King given from God
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Description
Fifteen years ago, Earth awakened to magic.
Millions reached out for their dreams, dimensional travel, reincarnation, cultivation towards godhood, superhero powers, game like support systems. There were many more who never had any interest in the fantastical, but thanks to the drive and effort they had for other things, they achieved much. Others yet, who desperately desired magic, failed even the first steps.
It turned out, just like with everything mundane, nothing can be achieved without effort.
Join Mathew, who for the first five years effortlessly learned the basics of psionics and fire magic. Then.. grew complacent, frustrated when he couldn't do the magic the way he wanted to, and over the next few years.. slowly forgot how to even light a cigarette or move a cup of tea over to himself.
Now, mundane as could be, older and without education for everyday jobs.. he hopes to get back up, and maybe just once, for even few meters, to fly.
After all, the greater the dream, the more crushing the expectations it makes you put on yourself.
(cover is temporary until snow falls down)
Information
- Status
- Hiatus
- Year
- 2019
- Author
- Happystar
Royal Road Stats
- Rating
- 3.5/ 5.0
- Followers
- 5
- Views
- 3,078
Chapters(7 total)
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Community Reviews(1)
- Cocop (Cale Plamann)Royal Road★★★★★ 4.5I am only writing this at five chapters in, but this story has some promise. The main character is very well fleshed out, and I am engaged and interested in seeing him turn his life around. The world building is very good if a bit vague (which is to be expected only five chapters in). At least for me, that is enough to solidly recommend this book on its own. I hope the author continues to put in the effort to keep writing this book as I am interested in seeing where it goes.
I only have two major critiques (which are why the story score isn't a 5 and the style/grammar scores are 3.5s). The first and hardest to fix is pacing, but that appears to be intentional. The main character is an introvert (and a well written one), but that doesn't mean that there can't be a little more to break up the tedium of him wrestling with himself.
The second is the need for proof reading. I am unsure if English is the author's first language, but there were some minor spelling/syntax errors. I'm not sure if they would be a concern to others, but at least in the first two chapters I found it distracting
There are also some parts where the transitions are a bit jarring and/or there needs to be a little more explanation.
That said, the good more than makes up for the bad and it easily earned the 4.5 rating.