Murder Quest Vol 1: Murder on the Minecart Express Fantasy Mystery Comedy Adventure Slice of Life
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Lexie Archer's life needs a reboot.
And the remote village of Albatross Bay, where she's just inherited a surprise shack from her famous [Mystery Writer] aunt, seems like the perfect place! But the reality of island farming is different than Lexie imagined, and while she waits for her crops to come in, she needs to make ends meet.
When the Albatross Bay Adventurer's Guild puts up a quest on the local quest board to help promote their new training dungeon and attract adventurers to the small village, Lexie jumps at the chance to put some of her old [Junior Publicity Assistant] skills to good use.
But when an adventurer is murdered in the dungeon, jeopardizing everything the town has worked for, Lexie and her [Dungeon Liaison], the kobold Przemyslaw have to solve the murder and prove the monsters aren't responsible before their dungeon license gets revoked.
Inspired by Stardew Valley, Murder, She Wrote, and Welcome to Nightvale, Murder on the Minecart Express contains light LitRPG, village slice-of-life, quirky locals, a kobold bakery, and murder most foul.
Cover illustration by Zari (instagram.com/zariarte/)
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Chapter Selections
1. Chapter 1
2. Chapter 2
3. Chapter 3
4. Chapter 4
5. Chapter 5
6. Chapter 6
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Virtuous Sons
The saying goes that when a man is born the Fates weave his destiny and swaddle him in it. Then one day the man dies, and the swaddle becomes a shroud. Heaven moves on. It is audacity to question the Fates. Olympus is Olympus. The land of men is the land of men. To transgress that, to cross the line of divinity and scale Olympus Mons? To defy the Fates and cast off their threads? That is hubris. It’s a mark that every philosopher bears plainly on their soul. [participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge]
8 242Forged
Legendary swordsmen, whose feats are hailed and names known far and wide. Many wish to be one, but few have the dedication to follow the path of the blade all the way through, with all of the trials and tribulations that entails. But those who reach the end can become something far greater than they once were. Great warriors aren’t born, they’re forged. A coming-of-age story mixed with a Martial journey story. Think Youxia, Musha Shogyou, or Knight Errant. A martial arts and action heavy story with a focus of slow progression, and detailed character development over time. One protagonist, but a significant amount from other character's POVs, and a notable amount of focus on other character's development. Disclaimer:Title/cover is metaphorical, no literal forging as of this time.
8 322Ideasthesia
A long-lost concept. An existence said not to be real. Ancient means for unknown purposes. It was none other than Magical Girls ? But, who says that, in this day and age, they aren't real at all? A phenomenon can exist although one does not have the concept by which to recognize it. It all depends on how we activate it. Even if it costs me my life and everything precious to me I will prove they exist.
8 89Harbinger Of Chaos
Imagine getting thrown into a world recovering from chaos caused by a dumb old geezer and his stupid team of self proclaimed evils. Now you have to babysit the Satan and a dumb system keeps beeping in your head. Yep! That's me! And what's with the stupid welcome message? [Welcome to the world, Harbinger of Chaos] I took a different approach to Pokemon fics, by adding litRPG and system contents. It's my first fic and I'll accept any criticism or suggestions.
8 157Children of Ohst
UNDERGOING EDITING Fifteen years had passed since the City of Ohst had been saved from the evil of the cloned wizards from the Second Moon. All is going well. Or is it? When the children of the Royal Family, the pseudo-twins Estella Khaira and Ulius Inkhirus are sent to spend the holiday in d’Ornia, along with their friends, the last thing they expected was to be kidnaped through a wormhole and sent to another planet. Against them stands an army an army of monsters, lead by an supreme wizard, a Nemesis. Against such foes, they have only their skills. Estella reads the futures; Ulius breaks, repair or controls anything technological; Frey’r is a High Berserk Norse; Vellantina is the daughter of the most dangerous assassin on the Realm and last but not least, Sirinn is a Beauhemian with unpaired scheming talent. They will have to learn to work as a team. And in a team, friendship is not slow to appear. And maybe… more?
8 108Hell Fighters
Yamato Makida is an underground MMA fighter working towards helping his wife Junko Makida get clean after years of drug use. But not all things turn out as they should. After descending into hell, Yamato finds himself taking part in a fight, but this one can mean easy living or an enternity of damnation.
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