Benji, Havana and Old Doc were on a mission to 'kidnap' the President's son, Akym Vybranny... This is an contest entry short story forThe [Royal Road Community Magazine] Contest [June Edition] Consist total of 8018 words for all chapters combined.You May found the prompt at first and final chapter o...

Five years ago, everything good in Jonathan's life was ripped away, and he was dragged into the depths, for the crime of doing the right thing. After enduring unimaginable suffering, he’s back, and he won’t rest until he's balanced the scales. Letter of The Law is a fantasy story that is both a comi...

Tes had prepared for the plane crash. What she hadn't prepared for was the game of survival afterward.Stranded in the desert, she and her remaining classmates are seeking shelter from the harsh climate when they come across the battered remains of the Hindenburg, an airship that had been lost for ne...

With a robot built to dance, they'll sweep the crowd off their feetWhen chased through the Junkyard by an old foe, Jester finds a unique combat robot of his own.Programmed for dance over fighting, he'll need new allies, old friends, and a passion for performance if he wants to drag himself out of th...

Seren's life was tragic. Living with nothing in a one-bedroom house that was falling apart, all while taking care of their ailing father. But Seren gets a chance to rise above it when they bump into Mr. Asche. He doesn't shy away from the rumors surrounding their father or their fae-touched nature, ...

This bestiary is written in hopes that no one will ever die in the hands of monstrosities that lurk in the shadows. After my sons death I decided to research every single beast that ever walked on this land to prevent this kind of accidents. In my quest I met a lot of respectable researchers, alchem...

In a twisted version of the Old West, where Native American fables come to life, the land is teeming with blight and cessation. Skinwalkers, Bakwas, Urayuli, and even the dreaded Wendigo roam freely, constantly terrorizing humanity. In this unforgiving landscape, survival becomes the supreme dream, ...

The pharaoh Ramesses XI has been ruling his realm for over a decade. However, the situation, after all the revolts, wars, and treaties, has changed quite a lot since his accession to the throne. He has thus tasked his highest ranking officials with preparing reports, on their respective spheres of w...

A messenger, his guard, and the blind beggar they meet - our main characters. A war, a black market organization, a palace - our settings. Improvement for the better, standing up for right, and living truthfully - our changes. Welcome to You Changed Me, an alternate historical fiction with steampunk...

The crew of Quaerere just wants to retire from the Mapmaker's Guild. But when the queen tells you to map the coastline of Antarctica, you do it. And when a prodigy mapmaker joins your crew, you put up with her shenanigans. What's one troublesome job when retirement is on the horizon? (An entry in t...

Three cities. Five stories. One hope. Atlantis, Tartarus, and Olympus are mankind's last cities as a time capsule, El Dorado, is discovered hidden away under a massive lake. What's contained within could doom mankind, or open the way to space. And all at the behest of a will with a hidden agenda. 33...

Sometime after the events of Luna on the Run, Luna and her mechanical cat Freckles have taken up the role of vigilantism in Carmsborough, looking to rid it of the mob boss Bijabers' influence. Despite her noble cause, her unconventional ways and distressed morals bring her many opponents, like S6, a...

What would it take for a person to leave the embrace of normal society and become a pirate? In the South Pacific Ocean is an island nation, civilized with steel, steam, and the madness of inventors. And Kincade is missing! His sister and friends must find out what has happened to him. They will trav...

Is it child labor if they're in charge? Twila loves the Hourglass, but hates that its captain keeps letting it fall apart. When the run-down airship finds itself ownerless, she jumps at the chance to steal it. On board, she finds a fancy pocket watch and a mysterious map to a legendary pirate’s tre...

06/12/2023 Update: this series is COMPLETED. Thx for reading! When Goddess Aphrodite curses the world with devouring mirrors, the kingdoms band together to create a governmental body to deal with them. Follow the Mirror Checker, Agent Lucheng Tang, as he handles cases to retrieve those terrifying ob...

“Strange” isn’t quite the word for this. A young detective is tasked with locating a missing girl. She learns rather quickly that it had to do with the mirror the family had bought. The disturbing part comes with what happened after she made that discovery…...

In a militaristic empire where war mages are prized and steam knights celebrated, Mikolai reluctantly signed up to be a steam suit mechanic to avoid conscription into the regular infantry. In this world, magical talent is rare, precious, and a pathway into the nobility. But Mikolai is a peasant from...

The Sunbird was an old vessel, and it showed. She was a patchwork of parts and materials, kept afloat seemingly by the determination of those who sailed on her and no small amount of luck. For Archer it didn't matter, for the Sunbird represented his best chance at seeing the world outside of the ser...

In the Urillian Empire, the Empress Xandra rules three-quarters of the planet Xren from her home in the capital of the Earth Continent.  Both the fire and water peoples have fallen under her might after a series of wars stretching back three centuries.  Earth elves, under Xandra's rule, have spread ...

First Book of the Mind - Celesi Veil Trilogy A Remembrance of one's Life, or a Life of one's Remembrance, four girls from different corners of a fantasy world's upper society are suddenly faced with memories of earth. A story of another world, these four girls, awakened to memories of another life, ...