Darkscifi Stories

The world is your playground. You can do whatever your heart desires. But no matter how far you dig into the sandbox, you only ever touch the surface of a truth so fragile... it looks like a lie pretending to exist. Corporations. Organizations. Companies. All of them want the same thing. Power. And they will reshape themselves endlessly to get it. They rise, decay, and pull others down with them like gravity learning how to think. But what if that ecosystem... is not the core truth? What if it is only the reflection? Because beneath everything you see, there is something colder. Older. A structure that does not belong to your understanding of reality. And the world you stand on is not simply a world. It is a mirror. And something on the other side is watching it break. An entity that does not understand freedom.. but recognizes it. And when that envy becomes loud enough... it slips through. Not visibly. Not cleanly. Not in a way anyone is meant to notice. Because nobody sees it. And even those who do? are never believed... Except for one. Except them. They do not call it a miracle. They do not call it a conspiracy. They classify it. Contain it. Convert it into something usable. In a world where war is constant and corporations monetize survival itself, there is still something operating beneath the surface-moving through black waters, cleaning up what should not exist, and charging a price no one can fully understand. Officially, they are just another black water organization. Unremarkable. Deniable. Replaceable. But in the margins of erased reports and sealed files? they have a name. I.R.R.C.

What does it mean to be human when you can't prove you are one? He wakes up on a ship in the middle of deep space with no memory of who he is. He doesn't know yet what the answers will cost him. What Remains Upon Arrival is a psychological sci-fi thriller about identity, manipulation, and the question of what makes someone human. A truth that gets darker with every piece that falls into place. The mission was supposed to save humanity. It was never that simple.

The God Weapon Series - Book One There are truths that reshape the world. And there are truths that reshape you. Sloane never meant to uncover hers. When she learns she is more than human, she's pulled into a secret war between gods and monsters - a war that has been waiting for her. As an ancient enemy rises and a dangerous connection begins to blur the line between ally and threat, Sloane must decide who she can trust - and how much of her heart she can afford to lose. Because the truth about her power is far worse than she imagined. She wasn't meant to survive this war. She was meant to end it.

A sealed research facility goes into lockdown after a containment failure no one can explain. Armin Grunthal is supposed to read pressure levels, bad wiring, damaged locks, and the small mechanical problems that get people hurt. He is good at it because he trusts physical evidence more than official answers. But when workers start showing symptoms, maps disappear, doors stop matching their labels, and automated announcements offer "safe" routes that lead deeper into the wrong parts of the building, the job turns into something else. He is not alone for long. Maela is a medic who keeps people alive by turning fear into procedure. Cassian is a driver with enough nerve and bad timing to make danger sound almost manageable. Gunnar is a facilities veteran who understands old metal better than most people understand each other. Lev is a rescued tech carrying data someone tried to bury. Together, they move through sealed corridors, failing systems, false directions, and the remains of decisions made before they ever entered the wing. No one has the full truth. No one has a clean way out. Every route costs heat, time, blood, or trust. And the deeper they go, the clearer it gets: the danger is not just what escaped. It is what people allowed.

Oliver Kral is a competitive gamer who just washed out of a Prague esports tournament. The loss stings, but it's nothing compared to what comes next. Within days, Oliver and a woman he barely knows are ripped from their lives and strapped to examination tables inside a featureless white chamber. Their captors are small, silent, and unmistakably not human. No explanations or demands. Just restraints, sedation, and routines designed to strip away everything familiar. He's not alone. Other captives have been here longer. An intelligence agent. A mob boss. A medic. A linguist. Each one carrying a different piece of a puzzle none of them asked to solve. Together, they begin mapping the patterns of their prison, looking for cracks in a system built by something far more advanced than anything on Earth. Then a voice appears inside Oliver's mind. It calls itself Shadow. It claims to be a fragment of something their captors tried to destroy. It offers knowledge, perception, and a way out. But freedom has a price. And Shadow isn't telling him everything. Set in Central Europe, Xenoforming is a grounded first contact story about ordinary people pushed past every limit they thought they had. Survival, adaptation, and the growing suspicion that their abduction was never random. This is the first book in the Xenoforming series.

Xavier Bell's life is going nowhere. At twenty-four, he's broke, lonely, and stuck working closing shifts at McDonald's while the rest of the world seems to be moving on without him. Then Ascend Life launches-the most advanced life-simulation MMO ever created. Inside the game, players become Guides, invisible voices assigned to help digital inhabitants survive and thrive in the sprawling island city of Ascend Bay. For Xavier, it is supposed to be an escape. Then he meets Lena Vale. Guarded, stubborn, and fighting to survive in one of Ascend Bay's poorest districts, Lena does not want a Guide. She does not trust Xavier. She barely trusts anyone. But the more he helps her, the more real she feels. Her fear. Her humor. Her anger. Her loneliness. Soon, Ascend Life stops feeling like a game. And when rumors spread that the people inside Ascend Bay may not be artificial at all, Xavier is forced to face a terrifying question: If Lena is real... what has he been playing?

Jax Veyr wakes on an unknown planet beneath a vast yellow sky, far from Pyntra and the woman he loves, Elara. A strange capsule dresses him in a metallic armored suit, preparing him for a purpose he does not yet understand. He was not merely taken. He was prepared. For a war waiting ahead.

Empire of Stars is a sweeping space-opera epic that follows former soldier and disgraced movie star John Drayton after humanity's first contact with an ancient alien gateway-the Meridian Gate-catapults Earth into a brutal interstellar war. Elevated to the role of Arbiter, John commands the warship Hemingway as he navigates galaxy-spanning politics, devastating battles, and the terrifying emergence of the Hyperions: godlike beings who manipulate entire species as weapons. As worlds fall, secrets surface, and the line between heroism and exploitation blurs, John must reconcile his past, his hunger for meaning, and the crushing cost of leadership while racing to stop a calculated extinction that has been centuries in the making.

Insect War Chronicles is a gritty science-fiction war saga set in a shattered paradise where one-inch-tall survivors-Tinylings-fight for survival inside a sealed dome built on lies. After teenager Beau Danning accidentally cracks the dome's boundary and uncovers the truth about the world beyond, his actions trigger a catastrophic insect invasion led by intelligent, organized mantids under the ruthless General Karakis. Forced into leadership far too young, Beau and his allies-engineers, medics, pilots, and militia-must improvise weapons from scavenged human technology, wage brutal miniature warfare, and confront impossible moral choices as their safe haven collapses into open war. As the conflict escalates from survival skirmishes to full-scale military operations, the series explores leadership, sacrifice, and the cost of truth in a world where humans are no longer the apex species.

Evara Greenblade had lived an entire life in the wildlands outside of the commonwealth. But when agents of the crown raid her family's home, her chance at survival hinges on a few strangely expressed genes and a talent that seems to be flickering out of existence in separation from her sister, Senya. Caught with only partial control of her senses in a new city with a rigid social order, her trial by fire is tempered by the help of an unlikely group of social misfits & jaded aristocrats. She only has two options - find her footing or fall into the abyss. This is the cleaner version of the story. I have removed/reworked any explicit scenes and will release the mature version at a later date. Note: I am new to Wattpad & will assume that most comments soliciting services are bots. I am a professional editor & former journalist with contacts but I'm also broke & trying to make multiple creative projects float on a shoestring budget. I cannot afford to buy your services at this time regardless of how wonderful they may be. I dearly appreciate any feedback & am open to suggestion & discussion. I try to respond as quickly as possible but often have other commitments & may only login to Wattpad once every couple of weeks to add new sections. If you leave a comment, thank you in advance, I look forward to reading & responding if appropriate.

In a dystopian Nagasaki of 2857, Hikaru Chiba, a curious young man, is sold into the Ninkyō dantai clan, Ryuho-kai. While trying to decipher a mysterious diary, Hikaru confronts a world of greed, vice, and violence.

Infiltration Arc A suicide mission. A living ship. And the ultimate predator awakened. The sabotage operation aboard the colossal Lelomo has gone terribly wrong. What began as an act of strategic bravery descends into a brutal hunt through shadowy corridors, organic traps, and breathing passageways. Inside this living labyrinth, the Martian infiltrators no longer fight for victory-they fight to survive. Hunted by an unstoppable force, every decision, every step, every mistake could be their last. The Lelomo shows no mercy. And neither does its master. As time runs out and hope fades, the remaining survivors come face to face with a terrifying truth: Some destinies cannot be avoided. And there are forces in the universe that leave no witnesses.

Science for a changing world. ©2019

When Mark Adler's quiet life is shattered by the arrival of a desperate stranger, he's thrust into a deadly conspiracy tied to the classified Lyric Project-a secret he thought was buried forever. As shadowy forces close in, Mark must uncover the truth about his past and the project's terrifying implications, all while staying one step ahead of those who will stop at nothing to silence him. In a world where trust is fragile and danger lurks in every shadow, the only way out is through the veil.

[This is sorta related to my original Underlock story, it's just another universe where the Underlock prison is for the kids of super-powered individuals and those who break the law. But this is different, and that story wasn't finished because I lost its notes. So if you don't remember it, it's fine, this is a completely different story. Underlock remains, as does its victims.]

Glass Hearts is a dystopian psychological thriller that plunges readers into a world where emotions are outlawed and obedience is everything. Under a cold regime that manipulates minds and monitors every thought, survival means silence-and connection is treason. But when a group of unlikely allies begins to awaken to the truth, their fragile bonds become their only weapon. Shattered by loss, hunted by those once trusted, and tormented by the ghosts of who they used to be, they must fight not only the system, but the darkness within. In a world built on control, resistance begins with a single fracture.

A floating island was built to save humanity. It was never meant to be seen. Two childhood friends are chosen to study at an elite institute. Only one returns. The other disappears-until a letter arrives, revealing experiments, broken minds, and a weapon powerful enough to shake the world. As secrets unravel and the island prepares to move, the truth becomes clear: everything was a show, and the real disaster is about to begin. A dark sci-fi mystery about friendship, deception, and the cost of progress.

When a missing warship reappears after a century, rogue pilot Kael Veyra and linguist Elara Toren board it-only to find its crew fused into the walls and a child whispering about "the Watcher in the Void."Now, something ancient is waking. The galaxy's rules are breaking. And the only thing worse than the Void? What it wants with them.

A young engineer, Amina Cole, has always felt... different. Quietly brilliant, curious, and daring, she never imagined that her life at the Helios Tower would change forever. When a catastrophic collapse occurs, a strange, almost alive energy envelops her - a force she didn't know existed. As the world seems to tremble around her, Amina must confront the awakening of powers within her, powers that may be the key to survival - and the beginning of something far bigger than herself. The Striker universe is about to reveal itself, and she has only just stepped onto the stage.