Истории Slavic

Riley and three of her friends got maybe a little crazy idea - to form a band, just for a fun, but maybe not just for that. Dreams of a future. Their band didn't get many reactions in the beggining until one girl asked them to perform at a school event in which they later participated. That changed their situation a bit as other students started to pay them more attention. However, that wasn't always the good one. As everyone this age, they all get through many kinds of relationships-friendships, getting boyfriends or girlfriends... however, there are also self discoveries.

W grodzie nad wodami Olszycy giną ludzie. Gdy jesienne deszcze zacierają ślady, a mieszkańcy coraz częściej spoglądają z lękiem ku lasom i mokradłom, dawne sekrety zaczynają wychodzić na jaw. Bekwarek marzy o tym, by dorównać ojcu. Jarzec próbuje uciec przed starymi winami. Raszka słyszy głos, który przychodzi do niej w ciemności. Jedni szukają winy w wiedźmie. Inni w Mamunowym Zagajniku i starych bogach. A jeszcze inni w sobie nawzajem. Bo tu każdy coś ukrywa. Władyka dawne błędy. Wojowie stare krzywdy. Las prawdę o tym, co minęło. Nim ziemię zabielą śniegi, mieszkańcy grodu będą musieli odpowiedzieć sobie na jedno pytanie: czy większym zagrożeniem jest to, co czai się w lesie, czy to, co od dawna mieszka między nimi? Słowiańskie fantasy o pamięci, stracie, rodowej dumie i ludziach próbujących przeżyć w cieniu dawnych grzechów.

❝ DON'T GET LOST IN THE WOODS FOR THEY ARE HUNGRY ❞ Vesnyana died a long time ago. As a rusalka, she is now bound to haunt the waters that took her life-and drown hapless folks in their cold depths to sate her endless hunger. However, her greatest desire remains unfulfilled: to become human again. That is, until the summer solstice, which drives young lovers into the trees in search of the magical fern flower. But only one of them is truly determined to find it. Which is but a game for other youths in the village of Lasow, to Yara seems like the only way to free herself from her sorrows. Little does she know there are far greater ones to come: A new priest arrives, eager to fight the old beliefs and driven by his own dangerous desires. Prophecies and dark omens plaguing Yara and her friend Levik speak of fire on the horizon. And the shadows on the wall start speaking. When death comes riding into Lasow, Yara has to decide whom to trust-and what wishes might be dangerous enough they could cost all of their lives. _______ ONC 2026 ENTRY: PROMPTS 16, 104, 114

She woke in the cabin of the man she was certain had destroyed her life. Bound with rowan instead of iron, feverish, starving, and missing a century of memories, Vesna-a samodiva who once ruled the forests-recognizes only one truth: the hunter before her is her enemy. Kain knows a different truth. She isn't his prisoner. She's his wife. Now the woman he once swore to protect believes he became the monster she feared. And the man who built an organization to hunt supernatural creatures insists he did it to save both humanity... and her. Some love stories begin with a kiss. Theirs begins with forgotten vows. Vesna "He calls me his wife. I call him my captor. The cruelest part is that my heart remembers him long before my mind ever does." "If he truly loved me, why did he hunt my sisters? If I truly hated him... why does his touch still feel like home?" ⸻ Kain "She wakes every morning believing I'm the villain. I let her. The truth is harder to survive than hatred." "I have buried comrades, a daughter, and an entire century. The only thing I have never managed to bury is my love for her."

The Russian folk tales of "Ruslan and Ludmila" and "Baba yaga" meet in Vedma, a tale of magic and mystery. Baba in the daughter of wicked scorcerer Chernomor and a yaga in training. Growing up in a castle surrounded by spirits and a father who wants nothing to do with her. Baba feels her chances of ever macking a human friend are little to none. That is until she meets a mysterious girl called Ludmila. Ludmila is a princess on the run. On the run from what. A marriage. Marriage to a man she doesn't love. The vile Ruslan. But just when she breaks free from one prison, Ludmila finds herself trapped in another. After trespassing into the scorcerer, Chernomor's forest Ludmila is locked in a not so hospitable dungeon. All hopes of freedom seem lost. However, the scorcerers daughter, Baba, is oddly friendly. And easily manipulated, too. Maybe all hope isn't gone. Can the girls be fast enough, or will their lives catch up to them.

❝ 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐒 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐌𝐄, 𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄. ❞ Saskia Vrana knows what to do when the Nights of Smoke come: Close the windows and doors. Don't look out into the darkness. Sacrifice and pray. And never dare to leave the convent. These are the sacred rules to follow if you want to survive the creatures lurking outside - and the Order of Wolves, which ensures the village's safety with watchful eyes. So, what to do when you accidentally violate one of them on the very first night and receive a divination you shouldn't outlive? However, it's not Saskia they hold responsible, but her fellow sister Katinka. When coldblooded Prince Silvan von Winterthal and his order take her, Saskia is eager to break all those rules at once and more to get her back. And if she must risk her own life making a deal with a devil while the Wild Hunt ravages the lands, she will. ______________ ONC 2024 LONGLISTER AMBY AWARDS 2025 GRAND FAVORITE

Ryazan, one of the grandest cities in all Rus', lays along the war path of thousands of Tatar warriors eager to seize the spoils of a short-fought campaign: the women of the city and gold from its treasury. Having set up camp just beyond the city, they await a reply from the envoys of Grand Prince Yuriy. As the Grand Prince deliberates, his boyars both caution and counsel him. If Ryazan falls, the rest of Rus' may be next ─ an outcome his people grow ever more wary of, turning to priests and old rituals alike as rumor and fear run rampant inside the city walls. Finally left untended, the Polovtsian princess Yanay, conquered once before, now betrothed to one of the Grand Prince's brothers, quietly observes these developments. She prays to her old gods when she can and aligns herself with a young Tatar captive and quick-thinking kinsman, all the while secretly seeking her freedom and revenge. ──────── ☽ ◯ ☾ ──────── A retelling of the Siege of Ryazan complete with rageful women and warrior princes; spirits both kind and cunning; and tragedy aplenty. Copyright © 2026 Elle Chaika

In this magical chapter, Katya deepens her understanding of herbs and healing under the guidance of the wise witch Lana. But when Lana leaves to help a boy with uncontrollable fire magic, Katya finds herself face-to-face with a mysterious forest spirit-the Leshy. He reveals that a powerful artifact maintaining the forest's balance has gone missing. Using her gift of water magic, Katya bravely steps into the heart of the forest to help find it. With the guidance of the Leshy and her own growing powers, she discovers the hidden artifact and helps restore harmony to the woods, proving she's more than just a student of magic-she is truly chosen.

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Elisava Rusu is a newly turned vampire that doesn't know where to go next. She's forgotten everything from her past life, and only feels the desire to feed. Until she meets Chalimir, a werewolf, and finds out the secrets of Virelia, the ones that are hidden from the public by humans and vampires alike. Hidden secrets, catacombs under the city, and the secrets tied to the Blackthorn forest... what will Elara uncover?..

What happens when a brutal mafia boss falls madly, dangerously in love with the only woman who sees the soul beneath the monster? Noëlla never expected to end up in the arms of Liam Volkov-the most feared man in Russia. Cold, powerful, and untouchable, Liam controls everything... except the fire that burns for the woman who unknowingly changed his world. Their love is anything but ordinary. It's obsessive. Possessive. Raw. Liam would kill for her. And sometimes, he nearly kills because of her. Noëlla tries to tame the storm inside him, but her softness only fuels his hunger, his need to protect-and control. Between deadly secrets, explosive jealousy, and stolen moments of warmth, Noëlla and Liam's story unfolds like a beautiful curse. He would burn down Moscow to keep her. She would endure hell just to love him.

Na świecie wciąż jest wiele zła, a one z nim walczą.

Astrid's Wings, Book 2 of the Varangian Descendants, picks up where Verena's Whistle left off. The Varangian Descendants is an urban fantasy series. A thousand years ago, a Varangian cohort deployed to the steppe disappeared without a trace, banished to a parallel world. On that parallel world, they fought monsters and learned magic. Now, in the present day, the realms are colliding once more and the Varangian descendants must work together to stop a demonic horde from invading the modern world.

Do not let the Watchmen catch you. Do not let the Chancellor find your notebook. Do not let the man in the long coat know you're alive. These are the rules Kilter has survived alone in the streets of the quarantined city of Istravol by for years. And he's tired of it. All he wants is to understand the cryptic marks inside the notebook he's had for as long as he can remember, and so get out. Because if the Chancellor who is scared of nothing but the Reavers outside the city wants that notebook, it must be worth something. At least, that's what old Dmal, Kilter's only friend, says. And he's right. When both Dmal and the Chancellor stumble upon the first thing from his notebook that Kilter's ever seen in real life - a gleaming feather - the legends and secrets of Istravol's history come rushing into the present. It's not sickness that keeps Istravol, and Kilter, locked under the Chancellor's control, but a blood feud. A blood feud spurred by the legacy of the notebook and Kilter himself, and the force that could either destroy or restore it all: hope. But will hope be enough to mend the past and save the future and a world Kilter never knew he belonged in? Armed with only the feather and notebook, he has only one chance to find out: catch it before anyone else does. ~~~ An exploration of courage, identity, love, and grief, THE PHOENIX THIEF is complete at 150,000 words, and readers seeking adventure and a dash of magic will find it a satisfying escape.

❛ IF THEY CANNOT SURVIVE, LET THEM DIE ❜ Children born into the shadows of war are never quite right. It is a truth that Vasily Aleksandrov has always known. He has never known peace, though he longed for it. The Old Gods did not give privy to those whom paid their debts. Only the Saints heeded the fervent prayers for an end to the bloodshed. Vasily knows this, for he has seen it himself. There was no mercy to be found in this world. Greed destroyed Al-Mirtha and saw to its destruction. With the hounds of war sounding at every corner of the world, Death would come for them all. The Korisovo King sits on his throne as the dead remain restless and builds a kingdom of corpses from the shallow graves and dunes. Inspired by a longing for justice, there is no end Vasily will go through to see to the death of a king. He would see the world reborn, or he would see it burned to the ground. ❝ I DO NOT FEEL DIVINITY IN MY BONES, ONLY HUNGER, EMPTINESS. GREEDY AND INSATIABLE ❞ ©20190516, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀

TEMPORARILY AVAILABLE FOR FREE UNTIL THE END OF QUARANTINE Please consider purchasing this story here: https://daisystokrotka.wordpress.com/book-1-the-lonely-girl-and-the-lonely-warrior/ Book I in the Daisy the Chinchilla Series The Lonely Girl and the Lonely Warrior, a Polish folklore-inspired fairy tale set in a fictional version of Poland's Podhale region, tells the story of Bronia Kowalski, a playful mountain girl, her mischievous chinchilla Daisy, the mysterious Lonely Warrior, their adventures in the Dark Forest and the beginnings of their friendship.

A story about a girl, Mara, who became Mora, a Slavic mythology demon.

Snezhana Anastasia Korshunova's life from childhood to her rise in the fashion industry and ultimately her mysterious and brutal murder. Since this will be a long and immersive story, I'll structure it with different chapters covering her early life, career, struggles, and the unresolved case surrounding her death. It's a dramatic, diary-style storytelling approach with her inner thoughts, and a third-person narrative that captures the perspective of different people in her life, including investigators, fans, and people from the fashion industry.