Intrigue Stories

Casimir trained his entire life to become an inquisitor, an honored watchdog for the emperor tasked with monitoring the Empire's dangerous elites. Then he became their prey. After being kidnapped and experimented on by his godfather, the infamous Professor Sageman, Casimir awakes with his godfather's gift pulsating within him, an abomination he never asked for. Now forced into an academy filled with the very families he used to watch, Casimir must learn how to control his new powers and find out what the notorious professor has planned for him, along with his former colleagues. Progression Fantasy | Magic Academy | Dark Mystery | Political Intrigue | Slow Burn

What if the last Byzantine emperor had one more chance? Empire Rewritten is an alternate history novel about Michael Jameston, a 55-year-old American who awakens in the body of Constantine Palaiologos at the twilight of Byzantium. The empire is crumbling. The Ottomans are closing in. Court politics are vicious, allies are unreliable, and time is running out. Michael has no magic, no system, and no easy answers-only practical knowledge, stubborn pragmatism, and a lifetime of problem-solving. To save Byzantium, he will need more than courage. He will need diplomacy, reform, logistics, strategy, and the will to drag a dying empire into a new age. Gunpowder. State-building. War. Politics. The crusade is coming What to Expect: Isekai/self-insert with no system or magic Grounded empire-building in 15th-century Byzantium Military campaigns, court politics, technological innovation Real places, real people, and plausible historical logic Multiple POVs, with a strategic focus on the MC 2-3k chapters, updated every Monday and Thursday Currently 15 chapters ahead on Patreon Explore maps, timelines, characters, and more at empirerewritten.com If you enjoy alternate history, realistic kingdom-building, military reform, and political strategy, Empire Rewritten is for you.

My callsign was Harpy, and I spent almost my entire life at war. Even after it ended, peace was never meant for me. I stood in defense of my homeland until my very last breath. Then fate gave me one more chance - a new life in a completely different world. A world of magitech, where clans rule giant corporations, flying cars glide between skyscrapers, and magic powers smartphones, levicars, and railguns. I was reborn as a young girl, the daughter of a powerful clan head. This time, I want to live for myself. But in a world where power and intrigue decide everything, will I be allowed to? I will fight with all my strength. And anyone who tries to stand in Harpy's way... should know better. Original story written in Russian. Translated using AI tools with manual editing for tone and flow. English is not my native language - constructive feedback is welcome!

In a crumbling empire where dragon riders once held absolute power, an aging emperor's madness plunges the realm into chaos. As rival houses vie for the vacant throne, a web of conspiracies, forbidden loves, and ancient prophecies tightens around the last heirs of the Cerdic bloodline. From icy mountain prisons to burning cities, warriors and schemers-bound by blood and betrayal-must navigate a storm of revolution, vengeance, and awakened beasts. The age of dragons is ending, but the fires of ambition burn hotter than ever. Loyalties will be tested, crowns shattered, and the fate of the world decided not by armies alone, but by the secrets whispered in the shadows. The Song of the Götlandish is a sweeping epic fantasy of political intrigue, star-crossed passion, and the dying roar of a dynasty.

In the Aurelian Empire, your mana color is your identity. Solar burns gold. Angel shines white. Elemental feeds the world. Black means Pariah. Kaelen Altaris has known this since he was nine years old - the moment the classification crystal turned black against his chest and his family quietly stopped acknowledging he existed. For seven years, he has survived Altaris Manor as a ghost: no tutor, no training, no name worth speaking aloud. Just chores, cold corridors, and a stepmother who has turned his erasure into an art form. But his mother didn't simply disappear. She was filed away. In a sanatorium six days east, under a contract Elara Altaris controls. And something changed at Voss-Meren fourteen months ago - something that has made people vanish, couriers run east in the dark, and a girl with a surveyor's ledger full of missing names travel the same road as Kaelen. He has Black Mana. A broken hilt that recognized him before he recognized it. Eleven years of watching people who underestimated him. The Empire built its history on a lie. It buried the Dark Stylists who saved the world and called them monsters. Kaelen is about to find out why.

Does chivalry die with the knights of old? Or does it find a new place in an ever-changing world? Since he was small, Sonic, a young hedgehog from the village of Green Hills, dreamed of following the footsteps of his childhood hero, the fabled swordsman D'Artagnan, and becoming a Royal Musketeer. With an unquenchable thirst for thrill and adventure, he and his best friend Tails embark on a journey to the royal city, hoping to join the famous corps. Things soon go awry, though, upon arrival. After a chance encounter with the disgraced musketeer, Knuckles, the three form an unlikely trio. As Sonic struggles to balance his love of freedom with his newfound duties, fate soon comes a-knocking in the form of Amy Rose, a spy with more than one face. Little by little, the world of Sonic's childhood stories unravels into one of swashbuckling, danger, conspiracy, and... love? As their foes plot in the shadows, the three are slowly forced to discover what it truly means to be all for one and one for all. Warning: This will be a long story (Crossposted from AO3) (Cover art by Emerald Kora: https://x.com/Emerald_Kora )

𝙅𝙤𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩...𝙤𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚. Sequel to Rise of the Sylra. More danger, angst, yearning, and just a touch of humour to cope with the pain. Please note mature rating & warnings. Cover by @Merlyn_Fereira Rian is free, yet haunted by grief, and unable to shake his longing for a woman he can never be with. Any dreams of being a part of change have shattered as he is reduced to the singular goal of trying to forget. But when Ileana's voice enters his mind at the worst possible time, his impulses get the better of him, throwing him into chaos. In the aftermath he is given a choice: to keep running and lose himself along the way...or to stand and fight - for the people he loves, and the memory of those he has lost. Marked as mature for: - death, violence - grief, depression, alcoholism, domestic abuse - vague references to sexual assault, torture, suicide - sex scenes (consensual) Not a trigger warning but this story features LGBT+ characters so if you're gonna say anything icky about that just know your comments will be deleted. Maybe save me the trouble and be nice instead :) Re: other comments pleaase don't give negative or even constructive feedback unless I've asked you specifically for it. Unless it's spelling, grammar, or a blatant plot hole/inconsistency. If you just don't like the style it's written in, I ask that you kindly move on, to a story that fits your tastes better. Though if you're here it's most likely because you've read the first book, so if you've read this far I would HOPE you actually enjoyed it lmao And though my writing style has evolved a lil bit, I very much hope you enjoy this one too.

Sometimes humans are the real monsters. Dove Lacroix has watched her father do truly evil things in the name of protecting humanity, from forming a hunters guild to eliminate supernatural creatures he deems a threat to capturing them for genetic experiments so he can create the next generation of superior hunters. While her twin brother, Rook, embraces their father's mindset and prepares to follow in his footsteps, Dove hates the life she was forced into. When they leave on a hunting excursion, she sees her opportunity to commit the greatest sin possible: release the captives and run from the guild. Only she doesn't know that they've been experimenting on more than just hunters.

Skye is tired of being the "Prince." Between his overprotective dad and the shadow of his family's untold power, all he wants is to find himself. And he has, in the most unexpected places: in the warmth of new found friends and in the eyes of Mira, his satellite, his escape, his everything. But the foundation of his charmed life is a lie. His father wasn't just a man with a past; he was a king of the underworld. And the final, gut-wrenching secret-a brother no one knew existed-threatens to shatter the fragile world Skye has built. How far will he go to protect his future from the ghosts of his family's past? When the truth is laid bare, loyalty will be tested, and the price of being a prince in this family may be more than Skye can pay.

The knights return with gold. The shadows wait to claim it. As knights of Sharlenne return from the eastern wars, they bring spoils and riches beyond imagining. Amidst the celebration, a lone thief named Sedric prepares to challenge the Thieves' Guild for a share of the foreign plunder. But the Guild is already fractured, caught in the treacherous web of noble intrigue following the King's death. Into this chaos steps a stranger-a creature from distant lands, brought to court for the amusement of the elite, but destined to become the predator of their fortunes. A tale of freedom, inequality, and vengeance.

When seventeen-year-old Princess Arianna wakes up in a hospital bed, she remembers everything-except herself. She knows the history, politics, and geography of her kingdom, but not her own childhood, family, or the night that nearly killed her. Doctors call it amnesia. The court calls it a crisis. As Arianna returns to a palace full of secrets, she begins to uncover disturbing truths about her past, her family, and the price of power. Someone wanted her silent. Someone may still want her gone. Caught between royal duty and a new, frightening freedom, Arianna must decide who she wants to become. Because when memory disappears, identity is no longer inherited-it is chosen.

In a world where secrets rule and danger lurks in every shadow, five exceptional agents form a team unlike any other. Newly assembled within Infinity, the most secretive intelligence organization on Earth, Tiger's Eyes must work together after they discover something frightening the whole world.

"Standing on the shoulders of giants like Newton, Watt, Bessemer, Haber, Tesla, and countless others-how could anyone hope to rival me?!" A young and ambitious engineer is mysteriously transported to a medieval world-reborn as one of the heirs locked in a deadly succession contest. Determined not to die again, he resolves to use the only advantage he now has over his new brothers: the might of modern, industrialised civilisation! Armed with the knowledge of centuries of scientific progress, he sets out to ignite an industrial revolution a thousand years ahead of its schedule and illuminate the Dark Ages with the fire of industrial civilisation. *You can also follow the story on RoyalRoad

The disappearance of a friend, along with millions of francs' worth of wine, interrupts David's buying trip in France. When he stays to assist and comfort his friend's wife, Catherine, their lives are threatened. As the danger intensifies, they are drawn closer together, uncovering buried traumas, insecurities, and longings. This is a tale of mounting tension, realisation, and passion, woven through a gripping crime thriller set on the Burgundy canals and in the French wine trade of the 1980s. Although this is a work of fiction, most of the locations, adventures, and characters are real or based on reality. David's behaviour and relationships are influenced by his autism, alexithymia, and asexuality, all of which were far less understood when this story is set, and I write of these from my own experience. The reminiscences, stories, and timeline draw on events from my own life, though they are sometimes slightly rearranged to suit the crafting of this novel. Fortunately, the crimes and the criminals are fictional, and any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental.

In the first book of the Stormcrier Chronicles, a revolution stirs in the east as ancient dragons return to the continent of Verden after being extinct for 100 years. A young man's world is turned upside down as he attempts to find his place in a country full of more conflict and secrets than he could have ever imagined. (Combined with book 2) #1 in #newseries #1 in #newaccount #1 in #swordandsorcery

Captain Tavaia Matovī is a celebrated hero. Leading the elite Phoenix Team, she protects the gleaming nation of Orellia from monstrous Mafu attacks, all under the watchful glow of the Grand Totem. But when a cryptic prophet warns of "old guardians" that still remember, and strange inconsistencies begin appearing in her missions, Tavaia starts to question everything she believes. As doubts grow and hidden truths surface, Tavaia discovers that the safety she fights for may be built on lies - and that an ancient power long forgotten is beginning to awaken inside her. The Fall of Orellia is coming.

From the minute she is sent to Hatfield, Mary Tudor's life would never be the same again. When Mary Tudor receives the letter she has been dreading for years, it changes her world more than she ever could have imagined. In a realm where obedience is demanded and women are expected to bend, Mary refuses to yield. The once indulged and sheltered heir to the throne of England is cast into the brutal and harsh reality of a kingdom determined to silence her. Living as a prisoner, and forced to serve as a maid to her usurping half-sister, the daughter of Marys' deadly enemy, her ill-treatment will ultimately shape her life as a pious and determinedly stubborn woman, holding fast to her identity in a world that insists she has none. Through four more of her father's marriages, a battle of religious liberty with her once adoring brother and her increasingly strained relationship with her sister, Mary must draw on her remarkable bravery and determination to not only overcome the prejudices of her gender, but as a woman shaped by fire, faith, and the unshakeable belief that she, too, has the right to rule. Copyright © Nikki Long 2026 All Rights Reserved. No part of this manuscript may be reproduced without the expressed consent of Nikki Long.

Imprisoned in the Orinovan priori labs, Ainreth undergoes torturous treatments daily in an attempt to crack the code to lightweaver creation. Things seem hopeless, until unlikely allies join his side to help him. Meanwhile back home in Lys-Akkaria, Mhalyn works with the rebels to come up with a rescue plan to get Fennrin out of Daryan's clutches and ensure he permanently loses his power over the country. With the ongoing war still a looming threat, powerful tyrannical leaders on both sides who will stop at nothing to protect their secrets and positions, and their most powerful az-ari indisposed in enemy territory, everything is stacked against them. Can they come up with a plan to fix this catastrophe before it's too late for everyone?

Death here requires no blade. No wound. No blood. All it takes is convincing the mind that the body is already dead - and it will finish the job itself. They are called Suggestors. What was meant to be a routine task for a small mercenary unit becomes the breaking point of an entire kingdom.

Verity wakes with no memories, only metal in her bones and a mission in her blood. Reforged by a secret society that claims to have saved her, she's trained to become the perfect weapon: silent, loyal, deadly. They tell her she is no one. They tell her the crown is corrupt. They tell her the world needs the assassin she's becoming. But as her skills sharpen, flashes of a life she shouldn't remember come back to her. And the closer she gets to her final target, the more she begins to suspect that the truth behind her past isn't just dangerous. It's deadly enough to rewrite her future.