Onc Stories

She wakes with missing hours, a burning imprint carved into her shoulder, and no memory of who put it there. Nyxara Blackvein is an assassin who survives by control. Control over her body. Her blades. Her choices. But the mark beneath her skin has a will of its own, pulling her toward Stillreach-a city protected by an impossible shield and a power no one dares to name. Torin Cross was never part of the plan. A half-elf swordsman with a charming smile and secrets of his own, he's headed in the same direction for reasons that don't quite add up. When violence forces them to fight side by side, trust forms before either of them is ready for it. Whatever waits in Stillreach is already watching. Prompts used. 32. Two assassins from rival organizations are sent on the same secret mission, only to realize the assignment holds a much bigger truth. 86. A wasteland hides pockets of thriving communities protected by mysterious shields. 99. You wake up with a strange mark on your skin after a late-night encounter you can barely remember, and its meaning grows more unsettling by the hour.

Bronhini, the storm queen, sends out her pet dragon to turn the skirmish her men are losing. A lone warrior stands up to the beast - a brave, but useless act. When Laiàn learns about the courageous last stand of her brother, she is devastated. But not everything is as it seems... Based on the prompt #29: "You will meet many people in your life. Many will come and go, but some will leave footprints on your heart."

For Centuries Grim has been collecting souls. It's what he does, it's his purpose. One day, while collecting a soul in the park, he comes across a lost puppy. For reasons he can't explain, the urge to return the small dog to his owner is overwhelming. He soon finds the animal's owner, a woman in her mid-twenties named Maria. He is struck down by her beauty and realizes that he had once claimed the soul of someone she loved. He becomes even more conflicted when he realizes he has just one year to claim her soul.

The Open Novella Contest is back for 2026! Join fellow storytellers and plant the seed of a tale that will blossom into a 20,000+ word novella within 12 weeks! Your epic quest begins February 1st, 2026, so mark your calendars with this date!

Hyunjin has worked as the grim reaper for the last millenia, but not once has he fallen for anyone. Seungmin is an immortal being with a dark past, who lives in the form of a stray puppy after losing his powers. After living through years of mockery, he finally wants to end his endless pain- but a chance encounter changes both their fates... manxman- pls don't read if you're uncomfortable with this concept :) (and no hate pls) ot8 skz fanfiction :) This is written using prompts from the Open Novella Contest 2026!! ⚠️!Disclaimer! Graphic descriptions of violence included- but overall meant to be a sad happy fluffy story.⚠️ Includes other skz ships too! Prompts used: Main prompt- 65: On the way to collect a soul, the Grim Reaper is distracted by a stray puppy, and decides to find its owner, much to the annoyance of their assistant. Second prompt- 114. An immortal being, worn down by centuries of mockery and tired after being discarded by everyone around him starts searching for a way to finally end themselves. But DEATH, who has grown infatuated and with them refuses to let them go. (edited prompt) ⚠️Includes annoyed, grumpy gods- read with caution...⚠️

A slipstream in time. A cloak of eternal night. Something stirs in the dark. [ ✶ ] Upon returning from a weekend getaway to celebrate their last summer together before college, a group of friends discover the residents of their hometown have vanished without a trace, leaving behind a shroud of mystery, sunless skies, and an unshakable horror. [ extended summary inside] original novel / all rights reserved olivia siobhan © 2026 onc prompts #97, #44 and #24

As spring arrives something slowly starts to wake. Something that has slept a thousand years. A dragon. Fayona has a very ironic problem for a garden witch. She's allergic to soil. Everything from planting her herbs to harvesting them is a challenge and it seems to get worse every year. The only reason she is looking forward to the new season is the spring equinox and the awakening of Jorina, her hazel dormouse. She wants nothing more to celebrate the new year with her two familiars, Jorina and the robin Zipp. But as Jorina doesn't wake from her hibernation at the usual time, Fayona makes the decision to try and wake her through her dreams. While doing so, she falls into another dream and makes a fateful discovery. An ancient being lies asleep right under Iladon. One she is connected with more than she thought. What will happen once it wakes? ___ ONC prompts 67 and 4. All rights belong to me (unless further stated). Only on Wattpad. Do not copy! German version: Iladon - Drachenerwachen

In life Nothing is quite what it seems. Through the years and the challenges of life this women realises that she choose to become a mother, a wife, a drug addicted, a survivor of domestic violance, a women. She realise she didnt know she choose... She didnt want to choose alle that... Then why she did...?

Kata is an orphan. She is a thief. She is a girl, but no-one can know the truth. Not even the man she loves. As for the Princess.... she just made Kata's life even more complicated.

Evelyn Stone lives inside a life that looks complete from the outside-married, settled, raising a healthy son in a house filled with routine and expectations. But beneath the checked boxes and Sunday smiles, her marriage has become a place where love is measured in logistics rather than attention, and worth is defined by usefulness instead of connection. Lucas is not unkind; he is simply finished-content with a version of Evie that no longer includes her dreams, her hunger, or her becoming. As Evie navigates motherhood in a body marked by survival and a spirit quietly starving to be seen, she begins to question what it means to matter in a life that has already decided she should be satisfied.

Before Yun was banished to the underground city, she was an energy researcher in the Above. Now she has to work in the sun-deprived Cogs as a measly locksmith under criminal supervision, applying her skills on numerous requests until her sentence is fulfilled and she can reclaim her status as a good citizen. However, keeping up with work proves to be difficult when a criminal group calling themselves 'the Serpents', manages to pick lock after lock. Challenged by an annoying lockpicker and increasingly unreasonable requests from her clients, Yun's routinely life begins te crack. And when a corpse refuses to stay dead, something big is coming. Something that will drag Yun in, whether she wants to stay locked out of it or not.

Asha Donovan returns to her High School reunion with her husband Ty, not expecting the end of of the world. Prompt #59 You're at your High School reunion when there is a zombie apocalypse.

When Benaiah Sullivan and Lelaina Ramos meet outside of a bar one night, their chemistry is instant. However, they're both in relationships, so they say goodbye and go separate ways, but life has a funny way of causing their lives to collide. So, they decide to be friends, but over time, unspoken feelings develop as they become each other's safe space. When obstacles arise with their romantic partners, their friendship also suffers with arguments fueled by confusion and unfed desire that pushes them apart on more than one occasion. But they always find their way back to each other. Like an imaginary thread, indefinitely tying them together. **When Harry Met Sally × People We Meet On Vacation** ONC Entry 2026, Prompt 24: Staying as friends feels safe, but that doesn't mean it's the path you're meant to take.

After discovered the opposition power and their fragments identity, Scarlet Bright and Lithanine "Lilith" Diesel continue their journey, discovered a new friend, Lucin and Lilith just discovered the new power. And not just that, Lilith will find new fragment identity soon or later. This story was Al-generative chat and edited by me to keep the fixed plot.

𝑴𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒕: 𝟏𝟎. 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖'𝒗𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒂 𝒇𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒚𝒂𝒓𝒅. 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝒇𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅, 𝒚𝒆𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒔. 𝑺𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒕𝒔: 𝟒𝟏. 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒖𝒍𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒑𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒂 𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒑𝒖𝒍𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒕. 𝟑𝟗. 𝑨𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒈𝒐 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒐𝒑𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒏𝒐𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚. 𝟑𝟖. 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏 𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 - 𝒂 𝒋𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒚𝒇𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝒊𝒏 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒔𝒆. 𝟖𝟓. 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖'𝒅 𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒏

An entry-level cartographer, Liadan is the least interesting, least important member of the Nautical Guild. Well, that's what she needs everyone to believe. When a warning at sea forces Liadan to flee the Island of Tirisea, she must choose if she returns to safety or trusts a stranger who promises her the impossible: a life where she is free from a duty that was inflicted on her at birth. No matter what, she must not let the mist find her, nor allow the key to fall into malevolent hands. One wrong move, and the world will crumble. Cover by @raizelrose3 ONC 2026 Prompts: 7. One morning, the ocean washes up a message. One you've been waiting your entire life to hear. 62. They say every door has its own key. Except for one, a key said to open them all. 79. A letter arrives addressed to you, written by someone who shouldn't exist.

Two assassins. Two rival factions. One mission neither expected. Andra Vaas follows every Covenant contract to the letter-blood, ink, and discipline are her world. Kreed Arden trusts no one, not even himself, and bends every Syndicate rule to survive. When their targets collide at a glittering diplomatic gala, instinct and memory tug them together before they've even realized the stakes. Trust is forbidden, yet survival demands cooperation, and every glance, every calculated move, ignites a tension neither can ignore. In a world of binding contracts and erased memories, some rules are meant to be broken, and some connections refuse to fade. -ONC 2026- Prompt 32. Two assassins from rival organizations are sent on the same secret mission, only to realize the assignment hides a much bigger truth

When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful. - Malala Yousafzai We share our emotions through art. Through writing, painting, and composing. In a world where no one shares their inner music anymore, some begin to lose themselves and become Muted. When Solveig's brother becomes one of them, she refuses to accept his silence. To save him, she must find not only his lost voice, but her own and discover that even in the quietest world, a single voice can awaken many. Prompt 36: You're told to choose a weapon before battle, but when you approach the table, the only options laid out are musical instruments.

The immortal king created a magical maze where the proud nobles fight over their feuds almost to the death. ALMOST is not good enough for Zephyr of the Air-Kin who lost her family and her magic thanks to the murderous Stone-Kin Clan. She yearns to kill their lord, Argenton, so she buys a spear that breaks all the safeguards. Even though Zephyr likes Argenton when they accidentally meet as strangers, and Argenton is plain smitten, her baseless (according to him) accusations turn Argenton's infatuation into hatred. This clash of magics and tempers corrupts the enchantment into a curse, and two mortal foes' lives become bound. Zephyr and Argenton must die together or share a genuine kiss of forgiveness. So, death or kiss? ONC Prompt 40: You and your greatest enemy are struck by the curse that binds your lives together. The only way to survive is to share a kiss, but you would both rather face death than each other.

An ancient relic, intertwined fate and lives bound by a 50 BCE mystery. An Indian archaeologist and the reluctant son of a powerful chairman find themselves drawn into a truth buried beneath time as a forgotten kingdom begins to awaken and destinies demand revelation.