Folktales

Horror Folktales from the East, including China, Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia, and more.

African folktales play various important roles. For instance, they are used to instill morals and values in young people, bring the community together, and eliminate anti-social behaviors among the individuals within the community. African folktales are anonymous, timeless stories of an African origin that embrace African culture and traditions. These stories pass down knowledge and wisdom from one generation to another.

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In a world where Magic exist as normalcy, different creatures and races all struggle to maintain balance and keep their plane as secured as possible. This place is just like earth, the difference? Magic. On earth, Elves, vampires, fairies and the likes of them are all folktales for kids but nothing is impossible you know. The unusual happened when Danny a special agent in the army found himself in a dirty pond-like lake with a beautiful girl staring at him and calling him "prince!" But who the heck is a prince and where is he? Transmigration, reincarnation or after-life did not make any sense to this brute Major until it became his reality. He had really died and now, he is in this strange world all alone! So he thought. The great Elven Prince is a book about how Danny died and His soul transmigrated into the Kingdom of Gire and in the body of their prince. There were sorcerers, vampires, Gnomes, fairies, sprites and witches that had their kingdoms all in this plane and could easily move to the other side which is earth. But they all have their headquarters here. After George had his brother killed in secret, he launched a mission to get more powerful by every and in every way possible. Danny and Cily both faced major challenges. For Cily, she had to endure years of being a lab rat trying to find out how she is so powerful and on Danny's end, he had to deal with hiding because his brother was in search of his corpse and is worried he is alive somewhere and would one day come back alive to fight for the throne. George is quite confident his Father Kind Sven will be with his ancestors before the years ends and is determined to .get powerful by hook or by crook. The first war breaks out and it is all masterminded by George who releases an ancient powerful dragon and more wars broke out after that until someone started killing their worshippers and destroying their cult meetings and cult locations from the shadows. The pair of heroes made their first appearance when the palace was in chaos and Danny/Pearce came back to set George straight. Amora saw Danny was alive and even more powerful than her present lover George, she used all means possible to latch onto his thigh and be his Queen. The previous Major in the army is now a prince and he must fight the battles of the dead prince, learn to practice and use magic, learn the hard way and fight so many frustrating battles with the strongest ever woman by his side!

In the magical lands of Quaris was a folktale that went by alot of names, the most famous one being the tale of the black lizard. The story was about a assassin that went by the name "The Black Lizard". There was a hero who had conquered multiple dungeons and he was well respected in the world due to him giving his earnings to the poor. At some point a noble gave the hero his daughters hand, yet the rightious hero refused as he had no feelings for the girl. The noble was enraged and at some point he got a letter with the stamp of a black lizard, telling him a location to meet. When the noble went there he met a cloaked man, who offered to take out the hero, for a fee ofcourse. The noble complied and soon after that the hero was found dead, missing his eyes. Across his room were drawings of a black lizard. _________________________________________________ This story scared alot of children out of the adventurer profession, and once the children grew up a bit their parents would tell them that the story was all a fable. However, this was not true. The Black Lizard truly existed, and he went by the name Ignys. More specifically, he was known as The Demonic Assassin, Ignys! _________________________________________________ Ignys lost his family at the young age of fifteen after a failed demonic ritual. The demon inhabited the body of Ignys, granting him unrivaled powers, yet his very mind was broken. Follow the tragic story of Ignys on how he shook the very foundation of the world Quaris.

Do you ever believe in magic? Have you seen it? Or can you feel it? At this time right now I believe no one will believe in magic. We know that magic is a fairytale-like the story of the witch or a popular story from your folktale who has magic in it. Talking about magic will only leave you to a question, are magic is real? Or is it just a fabricated story for children? Either way, we don't know the truth about it but what if I told you all of the story around the world about magic was the truth? Will you believe it? Well, there's no way you will believe it same as me, even I don't believe it too until I experience it myself. It took me a hard way to make me believe in magic, magic that changes the fate of the world. A boy who's awake from Meditation and found out that his world is already destroyed. Moreover, the Earth has already passed for 5000 years. How can he survive when the world destroyed? How can he still alive for 5000 years even though he is just an ordinary human? This is a story about the journey of a boy who searches for the reason of how could he still alive after 5000 years!

Thousands of years ago, magic flourished in a world where mythical creatures, the Elder races, and humanity lived together. Sometimes at peace, sometimes in conflict, in time Man would anger the gods, bringing about a war that would bring them to the edge of extinction. In a desperate effort to save humanity, a small coalition of gods brokered a deal. They would remove magic and all creatures imbued with it, splitting the entire realm into two. In one, magic and creatures of myth and legend would continue to exist. In the other, humanity, removed of magic would rebuild. We would later record this cataclysmic event through extinction myths like the great flood... In the present day, humanity flourishes without magic, until disasters unlike any ever seen before, wreak destruction across every country and people. Magic floods back into the world, bringing with it creatures and phenomena known only to myth. In a world shattered by the conspiracies of gods, Valtyr, a young man stranded in the events of the apocalypse, must find a new path in life. Encounters with creatures he thought existed only in folktales, wars and bitter rivalries older than he is, he must navigate this changed world, gain strength, and find allies, in order to find answers and help humanity on their new path. --------------------------------- Avg. Ch. Length - 2000-2200 words, estimated reading time 9-11 minutes per chapter (according to a text analyzer).

Returning from overseas, Yulie discovers the changes in his town that have happened while he was away. Everything seems fine and dandy, until the walls of the once fine town begin to crack... A town and its residents living in an illusion, all steming from a small folktale...

A pretty short STORIES a Folktales. a fantastic stories that will always make your night and make you have a very sweet dream. watch out for every chapter. There are different stories in my book. it's a folktales so you should expect diffrent stories in every chapter different people and different towns. Note: I'm not the owner of this picture I downloaded it from google so if the creator of this picture want me to pull it down I will be happy to do so. But I love it that's why I used it because it shows how it makes africa beautiful.

Crafters Era Bestiary, Folktales and Materials for Dummies

Three hundred years ago, the world as we know it changed. The skies were torn asunder, and magical creatures invaded our world. They killed, they captured, and half of humanity was wiped out before they could even fight back. It was an event that would forever be known as the great calamity when our world merged with that of fiction, with the mythologies that we previously believed were little more than folktales. Gods descended upon our plane, though they were weak, still, their little strength proved more than sufficient enough to deal with the stray monsters. They graced humanity with the gift of strength, with the power to fight back through their apostles, those who the gods deemed worthy of their abilities. Though this power came with a catch, the gods were all girls, and likewise, so were their apostles. The world was now a matriarchy, where men served little use than to breed. See how our protagonist, a relatively normal boy blessed with a weird ability to see the affection of those around him towards himself, survives in this strange world. WARNING: This novel isn't for everyone, especially those who aren't native English speakers, it is rated R18 not only because of the themes but because of the difficulty, so if you're 15 and feel the need to complain, please just introspect upon yourself.

They sing lullabies in the dark, and with their melodies we find peace. Michael Graves is a Watchman, a person who hunts creatures that many perceive to be nothing more than folktales. When a chilling incident involving murder in a small town catches their attention, Michael finds himself down a rabbit hole filled with his own nightmares that will put him closer to insanity.

The short story tells the adventures of Tortoise who in native Nigerian folktales is described as a dubious, crafty, wise, cunning and sometimes a hero or an antihero.

An old folktale that was just a bedtime story to many children who love the taste of murder-mystery or fear. In other ways, the best remedy is to put their children off to sleep. But, not every folktale is true but what if it becomes a reality? This could erase the existence of science. Everything disappears to dust and there's no way that you can retrieve the real facts because it's too late. This story is not about quantum reality but a folktale which was said to be just a bedtime story turns out to be a reality in this small town known as Brightbury located in the countryside to the east of London, blessed with magnificent waterfalls and nature is always grateful to the people of Brightbury. But, even though it's blessed with the beauty of nature, the town shares a dark history that was buried by the government to tackle the financial crisis. Everyone knows the truth but no one can reveal it to any tourist. Not every story has a happy ending or sad ending, but everything is just a mystery. Well, this story will reveal the mysterious scenes which are highly depicted in the past. The whole town experiences the pain of suffocation as the truth is finally revealed to the world but the question is do the town suppress the truth or does the world aides them to safety? It's not easy to trust anyone in this story, but how the world works is different. The truth, the betrayal, the hope, the friendship, the trust, the loyalty, and everything is shattered due to some folktale. They say it haunts children but as an evolution of the world is possible, the evolution of monsters is possible. Things are not the same as it was but the question of the story is will they survive or perish?

Based offthe classic fairytales and folktales

Cast down from heaven for millennia Lucifer has been guarding the gates of hell as punishment because of his previous rebellion. With Power comparable to a God being the number two in the Universe. It so Happens that the rapture occurs but it's not what the devils an angels of this world expect. The targets seems to be not only be mortals but the celestials themselves. What happens when Lucifer reincarnates within a universe where powers can be cultivated and not fixed is he finally able to seize the top spot he so desperately seek, descend to finally become what the humans who hated him so much portrayed him to be an actual devil or will he be washed away by the sands of time becoming a folktale told to children to warn them about the dangers of ambition.

People would say mermaids are myths. Some would say, they don’t exist, some would say they’re just one’s imagination that was put to paper for money and fame, some would rather say they do exist like the dragons, dinosaur, Tyrannosaurus and triceratops but can not be seen with the ordinary eyes. Some would say they’re rumors and fairytales because they can not be snapped by phones or mobile devices, rather. But none of these they said matched with what the world’s wealthiest eligible bachelor, Justin Chadwick knew. Though, he must have seen them couple of times in the movies, heard about them in books, folktales and all of that. But it became a reality to him since he was eighteen and ever since then, he got struck with the trauma. He’d think that it was as a result of his excess overthinking or too many hallucinations that led to his first revelation of half human and fish creature. But what happens when he met the aqua feminine creature that he usually sees in his dreams now in reality?

This Noval is totally based on imagination and do not contain any Fantasy and is a kind of folktale

Legends never die. Our perception of who they were and what they represented may change but their stories live on and persist in our hearts. From bedtime stories to folktales, from graphic novels to the theatres, history protects it's own. But in a world where the bridge between fiction and reality is yours to cross, you'd come to realize that hidden in the tales of the past are the footprints of the future. Follow Ziko as he traverses this strange world, full of mystery and magic as well as death and despair. With zero survivability as a citizen from earth is his fate cast in stone or will a new legend be born?

The story of "The Quest for the Lost Kingdom" is not a specific Japanese folktale or story. However, there are many Japanese myths and legends that involve quests and lost kingdoms, such as the story of the legendary hero Yamato Takeru who searched for the lost land of the gods. In this story, Yamato Takeru travels through treacherous mountains and forests, fighting off beasts and evil spirits, to seek out the lost land of the gods known as Yomi. He meets the ruler of Yomi, the god Izanagi, who warns him to leave, but Yamato Takeru refuses to leave empty-handed and demands the sword Kusanagi, one of the three sacred treasures of Japan. Izanagi agrees, and Yamato Takeru returns to his own land victorious.

Gaiya is the usual fantasy world with monsters, demihumans, and gods related to different mythologies and folktales. In this world, there are eight different magics each with their respective avatar. The mere existence of the avatars has waged a war between the East and West with the sole purpose of acquiring the powers of all the avatars. As the final avatar from the Eastern Forces is slain in battle, his powers are passed on to any person suitable to be the avatar of water. This story follows Rasuku Bach, the new avatar of water. As Rasuku is a person from Earth thrown into another world, he has no idea about the origins or the purpose of his powers.

Many people believed all Beast,Demon and Monsters are created evil,wicked and man eaters,But this isn't true. As many grew up to hear the stories or folktales of the bad ones which destroyed the image of any good ones why because they all have common name or forms. This story tell the tale of a high school student,residing in America in the popular city of Los vegas, Alongside his mother who was a widow.Garrick was born with a demon inside him which he never knew but at age(10) he noticed could do somethings which includes. Healing immediately after being hurt,manipulation of any choice of object,ability to detect dangers and to also over power what appears to be stronger than him. Garrick eventually got the opportunity to uncover the truth behind the mysterious things he could after setting on a practical trip with his course mates to "GALAXY ZONE".A place which houses mysterious creatures likewise a trip that turn up to be a death massacre for biology students of Richarison high school. See how Garrick coped keeping his friends safe while uncovering a life threatening truth about himself. On (THE VESSEL).

While on his way to school, 16 year old Walter's world is turned upside down when, on a seemingly normal day, real monsters begin to invade Canarda, his Caribbean home. Now, Walter, along with his little brother Andrew, must fight to return home so the family could find safety as the world is coming to an end. But unknown to Walter, a legendry being that his only existed in folktales, may be more real than he ever believed and may be the only hope for the survival of the human race.

American Veteran Walter Thurman is about to head back to his family, before he's handed a folded note from an extended hand whose source is unknown. He opens it to discover it's an odd job. A mission to 'aid pest control from a disturbance in the village of a tribe' called the 'Ehirit' People. Being the tireless type, he accepts the optional mission. Along the way, during arrival, an interesting young Ehirit girl in her late teens holds a grudge against Walter for reasons unknown. This only serves to further prolong things, only to hear something intriguing during the first night. The urban folktale of a mysterious wolf whose fur gleamed of the golden full moon, and had pupils of the mulberry midnight. Most disturbing was that it could not be imprisoned, for it had fangs that twisted iron like lava. They forgot to mention that that was the pest they had to control.

Regina Sin was just your normal Chinese-American fashion design student in her final year of university. She had the Senior Show to worry about. An internship. And she was job-searching for when she graduated. The ghost haunting the apartment used her account to join a group of weirdos? Whatever; she had no time to deal with this. They turned out to be actual stuff out of folktales and legends? … Okay, fine. That’s pretty interesting. They want to meet up IRL? Um. She was curious too. Their presence messes with her designs? Aw, hell no! Never. Mess. With. Her. Art. ### The idea is like a mutant love child between a showbiz webnovel and a dark modern fantasy story. So basically readers who like Hidden Marriage, CCG, and Thriller Paradise would probably enjoy it?

Everyone knows that werewolves are so much more than a folktale. They're out there, and if you listen closely on a still night, you'll hear their spine-chilling howls and suppressed whimpers all around. It's all anyone can do to avoid their patrols - for fear they'll never be seen again. But, when wolf hunter Natalia's path sees her stumbling directly into the beasts' claws, she might just learn that everything she'd ever known about werewolves and the supernatural isn't quite as it seems. Well, maybe.

Jael Doran has finally saved up enough to rent her own little one room studio in the western suburbs of Sydney. Next year she might even be able to afford to travel to the one place she has always wanted to go.... China, their stories and folktales have been her best friends since childhood. Oh the wonders they held. Jael's new neighbour, an old man who lives alone and smells of chamomile tea, dusty books and candles, would now read her a new story every night. The arrangement was his idea upon her moving in but Jael has begun to be infatuated with his gift for storytelling. One night as Faramund reads one of her new favourites, she falls asleep with a chamomile tea in her hands, and wakes up on the steps of the Palace in Northern Qi China around 560 AD. All she knew becomes irrelevant as the 19 year old Australian girl is thrown from 2020 into Imperial China when the Northern Qi Dynasty is full of politics, war and romance, leaving behind her dull reality. But will this lead to her freedom, demise, or something else entirely? And can she find a way back?