Chronicles of Aethelgard

"Where shadows whisper and legends breathe."

The Clockwork Dragon's Heart

In the smog-choked city of Gearford, a young artificer discovers a pulsing mechanical heart that shouldn't exist...

Fantasy / Steampunk Read Tale →

Whispers of the Weeping Willow

They say the old willow weeps not for itself, but for the kingdom buried beneath its roots...

Fairy Tale Read Tale →

The Alchemist's Last Regret

Turning lead to gold was easy. Turning back time to save her was the impossible equation.

Magical Realism Read Tale →

Sword of the Eclipse

The prophecy stated the sun would die when the blade was drawn. He drew it anyway.

High Fantasy Read Tale →

The Merchant of Memories

In the bazaar of souls, memories are the only currency. But what is the price of forgetting?

Philosophical Read Tale →

Beneath the Glass Citadel

The dungeon wasn't built of stone, but of mirrors. And the monsters were reflections of their own sins.

Dungeon Crawler Read Tale →

The Siren's Silence

A sailor falls in love with a siren who cannot sing, only to discover her silence holds back a tidal wave.

Maritime Read Tale →

Oath of the Frostguard

On the northern wall, the cold kills faster than the dead. But the Oath keeps the blood warm.

Dark Fantasy Read Tale →

The Librarian of Lost Time

The overdue books weren't just missing; they were erasing history itself.

Urban Fantasy Read Tale →

Shadow over Solara

When the shadow of the dragon covered the sun city, the light mages found their powers waning.

Epic Fantasy Read Tale →

The Clockmaker's Daughter

A clockwork girl forged from copper and hope learns that pain is the cost of having a soul.

Steampunk / Romance Read Tale →

The Void-Ship's Log

Sailing the space between realities, a captain hunts a star-eater to save his dying world.

Cosmic Horror Read Tale →

The Mirror of Yesterday

A detective investigates a murder using a mirror that shows exactly 24 hours into the past.

Mystery / Noir Read Tale →

The Golem who Loved a Flower

A war machine abandoned on a battlefield finds a new purpose in protecting a single blue bloom.

Whimsical Read Tale →

The Library of Forgotten Endings

Where do unfinished stories go? An author meets the characters she abandoned years ago.

Meta-fiction Read Tale →

The Price of a Shadow

A blind painter trades his shadow for sight, only to realize he is fading from the world.

Dark Fantasy Read Tale →

The Sleepless Knight

Bound to watch over a sleeping princess for eternity, a knight asks a thief for the gift of sleep.

Fairy Tale Read Tale →

Song of the Crystal Spire

When the crystal tower that controls the weather cracks, a tuner must improvise a new song.

High Fantasy Read Tale →

The Beast of Briarwood

A monster who feeds on fear starves when a girl brings him stories instead of screams.

Gothic Romance Read Tale →

The Thread Cutter

Atropos, one of the Fates, accidentally breaks the thread of destiny and chaos ensues.

Mythology / Comedy Read Tale →

The Desert of Glass

In a post-apocalyptic world turned to glass, two scavengers find the most valuable treasure: a seed.

Sci-Fi Fantasy Read Tale →

The City on the Shell

Life on the back of a giant sea turtle is peaceful, until the turtle decides to go on a date.

Worldbuilding Read Tale →

The Alchemist's Rebellion

When magic is reserved for the elite, a commoner uses chemistry to level the playing field.

Political Fantasy Read Tale →

The Ghost of the Opera House

A spectral tenor haunts the opera, not to scare people, but to offer harsh vocal critiques.

Comedy / Ghost Story Read Tale →

The Nightmare Tamer

A little girl discovers that the monsters under her bed just need a cookie and a hug.

Whimsical Horror Read Tale →

The Sword of Peace

A barbarian finds a legendary weapon, only to discover it's a sentient pacifist.

Comedy Read Tale →

The Last Lighthouse

In a world where the oceans dried up, a lighthouse keeper guards against the monsters in the fog.

Eldritch Horror Read Tale →

The Dragon's Audit

A fearsome dragon faces his greatest challenge yet: a Royal Tax Auditor with a clipboard.

Bureaucratic Fantasy Read Tale →

The Potion of Eternal Tuesday

A sorcerer accidentally traps himself in a time loop of the most boring day of the week.

Slice of Life Read Tale →

The King with the Glass Heart

A king cursed with a fragile heart learns that breaking it is the only way to truly live.

The Forest of Floating Islands

A courier delivering mail between floating islands discovers a secret on the Forbidden Isle.

Adventure Read Tale →

The Vampire who Loved the Sun

An ancient vampire builds a suit of armor to experience his first sunrise in 400 years.

Sci-Fantasy / Comedy Read Tale →

The Painter of Realities

An artist who can paint things into existence learns that perfection is boring.

Romance / Magic Read Tale →

The Thief of Voices

A mute thief steals the voices of the powerful to save his kingdom.

The Sentinel of the Silent Gate

A bored guard at a gate to nowhere discovers why he has been standing watch for centuries.

Cosmic Horror Read Tale →

The Clockwork Heart's Rust

A dying mechanical dragon gives his heart to his mechanic for one last purpose.

Steampunk / Tragedy Read Tale →

The Mermaid's Legs

A mermaid regrets trading her tail for legs and decides to take evolution into her own hands.

Comedy / Body Horror Read Tale →

The Boy Who Could Speak to Stones

A boy with the boring power of talking to rocks becomes the most powerful spy in the kingdom.

The Kingdom of Bioluminescence

In a world of eternal dark, the people with the faintest glow become the most important.

Underground Fantasy Read Tale →

The Last Dragonrider

An old man and his geriatric dragon are called out of retirement for one last rescue mission.

Nostalgic Adventure Read Tale →

The Baker of Cursed Bread

A baker accidentally enchants his sourdough to speak, and it turns out to be a terrible gossip.

The Mirror Twin

A girl is pulled into the mirror world by her reflection, who is tired of being the copy.

Psychological Thriller Read Tale →

The Train to the Afterlife

A passenger on a spectral train must visit the stops of Regret, Love, and Acceptance.

Liminal Fantasy Read Tale →

The Garden of Statues

Medusa just wants to garden in peace, but heroes keep jumping over her fence.

Mythology / Slice of Life Read Tale →

The Moon's Reflection

A fisherman catches the actual moon in his net, and the night sky goes dark.

Folklore Read Tale →

The Minion's Union

Goblins and orcs go on strike against the Dark Lord, demanding dental plans and tacos.

Satire Read Tale →

The Bridge of Trolls

A knight discovers that the trolls under the bridge are actually unionized civil engineers.

Comedy / Subversion Read Tale →

The Witch of the West Wind

A weatherman falls in love with the witch who lives inside a tornado.

Romance / Elemental Read Tale →

The Ink that Never Dries

A royal scribe discovers that his new ink refuses to write lies, rewriting history as it happens.

Satire / Mystery Read Tale →

The End of the Book

Characters in a story realize the final page is approaching and prepare for "The End".

Meta-fiction Read Tale →

The Soup that Tasted of Childhood

A royal chef cures the King's depression not with medicine, but with a magical soup of memory.

Culinary Fantasy Read Tale →

The Chessboard Kingdom

A pawn in a kingdom ruled by chess rules decides to make an illegal move to save the Queen.

Abstract Fantasy Read Tale →

The House with Infinite Rooms

A man buys a house that grows a new room every night, feeding on his memories.

Architectural Horror Read Tale →

The Tree of White Lies

A village tree absorbs polite lies and grows sweet fruit, until the Mayor chops it down.

The Lawyer for the Dead

A defense attorney specializes in getting reduced sentences for vampires and ghouls.

Legal Comedy Read Tale →

The Cloud Shepherd

High in the atmosphere, a shepherd protects his flock of Cumulus clouds from storm wolves.

Whimsical Read Tale →

The Weaver of Roads

An old woman weaves the paths of destiny, creating roads of glory, rest, or ruin.

Mythology Read Tale →

The Lantern of Lost Souls

A shipwreck survivor finds a lantern that guides ghosts to the other side.

Eldritch / Hopeful Read Tale →

The Clock that Ran Backwards

A town relives the last hour of every day, allowing second chances but preventing progress.

Time Travel Read Tale →

The Knight Who Was a Dragon

The greatest dragonslayer in the land is actually a dragon cursed into human form.

Fantasy Comedy Read Tale →

The Symphony of Silence

A deaf composer conducts an orchestra that plays no notes, creating a masterpiece of emotion.

Music / Drama Read Tale →

The Bookstore of Unwritten Books

A shop buys and sells ideas that never made it to paper, including Shakespeare's lost sequel.

Meta-fiction Read Tale →

The Scarecrow's Heart

A scarecrow with a velvet pincushion heart becomes a sanctuary for the animals he was meant to scare.

The Cartographer of Dreams

An artist draws maps of dreamscapes to help lost sleepers find their way back to waking.

Surrealism Read Tale →

The Shadow Puppeteer

A puppeteer whose shadows become real refuses to make an army for the King.

Magic Realism Read Tale →

The Girl with Glass Skin

Cursed with transparency, a girl forces a lying suitor to face the truth of his own heart.

Romance / Curse Read Tale →

The Museum of Lost Buttons

A mouse curates a collection of buttons, each holding the memory of the moment it was lost.

Whimsical Read Tale →

The Skeleton's Dance

On the night of the Danse Macabre, a disabled dancer finds freedom in the arms of a skeleton.

Gothic Heartwarming Read Tale →

The Tea Shop at the Edge of the Universe

An old woman serves tea to energy beings and space travelers while watching the cosmos spin.

Sci-Fi Cozy Read Tale →

The Man Who Caught a Falling Star

A man catches a shooting star in a baseball mitt and helps it get back into orbit.

Modern Fantasy Read Tale →