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Book / Fantasy

February 28, 2025

Reads: 228

Shelves: 1

The Fantasy Realm House

After surviving a long, brutal war, Barrin and his lover, Kahri, attempt to lead a normal life, until a sorcerer with terrible ambitions tears them apart. In a desperate search, Barrin forges a path of death and destruction across the cruel and pitiless land and will not stop until he… Read More

Book / Fantasy

February 18, 2025

Obax only exists in the dark between the stars, a place that exists outside the world’s memory. No maps have charted its existence. No sailors speak its name. When an unnatural storm shipwrecks the Miricurios on its shores, they are not with salvation, but monstrous creatures of an unknown folklore,… Read More

Book / Fantasy

February 07, 2025

Reads: 360

Comments: 1

Shelves: 3

The Booksie Classic House

In a realm where power is everything, Kairos Wilder, a low-ranked demon mocked for his human-like form, rises from obscurity to challenge the divine and reshape destiny itself. Through cunning manipulation and ruthless betrayal, he navigates the treacherous web of demon lords, ancient gods, and the very fabric of fate,… Read More

Book / Fantasy

February 05, 2025

Reads: 527

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The Fantasy Realm House

After a brutal werewolf attack leaves him orphaned, Wren is saved by the Silverblood knights and taken into the kingdom's orphanage. As he begins to find his place, he starts to notice strange things—whispers in the dark, fleeting shadows, and a growing unease that something isn't right. The Silverbloods are… Read More

Book / Fantasy

February 04, 2025

In a world oppressed by the tyrannical OWG (One World Government), the Wynterbourne family reigns supreme. Protagonist Ryu, suffering from a mysterious illness, grew up without a family, relying solely on his brother Yuru. Together, they embark on a perilous journey to find a cure for Ryu's affliction. Along the… Read More

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Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Fate, average by most standards, enjoys his peaceful days, but everything is uprooted as his life nearly comes to an end when he has a run in with mysterious witch! Warping the world around him, all he can do is fight for his life against an ever changing magical modern… Read More
After rebelling against her father's hypocritical regime, Beatrice Lunar is ridden with anxiety. She knew the punishments, the conditions of the dissidents. Even so, she continues. She can't back out now. A short (draft) excerpt from Red Veil of Order! :) Read More
A man who Lived one thousand of years becuse of a curse. Now He wants to die. Did he able to die. Read More
Isabella Baskerville has endured several long years in a loveless marriage, her once-bright spirit crushed by the relentless cruelty and betrayal of her Alpha husband. Her revenge comes in the form of her Iota brother-in-law who she is going to train to seduce her husband's mistresses. Read More

Book / Horror

December 03, 2024

Cosmic horrors descend upon the quiet town of Small Pines, Maine. Police Officer Kimberly McKnight struggling to string together the clues of what's actually happening here. Nobody taking it seriously enough until it's too late. When sentient eyeballs start invading people's bodies and changing them into ghastly forms of their… Read More
The Worst Nightmares...Are Born From Within His name is all but lost, and for good reason. Those who dare to speak of him refer to him only as the Darkness, and those who hear his whispers are doomed to insanity. Young sisters Lyda and Adea of the Ravennite civilization are… Read More
Tanaka Shiro's life is a journey from darkness to light, from abandonment to the warm embrace of family. As a young boy, he was forsaken by the very people who should have protected him-parents who left him alone to fend for himself, only to be taken in by an uncle… Read More

Tags: dark-fantasy

Prologue: The Awakening Storm The prologue sets the stage for the rising conflicts after the events of the first book. It explores how Elara's awakening as the Blood Queen reverberates across kingdoms and species. Ancient powers stir in response to her emergence, including Erevan, the enigmatic Keeper of Shadows. His… Read More

Tags: dark-fantasy

The story follows a number of characters in the real world as the apocalypse happens, streets are slowly being filled by hordes of zombies devouring those that are living. People are frightened and forced to do what they can to survive, however there are rumours that there are other monsters… Read More
After losing most of his cargo during a storm, an ambitious captain runs into a ghostly ship that promises gold in exchange for human sacrifice. Read More
After losing most of his cargo during a storm, an ambitious captain runs into a ghostly ship that promises gold in exchange for human sacrifice. Read More

Poem / Poetry

October 24, 2024

Reads: 38

Comments: 2

The Booksie Classic House

The poem tells a dark tale of betrayal and revenge. The narrator, once in love with a princess, embarks on a violent journey after feeling estranged. He faces inner turmoil and battles as he pursues vengeance against a tyrannical Queen, who was once his lover. Along the way, the narrator… Read More
Slayers, as they are known, hunt monsters. The kind your normal run-of-the-mill adventurers flee from and the local garrisons can't handle. Join the adventures of Slayer Varrick and a mysterious wildkin slave fleeing her captors as he solves a mystery of disappearing demi-humans in the city of Lundheim. A dark… Read More
genre: dark fantasy, paranormal romance, adventure setting: the story takes place in a fictional realm, part modern and part ancient, where hidden supernatural beings like vampires, witches, and other mystical creatures coexist with an oblivious human society. the novel will move between the human world (mostly contemporary cities and small… Read More

Tags: dark-fantasy

So drink the night, inhale the sin, For darkness blooms where light grows thin Read More
An epic fantasy adventure about lies, lust, and forbidden love. It's a story how a group of unlikely friends must find a way to stop the resurrection of an ancient demon, or else the entire human race will go extinct. In a world rich with exotic races, cultures, magic and… Read More
idk what im doing. ive been writing this on my notes app so bear with me. wang tianxing is a young haiean girl in the world of ziama. her older sister yue has been discovered a murderer and now facing the ascension of artificial godhood; a title the condemned receive… Read More

Book / Fantasy

September 09, 2024

Reads: 329

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

|SAMPLE| |WATTPAD CREATORS PROGRAM · SEASON 1 OF THE BANYAN MURDER MYSTERIES| Sparks fly when Riley, a human, and Brenda, a ghost, meet while investigating the Cold Case Murder of Banyan and are dragged into the adventure of a lifetime. *** Thirteen-year-old Riley Kendall doesn't believe in ghosts-not until he… Read More

Reads: 71

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

"Drove life to pulse through dying dream." - Ellan Soe, Everything I see. Read More

Short Story / Fantasy

September 04, 2024

Reads: 77

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Her sharp fangs cut through the moon's shadow, Her eyes dim, like ancient Greece, Pale as withered longing. Read More

Reads: 71

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

I made no effort to retrieve the book; after all, the narrative wasn't well-constructed and lost value ... Read More

Short Story / Horror

September 03, 2024

Reads: 102

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

I could make excuses just to turn away; But if this is the way, ah, I have to accept it that way Read More
Finally reaching the shores of Jargoiden, the four companions discover that following the kaerlings is not as straightforward as they had imagined. Read More
Ripley was wronged, manipulated, and used. The only course of action possible is revenge. there's only one problem: How exactly does one kill a god? Warning: Graphic Violence and multiple triggers. Recommended 18+ Also Posting on Royal Road Read More
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