(For the January 2025 Community Contest Magazine - Prompt: The Dead Tell The Best Tales)When the Everseason tree bears fruit, the veiled one comes to pluck them and listens to their stories. That time has now come. As the tree demands it's annual offering from the four corners of the world for the hundredth year running.Will you stay and listen to the tales of the dead?…
Hildegard is a warrior princess from the kingdom of Lunesse, now months away from being married off to the neighbouring country's warrior prince whom she has never met, all in the name of an ancient pact to end a war no one can even remembers starting.On a daily hunt in the woods that separate their kingdoms she discovers a small shrine that hadn't been there previously existed where she is overwhelmed by visions of trouble ahead; aimed at preventing peace, aimed at preventing their union.Trying to get ahead of the issue she decides to head over to the neighbouring kingdom, Solace, to speak to her future husband directly. What manner of conspiracy will she uncover?…
In a fantasy land of Kami, humanity carved its place long ago; and things were stable, at least. But since as long as recent history remembers, humanity has been at the mercy of a new threat, Yohkai.These are tales of the humans who formed the last lines of defense against the ever growing Yohkai's threat: Exorcists of Fuuhzan.…
Follow Estavir, an analogue for my psyche as he goes on a metaphorical journey, a climb up Mt.Sensan-Ghi.This book and its running narrative as well as other short stories were created as a way for me to work through my burnout.This is my first published work of fiction. It was conceptualised during a burnout I experienced back in 2017. With support from family, friends and a professional with whom to talk, I tried working through the burnout over the period of a year.At each stage of my journey I created a story to help me process.It's bizarre, a bit dark slightly existential and close to my heart.Please enjoy.…
Though he never thought it possible, after ten long years Tom finally finished building his entertainment facility specifically tailored to the rich and morally bankrupt, on a secret island that can only be reached by boats under his control. What could possibly go wrong in a game that puts no value on the life of another human being?…
(For the June Community Magazine on Royal Road)(Writing promt: Goblins and Grandmas)As he comes home from his last day at Hobgoblin Preparatory School, young Klunx finds out from his parents that he wouldn't be spending his last summer at home, but will be spending it at his grandmother's farm in The Swamps instead. While Klunx doesn't want to go, because he'd rather spend it playing with his best friend Urd, his father insists he has no choice. Also, his father says not to worry because Urd is coming, too. His father tells him that they must do well in the Mandatory Riding Affinity Exam after the summer, if they want to contribute in Gob-City. The only way to guarantee that, his father said, was to spend the next two months at Grandma Anya's farm; just like he did when he was young.But why would visiting Gran'ma Anyr help him for his Riding test?this is a lighthearted and mostly comedic adventure story about a goblin boy's adventures with his grandmother teaching him some important life skills on his road to becoming an adult goblin.Follow Klunx, a young goblin who has just graduated Preparatory School, who will be moving to Gob-City once the end of summer comes. Come September, he will do his Mandatory Rider Affinity Exam, and based on his performance he will be trained and he will become a Rider in a field that both work towards a goblins affinity for the Arts of Riding in its many forms, as well as benefits goblin-kind.He is sent away to his grandmother's farm in preparation, finding out through a series of high jinks that she may be more than a regular grandmother, more than a regular goblin.…
A science-fantasy series in an alternate near-future, where humans are developing psychic abilities and finding themselves embroiled in a conspiracy to use technology to control them.Ongoing series!…
Soon on Royalroad.com too Though starting as the longest short story in 'Mt. Sensan-Ghi', it has spawned its own series and that is the Doomsday Saga Zephirum.No one remembers why, but around 200 years ago humanity was forced underground. There has been no contact with the outside world since.Now for the first time in the history of Colony 147, someone has escaped and ventured outside...…