The Giant that Eats
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A being spontaneously manifests in a random forest, far,farfrom friendly civilization. The being most closely resembles a human, so the universe thinks it’s something like a transmigrator or reincarnator. It's handled those before, so the universe treats this being like the others, and attempts to evaluate its mind. Problem is, it doesn't have one. See, this being isn't a transmigrator, or a reincarnator, or anything else along those lines. It is an error in reality, the manifestation of reality's frustration with magic itself. The universe, not exactly sure what to do with it, decides to copy bits and pieces of memories from the most "successful" transmigrators. It then shoves all these memories into the being, simultaneously granting it a mind. This is its story.
This story will be pretty laid back, once the main character figures out how to exist, and control it's body, which should only take a chapter or two. It will have its semi serious moments, but those will be rareish.
The main character will not have a name, at least not initially. They will also not start out a giant. They have a power that allows them to eat and grow, to a point. Then they can exchange their size to enhance certain aspects of their existence. It will not have a lot of numbers. This story was partially inspired by a game called "Eat the World", which I enjoy, and wanted to make parts of it's mechanics into a story. Hope you enjoy!
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- Status
- Hiatus
- Year
- 2025
Royal Road Stats
- Rating
- 4.7/ 5.0
- Followers
- 14
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- 2,323
Chapters(6 total)
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Community Reviews(1)
- saba_86Royal Road★★★★ 4.0The protagonist is the star of the show. Its voice is a perfect blend of clinical curiosity and complete existential confusion. The discovery of its body is both horrifying and fascinating. The "rainbow" skin that corrects itself to a "pale white," resembling a "hole in reality," is an incredibly strong and unsettling image. The way it methodically investigates itself—discovering the lack of nipples, belly button, lungs, and the utterly terrifying void of a mouth—is both hilarious and deeply disturbing. The line, "I'm hollow. I feel like that should cause some existential issues, but I don't really mind," is peak absurdist humor.
The sequence where the protagonist asks "Wait, what's a dragon?" and is suddenly flooded with a perfectly organized data packet about the world's races and the "Wilds" continent feels a little too convenient. It's a stark contrast to the messy, sensory, and confused way it learns about its own body. The information itself is great, but the delivery could be messier. Maybe it gets flashes of conflicting memories from different adventurers, or the information is more fragmented and less like a clean wiki page. The way it learned about its body was through experimentation; the way it learns about the world could be similarly disjointed.
in a few places, the protagonist explains its thought process a bit too clearly. For example, "I mentally make a switch for 'selling' my current fullness..." We already understand the mechanic from the first time it happened. We can infer that it's learning to control it. Showing us its restraint and then its deliberate decision to eat dirt again is enough. Trust the reader to connect the dots; the prose is stronger when it's a bit more lean and visceral.This is an incredibly strong and original start. The concept is fresh, the voice is distinct and engaging, and the core mechanics of consuming and upgrading are immediately compelling. It reads like a blend of Annihilation and a brutally difficult survival game