ONC 2022 Stories
15 stories
The Curse-breakers of Avondor || ONC 2022 || ✔ by bigfivedonaldduckfan
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For two months, the Avondorian Mountains have been a safe haven. Now, that's about to change. When a scout returns to Anahill with a disturbing message, Audren, the freshly-inaugurated Lord of the Mountains, finds himself faced with a challenge: The Cursed will reach the city within days. Undead, highly dangerous and hungry for human flesh, the Cursed are creatures not to be messed with. Audren refuses to let them slaughter his people and turn them into monsters. He sees only one way to save his home: Breaking the curse that started this terror. Teaming up with a grumpy student mage, Audren ventures into hostile territory. But can this curse even be broken?
Complete Without You (ONC 2022) by Voyageavecmoi
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Sadie takes her dream trip to Australia, where she embraces solo travel life until she crosses paths with quirky Irish traveller Neil. The two discover they share more than their love for adorable Aussie animals as they complete bucket lists they'd planned with their exes. As their connection strengthens, Sadie considers unsettling her newfound peace and self-acceptance for a connection she'd thought impossible since her destructive break-up. Amby's Contemporary Novella Favourite 2024 ONC Shortlisted Story 2022 Featured on Adventure's 'Modern Adventures' reading list (Nov 2025) ContemporaryLit's Ambassador's Picks (Sept 2025) Ambassador's 'Lattes and Life' chapter of the 'Ambassador's Picks' book (April 2025) ContemporaryLit's 'Hot Encounters' (Dec 2024) 'Contemporary LGBTQIAP+' (June 2024) reading lists Romance's 'Slow Burn' reading list (June 2024) StoriesUndiscovered 'Tales of the Heart' reading list (May 2022) Copyright all rights reserved 2025
See you | #ONC2022 by Julia_Backer
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Perfect streets, perfect houses, perfect people, perfect property prices, a perfect short distance to L. City. The perfect paradise for perfectionists. That's what the Silvertown suburb brochure said. Erica dreamed of being an outstanding psychotherapist. She dreamed of reading people and helping them. What if one day at family dinner, Erica saw everything, even sweet Ashley, whose body had been discovered hours before. _______________________________________________________________________________ Written for the Open Novella Contest 2022. Based on Prompt #68. Cover created using CANVA.
The Mirror Mage by elveloy
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Lord Lucian Wentworth disappeared in 1819. Was he escaping a loveless marriage or was it something more sinister? No one believes the valet's story that his master vanished into an antique mirror. Not until unemployed actor, Ben Lucas, meets the same fate two hundred years later. Now stuck in Rhillion, a world full of magic and dangers, Ben needs to learn the secret behind the mirrors if he ever wants to return home. But the longer he stays, a budding romance and a bitter rivalry could easily foil his plans. Romantic/ SciFi -Fantasy/ LGBT The novella was LONGLISTED for the ONC 2022, now extended to novel length in 2024 And winner of The Glass Slipper Prize for best transdimensional panes of love :)
Justice For The Fallen ✓ by axgirl13
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Unjustly accused of murder, the Demon of Wrath joins forces with the Archangel of Justice to find the true culprit. ____ Sannarah lives from one deadline to the next. As a Wrath Demon, she is obliged to provide a certain number of human souls to the Fallen God every month so she can stay in the Human Realm. If she fails to do so, she'll be sent straight back to Hell. And it's not a nice place, even for demons. One day she follows the shady tip-off and finds herself in the middle of a gruesome crime scene as the main suspect. The lead investigator Melkyal, an Archangel of Justice, gives her a choice: she can help him find an actual perpetrator and get a clean slate, or refuse and spend a few weeks in jail for petty crimes. With looming deadlines, she can't afford to waste time. But teaming up with an angel can't be a good idea. Even though he seems reasonable and focused on finding the truth, he's still a mortal enemy. Sannarah has an opportunity to topple the unjust order plaguing her whole life, but the chances of success are slim, and the consequences of failure are unfathomable. Melkyal must choose between blind obedience to his god and trusting his own judgment. They may have to take a leap of faith to save each other. ____ 🌟Shortlisted for the Wattys 2022🌟 🥇place in the Count Awards in the Paranormal category ____ The beautiful cover made by amazing @Lueur_laVespine
Road to Eden | ONC 2022 by PeachyRabbit346
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"What are those!?" The demon was looking at something behind her. She turned around but saw nothing. "I mean the w-w- things on your back" "You mean my babies!" Her voice rose to a high-pitched note on the last word. "These are Ravens X5 the latest generation of technological wings. Their battery can last for a whole month and can be recharged using water, sunlight or, you will never believe this, stardust. You can fly in the sky and even in space without them crushing under the pressure. Oh, and it gets better." "I don't it does." The demon murmured and clutched his necklace. She ignored him and announced triumphantly, "they only weight 2 kg each !" She continued to ramble on and on. The demon expanded his wings and touched them. He had made they hadn't turned into metallic piece of junk. Wings were sacred. He took off. Who is the angel and who is the demon, he wondered for the umpteenth time since the beginning of their journey --------------------------- A love so forbidden it was unspeakable. Who would have ever thought an Angel would fall for a Demon?
Scaling Moss and Stone ✔️ || #ONC2022 by AriaOfStorms
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Sealed within Kealie Gothalis are the secrets of a magic destined to flood her kingdom. Trading her Mortality to disguise the heritage her mother fears most, Kealie is gifted with a blessing. She need only do one thing; keep her kingdom in the dark until the dusk of her twentieth birthday. But her control over the ancient magic is slipping... ...Along with her Willpower. || Open Novella Contest 2022 || || Complete 4/30/22 ||
Haunted Escape | ONC 2022 by alannaxgrey
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{completed, onc2022 longlister} For two years, Ember has been putting Matthew Harrington's life before her own. She cared for him, cooked him food, and kept him company. Everything a sad, lonely old man could wish for. Now he's dead. Ember has no idea where to go now. It was his money and unlikely friendship that kept her going, and without him she suddenly feels worthless. That is until she finds out that Matthew will continue to keep a roof over her head by handing her Windchime Manor, a stunning, abandoned mansion sitting alone in the countryside. Ember knows this is the change she was longing for. Or... is it? Strange noises. Hallucinations. As she begins to learn more about the mansion and herself, Em finds that Windchime Manor isn't as alive as it seems. WC: 32,130 --**-- This is my entry for ONC 2022! Prompts: 62. The old man you've been taking care of at the hospital has passed on. And in their will, you've been given their Wiltshire mansion. It's your first day in the house but something seems off. 64. We live in fear of ghosts-- but what if ghosts live in fear of us?