Darkfantasyvibes Stories

A girl with an unknown past... and two best friends who would do anything to protect her. But what happens when their secrets begin to unravel-one by one-and everything she thought she knew shatters? Hidden truths about her past, tangled bonds, and dangerous revelations collide... and nothing in her world, or in her relationships, will ever be the same.

When Havenroot burned, Pyrope-known by most as Snowstep-ran until his lungs felt hollow. The raiders stole his home, his people, and the warmth he thought would last forever. All that remains is silence... and the strange, unstable power he doesn't fully understand. Lost and exhausted, Snowstep reaches the Neutral Zone-a floating market of travelers, merchants, and hybrid species who live between borders. Here he meets Rowan, a patient merchant, and Tidewhisper, a quiet wanderer who sees more than Snowstep wants to reveal. They offer him a place to rest. A place to learn. A place to heal. But danger follows the wind. Merchant codes warn of unusual beast movements. Giant wood-eaters are fleeing their homes. And smoke rises from the next village-the same pattern that destroyed Havenroot. Snowstep isn't ready to face the past. But the past is already walking toward him. A journey of trauma, hidden strength, and a found family traveling through a fragile world of hybrid clans and merchant routes.

𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬. 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐞, 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫, 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝𝐲, 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐞-𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧- 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐫. 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞. 𝐀 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐧𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐳𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡. 𝐀𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐨𝐬, 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫-𝐚 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐣𝐢𝐧𝐧. 𝐀 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬... 𝐀 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞? 𝐈𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 🍁

They lower you into Undermountain on a rope. The crowd roars, the lanterns sway, and the beer-sour air of the Yawning Portal presses like a hand between your shoulders. Somewhere below, where the lantern light dies and the cold of the deep rises, something old and hungry listens. That's where we'll take them.

Thalia Kosta had plans. None of them involved cryptic strangers, ancient warnings, or the feeling that the universe had a personal vendetta. Now the rules don't apply. Reality has a glitch. And fate? It's watching. Sharp, strange, and simmering with secrets...this is not the story she signed up for. But it might be the one that changes everything.

Makus, young leader of his new tribe, has the love of his life taken before her time, and in her place stands Undine, a water spirit wearing her face but not her soul. Together they seek answers. Haunted by loss, Makus must seek to find out why the spirits are upset, and how to fix it before the world as he knows it falls to pieces all while juggling his responsibilities as tribe leader. How far is he willing to go for a girl he no longer knows? As old memories surface and alliances are tested, Makus fights to find the truth. Why was she taken from him? And who or what is behind this? Will he ever find the woman he loves again or has she been lost to him forever? A quiet, emotionally charged fantasy about grief, healing, and the love that lingers after death. Perfect for fans of soft magic systems, slow-burn friendship, and melancholy, atmospheric worlds * This is a preview of my upcoming novel, Undine. The full release is in progress - stay tuned!

Shelice Nembhard is the daughter of a powerful vampire. Her twin brother, Winston, was born with their mother's witch magic. But neither of them is satisfied with the gifts they've inherited. Shelice, the chosen heir to their father's dominion in New Kingston, feels trapped by her bloodline. She longs for spellcasting and the quiet rituals of magic, not immortal politics and fanged diplomacy. Winston, gifted in spellwork but lacking the strength and speed of his sister, dreams of power, control, and the throne she doesn't even want. Together, they make a plan: find the legendary spell said to switch magical gifts between beings. Together, they run-into the unknown wilds of Jamaica, a land teeming with mythical creatures, cursed ruins, whispering forests, and hungry demons. It's on this journey that they meet Kim, a half-angel girl being hunted by something ancient and merciless. Saving her forces the twins to face more than monsters-it forces them to confront themselves. As they chase clues and run from the past, they find themselves stuck in a cruel pattern: Shelice using spells that always fall short, Winston relying on strength that never fully rises. And when Kim is taken, the twins turn on each other in frustration and grief. But magic was never meant to be borrowed-and power can't be stolen. To survive the final battle and save the ones they love, Shelice and Winston must stop running from who they are and embrace the strengths they were born with. Thicker Than Magic is an urban fantasy adventure rooted in Jamaican folklore, full of dark creatures, family secrets, emotional twists, and a reminder that the greatest magic of all is knowing who you are.

In the sun-blessed kingdom of Leontara, every heir is destined to bear a sacred mark-proof of their bond with the mighty creatures that guard the realm. To be unmarked is to be forgotten. To be unbonded is to be nothing. Caelyth was raised as a princess of Leontara, her mark inked across her skin, her future promised. But as the bond ceremonies draw near she alone remains unanswered. While others claim their destinies, Caelyth must confront a truth that sets her apart-one that could unravel everything she has ever known. A tale of belonging, courage, and a destiny unclaimed begins here-before the gathering of kingdoms, before the war of heirs. In the heart of Leontara, one girl stands on the edge of becoming either the realm's greatest shame... or its only hope.

They thought mermaids were extinct. They were wrong. In a world where magic hides in plain sight, sixteen-year-old Nerina Kai is accepted into Thalassia Academy - an elite, secret magical school hidden beneath the ocean surface. But Nerina isn't just any magical student. She's a Seabound - the last living mermaid, hiding in human form. With water whispering her name and secrets rising like tides, Nerina discovers a forbidden magic sealed away centuries ago. And someone at Thalassia wants to unleash it. Her powers are dangerous. Her bloodline is hunted. And the deeper she dives into this magical world, the closer she gets to drowning in a destiny she never asked for. You don't need legs to make waves. But some waves drown kingdoms. Love, Amaraah

What if the gods got bored... and you were their entertainment? In a universe governed by six all-powerful gods-Creation, Death, Space, Elements, Beauty, and Time-balance once reigned. Until boredom cracked their divinity. Now, the unworthy are ripped from their home worlds and cast into a cruel playground: a planet trapped in a never-ending time loop. No memories. No mercy. Just pain, trials, and the amusement of the divine. Among them is Mirai, an aloof, antisocial boy with no memory of who-or what-he truly is. He doesn't know he's the exiled God of Time, the most powerful of them all. And the gods intend to keep it that way. But fate doesn't play fair. Joined by: • Anikoshi, a sweet but clueless alien princess with a heart too big for the stars, • Azarel, a ruthless shadow mercenary out to prove her worth, • and Rex, a sarcastic, sharp-tongued talking binturong with a habit of surviving, Mirai begins to unravel the gods' twisted game. As memories surface, betrayals cut deep, and divine trials test their very souls, the group must face the question: Can mortals challenge gods? Or worse-can a god forgive himself for the role he played in their suffering? Time is broken. The gods are watching. And rebellion is only the beginning.

DIED AS A PRINCESS - Princess Series #2. In the newly forged realm of Aethyra, Princess Ashania Unice Valencia was born into splendor, yet bound by the shadows of power and expectation. Beloved by some and envied by many, her life was cut short when a cruel misunderstanding led to her untimely death. But death was not the end. Awakening in the very kingdom that betrayed her, Ashania returns with fragile memories and a burning question: Who truly caused her downfall? With secrets festering in the royal court and alliances shifting like smoke, she must unravel the truth while concealing the fact that she has risen from the grave. To live again is a miracle. To claim justice is a war. And to wear the crown once more, Ashania must face the perilous truth-sometimes the dead are far more dangerous than the living.