Apocalypse Born

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Description

The world as we know it ends in the year 2000. Over the course of a week, billions die and the survivors are faced with a reality that no longer makes sense. Can they fight back against wizards, monsters, and robots in a world where none of the old rules seem to apply, and their only ally is a mysterious heads-up display that reads like a particularly uninterested narrator?

Well, that part of the story's mostly done.

Hunter, instead of being alive in the age of heroes and martyrs, bravely fighting for the future of his entire planet, is born in 2003. By the time he can walk and talk, humanity has already fought back the worst of its demons and settled into its new status quo. What's an easily bored kid supposed to do in the Midwest when there's all this magic and nothing to do with it?

Information

Status
Hiatus
Year
2019
Author
artifex

Tags

LITRPGADVENTURESLICE OF LIFEPOST APOCALYPTIC

Royal Road Stats

Rating
4.6/ 5.0
Followers
2,295
Views
313,647

Chapters(20 total)

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Community Reviews(10)

  • GraveltonRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    This isn't set during or after an apocalypse, it's set a generation after the apocalypse, when the first wave of survivors and heroes have come and gone and their descendants are reaching adulthood and beginning to have their own adventures.
    It's been on hiatus for a few months but I really hope the author picks it up again.
  • GufluhRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    Don't think I've seen one spelling or grammar error. The story, characters and style are just incredible. Possibly the best story on the site. I can't wait until the next installment. This story draws you in and doesn't let go until you've reached the end of the last chapter available. Thouroughly recommend reading it.
  • Jangofet54Royal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    Really good story, lots of detail, good developement of characters and side characters, all in all worth the read.
  • SmallPawRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    Excellent !
    loving the internal dialogue bleed out
    Great work on the world building
  • TDanielRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    A very good story, interesting and well thought out and NO blatant Deus ex machina or out of place wish fulfilment. YAY
    Thank you.
  • OwlishRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 4.5
    So, this story has been on hiatus for more than 6 months. Clearly, it ain't coming back. Just thought I'd say that of all the stories on hiatus on RR, this is the one I would bring back if I could.
  • SammualRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 4.5
    The main char is way too lucky and a bit too OP but it is a very enjoyable read.
  • LeumasRoyal Road
    ★★★★ 4.0
    This is a very interesting story. The whole life after the apocalypse is very unique. It is fun to see how people have adapted to the infra. The only major issue I have is the number crunching. After reading about him doing the math after the nth time is getting boring and makes me want to skip the whole paragraph or more.
    Spoiler: Spoiler
    Is he ever going to get pass level one. I know he was the super death punch op move, but staying level one is suicide.
  • RocksNPebblesRoyal Road
    ★★★★ 3.5
    My issue with this story is due to the system and world building. The mechanics of it are far too gamelit and it is the creation of a dodge and parry tank, very akin to a certain popular Japanese LN series.
    The system gives him things like a free hit after a parry or zero damage based on a parry…this makes zero sense for the real world. It isn’t a game where damage counts can be zeroed out. If someone swings a giant sword…he can just parry it with a stick and take no damage?
    It breaks far far too many physical aspects to be taken seriously. He isn’t given fighting knowledge to complete a parry, he just get some nebulous plus 20% chance increase over his…what? Dodge chance based on a dice roll? There are no percentages in reality to apply this way. You have to physically put your sword in the right location. Are his hands being constantly guided around? It is strange.
  • KillashardRoyal Road
    ★★★ 3.0
    The grammar is excellent in this story, the story isn't bad at all, the character is kinda "meh" but has plenty of room for growth, but the writing style is terrible.
    For some reason, the author has decided to mix 3rd person view with 1st person annecdotes.  This does not work.  At all.  It is extremely distracting trying to read a paragraph that has one thing in 3rd person, then the MC inputs his 2 cents 1st person style, then goes back to 3rd person.
    Another baffaling choice is that the MC has 3 different names in the first chapter, gains a new name in the second, and then a 5th one a couple chapters later.  Nearly all the side characters call him something different which is a terrible choice.  And it's not like a side character is calling him "boy" or "kid" or something like that.  No, it's Schmidt, Hunter, Red, Bump, and I'm sure the author will add others for no apparent reason.  In the first chapter, there are 3 different characters that are in a conversation and there are 5 different names being thrown around.  Not easy to figure out who is who.
    The grammar is quite good.  I didn't see any noticable errors through the chapters I read.  Proper your, you're and there, their, they're, etc.  So that was refreshing.
    Overall, not a bad story to read.  For me though, the frequent immersion breaking of inputting 1st person POV into a 3rd person story is just too frustrating and distracting to read.