Fantasy

Spetsnaz
Deep beneath the colossal stone paws of the Sphinx, where the secrets of Egypt's ancient past lay dormant, a battle of epic proportions was about to unfold. The Spetsnaz, Russia's elite special forces, had descended into the hidden chambers with a singular objective - to retrieve a powerful orb crystal that had been guarded by the Egyptian goddess Bastet for millennia.
By Haris Hadzic3 years ago in Fiction
Nufonimous
Nufonimous: adj The location or sensation of direct contact with an uncanny ‘otherness’ that has not been immediately preceded by administration of a recreational pharmaceutical.
By Ian Vince3 years ago in Fiction
The Adventures of Sparkle the Starfish
Once upon a time, in the vibrant and colorful underwater world of Coral Cove, lived a curious little starfish named Sparkle. Sparkle was unlike any other starfish in the cove. While most of the starfish were content to stay in one place, Sparkle dreamed of exploring the vast ocean and discovering new wonders.
By Eyaquit Zaman Imran3 years ago in Fiction
Mariana Trench
In the darkest depths of the Earth's oceans, beneath the crushing weight of countless gallons of water, lies the Mariana Trench. A place shrouded in mystery, where light can never reach and the water is as cold as ice. This trench, nestled in the Western Pacific, is home to some of the most astonishing and terrifying creatures on our planet. Dr. Emily Turner, an accomplished marine biologist, dedicated her life to unlocking the secrets of this enigmatic abyss.
By Haris Hadzic3 years ago in Fiction
The Enigmatic Legacy
In the quiet inner city of Willowbrook, there existed a legendary antique shop referred to as "The Enigmatic Legacy." It were surpassed down through generations of the mysterious Blackwood family. Its mystifying popularity changed into nicely-earned, because it become stated to hold a collection of the maximum mysterious and particular gadgets within the international.
By Otenaike Sofiat3 years ago in Fiction
Arid
The Morning Light Cafe was bustling with its usual breakfast crowd when I walked in. I nodded at the familiar faces - the old timers reading their newspapers, the young professionals gulping down coffee before work. As I waited in line to order, I checked my phone nervously. Still nothing from Melanie.
By Anne Pedersen3 years ago in Fiction
Phantalament . Runner-Up in the Neolomicro Challenge.
It all made sense now. The perfect ambushes. The timely attacks. It was him. He'd been playing me all along. Betrayal pierced me as I stared into cold blue eyes. Regret, disgust, and hurt warred inside me, battling for dominance.
By B3 years ago in Fiction
With Ink Made of Stars. Top Story - November 2023.
It was in a basement somewhere on the blurry side of Berlin when I first saw her work. Perhaps it had been the pulse of the light show, the writhing bodies, the liquid beat, or my space eyes but the ink upon a stranger's upper arm opened up to the universe beyond. It shifted, twisted, turned clockwise and then not. It floated suspended in the space between everyone else and me.
By SC Wells3 years ago in Fiction
Imaginuity
I could write of castles falling or the ruins of a heart I could write of flowered meadows or houses made of cards But I cannot make you feel the things that stir my soul to sing
By Kelli Sheckler-Amsden3 years ago in Fiction
Love in a Foreign Land
Two strangers were attracted into a love tale that went beyond limits and crossed the divide between their disparate worlds in the center of a busy city, where the sights, sounds, and smells of a lively street market filled the air.
By Tinyiko Shitlhangu3 years ago in Fiction
Echoes of Love and Separation
In the heart of Dhaka, on a quiet and somber evening, Fatima Begum sat alone in her small room. The walls were adorned with faded photographs and memories of a time long past.
By Shoaib Shahid3 years ago in Fiction
Love Beyond the Stars
Lira gazed out of the observation deck, her gaze riveted on the nebulae whirling and dancing in space's cosmic ballet. She was an experienced astrobiologist from the highly developed planet Veridia, and she had always been fascinated by the secrets of the cosmos. The mission she was on was no different.
By Tinyiko Shitlhangu3 years ago in Fiction