Urbanscifi Stories

Five years after Prince Yusuf discarded her, Lielit's island refuge shatters. A routine DNA test triggers the Crown Protocol, revealing her son, Leo, is the biometric master key to the Al Nylan empire's wealth and weapons. Yusuf extracts them to Abu Dhabi in a possessive rage, viewing Lielit as a thief who left the kingdom's security vulnerable. Trapped in the palace, she faces Yusuf's ruthless warfare and the murderous envy of his barren wife, Amira. To save her son before his sixth birthday "Sanctification," Lielit must stop being a pawn and learn to rule the empire that stole her freedom. __________________ Copyright © 2026 Makayla Meyers . All Rights Reserved. No part of this story may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the author. This is a work of fiction; any unauthorized duplication or "borrowing" of the plot, characters, or unique prose is a violation of copyright law. Pictures are not mine.

They took everything. Now, he fights to take it back. In the neon-lit ruins of Clarendon, Jamaica, the future is ruled by machines - and betrayal cuts deeper than blades. Quess, a masked vigilante with a haunted past, rises from the ashes of defeat to lead a rebellion against a ruthless AI regime and the cold-blooded mastermind behind it all: Balty More. Armed with an experimental EMP rifle, a sharp mind, and a team of young survivors fueled by pain and purpose, Quess wages a war from the shadows. But freedom has a price, and every step forward means risking everything - including the people he swore to protect. 💥 The Rise of Quess in Clarendon is a gritty Afro-Caribbean cyberpunk story packed with rebellion, loss, vengeance, and the spark of hope in a world that's lost it.

Cordelia Augustine's life was shattered the day she lost her daughter, Gloria. Once a hopeful dreamer and a therapist devoted to healing others, Cordelia now battles an overwhelming grief that threatens to consume her entirely. As the weight of her past isolates her from the world, she lives a mundane life, free from fun and excitement. But a mysterious cosmic force intervenes. Guided by cryptic dreams and an enigmatic celestial being named Arietta, Cordelia is drawn into a cosmic war between life, death, and the infinite beyond. Alongside her best friend, the endlessly curious Aria Filania, Cordelia finds herself drawn to a mysterious sanctuary. But as the moonlight shines upon her and Aria, the moonlight seems to capture their very souls.. Beyond the Veil of Stars is a cosmic journey of self-discovery, friendship, and the battle between life and finality, blending mystical wonder with deeply human emotion.

Sucked into a life of drugs due to unforeseen circumstances, Amarachi life takes a drastic turn. With the birth of his daughter, he attempts to change his life for the better and get out of the life he has known for years, a life that he has grow accustomed to and has learned to despise. Thrown into a world that he has lost contact with, his aunt reintroduces him to the spirit world. Chosen by an unknown source, he learns that his destiny was always destined for something bigger. He was meant to protect the world, not be of it. Becoming a dark angel

VELOCITY PROTOCOL: NEON RUN Kai Rennick is the fastest courier in Neo Meridian. In a city ruled by hyper-speed transport systems and corporate megacities, Velocity Agents handle the deliveries too dangerous for governments to touch. Kai has spent years surviving impossible runs through neon-lit districts, mag-rail highways, and underground war zones. Then he accepts a package worth ten billion credits. The job should have been simple. Pick up the case. Deliver it across the city. Don't ask questions. But the package contains stolen source code tied to the world's transport AI-technology powerful enough to control every automated vehicle, drone network, and transit system on Earth. Now every corporation wants Kai dead. Mercenary squads flood the streets. Hackers tear apart the city's infrastructure. Corrupt investigators close in from every direction. And somewhere behind it all stands Victor Sable-the ruthless CEO willing to burn Neo Meridian to the ground to reclaim what was stolen from him. Forced into an uneasy alliance with brilliant hacker Talia Voss, Kai must outrun an entire city before the truth destroys everything. In Neo Meridian, speed isn't freedom. It's survival.

In Neo Milano, where megastructures block out the sun and survival is measured in credits, Luca Rossi shares a tiny apartment with his mother Sofia, holding onto pieces of their Italian heritage in a world dominated by corporate control. By day, he's a data entry clerk for CyberTech; by night, he dreams of something more than the dim existence of the low levels. Everything changes when he meets Marcus Zhang at a charging station, minutes away from a fatal heart shutdown. In a world where every credit counts, Luca's impulsive act of kindness sparks something neither man expected: hope. But Marcus harbors dangerous secrets about the corporation that keeps them all surviving, and some truths, once learned, can never be unknown. As their romance blooms in the shadows of the megacity, Luca discovers that the corporate world he thought he knew holds darker truths than he ever imagined. Now he must choose between staying safe in the dark or risking everything to bring light to the levels that corporate power forgot. But in Neo Milano, even falling in love might be an act of rebellion. "Cyberpunk Heart" is a gay romance set in a gritty cyberpunk future, where love becomes an act of resistance, family ties run deeper than corporate loyalty, and the most dangerous thing you can do is trust someone else with your heart. [Content Warning: This story contains themes of corporate control, loss, technological body modification, and subtle hints of violence within a cyberpunk setting. It also features LGBTQ+ romance, strong family bonds, and themes of resistance against oppression.]

Young Lindy suddenly finds herself responsible for the fate of man kind after she answers the ring of a vintage telephone her mother bought at a thrift store. The FuturePast is calling . . . would you answer? ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ This digital short was inspired by memories of old things like telephones that had to be hooked up to the wall in order to work, winding your fingers around the curly chord and other such world-saving activities. Cover by Erika Viktor ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ I will update every Friday! Please comment and tell me how you would react if you got a phone call from the FuturePast . . .

Tired of the same old zombies stories? Here's something new.

When people like him start disappearing quietly, cleanly, efficiently, Kam learns the truth: the city isn't protecting anyone. It's optimizing them out. Kam generates heat. Too much to hide. Too unstable to suppress. To the system that governs the city, he isn't a person. He's a liability waiting to be removed. At first, the heat is a problem. Then Kam learns how to shape it. How to route it. How to survive long enough to understand what's trying to erase him. As the city tightens its controls, Kam is forced to grow stronger, faster, and more precise, turning raw output into deliberate force. If the system wants him cooled, it'll have to survive the overload first. What to expect: Slow-burn progression fantasy in a modern, cyberpunk city Power growth through control, engineering, and system exploitation No stat sheets or blue boxes Technical combat where heat, lag, and failure matter Escalation over arcs, not spikes.

Unique Star thinks she's just a stressed-out young mom with spiritual gifts-until she slips out of her body and discovers she's actually a multidimensional soul trapped inside Earth's time-loop matrix. Guided by her higher self and The Divine Council, Nique begins traveling through her past lives and parallel versions of herself-male, female, ancient, futuristic, queer, powerful, wounded. Each version holds a piece of the truth she's been missing. To escape the matrix and heal her bloodline, Nique must face every timeline she's ever lived, confront the trauma encoded in her soul, and reclaim the power she left scattered across the universe. PART OF ME is a hood-sci-fi spiritual saga about identity, reincarnation, and remembering who you really are.

In a future society divided by technological privilege, Elian Voss, a resourceful individual from the lower class, discovers untapped power hidden in discarded devices. As Elian secretly repurposes advanced tech to enhance her family's life, she unwittingly stumbles upon a covert rebellion. In a world where possessing technology is forbidden for her class, Elian must navigate a dangerous path, facing government surveillance, enigmatic allies, and a hidden truth that could reshape society. Join Elian Voss in "Reclaimed Circuits," a sci-fi tale of resilience, secrets, and the quest to bridge the gap between the realms.

Tom Sanders, a maintenance technician in a sprawling city defined by its technological advancements, lives a life marked by the hum of machinery and the stark realities of the lower city. His world is a far cry from the high-tech splendor of the world that towers above him. One day, within the depths of ProxiCorp where he works, Tom stumbles upon a hidden entity known simply as ANIMA. This discovery draws him into a realm of secrets and blurred lines, compelling him to question the truths he has always known. As Tom ventures deeper, he is confronted with questions about reality, existence, and the ethical boundaries of the corporation that dominates his world. "ANIMA" is a story of curiosity and discovery set against the backdrop of a society where technology permeates every aspect of life. It's about one man's journey to unravel the mysteries that lie just beneath the surface of his everyday world.

The city lost power for exactly thirty-seven seconds. By the time the lights came back on, thousands of people across Archetypike swore they saw something glowing above the skyline. Something watching them back. In a future where every street, every system, and every hero is controlled by the powerful corporation known as Eminent Solutions Group, perfection is more than a promise-it's law. Solaris Heights stands as the crown jewel of that vision: a futuristic district powered by clean energy, advanced technology, and carefully manufactured order. But beneath the city lies a secret powerful enough to tear that order apart. Micah Sterling was supposed to be ordinary. At twenty-five years old, he was just another struggling worker trying to survive a world built to leave people behind. Then ESG recruited him into the mysterious Better You Project-a scientific initiative claiming to unlock human potential through advanced energy integration and genetic optimization. Something went wrong. Or maybe... something finally went right. After a catastrophic synchronization event deep beneath ESG headquarters, Micah emerges transformed. Younger. Stronger. Rebuilt at the cellular level and mysteriously de-aged to sixteen, his body becomes linked to an ancient living energy source hidden beneath Archetypike itself. Now known as SOVRAN, Micah possesses abilities beyond anything ESG ever imagined: flight, overwhelming strength, invincible skin, heightened senses, and the terrifying ability to manipulate and feel energy across the entire city. But power like his was never meant to exist freely. To the public, ESG are protectors. Innovators. The people keeping civilization stable. In reality... they've spent decades building a system designed to monitor, contain, and control power itself. And Micah may be the one thing they can no longer control.