Into The Woods

Kim Mugen encounters a dark man in the alleyway, before he can say anything, the dark man begins telling Kim a story. “How a man once picked up an empty, blank book, once the man opened up the book he disappeared… entirely”. After the strange man told Kim the story, Kim ran away but when he looked back to see the strange man, he couldn’t see him… almost as if he had disappeared…. almost as he never existed…. Running to school, Kim found an empty cover book, he stood in disbelief and decided to open the book, in the book, Kim sees that the first page was moving, where he can feel the breeze that’s was coming out of the moving page. The book fell… not a person in sight… the book haven’t even move an inch and Kim… he is gone… almost as if he had disappeared into a new world… a world where stories and realities collide with one another.

The Voidlands is a mythic, poetic odyssey set after the fall of all known creation. In the wake of Earth’s collapse and the unraveling of the stars, only a single island remains — floating in a weightless sky where time has shattered and memory falters. Two cosmic beings linger in silence. The Keeper, a radiant force of creation, dreams worlds into being but cannot finish them. She feels something is missing — a longing unspoken, a fear unnamed. Her every step brings forth beauty and wonder, yet she remains deeply alone, haunted by the ache of what could have been. The Severant, a solemn force of unmaking, walks in stillness and judgment. He was once a guardian, perhaps a god, now reduced to the last witness of a lawless void. He craves order, seeks purpose, and wishes to rule — yet no one remains to follow, no one to judge. He watches the Keeper from afar with quiet sorrow… and unknowing love. Between them, the island persists: a surreal haven carved from forgotten dreams, both nursery and tomb. And in the heart of it stands the Temple, sealed and ancient, hiding the truths they no longer remember. They orbit each other like dead stars, drawn by yearning and repelled by fear. Creation and destruction. Light and silence. A forgotten past… and the fragile hint of a future. But something stirs. And in a place where nothing remains, something new might yet be born.

They say she’s a monster. A myth. A demon wrapped in human skin. They call her the Witch in the Woods. They should have called her a warning. Hazel-Anne Davis was raised in the Devil's Playground for the end of the world—part human, part demon, full survivalist, and absolutely done with it all. When she wakes up in the dying body of a child in a foreign world, she doesn’t cry or panic. She builds. She kills. She survives. The mountains become her home, and she becomes the nightmare whispered about in drunken taverns and frightened war councils. No army ever returns. No trespasser lives. Until she met them. Dragged from her mountain, drugged and bound in a trunk like some barbaric trophy, Hazel-Anne is forced into the glittering prison of the royal court—a place where daggers hide behind fans, poison is poured in porcelain cups, and obedience is expected from women who should know their place. Hazel does not know her place. And if she does, she refuses to stay in it. Five powerful men—each dangerous in their own right—are about to learn that the “witch” they stole is no savage. She’s smarter than they are. Deadlier than their worst enemies. And she’s done playing by anyone else’s rules. Now all of them—the scarred warrior prince, the genius Crown Prince, the demon-eyed general, the assassin in the shadows, and the merchant wrapped in silk and lies—will have to decide: Will they try to control her? Or will they kneel before the storm they’ve unleashed? Either way, at the end of the day, the Witch will have her revenge.

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Waking up in a world where strength is law and weakness is sin, a nameless man begins a journey not to conquer, rule, or ascend—but simply to understand who he is. With no memories and no talent. With nothig but a curse disguised as a blessing and his unshakable will. He is going to keep walking his lonely path—fighting fate, challenging gods, and questioning the meaning of existence itself. If purpose lies beyond the stars, in the void, or in the silence of death—then he will find it, step by step… even if it leads into oblivion.

[WSA 2025 Entry!] Aryan thought it was just another regular morning. A commute. A routine. Nothing out of the ordinary. Until everything broke. One moment he was riding to work. The next, he found himself running in the middle of a twisted forest, disoriented, alone... and gripping a sword he didn’t remember picking up. This is no dream. This is Battleworld—a cursed, ever-shifting realm where survival feels like war and trust can kill you faster than a blade. The ground groans with secrets. The air hums with whispers that burrow into your thoughts. And nothing stays still—not the land, not the rules, not even your own memories. As the curse tightens its grip and strange forces close in, Aryan is forced to confront not just the dangers around him, but the darkness rising inside. The lines between friend and enemy, reality and illusion, are thinning. In Battleworld, you're either the predator—or the next sacrifice. --- PS: Synopsis is deceiving

In a human world where power is drawn from an ancient, parasitic bloom, those who seek to rise must walk dangerous, each path offering untold power at a steep, often irreversible cost. Soren Gram, a seasoned professor at the Kinmo Academy, he introduces his students to the deadly, tempting paths of power.(I will be posting this story on both wattpad and RoyalRoad.com here. https://www.royalroad.com/profile/710667/fictions)

Tasked with aiding humanity, Caelus embarks on a journey to mend a Bleak near the borders of Kaido in the nation of Drevaloth—a land devoured by endless night. But as the shadows deepen, he discovers the truth: the Bleak isn't the only one disturbed. Across the fractured lands of Pheous, rifts between realms are unraveling—each one threatening to swallow nations whole. To subdue them, he must cross the dying world he once watched from above—and decide if humanity is still worth saving.

It all began in the grim aftermath of a devastating mech war on the desolate planet Virelia-7. The battlefield stretches endlessly beneath twin suns, littered with the ruined remains of massive mechanical titans and fallen warriors. Amid this vast graveyard of steel and death, a lone 15-year-old boy awakens—injured, disoriented, and alone. His body is battered, his clothes tattered, and his memory is gone. He doesn’t know his name, where he came from, or what side he fought for. All he remembers is the sky. Around him, war machines lie shattered, their pilots still strapped in their death positions. Clan insignias—the lion’s head torn in half and the twin-bladed wing—decorate broken steel, but they mean nothing to him. He wanders the wreckage in confusion, haunted by the stillness of it all, until hunger drives him into action. Strange scavenger creatures called Black Ravines pick at the corpses. Birdlike in shape but entirely alien, with bone-hooked limbs and oily feathers, they feast on the dead without fear. Desperate, the boy tries to hunt one but fails. On instinct, he plays dead, and when one comes close, he kills it with a shard of mech metal and devours it raw, choking through nausea to survive. Unbeknownst to him, his mind is fractured into three entities:1) The Amnesiac Self – the current version of him, living moment to moment on raw survival instinct. 2) The Aggressive Voice – violent, impulsive, and bloodthirsty. It tempts him to surrender control for power. 3) The Calculative Voice – cold, brilliant, and tactical. It watches from within, feeding him strategic thoughts and survival data when he’s close to death.

"After losing everything, an 11-year-old boy walks beyond the forest... and into a world he never knew existed." Kalen Ravencrest's life is shattered the night he’s cast out of his home — his mother gone, his name erased, and his heart burning for revenge. In a world where the strong dominate the weak, Kalen’s silent vow sets him on a path far from the forest he once called home. Miles away, a quiet girl named Eirene is sent to the mysterious Maple Crest Home for unknown reasons. Surrounded by secrets, bullies, and whispers of a hidden past, she too must decide who she really is… and what she’s willing to fight for. As their paths inch closer in a world beyond the woods, destinies will awaken, friendships will form, and the shadows of the past will demand to be faced. Will they rise… or will the world beyond the woods consume them?

Eira Kingston, a feared assassin, never imagined that death would lead her to transmigrate into the body of Ephyra Allen, the disgraced first daughter of the once-powerful Allen family. But what shocked her even more was the soft mechanical voice in her mind, addressing her as "master" and informing her that her soul had returned to its original body. Eira dismissed the strange voice, thinking she was having a post-death hallucination. But waking up in a hospital, with memories that weren’t hers flooding back, she was forced to confront the truth. Ephyra’s life had been nothing short of a nightmare. Despite being the legitimate daughter, she was labeled a bastard, shunned by all, and overshadowed by her scheming stepsister, who had stolen the love of her father and her betrothed. To make matters worse, the wealth and status the Allen family enjoyed were all thanks to Ephyra’s late mother, and the only reason she hadn’t been discarded entirely was due to her mother’s inheritance, locked away until she turned eighteen. But Eira wasn’t one to be defeated by circumstances. If she was going to live Ephyra’s life, she would do so on her own terms. She would destroy those who had caused Ephyra pain, claim the inheritance that was rightfully hers, and find out who was behind her own death. Because if there was one thing Eira knew how to do well, it was to survive—and make her enemies pay. However, being a high-schooler with nothing to her name wasn’t enough. As Ephyra, she’s powerless, but as an assassin, she’s lethal. Still, even that wasn't enough until she became the contracted wife of Lyle Aelion—a powerful, enigmatic figure in the business world with a secret illness. And it turns out, the only thing that can relieve him is her scent.

Ilya Valenpor was born a noble, but never lived like one. Branded a stain on her stepfather’s name and ignored by the court, her only value lies in her bloodline—and when a mysterious proposal arrives, she is sold into marriage like property. Her husband-to-be? Archduke Elias Wylt—the most feared man in the kingdom of Veltharion. Once hailed as the greatest sword master alive, Elias vanished from public life after a battle with a dragon left half his body burned and his soul scarred. Cloaked in shadow, wrapped in silk, he hasn’t been seen in over a decade. Some say he is cursed. Others say he is a monster. All agree: no woman should be sent to his side. But Ilya is done being silent. Thrown into a world of court games, ancient magic, and deadly secrets, Ilya knows she must either carve out power in the arms of the very monster the empire fears or succumb to the Knight in the Wooded Hollow.

[Welcome to the 4th Dimension] Ari is a girl who's best friend committed suicide on her 20th. After being sent down a depressed spiral a gift from her aunt gives her a way to bring her back. Using a unique glass of milk she's sent to the 4th Dimension, a place where lost souls can be saved and returned Now with the help of a talking panda bear and some new friends she journeys through to retrieve the souls of people who have taken their own lives and save the life of her lost friend.

After millennia of waiting, their tongues had yearned for the flavour of earth. Hymns from the dark ages and stories about the gods have clambered into the twenty-first century. The plains were inhabited by gods and the paranormal long before light touched the earth. Stories of power and mountains were created as their limbs dragged across the terrain. Like a virus on a canvas, their fear spread throughout society. However, all stories. Must come to an end. Humans forgot, the gods aged, and time went by. Their stories were eventually recited by midwives to frighten children; their voices had reverberated into the void that had swallowed them up. The years went by like brushstrokes. Humanity had reached its pinnacle, or so they believed. One fateful day, the gods made their way back to the twenty-first century. The rich, opiate-like smell of blood and fear filled their nostrils. Like seeds of evil, they were sprayed out of the abyss that had swallowed them. It was on this day that people saw the tales they believed their grandparents had scattered. However, there were also people like Shinjiro Yurei among the terror. Who had nothing to lose. It is the laws of fate that create stories. Follow Shinjiro as he travels to the abyss they refer to as "The Neverwhere," a story about a boy who has a promise. Will he be able to bring his sister back to life and fulfil a long-forgotten promise, or will he fall apart and disappear like historical dust?

Down-on-her luck noble Melari Lyddis Gaylen was once an Earl's daughter. Now she spends her days in exile deep in the forest, supposedly learning the mystical arts from her Grandmother, the Witch in the Woods. That is, until the day venerable Ninii Lyddis chokes on her breakfast and dies, leaving a woe-fully unprepared Melari as the new Witch in the Woods. Summoned by the king and with no option to decline, Melari treks down the mountain to face her liege lord. What he wants is a healer-- someone who can keep his beast of a cousin under control. He thought the aged Witch would sort him right out, but now that's not an option. In exchange for her ancestral home and a fortune, Melari must tame Duke Terran Nyvasik of Kirleen, a warrior who bears deep wounds in addition to a curse. In this time of peace, the king will stoop low to maintain the calm. By potion or other means -- whatever the means, under no circumstances is Duke Terran to go on the warpath. Can Melari handle the challenge? Teaser: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-O9xvQCLq6I

"Reborn as Nox Zephyros" In a world where power and magic rule, a young boy named Nox Zephyros is reincarnated into a powerful and ambitious family with a legacy steeped in both strength and danger. As the twelfth child of a patriarchal family, Nox’s path to survival is fraught with intense training, rivalry, and the looming threat of war. Awakened to his own magical potential at a young age, Nox discovers that he possesses three rare elements: Lightning, Gravity, and the Void. As he hones his abilities, he must navigate the cutthroat politics of his family, where every cousin, sibling, and relative vies for dominance in the quest to claim the patriarch's throne. Facing fierce competition, the awakening of powerful enemies, and the collapse of ancient seals keeping the world’s most dangerous creatures at bay, Nox must decide how far he’s willing to go to survive—and whether his strength is enough to protect the ones he loves.

Slow and Exciting Story about Wood Golem Journey to Heaven

You'll learn numerous stories from this anthology series. Vol. 1: Falling With You = Jackson Freeman must clear his name from a scandal with Lisa Fatmawati, a friend who is also an actress. Vol. 2: Summer Vacation in Dread Islet = 10 artists from 6 different acting schools vacation on an island called The Dread Islet in Bali, Indonesia. They take a vacation to celebrate their graduation from their respective acting schools, but the case arises because one of their friends should come to die cruelly, to be precise when zooming in with them before she arrives at the Islet and the culprit will target them. Who is the culprit who killed the actress? And will they survive the attack of the culprit? Or the culprit among them?

What happens when the punishment for rage-quitting an otome game… is being thrown into it? Lyra Hart, a sarcastic gamer girl with a talent for breaking fourth walls and controllers, finds herself trapped inside the very game she swore to never touch again—Crimson Hearts: Reversed Fates. It’s a brutal otome game known for its impossible routes, unkillable villainess, and heartbreak endings. Except now, she’s the villainess. To make things worse, her mysterious captor is none other than Raven, a smug little raven (literally) who claims this is punishment for “disrespecting fate.” But behind his teasing smile and purple eyes hides a shocking truth. As Lyra tries to navigate palace schemes, glitchy romance routes, and a dangerously handsome crown prince who might be more than just a love interest, she must decide: Is she playing the game… or is the game playing her?

Maybe in another life, we'd live in a small town where weird things don't happen.

A house in the woods, the Appalachian mountains surrounding it on all sides. many owners, but none stay too long, whether they’re chased away or taken. short stories of the home and its demented tenants deepen as the tales unfold and interwine together, each incident and haunting tying together in a terrifying mix of emotions. as the scared tenants come and go, The House in The Woods claims their souls.

[MATURE CONTENT] Chloe Betram, the beautiful daughter of Cuthbert Betram, leader and ruler of the humans in a City where the vampires invaded, the City of Galea, had a long-life dream to get married and build a home with Geoffrey Fergal, an infamous farmer. However, that dream is crushed when her father informs her that she would be getting married to the ruthless General and ruler of the vampires, General Grant Reynard. General Grant Reynard wasn't just a vampire - the creature that had taken over the humans' land and massacred them - he was a ruthless General that led the terrorism conspired by the vampires against the humans and had massacred over 100 nations. However, Chloe's marriage to the General was more than it seems. Chloe was infact the reincarnation of one of the people General Grant had murdered brutally. Chloe is cursed to reincarnate into General Grant's bride in order to save the world from the plague that is General Grant. She is a sacrifice.

Renji Kuroda has no future, no family, and no desire to continue. At 20, locked in a small apartment after his parents fell into a coma and his successful siblings rejected him, he survives aimlessly. But everything changes one night, when he crosses paths with Ichika, a 14-year-old orphan girl trying to steal food. He only wanted to pay for her dinner. Sarcastic, foul-mouthed, and distrustful, Ichika is a storm in the form of a child. Together, unwittingly, they begin to build something neither of them knew they needed: a place they can finally call home. A story of two lost strangers who accidentally collide... and end up saving each other.

She’s been invisible for years—quiet, unnoticed, and content with blending into the background. But everything begins to change in her final year when a popular boy suddenly sees what no one else ever did. In a world of hallway whispers and high school chaos, can the girl who was always overlooked survive the spotlight of love? A story of silence, stares, and the kind of love that sneaks up on you when you least expect it.