Opennovella Stories

Based loosely on ONC2026 prompts 32 and 33. Two assassins from rival organizations are sent on the same mission, and in a very short time they each find themselves shifting from their chosen profession to the unexpected role of nanny.

"Come here, Daurius! We need you." I woke up after hearing a female voice. As, I was taking heavy breaths I felt something. A presence of power beyond natural. The stories of Gods were quite famous since ancient times. However, as modern world started reshaping this same Gods were forgotten by civilizations. It could because the society became more scientific or so I thought. Being an archeology student always had me interested in this stories as it gave a direct history of humanity. But, that night changed everything. A temple was suddenely discovered on the outskirt of the city only to be opened by me. It didn't end there because I bought something with me from that temple. It was none other than God of Mischief.

ONC Prompt 5 My cat likes leaving the house every morning at the same time. When this little habit of his causes me to burn my breakfast, I use his tracking collar to follow him on a whim, while searching for a decent cafe. My mind and body start to warp, as I find him and some other neighborhood cats at the back of an alley, in a small patch of grass, meowing in symphony. When I wake up from what I thought was a massive hangover, I find I am actually in what turns out to be my cats secret home world. Filled with magic instead of milk bowls. Lances instead of litterboxes. Monsters rather than meow-mix. What I thought would be another day at work, turns out to be a fight against evil that our cat friends have secretly been waging for centuries. (This is a bit of a tribute story to my cat who went out one day and never came home)

"You were my brother Zain..." "Exactly... Were!" Kenji the Lucario lived happily with his parents within the Bolryn clan. He came from a long family of mighty warriors and was next in line to take his place serving under King Brindim as one of his loyal soldiers. That all changed in one night Now he finds himself in the wilds with only his unborn egg sibling to keep him company. He can't return home, at least not now... Not while he's being hunted... by someone he once considered family... Update: I did not make it past round 1 of Open Novella so if you're here because it's a tag, please keep this in mind so this story will probably be not as good. You have been warned please do not criticise me, I entered out of pure boredom and clearly some people didn't like what I wrote. Enjoy!

Damian's family are all superheroes, with all three of his older brothers being well known within the superhero community which means they're often saving Gotham and the off shoots to the city. Then, one day, to spend time with them, Damian decides the route is to become a villain called Rouge George and life becomes more interesting, or so Damian thinks. Disclaimer - I don't own Young Justice. This is one of my ONC projects for this year. The prompt I am using is prompt eighty-seven, "You come from a family of highly respected heroes. All three of your big brothers are known as powerhouses, but you rarely see them since they're always saving the city. One day you realise that the only way to see all of your brothers is to become a villain. Turns out you're better at it than you thought, and family dinners suddenly become the most amusing time of day." For obvious reasons, that was a difficult one to pass up, but to make it work I didn't just go with the character's as is, but instead decided to go AU with Jason not becoming Red Hood in this and bringing Damian home to Wayne manor at a much earlier age which is what the first few chapters of the novella will cover as this will be important later on. And then the fun begins.

A world at war. Spies fighting in the shadows. Niko Sapphire, a dedicated young agent of the Quorum, must unravel the sinister plots of a notorious alchemist and his alliance with the Siren kingdom of Lokesha before his homeland is ravaged by a new breed of creature, born of chaos and hellbent on tainting the ocean tides with blood for eternity. *** Doctor Kief Thondial is the deadliest man in the world, or so Niko Sapphire has been told. After surviving a mission that brought him into the heart of the demented alchemists' laboratory of twisted experimentations - a mission that left his best friend dead - Thondial is the last man Niko wants to see. However, fate brings them back together on the tropical island kingdom of Lokesha, ruled by a power-hungry Siren Queen who wishes to use Thondial's expertise to extend her rule for eternity, even at the expense of her own people. Forced to ally himself with the opposition, the enigmatic and beautiful mermaid spy, Skilla Striker of the Tidewielders, Niko must thwart Thondial's plan before the war for dominion over their world shifts in evil's favour. Hunted by the sadistic assassin known as The Unhappy Man and pitted against nature on an island desperate to drown him, Niko will need the full alliance of his wit, charm, and rogueish instincts to defeat Thondial once and for all, but will his lust for revenge risk everything? *** Entered into the 2026 Open Novella Contest Prompt #32 - Two assassins from rival organizations are sent on the same secret mission, only to realize the assignment hides a much bigger truth.

Dabi is at one moment in the League of Villians hideout, and next moment in a valley, with someone recognizing him as Toya, Sebby's supposed cousin, to which he has no idea how he got there of all places, while Sebby - Sebastian - is missing from the valley, with nobody knowing the way and how. Dabi doesn't even realize at first he's in a game, potentially. Disclaimer - I don't own Bleach, My Hero Academia, or Stardew Valley. This is written for ONC 2026, number eight, "You wake up inside Stardew Valley with no idea how you got there and no guarantee you'll ever get back home." The Bleach parts are focused on crossing over characters.

Elara Vaelor's life collapses within four days. Once a promising fencing champion, she is suddenly accused of cheating and stripped of her career, her reputation, and her future. Framed by those in power, Elara is left with nothing but unanswered questions and a broken name. When an ancient painting gifted by her grandfather begins to reveal hidden secrets, Elara realizes her fall is connected to something far older-and far more dangerous-than a sports conspiracy. Betrayal, buried history, and an unfinished destiny pull her toward a truth that could change not only her life, but the fate of a forgotten legacy. Some battles are not fought on a strip. Some are written in time.

At eighteen, she begins dreaming about a boy she has never met-yet somehow knows by heart. In her dreams, he feels like her missing half, someone who understands her in ways no one else ever has. She wakes up every morning wondering if he's real... or just a creation of her lonely imagination. Then one day, she spills her coffee on a stranger. Late, stressed, and embarrassed, she expects the moment to ruin her day. Instead, it becomes the beginning of something unexpected. The boy she drenched in coffee is kind, funny, and strangely familiar. Too familiar. As their awkward meeting turns into friendship, and friendship slowly turns into something deeper, she starts noticing unsettling similarities between him and the boy from her dreams. The same smile. The same voice. The same way he looks at her like he's always known her. With every shared laugh and late-night conversation, the line between dreams and reality begins to blur. Was their meeting just an accident? Or was fate slowly guiding them toward each other all along? And when love begins to bloom, she must face the truth- Some souls are destined to meet... long before they ever touch.

¤ LONGLISTED IN THE OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2022 ¤ // COMPLETE - stand-alone sequel to featherlight - Chase Collins steps onto a late night train, his last in the city before he moves to a new state with a job promotion. What he doesn't expect, however, is to sit opposite Kyle Rivera: former best friend, football teammate, and Chase's first love. Kyle is the incarnation of everything he thought had been forgotten and left in the past- his high school bravado, his secrets, his forgotten dreams. So he goes to sit down beside him. And they talk. And over the course of that one night, both of them will remember, relive, and most importantly live, as they explore what it means to grow up, to grow apart, to find yourself and to find each other.

Mortal races rise and fall at the whim of the gods, immortal beings transcending the bindings of the mundane. They have not been seen in the last century, not since the Great Fall, when mortal races bound together to fight their tyrant rule at the battlefield called Desolation. Their hand has been felt through the eons, however, shaping the world to their pleasure with wars, plagues and cataclysms. Especially among the humans. The mad goddess Endra, personification of a power that struck the other gods with fear, was struck down from the heavens, bound to the earth. Centuries passed, and by chance encounter she was freed again. Vengeance would be hers. Jayne cannot remember much of anything, her memory stripped from her, leaving only troublesome, chaotic dreams with no meaning. All she remembers with certainty is that she has been running from the powerful men who hunt her across the mortal realm, hiding from the mad deity haunting her every step. But she has run long enough. She will face whatever comes at her, be it the gods or monsters from the underworld. Or the truths of her past that begin to resurface. For in the end, only she can determine if she will triumph... or fall. Cover created by myself using Dream.AI Written for the 2024 OpenNovellaContest. (Core prompt) Prompt 18: With powers they said were a shame, a goddess is tamed into submission and fears her own destiny. Prompt 3: Your greatest fear is monsters in the dark. The last thing you expect is to become the Monster in the dark. Prompt 51: A band discovers that their songs has the power to control minds, and they are determined to discover how this power works... and how to use it. Prompt 94: I will become as monstrous as I must. © Kevin Cross 2024 If you find this book anywhere other than wattpad, then it is a pirated copy. Please leave this site immediately and if possible, report this to the author. Visit @moonlight-blade on wattpad to get the original version of this book.

**** Top Pick, 2023 Amby Awards **** **** HighFantasy Book of the Month, June 2023 **** To save the world, Mage Aria sacrificed herself, becoming trapped with the personification of Darkness within an impenetrable tomb of rock and magic. But she had not realized how much of a hell that would be. Dreams of deep despair haunted Tomas, a blacksmith with no apparent magic, where a wounded soul cried out from her torment, begging for mercy. Heartbroken for the dreamer, he sets out on an uncertain quest to free her. But there were those in power who did not want the dreamer freed, lest it also released the Darkness. Further, the link between Tomas and the dreamer was a kind of Darkness itself, one that would make him a fugitive in his own land.

Can Regulus' words speak louder than his brother's actions? There are many times Regulus doubts his ability to get through to his older brother who is unwilling to listen to anyone with the last name of Black, but a part of him wants to believe in Slughorn's pet project of forming a band and making music to bring house unity just as much as he wants to believe the songs he writers as Stubby Boardman might get through to Sirius. Disclaimer - I don't own Harry Potter. This is one of my ONC projects for 2024. I'm using prompt one for this story, "Sometimes words speak louder than actions."

#OpenNovellaContest2019 *Prompt: Fantastical Fiction #4 - Family Heirloom* Dareia Blackstead is perfectly content with her uneventful life. She works, pays her rent on time, and reads adventure stories in her spare time. She would never think to ever ask for more, and never expected it. That is, until an old family heirloom begins singing (horribly out of tune) to her about her one, true destiny. Now, it's up to Dareia to claim it. The long-lost honor of the Blackstead family name rests on her small, unassuming shoulders.

A boy with a fatal secret. A prince desperate to protect his people. A princess fighting for freedom. And they will do whatever it takes. In a world of secrets, betrayal, and deception, the monsters around us inevitably grow and grow, but it is easy enough to turn a blind eye. That is until a murder and a message disrupt the biggest feast of the year, of course. Wilder, Theon, and Odelia begin to investigate, but as the monsters begin to rise, will they be able to uncover the truth, and stop them once and for all? TW's - violence, discrimination, drinking, murder (please let me know if I have missed any) Will they be able to save themselves from the monsters inside? prompt 95 - I will become as monstrous as I must

Open Novella Contest 2020 entry Horror Prompt #42 (You sold your soul to the devil years ago. Today he gives it back to you and says, "I need a favour") Not everyone gets a second chance at life. For that, some would call Marcus Taylor one of the luckiest men alive; but he would beg to differ. Just as things were starting to up, the devil comes calling to retrieve a favour he is owed. It had been five years since they had first met, and now with new friends, the love of his life and a baby on the way. Marcus has everything to lose and no right to refuse. The devil's children have taken a liking to earth, and with no one to watch the many circles of hell, it will be up to Marcus to find and hunt down their seven deadly souls in exchange for his own. "So when the devil wants to dance with you, you'd better say never- because a dance with the devil might last you forever." - Dance with the devil by Immortal Technique (2001)

It was supposed to be simple prank, one that would not lead to any problems in the life of Princess Nhyira of Diamantí. What happens when an unexpected incident occurs at her coming of age ball? Will Princess Nhyira find a way to save the day or would she get in trouble? Read to find out. Read on to find out. PS: The name is pronounced [ in- shi- ra]

A series of murders, a school magazine and an obnoxious colleague in the way. Suspicious letters pop up in the magazine Zoey Tan heads, she is forced to find the perpetuator who has landed her in the trouble. When the perpetuator proves to be more than just trouble to her, things take a deeper dive. When his low-key persona slips, Yuvan Tejas desperately tries to re-assemble it and protect those who shelter under it. When murder dots the city and the murderer seems closer than he thought possible, tides turn. Together they discover a truth that shakes their worlds.

In a post-pandemic world where class and privilege are determined by immunity status, Seraphine, Isolde, Beck and Griffin are about to find out what they're made of. When a nightclub bombing and its aftermath challenge everything they thought they knew about themselves and each other, will they flourish or will they flounder? Seraphine (the sensible spare). Isolde (the flighty heir). Beck (the tag-along mate). Griffin (the charming bait). A club... A bomb... A lucky escape? Sinister plot? Or fortunate fate? Join them as they find out. Beyond These Walls of Ours. **** Beyond These Walls Of Ours is an Open Novella Contest 2022 story based on prompt #103 (With great power comes great irresponsibility) and influenced by prompt #78 (A pandemic love story) and prompt #5 (A soldier always has two options when at crossroads: to follow orders or to abort the mission)