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Super Minion

Super Minion

Original Action Sci-fi Non-Human lead Secret Identity Super Heroes Villainous Lead
11,226 Followers
999 Pages
3,084,927 Views
59 Chapters
12/1/2020 7:41:16 AM +00:00

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?

 

Lost In Translation

Lost In Translation

Original Adventure Drama Fantasy Romance Slice of Life Supernatural Male Lead Secret Identity Magic High Fantasy Mythos Time Travel Progression
1,224 Followers
207 Pages
55,313 Views
21 Chapters
4/17/2021 11:02:30 PM +00:00

If you're one to travel the roads, you may have heard of me. You may have heard my Names in the stories, the songs, and the whispers of the road. Perhaps you've even seen me during my travels, speaking to a bird of blue light, or on a city street, performing small acts for coin and repute. Or perhaps you may know me as the Skystrider, who walked with the wind. Or the Voiceless, a man of song without speech. You may know me as the Tutor, who taught the Lion of Summer how to fight, or the Traveler, who has walked all the roads of the earth. I am all of these things.

And people have branded me a myth.

But people don't understand what a myth is. They haven't heard the songs lost to our tongues, nor have they seen the things I've seen. They haven't gone to the places I've gone.

My feet have walked the plains, the seas, and the clouds. I have spoken languages unspoken; tongues lost to time. I have sung to the earth, held the moon in my arms, and walked the roads that your heroes hesitate to even mention. I have outwitted Demons. I have danced with the Fae. My songs have been heard by lords of wind and ash, and my steps have echoed in the bellies of gargantuan beasts the likes of which you have never seen.

These are what real myths are. And me?

I'm no legend.

I'm just the bard stupid enough to poke the real ones with a stick.


Discord link here.

Art by Steve Goad, taken from Google. You can find more of his art here!

[participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge]

Virtuous Sons: A Greco Roman Xianxia

Virtuous Sons: A Greco Roman Xianxia

Original Adventure Comedy Fantasy Tragedy Martial Arts Slice of Life Supernatural Male Lead Strong Lead Multiple Lead Characters Secret Identity Magic Wuxia Xianxia Low Fantasy Mythos War and Military Progression Attractive MC
2,592 Followers
218 Pages
155,464 Views
28 Chapters
4/12/2021 10:47:55 PM +00:00

The saying goes that when a man is born the Fates weave his destiny and swaddle him in it. Then one day the man dies, and the swaddle becomes a shroud. Heaven moves on.

It is audacity to question the Fates. Olympus is Olympus. The land of men is the land of men. To transgress that, to cross the line of divinity and scale Olympus Mons? To defy the Fates and cast off their threads?

That is hubris. It’s a mark that every philosopher bears plainly on their soul.

[participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge]

Never Die Twice

Never Die Twice

Original Fantasy LitRPG Male Lead Strong Lead Secret Identity Dungeon Mythos Villainous Lead
6,258 Followers
505 Pages
1,155,753 Views
41 Chapters
10/14/2020 8:07:21 PM +00:00
Now available on Amazon Kindle! 


Walter Tye is the best friend any adventurer needs. He is the smiling shopkeeper next to your local dungeon, the one who sells you these cheap healing potions. When you need information about a monster, Tye always knows. He wants to help; you can trust him.


He is also the undead necromancer ruling said dungeon, getting paid to solve problems that he caused in the first place. But don't tell anyone that... 


Story sponsored by knightaether.
Path of the Dragon Mage: Exiled

Path of the Dragon Mage: Exiled

Original Action Adventure Drama Fantasy LitRPG Virtual Reality Male Lead Secret Identity GameLit High Fantasy Progression
5,562 Followers
264 Pages
406,430 Views
30 Chapters
4/7/2021 7:22:14 PM +00:00

(LitRPG/GameLit)

Born magically talentless, Prince Corvus is an embarrassment the royal family and is removed from succession. However, he still has a chance to win back his throne. The next man or woman to hatch a dragon automatically becomes the ruler. Each member of the royal family is gifted with a dragon egg, but it is the work of a lifetime to hatch it.

The first time Corvus touches his dragon egg, he receives an odd notification: He has found a soulbound item and is tasked with an epic quest to hatch it... but only if he can walk the winding path of the dragon mage.

Armed with notifications, skill increases, and levels only he can see, Corvus is determined to hatch his dragon.

Epilogue

Epilogue

Original Drama Fantasy Psychological Contemporary Portal Fantasy / Isekai School Life Supernatural Male Lead Female Lead Multiple Lead Characters Secret Identity Magic Low Fantasy High Fantasy
1,350 Followers
352 Pages
316,578 Views
19 Chapters
11/24/2018 4:13:34 AM +00:00

In the war-torn land of Cyraveil, four heroes strove to overthrow an empire. By cold steel and elemental sorcery, they brought peace to a warring land on the brink of destruction. As the flames died, the realm needed strong leadership, and who better than the champions who had saved the kingdom? But when the people sought out their saviors... they vanished.

Matt, Blake, Jen, and Carl: the four mysterious companions, who together had deposed an insane ruler and saved countless lives, were gone—spirited back in a whirlwind of magic to a sleepy suburb in Mellbridge, Oregon, never to return. The friends found themselves home in the real world, exactly as they'd been the night they were taken, as if no time had passed... except only three came back.

  

 


 

Hi there! This was my entry for National Novel Writing Month, because why only write one series at a time? The more the merrier! (meanwhile, my keyboard bursts into flames...)

I'm also the writer of The Last Science, an ongoing low-fantasy/speculative sci-fi series. If you're familiar with that, you know what to expect here: lots of character-focused drama and dialogue, not a whole lot of traditional action. However, I'm writing a bit differently than usual here, and in a very different structure, so there should be some surprises for returning readers. I hope you enjoy it!

 [Discord] — for those of you who want to hang out and chat.

 

Cover art (fullsize): Path of Revelation, by taenaron (Tobias Roetsch), modified by Etzoli. Normally I like to do my own cover art from scratch, but I was in a rush for the contest. Might be replaced down the line if I get time.

[winner of the NaNoWriMo Royal Road 2018 challenge—Most Favorites]

This story has not been posted or published anywhere else besides RoyalRoad.com, at this URL: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/21374/epilogue

The Calamity of a Reborn Witch

The Calamity of a Reborn Witch

Original Drama Fantasy Psychological Tragedy Reincarnation Portal Fantasy / Isekai Female Lead Strong Lead Multiple Lead Characters Secret Identity Magic Strategy Grimdark High Fantasy Ruling Class
2,269 Followers
1,477 Pages
983,678 Views
187 Chapters
4/17/2021 12:17:12 PM +00:00

**WARNING: The following story contains DARK, TRAUMATIZING elements that may not be appropriate for young viewers or those who struggle from traumatizing events. If you're not good with mature content, regardless of your age, this story is not for you. You have been warned. It's nowhere near as bad as GOT but it has dark shit. Again, you have been WARNED. Plenty of other less dark webnovels to safely read. **

**Additional Warning: A minimal amount of LGBT content is included in this story. There is no TAG for this so I'm including it here. If that makes you uncomfortable, go ahead and give it a pass. **

 

Previously titled: A Maiden's Frozen Heart.

An Isekai, Fantasy Regency, Thriller with Witches, Gods, and plenty of Drama and Betrayal.

{Book 1: A Den of Wolves} 

What if you knew the future? But what if that future was not yours?

After a gruesome death, Carina was reborn in Lafeara as Lady Maura, the unwanted “half-blood” of an impoverished noble family. The previous Lady Maura was publicly executed as part of a conspiracy to conceal the murder of Queen Eleanora.

With Maura’s memories to guide her, Carina prepares to follow her predecessor’s path into the palace as part of the Selection to become Crown Princess Eleanora’s lady-in-waiting. Her meticulous years of planning and preparation to ensure her survival, fulfill Maura’s revenge, and avert the oncoming Calamity will require every ounce of courage, cunning, and intellect she can muster.

Because Carina has more than one secret which she can not reveal—her true identity among them—but even more treacherous is her frozen heart and the ice magic that comes with it.

After all, they still burn witches in Lafeara.

{Book 2: A Coven of Crows} 

The problem with changing the past is that the future changes with it.

Although Carina survived the Selection and earned a place in the palace beside the Crown Princess, her battle to change the future and protect Lady Hana, the future Queen’s favored lady-in-waiting, is far from over.

As Carina becomes further entwined in the hidden witch covens of Lafeara, their history and magic unravel a dangerous secret long forgotten by most. It is not just Maura’s memories that threaten to shift the balance of Carina’s carefully laid plains but her own forgotten past as well.

And the more mysteries Carina uncovers, the fewer allies she finds standing on her side. Everyone wants something, but the most dangerous players in this game of mortals and witches are the gods themselves, who have their own sordid plans for Carina’s frozen heart.

{Book 3: A Plague of Witches} 

Coming Soon...

Everybody Loves Large Chests

Everybody Loves Large Chests

Original Adventure Comedy Fantasy Satire LitRPG Harem Non-Human lead Secret Identity Magic Anti-Hero Lead
13,900 Followers
5,765 Pages
28,195,955 Views
348 Chapters
4/6/2020 11:49:39 PM +00:00

Everybody Loves Large Chests is now available on Amazon and Audible! Featuring lots of editorial love and a more enjoyable reading/listening experience!

Large chests are said to encompass all manner of hopes and dreams. Men covet them. Women envy them. But one fact holds true - everyone wants to get their hands on some big ones.

The same holds true for one intrepid adventurer - a strapping young lad by the name of Himmel. Armed with his grandfather’s trusty longsword and the dream of being the strongest, he sets out on the journey of a lifetime! It is sure to be a long and dangerous road, fraught with danger! And it all starts with a simple test - reach Level 5 in the dungeon called the ‘newbie zone’ and earn the right to become a full-fledged adventurer!

However, such things get hopelessly derailed when his adolescent mind beholds an exposed chest for the first time. A fateful meeting that would inevitably lead his life in a direction he never even dreamed of!

This fiction is written, maintained and owned by Neven Iliev. It is also a participant of the WriTEr's pledge.

Villager Three

Villager Three

Original Adventure Drama Fantasy LitRPG Slice of Life School Life Female Lead Strong Lead Secret Identity Magic
4,645 Followers
370 Pages
488,433 Views
32 Chapters
1/18/2021 5:01:00 AM +00:00

[Full realm assimilation will be completed in a few million years give or take and then the Gates will stop appearing, use them while you can. The next War of the Gods is scheduled to start in about 15 billion years, practice hard until then.]
[See ya around!]
With that simple farewell, the world changed forever.

Kira Hawthorne was just another teenage girl until the day a 'god' told the world their 'realm' was getting assimilated since they lost some War no one on Earth even knew about.

A System is installed on the whim of a very old and capricious god, and one teenage girl embarks on a journey in a once familiar world turned foreign... And very hostile.

Fluff

Fluff

Original Action Comedy Drama Sci-fi LitRPG Slice of Life School Life Female Lead Secret Identity Super Heroes Villainous Lead
2,764 Followers
356 Pages
486,167 Views
67 Chapters
2/7/2021 5:54:22 PM +00:00

Every year, on the same day, people across the world awaken new powers. They take the first step on the path to becoming Super Heroes... or Villains.

Emily Wright wants nothing to do with any of that. All she wants is to get her degree and maybe learn to deal with her anxiety so that she can have an entire conversation with a stranger without panicking.

She did not plan to awaken with the power to summon little sisters, or to learn that she’s been marked as a Villain. Will she be able to turn things around, or will she drown in a sea of super villainy and cuddles?

The Humble Life of a Skill Trainer

The Humble Life of a Skill Trainer

Original Action Adventure Fantasy LitRPG Male Lead Secret Identity Magic GameLit
7,617 Followers
662 Pages
1,711,712 Views
81 Chapters
12/16/2020 5:13:04 AM +00:00

For Joshua Still, Skills were the lifeblood of his business. He wanted to understand them, collect many of them, and teach a few of them. Which was a problem because while his profession of a Skill Trainer was perfectly legal, it was frowned upon by most of the kingdom. After all, it wouldn't do for a non-tailor to teach Tailoring. Or, so says the Tailors Guild.

The same could be said by the Blacksmiths, the Bakers, the Butchers, the Candlestick Makers, the Mages, and every other Guild with enough money and clout to complain. But still, Skill Trainers provide a valuable service, and so he has managed to start his business and keep it under the table. To a degree. With many a bribe. But his quiet anonymous life of research, practice, and training was about to change. When the Baron demands you pay him a visit, you have little choice.

Equilibrium

Equilibrium

Original Action Adventure Fantasy LitRPG Reincarnation Portal Fantasy / Isekai Male Lead Strong Lead Secret Identity Magic Anti-Hero Lead Strategy
2,767 Followers
424 Pages
634,231 Views
20 Chapters
4/25/2017 4:00:43 AM +00:00


Peter V. Kastell is taken from the cycle of reincarnation and given a purpose.
His purpose can be fulfilled in nearly any way he chooses.

BUT

His soul is damaged. And because of that, he will be disadvantaged in an unforeseen way.
Thanks to a benevolent Goddess he will gain different advantages to compensate.

Along the way, his story will be uncovered, and he will gain powers beyond what he ever thought possible.

A unique Lit-RPG series.

Is mana really all that important anyway???



Currently on hiatus until further notice.



A very special thank you to: 

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The Power of Formations

The Power of Formations

Original Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy School Life Male Lead Secret Identity Magic Strategy
3,057 Followers
294 Pages
596,305 Views
44 Chapters
12/31/2019 4:23:13 PM +00:00

Emmet Laghaz loved puzzles.

All day, all night, puzzles. Ever since he was a child, Emmet could turn anything into a puzzle.

[participant in the NaNoWriMo Royal Road challenge]

How To Tame Your Princess

How To Tame Your Princess

Original Comedy Psychological Romance Virtual Reality Gender Bender Secret Identity
2,343 Followers
1,641 Pages
1,556,735 Views
107 Chapters
4/1/2020 4:00:00 AM +00:00

My name is Nicolas

Nicolas "Nick" Siegel.

People say I’m weird.

I don’t know why, and the voice in my head won’t tell me.

Oh well, never mind…

You want a cookie? I baked them myself. With love~?

...You're ridiculous.

Oh, shush.


Author's note:

This is a story about an atypical player in a typical VR fantasy game, (re)written by an author—that's me—who still sucks at delivering synopsises.

Follow the adventures of Nicolas "Nick" Siegel, alias Elric Walker, alias the Wandering Knight, alias the Reckless Imbecile, alias...Victoria—Wait, what? Okay...err...Follow Nick Siegel, a young...man(?) afflicted with mild sociopathy and a worsening case of split personality, as he tries to make sense of the world around him and travels the virtual reality of Untold Tales, battling against undead butterflies, strange curses, and himself, and maybe find love. 

I swear this is a romance!

(Previously: “Tales of the Blood Princess”)


[Sexual Content] is present only in specific side-story chapters which are entirely skippable if you do not wish to read them.


Real reader's comment:

"World War Chicken has been fought. The area is destroyed, blood has been spilled, and the wrecks of the machines of war lay scattered. Mothers have cried, children have been traumatized, and only holy fire can burn away the foul creations spawned in its wake. 

Oh, and a grown man made a complete fool of himself."

 – by Dosahder, at chapter B0-C07.1


Picked review:

"Saying it starts slow is kind of inaccurate. It's more like a long rope attached to a speeding car. Eventually the slack in the line runs out and you're hooked."

 – by ErgoPhobia, on the 13th Dec. 2017

Chronicles of the last Leïn

Chronicles of the last Leïn

Original Action Adventure Drama Fantasy Martial Arts Slice of Life Female Lead Strong Lead Secret Identity Magic Strategy High Fantasy Progression
784 Followers
731 Pages
131,608 Views
58 Chapters
4/16/2021 9:46:00 PM +00:00

This is the story of a child.

One who should be dead, as nothing survives them.

But the child fled and was rescued, through an act that broke prophecies and shattered Truth.

Even though it was only an extended arm.

Now, after excaping true horror, she faces the challenge of the grim reality. She needs to adapt; to survive, but also simply to live.

Even though she was never meant to.

This a world of fantasy. Magic exists, marvelous creatures roam the lands. But in no way is this reality fantastical, magical, or forgiving. It is one ruled by the Imperatrix. It takes place in an Empire that was created on the ashes of the War. And as it is true everywhere, its rules are made by the powerful, the rich and the mindless masses.

[A chapter released every Friday at 17.45 Eastern Daylight Time (23.45 GMT+1)]

(I am an aspiring author working full-time on my passion in the hope of one day being edited in either French or English, as I write in both languages.)

The Cosmic Interloper

The Cosmic Interloper

Original Adventure Fantasy Psychological Sci-fi Portal Fantasy / Isekai Female Lead Strong Lead Non-Human lead Secret Identity Magic Strategy Genetically Engineered Technologically Engineered Hard Sci-fi Artificial Intelligence
1,703 Followers
219 Pages
151,564 Views
25 Chapters
5/29/2020 2:02:15 PM +00:00

Synopsis:

A cyborg transhuman escapes her corporate indenture and through unfathomably unlikely circumstances, she ends up in a fantasy world of full of unique magic, angry people with sharp implements, and the whole flavor-spectrum of divine entities. Hilarity ensues.

Features:

- No blue boxes or cultivation, this is not a LitRPG nor about martial arts

- Hard-ish Sci-Fi meets hard-ish magic  

- Generally trying to keep this "rational"

Rationale:

My primary goal with The Cosmic Interloper is to write something that I myself would enjoy reading. Of course, that’s not the only motivation, but I think it’s the most important one for me to keep in mind, especially as the author. In fact, this whole story came about because after consuming oodles of fiction, I found myself craving a very specific type of story which I couldn’t find many examples of. Then I asked myself, “why not write it myself?” and here we are.

Disclaimer:

In general, while I’m not writing a comedy, I do intend for this story to be funny and a bit wacky or absurd. That said though, I am using this story as a vehicle to explore some potentially dark topics including (but not limited to) slavery, speciesism/racism, and existential questions of self, consciousness, and identity. Still, I’m going to leave the “traumatizing content” tags off, because I don’t feel that what I’ve written so far (or plan on writing) exceeds the threshold that would be necessary for me to tag it thusly.

Also, [insert your favorite boilerplate “views expressed” disclaimer here]. I shouldn’t need to say this, but the main character can be wrong on occasion (gasp!) and the way she views the world is not the objective truth (if such a thing even exists).

Isekai Mother

Isekai Mother

Original Action Adventure Fantasy Psychological LitRPG Portal Fantasy / Isekai Female Lead Strong Lead Secret Identity Magic Anti-Hero Lead High Fantasy
2,070 Followers
143 Pages
75,462 Views
14 Chapters
4/12/2021 4:18:12 PM +00:00

A new mother that recently hit rock bottom not long before giving birth to a child she never planned to have is whisked to a new world of magic and monsters. Her prodigious intelligence earns her a free magical skill, and though she makes great use of it, little does she know that in this new land, magic is the highest taboo imaginable, and for a good reason. She learns quickly that she will have to be the bigger monster to protect the only thing in her life worth protecting, her child, and with her particular set of skills, there's an unending tide of enemies waiting to have a piece of her.


What to expect:

An unforgiving madness-inducing magic system, secret identity shenanigans, biological magic and therefore body-horror, a barebones and unintrusive status screen system, a genius-intellect self-serving main character.

Trigger warning

Contains mentions and brief descriptions of rape.

Release Schedule

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 4pm EST

Body and Soul

Body and Soul

Original Adventure Fantasy Romance Reincarnation Slice of Life Female Lead Strong Lead Multiple Lead Characters Secret Identity Magic Anti-Hero Lead Strategy
2,881 Followers
1,079 Pages
3,178,359 Views
137 Chapters
10/22/2017 3:44:08 PM +00:00

The whole room is fully ablaze when the fire turns blue and even hotter. And I still keep my hands on the rune, ignoring the sizzling of my flesh. After a while I notice the blue, roaring flames on the other side of the window. At the edge of unconsciousness, I listen to the screams of people as they are taken by the Inferno.

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Author's Comment:

If you find mistakes, pls tell, thx. I don't like mistakes.

Author's Comment:

Currently I am not active in any other networks than royalroadl.com. Only here, I correct mistakes and errors.

If you read it anywhere else and have to pay for it or have to deal with an annoying amount of advertisement, You Are Being Betrayed. You would do good if you make other people in that network aware of it. This is a free project of mine for the purpose of having fun. And if people try to make money with it you shouldn't bother visiting their website.

Books:

Until Death? http://royalroadl.com/fiction/629

Transcendence? http://royalroadl.com/fiction/1587

Beyond? http://royalroadl.com/fiction/2850

Coeus? http://royalroadl.com/fiction/4745

Court of Souls? http://royalroadl.com/fiction/6545

Agent of the Realm? http://royalroadl.com/fiction/7707

Law of Shadows http://royalroadl.com/fiction/9766

Little Devil

Little Devil

Original Adventure Comedy Fantasy Romance Female Lead Strong Lead Multiple Lead Characters Non-Human lead Secret Identity Magic High Fantasy
1,179 Followers
250 Pages
136,577 Views
29 Chapters
5/24/2020 10:24:49 AM +00:00

Samael has lived her entire life in what most people would call Hell... because it is!

Fire, brimstone, demons, orgies of sins, pitchforks, and tortured souls—all that good stuff.

But Samael is clueless about any of that. Her time was spent in the deepest reaches of Tartarus, living as a wandering hermit with her devil father and the occasional visit of a naggy angel aunt.

Meanwhile, Sophia lives a peaceful life as a young priestess on a sacred island, mostly ignored by the world at large.

However, as her day is taking a turn for the absolute worst, an unexpected ally will stumble into her path and completely turn her peaceful existence over its head.


I do not own the drawing the cover is based on, by FionaHsieh.

Twilight Kingdom

Twilight Kingdom

Original Action Adventure Fantasy Horror Supernatural Female Lead Secret Identity Magic Grimdark High Fantasy Steampunk War and Military
2,582 Followers
823 Pages
898,538 Views
97 Chapters
4/11/2021 9:23:46 AM +00:00

 

Candle Enys is a lost cause; at least that's what her parents tell her. Her blue eyes are abnormal, proof she doesn't have a soul. But when she becomes the target of a demon's wrath, it's her eyes that save her life.

Twilight Kingdom is a dark fantasy with magic, guns, and dragons. Yes, this is Metal and Magic I changed the name XD 

 

Many thanks to Mecanimus, T K Marfether, S P Harris, Savane and Ivactheseeker for all the support, emotionally and gramatically! 

If anyone wants to talk about Twilight Kingdom, Night Nation or anything really, come and chat on Discord. 

My website and mailing list (if you want to know when I publish the properly edited version of arc 1 on Amazon):  https://www.moonseedcollective.com

 

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