Invasion Stories

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

The story continues with humanity as they face more challenges in the dangerous world of Magic and Gods. Unlike the native races, humanity cannot channel mana naturally and were viewed as inferiors because of it. But through sheer ingenuity, mankind have adapted it for technological use by crafting magi-tech devices that allow them to harness mana without ever casting a spell. This limitation paradoxically grants them a unique advantage to create weapons and technologies that rival and sometimes even surpass the might of demigods. However, there is still a very long road before true mastery can be claimed as mankind is far from reaching the pinnacle of magical understanding for higher levels of magic exist that render even their most advanced creations insignificant. In this world, there are beings whose power spans from continental devastation to planetary annihilation, capable of wiping out nations with a single strike. Beyond raw power, there are even Spiritual Lifeforms who can regenerate endlessly as long as their souls remain intact. Even more terrifying are the countless "hax" abilities that defy logic and science altogether spread throughout the higher civilizations of the New World. These include powers such as Soul Manipulation, Fate Manipulation, Reality Warping, Immortality, Time Manipulation, Intangibility, Death Manipulation, and even Existence Erasure itself. In comparison to these supernatural phenomena, humanity's magi-tech, though immensely superior to Modern Earth's technology, is still only scratching the surface of the vast and often incomprehensible potential of mana. From Demon Lords to Sea Monarchs, from True Dragons to the Old Gods, and even from Alien Invaders to Lovecraftian Horrors beyond the stars, humanity is tested endlessly both physically and mentally in this strange and unforgiving world. Can mankind as a whole overcome these dangers and guide a world filled with countless horrors toward peace?

kinda based on a comic i made in Deviantart The War of the Worlds Original story by H.G. Wells. Remake by Me

Mark Grayson is a 16-year-old who is forced into an undeniable maturity as his adolescence reaches its peak, with his 17th birthday just two months away. As certain lies and betrayals reveal themselves, smoke rises and flames burn across bustling, savagely massacred lives and destroyed cities. In the wake of this destruction, Mark is left stranded-his heart emotionally damaged and filled with a coddled, boiling rage. As the dust clears, this rage overflows, causing steam to exhale from the pores in his body while his physiology triggers instant healing to repair the damage of his battles. Left with no father and wearing the weight of a world in ruins, Mark decides to stand as the solitary, armored shield. He will defend the world entirely alone as Invincible.

On the planet Aqua, humanity has survived everything-wars, disasters, even extinction itself. For eras, peace was their greatest achievement. Until the demons arrived. After a devastating defeat, humanity was forced into a cruel system: every day, one child who turns eighteen must be sacrificed to the Demon King... or mankind perishes. Sam Carter is just another student. Seventeen years old. Ordinary. Invisible. Until he makes a single mistake. A search. A date. A result. Only one person was born on the day he turns eighteen. Him. With 100 days left to live, Sam is thrown into a countdown he cannot escape. As fear tightens its grip and the system closes in, he begins to question everything-his fate, the rules of the world, and the unseen forces that govern it. Because something is watching. And something has already chosen him. Before the world changed... Before the system broke... Before he became something more- there was a boy who was meant to die.

We've all heard about the legends of Ben 10 and how he has also saved the multiverse on multiple occasions. But what if there was another? Another hero there to help Ben? Another hero who wielded an Omnitrix variant? This is the origin story of how a young boy named Y/N L/N who joins his best friend Ben Tennyson, as well as his cousin Gwen and even Grandpa Max on a long cross-country summer vacation, becoming the universe's second hero.

(Age of Replacement Book I) In an ancient world taken over and partitioned by an intelligent civilization of monsters, a young boy in Baghdad soughs to take revenge for his family from Parvazira , The civilization's "Reverend One" , who has genocidal ambitions of her own in the name of religion.

In a forgotten palace, Leah unlocks the ancient book "Llyve", unleashing a torrent of secrets. The final page's emptiness but it reveals her true identity: as the last guardian of knowledge.

They don't take everyone. Some are dragged screaming into the sky. Some are left behind. And then... there's me. Chosen. Watched. Wanted. He isn't human. He isn't safe. But somehow, I can't turn away. In a world where survival is uncertain and fear is constant, what happens when the one who chooses you isn't your enemy-but your desire?

Thirty United States Marines volunteer for a classified mission aboard the experimental starship Archangel, tasked with testing humanity's first warp drive. The mission is meant to be a short leap beyond the solar system - proof that mankind can finally bend space and step into the stars. But when the engine malfunctions during the jump, the ship is violently torn through a cosmic rift and thrown into a distant and ancient region of the universe no human has ever seen. Stranded light-years beyond the reach of Earth, the Marines find themselves orbiting a living world surrounded by vast alien civilizations that have existed for millennia. These beings are not primitive monsters or mindless invaders. They are advanced, intelligent societies that have grown in peace for ages - until the moment the human ship appears in their sky. To them, the Marines are not explorers. They are invaders. As alien fleets gather and panic spreads across their worlds, the newcomers become the center of ancient prophecies. The aliens recognize something terrifying in the humans' biology - a genetic signature they call "The Image." According to their legends, the beings who carry that mark are the children of a long-vanished creator race... a species rumored to have once reshaped galaxies through war and expansion. The truth is far simpler - and far more dangerous. Outnumbered by entire civilizations and cut off from home, the thirty soldiers must fight to survive while desperately attempting to send a signal back to Earth. But every battle they win only deepens the aliens' fear, reinforcing the belief that humanity is the returning force of an ancient cosmic empire. In a universe that fears the return of its creators... humanity may be the most frightening alien of all.

[Book Seven of the "Patrons' World" series.] The island of Iibar had seen countless wars over the centuries and many invaders, not least the murderous warriors of the Gaerad islands. After the last war, Iibar rests in an uneasy truce that threatens to descend into conflict at any moment. When teenage friends, Mythrd and Gythryn, witness a skirmish between Iibarish and Gaeradine soldiers, they find a survivor that could put an end to hostilities forever. Either through an all-encompassing war, or through a lasting peace. Yet others seek the mysterious survivor, vicious monsters are abroad and the return of an ancient, forgotten religion all threaten to topple any chance the island has to survive the coming conflict. It falls upon the two untrained, scared children to lead the island to peace or to war and their lives will never be the same. A novel set within the sprawling, detailed Patrons' World. Cover created in Canva, using an AI generated picture.

Before the world went silent, Rachel Huang was just another popular kid at Torrey Pines High-a champion swimmer with a tight circle of friends, two overprotective older brothers, and a future that sparkled like the Pacific under June sunshine. Then the creatures came. Not with a bang, but with a scream-the last loud noise San Diego would ever hear. This is the story of how a seventeen-year-old girl with a cat, three best friends, and a pair of swim goggles navigated the end of the world. From the chlorine-scented glory of CIF State Championships to the blood-soaked chaos of the I-15 freeway, from the deafening silence of an invaded Las Vegas to the desperate hope of an island sanctuary across the sea. Rachel never asked to be a survivor. She only wanted to race. But when the Death Angels fell from the sky, she discovered that the same lungs that carried her through a 200-yard butterfly might just carry her all the way to Australia. A Quiet Place canon expansion. Set June 2020. The water is safe. The land is death. And the tide is the only thing moving anymore.

"The eyes... reflect what the brain perceives. Like a mirror to view and see. But some mirrors are more different than others. Some are cracked, while others are shattered. So tell me, is this the truest of your reflections, or is it just a shattered version of you?" There is more to the Koul'in than just their country-wide invasion. All of the enemies they have fought so far... they're only pieces, fragments, and parts of a whole. And when that whole picture forms... who can Jihyo truly trust? The greatest fan meet to ever exist becomes the most vile, bloody treasure hunt there is.

The aliens kill every human they catch, or in rare cases, put trackers on them to discover their hidden villages. When Natalie is caught in an ambush, she is unexpectedly released. But there is no tracker. The Saursunes have an entirely different motive this time. *** Run. Don't look back. When Natalie is trapped in an alien ambush, she is unexpectedly released. The first human to ever be let go. The Saursunes invaded centuries ago, and everyone knows that getting caught is certain death. Natalie is confused but grateful to be alive. As a porter, one of the few humans with the rare ability to teleport between special crystal formations, she must leave the safety of her desert village every day to help gather food. When other villages increase their raids on the Saursunes' farms, the aliens retaliate by hunting down every human they can find - except Natalie's group. Instead of trying to kill her and those helping her, they bring them food instead. Is it a trap? Or something else? Natalie isn't sure, but one thing is certain: the Saursunes aren't done with her yet.

william had finally beaten jonathan at chess for the first time in his life. He was ecstatic, sprinting outside and screaming as if he'd just emerged victorious from a life-or-death duel. But his celebration was cut short. As he looked toward the horizon, his blood ran cold: an army was marching straight toward their village.

When Scrat mistakenly woken a white Bird name Shadow, he and his army caused Chaos and takes over the island while Manny, Sid, Diego and Gina must gather up their army to stop Shadow, Duke, Thorn and Chaos and save the Island.

The sky didn't fall. It shattered. In a single night, the world goes silent. Cities burn. Signals fade. And whatever is out there... isn't leaving. Survivors move through the ruins, searching for safety, for answers, for anything that still feels human. But the deeper they go, the clearer it becomes- This isn't chaos. It's something far worse. And whatever is watching... is still watching.

A boy with lost memories lives with a foster family in a world where people have abilities called Sparks. When monsters powerful enough to strike fear into the gods attack, they face an unexpected resistance, which includes the ten year old Kenji. Follow him on his journey as he seeks to recover his lost memories while defending the Earth with his friends.

A Seeker finds himself questioning everything he knows when he's kidnapped by a group of human rebels. *Fanfic for The Host*

In a land where sacred groves bleed into battlefields, Akali-a rogue assassin haunted by her past-vows to destroy the master who shattered her world. But when a defiant orphan, Gaby, thrusts herself into Akali's solitary path, the killer faces a choice: feed the shadows of vengeance or protect the fragile light she's forgotten. As Noxian forces raze cities and a white-haired soldier with secrets of her own walks the razor's edge between loyalty and redemption, Akali must decide if her blades will carve a legend of blood-or a future worth surviving.