Bones on Mars - A paranormal, sci-fi, fantasy romance
- Reads 2,826
- Votes 579
- Parts 19
Complete Wed, Mar 15, 20231h 58m
The mission - colonize the slopes of Olympus Mons on Mars before the Pacific Alliance lands.
The challenge - something isn't quite right with the site foreseen for the colony. Explorations reveal a cave where the support struts for the home dome are supposed to go.
It gets worse - not only does the cave move, but it contains the impossible: a human skeleton. And there's a writing on the wall.
What starts off odd, soon descends into total madness.
But the next shuttle back to Earth doesn't launch until next year.
ONC Prompt 59. The year is 2042. The first astronauts landed on mars. They find a cave with a single human skeleton and four words written on the wall.
All Rights Reserved
#464
spaceship
Join the largest storytelling communityGet personalized story recommendations, save your favourites to your library, and comment and vote to grow your community.
You may also like
Celestial Bodies: Of Runts and Lycans (sample)
-sample- "Answer my question and I would more than love to continue." I find myself nodding frantically and his chuckle echoes in his body. "Use your words." I find myself blushing again but I say nothing. He pulls a breath away from me. When I continue to say nothing he leans back down, briefly brushing his lips over mine with no pressure behind it. His hand on the base of my neck moves up slightly, tilting my head back to his side so my neck is to him. His fingertips brushing over my skin sends a large wave of tingles through me and I can't suppress the shudder that leaves me. He brushes his nose against my neck and I tighten my fisted hand to a point of pain. His hand on my waist quickly goes to my fisted knuckles and smooths them out onto his chest once again. "Can you feel how fast my heart beats for you, Celeste?" It is much faster now. "It's because it belongs to you. All of me? Belongs to you." ~ Finding herself suddenly alone and injured, Celeste finds herself on the grounds of one of the largest packs in the country. Scared of what will become of herself, she never expected to meet her mate and she definitely didn't expect him to be the Alpha of the pack. Xavier always longed to meet his mate, longed to complete his family. And when she, a rogue and a runt, ends up on his pack lands, he vows to protect and love her. Only how can he protect her when mysteriously scentless rogues are attacking more packs every day? When an old enemy of Celeste's makes an appearance in plain sight? When every sign of danger seems to be pointed in Celeste's direction? ~ #3 in Werewolf #5 in dark fantasy #39 in Supernatural #25 in fantasy-romance #1 in rewrite #6 in new adult 💛 read ahead for free on webnovel 💛 (rewrite of ILR)Complete
Why Is There An Alien Princess In My Room? (ONC 2023 - Alien Romance - Complete)
Tristan is a Quiz Bowl star. Vyrsa is from the stars. But is their interstellar romance written in the stars? *** Following a successful heist on a rival planet, Princess Vyrsa just needs to step through the Portal of Wishes to be brought straight back to her home planet Isola. But when Vyrsa steps through the portal, she finds herself on Earth, a primitive planet in a forgotten corner of the universe, with no means to return home. After having spent the night studying for an upcoming Astronomy test, galaxies, planets, and asteroids are on Tristan Conway's mind as he drifts into dreams. So he's unfazed when a strange glittering woman suddenly appears in his dorm room, convinced she's nothing but a figment of his imagination. When he finds her in his kitchen the next morning, eating his textbooks and befriending his cat, he's not so sure anymore. With no fancy alien tech at her disposal, Vyrsa will need Tristan's help to return to her faraway home planet. Ecstatic to be part of a plot reminiscent of the space movies he loves, Tristan throws himself wholeheartedly into the mission. After studies of possible fuel sources turn into Netflix binging beside her endearing host, Vyrsa's resolve to leave weakens. Maybe she'll just stay with Tristan a little bit longer... Surely nothing bad could come from it? Unless the owners of the artifact she stole figure out where she went and decides to obliterate the whole planet where she's hiding just to punish her, of course. *** This is an ONC Novella using prompt #18: You step through a magical portal thinking it's the way back home, but what you find isn't what you expected. This story is completed.Complete
Beneath the Red Sand
Kassi Blake, a ballerina dragged to Mars by her parents, must solve the mystery behind an escalating series of disasters and thwart an ancient guardian spirit to save the colony.**** When seventeen-year-old Kassi Blake's father is chosen by the Joint Space Commission to help terraform the red planet, Kassi gets dragged away with her family to join Mars Colony 1. Mars is a sterile wasteland 33.9 million miles away from home and her dance academy. Heartbroken over sacrificing her ambitions of becoming a prima ballerina for the sake of her father's dream, she has no choice but to make a new life with the limited options available on Mars. She learns the excavation team is accepting applications and takes the opportunity to prove that her physical stamina and grit honed from years of ballet can translate into a new dream - success in one of the most challenging fields Mars offers. Kassi's assigned partner in hunting archaeological treasure is Noah, a former football player and grandson of the habitat's commander. He teases her new friend with the term of endearment, "Goth Girl," he's got a cocky grin that's too cute for his own good (and hers), and she's stuck with him. On their initial dig, they unearth prehistoric cave drawings and pottery emblazoned with a mysterious symbol. When the habitat's hull breaches during a freak sandstorm that vanishes as quickly as it came, Kassi sees that the walls of their compound now bear that same strange symbol. With the colony's commanders in denial that this was something more than a natural disaster, Kassi and Noah team up to unravel the mystery of the symbol and discover who - or what - attacked their new home. The next disaster targets the greenhouse. Then the habitat's oxygen circulation system fails. With dwindling food stores and air supply, Kassi and Noah must confront an ancient force before it wipes out the entire community. 1st Place winner - Science Fiction Category, Winter 2021 Four Seasons Awards.Complete
Return to Earth
This is a completed novel that has been proofed. Editing will begin in April, 2022. Shortly after the first ships were sent to colonize Mars all communication with Earth was lost. The other ships that were supposed to arrive never did. What had started as the first of many became the only ones. Domes were built to protect the people living there, since Mars could not be conquered as the early scientists had hoped. Rather than their dreams of taming a planet, they settled for living with a place never meant for humans. Kierst is one of the descendants of those early settlers and works on the interior of one the domes. His job gives him the solitude he prefers with both work and home. He has no family and no friends, which is one of the reasons he is chosen to learn the truth about what happened to Earth and why everyone on Mars must return. He is among a small group who are entrusted with the greatest secret of his government. If his group fails, there will be no future for those living on Mars. Their secret fate lies with those who must return to Earth.Complete
KuDbaji : The Fall Of Vishkukuba
👋✨ Hi lovelies, and welcome to the second book of KuDbaji 📖🔥 Kealon killed a noble Chief by mistake, which is why she ended up in The MadHouse, the feared underground prison. The other prisoners, not knowing the full truth, believe she did the impossible on purpose - a feat that elevates her to near-mythic status among killers, thieves, and monsters. While in prison, Bumba unravels a great calamity that is to befall the city and devotes his time to teach Kealon the ways of the Nizonis and prepare her for the battle ahead. --- ⚠️ WARNING: This story contains scenes that may not be suitable for some readers. Reader discretion is advised. --- The Fall of Vishkukuba (Free Story) War came without mercy. The Phroafites descended like a storm, their armies vast and unyielding. The Kudbajis fought with fire in their veins, but courage was not enough. They were overrun. The city fell in smoke and blood. But endings have a way of opening into beginnings. In the city's final moments, as fire devoured its bones, Cumar called upon a forbidden sorcery. With her dying breath, she tore the survivors from Mars and flung them across worlds-into the strange skies and boundless chaos of Earth. There, the survivors fractured. Unity died with Cumar, and each chose their own path. Some hid. Some hunted. Some dreamed of reclaiming what was lost. And Kealon-alone in this new land-was forced to carve out another life. To shed her old name, forge a new face, and wear a mask of belonging. But no mask can hold forever. And when the shadows of Mars come calling, survival will demand more than disguise. It will demand everything. --- ✨ Weekly updates on Wednesdays. Stay tuned-and don't forget to follow, vote, and comment to join Kealon on her journey. 🙏♥️ ---
To Abide with Strays
❛ ONC Novella 2023 ❜ ⊣ Sci-fi in a material world ⊢ ❝If you think it's ended, that doesn't mean it's over.❞-Anonymous. ≪━─━─━─━─° ◖ ꗄ ◗ °─━─━─━─━≫ Batumi shore is under excavation process, the archaeological crew finds out a forgotten triple-glazing laminated security opaque glass isolating two different ecosystems. We won't leave any stone unturned, it goes same with the glass too. What will be the catch? ❝ Esfir Volkova ▬ Nadya Alexeyeva ▬ Alyona Kozlova ❞ These three know each other in different ways but rather than being friends, the situations made them apart. Their lives turn upside down when a web of deceit traps them in a catalyst of lies and catastrophe.To Untangle, what will be the price they remunerate? Young women from different origins are fighting against their fears. By fighting alone...One is craving to prove herself; One is deceiving all to protect her treasure; One is risking herself with an intense desire to save lives...What happens if they stand together? Will they end up in a squad for the greater good? Their intertwined secrets are the root of their fatal catastrophe. Let's dive in, to unravel their mysterious secrets with emotional disclosure. ≪━─━─━─━─° ◖ ꗄ ◗ °─━─━─━─━≫ ©Copyrights All scenarios and characters are the effects of a fictitious author. ⌨ Graphics courtesy ➫ KittyDevan ⌨ Penwoman ➫ KittyDevan. ≪━─━─━─━─◈─━─━─━─━≫ ⌨︎ Raw manuscript needs to be revised ⌨︎Complete
On Earth's Altar
The discovery of a prehistoric body sets in motion a cataclysmic chain of events long foretold by ancient prophecy . . . . Still grieving his mother's death, Seattle bachelor Peter Barshman receives a cryptic message from his estranged father. As he ponders its meaning, he is approached by Nechama Davila, a young Israeli archaeologist who believes Peter and his father harbor information about a stolen artifact of immense importance. But she's not the only one zeroing in on Peter. When assassins strike, the two of them are thrust into a deadly game of cat and mouse where the only hope for survival is finding the artifact before the killers find them. Tinkering away in his basement laboratory, former CDC virologist R. K. Brisling receives an urgent phone call. The vice president of the United States is dead, and Congress wants to know why. Dragged out of semi-retirement to investigate, Brisling returns to the CDC in Atlanta, where he confronts his tragic past and a looming viral outbreak beyond his wildest fears. When Brisling traces the outbreak to its unlikely source, he uncovers an astonishing link between the virus, the artifact and the ancient prophecy--a link that could shape the future of human civilization. _____________________________ Here's what others are saying about ON EARTH'S ALTAR: "... This is definitely one of the best books I've ever read on WP!" -- @linahanson, Wattpad Ambassador "Intelligent, mysterious, beautifully written ..." -- @Megerah111 "Very Dan Brown like ... I've read all of his novels. For storytelling, attention to research, and writing style, I'd put [G. F. Berntsen's] writing on par with his." -- @elmersewardComplete
The Taste of Iron
Humanity is struggling to survive in a world that's no longer theirs. Liv, a scavenger leading missions to the edges of the city for food, medicine, and iron, knows things are getting worse. Every trip feels more desperate than the last. Humanity has an expiration date-the forest, and the creatures that dwell there, just have to wait them out. When a mission turns out to be a trap and Liv wakes up on the wrong side of the tree line-alone, disoriented, and for some reason not dead-she learns the forest doesn't just kill people or take their souls. It changes them. She doesn't know what she's becoming. Only that it's something way stronger than what she was. And that killing things never felt this good. Murderbot meets The Cruel Prince-with a whole lot of psychological horror My entry for onc2025, based on prompt 125: I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. - Frank HerbertComplete
-sample- "Answer my question and I would more than love to continue." I find myself nodding frantically and his chuckle echoes in his body. "Use your words." I find myself blushing again but I say nothing. He pulls a breath away from me. When I continue to say nothing he leans back down, briefly brushing his lips over mine with no pressure behind it. His hand on the base of my neck moves up slightly, tilting my head back to his side so my neck is to him. His fingertips brushing over my skin sends a large wave of tingles through me and I can't suppress the shudder that leaves me. He brushes his nose against my neck and I tighten my fisted hand to a point of pain. His hand on my waist quickly goes to my fisted knuckles and smooths them out onto his chest once again. "Can you feel how fast my heart beats for you, Celeste?" It is much faster now. "It's because it belongs to you. All of me? Belongs to you." ~ Finding herself suddenly alone and injured, Celeste finds herself on the grounds of one of the largest packs in the country. Scared of what will become of herself, she never expected to meet her mate and she definitely didn't expect him to be the Alpha of the pack. Xavier always longed to meet his mate, longed to complete his family. And when she, a rogue and a runt, ends up on his pack lands, he vows to protect and love her. Only how can he protect her when mysteriously scentless rogues are attacking more packs every day? When an old enemy of Celeste's makes an appearance in plain sight? When every sign of danger seems to be pointed in Celeste's direction? ~ #3 in Werewolf #5 in dark fantasy #39 in Supernatural #25 in fantasy-romance #1 in rewrite #6 in new adult 💛 read ahead for free on webnovel 💛 (rewrite of ILR)
More detailsContent Guidelines