Истории Onc

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.

ONC 2026 round two qualifier "Everyone loves Lingling, especially Orm. Why? Cause Lingling hates her." ------- The campus heartthrob of the college, Lingling had always been polite and charming to everyone. Her smile and gaze always had everyone around sway, even though she didn't really care much about it. Even while she was popular, she was a lovely person. Or at least that's what Orm had always known before. Until she met her herself. Their encounter left a bitter aftertaste in her heart, because why did the campus darling turn icy at her presence? And now, she's determined to find out the reason. Come on in the journey with Orm to sneak a peak at the Icy Campus Darling . Tropes: Strangers to lovers, Romcom, Grumpy x sunshine Secord couple trope: Best friends to lovers ONC 2026 entry with the tropes 49, 57 and 24 Temporary ending for the ONC (P.s. this has nothing to do with LingOrm's series. This is an RPF.)

People always tell me I have a wrinkled brain full of the weirdest ideas and thoughts of the world around me. I used to stare at my mother when I was three, like the people from horror movies who are possessed by demons. While other children were scared of the boogeyman under the bed I feared the tree outside. Now that I think back maybe it wasn't the tree. Maybe it was what could hang in it. I'm not scared of that tree anymore because I know I won't hang in it. No. I'd prefer a different death. One you can find on the school rooftop. There's just one problem. My bucket list. I have to finish it before I die. How am I going to do that alone? That's when I met Lorenzo. I knew of him and his status as school bully but the first time I really met him was on the school rooftop where we had the conversation that saved my life...

Trigger Warning: mentions blood, death, not too graphic. The Fraternity of Adventurers recieve an anonymous request to search through inhabited islands with the promise of payment and treasure, if luck permits. Kayla and her father search the islands, while their past begins to show through dreams and memories. She figures out the cause for her hydrophobic tendencies and finds a way to heal. Together, they discover a found family, hidden secrets in caves, and lost hope.

She was born a witch but magic never answered her. When her mother trades her future for political gain, Xylia refuses to become a pawn and flees in search of answers about the power that never awakened within her. But freedom is short-lived. A curse older than kingdoms binds her to Xanderis - a prince she considers an enemy. The spell is merciless. Enemies forced into proximity, they must work together to unravel the answers they both ask for. But the closer they get to freedom, the more dangerous the truth becomes.

"Ah, so this is the brother I've heard so much about." She looks at me, "You didn't tell me you were both the looks and the brains of the family." "She doesn't mean that." "Oh. I believe she does." Callan pipes up from the corner, "Don't worry Tyr. I think you've got fine looks." "Thanks... wait, hey!" - What do you do when the person you love the most is sworn against the cause you most long to protect? All Tanwen wants is to protect her brother. All he wants is to protect their reputation. When he enlists to hunt a Sol dragon to redeem their name, all Tanwen can do is pray that he comes home. Until the dragon shows up in her back garden, that is. - ONC 2026

Bee's life is sort of stable: she has a flat, a bipolar diagnosis she's getting a handle on. Well, as much as possible, considering she also has a personality that treats impulse control like a creative suggestion. Theo - her childhood neighbour, moral compass, and lifelong critic - has moved back into the apartment across the courtyard. Now he's in her bar. In her kitchen. In her friend group. And, judging by the way he pointed at the window last night, extremely aware of which bedroom is hers. They've spent the last decade living separate lives on purpose. Different cities, different people, one annual birthday party where they confirm they're still wildly incompatible and leave again. But Theo isn't leaving this time. And apparently, neither is the possibility of whatever they've spent ten years avoiding. Prompt: You will meet many people in your life. Many will come and go, but some will leave footprints on your heart.

After years of service to the emperor, Ivy San Jhones has chosen a life of quiet honesty, far from war and bloodshed. But when she discovers a dragon hidden within the woods, she learns that the creature is bound by ownership and can only be saved if its true master is found. Believing this to be the dragon's only hope, Ivy begins gathering fragments of truth, tracing the forgotten ties that once bound the beast to the kingdom. What begins as a simple act of mercy soon becomes a duty far greater than she intended one that threatens to destroy the peaceful life she has built. As a knight sworn by oath draws closer, Ivy must choose between loyalty to the kingdom she once served and the truth she can no longer ignore. To save the dragon, she may be forced to bury her honest life and stand against the very empire that shaped her. The Knight and the Dragon's Savior is a tale of hidden bonds, quiet defiance, and the cost of choosing compassion in a world ruled by duty

Blurb Milo is a vampire new to the mythical community. His father has enrolled him in the mythical boarding school, Mareville Academy. Milo has a big secret-he's not like other vampires. He tries to fit in, but ends up causing trouble. Will Milo be able to stay out of trouble and represent his kind in a just way? # Story is completed and edited. #All places and people are fictional. #An 'Open Novella Contest 2026' entry. #Prompt 81. Unalluring and bumbling, your character is the world's worst vampire. #This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

The dream always ended the same way: with the salt-spray of an ocean I'd never visited and the warmth of a hand I couldn't quite grasp. He never had a face-just a silhouette cut out of the moonlight-but his voice was a low rumble that vibrated in my chest. "Find me," he'd whisper. "Before the clocks stop." When I woke up, the silence of my apartment felt like a physical weight. I checked my pulse, my skin still buzzing from a touch that didn't exist. I told myself it was just stress. I told myself that "Thorne" was a name I'd probably seen on a billboard or a dusty law book. But then I saw him.

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.

🏆🏆 ROUND TWO QUALIFIER🏆🏆 OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2026🔥🔥 The Prompt "You discover a tiny Prince living inside a flower.Breaking the curse will return them to their true size,but the method is far from ordinary."

He's fighting battles everywhere. On the race track, in the board rooms, and his mind. Seems like he will lose one of them. Or all of them? __________________________________________ ONC 2026

An ambitious and atmospheric novella, Blood of Shomon is a hybrid of ancient-myth thriller, dark academia, and cosmic fantasy with a strong sense of hidden history and supernatural consequences. For readers who love The Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo and Neil Gaiman's American Gods, this character driven - fast paced story will delight. While researching the myths of a lost civilization, college senior Obidiah accepts an invitation to join an excavation in Iraq-thinking he's chasing adventure, extra credit, and the girl he loves. But beneath the sands of ancient Eridu lies a forgotten god, a shifting astral labyrinth, and a blood‑oath war that never truly ended. As myth bleeds into reality and love collides with destiny, Obidiah must confront what it truly means to save someone-especially when survival may be the cruelest fate of all.

Nox has worked as an assassin for almost his entire life, refining his skills and working up the ladder to be one of the best, being able to do any job in his field. But what if he's required to do a job that's not in his field? Follow the Assassin as he takes on a task most unusual for one of his caliber, making unusual allies, and faces the challenges associated with it. (My submission for ONC 2026, following prompt number 33 where a secret assassin is surprisingly and suddenly hired as a nanny, enjoy!)

Everyone fears the ancient creature trapped in the forbidden forest. That's why the knights have come to kill it. Maera Solene Wyld has never been what her coven wanted her to be; she was too volatile, too angry, too weak to carry her mother's legacy as the most powerful witch alive. Her magic fractures instead of obeying, her temper burns hotter than her spells, and for almost ten years, Maera's nights have been haunted by dreams of a stranger who feels like the missing half of her soul- when dreaming itself should be impossible. When knights march into the cursed woods close to her coven's Sanctum, Maera begins to suspect the creature they hunt is tied to the strange dreams and warnings that have followed her for years; connections she doesn't yet understand- and saving it means turning against everything she was taught to fear: monsters, fate, and even herself. Hunted by her kingdom, betrayed by prophecy, and driven by a rage she can barely control, Maera must choose whether she is a failure of her bloodline... or something far more dangerous.

Against the backdrop of a damp, golden London autumn... ​In 2026 London, history professor Sarah uncovers a centuries-old letter hidden behind an old framed painting in her new flat. As she deciphers its secrets, she becomes entwined in a long-lost love and a mystery that spans generations-leading her to a man who holds the final piece of the puzzle." Participation in the Open Novella Contest 2026 Prompt used: #79 © 2026 by Nermein Sami El-Kurdi. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission is strictly prohibited #onc2026 #opennovellacontest2026 #oncprompt79

Usually, after-work suggestions from coworkers mean drinks and karaoke, both of which Opal normally declines in favor of a good nap. Finding herself in a creaky house surrounded by candles and spiderwebs? That should have been her first red flag. The ghost of the house realizes someone can finally see her and suddenly promises are being made to help a sister move on. The sister? A cop with her own vendetta. Opal is dragged into a cold case for a ghost she'd rather not be able to see because apparently, normal life was too much to ask for. Between late nights, dark corners, and dusty old documents Opal finds herself talking to the dead whether she likes it or not. Either they'll find the answers, or they'll be adding to the ghostly population.

In East Texas, you're expected to come back with pie, gossip, or maybe a good story. Just not blood on your hands. Briar brought home a Frenchman, a secret, and more trouble than her mama's prayers could fix. Prompt 51: "While in search of a missing friend, you accidentally kidnap the most feared crime lord." #ONC2026 (Open Novella Contest 2026)

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.