Reluctanthero Stories

Book 1 of the Gotta Be Bad series Two worlds, one dumb dream. Welcome to a different kind of '90s. Earth isn't the hottest place to be anymore. Slip into your favorite kicks, buy a ticket to the Amberline, and you're off to an enchanting world of swords and magic, Indara. Inmate John Rivers finally has a lucky break. A mysterious woman called The Seer presents him a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Deliver a mystical dagger on the world next door, and in return, the taste of true freedom. Cherry on top, he gets to fulfill his life-long dream... To become a villain. Raised right throughout childhood, John knows crossing that line from not-so-good to straight-up bad won't be easy. Moreover, he hasn't been introduced to the foreign land's powers, the tangles of conspiracy, and competing ambitions. Nasty monsters too. The odds are against him from the get-go, but he's sure of one thing. Stumbling or fumbling, a questionable greatness begins...

They took her sight, her throne, and her trust. But when the storms rise, so does she. Now Eira must choose. Between running and love, between the crown and the one man she cannot lose. They say the island remembers. Its six points rise like blades from the sea, carved not by time but by will-old will, war-forged and sealed with blood. Once, long ago, there was peace. But peace is a fragile lie, and power has a taste too rich for those born too close to thrones. And so the old king fell. A new line rose, crowned not by right, but by betrayal. And from that line came a bride. Untitled, unwilling, and dangerous without knowing it. Her name was Eira. She was never meant to refuse. She was never meant to survive. Blinded by treachery, betrayed by blood, she was given as bait to lure a boy who would be king. But she was paired with another. Chosen. The island woke. And in the dark, where eyes fail and truth sharpens, Eira rose. Not with sight, but with vision. And the island was watching. And love was by her side. This is the story of the girl who failed every test. Until the one that mattered. And of the man who loved her not for her power, but for her resistance to it. Before Eira, there was only fear. After her, nothing would be the same. Note: This is a work of fiction and should not be read as a reflection of the author's personal life, experiences, or relationships. Any perceived similarities are coincidental. Now updated with a never-before-seen three-part prequel! Read to the end for the icy origin of Lucan and Eira's bond.

In the land of Slavia, the old spirits never died-they only learned to hide. The Principality of Velesgrad has begun a holy purge, declaring all witches and spirit-binders enemies of order. Villages burn in the name of stability. Forests whisper back. A runaway witch, Mira Zorya, is marked for execution after breaking a forbidden pact between mankind and the unseen world. A young swordsman, Yaroslav Volny, finds himself dragged into her flight from the crown-only to discover that the world he believes in is built on lies older than the kingdom itself. As spirits awaken, the dead begin to speak again, and a kingdom tries to control what was never meant to be ruled, a fractured party of outcasts is formed across fate itself:

After years in exile, Kethril Vaen, commander of the Iron Company, is hired to investigate a series of disappearances along the Arda-Fyndor border. What begins as a simple contract quickly turns into something far darker: an ancient evil known as the Soul Eater is awakening, sending undead horrors into the world once more. Haunted by failures from his past and bound by a prophecy he doesn't believe in, Kethril is pulled into a tangled web of political unrest, forbidden magic, and collapsing alliances. As the first kingdom falls under siege, he must choose: remain a mercenary-or become something more.

A rich kid turned to solid gold. A (partially) invisible boy. The adventure of a lifetime. A galaxy wide threat looms as they race around to awaken the 5 remaining Golems in order to stop time and space itself from being torn apart. Of course, the real question is, can these two do it without tearing each other apart?

*Updates Every Saturday* Four ancient kingdoms once stood as one, united under the rule of the four dragons. With the disappearance of each dragon, they now burn. The western Kingdom of Ardorhelm shelters the lost while the eastern Kingdom of Eirynspire tightens its iron grip on the world, led by a tyrant determined to claim every crown as their own. As war spreads and hope thins, rumors claim to know the true source of Eirynspire's strength: the last living dragon. Steffan, who had already lost his family to the war, never sought to be a hero. He lives by his skill with a bow and arrow, never staying in one place. But when he joins a secret expedition beyond the borders of war, he awakens a gift that may be tied to the vanished dragons. Among unlikely allies is a girl from the east, far kinder than the barbarians he was raised to fear. As loyalties blur and truths unravel, Steffan discovers the dragon may not be the weapon the world believes it to be - and the prophecy of the Fourfold Flame may not be lost yet.

Kethril leads the Iron Company into the mountain kingdom of Fyndor to investigate disturbing seismic events and vanishing miners. Below the forges lies a forgotten ruin pulsing with forbidden runes-and a weapon sealed since the Cataclysm. Dwarven politics, clan rivalries, and the militant Crimson Crusade threaten to derail his mission, as Kethril uncovers an ancient forge bound to the Soul Eater's rise.

Scarlet is a girl more comfortable in magic libraries and museums than the mall or the sports field. Her dream is to become a scholar, but right now she's having a hard enough time passing eighth grade Remedial Math 2A. When her mentor dies in her arms, he leaves her two things: a lifetime of notes, and his high-level membership in the prestigious Antiquarian Society. But to keep it, she's going to need help. Who would have thought that turning to an immortal sorceress, living deep in the cold wastes, could be so dangerous? Now she's got to contend with dark wizards, evil dragons, and a lost necropolis teaming with undead. Follow the misadventures of a disaffected middle school student as she navigates the relatable pitfalls of teen-hood, set against the backdrop of occasionally having to slay a dragon.

An Atmospheric Dark Fantasy of Language, Memory, and Becoming In a fortress carved from ancient bone and built to contain the un-containable, a boy named Thom is marked by the curse feared above all others: the Mouth. He arrives at the Bastion-a place where wolf-blooded are broken, remade, or buried-expecting training, exile, maybe death. But what he finds is worse. The Bastion doesn't just hold danger. It repeats it. The same names. The same rites. The same patterns. And somewhere beneath the stone and marrow lies a voice older than god or monster: unfinished, recursive, hungry. As the bones beneath the fortress begin to stir, and the glyphs start rewriting themselves, Thom must decide whether he will become the vessel the Bastion demands... or the sentence that ends it. A lyrical and slow-burning dark fantasy told in breath and fracture, Wolfsbane in Winter explores language as prison, ritual as recursion, and silence as liberation. Some stories are not told. They are remembered. And some should never be spoken twice.

In a city ruled by viral fame and digital TrustPoints, Jay Caluag is a zero-point nobody-just a broke merch vendor with a sharp tongue and a heart nobody notices. But when he throws himself into danger to save a child, one selfless act sparks something impossible. He wakes up in a hospital with a strange power, a viral headline... and a heartbeat that isn't entirely his. Across the city, Mimosa-the Federation's golden girl-is unraveling. Her partner, Niko Aldaya, died in the line of duty... or so she's been told. But the truth? Buried beneath layers of lies, genetic secrets, and something called the Legacy Protocol. Jay and Mimosa are now connected by something deeper than fate-an experimental power, a ghost of a love long lost, and a city that's ready to eat them alive. >What happens when the heart remembers a love it shouldn't know?

The story of young Daniel Treommone as he progresses through high school and a troubling past, present, and future. Will he find his way in this world of chaos and no time left to save anyone? Will he do what needs to be done when the time comes? Will his past come to haunt him? Will his present destroy him? Will his future be forever or never? Only time will tell as we see how this young Metronome deals with student life and an uncelebrated hero.

Nathaniel Greenweave is a quiet tailor with a strange gift: he heals not with potions or spells, but with needle and thread. Content to live a life of silence and stitches in the seaside town of Marrowell, his world unravels the night a bloodied royal courier collapses in his shop-whispering the name of a rogue mage and placing a sealed scroll into his hands. Now, drawn into a world of magic, myth, and unraveling prophecy, Nathaniel must step beyond the safety of his shop and into the chaos of Emberrest, a city that hums with enchantment and danger in equal measure.

What if the gods of ancient Egypt never died... but went underground? What if the pyramids, the Sphinx, and every vanished civilization were part of a buried truth the world was never meant to remember? When seismic activity awakens ancient priests beneath the sands, civilization begins to collapse. Nuclear weapons only feed them. Cities burn. Humanity is days from extinction. Only one family holds the key. Dr. Mike Arshur - a broken Egyptologist. Sarah - the wife who stopped believing. And Adam - their teenage son, who can hear what no one else can. Linked by a living Scarab and hunted by immortal gods, they must descend into the Hollow Earth to uncover the real origin of human history - and choose between survival or sacrifice. 🔻 Some gods were never meant to be worshipped. 🔺 Some families were never meant to be broken.

Some men head West to find fortune. Stanley Bannister came to clean up a legal mess-and wound up stranded in a desert town that barely exists. There's no map for Cracked Rock-just a handful of misfits, rumors of rattlers, and a cactus that may or may not be judging him. But something strange is stirring beneath the dust. An old rival wants to claim the town for a railroad stop-or maybe it's about that long-abandoned mine everyone says is worthless. Either way, Stanley's about to find out the West doesn't forget. And it sure as hell doesn't forgive. First introduced as a serial in a courthouse newsletter, Cracked Rock now rides again-dustier, funnier, and with more bite than ever. Coming soon. Episodes post bi-weekly.

After surviving a lightning strike, a reclusive grocery store cashier discovers he can foresee deadly disasters before they happen. As he wrestles with the burden of his visions, growing public suspicion, and relentless media attention, he must decide whether to embrace his newfound purpose or disappear into the shadows-before the line between fate and free will is lost forever.

Norch doesn't believe in monsters, fairies, or inexplicable phenomena, so when he wakes up on an island that insists on giving him nothing but the increasingly strange, he agrees to travel its length with the curious creature called The Jemily, just to get out. Norch has just begun his journey to freedom when the man called Benjamin Real rips a hole in reality to free his bride. Norch is left with half a guide and an island that is slipping into nothing. Can he recombine The Jemily and save the island?

When elite operative Reed Thornton dies in a desperate last stand, he expects oblivion. Instead, he awakens in the body of his parallel self-a notorious corporate playboy with the same name but none of his abilities. Trapped in a near-future world of quantum technology and corporate espionage, Reed must adapt quickly as he discovers his consciousness transfer wasn't an accident. With his neural pathways degrading and multiple factions hunting him for the breakthrough quantum integration he represents, Reed forms an uneasy alliance with brilliant physicist Cassandra Chen. Together, they race to stabilize his quantum-entangled consciousness before it collapses entirely. As Reed rebuilds his combat capabilities and develops unprecedented quantum perception abilities, he uncovers a conspiracy spanning corporations and government agencies-all centered on the consciousness transfer technology that brought him here. With time running out, he must decide whether to fight for a way back to his original existence or embrace this second chance in a reality that might need him more than the one he left behind.

Nathaniel "Nat" Reyes is an introverted graphic designer living an unremarkable life in Quezon City, until his knack for analysis leads him to uncover strategic vulnerabilities in the West Philippine Sea. With no military training or government connections, Nat devises an unconventional defense plan, rallying ordinary Filipinos to protect their nation. As his ideas gain traction, he faces his fears and steps into the spotlight, proving that even the quietest voices can make the loudest impact.

Quod Aegre 'The Reluctant' She is a 'human' striped from her identity and memory. No one will believe her but one. She can Summon anytime and make swords also she has powers that she doesn't fully understand yet but it has something to do with the water... the voice of her actions make the ones she loves forget her... He mermaid voice *hint hint* was a legend to be remembered, but is cursed by the failures of love. Sometimes, crying is the only way your eyes speak when your mouth can't explain how broken your heart is. The ones that you love the most are usually the ones that hurt you the most! I smile not for that I am happy, but sometimes I smile to hide sadness. At some point, you have to realize that some people can stay in your heart but not in your life. I'm afraid of being forgotten. Because it seems everyone I get close to, ends up forgetting me.