Ashes of Hell

Self-Published

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Description

--> Synopsis, short and spoiler free version :

Nestor is a monk, he dedicated the entirety of his life to the church.

Yet destiny was far crueler than what he could ever imagine. His arrival at lands of magic and madness will change his character forever.

In the city most known to be housing damned souls will he stay true to his humanity?

--> Synopsis, more detailed version, contains minor spoiler :

Ceres the chained city. An ancient city hovering over the dark abyss, house of mad, damned souls wandering without hope.

Nestor is but a simple monk living a quite life in Tuscany, Italy. However, one day on a field trip to help some poor villagers, his world crumbled, and the flames of betrayal burned his body to a crisp.

Shockingly enough, that wasn't the end for him, as he found himself inside a new body in a foreign land. He had entered the cursed citadel, Ceres.

Bound by contract to participate in the act of war alongside the army of the Council, Nestor will have to adapt and survive, and perhaps forge his very own legend.

The story will follow Nestor along adventures, and the discovery of long forgotten secrets and mysteries.

Along the way, he'll manage to form both new friendships and enemies.

Will he manage to stay true to his humanity?

Chapters aren't very long since English isn't my first language. Around 1.4 k.

Chapter release will be on Tuesday, saturday and sunday.

--> This schedule is active now, when I'll have to stop it due to personal reasons, I'll make it known.

Possible scenes of gore and violence ahead!!

Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2022
Author: book_234

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.3/ 5.0
Followers: 13
Views: 13,614

Chapters(46 total)

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Community Reviews(2)

BullerRoyal Road
★★★★ 4.0
For somebody who likes skim-reading, going through this story was a bit hard. WIth the lack of proper variety in paragraphs, I had a few issues getting through this story quickly. This story has a good amount of potential with a premise that actually seem interesting, but it needs some slight editing before it can truly be enjoyed by the average RR reader. For now, it's an 4/5 from me.
CKJ5Royal Road
★★★★ 4.0
I hope people will keep in mind this review is based on only one chapter of the story: Ashes of Hell, and it does not necessarily reflect the entirety of it. Okay, now that's out of the way, let’s get into it.
Pros:
The author makes a great first impression by giving us a first sentence that conveys the setting, mood, and situation while at the same time raising questions. The MC’s problem — being punished (burned alive) by religious types for something that probably isn’t his fault — is one we’ve seen before, but the author has added just enough to keep me interested in where the story goes.
Cons:
A few minor complaints first. There are a few clunky sentences and places where I had to reread to understand what the author was trying to say. There were also a few grammar issues, but they were of the sort easily fixed in a couple of passes of editing.
For me, the main issue was that the author spent most of the chapter telling us about Nestor’s past. The info dumping and flashing back was distracting. Rather than seeing what is happening in the present, the author seemed to be dumping his notes on Nestor’s past and biography, squandering the solid first impression and interest I had in Nestor’s situation.
Overall:
I was impressed with the setup and thought that with a bit more showing and focus on Nestor in the present and more sophisticated revealing of Nestor’s past, the author could really have something special on his hands here.