In a city of neon lights and endless shadows, Finn Mercer is a hard-boiled detective with a past he can't escape and a future he doesn't trust. A veteran of the Great War with a rusty cybernetic leg and a sharp mind, Finn takes on the cases no one else dares to touch. As technology dominates the skyline and humanity fades into the static, Finn navigates a dangerous world of corruption, betrayal, and secrets-relying on intuition, grit, and the occasional help from Lexi Sparks, a bright young hacker with a knack for trouble. Gritty, atmospheric, and full of twists, The Mercer Files is a series of cyberpunk noir mysteries where every case peels back another layer of a city rotting from the inside out.

In seventeen years, no one has dared to approach it. Isis had been very clear. Do not come near or you will likely know the fate of your predecessors. Thus, in seventeen years, no one has dared to make a move. But rules are made to be broken, right? At least that's what Pearl, the daughter of the last person that attempted to reach the Rose Island herself, and her friends think. This may be a quest of dreadful and risky adventures for her friends but for Pearl, it's about more than that. Will she find answers about her mother, especially as to why she abandoned her when she was only an infant to attempt joining the island? This is personal to her, but everything quickly gets complicated when they have no choice but to make this trip with their enemy.

Ren Sarain was a weak adventurer who couldn't level up in the dungeon, however, he had a secret class that was locked, unable to find the way to open his class, he's faced with hopelessness, until one day he managed to open it with sheer determination and hard work. From now on, his life will change!

Volume 1: Pickpocketing Living in secret and stealing to eat is a hard life , but it's all Kuro has ever known. Fear and necessity honed him from a young age into the finest young thief in in the wizard kingdoms. Nobody can hide forever, though, and a run of poor luck lands Kuro in a place where his quick hands and quiet feet count for nothing: Avalon Academy, school of magic. Out of his depth and unable to escape, can Kuro find a place among the other misfits at the school, or will his past return to ruin the one chance he has to leave his life in the shadows?

What would you do if tales of old stayed true to the original text? Would you like them more than the remade Disney tales? You might find yourself trapped in the whirlwind of folk tales, of the stories that were meant to scare children into listening to their parents. Read to find out! This is a copy of The Grimm Brothers fairy tales. It's just a copyright, really, I hope you enjoy! (A/N: I began this when I was 13 and I had no idea what editing was so some of these are not edited to be very readable, if you find yourself struggling please message me and I will try my best to fix it! I'm 19 now and I major in storytellers art english so I should be able to make it flow nicely!)

When seventeen year old Mia is sent by her mother to go work at an all-boys summer camp, she can’t help but worry. As the assistant cook, she interacts with the boys throughout the whole day. Soon Mia finds herself in a sticky situation being strung between two major hotties and the head cook, who happens to be a bit older than her. Will Mia make it out of camp alive?

"Being reunited with your childhood best friend after eight years apart? Sounds like a heart-warming story. Finding out that said best friend is now a complete jerk who's determined to make your life hell? Not so much." Georgie and Connor were once inseparable. Best friends from birth, they did everything together - well, that was until Connor's dad got a once-in-a-lifetime job opportunity and the family was forced to relocate to New York. At age sixteen, Georgie's life is totally different - her main goal being to keep her head down and escape the brutalities of high school with as little emotional scarring as possible. Balancing school, work and her dwindling social life is enough of a challenge, but it's about to get a bit more complicated when her conceited ex-best friend gets thrown into the mix. Maybe friendship should come with an instruction booklet.

In the future, everyone who's bitten by a zombie turns into one... until Diane doesn't. Seven days later, she's facing consequences she never imagined. * * * * * As civilization collapses under a relentless wave of zombies, Diane and her friends take shelter in a military base. However, while she's rescuing another survivor, Diane gets bitten by one of the monsters. She hides it and runs away, knowing she only has days left to live. But she soon discovers she isn't turning into a zombie - she's turning into something else. --------- Excerpt: I looked up and stared. My reflection looked back at me in the mirror of the dark room. My eyes were literally glowing, there was no mistaking it. It was not a reflection of light, or any of the other excuses I had used or others had assumed. They were glowing a light sapphire blue color. It was not a bright glow, but it was definitely a glow. Glowing eyes were not normal. Okay, at this point I had to admit it, I was no longer normal. What was I then? For that, I had no answer [[Word count: 495,000]] Copyright August 2016. All Rights Reserved. Readers may not copy, alter, or steal this story. Fanfictions are allowed to use my *world* and *zombie rules* as long as credit is given. Cover was lovingly made by JimenaVivancoo.