There is no night in the Everburning City. There can never be. ***** For four hundred years the Everburning City has withstood the advance of the life-strangling fog known as the Gloam. Its walls have held back five invasions, but on the eve of the sixth, the city's inhabitants know things have changed. Golems are coming out of the mist, and the bodies of the dead are rising at the Gloam's bidding. The city's last and most desperate line of defence comes in the form of the Crafters, individuals who can channel the power of fire, though they risk their sanity each time they do. The brightest of these valiant heroes are Tabitha a'Loria and her apprentice Gerald Reath. Risking their lives, they mount their airships, determined to save the last bastion of humanity - the Everburning City. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

There is no night in the Everburning City. There can never be. Fourteen people lie dead on the platform of Billows Station, killed by fire and rage. And as the perpetrator hides within the millions of people who inhabit the City, the task of finding this murder falls to Inspector Samuel B Fraser. Aided by a grateful Bureau of Oversight, his investigation will reach deep into the mysteries that brought a young man to the madness of desperation, and beyond into secrets that some powers would rather stay buried. Cover art by the superbly generous Narcisse Navarre @inksorcery

A simple family in the countryside have their lives changed when the Kingsguard comes with a dire message, one that brings them to the city of Mortel to find answers. But not all is as it seems in the city. The people live happily, the benevolent King Denile and his Kingsguard protect the living, and devout monks tend to the dead. But underneath that is a darkness plaguing everything around them. Ominous secrets lurk within the city. Hidden deep within the Halls of the Dead.

The Lands of Ralosia and Ranuulo (Book 1-3) (218.5k words) The Lands of Ralosia & Rannulo series takes place in a world with individuals capable of incredible feats of strength, animals of abnormal size, and races of people with distinct anatomy and cultures. Aero, Jirro, and Corri travel around the prosperous and beautiful Lands of Ralosia, coming across a variety of landscapes and people. Tournaments, hyena riding bandits, powerful creatures, a mysterious Masked Boy, the Three Deities, sacred weapons, and an underlying secret about their parent's sins. Ultimately their path takes them to the chaotic and desolate Lands of Ranuulo as the one known as Lunahreim seeks to fulfill his mission at any cost. The Lands of Ralosia and Ranuulo clash! Book 1: The Bandit Saga (88.5 words) Aero, Jirro, and Corri travel around the Lands of Ralosia, coming across a variety of landscapes and people. Tournaments, hyena riding bandits, powerful creatures, a mysterious Masked Boy, and an underlying secret about their parents lay in their path. Book 2: The Valr Saga (47.5k words) The Comet Tournament awaits! Every 30 years in a tournament takes place on Challenger's Lake a Fighting Tournament that coincides with Ralosia's comet. Many youths prepare for the tournament through rigorous training and undergoing dangerous adventures. Even the Three Deities have their eyes on these kids. But for the mysterious Masked One, this tournament isn't a simple game. Book 3: Zantii Saga (83.5k words) With the destruction of the barrier, passage between the the prosperous and beautiful Lands of Ralosia, and the chaotic and desolate Lands of Ranuulo. The notorious Sky Bandits seek to make up for past sins. Their children try to become more powerful. and learn the secret of Ralosia's Gauntlets. Meanwhile, the mentor of the Sky Bandits, Lunahreim, tries to fulfill his mission at any cost. The Lands of Ralsoia and Ranuulo clash!

"Very good, Wesley," he breathed, the warm air fanning across the merchant captain's face. "Now I suggest you listen closely because I don't do this very often." Wesley curiosity grew, though he kept a healthy degree of skepticism as he listened to the pirate. "I'm prepared to offer you a deal." "What kind of deal?" he asked, his heart racing. "I seem to have found something that I want even more than your ship's cargo," he said with an unsettling smirk. "And I am prepared to let what remains of your crew sail free if I get it." "Name your price," Wesley said, at this point ready to agree to anything if his crew would live. Valentine reached out and tilted Wesley's head up so he could get a better view of it. His smirk seemed to grow as he let one little word slip through his lips. "You." *This is an LGBTQ+ story*

[ONC 2025 HONOURABLE MENTION] A witch's broom is for flying and should never be used for cleaning unless you are Isolde Cromsbane. Her notorious clumsiness often ends up in a mess she has to deal with and there is only one job that can suit her, a librarian. But when a warlock comes looking for a forbidden book, which she had already burned to ashes by mistake, she is forced to cast the magic by herself. It's just a single spell after all. Yet apparently, her infamy should never be underestimated. It takes only one spell to reduce the library to ruins, leaving behind nothing but smoke, silence, and two lifeless bodies: hers and the warlock's. *** This is for ONC 2025 PROMPT 139: Oops, I did it again, muttered the witch as sparks flew wildly around the Hidden Library, narrowly missing the charming warlock who smirked and replied, Well this is already more exciting than finding that rare book. PROMPT 110: 20 days of freedom PROMPT 20: In a pink and red library filled with candles, you find a book with a rose on it. Inside, there's a spell that could bring back your lost love - but at what cost? © Copyrights Reserved 2025

[PREVIEW ONLY] WATTYS WINNER 2023 | Sixteen-year-old Felix Carver carries the ghosts of magicians in his blood. He can communicate with them and use the magical abilities they wielded against monsters when they were alive. His newfound power would be pretty cool, if the ghosts in question weren't his family and the man who killed them. Death doesn't stop Felix's siblings from finding new ways to annoy him from beyond the grave, nor his parents from doing their best to protect him from the dangerous side of his new life. Felix learns that his family belonged to an organization of magicians called the Bright Guardians, while their killer was a part of the Guardian Uprising that tried to overthrow the organization eight years earlier. The Bright Guardians take Felix in, hoping they can train him to fight monsters and control the ghosts living inside of him. Felix barely understands the magical world his family kept secret from him, but he does make friends with other odd cases at the Bright Academy. Troublemaker Arisa Tamura is struggling to control her ability to animate objects while under the influence of cursed bracelets, while the smart but reserved Mason Briggs is a witch who was transformed into a demon as a last resort to save his life. Together, the three of them realize that Uprising spies are still hiding among the Guardians. They have no idea who they can trust, but they do know who they can't: a Guardian named Ernest Abernathy, who stole a powerful wand from Mason's parents before killing them. Felix, Mason, and Arisa must construct a plan to steal back the wand without any help. If their plan fails, Ernest will turn the Guardians against them and have them locked up, or executed. If they succeed, they'll have one more weapon in the fight against the Uprising's army. Either way, the approaching war is inevitable. Be warned this book contains death, violence, and an above average amount of spiders.

Ang sabi nila, sa Barangay Disisyete-may antigong espiritu na bumibisita tuwing simbang gabi. Ito raw ay sa kadahilanang hinihintay raw nila maibalik ang nanakaw na anting-anting ng simbahan. Ang anting-anting na ito ay bibiyayaan ang sino man ang magmamay-ari nito...at para hindi abusuin ng kung sino-sino, itinago ito sa simbahan ni Apostol Frederico-ngunit nanakaw ito at tuluyan nang naglaho.

Lana waits in the rain for a ride that never comes-until it does. But the driver isn't a stranger. He's the man who killed her. In this chilling tale of obsession, delusion, and supernatural reckoning, a murdered student confronts the one who stole her life. Told through shifting perspectives and poetic dread, "Remember me, Lana" explores the thin line between longing and madness, and the ghost that memory refuses to bury. ⚠️ Content Warning: This story contains graphic depictions of mutilation, physical and sexual assault, and psychological trauma. Reader discretion is strongly advised. Suitable for mature audiences only. **This story is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and events are fictitious, unless otherwise stated. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead or actual events is purely coincidental. All Rights Reserved. No part of this story may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior permission of the authors. Plagiarism is a crime.**

★ COMPLETE • UNEDITED ★ "ARE YOU CRAVING FOR 'SOMETHING' THESE DAYS?" Atheia's gone, but her ghost never stopped talking. Dawson knows it can't be her-yet her name flickers on his phone's notification bar. Three photos. No captions. Each one drags him deeper into the night he tried to forget. A nightmare that bleeds into reality. And as the shadows whisper his name, Dawson learns that some desires don't die. They wait. Watching. Starving. *.·:·.✧ ✦ ✧.·:·.* CRAVE FOR THE SHADOWS ➥ Short Story Short Story, Horror (one of the entries for the Horror Nights Writing Competition by ArtByKarla) ➤ Prompt (no. 3): At midnight, a dead friend's account sends you photos of places you don't know... yet. ✦ Date Published: November 14, 2025 (Complete)