Twelve Blades
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Description
UPDATESTuesdays, Thursdays and WeekendsAiya is a Ginju, a hidden assassin for the Egaishan Empire.
She's the black sheep of her clan and is forced to meet the heavy expectations of her father. If she can control her powers long enough to exterminate their rival clans, she might just be able to prove herself.
But a grievous mistake causes their plan to backfire, forcing Aiya to choose between loyalty to all she’s ever known or independence for all she’s ever loved. As civil unrest widens cracks in the empire, Aiya must decide for herself how best to forge her path.
To protect her brothers and win respect in the land, she’ll need to turn a new leaf and oppose her clan and her empire. She must conspire with clans once held in contempt and reach new heights of power to create a new world of their own, in a world of spirits, deities and conniving lords.
Along the way she will be forced to find her place, her morality and her strength.
To her clan, she is nothing. She will use their contempt for change, and her strength for war.
This is an epic progression fantasy story that jumps straight into the narrative and action. I'm not a fan of prologues. It is a story about Aiya, but also about the characters around her, the friends and enemies she makes along the way, and how she shapes them and her larger world.
What to expect:
Slow burn progression in a world where magic feels truly powerful
Strong to very strong to even stronger
Exciting action scenes that add to the story and progress the narrative
profanity, gore, mature themes
NOT A HAREM (nor reverse harem)******
Information
- Status
- Ongoing
- Year
- 2023
- Author
- JaysonChambers
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- Rating
- 4.0/ 5.0
- Followers
- 192
- Views
- 13,029
Chapters(24 total)
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Community Reviews(1)
- S.nufflesRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0imma need one of those cork boards with a web of red string and I mean that in the best way possible.
Style: is pretty good. It's a more factual style, which relishes in creating mood through environmental and character detail rather than the power of poetic words alone. It's a style I know many are a fan of, and I think it does this style decently well. Although perhaps a bit more lush imagery could be used in certain places, but this does not really concern me as the style holds up well by itself.
Grammar: is pretty good. There were some mistakes here and there that pertained to punctuation, but I did not think it broke immersion at all. Good!
Story: is pretty interesting. You really see a lot out of the gate, with different warring factions and people trying to backstab one another. Although this is japanese inspired, people coming from manhua's set in ancient Korea or China, hell even GoT will feel right at home.
Character: is strong but I do wish it was a tad stronger. Our character has strong morals, but is physically weak in comparison to her brothers, that already gives us a very clear character arc and I'd like to see how they tackle the true cruelty of the world.
Overall: Should not have read this after watching Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon