The Devil of Brockton Bay

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Description

A tournament of gods descends onto a familiar setting.The rules? There are none, save to be the one to leave the biggest mark on humanity.Become the chosen hero. Crush any enemies as an ultimate tyrant. Bake cupcakes delicious enough to charm deities.Which path will you choose? ---------------------------------- Existing knowledge of the web-serial Worm shouldn't be necessary to enjoy this, but it certainly helps

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Status: Ongoing
Year: 2022
Author: Azureblade

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Rating: 4.5/ 5.0
Followers: 687
Views: 255,597

Chapters(60 total)

What readers say about The Devil of Brockton Bay

“It took me until chapter 17 to realize that the 3 friends, were Alex, Sam, and Clover. As in from Totally Spies. I don't *think* it has any actual relation aside from the names, I just felt I should mention lol. I'm loving an OP Worm fanfic that ISN'T imme…”
jackrabbit55Royal Road5.0 / 5
“Really enjoying this, thank you for your time and effort! Most fics relating to DxD are not my cup of tea but your cross with worm has nailed my favorite aspects. Some world build, some action, and some slice of life artfully blended together. Keep it up an…”
RehketRoyal Road5.0 / 5

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Community Reviews(7)

jackrabbit55Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
It took me until chapter 17 to realize that the 3 friends, were Alex, Sam, and Clover. As in from Totally Spies. I don't *think* it has any actual relation aside from the names, I just felt I should mention lol.
I'm loving an OP Worm fanfic that ISN'T immediately fighting endbringers!
RehketRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Really enjoying this, thank you for your time and effort!
Most fics relating to DxD are not my cup of tea but your cross with worm has nailed my favorite aspects. Some world build, some action, and some slice of life artfully blended together.
Keep it up and thanks again!
SolaceAvatarRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
A crossover of a Worm-like world with a main character (sort of) from Highschool DxD. I haven't actually read/watched either, myself, so I can at least attest you don't need to know the world to enjoy the story! What happens when bored gods isekai a hundred people, and throw them into a superhero universe with bodies and powers from all sorts of media? Lots of chaos, that's for sure!
The main chracter seems to be the only isekaied to care more about getting to live a normal lfe than pretend to be a copyrighted character and play out the gods' tournement/death game. More interested in weathering the storm than standing out, can a level-headed protagonist survive when it seems like everyone wants to find every excuse to come after her?
Honestly, this one of the harder stories to try to explain for me, but Azureblade always delivers quality, so check it out!
But that's not all! This author has a number of crossover stories going on at once (and a few on hiatus you can still check out!), so if you liked this one, consider also reading:
A wandering Soul: Definately got the potential to get pretty crazy in this one, a god makes a sort of prototype isekai-janitor (stop isekaing and messing up the multiverse!) with 6 (mostly locked) powersets! ... then loses her. Currently unlocked is the first, from FATE. Read about a wandering soul crossing worlds, trying to clean up messes. So far we've seen Bleach and Eragon, who knows how many worlds will come!
Mass Effect: Knight of the old republic: Revan from the Old Repubic, sent into the Mass Effect series! First isekai I've seen that didn't start on earth. Honestly more similaraties between Reapers and Red Sith tech than I figured, these two series are interwoven surprisingly flawlessly into possibly parts of the same universe! If only Revan got to take HK along with her.
Growing Pains: My current favorite story on RR, a lighthearted and fight-happy young Sayian somehow gets lost in a very serious DC-verse and decides... it's all
1Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Despite this being more or less a crossover between two stories, I'm pretty much going in blind, having never read either of those stories. From what I've seen so far, background knowledge isn't required, worldbuilding is more of a slight trickle than an overwhelming infodump, so I especially appreciate that.
The story takes place in a dystopian world with superheroes, and the main character seems quite strong already, so there isn't much tension currently. However, it's pretty good in terms of characterization and dialogue, which is the main thing playing out right now. Overall? It's good and fun, certainly a lighter read.
ZoaperRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Reincarnated as Rias (kind of) + worm verse + multiple reincarnated people.
I have not found one of the above in a novel/fanfiction I have read that I personally have liked.
Until I found your novel/fanfiction.
Thank you author.
- Currently on Chapter 37 at the time of this basic review.
[email protected]Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
More of this Please. Please Sir may I have some more. Need it need it don't know what I want but I need it. Thank you May I have another. you kick ass and can chew bubble gum even if you don't have any bubble gum. I wote this part to meet the word limit. so did I hit the limit yet.
TKsteinRoyal Road
★★ 1.5
The character has significant issues not coming across as a plot device or a walking contradiction, as compared to an actual we written character. I am not sure if the author was trying to show dissociation, general mental issues, or going for a grand revelation, but as of chapter 13, the story is actively painful to read through with the type of thought process and justifications the character is showing.
The fact that they haven't even had any emotional reaction to becoming, for all intents and purposes, their own version of the Truman show, is rather disappointing as well. Their thought process bounces all over the place, and they have taken no efforts to either hiding or living flamboyantly, as wished for by their patron.
While it is expected for a story to take time to ramp up, if the main character is someone who reads like they are delusional is not fun, especially when there is an ACTUAL delusional character stalking the MC. It doesn't even swing over into the truly disturbing, but rather just the annoying and odd.
I will power through a few more chapters to see if anything justifies the 5 stars I am seeing below, but I don't have high hopes