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Beware Of Chicken

Beware Of Chicken

Original Adventure Comedy Fantasy Romance Reincarnation Portal Fantasy / Isekai Martial Arts Male Lead Xianxia
27,999 Followers
1,813 Pages
17,051,581 Views
192 Chapters
Friday, August 12, 2022 6:32:14 AM

Jin Rou wanted to be a cultivator who defied the heavens, and surpassed all limits.

Unfortunately for him, he died, and now I’m stuck here. Arrogant young masters? Heavenly tribulations? Cultivating for days on end, then getting into life or death battles?

Yeah, no thanks. I'm getting out of here.

In which a transmigrator decides that the only winning move is not to play.

 

Beware of Chicken will be updated Monday, Wednesday, and Friday

Super Minion

Super Minion

Original Action Sci-fi Non-Human Lead Secret Identity Super Heroes Villainous Lead
12,571 Followers
999 Pages
3,992,089 Views
59 Chapters
Tuesday, December 1, 2020 7:41:16 AM

Fortress City has Super Villains, who have evil lairs, and in them they make super weapons. But when a bioweapon is granted super powers of its own, will Fortress City be able to handle the Super Minion?

 

The Last Orellen

The Last Orellen

Original Action Adventure Fantasy Reincarnation Male Lead Secret Identity Magic Strategy High Fantasy Progression
7,564 Followers
328 Pages
695,431 Views
25 Chapters
Tuesday, December 7, 2021 5:58:56 AM

According to prophecy, the ninth-born child of Lord Orellen will have the sort of power that changes the world. But in a land ruled by magical families, no one welcomes the possibility of a dangerous new player. Fearful even of their allies, the Orellens come up with an extraordinary and deadly scheme to protect themselves.

If the most powerful people in the world wish to kill the ninth-born, they will have to find him or her first. And that's not going to be easy when the Orellens have called upon dark magic to create hundreds of heirs. The boys and girls are given new bodies, new names, and even new magical talents before they are scattered across the continent. Only one among them is the real ninth, but all of them will have to grow up in a world where they are fugitives.

Kalen, once fated to die, is now an Orellen heir in hiding. And he is determined to survive, even if he has to master his strange new powers to do it.


The Last Orellen is a long, character-focused epic fantasy with progression. It's set in a vast universe, and it's about a boy's journey to become a powerful magical practitioner. Reviews are deeply appreciated. Please do not repost my work elsewhere without my written permission.


What type of reader is this book for? You might enjoy The Last Orellen if you like...

Clever and resourceful protagonists.

Big fantasy worlds. Multiple cultures, lots of characters, many different types of magic--this story is expansive rather than closely focused on a narrow storyline. 

Old-school epic fantasy.

Progression fantasy that takes its time. Our main character will be progressing through magical ranks, but this is going to be a lengthy story. If you're more about the journey than the destination, this might be the book for you.


RELEASE SCHEDULE: When the chapters are done, and I'm sure they're the right direction for the story to go, I release them. Sometimes, that means there are several out in a week. Sometimes, readers have to wait seven or eight days for one. At the time of this post, I've released 25 chapters and 90,000 words in ten weeks.

In the last half of December and in early January, I will be trying to build up a backlog, so we can have a more traditional release schedule next year. But ultimately, I will always prioritize story quality over on-schedule releases.

UPDATE: Currently scrambling to get real-life things done before the holidays. Next update is delayed. Hoping to have time to finish the chapter this weekend. Feel free to message if you want to check in. I never mind. 

A Journey of Black and Red

A Journey of Black and Red

Original Action Adventure Fantasy Historical Female Lead Urban Fantasy Villainous Lead
10,252 Followers
3,382 Pages
4,629,117 Views
174 Chapters
Friday, August 12, 2022 12:38:04 PM
A conversation with a handsome stranger leaves Ariane chained in a cellar with a strange affliction. She soon discovers that the darkness of the nineteenth century’s Deep South hides many dangers. Mages, wolf shifters and the humans who hunt them play a risky game where to stumble is to die, all under the amused gaze of the apex predators of the supernatural world: vampires.
It is never healthy to attract the gaze of the aristocracy of the night. It takes much to survive in this merciless world, but Ariane will not let that deter her. The southern belle has a bite, and she is willing to learn and to grow in this hostile new world. She will use whatever means necessary to reclaim her freedom, be it guile, charm, or those intriguing new instincts that make blood so delectable. 

 

 

This is a story of vampires as I believe they should be, with their strengths and weaknesses, with their remnants of humanity and the beast inside. Updates every Friday. Mind the tags. 

Cover by Antti Hakosaari: https://www.artstation.com/haco

Special thanks to Svensonsen for getting me started, as well as Omi Nya, Hesketh, Rhaegar, Yaksher, Selkie and Raven for proofreading my stuff. Thanks to my patrons and you dear readers, for the support. I could not do it without you.

Journey is on Amazon, both in ebooks and audio. here is a link to the first one:

https://www.amazon.com/Journey-Black-Red-Alex-Gilbert-ebook/dp/B08DK6G8Y8

The story probably exists in your local marketplace as well of I can tempt you.

Dungeon Devotee

Dungeon Devotee

Original Action Adventure Fantasy Psychological LitRPG Male Lead Strong Lead Magic GameLit High Fantasy Dungeon Progression
6,836 Followers
277 Pages
320,770 Views
13 Chapters
Monday, August 1, 2022 8:28:40 PM

Through all of Linaria, no dungeon holds such a grip on the dreams of men as the Eternal Depths.  Hundreds throw themselves against its trials each day.  Dozens survive, walking away with power and wealth beyond their wildest dreams… until they go back for more.  One way or another, they all eventually feed the Depths.

Edmund Montgomery Ahab has sworn to destroy it.

Underleveled, undertrained, and underprepared, Edmund steps into the maw of the world’s greatest predator, a sword in his hand and vengeance on his mind.  At first his task seems impossible, but with every level he earns, every piece of loot that drops, every secret he uncovers, and especially every bit of power he can squeeze from his mysterious connection to the Aspect of Madness, Edmund crawls closer to accomplishing that insurmountable feat.

With nothing else to lose, Edmund has already given the Depths his life.  All that remains to be seen is whether he takes the dungeon’s right back.


Dungeon Devotee is an episodic serial.  It will never be taken down for KU.  Each chapter details a single floor of Edmund’s journey through the vast Eternal Depths, with all the levels and loot and lack of cliffhangers that entails.  New chapters come out on the first of each month.

RE: Trailer Trash

RE: Trailer Trash

Original Adventure Drama Historical Contemporary Slice of Life School Life Supernatural Female Lead
8,567 Followers
1,007 Pages
1,686,644 Views
45 Chapters
Sunday, July 17, 2022 3:12:49 PM

In the year 2045, an MRI mishap transmits Tabitha Moore's mind back into her body in the past. Now it's 1998, she's thirteen years old, and she has to confront her long, miserable lifetime of failures—and once again being trailer trash—all over again.

...Or, does she?

/// A re-do story, everyone's guilty pleasure. Updates every month.

Industrial Strength Magic

Industrial Strength Magic

Original Action Comedy LitRPG Super Heroes
5,453 Followers
367 Pages
392,502 Views
36 Chapters
Friday, August 12, 2022 4:55:24 PM

Perry Z has a Magical Destiny.

Born to a Magical Fantasy Princess and a nine-to-five Supervillain, Perry's never felt...adequate. He's completely magically dull, and without a scrap of superpowers.

When The System boots, he's forced to follow in his father's footsteps, but he'd rather take after his mother.

Maybe there's a way he can do both...



This is Macronomicon's take on a lighthearted slice-of-life superhero story. It is one of mine, though. So...you should know what you're getting into =P

The Worldbuilding is primarily inspired by Superminion, which was in turn inspired by Worm.

The explicit content tags are so if I decide to dip a little dark later down the line, you can't say I didn't warn ya. Except the cussing. That's there from the beginning. I tried to tone it down but a little just slipped in there.

The Calamitous Bob

The Calamitous Bob

Original Action Adventure Fantasy LitRPG Female Lead Magic
10,831 Followers
1,131 Pages
2,443,262 Views
84 Chapters
Friday, August 12, 2022 12:29:25 PM

The world of Nyil, with its monsters, its knights and its mildly sociopathic gods. Come and see! A soul flees and a soul arrives, blessed by luck. Will she survive? Will she thrive? Will she become a calamity?

After all, luck is such a fickle thing.




Temporary note: I am trying to publish this web serial on Amazon under the pen name Alex Gilbert. 

Borne of Caution

Borne of Caution

Fan Fiction Adventure Drama Fantasy Portal Fantasy / Isekai Supernatural Male Lead Multiple Lead Characters Non-Human Lead Urban Fantasy
8,362 Followers
1,071 Pages
1,456,068 Views
44 Chapters
Sunday, August 7, 2022 9:00:30 PM

An irritated Pokemon might tell you to stop what you're doing. An irritated animal will probably just attack you. Pokemon, for all their power, would be open books and a breeze to care for to any competent animal handler on Earth. After a fiery death, a professional zookeeper who never outgrew Pokemon games ends up in the world of Pokemon. The entire world is thrown onto its side.

Borne of Desire

Borne of Desire

Fan Fiction Action Adventure Fantasy Portal Fantasy / Isekai Supernatural Male Lead Female Lead Strong Lead Multiple Lead Characters Non-Human Lead Progression
2,462 Followers
333 Pages
144,300 Views
10 Chapters
Wednesday, July 27, 2022 6:47:30 PM

A man given a new lease on life finds himself amongst pokemon. From his memories of pokemon as a whole, he assumes the power of pokemon and the world around him runs on convenient fate, rule of cool, and cheesy friendship just like any other anime. Unfortunately for everyone else, he's 100% right.

NOTE: If Borne of Caution is an attempt at a coherent and realistic look at pokemon, then, Borne of Desire is the opposite. It's all the mindless indulgence I DONT want in a serious story. It's a very seat-of-my-pants for-fun project and is written with no storyboard. Updates will be inconsistent and quality cannot be assured. Not to be taken too seriously.

Edge Cases

Edge Cases

Original Action Adventure Fantasy Mystery LitRPG Male Lead Female Lead Multiple Lead Characters Non-Human Lead High Fantasy
4,640 Followers
628 Pages
785,744 Views
77 Chapters
Friday, August 12, 2022 10:02:45 PM

Rare classes and powerful skills are helpful. Too bad the system doesn't seem built to handle them. What even are all these errors? 

Our team of outcasts and adventurers will have to rely on their trust - and the bane of all stories, healthy communication - just to survive, let alone understand what the system is doing. Because they're quickly realizing that not all is as it seems, and it's doing something to people, to monsters, and maybe even to the gods themselves.

And their goal isn't just to survive; it's to make things better. It's a good thing they're not doing it alone.

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Edge Cases is an attempt to take the LitRPG genre and the overpowered MCs trope and write a story where numbers aren't everything. Sometimes it takes trust, support, and just a touch of being very, very clever.

Expect a mix of action, slice-of-life, friendship, and ominous worldbuilding.

Updates M-W-F at 6pm EST. 

Cover art by Alovck of Artstation, and typesetting by jessessey right here on RoyalRoad.

Sunflower : [A sunflower based litRPG]

Sunflower : [A sunflower based litRPG]

Original Action Adventure Fantasy Psychological LitRPG Portal Fantasy / Isekai Harem Slice of Life Supernatural Male Lead Female Lead Strong Lead Non-Human Lead Secret Identity Magic Strategy High Fantasy Dungeon Progression Attractive Lead
2,547 Followers
147 Pages
192,495 Views
23 Chapters
Sunday, August 7, 2022 5:48:00 AM

Hello. I am a sunflower.

Are you a sunflower too?

Well, it doesn't really matter. Today is a calm day. The wind is warm. I do not know why I am alive, but do you want to look at the sun together with me?

- I am a sunflower.

[Updates Sundays]

Valkyrie's Shadow

Valkyrie's Shadow

Fan Fiction Action Adventure Drama Fantasy Portal Fantasy / Isekai Slice of Life Male Lead Female Lead Strong Lead Multiple Lead Characters Non-Human Lead Magic Anti-Hero Lead Strategy GameLit High Fantasy Ruling Class First Contact Progression
2,277 Followers
6,741 Pages
3,809,841 Views
608 Chapters
Saturday, August 13, 2022 11:08:00 AM

In the wake of the Battle of Katze Plains, the banner of Ainz Ooal Gown flies proudly over the city of E-Rantel. The Sorcerous Kingdom has entered the world’s stage to the clamour of death and devastation; the surrounding nations fearfully prepare even as they reel from its calamitous debut. Within the borders of the newly annexed realm, its Human subjects cower in their homes as the Undead openly walk the streets and stalk the lands. Yet, when a destitute noble finds herself under the auspices of an unlikely benefactor, events are set into motion that will resound over the world for ages to come.

A kingdom builder based on the events and setting of Kugane Maruyama’s Overlord. In a fantasy world where beings of matchless power are transmigrated from the arbitrary existence of a game, Valkyrie’s Shadow chronicles the lives of the natives whose reality has been turned upside down by their advent. It is the tale of a nation created by the whims of a supreme sovereign, and his unstoppable servants who each have their own, often twisted, interpretations of their Master’s Will. 

There is no victory in strength; no miracles wrought from magic that will save them: only the inexorable advance of a new world order where those who secure a place of service within will find themselves turned against the world that they once knew.

[Slow buildup. Methodical storytelling with a focus on well-rounded kingdom building and character development.]

Battle Trucker

Battle Trucker

Original Action Adventure Fantasy Sci-fi LitRPG Female Lead Strong Lead Magic Post Apocalyptic Ruling Class Genetically Engineered Technologically Engineered Soft Sci-fi Dystopia Progression
1,469 Followers
110 Pages
109,136 Views
16 Chapters
Saturday, February 12, 2022 12:45:23 AM

Jill MacLeod might be just a long haul trucker with a dirty mouth and back pain, but with Bertha the big rig under her she always makes her deliveries. When Mana, monsters, and an RPG style levelling system comes to Earth it's the end of the world as anyone knows it: the apocalypse is here. On her journey it's just Jill, her Soulbound truck, and any survivor she can find against the universe. Mutated animals, aliens, dragons, droid armies… it doesn’t matter. Nothing’s going to stop Jill from making her way home.

Blare the Horns of Valhalla and let slip the Rigs of War!

[A story in the apocalyptic LitRPG genre]

[Warning tags: Profanity, Gore]

Orochimama

Orochimama

Fan Fiction Comedy Drama Fantasy Mystery Gender Bender Female Lead Strategy
2,155 Followers
502 Pages
315,904 Views
39 Chapters
Thursday, July 14, 2022 7:38:16 AM

Alternate Title: The Snake Goes Ara Ara

By cruel trick of the fates, intervention of stupid gods, or just the apathy of an uncaring universe I find myself woken up as Orochimaru just after he had possessed a woman for his new host. Now I need to find a way to turn this hoard of sycophants and psychos into something that will not only keep me from an early grave, but also how to change it to a force of change in this messed up world.

12 Miles Below

12 Miles Below

Original Action Adventure Fantasy Sci-fi Supernatural Male Lead Strong Lead Magic Grimdark Dungeon Post Apocalyptic Dystopia Progression Artificial Intelligence
5,034 Followers
1,763 Pages
1,636,530 Views
143 Chapters
Thursday, August 11, 2022 4:00:05 PM

The world is in ruins. 

Extreme sub-zero temperatures suffocate the surface, making even simple survival an ordeal. Frozen derelicts of bygone eras span across massive ice wastes. And the elite few hoard any technology rediscovered within.

The only escape from the deadly climate is beneath the surface. But it’s another disaster underground. Monstrous machines lurk in the depths. Unhinged demigods war against them, dying over and over, treating it all like a game. The land itself shifts over time, more contraption than rock. And an ominous prophecy states that the key to everything waits at the last level - but nobody’s ever reached that far. 

When an expedition into the far uncharted north goes terribly wrong,  Keith Winterscar and his father get trapped together in a desperate fight for survival. Stumbling upon an ancient power struggle of titanic scale; the two will need to set their differences aside while they struggle against Gods, legends, and the grand secrets of the realm that lies below.



Updating Monday and Thursdays.

Discord can be found here (This is a shared discord server with other books.)
WARNING: This series is ridiculously filled with spoilers, every book has multiple reveals. Discord was made for up-to-date readers since there's no way to really police spoilers.
Don't join until you're current!!

When Immortal Ascension Fails Time Travel to Try Again

When Immortal Ascension Fails Time Travel to Try Again

Original Comedy Fantasy Satire Reincarnation Portal Fantasy / Isekai Female Lead Strong Lead Xianxia Time Travel Soft Sci-fi Progression
4,542 Followers
844 Pages
1,597,185 Views
104 Chapters
Friday, August 12, 2022 9:16:00 PM

What is my 1000-year-old monster self to do when I’ve failed my immortal ascension? Time travel — accidentally — and wind up back in my 9-year-old body, needing to re-cultivate, of course. But after that? Get REVENGE! Muahahahaha! 

But the idiot who killed me — also accidentally — was the main character of the dumb harem Xianxia I transmigrated into. But wait. Wasn’t he only 7 or 8 at this point in time? Well, since I can’t harm a child or the main character without suffering in some way, then I’ll just have to raise him better, faster, stronger, and loyal! Muahahahaha!


This is a Xianxia comedy and satire by the author of Cold Steel Dig and Tome of Stealth. But it is also a series of interconnected and chronological short stories (featuring the same main characters). For example, it’s similar to the structure of Fred the Vampire Accountant series by the wonderful Drew Hayes.

Updates Every Friday (2:15PM PST). 

Find it on Top Web Fiction!

Shade Touched

Shade Touched

Original Action Adventure Fantasy Slice of Life Female Lead Non-Human Lead Magic High Fantasy
6,466 Followers
572 Pages
1,473,079 Views
78 Chapters
Monday, March 8, 2021 8:15:01 AM

A monster is born in the depths of the wilds, but she isn't like her siblings. Curiosity colors her every thought, and a hunger for understanding grows within this little creature. The world is full of wonders just waiting to be discovered! She's not just hunting for her next meal, her prey is something far greater: knowledge. But as wonderful as it is, discovery alone is missing half the point. After all, what joy is there in finding the next amazing thing when there's no one to share it with?


Aiming to update Monday and Friday!

Cover art by the amazing Kailey!
Twitter
@kbearart 

Full-size cover here.

Full banner pic here.

Gore tag for some somewhat graphic fight scenes.
Profanity tag because there may be some explicit language, it shouldn't be excessive.

The Many Lives of Cadence Lee

The Many Lives of Cadence Lee

Original Action Adventure Fantasy Romance LitRPG Reincarnation Slice of Life Female Lead Magic Strategy High Fantasy Progression
8,232 Followers
584 Pages
1,712,580 Views
51 Chapters
Tuesday, December 7, 2021 8:25:14 AM

Cadence Lee thought she was a normal girl, perhaps a little well to do, but not exceptionally so.  She had her college classes, she had her job that her uncle gave her, and she had a nice boyfriend who was sweet if a little awkward.

Except, when a mugger accosts Cadence and her boyfriend attempts to wrestle a gun away from the criminal, Cadence ends up shot.  A normal girl, with the kind of wound Cadence had, would die.  Cadence managed to do that part.  But a normal girl wouldn't then open her eyes again and learn that death is not as permanant for her as it is for other people.  She can be reborn again, and again.  Each time stronger and with new abilities.

The catch?  Any world she is born into, she can never return to.  She has infinite lives, but only one life for each.

So begins The Many Lives of Cadence Lee.

[participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge]

Book Of The Dead

Book Of The Dead

Original Action Adventure Fantasy Horror LitRPG Male Lead Magic Progression
7,299 Followers
657 Pages
1,418,872 Views
60 Chapters
Monday, August 8, 2022 11:28:11 AM

With one touch of the stone, Tyron receives his Class and his life changes forever.

In an instant his bright and promising future as the scion of two powerful Slayers is torn apart and he must make a decision.

Will he allow his Class to be purged from his soul, or will he cling to it, abandon all that he knows, and rise to power?

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