Onc2026 Stories

An average Wattpad reader winds up in a story―and a sauna. One pair of smoldering eyes and one fire extinguisher later, she has met her male love interest, learned that he's a billionaire mafia werewolf and that she's a millionaire vampire werewolf, and chaos ensues. Will the enemies-to-lovers trope work its magic? Or is she doomed to a failed plot in a story that will forever be left unfinished? Enjoy the insanity. She won't. (But I will complete her story because I'm not that mean of an author.)

ONC: Prompt 112: "I am a hungry little angel" "You are the devil" Monsters have always lived among humans. Arata is one of them. Or he was, until the night a mysterious and eccentric huntress captures him and binds him to her will. Forced to serve her until he accomplishes duties she refuses to share, he can only swallow his pride and dream his escape. But everything changes when an impossible offer surfaces: a chance to grant their darkest, most guarded wishes. Now forced to ally themselves with the very person sworn to destroy their kind, the two must learn to trust each other long enough to survive. As foes and allies arrive and secrets unravel, the line between captor and captive begins to blur. With both their worlds on the brink of war, Arata must choose between clinging to the life he's always known, or embrace the horror he was born to be. Are monsters born or simply created? Maybe both.

She wakes with missing hours, a burning imprint carved into her shoulder, and no memory of who put it there. Nyxara Blackvein is an assassin who survives by control. Control over her body. Her blades. Her choices. But the mark beneath her skin has a will of its own, pulling her toward Stillreach-a city protected by an impossible shield and a power no one dares to name. Torin Cross was never part of the plan. A half-elf bard with a charming smile and secrets of his own, he's headed in the same direction for reasons that don't quite add up. When violence forces them to fight side by side, trust forms before either of them is ready for it. Whatever waits in Stillreach is already watching. ONC 2026 Prompts used. 32. Two assassins from rival organizations are sent on the same secret mission, only to realize the assignment holds a much bigger truth. 86. A wasteland hides pockets of thriving communities protected by mysterious shields. 99. You wake up with a strange mark on your skin after a late-night encounter you can barely remember, and its meaning grows more unsettling by the hour.

You're never too old to go on an adventure. ------------ Every year in the kingdom of Asledia, a handful of eighteen-year-olds are chosen by the gods to complete a quest. If they are successful, a grand reward awaits. Gwyneira Fowler is pushing forty and content with her role as both a spinster and an assistant manager at her parents' flower farm. When a cat-sized dragon appears in one of the family hothouses and declares that she has been chosen, Gwyneira's quiet, predictable life is upended. Within days, she finds herself on the back of a strong, steady mule, headed gods-know-where in search of a sacred garden. And the little dragon? She's coming, too, much to Gwyneira's chagrin. Stepping outside of one's comfort zone can be difficult. Sometimes all you need is a little push. And a muzzle for the dragon. ONC '26 Prompt #3: You don't expect much excitement in your quiet garden until the day a dragon suddenly appears among the flowers.

25-year old Lee still hasn't figured out why they could not form any long-lasting relationships, even friendships for that matter. Aside from family members, which they are obligated to talk to, there is no one else Lee had even come close to calling a friend. Well, maybe except for one. -------- Submitted for ONC 2026 @OpenNovellaContest Using the following prompts : 29. You will meet many people in your life. Many will come and go, but some will leave footprints in your heart. 104. While wandering in the woods, you dismiss the rustling behind you as nothing more than wind through the trees until you turn around and realize it isn't the wind at all. 106. After waking at 3AM to a freezing room and a door you're certain you closed, you find wet footprints and melting snow leading from your bedroom into the hall. Realizing someone or something is inside your home, you follow the trail to uncover the truth.

The Open Novella Contest is back for 2026! Join fellow storytellers and plant the seed of a tale that will blossom into a 20,000+ word novella within 12 weeks! Your epic quest begins February 1st, 2026, so mark your calendars with this date!

Two rival assassin orders rule the shadows: one devoted to silence and order, the other to fire and rebellion. Caught between masks, lies, and shifting loyalties, two assassins with a dangerous past is forced into a game where every truth is a weapon and every choice cuts deeper than the last.

If you're lucky enough to have it, don't take your immortality for granted. Being immortal, I'm sure you'd never imagine that a small sip from a mythical spring could be your undoing. If you should find yourself in this circumstance, I'm sure you'd look for a way to save your hard-earned legacy. Perhaps with an heir, lovingly created with the perfect woman - the love of your life. And if this perfect woman objects to your well-laid out plan, what lengths would you go to change her mind? Any and all? Bastian would.

It's ONC season again! ;D Like the years before, I'll be participating in this amazing contest and sharing my work process with you here in this journal. You don't know what the ONC is? Then read the first chapter and I'll explain it to you. ^^ Except for the prompts and the ONC concept, everything in here comes from me (except stated otherwhise), so don't copy my ideas! English's not my first language, so I appreciate any corrections from you. That's the only way I can learn and improve. ^^

Prompt 36- Your told to choose a weapon before battle, but when you approach the table the only options laid out are musical instruments.

Zara is a hardworking baker and one contract away from success. David is the corporate king of Abuja real estate, a man who values order above all else. When a collision in a VIP elevator douses one of David's most vital land documents in hot espresso; their two worlds finally clash. David views Zara as a chaotic, sugary mess, Zara sees him as a cold, unyielding wall of stone. But when David is caught in an ugly custody battle with his volatile ex for their daughter, Annabelle; David realizes he needs more than just steel to save his family. He needs the one woman who isn't afraid to get her hands messy. Now, Zara and David must decide if they can build a future on the ruins of their first meeting.

Sho is a popular top idol, but no one but his manager knows what his real attitude is. He is downright terrible person, never thinks nicely to others and views his fans as nothing but numbers and annoyance. A womanizer, that always carries women in his bed. During the peak of his career an exposure of his real him spread on the social media sites, pummeling his career, along with this he was also diagnosed with cancer. A mysterious cheery woman then appears before him, dragging him around to see the world beyond the spotlight. Waiting for the end of his life, Sho explore the world with the cheery woman, and see if the world truly beautiful than he thought.

Let's dive into the journal of a girl and her journey of love. All she expected, and all she thought she knew about love is not how she always imagined.

✨ONC 2026 - Round One ✨ Prompt 59: You're at your school reunion when there is a zombie apocalypse. Tayor and her best friend Rayne are faced with an impossible choice alongside the rest of their old friends and enemies the day the end of humanity hits Kessinger High, right in the middle of their emotional reunion, five years after graduation. The virus is spreading faster than anybody can contain it. There seems to be no trigger, no obvious means of dispersion and dissemination. But there is a cruel, and ultimately deadly twist. The virus seems only to target a certain type of people. And Tayor isn't one of them. But Rayne is. And the worst decision is made by the clean - the Untouched. Kill, or be killed. In a world gone mad, will humanity triumph? Or will the terrified young men and women trapped in a decaying school succumb to their basest instincts as the clock races and the virus, spread by the carriers, infects more of the Untouched? Only time will tell. Time. Sins. And death.

In this book, New Friends, their friendships started when Aurora accidentally spilled her coffee on a man. But what will happen? Will they become best friends? Or will they become enemies? A thrilling friendship, added in with teenage feelings This book is participating in ONC challenge

Call it fate that Imogen Thomas returned to JewelRose stables after an injury. (Her mother and Coach had actually planned the entire thing, but lets stick with fate.) The following conversations were much of what she expected. However, she didn't expect her biggest rival to have taken over competing her horse. She also didn't expect to not get her horse back. It's her last season competing ponies in show-jumping, and now she doesn't have a horse. One of the highest rated English riders, and she has to start from scratch. And get along with her rival, since he's now riding for JewelRose stables. Prompt 30: You return to the sport you love after an injury. You are determined to overcome not just your rivals, but also your fears. LOGLINE: Imogen Thomas's return to show-jumping is hindered by her rival having taken over her horse, and moving in to her stables.

What does an echo mean? ... The reflection of a sound wave... returning. So, is this echo like a boomerang? Each sound is coming back to the source. Is that all? Well, if I discovered something, is that an echo can't be silenced sometimes. There are places where even a little sound can be carried away in an echo. I was never able to make myself heard until I discovered my passion and my best friend. I'm gonna be that echo because sometimes even the whispers deserve to be heard and a whisper in the crowd can become noise in the night. It can't be silenced so just follow it. ──────────────────── Written for ONC2026 Prompt used: 19. When you accidentally spill coffee on someone, the moment that should have ruined your day becomes the beginning of a surprising and life-changing friendship.

What happens when a bored teenager ventures into the woods? Expecting a peaceful afternoon of listening to the birds and watching the falling leaves, Megan has her whole world thrown every which way after finding herself lost on a well walked path. She could never have guessed what would follow a simple stroll among the trees. And now she is left to try and convince her skeptical parents that it did actually happen.

Noire turns twenty. He looks ordinary-but he's anything but. In secret, he works as an anonymous portrait painter, hidden behind a wax-stained apron and a cotton mask. In public, he's a body-conscious young man who dresses to disappear, relying on his friends' validation to feel seen. Everything changes when a strange, twitchy client-dressed in an unfamiliar costume-claims he hasn't seen his own face in years. Noire keeps painting despite his unease, until the client knocks him out after a failed attempt to tamper with his mind. He wakes on a bed to find the stranger watching him closely, asking about a dangerous, rumored place. Misreading the situation, Noire offers him a place to stay. He doesn't realize he's just taken in an alien ex-convict, sent to find him-and take him back to another world. ~•~ BLUE IS THE NEW BLACK centers on Five housemates who are the solution to ending a war between realms. The first is an alien with mind reading abilities; The second is a famous portrait painter who has 3 -lookalikes he didn't know existed... ; The third is a cross-dressing assassin; The fourth is a relationship influencer with a love life that is repeatedly spiraling out of control; and The fifth is a star Afro-pop artist whose political parents refused him chasing his musical ambitions. Only one of them is a key to unlocking chaos. In moments where truths are learnt, how will they all react to these revelations.

101. You have a vision of your soulmate but it's of the moment where they end your life.