Borneo Stories

𝐓ⱺυ𐓣 ⱺꭑ 𝐏υυ𐓣 𝙺𝚊𝚊𝚗𝚞 𝚗𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚔𝚞 𝚒𝚢𝚘𝚕𝚘 𝚍𝚘 𝚖𝚘𝚐𝚒𝚍𝚞 𝚗𝚊𝚊𝚖𝚘𝚝 𝚍𝚘 𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚘 𝚙𝚘𝚑 𝚝𝚒𝚒𝚖𝚙𝚞? 𝙲𝚊𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚋𝚎𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚛𝚞𝚗𝚜 𝚘𝚞𝚝 ...?

The rainforest of Borneo is more than just shadows and mist. It is a grave of secrets. Villagers whisper of a blood oath sworn by Dayak warriors long ago, binding their spirits to the jungle forever. Outsiders who wander too deep rarely return. Adrian came to Borneo in search of forgotten folklore. But when the whispers in the canopy begin calling his name, he realizes the stories are not just legends they are warnings. The masked guardians of the curse have awakened, and the jungle has chosen him. A supernatural horror tale inspired by Southeast Asian folklore Dark, atmospheric, and chilling to the very last page Perfect for fans of haunted forests, cursed rituals, and folklore horror Do you dare to listen to the whispers?

In the heart of Borneo's jungle, there are nights when even the animals fall silent. No cicadas. No owls. No river's song. Only the sound of drums-slow, heavy, echoing like a heartbeat rising from the earth itself. The elders call them the Midnight Drums. They say no living hand strikes them. It is the Dayak spirits, summoning the dead and warning the living. Many who followed the sound never returned, swallowed by the jungle without a trace. But Jaya, a restless young hunter, cannot resist the call. Drawn by echoes in the night, he steps into a forbidden ritual where shadows dance, ancestors whisper, and the line between the living and the dead begins to blur. A supernatural horror tale inspired by Dayak folklore. Perfect for fans of dark folklore, jungle mysteries, and chilling rituals. Includes cultural notes on Dayak traditions and their haunting midnight drums. Dare to listen? The jungle is waiting...

No sound from humans, no sounds from technology, no sound from nature. The whole world is silent... Why? ◆ ◆ ◆ Imagine you wake one morning and find that everyone in your house is still asleep, and won't wake up. Only it's not just your house; it's the whole world. You then decided to hop online and see if anyone else is awake. You send out a post, titled "Anyone Else Awake?" Within five minutes it has three comments. Well, this is reality for Haileè Aitken. RECOMMENDED TO AGES FOURTEEN AND ABOVE || SLIGHT COARSE LANGUAGE The image for the cover was found on Pinterest with no artist name // Graphics by me DISCLAIMER: all pictures found on Pinterest RANKINGS: #48 in Adventure - 28/01/2018 #860 in Adventure - 13/02/2021 #12 in Illusions - 13/02/2021 #107 in opennovellacontest - 13/02/2021 Long listed in the 2018 Open Novella Contest. © elmaloney 2018 | all rights reserved by elmaloney

2113, the Earth has finally solved the climate change issue caused by the loss of forests and technology entering a new era. A world of virtual reality is created by a genius scientist in a VRMMORPG game called "BORNEO", taken from the 3rd biggest island in the world famous for it's forest and wildlife. An orphan stumble across the game during military service, not forgetting his roots and experience in the world he starts to create his own legend in the game. He is not alone though, billions of other people are also trying to do the same. This is my first ever novel after so many years as a reader. I hope it would bring the same feeling like the other novels bring to me in this site, I also take inspiration from various novels so you might notice some similarities. Please bear with me during my new journey as an author here. I won't set a schedule for releasing the new chapter yet, I might try to do so after a few chapters in and I started to get the feeling of how things work.

A man took his child out of their traditional life deep in the forest. Together they learned new things as they grew accustomed to the open civilization. Set in Sabah, Malaysia, the story introduces readers to the pearl of Borneo and the beauty of her people.