Sixteen ultimate students are taken captive and placed in an underground bunker, forced to kill each other if they want to escape. Most killing games end with a paragon of hope uniting the students against their captor. But this one is a little different. Eden Kawinski, the Ultimate Screenwriter, is no paragon of hope. He has no delusions of escaping the bunker, and knows the only way to survive is to play the game: Avoid scrutiny, fly under the radar, and make sure someone else becomes the next victim. But as the bodies start piling up, he's forced to work with Michiru, a mysterious sleuth who hides her talent from everyone. He has no intention of getting close to her, but the killing game pulls the two together in ways he never expected, hopelessly intertwining their fates. And unlike anyone else Eden has dealt with, she sees through every lie he tells. Will Eden's fractious partnership with Michiru become the key to his survival? Or has she been playing him for a fool this entire time? . Updates when updates come out. I'm currently battling anxiety so it'll be inconsistent until it isn't. The prologue has been rewritten and some CGs have been added. Enjoy! Cover art by louzivqx . Join the discord! https://discord.gg/cSaJ5mAqsM

Three mothers are murdered. Three children disappear. At every crime scene, a Polaroid of the missing child is left behind - their eyes burned from the photograph and strange numbers written across the back. When Sam and her five friends begin looking into the case, they uncover connections that shouldn't exist. The clues seem deliberate. Almost as if someone wants them to keep digging. But the deeper they go, the stranger everything becomes. Nightmares begin bleeding into reality, familiar places stop feeling safe, and Sam starts to realize that whatever is behind the disappearances may already know who she is. What began as curiosity becomes something far darker. And some mysteries don't want to be solved. ✦ ONGOING - New chapters are currently being written. This is only the beginning.

𝐀 𝐬𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐚 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞... The sea smells of salt and freedom. In Port Royal, the voices never stop: captains boasting, sailors drinking, old men speaking legends of sirens, who can speak any language. But few fail to mention the most important thing: that fear and faith live in the same heart. And sometimes, to see the truth, you have to step overboard. Literally. A magical story about two creatures who found each other against all odds. And about how true treasures don't just lie at the bottom. ～～～ ✦ ～～～ For a deeper understanding of the canon universe, explore the story 'TTOTT Universe' on my profile : Ladaclairielle. P.s. English is not my first language, yet I'm trying my best to make this story magical and real in minds and hearts ✧⁠◝⁠(⁠⁰⁠▿⁠⁰⁠)⁠◜⁠✧

In a world rotting from the inside, few know its cruelty better than Alatar Kane, a man even more ruthless than the age that forged him. Most know him as "The Unforgiven," a cursed man painted in the ashes of his past, or "The Beastmonger," an apex predator that cannot be killed, reasoned with, or corrupted. All society sees is something that is more beast than man. Few know the eternal struggle he faces to keep that beast in check, not only for their sake, but for his own, and eventually, for her sake. Idris can't remember who she lost, or the blood-soaked night that shattered her life, but the nightmare remains the same: a mask with no face behind it, a power that belonged to someone else, and her destiny held in clawed hands. Her own life has never truly been her own. Pushed around by corrupt elites and toyed with by the forces of darkness, she finally gets a chance to reclaim her life after an encounter with Alatar. However when the corrupt authorities of the kingdom of Desle find and arrest Alatar, the task of protection falls into the hands of the dragonhearted protector of Desle, Kai, a moral man forced into oath under an immoral crown. His hands were already tied, but in his task of protection, Kai finds that Desle has ties running much deeper and darker than he could imagine. The destinies of Alatar and Idris were intertwined long ago, and not entirely by choice. When a plot to resurrect primordial darkness from Alatar's own bloodline is set in motion, these two broken souls must meet again to stop it, and to fix themselves. However, with dark forces manipulating every move they make, their only hope may lie in the very thing Alatar keeps under chains. The beast must be caged to save himself...but must be unleashed to save them all.

BORN A COMMON SETTLER, Wil shouldn't be able to sift, but he can. He sees emotions in bursts of color and hears thoughts as if they were whispered into his ear. This gift has transformed his life, lifting him from the squalor of a Settler's camp to the Guardian Academy - an elite school where young Sifters train to use their power. But Wil soon learns he will never be accepted by his High Founder classmates. No matter what his accomplishments, they'll always see him as an outsider. A 'Camp Rat' with inferior blood, not worthy of the Guardian name. UNLESS HE CAN PROVE THEM WRONG. Now sixteen and on the verge of graduation, Wil finally has that chance. Somewhere in the frozen Settlement of York, a dangerous mind is on the run. If he can track them down before his classmates do, he'll win more than bragging rights. He might finally earn some respect, maybe even a grudging nod from Astrid Blake - the beautiful but frosty daughter of the most powerful man in Neoden. THE FOX HUNT IS ON. As Wil chases his quarry through the ruins of York, he still believes what he's been taught: that a Guardian's sacred duty is to keep the citizens of Neoden free from evil thoughts. But when he and his classmates are targeted in a deadly terrorist attack, those beliefs start to crumble. Why would the Settlers he's been sent to protect try to kill him? When a voice from the past reaches out to him with an answer, he's forced to face a terrifying possibility: maybe powerful evil still exists in the world. And maybe he's been training to serve it. Author's note: all characters and events described are fictional, and entirely the creative work of Gray Martin. Only the cover art and illustrations were generated with the assistance of AI (Gemini).

Elena Moretti never planned to see Severus Snape again. But Hogwarts has a sense of humor... and so does she. Returning as the new DADA professor, Elena brings warmth, patience, and a streak of mischief that drives Severus mad. Especially when she hands him the watch he gave her years ago, her way of saying she's "done" with him. She isn't. But he doesn't need to know that yet. Severus tries to stay distant. Elena pretends she stopped caring. Yet every corridor, every late night staff moment, every accidental meeting pulls them back toward each other. A slowburn story of forgiveness disguised as rivalry, humor wrapped around heartbreak, and two professors who can't stop orbiting each other no matter how hard they try. Disclaimer: This is a work of fanfiction. I do not own the Harry Potter universe, its characters, or its world. All rights belong to J.K. Rowling. This story is for entertainment purposes only and is not intended for profit.

A star-faring religious cult has created an army of robotic zealots designed to follow holy scripture. As the robotic menace spreads across the galaxy, it takes prisoners to be 'excommunicated': hooked into a neural simulation of eternal torment. Captain Rolland Barron leads the Sol Federation Starship Excalibur on a diplomatic mission. Cassia LaCroix is a wormhole hunter, earning a living scouring the galaxy for valuable tunnels through space-time. Prince Zoojin, a psychic alien from a distant galaxy, must prove himself worthy of the throne of Paxis Prime. The paths of these characters converge as they pursue their own motives, leading them towards the mechanical legion that is sweeping across the galaxy. COVER BY: rentachi AUTHOR'S NOTE: this is an early draft of the novel. I am very grateful for your readership and your feedback, which I have taken into consideration for a major rewrite. The new novel is completely different. If you liked the book, then please look forward to the release of the finished novel.

EPILOGUE WILL BE FREE STARTING JUNE 29TH, 2023! Diana wakes up in pain, tied to a bed and unable to escape. She's been trapped by a group of surgeons with a twisted passion and she's their next victim. ***** Diana Slater, a typical University student, wakes up in pain, tied to a bed and unable to see. After a mysterious figure, known only as Dr. Sweeney, nurses her back to health she finds out the truth. The Doctor has kidnapped her and given her a cat's eyes as part of a larger ploy to turn humans into collectibles. Now she's being trained by Ben, another patient, with the skin of a snake, on how to behave. Diana and Ben are forced to work together to try to escape the murderous doctors - until she discovers Ben might not be the victim he makes himself out to be. The only person Diana can trust is herself, and if she fails, her eyes won't give her another nine lives. [[Winner of the 2018 Fiction Awards for Best Horror Story]] [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]] Cover designed by Holly Thurston

Damian's life seems to be going nowhere as he recently got fired from his dream job and knows his girlfriend has been cheating on him with his brother. Stumbling drunk in the middle of the street, Damian finds an ad for a place with no pain, suffering, or grief. Could this be his Utopia, or something more...sinister

Life on Rychter would be hard enough for most people - a hothouse of scorching deserts, violent dust storms and volcanic eruptions, it is a place that breeds survivors. But the biggest danger for the humans unfortunate enough to live there are the planet's original owners. For decades Rychter's colonists have lived in state of perpetual war. For Ryke Vannigan, a teenager with a score to settle, that war is his chance at payback. When he and his classmates are conscripted into Rychter's military forces, he joins the elite ranks of the Hunter-Killer Corps. Piloting a fifteen ton war machine and harbouring a thirst for revenge, Ryke is about to write his own bloody chapter in Rychter's history, and change the war forever. IMAGINARIA AWARDS WINNER: SCI FI CATEGORY IMAGINARIA MINI-CATEGORY WINNER: BEST BATTLE || BOOK 1 in the HUNTER-KILLER SERIES