The house is safe. The hills outside are not. The basement is out of the question. Joel has been trapped in the house for what has felt like an eternity; all hope of escaping lost after the first few years. Without the company of the eight strangers who arrived with him, he would have gone mad long ago. But while living in the decrepit building is taxing, nothing could be worse than the thing downstairs. Everyone is content to just live in the six rooms that they know are safe until Joel learns that there may be something below. Something other than the creature that torments them. The house goes deeper, further down into the darkness. And while travelling through the unknown halls may be dangerous, and the thing downstairs is always following close behind, Joel is determined to find a way out of the nightmare he's found himself in; for his own sake, but more importantly, the sake of the people he loves. Watty 2022 shortlister Gloria Regali Awards 2023 winner

[Bauhinia Legacy Series, Book 4.0] 🏅HONORABLE MENTION IN ONC 2023🏅 Written for the 2023 Open Novella Contest: It's easy to get away with crime in a packed, unruly and newly built city--Cantonesia: The Jewel of the Orient. That's what Amelia Yeung's family has been doing for decades. She's part of Cantonesia's most notorious and elusive mafia family, the Bauhinias. On Amelia's next mission, which involves the Governor of Cantonesia and his family, she makes a dangerous mistake that takes away her freedom. Thus, she is forced to make a deal with two formidable forces. But scandals and secrets await her wherever she goes, and Amelia unearths one that could damage the Governor's reputation. She begins to question the moral integrity of those around her as the situation unfolds. To make matters worse, government agents are on Amelia's trail. She knows if she's captured, it could be the end of the Bauhinias. Now Amelia has to evade the law and help them at the same time. Will Amelia be able to solve her Cantonesia caper? Or will the government get to her first? ****** ONC Prompts used: #15, 33, 75 ****** Accolades: 🥇1st: Best Writing in the Phoenix Mini Awards 🥇1st: Best Epilogue in the Starlight Mini Awards 🥇1st: Action/Adventure in the Serenity Book Awards 🥈2nd: Action/Adventure Genre in The Katana Awards 🥈2nd: Action/Adventure Genre in The Fluorescence Awards 🥈2nd: Best Antagonist in The Philosopher Awards 🥈2nd: Best Antagonist in The Ambrosia Awards 🥈2nd: Best Prologue in the Starlight Mini Awards 🥈2nd: Best Bright Cover in the Best Book Cover Awards 🥉3rd: Hidden Gems Category in The Phoenix Awards 🥉3rd: Action/Science Fiction in The Philosopher Awards 🏅Honorable Mention: Best Protagonist in The Ambrosia Awards 🏅4th in the Wonder Awards: Best Worldbuilding 🏅ONC Round 1 & 2 Qualifier 🏅ONC Longlister & Shortlister 🏅FEATURED on the ONC Ambassador's Pick Reading List 🏅FEATURED on APIFantasy ****** Cover by

Eight years after the Great War, the world is now ruled by four kingdoms. On the surface, there is peace and prosperity. However, nothing is ever what it really seems. Each Emperor seeks power. Each ruler is searching for the key to winning over the others. Each one is looking for the unknown legendary strategist. Oh? And who am I? Don't mind me. I'm just a simple peasant girl. Why would I ever get involved in such boring matters? * * * * * Note: This is my own work, not a translation. Enjoy! (Thank you to MissNoir11 for the awesome cover!)

these are the crystal tears that will soon caress my marble statue

Humanity always held a discernible kind of potential; one that wavered in its fragility every time the earthly concept of good and evil was tampered with. What was once a world equipped with the brightest of stars, became a land overrun by monsters deformed by mortal-urged hunger. Those of whom hungry for everything but the fruits of their labor would soon find their decaying souls left buried in the ashes of their own impermanence. Only the worldly desire for power, money, and control could temporarily satisfy the appetite of a collective ego while chipping away at incarnation. Nourishing everything but the spirit quickly became the demise of a wicked monkeys ascension. •••This is a multi-perspective story. There will be a different storyline/perspective to each chapter.••• ***TRIGGER WARNING: Some parts of this story express thoughts of suicide, mental health issues, and opinions of mainstream religion. Do not read if these are topics you find disturbing and/or offensive in any way, shape, or form.***

Welcome to Alexander, Michigan. It's a small city like so many others on the surface. But underneath, there is something in Alexander. Something predatory that haunts this city. Tim has seen the madness haunting him both awake and as he dreams. There is no escape as the dead continue to taunt him. There is only death beyond death. Something the young man will soon discover as a fate far worse than being alive in Alexander. There is nothing less except to embrace his loss of sanity. And to confront whatever it is that dwells within the city.

❛ shining bright | 𝜗ৎ ❪ 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 ❫ as the roman empire reigns over judea, a couple from a small town is chosen to fulfill a prophecy that will deliver their people from persecution. ❪ ambys 2023 winner. 2x featured on wattpad. ❫ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ❪ 2020 © careycore ❫

When two young demonhunters discover a magical map in a secret weapon stash, they decide to follow it into the unknown of Faerieland to find its treasure. *** Frankie and Meg are the best of friends. They also happen to be students at Hetchworth Hall: Demonhunting Academy, a secret school that trains young paranormals for the eternal battle between good and evil. Their summer assignment has them patrolling the Kentish wetlands for anything out of the ordinary. But when they stop off at an abandoned church to renew their stash of holy weapons, they find a strange map amongst the rusting steel. A treasure map that leads to somewhere that shouldn't exist. *** Featured on @StoriesUndiscovered's Tales of Adventure reading list August 2023 Featured on @Fantasy's Quick Reads (Nov 23-April 24) and Monthly Picks reading list (Oct-Nov 2023) Featured on @ShortStory's Novelette reading list (May 2024) 🏆 Fantasy Short Story Top Pick in The Ambys 2023 🥇First place in the Short Story Category of the Rose Gold Awards 2023 (@Rose-Gold_Community) Written for Spring Fiesta 2022. Prompt: Write a story incorporating the following elements: cherry blossoms by the lake, two friends, an antique map, a ring. The story should contain one prominent magical element. Word count: 9600 Also available on Inkitt and Royal Road.

🏅🏅🏅🥉🏆Winner of 3rd place in the Wattpad Halloween Vault.🏆🥉🏅🏅🏅 🏅 Highest ranking: No 1 #Halloween Vault 2021 🏅 "In the darkness its limbs are misshapen, elongated... It drags itself over the stone floor inch by inch and I'm frozen to the spot in horror..." "Each year, they say, someone goes missing on Halloween in your small town. When you and your friends decide to enter the crumbling, abandoned house you know exactly why." The Manor House has been empty for as long as anyone can remember, so long only the old can remember what it was ever used for, who were the forgotten souls who lived and died there. This Halloween three friends are foolish enough to enter it, and find out. What they discover will change their lives forever. Perhaps even end them...

On crossing paths with an old friend, Maeva is one more heartbreak away from feeling alive again.