With the rising tide of steam power and machinery, who can hope to become a Beyonder? Shrouded in the fog of history and darkness, what lurking evil murmurs into our ears? Waking up to face a string of mysteries, Zhou Mingrui finds himself reincarnated as Klein Moretti in an alternate Victorian-era world. He discovers a realm filled with machinery, cannons, dreadnoughts, airships and various contraptions, alongside Potions, Divination, Hexes, Tarot Cards and Sealed Artifacts… The Light continues to shine, yet the mystery has never strayed far. Follow Klein as he becomes entangled with the Churches of the world—both orthodox and unorthodox—while he slowly develops newfound powers through the Beyonder potions. Like its corresponding tarot card, The Fool, which is numbered 0—a number of unlimited potential—this is the legend of “The Fool”.

Arya died suddenly after touching a mysterious object—only to awaken in a world of cultivation and supernatural power. Reborn as Su Kang, a prodigy of the Su family, he quickly befriended Li Fang, and together they embarked on countless adventures. But Li Fang had a habit of face-slapping anyone who crossed him. Protected by his protagonist's halo, he feared no consequences, leaving a trail of enemies wherever he went. As a loyal friend, Su Kang did his best to help him—only to watch help...

Legends of savage river-folk have been scoffed at for centuries in the valley below Sisters Mountain, but when a young fisherman named Ember sets out to trap a thief, he catches more than he bargained for; a strange acquaintanceship is struck, and when the creature requests his aid to unlock a hidden door in the mountainside, they find themselves trapped within the ruins of an ancient kingdom... 

If you're one to travel the roads, you may have heard of me. You may have heard my Names in the stories, the songs, and the whispers of the road. Perhaps you've even seen me during my travels, speaking to a bird of blue light, or on a city street, performing small acts for coin and repute. Or perhaps you may know me as the Skystrider, who walked with the wind. Or the Voiceless, a man of song without speech. You may know me as the Tutor, who taught the Lion of Summer how to fight, or the Trave...

The Great Winter reaches its third year and creatures of nightmare thought to be long extinct roam the land once more. The Oathbreaker stirs from his icy prison, calling upon his servants both past and present. The wolf howls, the dragon roars and the serpent thrashes as the world unravels. Heroes will rise, for this will be the age to end all ages. The spirited girl escapes the shackles of tradition, searching for adventure, finding much more. The craven boy goes after her in the name of lo...

The king is dead; his heir is too young to assume the throne. Jarl Vale wants to become Lord Protector, spurred by his ambitious brother Konstans. Jarl Isarn likewise seeks this power; he is aided ΓÇô or thwarted ΓÇô by the return of his brother, the knight and war hero Athelstan, whose squire, Brand, hopes to restore his familyΓÇÖs fortunes, cost what it may. Through all of this, an enigmatic traveller makes plans with jarls, scribes, and priests for his own purpose. Abroad, powerful forces ...

The top percentage Rattata was a legendary existence never before proven to work in the highest levels of professional battling, or any level of professional battling to be honest. But, Joey, a reincarnated youngster, was willing to pull all the stops into making this dream a reality and make his partner ascend into the realm of champions. A pre-canon self-insert.

[Wonnered the RoyalRoad April 2024 Writathon Challenge!] Annie’s whole life revolved around helping her parents make ends meet. That meant multiple jobs, no luxuries, no time for social outings, and no time for hobbies. Annie’s only escape from her tedious and inconsequential life is by playing dating sims, because they were the least time- and effort-intensive games her outdated computer could dependably handle. Then one day, she wakes up in the body of a magical student in a magical boa...

There are a lot of things wrong with Liv Brodbeck. She’s too small, for one thing. When she works in the castle kitchens with her mother, she can’t carry a sack of flour or roll a keg of ale.  Baron Summerset’s chirurgeon says that she has brittle bones, so she isn’t allowed to wrestle or sword fight with the other children. Even sledding downhill in the winter brings the risk of breaking an arm or a leg if she falls.  Everyone says that she ruined her mother’s life when she was b...

Sixteen-year-old Thenio Iterune has a simple plan for his life: Work hard. Do well in school. Become a qualified wizard. Earn a good living. And maybe even make his parents proud of him someday. Unfortunately, the plan isn't going too well.... Thenio's magic power is becoming increasingly difficult to control, which leads to a series of accidents that are about to cost him his hard-earned spot at the Kafron Royal Academy of Magic. And things don't get any better when he finally discovers the ...

Xian Qigang was a typical xianxia young master; arrogant, narcissistic, and cruel. Well, I guess he wasn't so typical, because even his own family couldn't tolerate him. So much so that they sent him off to some tiny town where his stink would no longer rub off on them. Xian Qigang is gone now though, and through no fault of my own (I think) I'm now behind the reins. Yeah, I know. I'm screwed. But, hey, at least the power's nice. FAIR WARNING: this story has explicit sexual content. This is ...

Michael didn't want to die. He didn't deserve to die. After a lost battle with cancer that started only a year after he retired, he'd lived what many people would call a full life, but it wasn't enough. He wanted more time. Time with his wife. Time with his kids. Time with his grandkids. When he found himself drawn toward the light, he fought his way away from it. Unfortunately, that didn't take him back to the life he wanted to live.  Reincarnated in another world, Michael is forced to be a...

A teenager struggling after the death of his best friend finds himself in a fantasy world - one which seems to be an amalgamation of every Dungeons and Dragons campaign they ever played together. Now he's stuck trying to find the answers to why he's there and what this world is trying to say. The most terrifying answer might be that this world is an expression of the person he was back on Earth. This work is complete and partially stubbed. You can buy the first three (of eight) ebooks or audi...

" Greetings! I'm Loki.....God of mischief and trickery....Wish to hear the tale of Kayle Shaw, a man forsaken by his own world and transported to another.... by me! A world of fantasy and magic unlike his original home. A world with elves, dwarves, demi-humans of all kinds and monsters that couldn't be described by words alone. Though upon entering into this new world our Hero quickly discovers everything was much less fairy tail like than he imagined. It's a world run by the strong and ruled...

A young woman meets a new student at school and has her world turned upside down, leading her into a future she could never have possibly imagined for herself. As the two build a life together, unanticipated events shape and change the two of them in many ways. With time, the two achieve great heights of wealth and fame, but at serious personal cost. Life is a series of ups and downs, and Emmy and Leah experience extreme highs and extreme lows during the course of the story. It is not my inte...

[I was reborn after being murdered because of the true wish that I made for revenge against all human-peoples, but now I’m alive again and I actually just kind of don’t want to do that anymore; so I opened a shoe-store instead!] After being violently torn from her old life in the natural world after being grotesquely murdered by miners belonging to members of the common races of humans and elves, Mirabelle the fairy makes a true wish to anything that can hear her dying screams, beckoning ...

Brynn wakes up to discover he's now a god in a world full of magic, infested dungeons, and sprawling kingdoms—but there's a catch... He's back at level one, Wood Rank. Brynn is the first person ever to activate the previously hidden power of "Prestige Mode." He'll be able to equip two class corestones instead of one, among a host of other incredible benefits. His new powers come at a cost: the process erased all his memories and almost completely reset his progress.With nothing from his old...

"From within the white stone, statues began to emerge, me. Dozens of me. The masks I had worn through the years, shaped into stone: the artist, the thief, the student, the liar and dozen others. Each persona sculpted in exquisite detail, caught mid-motion as if they had turned to look back at me in the moment of their unraveling." -Alexa May Alexa’s parents died when she was young, leaving her orphaned — but her exceptional talent for sleight of hand and passion for art soon caught the at...

Chapters will post every Sunday. Join my Discord for updates and excuses. Nic Tutt is a good student. He excels at all subjects. But his education serves only one purpose—to gain entry into the Ransom School.  Ransom is the most prestigious school in the country. Its alumni are destined to become the future leaders of Ranvar. Politicians, statesmen and, in some exceptional cases, mages. Only the brightest and the best get into Ransom. But Nic doesn't care about any of that. He isn't determ...

Every year, on the same day, people across the world awaken new powers. They take the first step on the path to becoming Super Heroes... or Villains. Emily Wright wants nothing to do with any of that. All she wants is to get her degree and maybe learn to deal with her anxiety so that she can have an entire conversation with a stranger without panicking. She did not plan to awaken with the power to summon little sisters, or to learn that sheΓÇÖs been marked as a Villain. Will she be able to tu...