What happens when death is not the end? For one assassin, it wasn't. Now, in order to die, he must continue to kill. ⭐2020 Ambassador Pick⭐ ⭐2020 ONC Shortlister⭐ ⭐2020 ONC Honorable Mention⭐ The Sharded Blade (Part 1: Ghosts of the Past) was my entry into the 2020 Open Novella Contest (#OpenNovellaContest2020) and is approximately 24k words. It didn't place in the Top 5 and win, but it did receive a very kind Honorable Mention from the Wattpad Ambassadors who ran the contest. I am deeply thankful for all of you who read and enjoyed this story. Parts 2 and 3 (turning this into an entire novel length story) are currently being worked on. This story is based on the following two prompts ... with some liberties taken: 4. When something tragic happens, it's often said we lose a piece of ourselves. How far would you go to find these lost parts of yourself in order to be whole again? 45. You are possessed by a demon. The only way to cast it out is to kill 7 people - each representing one of the 7 virtues.

After being ordered by the State to undergo Deep Sleep, a treatment for troubled teens, Jo awakens in the hospital with sporadic and unexplained memories. Upon celebrating her rebirthday, she recalls strange past events that makes her question reality. Did she really awaken, or has she become trapped in Deep Sleep? ***** 🏆 Round 2 Winner - Open Novella Contest 2020 🏆 Longlisted - ONC 2020 🏆 Shortlisted - ONC 2020 ***** ONC 2020 Prompt 15

BRAITHE is leading a double life. The dutiful princess during the day, at night the masked vigilante fighting back against her parents' abuse of the kingdom's citizens. Disguised as a man to protect her identity, things get even more complicated when a handsome outsider catches her attention. AURELIAN is not your typical damsel in distress. First of all, he's a man. Secondly, he's... actually exceedingly good at getting himself into sticky situations. A visitor in the kingdom, he finds himself embroiled in the ongoing struggles, though perhaps not in the sense he would have liked, getting kidnapped and all. Now Braithe may need to save him from the very people she's been trying to help. - Open Novella Contest 2020 Longlister - 1st Place Fantasy, Phoenix Queen Awards - 2nd Place Fantasy, The Dream Awards - 2nd Place Fantasy, Focus On Me Awards - 3rd Place Fantasy, Mono Awards - Winner Sangria Award - Best Title (Fantasy)

It's difficult to live a normal life when nobody else can see your 'friends' and everybody thinks you're a crazy man who speaks to himself. Wei is a lonely man with a special talent and an unexpected crave for sweets. After helping a stranger he finds himself saving people's lives together with a scheptical cop and they will have to join forces for a very important cause... Inspired by ONC prompt n. 43 Start: end of February 2020 End: 17 October 2020 61850words. ©️ Story and cover are mine. The protagonists names are taken from Priest's novel Guardian, just because I love them. Cover edited by me with pictures of Chinese actors Zhu YiLong and Bai Yu. Same goes for the banner. 🔵 I borrow some names from Priest's novel Guardian because I love them, but this story has nothing to do with the novel/drama, so you Do Not need to know that to read this story.

She hadn't meant for it to happen. One moment Harper Holloway was out In the beer garden to get some fresh air and the next moment she was in James Wittig's body embrace, his mouth against hers in reality rather than just the fantasy she'd been living in for the last ten plus years. James is more than off limits. Not only is he her older brother's best friend and had been since kindergarten, but he's also her older sister's ex-fiancée, who has been trying desperately to win back his heart after breaking it last year. When the clock strikes midnight, all bets are off, but when daylight approaches Harper knows her horses must turn back to mice, her carriage must turn back into a pumpkin and she must turn back into the baby sister in the background. Because if that other glass slipper drops, everything in their lives will shatter.

Josh Alves recently became a father. The only issue with that is that he is gay and never went to an adoption agency. Caleb somehow turned into a five-year-old and now goes by the name, Kyle, unaware of his traumatic past and who he was prior. Now Josh must cope with the grief while trying to raise Kyle in order to give him a happier life than Caleb could have ever had. Open Novella Contest 2020 entry

Damien Stryker is a ruthless billionaire, but when Serena Mclane is forced to marry him, she hopes to find the mercy behind his cold eyes and strong hands. ***** Damien Stryker, a domineering billionaire, is someone you don't want to get close to. Unfortunately for Serena Mclane, she doesn't have much of a choice. Always at the mercy of her family's name and legacy, Serena has to do as her father says. So when her father forces her into an arranged marriage with the one and only Damien Stryker: the truth comes out. Secrets are unveiled, and love starts to bloom. [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]]

* ONC 2020 AMBASSADOR'S PICK * * ONC 2020 HONORABLE MENTION * * ONC 2020 SHORT LIST * * HIDDEN GEMS * Sean has a problem: his dreams come to life. It causes him enough trouble that he moves across the country to start fresh at Everwood Institute. But as his repetitive dreams become more vivid, he wonders if anything he sees is real, and if the black leaves Finn trails behind him are truly there... Finn tries to keep his dreams under control, but this year, he keeps dreaming the same dream. It haunts him in the day, and doesn't help when he's trying to keep his past problems separate from his present life. Then there's the matter of Sean, who leaves flowers blooming wherever he steps... As Sean and Finn grow closer, they realize there's more to their dreams - and each other - than they know. ~*~ COMPLETED | #lgbtq+ #mlm #contemporaryfantasy "How can you prove whether at this moment we are sleeping, and all our thoughts are a dream; or whether we are awake, and talking to one another in the waking state?" - Plato Prompt #15, OpenNovellaContest2020 Word Count: 21,198 words

* An intense psychological thriller * All Andi Masterson wanted was to have a fun day out with her friends to celebrate her 19th Birthday. The Escape Room she booked admittedly looks a bit odd, and doesn't feel right. That's because they've just gone into the wrong place. What they think is an Escape Room will turn out to be a very deadly game with serious consequences. There are no hints and no extra lives in this game. Are you ready to play? Open Novella Contest III prompt #60: "The next words out of your mouth better be 'I'm sorry' and 'Here's the antidote.'"

Do magical beings only exist in story books? The story of a heartwarming friendship between a child and a lonely baby dragon. [ONC 2020] [Prompt No. 2]

The death of the first Batman sets in for Terry McGinnis - the Batman of the future as he finds himself unable to return to his own time, yet also involved in the life of the first Robin, someone he never met in the future. The path forward is definitely unsure, what with entities from different times existing at the same time and not actually making the universe implode, but there are definitely secrets Bruce never told him about. Making matters worse, there appears to be a bleed over from his now non-existent timeline, forcing him to face his past, or his own beginning as Batman on top of dealing with the first Robin. Disclaimer - I don't own Batman Beyond or Young Justice. This is a sequel to my one-shot Gotham's Need, but this is also written for Open Novella 2020. The prompt I picked was number fourteen, "the only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once."

[ONC 2020 Shortlister] Something evil dwells in the black lake by the misty woods, something that will claim the souls of those who dare to dive into its realm. Lynn Morris is ready to enjoy some well-deserved holidays in the company of her closest friends. And that house on the lakeshore looks like a dream come true and is exactly what she needs. Or that's what she thinks. It takes her diving into the lake, it takes a blood-curdling vision for her to know they shouldn't have touched the waters. Something is watching her; ready to turn her holidays into the worst nightmare ever had. When reality and illusions start clashing in a never-ending war, will she be able to remain sane and save her friends? Or will she fall prey to the darkness growing in her own mind? *ONC 2020. Prompt #40.

In a future Earth where technology and magic combine, Maud Freeling, the spellcaster princess of the Northerns and heir to rulership of the country, spends her nights disguised as a man and performing vigilante justice, specializing in taking down users of dangerous dark magic. When she meets Gem, however, a girl who can't seem to keep herself out of trouble, Maud finds herself building a complicated series of lies to keep her intriguing new friend from discovering her true identity. She's fallen for someone who doesn't know of her royalty - doesn't even know she's a girl. Although greater threats loom on the horizon, Maud realizes one misstep is all it will take to destroy her delicate web. Written for ONC 2020.

FOR FANS OF BRIDGERTON. To save her family's reputation, Isabella must impersonate her twin sister to deceive her sister's husband in a scheme that depends on her not falling for him. ***** Identical twins Isabella and Arabella Garvey have nothing in common except their looks: where Arabella is a confident socialite, Isabella hides from society, ruined by scandal. But when Arabella runs away with a secret lover to escape her loveless marriage, Isabella must impersonate her sister in order to save her family's reputation. The only problem? In order to outfox Arabella's cruel and clever husband, Isabella must start living with him, and it doesn't take long for her to discover a passionate and respectful man under his icy exterior. But is she willing to destroy her sister's reputation in order to be with the man she loves? [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

"Well, that was a New Year's Eve kiss you won't forget anytime soon." When Ilaria and Darien cross paths at a New Years party, Darien AKA Bitter Man, gives Ilaria a kiss that makes her plant her feet on the ground. Ilaria and Darien run into each other after that night and start to get feelings for each other. But with Ilaria's plans to study abroad and her strict Catholic parents controlling every aspect of her life from 4 hours away, Darien and her just might be victims of "right person, wrong time."

One day a stranger warns Grayson that Slade is after him again. The problem is, Grayson doesn't know of any previous interactions with Slade. She also acts as if she knows him, yet if she did she wouldn't be a stranger. Disclaimer - I don't own Teen Titans or Young Justice. This story is written for Open Novella 2020. The prompt I chose is number eighteen, "you wake up one day to find you are the only one who remembers your ult group". The fanfic also takes ideas from my Beyond the Night series.