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ONC 2023 ShortlisterHis features had haunted her for years; a boy with silver eyes peering out from beneath a mask of bone. His body cloaked in darkness, a wicked grin upon his lips that spoke of treachery-- a smile that had broken countless hearts.And in that instant, in the midst of this game of life and death, Lucy wondered if hers would be next.......................Lucy was warned never to trust those within the Carnival of The Lost-- a circus of strange creatures who spend their nights in performance, vanishing during the day. Yet she is drawn in by its music, her dreams filled with the face of a mysterious boy who's eyes shine pale as the moon, the air of a dark power shrouding him.But when by her own hand a deadly mistake is made, she must play the carnival master's wicked game to set everything right.Written for the Open Novella Contest 2023, this novella is a companion book to my short story 'At Autumn's Edge.'Prompt used; 49. "Master the rules of the game until you can play it better than they can."Cover image AI generated using Canva. Cover composition made by the author.…

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A dark family lineage. Secrets hidden away within rotting walls. And a mysterious Book that binds it all together...Oliver Wendell was only ever meant to write stories, lost within his own worlds of imagination. He was never meant to be a soldier. He was never meant to see his brother die. Yet in the midst of the first World War he finds himself caught within the wreckage of both grief and carnal destruction that has torn such worlds away.Seeking refuge from it all, the disgraced boy soldier hides himself away within the decaying seaside manor of his grandparents-- finding there a mysterious and unfinished book that has reignited his passion for the written word.Yet amidst the house's ancient bones lay the unexplainable, and beneath its foundations lay unimaginable horrors waiting to be awakened with a few strokes of a writer's pen...Written for ONC 2024 using prompt 66; A grim fairytale is unfolding before your eyes. As its author, it's up to you to put an end to this nightmare. And prompt 5; Horror is in the eye of the beholder.CW; This book contains graphic scenes, descriptions of war and PTSD, and details of eldritch horror. It is intended for readers ages 16 and up.…

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Just some one chapter stories that were entered into contests. All of these were inspired by prompts from various Wattpad challenges and contests; here will be stories of adventure, magic, strange lands, and possibly dragons!Enjoy!…

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When Liam Bromswell sneaks aboard a pirate airship to prove a point, he thinks he's in for an adventure of a lifetime. But life sailing through an open sky turns out to be much harder than he ever imagined, and he'll have to survive a boisterous captain, a cold-hearted quarter master, and a wild array of other adventures before he can make it home again.In this tale of fantastical journey, one boy will discover the art of being a slightly better cabin boy, as well as what it means to find one's family...***Currently editing***Featured on the Adventure reading list, Voyages and Sea Epics.Winner of the Amby Awards Punk Stories genreNOTE; This book's gorgeous cover was made by @Monelo_Aurum ! Make sure to go check out their profile!ALSO NOTE; This book is intended for readers 14 and up :)…

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A battle for the throne, a prophecy, an inventor, and a game of life and death.Enter Mafaria; a world that has outlived its time of castles and knights and has moved to an era of technology powered by steam.Though for all their ingenious inventions, the people are enslaved to the Abyss keepers-- terrible worshipers of the abyss that sits near the edge of their city. The Abyss is said to have been a punishment from the gods; each day swallowing a bit more of the city.Yet to please the Abyss, one human is lowered as sacrifice and joins those known as the Lost.But when a young inventor dares to defy the law, he finds that all is not what it seems and he dares...to enter the Abyss.Note; The cover for this book was made by me…

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Ajay Kumar is not the sort of person who likes adventures; those sorts of things are better left in the pages of books, where they can't bother you. But when a casual day at the lake takes a dark turn, he finds himself whisked away to another world filled with magic, monsters, and a Nightling prince with more attitude than Ajay would have liked. Now, this awkward non-adventurer of a boy must join a questing party of strange and powerful creatures; learning the dark and archaic arts of magic in order to fufil his destiny and hopefully make it back to his own world in one piece... preferably before his library books are due.…

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"Strive for excellence. Fight to achieve."Adalain Academy; the school that accepts only the brightest, the handsomest, the most well-mannered (mostly) boys in all of Tirus. Considered one of the most prestigious schools, most can only dream of attending. But behind the gilded doors, the professors practice what can only be described as... unorthodox teachings.For not every school gives lessons in monster-slaying.Asta Featherstone has been at Adalain Academy for several whole days now, and while he cannot remember how he got there, he knows only one thing; to train for Graduation. A terrible ceremony that no one will speak of, and all seem to fear. With the fateful day moving closer, he hopes that he can survive Graduation long enough to find out why he ever joined Adalain Academy in the first place...…

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A single night. From the edges of dusk till dawn the Carnival Of The Lost forms from the mists of a veil between worlds-- allowing the living and the dead to walk among each other. Yet by morning it and all the spirits within vanish, while those still living that are trapped within are taken with it. Never to be seen again.Yet a single night is all Grey needs.A single night to say the words she never had a chance to.A single night to find what she desires most...Written for the Historical Fiction Gothic Romance Contest.CW; light gore descriptions, mentions of death…