Short poems that contain imagery or themes from high/dark fantasy. I'll add to this collection as inspiration strikes, but each poem is a standalone. As such, it's always complete even though it'll never be complete.
YOU MESS WITH ONE OF THE THREE, YOU MESS WITH THEM ALL When a powerful knight joins forces with the Covenant, time grows short for the races of shapeshifters. Three ancient spirits inadvertently started the war. And three must end it. The wolf has joined the ranks. So has the raven. But where is that feisty, reclus...
BEWARE THE WRATH OF A PATIENT MAN A villain turning soft. An antihero going mad. The knight has sworn to rid the world of evil to protect those he loves. The dragon seeks to destroy the wayward knight for good. As the final battle grows nigh, spirits from around the world must work together to commune with the essen...
Acting normal is not the same as being normal. No one knows that truth better than Suthe Montikwe. Born with the unlucky genes of a distant druith ancestor, she's had to hide her talents in order not to be outcast by society. Her strategy is to smile, keep quiet, and work hard. While that method may keep her safe...
AN ETERNAL RIFT BETWEEN HUMANS AND BEASTS When a fierce yet beautiful stranger turns up at her door, Skye dives headfirst into a world of myth and magic. A dangerous captive who pulls at her heartstrings. A mysterious elder who bends the forces of nature to her will. And a league of shapeshifters caught in an ancient...
"Never will I fall in love again." -- Ravella "They keep telling me to make the first move, but it's not that simple." -- Andrew ___ Drew has crippling social anxiety. Vella has scars that run deep. Two friends decide to give love another chance. ___ After a tragic incident, Ravella Bellini has eschewed any idea of ro...
Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Time is running out it seems. But what if it already did, many years ago? But the clock tower still chimes so it must still carry on. But when the last chime of the clock tower sounds, will the human race rise, or will it plummet into a raging chaos? Or maybe it already did. Tick. Tock. Tick. T...
***2nd in Action/Adventure in the Blossom Awards!*** The year is 1126. The place, England. Rowen never really knew who her parents were. All she knew was that someone had left her on the steps of Great Hall; the spies' headquarters in England. Since she had been left there it seemed fitting that she should train ther...
A Cinderella Retelling with it's own magical twist to the known tale! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After the deaths of his parents, Nicholas lives with his demanding step-family. He cleans the house, runs the errands, and cooks the food. However, when the princess returns from studying abroad and has three balls held in her...
A spacewestern short story. All Marek wants is a quiet life in his saloon, but a cocktail of cyborg, drunken criminal lord, the local Sheriff and a few of the Dalton clan turns out to be a volatile mix... A spacewestern based on four photos for ForbiddenPlanet's SciFi Short Story Smackdown. Round 3 - Spacewestern.
A steampunk short. The age old battle between the Sky Pirates and the Troglodytes comes to a head. Can Talen and Marn finally end the war or will steamtanks, titanic squid and wheeled warriors merely prolong the battle? A steampunk novel based on four photos for ForbiddenPlanet's SciFi Short Story Smackdown. Round 2...
[A fast-paced, humor-driven, superhero Action/Adventure] Isaac is a normal kid. Completely normal. Well, he's a nerd, but other than that: normal. Absolutely normal. So when he, his best friend, and his rival get pursued by mysterious men in black, he finds himself in a situation that's far from normal. In fact, faili...
[Watty's Shortlist & WATTPAD PICKS -- Up and Coming List 06.07.2018] Now Available on Amazon!!! His hands moved down to cradle her neck. "I only have one request if you're going to keep me in suspense all day long." "What's that?" The movement of her lips drew his eyes down. "Let me kiss you again?" That voice, breat...
Riley's past isn't something most kids go through. Bad things happened, but when she got older, her dad decided it was best to move, and get away from something that seemed to haunt Riley. They moved from Arizona to California. About 1/4 into her junior year, Riley had to go to a new school, and make new friends. She...
(COMPLETED) No one knew his real name. No one saw his face. He was a skilled knight in training who always wore a red hooded cloak during the training sessions. So the other knights called him Red Hood, completely oblivious to the fact that he was a woman in disguise. Even though the kingdom of Isalgia has started to...
(Fantasy Adventure) The Kobold are coming. As the tide of Gathering Dark threatens not only the elves, but the dwarves, and shattered remnants of the human populace, only a few stand in their way: only they can restore the lost City of Ai. And then there's the dragon... Sorcery, ancient magic, sword play, and high fa...
*** featured in the list of the world's TOP 50 BEST WATTPAD STORIES OF 2018! (https://www.designwizard.com/blog/best-wattpad-stories/) WHO IS ALISON KING? A gunfight occurs in the woods. One woman emerges alive from the skirmish. She has no memory of her past, and her future is unclear. She only knows a shadowy orga...
[Wattys2018 Longlist] 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE meets THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION. When a woman washes up on a Pacific island with no memory of who she is, she helps the island's only other inhabitant to defend against a hostile alien, but contradictions in the man's story make her question the reality of her perceptions. TOP...
For centuries, the Oshan Empire has ruled the New World with terror and blood. The Watchers have been eradicated, and their sorcery is but a whispered myth. But the heart of magic beats on, and as it surges back to life, three young people will determine the fate of the world... Tori Burodai, a strong-willed slave gir...
A 2018 WATTPAD FEATURED STORY, for those who enjoyed Harry Potter but who seek a feisty, determined female protagonist. -Midwest Book Review. Sixteen-year-old Tessa seeks to restore her father to life by stealing the most prized magical artifact of the wicked conjurer, Lord Fellstone. She's joined by Calder, searchin...
***2nd in Fantasy in the Athena Awards!*** ***3rd in Fantasy in the Blossom Awards!*** Ranked #7 in horseriding As the only daughter of the king, Arilina will become ruler upon his death. So, her father trained her in mastering sword-fighting, throwing knives, and archery. She has the skills to defend herself and to p...
A young sorceress, sworn to protect life at all costs, must choose whether to sacrifice her humanity or let an invading dragon army destroy her homeland. ***** Sorceress Liselle Alta has decided to put her troubled past behind her, and her first ye...
We have all heard the fairy tales of the princess being locked away in a tower and can only be saved by her one true love. But what if her knight in shining armor was a peasant girl. Here's a twist to your favorite children's story and follow Myra on her quest to save her true love, the princess.
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...
[completed] The mechanical city, the place where the robots live. But robots aren't exactly alive, so that doesn't quite make sense. After ten years of waiting, after ten painful years of being apart from his beloved family, Samuel finally escaped and made the journey to the mechanical city. He'd heard that's where th...
Sam is the most promising swordsman among this year’s crop of Paladin trainees...and knows it. Brash, cocky, and unbeatable with a sword (well, almost), Sam is the kingdom of Thule’s best hope against the violence wrought by demons. The only problem is that Sam is really Lady Samantha, daughter of the seventeenth Duke...
The stars are falling, a meteor is hurtling towards the earth, life as we know it has come to an end, and you can watch...
In a galaxy divided by a century long war, Captain Rann Sachë is a soldier in the Ocheran army, fighting against the savage Eardil. That is, until someone accuses him of treason, leading to a hasty flight into the woods and enemy territory. With nowhere else to turn, Sachë joins a crew of mercenaries who seem to know...