Fantasy
Warning: Causes Unlimited Cursing
From The Chronicles of the Upside-Down Grimoire, copied and translated into modern parlance by our own inimitable Barto Svalta, from shredded scroll to battered paper to mouse-nibbled parchment to leaflet to tattered book to moth-eaten tome, from time immemorial and unknown:
By Meredith Harmon9 months ago in Chapters
A Killer in the Cloud: Unmasking the Deadly Data Breach Virus
Chapter 1: The First Whisper of Death The rain tapped a restless rhythm against the windows of Marcus Reed’s Portland office on the morning of May 26, 2025. At 38, Marcus was a cybersecurity analyst with a reputation for spotting the unseeable—patterns in the digital chaos that others missed. His desk was a fortress of monitors, coffee stains, and scribbled notes, the air thick with the hum of servers. At 10:47 a.m., a notification broke his focus: an alert from HorizonTech, a cloud giant he’d been auditing since a data breach two weeks prior. The message was curt—employee Sarah Kline, 34, found dead at home. Cause: cardiac arrest. No history of heart issues.
By Muhammad Ahmar 9 months ago in Chapters
The App That Kills: Unveiling SerenityNow’s Deadly Meditation Mystery. AI-Generated.
Chapter 1: The Whispering Trend The first whispers about SerenityNow began in late April 2025, a soft hum on the edges of social media that swelled into a roar by mid-May. It was the kind of app that seemed to materialize out of nowhere, a sleek meditation tool promising peace in a world drowning in chaos. Its interface was minimalist—soft lotus icon, muted greens, and a voice that felt like a warm hand on your shoulder. Within weeks, it had snagged 20 million downloads, its users flooding X with testimonials: “Slept like a baby!” “Best $4.99 I’ve ever spent!” Nina Patel, a 30-year-old investigative journalist with the San Francisco Chronicle, scrolled through the posts on a foggy morning, her coffee growing cold on her desk. The city outside her window buzzed with the usual hum of traffic, but something about those glowing reviews felt off, like a melody played just a hair out of tune.
By Muhammad Ahmar 9 months ago in Chapters
The Crypto Kidnap: A Blockchain Ransom Thriller Unveiled. AI-Generated.
Chapter 1: The Silent Demand At 9:17 p.m. on May 25, 2025, in a luxurious penthouse overlooking Los Angeles, billionaire tech mogul Daniel Voss received a notification on his encrypted phone. His 22-year-old daughter, Emily Voss, was missing. No ransom call came—just a blockchain smart contract posted on a dark web forum, its terms chilling: transfer 10,000 Bitcoin (worth $600 million) to a wallet address by midnight, or Emily dies. A live video feed showed her bound in a dimly lit room, a timer counting down from five hours.
By Muhammad Ahmar 9 months ago in Chapters
Adventures of Oahron (part 3)
Time feels as if it were silenced as the dazed man stretches, placing one foot after the other down the hill. Into the thick woods, the tall grass brushes across his legs like an old sly cat. A click and flick of a small light sparkles where the Zenroe travels as if a cigar of some sort had freshly been lit in the damp forest air --- most odd a thing it would be if aware of the lack of existence of such ailments on Zein...
By Netanel Lynn9 months ago in Chapters
QUEER IS NOT A PROBLEM. Content Warning.
IT was a blissful week for Brithny [Bree for short] , and here 3 months past and know one knows where Julia is and the last place she was seen was with Bree ,could she be missing or something ,lets keep serving your mind ,Bree decided to confess to Nelly, so she went to her room to confess face to face , in front of her friends ,but when she opened the door Nelly was seated crying and her roommate were consoling her , Bree got close to her ,and tried asking what the problem was only to be attacked by N, she started saying where have you kept my friend ,where is my friend ,what did you do to her ,Bree was shocked and was like she knows nothing about her missing friend , blah blah blah ,she went hitting on Bree but this had Bree to leave her site in disappointment .SHE went back to her room to think where could Julia be after she asked her away , and she realized Julia had a call whiles leaving her room ,and it could be a guy she was probably speaking to, what if its just a thought of hers .The other side of the story Julia was with her fem boy who is her friend she went for a night out with him and her friends without letting Nelly know just because the last time she saw Nelly was the front door of Bree and the next thing was an attitude from her crush B.Julia came back 3days after night out with friends and met BREE with NELLY k................TO BE CONTINUED...
By The Reader's 9 months ago in Chapters
Murder in the Chatroom: A Killer Among Friends
Chapter 1: The Last Message The WhatsApp group chat, Class of ’15, had been a digital time capsule for seven high school friends. For a decade, they shared memes, life updates, and gossip, their bond unbroken despite college, careers, and distance. On May 20, 2025, at 11:43 p.m., the chat lit up with a message from Sophie Tran: “I know what you did. You can’t hide it forever.” A minute later, another: “Meet me at the old pier, midnight. Or I tell everyone.”
By Muhammad Ahmar 9 months ago in Chapters
The Mysterious Disappearance of 5 Influencers on a Private Island. AI-Generated.
Chapter 1: The Invitation The email arrived in their inboxes at midnight, sleek and irresistible. Five influencers—each with millions of followers on X, Instagram, and TikTok—were invited to an exclusive retreat on Isla Esmeralda, a private island off the Bahamas. The pitch was perfect: a week of luxury, sponsored by a mysterious tech startup called Lumora. Free content for their feeds, all expenses paid, and a chance to “redefine influence.” The catch? No one had heard of Lumora.
By Muhammad Ahmar 9 months ago in Chapters
The Man Who Deleted His Existence: A Hacker’s Vanishing Act. AI-Generated.
Chapter 1: The Vanishing Act Ethan Caldwell was a ghost before he disappeared. A 32-year-old government contractor, he worked in the shadows of D.C.’s cybersecurity world, building firewalls for the Pentagon’s classified networks. His colleagues called him “Cipher” for his knack for cracking code—and his habit of avoiding small talk. On October 12, 2025, Ethan didn’t show up for work. By noon, his absence triggered alarms. By evening, he was a national security risk.
By Muhammad Ahmar 9 months ago in Chapters
