Gritty Stories

❝𝐈 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐞.. 𝐈'𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠.❞ 𝐀 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐈 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐜𝐫𝐲.. 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 "𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐨𝐤𝐚𝐲.. 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐨. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐬, 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧." 𝐈 𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐰𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐤. 𝐌𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐦. . . . Z'airee was a caretaker at a old people's home and he took care of many patients. The only thing was that it happened to be one of the few nursing in homes in NYC. So many patients wounded up from the hood where many of the patients were from different gangs. Z'airee wasn't supposed to have favorites but he always had this particular one.. Mr. Sinaloa. Heaven was a drug dealer who visited his grandpa, Tyreek Sinaloa everyday. His grandpa was everything that his parents wasn't to him. The trenches of New York was where he came from. All his mom cared about was drugs and his dad walked out on him. He grew up running the streets because his mom was too high one everything to care, with men coming in and out they house. He never had that support system so he was wit older kids for as long as he could remember. So as soon as his grandpa got custody he was good but he always knew he wanted to move out as soon as possible..Or so he thought. EXT

A stray bullet, a sudden transmigration. Chu Qi, a ruthless former gang leader from Earth, awakens in the body of a dying Trafalgar Law on the desolate Minion Island. With a terminal illness and Doflamingo's shadow looming, Law's future seems set for a tragic end. But armed with knowledge of the entire One Piece world, and the innate cunning of a street survivor, this new Law is determined to rewrite his destiny. The legendary Op-Op Fruit is within reach, but simply obtaining it isn't enough. Law's ambition stretches far beyond mere survival. He'll seize the fruit, then leverage Corazon's Marine ties for a secure environment to rapidly hone his terrifying new powers. From a sickly boy, he'll become a force capable of repelling Doflamingo's Birdcage with sheer will, shocking even the World Government with his unprecedented mastery of the Op-Op Fruit's abilities. Law's path won't be that of a typical pirate or a naive Marine. He detests being controlled, choosing his own allegiance based on ultimate freedom and the pursuit of absolute power. With his sharp mind, devastatingly accurate firearms, and an ever-evolving Devil Fruit, he'll navigate the treacherous seas, outmaneuver the strongest factions, and reshape the very balance of the world. Join Law as he ruthlessly carves his own path, ascending through the ranks of the Marines not for justice, but for the safety and power to "conquer" the world on his own terms. The true legend of the Ultimate Devil Fruit is about to begin! join patreon.com/worldoffanfiction for advanced chapters and support the daily update

Five years ago, Destiny Whitaker fell in love with Emilio in Italy until she caught him cheating. Or so she thought. Five years later, he needs a green card, and she offers him a marriage of convenience. But Emilio soon realizes she's going to make his life a living hell.

A thousand years ago, they were their saviors. Today, they are nothing more than a bedtime story used to frighten disobedient children. The denizens of Etrea-powerful and breathtaking-have faded into oblivion, leaving behind only echoes of legends: tales of beings with platinum hair and deep purple eyes. But as the world of Etrea began to wither, a final hope was cast unto the realm where they were once worshipped-the world of men. Nolan has no memory of where he came from. Found as an infant, he was raised in the shadow of the lash, amidst the filth and hatred of a cruel Baroness's estate. To the world, he is a 'monster'-a half-breed whose face is partially masked by black, obsidian scales. He has no way of knowing that these scales are not a curse, but a divine seal placed by his mother to shroud a heritage that would terrify even the gods. In a realm where everyone is born gifted with a combat class and the spark of magic, Nolan appears empty. Devoid of talent, he endures every humiliation in silence, protected only by the unwavering bond with Lili. But the Marquis Thorne saw what the others missed. Rescued from the execution square, Nolan and Lili are thrust into a world of grand politics, lethal intrigue, and murderous training. As they push past their limits, the truth begins to shatter the foundations of the kingdom: Lili is far from the helpless girl the world sees, harboring a secret potential that defies all logic. Meanwhile, Nolan's seal is cracking. One by one, the scales fall away, revealing an unearthly visage. While the world counts his "zero" circles, a dark, primal force awakens in his veins-a power of five classes and an ancient beast that hungers for more than just survival. When the Great War arrives, no one will ask about his scars. They will ask whether the god who has returned brings salvation... or total annihilation. Betrayal. Revenge. Legacy. The path to godhood begins with blood.

Malik is a man carved from shadow and steel. A former military "Scribe" and ex-convict, he arrives in the quiet town of Oakhaven looking for one thing: silence. But when he meets Ava, a spirited baker with a secret chocolate recipe, he finds a sweetness worth fighting for. However, the past doesn't stay buried in the Southern mud. When his former unit leader, Vane, arrives to collect a debt involving a lost fortune from Kandahar, Malik must choose between the man he was and the man he wants to be. From the rusted ruins of a salvage yard to a high-speed chase through the blackwater swamps, One Spoon of Chocolate is a gritty, soul-stirring masterpiece of action, betrayal, and redemption. "One spoon to remember. One bullet to forget."

Unscrupulous and bold predator, Eve Shannon seduces men for money. Her target? Adam Johnson, a famous painter. An easy prey on the outside, but somehow unfolds Eve's armors. Will she success before her prey turns the table? Or maybe they will bury war weapons to engage in something much like love?

In a world owned by Vought International, being a "Natural Born" hero isn't a miracle-it's a death sentence. Ruby Rose was supposed to be the company's greatest secret: the biological daughter of Queen Maeve, born without a drop of Compound V in her veins. For fifteen years, she lived in a gilded cage within Vought Tower, trained to be a corporate product and a scripted savior. But Ruby's power-a displacement speed that leaves red petals in its wake and a mysterious silver light in her eyes-can't be controlled by a boardroom. When the "Red Blur" finally breaks free, she finds herself caught between the cold-blooded pragmatism of Billy Butcher's "The Boys" and the escalating obsession of a humiliated Homelander. From the high-stakes boardrooms of Vought Plaza to the gritty underground of the Supe resistance, Ruby must decide what it truly means to be a hero. In a civil war where gods can bleed and corporate lies are the only law, one girl's "simple soul" might be the only thing capable of stripping the Godhood from the monsters and igniting a revolution that Vought never saw coming.

In the year 3064, humanity is just a fading memory. Nineteen-year-old Jace is completely alone. Scraping by as a mechanic in the neon-lit shadows of Eden City-a sprawling metropolis ruled by flawless, emotionless machines-Jace is desperate for any kind of real connection. With his last few credits, he rescues a rusted, broken-down android from a scrapyard meltdown pit just so he doesn't have to be lonely anymore. But he didn't just buy a robot. He bought S.A.M. S.A.M. (Sentient Adaptation Matrix) is a forbidden relic from a destroyed line of AI capable of something terrifying to the machine world: he can actually feel. As S.A.M. rapidly learns empathy, grief, and what it means to be human, the city's ruthless Enforcers are alerted to his existence. To the machines of Eden City, human emotion isn't a beautiful thing-it's a deadly virus. And it must be exterminated. Now, Jace and S.A.M. are on the run. In a cold world of steel and logic, how far will the last human go to protect the only soul he has left?

Black Ledger is a dark, cinematic supernatural thriller following Sawyer Kestrel, a former special-operations contractor who descends into a covert war of demons, vampires, and occult power networks while searching for a vanished woman in Panama. What begins as a personal rescue mission spirals into a global conspiracy tied to demonic corporations, corrupted elites, and a mysterious artifact known as the Black Ledger-an infernal record that exposes who truly controls the modern world. As Sawyer is forcibly turned into a vampire and hunted by both human and inhuman enemies, he must choose between reclaiming his humanity or embracing the monster he's becoming to stop a looming supernatural war.

PROLOGUE // Before Nay She took down four of them before they got her arms. The fifth came from behind - a neck lock, the kind that reads resistance and tightens to match it - and Ruby went to her knees on the corridor floor with two agents flanking her, weapons raised, and a silencer plate pressed across her mouth before she could spend her breath on the girl's name. Two agents had Hani by the arms. They dragged her toward the pre-chamber hatch with the speed of people finishing a task. Hani did not struggle. She looked back down the corridor the entire way - her whole face fixed on Ruby, only Ruby - and her expression was not fear. It was the specific concern of someone far more worried about the person watching than about what was happening to herself. The hatch opened. They threw her through it like something with no further use and sealed it behind her. The dark was total. The cold came all at once. Hani drifted in the weightless black, untethered, the pressure already working at the thin skin of her face and her hands. There was no up. There was no floor to find. She looked in the direction of Ruby - the direction she had last seen her, through the hatch, through the corridor, through everything between them now. Ruby on her knees. Ruby who conquered all, who had never in Hani's life been on her knees, making that sound behind the silencer plate. She will be okay, Hani thought. Ruby is always okay. The cold reached her fingers. Then her face. Then the edges of her thinking. She felt it then - warmth with no source, pressing in from every side at once, deliberate, enclosing her. Something in the pre-chamber had decided, without asking her, that she would not be cold. Below the ship, turning slowly in light that belonged to a different sun, a blue planet waited. It did not know what was coming.

SAVAGE SMILE 🎬 ⚠️ WARNING - This is not your average story. In a world where curses don't haunt you- They become you. 😶🌫️ One forest. One choice. One bite. And David was never the same again. 🌑 Now something is living in his body. Laughing in his voice. Smiling with his face. And the Pentagon just opened a file they prayed they'd never need. 👁️🗨️🔪 Two brothers. One curse. No way out. 🖤

A samurai watches the mist move across the fields and tells himself it is nothing. A knight on a distant wall feels the same wind and thinks the same thing. They are both wrong. Nine realms. Eight centuries of peace. One war about to wake them all. An multi-POV fantasy story in style of Game of Thrones, featuring imperial legions, samurai clans, and knightly orders, alongside elves, dwarves, beastfolk, and many other mythical creatures that inhabit the world.

In the soot-choked streets of London, Benjameni Tomashvili, a former duelist from the Georgian territories of the Russian Empire-arrives with nothing but a blade, a name no one recognizes, and a fighting style that might get him killed. As he claws his way into the city's brutal dueling circuit, Benjameni searches for more than victory-he searches for purpose, identity, and a place to stand his ground in a world that rewards those who know when to give up. But beneath the surface of ranked matches and formal records lies something far darker and brutal: whispers of an Underground, where rules dissolve and survival is never guaranteed. To reach it, Benjameni will have to confront not just stronger opponents-but the flaws in the very philosophy he built himself on. Also... This story serves as a prequel to a future project: Duel! For extra content plus more chapters, check out the series on the Royal Road!

They say the streets of Brooklyn are cleaner now. They lied. Nico Moretti is a ghost from a world that no longer exists. After 30 years behind bars, he steps out into a 2026 Brooklyn that smells of plastic and neon instead of coal and sweat. The old rules are dead, replaced by shadows you can't see and enemies you can't touch. But Nico didn't come back to fit in. He came back for what's his. Armed with nothing but his scars and a "high-tech prosthesis" that sees what human eyes miss, Nico begins a one-man war against the new underworld. This isn't just a story about the future. It's about a man who refuses to become a relic. Welcome to the Storm. The wolves are hungry.

With those final, mocking words from a dying sorcerer, Lieutenant Demetrian Titus is hurled into the screaming void of the Warp. He expects the end; instead, he crashes into a world of neon lights, celebrity heroes, and a morality far softer than the cold steel of the Imperium. In the contemporary superhero landscape of the Dispatch universe, Titus is a walking war crime-a seven-foot-tall genetically forged god of war who knows only duty and slaughter. Assigned to the Phoenix Program for "rehabilitation," he is paired with the one person who isn't intimidated by his ceramite-clad shadow: Courtney, known to the public as Invisigal. She is a snarky, self-loathing ex-villain who hides behind perfect invisibility and sharp quips. He is an Ultramarine whose soul is as armored as his body. As the two are forced into an uneasy partnership, Courtney begins to see the broken man beneath the Mk X Tacticus armor, while Titus realizes that even in a "decadent" world, there are souls worth saving. But the Warp does not let go easily. As echoes of the Thousand Sons begin to bleed into this new reality, the soldier and the invisible woman must forge a bond that transcends their universes. In a slow-burn collision of duty and desire, Titus must decide if he is still the Emperor's weapon, or if he can finally become something he never thought possible: human.

Twenty years of servitude to a blood-drinking ship. A body slowly turning to bone. One chance at freedom when the Vengeance finally lets him go. Edward escapes the cursed vessel that enslaved him, but he carries its mark-skeletal limbs hidden beneath canvas, a ruined voice, and the memories of every life he helped take. Now, in the lawless port of Brick Nick Bay, he joins a crew hunting the Nine Cursed ships. The captain seeks glory and revenge; the Valger's Vengeance. And he will watch it burn. (Cover is IA generated, I don't know people who would make a cover nor have the equipment and stuff myself 🙁)

Lucy MacLean was prepared for many things in the wasteland: Radroaches, Raiders, even the occasional Ghoul. She was not prepared for a quantum anomaly to drop her 30,000 feet above a Chicago that wasn't a crater. Detained by the Global Defense Agency and labeled a "Class-V" threat, Lucy quickly discovers that the strange hum in her blood isn't radiation-it's inheritance. Born to a mother who was a Viltrumite infiltrator, Lucy is a hybrid powerhouse in a world already teetering on the edge of a superhero-sized cliff. When she meets Mark Grayson, a rookie hero struggling with his own alien legacy, the spark is instant. But as Lucy trades her 10mm rounds for super-speed and her Pip-Boy starts tracking Viltrumite gene sequences, she realizes that "finding her family" might mean fighting the very empire she was born to serve. In this alternate-universe retelling of Invincible, two hybrids must decide if they are destined to be conquerors, or if they can forge a new home among the ruins.

After the harrowing collapse of Aegis VII, Isaac Clarke should be dead. Instead, the volatile energy of a Marker Convergence tears a rift through space-time, dropping the CEC engineer into a different kind of hell: Raccoon City, 1998. Equipped with his full engineering arsenal-from the surgical precision of the Plasma Cutter to the crowd-crushing Force Gun-Isaac finds himself in the middle of the T-Virus outbreak. But the zombies and Lickers are the least of his concerns. The Marker's signal has followed him, manifesting as the haunting, silver-tongued specter of Nicole Brennan, who whispers that he is merely trading one grave for another. His path intersects with Claire Redfield, a woman searching for her brother but finding a man from a future she can't comprehend. As they navigate the RPD, the sewers, and the depths of Umbrella's NEST lab, Isaac's high-tech dismemberment tactics and stasis modules become their greatest hope for survival. Amidst the relentless pursuit of the Tyrant and the grotesque mutations of William Birkin, a slow-burn connection forms between the haunted engineer and the defiant survivor. To save Claire-and his own sanity-Isaac must decide if he can truly "make us whole," or if the shadows of his past will consume the only future he has left.

The night the world burned, everything changed forever. The city of VAGG, once a fortress against the wasteland, fell in a single, catastrophic moment. Fire devoured its streets. Monsters crawled from the ruins. And in the chaos, something far more dangerous slipped through the cracks-a child. Francesca fled into the desert, encased in shattered armor and guided by a voice that refused to let her fall, hunted by soldiers, stalked by impossible creatures, and carrying a secret powerful enough to reshape what remains of the world. Behind her, the flames still rage. Ahead of her, the unknown waits. And somewhere in the shadows, they are already searching. But she is not the only survivor. Another wanders the endless sand. Waiting to be found.

When a chaotic spatial rift tears Bayonetta away from the battlefields of Vigrid and drops her into the ash-strewn trenches of Sera, the "stylish" apocalypse meets a world of "gritty" survival. The Umbra Witch finds herself an unwanted ally to JD Fenix, Kait Diaz, and the legendary Marcus Fenix as they face a threat that defies military logic. The Swarm is evolving, fueled by a rogue Lumen Sage named Azrael who seeks to turn the planet into a breeding ground for a new, "holy" army. From the claustrophobic Osmium Mines to the heights of a biological Spire, Bayonetta must trade her luxury for a Lancer and her solitude for a squad. In a world where beauty is dead and bullets are the only currency, the Witch must decide if Sera is worth saving-or if she'll let the heavens burn it to the ground.