Desert Stories

Siya and Ressler meet for the first time when he gets hit in the head by a statue during a mission. Even though they work in different divisions, a quiet, budding connection forms between them, but both pull away. Months later. Siya and Decker rescue the severely injured Ressler after a mission in the desert. During the dangerous transport and at the field clinic, Siya keeps vigil at his side, keeping him alive and daring for the first time to admit her feelings. Ressler, weak but conscious, shows that he has carried the same longing. The story portrays their fight for his survival and the quiet, tender bond that grows stronger in the shadow of danger.

The story is about a fierce desert witch named Kaalo who was resurrected to hunt a girl. Fortunately, a young man named Jack Frost traveled to the desert and helped protect the girl from Kaalo. Many people died because of Kaalo. She killed indiscriminately, without mercy, because it was a curse. If anyone came to this desert and was killed by her, could Jack Frost protect the girl until the end?

On the scorched continent of Sauven, where kingdoms rise and fall beneath an unforgiving sun, the fate of empires rests not only on armies but on blood, marriage, and betrayal. As the King struggles to preserve a fragile peace, ambitious princes, devoted queens, cunning statesmen, nomadic rulers, and gifted healers each pursue their own vision of the future. Alliances are forged through sacrifice, ancient faith challenges royal authority, and every choice carries a terrible cost.

It had been 77 years since the death of the last Oracle and Omen. They had killed each other as only they could. The Omen was the last to fall. As that last Omen fell, she had scratched in the dirt, "Lostra 7:" Return But all of that seemed far away to Lutez as she made her way to the Apothecarist's house. (NO AI USED AT ALL IN THIS STORY!)

In a kingdom built on shifting sands and buried secrets, the truth has a way of rising to the surface. Michael has lived his entire life in the shadow of the dunes, raised by humble travelers who found him abandoned in the wake of a devastating desert storm. He knows the rhythm of the wind and the secrets of the desert, but he has always felt like a stranger in his own skin, haunted by dreams of golden halls he has never seen and a heritage he cannot name. Sareen, a Princess from a rival kingdom, has spent her life surrounded by the luxury of the court, yet she has always felt the pull of the untamed world beyond her borders. When her travels bring her to a remote, sun-drenched outpost, she expects nothing more than a brief respite from her royal duties. Instead, she finds him. One look is all it takes to shatter the lie of his existence. As the weight of a forgotten history bears down on them, Sareen realizes that the common traveler before her is the missing piece of a centuries-old prophecy. "It's you... You're the lost Prince."

A story of a war so grand in scale and epic in stakes that even the gods had a no choice but to join. Like heroes of ancient Troy Iwan Falcau reflects: In my life I have known three gods. The first was the god of my childhood, the one I lost when I reached the age of thinking. The second was the voice in my head, which turned out to be my own. The third was the god on paper, forged in the collective mind of those who knew and those that understood the story. While the gods still walk the unseen roads few men control the forces of magic. And never resting, the eternal battle between the powerful and powerless, progresses one step in an ever-lasting waltz between them. Onwards Ewan rides as the city burns around him. But one thought fills his mind: To protect the ones he loves and maybe make a difference.

If the world of Rain World was rotting, sickly being, the world now is nothing but a dusty skeleton, half buried in the sand, wishing to finally sink back into the earth and be at peace. But the march of progress will not let it pass away peacefully, even as The Cycle halted, and the Iterators collapsed into rusting hulks of steel... Life, however brutal, finds a way... ---- This is just a fun project I just wanna work on while I'm blank on ideas for my other stories. This'll be short, maybe 10 chapters, probably less. This is gonna be heavily based off of the Fallout games, most notably Fallout 2, and a tiny little bit of Dune. This won't be a Reader story, the main character has a name. Oh, and I'll be crossposting this to AO3 if this does well, because I'm GREEDY and I LOVE BEING AN EVIL PERSON HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. More info in the opening chapter.

Set in a Post-apocalyptic society, Sage is the sole adult survivor of her family. Navigating dangerous human settlements and preteen angst is hard enough to deal with. But Creatures that prowl the night devouring settlements and colonizing cities send the human population into a tailspinning extinction. Sage will do what she needs to make sure her family survive, its all she has. Series started: June 2020 Sub genre: scifi-horror romance Highest rank to date #1 in alieninvasion #10 in aliens #3 in postapocalypse #2 in surviving #6 in desert #11 in space #16 in future

What if the map you were chasing... was never the real treasure? Naila was a dancer in the great Zuriq sultanate then she traded her fame for freedom. Now she's a mapmaker who reads the desert like an open book. Her mission: find the Lost Oasis, the mythical water source that could save the Seven Valleys from drying up. Simple, right? Wrong. Because the desert has other plans. Captured alongside Kai - a fugitive with burning golden eyes and a past drenched in blood she learns to become again the magical seductress. To save Kai, she sells herself into slavery. To survive, she becomes the concubine of Malik Seref, the most dangerous man in the Valley of Amethyst.

Prince Leonardo is, by far, the most respected and beloved leader amongst his people. Knowing he's going to be King, having a high approval rating is pretty nice. The problem is his conscience. He feels he hasn't earned the admiration others feel for him, often attributing his brilliant projects in the humanities to the help of his younger twin sisters and brother. Especially his brother. But Prince Damien isn't one for the spotlight at all. Instead, he suggested Leonardo try doing a project completely independently if he feels so undeserving. So Leo set his sights on one thing no one has been able to achieve since the deaths of King Edward and Queen Rosa Fresthan of Yaquir. He wants an alliance with Remembauri. ^^^ Princess Maala can't remember the last time she's felt truly free. Imprisoned in her desert oasis, more so than her tower, she has given up on escape. She longs to see the world, but she can also recognize a curse when she sees one. She'll most likely never live to escape her prison or truly see her family again. With only a bodyguard, a magic mirror, and an unfortunate male acquaintance for company, how will the only princess of Remembauri save herself from wasting away? This is the fifth book in the Light series. As with all other books, it can be read as a standalone. Updates will be every Saturday.

They were never meant to find each other. Javier Garcia is a guardian; one of the wolves sworn to protect those who cross the desert under the cover of darkness. He knows the rules. Protect the vulnerable. Stay hidden. Never get involved. Then he catches her scent. Maeve Callahan isn't a migrant. She isn't supposed to be here. And there's something burning beneath her skin-something ancient, something dangerous... something Javier doesn't understand but can't stay away from. When a forgotten force known only as the Devourer begins to stir, the fragile balance between worlds starts to unravel. Corruption spreads. The Ashborn rise. And Maeve may be the key to stopping it all... if her power doesn't destroy her first. But wolves don't choose their fate. They recognize it. And Javier is about to realize that protecting Maeve might mean losing everything, including himself. --- A dark paranormal romance about fate, fire, and the things that hunt us in the shadows.

❝𝑩𝒆𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒎 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉, 𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒊𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒅𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆, 𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉.❞ The Great Desert that separates the mountainous kingdom of Archenland and the belligerent empire of Calormen looks like an ordinary desert to the outsider's eye, but it holds many secrets that have been forgotten over time. Never before did the desert tread beyond its borders until one day, when the Great Desert suddenly starts to consume its surrounding lands like a feverish infection. Nothing is safe; the burning sands devour everything in their path while the cyclone of flames turns fertile land to ash and dust. As the storm of flames threatens to consume the world, a group of unlikely allies is called together by a mysterious force, one that echoes the mighty roar of Aslan himself. Bound by an ancient prophecy, the group must journey deep into the heart of the desert where an artifact of unimaginable power lies hidden: the Emberheart. It is said to be the key to taming the desert's wrath, but as the past unravels itself and forgotten myths come to life, it appears not all is as it seems. With the desert creeping closer to the world's edge and phantom mirages growing stronger every passing night, the group faces an impossible task to try and hold the storm at bay as they come to realise that the desert's hunger may never truly be sated. . . ❝𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒇𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔, 𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒏, 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒘𝒂𝒚.❞ ✯ 𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒎 𝒐𝒇 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔 is an apply fiction created with your OCs and mine, and set two years after the events of 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑉𝑜𝑦𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐷𝑎𝑤𝑛 𝑇𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟 .

No One Called Her Name is a lyrical story of grief, memory, healing, and the quiet power of being remembered. After losing her husband, Ama fades into silence. No family comes for her. No friends call her name. Over time, the world forgets her-and slowly, she begins to forget herself. Carrying only a few belongings, a faded blue towel, and the memory of love, she walks into the desert with no map and no promise of survival. But in the emptiness, Ama finds shelter. Then water. Then Kofi, a stranger carrying his own sorrow. Together, they plant seeds in dry ground, and what begins as a small act of hope becomes a garden where broken people come to rest, remember, and speak their names again. Tender, poetic, and deeply emotional, No One Called Her Name is a story about survival after loss, the healing found in companionship, and the truth that even in the driest places, something beautiful can grow.

A desert train. A wrong adventure. And a love story born in the middle of fear. Ali and his younger sister Aiza were known for their adventurous trips across India. What started as another thrilling journey soon turned into the biggest mistake of their lives when they traveled to a remote desert region of Afghanistan to witness the mysterious iron-ore train said to resemble the legendary Sahara desert train. But one night changed everything. Caught between ruthless desert raiders known as the Desert Wolves and a land where survival mattered more than freedom, the siblings found themselves trapped far away from home. Their only support became Arham Uncle, a kind police officer who gave them shelter and treated them like family alongside his daughter, Inara. Years passed in silence, hidden identities, and fear. Then came Harris. The feared leader of the Desert Wolves. A man Aiza feared from the very first moment she saw him. A man whose presence always brought chaos into her life. But somewhere between forced fate, painful separation, escape, and years of distance... something unexpected began to grow. Not fear. Not obsession. Something far more complicated. Love. A love that changed a dangerous man into someone willing to destroy his own violent past for one person. A love that survived distance, guilt, time, and borders. From dusty desert trains and horse-riding raiders to emotional reunions, family bonds, healing, sacrifice, and second chances - this story is an emotional journey about survival, redemption, and choosing your own destiny. Because sometimes... the most dangerous journey becomes the one that leads you home.

Atlas is the king's daughter in the desert kingdom of Zahar. She was supposed to be a boy, so even her name doesn't truly belong to her. People call her Atla instead. Atla is smart, well-educated, and not even twenty. But her life is already decided. P.s. english isnt my first language

With a single, decisive blow, Cassandra - Shadow of Sammos, immortal warrior, and general of the Thiria - ended the war. The Emperor is dead and the Empire has fallen. Now that she is faced with the weight of rebuilding the world, Cass is blindsided by the choices of people she's never met. A Council she's never heard of demands she deliver the Emperor's head to an enemy general across the vast desert nation of Desheret. With her is a wide array of travelers from every nation, including old friends and old enemies. Cass must learn how to solve problems without her strength, violence, or her army, and navigate a world that doesn't yet know the Emperor is dead.

No matter how far you wander, you still can't escape your past. Rixton is constantly on the run. He's content with his life of stealing, booze, and girls. He sees no reason to slow down. That is until he meets someone who has him slamming on his breaks. Someone who farces him to face the past he's been running from. Alice likes being on her own. It allows her to go where she wants, when she wants. She has the freedom to keep running from her demons. So when Rixton comes crashing into her life with his arrogant attitude, she instantly hates him. James has spent the past several months with an inward struggle. Running after Rixton has kept his mind off of the decision he needs to make. Meeting Alice makes him forget about it completely. But the decision is still there, just waiting for him to stop running.

"snow is nothing like what you think it is" when the rda moves to attack the snow mountains, aeyrin, a young male na'vi from the herwìva clan, moves to find help from a war hero. but there he meets the legend's son, lo'ak sully. aeyrin has not known life beyond the snow. but lo'ak slowly crept into his heart that has only known the cold and warmed it. #1 lo'ak sully [11.2.26] #4 maleoc [20.2.26]

Makiya is a young heiress whose way of life is shattered when her family is killed in a brutal attack by the Bulala. She escapes death with the help of a royal guard and along with a handful of refugees, finds herself crossing the vast desert in a near hopeless bid to reach a haven. Against all odds she must survive, her will spurring her on but it's not just survival on her mind. She seeks vengeance. __________________________________________________________ An epic story portraying the life and history of the kanuri, and the kanem empire, one of the greatest empires in African history. Cover from Pinterest. Copyright © 2023 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, distributed or transmitted, in any form or by any means without the prior consent of the author and publisher.

This story is dedicated to Logan on H.T.T.Y.D Amino, the original creator of the Crowned Serpent dragon breed. This story features characters that belong to Logan and, my special business partner, Patdragonmom on Amino. King has always been a spoiled brat! Growing up in the Crowned Serpent kingdom under the protection of his successful father, the adviser to General Icarus (the ruler of their city), the only reason everyone puts up with him is to get in good with the upper class. But, when King is framed for attacking Icarus, he is cast out of his pampered life kicking and screaming into an unforgiving desert. Determined to return to his old life and achieve power, King decides to go on a quest to discover the long lost King Aaron, hoping maybe his efforts will make him a king himself. Follow King in this short series documenting his journey to repair Crowned Serpent society, expose corruption, and find his true place in the Dragon Universe! Theme: Miracle by Caravan Palace