Steampunk 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]]

Knowledge is currency. Alchemy is knowledge. Most people don't know it exists. Those who do call it heresy. Those who practice it call it ascension. Man wakes in the lightless depths of Tauran City Prison with no records, no past-only a vocabulary that doesn't belong to him. In a facility built to process human bodies, ignorance is a death sentence. To survive, he bonds with a parasitic alchemical metal: a weapon that grows stronger with blood, memory, and use. But power always comes at a price he doesn't yet understand. Guided by a man who knows too much and a girl who should not have survived this long, he descends through a system where alchemy is graded, identities fracture, and nothing is free. You are not a prisoner. You are a specimen. And ascension has already begun.

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

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

Jareth Coppersmith and Pol Flynt have one thing in common. They kill for a living. One works for GAME, the powerful Guild of Airship Mechanics and Engineers and the other, for the Royal Spymaster. But what happens when they are unknowingly sent on the same secret mission? At best they are rivals, at worst, mortal enemies. SciFi / Thriller/ Steampunk/ LGBT

Editorial in the "Backlund Messenger" Special Edition - An unpublished manuscript. "Welcome to Backlund, where the air tastes of coal and secrets taste of blood. Here, we do not fear dragons or Dementors. We fear Printer's Ink. If Hogwarts is an ivory tower, then Backlund is a machine designed to grind down humanity. The Press-the Fourth Estate-has ascended the throne. Typewriters clatter to the rhythm of war. Front-page headlines carry more lethality than a Killing Curse. 'The Lucky One' Tristan enters this labyrinth not as a wizard, but as a target. Beneath the suffocating smog of this industrial city, gentlemen in tailored suits are shaking hands with devils. Truth is distorted, honor is auctioned off, and justice is nothing more than a luxury commodity. Tristan must learn to fight not with spells, but with information. To use lies as a shield against lies. To sow seeds of terror through whispers and rumors. The enemy remains faceless. He lurks behind the morning papers, watching with a cold smile as society collapses according to his script. In the mists of Backlund, he who holds the pen, holds Destiny. And be warned: by tomorrow morning, the name appearing in the Obituaries... might just be your own."

After Violet's dad left, she lived with her mom alone. At school, all the kids thought she was weird because they all made such rumors that her dad left for an other man. Then suddenly, on her seventeenth birthday, something tragic happened. Her mom passed away in a car crash. Since her only guardian was her father, she was obligated to stay with him. With Violet's attitude, she refused over and over again. But her helpers had no other options. Even though it was hard for the young girl, she finally gave up and went with her dad. On her way to his house, her driver said that her father was found dead on his bed. With no more guardian to take care of Violet, that left her no other choice but to live with her old man's best friend, uncle Damian. He was rich. She had no hesitation in accepting the offer. But her pick was regretted way quickly. As soon as she discovers she will have to live with five other teenage boys the same age as her. There is tension in between her and every one of the boys. Charles, Nicholas, Liam, Caleb and James, Secrets hidden, stolen kisses, hearts tied, hormones all over the place. They all want her. But the question is, who will she chose?

In 2067, the perimeter of the world for Alex Marten Varela has shrunk to a hospital room and a plaster architecture that biology calls a body. Imprisoned by Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Alex inhabits a reality where time does not flow, but explodes into fragments of code and fractal visions. While the Gray Surgeon works to format the last remnants of his soul, another force-the Negotiator-digs tunnels through memory to recover the twenty-one folders of a life not yet resigned to oblivion. Between the echoes of a lost Buenos Aires and the aseptic frequencies of the future, Alex embarks on a quantum odyssey to reassemble the mosaic of his existence. From the interrupted passion for Isabel to the silent dedication of his daughter Cassandra, every blink becomes a line of code, every memory a weapon against definitive erasure. It is not just the chronicle of a disease, but a descent into the depths of consciousness, where the art of FractalCore becomes the only language capable of forcing the lock of a biological prison.

In a world powered by gears and machines, the city is divided between the rich Light District and the forgotten Dark District known as the Planes. Elias Gearhart, a quiet genius from the Planes, earns a chance to study in the prestigious Light District academy. There he meets Aria Whitmore, a girl from a world completely different from his own. At first they clash, divided by prejudice and misunderstanding. But as their lives become intertwined, Elias discovers love, loss, and a purpose greater than invention. In a city of gears and smoke, one boy's determination may change the future of the world.

"Begone. Gone. For divinity has dispersed. Now humanity's destiny is forged. We are all labeled APOSTATIC." God's a fucking joke. You learn that pretty quick living under a sky full of pipes. This planet never had fuel. No coal. No oil. Nothing worth burning. After that steam engines invention, the industrial revolution came, because some brilliant psycho discovered the human body produces more energy than any engine ever built. After that? Everything went to hell. Steam towers, pressure boilers, turbine halls, gearworks big enough to swallow city blocks. Pipes running through buildings like veins. Dynamos humming day and night. The rich call it progress. Yeah, no shit. Down here we call it processing. And it turns out - people are the fuel now. We burn REAL great.The government runs a nice polite system called Contribution. Families give something to keep the generators spinning - a limb, a kid, sometimes the whole damn household if their district falls behind quota. Do it long enough and they Promote you. That means they bolt you into a pressure rig and let the turbines chew your pulse into electricity. Meanwhile the rich bastards float above us in their clean little sky-city pretending the world isn't powered by screaming. Down here it's gangs, rust, meat grinders, cannibalism drugs and cult freaks chanting that the engines are holy punishment. Dumbasses. Name's Poppy Van Carter. That's what the records tell me. Mechanic. Smoker. I keep broken steam engines alive because if they stop, the whole rotten city drops out of the sky. Funny thing is... Apparently my body produces more power than any damn boiler they've got. Which means everyone suddenly wants me. Government. Cult. Even my half-sister Akira Steinhelm. And I just wanted to fix engines and smoke in peace. Instead I'm stuck in this rusted hellhole waiting to see how many nails do I have to drive into my neck to get out. Welcome to APOSTATIC, BITCH

The story continues with humanity as they face more challenges in the dangerous world of Magic and Gods. Unlike the native races, humanity cannot channel mana naturally and were viewed as inferiors because of it. But through sheer ingenuity, mankind have adapted it for technological use by crafting magi-tech devices that allow them to harness mana without ever casting a spell. This limitation paradoxically grants them a unique advantage to create weapons and technologies that rival and sometimes even surpass the might of demigods. However, there is still a very long road before true mastery can be claimed as mankind is far from reaching the pinnacle of magical understanding for higher levels of magic exist that render even their most advanced creations insignificant. In this world, there are beings whose power spans from continental devastation to planetary annihilation, capable of wiping out nations with a single strike. Beyond raw power, there are even Spiritual Lifeforms who can regenerate endlessly as long as their souls remain intact. Even more terrifying are the countless "hax" abilities that defy logic and science altogether spread throughout the higher civilizations of the New World. These include powers such as Soul Manipulation, Fate Manipulation, Reality Warping, Immortality, Time Manipulation, Intangibility, Death Manipulation, and even Existence Erasure itself. In comparison to these supernatural phenomena, humanity's magi-tech, though immensely superior to Modern Earth's technology, is still only scratching the surface of the vast and often incomprehensible potential of mana. From Demon Lords to Sea Monarchs, from True Dragons to the Old Gods, and even from Alien Invaders to Lovecraftian Horrors beyond the stars, humanity is tested endlessly both physically and mentally in this strange and unforgiving world. Can mankind as a whole overcome these dangers and guide a world filled with countless horrors toward peace?

After living a full life Hector is sent into processing for his afterlife. Sadly things don't go the way he wants. So instead he throw into the deep end despite the problems associated with it.

the smoking ruins of a restricted Piltover laboratory, Jinx finds more than just a Hextech anomaly-she finds a soulmate. When the pulsating, yellow-and-red containment pod of the Scream Symbiote shatters, it doesn't just bond with Jinx; it adores her. As the feminine, possessive entity weaves its hair-like tendrils into Jinx's signature blue braids, the two fractured beings find a lethal, unconditional devotion that neither Vi nor Silco could ever provide. Scream doesn't want to "fix" Jinx's madness-she wants to amplify it. While Vi and the Enforcers hunt the "blue monster" terrorizing the Undercity, and shadows of the symbiote's violent past cross through the rift to reclaim it, Jinx and Scream descend into a shared euphoria of anarchy. This is a story of trauma bonding, monstrous identity, and a romance so obsessive it threatens to level both Zaun and Piltover. Jinx doesn't need a savior. She has a sister-soul in the whispers, a lover in the shadows, and a symphony of chaos that is finally, beautifully, all her own.

Long ago, the humans triumphed over the dragons, sealing them into a human mortal body now known as dragonoids. The dragonoids became enslaved by the humans, and uses them as military weapons by the power of the Vesryn Pulse. Arcadia, a guerilla group led by Estoff Wraith, act as freedom fighters, offers the only resistance to the mankind's cruel abuse of their power. A set of dire events occurred, bonding two individual's fates altogether. Amphere Harrison entered the Dragon Knight Academy with his dragonoid partner, Airelina Frembell, who is a key member of the Arcadia. Now an unwilling participant in the struggle against the abusive government, Amphere must learn to control his dragonoid's power and win the Dragon Knights Tournament to gain the princess's favor. This will be their first step to give dragonoids the freedom they deserve once and for all. Vesryn Pulse follows the action filled story of a young man who is dragged into a brutal war, possessing the unbelievable skills to help him uncover the secrets of the government, Arcadia, and the Vesryn Pulse. However, he will soon learn that the truth comes at a far greater price that he could ever imagine. *Updated Regularly!* Cover art is a masterpiece by me! © ArchlordZero

𝐁𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐥𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐬𝐢𝐞𝐬! A pact with the darkness left her twisted and deformed. Strange noises and flashes of light have been coming out of her basement at night, and her pet monster stalks children from the shadows. 𝐋𝐢𝐞𝐬. 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬. Eliza Scaggs (not Scraggsies, thank you very much) is tired of all the rumors about her. Sure, she's looking a bit haggard as of late, but she's been working herself to the bone on a secret government project to prove that she, the only woman in the wizard's guild, belongs there. So, maybe she's got some gray in her hair, but she's not old, not old-old- and the only thing she's made a pact with is her purveyor of rot brew tea. Okay, the pet monster thing is true, but Throat Ripper hasn't caught anyone, not yet. She's even taken on a new apprentice. Mentoring a teen, that's not something a twisted hell spawn would do, right? Still, there is something off about the boy, Oliver. He's a good kid, but he's quiet, too quiet, and she's worried that when he asks if she can "fix" people, he means himself... Witches, Boys, and Other Monsters is about: A witch who's not really a witch, A boy who's not really a boy, All the "monsters" who are regular people, All the regular people who are monsters... That, and a bunch of fireballs.

One life lost. One world at stake. One chance to return. Max thought he had nothing to lose. A reckless street race, a split-second decision to save a girl, and everything went black. But instead of the afterlife, he wakes up in a world that shouldn't exist: the Net. Now, he is no longer a teenager. He is a Net Elf Captain in a realm of floating galleons, modest but loyal hooded servants called Katari, and sky-dwelling dragons. But this beautiful world is dying. A dark force known as Takzul is spreading corruption, and the balance of the digital universe is crumbling. Guided by a mysterious Traveler and a fierce elven warrior named Leneyla, Max must navigate a world of magic and machinery. He soon realizes that his arrival wasn't an accident-his life is tied to the very elf whose place he took. To earn his ticket back to his family in the real world, Max must first save a world he never knew existed. But as the lines between reality and the Net begin to blur, he faces the ultimate question: If he wins, is he ready to leave the life-and the girl-he's grown to love?

Ever since the Abstraction epidemic seized the country in one fell swoop, everyone was forced to take refuge in a gigantic building known as the Tent. Years passed and the Abstractions never went away, but the Tent was so secure that no Abstraction could ever get in. At least, that's what Pomni, a mechanic on the second floor of the Tent, believed. But when she discovered a troupe of seemingly innocent circus performers, she realized that the Tent was hiding a massive secret, and that if it was allowed to stay hidden, no part of the Tent would be safe for very long.

Aurélis brille au-dessus des nuages toxiques. Nocteryn suffoque dans son ombre. Seris et Lya ont grandi ensemble dans la Basse-Cité, unies contre la misère et les fumées empoisonnées. Mais lorsque Seris est choisie pour intégrer l'élite magique d'Aurélis, elle voit une chance de changer le système de l'intérieur. Lya, elle, y voit une trahison. Quand une explosion sanglante embrase Nocteryn, la guerre éclate entre les deux cités. Seris devient enquêtrice pour le pouvoir. Lya rejoint la résistance. Chacune est persuadée de se battre pour la justice. Mais entre manipulations politiques, secrets d'État et amours interdits, leurs convictions vacillent et leur lien se fissure. Peut-on encore être sœurs quand on choisit des camps opposés ? Et jusqu'où est-on prêt à aller pour sauver celle qu'on aime... même d'elle-même ?

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

In 1898, the Philippines became the prize of history as the Americans defeated Spain, culminating in the Treaty of Paris on December 10, which sold Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. But the next day, December 11, something impossible happened: the entire Philippine archipelago, along with American ships and Filipino people in Asia, vanished without a trace. Witnesses reported strange phenomena glimmers of light, shifting skies, and whispers in the wind. The islands had been transported to a new world: the magical, fantastical planet of Tellos, where humans, mystical creatures, and unknown powers roamed. By 1899, life struggled to adapt to this strange land, and over the next 700 years, the Philippines evolved amid magic and legend. Now, in the distant future, a mysterious Gate suddenly appears in Manila, hinting that the next chapter of this extraordinary history is about to begin.