In a dark Benedictine Abbey, high in the cold mountains of Helvetia, where stone and earth remember older laws than kings, a legendary weapon rests in silence. It lies within the Kloster Einsiedeln, a mountain abbey sworn to the Cantors of the region of Oath Fellowship, its fresco painted walls with tales of a history that is much different than the truth it conceals. For generations, the weapon has slept beneath legend, its purpose misremembered, its history softened into a heroic myth. But weapons do not forget. When the lies that bound it begins to unravel, and the abbey's sealed records stir, old borders awaken. Wolves who once feared only the glint of steel begin to fear something else as the weapon reveals what it was never meant to be. Not an instrument of slaughter, but a measure of law. What rises in its wake is neither hunter nor monster, but something the world has not known for centuries. The Wardens of the Limes. Some weapons are forged to kill. Others are forged to decide. This weapon requires HEIRS. And Miteinander; working together. Or it won't work at all... The surprising heirs of the weapon, rivals since childhood, staunch upholders of the lies believed throughout family generations, must now overcome, to step into their chosen destiny. "They stand at the Threshold." ✠ ✠ ✠ ONC26 Prompt # 1. Two rivals discover they're the chosen heirs to a legendary weapon that will only activate if they work together. Some Historical references: The Kloster Einsiedeln Abbey was first founded as a Benedictine monastery in 934 CE on the site of a former hermitage. Its origins, however, date back to approximately 835 CE, when the hermit monk Saint Meinrad first established a small cell in the "Dark Forest" of the region. LIMES definition: Latin. Originally meaning a path or boundary line. A limes (plural: limites) was a fortified border or frontier system of the Roman Empire.

🎏 Author Comment: This tale has been designed and written for younger readers but it can be enjoyed by all. ─ᛰ─ In the elder days before mortal kings etched their borders into stone, before time was measured by crowns and conquests, when Elven Folk shared the world with mortals under treaties older than memory, there came upon our people an age of quiet sundering. It was a time when Giants still walked the high places, when Dragons passed like storms along the horizons, and when Elven Folk shared the world with mortals under treaties older than memory. Yet even then, doubt found root. In those days there arose among mortals a whispering hunger, seeded by those who wore borrowed faces. The Changeling Wizards, who fed fear as if it were wisdom. Convincing mortal kings, the magic of the elves no longer served them. What had once been shared truth became superstition. What had once been kinship became a war of wills. From that hour, the old goodwill ended. Thus the space between our peoples widened, until the old paths closed and we were pressed back into the frost-bitten heights of our ancestral lands. And what would happen next would leave the old world in the silent throes of an uneasy realization that all was not as it seemed... A time when love and acceptance became fear and those fears bred greed. Greed bred forgetting. And forgetting became blame. But in that age arose two souls. One born of mortal blood, one of mortal grace. Who chose to stand where others turned away. Alvaro, and Daniela of the western shores, whose names the stone itself remembers. ─ᛰ─ ONC Prompt 78 You begin to realize that things are not as they seem. 🎏 Author Comment: This tale has been designed and written for younger readers but it can be enjoyed by all.

"I don't need a knife. Your mind is enough." --- In the quiet town of Silverpine, four sudden deaths spark whispers that spread faster than the truth. But they all lead back to one high school junior: Rosalind Morgan. She saw everything. Knew everything. Felt everything. But she said nothing. Rumors twist through the town like poison, friendships splinter, and suspicion settles in every corner like dust. No one is innocent. No one untouched. Grief mutates into paranoia and loyalty begins to rot. The line between victim and villain vanishes. In this story, there is no single hero-only shifting perspectives, buried secrets, and the chilling realization that sometimes the most dangerous person in the room isn't who you think it is. ---

Joaquin Reyes has learned how to stay without holding on too tightly. Samuel Carter has learned how to build a life that doesn't collapse under pressure. When their lives intersect, what forms between them is not a dramatic romance, but a steady companionship shaped by attention, restraint, and choice. They move through ordinary days, distance, success, and silence without rushing to define what they are. Instead, they learn how to share space-how to witness each other without control, how to remain without fear of loss. This is a novel about love that doesn't announce itself, connection that doesn't demand possession, and the quiet work of choosing someone again and again, not because it is urgent, but because it holds. Written for the Open Novella Contest 2026. Main prompt #24: Staying as friends feels safe, but that doesn't mean it's the path you're meant to take.

Something was very common in all the dreams... perhaps nightmares; the two individuals, who never get their happy ever ending, wore homaika rings-just as the man who has been having these horrifying 'nightmares' of those two. He, too, wore the same white and black clear rings. What's it trying to say? ⊹࿔⊹࿐⊹ೃ🪼࿔⊹ Warning (⚠️ ): - More may be added. - ➨Mention of: ‣Blood ‣Gagging/vomit ‣In word sounds, too ➨Contains some coarse language (Swear words). ➨ Animal abuse. ➨ Emotional Distress. ✦ Three (3) POVS: 1st person(2) and 3rd person. ✲ Participant of Open Novella Contest 2026 ✲ Prompt 52: You're on a first date when you suddenly realize the person sitting across from you isn't entirely human. ➳➳➳Republished due to the mistake of using an old draft for the new storyᥫ᭡.

She is sent to kill the dragon. Instead, she might become his only salvation. *** In a world swallowed by the Ever-Dark, Iva Vernigora is nothing more than a lowly servant in the house of the cruel Voivode Yakub Ivanov, Duke of Highroot. But when Voivode blackmails her with the lives of her parents, Iva is forced to pretend she's his daughter, as she infiltrates the royal academy of magic - Kolegium. Voivode Yakub's order is absolute: poison the Prince Konstantin Veliki. Prince Konstantin is the heir to the throne, the last of the line of Dragons - a Zmey warrior of light, who was blessed with a dragon-shifting gift. At a first glance, he is nothing but a smug, pompous royal, and everything Iva is supposed to hate. Yet every touch, and every shared lesson at Kolegium blurs the line between the enemy she must kill and the man she is beginning to crave. While Iva stalks her prey as a knife in the dark, waiting for the chance to extinguish Konstantin's light, she discovers that the dragon everyone fears is the only thing standing between humanity and the void. As the Ever-Dark Shades rise, Iva must make an impossible choice. Will she carry out her sinister orders and secure her parents' freedom, or will she stand by the Dragon in the battle for the world's last light? *** The Shades are coming. The Dragons are falling. And the Eternal Spark is waiting for its host. © 2026 EvelynHail Exclusively on Wattpad Based on prompts: 97. "When the world slips into endless darkness, something begins to move in the shadows and you must find a way to survive in a night that never ends." 4. "You discover that the dragon everyone fears is in danger, and you are the only one who can save it from the knight sworn to slay it ."

A pro hockey player and Hollywood princess form an unexpected bond amidst the scrutiny of the public, growing into a wildfire they both can't tame. ***** Larissa Hepburn, who goes by her stage name "Nova", is a triple threat in Hollywood. A talented singer, dancer, and actress, there seems to be nothing she can't do. In the eyes of the world, she's the model of a perfect human being. However, underneath the glamor, the smiles, laughter, and wall of illusions lies a darker truth - a woman on the brink of losing the tether she holds to this world. And on top of everything, she lost her best friend years ago to fame, a friendship she wants to mend as the final goal in her life. Then she meets Rhys Melton, a pro hockey player addicted to the world of hockey and himself broken in more ways than one. Brutal on the ice, he doesn't have time for romance or sexual relationships, especially after having his heart broken by someone from his past. And posing as the charming playboy to the public eye is the only way to shield his pain from the world. But one single glance and a hilarious encounter changes both their lives in the most unexpected ways. What begins as an escape from the paparazzi turns into an unlikely friendship that forms in one single night. And as they spend more time together, the more they discover the disastrous truth that lies underneath their armors, one that bonds them into a scandalous romance. Even the brightest souls can hide the darkest thoughts. But what happens when two broken people, one more than the other, cross paths? Will they save each other from the darkness consuming them? OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2026

Two rival hockey captains must confront the tension on and off the ice before their secret romance sends both their lives up into flames. **** Rhia Sinclaide's passion in life is hockey. It's the only thing that keeps her from going insane, well, besides her hidden and toxic relationship with Coach Dawson. But the world around her continues to grow darker every day, dimming the lights as she struggles to escape the clutches of the one person she thought she could trust. Jackie Reese has been obssessed with hockey since she was a little girl. Reaching pros is a dream come true, and she is ready to do anything to appease her fans. And that includes provoking her biggest enemy: Rhia Sinclaide. It's just like another sport for her, really, until she discovers the truth between Rhia and her Coach and finds out the nightmare her rival is imprisoned in. Rhia doesn't want any help from anybody, especially not from her most-hated enemy in the world. But neither of them can stop the forces that pull them together, ones so powerful that they threaten to pull them both under dangerous waves and drown.

When two ex-best friends turned rival assassins cross paths on a mission, they must work together to uncover the truth, reopening old wounds and buried feelings while battling monsters.

When a psychopathic villain crosses paths with one of the heroes tasked with hunting her down, the last thing she expects is for that bright, sassy hero to be her prophesized soulmate. **** Xadina's name is whispered on the streets, a lethal form of the shadows, wreaking terrifying havoc on the people who have wronged her. And if it means collateral damage, so be it. Growing up in a town that made her feel invisible and bullied her unleashed the need for revenge no matter the cost. And she's not going to stop until she finds what she needs to bring it all to an end, even if the world might burn in the process. A stone, Zadrixard, is a myth, a weapon told only in books. It has the power to connect all the people who have wronged someone and bring them a slow, torturous death. Unfortunately, it has been lost for the past two hundred years, and Xadina is only one of many who has searched for it. In addition to her search, several organizations have placed a bounty upwards of one million dollars on her head. So-called heroes go after her for the glory and the money, and she has no problem dealing with them. Until she crosses paths with a hero who is immune to her powers. And according to a prophecy, only her true soulmate cannot be hurt by her. Dahlia is a hero, a different kind of hero. Unlike the others, she doesn't care about the glory or money. Her sole purpose in life is to bring karma to those who deserve it, especially the infamous villain Xadina. But a deeper truth reveals itself, thrusting them both into dangerous territory that neither of them is prepared to handle. And only one of them can be left standing.