War Stories

When May Alana's wish on a star brings a stranger to her remote island home, the pair must survive a deadly magical conflict in order to be together. ***** When May Alana, a scorned and anxiety-ridden young woman, finds a stranger on the beach of her remote island home, she wonders if this is the adventurous, accepting, and loving answer to her otherwise cloistered life. But as the pair grow closer, the stranger entrusts May with her brilliant secret: that she is half-Star in possession of otherworldly powers, and that a violent group of Star worshippers are out to destroy her. So if they want any chance of being together, they'll have to survive a deadly conflict between humans and mythological creatures first. THE STAR AND THE OCEAN is Book 1 in the Starborn Series Book 2: THE WIND AND THE HORIZON Book 3: THE FIRE AND THE SKY Cover illustration by Brittany Willows (@BrittanyMWillows) [[Watty Winner]] [[Wattpad LGBT Book of the Month]] [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

When aliens invade, four baristas are forced to become the saviours of the world. Grab your double-shot of java and strap in - it's going to be a bumpy ride! ***** In the Earth's darkest hour, unexpected heroes are stirring... their coffee, that is. Four baristas on a camping trip are under-qualified to save the world from an alien invasion. But thanks to a hologram with no fashion sense, newly developed superpowers and an alien with a guilty conscience, they've landed the job anyway! So grab your double-shot of java, your blueberry muffin and strap in - Hasta barista, baby. [[2018 Wattys winner and twice featured]] [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Please note this is a sample of the book, which has been published and is available for purchase: Ebook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09WKFVKQJ Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1644342154

A young sorceress, sworn to protect life at all costs, must choose whether to sacrifice her humanity or let an invading dragon army destroy her homeland. ***** Sorceress Liselle Alta has decided to put her troubled past behind her, and her first year at university has offered her the perfect chance to start with a clean slate. But after a terrorist attack on Induction Day, Liselle's dreams of having a normal life soon fall apart, and she must make a choice: Should she uphold her sacred Healer oath to protect life at all costs? Or should she fight in the upcoming war to help the Fireborn protect her homeland? With the invading dragon army on the march, Liselle has to decide before it's too late. [Fiction Awards Winner] #1 in love | 5 August 2022 #1 in action-adventure | 11 August 2022

With Alyssa stuck behind enemy lines and the fate of the pack hanging, tensions are higher than ever in this final installment of the Fatal Trilogy. ***** Book 3 begins right where Book 2 left off, with Alyssa captured and brought to the top pack's lair in Montreal. Unsure of Daimon and the rest of the pack's fate, Aly has no choice but to start finding ways to free herself and her baby from the grasps of the top pack and their leader, Pablo. Meanwhile, what's left of Daimon's pack scrambles to come up with a plan to rescue their girl and take down the top pack for good. Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains scenes of violence and sexual activity, and mentions rape and sexual abuse, which may be triggering for some readers. [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]] Cover designed by Ren T

Of Cages and Crowns is now published as a Hardcover, and E-book with Wattpad Books! As a Wattpad reader, you can access both the Wattpad Original Edition and Wattpad Books Published Edition here upon purchase. Thank you so much for your support! ***** Destined to compete for the throne, Monroe Benson must fight nine girls for the right to rule. If she wins, she will be crowned queen. To lose is to die. ***** Monroe Benson is marked and goddess-touched, one of ten heirs to the Erydian throne. When the next Culling is announced, she has no choice but to prepare to fight for her life against nine other marked girls. When the competing heirs begin to drop dead outside of trials, Monroe must decide if her fire ability is enough to protect her from a new unseen enemy. Can she survive the Culling and take the throne, or should she kill the queen and dismantle the competition from the inside? In a palace of lies and power-hungry court members, Monroe must be careful who she trusts. The Culled Crown is the first book in The Culled Crown series. [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]] Cover designed by Natasha Shaikh *** Publishing through Wattpad Books - 11-22-22 Pre-order now!

After being kidnapped and thrown into a VRMMORPG, 17-year-old Suzuki Mato must find the line between his real and in-game personalities before it kills him. ***** Following the death of his popular online persona, seventeen-year-old Suzuki Mato decides it's time to retire from professional VR gaming. However, his plans are abruptly cut short when he's kidnapped from his high school and forced to be a guinea pig for Genaco Gaming, the world's largest esports and entertainment company. Armed with nothing but his wit and a new online persona, he's thrown headfirst into the virtual reality of "Live No Evil," a VRMMORPG littered with overpowered bosses, secretive NPCs, and backstabbing gods. His mission? Find a way to conquer this new world and get back at the company that took over his life, all while avoiding 'Parallel' -- a condition that would make it impossible to separate his real and virtual personalities. Because in a world obsessed with VR gaming, Parallel means death, and Suzuki just doesn't have time for that... [Parallel Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 out now, Vol. 3 coming soon] Content/Trigger Warning: some transphobic language

A pacifist with a war god trapped in her bones must decide between stirring her demons or watching her allies and enemies unite against her. ***** When Queen Nomvula finds herself threatened by a reckless prince, she's cornered into navigating a battle that will devastate the region, and her clan, should it escalate. Worse, someone knows about her deadly secret, and where its bloody trail eventually ends. Staying ahead of her enemies means risking her land, her values, and even her children, all while keeping the war god inside her from takings matters into its own hands.

Forced into an engagement with a man she doesn't love, Reyna must ignore her bond with her father's general in order to avoid a war and save her throne. ***** As the first female heir to one of the great Northern Kingdoms, Reyna panics when her claim to the throne is threatened by the discovery that her father's general is her soulbound partner. She forces herself to ignore their connection, determined to be more than a general's wife, only for her father to manipulate her into a political engagement with a man she could never love. So to forge her own path forward, keep her throne, and confront her feelings for the general who owns her heart, Reyna must find a way to refuse this arranged marriage without destroying her kingdom in the process. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] ---------- Cover designed by Ren Tachibana

There is no night in the Everburning City. There can never be. ***** For four hundred years the Everburning City has withstood the advance of the life-strangling fog known as the Gloam. Its walls have held back five invasions, but on the eve of the sixth, the city's inhabitants know things have changed. Golems are coming out of the mist, and the bodies of the dead are rising at the Gloam's bidding. The city's last and most desperate line of defence comes in the form of the Crafters, individuals who can channel the power of fire, though they risk their sanity each time they do. The brightest of these valiant heroes are Tabitha a'Loria and her apprentice Gerald Reath. Risking their lives, they mount their airships, determined to save the last bastion of humanity - the Everburning City. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

[This story is now FREE] Florette moves to Versailles, only to discover a group of Fae are destroying France. Allying with the battled-scarred Destan, she has to save the kingdom. ***** Florette, a painter's apprentice, is finally welcomed to the palace of Versailles. Ready to work, she notices that several of the courtiers are too beautiful to be human. Soon a battle-scarred warrior, Destan, tells her the truth: a faction of Fae have left the faerie and are slowly destroying the French monarchy. Determined that France must not fall, Florette is forced to use her skill to smuggle messages about the Fae inside her own paintings. Can she trust the rugged warrior at her side? And can Florette save France from creatures beyond mortal control?

Born sickly and dismissed as a prince who would not live, Aelor Targaryen wakes with memories that should not be his and a hunger the court cannot see. In a Red Keep already splitting around Rhaenyra, Alicent, and Daemon, one fragile boy may change the fate of House Targaryen before the dragons choose their riders.

Greetings, dear readers! Welcome to a novel project deeply inspired by Nihonkoku Shoukan (Summoning Japan), but our storyline will expand the scale to be vastly more massive and significantly more aggressive because the core premise of this tale is: "What would happen if the entire North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, was transported to another world instead?" I want to express my profound gratitude to everyone for your continuous support and for always staying by my side. I sincerely hope you will embrace and thoroughly enjoy this entirely new world, experiencing the sharp political maneuvering, the absolute military supremacy of NATO, and sheer international chaos. [Content Warning & Disclaimer] While generally rated PG-15, some chapters in this novel contain R-18 content for enhanced realism. Reader discretion is advised for: Violence & Warfare: Explicit combat and the brutal realities of war. Mature Content: Occasional intense intimate scenes. Politics & Ideologies: Fictional regimes, diplomacy, and ideological conflicts. Important Notice: Purely Fiction: All religions, beliefs, and political views are strictly fictional and not intended to offend or incite real-world division. Chapter Warnings: Explicit or intense chapters will feature clear warnings beforehand. For Minors (Under 18): Please exercise strict discretion. Fictional behaviors must never be imitated in real life. Enjoy the overwhelming might of NATO in this new world! Brace yourselves, and let us inaugurate a brand new chapter of history together! Sincerely, Manintag

My world was turned upside down the day my mom died from an illness, forcing me to leave everything behind and move in with my aunt miles away. I've always been a grumpy, antisocial kid, but losing her made me even angrier at the world. When I ran into another student at my new school, I couldn't help but snap at him. I had no idea he was the intimidating, stoic Killian Reed. Moments after I snapped at him, he shoved me into the lockers, and I genuinely believed he was going to make my life hell. But then, unexpectedly, he's there to stop a couple of guys from assaulting me. At first, I think it's just a coincidence. Yet, as more trouble seems to follow me and he somehow always appears to save me, I begin to sense there's more to Killian-a secret tied to me. A secret that has to do with this town, and the people in it. *Please check out the chapter 'Before you read' for a list of TW*

A betrayed And who died forgotten awakens in the past on the night everything begins. This time, Luo Yan remembers every humiliation, every lie, and every moment of abandonment. No longer the obedient, broken consort he once was, he returns with quiet madness and ruthless clarity. In a palace of red lanterns and poisoned smiles, he stands once again beside the emperor who destroyed him-only now, he intends to overturn the entire empire from within. Love once ruined him. This time, it will be his weapon.

A person was reincarnated as Full Frontal. Enveloped in the light of possibility, he left the Universal Century and awoke next in the world of Cosmic Era. As Full Frontal, he would live through this chaotic, end-of-an-era world of Cosmic Era. Tell me... can this world truly change? Note: The author has also watched the movie. RELEASE: 2024 (TL INCOMPLETE)

(Neteyam X Character) Karina (15) has been on Quaritch's team ever since her father died when she was just five years old. All she was used for were dangerous missions for experiments. The night before her expedition to learn na'vi ways, she escapes because she's never agreed with Quaritch and what he wants to do with Pandora. Just as she starts to lose hope of survival as she's lost in the forest after escaping...a certain someone finds her.

Felicity Philips and Tommy Shelby were inseparable until the First World War tore them from each other's lives. It's almost a decade later, with her married to a renowned art dealer and him the affluent leader of a cutthroat gang, that their worlds come together once again. To Felicity, their reunion seems too calculated to be a coincidence. To Tommy, it's a chance to rebuild all that's been lost, despite all that's changed. A shot at redemption. To indulge in their earthly delights. Tommy Shelby x OC Warnings: Mature/sexual themes, angst, addiction, religious themes, several boring/educational art historical ramblings Disclaimers: First part takes place before the war, then what would be between seasons two and three. Barely follows the original plot. All Peaky Blinders characters belong to the series' creators!

[WATTY'S 2024 SHORTLIST] When the Ravos Kingdom abducts the Nyrial Emperor's dragon, princess Aeryn Glastos must marry the demon prince planning her assassination to save her empire and end the war while guarding her heart and a dangerous secret. ------------ The twenty-two-year-old Draconian princess is starting her final year at Insignia Academy during the height of the war between the Draconians and demons. Aeryn's dream is to graduate as a bonded Champion in the Fire Force and fight in the war. The only problem is, she is the only Draconian to never receive a power by age twenty. Ashamed of his powerless daughter, the emperor of the Nyrial Empire proposes a marriage between Aeryn and the Ravos Kingdom's demon prince to end the war and get his dragon back. Shade Cross is ruthless, cunning, and dangerously powerful. Everything he touches dies, except Aeryn. He awakens something in her she has never felt before and she acquires not one, but two powers. She must navigate both nations built upon lies, betrayals, a forbidden alliance, and a deadly curse. When she discovers the truth about her empire, she must make a choice: protect the secrets and save her father, or side with the enemy. Aeryn needs to be careful because when it reigns, it pours, and she is caught right in the middle of a feuding storm between both nations.

Ash Ketchum has finally done it - he's crowned World Champion after defeating Leon in the Masters Eight Tournament. But just as his dream comes true, a new journey begins. Reunited with Serena, now Kalos Queen, Ash returns to Pallet Town hoping for peace. Instead, he uncovers long-buried secrets about the Ketchum bloodline, his father Red's mysterious past, and a deadly betrayal by Giovanni - the leader of Team Rocket and Ash's own uncle. As truths unravel, Ash disappears without a trace... Two years later, a masked trainer begins sweeping every region, becoming Champion after Champion. Who is this unstoppable force? What secret power flows through the Ketchum bloodline? And what destiny awaits the one known as... the Chosen One? 🌌 Aura. Legacy. Love. War. Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon or any of its characters. All rights Reserved ©

∞ 𝓘𝓷 𝔀𝓱𝓲𝓬𝓱 𝓐𝓹𝓸𝓵𝓵𝓸 𝓑𝓵𝓪𝓬𝓴 𝓱𝓪𝓭 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻𝔂𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰, 𝓼𝓸 𝓱𝓮 𝓭𝓮𝓬𝓲𝓭𝓮𝓭 𝓽𝓸 𝔀𝓪𝓷𝓽 𝔀𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓱𝓮 𝓼𝓱𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭𝓷'𝓽 𝓱𝓪𝓿𝓮 ∞ °°° Apollo Cygnus Black. The youngest child of Druella and Cygnus and the first son of the House of Black, Apollo was born as the greatest boy in the Black family. Taught family customs and behaviors, raised with a firm and watchful hand, he always aroused admiration and even fear among other students. ••• "You feel like solar eclipse, Apollo. There is light around your darkness, you're trying to avoid." "Are you a poet?" He smiled pleasantly. "Because I feel honoured to be your muse." ••• LilyEvansxMaleoc