A (very) short story of about 2000 words written for warm up as I prepare to return to Draugr Cell (cyberpunk style also here on RoyalRoad)...

After Chen Yi received a bunch of Criticism due to his poor performance, he decides to end it all, and put his miserable life to a end, as his last breath draws near, he opens his eyes, only to find himself, lying on a bed, and as he opens them, he hears a voice, which tells him, congrats on waking ...

A first-person slow-burn reincarnation slice-of-lives, with system elements.  An exploration of personal growth and the costs, benefits, and consequences of rebirth.  Drama and psychology play the lead roles for the first arc.  Reincarnation is not rapidfire, each life is important.Living hadn't end...

Body-counts mean nothing to Known, Nocks, Shine, Dough, and Moan. They live and breathe violence. As agents of the Kalapu, everything they do is illegal and illicit. Unbeknownst to them, the eyes of their victims are watching. Waiting for the group to get their comeuppance, the eyes see all. When on...

A News Paper article from the 13th of August, 1927 surfaced recently which details a freak accident in which many detectives go missing while investigating the case of Amber Foul. The paper includes snippets from one detective, Gray Becker's, side of the story. At first glance these writings seem to...

Since the death of Splinter, the turtles have been protecting New York and keeping it's citizens safe. However, with the passing of years the turtles have grown bored and want a change in scenery. Karai offers them this in the form of an invitation to Japan, but little do they know what dangers lie ...

“Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.”  Stephen King Mooresburg, a small steel town nestled somewhere in the roving landscape of Pennsylvania, home to only a few things of note. One being the massive national park, and the other being the home of...

It follows the main character, Ender Yamashita in another world, where he was the legendary summoner class, he is joined by the other two legendary class heroes, Akira and Rudolf, and Ender's goal to find his friends and regain his hold as a strong hero despite his mana problem....

Out of nowhere, two towers emerged in the world. And inside the tower, a game had started. Those who took part in the Game of Angels were called Players, and those who rebelled were Hunters. In a wicked world, being kind is not courageous or heroic. It's pure ludicrous. If you gaze for long into an ...

What would you do if you discovered you suddenly had a superpower? Be a hero? A villain? What if the world you lived in didn’t allow for this? Alex doesn’t know the answers to these questions. Actually, until he discovered his disturbingly gruesome power, his main preoccupation was dealing with his ...

With a life of retail getting him down, Cormac had long looked forward to his vacation of spending all week hiking in the woods. Accidentally saving a dryad and getting dragged into hidden world of magic brought that to an abrupt end. Ixia the dryad had been thrown into a long slumber, awoken by a k...

A Witch without her familiar, won’t be a Witch for very long. In the winding streets of Sydney, more and more witches arrive everyday as the melting pot boils. Witches are guarded by their familiars, humans gifted with an animal aspect that enhances their strength and senses, granting them the anima...

Jose Sangriya, a devout atheist, finds himself in an awkward position when he dies and discovers that there is, after all, an afterlife. And it's not just any vague promised land, it's all the promised lands! Accidentally handed a ticket to Heaven, the very top of the food chain in an existential pl...

The lone survivor of a terrible tragedy, sixteen-year-old Ashling Shields is living like she’s already dead. But when a chance encounter with an irresistibly wicked teen rock star goes awry, she’s pulled into a world of fallen angels and seductive vampires. A world of dark pleasures, enchantments an...

Death Strider is a Universe Project i have been working on ever since 2018, now i shall start actually writing it. This story shall make groundwork for whats to come in the future."İn an unknown timestamp in the future,  in a alternate universe different from ours, we follow the adventures of Alexan...

Enter the world of The Iridescent Abyss, a dark psychological & esoteric cosmic horror story told through the eyes of a mysterious figure (who may or may not be based on the author and his own personal experiences with acquired insanity) who have found themselves in a truly bizarre world; where gian...

Being lonely is a bitch. Rupert has been divorced for over a year and can't seem to manage the dating scene. His daughter pushes him into investigating a Russian Mail-Order Bride site and to his surprise, he is soon busy arranging for the visit of one of the woman he meets online.Note: BoonDock (on ...

The only thing more insane than the absurdity known as augmentations are the people that have them.  Regulating Miracles showcases its eccentric cast of super-powered characters as they kill, love, and try to somehow get their work finished on time. Emelia Emin attempts to escape defeat while avoidi...

The only reason we can't walk through mirrors is because our reflection stops us. Vampires, however, have no such restrictions. Unfortunately, neither does that which lives in our mirrors...

At the post-Treeton timeline, the possessed Peter Walker strategized his diabolic plans for the Coming-of-Asmodeus so-to reign-hell in Perth-earth with the birth of his spawn-son. The rest of the Cursed-trio members -- Paul and Jane are helpless to stop the abomination....