Apophis

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Description

In the vast depths of a mysterious swamp, there exists an ancient world teeming with both ferocious beasts and hidden creatures known as monsters. Within this realm of peril and opportunity, a seemingly ordinary python named Apophis is undergoing an extraordinary transformation. But Apophis is no ordinary snake—it carries the soul of a once-human, reborn into a serpentine body with a mind full of knowledge and a deep desire for power and cultivation. Each morning, Apophis makes its way to the swamp’s edge to silently observe a giant crocodile and a fox monster named Finn, both engaged in their mystical training. It becomes fascinated by their ability to draw energy from the rising sun through a distinct rhythm, and after many days of careful study and mimicry, Apophis finally grasps the flow of energy from the heavens. This marks the beginning of its journey into the world of monsters.

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Status: Hiatus
Year: 2024
Author: wayne777

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Rating: 1.7/ 5.0
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Jacke RobbinsRoyal Road
★ 0.5
Broken story, untranslated early chapters, missing key info, development skips, continuity errata, poorly tied together.
Just a few of the things that really apply to this story so far. Seems like most development early on is hidden in untranslated text blocks, as well as chapter timeskips, so either the uploads are out of order or the author has a storyboard full of plot holes. First he is a snake, then suddenly has paws or claws but never mentions getting them. Follows a creature into a portal and then the next chapter he "followed" his instincts or feelings, whatever that means, into some mystical illusionary realm that self-corrects in the same chapter as some legendary cultivation plane. Seriously, all over the place, no thought for pacing, all characters are static and most are temporary, no solid goals or anything worth following, just some human revert swallowing rabbits and staring at the sun, evolving hands when we aren't looking and lying to higher powers without missing a beat.
An excellent first work if you are a beginning writer, because a seasoned one releasing this would either be in the lowest slump of their career, or commiting word diarrhea here so that their real work isn't infected by such raunchy mediocrity.