Otherworld Stories

Geoff and Naomi are dead, and they're depressed, but when Geoff's cat Bernie dies as well, they embark on a wild journey to find it in the underworld. ***** When Geoff dies, alongside his girlfriend Naomi, they end up sharing an apartment in the Underworld as skeletons. But after a few years, Geoff starts suffering a mid-death crisis. What's the purpose of going through the motions as a skeleton if you can't really live? Then he gets word that his cat, Bernie, just died and he can collect him and bring him home! Geoff and Naomi hurry to get Bernie only to discover that, due to a clerical error, their cat has been lost. With the hunt for Bernie giving new purpose to Geoff's un-life, he and Naomi begin a quest to get back their cat. Battling skeleton pirates, climbing the sky ladder and facing off against the villain who took Bernie, Geoff is determined to find his purpose - or die a second time trying! [[2018 Wattys Winner - The Originals]] [[word count: 30,000-40,000 words]]

The day I was promoted to the position of my dreams was also the day I died. The day I finally got promoted was the same day I died. Cause of death? Sneezing. Now I've been reincarnated in another world... as a cat. Not just any cat-a dangerously overpowered one who masters magic just by being near it. The problem? No one takes a cat seriously. And if I drop the barrier keeping my powers in check... this world might not survive.

After team seven was sucked into a void, they woke up, separated with each other, cluelessly waking up into an unknown world where people have quirks instead of chakra. Join team seven's journey on the other dimension as they try to fix the tear through dimensions. -- Disclaimer : Naruto and Boku no Hero Academia aren't mine. They belong to their respective authors. I only own the plot and OC.

➪This is a Yan!Emperor X Commoner!Male [Reader]⇦ "𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒆." ◌Now playing Smoke and Mirrors◌ 🎶I never meant to call you out I've always seen behind your smoke and mirrors Oh sweetheart, please don't yell at me It really isn't hard to see The truth that's rotting underneath Why weren't you honest from the start? You know, I've always thought she must have liked you She's just a temptress, don't you know She'll say she loves you, even though She only wants to steal your soul I'll save you🎶 ﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏ ✩ "I have seen that you have tried your very best to forget the past. But, at the same time it seems that you can't forget about it." He said with a frown. "W-what's that suppose to mean?" You asked with a nervous expression. "I really didn't want to bring up the negative memories... But if you want to 𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙢𝙚 and 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙢𝙚... I can't have that happening." He says with a desperate tone of voice. But then he pulls out a knife from his pocket. And instantly pins you to the wall. "SON OF A FU-" You yelled in pain. *You closed your eyes for a second.𖤐 ﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏

A One Piece x Herobrine/Male Reader. What would be the worst thing that can happen other than dying in reality? Well, introducing (Y/n) (L/N) who died and unexpected death when he came back to playing Minecraft. And no, he was not playing on computer but on his phone. Lightning thundered, and unexpected shock and the phone fell on his face, a crack. Then he found himself inside a semi-realistic world. He wears a light blue short-sleeved shirt, purple pants and a gray- A sneaker? (I don't even know why I wrote this, so many idea's running through my head and I need to get this out of my head and chest)

"DEAR ORIC" is a fantasy story about a secret magician family that protects the human world from evil spirits while hiding their true identity. The story follows Oric, a powerful young warrior gifted with rare abilities like Black Blade Magic, hypnosis, and forbidden Dark Lord Energy inherited from his grandfather. When a mysterious girl named Aria Wilson enters his world through destiny and ancient magic, their lives change forever. As secrets about evil kings, hidden powers, magical barriers, and world-sealing rituals begin to unfold, Oric must fight to protect both worlds - while facing battles, destiny, and love. It is a story of magic, mystery, destiny, family legacy, and forbidden power. 🌙🖤 ✨ This story is recommended for readers who love magic, destiny, strong heroes, independent heroines, and romance mixed with action.

After Eden's family was brutally executed by a group of men, she vanished into the depth of the woods to escape. In the woods, she met a strange boy her age and helped her find something to stay in. After that encounter, she started having an unusual series of dreams where she met this beautiful white-haired young man who lives in a castle nearby where she lived. They created a bond with the boy, but what did not sit right well is that they can only have a conversation during when she falls asleep. Until it came to a time when the boy confessed what he feels for her and invited her to his world forever. Will she accept the offer and live a life she deserves or move on to the life that seems to be closer to her understanding?

A ritual found online. Five friends. One night that changed everything. When a group of teenagers perform what they believe to be nothing more than a dare, they are pulled from their world and dropped into another - a place of red skies, ancient races, and a history soaked in blood. A war fought and lost. A people scattered. Secrets buried so deep even the ground remembers them. They arrive with nothing. No magic. No mana. No understanding of the world they have fallen into or the forces that shaped it. And somewhere in the dark, something very old is paying attention.

Nicholas Blackwood is a fifteen year old boy who always thought his life would be deprived of any form of happiness, condemned to be constantly neglected by his parents, bullied by his peers and uncared for by the world. One day his parents decide to send him to a summer camp without his consent, and though Nicholas is unhappy about it, he obliges to go, completely unaware of the dramatic turn his life will take after his arrival. And being sent to a different dimension, filled with magic, mages and mind-blowing secrets with his main bully, was definitely something he wasn't planning on doing. What will the two boys do to survive and how will they manage to return back to the human realm?

It all starts when a teenager vanished in a camping trip. But the enemy they're facing is not human, it's an otherworldly creature that's a threat to all humanity. will the heroes take the crown? ----------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Miller only wanted one goal in mind. Live a peaceful high school life with his friends Marcus and Damien. But everything changes during the day it came. With Kevin gone, Marcus Walker and Damien Harrison along side another girl in class embark on a journey to save him; and the world itself.

After the devastating attack of the Dark Legion, Nicholas Blackwood finally awakens from a month-long coma. The kingdom has changed and so have the people around him. Once just a human boy who fell into a realm of magic alongside his bully, Hunter Johnson, Nicholas now carries a heavy weight. Whispers follow him. Some look at him with gratitude, while others with blame. New faces emerge. Old secrets awaken. As tensions rise and unseen forces begin to move, Nicholas must confront not only the aftermath of war, but the growing power inside him. But instead of the rising political tension between the kingdoms, instead of the buried horrors coming back to life, instead of the barely-held balance of the world, Nicholas's greatest foe lies within. Will he reach out towards the light, or will the guilt of Sirius's death drag him down below?

A Downton Abbey x His Dark Materials crossover story. Thomas wakes not in Downton, but in the cold grey morning of University of Oxford-except this Oxford is not quite the one found on maps. The streets look older. Stranger. Scholars in dark robes hurry past ancient colleges while animals walk beside them... speaking. In this world, every human soul walks outside the body. They are called daemons. From the shadows steps a great black jaguar-muscles coiled, pale blue eyes bright with intelligence. She introduces herself simply as Nyra. She is his daemon. The shock is overwhelming. Yet Thomas feels an immediate, profound recognition. Nyra knows his fears, his anger, the loneliness he has buried for years beneath sarcasm and survival. A daemon cannot lie about the soul she reflects. Through Nyra, Thomas begins to understand the nature of the Otherworld-a parallel universe linked to his own by invisible seams in reality. Scholars whisper of cosmic particles called Dust, of prophecies and bridges between worlds. And somehow, impossibly, Thomas Barrow is part of it. Ancient texts reveal a prophecy: a child born of two worlds, carrying a soul strong enough to anchor the passage between them. A living bridge. A being capable of moving freely between realities without tearing them apart. Drawn deeper into Oxford's hidden societies and theological conspiracies, Thomas must confront truths he has spent his life avoiding-about love, belonging, and the nature of his own soul. With Nyra at his side, fierce and uncompromising, he discovers that the reason he was brought to this world is not punishment, nor accident. Because somewhere between his world and the Otherworld, the boundary between universes is weakening and the child Thomas is destined to bring into existence will decide whether the bridge between worlds becomes salvation... or ruin.

When Karon woke up, he was standing beside his own body. Moments earlier, he had run into the road to save two cats from an oncoming truck. The cats survived. He didn't. Now his body lies motionless on the asphalt, trapped in a coma, while his soul stands beside it in stunned silence. And the truck driver who hit him has already vanished-leaving behind something strange. A trace of dark energy that doesn't feel human at all. Then an old woman appears. She calls herself Iris, the goddess of the rainbow. With a gentle smile, she offers Karon an impossible bargain. Guide seven lost souls across the River Styx, and he may return to life. In a place called Haven, where wandering souls gather, Karon begins his strange new task. With the two cats he saved- Sol, a sharp and serious black cat, and Nell, a bright and mischievous white cat- the three of them become something new. Three guides for lost souls. At the edge of the afterlife, they must face the 'Judgment of Stepping Stones'-a uniquely Korean world-building concept where every step is a trial of the heart. In this mysterious realm rooted in Eastern sentiment, the three soul guides must overcome their own shock and grief to find the strength to move forward. But somewhere in the shadows, something is watching. Patient. Hungry. And it is waiting for the moment to devour the souls of the three guides. - - - Two new episodes daily. If you enjoyed this chapter, feel free to vote and follow the story. See you in the next episode. - - -

In the abandoned world of Alice in Borderland, survival is determined by a simple rule: play the game or die. Every player has a specialty. Spades rely on strength. Diamonds trust logic. Clubs depend on teamwork. Hearts destroy you from the inside out. Everyone belongs to a suit. Everyone except her. No one knows where she came from. No one knows how she keeps surviving games that should have killed her long ago. Some players swear she fights like a Spade. Others insist she solves puzzles like a Diamond. A few believe she's far too good at reading people not to be a Heart. But the truth is far more dangerous. She isn't any suit. She's something else entirely. And in Borderland, being unpredictable might be the deadliest advantage of all. While most players struggle to stay alive one more night, one man watches her with quiet curiosity. Brilliant, detached, and dangerously observant, Shuntaro Chishiya has spent his time in Borderland studying people the same way others study the games. Patterns make survival possible. Except she has none. The more he watches her, the more impossible she becomes to understand. She wins games she shouldn't. Loses games she could easily beat. And somehow always walks away alive. To Chishiya, she isn't just another player. She's a puzzle. But in a world built on manipulation, betrayal, and deadly choices, curiosity can be just as dangerous as the games themselves. Because the closer Chishiya gets to the mysterious girl everyone fears... ...the closer he gets to uncovering the one secret that could change everything. The girl with no suit. The one player Borderland was never meant to have. The Wildcard. ♠️♥️♣️♦️

Nearys was a normal girl , who as a child was secretly sent away to earth for safety and raised away for her destiny. Unaware of her royal lineage or the magic the runs through her veins. Thinking her self to be ordinary, her life changes forever. She is thrust into a world of magic and opulence , and discovers not only that she is a princess, but that she is also a fairy with extraordinary abilities she must learn to master. At a school alongside the heirs of other powerful houses ,naerys and her group of friends find themselves caught between friendship, betrayal, love, and destiny. And when the truth of her family and her magic finally comes to light, one question will remain, Is she strong enough to face the fate written for her?

On an uncharted planet equivalent to the Bermuda Triangle, Malcom discovers an old Imbran ship--one he recognizes from his childhood. In its database lies a message from someone he used to know. But that's not all. The people that live on these twin planets have a prophecy centered around the gem hidden deep beneath their home tree: another Bijek. + + + Currently writing. Unedited. Will contain spoilers for previous Underdogs books, but I want this series to be pick-up-able at any point in the series. Your insight will help me make sure I'm covering all my bases and explaining things properly! Updating whenever I write a new chapter. I will keep this up until it's published. The rest of the series is available on Kindle Unlimited for FREE.

Dhriti never believed in destiny until destiny tore her from her world. When she opens her eyes, she finds herself in the forgotten Devranta Yug an ancient era erased from history, where divine kings rule, warriors live by sacred honor, and fate itself bends to divine will. She does not belong here. Yet something in this land calls to her soul. Then she meets King Rudrayan a ruler forged in fire, feared by enemies and worshipped by his people. Cold. Unyielding. Bound by duty. Haunted by a past no one dares to speak of.His presence unsettles her. His eyes feel familiar. As if her soul remembers what her mind cannot. But fate does not make her path simple. She encounters Ishaan Chandraveer a warrior wrapped in silence and quiet strength, whose presence brings her unexpected comfort in an unfamiliar world.With him, she finds safety. With Rudrayan, she feels a storm. And somewhere between war and warmth, her heart begins to waver. Why does Rudrayan's touch awaken echoes from another lifetime? Why do Ishaan's eyes feel like refuge in a world she does not understand? And why does destiny keep pulling her toward a king who refuses to feel? A forgotten promise. A love once cursed. A bond written long before her birth. She was never meant to return. He was never meant to love again. And the path between them may demand sacrifice greater than the heart can bear. Was Dhriti sent to heal a wounded king or to break him completely? In a world where love awakens curses and choices can change eras, her arrival may bring the fall of kingdoms or the rebirth of a love that refused to die. ©All rights reserved

I have lived a pretty difficult but fulfilling life in 2020 England, but now my life has been cut short at 25 and I'm now...living in a cartoon?! The elusive phantom 8th sin huh?! Well I suppose this is just yet another challenge to overcome in my life. Ok then let's go! Need to knows: *I am not very good at descriptions, but hope the book reads better. *This book loosely follows certain aspects of the show and its characters, but Ban only became close friends with Elaine before she died, he didn't fall in love with her in this book, only knew her briefly. In this book he's never really been in love before until (reader). *I do not own any of the seven deadly sins' characters, just the reader OC character, and some chatgpt assistance. *I do not own any of the pictures except those I have tweaked and adapted, and some chatgpt assistance. *There will be a relationship later on with Ban (he's my favourite), there may be lemon/fluff.

Celeste Belleastra, an anxiety-ridden Earth girl, is not quite the astrology nerd. However, when she accidentally breaks a magic amulet, she unknowingly frees an ancient, monstrous entity. Not only that, Celeste is sent to another world where she must rescue the twelve members of the Zodiac Council, save their realms from a band of evil beings, and seek the aid of the unknown thirteenth zodiac sign, Ophiuchus. With the odds stacked against her, can Celeste be the hero everyone expects her to be?

Editorial in the "Backlund Messenger" Special Edition - An unpublished manuscript. "Welcome to Backlund, where the air tastes of coal and secrets taste of blood. Here, we do not fear dragons or Dementors. We fear Printer's Ink. If Hogwarts is an ivory tower, then Backlund is a machine designed to grind down humanity. The Press-the Fourth Estate-has ascended the throne. Typewriters clatter to the rhythm of war. Front-page headlines carry more lethality than a Killing Curse. 'The Lucky One' Tristan enters this labyrinth not as a wizard, but as a target. Beneath the suffocating smog of this industrial city, gentlemen in tailored suits are shaking hands with devils. Truth is distorted, honor is auctioned off, and justice is nothing more than a luxury commodity. Tristan must learn to fight not with spells, but with information. To use lies as a shield against lies. To sow seeds of terror through whispers and rumors. The enemy remains faceless. He lurks behind the morning papers, watching with a cold smile as society collapses according to his script. In the mists of Backlund, he who holds the pen, holds Destiny. And be warned: by tomorrow morning, the name appearing in the Obituaries... might just be your own."