Magic-realism Stories

Imagine this: you're a perfectly ordinary office worker, stuck in the usual cycle of emails, coffee breaks, and daydreams about living in a fictional world-when suddenly, you wake up after a disturbingly vivid memory of... well, dying. And if that's not strange enough, you find yourself in the body of your all-time favorite villainess from a third-rate novel you read to escape reality. That's exactly the predicament Natalia's found herself in. After her untimely death, she opens her eyes to discover she's now inhabiting none other than Leticia Medicci-the infamous villainess destined for a tragic end in her favorite light novel. A character who, despite being written off as a one-dimensional villain, always captivated her with a strange sort of charm. But now, facing a pre-written demise and with a deep knowledge of Leticia's world, Natalia realizes she has one advantage: she knows exactly how the story's supposed to go... and exactly what she needs to change if she wants to survive.

When darkness begins to awaken, two sisters destined to protect the light must confront a legacy they never asked to inherit. Esmirna and Esmirla live in a world divided by the seasons: the land of snow, the autumn realm, and the fertile center. What once seemed like a peaceful life is shattered when an ancient prophecy announces the rebirth of Eris, the fallen queen. Amid visions, forbidden secrets, and a golden apple capable of changing the fate of the world, the sisters will discover that light is not always a symbol of goodness... and that darkness does not always come from the enemy. A story of magic, sacrifice, and faith, where every decision weighs as much as a life, and every soul holds a spark capable of saving - or destroying - everything that exists.

On a distance world called Aterisk; A World gripped by Decades of War as the Commanstrius Coalition attempts to halt the Matriaguardus from conquering their lands. Both sides has suffered great defeats and victories but still not defeated as the war devolved into a grinding Stalemate where young men and Women are sent to die for their Side as they attempt to win over the Sermei and Northern Gruis Contingents. With both fronts on a Stalemate, Matria actives an Ancient Gateway in an attempt to open a flanking path pass the Commandian Protective defense Perimeter line along the sigong'Xia River and turn the tide of the War. Causing an Anomalous Portal to appear on an unknown Planet. On earth, this Portal was all it needed to shatter the already fragile World Order and enlight the flames. Now Nations must chose a side, forced to take up arms in a conflict on an unimaginable scale that makes the Second World war looks like childsplay. For earth is dragged into the Globa- no interdimensional War as the two factions entered the new threate and it will not rest until one side is victorious over the other. ====== My second take on an Orignal Novel and not fanfiction with the world and History crafted by a bunch of friends on a literal roblox game designed to make obbies. Mostly inspired by: Battle of los angeles, Various Wattpad military books, of course Gate, Genshin Impact: Elemental Warfare, OBSOLETE, RWBY and much more. Timeline [ Prologue Arc: Completed] [The battle of Hong Kong Arc: in the works]

Oneshots for the book I'm writing (The world ends with a shadow and a bang.) idk I will introduce the characters in the first part. **The name for the story might change**

Not the planet. The god. For centuries, Pluto ruled the Underworld with quiet fairness, asking for neither worship nor love. Time moved on. Empires crumbled. Temples became museums. Then, in 2006, even the planet that carried his name was declared "not enough." It shouldn't have mattered. It did. Marigold has spent half her life talking to the night sky. She works part-time at a planetarium, grows herbs in her backyard, reads tarot, and still insists Pluto is a real planet, no matter what any scientific committee says. She never expected the universe to answer back. When an impossible conversation leads her to the lonely god of the dead, Marigold discovers that myths don't disappear-they simply learn how to survive unnoticed. As friendship becomes something neither of them expected, Pluto must confront the weight of immortality, the complicated truth of his marriage to Queen Proserpina, and whether someone eternal can ever truly offer a future to someone whose life is heartbreakingly brief. A slow-burn fantasy romance about forgotten gods, quiet hope, second chances, and the people who remind us that our worth was never decided by the world. Sometimes all it takes is one person who still believes.

A collection of microstories and responses to writing prompts. Brief stories to read in just a couple of minutes.

"Madam! Didn't I tell you to wash the pot?" "But I washed it." I grumbled quietly, quiet enough not not to anger my furious mother standing by the door with a killer gaze. "What did you say?" "Nothing." I thought it was just a small stain of oil but when I looked into the sink the stains inside the cream coloured pot was glaringly obvious. But I washed it. I remembered pouring soap into the sponge to wash the pot. Only the two of us were home, my siblings were off to heaven knows where. That was when I realised... As soon I grabbed the sponge my thoughts started to drift from what I thought I escaped from. But this was home, this was the home I was crying to come back to. I couldn't help but feel a part of my consciousness lurking around that place slowly eating me into whole. It's been three weeks. Three weeks that felt like a day, everything looked and felt like something strange and new. Everything felt strange including the sponge I was holding, my feet touching the cold tiles, as if my body was passing through it like water, my visions were still cloudy as if I hadn't come back, as if I was in a dream.

He lived his life among millions of books, safe in a world of his own making. Until he found one that shouldn't exist. With blank pages. The scent of cherry blossom and the sea. Hidden in its leather cover, are words that read, "only your heart can read me, when it allows itself to feel." His heart calm like a gentle touch from an angel, he was vulnerable. That's when a note slipped from within the pages. 'Nurr come find me ❤️' The note in his hand. The book vanished. What is love? He was about to find out.

A siren abandoned her own kind for a brilliant scientist, surrendering both her heart and her freedom in the name of love. Willingly, she endured countless experiments, believing every act of cruelty was merely another step toward their future together. Blinded by devotion, she never realized she had become nothing more than a subject of obsession-a pawn in the scientist's sinister ambitions, pitied by the world for the love that made her so tragically vulnerable.

You are going to read this as a story. A man loses someone. He stops sleeping. A woman made of light shows him a hundred worlds where she's still alive, still laughing, still breathing - and in every one of them, he's the one who's missing. You'll tell yourself it's just fiction. A metaphor. A clever structural trick about grief. But somewhere around the part where he asks "have I told you I didn't wake up?" - stop, and ask yourself when the last time was that someone checked on you. Really checked. Not the polite kind of checking. Because some stories are told by people no longer here to correct you if you get the ending wrong. This might be one of them. You won't know until you finish it. And by then, it might already be too late to ask.

She's spent eighteen years hiding an unbreakable force field inside an orphanage. On her birthday, she's thrown out with nothing but a canvas bag and a few coppers. The road leads her to Scoria, the capital of Cindermoor, where the only place safe enough to disappear is the last place she should go: the royal keep, ruled by a king they call the Weapon, whose magic has left nothing but wreckage behind him. Stay invisible. Stay alive. But Aurora was never good at staying hidden.

Seteguk Jamu, Sejuta Keajaiban Diajeng Prami bukan perempuan keraton biasa. Sebagai periset jamu organik yang eksentrik, ia memiliki misi hidup yang tinggi: menciptakan harmoni rasa dan kesembuhan lewat seni ramuan tradisional. Mewarisi catatan rahasia pengobatan kekaisaran Cina kuno dari garis ibunya, Prami mengoperasikan sebuah kedai berjalan kekinian di atas gerobak kayu magis bernama Prami's Brew. Dalam pelariannya menjadi buronan nomor satu Goliathus, seorang Raksasa penguasa Lembah Kelam yang menderita insomnia akut selama lima ratus tahun. Prami tidak sendiri. Ia ditemani oleh Bubble, anjing Malteagle (Maltese-Beagle) betina cerdik yang bertindak sebagai kritikus makanan sekaligus alarm pelacak monster. Timnya perlahan bertambah kacau namun solid dengan bergabungnya Kirman, seorang ksatria ndeso pelindung kedai yang wajahnya mendadak berubah tampan dan glowing sekelas aktor top Korea, Lee Chae-min, akibat meminum jamu eksperimen Prami. Tak ketinggalan Bedjo, seorang kurcaci pembelot dari dinas Goliathus yang memilih resign jadi monster dan melamar menjadi pencuci gelas di Prami's Brew karena lelah gajinya ditahan tanpa uang lembur. Petualangan membawa mereka melintasi Tebing Kabut menggunakan bahan bakar Arang Akasia Magis, menghadapi sabotase licik dari Bledeg (sang peracik saingan kerajaan yang berakhir buncit dan galau akibat salah recook resep Prami), hingga masuk ke sarang Naga Biru yang patah hati demi mendapatkan bahan pelarut murni. Akankah Goliathus berhasil ditaklukkan ke dalam tidur panjangnya? Dan mampukah Diajeng Prami mewujudkan impian sederhananya: berhenti melarikan diri, menetap secara Yǒng Héng (abadi), dan membangun Kedai Jamu Sloki Yǒng Héng yang damai di atas bukit impian?

As a gift for her 23rd birthday, Thalia receives an unexpected letter informing her that her great-uncle Cedric, a man she barely knew but had always found intriguing, has left her a peculiar little shop called "Enchanted Oddities." After his passing, she attends his funeral and moves into the apartment above the shop. After struggling to get the place up and running again, she is visited by a group of mysterious beings with direct ties to Cedric and reveal that the shop serves as a portal for mythical creatures seeking refuge and unique items. She accepts their help as she uncovers the reason she was chosen to continue his legacy.

Two friends Josie and Anna find a portal to a fantasy world and an evil queen kidnapped Anna and now Josie have to save her and find a way back home

Sam has a secret that no one besides her best friend Nick knows about. Every May 16th, something...bizarre happens to her. She flashes forward to a random point in her future, living one full day in a life she hasn't lived yet-until she falls asleep and wakes up right back where she started. With each jump, Sam meets new people who seem to know her better than she knows herself. But no matter when-or where-she lands, Nick is always her constant. As the years unfold out of order, Sam records each glimpse of the future on cassette tapes-1999, 2004, 2008, 2014, 2020-until her final tape sends her to 2024. Piece by piece, she begins to assemble a life she hasn't lived yet-and uncover truths she may not be ready to face. Still, until the jumps stop, she has no choice but to keep going...one borrowed day at a time.

Nirael🌿 Life has always had rules. The dead stay dead. Memories belong to those who lived them. And nightmares disappear when morning comes. But what happens when one of those rules is broken? Nirael's life begins with quiet mornings, family, and ordinary days. Then small things start going wrong. A child draws a place that doesn't exist. A clock moves in the wrong direction. A door appears where there should be a wall. And somewhere nearby, someone remembers a person who was never born. At first, they are only strange little incidents. Until the world begins to notice. Some boundaries exist for a reason. And when humanity crosses one of them... something on the other side notices.

From another multiverse, in the magical realm of Divya Lok. Suryavanshi clan was shattered anddestroyed when a vengeful curse cast by the enemy Chandravanshi clan erased the memories of the six Suryavanshi Queens and trapped them in mortal lives on Earth. In the present day, the six Suryavanshi brothers live among humans as professors and deans, carrying the heavy burden of their memories and a promise to protect their Queens, even though the women no longer remember them. The Chandravanshi clan has also returned to Earth, masquerading as powerful corporate rivals and manipulative students to wage a war that spans lifetimes. The story follows the Queens, as their ordinary university lives are unknowingly drawn into this ancient celestial battle between light and shadow, and the brothers fight to reclaim their lost love.

The river has to burn to touch the sun.

They say your life flashes before your eyes when you die. But what if it doesn't? What if, instead, it slows down-so slowly that you begin to feel as though you are living your entire life all over again? Scene by scene. Breath by breath. What would you do with the second chance given to you without restrictions? Would you fix your mistakes? Change fate? Get rich? Or simply savor the chaos of being young, stupid, and painfully alive. Again. Tony Gonzales died on the night of his eighty-third birthday and suddenly woke up as an eleven-year-old boy. He is young again, but his mind still carries the memories, regrets, and questionable wisdom of a man who has already lived an entire lifetime. Now, surrounded by people and places he thought he would never see again, Tony must decide what to do with a life that feels familiar. Will he merely watch his life unfold one more time? Or will he rewrite an entirely different ending? Endless than Love, Vol. 1: Walking in the Clouds is a Filipino slice-of-life romantic comedy about second chances, family chaos, childhood mischief, and the strange experience of being young again. One thing is certain: Tony is not done annoying the world yet. Let's see what kind of trouble he can get into the second time around.

After a sinister encounter in an elevator turns tall girl Terri's world upside down, she finds herself thrust into a realm of giants, a world her family has secretly protected for generations. As she delves deeper into her heritage, she uncovers a shocking truth: her mother, a giant princess, will stop at nothing to seize power, even if it means endangering her own daughter. With the weight of power upon her shoulders and the ability to glimpse the future, Terri becomes a pawn in a dangerous game of power and deception. As she navigates the treacherous landscape of her newfound destiny, she must rely on the protection of her fellow half-giants, guardians of the boundary between worlds. But in a world where the future is unpredictable, Terri must confront not only her enemies but also the tantalizing possibilities of destiny. For in a realm where giants and humans collide, her choices will shape not only her fate but also the fate of both worlds.