A New Kind of Freak (A dragon evolution story)

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Description

For dragons, those who dominate the food chain, growth is always a troublesome time. Left to fend for oneself with only a library of memories passed down as their inheritance, no fate is worse than being a failure before birth.

What can a small mutated hatchling do in such snowy outskirts? With few options besides magic, the Nexus provides a quick source of power, but that does not mean his enemies were without strength. Levels and stats are available to all in this dragon eat dragon wor-

"So... am I really made of Ice-cream?"

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Story uploads 5 chapters a week on RoyalRoad, each on a weekday (any chapters missed will be bulk uploaded at next upload).

Information

Status: Ongoing
Year: 2022
Author: Bananalloy

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Rating: 4.2/ 5.0
Followers: 1,633
Views: 1,333,447

Chapters(260 total)

What readers say about A New Kind of Freak (A dragon evolution story)

“Honestly, this is one of the best evolution stories I've read recently. Not because it's the best written (it's decently written though), but because it has a very important new angle: It's not an SI. I find most SI!Monster stories urbane and boring, and a…”
LordamnesiaRoyal Road5.0 / 5
“Not much to say about my opinon on this book other then thats it instresting and pretty fun to read while their may not be to many characters yet I feel like this story has some serious potential and could be a pretty great book It's certainly better than s…”
The Captain of HellsingRoyal Road5.0 / 5

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Community Reviews(10)

LordamnesiaRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Honestly, this is one of the best evolution stories I've read recently. Not because it's the best written (it's decently written though), but because it has a very important new angle: It's not an SI. I find most SI!Monster stories urbane and boring, and a little on the squicky side. Here, you have all the benifits of an SI (being smart, and knowledgable about the setting) yet still get the fact that it's an alien (dragon) mindset. Keep up the fantastic work!
The Captain of HellsingRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Not much to say about my opinon on this book other then thats it instresting and pretty fun to read while their may not be to many characters yet I feel like this story has some serious potential and could be a pretty great book
It's certainly better than some of the other stories on this site so all I can say is why not give it a try
1Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
TL;DR : There is no overarching plot yet, and I'm pretty far into this. The book revolves around a very odd dragon getting stronger. I really enjoy reading this, despite the odd premises.
Style : The style is brisk enough that I have not felt bored at all, despite some repetitive scenes. Some things aren't explained well, leaving me confused even after a scene ends.
Story : The entire plot so far is a dragon made of ice cream trying to survive in a LitRPG world, by learning magic, killing things, and eating things. It's an awesome never-ending blend of tangible progression.
Grammer : Grammer and technical aspects are never perfect, and while I certainly noticed a decent amount of issues, there was nothing severly impacting my ability to read the story and understand what was intended.
Character : The story starts with the birth of the character, so I do appreciate the systems implemented to make sure the dragon is able to gain intelligence despite being alone. Stories are always much more interesting if the main character is capable of complex thoughts, you get to peer into their thought process without a dramatic shift in tone. Otherwise, his actions and thoughts seem quite reasonable for his circumstances, nothing comes off as contrived to move along the story.
Overall : It's purely progression and evolution. This format probably won't appeal to everyone, but I find it extremely enjoyable. At the very least, if you enjoy LitRPG as a genre, I reccomend giving it a try!
ElementalFireflyRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I honestly enjoyed reading every chapter, the pov only changed to help flesh out the world building which by the way is incredibly detailed! The only thing i can say irked me a little is the whole ice-cream body thing hasnt really changed since the wafer scales but that could be being done for a reason 10/10
NatarajaRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Dragon with a system, the hatchling is made of ice cream which is hilarious, this twist really makes you want to read more.
- Style & Grammar
This is well written, no grammar, syntax nor style issues. The layout is good which makes the text pleasant to read. However, English is not my native language, so I may have missed some things...
- Story
The story focuses on how the dragon will survive and evolve its bloodline. Two things that are always very interesting and are the substance of many Progression Fantasy fictions. It's well written, with magic, no cheat (on the contrary) which is nice. The only thing that bothers me a bit is the omniscience of the system that brings all the solutions on a plate, it reduces the challenges the dragon has to face and thus the interest of the story in my opinion. Sometimes the survival aspect is not enough because there is no threat to keep the tension (a sword of Damocles on the dragon, the group of humans arrives quite late), the only thing that carries the story in these moments is the accumulation of bloodline for future mutation which is a bit poor.
- Character
The premise is interesting. The parents, the ice cream mutation, the questioning about his existence, give a real personality to the young dragon, but I find that these aspects disappear a bit quickly in favor of the LitRPG. It's a pity. No secondary character for the moment which is logical but it puts more demand on the rest.
CristianBoyRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
It's cute. It's literpg. It's an ice-cream dragon. What's not to love?
We all need some cute in litrpg our lives after all the bloodshed all those other litrpgs have and this is what you need.
And hey,bananalloy is great. Vanilla ice cream is geat,but chocolate is objectively better. He agreed.
On another note,it's legit fun. Just give it a read. Prologue's nice too.
DanayRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I'm enjoying the story so far. It is a very unique premise and the world building has been internally consistent. The MC is cute and funny without being annoyingly naive which I've had a problem with in other stories. It has a few alternate character viewpoints which provide important additional information. Altogether it is still early in the story but it has the potential to be great.
Borg WeAreRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
An enjoyable read where the reader gets to sit back and relax with the world building and magic system in between fights that are won in seconds and those that are barely survived. Would pay good money for the 5th(?) Book to be finished. Hope the author is doing well.
Chaos JesterRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
A slow paced and entertaining mixture of slice of life and progression that is just as sweet as the mixture of vanilla and chocolate ice cream.
Typically around here, you either get a slice of life story that is a bit slow paced but fun, or you get a progression fantasy where the main character blitzes through their paces becoming overpowered. In A New Kind of Freak, bananalloy manages to combine the two to give the audience what I always thought progression was going to be: grinding through levels and achievement to show each stage of growth. I can see why some wouldn't like this style, but bananalloy never claimed otherwise, and the execution of it is well done.
Gramatically, I didn't notice any issues. I saw some suggested edits in the comments, and from what I can tell, they were fixed. Aside from that, I didn't recognize any typos, structual issues, or weird syntax errors.
The story itself (at least this early) is an interesting take on progression, fantasy, dragons, and litrpg in general. There is enough information as the story goes on to keep an audience interested, without hammering lore after lore over the reader's head. It is slow paced, as mentioned before, but that goes hand in hand with what the author is trying to achieve, so I would make sure that you're in the mood for a slower paced story.
The ice cream dragon (who as of where I am in the story, does not have a name) is an interesting character. From the jump, they are simultaneously discouraged from their existence and determined to rise above it. It works perfectly within the concept of the story.
Overall, this may not be an action packed fanservice-y story, but it is fun and intriguing, and gives up more variety around these parts.
Zach SkyeRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Overall: 5/5
We get to follow an ICECREAM dragon as he advances in bloodline, it's hard not to love the little guy and hope for the best for him. I'd recommend this if you want a good monster evolution story, I'll admit I haven't read a ton of these, but I would for sure keep reading this one. Our character has heart, and drive, and it's hard not to root for an underdog.
Style: 5/5
It works for what we need! The plot goes along, and we get to see all sorts of interesting options our MC can see as they evolve and advance. I'm quite curious to see where this little guy ends up going as he uses to Nexus to progress further into the story.
Grammar: 5/5
Nothing seriously stood out for to the point where it detracts from the story- hence a 5/5. I usually only rate this one lower if anything in the grammar jars me out of reading, or makes it more difficult to read the fiction. And happy to report, that is not the case here!
Story: 5/5
It's just really starting to ramp up at the chapter I am. I'm left with some questions about how our MC ended up where they did during the start, and can't wait for our author to give us the answers. Things have also begun ramping up with other factors, which will be good and tense to see how they resolve- I don't wanna spoil anything though! Read for yourself :)
Character: 5/5
Loveable. Loveable ice-cream dragon. He needs to get more powerful, and he starts out weak-since he's an icecream dragon! I root for this guy, and wish him the best, and really, what's there to say other then that? Additionally the (strange)form of Nexus he has also seems to be it's own kind of character, you have to love systems where that's the case.