Stolen Divinity: Sun God Cultivation

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Description

In the battle for power and godhood, it’s winner takes all, and Adriana has no intention of losing.

The Gods are at war, the world overrun with unnatural monsters bent on the destruction of all humanity. Men and women compete to claim the most Divinity in a never ending, brutal competition for Godhood. Determined to Ascend themselves, young, hotheaded warrior Adriana and her flighty only friend, Davos, join a pair of mercenaries in their hunt for Divinity of their own.

When a tip gone wrong leads them into a battle between the sun god Hessius and the evil titan, the Maw of Chaos, Adriana inherits the fallen sun god’s power. Now on the path to godhood, she'll have to decide whether to stand for humanity against the Mother of Monsters, or to fight only for herself.

But everyone is after her newly-won Divinity: former allies turned stalkers, greedy power brokers, and hundreds of disciples of Hessius all converge to claim it for themselves. But Adriana will take on the world, do anything and everything it takes, to claim the destiny she’s chosen. Anything to be a God.

Expect: tons of fighting, cool powers, and a world inspired by Greek Myths. Updates daily for the first month!

Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2024
Author: SmilingSatyr

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.4/ 5.0
Followers: 375
Views: 64,943

What readers say about Stolen Divinity: Sun God Cultivation

“This one is gonna be good. At this point (even if my review is further than the other ones) you might not really be able to see it but it will be. Story: In it's core and so far it's a classical zero to hero power creep. It's got an interesting premise that…”
BastnerdRoyal Road5.0 / 5
“Style: 5/5 I love it. Each sentence pretty much glides to the next, sliding me to the edge of my seat. The prose is in the perfect spot, super productive and easy to understand. Super enjoyed this aspect of Satyr's writing. Story: 5/5 greek mythology inspir…”
G. SmithRoyal Road5.0 / 5

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Community Reviews(5)

BastnerdRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This one is gonna be good. At this point (even if my review is further than the other ones) you might not really be able to see it but it will be.
Story: In it's core and so far it's a classical zero to hero power creep. It's got an interesting premise that you can collect godness and ascend but also ascend by worship. The power comes from old gods and mystery yet to be resolved. The powers are mythology based and as in other story's of ss, there seems to be a semi mafia structure to keep the political landscape from collapsing in place with gangs, slimey politicans and everything you would expect from a world where might makes right. At this point the story is a bit basic but it's not gonna stay this way almost guaranteed. See characters for reason why.
Style: Its EASY to read. You flow through the chapters without realising it and that was one of the authors biggest sticking points in my opinion in past story's. In this story this is not an issue. The story almost seamlessly flows from one arc to the next and you can instantly tell there is an overarching plot and a plan how this will go while at the same time you don't know how exactly it'll go.
Characters: This is where the story really shines and why I'm so sure it will reach a high ranking or rising star soon. All the characters have motivation and agenda. The only exception to this is somewhat the MC, who is painfully direct and not very far in her character development. But there is huge and I strongly assume intentional potential for character growth. This only seems weak on first sight but is a well tested concept for world exposition and character growth to have a hot headed MC thats a bit too simple at the start. All the other characters do have an internal world and a goal. Also smiling sartys strength in other novels was precisely character development. No character was safe from death or aacension, all villains wer despicaple but well made with their own motivation and there was always a satisfactory
G. SmithRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Style: 5/5 I love it. Each sentence pretty much glides to the next, sliding me to the edge of my seat. The prose is in the perfect spot, super productive and easy to understand. Super enjoyed this aspect of Satyr's writing.
Story: 5/5 greek mythology inspired cultivation novel.... Do I need say more? Super cool concept, the plot sets off pretty quickly. Seems like itll be a romo with all these people chasing after her newly acquired divinity. Cool battle royal thing going on here I feel like
Character: 5/5 I always enjoy how natural some of the conversations between characters feel. Especially when people a are talking smack in the heat of battle. The mc is badass, she has to be... The the side cast as well, especially the gods are super cool. Satyr really nails the force of nature feel that a god should have.
Grammar: 5/5 nothing to crazy at all barely noticed anything actually
Overall I'd say if you like Greek mythology, cultivation novels, or both; you should give this story a try. The author is crazy good at what he does and I love his work.
Keep it up satyr you brought an awesome story to royal road! You're the GOAT!
saithorthepyroRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Grammar - Easiest part first, I did not notice any issues with the grammar throughout the story.
Style - The story flows from one sentence to another easily and without any hiccups. Action is crisp and covers the key movements and moments without being overly verbose or distracting, and the voice of each character comes across in their POVs.
Story- The world is a very greek inspired cultivation universe with mechanics that have been pretty easy to grasp and thus far the story has given us an ultimate goal for our character, a big antagonist, minor antagonists, and clear goals in the short and mid-term that seem sensible and well-defined. It might be a bit too early to see how the story overall will unfold but thus far the plotting has worked well and I'm interested in seeing how it evolves from this point forward.
Character - The best part of the story so far, every character encountered so far is strong and leaves an impact, especially our lead who is very clearly flawed but in a way that I wouldn't say makes her unsympathetic to a deal-breaking extent, just makes you more invested in her journey to overcoming those flaws and changing herself for the better.
KnightravenessRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
SmilingSatyr delivers on his strengths once again with Stolen Divinity.
Treading the path of the anti-hero(ine), our MC seeks, like all others, a renown commanding respect, in a world where power is its own reward. You'll find a functional "magic" system, nuanced character dynamics, and the promise of a grander scale as the story progresses.
Style - 4.5
Satyr plays well with unveiling the world without too much exposition. You're given the credit of being clever enough to pick things up as you go along. While with these progressional magic systems, some like to lay out everything like a rulebook early on, I much prefer this method. There's more actual storytelling involved than rule-setting, which allows one to take more depth from this tale than simply "leveling up" alone. The combat is also well described and easy to envision, even if the divine beings and strange beasts are often bizarre to imagine. Anyone who used to browse a Monster Manual or Bestiary for fun will enjoy the rich monsters here. I also feel like some of the powers used so far have been applied artfully and creatively. Which is an especially pleasant find in a world built on divine powers.
Grammar - 5
Always solid with Satyr. Negligable typos at worst.
Story - 3.5
Our MC clearly has a lot of battles ahead. Physically. There's a lot of fighting. I mean, a lot of fighting. Tis the nature of the world here. On RR, I suspect this is something most would enjoy. There is always something that needs an ass-kicking. In this case, please keep in mind that my rating is to *my personal tastes*; I find the prospect of near-constant battle for the foreseeable future mildly dismal. It is required, for our characters to continue to rise in their levels of Divinity. In most cases (save for rare occasions like with the Sun God) when one wishes to ascend, they must take it by force. This brings me to my second, slightly related notion: most of the characters so far (reading to chapter 13) have been centered in some
TheLastStitchRoyal Road
★★★★ 4.0
This is an exceptionally written story with expert character work and lore. Fascinating living breathing world. Legible and coherent prose.
Now the bad. The tags are misleading. This isn't a story with a single main character. The constant threat bad guy you can't seem to get rid of has just slightly less chapters as the "main" character. It gets to the point were it's every other chapter is from his point of view. And while the "main" character struggles and stumbles just to get by, the bad guy is like greased Teflon. He's barely ever inconvenienced, and a constant looming duplicitous threat. The writer seems aware this frustrates his readers and doesn't seem to really care so i doubt it'll change.
The only other negative I could say and this is a bit nit picky, is that the characterization might be too good? MC is an overconfident dumb brute, but like...it makes sense? The mentor is a cowardly trickster but...yeah that works too. Everyone makes sense and is very fleshed out but...kinda to the point there a little unlikable. Like everyone is at least a little unlikable.
Going over the other reviews I didn't see anyone pointing out any negatives to this story, and while it's remarkably laudable in a number of ways it isn't very upfront about some things that are definite deal breakers for a number of readers. Which is legitimately the only reason I couldn't give it 5 stars. Seriously if my negative points seemed ridiculous to you you are going to find something very special here.