Steampunk Stories

There is no night in the Everburning City. There can never be. ***** For four hundred years the Everburning City has withstood the advance of the life-strangling fog known as the Gloam. Its walls have held back five invasions, but on the eve of the sixth, the city's inhabitants know things have changed. Golems are coming out of the mist, and the bodies of the dead are rising at the Gloam's bidding. The city's last and most desperate line of defence comes in the form of the Crafters, individuals who can channel the power of fire, though they risk their sanity each time they do. The brightest of these valiant heroes are Tabitha a'Loria and her apprentice Gerald Reath. Risking their lives, they mount their airships, determined to save the last bastion of humanity - the Everburning City. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

Diary - Day unknown - October 1847 - Silence. I see the world plunging into the Age Of Calamity... These are the words written by a young soldier, in a diary hidden behind a wardrobe of a hotel in the city of Bolasaeg. ⊰᯽⊱┈─╌♚ ♕ ♚╌─┈⊰᯽⊱ Once upon a time, in a world of steam engines... In the Capital City of a Realm in war crisis, a girl named Selenya, 16 years of age, a talented Alchemist's Apprentice and Inventor, is thrown into a race to escape a dangerous coup meant to bring down the Royal Family. Along with her 7 friends - the prince and his 6 illegitimate brothers - will embark on a journey that will put their courage and unity to the test, while uncovering a broken world, afflicted by war and a virulent plague ravaging all life... ⊰᯽⊱┈─╌♚ ♕ ♚╌─┈⊰᯽⊱ Cover made by me: @angiemeros ⊰᯽⊱┈─╌♚ ♕ ♚╌─┈⊰᯽⊱ 🥇 1st PLACE WINNER - BTS Universe Awards 🏆 CHAMPION - BTS Champion Awards Season 2 🥈 2nd PLACE WINNER - The Trivia Awards 2020 - 2021 🥈 2nd PLACE WINNER - Army Bomb Awards 2021 🥈 2nd PLACE WINNER - Orenda Awards 2021

He demanded the perfect princess. The empire gave him the wrong daughter. Aveline Valcairn has always been the emperor's forgotten daughter, the princess who grew up among books, greenhouses, and hidden corridors where no one thought to measure the true extent of her intelligence. Until her sister disappears on the eve of a marriage that could determine the future of the empire. In place of the perfect bride, Aveline is given to Ronan Blackthorne, the feared Iron Duke: commander of the North, war hero, and leading contender for the throne. He expected a princess trained to rule. Instead, he receives a sharp-tongued substitute with dangerous knowledge and no intention of obeying him in silence. Taken to Ironmist Fortress, surrounded by snow, steam-powered machines, and political enemies, they must turn an unwanted engagement into a convincing alliance. But as Aveline searches for the real reason her sister fled, she discovers that powerful men within the empire are willing to kill for control of the succession. Ronan does not trust the woman they gave him. Aveline refuses to become any man's property. Yet between contracts, conspiracies, dangerous provocations, and an attraction neither of them was prepared to feel, the substitute bride may prove to be the only woman capable of ruling beside the Iron Duke. A steampunk fantasy romance featuring an arranged marriage, enemies to lovers, slow burn, palace intrigue, an intelligent heroine, a possessive duke, and a deadly battle for the imperial throne.

" In a city built on secrets, smog, and polished lies, justice belongs to those who dare to dig deeper." Private investigator Amelia Chase and her delightfully chaotic crew at Chase & Associates continue their hunt for justice in the rain-slicked, shadow-draped streets of Neo London, 2038. Operating out of a second-story office held together by zip ties, Earl Grey tea, and Gordo's dangerously unpredictable inventions. The Chase Agency Files brings together a collection of thrilling standalone mysteries, each packed with sharp cozy-noir atmosphere, witty banter, and deeply human emotional payoffs. Amelia and her team prove that no secret stays buried forever. Joined by her long-suffering, frustratingly handsome counterpart, Detective Inspector Marcus Cross, Amelia must navigate a city divided between the forgotten Slums and the corrupt ruling families. But as each standalone case comes to a close, a darker, underlying thread begins to surface-whispers of old conspiracies, a charming phantom thief, and lingering ciphers left behind by her missing father, Carter Chase. The Chase Agency Files offers standalone detective adventures that fit seamlessly into the broader, expanding mystery of Neo London.

L'histoire de 5 individus que le destin a choisis.

When the Green Titan resurfaced, a wandering Seeker teamed-up with an adamant Instructor, and an enigmatic Assassin to fend off the corrupted winged-army from activating the machine's anchor that will plunge the region into another war. The Green Titan is an old relic of the past, a haunting memory of the countless deaths that shaped the regulations of the Iloran region in controlling their machines. Aryus Navale is a wandering Seeker who's not meant to be arrested. Being captured by the supposed law enforcers of the region, he is awakened in a rough spot. The people that are supposed to keep them safe now capturing hundreds of people for some unknown reason. His life as a Seeker meant being engrossed in books, discovery, and adventure. However, a certain voice in the wind would change the gears that he used to take control of his life.

This is one heck of a Victorian-style fantasy novel. Add a spoonful of steam engines to make that darned technology tree come alive! Add a spoonful of love and hatred, so everyone has good reasons to brawl! Add a spoonful of madness to lighten up this gloomy world, and finally, add a spoonful of natural disasters to play the main boss... and so on! Phew, that's a lot! ... Year 931 in the Engerwick Calendar. The city I reside in has been hailed as the most advanced in the West. The main reasons? The world-shaking steam technology, emerging technologies, and the wellspring of chaos. Can't deny it, but the fact remains that people keep flocking here to live. This city always gives you a glimmer of hope, whether it's lies or illusions, but it's so close, within arm's reach, making you risk life and limb. A city of hallucinations. I am one of those dream-chasers.

One night in the Scuttle Town of the magical Sequin Land, everything was peaceful until something fell out of the sky. A mysterious masked man with an iron backpack has swiped the red star diamond, a crucial and dangerous artifact. It seems it's up to Scuttle Town's guardian genie, Shantae, to recover the diamond from its mysterious kidnapper...But little does she know, the pale-skinned thief has many tricks up his sleeve. ShantaexOC

In a city where the steam network remembers your secrets, the revolution begins with a wrench. Thomas Li-Harrison is a mixed-heritage engineer fixing the pipes that keep Shanghai warm. When impossible readings start appearing in the network - and his body starts doing things he never learned - he discovers the infrastructure he's maintained for years is hiding something vast, watchful, and alive. Now every pipe whispers a question he can't ignore: who built this system, and what is it really for? ⚙️ THE INTERACTIVE EXPERIMENT: This is an iterative serial. Your comments and votes shape the plot and the romance in real-time. ⚡ JOIN THE RESISTANCE: Sign up for the Substack (link in bio) to get the secret Marco prequel story and vote on future chapters!

An Iredescent private detective and her family work together to stop a fairy and an energy manipulator from opening a portal to another world within the Iredescent multiverse. ________________ Killian Decuir is banished from planet Iredescent. His daughter, Mara Decuir, becomes a private detective in hopes of uncovering the true reason why her father killed her mother. After encountering the Glittered Inktraitor, Mara and her brother Drave are sent back to their home planet Dusaro. A tea dispute forces the ship to crash land on planet Monshalow. While searching for help, Mara is captured by a fairy named Ireyna Roseshimmer and taken to Killian, who is overjoyed to reunite with his daughter. Mara learns of her father's knowledge of alternate worlds at the same time Drave learns of the fairy's involvement with an energy manipulator. The Decuir siblings and Killian work together to stop Ireyna from a precarious endeavor. A bittersweet consequence results from a simple wish gone awry, though a father's love always remains, even in another universe.

Pirate Captain Alethea Hera found comfort with her life in the Undersea world of submarines, sunken cities, and sea monsters - a destination for all those, such as herself, who wish to run away from their past. But now, the discovery of an enchanted gemstone and a legendary treasure drives her past to haunt her. Alethea's love-sick daughter Marina has her eye on an attractive Viking shieldmaiden, but raised in piracy, even she can't ignore the allure of a treasure hunt. Unfortunately, this hunt will not only drive her apart from her love, but from her mother and her life in the Undersea world. Will Alethea dare to face her past in order to keep her pirate crew safe? Can Marina make the right choice for her future, and whether her mother has a place in it? Embark on the first thrilling Undersea novel and set sail for a rollicking steampunk pirate adventure!

Twin siblings. Both cogs in a machine much bigger than them. But can they change their fate before it's too late?

Rostiges Is a City Known for the prosperity,entertainment,etc.in short it is a really Really advanced.the City is powered by a crystal called "Stellarium",the Power of Stellarium could Light 100 Billion Light Bulb. gescthact Pentahan or simply called Gescth is a Teenager who Loves to collect Gear and scraps from garbage to recycle it into a new things.gescth Comes from a Poor Family,His family just died due to Gas leak so now he lives with his Sister.gescth always got Bullied by kids His age because his Great Grandfather is recognized as "The Curse" Because He is an accused Serial killer and once try to Steal Stellarium. gescthact also have a sister called Blume Pentahan,she is 1 years younger.both gescthact and Blume live in the same house inside a flats. -(Inspired by Gachiakuta,Limbus Company)- -(New Chapter Every week)-

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Born in disarray and shaped by confusion, Giles enters a world he barely understands. He must navigate both the world he once knew and the one he's been thrust into, searching for the answers he needs to survive. But as he moves between these fractured realities, darker forces begin to stir. Every step forward unravels another secret - and each one threatens to cost him everything he holds dear.

In the Underworld, life tastes of rust and is as cold as abandoned steel. Cut off from the upper levels by an unbreakable barrier of injustice and secrets, Reven and his friend Dax scrape out a living among the shanties and the sprawling industrial scrapyards, believing that nothing can ever change a fate already sealed by the class they were born into. But when a sudden raid by white-robed assassins from the Great Church shatters Reven's world, the illusion of a quiet-if impoverished-life is torn apart. Who is pulling the strings from the Upperworld? And why has a mysterious gemstone become the center of a ruthless hunt that seems to be closing in on Reven? To uncover the truth and bring those responsible to justice, Reven and Dax will have to push beyond every limit.

This story will take you all into exciting suspense. This story is not from the present time but is from a very old time. In this you will get a glimpse of light magic and light power of his mind.Thank you all for taking our story forward and reaching out to everyone.

Twenty years after the mysterious emergence of mana, humanity survives behind four colossal Pillars that protect the last remnants of civilization from monstrous creatures known as Metasapiens. Beyond the walls lies a world ruled by fear. Within them, peace comes at a price. After his family is torn apart by a devastating attack, young Argon grows up idolizing his older brother, Silver-a gifted warrior who joins the legendary Blood Swords, the elite soldiers who venture beyond the Pillars to fight humanity's enemies. But as the years pass, Silver suddenly stops coming home, leaving behind only questions and a promise that seems impossible to keep. Determined to uncover the truth, Argon follows the same path, entering the Blood Swords himself. As he trains alongside ambitious recruits, brilliant inventors, and quiet prodigies, he begins to discover that the greatest danger facing humanity isn't just the monsters outside the walls-it's the prejudice, ambition, and buried secrets within them. As new generations push the limits of mana beyond what anyone thought possible, old lies begin to unravel. And the closer Argon comes to finding his brother, the more he realizes that Silver may have been protecting him from something far worse than the Metasapiens. A story of brotherhood, sacrifice, hope, and the cost of becoming a hero, **Pillar of Hope** explores what it truly means to protect the people you love when the world itself is built on broken promises.

Ein erhofftes Nickerchen im Whisperwald endet für Koren in einem Albtraum aus Portalsprüngen und unkontrollierbarer Magie. Ausgerechnet der Elf, den alle für magisch unbegabt hielten, wird von einem mechanischen Konstrukt als Erbe der Schöpfung auserwählt. Sieben leuchtende Runen brennen auf seinem Arm. Seine braunen Haare färben sich in auffälliges Silber. Statt der starren Elfenmagie fließt wildes Urmana durch seine Adern - eine Macht, die das Fundament der Realität verbiegen kann. Ein uraltes Wesen, der Uhrmacher, jagt dieses Erbe. Seine Schergen stehen bereit, um das lebendige Land in kaltes, perfektes Metall zu verwandeln. Koren muss lernen, sein Schicksal selbst zu schmieden, bevor die Welt für immer anhält. Montag und Freitag neue Kapitel für dich! Diese Geschichte erscheint im Moment exklusiv auf Wattpad! Solltest du sie auf einer anderen Plattform finden, handelt es sich um eine unautorisierte Kopie!