Brenn has never found it easy to follow her heart on Aesir occupied Earth where genetically unmodified humans are kept as second class citizens in the countries they'd called their own two centuries before. Life in the Human Districts is hard and painful, and for members of the Resistance, often short. The only escape is the inaccessible stars. Following her heart means heartbreak for someone. Most likely herself. But when it comes to Rora, the newest resident in her cousin's inn and pub, her heart is far more insistent. Perhaps her heart isn't the only one.

AJ is a demon hunter, and he's just committed the biggest vocational faux-pas in history. There are Seven Demon Kings, Asmodeus, the Lecherous Liar Belphegor, the Slothful Sinner Mammon, God of Greed Abaddon, Hunger of Hatred Sathanas, Bringer of Wrath Beezlebub, Emperor of Envy and lastly, the King of Kings Lucifer, Prince of Pride. Throughout history, the greatest of demon hunters fought to banish them as they appeared. But every time one was vanquished, another would return. Till several hundred years ago, AJ's ancestors finally ended the cycle. Somehow. Now he's screwed royally and in this light-hearted but dark at times horror novel, he tries to fix the biggest mess ever confronted by demon hunters and the occult. For he has released all seven Kings. First published on r/NoSleep and author subreddit r/IncictusWriting.

Ceres Blythe is a bounty hunter, running from her past and trying to put one foot in front of the other. Aphelion Navarro is a prince, struggling to define himself as an accomplished ambassador apart from his royal title. A war-torn solar system surrounds them and pulls their fates together. They'll have to overcome their glaring differences to survive and they just might find something more in each other.

A strange phenomenon they appeared from ancient times and have stuck around in modern.They posses an unprecedented amount of physical strength,in humane power of durability and are able to resurrect from the dead and some even posses a ray of mystical power such creatures have many names but the most common one is Demon. To combat such a secret covenant was made.Those who came in contact with a demon cursed ones or other wise known as Gray-Men who were blessed with such powers to kill Demons.They use Holy weapons to purge such evils.Each Holy weapon akin to each different Gray-man each with different special abilities to eliminate the threat at hand.The waging war between Gray-man and Demons has been for a millennia until. Enter 17 year old Ren a boy who is neither demon nor human but both.Watch as he faces trials and tribulations and fights both Demons and Gray-men. (This story contains strong language!)

Faith is like ice-cream. It comes in all flavors. Greek, Norse, Sumerian, Christian- just name it and it's there. Adventures, on the other hand, are like credit cards. The first taste is free, but the price only goes up from there. Family heirlooms, now those are true evil. You get burdened with them for sentimental reasons, even if they're icky. For Lukas Aguilar, it was a pendant. A small, weird metal nib that, while irritating, seemed harmless. Such convictions are put to test when a ruined goddess stretches her hands from beyond the Sands of Time and grasps his fate, blurring the line between fact and fiction. Now torn away from his former life on Earth, Lukas finds himself trapped in an underground cavern with no escape in sight and hundreds of questions. In a world where vicious monsters stand in the way of answers, where even the smallest of insects see him as prey, the road most traveled is one littered with corpses.

When all hope is gone, the crew of Hestia's Hearth will make their own. The Known Universe has been at peace for almost 100 years, but for most of Brenn's life, trapped on an Earth controlled by the genetically superior Aesir Empire, it hasn't felt like it. The Aesir took her peace, they took her parents, and then they took her wife. Three years after her wife's murder, she's found a new life light years away from Earth. A happy one, most days, with a best friend and captain who understands her, and a shared mission to undo some of the damage the Aesir have done to the Universe and offer relief to anyone who needs it. But the past has a way of rising again. A surprise rescue mission brings Brenn face to face with her wife; delirious, ill, and scarred from the bullets Brenn thought had killed her, but very much alive with a newborn at her breast. A newborn whose very existence could mean intergalactic war. Now Brenn must balance her wife's delicate mental health, new motherhood, and her own complicated feelings while working with her Captain and their odd bunch of friends and allies to protect her tiny family from a small, but influential group within the Aesir government who will stop at nothing to take back Brenn's wife and child. All the while, there are whispers of a greater and more ancient power coming to life. A power Brenn's wife knows more about than she wants to let on. It's a good thing Brenn is used to fighting. *** CW: Contains mildly graphic scenes of violence/death, topics of unwanted pregnancy/abortion, scientific experimentation on sapient beings, depression/suicide, grief, and trauma. The tone of this fiction is often dark, yet hopeful. Updates Every Other Weekend

Two unlikely friends join a health and wellness pyramid scheme. Welcome to the Flourish Premium Lifestyle Brand! Charlie, an advertising executive, and Kirra, a stay-at-home mom, team up to #slay their new network marketing businesses. They're burnt out, almost broke, and ready to become the best versions of themselves while living a premium lifestyle. Rising to the top of the pyramid is harder than making a few glamorous social media posts though! Leap into this fearless tale of friendship, magick, and questionable nutrition supplements with the same enthusiasm they did - who knows? Maybe YOU, too, can make full-time income on your own schedule, working from your phone, and earn a signature avocado-vomit green Flourish luxury station wagon! Content Warning - If you're sensitive to reading stuff about body issues, weight loss, and being insecure about all that, this might not be the story for you. Important Disclaimer - This is a work of fiction - any similarities to real persons, situations, or network marketing companies are purely coincidental.

Welcome to Rebel Town, where all them outlaws cause this uproar. If you tend to stir up trouble, welcome, we like them wanted! Currently recruiting, become a rebel and join in the riot! This is a place to be free, to express and to inspire. The main goal here is to support each other in all and any endeavors, be it legal or naughty... Haters gonna hate, but that's okay in Rebel Town we burn them at the stake.

A science-fiction about a dystopian future. Cities have become concentration camps. All controlled by one mysterious figure, The One True Monarch. Follow the journey of a young boy trying to survive in this apocalypse.

All was well in the tiny town of Wolf Creek, Virginia. Well, it was until the Statuam Occulus showed up. Now the townspeople have a choice, but they must choose wisely. Love, money, or revenge? Choose the wrong one and the consequences will be deadly. Another entry for #opennovellacontest2021