Gritty Stories

A servant's son. A cursed gift. A love that could shatter a kingdom. In a world teetering on the brink of war, Loyn, a servant's son with fragile ice magic, dares to dream of knighthood. His gift is seen as a curse, his bloodline a barrier, and his heart is filled with doubt. Yet, guided by his mother's faith and a knight whose praise is harder to earn than any victory, he presses on. Amidst the gathering storm, he finds an unlikely beacon: Princess Eila, radiant as dawn, whose kindness disarms more surely than any sword. But in a kingdom where shadows of betrayal lengthen and empires clash, their bond becomes a dangerous folly. When war consumes everything, Loyn is forced to make an impossible choice between his heart, his honor, and the fate of the very kingdom he swore to protect. ✨ Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult, Romantasy ✨ Themes: Slow Burn Romance, Forbidden Love, Magic, War, Knights, Royalty, Coming of Age ✨ Updates: Regularly (1 page = 1 day) 📖 A poetic fantasy confession about childhood and the dream to rise above it.

Starscream ended up thinking he could have finally gotten everything, with his leadership and abilities. After all, Megatron was quite an obstacle. He thought he finally killed him. THOUGHT being the key word. He had no idea what he was going to get thrown in. #starscream #starscream #story #Shockwave #Megatron #mystery #flowers #roses #pansy #lavender #poppies #transformers #a darker adaptation

Beacon City used to stand for hope. Now it's just another place that forgot how to shine. Olivia Stone doesn't believe in heroes-not real ones anyway, she prefers the larger than life comics like her best friend Jordan. But when a shadow begins following her through Beacon's quiet streets, she discovers that legends have a way of outliving their creators. The thing watching her isn't alive. It isn't human. It remembers what heroes used to be- and it's not here to save Beacon. It's here to see if she can. A haunting, slow-burn story about legacy, grief, and the cost of carrying a light in a city that's gone dark.

Lia's best friend is missing, and she's pretty sure that vampires took her. She needs to infiltrate the shadowy world of the vampire club scene, knowing that if she makes one wrong move, she's dead. Her only ally is Gabriel, a vampire willing to fight to the death to defend his territory. But Lia knows she can't trust him. He already tried to kill her once...

When the crimson moon rises, the cursed ones awaken. In a world where vampires wield curses more terrifying than fangs, the last defense of humanity lies with the Vampire Hunters Guild - warriors armed with steel, silver, and sheer resolve. Elias Veyne never dreamed of becoming one of them. But when his sister Selene is struck by a curse that slowly turns her body to crystal, Elias swears to survive the Guild's brutal trials and uncover the truth behind the ancient Nobles - vampires of immense power whose curses can shatter minds, steal memories, and twist fate itself. The path ahead is shadowed and full of peril. Allies will rise, rivals will fall, and with every battle Elias takes one step closer to the truth: the Vampire King watches... and waits. ⚔️ Adventure. Mystery. Curses. The hunt begins. ⚔️

Julius believes life is about taking what you want and controlling what you don't understand. But since his little brother was killed by a rival crew, his control is a lie, and his path is nothing but rage. He's locked in a cycle of debt and dangerous loyalty, forced to fight a street war for his father's sins. The only thing that quiets the noise, the only light in the chaos, is Infinity-a girl who doesn't even know his story, but whose family was ruined by the same life he's trapped in. She is his escape. His redemption. But getting close to her means betraying his crew, abandoning his father, and letting his brother's death go unavenged. And in this life, leaving isn't an option. It's a death sentence.

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In a city of neon lights and endless shadows, Finn Mercer is a hard-boiled detective with a past he can't escape and a future he doesn't trust. A veteran of the Great War with a rusty cybernetic leg and a sharp mind, Finn takes on the cases no one else dares to touch. As technology dominates the skyline and humanity fades into the static, Finn navigates a dangerous world of corruption, betrayal, and secrets-relying on intuition, grit, and the occasional help from Lexi Sparks, a bright young hacker with a knack for trouble. Gritty, atmospheric, and full of twists, The Mercer Files is a series of cyberpunk noir mysteries where every case peels back another layer of a city rotting from the inside out.

In the shadow of Charlotte's stormproof walls, sixteen-year-old Mason lake thinks the Blitz is a completely destroyed graveyard. He's about to find out just how wrong he is. When masked soldiers rip his little sister from their home, Mason is given one way to earn her back: leave the "untouchable" city and venture into the ruins to scavenge whatever the city's elite will pay for. But the Blitz is nothing like he's been told, and with every run, Mason discovers one horror after another. Now the boy who only wanted his sister back must decide between becoming the monsters who took her or burning the whole system down.

It's the academy everyone dreams of entering...and most never survive to leave. Behind its marble halls and perfect uniforms lies a single truth: this is a school for assassins. Four recruits will learn the hard way that perfection demands blood.

When the world's football stage demands a new legend, an underground program begins. Out of 1,000 young talents, only 11 will remain-chosen not just for their skills, but for their ability to survive the ruthless system designed to break them. The players are thrown into a fortress-like academy where every match, every drill, every mistake decides whether they stay or are eliminated. Rivalries form, friendships are tested, and betrayal is inevitable. At the heart of it is Kaito Arakawa, a street-born striker with raw instincts but no discipline. Against prodigies who have trained since birth, he must prove that his hunger and vision for the game are enough to carry him to the final eleven. This isn't just football. It's survival. It's obsession. It's Project Eleven.

𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯?

In the world of broken dreams and bright lights, Vince stands on the edge of his final fight - but it's not his opponent that terrifies him. It's the man he's become. The crowd wants blood. His past wants revenge. But Samantha, the only one who truly sees him, wants him to come back alive. In the dim locker room before the final bell, Vince must face the hardest opponent he's ever known - himself. 🥊 A raw, emotional story about courage, loss, and the fight for identity when the gloves come off.

Black Ledger is what happens when Supernatural's demon lore bleeds into Metal Gear Solid's shadow wars: corporate cults, forbidden tech, and bioengineered monsters. Sawyer Kestrel, a Green Beret turned off-the-books operator, only wanted answers when his three month long fling vanished. After enlisting his brother Cormac, an Army Ranger, they discover a trail of blood into Panama.

"There is always a choice." Adara Konsdóttir has had to battle her way to the top of the military world. As a former Delta Force soldier turned commander of an elite private military, she lives by the Maelstrom Company's motto: "Make the world a better place." When she's tasked with her newest mission, she learns every lie carries a doubled cost. Across the world, Princess Kali Ali of Al Kamara is expected to inherit the throne. When her ritual of inheritance goes terribly wrong, Kali and her family are thrust into the spotlight as her family fractures, her brother's exile haunts the kingdom, and every choice is broadcast to a nation on the brink of war. When Adara's mission and Kali's nightmare collide, the two women - and the exiled prince caught between them, Suri Ali - must navigate a web of lies stretching from palace courts to foreign battlefields. As loyalties split and blood spills, the trio will be forced to answer: What does it mean to be native: to your family, your country, or yourself?

✨NEW CHAPTER WEEKLY✨ In the neon-soaked sprawl of Tranquil, peace is just the calm before the next war. Twenty years ago, the Defector Uprising nearly tore the city apart-when a single line of corrupted code turned autonomous robots, or SIMs, against their human creators. Tens of thousands died, and the survivors built a fragile new order under strict laws governing machine intelligence. But in Tranquil, the shadows never stay quiet for long. Now, whispers ripple through the undercity: a new breed of Defectors stalks the streets. Dubbed Mechannibals, these rogue machines cannibalize other robots for parts, growing stronger, faster, and deadlier with every kill. And somewhere deep in the city's veins, someone is building them on purpose. Adam Kotu, a haunted veteran of the Uprising and the most respected detective in the Autonomous Robotics Control division, thought his fighting days were over. But when the assassination of a high-ranking Magistrate uncovers a conspiracy linking corporate power and undercity gangs to the Mechannibal plague, he's forced to confront both the enemy-and his own aversion to violence-before the streets burn again. Lola "Pistola" Estavez never wanted to be a hero. A gang runner framed for that same Magistrate's murder, she's now hunted by both the Tranquil Security Force and the people she once called family. On the run, she stumbles onto the truth: her city's descent into chaos isn't an accident-it's an engineered catastrophe. To survive, she'll have to decide whether to trust Adam... or take her chances alone. In a city where loyalty is currency and life is cheap, Adam and Lola's uneasy alliance may be the only thing standing between Tranquil and a second war it won't survive. But in Tranquil, nothing comes without a cost-and there are no happy endings. This gritty cyberpunk thriller blends pulse-pounding action with hard-edged mystery in a world where humanity's greatest creation may be its ultimate downfall.

Justice in the dark is a taekook adaptation of silent reading by priest the story line of the story has been kept intact except for in certain places were it has been changed for reader convenience. Please enjoy the story , as it is an adaptation many might find there are certain change in the language even thought our translator has tried to keep the language as similar to the Chinese adaptation as possible and events for reader convenience but borderline story has been kept intact thank you author

An experienced mercenary named Jack Harper goes on his first hit... for his own closure. My first-ever short story.

The streets of Serta don't play fair. They don't hand out second chances or easy breaks. You either hustle hard, or you don't eat. I learned that early. My name is DOLLA. Born into a world where dreams feel like luxuries and survival is the daily grind. But I wasn't built to settle. Every flip I made, every move I pulled, was a step closer to something bigger-something real. This ain't just a story about the streets. It's about the hustle behind the hustle, the lessons learned in shadows and spotlight alike. It's about rising up when the odds say you'll fall, about loyalty and betrayal, love and loss. I'm not just chasing the American dream-I'm rewriting the rules. From the corners of Serta to the boardrooms that don't want to see me, this is my journey to level up. Ten flips. Ten chances to change everything. And trust me-nothing comes easy.