The Lightning Brigade

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Description

Your name is your burden. One you can never escape.

A destiny akin to a storm, ensnaring the unwary and crushing the weak. A power to claim, but at a cost too terrible to name. Power to be a hero. To be a protector. A savior. A monster. Anything you choose to be. To stand apart and be known. To do what you believe is right, no matter the scorn. All you must do is weather the storm.

This is the tale of those who fight monsters. Those who become monsters. Who always were.

The Lightning Brigade

Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2022
Author: Burkion

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.5/ 5.0
Followers: 66
Views: 9,679

Chapters(26 total)

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Community Reviews(2)

Harmonious Arkos SlothRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I thought Saturday Morning cartoons were a thing of the past before I started reading this. And yet here I am, up way too early on a Saturday morning, eating bran cereal like an adult, and cackling as I read over-the-top action centered around a team of plucky young kids trying to figure out how to superhero.
Aside from the cereal, I may as well be a kid again.
Watching the protagonist kiddos suddenly discover that they have powers and trying to figure out how all that works on top of being regular people brings to mind the original run of Power Rangers.
Each of kids is unique and relatable. From Anna's family problems to Jordan's overwhelming desire to be special, to Rick's wanting a family. Each of these characters feel like real people. I cannot help but feel and identify with each of their struggles as I read about them.
The changes in popculture thanks to events of the past, really help bring the world to life. It is different, obviously, yet similar enough to really sell the moments of horror and destruction when they happen.
It is very episodic at the moment, but that is to be expected. The space setting reminds me of VR Troopers, and the mystical empowerment means I can't help but think of Beetle Borgs, given the kids' ages.
Now all we need is a few talking motorcycles, transformation poses, and a well-meaning, humanoid alien that looks like a teenage kid and has to brave the perils of high school, and Kamen Rider will be covered.
You will officially have Sentai Bingo.
When you recieve the prize of officially being picked up by a big time publisher, Burkion, I shall be one of the first in line to pick up my book.
ZethuronRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
What a great story, especially with this premise, which is one of a kind i simply havent seen before in webfiction, one that i didnt know i actually wanted to read.
Earth is being invaded by a alien species, one bent on claiming Earth as theirs, and humanity is the only thing preventing them from outright doing such. To combat them, the Supreme United Nations were formed, to fight off their constant invasions, wherever they may happen, yet its not enough, true victory seems far off, after 30 years of constant fighting new invasions. In the middle of that, there are those who should haved died, yet awakened to a strange power, a alien and powerful one, and they decide to use that power, to fight the invaders, some of those chosen being just teenagers. However there is more than simply the invaders, among their enemies are monsters, alien species and even those who are close to them, who would want to control them and their powers. Against all of this, those of the Lightning Brigade fight, for eachother, for humanity.
There are quite many characters in this story, each with their own kind of story. This story mainly follows Jordan, Anna and Rick, who are barely teenagers in age. And that does show in how they behave as characters. They just are so distinct from eachother as characters.
I greatly like this premise, it reminds me so much of Power Rangers, which was quite the popular setting back in the day. I never really questioned the fact that there were just no webfictions with such a premise, not at all. And now i see this one, with how wonderfully it has been done here, making a distinct story of its own, that seems just original. The worldbuilding here has been quite good, even the small details help to build a image of how Earth is like, changed by the constant invasions, but still recognizable by us.
Just a small thing is that so far, there havent been those giant mecha battles that the super Sentai genre is known for, though the transformation sequences are q