At 59 years old, John Leben had only one passion left in life. Playing Alfiria Saga, a fantasy MMORPG he had devoted 25 years of his life to. After resigning from his job in his mid-thirties and living alone ever since. John found comfort and meaning in the game world he loved — even as ...

"Laionne is the strongest witch who will ever live, and in roughly a year she is going to die—nothing in our world can prevent this." Just as the blossoms must wither with the coming of winter, so too must pass the objects of our love. Though Niccolina struggled long to accept this, it was her...

Transported into the world of Hunter x Hunter as a member of the Zoldyck family, he is Illumi’s twin brother and the older brother whom Killua looks up to with awe. From the age of three, he began training in assassination, and by six, he was already carrying out missions. With blood-stained hand...

Fire Doesn’t Want to Hurt You (Short-complete story) ————— “Don’t go near the fire.”they said And yes—it hurt. But I stayed. Because I wanted to understand.. And finally— through ash and scar, the fire stopped being a monster. It became something else. My companion. ——— I...

He mocked death once—and Death answered. When Eoghan Conroy crossed a line best left alone, something old and vile took notice. Now, the Dullahan rides for him...again, and again, and again. Trapped in an endless cycle of violent, senseless deaths, Eoghan is desperate for answers. A curse with...

The Phoenix Empire fought the Dark Alliance with everything it had — but within a single year, it crumbled. This is not a story of salvation. There are no chosen ones here. Only those who tried to change the tide — and failed. Some were willing to lose everything — their pride, their famili...

Janice has always felt like life was passing her by. Struggling with depression and haunted by regret, she stumbles through her days without purpose, until a shattering diagnosis changes everything. Faced with the knowledge that she has only three months to live, Janice begins a journey of self-d...

It's dark, and it's hard to see. Has it always been like that here? I feel like it used to be nicer. No one says anything about it, so it must be normal. Putting my glasses on every morning feels like a waste of time.

Toshio loves his wife more than life itself. She is the reason he gets up in the morning and strives everyday to make her happy. Though after losing her, he becomes lost in the darkness. Not sure how to go on in life, seeks one way out. However when he next wakes up he finds himself in an usual p...

Martin Deeplet is accused of the alleged induced suicide of one of his classmates and must prove his innocence to avoid deportation. The government and the school launch an experimental investigation method in which he must speak with people close to the victim for three months. Will he be able t...