Opennovella Stories

"You were my brother Zain..." "Exactly... Were!" Kenji the Lucario lived happily with his parents within the Bolryn clan. He came from a long family of mighty warriors and was next in line to take his place serving under King Brindim as one of his loyal soldiers. That all changed in one night Now he finds himself in the wilds with only his unborn egg sibling to keep him company. He can't return home, at least not now... Not while he's being hunted... by someone he once considered family... Update: I did not make it past round 1 of Open Novella so if you're here because it's a tag, please keep this in mind so this story will probably be not as good. You have been warned please do not criticise me, I entered out of pure boredom and clearly some people didn't like what I wrote. Enjoy!

At eighteen, she begins dreaming about a boy she has never met-yet somehow knows by heart. In her dreams, he feels like her missing half, someone who understands her in ways no one else ever has. She wakes up every morning wondering if he's real... or just a creation of her lonely imagination. Then one day, she spills her coffee on a stranger. Late, stressed, and embarrassed, she expects the moment to ruin her day. Instead, it becomes the beginning of something unexpected. The boy she drenched in coffee is kind, funny, and strangely familiar. Too familiar. As their awkward meeting turns into friendship, and friendship slowly turns into something deeper, she starts noticing unsettling similarities between him and the boy from her dreams. The same smile. The same voice. The same way he looks at her like he's always known her. With every shared laugh and late-night conversation, the line between dreams and reality begins to blur. Was their meeting just an accident? Or was fate slowly guiding them toward each other all along? And when love begins to bloom, she must face the truth- Some souls are destined to meet... long before they ever touch.

Keith somehow finds a comatose Allura on one of his missions, but Lance decides to bring back the love of his life by stealing the souls of others. Keith is of course the first soul he needs in his attempt to revive Allura from her soul sickness, or is it? Disclaimer - I don't own Voltron: Legendary Defender Note - This is written for Open Novella 2019. The prompt I am using is Suspense 7: Soul Sickness.

Where I brainstorm off old and new ONC prompts utilizing various fandom, I'm familiar with to give an idea of how to use prompts during ONC, and figure out the ins and outs of brainstorming for ONC.

*Round 1 Qualifier* In the new world of Soulstice, a reluctant hero becomes the secret savior of the poor. Infamously known as the Soul Sweeper, 28 year old Freya Eeli is thrust into a world of danger and adventure as she explores her mysterious abilities and harbors the burden of being able to both take and save lives. Gifted or cursed, she sweeps the souls of the corrupt and wicked, branded as "Soulless", to give to the poor masses, known as "Soulfuls", afflicted with a crippling disease that renders humans lifeless. As secrets and forgotten memories begin to unfold, Freya must remain undaunted from achieving her most important hunt yet: To steal the soul of a notorious Soulless to save her beloved. She confronts the demons of her own soul and discovers a deadly past that could either threaten her very existence or prove to be the very salvation she always craved for. ** Soul Sweeper is an official entry to the Open Novella Contest 2019. Hope you enjoy the story as much as I enjoyed brainstorming & thinking of the plot details! :)

A prodigious young detective must confront his demons to prevent a cataclysmic war. ⸻ Detective Tobias Hale has a caffeine addiction and enjoys avoiding his problems. His problems include his dead Fae father, the abilities he inherited from him and a government agent named Alaine Falmouth. Their superiors assign Tobias and Alaine to solve the murder of Elijah Laing-a man whose death threatens to unravel centuries of peace. Despite his protests, Alaine pushes Tobias to use his abilities to present a solution. He realises avoiding his past is ineffective and must confront his Fae heritage to prevent a cataclysmic war.

#OpenNovellaContest2019 *Prompt: Fantastical Fiction #4 - Family Heirloom* Dareia Blackstead is perfectly content with her uneventful life. She works, pays her rent on time, and reads adventure stories in her spare time. She would never think to ever ask for more, and never expected it. That is, until an old family heirloom begins singing (horribly out of tune) to her about her one, true destiny. Now, it's up to Dareia to claim it. The long-lost honor of the Blackstead family name rests on her small, unassuming shoulders.

Hannah hasn't. seen James O'Brien in years. Suddenly, she finds him back in her life, potentially messing up the stability she created.

**** Top Pick, 2023 Amby Awards **** **** HighFantasy Book of the Month, June 2023 **** To save the world, Mage Aria sacrificed herself, becoming trapped with the personification of Darkness within an impenetrable tomb of rock and magic. But she had not realized how much of a hell that would be. Dreams of deep despair haunted Tomas, a blacksmith with no apparent magic, where a wounded soul cried out from her torment, begging for mercy. Heartbroken for the dreamer, he sets out on an uncertain quest to free her. But there were those in power who did not want the dreamer freed, lest it also released the Darkness. Further, the link between Tomas and the dreamer was a kind of Darkness itself, one that would make him a fugitive in his own land.

|Round 2 Winner| |Round 3 Ambassador Pick| |Shortlist| Rhiannon "Banjo" Hart is a professional thief working her last ever job. The Hawk has promised a massive payout if she can steal data from Concorda International and Banjo needs the money to help her Mum get hospital treatment, but she is not sure The Hawk will stick to the adage of "honour amongst thieves". In her escape, she meets an android that adds complication after complication to her already complex life. Banjo needs to outrun the authorities, Concorda's security and The Hawk.

First, he was attacked in his own store. Then the Veiled Figure contacted him. Now Javier, a young fortune teller, is linked to a series of gruesome murders. Now a crossroad appears on the way, should he prove his innocence and get killed while trying? or join the dark group in their horrifying plans? ︵‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ ︵‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ After been contacted by a mysterious organization Javier, a young fortune teller, becomes one of the main suspects on a murder case that has the Portuguese authorities in the European spotlight. The case lead detectives, Bosso and Isolde, did their best keeping the commotion and gruesome details from the press but after almost a year following dead ends a new wave of murders has started. This time, the corpses have been found with a QRcode that redirects the authorities to a paged named "TCI". Yet every time they try to log into the site the page crashes and the IP changes. Javier knows a way around this and the answers to the riddles and puzzles that come afterwards but, can he help Bosso and Isolde while proving he is innocent? Or will the Hermit dig a deeper grave as The Wheel of Fate spins?

Sapphire's mournful howls of despair and grief pierced through the battlefield between her fits of hopeless sobbing. It was the sound of heart being shattered into a thousand, tiny bleeding pieces as the mermaid looked upwards. It was as if she was making a vow to the Heavens themselves. "I'll never love again." The words were so soft that Aphrodite almost convinced herself she hadn't heard them at all. They felt more like the echo of a whisper hidden within a half-forgotten dream, but the goddess of love heardthem all the same. "Well, that sounds like a challenge." Open Novella Contest 2020 Entry Based off Prompt #65. You declare to the Heavens that you will never fall in love again. Aphrodite takes that as a challenge.

A series of murders, a school magazine and an obnoxious colleague in the way. Suspicious letters pop up in the magazine Zoey Tan heads, she is forced to find the perpetuator who has landed her in the trouble. When the perpetuator proves to be more than just trouble to her, things take a deeper dive. When his low-key persona slips, Yuvan Tejas desperately tries to re-assemble it and protect those who shelter under it. When murder dots the city and the murderer seems closer than he thought possible, tides turn. Together they discover a truth that shakes their worlds.

ONC 2025 Prompt: "I am the pages of the past and the ink of the future. I course through the veins of many, though few truly notice me. I am what they search for in others, yet, I cannot be bought. I am the beginning, the middle, and the end. Tell me your story, and perhaps I'll grant you the love others have failed to find." Some love never truly fades. They just fall silent. Miguel and Desiree were each other's first love, but life always had a way of pulling them apart. Distance, ambition, family, and fear-one by one, the obstacles piled up, until their love became nothing more than a collection of unspoken words and forgotten promises. In the space between them, something else was born: The Silence. Now, years later, Miguel is a struggling writer, and Desiree is a small film producer. When one of Miguel's short novels an aching, intimate retelling of their past gains unexpected attention, Desiree's brother secures the rights to turn it into a short film. As Miguel and Desiree reunite to bring his story to life, old wounds resurface, and memories they once shared begin to diverge. Because love is never just one story. It's two versions of the same truth shaped by time, distance, and everything left unsaid. Told through the haunting voice of The Silence itself, this is a story of longing, misremembered pasts, and the echoes of a love that was never quite lost.

max clynton es un joven de 16 años que vive en california estados unidos, con su madre rebbeca parkinsonn y su padre will tomsom, un dia de camino a su penultimo año de secundaria un se encontro con un misterioso chico llamado alex, alex es un apuesto chico de 18 años, mono, ojos cafes miel, tez morena clara y una alturo, y este dia cambiara por siempre la vida de max ya que un secreto que ni el sabia se le sera revelado, acompaña a max a entrar a la academia Eterea, y ver si sobrevive a los desafios que tendra por delante

"When all else fails, throw a little magic at it" is the motto for most people on the technologically-advanced planet of Kalanun. But for Sebastian Auclaire, that couldn't be further from the truth. In a world where magic is determined by the button the government plugs into your brain, Sebastian's button simply reads "random". Unable to determine what it will do at any given point, Sebastian determines to use the button only as necessary. But when he's thrown into a fight against a corrupt government and a shadowy organization behind them, the button suddenly becomes necessary a lot more often. Forced to rely on his wits and an unreliable source of magic, Sebastian navigates a world where tolerance and cultural relevance are the holy grails of society--unless you happen to be someone who doesn't fit into the well-oiled machine just right. Faced with the challenges of a world that can't accept him and a government that wants him dead, Sebastian must decide: give in or fight.

"who do you think you are, some sort of Robin Hood?" "No someone who wants to do the right thing." Join Etornam, a girl whose whole life has been turned upside down. This is a story of strange discoveries and betrayals. Enjoy 😊😊.

When a teenage Beauty Queen goes missing, a small town is torn apart with worry and grief. But as time and the investigation progress, several ugly truths are revealed. An Open Novella Contest Story. Long List entry.