Beside Me

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Description

The world of Aylune is unraveling.

Corruption spreads like a living plague, rising from dungeons and releasing demons from its depths. Towns fall. Light fades. And with every failure, The Dark grows stronger.

Llenox is an orphan—quiet, untested, and haunted by a past he barely remembers. When the Resonance Stone gives him his Role, everything changes. Named the first Enchanter in generations, he’s thrust into a world of danger, forced to support from the shadows or watch his allies fall.

With Serin at his side, they set out to form a party, not as heroes, but as something less defined: broken, uncertain, and learning how to stand together in a world that doesn’t wait for the weak.

As corruption spreads and time runs out, they won’t realize how deeply their lives are intertwined—until it’s far too late.

Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2025
Author: C. C. Weber

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.3/ 5.0
Followers: 67
Views: 9,812

What readers say about Beside Me

“Overall: Right off the bat, I want to say that the prose in this story is very well done, making for an extremely vivid read. The story itself follows a tried and true outline (LitRPG magic system with classes where kids get classes at certain ages, the MC…”
StaleCrowRoyal Road5.0 / 5
“Beside me was an interesting read a calm story with a simple language that a person like who isn't a english speaker can understand it Let's begin with the review. The world building my favorite part in eny kind of story especially fantasy story where you c…”
Romaryo_windlyRoyal Road4.5 / 5

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Community Reviews(5)

StaleCrowRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Overall: Right off the bat, I want to say that the prose in this story is very well done, making for an extremely vivid read. The story itself follows a tried and true outline (LitRPG magic system with classes where kids get classes at certain ages, the MC gets a special class and tries to navigate it, forms a party of misfits/solitary individuals to party and travel with). For the most part, this works well, and the writing and world have enough of a twist to keep interest and intrigue. I was impressed in the first chapter by how a lot of the information was introduced with dialogue and background events rather than long exposition dumps. My one major gripe is that the author leans too far into dramatics where there's no need for them sometimes, making some scenes with a mythical air feel out of place/under cooked. Those scenes are still readable and don't break flow completely, but in contrast to the rest of the passages occasional feel out of place.
I think the simplest praise I can give the story is that it's fun and the world is well-built. I think the most complex praise I can give the story is that despite some issues with dev decisions I have with the plot, I am still intrigued and drawn into the world and want to see more of these characters interact with both each other and their LitRPG builds. Highly recommend giving it a read.
Style: The prose is good. Vivid and descriptive without jumping into purple prose. It gives just enough information about the world so the brain can fill in the gaps, and is consistent enough that I can take an image from one scene and superimpose it onto another and still believe that's what the surroundings look like.
Grammar: No notes. Didn't notice anything off.
Character: I like the characters, the MC still seems to be figuring out how they want to fight in this world (expecting to be a front line damage dealer, but is instead a support caster, although he did find an item a few chapters in that might help him do that anyways)
Romaryo_windlyRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
Beside me was an interesting read a calm story with a simple language that a person like who isn't a english speaker can understand it
Let's begin with the review.
The world building my favorite part in eny kind of story especially fantasy story where you can see the author creating new world new rule and a new system as we talk about the the system that was the main thing that i liked the way it was introduced was pretty good i will not say that it was a new way but it was a pretty good idea presenting as for the roles i felt like I'm playing dungeon and dragon any fan or player will love the world and how it got present
Finally with the dark this theme give all what i said a new view as the threat that the protagonists need to face
The protagonists using the orphan as protagonists is nice move i liked the heavy background the pain and the way they tried to get up and move toward their future
Believe me when i say i hated naruto just because kishimoto didn't give orphan their right
Grammar as i said I'm no English speaker so a story i can understand is what I'm searching for so after i will be fluent i will give another opinion
As finish i want to point out two things
First the balance that was in the first two chapters between lionex and siren still in the few next chapters but i felt like lionex outshined siren not in the story but as a plot character
Second i don't know if i should saying this because my writing style but i think there should be more revealing information
Those two was my pure opinion as i read just until chapter 7 those points can be irrelevant because i didn't read the next chapter but i just want to point at them
Good luck brother i wish you continue to write great things as you do
Seth WolfeRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
Even in the first chapter, the world feels deep and involved. With each character that arises, the reader is almost instantly drawn to. With each scene, you can feel the air, and breath the smells around. That kind of immersion can be hard to get right.
Some stories have trouble crossing their I’d and dotting their T’s. But this work, it has done so in leaps and strides. Created that immersion and painted those vivid pictures of the mind that every good novel needs.
1000cigarettesRoyal Road
★★★★ 4.0
A very intriguing story where the MC fights both in the frontline and the backline due to his unique class.
I’m really enjoying this so far! The writing is great and you can tell the author has set up a fleshed out world that is revealed bit by bit with every chapter. A good read definitely worth giving a shot~
Fine young manRoyal Road
★★★★ 4.0
It’s a LitRPG coming-of-age fantasy that actually feels like people: real dialogue, real consequences, real awkwardness. If you’re tired of power fantasies where the MC is overpowered for no reason, this is a breath of fresh air. If you want flawless writing or groundbreaking originality, not quite there—yet. But you’ve got genuine soul, and it’s way above the average web/indie lit in the genre.
Llenox: Actual anxiety, uncertainty, and a real sense of not knowing what the fuck he’s doing—which is rare for the genre. He’s relatable. He wants to be strong, but isn’t, and doesn’t just magically get overpowered because “main character.”
Serin: Not just the quirky sidekick or token girl. Her banter with Llenox is actually witty, not “try-hard.” She’s confident, but not invincible; you see her bravado is a mask. Points for the subtle vulnerability.
Rian: You let him be afraid and screw up without making him a total joke. His guilt about freezing up is one of the most real moments in the whole draft.
Setting: The town of Eldris feels lived in. You avoid the info-dump trap—details are woven in through action, not exposition. The history of enchanters, the looming threat of the Dark, the ceremony—all emerge naturally through dialogue and events.
Magic/Systems: You introduce the LitRPG mechanics organically (Inventory, Character Sheet, stats, skills, etc.), but don’t rely on them as a crutch. It’s not just “he leveled up, now he’s god.” The system is a tool, not the story.
Banter lands. “That was tactical crying.” “Fast hands are part of the class bonus.” It feels like real teens, not 40-year-olds roleplaying as kids.
The heavier conversations (orphans, loss, fear) are handled with enough restraint that they hit hard without melodrama.
You don’t shy from the reality: kids get forced into war, people die, failure is permanent. When Serin almost dies to the goblin boss, you let her suffer—no easy plot armor, no deus ex machina.
Leveling is earned, not gifted.
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