penguin highway

The secret to feeding a crew of hungry alien pirates? A contract with a demon. Lusac is just a lowly member of a space pirate crew in the civil war-plagued Cinder Rock Galaxy. But everything changes for him one day when the Demon in his fridge offers him a system. Finally, Lusac can level up and unlock new [skills]. The only catch? It’s a cooking system. And [Chef] Lusac has no experience in the kitchen. As Lusac and his crewmates travel along The Astral Highway (a messy network of wormholes connecting the entire galaxy) plundering rich planets and taking on jobs from wealthy clients, will he be able to use his new system to become more than just a decent cook? What To Expect: -Weak to strong MC -Secondary FMC with intersecting storylines -Action interspersed with cozy cooking chapters -A vast, unique galaxy where Humans are NOT the dominant species "Cooking" designates a cooking chapter [V] designates a Varyna chapter Release Schedule: Daily by 13:15 EST For the 10 latest chapters, please visit the official TAH Patreon! patreon.com/Raine3 **This is story is a joint project by Currer, Acton, and Elis Raine. It is also available on Royal Road.**

Aaron (MC) sells his soul to Lucifer (ML) to be his friend. And Satan just rolls with it until he realizes he genuinely likes him. Since he can't renege on the contract he takes them to Hell and puts them in a high position of power. Demons hardened by millennia of torture now have to answer to a shy, self-conscious, quiet, depressed, lonely person who has unintentionally become Satan's #1 ------ The main character here is Aaron and thanks to the support of family and the devil himself, he will get better. He has currently depression and. this story will be about how he overcomes it. So while the first chapter is a bit angsty, there will be enough fluff and romance afterward. Though it's not a love-cures-it-all type of story, I assure you. This is a character that will face hurdles and will grow stronger thanks to it. Character development will be the main topic along with romance. Then we have the politics of demon and angel society. ------ - Character development - BL Romance - Angel and demon society - Goodish!Lucifer ------ Excerpt: "So, how work went?” Lucifer snorted. “I like how you want to make it sound as if I just came from some normal human job and not from trying to organize which souls go for each demon to torture.” “You’re lucky I’m not eating, right now,” Sam said as he put the food inside the microwave. “Besides, a guy can dream, right? Someday maybe you would do some office work for a change.” “I’m hurt, Sam. Why try to make me more human? I’m just an archangel, standing in front of a guy, asking him to love him. With all and his ruling Hell and damning-souls side. It’s not much.” Sam slowly turned towards Lucifer. “First, you’re not standing in front of me. Second, stop quoting romantic movies.” “You love it.” ----- I wrote this story when I was on the road to recovery with my own depression so while I've never been in a mental hospital, I've had the experience of dealing with it. ------ Want to talk to me? jorieds-fof.tumblr.com/ Discord: JorieDS#4193

-NOTE- This novel is unedited; expect typographical, grammatical, format, and plot errors. -SYPNOSIS- Jousuke Daikuhara is a kind-hearted high schooler known for his quiet strength, musical talent, and calming presence. A top student and skilled musician, he prefers peaceful days and finds joy in the little things. Though he doesn’t see himself as special, his genuine care and subtle attentiveness draw others in, slowly turning his once-simple life into a web of emotions and silent confessions. Leah Boutsuki is shy, soft-spoken, and quietly artistic. She and Jousuke first met after accidentally bumping into each other outside their classroom. Despite her reserved nature, her gentle warmth leaves a quiet mark on Jousuke—though expressing her feelings remains her greatest challenge. Kaede Miyazaki, the tsundere student council vice president, is sharp-tongued and fiercely driven. Known as the most beautiful girl at Bungaku High, she frequently clashes with Jousuke through council duties, calling him an idiot to mask her flustered reactions to his smile. Underneath her tough front, she’s drawn to his sincerity—much to her own frustration. Rika Sakurai, soft-spoken and quietly strong, has harbored feelings for Jousuke since middle school. A small moment of kindness from him long ago stayed with her, even as she tried moving on with others. Her loyalty and quiet longing add to the emotional storm slowly surrounding Jousuke. As days pass, fleeting moments blur the line between friendship and love. In this gentle harem, the question of who will win Jousuke’s heart remains unanswered—because love, in its quietest form, is never so easily defined.

“I’m… just trying to get home,” Jiang stammered, his voice feeling weak, the words foreign on his tongue. Her lips curved into a smile—one that sent both heat and cold coursing through him. She stepped forward, her heels clicking softly on the pavement. “Home? What if I told you that home is not where you think it is? That you’re destined for more than this?” Her hand reached out, cold fingers brushing his cheek, sending a shock through his body. Before he could pull away, his vision blurred, and the world around him began to spin. His heart pounded in his chest, his limbs felt heavy, and something unnatural gripped him from within. The city lights, the woman, the very air around him twisted and bent until everything went black.

Cheng Shuilu, a programmer who died suddenly after working 72 hours straight, opened her eyes to find herself inside a post-apocalyptic survival game. This world, structured like a highway-based death zone, is filled with roaming monsters, dwindling supplies, and collapsing rules. At the moment of her arrival, the system assigns her an SSS-level talent: [BUG Physique], a trait that allows her to exploit hidden loopholes and errors in the game itself. Now a solo player with an unpredictable power, Shuilu finds herself caught between survival and chaos. While others starve or hide in fear, she claims first kills, stacks supply crates, and races across monster-infested roads with a battered shopping cart and a metal pipe in hand. But as the game world begins to reveal its true nature — one with consequences and threats far beyond virtual — Shuilu must decide: is she still playing to survive… or playing to win? = Note: This story still ongoing, also just like my other 'novels' I won't prioritize it yet for now. I want to stack few more chapters before I working on this novels again.

On the endless roads of America’s heartland, trucker Rook Dalton lives a life of silence and asphalt. But when a mysterious government container bursts open during a storm, he’s drenched in living silver — the Baptism of the Road. His veins glow like molten fuel, his heart roars like a diesel engine, and reality itself bends to his will. Now hunted by the inhuman Freight Hunters — black rigs that drive themselves, piloted by the Road’s shadow — Rook discovers he’s part of something larger than the highways he’s driven all his life. There are others like him, the Baptized, outcasts gifted and cursed by the living power beneath the asphalt. To survive, Rook must keep driving, mastering powers that twist physics and metal itself. Every mile takes him deeper into a hidden war stretching across America’s forgotten highways — a war between man, machine, and the living Road that demands loyalty or blood. But the more he taps the Road’s power, the more it consumes him. And if he can’t learn why the Road chose him, he’ll become just another engine in its endless, hungry machine. The highway never ends. The Freight Hunters never stop. And Rook Dalton must keep driving… or die

Amara thought the night ride home would be simple—just a taxi and the dark city streets. But when a silent driver takes a wrong turn and a faceless passenger slips into the backseat, reality begins to twist. Streets loop endlessly, shadows creep closer, and the past she thought she’d left behind comes alive in terrifying ways. Trapped between the supernatural and her own unraveling mind, Amara must fight to survive. Will she escape the endless ride, or will she become just another shadow in the taxi? Step inside the car… if you dare.

A lone soul washes up on the shores of the road to Hell. Who is he? Who was he? The road has many trials, and each will test him. Is anything real? Or is everything designed to steer the lost soul to his destiny.

During a car accident, I spotted Zach Stark in a passing vehicle. As I lay bleeding heavily with my unborn child barely surviving, the driver wanted to stop and assist. However, Zach prevented him, saying, "Leave her be. She'll survive!" He instructed the driver to accelerate and depart. This man was my spouse. Yet he abandoned me. That evening, while recovering in the hospital, I saw a news report. His cherished Vicky Cain, supposedly his "first love," had come back to the States. I calmly reached for my phone and contacted my attorney. "Mr. Miller, I need your help to

Eddie Morgan has spent half his life behind the wheel of his Peterbilt 379, hauling freight across the country’s loneliest highways. But on a midnight run to the remote town of Black Creek, his routine haul becomes something far more sinister. The job looks simple: sealed cargo, no questions asked, and strict instructions not to stop until delivery. Yet the deeper Eddie drives into the night, the more the road itself seems to change. Voices whisper through a dead CB radio. Headlights appear in his mirrors but never pass. Figures linger at truck stops and vanish into shadow. The farther he goes, the more Eddie realizes the highway is watching him, and calling him by name. At Smokey’s Truck Stop, a waitress warns him not to linger. Other drivers tell stories of phantom rigs and deliveries that never made it. But Eddie has no choice. The money is too good, the cargo too mysterious, and Black Creek waits at the end of the line. With every mile, the road twists tighter around him, blurring the line between exhaustion and haunting, between folklore and nightmare. By the time dawn breaks, Eddie will discover that some highways don’t just carry drivers forward, they take something back. And once the road knows your name, it never lets you go.