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When Red boarded the magnificent Skeld with eleven other crewmates, she was never expecting to get caught up in an outright murder mystery. Isolated in the far reaches of space with nobody but her crew, she must help her team figure out the identity of the impostor who was sent to slaughter everybody. And it could be anybody among them.However, Red realizes that there's more to this slaughter. Throughout a tense and terrifying series of events across starships, planets, and space stations, she must learn sacrifice. She must learn morals. Most of all, she must learn where her loyalties lie.[Note: This story and its characters are all based off the game Among Us by InnerSloth. Aside from the plot of this specific story, I do not claim any aspect of it as my own. I just wish to take a fun twist on the game, so if you're reading this, I hope to be able to surprise you!]…

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[Entry for the 2021 Open Novella Contest with prompts 1 and 20!]"Truth is, there are no innocent people in this world. Never has been, never will be."Jude was born on the day when Alucinatio, the Star of Blood, lit up the night sky. Following the prophecy of the star, he was raised to become the great saviour of the sorcerer kingdom Mendax. And Jude became exactly that, honing his magical powers and challenging the reign of the Empire of Dorobo like a mere walk in the park. Despite having this popularity and praise, though, the empty Jude still desires something more than fighting the same enemies and saving the same people every damned time. And then everything changes after meeting Prema, a young lady of the Hantri tribe. Upon getting to know her, Jude becomes conflicted; Prema is nothing like the savages in the stories he's been told. In fact, Jude starts losing the ability to hold on to his beliefs. Should he trust his friends and family? Should he listen to his enemies? Through magical scuffles and internal struggles, Jude strives to figure out who he's truly meant to be, who the "good guys" of this world are. With rising tension between civilizations, however, such a task is way harder than it sounds.But then he learns the truth. The truth about the kingdom, the empire, and the tribe. The truth about magic in this nation. The truth about people.…

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Ten-year-old Aspen finds it difficult moving into a new town. Silent, lonely, and quite standoffish, he has yet to make friends and find a fulfilling life. However, his entire world is flipped upside down when he finds a terrifying wolf spider in his bedroom. Before killing it, though, he realizes that there's something more to the creature. Maybe, just maybe, the arachnid needs somebody as well. Maybe, just maybe, the spider is his key to happiness.(Just practicing writing using a little short story inspired by the numerous friendly interactions between humans and other animals, including spiders!)…