by AceAmbrosia
WPC July 2023 Winner.When the Demons and Angels of the 99th floor detected a threat to their reign, they teamed up to topple the man who'd placed them in such a situation.The Lord of Sins, a walking calamity of the Heaven's Spire, had put pressure on the transcendents no mortal had ever done.However, before the Lord of Sins could revolt against their reign, the Demons and Angels decided to nip the threat in the bud.Manipulating his clanmates, using other clans, controlling fate...They used all p…
by HEllO
Cael is no legend – just a skilled thief drowning in debt. When a final job offers a way out, he must steal the Null Contract from the Ledger Spire, a towering archive of every obligation ever sworn.But the Spire is alive. It reshapes its halls, whispering temptations and stealing memories with every step. As Cael navigates its labyrinth alone, he faces an impossible choice: unleash humanity’s freedom or seal its chains forever.In the end, he made a sacrifice to keep the world intact, emerging w…
by Rouie_
[WSA 2025 Entry]Aiden Chase has always lived in the shadow of his family’s legacy. As the eldest son of the renowned Chase family, celebrated for their relentless pursuit and capture of Magi- beings cursed with extraordinary powers- he was raised to uphold their prestigious name. But everything changes when Aiden awakens to a power of his own, a fire within that marks him as the very thing his family hunts. When his father hunts him down, Aiden is rescued and taken to Genvah Academy, an illustri…
by Shade9Gate
Kael Renard awakens in a mist-veiled realm, bound to the Void Spire—a sentient tower adrift between shattered dimensions. Marked by a glowing sigil, he’s forced into a deadly climb toward a reality-shaping wish. Guided by the cryptic Keeper of Echoes, Kael navigates a labyrinth of riddles, time-warped floors, and shadow-born horrors alongside a rogue alchemist and a secretive swordsman. As rival transmigrants and the Spire’s nightmares close in, clues unravel a cosmic betrayal linking Kael’s pas…
by SanguineLord
Ezekiel is a native of the Abyss Floors and has lived in squalor his entire life. After an attempted suicide, he awakens—and sees his chance to escape the Abyss and challenge the wild floors of the Tower.
by underthedraft
A single, towering city rises from a vast, lifeless wasteland—a remnant of an ancient war that shattered the world. The Spire is surrounded by a powerful storm barrier, keeping the horrors outside at bay. It is said that beyond the storm, the land is overrun by Wraithborn—once-humans mutated into relentless, armored behemoths that feed on the energy of the living.The city's elite defenders, known as the Stormguard, wear specialized gauntlets that allow them to channel the energy of the storm its…
by Vulcan7567
A man finds himself in an almost endless city. He has lost his past, objective, and even his name. The city was once a thriving utopia filled with magic. Now it is a capital of monsters and foolish adventurers. Yet out of all the ruins and castles one thing sticks out the most. A single black spire that seems to reach higher than the clouds. Now he will try his hardest to survive in this almost desolate land, and maybe get some answers.
by Kogatsu
Edwin, a man 21 years of age, was thrown into a tower with millions of other people by some unknown administrators. These administrators had given everyone talents so they could climb the tower, but no one has a clue what challenges the tower will offer. Edwin, with a unique talent, decides to give clearing the tower a shot, but a lot of problems await him. Ones that may leave him… broken. Will he clear the tower? Or will he lose his mind trying?---[Cover art is mine]
by Tee_Velous
The original story of SPIRE, the open world mmorpg that stuck hundreds and thousands of teenagers everywhere into the game’s world itself. Three people named Blaine, Cassiel & Galanore teamed up with each other in order to survive and thrive in this new world as they defeat enemies and become stronger together. Everyone’s lives are on the line in there. Because in SPIRE, you only have one life. No such thing as respawning. No telling what could happen, the fate of humanity is in their hands. The…
by UNBROKEN
Eighteen year old Blaine Walker hears about an upcoming game called SPIRE that’s being released tomorrow on a live television announcement. The world’s most highly anticipated game that’s said to knock the socks off every gamer. Once the game releases, the millions of people who logged into the game along with Blaine suddenly get warped into their computer screens and become their own selected players. They’re expected to live their new lives as their animated players in this open fantasy world.…
by Kira_L
Kwon Min-jae, a washed-up 35-year-old office worker betrayed by his company, falls asleep playing *Sword Sovereign’s Legacy*, a game that became his refuge. He wakes as Darius Veyra, a disgraced blade instructor exiled from the Crimson Spire Academy after a false treason charge. With a system interface in his head and execution looming, he must wield two rare stigmata—*Forge of the Void* to craft blades from will, and *Eye of the Flaw* to see weaknesses—to clear his name. Facing a sister who loa…
by 1nick1
The Spire is the tower of despair, it is filled with monsters and beasts, legends said that a legendary hero had managed to slay The Spire on his own, but no one ever saw him again to this day.Wiliam, a young man who has forgotten his past, with only one thing left in his memories that is The Spire. Join him, as he enters The Spire and trys his best to climb to the top, though he would quickly learn that success can only be achieved after many failures.
by Nonmatter
"Where were you when the Spires emerged?"True North is a Prophet, a person unlucky enough to have come into direct contact with the Spires, an experience which gifted him with miraculous Senses and an instinctual understanding of the Spires' motives, purpose, and the use of the strange energy that seems to flow from them. As the price for this, North morphs from average university student into an eclectic, near-mute eccentric who never strays from the Path he can See. Follow True North and his P…
by Fu_Xin_yi
Ameira, the youngest daughter of the noble Ileriyma household, has always lived in the shadow of her stern, unyielding sister Salvina. Bound by the constraints of her privileged upbringing, Ameira longs for the freedom to forge her own destiny. But a chance encounter with a mysterious stranger, Liam, awakens a hidden power within Ameira – a gift of sorcery that promises to unlock a world of untold possibilities. As the two become drawn to each other, their budding romance ignites a dangerous gam…
by isaiahgorman0
This is anthology series based on my series "Spire of Madness" which is a high fantasy world in which eldritch creatures torment the minds of the weak and manipulate them into summoning such creatures. These short stories can range from sci-fi to grimdark high fantasy and more.
by BlackbeardtheBear
In the annual magic awakening ceremony of Wildly Wind Village, Largas and Shinna, two siblings bound by the same bloodline, were required to undergo the traditional ritual passed down through generations. Shinna received the legendary power of a holy saint, the magic of gold. Largas, though not granted a legendary power, discovered that his mana was as vast as a boundless lake.However, the peace of the village was shattered when a dragon catastrophe struck, reducing the entire village to ashes. …
by MysticXiao
When a mysterious and colossal tower emerges at the world's heart, it quickly becomes humanity's greatest threat. Its interior teems with dangerous creatures possessing immense magical power, vowing to one day conquer the earth. To counter this menace, elite adventurers band together to brave its perilous floors, each deadlier than the last. Among them are daring warriors with unwavering resolve, their skills honed for the impossible.But as they climb higher, they uncover secrets about the tower…