Mask of Bone - ONC2021

Mask of Bone - ONC2021

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Zaketa presents a carefully crafted mask to the world; one of sharp edges, privilege, and bravado. Only those closest to her, her most loyal guards, know the real Zaketa. And she is so much more than what her warlord father has crafted her to be.In the somewhat distant future, disease and hunger is commonplace. The celebration honoring the King's only daughter's coming of age is to be the event of the decade. It is to be a great leveler of men, a chance to and eat and drink to their heart's content. While her father sees an opportunity building for alliances, Zaketa is disgusted by the idea of being presented as a prize to carefully selected suitors. Masked and flanked by her loyal guard, Zaketa intends to use the opportunity to make an impression on her people and let her father know she'll more than just a tool at his disposal.…

The Last Werewolf (Vidar #1) | ONC2021 Grand Winner

The Last Werewolf (Vidar #1) | ONC2021 Grand Winner

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[ONC 2021 Grand Winner] After the events of Ragnarök, the God Vidar has settled in the nice and quiet city of Antwerp where he keeps an eye on the local paranormal community. Nearly a millennium later, Vidar is a grumbling bookstore owner by day and a lazy paranormal detective by night (albeit a slightly furry one during a full moon). The morning after a particularly rough transition, the young teenage girl who normally wastes her days on the skatepark across the street enters his shop, fervently looking for a book on the legend of Brabo and Antigonus. As she struggles to pay, she reveals that the bronze giant has disappeared from the statue on the town square. At the foot of the fountain now lies a body that has been dead for three hundred years.Prompts chosen:(25) The war has ended, and thus the immortals return to their natural state: forgotten, hiding in the shadows until humankind is in need of them once more. They did not expect to be stumbled upon by a young farm apprentice. (*)(60) Rumours of a mysterious dark force under the earth have spread around the city. You are sent to investigate.(*) To fit the plot I have in mind, the young farm apprentice will become a bookstore "apprentice"…

Empress of Fire

Empress of Fire

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Lian snuck out of the imperial palace and exposed the village healer to be a fraud and a devil-worshipper. Cursed by the spurned fire god, Huogwai, and disgraced and cast out by the royal family, Lian set out with her manservant Emiru to the kingdom of fire to rid her of the curse of uncontrollable flames for a chance to regain her claim to the throne. But being a fire disciple meant she was a practitioner of the forbidden arts. For those that hunt her kind, the game had just started.…

Rain Rain Go Away | #ONC2021

Rain Rain Go Away | #ONC2021

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|| ONC 2021 HONORABLE MENTION || ONC 2021 ROUND TWO FIRST PLACE WINNER ||Three friends.One secret.Thoughts of a summery vacation in the middle of winter sounded fantastic until all plans to enjoy the Caribbean sights were thwarted by an unexpected tropical storm, keeping everyone inside. Normally spare time without current-day distractions would be beneficial to a group of long-time friends always too busy to spend time together otherwise, but this is one trip down memory lane they're going to wish they never took...----------Entered into the Open Novella Contest 2021Mystery & Thriller - Prompt #55ONC Round One Qualifier - 03.23.2021ONC Round Two Qualifier - 04.20.2021ONC Round Two First Place Winner - 04.24.2021ONC Round Three Qualifier (Longlist) - 05.21.2021ONC Shortlist - 05.30.2021ONC Honorable Mention - 06.29.2021©2021 M.DaltoPublished to Wattpad 02.01.2021Draft Completed 05.02.2021…

The far side of the world #ONC2021

The far side of the world #ONC2021

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I could tell you this is about my family, or about my friends. But really this is about war in a ship in the middle of nothing, and about finding love in the people you thought would be the last you'd fall for.I'm Noelia Castrillón Maturin, the Spanish niece of the surgeon. In town, everyone loved us but in the Surprise, as a woman, I'll have to strive for my place. It is quite easy, I only have to get the men on my side...꧁Photo of the cover: taken from Internet꧂…

Almond (ONC2021)

Almond (ONC2021)

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{ONC2021 2nd Place Overall, Round Two Ambassador Picks & Shortlist}When Max O'Brien receives an almond with a skull painted on it, he initially plays it off as a prank. But, after his wife leaves town, he begins discovering more of the nuts hidden around the house. More disturbing than that is that some unseen intruder is keeping an accurate running count.The more almonds Max finds, the stranger things get. Mysterious noises. Moving Objects. Damaged valuables. It's a haunting that grows in power with each success in the involuntary scavenger hunt. As the almonds pile up so do the threats until Max realizes he may just not survive.__________ONC2021 Prompt 62Cover by @mensemortuis1st Place in Horror/Paranormal - The Opulence Writer's AwardsAlso posted on Royal Road…

Bad Business Practice -Long Listed ONC2021

Bad Business Practice -Long Listed ONC2021

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PROMPT #59 - MYSTERY/THRILLER ENTRY IN THE 2022 STORMY NIGHTS READING CHALLENGEHarold Pope, contract killer by accident, takes advantage of that fact and crafts a successful, financially beneficial career until, through another accident, becomes his own contract!…

The Way Home | ONC2021

The Way Home | ONC2021

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Based on ONC Prompt No. 7.The story is aimed at children below the age of ten. The Anderson family, more specifically the Anderson siblings, are going to entertain an unexpected guest (in secret). The guest is about to ask for assistance, which the Anderson children, Zhandra (aged 9 years) and Alex (aged 5 years), will be only too happy to provide. Will the siblings be able to help Gabe, their guest, who happens to be a lost fairy, trying to find his way back home? © by GandalfofspaceAnli 2021…

Three Lies, All True || ONC2021 Longlister

Three Lies, All True || ONC2021 Longlister

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What do you do when you find a dead soldier from the opposing kingdom just when the Declaration of Peace was about to be signed? Hide the dead body, of course. Super soldier twins Petra and Peter made two mistakes: one is burying a dead body instead of telling people that they found the soldier dead, and the other is getting caught while doing it. Now that the peace of Royisa and Nuryyn are on the line, they have to prove that they weren't the ones who killed the soldier. It's not easy, especially since people from their opposing kingdom seem to be doing anything to show that they killed the soldier. But as they investigate, they realize that the soldier may not be exactly who he seems, and that the motives for his death might just be something else other than war. However, one thing was certain. In Royisa, fingers aren't the only thing that people can cross.Cover by @dayisademigod…

Stepping Into Your Soul - [ONC2021]

Stepping Into Your Soul - [ONC2021]

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A geeky young doctor enlists the help of an uninvited supernatural guest to win the heart of his long-time crush before she gets swept off her feet by their Mr. Perfect boss.*****Asher Jansen is one of the many new resident doctors that have joined St. Bernard Hospital. In sync with his luck, there's a freaking pandemic. Hello Covid-19! He doesn't mind working 80+ hours a week and his daily main source of nutrition being a protein shake and instant noodles. Not at all when he gets to work alongside his secret crush, the girl of his dreams, the beautiful and smart yet friendly, Kaylee Fisher. The only problem is Kaylee only has eyes for their medical director Jacob Parker. Okay, that's a lie. Aside from Kaylee already liking someone else, Asher is probably the gold standard of dorks that sports super thick glasses and rotates between only two pairs of chucks. So yeah, zero fashion sense.But all that changes when a certain grim reaper takes a vacation on Earth and borrows Asher's body. The term 'borrow' here being used very loosely. And what will happen when Asher's soul doesn't go to sleep like it's supposed to when the grim reaper takes over his body? Let's find out.~~~~~~AN: This is an Open Novella Contest 2021 entry. Story is based off of prompt #36.36. You are Death, and you are obligated to roam the Earth for one week every hundred years to learn about what the humans are up to these days. The problem? You get stuck on Earth during 2020. Definitely not a social hour.Story is my own and original. Please do not translate or copy without permission. Plagiarism of any form will not be tolerated.…

The Summer We Met | #ONC2021Shortlister

The Summer We Met | #ONC2021Shortlister

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🌟ONC2021- Round one qualifier[Shortlisted]***After Jordyn Jones met a guy named Liam at a music festival when she was 18, she finds herself comparing every other male she met afterward, to him and walking her way into adulthood for ten good years, believing that any guy she comes across, must be just like her festive crush. Vibrant, funny, full of spirit, and have sporty green eyes. Unfortunately for Jordyn, there is no guy like that, and there is no such thing as festive love. Because when she meets Liam for the second time at a hotel in Toronto, he's a happy man with a Four years old son and a beautiful Fiance. ********Short StoryWritten Feb 19,2021 for the ONC contest.…

ON HOLD; It's No Fun Being This Smart | ONC2021

ON HOLD; It's No Fun Being This Smart | ONC2021

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Emotionally intense six-year-old math wiz Isla knows she's too smart for the other second graders. Still, when she finds a unicorn in Li's treehouse, she's intrigued.…

Witchcraft #ONC2021

Witchcraft #ONC2021

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Terribly illegal and highly dangerous, magic can cause the best of people to go insane. If the witch or warlock in question is caught in the act well... they should begin to say their final goodbyes.Sixteen year old Aria Everheart knows these rules. She knows that in order to live a full, even possibly happy life, she has to learn to stop thinking outside the box and start thinking about finding a husband. But things change for Aria when she discovers a terrible secret. Suddenly, magic is all she ever wanted or needed. Fear slowly seeped away as Aria's power grew until...She was caught. Aria Everheart, a justice's clerk's daughter, was sent to a magical purging boot camp out of mercy. But the long and winding road of witchcraft doesn't end here as Aria is rescued by a peculiar woman named Flora and brought to a treehouse at the edge of the kingdom. From there, Aria must figure out why there's a fairy missing and what's actually happening around the kingdom...Welcome to the outskirts of society, where magic thrives and witches are quite alive.Open Novella Contest entry 2021.LonglisterPrompt #22Cover Credits to newsies and themythicalcommunity…

ONC Prompts Through The Years

ONC Prompts Through The Years

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Are you wondering what prompts we've used in past ONCs?You can find them in this book as we gathered all the prompts used in the past installments. You may use these prompts as inspiration for any story you want to write - no credits necessary!Have fun!…

Herdenmord - ONC2021

Herdenmord - ONC2021

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[ONC2021 Longlister] - In the mountains of Greece, wild animals start to turn on humans. The fever spreads and the cities of the Northern Hemisphere fall silent. In Australia, Blue and her friends hold their breaths, isolated from the rest of the world. As time passes, it seems that the danger has passed. Until Spring arrives. WARNING: Horror themes and some gore.Novella inspired by prompt #53 of the Open Novella Contest 2021:When wildlife starts rampaging, all the humans are forced underground. However, they come to a terrible discovery that being underground is no safer than being on the surface.…

An Angel's Playlist ||ONC2021|| {Complete}

An Angel's Playlist ||ONC2021|| {Complete}

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"Mortals do not have as much time as we do, which is why they serve as a greater being compare to the angels." Every angel has to undergo multiple trials. Lithius was sent to Earth to undergo his delayed trials. Due to his unwillingness to participate in it, Calista turned it into a horrendous game. She left clues on the one and only scroll that will guide Lithius along his journey. Lithius's soul was sent to Felix's body to experience the turbulences in a mortal world. He then found himself diving into a world of misunderstandings, friendships, heartbreaks and hard work. He began to learn that life is not as easy as he seemed. Living his life in the mundane world, Lithius discovered a hidden folder in Felix's phone containing similar words to the ones marked on his scroll. Lithius began hunting down the meaning of the words to complete this game and it became his ultimate guide to find an exit back to Halion. [[Open Novella Contest 2021]]: Prompt 28 & 31…

Hypnotics for Restless Dreamers  | #ONC2021

Hypnotics for Restless Dreamers | #ONC2021

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1969. It was the year of Manson's helter-skelter, the year we put a man on the moon, and the year two strangers watched the world end in a mushroom cloud of nuclear war.1966. This was a much better year. Well, for everyone except twenty-two-year-old Annie Edwards. Because it was the year she first saw the blonde-haired boy in her dreams. And although she believed in science, her gut told her these visions might somehow be connected to bizarre experiments happening on campus.As Annie and the mystery man known as Dimitri watch the world erupt in their dreams, they realize that the only way to save their countries, and the world, from nuclear destruction is to work together. They'll uncover the powers of dreams and nightmares, delve into hallucinogenics and insanity, and blur the line between the waking world and their subconscious.A race to space, a delusion of mind control, and the end of the world. Welcome to an experiment in dreams, drugs and war.-.. .-. . .- -- ... / -.. .-. ..- --. ... / .-- .- .-.inspired by prompts:"𝚆𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚖𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚌 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚜 𝚊 𝚠𝚊𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚞𝚗𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚗𝚘 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚜 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚎." - #𝟼𝟿"𝙰𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚠𝚎 𝚜𝚎𝚎 𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚎𝚎𝚖 𝚒𝚜 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚊 𝚍𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗 𝚊 𝚍𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖." - 𝙴𝚍𝚐𝚊𝚛 𝙰𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚗 𝙿𝚘𝚎 - #𝟹𝟸-.. .-. . .- -- ... / -.. .-. ..- --. ... / .-- .- .-.published: 24/02/2021highest ranking: ---…

Open Novella Contest 2025

Open Novella Contest 2025

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The Open Novella Contest is back for 2025!Join a society of writers and take on the challenge to create a timeless 20,000+ word novella in 12 weeks!Your epic quest begins February 1st, 2025 - so mark your calendars with this date!…

She Is Eternity(ONC2021 Entry- Unfinished)

She Is Eternity(ONC2021 Entry- Unfinished)

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Scientists have discovered a 'dark liquid; that is really at the base of the universe's continual expansion. When a team of researchers isolate some of the mysterious dark liquid, the world is forever changed... for better or worse....Dr. Nykia Baccus is on the fast track to the top of her field. her team is on the verge of making scientific history. When they manipulate the building blocks of reality the entire structure comes crashing down. Everything she knows and believes come into question as the secrets of creation are laid bare. Can her mind process revelation? Can reality withstand the shifting paradigms?Only time will tell.*******Open novella Contest (ONC) submission 2021…

I Fell From The Dark

I Fell From The Dark

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Mia woke up, strapped to a chair, a long way from home. Who can she trust? My ONC24 story. Guidance: swearing, sexual references.…

Kilroy Is Back! (ONC2025)

Kilroy Is Back! (ONC2025)

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ONC2025 entry based on Prompt 110. 20 days of freedom and Prompt 77. In a world where art and entertainment are forbidden, you're born to challenge the system and change the world.…