Swashbuckling Stories

A pirate... A mermaid... And an ocean full of adventure. When Ace and his adopted father find a treasure-laden shipwreck on the bottom of the ocean, he thinks he has life made. His luck changes quickly when he wakes up aboard a legendary Menquin Naval vessel and finds himself on a mission of revenge. His misfortune turns to opportunity as he learns the way of the sail and travels the globe. In an ironic twist of fate, the ship is attacked by pirates and Ace is sent careening overboard into a turbulent sea. Floundering around and on the verge of death, the loving arms of a stunning mermaid save the seventeen year old from drowning. Shipwrecked on an island infested with pirates and tribal people, the mysterious mermaid helps Ace discover the many secrets of the island. When the legendary ship of his homeland arrives intent on demolishing the island and its inhabitants, Ace must make the choice of his life. Does he support the legendary navy of his homeland, or does he fight for the island and life he has never known?

Elodie Fleetwood's mother went missing three months ago to look for a treasure that her pirate father wanted to keep hidden. Sky pirates kidnap Elodie in attempt to lure her mother out to lead them to the treasure, thrusting her into a world of magic, mysticism, and gold. On her adventure, she learns more about the treasure her father buried and its ties to the lost civilization of Manoa, a magical empire that once ruled over the Sea of Gales.

| Featured Story | This fast-paced novella follows the adventure of a fledgling sky pirate as she becomes entangled in a revolution. For a year, the scrappy picklock Clikk has flown aboard The Wastrel disguised as a man. When her captain kidnaps a girl named Molly, Clikk is furious to learn that he plans to sell her as a bride to a despotic emperor. Molly has a secret that could be the catalyst of a revolutionary war, but the captain can't wait to be rid of her. Girls are bad luck on airships, and this one suffers a curse that makes her unable to stop crying. Clikk schemes to help Molly escape, but to do so, she must inspire a mutiny, stop an imperial wedding at sky and sneak the girl onto a hijacked ship, all while enduring the child's intolerable crying curse. *************** "If you have ever loved a fairy tale, odyssey, or penny dreadful, you'll feel right at home." -- Sarah Toledo "A coming of age story introducing Merriet's well designed steam world." -- Alan Reid

In the land of Fairbanks, corruption rules supreme and the people suffer oppression by the cruel government and military. Only one person dares to stand up against this oppression. A young lady who is the prim and prober noble Lady Angelina by day, but by night becomes a red-clad masked devil. The Scarlet Fox.

𝑼𝒎𝒎....𝑰 𝒈𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒔- 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒑𝒍𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒑𝒐𝒏, 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒚 𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌. 𝑰𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖'𝒗𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒔𝒐 𝒇𝒂𝒓, 𝑯𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂 𝒈𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈. 𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒊𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒎𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 :) So here, its a girl who somehow, unexpectedly got an interest with pen and paper. And I guess now it has become a kind of intoxication. So basically, this book is an attempt where my heart's thoughts and feelings flows down through magical words in the form of poetry. Some happy, some sad, some sappy and some bad. ༒𝐒𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐌𝐀༒ Started~28.8.2020 Finshed~16.5.2021 ÃÇHÌÉVËMĒÑTS🏆 ☆Poetry Rank~20(6.12.2020) ☆Poetry Rank~4 (7.12.2020) ☆Poetry Rank~22(18.5.2021) ☆1st Runner up of Aesthetic Poetry Awards by @soul_searcher ☆2nd Runner up of The Silver Star Community Awards by @SilverStarCommunity

A sword and sorcery adventure story with some elements of cosmic horror.

An elf fights her way to freedom from slavery

Captain Fort Carlyle, the sword and bolter head of the Airship Ardent and its floating nation of merry madcaps are off on another whirlwind adventure, pursuing a boundless energy source into the depths of the unexplored Kerrian Wilds. But between their mysterious employers, the uncharted wilderness, the devious traps of an ancient civilization, and rival ships in hot pursuit, the crew of the Ardent will have their work cut out for them.

Not all things go according to plan, especially when you're suddenly transported into an unknown world. A situation Cherou found herself in after a quest gone wrong. In a world ravaged by war, Cherou had a newfound interest in becoming an Adventurer after doing some "odd jobs" to help her family. With her father's old sword, she joins the Adventurer's guild and embarks on a quest to retrieve an antique item said to have been around during the 10-year Elven Conquest. A simple task turns awry, and Cherou now finds herself in a world where technology reigned supreme, all thanks to the "antique". In this new world, it's either adapt or die. But little does she know, she's not the only one capable of leaping through worlds.

In the Sherwood Forest lives the Ghost of Sherwood, a man dressed in Lincoln green who fights for the poor by stealing by the rich, evil people of society. Fighting for a better Britain while King Richard is away, Robert of Locksley, now known as Robin Hood, must fight his way through his infamous gallery of opponents: Prince John, Sir Guy of Gisbourne, the Sherriff of Nottingham, and many more. In this tale inspired by the epics of King Arthur, you'll see the trials of each of the Merry Men, as Robin leads them in his own crusade against the tyrannical government and church of Britain. Long live the Merry Men!

Told in the style of old Romance epics, we follow Alma, an exiled witch given a year to return a stolen relic, and the swashbuckling sell-sword who helps her cross a continent of dragons, curses, and ex-girlfriends.

On the hunt for a mysterious ship she had only heard about from her Nan, our intrepid adventurer searches for an escape to a new reality.

The memories of young Charles, and of his adventures upon the waters of the Caribbean and Spanish Main, where he meets and joins with the legendary pirate Captain Skull. But, before his adventure even begins onboard the Skull Ship, he manages to fall madly in love with Lady Rebecca Armstrong, an aristocratic beauty, on the tropical island of Jamaica. However, he's disappointed to learn that she's actually the wife of his sword enemy! ... AVAILABLE AT AMAZON(DOT)COM IN BOTH TRADE PAPERBACK AND KINDLE EBOOK!

In a world where glistening ball gowns and dashing gentlemen are a norm, Belle always stuck out like an onyx on an exquisite diamond necklace. Despite being the only daughter of one of the richest barons on the Isles, her dark skin resulted in her being excluded by polite society. However, despite her hardship, Belle thought she could make it through with the love and support of her father and friends. Her hopes of a quiet life were shattered once she started experiencing the visions. Originally thought of as just a phase when she came close to water, these flashes...visions...dreams, plagued her. It was always the same vision...she was out in the ocean somewhere, the wind sweeping past her hair and the waves unforgivingly slapping her face, she lay bleeding, bleeding gold on a jagged black rock.

A swashbuckling good time, with schooners sailing the skies and harvesting lightning from the neverending storm, Kartheros. Seasoned sailor, Harken, is on her last run with the Sheila, but their rather unstable Captain Layla is dragging them deeper into Kartheros than ever before...

In the early 1700's, pirate Captain Jon Morgan comes across England, and decides to raid the kingdom. Due to a previous raid led by Morgan, King George keeps the princess, Angelica II, locked away in her bedroom. Because of this, Angelica lives a dull and boring life. But Jon Morgan is about to make her life the exact opposite...

The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bore children to them; the same were the mighty men that were of old, the men of renown. (Genesis 6:4)

Things had never been easy for Juliet Arlington, a feisty Scottish she-pirate with a crazy obsession for fiddling. Her family had been torn apart by her father when he'd murdered her mother when she was just a wee girl. And for what? Just a vial with a strange golden liquid that could heal any wound? For years after her mother's murder Juliet sook out a normal life while trying to avoid being discovered by her father. After years of trying, it seemed as if she'd succeeded. That is, until a man discovers her little secret and tears everything apart. And as if that wasn't bad enough, an entire group of men show up for the same reason! Before she can even prepare herself, Juliet is pulled into the very thing she was trying to avoid; an adventure. In this thrilling she-pirate account, Juliet will learn the true extent in which she will go to get back everything she'd lost and gain something she hadn't quite expected. Romance.

Hey guys, this is d4rk0range and you are reading OnePIce: Neo Genesis. I started this story on fandom but wanted to bring it here for more people to read it. The story is in fact set in the original onepiece world so you there are instances where the characters from one-piece might make an appearance like a drinking competition between Zoro or an epic battle with Marco(totally foreshadowing). Well if you are still reading the description then thank and welcome to the world of One Piece: Neo Genesis warning contains strong language

The Kingdom of Dar has fallen. The hapless Fenlin, lady-in-waiting to the exiled princess, has two talents: mildly amusing commentary and the ability to trip over the same doorstep every day. She's nobody's first choice of spy. But there's no other volunteers. Returning to the castle of her birth, she takes a post in the kitchens from which to observe the invaders and await an opportunity to rescue an imprisoned friend. But beneath the roof of the once-familiar castle, she finds more than the intrigues of a foreign court: she'll cross wits with a cruel but brilliant noblewoman with a suppressed power, a troubled and tricksy mage with a tortured past, and a voice in the dungeon that knows her name. Oh, and rats. Lots and lots of rats. Author's Note: I wrote this novel at the age of twelve, printed all five hundred and thirteen pages for my appalled teacher, who had assigned a short story, and then buried it in the deepest, darkest bowels of Dropbox. Recently I allowed myself to be persuaded to dredge it up and (because humiliation loves an audience) post it. I suppose that makes this a tenth-anniversary edition.