Eternal Cycle: A Time Loop Progression Fantasy Thriller

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Description

Alvis Silva was supposed to die. Instead, he’s trapped in an endless cycle of life and death—his very existence turned into a brutal game where every mistake means starting over.

Born with a deadly curse, Alvis spent his 17 years counting down the days to his inevitable death. But before fate could take him, an assassin did.

And yet… he wakes up hours before his murder—again and again. Each loop resets the world, yet his knowledge remains. With every attempt, Alvis refines his tactics, pushes his limits, and inches closer to unraveling the mystery of his curse.

But escaping death is just the first level. To break free from the eternal cycle, he must master it.

What to expect:

✔A Time Loop-Driven Story– The core focus is on resets, strategy, and adaptation.✔Light LitRPG Features– While game mechanics exist, they’re not the main focus.✔A Smart MC Who Grows– Alvis isn’t perfect. He learns, adapts, and evolves.✔A World of Magic & Science– A multiracial society blending futuristic science with magic.✔Character Depth & Emotional Stakes– More than just leveling up—this is a journey of survival, growth, and purpose.

Note: This is a rewritten version of my old story Try Again Alvis

New chapter Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2024
Author: Real Tensai

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 3.6/ 5.0
Followers: 594
Views: 57,549

Chapters(22 total)

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Community Reviews(10)

M43Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
It's very good and entertaining to read. The world building is very interesting. I can guarantee you that you won't regret giving it a try. I need to write 50 words so I will write random words here: hd fk fj xkxbx fkx xkxb fkx xk xkx xn xxkx nx xnxx ek ix kf fo xkxx kxx.
PandHerissonRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Im not English so I can’t talk about the story telling but I really liked this loop story and can’t wait for the next chapter. The character development are quite good and the MC’s internal struggle feels really « real » not sure how to describe it since English isn’t my first language.
GoatGirlRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I have loved it so far! The plot twists are amazing and jaw dropping! It is well written, and has made me laugh out loud multiple times. The internal moral conflicts in Lia is great. I have loved the trial and error set-up and the determination the main character has. I can't wait to read more!
Sm4llgumRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This is a highly engaging story re-write of Try Again Alvis so expect regular updates for a while. There is a much stronger focus on the time loop compared to the LitRPG but both are definitely key components. Hard to say currently how well it will turn out but given the author's success with TAA I have high hopes and look forward to how it progresses
xaimRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
A new time loop story with Alvis as the protagonist. With a deadly condition and only two months to live, the premise is different from other loop storys.
The LitRPG Element after the first death is well used and explains, why Alvis may not die from his conditions.
Grammar and the story flow is very good, nothing seems out of place.
Characters as of yet (ch. 10) are slightly underdeveloped, however there are hints where to go. At some points it feels as if "show, don't tell" is slightly imbalanced to tell (racist police is racist) but overall, this is a really enjoyable story, would recommend.
HippopotamusRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
Clichee idea, however incredibly interesting and really well written. I suggest adding some more in depth emotions (slower pace at times) and world building however there is not much to really complain about.
It's really fast paced which makes it difficult to understand how the characters feel because the emotions are usually only mentioned briefly. Even if it sais Alvin is furious, you don't really feel his emotions, because the descriptions lack a bit of depth.
I also hope the system doesn't become too abstract because that usually ruins the main point of why the story is interesting in the first place, but I have faith that won't happen.
About the writing style, I said it's well written but in reality it's missing a lot of details. Im sure you've heard the saying show don't tell. However i am a big fan of some of the descriptions in his thought process, for example the euphemisim of his IQ turning to zero instead of dying.
I think I'd be best to slow down the pace a little bit (not too much) to focus a bit more on details in general, it makes it way more fun to read.
The grammar isn't perfect however the mistakes usually aren't serious, personally it doesn't bother me much.
I said mostly bad things so far so I want to say why I still rated the overall novel so well: It’s just really interesting, I love the fast main story, I always want to know what happens next. Additionally I like the main character, he is really rational and smart but still not perfect and sometimes swayed by emotions.
I'm exited about what'll happen next!
JaparRoyal Road
★★★ 3.0
I guess my main criticism would be the dialogue, which feels very clunky and heavy in exposition for the little we get of it. The main early antagonist we're introduced to in the first chapter speaks like a Saturday morning cartoon villain or someone from badly translated anime, which kinda clashes with the idea that something serious is happening. Lines like: "Kihahaha! Here in Utopia, the country created by the World Race Organization, the nation of equality, the police that are supposed to protect you just let you die because you aren’t of their race!” are just way too cartoonish to take seriously even though it's told straight. This makes the tone kind of hard to grasp. Other than that the dialogue so far has been pretty utilitarian and sometimes sounds like those English conversation training videos for foreigners.
Characterization is also kind of lacking for other characters than the MC. For example the first chapter starts with the MC being in a doctor's office with his parents when he hears that he has two months to live. It is also the place where he starts his loops. You'd think that you would use that opportunity to flesh out who those parents are as individuals, since you have so many opportunities to make them react differently to the MC starting the loop. Instead they are just Mom and Dad, who do Mom and Dad things like crying and being worried about their son. They are quickly forgotten when the MC starts just ditching them to do his own thing unless they're needed there as Mom and Dad props.
I haven't really noticed any typos and such. I do have to say that the writing often gets a bit too verbose for simple actions and sometimes I get a whiff of a thesaurus being used unnecessarily. Sometimes the writing skims over things the author just seemingly didn't want to come up with, like "Alvis somehow convinced them to believe him. He had to use his brain to the fullest to give them convincing arguments." and that's the end of it. The writing also seems t
Termi244Royal Road
★★★ 3.0
Interesting read, it has an overall plot that makes you want to read more, and in general its a good read, but it does has some problems tough.
Style:
The weakness of this story, this novel suffers a lot from not listening to the "Show, don't tell" saying, and it seems some of the others reviews coincide, several things happen that are not giving much explanation as to why in the previous chapters, as an example, if the protagonist believes something someone said, we as readers are not given enough reasons as to why they believe that, when one normally would doubt it, or we suddenly found out how the protagonist feels, and other characters react to that, both the feelings and reactions are not really given enough reason inside the story, one can more or less create a theory as for why he feels that why, or why others react how they do so, but this is definitely something that should have been prepared in previous chapters, many times after the events themselves we are not even given a good explanation as to the reasoning of why... This affects severely the development and enjoyment of the story.
Story:
The overall plot is interesting, and the thing I think most readers appreciate more from this novel.
Grammar:
Not much to say here, some problems in grammar, nothing too serious, but if you care about them you should take this into account.
Character:
We don't even know the protagonist's parents names... The best friend is a relatively simple character, and the student council president is interesting, but the style affects the score of this section too, since it can be difficult to understand why the characters of this story (even the protagonist) act the way they do.
Overall:
I stopped reading at the first turning point because of the problems mentioned here, we are presented with a new big bad villain, and the relationships of the protagonist advance, but, first, the new villain sounds almost like a caricature, and the protagonists reacts to him in ways that break
drajitshRoyal Road
★★★ 3.0
Sadly is not able to maintain the plot tightness.
though the author will have to improve the English quite a bit. I have lost count of how many simple mistakes I gave correction suggestions for, same I am sure I missed a few. And I have not even started on the awkward phrasing. That is much more difficult to correct.
AzoulasRoyal Road
★★★ 3.0
Character interaction so far feels very cartoonish, word structures feel kind of clunky and because there is almost no use of contractions it feels kind of robotic.
I'm also 7 chapters in and I have no feel for anyone that is introduced to the story so far, or any idea about the world or it's background, the only thing that I understand so far is it seems to be a world with more modern technology but also classic "rpg" genre races, ohh and it goes on and on about how the "police are corrupt and racist".