In a dark and deep land lives young Marjorie, a woman desperate for something more than her conventional life in her tiny village, Core. She aches for something dangerous, something like the dark forest, Mirkwood, which borders her home. Yet, there is a curse which haunts her people: a Wolf. For the last eighteen years, he takes one innocent life. Fate seems to change at the hands of Vivian, a Wardeness who promises Core a safe passage through Mirkwood. For a moment, Marjorie has everything she has ever wanted: An escape from a fate set in stone... until the Wolf set its dark intentions on her. Now, she is forced to decide: Will she defeat the Wolf or will she willingly be devoured? __________________ The stranger turned to face her. This close, it was easy to see his handsome features. From his high cheekbones to his piercing gray eyes, he was unlike any sully-faced villager. Instead, he wore his beauty with a casual grace, as if he were clueless to the plumpness of his lips or the flat, smooth surface of his chest. "Am I a what?" The man cocked a thick, dark brow up. He pushed his right hand into the pocket of his trousers, but not before Marjorie caught a glimpse of the heavy jewels on his fingers. He drowned in an opulence few villagers could afford. "I take that as a no," she said. "What is your name, stranger?" He looked to her, and then his gaze traveled to where men and women continued to fling themselves around the heat of the bonfire. You don't belong here, she thought.

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[Featured] [Highest rank #2 in Horror] [Featured by @TheExorcistFOX] Exclusive to Wattpad! "Whatever you do, don't let them inside." Liam is a new father struggling to adapt to life with a baby. Growing more sleepless and paranoid with each passing night, he wonders if the taps on the windows and mysterious faces at the door are all in his head. He'll find out the terrifying truth when the black-eyed children knock. When the Black-Eyed Children Knock is a superbly suspenseful read. You'll never hear a knock at the door at night in the same way. Also includes five other short horror stories.

The world as we know it ended 209 years ago. From a desert wasteland springs a single kingdom, ruled by a tyrannical King and trapped in an endless war against the shadowy desert warriors. As a desperate bid to save what remains of humanity, society has been split into two distinct classes, nicknamed the Court and the Commons. For an oppressed population on the brink of revolution, a common thief could be the last hope. Up until now, Kay has survived by her wits alone. Reckless and impulsive, wanted by the King's guard, Kay has become known as the Runner. Using the city's rooftops as her personal domain, she manages to keep one step ahead of the King with one hand buried in the purses of the courtiers. Driven by the plight of the commoners and the unjust death of her family, Kay seizes the chance to graduate from small-time thievery to full-scale rebellion. Her opportunity comes in the form of Will, a wealthy ex-soldier with a dark past. Plucked from the streets and thrown into the shimmering palace court, Kay must use her every strength to blend into a world where she doesn't belong, closer to the enemy than she ever thought she would be.

Jingle Hell, Jingle Hell, Jingle all the way. Oh what fun, It is to hide; To slaughter and to slay... (Winner of @Fright's Holiday Horror Contest!) Highest ranking: #10 in horror, 27th December 2016 Featured in @IncarnateMovie 'Best of Horror' reading list Featured on @Fright @Wattfest @SpeculativeFiction @ForbiddenWorlds reading lists Featured Story December 2018 (Home For the Holidays) Featured Story November 2020 (Editors' Choice) Featured Story October 2021 (Homepage, Spooky SZN) Also available on Amazon and at Barnes and Noble Includes audio Cover by @RachelS8766 Disclaimer: This story is rated PG13, and any comments on this story should also be suitable for 13 year olds to come across. Any comments which are not PG13 may be removed without notice. Thank you ☺♥

Updating Fridays and Sundays, Kingdom's Fall is a fantasy adventure set in a world where heroes find themselves pitted against an ancient and powerful magic. Kara has lived her whole life trapped under the roof of her father's inn. She longs for adventure, but there is little to be found in a backwater village: at least until Aiden Baird arrives. Noble, rogue, and spy - Aiden Baird is the most notorious man in the Kingdom. Or he would be, if he could remember who he is... Cuan has lived his entire life as the garrison brat, surrounded by soldiers. Unwanted and ignored, he travels north in the service of the one man he looks up to: Gray, the garrison captain. But Captain Gray has concerns of his own. It has been fifteen years since he last saw the King, and they did not part on good terms. Something dark is growing in the Kingdom. Trade from the south has choked to a standstill, and the air over the marshes hangs heavy with the threat of war. In the north the sea-wall, the ancient defence that protects the coastline, is crumbling. The people look to their lords for guidance, and the lords look to their King. King Varion has little time for their concerns. His daughter has been kidnapped by a priest-cult who intend to sacrifice her and summon an ancient power into the world. Faced with an enemy beyond human understanding, there is only one conclusion. In order to save their people, the Kingdom must fall.

DISCLAIMER | VERY GRAPHIC INTRO - VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED A old man left a hard-working, lonely life. A slow campaign up the cooperate ladder Successful yet unsatisfied with life All was empty.... Till one day His heart gave out And was remissioned "I will give you a second chance" "I will give you reincarnation" "I will want you desire" "And you will be named 'Niizuma Shiiori'" Though many tribulation and tears Will our heroine come out victorious Or she will succumb to the force of the world? Will our heroine unlock her full potential Or would she be overcome by her own inheritance Vampire child with an unusual air around her. Gifted with great wisdom and intellect as if she sees all through that one eye of her. This is Niizuma Shiori, more than what meets the eye! Warning, much prose, visual, and cringe are in the making!! Sela~ Joshua J. Kusuma

« Elles m'ont dit que j'avais de la chance. Que j'étais différente. Que je pouvais changer le cours de l'histoire. Que je portais l'espoir en moi. Je suis censée les croire sur parole, accepter mon destin. Mon avis ne compte pas. Je ne devrais même pas être dotée d'un avis. À leurs yeux, la Cause, la vraie, la grande, l'unique, prend le pas sur l'Humain. Je devrais m'accommoder de cette vie factice, conçue pour servir un intérêt supérieur qu'elles manipulent à leur guise. Je ne suis pas sûre d'être prête à l'accepter. Quand je doute, je prends le temps de les regarder. Tous autant qu'ils sont. Ils agitent leurs bras, chacun dans leur coin, se rejettent sans cesse la faute et prétendent détenir une vérité qu'ils ne peuvent expliquer. Ils agissent au nom d'une justice aux définitions multiples. Ils brisent toute esquisse d'unité, sous l'effet de leur prétendue nature pour les uns, ou d'une volonté divine pour les autres. Et finissent par s'entre-tuer, aveuglés par leurs croyances biaisées ; éternelle justification de l'injustifiable. Ils me fascinent. Tous autant qu'ils sont. Incapables de comprendre qu'à leur échelle, le blanc et le noir n'existent pas. L'humain n'est que nuances de gris, où chacun prétend tendre vers sa conception fallacieuse de la lumière et accuse l'autre de sombrer dans une obscurité immuable. Ils me fascinent. Tous autant qu'ils sont. Et pendant qu'ils baignent dans leur ignorance, la véritable ombre peut se répandre en toute quiétude. Taïka. » Luna Backlash, extrait d'« Avant la Chute », texte retrouvé dans les archives de la Tour d'Ynula. ~ Lauréat des Wattys 2019 - Catégorie Fantasy ~

Erin, an orphaned pickpocket, is the queen of a small criminal subculture, but when she steals her way into a deadly conspiracy, mysterious powers seek to silence her. Erin will need all her cunning if she is to survive this new world of violence, magic and companionship, but sometimes, survival just isn't enough... Completed

The Awakening changed the face of reality itself. A cataclysm of dimensional proportions, the event unleashed all manner of demonic beasts upon the world of man and left humanity's scattered survivors trapped in an endless battle for survival. That's a battle Council Academy all-star Seth Wright learned the hard way, barely surviving his first encounter with demonic entities. Now aware of the peril mankind faces, he's desperate to learn what he must to defeat them - but the only person willing to help him is veteran demon hunter Astral Daamon, and only so she can pursue her own investigation into corruption within the walls of the Council Academy. But what they uncover together is far more terrifying than mere conspiracy - challenging everything Seth thought he knew about fighting demons. Beneath the foundations of the academy itself, an ancient and malevolent evil is stirring from its slumber - and unless Seth is willing to sacrifice what he believes could protect humanity from annihilation, this demon will rise and devour everyone he cares about. Seth is being forced to weigh the lives of his classmates against the fate of humanity. When the moment comes, will he make the right decision?