waking vigil

"In the face of survival, will you still cling on to your ideal?" Keiko sought desperately an answer for herself and the future she vowed to protect. In the end, what would she choose? --- Keiko Lee, a female Special Assault Team (SAT) woke up in the body of the infamous "Death Reaper", the rising star mech soldier of Earth Federation more than 100 years in the future. The Earth had gone through devastating change after a round of nuclear war, natural disaster, and alien invasion while a huge threat was still looming over humanity's future. Having no other option, she has to adapt to her new world fast while unknowingly becoming the center of the storm known as revolution. Meanwhile, Jeanne Armstrong, a prodigious black-bellied female major who is also a senior technical officer, a military research expert, and a female instructor in the highest military academy in the Federation, keeps teasing and seducing her to her heart's content. Keiko who sought survival and perhaps, a way home, and Jeanne who will do anything for her freedom. What will happen to them when their fate entangled with each other? +++ Precept: Jeanne leaned on Keiko’s side and rested her head on her uninjured right shoulder. "If you feel guilty about me, please don't push me away. Just think of it as you act for the sake of your goal, and I am for the sake of my oath. We are comfortable using each other like this and we know each other well, isn't it good? " Keiko's hands trembled, she caressed Jeanne's face gently, while her head was lowered. She said, "You... don't be so nice to me..." "Pfft, I've made it clear that I want to use you, and you still say I'm good to you? Are you stupid?" "If I am really stupid, I probably wouldn't be sitting here talking to you right now," Keiko whispered. "Hmph! You know it in your hear all those words really hurt me very much, you’re terrible." "Do you think I want to say that much? It really makes me suffocate, each and every word. I'm just afraid that you will suffer a lot if you choose me, and I'm afraid that I can't take care of you well." “Heh!” Jeanne snorted, "You? Taking care of me? It would be nice if you didn't bother me to take care of you. You damn block of wood, you want to piss me off, don’t you?" “......” "Don't you have anything to say?" Jeanne looked up at her. Keiko didn't speak but lowered her head and pressed Jeanne’s lips with hers. Jeanne's eyes widened for a moment before the corners of her eyes and lips drew a beautiful arc as she stretched out her arms around Keiko's neck, and pull Keiko’s face to hers. --- cover commissioned by: IG: @vatarison.art

A Tik-Tok style anthology of 100 word stories of fiction, horror and Sci-fi.

not my story

Ethan Voss hasn't slept properly in five years. Then one Tuesday night he gets the best sleep of his life — and never wakes up. Trapped inside an infinite dreamscape with no exit, hunted by a creature that was human once and lost itself mapping every layer of this place, Ethan has one option: keep running. Keep jumping from dream to dream before it finds him. The only problem is, every time he moves, it already knows where he's going. And the longer he stays, the more of himself he loses.

Eloise Wright was a young lady from a bad background, was ridiculed and tasteless. Dominic Richardson was very dissatisfied with that marriage with her, and he was either with a popular idol or a bikini girl for three days. Eloise Wright yelled all of sudden: “Don’t you like me at all?” “Don’t blabber such meaningless words!” “So, won’t you be loyal to this marriage for the rest of your life?” “As long as it’s you, then never!” Eloise Wright knew that he would not be a good father, so she decided to end the marriage for the sake of the child in her womb, “Then let’s get a divorce!” Six years later, Eloise Wright transferred and returned home. Dominic Richardson pulled her directly into the corner where no one was around, and pressed her against the wall. “Eloise Wright, where are my children?” “Gone! It’s a great idea not to communicate with each other, so it’s a clean break!” Dominic Richardson yelled red-eyed: “Then, give me another set of twins, you owe me!” After saying that, he directly groped her! At that time, the three little kids jumped out, “Daddy, let go of my mommy!” Dominic Richardson felt lost and puzzled. Why was there an extra child?

‘A ship is a female after all!’ The man, now known as Abyssal thought to herself. This is the story of a man who woke up one day and realised that he became a ship. A broken ship that's stranded in space with a skeleton as a captain, but nevertheless a ship! Now, S.A.S Abyssal (Self Aware Ship Abyssal) roamed space freely, wanting to find her purpose in this endless void. Along the way, she upgraded herself, found other Living Cores such as herself, got herself a maid, got into a dogfight, went space mining, upgraded herself further, steered through a minefield, encountered a supernova and even found genetically engineered catgirls! Also, it turned out that there was some sort of crazed bounty hunter out for her blood! But wait there was more! She also somehow got herself involved in an intergalactic space war! ‘Wait wait wait! What the hell is this?! What am I supposed to do now!?’

Begun on a whim, to be written in fragments... A mythical take on current events and old legends. When mankind retreats, the earth shifts, and the sleeping dragons awake. -- Contest category: Evolution (It might also be seen as apocalyptic, given the virus outbreak parallel, but it is more focused on the concept of guided evolution in my mind.)

Warning! Explicit Content!! Readers discretion advised!!! Adaeze is the daughter of one of the wealthiest men in Imo state, she has a very strict and boring upbringing. And she is about to get married to a man that is just like her father. Just two weeks to her wedding, under the guise of going to another friend's wedding, she decides to indulge herself one time before she gets married. It is going to be a week of insane sex and chivalry, she sets out to discover herself. And what she finds leaves her shocked... Because what started out as a mere thought, was just the waking of a hungry beast. And she had no way of taming it at all. This is a fiction story that is inspired by true events.

Betrayed by his girlfriend. Hunted by his enemies. His best friend sacrificed alive. And he himself—sentenced to death. Moments before execution, Eren Kai awakens a forbidden power— to feed on sin, to burn with evil. A remnant left behind by the Vigil-Wyrm's progenitor, forged at the cost of an entire clan in the ancient war against the Demon Primogenitor. When Seraphine takes her own life at her wedding... When the true culprit behind the Veyne family massacre finally reveals themselves... Eren realizes a terrifying truth— Someone has been using his "sins" to ignite the final ritual. On the day when All Sins Converge, the Demon Primogenitor will return. The apocalyptic calamity from seven thousand years ago will once again sweep across the world. Eren finally understands the only path left: He must devour the Demon Primogenitor—the source of all sin. But if he fails... he will become the new Lord of Sins, an existence far more horrifying than any Demon Primogenitor. Sin will devour the world. And he must devour sin first. - To all readers: In order to bring you higher-quality content, updates on this account will now stop. We’ve moved to a new account where even more polished and exciting chapters will be released. Please continue reading at the new link: http://wbnv.in/a/e5jVffJ Thank you for your support!

In the vast Felis Empire, power is held not by the throne alone, but by the ruthless systems that keep nations dependent: food, trade, medicine, and debt. At the center of southern commerce stands House Ashbourne, controlling the Empire's vital ports and its fragile relationship with the maritime kingdom of Eshid. Born into this power was Lady Eunice Ashbourne. Daughter of Count Ashbourne and the legendary Dame Helena, Eunice was never meant to fit the delicate, fragile image imperial society demanded. Tall, broad-shouldered, and physically commanding, she feels entirely out of place among the polished aristocracy. While other nobles lose themselves in superficial etiquette, Eunice finds solace within crowded kitchens, endlessly perfecting her culinary craft. She is far more comfortable among the warmth, noise, and honest labor of the stoves than the hollow glamour of high society. To the court, she is improper. To ordinary people, she is real. But beneath the Empire's glittering wealth lies a brutal world of monopolies and calculated manipulation, while beyond its shores waits an ancient, lawless force: the ocean. Long ago, the Empire attempted to conquer the northern waters, but the sea swallowed their armadas whole, and none returned. Only the Eshid Kingdom dared to master the Abyss, a pitch-black, high-pressure trench system teeming with apex Leviathans, Sirens, and ancient horrors. Through specialized abyssal technology, Eshid has harnessed the power of the depths and is expanding southward, bringing advanced medicine and a naval supremacy capable of reshaping the continent. Leading this expansion is Gerald Helium, commander of Eshid's feared Black Tide Fleet, a man hardened by ocean storms, relentless warfare, and the darkness of the trenches. To the Empire, Gerald is an existential peril. To Eunice, he is something far more dangerous. Because while the world views her commanding stature as a flaw, deeming her too tall and too much, Gerald looks at her and sees a woman whose strength was never a mistake. As political friction fractures the Great Houses and ancient terrors stir beneath the black waters, Eunice is pulled into a dangerous vortex of power, reputation, and desire. The old systems of control are fracturing; the tides are changing.