Fortress Seven
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Description
Two thousand years ago, a nameless hero sacrificed himself to save the world. With his sacrifice came a world filled with Orbs – powerful naturally occurring sources of magic. His seven companions, the seven fortresses, returned to this changed world, splitting it into seven kingdoms and changing it forever.
Exactly two millennia after the incident, the world remains heavily unchanged – and a mysterious boy is found in the deepest depths of the Wildlands. Quickly learning the rules of the world and more about himself – will the real truth be revealed, or will the peace of the land continue for another two thousand years in stagnation?
Inspired by Japanese light novels such asOverlord,TsukigaMichibiku Isekai Douchuu, andTate no Yuusha no Nariagari, Fortress Seven is both a mixture of a Fantasy Adventure and Underdog novel that not only brings about the development of its characters but the development of an entire nation.
Information
- Status
- Hiatus
- Year
- 2017
- Author
- Kyleli
Royal Road Stats
- Rating
- 3.9/ 5.0
- Followers
- 32
- Views
- 16,896
Chapters(7 total)
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Community Reviews(3)
- GreatOverlordRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0Looks great so far a bit stale at the start but its 5 chapters in and im already hooked. Thank you for posting this and update more please sorry if this is rude but I read everything and need more please
- MaromarRoyal Road★★★ 3.0“Fortress Seven” promises an underdog story and delivers just that, at least, from what’s posted as of now. Dumped memoryless into the ruins of a village with nothing but leather bracers and a broken sword to hunt rabbits with is rather close to “as screwed as you can get” for the genre. After days of dancing the waltz of primordial man, his first encounter with civilization very nearly kills him. He later finds himself talentless for magic that everyone and their grandmother has at least some access to, possibly the victim and cause of an ancient conspiracy, and the unsolicited companion of a tiny dragon that may prove more trouble than it’s worth.
Yes, Ressen has started a game of fantasy monopoly from the jail square with half a dollar bill and a four-sided dice. He’s as happy about this as one would expect, given his lack of insight on what things were like for him before.
The characters are done nicely though they draw close to their archetypes. Ressen isn’t necessarily another aloof generic Shonen protagonist, he possesses something that resembles a backbone supported by a healthy amount of snark. Psia is charming enough on the surface, though further study hints at a manipulative side. No one else gets enough screen time to warrant heavy consideration, but that’s okay. The story is still being written, and the interactions so far have whet my curiosity.
Magic in “Fortress Seven” is grounded with very simple, very functional rules. People have an affinity for one of seven naturally occurring orbs (which ties into geographical aspects of the lore), used for assorted flavors of spell slinging. Among them, mentis, which can affect the mind or body, throws a neat looking wrench in common conventions. There’s a well crafted chart the author provides for quick reference.
As far as mechanics go, the story has the same problem that plagues many free titles. It’s serviceable, but littered with juvenile prose and a sense of flow that isn’t the smoothest. Extra effort is - CaimtheheroRoyal Road★★★ 2.5Let me start with what this story does well. The setting is fantastic. It draws you into the world with great descriptions and good world building. The magic system is interesting but unoriginal. How the characters speak is also different (more on that in a second).
Now let's talk about the drawbacks. Characterization is shaky and pretty random, Psia getting a special mention of unintelligible actions. It seems like the main character is going to start out overpowered instead of actually working to become so like in reality where skills need to be mastered. I first thought that the character's syntax and voice was unique but after reading more it looks unintentional by the writer (probably because English is not his primary language is my guess).
The plot is a disheveled mess. I have no idea where this is going and not in a good way. The author sets up for explanations and world building just for the story to drop it and move on. Overall I would say the story has potential and is a great first attempt but the weak points are easy to pick out and ruin the story at least for me. This is a great example of a first draft.