ONC 2023 Entry Gésine, hand chosen by the Dragon Zodiac as a successor, is accused of a terrible crime. Thrust from the mortal world into an immortal world full of power hungry Zodiacs, she must navigate the deadly machinations of the heavenly court and prove her innocence or be lost to a realm of eternal darkness. Full of magic, mythology, dangerous alliances and a dash of romance ♥️

🤎 'Three women. Three secrets. Three tangled lives.' 🤎 All that supermodel Amy Wonderson ever wanted was a few breathes of relief in a new home, after an early retirement from the industry, with her long-term partner and fiance. But leave the breathes, even her want to stay for a minute fades away when a not-so-secret gets exposed about her past on the internet. 🤎 Julien Sally Neverith was a normal girl with a simple part-time job in a coffee shop, a few cats in her one-room apartment and a hobby of collecting painting and hosting parties and competitions for kids in the asylum. But, her life comes to a 180⁰ turn when she realizes what actually happened to her sister almost 7years ago. 🤎 'Being jobless, orphan and a single mother at the almost 27th year of your life in the 21st century' was the position that Rosetté Maria Gomez have always despised with all her heart and might. Although tired, she had no other ways but to chose to live for her daughter - her first priority. 🤎 Fate has decided something else when Rosetté meets Amy and Julien - people with equally troublesome surroundings and situations - at the most uncanny settings - a 'Masquerade Maskers' concert in Texas. How will this one meeting at the most arbitrary place prove so much changes in the life of these three struggling young ladies with no will to continue their journey? Will they be able to find their way back to the start after coming so far into a messy life; together? 🤎 An 'ONC 2023' project with prompt #15. 🤎 Word Count- 3.6k [updating] Start date- 2nd February'23 Finish date- [*shrugs shoulders*] 🤎

| 𝟳𝘅 𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗗 ·|| HUNGER GAMES x CINDER || ONC 2023 Honorable Mention Amidst the escalating unrest between the windborne utopian city of Lighthaven and its seedy, oppressed underbelly Fumedge, the Grand Duke of Lighthaven, Lucius Sextus, comes up with an ingenious solution. To provide much-wanted respite from the brewing conflict, and achieve the apparent-if-temporary unity, he organizes Gaslight Trials - a highly entertaining panem-et-circenses combat event in the Pits. The combatants may use all steam and thaumaturgy powered augmentations at their disposal, and there is only one rule: defeat, or be defeated. The reward for the last one standing? A chance to start their life anew. A brass key to the city of Lighthaven with a luxurious mansion to call their own within, as well as an aeroship to command. When eighteen-year-old Veda Igglesden steps forward to take her timeworn adoptive father's place in the fight, she might as well be signing her death-sentence. With her eyes fully set on the prize, act-first-think-later Veda must harness the power of technology to try and win for her Papa Otto. Decades of breathing in the toxic air of Fumedge did a number on the old inventor's lungs, and being able to live in the air-filtered Lighthaven would sure come in handy right about now. A high-flying adventure full of gadgetry and intrigue; a pleasing blend of steampunk and postapocalyptic. See Veda unravel the mysterious ploy behind the game's organization, and uncover the truth about her secret origins. Can she cope both with the trials of physical and intellectual prowess, as well as with the trials of life itself: those of love, loss and regret? © 2023 EvelynHail Exclusively on Wattpad Based on prompt 49! Which is (I shan't leave ye hanging :P): "Master the rules of the game until you can play it better than they can." Michael Scott, "The Sorceress" Get ready for steampunkish tinkering,

When you discover a coin that could help you choose the right path in life, what do you do? Do you use it or do you just use your gut feeling and decide on your own? For 19 years, Sakura never really liked anyone. She was too busy studying and making her parents proud. But when she suddenly starts liking two boys that are nothing like each other, she feels like she could use some help. Be it in the form of a person she can share her thoughts with or in the form of a coin. ----------------------------------------- Based on prompt 5: Flip the coin and make a life choice with it. Two choices, one coin, and no turning back. Do you dare?

After seeking sanctuary in Harl for almost nine hundred years, Herbert Fletcher Zaeheri, the legendary vampire sets out on an exigent journey with Rao Yueru, the one and only prince of Roa to assist him in relieving his lost memories and to discover Roa's concealed enigma. Along their journey, Herbert discerns the silhouette of an old enemy in Zhea. Old memories began to resurface as he kept the secret only to himself to prevent the ultimate goal of this journey from going sideways. Herbert enjoys the sight of different creatures thriving under one kingdom, but one night, when Yueru did not return to their room, Herbert began to feel sceptical about the sovereign of Zhea, and he uncovers the anecdote of his greatest nemesis. 💥Featured on ONC 2023 | Honorable Mentions on 1 July 2023 💥 Featured on ONC 2023 | Shortlist on 28 June 2023 💥 Featured on ONC 2023 | Longlist on 20 May 2023 💥Featured on ONC 2023 | Ambassador Picks Reading List Round One on 28 March 2023 ||This story is written in conjunction with the ONC 2023, and can be found on Wattpad. Story can also be found on Webnovel beginning April 2025. ||

His voice is the sweetest dream. Reminding me of Beltane celebrations. Luke O'Brien's joyful musings were warm. Like bonfires signifying summer's approach. They conjure up visions of wild forests and flourishing fields. Of the sun dancing against one's skin. I'd never had the privilege of gazing upon Luke's undoubtedly impressive visage. It was a miracle unto itself that I could hear the kindergarten teacher during my slumber. The duration of my enchanted sleep eluded me. It felt like mere moments had passed and yet, I knew centuries had likely elapsed. Long enough for Samhain to transform from a sacred occasion heralding the beginning of winter and weakening of the veil separating the realm of mortals and the Otherworld to Halloween. A time for children to run amok. Disguised as anything but themselves as adults indulged them with an endless array of sweets.

ONC Shortlister(✓) Won The 2023 NanoWatt Awards in the category Novellas. August 1st, 23: Featured on @StoriesUndiscovered - Tales of Adventure. September 1st, 23: 1st place in the Vampire/werewolf category in the Lavender Awards hosted by @grandeur_cat with the highest score: 95.5% September 11, 23: - 3rd place winner in the fantasy category in The Book Awards hosted by AlexandraLing2000. - Featured on @adultfiction - On Stranger Tides September 13, 23: featured on @SpeculativeFiction - Fantasy (mature reads) September 15, 23: featured on @Fantasy - Romantasy September 23: featured on @HighFantasy - fair Verona (romance) May 8, 2024: featured on @DarkFantasyReads on two of their RLs: "Myth and Folklore" and "Fantasy Romance" ------------------ The moon. The moon. The moon. So bright. Rays bathing the earth beneath, illuminating paths, and breathing life into barren lands. However, what about the dark side of the moon? Spending a thousand years stuck in an abyss of nothing but emptiness, loneliness, and darkness is the only life Adaliah has ever known...until she grants someone the gift of life and he grants her the gift of love in return. ------------------ Warning: Violence, death, gore, blood, and...sexual tension. + If you are reading this on any site other than Wattpad then it is being unlawfully shared. Mirror sites often contain malware so please protect yourself and the work of this author by reading only on Wattpad. ------------------ [ONC entry - 1st draft - unedited]

#ONC Emma Valentine is desperate to prove she can be a great archaeologist, and she has found just the way to do it. Ephyra Islet is an uninhabited and restricted island with a secret. Determined to figure out the secret and learn all about the ancient civilization that lived there, she ignores all the warnings and sets-up her own illegal dig. When Emma discovers a massive bio-dome and a long forgotten immortal inside, life as she knows it will forever be changed. On the run with an immortal by her side she will have to decide what is more important, her career or her life. My first and only novella on Wattpad

[Pride Awards 2023, hosted by official lgbtq , Romance Category Winner and 5th Place Grandwinner] The foster son of a former cupbearer marries the cursed king of Persia, becoming not only the first consort to survive after the wedding, but also a threat to many conspirators. **** Shahryar had lost his first wife to a man no equal to him just after the wedding. Following their execution, each wife he marries dies some way or the other- falling down the stairs, suicide or even poisoning. Shahryar and his ministers are lost as to why it's happening, and eventually the king is called cursed. People are dissatisfied with the king and a rebellion threatens to bloom secretly. Soon there is a dearth of suitable women to marry Shahryar. But the sun cannot be complete without the moon. So comes forward Shahrazad.