Twice Reborn Transmigrator (Old)

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My name is Lord Gabriel Sturm, First Son of House Sturm and a prodigy when it came to magic. Born into a noble family of wizards, I wanted for nothing, living a life of wealth and privilege. I treated my family and equals with dignity and respect, while I treated those I viewed as below me with contempt and disdain.

In short, I was a spoiled rich asshole who needed to be knocked down a peg or two.

Well, that certainly happened when I picked a fight with the wrong person and died. It only lasted for a brief moment, but it happened. When I came back, I was a cripple with broken magic, a disappointment to my family, and a social outcast.

None of that mattered, however, because when I died, I recovered the memories of my previous two lives.

In the first, I was Brandon Norwood, a high schooler who died too young in a car accident. I was nothing special, just an average kid from a middle class American family.

However, in my life before that, I was Immortal Celestial Thunder, one of the most powerful beings in a world of cultivators, spirit beasts, and demons.

With the knowledge and memories of my previous two lives, I will once again defy the heavens and walk the path towards immortality. Who cared if I was a social outcast and a cripple with broken magic? I was a reincarnated Immortal. What would be an insurmountable obstacle for most was simply challenge mode for me. In fact, I preferred it this way. After all, it would be boring if things were too easy.

AN:I've been asked about this before, so I figured I should let everyone know about my plans for TRT. First of all, it's on hiatus. I haven't dropped it. I plan on getting back to it. Similar to Fist of the Fire God (now Demon of Dawn and Dusk), I'm going to rewrite TRT from the very beginning. However, this won't be for a while yet. I hope that answers everyone's questions.

Cover art by CREADFECTUShttps://linktr.ee/creadfectus

Information

Status: Cancelled
Year: 2023
Author: hearthshope

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Rating: 4.1/ 5.0
Followers: 1,833
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What readers say about Twice Reborn Transmigrator (Old)

“Great story! I saw alot of people say the mc is too boring or just a normal good guy, but its hard to get a story were a mc perfectly meets your standards. I really hate the stories were the girls have no personalities or the mc is a forever soy boy virgin,…”
Goodguy6911Royal Road5.0 / 5
“This is a very good series. It provides a fresh take on well established tropes and provides an mc with an interesting past(s) and an intriguing future. It does rattle along at a fair pace and if I had a criticism that would be it. The writing, characters a…”
Beaste01Royal Road5.0 / 5

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Community Reviews(10)

Goodguy6911Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Great story! I saw alot of people say the mc is too boring or just a normal good guy, but its hard to get a story were a mc perfectly meets your standards. I really hate the stories were the girls have no personalities or the mc is a forever soy boy virgin, bc I like to associate the stories with my own life. And the mc seemed like a pretty decent guy all around checking all the boxes. I guess for some he is not crazy enough or not willfull enough or not enough of a virgin but I really liked him. I don't think that the mc needs to have a crazy personality that the least of people can comprehend nor do I think that catering to the ones he loves makes him a doormat. Please finish the story
Beaste01Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This is a very good series. It provides a fresh take on well established tropes and provides an mc with an interesting past(s) and an intriguing future. It does rattle along at a fair pace and if I had a criticism that would be it. The writing, characters and plot are good enough for us to stop and smell the roses every so often rather than rushing immediately into the next crisis. Love the reappearance of the MCs nemesis from the prologue and interested to see where it goes next. Thanks to the author for such an entertaining read.
SuspiciouslyCheerfulRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
TL;DR: A fun take on a normal premise that so far has been paying out.
Grammar: The author is very technically proficient and I have yet to really catch any errors while reading.
Style: Thus far the author has done a very good job in my opinion on style. He keeps it first person and focused on the main character. No real bad habits seen elsewhere on the site: focused POV, everything in chronological order, no massive exposition dumps.
Story: So far the story is just gearing up. We're introduced to the MC after a traumatic and life defining event. We quickly catch up and things move forward at a good clip. We've met what I think is going to be most of the central cast and have started in on the adventures / training arcs.
Character: So far the characters are relatively interesting. The MC is three people stuffed in one body and the author is starting to show that those three view points do not always agree. We're getting introduced to the main cast. We'll need some time to see if they evolve or not. There have been a few "you dare" xianxia characters but they dont feel too out of place. Hoping to see some character growth as the story progresses and I'll update.
Overall: In summary, I think the author has pulled together a fun take on a premise and is thus far delivering. I am interested in seeing what happens as well as how the characters grow. It isn't perfect and before it would be published, I would probably do a pass to ensure pacing is on point, but that's my only real comment.
Before I wrap up, I want to address some of the other reviews. I am genuinely baffled by the idea that somehow ideas have been done and therefore all future takes on them are worthless. Have we seen a disgraced noble get exiled to the boondocks and secretly improves? Absolutely. Is this story a copy of "Legend of the Arch Magus"? Absolutely not. I think it is incredibly disingenuous to dismiss this or any work because things have "been done".
DKArthas23Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
It's a fine story, not perfect by any means but enjoyable enough that i think it deserves more attention.
It's kind of mostly like your classic power fantasy with an asshole cultivator protagonist except the MC is fairly humanized and can come off as decent sometimes while also being capable of some degree of self awareness and introspection. So i am liking this a lot despite usually not being a big fan of the genre.
Romance has also been well done. The reincarnation thing is not as cringe as expected and the protagonist love interest is pretty cool, someone with her own dreams and a strong personality. Often the love interest just becomes an appendage of the male protagonist in these type of stories but that hasn't happened so far. Tbh, the romance part is partially what kept me reading it until the end. Not a lot of that stuff here ya know that isn't harem? :V
The worldbuilding so far has been mostly standard? Nothing that really stands out. It seems to be just a mix of classic xianxia tropes and isekai medieval fantasy. Which while a fun and interesting mix is not something I particularly loved. But than, my own taste can be a bit out there so eh.
Drake_EURoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This story is like in the title advertised an isekai (reincarnation story), meaning the mc had an „accident“ and remembers now his past two lives.
The story combines wizardry and cultivation though until now (chapter 65) there wasn‘t that much wizardry from the mc, but more cultivation instead.
There is no harembuilding but an epic lovestory and that is pretty refreshing in this genre.
The mc is arrogant but not the typical loudmouth 😉 young master from Xianxia stories.
In my opinion it is one of the best stories currently available on royalroad. On the same level as „Path of the berserker“ or „Awakening Horde“ to mention 2 of my other favorites.
Well, i wanted to finish this review here, but royalroad informed me, that i needed at least 200 words for an advanced review and i‘m too lazy to change it to a normal one. So i will wring my brain for some more complete and informative sentences.
While i like the story very much i would prefer if the author would integrate some more technicalities to his description of the (first) casting of the cultivation techniques or wizardry spells. If that is via runes or meridianpoints or another method. In my opinion it would help to enliven the world building.
Incisive ReaderRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
The protagonist for this story has been isekaid. Not your usual isekai method, indeed, to say any more could potentially spoil some of the narrative tension although this is kind of mentioned in the synopsis.
This is a fantastically well written story overall. Are there some issues? Perhaps, although the more glaringly obvious ones are addressed in later chapters. Specifically how someone with memories and experiences that the protagonist has could still occasionally act as if they were an immature kid.
Putting that to one side, I have enjoyed the world building and characterisation enormously. Each character has a distinctive 'voice' and acts true to their characters as established.
The spelling and grammar is really well presented and the author is usually quick to make amendments where needed.
The action is well written and easy to follow, the politics aren't overly dense and the House machinations are easy to follow and understand.
I would strongly recommend this story and encourage as many as possible read this to support the author. I'm very invested in the story and don't wish it to prematurely end due to lack of engagement!
TFTS!
SK_BearerRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
TL/DR: Starts out good, slightly shallow characters with good world building, smoothly and quickly builds up a level of depth with characters you will become greatly attached to. Give this a big Follow and a read!
Grammar has enough minor mistakes that you notice it, but rarely more than 1-3 per chapter and they are swiftly caught. None are such that you can't figure out the correct sentence or a reasonably correct sentence and they are almost entirely word swaps. Does not detract from the reading at all.
Style is evolving, I think. The story starts out with a bit of a hard shift for the sake of establishing the setting but does so in a way that feels somewhat convenient and contrived. The style is not totally inconsistent even at the later stage of this review, however, it has definitely improved. The feel of the world, the feel of where the story will go, have all changed subtly but in truth and I don't think it was crafted intentionally that way, thus the 1 star ding on this. Overall though you will not be bothered by the style shift and it genuinely improves from an already very readable starting point.
Story, similarly to style, builds from a less sophisticated start to a better one later on. Beyond that improvement though, there is still space for this one to grow in depth and complexity. The author is juggling quite a few characters now and doing a solid job of it, but the pacing and rate of reveals still leaves the long term vision hard to see and the eventual nature of the story somewhat difficult to grasp. I think it started out as a bit of an OP-MC speedrun cultivation epic and has become almost a Cozy + Violent adventure story? Some of the hard introductions of romance elements will give you slight pause. They are absurdly wholesome, which I massively support, as raunch and disrespectful, unhealthy relationships abound far, far too much in RR and Amazon KU novels. Despite the positives though, they don't feel really natural to myself as someone who lives
cadambankRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
The story is good and characters are compelling. Release cycle is also consistent
I understand the reason MC said about adopting the outlook of a young adult rather than an old Cultivator, excluding lifetime length, two thirds of his reincarnations pretty much essentially died as teenagers and the second reason "first love". Third reason would be his actual body age, as hormones are a big factor in emotions.
But, that doesn't discount his experiences.
This note I wrote to refute another reviewers argument
The story is surprisingly real and not a cold like most xianxia. There is a touch of life in it but not to the extent of fluff and does include a lot of cultivation elements emotion wise.
Looking forward to see further MC shenanigans.
ClockworkRoseRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
Starts out fairly generic, but soon develops into a unique plot. The first dozen or so chapters are a big standard power fantasy, but it takes several turns that are unusual. The MC doesn't abandon his family, and works to raise them up with him. It's more apparent as the story goes on that he is more fallible than he thinks he is.
They did eventually add a romance tag. The story deserves that for sure.
weewRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
Great story with good action and an interesting world. Funny how it starts out that the MC isn't an isekai protagonist, but his world is used to them and he got beat up by one.
The plot and character developments are quite nice, although some aspects like the romance and such feel a bit rushed and too simple/convenient. It does move into some icky places but not exactly unimaginable.
The action scenes are pretty good too, and maybe the author pushes the limits of Gabe punching above his weight class a bit too much. While we have the reincarnated immortal excuse, it's a bit vague how much his past memories help over raw strength.
However, the story as a whole is quite enjoyable.