Corporal Dia Zephyr assumed it was just another drill, no more than a Navy tradition, a rite of passage for the recruits. She expected a spacewalk, maybe a shooting game inside an asteroid field, skimming along the Collective's border before turning back to the Empire's space. After all, this was what they knew, what everyone expected. But that's not what happened. Highest ranks: [27 in #Science Fiction - 25 in #Horror 10-01-2018]

Placed on the northern hemisphere the Sea of Ember is a world of ice and stone, a land of fire and storms. Uncanny tempests sweep across the rocky terrain, rising and spreading ashes from dozens of active volcanoes disseminated everywhere in the continent. However, during winter, sudden snowstorms, almost as lethal as the rivers of magma scorching this plagued realm, turn the land into a literal hell. That's when Lithoniel's journey begins, during the last weeks of Spring. It should have been a hunting expedition, a short trip not far from the tribe's territory. Yet, when the Nightstalker, the tribe's chief hunter, decides to bring them in an unexplored area of the Asp ridge, Lithoniel has to decide if she can be something different from the outcast she had been for all her life. But can a fledgling hunter, an outsider in her own tribe be a leader? ------FIRST DRAFT-----

[Completed] Cursed as a child, Cinder Valentine lives life as beast, forced to perform in a traveling carnival. Only on the night of the full moon does she change back to her human form. The carnival travels through the Kingdom of Edenraye on the eve of the Prince's Ball. Every maiden in the kingdom is invited, but the full moon is the night before, and Cinder will be in her beastly form. Thanks to the carnival gypsy, and a moonstone necklace, Cinder will have one night to live life as a normal human. But, when the clock strikes twelve, and the moonstone fades, will her curse destroy the kingdom? ***Winner of @_Once_Upon Dark Fairy Tale contest.*** **COMPLETED**

A series of strange disappearances take place in a city park in the wee hours of the morning. When a man determined to solve them, stakes out the park, he comes face to face with the unthinkable truth. Flash fiction. 1388 words. **Completed

When Tia Frederick, "Miss Player" and Alex Frederick, her older brother move to Australia. Tia starts a new chapter in her life, as a student, at St. Jude's College. Tia, in two words, is - simply perfect. Thus, a string of broken hearts, at the heels of Miss Player. At Tia's College, her first step is to - ● Win her title as, St. Jude's, "Miss Player". Child's play. Her second step is to - • challenge St. Jude's, "Mr Player". A walk in the pa- Introducing, Logan Sutherland, "The Nerd". The moment her, chocolate brown eyes meet his, hazel-blue eyes, it is - hate at first sight. Therefore, her third step is to - • Ignore him, and people like him. Now, it is a walk in the pa- Unfortunately, it isn't because Logan is St. Jude's, "Nerd", and "Mr Player". Tia, in one word, is angry. One night, on her birthday, Logan challenges Tia. "The first one, to fall in love and say "I love you", loses their title." The deadline is, New Year's Eve. * Artist - @beemewz

|| Highest Rank - #1 in Teen Fiction || Ever broken into Disney World at three in the morning? Ever pranked the police and almost gotten arrested for it? Ever played paintball at the park in nothing but your underwear? Maya hasn't. But she is about to... Dylan Thompson is the most popular guy in the school and is seeking revenge after Maya slapped him for being a 'pervert'. What would you do if you were Maya? Move to Mexico and change your name to Rico and then proceed to move into an apartment with a goat owner named Pablo, obviously. What does Maya do? She doesn't run, instead she kicks him where the sun don't shine and slaps him again. Time for revenge nerd. --- Cover by the best human @1Dgurlwrites WARNING: Contains mild language & may cause many eyes rolls, fangirl moments and tears. [COMPLETED] Copyright © by Laylaa Khan