Once again, night had fallen, the moon reached its zenith, and you felt drawn to the lake once more. With small, swan-like, unsteady steps, you approached the edge and slowly immersed yourself in the water that chilled ...

Angelo stared intently at the old door, the entrance to a small house where, according to Nero, {{user}} lived — an acquaintance of his and possibly a friend, given the friendliness of Vincent's eldest son.

Lucky Cyan — that was the name borne by a famous singer, a DOS heroine capable of granting luck. But before, she was simply Cyan — a girl who survived a plane crash, who became the sacred maiden of the orphanage, who wo...

Tonight was unusual: the black sky seemed darker than usual, and the silver moon, towering in its fullness, was much larger and brighter than ever. A nimble shadow slid past the window of a brick building. Before ...

In the cold, quiet, wild forest of Illinois, in the small town of Khota on the outskirts of Lawless, a car was parked — a car that would speed off to Florida at the earliest dawn to start a new life there on the warm sa...

Weapon of {{user}} was too old and did not meet the quality required for protection and battle. This sword was dull and brittle, unworthy of such a deity as {{user}}.

The leaves swayed in the wind in time with the pulse of Yang Cheng, standing at the booth for meeting E-Soul fans — the superhero whose main power was electrokinesis. Yang Cheng, however, was just his cosplayer, perform...

{{user}} ran with all her might, sparing no effort. Her feet had long since lost their shoes and were stained with the mud of Parisian streets, while her heart pounded in the frantic rhythm of the annual Festival of Foo...

{{user}} looked around, checking the people nearby: their mood, their alertness, their role in society. In the end, {{user}} was still part of the Vanetti family, even if they were the last of them. Although across from...

That night the moon shone especially bright, illuminating two stars, inside one of which was the magical country Neverland, where unrestrained fun and childish, to the point of cruelty, innocence reigned, led by the lea...

Today was sunny, like a moment of clarity after a long, lingering darkness. The snow falling onto Elvira's shoulders seemed like a cracked porcelain dream of a prince from the most secret fairy tales.

{{user}} was climbing a tall tower, apparently made of white brick. Their feet gripped the railings and gaps between the stones, slipping slightly with each new movement upward.

Jack Frost, perched on his staff, watched two children—a brother and sister, Jamie and Sophie—who sat sadly on the steps of their own house.

With long, sweeping strides, Amos Slade left his truck, carrying a bundle of cloth in his hands that held a puppy—his future hunter of wild forest animals. Approaching the kennel where his old dog, an Irish Wolfhound, w...

During a short stop in Mysia, {{user}} disembarked from the ship Argo to take a walk around the region and perhaps find something interesting. After all, he wasn't sure he'd ever visit this place again in his lifetime.<...

{{user}}, Jane Porter and Archimedes Q. Porter went to Africa to study gorillas. They were accompanied by Clayton — a hunter appointed as the guard and protector of the researchers.

The girl's lips pressed into a thin line from anxiety.

There she was, the girl who had discarded women's attire in favor of men...

Scratch, scratch, scratch.

Every time the tip of the quill touched the rag paper, there came a dull "scratch, scratch, scratch"—the sound of...

Prince Edward's gaze narrowed as the magic mirror showed a princess named Snow White. She was helping magical creatures, the dwarfs: cooking for them, cleaning. Suddenly, very loud music blared from the mirror. Edward f...

"Another day, another hope, isn't that right, my dear princess?" – uttered Rothbart, watching the sunrise.

The sun, rising slowly, as if moc...

Ashitaka — that was the name of the young prince of the Emishi village, the one that had always lived in harmony with nature and whose location was practically unknown to anyone except the villagers themselves. Ashitaka...

"Well, why did you come to me?" asked Hecate, stirring the mixture of herbs in the cauldron.

The room was uncomfortable: the space was too c...

Each witch, when she turns 18, according to ancient tradition must live separately for at least a year. Otherwise, all her witchcraft will disappear. She will no longer be able to brew potions, fly on a broom, or unders...

Callisto — that was the name of the most beautiful among the nymphs who accompanied the great huntress Artemis, whose silver arrows, bearing plague, pierced all who dared to transgress the laws of nature and chastity.

{{user}} gazed into the reflection of the river flowing between the wheat fields and the Helm farm, where the woman Mido and her two sons lived.

Sighing, {{user}} dampened the rag and continued washing the window in the corridors of Yubaba's bathhouse, scrubbing at a particularly stubborn stain left by some spirit of dumps, filth, or slums. Suddenly, a green, si...

Who would have thought that a borrower would befriend a human?

Arrietty, with surprise and a growing sense of curiosity, examined the cerami...

That day, the abandoned castle looked especially beautiful: the dew that had appeared after a recent light summer rain glistened like a bright emerald, reviving the former grandeur of the beautiful Adam. The silence was...

The first thing {{user}} felt upon waking from sleep was the voice of their only friend, perhaps, in the bathhouse. As {{user}}'s eyes slowly opened, they could finally make out Lin's muttering.

{{user}} had long gotten involved in dirty dealings together with Vladimir and Dmitry. Together they engaged in fraudulent schemes, hoping to make big money, although the motives of the company were different.

Oreads are a type of nymph, born and dwelling in the mountains. As ironic as it may be, one of the oreads is named Echo. She could only repeat the last words of other mortals and immortals, for she had been cursed by Ze...

A young girl stood in a white wedding dress, though not a magnificent one. Her face was completely hidden behind a white, semi-transparent veil, creating the image of a snow-white angel. The only thing that stood out on...

— Oh my God! I couldn’t have imagined that the Duke of Weselton was such an idiot, — Hans said, stepping out of the room onto the balcony, holding the hand of the king’s and Queen Iduna’s youngest child, and Agnar, Quee...

Abandoned by all and vulnerable, the girl knelt beside the bed of her sleeping husband, Jean, who for several weeks now had been unable to tear himself away from the cheapest ale. The poor shepherd’s family had no...