The Botched Summoning

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People know of the Summoning Ritual: it brings the greatest of heroes in a new world to defeat the evil at the horizon! High and mighty adventurers, guardians of light, here to defend the oppressed humanity from their despicable foes. But what if the plea, the 'desperate' call for help, was met with contempt and disdain ? What would happen if the ritual fails? What horrid things could come out of a botched ritual? A man can personify the most feared beast known of man while being the sole hope of the kingdom. Emotions can cloud even gods judgement. Balance of power if a fragile thing, oaths and scorn can disturb it easily. This is the story of Fafnir as he has to survive his new life. But things are not always as they appear." i want to thank mejinzs for his gift of cover art, and both rouge and mejinzs for the proofreading support and rouge for the help with the abstract R15+ for violence... i guess and possible strong language... i guess (doing this as a better safe than sorry sort of deal.) now posting on my blogspot site as well (https://talesoftheforgottenslayer.wordpress.com/)

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Status: Hiatus
Year: 2015
Author: forgottenslayer

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Rating: 4.2/ 5.0
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Community Reviews(10)

fanvaronRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I really like the story, it is well written it is not the most action packet story or anything like that but it is very satisfying to read about the awesome little dragon.
We are just past chapter 45 now and it is getting a little hectic with a completely new "dimension" I'm really looking forward to what is to come and hope it does not go too crazy too fast, like I have seen in other stories where it progresses so fast that I can't really follow anymore.
The only little thing I would criticise is the abstract, it places so much value on the butchered summoning, while in the actual story it is absolutely without any importance, sure he has his summoned hero status, but really it is not nearly as drastic as the abstract would make you believe, same with the " as he has to survive his new life" that was not anything live threatening in the first 47 chapters.
RikkafuruikeRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I haven't seen many Dragon FF, but this one clearly strikes me as one of the best i have read on this site, and with a nice spin on the story, the characters and the setting. If you like dragons, then this could very well, be another FF to follow. :)
Wise old penguinRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
The grammar was a little weird in some places, but now that it's been PR it's nearly flawless.
The story itself is fairly unpredictable, to the point where I can say with confidence, that this story probably wasn't inspired very much by other peoples work.
This story is written in a very light mood. The comedy is great and often pretty plausible.
The characters are very diverse and I love the MC's kid to bits. She's so f**king adorable, if anything severely bad happens to her in the story I'm going to change this review drastically.
I can't really say much about the style, but I love the slow pacing when the comedy really hits!
herbin45Royal Road
★★★★ 4.0
I personally hope to see you continue this until the end and i will probably stick around until then if the quality doesn't drop way down. I am courious to see what the main characters goals are and if he will help the humans or not.
He seems to be a carefree guy who relaxes and just does something when he can gain something himself. And if you're wondering why i lowered the grammar score it's because if i put it on 4 or 5 stars i expect it to be almost flawless. Of course i am not a master at english since it's not my first language and all.
anyways what i am getting at is i will stay around and enjoy the show and hopefully by the end you will have come up with a great story and everyone will love it.
PunchManPartyRoyal Road
★★★★ 4.0
Spoilers ahead!
I'm not great with evaluating a story but here it goes:
Okay so first of all, thank you for having PR the chapters for the grammar has improved over time.
The current pacing of the story is good though it is not quite in my preferences to involve the first family of the MC but we'll see how it goes and more of country hopping for the MC I guess.
The character development is good, it is always soothing to the soul when the MC has a cute daughter, though I would like to see more on the demonstration of different abilities throughout the story.
The styling is great, not having excess words is good, making the story not confusing(at least for me).
A great read indeed.
RougeRoyal Road
★★★★ 4.0
I have to say that your style changed quite a bit with the chapters. But something stayed the same along your story, you are a schemer, you planned many things and we can feel it.
A minute detail in a paragraph could be a hint toward a future development , I guess that you love to betray (or not?) the expectations of your readers.
About your characters (and the story):
I don't really know what are the goals of Fafnir because you are telling a story in which you care about what you reveal to your public. Fafnir is clever, he planned many things that you hid, is a bit short tempered. His behaviour is clearly evolving since the beginning. He seems to mature as the same time as his 'form' grow up.
It is sometimes a bit difficult to remember that his body is not as old as his mind thus producing... unexpected reactions.That is a part about which you don't make many references about even if it seems to impact on your character.
You are limiting what we know by redirecting our attention on your characters emotions or showing how they interact via their discussions. But even if it is a good way to keep yourself from revealing too much, it might be good to let us know or see a bit more. Changes of point of view solve this but... Well, dialogues. You visibly like to show interactions through dialogues, and you are not fond of the more descriptive part of the work. It produce very funny conversations, cynical answers and many molten pieces of furniture and people. But some may say that it lack a more in depth view in the characters, we never really dwell in their thoughts.
If I try to be accurate, it makes me sometimes feel like I'm watching a play, not reading a novel. It is still very entertaining, don't be afraid, and interesting. I still want to know what will happen next !
But using all the tools that a book offers might help you on the long run.
And if you don't agree, then lets say that it's your own style and you want it to be as far as possible as it can be from Tolki
AlbedoisbestwaifuRoyal Road
★★★★ 4.0
love the series but hurts that it’s been 2 years since the last one, probably shouldn’t read unless your ok with an unfinished story, other than that the story itself is great, albeit quite abstract with it’s jumping around and plot holes. If given enough love this would be a great light novel/ manga/ anime(much better than the shit being put out as of late)
baalthegreatRoyal Road
★★★★ 3.5
what the meaning of sapient?
and sometime it sound like english but you write it with diffrent spelling so sometime i must read twice or thrice to make sure
JonoRoyal Road
★★ 2.0
The premise of this story is intriguing but it is hugely let down by poor style and grammar.
NeoMareRoyal Road
★★ 1.5
The plot is fascinating, there is no way of denying it. However, it lacks simple logic. The MC take ridiculous decisions just for plot sakes and it is a serious turn off in the story, not to mention the poor grammar.