Midnite's Daughter
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Description
A CHILD OF TWO WORLDS – BELONGING TO NEITHER, DANGEROUS TO BOTH.
All Kisaki wants is a place where she can belong, but there are few safe havens for half demons such as her. Raised in isolation within the celestial palace, she longs to escape and explore the world below – Earth. So when an opportunity presents itself, she takes it, inadvertently stealing the Blade of Heaven – her mother’s greatest treasure – in the process.
Exploring a new land is terrifying enough, but hot on her heels is the tiger-spirit Shitoro. If he catches her, he’ll drag her straight back home. She thinks it’s to punish her. But in actuality it’s to protect her.
Kisaki doesn’t know it yet, but there’s a good reason she’s been kept hidden. Half-breeds aren’t tolerated by the great demon lords. If they find her, they’ll stop at nothing to take the blade and use it to destroy her, her mother, and the new world she hopes to call home.
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If you're a fan of fantasy-based anime such as Inuyasha or Naruto then you'll enjoy this swashbuckling, manga-inspired adventure.
Prepare to explore this exciting world of danger, demons, and demigods today.Note: Following the initial batch of chapters, expect updates every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.
Information
- Status
- Completed
- Year
- 2023
- Author
- rickgualtieri
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- Rating
- 4.8/ 5.0
- Followers
- 34
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- 16,082
Chapters(47 total)
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Community Reviews(1)
- terrynmuseRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0Honestly, I usually feel out of place on this site. My preferred flavor is much more Japanese fantasy than Chinese wuxia, and more importantly, I'm not one for LitRPG, Systems, or cocky sassy upstart MCs who dictate their life story to me. So imagine my joy when I found this refreshing burst.
Firstly, clean. Deep into the endgame of the book and I have yet to see a single grammar or spelling error. Very polished.
I'm also usually off-put by celestial realms and heavy influence of gods as characters, but it's a credit to this story that it retained me in spite of that. A wide variety of characters with consistent, distinct personalities and manner of speech. A good, well-paced narration that strikes the balance of explaining what's needed and leaving open questions that don't need answers just yet. The exposition sections still manage to pass, which for me is a high bar to clear.
I need to emphasize again the excellent characterization. Gods speak and behave as gods would. Humans talk and act like humans would. And in each category, every person also manages to speak in their own voice while not coming off as cardboard archetypes. It's a joy to see Kisaki and her clean, crisp way of speech right alongside the typical colloqualisms and slang of modern kids.
Kisaki is a great lead. Personable, fair-mannered, plenty of interesting quirks where it's clear to see where they come from, and still with that spine that shows when it needs to be shown. Much of the story comes from her perspective and is tinged in her voice in a way that avoids dictation and succeeds instead in immersion.
At its core, the plot is very simple, with a straightforward setup when things come down to it. But that isn't a failing on its own. With such a basic premise, everything falls to the execution to hold it together, and this story executes excellently.
I do personally prefer more in-depth combat and a harder fought struggle in those fights, but I recognize that's likely a personal preference, a