"whakarerenga:  1. (noun) leaving behind, desertion, abandonment, forsaking, discarding.2. (noun) inheritance, bequest, legacy."Definition from Te Aka Māori Dictionary Marys, a renegade ex-cop, moves to a space station known as the Thorn, which is ruled over by a mysterious figure called Black Rose...

In the vast expanse of space, a colony is created after surviving the death of its home galaxy. This is the story of Axel Thunderstrider, a young man who must overcome his disabilities and turn them into his strength to save his home from evils both human and eldritch. In a world of storms, both phy...

At the peak of his power, Klein could not abandon his obsession with immortality. He spent five years on a dubious elixir of immortality, which unfortunately transported him to a completely different world filled with fantasy races like Fairies, Little People, Giants, Forest Spirits, and Orcs. Than...

About Dissonant Constellations It has been over thirty years since the Embers of Prometheus left Earth, rejecting the new power wielded by the Coalition over the fate of Humanity for the risks and rewards of complete independence. The Coalition's power has only grown in that time, and the Embers rem...

Stranded on a planet in the distant future, a human engineer by the name of Henry Mason finds himself in an unfortunate situation.  Abandoned with a "hostile" alien force, he'll be rebuilding his base and fighting off boredom. These are the logs where he complains.This story is inspired by the Marti...

Computer updates are simple, right? That’s not always the case when it involves a Spaceship’s AI in the middle of deep space. We have always relied upon technology to travel through space, but sometimes that very same technology develops a mind of its own...   *        *       * Rachel, a junior ass...

Nick does a good deed, and has a First Contact experience in the middle of the street. An alien gives him a rock. He'd better figure out what to do with it fast if he wants to survive. [Participant in the Royal Road Writathon Challenge]...

Two worlds, twins to each other, orbit in an eternal dance as Demons from one world fight against the Cultivators of another. For millions of years, nothing had changed. This story is not about the neverending conflict, however. This is a story about a group of individuals under a single banner that...

"You know… you're kinda pathetic." The first words they hear after an unknown amount of time floating in a nonexistent void. "...even if I think you're a little pathetic, I still feel for you." A title that would follow him forever. Just a little pathetic. But still, he had another chance at life by...

When a corporate accident tears holes in reality, an entomologist and her con-artist husband become the best hope humanity has against total destruction.  Hawk West is not the scientist we need right now. She's an entomologist, a "bug doctor", with a specialization in ants and an obsession with hone...

An Interdimensional gate appears within the confines of an unending parking garage, home to an infinite number of monsters, and one traveling man. This is his one shot at finally getting a way back home......

Growing up on a desolate scrapyard planet, Ash, a young scavenger, stumbles upon a battered mech while searching through heaps of discarded technology. But this isn't just any machine—it’s a sentient, partially functional mech named Rune. With Rune’s help, Ash seizes the chance to escape the wastela...

On December 11th, the apocalypse began. A new, mutated coronavirus—the Zeta variant—spread worldwide, and it was far more deadly than any version before it. Those infected without strong immune systems turned into zombies, and within two days, chaos reigned, wiping out 80% of humanity. Zack, an ordi...

The Nymphryn (flying cat) must level up to save all of existence. In the process it must visit strange new worlds with strange new creatures on the way to achieving missions, all while solving puzzles and acquiring fun jewelry and weapons. Star Trek meets Legend of Zelda (and eventually Quantum Leap...

After the System Integration and an inopportune meeting with a creature from the Outer Realms, Vincent became the one and only Eldritch Alchemist. Vincent Blackwell was a normal law student who was nearing the end of his third and final year. He had just finished the final session of his long tablet...

In a world scarred by a millennia-old alien invasion, humanity has clawed its way back from destruction, forging a post-apocalyptic society filled with ancient technology buried beneath the surface. In the fortified city of Alnda, Alaric and Ellinor spend their days building, scavenging, and craftin...

1st person POV, with a twist or three. There is only one MC.  Nobody likes the tax collector, not even intergalactic AIs. So when they show up and draft 4 billion people, I get caught in the crossfire. Now dumped onto an inhospitable world, where the air itself want's to give me cancer I must figure...

⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘ Astra awakens in an unfamiliar, sterile lab, his memory fragmented and scattered like pieces of a broken puzzle. All he can recall is his name—and the NeuraEye, a cutting-edge genetic modification embedded in his right eye. Though still in its infancy, this advanced technology enh...

[ Daily Updates during the Writathon! ] Retirement was supposed to be simple: a quiet apartment near the Saginaw River, maybe a hobby or two. Blake Connover survived decades of military and mercenary work to earn that peace. Too bad it only lasted two weeks. When a mysterious wormhole tears open abo...

Immersive stories; vast landscapes inviting daring explorers; unbelievable immersion – when the VRMMORPG Fate of Crunaboul appeared, it swept the world. Liam Varsmith was the game’s uncrowned king, winning five championships in a row. Even in the real world he had everything. Wealth, looks, an athle...