by The Busy Man at Midnight
One day, Su Qi suddenly discovers he has a peculiar ability: he can see Easter eggs hidden in the world around him. These aren’t just bits of extra information; by performing specific actions, he can unlock hidden rewards.While everyone else is fleeing in terror from a vengeful female ghost, Su Qi is already setting the table for a candlelit dinner, chatting amiably with her.[You acquire her husband's hat, a mysterious artifact that, when thrown, locks onto enemies and delivers a devastating men…
by Varius_the_Mundi
An Earth where the 2012 apocalypse craze resulted in a worldwide phenomena where beings from tales of old and new manifest, A mysterious mirage-like continent forms in the corner of every sailor's eye, and much more. You follow a new employee of the Eschaton Foundation, 5 years after, delving into the New Era's chaotic depths in search of something plaguing his dreams.This story will soon be on Royal Road too, under the profile in the URL: https://www.royalroad.com/profile/511489/fictions.
by Ottttttttto
Have you ever stared directly at the moon?A hundred years ago, the Blood Moon emerged.Mythical creatures descended from the lunar surface, bringing unimaginable slaughter upon humanity.In the brink of extinction, seven human legendary warriors awakened SSS-level talents, leading mankind in a desperate counterattack.The tide of war began to turn.The invaders from the moon were driven back, inch by inch.Now, in the final stage of this long war, victory is within humanity’s grasp.And you—A boy born…
by Memento_
Riven was nothing but a powerless runt until necromancers razed his village and butchered his sister before his eyes. As his blood soaked the dirt, his Sigil ignited, granting him a gift. He can die and reform, a cycle that resets with every rank he climbs. But fate wasn’t done screwing him. In the catacombs beneath the ruins, he found the Death Ledger—a death contract that bound him against his will to hunt those who’ve cheated death across dimensions. Historical legendary heroes and villains…
by Jyojiko
"What the fuck did you send over, Nicky?" Laurie is screaming over the phone at six fucking o'clock in the morning."It has a note. And I believe that the message was clear." the name Nicky answered."Well that's exactly, why I am asking!" she exclaimed angrily, glaring at the innocently looking red leather pill box, that is instantly recognizable as a famous jewelry brand, sitting on her kitchen counter, with a note that says - I heard you cry over a guy, here's a small gift to let you know tha…
by Vivien Dean
For his twenty-fifth birthday, Alec Savage gets the gift of a lifetime -- the chance to meet his father for the very first time. What he finds upon his arrival in Washington, DC, however, is not what he expects. A smashed window. An empty house. A scrawled note with his name and a phone number on it. Panicked, he dials the number and talks to an uncle he never knew he had, one who insists Alec is in danger if he stays in the house. That’s when everything starts to get weird.<br><br>Within minute…
by ManyWriters
In high school, a girl photoshopped my face onto porn, and “slut” was scrawled all over my locker.Ten years later, my husband, Charles, appeared on her YouTube livestream.“She has already paid the price for her past,” he pleaded with me. “You're doing so much better than she is now, so just let go of all that unpleasantness.”I wanted a divorce. He said I was being hysterical.The next day, I woke up in a speeding car, my hands and feet bound.Charles’s voice was strained. “I'm sorry. Someone put a…
by loathing_rat
When a nameless gutter-rat in the smog-choked City of Iron scrawls a stolen ley-map beneath Maiden Bridge, a single tram-spark ignites his chalk, and the hidden System awakens. Status: Null Overtone (Stable) Spectral Mass: 0 Constraint: Undefined Paradox Risk: 97 %Instead of dying, the boy becomes Cipher, a living contradiction who can slip into the zero-gaps between atoms, borrow power he doesn’t own, and repay it as silence. The discovery paints a target on his back: gladiator bounty-hunte…
by CausticPepper
"During the Age of Blades, the day when a moon appears, hovering in the sky, so far yet so close, weeping with one singular eye, one is tasked with gathering all of the Blades of Mantra. Gather them at the center point of the eye. Only then will your wish be granted, and a new age will begin." A prophecy found scrawled on rotting old tablets, deep within the Abyssal Plains. These are the tales it is based upon. A Tale of Blades and Wishes.
by eva_mo
Dustville—a quiet, wealthy town where nothing ever went wrong.Until now.Something—or someone—is taking people. No witnesses. No bodies.Just a single message, scrawled in blood:"The Sacrifice Was Accepted."The sheriff is paralyzed by fear. The townspeople are losing faith.Sometimes the only way to deal with a monster is to bring in another monster.
by DaoistHJJf4G
Struggling until thirty-eight yet still unable to afford a home, forced to pay a three-hundred-thousand yuan dowry just to get married, scrimping and saving for half a lifetime, grinding so hard it felt like his liver would shatter—yet where was the money? Who had taken all the wealth? With countless grievances weighing on his heart, Jiang Qin was reborn at eighteen. The moment he opened his eyes, only one thought filled his mind: start a business and make money. First step—take back the love…
by shanine_adwang
In a city soaked in rain and regret, Ji-Han lives by one rule: don’t get attached. That’s until he sees a message scrawled on a graffiti-covered wall—“Break my bed, not my heart —and can't stop thinking about the stranger behind it.Enter Jae-In. Sharp-tongued, bold-eyed, and every bit the chaos Ji-Han doesn’t need. Their first encounter is a collision of egos, flirtation, and fire. Their second? A challenge too tempting to ignore.What starts as a dangerous game of seduction turns into something …
by ThomasMiller
In the Calabriani’s trusted lieutenants, Rocco and Enzo, were discovered killed in the streets with messages scrawled in their blood, the game was afoot. Someone had crossed the line.Luca looked down at the bloody letters scrawed on the wall. “Vengeance knows no master,” they read. A challenge. A declaration.“Who would dare?” he mumbled, his fist tightening around the edge of his desk. His thoughts wandered who would be so bold as to defy him?It wasn’t merely some frenemy or a betrayed ally. It…
by Smith_10
I came to Blackmere University with a scholarship, a plan, and a dead sister whose name no one dared mention.I didn’t come here to fall for him — the golden boy with a dark smile, a reputation for ruin, and ties to the one name my sister scrawled on her final note:Killian Vale.He’s dangerous. Rich. Untouchable. His father owns half the school. He’s everything I’m supposed to hate. But every time he looks at me, I forget the rules.I'm here to uncover the truth. But the closer I get to him… the mo…
by Anna_7507
A quiet town. A perfect place to disappear.Calla arrives with nothing but a suitcase and a name scrawled on an old postcard — the last trace of her missing sister.The town of Edevane seems peaceful, its people devout and kind, the Church of the New Covenant at its heart. But under the smiles and sermons, something festers. Secrets cling to the walls like rot. Eyes follow. Doors stay locked. And once you're in...you don't leave.As Calla settles into her new life, strange things begin to happen — …
by Solo42
I introduce you to Prince!A dazzling boy. A stunning boy. A superior boy!Prince, in all of his blood, glory, and agony!Prince the peasant.Prince the false royal.Prince the blasphemer.Read it.I implore you.But can you witness genius unfold?Can you?Can you handle the raw, the intense, the unseen-Scrawled upon the page like blood on white cloth?Read it - I dare you!Try to understand - You won't.Look upon my work -ye mighty- and behold.You think your mind can handle the agony I leak?You think, you r…
by David_Kennedy_3053
In the shadowed year of 4416, a world bows beneath The Order’s iron faith, where silence hides dread and ancient horrors stir in the void. Grimm, a former High Bishop roused from an endless sleep, rides into a forsaken land guided by cryptic visions and a blood-scrawled map. What lies in the decaying village ahead—a cult’s dark secret, a force beyond reason, or a betrayal he can’t escape? As the earth itself whispers of doom, Grimm descends into a labyrinth of shadows, where every step unravels …
by Odeya_Kay
At Umbravale high, nothing ever stays hidden for long_ especially not when you're one of the eight. In their final year, four boys and four girls begin seeing cryptic messages scrawled across walls and whispered in their dreams. Warnings of a dragon. A temple. A past that refuses to stay buried. What starts as eerie coincidences spirals into a chilling revelation: they are the reincarnations of ancients beings, brought back to right a centuries old wrong. Now bound by destiny and hunted by shad…
by DaoistCNVUyT
It all started with a paper plane. A simple, impulsive gesture—a checklist scrawled onto a scrap of paper, thrown across a room. Are you single? Are you gay? A moment meant to be fleeting. A question meant as a joke. But when Lia catches it, when she marks it and hands it back with nothing but a quiet “Here,” something shifts in Chantel’s world.She wasn’t supposed to fall for her. Lia wasn’t supposed to say yes to a relationship. And yet, against all odds, they happened. What follows is a love s…
by ShannonMMetcalf
The residents of Dryden and Cortland N.Y. slept away as they always did, per routine, whilst the police forces of each town were very much awake. Had it not been for the caffeine in their systems, the excitement of the investigation’s end would have pushed them through the last stretch. Yellow tape marked off the entrance into Tompkins Cortland Community College, as to not disturb the groups of officers awaiting to infiltrate the building. Samantha Hive, a girl in her early twenties is approachi…