When Hell and Earth collide, sparks are bound to fly. Saddened by the death of her lover, Tora tries to take her own life only to learn that her name is missing from the system of the Fates. She sets out on a journey to correct the glitch but lands herself in trouble, becoming a wanted criminal on the run. Trapped in a dangerous realm, making friends and foes and trying to evade eternal punishment, Tora finds safety in the arms of Death himself. Will this forbidden love survive the test of time? Life, Death or Immortality - what will Tora choose in Pataal Lok? And are the legends of good vs evil, as straight as they're narrated to us?

Despite the fact their hearts no longer beat, vampires really aren't all that different from human counterparts. Some are kind, some are vile, and most are stuck trying to navigate the muddy middle. Enter our two vampires: One would never manage to fit all the candles on her birthday cake even if she desired to celebrate it. Armed with her fangs, centuries of knowledge, and ferocious desire for justice, she will do whatever she deems necessary to achieve her goals. The other is modern vampire who before being turned enjoyed life's simple pleasures: video games, surfing, and flirting.

ONC 2021 LONGLIST Serenity Lewinski, who happened to go through something traumatic, faced her fears by learning kickboxing. Not wanting to be seen as a naive girl anymore, she leans her personality into being a bold, strong and unbreakable being in others' eyes. However, night lulls her into her real vulnerable self. Su Chang Lee, one of the best football players, always keeps to himself. He's considered as the debonaire of Richmond High but he prefers normalcy over popularity. Everything changes when they start sharing their own lights with each other.

Thea was born with a curse - She can see the future through people's eyes. She embarks on a quest to find an ancient sorceress who can remove her curse. Little did she know what dark truths were lurking around the corner. Death. Destruction. Messing with the future can be dangerous. Will she be able to prevent such disasters? [Ongoing] Entry for the Open Novella Contest 2021. Warning: This book mentions death.

It hadn't occurred to Esme that she should be suspicious of her parents, they were just ordinary people after all. But when an unknown number won't stop texting her, the questions start coming. Was the accident really the cause of her amnesia? Why did her parents speak five languages suddenly? How was it that Esme could suddenly assemble and disassemble guns? Who exactly was Agent 23? Maybe one of these days she could get back to her sappy daydreams of her incredible coworker. That itself seemed like a dream.

I felt a sneaking suspicion crawl up my spine. "The exam was way too easy." About 100 years ago, a strange meteor crashed into the Earth's surface, and a baby boy with special abilities was born shortly after. Since then, only fifteen percent of the children born after the meteor's landing had unique special abilities. Many of those in the newer generations trained to use their gifts to help humanity. But where there is light, there will always be darkness. Kenzo Langston enrolls into Dysnomia Academy, a school known in the underground world for its ruthless entrance exam and rigorous courses. With a variety of personal reasons, each student strives to be a villain that can stand up against the high and mighty heroes. What does Dysnomia Academy have in store for its students? Why did Kenzo enroll into a villain academy instead of using his powers to become a hero? How far will he go to achieve his goals? TW: violence, death (it is a villain academy after all) Cover by @writers_cubby Open Novella Contest 2021 entry Round 2 Qualifier

{SHORTLIST OpenNovellaContest 2021} {ONC 2021 Round One Ambassador Picks} Aithne Pan, a Chinese-Irish girl living in the futuristic city of Venice has to decide between what her heart tells her is correct, and what she has always been taught is right. Ai has always been special, what with her unusual physical characteristics due to her mother's colour-changing abilities that made her hair a strange tint of pink at birth and her own powers to manipulate water and encourage aquatic animals to do her bidding. Brought up in a strict yet loving family she has learned to love and act upon the law, her father's job as an attorney making her crave the need to protect the city herself in any way she can. Her need to protect and serve sends her to the Imperium Police Department, her first job consisting of going undercover and bringing the powered people that don't abide by the law to justice, protecting the city in the process. What happens when our nineteen-year-old Aithne learns about the monstrous things happening under the very building she works at, and how will she react once she learns that the government is behind it? ~~~~~~~~~~ Started: 1st February Finished: 28th February

When Rin imagined meeting her mate she did not expect their first meeting to be of him wounded and kneeling in her father's throne room slowly dying. What was more shocking was how she healed him without a second thought because she couldn't bear his pain and even going as far as kissing him slightly forgetting everyone in the room including her father who did not look in anyway pleased. She is torn between two sides. The right one blurred in-between them both. Each holding a consequence she just might not be ready to face. Her father who is grooming her to be exactly like him, a merciless tyrant. Or Her mate who wants her to forsake all she's ever known and in doing so choose him and his people, the rebels. *** 'Rin I care about you. The moment you let them conquer your mind from something as weak as your heart you have already lost. They will use that spymaster to dethrone me and once they do that they will disgard you for your blood relation to me. Understand. I have to protect you Rin even if it hurts you. You're my little girl.' *** Written for the open novella contest 2021. Longlisted for the open novella contest 2021.

[The Nano Watt 2023 Shortlist] [ONC 2021 Longlist] The world as Evren once knew changed massively from doing homework to fighting for survival in a zombie infested planet. Countries were wiped out within months some even days. Bringing a global impact on food and resources. But the infected wasn't the only thing Evren had to worry about. Her last group encounter had created a major target on her back when they found out what she had been keeping a secret. Surviving on her own after the tragic events that left her scarred, she realized the living was far more wicked then the dead. Which brought out a reluctance to trust anyone ever again.... Until she wakes up in the arms of a boy she thought was dead. ✨Round One Qualifier in Open Novella Contest✨ ✨Round Two Qualifier in Open Novella Contest✨ ✨Round Three Longlist in Open Novella Contest✨ 🥇Fist Place in Mystery/Thriller:Lucky Charm Awards(May 2021) ✨Longlist in The Nano Watt 2023✨ ✨Shortlist in the Nano Watt 2023✨ #ONC2021 | Prompt 38 | Prompt 2 ‼️Content/Trigger Warning: Contains gore, violence, some strong language. All rights belong to the author and no reproductions are allowed without the permission of @Renaissance1111. Please respect the author's copyright. 😊❤️ ©2021 C.S Marie

I could tell you this is about my family, or about my friends. But really this is about war in a ship in the middle of nothing, and about finding love in the people you thought would be the last you'd fall for. I'm Noelia Castrillón Maturin, the Spanish niece of the surgeon. In town, everyone loved us but in the Surprise, as a woman, I'll have to strive for my place. It is quite easy, I only have to get the men on my side... ꧁Photo of the cover: taken from Internet꧂