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Devil’s Bedtime Stories An Anthology of One-Shot Horror Tales > “Not all stories are meant to be told at night. Some were never meant to be told at all…” Behind every nightmare lies a truth that someone tried to bury. In this collection of twisted horror one-shots, each volume opens the door to a different darkness— where hotel rooms rewrite your soul, shadows remember your name, and monsters don’t hide under your bed... they tuck you in. From cursed lakes and haunted towns to devils disguised as bedtime storytellers, every tale in this anthology is a slow, inescapable descent into madness, dread, and the chilling possibility that you were never alone to begin with. Once you open this book, you're already part of the story. And the Devil never forgets his readers. This is not a book for sleep. This is a book for those who want to know what's waiting in the dark... For those who are ready to stop pretending the whisper under their bed was the wind. For those who understand: > Once you start reading… you can’t unread what follows. --- SERIES FORMAT: Each Volume = One Complete Horror Story Every Release = A New Devil’s Bedtime Tale No Endings Are Safe. No Truth Is Entirely Buried. Every Story Is a Doorway You Choose to Open. --- > “Once you read it, it knows you. Once you dream it, it never leaves.”

Ethan's story begins as he narrowly escapes a relentless Android patrol in the rain-soaked city. The world is dominated by machines, and humans live in constant fear.

Simone Jackson is struggling in her first job out of college. Running errands for a city councilman in Washington, DC, isn't all that fun in the June heat, but Simone has big plans about being a politician, and this is a big step. Still, the humidity is hard to ignore, as is a tray of free lemonade left in front of a house with the most gorgeous garden Simone has ever seen. And the owner of the garden? Not half bad looking, either.<br><br>Natia Savea, a transplant from Samoa, is gentle, kind, and the center of the neighborhood. Her garden has become a paradise for everyone around to come and beat the heat. Natia soon becomes the center of Simone's life, too.<br><br>But when Natia’s home is threatened, can Simone take on City Council and save the day ... and the woman she’s grown to love?

Having no magic in a world filled with it is difficult. However, having been born in a supportive family and village is helpful, especially when they are all abnormally strong. This fact makes Nikes life much easier as she is taught how to use the sword from those people. Of course, like all stories, her life changes after a single day. Note: I don't really like working with AI for images, but the cover I wanted was the cover of a song album which is where I got the entire idea of this story from, so I decided to suck it up and use AI. Also, any and all criticism of this story is welcomed!

In the year 2020 on the 20th of June, humanity underwent a massive change. On this day humanity all got a message on a hologram like screen saying. THE CURRENT STATUS QUO IS BORING! PLEASE ROLL FOR YOUR STATS! THE REST OF YOUR CUSTOMISATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE AFTER ROLLING FOR YOUR STATS. At the same time, large structures began sprouting out of the ground. And the world as we knew it changed.

The year is 2422, humans have discarded their indifference's and ''UNITED'' under the leadership of a single man 'Shiva'. Earth is now officially known as the '"United Nations of Earth" (UNE) and every single country has unanimously elected Shiva as the 1st Chancellor of the United Nations of Earth. All the current countries in the United Nations of Earth are part of a Union which means they can never be separated. Through their joint efforts the United Nations of Earth has achieved Interstellar travel. This technology has opened a Pandora's box which can never be closed again, only time will tell if the United Nations of Earth thrives and becomes an intergalactic empire or dies out. A mysterious boy has been born, will he be able to become the beacon of hope for humanity? (DISCLAIMER- THIS STORY IS SET IN A PARALLEL UNIVERSE)

Humans, Demi-Humans, Beast-Folk, Elves, and Dwarfs have been at war with the United forces of the great demon Lord for over 100 years without a break bringing both sides to utter exhaustion but due to the disunity of the human races the demon Lords army won after using humanities weakness against them. After losing the great war, humanity was forced to pass the impassable Great Stren mountain range resulting in a great loss of souls of the remaining human army and fleeing citizens of fallen kingdoms. Passing through the Great Stren mountains humanity rebuilt what it had lost from scratch, brick by brick, stone by stone. After many years of reorganisation, regret and sorrow, the leaders of each race got together to create a monarchy supported by a council made up of the leaders of each race to make sure the actions, reforms, and laws of the monarch were not biased to a single race, as well as being advisors to the monarch. It's been months since the council formed, and they still couldn't decide. Then suddenly a baby cry was heard outside the tent, halting all arguments on deciding who should be the new monarch. He was a young half elf half human who was bearly a few months old. Almost without resistance, the leaders agreed to make him the new monarch of the federation All leaders agreed to make the newborn child full monarch at the age of 50, before that the child would learn new things from each race, language and culture each year in a different place to learn different ways cultures adapted to the new lands But eventually, all that's good must come to an end. Year 53 A report comes from the Northwind pass stating reports of enemy troops moving into the area preparing for a siege. Peace has come to an end. The age of struggle for survival has begun. Will humanity prevail or will they fall below the knee of the demon Lord's grand army?

[Ding! The 'Randomly Spend' Tycoon System is at your service.] On her way to work, Yun Zijin was bound by a system named 'Randomly Spend'. [Spending Task Completed. A 2x rebate has been triggered. Ownership of Villa No. 1 at Xingyu Mansion. The related documents have been placed in the system backpack.] [Spending Task Completed. A 3x rebate has been triggered. Ownership of Dingsi Building. The related documents have been placed in the system backpack.] ... Yun Zijin was dazzled by the system's rewards, only to be told that her wealthy parents had found her? That she's the true daughter of the Xia Family of Dijing? Being bound to the Tycoon System was exciting for Yun Zijin, but she refused to be part of any cliché wealthy family drama. The Xia Family of Dijing? Yun Zijin: Get lost! Don't even think about associating with me!

One day, a strange hand suddenly appeared inside Chi Wan’s interdimensional space. Its owner claimed to be living in the apocalypse—starving, desperate—and begged to trade anything he had for food. Chi Wan stared at the pile of Imperial Green jade, oversized diamonds, and dozens of kilograms of gold bars he offered… and fell into deep thought. …Wasn’t this a little too profitable? From then on, her connection to the apocalypse only grew stronger. The mysterious man—who turned out to be a powerful figure—used his Wood Ability to help her revive rare orchids, cultivate endangered plants, and even harvest zombie crystal cores for the country. As for Chi Wan? She only had three responsibilities: feed him, feed him, and keep feeding him. Somehow, without realizing it, a group of extraordinary men began to gather around her: A genius research scientist. An aloof, abstinent CEO. A cold and ruthless Soldier King… In front of Chi Wan, they were gentle, attentive, and impeccably polite—each trying to outshine the others. Behind her back? They were one step away from tearing each other apart. Meanwhile, on the other side of the spatial link… The so-called King of the Apocalypse clenched his teeth in silence as he listened to these men compete for her attention. As for Chi Wan? “I’m busy getting rich and supporting my family,” she said calmly. “A battle royale of suitors? I have no idea what you’re talking about.” Until one day— An absurdly handsome man appeared at the gates of her villa… carrying a sack filled with gold and jewels. “I’m here to marry into your family,” he declared. Chi Wan glanced at him, then at the newly connected wasteland world inside her space… …and once again fell into deep thought.

While training in a Secret Realm, Ning Xuan was accidentally sucked into a spatial rift. Under the protection of the Spirit Plant Ghost-faced Red Vine, her soul body escaped the spatial rift and arrived in a strange world, possessing the body of a young girl who had been murdered and had no spiritual power. In the process of obtaining the original owner's identity information, Ning Xuan was detected to have an awakened spiritual power. According to Federation law, all Spirit Controllers with awakened spiritual power must have their genetic information collected for compatibility matching. Because her compatibility was too high, Ning Xuan subsequently received 5 mandatory Contract messages. However, her Contractors, disliking her for her low Spiritual Power Level, all chose to hide their own information.