Asian Pacific Islander Heritage month (Fantasy stories)
24 stories
An Ember Among Shadows by nadkaznan
An Ember Among Shadows
nadkaznan
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EARTHSEA MEETS ASIAN FOLKLORE --- In a world where spirits are mankind's eternal enemy and sorcery demands execution, exorcists are revered warriors of the Great Goddess. Newly appointed exorcist, Ruqa, arrives in the city of Gessi with only one thing in mind; to become the greatest exorcist ever known to walk the land. But shortly after his arrival, the whole city gets infected with the Black Burning, a deadly plague only spirits could cause, and Ruqa finds himself tasked to get to the bottom of it. The job is simple; find the source, end the plague. But to do so, he must travel to the northern mountains, the birthplace of sorcery, and the only other person fit to help him is a mysterious sorceress whom he just met, and whom he is forced to travel with. At the end of the day, it boils down to neither courage nor merit, but Ruqa's willingness to battle demons, both beyond and within, or risk losing everything he ever dreamed of becoming. --- 21/03/2022: Selected as Wattpad's Asian Fantasy Pick 16/05/2023: Featured on Wattpad's Fantasy profile's Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration reading list. 07/09/2023: Featured on Wattpad's Autumn 2023 Cultivation Month Catalog
Ten Thousand Books, But Only One You by soryou
Ten Thousand Books, But Only One You
soryou
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Fang Yuhan never expected that a simple task of delivering homework to her missing classmate and childhood rival would unravel a huge secret of his. When she accidentally stumbled upon a mysterious realm where stories come to life, she discovered the unimaginable: Ji Kai was trapped inside a wuxia novel! Faced with a desperate plea to find him, Fang Yuhan must turn the page and put aside their differences to navigate fictional worlds filled with dangers, uncertainty and intrigue to rescue him. But little did she know that becoming privy to Ji Kai's little secret would rewrite the destiny that they shared forever. Cover: Credit on picture. The art is not mine, but the story is :-) Unedited Part 1: Completed (17 Feb 2020 to 14 Feb 2021) Part 2: Completed (23 Apr 2021 to 26 Sep 2021) Sequel/Spin-off: Completed (1 Feb 2022 to 25 June 2022) Prequel 1: Completed (23 Oct 2022 to 14 Nov 2022) Featured on: @Fantasy, @APIFantasy, @WattpadAsianFantasy, @anime #1 in Asianfantasy (Sep 2022) Nominated: Reader's Choice Award (The Misfits Awards) Copyright © 2014 soryou. All rights reserved.
Dead Heart Longing by storieswithsoul
Dead Heart Longing
storieswithsoul
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In a reality where the living and the dead intertwine, Gesar, the once mighty king, roams his ancient Tibetan castle as a ghost. His heart, as cold as the snow covering the mountain tops and consumed with bitterness, melts when he meets Nur--a woman like a warm summer breeze, who is drawn to forgotten histories and untold tales. As their fates meet, Gesar's long-dead heart stirs with an unfamiliar warmth, and Nur faces an impossible choice: to save the cursed soul she's grown to love or condemn him to eternal solitude. Amidst the snow-capped peaks and forgotten ruins, their love defies time and human greed, but the shadows of ancient conflicts threaten to extinguish their fragile hope. *** Note: It's loosely based on The Epic of Gesar of Ling. The grand winner of the Immortals' Conquest 2022.
Princess Snow and the Empress by AllyCwrites
Princess Snow and the Empress
AllyCwrites
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WATTY'S 2022 SHORTLIST🏅A Qing Dynasty Snow White fairytale retelling with a Princess Mononoke twist. Featured on @Wattpad's Fantasy Adventures reading list and @WattpadExplorer. ***** Snow is anything but the submissive princess the Jade Palace expects her to be. Her foster mothers find her impossible, her royal tutor labels her incorrigible, and she recently threatened to shave her head if she were forced to marry. When the Empress presents her with an opportunity to go on the imperial spring hunt with the princes and her not-so-secret crush, Prince Erden, Snow jumps at the chance. Who knew that that would lead to an assassination attempt, a harrowing escape, and her getting hopelessly lost in a dark forest during a thunderstorm--with no survival skills whatsoever. The only things she has to help her survive are lots of moxie and latent magical powers she inherited from her deceased mother. Oh, and an ethereally white fox that led seven old dwarves to her. With the Empress's malicious intent now revealed, Snow must discover her true strength, who her mother really is, and what magical powers she wields, in order to find her way back to Erden. If she fails, she might never see him again and die a lonely old crone in the mountains. . . or get murdered anyway when the bloodthirsty Empress--said to have fantastical powers of her own--comes for Snow. This beautiful cover is AI-generated by moi :D || 11x featured || Highest ranking: 1st in #asianfantasy 2nd in #yafantasy 1st in #retold 1st in #chinesemythology 4th in #retelling 9th in #fairytaleretelling 13th in #snowwhite 21st in #fairytale
Dhi by SohiniModak8
Dhi
SohiniModak8
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  • Parts 81
Featured by WATTPAD ASIAN FANTASY Thoughts are quite dangerous things; fleeting one moment and drowning us the other. A tangle of fine web that slowly entraps us; influencing our speech and actions. And when woven together, it presents a tale of unwavering love. "The setting sun, the moon and the stars were the witness to our love in Kamyaka Forest as they are now. If you truly love me as I love you, then fate will have to bend before our love. The Gods won't let any other woman be my wife before you become mine and I become yours." Of self discovery. "You carry the three gunas in harmony, a feat not even achieved by primodial deities." Of ambitions. "May you not fail as the suta king did." Of navigating through various relations. "Let this be a lesson on how to string beads together, Nakulamohini; a lesson from one palace woman to another." Of an ordinary girl's journey through time to become extraordinary. Abhijishya - Nakulamohini - Dhruvi Flip through the pages to unravel the essence of Dhi. ╞═══════𖠁𐂃𖠁═══════╡ DISCLAIMER : This book is purely fictional and does not claim any mythological or historical accuracy in any way. Most of the characters are taken from the Epic Mahabharata and other folk tales. The author does not mean any disrespect or offence to any caste, creed, religion and person. Resemblance of any character to a living person is completely coincidental. 🥇 Best Blurb ~ The Shelf Made Awards 🥈 Historical Fiction ~ Debonair Accord 🥈 Historical Fiction ~ Mini Awards 🥉 Historical Fiction ~ Hin-glish Awards 🥉 Best Charcater Bonding ~ SCA 🥉 Best Female Protagonist ~ SCA 🥉 Fanfiction ~ The Royal Nobles Award Cover and banners by @-decepted
The Crooked Lands (Part 1) by ChaserLove
The Crooked Lands (Part 1)
ChaserLove
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  • Parts 42
Part 1 in Devansh Series The Mantri sisters have been thrown into a familiar yet unfamiliar world of devas, asuras, devansh, and age-old enmity. When faced with a choice, they have to follow into a mission to the lands of the enemy. Will they prove their place in this new world or perish against the odd?
[COMPLETE] Not Good! The Villainess Is Muddled by melo_marl
[COMPLETE] Not Good! The Villainess Is Muddled
melo_marl
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[NGVM ©2019] First Place for Romance/Slice of Life Genre in Light Novie Awards 2019 by @lightnovelsociety Yin Hua Lei was supposed to be the villainess to his Highness the ninth prince Xia Yu Heng and daughter of third rank official Bai Chen Rong's perfect love story. Who knew that on one stormy night, the shock of the news of the Emperor conferring marriage to the two would open her eyes and the plot would reveal itself to her? Yin Hua Lei decided then and there not to follow the plot and the scum author. What would happen to the villainess? ... Start: 6/4/19 Completed: 7/7/19 [ORIGINAL WORK] #1 Asian 7-9-19 #1 StrongFemaleLead 7-19-19 #1 AncientChina 7-19-19 #1 MartialArts 8-5-19 #1 Prince 9-26-19 #1 BxG 10-9-19 #1 HISTORICALFICTION 11-6-19
Soulmates ✓ by poojawrites
Soulmates ✓
poojawrites
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||Wattys 2022 Shortlist|| [Wattys Bootcamp Mentorship 2022 - Mentor: @beautlies] Three Amigos. Two soulmates. A tragedy that leaves a trail of broken souls in its wake. *** Shay has found her soulmates in the Tripathi twins, Aarav and Ryan. Together they're the three amigos, joined to the hips from the day they met as toddlers. While Shay is their happy song, Aarav and Ryan are her dancing-on-air moment. A life without each other is life without not just one but two parts of their soul. So when a tragedy hits the three of them in the guts, will they survive a lifetime without their soulmates? Maybe to get through their shared grief, the only way is to heal together, save, and get saved. Content Warnings: Themes of depression/anxiety/mental health issues and alcohol consumption. Cover design by @beautlies
The Tiger and The Bird by user45733956
The Tiger and The Bird
user45733956
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  • Parts 30
Known as the Bird Witch, Nong uses her gift of sight to allow the Lotus King to remain in power. In return he offers her a seemingly luxurious life. But when an ancient prophecy about a terrifying beast is unearthed, the King tasks Nong and the Prince to stop it at all costs. As Nong begins to unravel the prophecy's secrets she must decide whether using her powers is worth her very own life!
No Dogs Allowed by anasianamateur
No Dogs Allowed
anasianamateur
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  • Parts 51
[EDITED] [NOW AVAILABLE ON KINDLE & PAPERBACK!] [2023 WATTYS SHORTLIST🎉] [@Wattpad Reading Radar Feature✨] [@Wattpad Valiant Heroes Feature✨] [@WattpadAsianFantasy 2024 Winter Catalogue Cultivation Month Feature✨] The secret to success? A good set of tires, and a hell of a vendetta. ________ Echo Yun is a square racing prodigy, a collegian newbie, and 10.5 million dollars in debt. But it's the first two that will be the one to save him from the third. When Echo gets a second chance to take back his life through open recruitment of the university's most prestigious racing team, a team that could take him straight to the greatest - and most lucrative - racing championship of the century, he takes it in a heartbeat. But with his past at his heels, a sport of ruthless nature, a social ranking working against him, and a team of elite racers turning everything he's known about his world on its head, Echo is forced to come face to face with the dark price of what true victory will really cost him. And just how far he's willing to go to pay it. The race begins. Winner takes all. [COMPLETED] [#1 in BLOOD AND GORE] [#5 in ACTION-ROMANCE] [#6 in WEREWOLF] [#13 in DARK HUMOR]