Elevation of Mana

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Description

When a college student falls and is reborn as an elf in a stone age society what will he do? Where will he go? Will he rebuild the society he once knew or make something new?

The first book of this story has been stubbed, meaning that chapters 4-65 are no longer here on Royal Road.

Prequel to Melody of Mana, reading that story is in no way needed for this one.

Information

Status: Ongoing
Year: 2023
Author: Wandering Agent

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Rating: 4.5/ 5.0
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Community Reviews(10)

srkiesser1Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I would say that though by no means perfect, this story is well written, and thought out. The frustration of being reborn with your adult memories intact is palpable in this story. Much better done than most attempts I've read thus far. I so hope you all will give it a try, and give a review yourselves, cause in my humble opinion, this Author deserves it.
ClarkeGRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Gave this a shot as the author had recently completed Melody of Mana and have been thoroughly impressed. The technological and magical developments are always a joy to see as Justin brings the elves from a stone age into undergoing a magi-modern revolution one step at a time. Well worth the read even if you havent read the preceeding sequal, if anything I feel im enjoying this more.
CookieMonster012Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Loved the story so far, I’m especially excited to see where this is going.
The story is good, the beginning was nice, more of a slice of life kind of thing, but it seems that the author has decided what he wanted to do with the story, now we are seeing the outline of a bigger plot. If there is one thing I wanna say is… am I the only one that thinks the cover is kinda awkward..? Idk just a dude standing there looking at you while flexing his abs….
Anyways 5/5 I’m surprised this isn’t more popular :)
Cori123Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I read Melody of Mana (storry from the same auther and now partly on kindle/audible) and this story is happening in the same world. But it is a stand alone storry.
It is a bit slow going and slice of life like but not at all boring or eventless. I enjoy the development of the main charakter (who starts in a smal elven vilage, with a loving family) and like the mechaniks of magic and the detailed worldbilding. I recomend giving Melody of Mana a try but even if that is not your cup of tea, defenetly try this, it has its one charme.
The Gramar and spelling are good, i am not a profi put i think it dose not take frome the great reading experience and for me there is nothing stopping the emersion into the storys world.
PunpopeRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
In Elevation of Mana, the author weaves a captivating tale of a college student's extraordinary journey into an elf's life in a Stone Age society. The protagonist's resilience and ingenuity shine as he navigates challenges, presenting a fresh perspective on rebuilding a society. A delightful blend of fantasy and introspection, this book offers a unique and uplifting reading experience.
SaxifrageRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
With all the chapters already published, we can already appreciate the immense potential of this story. The chapters are long, the world is coherent for the moment and the path taken by the protagonist is really exciting! For me it's 5 stars although I can't judge the grammar as English is not my native language.
UgleRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
The story is really engaging and the process of the protagonist growing up is really nice. I did not write a review before now because I felt despair at how slow it was moving at the start (with only a few chapters a week), but now that the story has started to move faster I feel it warranted this review. If you haven't given this a story a chance I really pity you, so go ahead and read it.
GhoulifiedPrinceRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Really great story, with a setting that I've personally never seen before, I thought at first from the description it would be a bit boring but the way its written and the quality of the writing brings this story to life.
I dislike some of the larger time skips but they make sense.
Overall character development from the MC is below what I would've like to see, but with the isekai style of the story that is to be expected as the MC was an adult when he isekai'd
Overall great story and I highly recommend for everyone to read it, though I just wish there were more chapters.
Khaos321999Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
The Non-Human tag is a lie, MC is just a human with pointy ears and ages normally like humans do.
If he were a real Elf, he would have stuck in baby/child's body for like 50 years.
The story itself is magical, At first he struggles to make iron and then immediately starts ejaculating perfect diamonds, tungsten and other metals from periodic table. Doesn't know how to make even a bow and then proceeds to build a ballista, ngl I love this story but some of these plot holes are ridiculous.
M.D.SylRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Yes yes, I know the tag says a review swap. It's not.
I'm simply a long time fan. I've read through Melody of Mana and I've been curious about the story of Justin(Elian) for a while now. It's the prequal I never knew I wanted, and I love every bit of it. (For now anyway, it's still too early to tell since these are very early stages for the story.)
I also often got frustrated that Alana isn't a wizard and is quite limited with what she can do, although that is some of Melody's strong points, I've always wondered what she could do as a wizard and Justin is very much the answer for that.
This is a standalone, you don't have to read Melody to get what's going on here. Though reading Melody will give you some insights that other readers won't have.
Since the author has been writing this world for a while, the world is already well established and has a lot of fun little quirks in it.
At this stage it's still a slice of life with the occasional crisis happening since the MC is still a child. Melody also started in a similar manner and developed into something that's much more like civil wars and assassination plots...
Knowing about Justin's future, this story is supposed to devolop into:
A full out war and elven conquest along with technological advancements.
Though I bet it's still far ahead down the line, the pacing is a bit slow, but I personally like it.
The level of realism in this piece is a part of why I like it so much. Every aspect of life is well thought out and developed into a part of a whole unique elven culture.
Further more, elves have their own different psychology (compared to humans) as well as a different memory, something that I greatly appricate.
Sure, it's not perfect. I can be critical about a point or two if I wanted to be, but I don't feel like being critical about something I love, it ruins my fun. Critique this piece it yourself if you feel like it...
Highly recommand!