Onc2022 Stories

When a strange old woman comes to the village of Little Plimpton, her arrival sparks a conflict that could bring the entire population to the brink of war. And by 'war', read 'a series of petty grievances aired in public'. Humphrey, caught in the middle of the ensuing whirlwind of accusations, threats and mildly aggressive and/or violent actions, must try his utmost to bring Little Plimpton back to some semblance of serenity and, if he has his way, at least quiet. If only so he can read his newspaper in peace. A novella, written for #ONC2022. Based upon Prompt No. 6 and in the General Fiction category. Cover created in Canva, using a Pixabay stock picture.

Between 1813 and 1819, the great composer, Ludwig van Beethoven almost disappeared from public life. Many stories passed about the reason, but none could ever hope to know the truth. Until now. In 1818, Bernhard Gerber experiences something terrifying and heartbreaking, bringing him in contact with the great man, Beethoven, himself. Though Beethoven proves nothing like the person known all across Europe. Between them, the two men take on the task of ridding the world of the greatest horror ever to walk the Earth and, in the process, perhaps lay to rest both men's greatest tragedies and guilt. A deadly serious story with a character that doesn't know it. And doesn't care. A novella, written for #ONC2022. Based upon Prompt No. 70 and in the 'Creature Feature' category. Cover created in Canva, using an AI generated picture.

My Heir, April 10th, 1808 If you are receiving this note then it means two things. One: your world is about to hit rock bottom. Two: you are my heir, and therefore need to understand that I say these next words with a vengeance in my heart. You must find your way to your estate in Norway. I have evidence that will help you destroy your greatest enemy once and for all, giving you the power that I know you deserve. At this point, you must be skeptical, but I must ask you to trust me. For who else would know that Leif Aldridge was my betrothed and that I ran to your ancestor Benjamin Sullivan to help escape the treacherous Aldridge household. Regards, Katheryn Ellingboe

It is said that only he who is the rightful King of the Solar Court and High Lord of all Fae kind can pull the sword from the stone. But what if the Fae who pulls the sword from the stone is a she? When a lark bearing strange gifts first showed up at her window, Rora was merely annoyed. Little would she expect to find herself forced into a bargain with a Fae five years later, and crowned King another two years after. But the Fae who calls himself Merlin seems to be hiding another agenda... The Faerie Blade is a retelling of the famous Arthurian legend, following the part Fae named Rora Arthian. How will the fate of the Fae inhabited Avalon fare in her hands? Long live the Queen. (Based on the ONC 2022 prompts 46 and 52.)

When Beck returns to Milford after seven years, she doesn't expect to run into two problems: developing sudden, inexplicable feelings for her childhood nemesis, and her childhood best friend. ---------------------- When Beck Livingston left Milford to go live with her grandmother, she thought she and her neighborhood playmates would stay friends forever. Fast-forward seven years, and she's suddenly back in Milford, her only connections to the town being her older sister (who tries way too hard to mother her), and her old friends, whom she's texted sparingly over the years. Her biggest saving grace of all is Lizzy, her old best-best-best friend, although Lizzy's girlfriend doesn't appreciate how close they are. While trying to avoid her sudden confusion around Lizzy, Beck's childhood bully is back---and he's changed. Now torn between keeping her summer drama-free, or pursuing whatever this is with Donovan, Beck has no choice but to fend off her feelings for Lizzy and beg for her help---because, seriously. She needs all the help she can possibly get.

-Honorable Mention in the Open Novella Contest 2022- Ally receives more than she bargains for on her adventure to the local sanatorium, a spiritual attachment! Plagued with nightmares, taunted by a shadowy entity, and now experiencing physical attacks, she seeks the help of the eccentric, ghost hunting Jackson and begins her journey deeper into the supernatural world.

Death is a shadow that follows you through time. Vera Langley thought she would live and die and be forgotten. As a pathologist she knew the limitations of life and the vastness of death and she wanted nothing more than to be forgotten when she was nothing but dust. It was a thought she took solace in repeating. Until an accident takes the lives of everyone aboard a research vessel leaving Vera as the sole survivor. Dealing with survivors guilt and the physical recovery of nearly drowning, Vera isn't surprised when she finds little solace in sleep. Each time she closes her eyes she finds herself back on the ship only it isn't the R.M.S Etruria she remembers. In place of well-worn metal staircases are beautiful hand polished banisters and carpet covered hallways. The way the R.M.S Etruria had looked on its maiden voyage in 1893. At first it seems like nothing except a few harmless dreams but death comes for Vera each night in her sleep and she isn't the only one dying by dawn. Between whispers in the dark that may hold answers and shadows down corridors, Vera must hold onto her sanity as she tries to cheat death and stop him from claiming more than her life. An ONC 2022 Project Highest Rank #1 ONC Final WordCount: 21,466 Completed: April 30, 2022

[ONC 2022 LONGLIST] Space werewolves, slime cats, and cyborgs, oh my! Chuck is a human-lycanthrope living in the coldness of a hypercapitalist, cross-universe society. After their sister, Fionne, engaged in some thievery, Chuck was pretty much forced to take up the occupation of bounty hunting to protect her. It helps that it pays well-- and so do people who want desperately not to be found.

["MY HERO ACADEMIA" MEETS "THE MAGICIANS"] Nin, a coffee-obsessed college student, exists in a world ruled by Senses-those with extraordinary Senses become Heroes, while others fall through the cracks and live their lives as Neverheroes. For Nin, appearing Sense-less, it's an uphill battle. ONC Prompt #51: "Life hasn't been easy, but it has taught you about all the different variations of what family can really mean." Word Count: 2,695 **"Coffee Hero" is the creation of W.L. Ink and is legitimately posted to Wattpad. If this story is present on any site other than Wattpad, it was plagiarized and the author cannot guarantee the quality of the story or the safety of accessing it outside of Wattpad.**

Parker Beck was just your average high school girl. Got decent grades, had a part time job, listened to music religiously. When her favorite small-town artist, Soren Sheets, has a concert in her hometown, she was ecstatic about the news, but disappointed that she couldn't go. That is, until she runs into him in Target. It was almost like fate. When he gives her two tickets to his show, she could never have been happier. A few years have gone by since that night, and they suddenly cross paths once again. This time, at a big stadium with thousands of fans. Is this fate striking again?

Born in 51BC, Professor James Scott Hamlin is about to quit his job that he has held since the late 1990s. Across Europe, someone is killing Hamlin's friends and relatives. This is my entry for ONC2022 using prompt: 44. The year was 27 B.C when you helped an individual escape their imprisonment. Before parting ways, they asked you to make a blood oath. Once done, they told you that as long as they lived, you would too. Nearly 2000 years have passed since and you continue to search for them each and every day.

1405. Anne de Mortimer lost everything. Her parents, her brothers, and her future. Others have toyed with her family for their own power and it has left with her nothing. Anne refuses to be a pawn in someone's game ever again. When she travels to the court of her enemy, she encounters Richard, son of the Duke of York. His family used hers and left the Mortimers to pay the consequences. She swore never to trust a York, but his kindness and loyalty surprises her. Despite the opposition to their relationship, she refuses to lose her chance for happiness. She is going to win. History forgot her. But she changed everything. Cover by moonkissedgirl

Sixteen-year-old Bridget has always been warned that if she ever found a bell in the woods not to ring it. But, accidents happen, and, one beautiful spring day, she literally stumbles over a bell, awakening the dead and changing her life forever.

Entry for ONC2022 Cheryl is a young woman who runs her own catering company. Her apartment isn't the best looking out there but it is her home. She has a reputation to uphold but what happens when a few customers give her trouble? A new neighbour moves in and immediately starts trouble. What happens when she goes to confront this person? Will it be sunshine and rainbows or will it just blow up in her face? Cover by @Exequinne

ONC 2022 PROMPT - 88. (slightly altered) Last night was your first night on the uni campus. You went to the pub and ended up having a steamy kiss and a bit of a fight with a hottie. When your new roommate moved in today, though you discovered your roommate is someone so special to the hot bad boy you kissed that night. gay/bi/trans/asexual/aroace/bicuriouse/

"There was something inside [her] that wouldn't stop until the whole world was blood." The kingdom of Ostrova has been at war for centuries, and to feed the unending cycle of violence, every year, the day after the New Year, every sixteen-year-old in the realm is conscripted. A notoriously difficult exam called the Proving determines where in the military they will be placed. Norah Tasca is a peasant girl from Ostrova's oldest colony, Navaria. When she passes the Proving with a perfect score, she becomes only one of a handful of commoners ever admitted to the Citadel, the training program for Ostrova's future commanders. But at the Citadel, Norah is an outsider, and all is not as it seems. Those chosen to train there were not chosen for the intellect or their aptitudes, but for something else, something that challenges everything Norah has ever known about the world and the balance of power.

It is WW2 and fighter pilot Charlie Nielsen wakes up in a hospital where he is told a woman saved his life. As any decent person should he sets out to thank her---but things start going sideways as though under some sort of Domino's effect; he soon realises that this is not an ordinary woman and neither would his life be ordinary as long as she's around. He's seen hurricanes: but she's one that he hasn't witnessed before.

DARKLINGS, FYI: a new, longer version of Heaven can be found here: https://www.wattpad.com/story/321729586-heaven The arrival of a new priest, Father Caleb Hill, causes ripples in the sleepy community of Heaven, Arizona - a place full of people who have lost their faith in God. Disgraced and damaged, Sina Noir works as a stripper at a local club catering to the needs of those who desire to drink enough to forget their existence. When the two men meet, everything they thought they knew about themselves and their beliefs shatters and they find themselves entangled in a forbidden romance. They weren't supposed to meet. They were never supposed to fall in love. The prompts I'm using for the ONC 2022 are #39 (as my main) "Fine, make me your villain." -From Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo and #79 (secondary) A love so forbidden it was unspeakable. Who would have ever thought an Angel would fall for a Demon. Warning for: bad language, dark situations (drinking, drugs, smoking, trashy clubs, etc.) and typical Christine darkness.

2050 Since I was little, I have been passionate about a game... A magical game, where everything is allowed... to fly, to evaluate, to transform, and even to visit the planets! Everyone loves it, me too... While one night I make a wish to visit this world, I wake up the next day, and I see... One of the main characters of this game in MY ROOM! !! The famous character of this game explains to me that he is stuck in our dimension, following a punishment from the masters of the game. He must stay 3 months in this world, and then return there, once the punishment is lifted. With my help, he will have to integrate for 3 months into the human world... But it won't be easy! And then, how will my parents react? Does the comment fit? Will he leave his skin there? Stay in this world? Go to research labs? You will find out by reading this story...