Steam-punk Stories

There is no night in the Everburning City. There can never be. ***** For four hundred years the Everburning City has withstood the advance of the life-strangling fog known as the Gloam. Its walls have held back five invasions, but on the eve of the sixth, the city's inhabitants know things have changed. Golems are coming out of the mist, and the bodies of the dead are rising at the Gloam's bidding. The city's last and most desperate line of defence comes in the form of the Crafters, individuals who can channel the power of fire, though they risk their sanity each time they do. The brightest of these valiant heroes are Tabitha a'Loria and her apprentice Gerald Reath. Risking their lives, they mount their airships, determined to save the last bastion of humanity - the Everburning City. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

Y/n L/n, a street kid born of a dead father and an absent mother, left to fend for himself, being a street kid is not easy, especially with no fortune, he made friends of great value. And he had found himself family with Vander, Vi, Powder and the others. But with time passing, the tensions rising in the undercity, the balance of power is at the risk of changing for the worst. (Just know before we start, the main story will change drastically concerning Jinx/Powder. Most events of the story will not change, but many will be altered. You. Are. Warned.)

A storm god approaches and destiny follows with him. While the rest of medieval Karnassis is ushered into the industrial age by the outlanders of the Öd, the humble island of Dyma clings to the past. They prepare for a time honored tradition -- the arrival of the Silent Chorus, a divine tempest crafted by Zoreus, the great eidolon of storms. But little do its people know, more than a god is coming to their shores. Mylo has never wanted to leave his island. But with his sister gone and a bond to a demigod accidentally forced upon him, his love of Dyma will be tested, as well as his fear of the world. Verana is leaving Dyma behind to become a powerful summoner, with ambitions to defeat the king and rule all Karnassis in his place. But her brother's shadow still lingers on her, threatening to turn those ambitions to a darker purpose. And a cowardly outlander named Claude hides a devastating secret. And if revealed, it could spell destruction for all Karnassis. When these fates intertwine, events will be set in motion that will change the Etherea forevermore. Cover Art by Amrin A. Sloat

Welcome to Sunshine Acres: the home of a reclusive sorceress, her mischievous apprentice, and a shape-shifting beast. Robin, a jaded doctor, finds himself at this peculiar sanctuary while on a quest to find his brother, Otto. Running out of money and desperate, he agrees to serve as the cook and housekeeper in return for a place to stay. Amidst the enchantment and dangers of Sunshine Acres, Robin must confront hidden dangers and unravel the sorceress's secrets. Can he mend her shattered heart and survive the perils that threaten the Witch of the Red Crows? Loosely inspired by Howl's Moving Castle (both the movie and the book) with a Wild West, gender-bent twist. 🪄 ------------------------------- "I'm looking for a sorceress." "HA!" The old woman laughed, eyes gleaming with amusement. "Might as well admit you're lookin' for trouble, boy." . Cover Character Illustrations by @minoruru on Insta/Tumblr ❤️

The Mc guy who died in his world but he met the gaddes given him the second chance in fantasy but he can also summon the ww2 japanese style in anotherworld But not only that

En un reino de vapor, Musutafu floreció bajo el reinado de la familia Todoroki, donde máquinas impulsadas por calderas de vapor dominaban la vida cotidiana. Sin embargo, el reino se sumió en la oscuridad tras la Gran Guerra del Vapor, un conflicto devastador que dejó cicatrices profundas tanto en la tierra como en sus habitantes. A quince años de la guerra, tres jóvenes destinados a cambiar el destino del reino surgen de entre las sombras del pasado: Shoto Todoroki, el príncipe que heredó un trono vacío; Katsuki Bakugo, el heredero a un ducado en ruinas; y Izuku Midoriya, un campesino huérfano hijo de los legendarios mecánicos, All Might y Hisashi Midoriya. La guerra dejó una herencia de caos, con los planos más complejos de la maquinaria perdida para siempre. Sin embargo, Izuku, el prodigioso mecánico, comienza a desentrañar los misteriosos planos de All Might, revelando secretos olvidados que podrían devolverle a Musutafu su antiguo esplendor o condenarlo a la extinción. A medida que Izuku, Katsuki y Shoto se adentran en las profundidades de la maquinaria antigua, descubren no solo secretos de guerra, sino también sus propios destinos entrelazados. Pero la confianza y la lealtad se pondrán a prueba, los sacrificios serán inevitables, y la línea entre la paz y el caos se desdibujará con la creación de nuevas máquinas que desafiarán tanto la naturaleza humana como la máquina misma. En un mundo que oscila entre el renacimiento y la ruina, solo la sabiduría y el esfuerzo de los tres jóvenes, junto con el apoyo de una nueva coalición entre las casas nobles y el pueblo, podrán reescribir la historia de Musutafu. Pero el vapor nunca duerme. Solo espera, con la chispa de un nuevo corazón que lo haga todo brillar. Empezado: 12/05/2024 Terminado: ??,

Diary - Day unknown - October 1847 - Silence. I see the world plunging into the Age Of Calamity... These are the words written by a young soldier, in a diary hidden behind a wardrobe of a hotel in the city of Bolasaeg. ⊰᯽⊱┈─╌♚ ♕ ♚╌─┈⊰᯽⊱ Once upon a time, in a world of steam engines... In the Capital City of a Realm in war crisis, a girl named Selenya, 16 years of age, a talented Alchemist's Apprentice and Inventor, is thrown into a race to escape a dangerous coup meant to bring down the Royal Family. Along with her 7 friends - the prince and his 6 illegitimate brothers - will embark on a journey that will put their courage and unity to the test, while uncovering a broken world, afflicted by war and a virulent plague ravaging all life... ⊰᯽⊱┈─╌♚ ♕ ♚╌─┈⊰᯽⊱ Cover made by me: @angiemeros ⊰᯽⊱┈─╌♚ ♕ ♚╌─┈⊰᯽⊱ 🥇 1st PLACE WINNER - BTS Universe Awards 🏆 CHAMPION - BTS Champion Awards Season 2 🥈 2nd PLACE WINNER - The Trivia Awards 2020 - 2021 🥈 2nd PLACE WINNER - Army Bomb Awards 2021 🥈 2nd PLACE WINNER - Orenda Awards 2021

For the first time since their adventure on the Hindenburg, Tes and Holly have been forcibly split. With Holly not knowing where Tes has gone, she and Sola must brave pirates on a floating island in an attempt to find their companion and escape. Things get complicated, though, when a ship of pirates kneel to her, proclaiming her as Captain Holly, the "poison fruit of the sky." She doesn't know who that is, but she's certain stealing the identity of a dangerous pirate won't earn her any favors.

Connie Derringer's day hasn't begun well. She's just blown up her place of employment and killed dozens of people, including two of her own team. Director Harman isn't having the best of days either. The project he's sunk millions of sovereigns into has just been blown sky-high, and now Chancellor Gordon, Head of the Republican Council is on his case. Chancellor Gordon doesn't need new problems. If the vaporisation of a city block wasn't bad enough, the uneasy truce between Emberland and their warlike neighbours has broken down. Against a backdrop of an escalating war against an enemy with air superiority, Connie Derringer must protect her client's invention against Nallian spies and saboteurs. Everyone wants a piece of the Koulomb Gate, but perhaps they'd be less keen if they knew about the alien creatures lurking on the far side of the portal.

"The world saw a monster. I saw a masterpiece." In the gilded heights of Piltover, Luxanna Crownguard is a lie. A Demacian diplomat by day, a forbidden mage by night, she lives in a cage of her own making. But when a diplomatic mission leads her into the toxic neon heart of Zaun, she encounters a chaos she never expected: a girl with blue braids, pink eyes, and a mind like a beautiful, broken engine. Jinx doesn't believe in light. She believes in the voices in her head, the weight of her guns, and the ghosts of her past. But when the "Firelight" girl saves her life with a power that shouldn't exist, the two become an impossible tether between two warring cities. As Noxus prepares for conquest and a corrupted Arcane mutation threatens to consume both Piltover and Zaun, Lux and Jinx must choose: their loyalties, or their lives? One is the daughter of a legacy; the other is the daughter of a war. Together, they are the only thing standing between a fragile peace and total annihilation. In a city of shadows, their love is the only thing that burns brighter than the explosion.

When a mysterious hextech rift yanks Vi from the undercity of Zaun during a brutal enforcer raid, she awakens in an alternate Los Angeles where superpowers are real - and they've torn society apart between empowered "supers" and powerless "normies." Stranded, powerless in a world that fears or worships abilities, Vi must ally with the dysfunctional Z-Team of reformed villains to survive, find a way home, and confront her growing feelings for the sarcastic, invisible Invisigal (Courtney), whose hidden vulnerabilities mirror Vi's own guarded heart.

Light uncovers truth-but in its brilliance, it also consumes what once was. From the dim recesses of an aging empire, a crime lord of quiet brilliance begins to unfurl a design long buried by history. With wealth as his tether and influence as his hand, he draws forth men, machines, and forgotten knowledge, seeking to resurrect an age the world has tried to forget. Far from the noise of power, a canoness lives bound to silence, prayer, and the discipline of her vows. Yet the ache of a missing parent stirs an older calling within her-one she had laid to rest. When she steps beyond her cloister's walls, she carries with her a grace sharpened by years of restraint, and a power the world believes dormant. Across steam-choked rails, along quiet waterways, and through forest paths where secrets cling like mist, their journeys begin to converge. One walks toward dominion; the other toward revelation. Each step reshapes the fate of the empire, though neither can yet see the full shape of the other. When faith meets ambition upon the threshold of a darkening age, which will endure-and which will be eclipsed? ▄︻デ══━一💥 Updating at least twice-weekly

A lone vampiress rises against the moonlit horizon of America. Her scarlet eyes have seen centuries of war, centuries of story and adventure, and centuries of family and betrayal. The three closest to her complete her undead family, and the one thing that stays the same across the ages is the family name. Like the vampires themselves, it would never die.

A disgraced noblewoman returns to the empire that destroyed her, disguised as a foreign prince, to burn down the royal family from the inside through one seduction, one secret, and one corpse at a time. *** She was meant to ascend to greatness. Instead, they buried her alive. Solace Mercy Grace Partridge was destined to become the youngest Imperial Librarian in Sanfelton's history until jealousy, lies, and a cruel prince named Kohl Sanfelton destroyed everything. Framed, branded, and exiled to a prison island, she was meant to disappear. She didn't. Rescued by Xīwàng, the enigmatic god-king of an enemy nation, Solace is offered a dangerous bargain: disguise herself as his fiancée and a Calashan prince, infiltrate the empire that betrayed her, and spy for him. In return, she gets her revenge. As the foreign noble Kaashif, Solace navigates a glittering court crawling with secrets, and three imperial princes who each want something from her. One seeks to own her. One seeks to use her. And one, the monster who ruined her life, doesn't yet realize the prey has become the predator. But Xīwàng is more than her handler. He's kind, broken, and dangerously easy to love. And the longer Solace wears her mask, the harder it becomes to remember who she's supposed to be. Vengeance has a price. So does the heart. #2 in genderbender on 4/7/2023 ***Amby Awards Top Pick for Young Adult 2023*** ***Featured on Stories Undiscovered for September 2023*** *** 1st place Literary Book Award from @Kiannawrites01 October 2023*** In Sanfelton, the nobles play games with lives, but with Solace, all bets are off.

Year 744, Age of the Artisan. An era of steamcraft, alchemy, and the refined study of ancient workings guides the world into a flourishing age. Across the continent, gentle skybirds follow the railways, meadow blooms shimmer under lanternlight, and forgotten artifacts quietly find their way back to scholars' tables. Yet beneath this vibrant progress, subtle disturbances ripple through reality in ways few can explain. Many describe them as early anomalies-fine fractures suggesting tensions between Order and Chaos. Research on Uniqueness accelerates, revealing possibilities that inspire as much caution as curiosity. Academies race to interpret these signs, but each discovery only deepens the mystery. Still, the world moves forward, confident in its achievements, unaware of the quiet strain beneath its foundations. A patient shadow stretches across the era, unnamed yet undeniable. And within this shifting age, Lucien de Noctval steps toward a path that will draw him closer to its center than he ever expects.

Enter a world of wonder as you follow the young fairy Ehrynn Frostthorn on her path to uncover the mysteries surrounding her past. Advisory age: 13+ ✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧ SYNOPSIS It's been over a cycle since I was almost caught by the Hunters, since I was torn apart from my family and was thrown halfway across the dimension, to the Realm of Magic. They say Magic comes from who you are as a person, from your inner strength and determination to follow the path you're on- and if that's so, maybe I've lost it. Ever since that day I've been unable to spark even the tiniest bit of magical energy- or well, up until recently, that is. It all started after a slight deviation in this dream I've been having and an incident in the Nevadoran Forest- and now I suddenly got invited to study at a school for Magic, Arthyrell Academy. Will this finally lead me to the answers I've been seeking? ✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧⋄⋆⋅⋆⋄✧ CONTENT WARNING A central focus in the book series is trauma. Therefore, this novel contains and explores themes surrounding mental health, mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety disorders, self harm & suicide, death - either of an individual or genocidal, and other forms of loss, (fantasy) violence and abuse & oppression in multiple forms or ways. This content, while written with care and respect, may be unsuitable for audiences under the age of 13, those who are susceptible to influence from or who are uncomfortable with these types of topics and those who experience triggers as a result of being subjected to harm by any of these circumstances. The novel includes these themes to shed light on and bring about debate on these topics, however this does not mean it will always be a pretty read-through. Especially graphic or shocking chapters contain their own seperate warning.

Salt, vinegar, everything sinister, a signal, a mad scientist and three marginals. That is all it takes to make villains. In a world shattered from the inside, where everyone seems to be under the control of the signal Tower and escape the reality, Berserk, Brat and Brute try to find their own way, dealing with their fights and their goals. Because a person is whole universe. Tw: childhood traumas, eating disorders, mutilation... (If you want to understand the lore go read The PowerPuff Girls, not really necessary, but can be useful) The characters don't belong to me, but to Craig McCracken neither the cover (IG: Racketballs). The world building is inspired from Little nightmares. I apologize in advance for the mistakes and grammatical errors. I'm not an English speaker.

"Strip naked." He commands with an authoritative seductive voice. "Huh! Why?" I asked because his outburst is surprising. "Just..." His voice trailed, as he made his way closer to me. "I want to see you naked." He whispers. I swallowed my saliva hard, as I made my way further inside the suite. Summoning up the courage, I unzip my red gown, while allowing the gown to freely flow down until it touches the floor. He smirks devilishly at me "Touch yourself." He commands. **** Cornelia Jamarreon is a young lady who is diagnosed with stage three cancer. All she ever wanted was to get married before her time on Earth came to an end. Her boyfriend dumped her on her birthday, leaving her so devastated that she ended up having a one-night stand with a stranger she knew nothing about. She awoke the next morning to discover that he had stolen her most valuable jewelry. 'Did I give my virginity to a thief?' She asked herself. "What would happen when Cornelia finally finds her Mister handsome? Will his family members accept her and her son?" "Will Cornelia live happily ever after, or will her cancer take her life?" Find out.....

this alternate timeline of Arcane, Shimmer and Chemtech are developed decades earlier by ambitious Zaunite chemists, including an early collaboration between Singed and a young Silco. Vander, as the charismatic leader of Zaun's underclass, unites the fissures with his brother-figure Silco to launch the Crimson Dawn Rebellion. Armed with prototype Shimmer enhancements and crude Chemtech weapons, Zaunite rebels catch Piltover's Enforcers completely off-guard. The uprising turns into a brutal slaughter, with enhanced Zaunites overwhelming the unprepared topsiders. Piltover falls, becoming an occupied city under Zaun's control for years. Resources flow downward, Chem-barons rise in power, and an uneasy truce is eventually brokered: Zaun dominates, but open war ceases. Vander rules as a pragmatic governor from the ruins of Piltover's council chambers, while Silco handles the shadows. Hextech emerges later as Piltover's desperate counter-innovation. Years later, the fragile peace shatters when Chaos-a mysterious, pink-haired young woman with glowing violet Shimmer veins-emerges as a terrorist force. She is the "first child of the new world," born from a tragic Shimmer bomb accident during the rebellion. Her actions force altered versions of familiar characters to converge and stop her before she ignites total war.

In this Arcane x Avatar crossover, When a dangerous RDA experiment designed to turn Unobtainium into a new energy source spirals out of control, it opens a portal between the lush world of Pandora and the chaotic cityscapes of Piltover and Zaun. Amid the turmoil, Jinx-once a force of destruction under the Pandora energy's influence-finds herself stranded on Pandora. Torn between the echoes of her past and the chance for redemption, she encounters the Na'vi, including Jake Sully and Neytiri, who offer her a path toward healing. As Jinx trains with the Na'vi, she begins to understand the delicate balance between chaos and peace, learning to reconnect with herself and the world around her. But the shadows of her past are never far behind, and she must confront the havoc she wrought in Piltover before she can truly redeem herself. "Echoes of Pandora" is a story of growth, redemption, and the struggle to find inner peace amidst the chaos of two worlds on the brink of collision. With the guidance of the Na'vi, Jinx embarks on a journey to heal, learning that true strength lies not in destruction, but in protecting and nurturing the fragile balance of life.