space, told by him to help himself out of hard situations in his relatively calm adventure. Ever felt like wanting to do nothing but at the same time wanting to do something?  I do, m...

In a seemingly peaceful small city, David's father, an ordinary citizen, became the "scapegoat" for anti-government crimes in a well-planned frame-up and was arrested.After David learned the truth, he was determined to avenge his father and all the citizens who had been treated unfairly.After going ...

Born into a chaotic family, a young boy's life takes a dark turn as he is constantly faced with the cruelty of life. Spiraling into theft and isolation, his faith in family and society crumbles. Bullied at school and constantly criticized, he becomes isolated from society, finding solace only in his...

Taron Malvis, a seventeen-year-old boy burdened by a mysterious, lifelong illness, has only ever desired one thing: anointment. A Way to Be Blessed by the Deity-like The Ones Above, Granting the anointed a medium that is tied to the soul. The blessing, which takes countless and varies vastly in powe...

Big Time, A Little., follows three friends as they navigate the big-nervy universe of high school. Conrad is invisibly in love, and danger danger. Jon is distracted by a teacher's impossible good looks, holy crap and everything. Joel ponders the work of coming out of the closet, dip a toe in it, bab...

These are just some short stories about struggles of many kinds faced by people. Some of these stories may get follow-ups, but most of them are stand-alone that anyone can read and digest....

Living in a tree by oneself has a way of making one rather lonely. Who could blame Varavere if she's a little odd, so what if all the nearby villages are terrified at the mere mention of her. When Owain, a bumbling baker, seeks her out to save his sister; neither could have imagined the romance that...