FOULD//RUNNER
- Reads 27
- Votes 6
- Parts 4
Ongoing2h 6m
Last published Sat, Nov 15, 2025
Two scavengers discover an abandoned Ares blacksite in the Deep Black, unlocking a forgotten navigation system that can rewrite how ships move through space-if it doesn't kill them first. What begins as a routine salvage run becomes a race against silence, syndicate hunters, and buried war tech as the crew of the Nightjar awaken something old enough to remember how the universe used to be drawn.
**New chapters ever Tuesday's and Friday's**
All Rights Reserved
#241
spaceopera
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
Fractured Horizon - ONC 2025
🏆x2 Awarded Best Science Fiction 🏆 Awarded Best Duo A sci-fi novella set in the universe of Shadow and Steel. In the city of Rift Dome, secrets are buried deep within the moon's ancient fractures. But some won't stay dead. Jace lives for the rush: the speed of the chase, the sting of blaster fire, and the high of outrunning death. But when a heist goes sideways, he uncovers a secret that could shatter the Dome--and everything holding the city together. Beneath the seductive glow of neon lights, the truth cuts deeper than any blaster. And Jace just pulled the trigger. Content Warning: This story contains violence, gore, death, harassment, strong language, substance use, non-explicit sexual content, and mature situations. Reader discretion is advised. Open Novella Contest 2025 longlister. The Prompt: 70. After stealing something vital from the city, you flee in a car, only to find a discarded human-like android in the back seat. The android has a critical flaw-and you must protect it from those who want it back.Complete
A Rejected Soul ( Male reader x multiverse )
As you were transported into the simulation where your separated by your family you didn't know your in a virtual world and you don't even know it and try to make new friends or find a special someone you trust. But then you didn't know they betrayed you on the end, it happens from one virtual world after another. Will you get your revenge on all of them, we'll find out. Also I don't own these "virtual worlds" they're like other stories made by these people below. @KhaizulFrost @Aleekillzzz @BlackSilver76 @GASTLY42957Complete
ECLIPSE OF INFINITY
In the city of Aeteris, a futuristic metropolis protected by plasma domes from the wrath of interstellar storms, Ethan Solis stumbles upon an ancient alien artifact-the Arc-Helix-while scavenging a forgotten junkyard. What should have been just another relic of the past instead fuses with his very being, rewriting his genetic code and granting him unimaginable abilities. But power comes with a cost. As Ethan struggles to control his newfound energy manipulation and heightened cognition, an AI embedded in the Arc-Helix, Nyx, begins guiding him. Soon, he is thrust into a conflict far beyond his world. The Arc-Helix was once wielded by a legendary warrior who safeguarded the multiverse-now, Ethan is the reluctant heir to this responsibility. But forces are already moving against him. The Syntherion Collective, a ruthless organization bent on harnessing the multiverse's instability for ultimate power, will stop at nothing to claim the Arc-Helix. With danger looming, Ethan must forge unlikely alliances, uncover long-buried secrets, and push his limits to prevent the Fracture, a cataclysm that threatens to collapse reality itself. As he reaches the limits of his abilities, he faces a terrifying choice: unlock the Arc-Helix's final form, risking his humanity in the process, or sacrifice his power to save existence. Either way, Ethan's fate is set-he will either become the savior of infinity or be consumed by it.Complete
On the Brink of Bloom (demo)
Summer 2028. Dotty Godman, a finance genius, faces a horrible finding: asteroid Apophis is about to hit Earth next April. She decides to fight back and save her family. She knows whom to turn to: her ex-friend Bash Venters, an EV and space tech billionaire. The society is in turmoil. Environmental worries and recent market crash have turned masses to millennialist doomsday cult. Countries and international organizations are stuck in political squabbling. Controversial business leaders are the ones who can safe the Earth, but they have their own deep designs. What are the true motivations? Saving the Earth, Dotty Godman is about to sacrifice has personal life, including marriage with her husband, an ambitious and neurotic artist. To top the trouble, her a KGB-connection smear campaign is directed at her father, who dies in suspicious circumstances, and Dotty's daughter Elisa has her own grandiose plans with extremist Green Dusk movement. Less than a year. French Riviera. Silicon Valley. Latvia. Saharan desert. The multi layered psychological thriller pushes humanity's face into the mirror. How did we get here? What gives us power to go on, if at all? How to cope with the constant feeling of being on the brink of bloom and not getting there? Maybe, even facing a deadly asteroid, the greatest disasters happen in persons' minds. Critics say the novel is far from "just sci-fi" and rather reminds them of Michel Houellebecq, Graham Greene or George Orwell. Example chapters translated from Estonian by Kristel KontComplete
Hunter No More
-ATTENTION- The Hunter Class Spacecraft designated 'The Amberjack' disappeared during a routine mission to Seek, Locate and Destroy the enemy Machine Mind contingent known as the 'Ochre'. Conclusion: It was either destroyed by the Ochre or went rogue for reasons unknown. If sighted, approach with extreme caution. On the planet Borealis, a violent revolution forces Samantha Marriot and her parents to flee their home for the relative safety of the 'The Rainbow Islands'. Once there, Sam discovers a secret her father has been keeping from her all her life, a secret that will change everything. Meanwhile, The Machine Mind Hierarchy of Earth dispatches a ship to rid themselves of the planet's troublesome human population. The only hope of defence lies with a damaged binary Hunter unit that has long since abandoned both its programming and weaponry. In order for the unit to succeed it must call upon the aid of an ancient enemy, and prove once and for all, it is a HUNTER NO MORE.
System Glitch: Book 1 The Thief
This is a story I started writing a while back, on a different platform. I am working to rewrite it in a clearer RPG style. I originally wrote about 70 chapters. I will steadily work to rewrite these chapters and continue on the story. Jace is the most notorious thief in New Syndralis, a nineteen-year-old prodigy living on the adrenaline of the perfect heist. His target: the impenetrable HexGate Corporation, where the data on Project Hermes-a groundbreaking AI-promises to be his ticket out of the shadows. But Jace doesn't just steal the data; he steals a catastrophe. Captured by a glowing artifact deep within the HexGate vault, Jace is imbued with a bizarre, game-like "Stealing System." Now, a cold, metallic voice guides him, enabling him to literally swipe anything-a guard's eyesight, access codes, even raw strength-to level up from a humiliating F-Rank. To survive, Jace must embrace his new power. Breaking free of HexGate, he builds a team of high-tech allies to wage a secret war for the soul of the city. From brutal street gangs and powerful mobs to corrupt government officials, cyborgs, and mutants, every enemy is a chance to level up. Jace was hired to steal a secret. Now, the System will make him the city's greatest weapon.
The Devil's Angel
It was a Sunday night, family night for the Greens. They were playing a board game when it happened. At exactly 11:11 pm; a time for wishes, a sixteen year old girl wished for true love one day. At that exact moment her window smashed and something flew into her room. It was a flock of them; they attracted the house and only took one thing: the girl. She remembers it clearly, the way she screamed scared out of her mind. The way it grabbed her waist and took off. She remembers screaming for help but no one came to her rescue. Oh how she wishes that she left her safety knife in her room. Then they would be safe. Her family! She just hopes they were fine, but the conclusion that she was taken says that her family would be back to normal soon. She sighs and thinks over her life. From a little kid she was always the loner. But her family loved her to death. It all changed when she turned ten. The world was changing. She remembers the exact day at the exact time. Her birthday; she calls it the hell day. Something bad always happens on her birthday and that year was the worst so far. On February 20/2020 at exactly 2:20 On the news they had let out the horrible announcement. Scientist's experiments had gone wrong. They call them the "Stone Devils". They were escaping from the labs and into our world. Made of stone and all male. Winged creatures that come into the night. Steal and kill their prey. That's what she heard but she didn't believe it until a few nights ago. (kinda like the movie Warm Bodies)Complete
The Solace Chronicles
Not so long ago, humanity fought the gods above them. The war against the Ethereals was long and bloody, and only the discovery of magic saved humanity from total annihilation. With the fusion of magic and technology, they clawed their way to a stalemate; in time, the war was over. Humanity had secured their freedom...or so they thought. The Ethereal War changed life on Earth forever. The world is now plagued by glyphstorms-- constant, magic-infused dust storms that drive those who linger too long to insanity. Traveling within them is thought to be impossible, and the only shelter comes in the form of magical shield domes over humanity's cities. Progress is rapid, yet isolated to pockets of civilization. In the same world where some people thrive, many others struggle, their spirits kept alive only by the hope of a better future. But the future is uncertain; until humanity can discover the secrets of shield tech and brave the storms that divide them, they will never be truly free. ------- This is a collection of short stories that take place within Solace, a fictional science-fantasy setting I have been working on since January 2025. This is not the mainline story, but may involve side plots, alternate perspectives of story events, etc. Basically this is my way of getting back into writing on Wattpad and having a catch-all for any short stories related to Solace. This will be updated as I go, and I'd love to hear feedback! [This cover is a placeholder and I don't take credit for the art. It was taken from a copyright-free source]
🏆x2 Awarded Best Science Fiction 🏆 Awarded Best Duo A sci-fi novella set in the universe of Shadow and Steel. In the city of Rift Dome, secrets are buried deep within the moon's ancient fractures. But some won't stay dead. Jace lives for the rush: the speed of the chase, the sting of blaster fire, and the high of outrunning death. But when a heist goes sideways, he uncovers a secret that could shatter the Dome--and everything holding the city together. Beneath the seductive glow of neon lights, the truth cuts deeper than any blaster. And Jace just pulled the trigger. Content Warning: This story contains violence, gore, death, harassment, strong language, substance use, non-explicit sexual content, and mature situations. Reader discretion is advised. Open Novella Contest 2025 longlister. The Prompt: 70. After stealing something vital from the city, you flee in a car, only to find a discarded human-like android in the back seat. The android has a critical flaw-and you must protect it from those who want it back.
More detailsContent Guidelines