Arcanepunk Stories

Arcanepunk is a subgenre of speculative fiction set in futuristic, dystopian worlds where arcane forces and advanced technology coexist, often under the control of powerful corporations. It explores themes of magic, innovation, power, and transformation, following rebels, inventors, hackers,crime lords and rogue mages navigating cities reshaped by the Xieon, where widespread arcane compatibility and the rise of the Aether Core have forever changed the nature of reality. --- XIEON Protocol: One escape from a secret lab. One massive bounty. An entire city turned savage. ‎ ‎A nobody with a past he can't remember breaks someone out of a secured lab facility. Within hours, his face is plastered on every screen in the city. The UnderGrid erupts into chaos-gangs mobilize, bounty hunters flood the streets, and the elite Vanguard Corps launches a city-wide manhunt. ‎ ‎Two fugitives on the run. A celebrity space runner with secrets of her own. Alliances with crime lords. Military operations ending in blood and fire. ‎ ‎Carrying out secret investigations that could expose the corrupt system, but it still doesn't seem enough. ‎ ‎The hunt is just the beginning. Fortresses burn to ash. Broadcasts shake the districts. Monsters emerge from the Wasteland beyond the walls, as one individual declares war on the entire city and its corporations. ‎ ‎A power capable of changing reality, known to only a few, and they will stop at nothing to obtain it, even if it means exploiting and experimenting endlessly. ‎ ‎In Neo Tekk, one choice can make you the most wanted. Survival means making deals you can't afford, fighting battles you can't win alone, and becoming something the system never expected. ©All Rights Reserved ‎

The dragon is sleeping; it's fading away. Only one can awaken it, only one can revive it. Will they make it in time? Cethore was once simply a land divided by the people within. Of the seven tribes, great power ran through their veins, each power unique to its tribe, but one tribe was blessed with power over all other tribes. They united the tribes to form the nation of Cethore, run by the Council of Sixeen. For many centuries, peace reigned, until the darkness crept into their hearts. Samari is a homeless orphan hoping to find a good life somewhere, a place where she belongs. Luck is not on her side as she runs into a street fight that is bigger than it seems. When she joins a guild that works for a dead king, she finds a version of herself she never knew existed--and friends she never had. But now she has to step up in order to keep the darkness at bay. With the fate of her world in the balance, she must decide between staying comfortable or fighting for greater power. [Fairy Tail meets Avatar: The Last Airbender] Warning! This book contains violence, bullying, racism, and dark scenes. | Completed | Book One in the Of Cethore series | Featuring a map made by @Ladune

After the abdication of its former president and the truth revealed about the origins of their world, Sirius City is thrown into even further chaos. But even now, sinister forces plot to challenge the country's right to live. As Sirius City reels from its rapidly worsening racial issues, a calamity strikes their country. Natural arcani has been mysteriously corrupted, transforming magis who use too much of it into hideous monstrosities. Faced with an unprecedented disaster, the Guardians struggle to contain the disaster while facing their own set of challenges. Will they emerge victorious once more? Or will they finally drown in the sea of the world's sins? In this story, there will be fun facts about this universe at the start of every chapter. So do relax, enjoy, and dive back into the fantastical world of the sequel to Guardians Of The Arcane Chronicles: The Harbinger's Children.

Somewhere in the sixth dimension astral worlds lived a species called Etherkind. They lived in harmony in the heavens but wanted to experience what else life had to offer. Life in the astral planes was comfortable, languid, quiet and that became monotonous for this species. The leader of this clan held a meeting with the astral master concerned with Project Earth and requested to send his people down to earth to experience the different emotions available on earth. However, the change in frequency causes them to forget what they had come to do and they get caught up in the cycle of time on Earth. They fight each other and will the Dark One into existence out of their own negative thoughts. The astral master cannot intervene but can only send help. This is the story of a brave girl called Shanaya, descendant of the Etherkind and saviour of Planet Earth? Will she rise to the challenge or lead her species into extinction?

Nemo wants nothing more than to go home. With his brother. With his mother alive. With everything the way it used to be. But the past has teeth-and when a ghost offers him answers in exchange for a deal, Nemo takes the risk. To find the truth, he must step into a world of buried histories, haunted legacies, and a conflict that never really ended. Because some wounds don't heal. They inherit.

In a far away place, a long time ago. The world began changing...people have revolted. Pirates have commandeered Imperial airships and taken to raiding innocent cities. A Naval task force has been assembled to handle this new enemy.

Ruby is a teenage runecaster that somehow became Merlin's failed lab experiment. He doesn't remember what the madman magitech inventor did to him that caused him amnesia, but he'd rather escape not knowing than be treated like a lab rat. While on the run, he finds refuge with Seri, a winged boy who's convinced that the world is out to get cambions like them. Stranded in a derelict house with only each other for company, the homeless amnesiac and his paranoid host can offer each other what the other needs, but Ruby didn't escape one cage just to end up in another, and his bid for freedom could expose them both. If lies are a blanket of blissful ignorance, then the truth is a rat maze growing more complicated with every turn. *** Aug. 16th 2022 status: the new draft is coming soon. Check out the sneak peak chapters and save the book in your reading list. This story incorporates the myth that Merlin was a son of a demon, but instead of the medieval era, he lives in a world where science and technology coexist with magic: a perfect place for one skilled in all three. REVIEWS and achievements (of the early draft): - I just love the creativity of this story! I can't think of any story to compare it to, because it's simply so unique. - @TeamofDreams - This book is unlike anything I've ever read. Time travel is one thing, but when you add one of the most famous wizard of all time, you get to a whole different level of arousing intrigue. - @Messi_Forever, author of Game On, Alpha. 2nd place in The World of Walker Awards 2020. 3rd place in The Dream Awards 2020. 1st place for best graphics in The Peacock Show Awards 2021 .

Kalin Korvic Harrison (Kal) lives his life to the best of his ability. Yeah, I'm not good at making names, so I just made the mc's my username :sob: (This is my first book!) (I'll add more here as it comes to me. I write blindly!)

This is a fantasy/scifi novel I'm working on, combining magic and steampunk into a story. This is a big WIP and any criticism is welcomed. Having dealt with gangs all her life, Beryl, a young and intelligent inventor, joins the government's anti-gang program to unravel the organizations that controlled her childhood. Assigned to the most problematic and influential groups she has to overcome dangerous situations and face the reality that has been hidden from her all her life. Also on AO3!!

One must lead. One must teach. One must transform. And all must decide: will they rise to the occasion, or let the world crumble?... Domi, a young thief abandoned at birth, just wants to save his dying foster mother. But first, he must commit the most dangerous heist of his life, snatch an artifact with miraculous healing powers from under the noses of the most powerful sorcerers in the land, and survive the awakening of his own magic. Daedalus, a young royal, just wants time to mourn his mother, who died two days ago. But first, he must ascend the Throne of Solitude she left behind, don the Onyx Crown she once wore, and become the next Princeps Worldholder, Keeper of Heaven and Earth. Valens, a seasoned sorcerer, just wants to return to the borderlands and battle rogue magic. But first, he must escape the twin burdens of taking a wife and an apprentice-duties that threaten to trap him in the city and tether him to a life he's spent decades avoiding. As the fates of these three strangers intertwine, the sorcery holding the world together begins to unravel. And beyond the planet's weakening magical protections, an ancient threat waits...

A group of outcasts stand against the world's greatest threat. Using mythical weapons known as Stars, capable of destroying entire countries, the Mayhem Gang must fight their way to stop the impending doom that awaits Earth, one officer at a time.

Locals swear that evil spirits inhabit Flannan Isle, where three lighthouse keepers vanished, leaving cryptic clues behind. Before Merlin became a famous magitech inventor, he was a young magus with a dark secret. Solving the baffling lighthouse mystery with one of his gadgets could secure the launch of his career. That is if the world is ready to handle what he uncovers. *** Inspired by the real-life mysteries of the Flannan Isle Lighthouse disappearance, Bennington Triangle folklore, and a prompt for Sci-Fi Holiday Contest: "We all know a time machine can't be built. But what if there was a camera that allowed filming events in the past?" This short story is a standalone prequel to The Netherspawn Series.

[FEATURED BY @YAFantasy] One run-away prince, two die-hard scientists, magic that may-or-may-not be real, and a land that wasn't supposed to exist. Welcome to Avadel. * * * Researchers Leavi Riveirre and Sean Rahkifellar want nothing more than to study how the cogs of the universe click together. When a plague unleashes inside their underground city, though, no amount of science can stop it. Determined not to be among the rising count of corpses, they flee. However, surviving topside will require more than just facing the brutal winter. If they want to make it, they'll have to relearn every fact they ever thought they knew. Prince Aster Jacques is destined to lead all the magicians of Morineaux. But no matter how many tomes he reads or how many times he practices to exhaustion, he remains a poor excuse for a wizard. Desperate to be the magician his country needs, he's willing to do whatever it takes-even if that means abandoning his kingdom to follow a mysterious note to a foreign one. When these three's paths twist together, they must learn to trust each other if they want any chance at a future. *~AWARDS~* 1st Overall - The Monthly Gemstone Awards - LIGHTNING ROUNDS - Wand Awards 1st in Fantasy - Piggyback Summer 2019 - Writers' Choice 2019 - The Black Cat 2019 - Winter Rose 2019 - The Life Elements - 2020 Punk Rock - The Privus 2020 - The Holiday - ILoveAwards - ECAwards 1st in Action/Adventure - Black and Gold Leaf 2019 - World of Champions 2 - The Court of Miracles - The Sass 2019 1st in Adventure - Fallen Angel 2018 - The Midnight - The Peacock 1st in Grammar/Spelling - Bedtime Stories Summer 2019 1st in Action - The Flavored 2019 *~CREDIT~* Much thanks to @lionobsession, @katianaelyse, @DeltaTangoEthan, @IWJKeller, and @WriterKellie for editing. Beautiful gif banners made by @Lazybrew

If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then, I say, break the law. - Henry David Thoreau In a world where both magic and supernatural powers coexist, Felix Pagonis is a complacent but powerful psychic who is merely content with using his powers for himself. Despite facing blatant discrimination against his race, he leads a relatively easy life working as a part-time law enforcer in an elite task force: the Guardian Council. But all that will change when his colleague, Gaius Deusdedit, discovers a unique spellcraft that traces back to their world's sinister origins during one of their missions. A reluctant Felix is dragged into a plot that may very well plunge their world into an eternal, literal hell. Facing a powerful criminal syndicate as well as sinister forces in the shadows, the duo will soon find themselves losing a lot more than they can handle.