Ends of Eternity [Book 1 Finished]

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No gods. No masters. Only Eternity... said the entity that was both System and God. It didn't quite understand irony. Klaus's life takes a turn for the weird when Eternity saves his life from a full-frontal collision and drops him off on Oresstria #2111. What could a godlike AI need with a burned out service engineer from Earth?! Used to solving everyone's problems all the damn time, Klaus finds that he can't just accept the entity's evasive answers. "Nothing is expected of you" just sounds too good to be real. In Klaus's experience, that generally means there's a hidden clause somewhere that's going to skin him alive.Oresstria seems heavenly at first glance. Silver forests. Rabbit folk. Ancient ruins full of wonder. An orbital elevator clawing at the sky. Beautiful... if you ignore the brain-slurping headcrabs, carnivorous giant mushrooms, and mechabears lurking in dungeons that don’t forgive mistakes.Sometimes, the path to healing from the past takes you through several dungeons and a whole lot of monsters. Klaus has tried most everything else, so he's going to hold on to this second chance at life with both hands... and probably with teeth too. ----------------------------------- What to expect: - Weak to strong to walking calamity progression. - No easy shortcuts to power. - Lots of swearing. - A human protagonist with plenty of failings and room to grow. - Lack of coffee and what that does to a man. - Several magic systems working together. - An infuriating AI companion you'll grow to love. ----------------------------------- Update schedule: Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Information

Status: Ongoing
Year: 2025
Author: C. M. ANTAL

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.2/ 5.0
Followers: 1,389
Views: 126,262

What readers say about Ends of Eternity [Book 1 Finished]

“I am thoroughly enjoying this story. And I mean that quite literally. The entirety of this stories style is quite satisfying. The flow is fast, and the pay is off is earned. The actual storyline is simple enough for me to follow, while being complicated eno…”
13torchesRoyal Road5.0 / 5
“Well, if you like them, or any other related concept, you'll love this story! Style The style is very fast paced. Which is great for depicting the absolute absurdity of some of the enemies that must be fought. The combat scenes flow smoothly and (to my know…”
CathrixRoyal Road5.0 / 5

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Community Reviews(4)

13torchesRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I am thoroughly enjoying this story. And I mean that quite literally. The entirety of this stories style is quite satisfying. The flow is fast, and the pay is off is earned.
The actual storyline is simple enough for me to follow, while being complicated enough that I am still wondering what's going to happen next.
The character development is just perfect. I completely understand where our hero is coming from. I understand some of his frustrations working menial jobs. His companion (for which he did not ask) is really fun. And the relationship between them looks like it's just going to get better.
I always look for a shadows of myself when I read stories like this, and the obvious mistakes our hero makes are most likely the ones I would make.
On the topic of mistakes, there is one little thing that pulls me out of the story at times. And that is the few grammatical and spelling errors. Nothing major, just a few places where the typos got missed, or a word was misspelled. Not enough for a deal breaker but enough to be noticeable at times.
All in all I love this story, and I would be willing to put up with a great many more mistakes if that's what it took to get a story as good as this. I look forward to the next chapter, and a big thank you to the author, for sharing his ideas and time with us.
CathrixRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Well, if you like them, or any other related concept, you'll love this story!
Style
The style is very fast paced. Which is great for depicting the absolute absurdity of some of the enemies that must be fought. The combat scenes flow smoothly and (to my knowledge) actually make sense physically. The author also cleverly uses humor to make the story more interesting, so be prepared to laugh.
Story
The story seems to start off with your typical Isekai, but then it starts to show its uniqueness. There are lots of elements and parts of the plot that show great potential. From the extensive skill system to all the crazy monster possibilities.
The world building seems fairly deep and well thought out. Even getting down to the fine details of how cultures would evolve given the world's setting.
As mentioned, the power system starts off quite simple, but slowly becomes more complex as the MC gains in knowledge.
Character
The MC is absolutely hilarious. Something about the mix of humor with real-world references just really makes me burst out into laughter. The MC has a pretty thought out backstory that actually impacts the story quite nicely. No bland personality power fantasies here.
All of the other characters are also quite interesting, especially the MC's AI companion. Their witty banter and constant frustration at limited information really plays well with the overall personality of the characters.
Grammar
The grammar seems pretty solid, I didn't notice any obvious issues. The prose flows very nicely and is well refined.
Overall
A pretty solid LitRPG story, with some great potential for slow progressive power gains. If you want to laugh while the MC gets to fight some horrific monsters, you'll definitely like this story.
GenaZamRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
The structure is a slow burn. You get a chaotic, late-game-feeling prologue with gods and disaster, then hard reset to truck, death, new world, weird tower, bunny people village, first dungeon problems.
It’s not pure action-glazing. There’s a lot of setup, talking, and system explanation. On the upside: the world and mechanics feel thought through. On the downside: if you want big explosions and ten levels per chapter from page one, you’ll think it’s taking its time. The direction is clear, even if the grand goal is still cooking.
I barely tripped over any real mistakes. Sometimes a sentence runs a bit long or gets packed but it reads like intentional rhythm. The style is nice and sharp. Quite punchy.
Klaus actually feels like a person. An engineer, overworked, with prior trauma and a mix of cynicism and basic decency. Eternity is a sharp foil. Dry, constrained, and occasionally funny in how it just can’t answer. The potencial backgrounds are taking shape and I have a feeling that they will not be just the theater of cardboard decorations.
Smart, system-heavy LitRPG with an actual voice, some patience, and a spine. If you’re okay with a slower starting momentum, it’s absolutely worth reading.
Adult voice, talkier build-up before the deep dives, gives it that distinct flavor. Enjoying!
azrealomegaRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Well written and a pretty engaging story. Honestly wish more was already written before I started reading.. but that's on me because of how much I binge read. The mc/system dynamic is a little grating, eternity probably would sit better with me as a permanently disconnected offshoot/child of the system than the system itself , but again that's personal preference, the actual dynamic is well written.
Seriously, give the this story a shot, it won't disappoint.