Afrofantasy Stories

🌊⚓ The Chronicles of Aruanda (shortstory collection) *Updates on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Beyond life. Beyond death. Beyond the veil. In the vast spiritual city of Aruanda, souls return, disappear, forge alliances, break oaths, and struggle to find their place across realms shaped by memory, destiny, and the forces of Nature itself. 🐟 First Chronicle: Follow Migina, the Girl of the Wharf, as she searches for a lost friend and discovers that some reunions can change everything. ✨ Spiritual Fantasy 🕊️ Afro-Diasporic & Indigenous-Inspired Worldbuilding 🌙 Speculative Fiction | Afterlife Realms | Ancient Mysteries Welcome to Aruanda. Here you'll find standalone tales set within Reminiscences of Aruanda, an Afro-diasporic and Indigenous Brazilian universe. Some souls arrive. Others are hunted.

One was meant to die. The other swore never to forget. Betrayed by her own blood and hurled from the edge of a cliff, she is nothing more than a broken soul rejected by the living. Yet, in the depths of the abyss, death is not an end, but a metamorphosis. Carried by an ancient power, she is reborn: no longer the hunted girl, but a formidable entity, thirsting for vengeance. Her soul-sister is the only one who knows the truth. While the world sees this sea-born creature as a monster to be destroyed, she knows that deep within those eyes, the soul of the one she loved still screams. A tragic oath. A hunt spanning the ages. The destiny of two sisters bound by love, but torn apart by the darkest transformation in history. How do you destroy a monster... when that monster carries the soul of the only person you have ever loved?

Before there was light, there was no darkness. Before there was time, there was only possibility. Reality did not exist until one being spoke the First Name. He was Nyame. With every Name he gives the universe, mountains rise, rivers awaken, and gods are born, but each act of creation takes something from him forever. As the world grows, so do the mysteries hidden within it. An ancient counselor appears without explanation. The earth remembers a time before creation. And in the spaces between light and shadow, something older than the gods quietly watches. As rival deities struggle to find their place in the newborn world, Nyame must bear the unimaginable cost of creation while uncovering a truth that threatens everything he has built. The beginning of creation is only the beginning of the mystery.

The flame has split. The flame has chosen. Zariah Baptiste is no longer just the heir of Nyah Sungbo or the keeper of ancestral fire-she is Nia'tari, the Flame That Chooses. But creation is never without consequence. As her power evolves, so too does the darkness that once slumbered beneath the earth. A new threat rises-Veyra, born from the fire Zariah tried to forget. She is vengeance without memory. A future corrupted before it could even begin. Across continents, names vanish from history. Elders fall silent. And deep in a salt-cracked temple, something older than gods watches with hunger in its golden eye. Now, Nia'tari must face the shadow of her own becoming, protect Ayika-the last Firstborn-and confront the cost of choosing creation over destruction. Because the fire no longer just remembers... It dreams. And dreams, once awakened, can burn the world clean.

Two hundred years ago, the Hollowborn were hunted to extinction. Or so the world believed. Hidden deep within the ancient forest of Threnwood, a forgotten people endure - fractured, cloaked by magic, and haunted by prophecy. Among them, a boy named Q stands on the edge of awakening... and obscurity. On the night of his eighteenth birthday, a dream calls to him - a battlefield reversed in flame, a symbol he once touched as a child, and a voice that whispers: "When the hollow flame remembers, the world will burn anew." Q has no Pulse. No power. No legacy. So he does the one thing no one has dared in two centuries: He steps beyond the barrier.

Two worlds. One forbidden pact. One child who should never have existed. Born between two rival villages, Kasongo carries a secret written in blood before his very first breath. He is the living price of a pact forged between his father and the terrifying Queen of the Waters. Marked by ash-gray hair and eyes that burn with the spirits of the deep, Kasongo stands at the center of an ancient war-one that opposes river and forest, tradition and taboo, life and destruction. Chosen as the Guardian of a sacred relic coveted by all, he must survive in a world where loyalty can kill and truth is buried beneath generations of lies. But something far more dangerous is awakening within him. Torn between the ancient rituals of the Ndangé forest and the overwhelming power of the waters flowing through his veins, Kasongo must face the truth of what he is becoming. Will he rise as the one who unites the two worlds... or become the force that destroys them both? What to expect: ​Genre: Dark Fantasy / Afro-Fantasy. ​Setting: Deep African-inspired Mythology, Tribal Warfare, Ancestral Spirits. ​Magic System: Elemental Powers (Water & Forest), Blood Pacts, Ancient Rituals. ​Protagonist: Male Lead, Hidden Heritage, Gradual Progression of Power. ​Pacing & Tone: Slow-burn mystery building up to high-stakes action, Morally Gray characters, Gritty environment ,worldbuilding . about the "STORY " : Hi everyone! I am a Francophone author. This story is a 100% human-written, 60,000-word Afro-Fantasy novel that I originally wrote and published in French. I translated into English to share this Afro-Fantasy universe with you.

Before INOS attacks Washington D.C., the hunt begins in Miami. Jungle-Gal, a fierce warrior from New Kush inside Agartha, is sent to the surface to track an escaped Hollow Earth war-beast before it drags the battle into the human world. Her mission is simple: find INOS, contain him, and bring the fight back below Earth. But South Beach becomes a battlefield when a Spider Witch uses forbidden webroot magic to create a massive Moss Monster that threatens to swallow the city. Forced to reveal her Tigress form after EagleGirl arrives to assist from the sky, Jungle-Gal discovers the attack is only a distraction. The real threat waits near the Bermuda Triangle, where an ancient Stronghold is being twisted into a one-way gate into Agartha. Inside the storm-wrapped fortress, Jungle-Gal confronts the Spider Witch and uncovers a strange new people born from the witch's final brood: the Webari. Some flee into darkness, but most recognize Jungle-Gal not as an enemy, but as their protector. Now carrying the weight of an unexpected legacy, Jungle-Gal returns to Agartha with the Webari children, only to learn the hunt is far from over. INOS has been seen in Washington D.C.

A gift, A myth, And the world's fate depends on it. Life to Kemi Makinde is nothing but one hell of a rollercoaster. Orphaned for as long as she can remember and a struggling university scholarship student. Little does she know that a mythical fire magic is buried inside her. But after getting impugned by a pig-nosed creature and later rescued by her uncle she doesn't know she has, her whole reason for existence changed. The Grunters are back, and they will do anything to bring their long-lost Royals back from their graves. What they simply need is the blood of the violet flame beholder. Nothing more. What is considered a myth coursed inside Kemi. Now under the Grunters' red light, she is taken to Lagos for 'safety'. She must do everything to survive and probably save the world. With a series of events causing her to team up with her very own ice-cold prince charming and an unexpected ally, she scales Lagos, encountering nature deformed creatures, bloody witches, and even her supposed mother. The world fate lies on Kemi and the power of the violet flame. All she has to do is to release the flames.

💚A Note from Auntie Emma💚 Dearest Reader, The Land of Whispering Hills is the first book in a sweeping series inspired by the rich beauty, mystery, and heart of Uganda - Africa's hidden gem. I'm beyond excited to share this adventure with you. Buckle up, hold on tight... the train is leaving the station - toot toot! Let's discover the magic together. - With love, Auntie Emma 💚🌼 *** In the heart of Uganda, where myths linger in mist and memory, a hidden waterfall waits to be found... Stacy Namubiru is a rising researcher with a restless heart. When a chance encounter at a conservation summit leads her to Kamala Wekesa-a quiet, compelling biologist with a map to a forgotten legend-she's drawn into a journey deep into Uganda's Whispering Hills. There, ancient stories speak of a waterfall said to remember the past... and reveal the truth. But their expedition is disrupted by the arrival of Elijah, Stacy's former flame, whose presence threatens more than just emotional balance. He's chasing the same secret-for reasons that could endanger the sacred land they've come to protect. As mystery thickens and memory sings through the hills, Stacy must decide who to trust, what to believe, and whether the truth the waterfall reveals is one she's ready to face.

No one considers what could kill a dragon. What would be bold enough to rip her from the sky? King Daran the brave, the boy who refused to kneel and paid with his life. The centuries it took his family to build an empire would crumble all around him. . . . . King Daran the Brave has been fighting in the wars of his father since he was fifteen years old, now a man of seventeen he finds himself dangling between life and death when someone comes to him. Someone with an offer to make that may change his world.

Long before memory was carried in fire and bloodlines ruled with sigils, there was only Form-and the girl who dared to name it. Sungbo was born with no House, no lineage, and no right to the power she carried. In a village that feared flame and punished questions, she was marked as cursed. But when the fire called her name-and she called back-it awakened something ancient: memory, magic, and a truth older than the Seven Houses. Banished and hunted, Sungbo builds a new Circle of the Unclaimed: children abandoned by legacy, forgotten by blood, but chosen by the flame. As her power grows, so does the threat-because those in power don't fear her strength. They fear what she remembers. This is the untold beginning. Of root and fire. Of rebellion and return. Of the girl who didn't inherit the flame- she became it.

Before the story begins... This is more than just a tale of kingdoms and magic. This is the origin of an empire. Of a king who bowed to spirits. Of a queen who bled for peace. Of a child born from darkness, fire, moonlight... and silence. If you're ready for elemental magic, spirit wars, and bloodlines forged in legend- Welcome to Montalvia. On Wattpad: 3 chapters drop every Friday!!! Elemental Stones is FREE on Wattpad & Substack-for now. Chapters 1-9 are the gateway. After that, unlock each episode for $0.99, or subscribe and keep reading while it's still open. Chapters from Book 1 & 2 will be free + Bonus lore drops + art available on Substack: https://substack.com/@elementalstones?r=5hj9qf&utm_medium=ios (You'll want the full world...)

The fire has chosen-but not everyone accepted its light. Nia'tari has claimed her name, fused her twin flames, and faced the shadow of what she could have been. But deep beneath the sands of Senegal, something stirs-something older than the Houses, untouched by bloodlines, and unbound by fire. When forgotten sigils rise from the earth and a lost faction of memorykeepers emerges, Nia'tari is thrust into a reckoning even she didn't foresee. These are not enemies born of hate. They are echoes born of refusal-those who said no to flame, no to lineage, no to the cost of power. Now, the girl who became the Flame That Chooses must face a history she never knew existed... and a truth that could unravel the world she's fought to save. Because not all ancestors burn. Some wait. And some... remember too well.

A girl, abandoned by the world finds herself on the run from the world that has abandoned her. In her bid to escape, she encounters 'something' older than the world she seeks to escape.

In Unox, the divine woman is crafted-obedient, elegant, and silent. But Amethyst, the queen's fifth-born and twin to a prince, was never meant to be quiet. She burns too bright. As the middle daughter of eight, her place should be clear-but nothing about Amethyst has ever followed tradition. When a hidden ritual shatters everything she believed about her family-and herself-Amethyst escapes the only world she's ever known, thrust into the wild beauty and buried horrors of the lands beyond the castle. From enchanted forests to siren-haunted coasts, she chases whispers of truth, hunted by shadows cloaked in royal silk. War simmers beneath kingdoms, and something ancient stirs beneath her skin. Magic. Rebellion. Destiny. And a question that could break the crown

This is Lagos-there are no Good Samaritans here. Help always comes with a price, and nobody gives something for nothing." ​For university student Raymond Baoku, survival used to mean coding, passing exams, and avoiding campus bullies. But when his father-a brilliant genetics professor-is brutally assassinated, Raymond's ordinary life is burned to the ash. ​He inherits a dangerous secret: a perfected bio-cybernetic nanochip embedded in his neck, carrying the key to stabilizing a rogue race of genetically engineered, blood-thirsty super-soldiers known as the Titans. ​Suddenly thrust into a deadly cross-state manhunt from the neon-lit streets of Lagos to the ancient terrain of Ife, Raymond goes from being the prey to the ultimate predator. The monsters hunting him think he's just a helpless student. ​They're about to find out what happens when the lion fights back. ​ A fast-paced, action-packed Africanfuturist Urban Fantasy Thriller. CHECK OUT MY UPDATES: Especially every Tuesday and Thursday

They watched him before they ever knew his name. In a world powered by Aether, Zion learned early that strength makes people afraid-and fear turns into control, suspicion, and silence. Labeled dangerous. Watched too closely. Judged before he speaks. But storms don't ask for permission. When Zion's hidden power awakens, it draws the attention of forces that want to use him-or erase him. As discrimination tightens its grip, Zion must choose between staying small to survive... or rising and becoming what the world fears most. High above the clouds, Amira of Solaira carries a different kind of power-warmth, fire, and hope. When their paths collide, storm and sun form the Dual Current, a force capable of restoring balance-or breaking the world apart.

On a good night, The Wolf's Den was packed with patrons, the air thick with smoke, and her ears would ring letting her know that she would be in pain by the end of the night but her pockets would jingle with the coin of drunken sailors, knights, and the like. For Sarala Timbo, The Wolf's Den was at its best when it was brimming with multiple guests. It's too bad that Sarala might find themselves getting more than they wished.

A futuristic Nigeria where technology has advanced beyond imagination, but ancient magical traditions still hold power. The country is divided between the Tech Cities, ruled by scientists and engineers, and the Mystic Tribes, who guard forgotten magical secrets. A brilliant young hacker named Tari accidentally deciphers an ancient digital manuscript that reveals the lost secret of the Celestial Oath, a ritual that once united technology and magic. But the discovery triggers a war between the Tech Cities, who see magic as dangerous, and the Mystic Tribes, who believe technology has gone too far. With the help of Ife, a warrior from a hidden magical lineage, and Zubairu, a rogue AI with its own consciousness, Tari must uncover the truth behind the Celestial Oath before a catastrophic war destroys both magic and technology forever.

"The key has been lost for centuries. If she doesn't find it, the realms will fall. And so will she." Dee never believed in destiny. She believed in hard work, survival, and fighting for her place in a world that never truly saw her. But when a forgotten keychain begins glowing in her hands, when dreams of a world beyond her own refuse to let her go, she is forced to face a truth buried in blood and time. She is the last of the Guardians. And she is being called home. Pulled into Zora, an ancient city hidden beyond the reaches of modern civilization, Dee discovers a lineage of warriors, priestesses, and lost gods, a people waiting for their savior. The key to restoring balance has been missing for centuries, and the shadows that once swallowed the world are rising again. But time is running out. With Ayọ̀, a warrior sworn to protect her, by her side, Dee must embrace a power she never asked for and retrieve the key before it falls into the wrong hands. Because if she fails-the realms will shatter. And so will she.