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Lord of The Oneiric

You think your daily grind is bad, try surviving a global empire that literally codified your thoughts. Welcome to the Eternal Empire, an undefeated war machine that swallowed your version of America, the Alliance Circle, and turned the planet into a smoke-choked factory. Here, the Iron Heart Royal Family rules by the ledger. If you utter a weird midnight vision over breakfast, your mates will report you within sixty minutes just to save their own skin. The efficiency Mandate shows up and screams, “YOUR GUILTY OF BREAKING LAW 1-A, COME WITH US NOW!” through a steam-powered megaphone, and drag you off to a correctional facility. It is a dry, rigid world, completely locked down, unless you count the monks left alone at the edge of the world to study the black, creature-infested abyss of the deep ocean. Then there is Nate. He is a tall, lanky, awkwardly built lad whose limbs are constantly tripping over his own shadow. When he is not at the gym being mostly excellent at getting punched in the face, he is hunched over a cluttered workbench in his damp flat, happily tinkering with broken gears, copper wires, and loose brass valves just to see how they work. Once upon a time, he had this grand, romantic childhood dream about making dreams legal and redefining efficiency for the people. But he grew up, looked at the world, and realised he was just a clumsy nobody. He gave up on that rubbish ages ago. He was perfectly content just fixing old clockwork trinkets and staying out of the rain. Until a midnight visit from his childhood friend, Elara, leaves him with a completely wiped memory, and a sudden, terrifying change of heart. The forbidden subconscious is bleeding into the streets, dragging Nate into the Oneiric, a surreal wasteland born from a celestial crash two thousand years ago. This power is not a clean magic system, it is an ocean of madness. There are no clean levelling systems here. You want power, you plunge straight into the dark water, swimming in the trenches and risking a slow mental rot until your pressure-crushed brain violently explodes. Making you become what is known as “Steam-psychosis”

T_D_Murk · Sci-fi
7 Chs

The Watcher of the Broken Citadel

In a world where reality is only a surface layer, hidden fractures known as Thresholds bleed into existence warping space, rewriting natural laws, and birthing creatures that should never have been. Most people never see them. Those who do rarely survive. Leon Ryder does. Thrown into this hidden side of existence, Leon becomes a Veil Dependent one of the few capable of interacting with the forces that leak from these Thresholds. But power here does not come freely. It must be earned through knowledge, through artifacts, through rituals, and through something far more dangerous: Understanding. Because every Veil is not just power. It is identity. It is will. And it watches back. As Leon undertakes missions with the Machina organization, he begins to uncover the structure behind this hidden world ancient ruins that whisper forgotten histories, materials tied to lost epochs, and rituals that reveal truths the human mind was never meant to hold. But something about Leon is… different. His body resists what should destroy him. His mind endures what should break him. And his path leads him somewhere no one else has gone willingly: A broken citadel beyond reality. A throne that should not exist. And a gaze that does not simply see… but observes everything. As the line between knowledge and madness begins to blur, Leon steps deeper into a system built on progression, sacrifice, and control where every advancement demands a price, and every truth risks unraveling the self. Because in this world, the greatest danger isn’t the creatures within the Thresholds it’s what happens when you start to understand them. Pssst… Hey. Yeah, you. Don’t look around..I'm talking to you. First rule: Keep this quiet. Second rule: If anyone asks you didn’t hear anything. Good. Now listen. I’ve read a lot. Stories. Worlds. Lore that actually hits the kind that messes with your brain at 2 a.m. and makes you question reality a little. Some of them were insane. In a good way. But lately? …In Search of lore. My brain started filing complaints. So I did the only reasonable thing: I got annoyed. And then “Fine. I’ll do it myself.” So here we are. Just a world where: Power has weight. Knowledge bites back. Understanding? Yeah… that might ruin you. So if things get weird later, I warned you. Anyway. Enjoy the story.

Vale_1767 · Fantasy
16 Chs

After Our Decade Vol. 1-3 (English)

Series A - After Our Decade Vol. 1-3 Synopsis -In the year 2070, The ambition to change the entire world is always overwhelming, yet no one can achieve it alone. With the might of three stones. They create this half-eclipsed world, where the intertwined tales of seven characters will lead you on a journey of discovery and reveal what kind of fate.... draws them together to prevent the secret society from abusing the power of the stones. Vol. 1 - ⧗ Time (Main : Romance / Sub : Sci-fi Adventure) -Every sound creates three waves, scattered across millions of miles. Brian, a fallen veteran scarred by the cruelty of war. Adeline, a woman of wealth who finds that happiness cannot be bought. And two scavengers, hopelessly wandering through the vast darkness of space, found the mysterious stone Just to think of selling it on earth, If fate were to draw them together, what reason would bind their paths? And could that reason be strong enough to turn strangers into a bond unbroken? Vol. 2 - ☯ Soul (Main : Adventure-Action / Sub : Sci-fi Cyberpunk)  -Rose, known by the code "Hitokiri Gatana," an android built from a mysterious stone to extinguish the human spirit, begins to wonder what it means to be human. Drawn by that curiosity, he encounters a young woman, "Yoona," with a heart of pure light, one who seems to gift him the very soul he was never meant to have. Together, they must confront the red dragon that has long devoured both of their hearts. Vo.3 - ♰ Faith (Main : Dark Adventure / Sub : Action Thriller) -Mary, possessed by the "Anweald" stone and branded as a witch who brings ruin to her people. She has lost all faith in the beliefs she once held dear. She used the might of the three stones to flee away from the kingdom "Castletia"; however, she was sent to the present day. Her life, shattered by loss, takes an unexpected turn when she encounters an old countryman, an unlikely master of survival whose skills may be the only force strong enough to ward off the misfortune that shadows her while teaching her the way of living in the present day. -Moves on from main cast's backstories & wrap up world building- Series B - Behold The Trials (Draft / Main : Crime-spy fiction; Sub : Sci-fi Adventure) -The Round Table members had made their move; The government reestablished The DEKA project with the new agents. Brian, Hubert, Sam, and Rolina set out for the Lyre Colony to stop the new dictator, Hiat’wota. Known as ‘The Control,’ he had established himself as the colony’s president and taken the Axian princesses as hostages. Meanwhile, Adeline, Rose, and Yoona infiltrated a Paris fashion show to unmask the mysterious jester, ‘The Mend,’ who had been involved in the murder of Adeline’s parents. Series C - Cruel White Petunia (Draft / Main : Crime-spy fiction; Sub: Thriller) -Hubert, Brian, and Yoona were sent on a new mission to infiltrate the private island of Emilio Margoles in the Caribbean Sea, the drug lord, or "The Dream." Now, it's the time for Hubert to make Margoles pay for what he did to him years ago. On the other hand, Mary is feeling fatally ill from the side effect of the stone. She heard from the local that there is a cure up on the Estonian sea. She traveled across the world alone and found a hidden village, found to be her abandoned kingdom, "Castletia," from a hundred years ago. She finally found Edward living healthy here. People in this village worshipped a lady messiah called "Mama' Il'ja" who could cure any disease. Series D - The Dead Journal (Draft / Main : Dark Adventure; Sub : Political Fantasy) -Deep dive on Mary's grandma the apple brothers tale (Vol.3), Castletia origins, The mighty stones origins, Brian's, Mary's, and Arthur's ancestors, Past stones wielders, The hero of Castletia and the chosen one story, Foundation of The Round Table, period timeline. Series E - Wreak N Havoc (Draft) - TBA Series F - Forever Known (Draft / Final Volume) - TBA

Shekuu · Urban
80 Chs

Fragments Of Rohana

The world of Rohana exists beneath a barrier of luminous crosses that has enclosed humanity in a dome. Within it, the Rohana Federation bends to Rohai, a godlike figure whose staff bears seven crystals of immense power. His Church of Harmony has divided the world into city dwellers who harness crystal technology to live in advancement and comfort, and villagers who reject these powers, cling to simpler traditions, staying beyond the Church's reach. Haran Baratti fled his homeland and, along with his son Heron, sought refuge in Haugstad. Perhaps it was the will of the Creators, but after several star cycles of found peace, a tragedy strikes, leaving Heron to find himself alone with a mission to return to Tiwaz. The problem is that Tiwaz is in a different kingdom, a whole world away, and to get there, he'll need a special passport. One way to obtain it is to join an adventuring party that does international jobs. Heron will have to navigate a world of mechanical cities powered by crystalline powers and governed by various social structures. There he'll meet allies and face dangerous foes. And all of them have secrets; some of them, if revealed to the public, may reshape the very foundations of the Rohana Federation. Will Heron, in learning those secrets, realize that maybe some of those secrets should have stayed buried? What to expect: ‣ Dark steampunk-inspired power fantasy with extensive world-building ‣ Magic systems where power comes at a psychological cost ‣ Visceral, well-choreographed combat sequences ‣ Mysteries that unfold across multiple volumes ‣ Steampunk aesthetics merged with elemental magic ‣ Stories where the actors are often found in morally grey areas ------------------------------------------- Chapters are broken into subchapters and are released daily. Each part is between 1000 and 1500 words, depending on how the chapter is split. Exceptions are parts that have "(end)" in the title, as they serve to conclude chapters. You can directly reach me at [email protected] or on Discord (soulofchoco) for any additional inquiries.

soulofchoco · Fantasy
61 Chs

obscura

Synopsis of Obscura  In the industrial steam-powered city of Arugula, seventeen-year-old Alarich Zauberwal lives between two worlds: the ordinary life of an academy student and the hidden reality of ancient sorcery, forgotten gods, and cosmic pathways. While studying at the prestigious Aethernos Academy alongside his energetic sister Hilda, Alarich becomes drawn toward mysteries tied to the legendary founder Aethernos and the immortal sorcerer Professor Shirogane. During a lecture on advanced magic, Shirogane senses something abnormal within Alarich: a rare force known as the “Fog of Mystery,” a power tied not merely to magic, but to memory, identity, and reality itself. As strange visions begin haunting him—skeletal eyes in mirrors, riddles from forgotten entities, ancient books that write themselves, and whispers from beings beyond time—Alarich discovers that his family bloodline carries the legacy of Uki, the first sorcerer of the ancient world. Marked by a mysterious mandala tattoo and guided by cryptic prophecies about the coming “Age of Marile,” he is forced into a hidden war involving Yokai, Pathway Users, lost realms, and cosmic beings known as Concepts. Through encounters with ancient entities such as Nahara, Auron, Snowly, and The Tower, Alarich learns that magic is not simply energy—it is thought given form. The deeper he walks the Pathways, the more he realizes his fog abilities may connect him to something older than gods themselves: a primordial being called “The Concept,” the source of all imagination, sorrow, and existence. As reality begins to fracture and forgotten realms awaken beneath the world, Alarich must master the dangerous power of soul control, memory shaping, and conceptual magic before the coming catastrophe consumes humanity. But every revelation pushes him closer to a terrifying truth: The fog is not hiding him from the world. It is preparing the world for him.

MrG_TT127 · Fantasy
72 Chs