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Nakamura says it was a dream, so people don't freak out about a spirit haunting her. But Tsuchimikado Yukitada has visited her on more than one occasion to warn or give a clue about an upcoming event. True to his former living self, he uses few...
"My father once told me: 'There is a monster in every man, boy. Within me, there is a host, and one day it'll be yours to command.'
The thing is, he still believes it. When Maya and I fled the Old Country and joined the Keepers of the Middle Lands, we left...
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On Coming of Age Day, Ohno Yasu saves the daughter of a rich business owner from falling and ruining her beautiful kimono. He tries to put her out of his mind. Little does he know their fates are intertwined.
This...
Short takes and one-off poems on mythological topics. Some may be based on puns. Some may be based on modern pop culture. Some may reference current events.
Where did Dax...the 3' 10", half-naked, cigar-smoking, green-skinned, heavy-drinking, foul-tempered creature come from? You wouldn't believe me if I told you. But I'll tell you anyway...
Calsifer, or Cal Winterborne is the younger half-brother of the late Loke Dracos, the proud genius who brought hope to everyone he meets. Cal focuses mostly on his studies and ignoring his late brother’s best friend, Aiden.
Aiden Shadowlock gets by on the...
Древние земли @[Нендама](location:3bdd994b-d8dd-4b3d-ab82-cc52e632a8b2), огромного региона в @[Аллазоуле](article:f71095de-46c5-4341-b635-dc6cc1fb27d0) находятся под атакой Великой Красной Армии, или же Армии Арикабана. Самоотверженные жители ближайших деревень...
What if there was a world where the monsters of myth and legend were real and humans were a myth?
That is the world John finds himself in. Not only is he the only human in this world, he seems to also be the mysterious being know as The Traveler.
Now he...
A Háborgó-hegyek törzsei közt kóborló Csepkének gyermekkora óta leghőbb vágya, hogy találjon egy táltost, aki hajlandó nő létére tanítani őt, és így végre azzá válhasson, amire született. Ehhez a Tárkányon át vezet az út. Ha sikerül ellesnie a férfi fortélyait,...
No one truly remembers, when it all started, yet it changed our world to this day. The Great Conflict, beginning of the end.
I speak to you as one of the last survivors of my kind. There was a time, ages ago when we, Faeldors, were one of the most enlightment...
What do the greatest bards of the world do when they get together? They challenge one another's sanity, of course. Mind's Eye is a challenge of storytelling wit. Can you solve the mystery behind each tale? Find out.
[h1]Hero or Heathen?[/h1]
No vessel has ever made it beyond the edge of the world. Until now.
After surviving a deadly storm that would have destroyed another ship, the Vibrius’s return to the empire should have been triumphant. Instead, the navigator Lieutenant...
Vincent Galvan has prospered for years as a wayfinder, guiding travelers across all of Seliador and surviving countless adventures and ordeals. Yet when two travelers from the Vaether Republic contract his skills, he finds himself in the midst of a perilous...
Those who live in blissful ignorance of reality do not question what sacrifices are made to ensure their enduring existence, but those who are aware suffer the weight of knowing that peace and prosperity are not reliant on those who speak of them from the...
Lagetha Javya is a mercenary, wandering the war zone between the countries of Khuvell and Vredrana, and she prefers to work alone. That is until the charismatic Ragnar Morgenstern bests her in a duel and forces her to join his mercenary troupe, the Ebony Riders....
Most people who knew Andrea Trevelyan before the Conclave had very distinct opinions of her. She was weak. She was quiet. She was a disappointment.
Most, but not all. Some thought her to be an inspiration in the way she defied the traits that had so often...
Chamomile Mesmera has left her home seeking the power to bring back her long-dead beloved, but must defeat her greatest challenge yet: capitalism. Fortunately, strange happenings are never far away, and a distraction of the occult nature may be exactly what...
This collection of tales are from the Dean Pirate's point of view surrounding Lance, his ship Rhovanielle, and his crew.
Lance's Awakening is an overzealous annual celebration when he heals in The Trench and strengthens his tie with Dea. However this time,...
Eine Zusammenfassung der Erlebnisse der Helden dieser Geschichte. Verschiedene Sichtweisen beleuchten die sehr durchwachsene Geschichte sehr unterschiedlicher Charaktere mit durchaus zweifelhaftem Charakter.
Vola ran away from a life of slavery only to be entrapped by far more terrible master. Hope for a better life quickly faded to a tiny spark. Sometimes a spark is enough.
Emil and Vivienne have always longed for adventure, to explore the wider world outside their small village. When strangers visit the town, just days before a coming of age celebration, both friends will find themselves forced into an adventure they could never...
Master horseman, Henrik of Rickenvatten, finds himself in the foreign imperial palace of Chienhu. A stranger in a strange land. His skills brought him under the scrutiny of the Grand Secretary and the admiration of Princess Jing. His only hope is to keep his...
“So what did you do with the bone dragon?” Cali was on the edge of her seat, literally. The question confounded Professor Smith for a moment, giving Cali a chance to continue.
“You’ve never told me how you saved Jorinn and escaped the dragon. You didn’t use…...
Kamei Sa’Bana, the daughter of the third heir to the Prohavan Seat, has been stripped of her future. Her life, love and career were all torn from her. Her hand offered in a treaty with the fifth Graetion prince, Kamei must learn to make the best of her life....
Honest Politicians. Humane Terrorists. Religious Devils.
Then it gets confusing…
Wendell’s learned that gnomes are just as irritating and dangerous as humans…they just come in smaller packaging.
Citizens are rebelling, the government’s collapsing, the Church...
When an outcast elf is captured by assassins sent by her tyrannical sister, she must escape their calculating leader, confess a world-ending lie, and uncover the secret plot brewing behind it all before everything she loves burns in dragon fire again.
For...
The Koushan Mai are an ancient, peaceful people now ruthlessly persecuted simply for their beliefs. The hatred for them is spreading across whole countries and many authorities stand by doing nothing, as they are tortured and murdered. They face nothing less...
Muramasa Sengo challenges his master to a swordsmithing duel! Has he learned all he can from Masamune-sensei?
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This is the story of Arkan before he could be one of the last Elders of the Sacred Order of the Woods when he was like any young man, struggling to meet the needs of kin and clan. Before he could find his own way he had to lose it all and become an implement...
Sari’s body remains twisted in the aftermath of demonic possession, forever marking her as unholy. Seen as an abomination by her former countrymen, she is hunted night and day by those seeking to prove their strength and conviction. With only her brother Invar...
Maxed-out Max never wanted to get sent to Shang'rok. His objective: find and follow the escaped prisoner Killian Brave, the greatest traitor to the six realms the Force had ever seen. They didn't warn him about the werewolves- or the weather. Saved by Natasha...
Short takes and one-off poems on mythological topics. Some may be based on puns. Some may be based on modern pop culture. Some may reference current events.
Wizards. Elves. Giant Robots with Automatic Weapons.
Wendell is dying for a change of scenery, but Clockworks City has a ban on all outsiders.
It’s a law punishable by death.
So how does a 5’ 10” human hide among 1.5 BILLION gnomes?
By competing in the #1...
Cassidy Cortez was just a normal girl, doing her normal thing. But then her roommate is murdered while she was with her family, and she's thrown into a world that has been hidden from her her entire life.
Abigail is a simple mage, dedicated to helping the people of her village, but when people start disappearing, it's up to her to find out what's going on.
A collection of short stories set in Eskǎvaëís and centered around the main characters (and some side characters) in the Bound Trilogy. They will be in order of the EoD to EoL timeline.
Welcome to the Fairy Tail Guild!
For some, it can be a place of happiness. For others…not so much.
Meet Rosaleta Argesi, an S-Class Wizard with an unsettling amount of magic. She alone can rival Laxus Dreyar, Gildarts Clive, and the 10 Wizard Saints. But...
In a small self-governing village, far from society, every civilian has their own little secret. However, with an unexpected zombie horde overrunning the village, will any of the villagers find a way to survive, or will every last secret of theirs be devoured...
Standing stones have stood relatively unnoticed, or at least undisturbed, around Arinthel for many years. Considered as relics from an age of war and bloodshed, few have dared try to unravel the mystery that surrounds them. Until now.
After stumbling across...
Young witch Chamomile is tired of her mundane life, until she explores the creepy abandoned manor on the edge of town, and discovers the secret within.
The night Mylea Rathiain's family are slaughtered in their beds, she is sent on a path that she would never have expected to find herself on. Thrown into a journey that is far more deadly then it first appears, Mylea must now not only stop a Corrupting Force...
A devastating plague has ravaged the kingdoms of Varlan, killing both dragons and their riders. Many have fled the land to escape the plague, leaving the rest of the land to be conquered by barbarians. With no dragons left to defend the land, the people of...
Tricked for the last time by the titan Prometheus, Zeus vows revenge on the entire mortal race. His weapon of choice: Pandora.
Verse by verse, the poems in this Pandora's puzzlebox can be unlocked by clues hidden throughout the Mythology in Verse pages.
Nine years into the siege of Troy, the greatest Achaean warrior, Achilles, is sidelined by rage and resentment following a conflict with his commander, Agamemnon. This short but intense phase of warfare leads to devastating losses on both sides, conflict among...
A young girl with corrupt abilities and the training of a righteous mentor, must rise to action as her people are massacred throughout their forest home.
On a mission from her Goddesses, Lyrianne sets forth into a hostile land to save her mother and her comfortable ordinary life. But past secrets have a way of coming to life, and everything she thinks she knows is about to change.
Werewolves run rampant through the streets, and shape-shifters prowl the corners. Vampires stalk their prey, and the fae take whatever they can get, no matter the consequences. Portals to other dimensions hide in places you wouldn't expect, and phoenixes watch...
When the spirit of the bear fades and the wings are struck down from the sky, the Child of Mesendra will rise. The Kingdom will fall in their wake and the sky will weep with scarlet tears. The rivers will carry the message through the land of Mesendra's child...
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Loque Rejima stands at the edge of his own world, the tense peace falling apart as he begins to Break. Spirits dance around his head; memories of the long past haunt Loque's thoughts; and Loque races to find a way to save himself...
When war rages on, the only hope for peace is the ultimate sacrifice…
20,000 years into our future, female mercenary Ticca is becoming the leader she was born to be. The powerful wizard Lebuin has overcome many of his fears along the way. Both of their paths...
One of many tales of the Wayward Galaxy. This tale follows Lady Eilvyre Zorvos a Asmondian on a quest of redemption and vengeance. Audio version will be made at a later date.
A tanuki couple find an unexpected surprise of a baby fairy in the peaches they bought. As they take her home, we see how her martial arts upbringing will affect the market and word of an island dealing with some bandits...
Trusting a spy is ludicrous. Shiobe knows this. She has read numerous histories, stories and dragon myths that expound on the dangers of such folly. But when handsome Sikode gives her a tip concerning the killing of two hapless Lower City criminals outside...
Young Call-Center worker Nie Ruyi falls into an entirely new world, where her knowledge of monster types (gained by playing various Video Games, reading Fantasy Novels, and her weekly Dungeons and Dragons group) help her to create a whole new form of Cultivation.
During...
Ania Kot is a 23-year-old student at the Warsaw Academy for Magical Arts. Recently, she crafted a ruby dagger, a magical weapon that enhances her abilities. With it, she is ready to stand up to the Elementalists, the most powerful magical gang in Europe....
Join Son Goku and Shao Lan Fan on their journey all across Wúlin. Both aiming to become the strongest, Goku seeks to find his lost mentor and fellow student while Lan Fan seeks to conquer a nightmare.
Along the way, they meet new friends, battle dangerous...
Delmenia is a world where bird-winged Angels and insect-winged Demons run amok. In the capital city of Rothos - Helemia, a young Angel named Jesse finds himself bestowed with a great honor.
Jesse has been appointed as a Seraph - a guardian of the Archangel...
This is the story of the Blight. A story of love and loss, of hope and pain, of fear and understanding. It is the story of Grey-Wardens. The story of how three elves, three humans, and two dwarves decided the fate of Ferelden. They were not alone, no one is...
In a time of disease and social distancing, the seven-gated City of Thebes cowers in fear. But in the city's darkest hour, a new hero will rise. Following in the footsteps of Ino, a true Spartoi runs...toward death!
[i]Run![/i] opens the "Pyrrha of Thebes"...
For eight years, Lapis had sought vengeance against the rebel traitor who helped Jilvayna's palace guard invade Nicodem and slaughter her family. Perben is now exposed, but ranking rebels who see their own fates twisted into his try to downplay and ignore...
Fame. Fortune. Thrown into the City incinerator.
Wendell’s chance at the title was always a long shot.
Since then he’s been on TV, Radio and even has the attention of The Church.
Fact is, he’s more popular than ever.
So why are people trying to kill him?
(It’s...
This is a short story of Endurance, before the Shattering.
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Personal Conflict:
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Setting: Before the Castillo Estates is completed? Before she gets Bota and @Meliori?
Stranded, alone…with a tree sticking out of his bellybutton.
Wendell’s task is simple: get to Til-Thorin Keep.
No problem.
Add to that no map, no help and no flippin’ idea where he is and you have a day in the life of our hero.
Oh wait—we forgot to add the...
When Dust, a young Felinae, goes out in the world for the first time, he is sucked into a world full of wonders and nightmares,light and darkness, and an ancient evil that is just waiting to rise once again.
A tradeship mysteriously burns down to the waterline. A disturbance rocks the magical ether. A journeyman disappears. A powerful dark mage arises from obscurity.
All of these events are linked... but how?
In this short story, a young journeyman seaman discovers...
A sickness fell upon the once strong and hearty Brandt. Elizabeth, the village herbalist , gave the news to his father. The village elder has declared that his spirit must be collected by Shen: god of the afterlife through a ceremony to ensure his spirit will...
"Emma" starts as a story of a young woman from a Lugian village at the feet of the Great Mountains who isn't satisfied with the simple life. She wants to travel the world, learn new things and have adventures. She gets an opportunity that when she meets a...
Anyone who's grown up outside the cities of the world knows the child-like wonder and mystery of the woods... but like the endlessly vast oceans that make our planet blue, what lies deeper within haunts and fascinates those who have lived to see it.
At the bottom of Stone Lake, Kaja discovers an otherworldly book that connects her with something–or someone–not of this realm. With book in hand, she learns how to wield a magic she never knew existed, although it was always there. All she needed was the...
Cassia Amarran is a royal bastard, she doesn't know her mother, or father, but her bloodline is clear from her natural affinity to death magic, and amber-yellow eyes. The Empire of Diveclia is at the height of its power, but candidates for the Imperial Throne...
For those of us who can take human form, we must spend close to a thousand years maturing our dragon forms first. When the Myst enters the Confluence - a time of great power sees all of our planets, suns, and moons in alignment - our human bodies are born,...
[quote]The elven woman, illustrious despite her age, removes a book from the crooked wooden shelf. With a quick blow, the dust coating the book disperses into the air. She softly runs her slender fingers over the cover, reminiscing over the memories hidden...
Written by Elves and kept in the keep of Yllvalion, the Yllvalion Codex is one of the most complete histories of Isekai outside of those kept by the Metallic Dragons and the Sphinxes respectively. Here, excerpts from across the world are collected, slowly...
It seems to Aimé Deverell that there is very little point to life, except for what pleasures can be enjoyed before the grave. Life is short - thank God - but at least there's enough in the world to dull the senses in the meantime.
That philosophy shatters...
Die Erforschung der Inseln von Skeifal bringt Unruhe in das Reich der Dvergar von Halladhun. Mit den Entdeckungen und Expeditionen gehen Reichtum, Gefahr und Veränderung einher - Dinge, die das abgeschiedene und langsam lebende Volk in ungewohnten Aufruhr...
Kelunbar Forest has been quiet for a millennia and the creatures there have learned to live without the help of the old gods. Recently, however, something is changing. A monster is terrorizing the forest, the sequoia stump speaks of evil, and the Great Mycelium...
Ashala of the house Ovolen loves two things: the power she gets from being the eldest daughter of the Suvonor and her best friend Bogey. It's not that Bogey doesn't like Ashala, far from it, but Ashala is trouble and no one knows it better than Bogey who,...
Directly following the last book of the [i]Iliad[/i] comes the equally ancient and traditional next chapter. As the Trojans bury their Prince Hector and Achilles mourns his Patroclus, a tragically misthrown javelin brings @[Queen Penthesileia](person:e2f636c7-a164-4a71-b313-40550fa1d81e)...
A group of ecoterrorists devoted to the ideal that we are all equal in death summoned The God of Judgement to destroy the world. Judgement Day kills billions of people, leaving only a few million the world over. Because of this, the world leaders came together...
Dream girls. Fried snails. A 30” bodyguard with pink ponytails.
Being a hero comes with learning curves.
The curve of a hip.
The curve of a sword.
The curve of a sucker punch as it connects with your face.
It wouldn’t be so bad if Wendell had professionals...
"An epic, as detailed as Asimov's Foundation Trilogy."
Ticca, a young female mercenary out to prove her worth in the big city, is hired to spy on assassins and worse by her first big client, the noble Lady Sula. But, that ends unexpectedly when she is forced...
This story is set 10 years before the events of The Age of Calamitous series and follows the Navy Captain, Feregreth Sorrowhill as he ventures out on a covert operation.
Felitïa just wanted to be a wizard—so much so that she was willing to run away from a life of wealth and privilege to become one. She never expected it to be a simple life, but she also never expected to develop unreliable telepathic powers, or for worshippers...
Vincent Galvan has prospered for years as a wayfinder, guiding travelers across all of Seliador and surviving countless adventures and ordeals. Yet when two travelers from the Vaether Republic contract his skills, he finds himself in the midst of a perilous...
[p][/p](A tale from Umeji’s copy of [category:5585d72a-7c67-4cea-9aca-ffb69f04e592]Myths, compiled by Shintani Daisuke[/category])
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It may seem absurd for two of Japan’s most...
Meryn had just wanted to leave. To escape the hell-hole that was his family, and figure out what his blackouts mean. Little did he know he would be thrust into a world of adventure and Emperors, and find his longest friend in the depths of Oblivion.
A tale in the saga of The Twenty-year Slave, House of Scarlet takes place immediately following the conclusion of "Skamsen and the Lady." HOS details the story of the lady dressed in scarlet who chooses the sea instead of a life of servitude. But the gods...
In a world reeling from a grueling one hundred year war, the short lived peace is threatened when Dark Elf invaders begin to appear in lands they should not. Using the Ten year Anniversary Celebration of the war as an opportunity, one of the Kings elite guard...
Mystery. Magic. Adventure. That's what the bard promises.
Anything for coin or a pint of his favorite drink.
But once in a while some catch Terrin in a special mood...and he lets slip his most precious secrets.
This piece acts as a guide to the cosmic forces at play in the world of Ardent. It functions similarly to Dante's Divine Comedy and is written from the perspective of a Damerian scholar who studied and worshipped the Promethei.
A collection of short stories about students and lecturers from the Warsaw Academy for Magical Arts.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Any similarities to real-life people, organizations or events are unintentional.
Cover image by Almos Behtold from Unsplash
Boden Rigg is a merchant of the Black Market with a shady reputation.
After a career of making fortunes from the tragedy of others, Fate comes to collect its wages.
Lapis joined the rebel cause for one purpose only; to revenge the death of her family on the traitor who betrayed them. Since age twelve, she has trained to that end, hiding her past and the fact she survived in anticipation of catching the man unaware and...
Short Stories covering the goings on of denizens within the World of Eyre. Follow the Adventures of Malishaar, a poor Half-elven Girl from the streets of Dragonwind in Tyrban as she gets her bearings as a fledgling bard in training! Learn the Tragic beginnings...
As the festival of Midwinter approaches in the city of Vardaluna, a pair of travelers from different regions enter the populace at different levels of its social system.
Solomon, a young man from the Illos de Munna, seeks to escape the prejudice of his fellow...
To save himself and his family from a dragon’s wrath, William Delcat must become that which he hates and dive deep into a world of lies and espionage to uncover a truth best left buried.
Book 1 of the Bound Series.
Warning: If you can't handle extreme angst, this isn't the story for you.
"Like Underworld meets Game of Thrones meets Vikings meets Dungeons and Dragons meets Supernatural!"
On the planet of Eskǎvaëís lives Kěith Cheonsa, the...
Nine years into the siege of Troy, the greatest Achaean warrior, Achilles, is sidelined by rage and resentment following a conflict with his commander, Agamemnon. This short but intense phase of warfare leads to devastating losses on both sides, conflict among...
A 5,000-year conflict. Reality is under attack. A mercenary and a wizard are the world’s only chance for survival…
20,000 years into our future, Ticca, a young female mercenary, and Lebuin, a new wizard, are in way over their heads. While they’ve escaped...
[h2] Upon his Brazen Throne, the Sultan awaits! [/h2]
The City of Brass, legendary capital of the efreeti empire and jewel of the genie nations sits upon a multi-dimensional vortex at the edge of the Elemental Plane of Fire. From here the Sultan sends his...
Twelve-year-old Ren Ashford is a natural strategist. He can piece together what a person is all about from the smallest details, and has an ability called Sight that shows him every attack his opponet is going to make before they can even think about throwing...
Lyniun im 3.620. Magentazyklus nach Ragon. Eine friedliche Welt wird durch Gerüchte über Fragmente ins Schwanken gebracht. Fragmente, die so mächtig sind, dass sie eine unbedeutende Siedlung in ein ganzes Königreich verwandeln können. Gleichzeitig entsteht...