The Selection

Information

Status

Hiatus

Year

2016

Author

Skywind

• Chapter 26 - Academy Year 4 - Ancient Race
  Mar 30, 2016
• Chapter 25 - Academy Year 4 - What Lies Beneath
  Mar 23, 2016
• Chapter 24 - Academy Year 4 - Dark Horse
  Mar 14, 2016
• Chapter 23 - Academy Year 4 - Brute Force
  Mar 7, 2016
• Chapter 22 - Academy Year 4 - Tricksters
  Mar 7, 2016
• Chapter 21 - Academy Year 4 - Roses Belie Thorns
  Jan 25, 2016
• Chapter 20 - Academy Year 4 - Phase Two
  Jan 11, 2016
• Chapter 19 - Academy Year 4 - Preliminaries
  Jan 5, 2016
• Chapter 18 - Academy Year 4 - Tournament
  Dec 24, 2015
• Chapter 17 - Princess Irene - Chance
  Dec 14, 2015
• Chapter 16 - Princess Irene - Contradiction
  Nov 30, 2015
• Chapter 15 - Princess Irene - Acceptance
  Nov 24, 2015
• Chapter 14 - Princess Irene - Reunion
  Nov 17, 2015
• Chapter 13 - Princess Irene - Rumors
  Nov 6, 2015
• Chapter 12 - Academy Year 2 - Void Magic
  Oct 29, 2015
• Chapter 11 - Academy Year 2 - Opportunity
  Oct 2, 2015
• Chapter 10 - Academy Year 2 - Genius
  Sep 14, 2015
• Chapter 9 - Princess Irene - Ambush!
  Sep 6, 2015
• Chapter 8 - Princess Irene - Kidnapped!
  Sep 6, 2015
• Chapter 7 - Princess Irene - Paranoia
  Sep 6, 2015

Reviews

Community Reviews(10)

• FateZzzRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  I dont know where to start. This story was a very nice experience for me, there are only a few small things I would like to change in it and those changes wouldnt even affect the overall story, but some of the characters in it. This is by far the best thing I've read (considering I dont have much experience in reading things online)
  Starting out the story doesnt seem very unique, the same old fantasy world with mana, magic, monsters and stuff. But there is actually plenty of things that make this story unique, I would name them but dont want to spoil too much in this review.
  The story at first glance seems like one of those anime fantasies with a happy ending. But the darkness of it is something I havent encountered yet in other stories or anime yet (sadly). The first chapter is just a taste of the gore. The author is very detailed when it comes to torture or other related things, which I love in stories.
  I can't say I'm a fan of the MC, but he definitely isnt as bad as he seems at first glance. I wont say anything further than this point. But if u have trouble with how the MC is, keep reading the story, you definitely wont regret it.
  The universe in the story is amazing, there are many butterfly effect type encounters that you maybe wont notice at first. The reason why this universe is magical is well thought out and thoroughly explained (no fictional thing in this story is explained simply with "its magic"). Even minor characters that seem to be just filler play important roles in shaping the story and our MC's encounter them more than once on different occasions.
  Hands down best mana system I have seen anywhere. Detailed descriptions of what mana is, how it is used, how it is obtained etc.
  I couldnt stop reading for a day, blasted through it 10+ chapters a day. But if you do get bored and feel like its just the same old thing over again or something of that sort. Keep going, the story has many different surprise changes to it that keep things interesting.
  If you'
• Geoff Sackville-WigginsRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  A scintillating story the has invigorate my imagination. Will he learn new forms of magic, will help find true love and will help become unstoppable? I am in wait for the next update. A brilliant story...... Geoff.
• JasakaRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  Introduction
  This review of Lusarth Fauxun is written as of chapter 19. So my mind might change later on, but with all the effort the author Skywind put into this it is very unlikely to detoriate in any way. This review doesn't contain spoilers.
  Style
  The Novel is written in first person perspective. I believe that was the right decision for a storyline where a lot of the plotpoints are deductions or new learnings of the MC. The reader gets to grow together with Kai and the author is able to vividly display Kais surroundings through him. On a few points the writing gets a little repetitive, but until now that only happened when there was a longer streak of Kai only being a spectator. All-in-all Skywind has a great writing style!
  Story
  We get to see the MC in two different time settings: One, while growing up as a child. Two, a few years later while working with Cascabel. The split story is a nice way of showing how Kai grew up to be who he is in the current timeline and also helps to lift the veil for some questions which are brought up in either storyline. There also seems to be a lot of foreshadowing for events that are going to happen. Skywind has created a world with a quite interesting setting and an awesome way to portrait mana usage and the science behind it. As we are still at chapter 19 I'll be happy to see where Skywind will take us.
  Grammar
  The grammar is good, even top-notch for this site I believe. There are no glaring errors, nor is there wrong word usage. A few times the sentence structure gets repetitive but that's not a big problem. Skywind knows how to punctuate and also how to avoid run-on sentences, which are common mistakes on RRL.
  Character
  The main character is a likeable person with many different character facets we get to explore as we follow the split timelines. But not only the MC feels real. The Author also manages to give the supporting cast a background, something to strife for and for short - a personality. You get to build a relation
• Lzhang27Royal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  Just one thing, like really. Bravo. This guy is the first fucking author to ever find a way to really describe the physics surrounding mana. Like what is mana? Where does it come from? How does it activate? Etc. THIS is what I really loved about this story as thus far. And one more thing – can we get a round of applause for this man’s courage and confidence? He did not release 1 chapter and hope to receive hopeful responses – but spent loads of time and ended up releasing nearly TEN chapters from the get go! And none of these chapters cut any corners either. You can tell that they were written with painstaking effort. And this man deserves the praise he has been getting. Anyway, back to the story:
  The story starts out nonchalantly into a confrontation that leads to a battle scene – thus showing off his prowess to us early to grab our attention that this is gonna be a badass story. But one has the lingering thought on whether this is the extent of the novel – just one about battling? And boy am I glad I was wrong. It flashes back into the past with a very interesting setting and on how the main character started out. There are plenty of foreshadowing elements that you need to be very critical when reading, but if you hang on to them, you might get an idea of what’s to come. At first things seem to be going kind of unnaturally relationship wise – but it quickly throws off guard when unexpected things occur such as the main character failing a certain aspect during the school he is in during the flashback in which we expect him to succeed. Furthermore, there are some very humorous parts included, and they are very natural from the main characters’ point of view. Things seem to be going the way we expect kids to be in the flashback and this is in fact one of my favorite parts of the novel. I know there is more to expect from this series, so I will hold back for now.
  Good luck mah boi.
  El Psy Congroo. lelelelellelelelelelel
• SirlossoreRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  Disclaimer: I only started reading this story because it was recommended to me on a stream. But honest opinion on this story? It’s great! Even better than you might think at the start, but before I start to go into detail, here’s 2 things:
  I don’t read that much! I used to love fantasy books when I was younger but I stopped a few years ago.
  English is not my native language! Why am I telling you this? There might be certain parts that sound silly to you and for me it’s just a new phrase/word I had to learn.
  Reasons you might not like the story:
  There’s gore! And it’s explicit. It’s not just a portrayal of useless violence, it actually fits the general setting and it has a purpose. For me, it’s no reason to stop reading a story but this is just good to know for future readers.
  It’s a bit too cliché at times. Most of the time it’s fine and you just smile about it and sometimes you wish it would’ve been different. But it’s his first project so I wouldn’t bother too much.
  Sorry to Sky for those 2 things but I really think it’s important to know this before you start reading the story! But now let’s get to the good parts.
  Reasons to finish the thing and enjoy it:
  The satisfaction!!! As I mentioned before, everything has a purpose. You start reading and from time to time you might raise an eyebrow (hehehehehe, you’ll see why I’m laughing). But as the author mentioned, it’s all a big setup for the later chapters of arc one and most of the things are gonna be resolved. You’ll sit there mindfudged and at peace. You’ll think: “Chapter 22 and 23 were worth it.”
  The main character is an idiot. Sounds funny, but I really enjoyed to see the MC struggle, especially since some parts of the first arc cover his teenage years. He’s not dumb, just a social retard.
  There’s gonna be magic and it’s not just “I can do all of this and that and I can cause I’m a mage.” It’s a well thought out system that’s relatively easy to follow and makes nothing too overpowered.
  Some stuff is fudged up,
• StenDuringRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 4.5

  This review is valid as of chapter 56.
  Here we have a mix of adventure and military fantasy. A little sex and grimdark gore is thrown in for good measure as well. On paper this is a system fantasy, but at least this reader is extremely happy that the system used takes a very bleak backseat.
  From a structural point of view this story is two stories, and in more than one sense.
  To begin with there's a parallell storyline, a then and now involving mostly the same characters. As of chapter 56 it's a little unclear how many years split them apart.
  Secondly the internal structure changes drastically after the first main arc is concluded. During that arc we switch between timelines on a chapter by chapter basis, even though those chapters are divided into chunks. After that arc each chapter becomes small story arcs in their own right.
  The story is told strictly from a first person point of view in the present tense. I personally don't like the use of present tense, but usually I can live with it. In this case it drags the impression of the first arc down for the simple reason that it's jarring to be thrown around several years every five to ten thousand words or so -- and it's still now. At least the part of the story that occurs during the then would have benefited from being told in the past tense.
  I'm getting the impression we're in a pseudo science fantasy setting. It might not be the author's intention, but unless I read the story with that kind of glasses on my nose a number of anachronisms would do funny crap to my suspension of disbelief. Characters do things in seconds and minutes, and temperature is measured in fahrenheit. Ballistic weapons are called guns, and so on and so forth.
  Lastly, despite the grimdark gore, this is a fun and action packed read. I've enjoyed the ride this far.
  Now for the stars.
  Style is four stars. One star yanked for reasons mentioned above. Add quite a lot of talking heads and it stays yanked.
  Story is a solid five.
  Grammar is a five gi
• KeibladeRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 4.5

  I think Kai is a really interesting protagonist, especially since he evidently is not a one-dimensional kind of person, even if he seems that way at first. I'm really interested in learning more about his days at the academy and how he developed all of the relationships that he has. The world the story is set in is also pretty unique and has a lot of interesting dynamics between kingdoms. I would recommend this story to anyone looking for a good read!
• KhrnosRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 4.5

  The character development of Kai is really something! From the beginning he seems to be just another run-down lazy perverted main hero, but his backstory reveals a different side to him that must be read about! The scenes are spectacular in their descriptiveness; I can picture the entire story playing out in my head as I read. The story does change quite dramatically at times from chapter to chapter but they reveal key pieces of information that cannot be missed. The story is like a jigsaw puzzle and connecting the right points together is very important. Look out for subtle descriptions and the story becomes multiple times more entertaining! Moreover the development between the hero and heroine, although appears superficial, might actually be quite deep. Although this story is only just beginning, I see a lot of potential. Would recommend to read.
• claws8367Royal Road

  ★★★★ 3.5

  So most of the time we read from one point to another with flashbacks and different pov's  in between..
  This time you read along his childhood and adulthood, one spoiling the other.
  So if you can read his current chapter titles, you will notice that he does 4-5  childhood then 4-5 adulthood chapters.
  I tried to get past adulthood chapters saying to myself: he;'s a good writer/you will get 4 chapters after this/ doesn't matter that adult mc is so naive/ do it! you will be rewarded etc etc..
  But i couldn't .. it spoiled way 2 much for me..
• mataaitaiRoyal Road

  ★★★★ 3.5

  First of all, I don’t want people to get too hung up on the stars. Honestly, they do little to give justice to a fiction and serve more as a TL;DR for people. I did this review for a review swap, and at this time, I have read through chapter 40 of this fiction. There will be some spoilers in the “Story” and “Characters” sections, but I will avoid giving away the biggest plot points.
  Big warning right away: There are depictions of sexual assault and rape, so if that triggers or bothers you, you may want to skip this story.
  Style:
  The author has a bad habit of over describing what the characters are physically doing. He often puts too many thoughts into one sentence, and it can get exhausting to read. In addition, he uses the same physical descriptions too often. For example, whether it’s “knitting eyebrows”, “cocking eyebrows”, “raising eyebrows”, “lowering eyebrows”, or “quirking eyebrows”, the character’s eyebrows are in a constant state of flux. In fact, the word “eyebrow” comes up 435 times in 40 chapters. That’s an average of over TEN eyebrows per chapter. My advice for the author is to do ctrl+f in his word document and remove at least 400 of these eyebrows. They hurt the flow and are unnecessary. This issue also sometimes becomes a problem during action scenes. Over describing runs the risk of slowing down an otherwise exciting fight.
  Dialogue sometimes veers into info-dump territory, with characters stating something uninterrupted for 10+ lines. This is a relatively easy problem to fix. All the author needs to do is add more dialogue from the other speakers in between portions to break it up and make it into a conversation.
  Speaking of dialogue, everyone in the story more or less talks the same. Everyone, regardless of age or social standing, says things like “yeah”, and “you guys”. This may not seem like a big deal, but it does hurt when it comes to differentiating the characters. They often sound too similar.
  I’ll go more into this during the “Story” sectio