Tess stood at the base of the lift to Sector 6, staring up at the industrial pulley system that would haul her two hundred meters into the upper city.
She’d been here before. Plenty of time...
2025-11-15 23:10:21 +0000 UTC View PostTess crouched beside the capacitor bank, her fingers hovering just above the crystalline substrate without quite touching it.
She’d been staring at it for twenty minutes, trying to understa...
2025-11-15 23:01:51 +0000 UTC View PostTess closed the oven’s access panel and stood back, wiping coolant residue off her hands with a rag.
The industrial unit hummed to life with a low, steady sound that hadn’t been there whe...
2025-11-15 13:15:03 +0000 UTC View PostTess was drifting in that shallow space between sleep and waking when Bee’s voice cut through the darkness.
“Tess. Proximity alert. A vehicle is approaching the freighter.”
She gr...
2025-11-14 17:42:05 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
Just a quick note for those that have been here a while. I've adjusted the tiers to make things cheaper.
Here's the breakdown:
If you are only 2025-11-14 17:17:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Great question. Short answer: I'm writing them.
This story started as a Writeathon project, and it gained way more traction than I ever expected. I'm pushing hard to write mo...
2025-11-14 03:56:18 +0000 UTC View PostThe afternoon sun filtered through Sector 6’s haze, casting everything in amber. Tess walked the familiar route from Tak’s toward Kain’s Components, tool belt light on her hip after the FCN-0...
2025-11-14 01:26:29 +0000 UTC View PostThe dock district sprawled in familiar chaos around her as Tess made her way to Kade’s berth. Grounded freighters and salvage haulers stacked in improvised patterns, connected by external ladders...
2025-11-14 01:25:14 +0000 UTC View PostThe morning light filtering through the freighter’s viewports was steady. Tess kept glancing outside expecting them to flicker, but they didn’t. Just consistent amber illumination that made the...
2025-11-14 01:23:10 +0000 UTC View PostWe're merging the new Patreon here, Royal Road doesn't support multiple patreons. Im setting up collections, tags, and asking a friend to work late on some artwork mashing.
I should be writi...
2025-11-13 17:48:45 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone!
I've got something a little different to share with you all today. I'm jumping into the 2025 Royal Road Writeathon with a brand new side project, and I figured it was a good cal...
2025-10-30 00:29:39 +0000 UTC View PostThis is the second poll that will be posting to Royal Road. I encourage you to vote in both places to be heard.
Question: Every good Cultivation Story has an Auction. Vote on some rid...
2025-10-21 16:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostNow that Book 1 is wrapped, I'm throwing everyone who leaves a review into a hat and drawing for a year of free Acolyte status. Submissions stay open until December 3rd, so head over to Royal Road ...
2025-10-20 16:21:02 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor's Note: This story takes place at the Winters' Ginseng Farm
Red's muscles bunched as he watched Ben's arm draw back, the orange leather ball clutched in those wonderfu...
2025-10-17 14:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe first of two polls for Book 2, both polls will be posted on Royal Road in a few weeks and I implore you to vote there too. As a paid member your vote should count twice.
This Poll is:
Hey everyone! This post is for feedback on Book 1. Now that you've had time to sit with it, I want to hear your thoughts—the good, the bad, and the "what the hell were you thinking?"
Were t...
2025-10-14 15:03:26 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
Thanks for sticking with me through all of Book 1. If you read the original version and made it this far again, an extra thank you - your feedback has been invaluable.
LIBERATED REGION 001
The world formerly known as Mydz
Vexaan Draal had made his name as a Fetcher by being very good at getting things.
The Shi'an worlds...
2025-10-11 02:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostAUTHORS NOTE: Just confirming that Patreon doesn't like Drops for chapters. They full on deleted them because I didn't upload files to download. Sorry about the bait and switch! 2025-10-10 21:17:45 +0000 UTC View Post
The violet light in the Varglid's eyes pulsed like a heartbeat, intensifying as it stood. Its gaze locked onto us with predatory hunger.
One look sent ice through my veins. Pure uncanny valle...
2025-10-08 13:45:41 +0000 UTC View PostThe inferno hit like standing inside a blast furnace. Stanley's Fenghuang form blazed overhead—a screaming comet of liquid gold and crimson fire that carved through the Varglid wall like a hot kn...
2025-10-07 23:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe burgundy minivan died with a pathetic wheeze on the Saskatchewan highway, stranding us in an ocean of wheat.
I was fourteen, trapped between my little brother Danny and a broken air condi...
2025-10-06 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe massive Glid-thing ripped through reality like wet paper, and for one frozen heartbeat, it just stared at us.
Orange neon veins pulsed beneath its black flesh, four muscular arms...
2025-10-05 16:00:23 +0000 UTC View PostA Spirit Realm. Now? My head spun with all the ways this could go sideways—trapped between dimensions, eaten alive, or worse. The possibilities scrolled through my mind like a highlight reel of h...
2025-10-04 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostPanic erupted in the spectator boxes above as we made our way off the arena floor and into our prep room. Thea was waiting for us, clad in regal-looking white leather armor that would have been ado...
2025-10-03 16:00:27 +0000 UTC View PostThey hadn't fully repaired the arena. We stood at its center as Grace introduced us, much like in the first round, but I had trouble focusing on her words. Deep gashes still scarred the stone aroun...
2025-10-02 16:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostMalcolm leaned back on the couch in our suite, staring at the ceiling as he let out a long, frustrated sigh.
"I'm still not getting it. Some sort of divine warrior of light? There are plenty ...
2025-10-01 16:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostAround us, confusion spread through the lounge like wildfire. Whatever Felix and Ferris had unleashed hadn't just affected the simulated arena—it had torn through the actual building itself. The ...
2025-09-30 16:00:15 +0000 UTC View PostHoly shit, September was absolutely insane. Buckle in, this is going to be a bit of a longer update.
Not only did we hit the main page for Rising Stars, but we peaked at 29th before the Girl ...
2025-09-30 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostA heavy knocking slammed against my bedroom door, tearing me out of a very comfortable sleep. The knocking wasn't polite—it was the kind that meant urgent news now.
Cass's voice cut through...
2025-09-29 16:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post