Story catalogue
Browse every standalone story, newest first, or choose a genre or theme.
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The Lot of Living Skin
Sold as a biological vessel for the elite, a flawed woman discovers her body is bait in a soul-harvesting game.
The Gilded Dirge of the Opera
Chief accountant Faye Moreno discovers a massive deficit at the Grand Opera House, only to be blackmailed into covering the theft.
The Final Chord of Betrayal
Jury chair Carmen Vega must choose between her professional integrity and her love for a prodigy using forbidden technology.
The Rail of Broken Vows
A disgraced diplomat fleeing on a midnight express becomes the prize in a dangerous bidding war over a secret cipher.
The Verdict of Velvet and Vice
Zoya trades her loyalty for a plea deal, only for her former partner to threaten her immunity with a hidden ledger.
The Banquet of Hollow Veins
Accused of using forbidden alchemy, Yara must escape a sentient obsidian palace that is transforming into a living digestive tract.
The Midnight Express to Orizon
Mina, a meticulous assistant, must fight for her survival after her employers frame her for embezzlement aboard a luxury train.
The Verdict of the Gilded Cage
A disgraced barrister must secure a fraudster's acquittal to erase his debts, only to discover a suppressed secret from his own ruin.
The Gilded Ticket
Trapped on a plague-ridden ferry, Vera Lin discovers her former rival is the gatekeeper of the only breathable air.
The Frost-Bound Vow
A desperate refugee pledges her life to a stern matriarch while hiding a secret hoard of gold that could buy a kingdom or a grave.
The Bloom of the High-Orbit Halo
A seasonal worker fighting for residency on a high-orbit station faces sudden ruin when a catastrophic leak reveals his tool at the scene.
The Weight of the Water-Right
Outsider Rhea Torres must mediate a bitter water dispute between two entrenched families during a devastating drought.