Dragon Road: How I Rise in My New Life

Information

Status

Completed

Year

2017

Author

Serapheid

• Arc 1 – Epilogue: Father and Son
  May 3, 2017
• Arc 1 – Chapter 10: To Slay a King
  May 2, 2017
• Arc 1 – Chapter 9: True Fight
  May 2, 2017
• Arc 1 – Chapter 8: Growth, Life, and Lessons
  May 1, 2017
• Arc 1 – Chapter 7: Advent of Gods
  Apr 30, 2017
• Arc 1 – Chapter 6: Knowledge and Gain
  Apr 29, 2017
• Arc 1 – Chapter 5: Life with Death
  Apr 29, 2017
• Arc 1 – Chapter 4: The Pain of Bitterness
  Apr 29, 2017
• Arc 1 – Chapter 3: At the Edge of Death
  Apr 28, 2017
• Arc 1 – Chapter 2: That Which Lies in the Dark
  Apr 28, 2017
• Arc 1 – Chapter 1: Birth and Rising
  Apr 28, 2017
• Arc 1 – Prologue: Voice and Awakening
  Apr 27, 2017

Reviews

Community Reviews(10)

• MagstzerpRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  One of the best stories I've seen here so far. That said, it is not without its flaws, but it's not a big deal so far. Or rather, the flaws seem to have stopped since volume 2 started. Right now, this story is awesome. I can't wait for more chapters to be released.
• Lavolpe3Royal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  I love the story you have made and I hope you dont stop I'm on arc 2 right and lovering every part of it.
  Thank you for the great story
• mask19Royal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  This story really is a great read. The main character is really relatable and the author does a great job of making the story flow. It's sometimes tough to write about an OP character, but the author achieves it with flying colors.
  - Hope to see this fiction as one of the top stories on this site!
• NutJob315Royal Road

  ★★★★★ 4.5

  If the title wasn't enough to give you an adequate idea of the quality of this story, allow me to elaborate.
  First, the style. It is neither overly pretentious, rambling on and on with a truckload of adjectives for every damn sentence, nor is it a stupidly simple read akin to something a second grader would do. It is an easy, flowing read, sometimes interspersed with imaginative sound effects.
  The story itself is nothing new, as the author readily admits, hell, they seem proud of it. However, even if the premise is as common as snow in Siberia, the delivery is what makes or breaks the story. The author at least makes an effort to put their own spin on everything instead of relying on the premise alone bringing people to the table. Yes, the MC is OP, but so are his enemies. The MC has a clear goal to strive for and isn't just living life a bombastically as possible. In short; good story wrapped in an old, comfortable blanket.
  Grammar: no noticable errors to be seen if the author can help it.
  Characters: The important ones have sufficient depth to keep you interested, but not enough to drown you if you stop paying attention. That's all I can say about it, really.
  All in all, I like it. It isn't a masterpiece, but neither was Twillight. And this is a damn sight better than Twilight.
• FOULdragonRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 4.5

  I have only read up to volume 2 prologue. Honestly, I'm amazed at how well done this story is. Overall, the author put a lot of thought into details. Not professional "carefully plan out every syllable" kind of detail, but enough that the world can be engrossing sometimes. I really liked his creation lore for example. A lot of people don't put a lot of thought into the background of how the laws of the world came to exist so it was really refreshing to hear one with a bit of effort put into it.
  the story so far is nice and simple and gives the reader a chance to get into the swing of things. Later on, the author just starts to lay the ground work for a plot that potentially could extend for a long time if the author doesn't rush things. Funny thing though, I was using Siri voice over to listen to the story and sometimes Siri pronounces words oddly. For a couple chapters I thought that the name for the MC was really dumb. Eventually I got tired of hearing Siri saying 'Ca-moo' so I actually looked at the spelling of the MC's name and saw it was spelled Camus which is a vast improvement over Camoo if you ask me.
  to get back on track, the authors style is nice to. It's got that immature comedic style of writing you tend to see a lot with people writing around here but it is not to the point of being annoying either. On top of that, there are moments when the author shines as well. At one point, I had an emotional moment. I didn't cry, I swear!... but I could have if I wasn't busy being manly.
  The grammar is thoroughly satisfying. I'm not great at spotting grammar mistakes involving proper sentence structure, but spelling errors and proper conversational flow in dialogue or narration REALLY sticks out to me if it doesn't mesh well. I noticed the rare problem here or there, but nothing that would jar me out of enjoying the story like a poorly worded sentence unless that was how a character was actually talking.
  character development seems like it's possibly going to get g
• GabrakaRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 4.5

  Okay, so, firstly, finally.  It has been a while since I read another fiction that can actually balance failure and victory.  Stuff like Savge Divinity is good, but the failure just overdoes everything else.  I mean, Rain's supposed to be a trained warrior who serves under the best general in the North, and yet he knows nothing about anything!
  Not everything should go horribly wrong, especially when the MC is supposed to actually be good at what he does.  I would liken it to steak, it should be a wonderful experience, but sometimes you put on the wrong seasoning or marinate, and other times you burn the steak to the point of it having more in common with post Episode III Anakin than a cow.
  Also, the MC isn't OP perfect to the point of you simply yawning at the lack of actual effort.  To take an example from Arcane Emporer, he isn't Rainer, the unrealistically OP college student who somehow managed to work through the magical block his grandpa put on him for one reason or another.  I doubt he's the first person to think that resisting the Gods is a good idea, and I doubt he's the first one with the power to do so, so why don't said Gods know a thing or two about taking out these unruly youngsters?
  Not to say they're bad fictions, I read both of them, but come on?  I'm don't like getting stomped on by the fiction repeatedly, and you can ruin the effect of victory by having it too much, to the point where you're yelling at the fact that it took him so long, not smiling at how he managed to win.
  Hollow victories, and a lack of perfection, can make a read decent.  This has both.  Sure the MC is OP, but who really cares?  Some fictions make having an OP MC give them their texture, but only if the goal doesn't revolve around a fear that really shouldn't exist.  I'm a fan of an MC who is capable of still being, sorta, human, not a God, a textbook monster, or a coward without factual explanation.
  So, in summary, good job.
  Now keep writing, I need my fix.
• GuideGooseRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 4.5

  Some stories, one is able to connect to in a way. That feeling when you read a story and crave more. When your heart aches whenever something bad happens. That rush of energy one gets when the main character is about to do something badass.
  Having such feelings is honestly rare in stories on this site, but this is one of them. With the first arc starting off a little bumpy, I got worried. It seemed weird at first, and the type of story where the MC is thrown into a fantasy world as a humanoid isn't anything new. I could just imagine a little Agumon running around in the beginning of the arc. It was honestly just a joke in my opinion.
  However, things progressed and got better. He met the man he was proud to call @&#($% (spoiler), and you could feel your heart ache just as the main character's did when tragedy befell him. And I'm sure just about every reader's hearts jumped a bit at the fight against the king.
  The story is magnificently contrsucted to add both seriousness and comedy. This plays into the current state of the story (V2C8 currently) where the MC shows his absolutely badass side, yet the author manages to add some comedy with Glenn and his... changes.
  I rarely ever put 5 stars on a story, but 4.5 stars is also rare. This story is NOT awe inspiringly godlike. It has minor flaws, but as you read you can see the author growing. It will most certainly reach that 5 star rank sooner or later, and I am excited for when that day comes.
• nussanRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 4.5

  I'm enjoying the story so far, but I'm not a big fan of the side stories but I can see why they were put in.
• sai_kanzenRoyal Road

  ★ 1.0

  When I started reading this story, I actually liked it. The author has expressed time and again that he's heavily inspired by the things he's read and that is pretty apparent. But just because something isn't new, it doesn't mean it can't be enjoyable. I especially like the effort put into the world building. The details and the unique spin he put into it really gets the imagination working. I would also say that the author has a good idea of when to place emotional hooks for maximum effect. The characters are likeable. You could even argue too much so. You don’t see many flaws and so many of them just feel like plot devices.
  But then I started to see the glaring issues. Mainly, the pacing of events, which is way too fast. You can see how excited the author is to get from one event to another. It's hard to get a grasp of how long something is supposed to go on because of a lack of exposition and a reliance on time skips. And before we have a good idea of a certain place or situation, the story has moved on to the next stage. Then there's the tendency to rely on deus ex machinas. Not long after an ability/item is introduced, we get another and another and another. Before he's fleshed out much about the last thing, he's already pulling out a new one. It doesn't help that there is usually little to no build up and we rarely see the main character struggle long enough to justify a new mechanic coming in. It's a waste of potential character development. At this point, the story devolves from what could've been interesting potential to a run-of-the-mill power fantasy.
  Lastly, things escalate way too quickly. We barely have an idea of what is "normal" in this world before the author brings out all sorts of irregularities. By the end of Volume 2, the main character has come up against a god incarnate and has revealed his own abilities that far exceed that. For these kinds of stories, the level of power steadily rises as time and conflict goes on. What the hell would the mai
• PlasmaticPiRoyal Road

  ★ 1.0

  It has an OK world background but otherwise it's full of cliches, blatant rip offs from other stories, and a main character that is literally op just for the sake of being op, with very little character building at all. Overall it's one of the worst stories I have ever read, and I have read over a thousand books at this point.