ONC 2026. Prompt: 72. A real necromancer sits in on a fake séance.

I love pink. He loves red. I crave strawberry milk. He craves... an HEIR?! I am just a normal college student. I like coding (badly), cute ribbons, and justice. My biggest problem was supposed to be passing Theology class. But I don't know how I ended up with a heavy diamond ring on my finger. One moment I was trying to hack a bad guy's phone, and the next, I was signing a contract with the Devil himself. Now, I live in his fortress. He treats me like a princess, but he looks at the world like he wants to burn it down. And the worst part? He keeps talking about his "Legacy." He wants a baby. RIGHT. NOW. Excuse me, Sir? I have midterms next week! Does the baby come before or after my exam?! Is it Stockholm Syndrome if the villain is your husband? Asking for a friend.

"History is written by the victors. But the truth... the truth is written in the shadows." A thousand years ago, the world was balanced between the Sun and the Moon. But betrayal shattered the sky. Solarys, the Sun God, banished his queen, Nyxia, to the dark places of the earth, branding her and her star born children as "demons." In the golden kingdom of Elarion, the sun never sets on the lies of the past. Princess Selene is the Light of Elarion, a "flower to be protected," a bird in a gilded cage. To the world, she is a symbol of purity. To herself, she is a prisoner of her father's cold, religious perfection. She has never forgotten the day she saved a wounded "monster" in her garden, or the boy with the black eyes who looked at her with wonder instead of worship. Aziel is the Demon King of Nyxvaris. For a decade, he has carried the silver scar of the girl who showed him mercy when the world wanted him dead. He hasn't come to Elarion to burn it down. He has come to claim the only light he has ever known. Disguised as Zeke, a silent royal guard in silver plate, Aziel infiltrates the heart of his enemy's palace. He stands as a shadow behind Selene's throne, watching her endure the suffocating etiquette of a kingdom that is slowly erasing her soul. But as a new, human threat rises from within the Light, and a treacherous prince seeks to claim Selene for his own, Aziel's patience begins to fray. He was sworn to be her shield. But as the sky begins to bleed once more, he will have to decide: Will he remain the silent knight, or will he burn the world to set his Princess free? "In a world of blinding light, the only truth is the shadow that never leaves your side."

Draco is no ordinary warrior. Born with the godlike entity Lchiro sealed within him, he carries a power so immense it could annihilate worlds and a curse so deadly it threatens to consume him from within. All he wants is a normal life, but fate refuses him peace. Dragged into the relentless conflicts of the Hydra Generation, Draco must face merciless monsters, cunning rivals, and kingdoms teetering on the edge of chaos

Most people live one life. I remember all of mine. Every time my life reaches its end, another one begins somewhere else. A new world. A new time. A new name. Everything changes, and my story starts again from the beginning. In one life I walk through the noise and lights of a modern city. In another, I live inside a royal dynasty where every step follows ancient rules. In another, I struggle through poverty where every day is about survival. Once, I even lived as a stray cat watching the sea beside a quiet harbor. Each life feels complete while I am living it. But when the next one begins, the memories slowly return. Places I have seen before. Faces that feel strangely familiar. Moments that feel like they have already happened somewhere in another time. And through all these lives, there is one thing that never changes. In every world, in every era, there is someone my soul recognizes before my mind understands why. Sometimes we meet and everything feels peaceful, as if we have finally found our way back to each other. Sometimes we become part of each other's lives only to lose each other too soon. And sometimes we walk past each other as strangers, unaware that we have already shared lifetimes together. I don't know why I remember when no one else does. I don't know how many lives I have lived before this one. But I know this much is true. No matter where or when my next life begins... somewhere in that world, he will be there. And somehow, across time, across lives, across everything that changes... our souls will find each other again.

Prystal looks like comfort. A planet where everything is soft, bright, and perfectly shaped - like the world was designed to keep you calm. Streets curve too neatly, parks never get messy, and buildings shine like they don't age. But I've never felt calm here. Me and my family are the only humans on Prystal. And the locals don't know what to do with us. They stare. They whisper. They call us cursed. Then my sleep changes. I start seeing a planet called Earth. A planet nobody here has ever heard of... except me. And the more I see it, the more Prystal starts breaking around me. Like the world is scared of the truth. Like it's trying to stop me from remembering something I'm not supposed to know. Because maybe Prystal isn't a home. Maybe it's a place built to make you forget. And the scariest part? I think I wasn't sent here by mistake.