Cosmic Stories

**WATTYS 2025 HONOURABLE MENTION** Cas and Vish are best friends whose feelings run deep. Whilst Cas is clever, sporty, and on the brink of a bright future at university, Vish has no such prospects. A painfully shy artist, Vish's horizons end at his daily routine of pills, sensory issues and panicking parents. When they celebrate what could be their final summer together by painting wildlife and swimming at a secret wooded wetland hidden in the Fens, the lads awaken something ancient and sinister lurking in the water. A voice in Vish's head -- Charlie -- tempts him to spend longer and longer in the woods. When villagers begin to disappear and Vish becomes increasingly secretive and distant, Cas is convinced that Charlie intends to claim Vish, body and soul. Lies, heartbreak and obsession push their friendship to breaking point, but nothing will stop Cas from protecting Vish from Charlie's onslaught, not even a fight to the death. --- This book started life as an ONC 2025 prompt: 105. Your childhood imaginary friend who disappeared years ago returns - only this time they're real.

She didn't just survive the disaster- she became it. After fusing with an entire city, Kawaiia turns into something impossible: a living anomaly capable of reshaping reality itself. But power like that doesn't come quietly. As beings known as witches begin to appear-each one embodying absolute concepts like knowledge, severity, and creation-Kawaiia is forced into battles that go far beyond strength. She doesn't destroy her enemies. She understands them. And with every encounter, she changes. But there's a limit. When her power spirals out of control and collapses an entire timeline, Kawaiia is forced to confront a terrifying truth: Infinite power without control doesn't make you a god. It breaks everything. Now, standing at the edge of godhood, she faces a final choice- Rule everything... or remain human. Zero Over Heaven is a long-form, character-driven epic about overwhelming power, emotional truth, and the discipline to choose humanity over divinity. ARC 5: THE WITCH OF KNOWLEDGE IS BEING RELEASED + UPDATED VISUALS ARE ROLLING OUT across August Arc OVA: Discovery Is being Remastered across August aswell as the ongoing Arc 5 releases. Update: WE HIT 300 READS! WOOOO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!! Thank you for all the support that comes this way, wouldn't have gotten this far without you I am the author of Zero Over Heaven. I will also be posting this story on Royal Road under the account MaukutheGo@t.

"I thought my life was over after the grand war across two billion years of the spacetime timeline. But when I opened my eyes, I was inside the fluffy body of a tiny hamster with cotton-ball paws! To stop the ultimate villain from shattering the world lines, I must find the ancient time-travel artifact once more. The cosmic paradox begins now!"

Our planet was never meant to experience the boundless threats of the eternal darkness. Liam, a regular school student, is simply going on with his normal life-until everything changes. The glowing red sky. The mystery surrounding that strange glow. This is only the beginning of something far greater than the universe itself. Planets are our enemies. Stars are our protectors. Or is it all just a big lie? Find out in Spirit Realms of the Planetary Wars.

1928; A 20th century explorer explores uncharted regions of Antarctica , and discovers vast underground chambers that seem to be part of a strange city. He finds evidence of beings from outside the earth and mistakenly utters an incantation from the feared and banned book Necronomicon, unleashing a cosmic anomaly of unbelievable power from another dimension that threatens to tear apart the fabric of space-time.. As cities crumble, necrotic forces and madness begin to engulf humanity, a brilliant occultist must help him race against time to find the secret of a second incantation that will return the evil force to the place it came from and save the human race. Other characters appear in the story, some to help mankind, others to try to destroy it. A homage to HP Lovecraft.

Odessia is a world of ancient empires, forgotten histories, and lands still untouched by those who claim to rule them. Yet beyond the boundaries of kingdoms and the certainty of men, something long hidden has begun to stir. When a summons from Elysium calls a chosen company toward Agartha and the Seventh Mountain, lives separated by distance, rank, and history are quietly drawn toward the same path. Isabella Azure-Cerulean, Queen of Odessia, carries an authority older than many of the civilizations surrounding her-and burdens few truly understand. Hadeon O'Connor, a knight of the secluded Empire of Avalon, has spent his life behind the boundaries of a realm that has little desire for the world beyond its own walls. Neither knows how deeply their paths have already been entwined. Across Odessia, old enemies move beneath the shadows. Forgotten promises begin to awaken. Kingdoms guard their secrets, ancient powers watch from beyond mortal sight, and a journey that first appears to concern only a mountain slowly reveals the beginnings of something far greater. For some, Agartha is a destination. For others, it is a calling. And for those whose histories have not truly been forgotten, it may be the place where everything begins again.

There will never be another new light born in the universe. The last conventional star has burned out, leaving the universe cloaked in darkness. Only a single artificial star, "Last Light"-left behind by multiple ancient hyper-civilizations-faintly illuminated the cold, empty space. Gathered there beneath it were four lonely entities, each having traveled to witness the final moments of the universe. There was Nukumi, a machine intelligence who continuously purges her own memories just to keep functioning. Tomoru, a light-based lifeform from a species that possesses no concept of individuality. Utai, an integrated psyche housing trillions of individual personalities whose voices constantly intertwine. And Tokio, the last living human, who survived a staggering one hundred and eighty thousand years entirely alone. Though they could neither perceive each other's physical forms nor truly grasp one another's concepts, they shared a quiet, lingering dialogue beneath the star's fading glow. Is it a noble thing to preserve memories, or is the eternal present moment all that truly matters? Facing the end of existence, this is the story of the singular truth found by those who have lived through the depths of eternity. A beautiful yet melancholic sci-fi ensemble drama, unfolding amidst the silence and the starlight.

A girl named Estelle woke up with no memories, in a world where years prior, A Golden Generation had stood. Becoming ruthless for they were labeled monsters despite saving reality multiple times. She became a vessel for change, walking a path that was never hers. To find her purpose, she treads on a journey with newfound allies to uncover the truth behind the Golden Generation, battling through the toughest of hells, finding truly what "The Stories" were, and what was Beyond The Ruthlessness.

In a world where martial strength determines everything, Kael was born with nothing. No family. No clan. No talent. No power. An orphan abandoned by the world, Kael survived only because of one person-the most beautiful girl in his city, Serena. She was the only one who ever protected him. Until one day, she was betrayed. Her Dantian was destroyed, her cultivation shattered, and she was abandoned in the streets. Kael found her. And something inside him awakened. [HOST COMPATIBILITY: 100%] [DEVOUR SYSTEM ACTIVATED.] [ORIGINAL HOST FOUND AFTER DECILLION YEARS.] Kael doesn't know who he really is. He doesn't know why his memories were sealed. He doesn't know why the system calls him its Original Host. But as mysterious portals begin appearing across the world, zombies and monsters emerge, ancient martial clans awaken, and entire dimensions begin disappearing one after another, Kael discovers a terrifying truth. Someone is destroying the multiverse. And this dimension is the final target. Ancient civilizations have already fallen. Countless worlds have vanished. Gods have been erased. Now, only one dimension remains. And the weakest boy in the world may be the only one capable of protecting it. But the Devour System has only one rule: Devour. Evolve. Transcend. Kael will devour martial arts. He will devour bloodlines. He will devour monsters. He will devour gods. And eventually... He will devour the very laws that govern existence. The boy everyone once called useless is about to discover the truth behind his existence. After decillion years, the Original Host has awakened. And this time... The Devourer will not forgive anyone.

In 1721, a man searching for something beyond the edge of the known world discovered a mysterious energy known as Elyth. By claiming half of its power, he did not know it will changed the fate of his entire universe. For more than 300 years, he would rise as a Tyrant, wielding his power to wreak havoc across his world.

Every human soul is cradled in the stars, yet we wander through life like an empty forest, quietly begging for someone to enchant it with flowers. When love arrives, it becomes everything, our morning ray, our evening breeze, and the very flow of the river. We surrender completely, whispering, "By losing myself, I became yours." But when that devotion fades, we are left standing in the midst of so much noise, wondering if we are lonely at home, or lonely in life. The Fragrance We Carry is a raw journey of eight interconnected poems mapping the rise and fall of absolute devotion. It is the story of a gaze that drifted toward a 'bazaar of vivid perfumes' or 'heart filled with various people', only to realize that no one can respect your emotions like you do. Turn the page to discover the quiet, unbreakable essence we all carry when we finally choose to walk away.

The Century: Emerald Knight One man. Centuries of war. A power that was never meant for humanity. In 1734, eleven-year-old Eric Johnson loses everything when a mysterious force falls from the sky and destroys his village. At the center of the devastation lies a strange stone pulsing with an emerald energy unlike anything the world has ever known. When Eric comes into contact with it, the force enters his body-and his life changes forever. He becomes stronger than any ordinary human. Faster. More durable. And, as the years pass, Eric discovers something even more terrifying: He doesn't age. Decade after decade, Eric watches the world change around him. He witnesses wars, revolutions, the rise and fall of empires, and the birth of technologies that would have seemed impossible in his childhood. But immortality comes with a price. While humanity moves forward, Eric is forced to carry centuries of memories, loss, violence, and secrets. And the power inside him has not gone unnoticed. Hidden organizations begin searching for the force that transformed him. Ancient supernatural beings emerge from the shadows. Advanced technology from beyond Earth falls into human hands. And eventually, a powerful alien empire discovers that the legendary Genesis Force may be hidden within a single human being. Eric. Now, an ancient ruler has set his sights on Earth. Humanity stands between an interstellar empire and the power it desperately wants. Eric can run. He can hide. But after centuries of surviving the impossible, he finally has to decide what he is willing to become to protect the world that once feared him. He was born in an age that no longer exists. He has survived centuries of war. Now, the world will learn why he became the Emerald Knight. This is the beginning of his legend.

A cosmic event links two strangers across galaxies - they can feel each other's emotions, but meeting physically could trigger a catastrophe Every night, when the universe enters its one-minute "Starfall Window," two strangers become linked. Not by technology. Not by magic. But by something cosmic - something ancient - that lets them feel each other's emotions across impossible distances. She's a wanderer drifting between dying stars. He's a mechanic stranded on a forgotten outpost. Neither knows the other's face. Neither knows why they're connected. But each night, during the Starfall Window, their hearts sync - their thoughts blur - and they feel each other like a shared pulse. There's only one rule both of them feel deep in their bones: If they ever meet in person, the Starfall Window will collapse - and whatever created it might destroy them both. So they talk without speaking. Feel without touching. And slowly fall for someone they've never seen. But with the universe breaking apart... and the Starfall Window shrinking... How long can two souls stay apart when fate keeps pulling them together?

DA BOIS CONTINUE THEIR HORRIFIC AND HILLARIOUS ADVENTURES. THEY TRAVERSE THROUGH DREAMCORE AND ANALOG HORROR WORLDS AND DON'T DESTORY THE MULTIVERSE THIS TIME!!!

A weekend away was supposed to be simple. Mira and her closest friends have spent years planning trips like this one: a beautiful house in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by dense forest and a wide stretch of water. No neighbors. No distractions. Just three days together before real life begins again. Just a short break. But something is wrong with the house. When one of them disappears, the weekend takes a turn none of them could have imagined. Doors appear and disappear. Eyes are watching them in the forest. There's something in the water. Every attempt to escape only leaves them with more questions. Can they make it back home?

# **PHANTOM SIGNAL** There was always a sound beneath the static. When an isolated recording engineer captures an impossible voice inside an abandoned studio, he unknowingly awakens a mystery older than civilization itself. What begins as a faint electrical hum soon becomes a series of transmissions that defy science, reason, and reality. As unexplained signals spread across the world, hidden government listening stations activate, forgotten frequencies reveal impossible patterns, and people begin hearing the same ancient name whispered through the noise. **Vey'kara.** Every transmission leads to another question. Every recording uncovers another secret. And every answer reveals a terrifying truth: The Signal was never trying to contact humanity. It was waiting for humanity to remember. Blending cosmic horror, psychological suspense, and cinematic science fiction, **Phantom Signal** is an immersive journey into the unknown-where the static is alive, silence remembers, and the greatest danger isn't what waits among the stars... It's what has been listening beneath us all along. **Some transmissions should never be heard.**

He refused to die. So she pulled him from the water. Aether wakes up in a room that feels wrong. The condensation on his window moves sideways. The air tastes like metal. And something is crawling through the glass. Before he can escape, he's thrown into a nightmare - a hallway that breathes, a creature that learns, a fall that never ends. And at the bottom of it all, an ocean that shouldn't exist. That's where he meets her. She doesn't have a name. She doesn't need one. She is the Silence - the oldest thing to crawl through the Crack between worlds. She has watched civilizations burn. She has eaten gods. And she has never, not once, asked to be remembered. Until him. Aether doesn't know why he's different. He only knows that she's letting him live. For now. But the door back to his world only opens one way. Through her. Serah is a dark fantasy about survival, obsession, and the space between death and becoming. It asks the question that has no right answer: can you love someone knowing they will destroy everything - and love them anyway? For readers who want their monsters beautiful, their choices impossible, and their love stories sharp enough to draw blood.

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✦ CELESTIAL WHISPERS ✦ -|- Poetry From The Stars -|- ▪︎ A soft, deep relaxing collection of niche space poetry that will let your mind experience the encounters of light and darkness, cosmos and nebulae, and the weightless feeling of floating in an infinite galaxy ▪︎

Each poem within is an emotional journey-from quiet longing and soul-warming joy to deep wounds that carry profound meaning.