Opennovella Stories

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.

A world at war. Spies fighting in the shadows. Niko Sapphire, a dedicated young agent of the Quorum, must unravel the sinister plots of a notorious alchemist and his alliance with the Siren kingdom of Lokesha before his homeland is ravaged by a new breed of creature, born of chaos and hellbent on tainting the ocean tides with blood for eternity. *** As the war between the evil Dragoness and the noble Lightsworn rages across the shores of the Southern Isles, tensions rise as new pawns of darkness arrive to swing the pendulum of fate in their favour. Recruited to seek out the mysterious dealings of corrupted alchemist, Doctor Kief Thondial, Quorum Agent, Niko Sapphire, joins forces with mermaid operative Skilla Striker to uncover the mysterious alliance between Thondial and the Siren Queen of Lokesha. Rivals by nature forced to work together for the sake of their people's survival, Niko and Skilla soon discover that Thondial has returned to his wicked experiments, and this time, what he creates could guarantee the outcome of the war. James Bond and Mission Impossible meet Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides in this action-packed novella about spiritual warfare, second chances, and the dangerous consequences of resentment. *** Entered into the 2026 Open Novella Contest Prompt #32

Based loosely on ONC2026 prompts 32 and 33. Two assassins from rival organizations are sent on the same mission, and in a very short time they each find themselves shifting from their chosen profession to the unexpected role of nanny.

An ancient relic, intertwined fate and lives bound by a 50 BCE mystery. An Indian archaeologist and the reluctant son of a powerful chairman find themselves drawn into a truth buried beneath time as a forgotten kingdom begins to awaken and destinies demand revelation.

ONC Prompt 5 My cat likes leaving the house every morning at the same time. When this little habit of his causes me to burn my breakfast, I use his tracking collar to follow him on a whim, while searching for a decent cafe. My mind and body start to warp, as I find him and some other neighborhood cats at the back of an alley, in a small patch of grass, meowing in symphony. When I wake up from what I thought was a massive hangover, I find I am actually in what turns out to be my cats secret home world. Filled with magic instead of milk bowls. Lances instead of litterboxes. Monsters rather than meow-mix. What I thought would be another day at work, turns out to be a fight against evil that our cat friends have secretly been waging for centuries. (This is a bit of a tribute story to my cat who went out one day and never came home)

Dabi is at one moment in the League of Villians hideout, and next moment in a valley, with someone recognizing him as Toya, Sebby's supposed cousin, to which he has no idea how he got there of all places, while Sebby - Sebastian - is missing from the valley, with nobody knowing the way and how. Dabi doesn't even realize at first he's in a game, potentially. Disclaimer - I don't own Bleach, My Hero Academia, or Stardew Valley. This is written for ONC 2026, number eight, "You wake up inside Stardew Valley with no idea how you got there and no guarantee you'll ever get back home." The Bleach parts are focused on crossing over characters.

"Come here, Daurius! We need you." I woke up after hearing a female voice. As, I was taking heavy breaths I felt something. A presence of power beyond natural. The stories of Gods were quite famous since ancient times. However, as modern world started reshaping this same Gods were forgotten by civilizations. It could because the society became more scientific or so I thought. Being an archeology student always had me interested in this stories as it gave a direct history of humanity. But, that night changed everything. A temple was suddenely discovered on the outskirt of the city only to be opened by me. It didn't end there because I bought something with me from that temple. It was none other than God of Mischief.

Earth, 2070 AD. 18-year-old Kai and his twin sister Zel are survivors. Two years ago, they lost their parents in an apocalyptic environmental disaster that ravaged Earth, killing many. Kai and Zel now live a scattered, nomadic existence along with other survivors. On a planet left devastated with few natural resources available, Kai and Zel work hard to stay alive. But while Kai goes deeper into Earth for answers, Zel looks to the stars. She is convinced that their time on Earth is limited, and that in order to save humanity, they must travel to Mars. And when a Martian spaceship crash lands into Earth near the Blue Ridge Mountains of their childhood home, Zel sets out on a journey to find a new home on Mars, the Red Planet. *Cover Design by @CelticWarriorQueen17 *Longlisted in Wattpad Open Novella Contest Winners, April 2019. *Second Place Winner for SciFi, Majestic Universal Awards, May 2019. *Second Place Winner for SciFi, The Creativity Awards, June 2019. *Winner, Most Engaging Characters - Fiction, The Futhark Awards, July 2019. *Second Place Winner for SciFi, The Grace Awards, July 2019. *Entry for Science Fiction in the Wattys, 2019. *Featured, Wattpad Science Fiction's Space Opera Reading List, 2020. Stacie Eirich @spacetodream

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.

No more Reach, mission successful.... right? Realization slapped Bart in the face, his perfect facade of a chipper-speedster-tourist tearing at its seams. He hadn't allowed himself to think that far ahead. He hadn't allowed false hope to motivate him, but now they had won, yet at what cost? He was stranded in the past with the trauma of a future no-one would ever come to understand. And despite the rule he set of no emotional attachments the consequences of his indirect involvement with Wally's death -something that wasn't meant to happen yet- hit him harder then he would ever admit. Nevertheless, he stood still; soaking it all in as he donned the signature red and yellow suit. He would became the replacement nobody wanted and he would do so wearing the smile he had rehearsed. (AU of Young Justice season 3. None of the characters or setting belong to me, they belong to their respected owners).

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.

The tale of two individuals; one a 22nd century journalist; the other, a cultural Anthropologist. Both of these people's lives will bring them under the shadow of the mysterious, and magnificent Melchior von Engelhardt. For seven years, "The Melk" reigned over the world as pre-eminent prince of technologists. He remade the world, some said, in his own image. Then, he was gone; as if he'd never been born. No one could even find a birth certificate. If only it were as simple as just finding a missing person. Mystery shrouds mystery, and one mystery is simply a gate to the next, to the next, to the next .... Author's note to reviewers: Apologies for the formatting issue with Chapter 3, which led to the protagonists' inner dialogue not being properly italicised. The proof was read in Word, and, presumably I accidentally copied over in plain text. Apologies for any confusion.

Her past is a mystery; her future has been planned out for her for as long as she can remember. Cilla has never known a normal life. She's been training since the moment she could talk to complete one objective. She's never known what it's like to be a normal teenage girl, with a family and friends and school. But she's about to jump right into the middle of this elusive "normal" life. Even after preparing for years, will she be able to carry out her mission as planned? When she finally meets the target of her objective, strange new emotions threaten to uproot everything. But she is a weapon. And weapons don't feel emotions. Weapons only kill. ********** This is an entry for the Open Novella Contest 2021 - based on prompt #4: "You're a weapon. And weapons don't weep."

[ONC2021 Longlister] - In the mountains of Greece, wild animals start to turn on humans. The fever spreads and the cities of the Northern Hemisphere fall silent. In Australia, Blue and her friends hold their breaths, isolated from the rest of the world. As time passes, it seems that the danger has passed. Until Spring arrives. WARNING: Horror themes and some gore. Novella inspired by prompt #53 of the Open Novella Contest 2021: When wildlife starts rampaging, all the humans are forced underground. However, they come to a terrible discovery that being underground is no safer than being on the surface.

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.

Elara Vaelor's life collapses within four days. Once a promising fencing champion, she is suddenly accused of cheating and stripped of her career, her reputation, and her future. Framed by those in power, Elara is left with nothing but unanswered questions and a broken name. When an ancient painting gifted by her grandfather begins to reveal hidden secrets, Elara realizes her fall is connected to something far older-and far more dangerous-than a sports conspiracy. Betrayal, buried history, and an unfinished destiny pull her toward a truth that could change not only her life, but the fate of a forgotten legacy. Some battles are not fought on a strip. Some are written in time.

Onc 2025 shortlister & Ambassador's pick! In the midst of a wartime book ban, Yuri discovers a stack of love letters within one of the banned historical books. As she immerses into reading them, she realises that these letters were from an American soldier, Aiden, to his forbidden love, Midori, during World War II. But what starts as curiosity soon turns into shock for Yuri when she realises that Midori is not any ordinary woman; it is her grandmother, a person whom she believed to have known everything about. As Yuri digs into the past, she finds love torn apart by war, destiny, and impossible decisions. Yet, as the letters draw her further into their existence, she begins to wonder whether the past is shaping her own future. And in the midst of conflict, might she, as well, be unwittingly crafting a romance of her own? ONC 2025 ROUND ONE QUALIFIER ONC 2025 ROUND TWO QUALIFIER ONC 2025 LONGLISTED Open Novella Contest Prompt no - 43