8 Mythology Short Story Ideas

Victor Lefevre works as a reality debugger for a secret government agency that monitors “glitches” between two overlapping versions of Montreal—one where technology has boomed, the other remaining artisanal and mystical. When forgotten deities begin to fight for control of these two urban dimensions, their battles create temporal rifts that allow residents of both Montreals to cross paths for the first time. Victor discovers he is the descendant of a minor god and that his unique ability to navigate between the two realities makes him the ultimate weapon in this divine war, which threatens to shatter the dimensional barriers and chaotically merge the two metropolises.

Léa Moreau works in a Parisian café where she notices troubling coincidences: every time she serves a latte with a particular design, her customers’ lives change dramatically within hours. What she doesn’t know is that she is actually Clotho, one of the three Fates, and her milk foam creations are literally weaving the destiny of mortals. When she discovers that her colleagues are her hidden divine sisters and that a regular customer threatens to reveal their identity, Léa must learn to master her powers before chaos overtakes the neighborhood.

Sarah Côté, a 28-year-old programmer, discovers that the temporal dysfunctions in her neighborhood are not computer bugs but divine interventions: each time freeze corresponds to a desperate attempt by ancient gods to stop her from activating a code she believes is revolutionary. When she realizes that her software development mentor is actually a disguised Chronos and that her “final project” is in fact a temporal virus designed to erase humanity, she has only three minutes before the next time freeze to choose between saving the world or fulfilling the destiny that has been programmed for her since childhood. But in a universe where ancient gods run tech startups and every line of code can rewrite reality, three minutes can last an eternity.

Daniel Marchand, a former soldier turned mercenary, discovers the Sword of Thalos in the ruins of a forgotten temple—a divine blade that whispers the secrets of a fallen god. When rival armies converge on the plains of Valdris to seize this legendary relic, Daniel realizes that every drop of blood spilled nourishes Thalos, gradually restoring his lost divine power. Caught between generals who want to exploit the weapon and a manipulative god seeking to reclaim his celestial throne, Daniel must choose: fuel this endless war or break the cycle by destroying the sword, even if it means condemning thousands of soldiers to certain death.

Clara Dupont, a secretary in an obscure municipal records office, discovers she can finally access the shared dreams of four other women she doesn’t know—a phenomenon she has kept secret since childhood. When one of them, an old priestess named Rose Miller, is found dead in her abandoned temple on the outskirts of the city, locked from the inside with no possible exit, Clara realizes their shared dreams are not a coincidence but the final ritual of a forgotten cult. She must now navigate between reality and shared dreams to find out which of her dream companions is the murderer, all while understanding that their mystical connection could be the key to restoring an ancient religion… or destroying them all.

In a second-hand bookstore, Thomas Wright discovers an autobiographical book bearing his name and recounting his life… up to his death, scheduled in three days. Determined to escape this fate, he hires a private detective to protect him, but the detective turns out to be Hades himself, who needs Thomas to die in place of his identical twin brother—a demigod whose disappearance would destabilize the balance between the worlds. Between the pages being written in real-time and an ancient pantheon pulling the strings from Manhattan offices, Thomas realizes that some books are not meant to be read, but to be lived.

Léa Moreau, a Canadian ambassador, discovers she shares her body with the spirits of four ancient queens who died during failed diplomatic summits. When the G20 leaders gather for an emergency meeting to face the awakening of a thousand-year-old dragon that is burning world capitals, the royal voices in her head reveal that the creature can only be appeased through a ritual of collective submission by the powerful. Léa must then convince the heads of state to kneel before the legendary beast, all while juggling the conflicting advice of her spiritual roommates, each of whom has her own vision of diplomacy.

In a world where 3D printers produce everything for free, Marc Dubois, a former CEO who is now homeless by choice, discovers that an old man who repairs broken objects in his garage is actually Hephaestus, the Greek god of fire and the forge, forgotten ever since humanity no longer needs to create anything. As Marc learns the ancestral art of hand-forging under the guidance of the fallen god, he realizes that in this society of perfect abundance, humans have lost the meaning of work, effort, and authentic creation. Together, master and apprentice will attempt to restore people’s desire to create for themselves, even if it means destroying the system that guarantees their comfort.