Opennovellacontest2021 Stories

If you are not loved, if you have got nobody to love you, then turn your loveless life into something beautiful. That something should be worth. ☆☆☆ He was standing infront of me all the time, when I had my eyes closed. I turned my back to him so that I could confess without any interruption. Also closed my eyes to avoid my nerves that could have held me back. But the bastard took the opportunity to witness all my misery. And when I finished I was too anxious to notice him there. I even thought it better that he left after. That he didn't hear any of those stupid things that I spew out of my mouth. Now that he heard everything. I felt a little shy, embarrassed and probably more shy. With him this close, touching me, whispering things. How am I still alive?! "Huh?!" I replied, making myself an idiot, again, infront of my, uh___ crush?! Yeah, I was tired of calling him my ex secret husband. He smirked as his eyes twinkled, amused. That brought me back as I blink a few times. Stupid, that I was. "When?! Why would I ignore you?!" I denied. Gashmir did not stop his torture. His hand went to my neck as he soothed my skin. ☆☆☆ To my Indian and non Indiana readers both. Don't think much just give it a shot.

It's the 17th Birthday of Princess Neina, the only daughter of Queen Indira Devi and late King Bhadrak, the ruler of The great 'Visaai Nagar empire' . The Queen has announced a bizzare competition to find a match for the princess, much to the surprise of the neighboring kings and princes. A dance will be held at an anonymous masked ball and the one able to charm the princess, who will be in disguise, will get her hand in marriage. The news has reached all the nook and corner of Visaai Nagar empire, it's neighboring kingdoms and even the Northern Kingdoms, located near the Arbanian border. Kings and princes from all over the continent who has their eyes on the throne of Visai Nagar empire, local young men restless to live the impossible dreams ... Are all in for the competition. Who will win the heart of Princess Neina? Will it be the handsome prince from 'Bahardaan' or the psychopathic village bumpkin or the old priest who has sinister intentions or the mysterious young man who came from nowhere..... Read more to find out.

After being accused of witchcraft, a young girl is forced to run away from her hometown. ( ((o)) ) Aubrey Delacourt was able to keep her magic hidden for fifteen years. But when rogue Wardens invade her town, her powers are revealed to everyone. Charged with witchcraft and forced to run away, Aubrey finds herself completely alone. Beyond the safe bubble of her town, Aubrey is left chasing legends to try and survive. As her magic becomes harder and harder to control, she struggles to hide from the Wardens who draw closer every day. With no other option but death, Aubrey sets off on an epic quest to try and neutralize her abilities. Aubrey knows what happens to wayward souls. But as she starts to drift away from reality, she wanders closer and closer to where the lost things go. ONC Prompt #22 Cover by @Alexan629

A coming-of-age thriller about a lonely girl protecting a family secret that could get her killed. Fourteen-year-old Sydney Blaze does everything to satisfy her parents, even attend the prestigious Razor Stone Academy for villains. Her endless training prepared her for this moment. Socially inept, Sydney struggles to fit in as her classmates shun and bully her. Complicating matters is the family secret she's uncovered and hides from everyone-a secret that endangers the lives of her and her family-she's descended from a famous hero. While she navigates her attraction for fellow student Yasuko Noguchi and the usual pitfalls of high school, anonymous death threats appear in her belongings. After a failed attempt on her life, she doubts who to trust. The roommate who doesn't have time for her? The teacher who takes her under his wing? Yasuko's bullying friends? Yasuko herself? Will pleasing her parents cost Sydney her life? ⚠🛑Content and Trigger Warning🛑⚠ There are depictions of death and murder within this book. Mental, emotional, and physical abuse are mentioned or shown. There is strong language. Prompt 84. This academy isn't a typical boarding school. No, it's where kids train to become villains - if they pass the entrance test, that is. Nobody at the academy knows you're descended from heroes, and that's the way you'd like it to stay. 4. You're a weapon, and weapons don't weep.

Aiden Lockwood. Every girl's dream. But he's Brooke Fox's worst nightmare. Last summer brought them closer together, this school year pushed them further apart. Now Brooke despises Aiden with every fibre of her being. But he doesn't feel the same about her. When these two clash, it's like sparks fly, and no matter how much they wish they could, neither Aiden nor Brooke can forget what happened between them last summer. (Submission for Open Novella Contest.)

[ RD1 QUALIFIER ] ❝ You're a weapon, and weapons don't weep. ❞ In a land scarred by eternal war, a prodigious mage must decide between the destiny of her duty and the lure of her desires. || snow white prequel/retelling || open novella contest 2021

Scientists have discovered a 'dark liquid; that is really at the base of the universe's continual expansion. When a team of researchers isolate some of the mysterious dark liquid, the world is forever changed... for better or worse. ... Dr. Nykia Baccus is on the fast track to the top of her field. her team is on the verge of making scientific history. When they manipulate the building blocks of reality the entire structure comes crashing down. Everything she knows and believes come into question as the secrets of creation are laid bare. Can her mind process revelation? Can reality withstand the shifting paradigms? Only time will tell. ******* Open novella Contest (ONC) submission 2021

A devastating fire sends seventeen-year-old Harrison Fredrick across the Atlantic Ocean to the English countryside to live with the grandmother he never knew. As if coming to terms with his newly discovered title and learning how to fit in with the nobility wasn't enough, he soon learns he's engaged--also without his knowledge--to a woman who's not the servant he's falling in love with. Then when his most guarded and dangerous secret comes to light, everything changes--and it could lead to either his salvation or his destruction. ONC 2021 - Prompt #74

Guardians, those who have swore to protect humanity's freedom even at the cost of their own lives. This is who Takiaya is-or was. Now everything has changed. Only a scarce few of the Guardians remain, and Takiaya can't bring herself to trust another human again, not after what happened. But when one boy saves her, she can't help start to wonder. Is all of humanity as cruel as she thought? And if not, is there some good still worth saving?

ONC2021 - Round two qualifier It's just another normal day for Vee when she wakes up. But so she thought as she began her day. The world is no longer as she knew it to be. Bound in her house, with monsters surrounding her, she has nowhere to go and no one to talk to. Who can she trust? Or where can she go? That is all she needs to worry about until what she realizes is far more horrendous. Will the others trust her, or will she die in the hands of the only living? Dive into the world of the undead and solve her worst nightmare as she tries to survive once it comes true. Just like Darwin puts it, the survival of the mortalist!

The dead typically want one of two things. Ghosts crave conversation. Spirits seek pain. My name is Bria, and I've been able to interact with the dead for as long as I can remember. Communicating with the deceased might sound like a cool gift, but let me assure you, it's not. Ghosts don't shut up, and not all specters are friendly. In fact, most of them are dangerous. Pretending the paranormal doesn't exist is far easier than talking to the shadows, so I've been avoiding the dead for years. Past experiences have led me to avoid the living too. And for a long time, I've successfully kept my distance. Until a single ghost encounter in the library ruins everything. Now a couple of my classmates know my secret. But as it turns out, they have a deadly secret of their own. Time to talk to the shadows again. _______________ This story contains profanity and violence. [ONC 2021 Shortlister]

{ONC2021 2nd Place Overall, Round Two Ambassador Picks & Shortlist} When Max O'Brien receives an almond with a skull painted on it, he initially plays it off as a prank. But, after his wife leaves town, he begins discovering more of the nuts hidden around the house. More disturbing than that is that some unseen intruder is keeping an accurate running count. The more almonds Max finds, the stranger things get. Mysterious noises. Moving Objects. Damaged valuables. It's a haunting that grows in power with each success in the involuntary scavenger hunt. As the almonds pile up so do the threats until Max realizes he may just not survive. __________ ONC2021 Prompt 62 Cover by @mensemortuis 1st Place in Horror/Paranormal - The Opulence Writer's Awards Also posted on Royal Road

My Lovely Jason, Today is the day I found out that I am going to leave this earth, and you. I am so deeply sorry my love for leaving you this soon in this lifetime. I hope we have longer time together in our next one and grow old together. Thinking that I cannot make any more memories with you in a few months absolutely shatters my heart. I want you to always be happy, even if it is not with me. I want you to find someone else to love, just the way you did me. I want you to live your life to the fullest my dear. Please do not let me be the reason you don't. That is the last promise I want you to make to me. I knew you would address one last letter to me and hence I decided to leave a jar of letter for you here. I wanted to give you something to remember me by my dear. The letters contain the memories that we shared, and the cd has the songs we related those memories to. I hope you achieve all your dreams and live an incredibly happy life my love. I love you Jason, I always have, and I always will. Your Dearest, Valerie

Her past is a mystery; her future has been planned out for her for as long as she can remember. Cilla has never known a normal life. She's been training since the moment she could talk to complete one objective. She's never known what it's like to be a normal teenage girl, with a family and friends and school. But she's about to jump right into the middle of this elusive "normal" life. Even after preparing for years, will she be able to carry out her mission as planned? When she finally meets the target of her objective, strange new emotions threaten to uproot everything. But she is a weapon. And weapons don't feel emotions. Weapons only kill. ********** This is an entry for the Open Novella Contest 2021 - based on prompt #4: "You're a weapon. And weapons don't weep."

A girl has to live with her grandma after her parents died. There, she finds out that she is promised to the prince. But when a servant also wants her, things get complicated. Who will she choose and who will leave empty handed? ---------------------------------- "You can't just have me. You have to earn me." ---------------------------------- This book is based on prompt 74. "Thanks to your parent's last will and testament, you find yourself living out in the English countryside with the grandmother you'd never met before and an apparent servant whose only goal is to make you fall in love with them. The problem here is that this grandmother has already promised your hand in marriage to a noble in line for the throne. "

|| ONC 2021 HONORABLE MENTION || ONC 2021 ROUND TWO FIRST PLACE WINNER || Three friends. One secret. Thoughts of a summery vacation in the middle of winter sounded fantastic until all plans to enjoy the Caribbean sights were thwarted by an unexpected tropical storm, keeping everyone inside. Normally spare time without current-day distractions would be beneficial to a group of long-time friends always too busy to spend time together otherwise, but this is one trip down memory lane they're going to wish they never took... ---------- Entered into the Open Novella Contest 2021 Mystery & Thriller - Prompt #55 ONC Round One Qualifier - 03.23.2021 ONC Round Two Qualifier - 04.20.2021 ONC Round Two First Place Winner - 04.24.2021 ONC Round Three Qualifier (Longlist) - 05.21.2021 ONC Shortlist - 05.30.2021 ONC Honorable Mention - 06.29.2021 ©2021 M.Dalto Published to Wattpad 02.01.2021 Draft Completed 05.02.2021

Milo Atkins has just woken up from a 200 year cryo sleep to find his vision for a super-powered earth realized. He's showered with praise and comforts for pioneering this new step in human evolution. But Milo himself, put to sleep due to his immunity to the process to gain super powers, grows concerned about the parades and celebrations in his name. He's the last human alive without ANY powers, after all. His suspicions are confirmed when he realizes that the curvaceous doctor assigned to him, is actually a convicted felon. Why would a world filled with superheros want someone normal? And why the pretense? [The price of power...is flesh.]

Fia had what she thought was a perfectly ordinary life until the drought exposed a long forgotten secret in Loch Reghail. Using her abilities and the help from a few friends made along her journey she finds that the stories her father told her were more than fairy tales. Fia must overcome preconceptions and misconceptions to save her village and, ultimately, the way her world works.

"So if we don't get there soon, we lose, right? We lose Merlin and Hera will end the world?" "Camelot will end, Greece will end... Even your own world will be gone." 'You knights are our only hope.' Luna's signing really sold it. If they didn't stop Hera soon, the whole world would end. "Alright. What do we have to do?" ********** As far as the world knows, Camelot and ancient Greece never conflicted. Never associated, never spoke, never interacted. In fact, it would be safe to say that the two worlds didn't even exist at the same time. Until they do. An untold story that changes every story you've ever known. The Knights of Camelot rule as kings and queens, the first since the death of the legendary King Arthur. Sharing the duties among the six of them and under the guidance of the warlock, Merlin, these teenagers travel between Camelot and the modern world, the first time travelers, to protect the land they've adopted as their own. The Goddlets are used to living in a world of their own. As the children of the gods, they are used to getting away with whatever they want. Not used to many changes in their quiet world, they aren't prepared for what comes next. When the Knights and the Goddlets are called together on a quest to save Merlin from the clutches of Hera, the queen of the Greek gods, two very different worlds collide in a race against the clock to save the world. With limited time at their hands and everything they know and love at stake, the Knights and the Goddlets team up to put an end to Hera's destructive reign. The worlds of Camelot and ancient Greece collide in this action-packed book. Classic characters meet new faces in a complete retelling of universes people both know and love. {Entered in the Open Novella Contest under prompt 83: "This assignment requires us to act like adults. I have never been more stressed."}