Voidwalker - A LitRPG Progression

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Description

Character is destiny, so they say.

From an orphan to a gang leader. From the best assassin of Earth to the biggest enigma of Elisium. Ethan, the boy who one day will be known through all the realms under the vast cosmos, originally, didn't want any of it.

Yet, life never cared about the wants of an individual. Destiny was beyond that. The good thing was, with an AI to help, magic at his command, and stubbornness engraved in his will, he was planning to visit the beyond.

Come and see the journey of the void assassin and the necromancer mantis as they pry into the secrets that no one should. Will they survive after opposing god-like beings? Will they thrive in power with their new companions? Will they finally manage to turn their wants... into destined?

A Progression LitRPG sprinkled with Cultivation, VR, and AI.

What to expect;

A western cultivation world with minimal xianxia tropes.

Single POV for the most part. (around 90%)

Mostly light-hearted, but there are some grim moments as well.

No harem.

The tags are primarily for my freedom but do know that this novel is intended for adults. I don't plan any explicit sex scenes, but there might be intimacy and nudity.

Update schedule: 3 chapters/week with 2.5k~ words, M-W-F, 2 pm EST.

Updates are temporarily reduced to once a week (Mondays at 2 pm EST).

Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2022
Author: Sortis

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.5/ 5.0
Followers: 1,868
Views: 749,512

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Community Reviews(10)

fehimRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I'm quite excited to see how the story will progress, so far it's mind opening to think of a similar situation like this on Earth. Especially after checking the super clear pictures from JWST, maybe we are not that far away.
Best of luck to the writer on releasing the upcoming chapters!
DroidproRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
So far the premise of the book is good. The MC is a 16 or 17 year old which explains his angst, but the writing is kinda all over the place. The author themselves admits it's gets better at chapter 15 so I am looking forward to seeing and rereviewing at chapter 20
Re-Review at chapter 23:
Author has done a great job with MC backstory, added some great action sequences and explained the mechanics better. The writing in the last 13 chapters is much better then early chapters, stick it out. It is turning into a wonderful read.
A littl more slice of life would be nice, but I am a weird
QiSkyRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
A beautiful story with a wonderful balance between the journey, the development of skills, the relationships between the characters and the fighting moments.
A bonus for the story is the harmony maintained between physical combat, magical abilities and the help of artificial intelligence, each aspect having its importance in the character's journey.
dampotatoRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
i like it because power scaling is nice and it is very fun to read I like it and the the story is also good and I like the main characters personality and the unique combination of different types of story fused together in this story so I would like to give this story five stars as I very much like this story
caerulexRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I've enjoyed this one quite a bit even though it needs polish.
Earth undergoes an AI apocalypse. Out of the ashes of conflict, the AI overlord Ani takes over the world but decides to rule it as a benevolent dictator, turning the world into a kind of utopia where work is voluntary and everyone's needs are taken care of.
Fully immersive VR video games are huge in this new society. In the story, these games are so realistic to be indistinguishable from reality, so being a master assassin in VR makes one a master assassin in the real world, for instance.
The MC and other #1 players in different games are selected by Ani to enter cryo and make a 120 year journey to a just-discovered world that has human life. When they get there, things go haywire and the MC is teleported to a pocket dimension. He realizes immediately that this newly-discovered planet is suffused with essence that allows people to cultivate / learn magic (Ani represents everything like a litrpg with stats and levels). Since the MC loves grinding to get stronger and being the best, pushing his limits, this is awesome news. He's no longer bound by the limitations of the human body! Thus begins the MC's journey in a new world!
The MC is famous for his skills as a rogue / assassin. He's already done brutal things in real life in the interim between the AI apocalypse destroying society and Ani taking over. But the vast majority of all the people he's ever killed are all just virtual avatars in VR. I think the author does a good job of showing the MC not wanting to kill but also being willing to do it if necessary. He's not some assassin murder hobo who kills people left and right, and he's also not a novice who's terrified of killing someone in the real world for the first time. It's a good balance.
He's also OP, which is nice. He's behind the curve on cultivating his magic and levels, but his skills are top notch and he punches well above his level.
The main issue is the polish. Some scenes are executed awkw
WinzzyRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
I read because I enjoy fun times and crazy stuff, not to over analyze someone's writing.
The reason why I prefece my review with that is that you as the reader of my review need to know that I am not a serious literary critic. As long as the writing is not egregious enough to pull me out of the story, I couldn't care less if it is perfect prose.
Caged Worlds does such a good job at giving me the exciting feeling I am looking for. The pacing is quick and moves forward at a steady pace, and I am often left wondering how our hero will handle certain situations. I don't really mind plot armor if it is done smoothly and so far I haven't had anything bother me about the plot or writing.
I will say this, I always look forward to this release and excited to read more. Its a fun romp for sure.
ThuriusRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
Venho aqui apenas informar minha opinião. Essa história, ao meu ponto de vista, possui uma grande chance de se tornar um grande hit. Torço muito para que seu escritor continue empenhado em continuar e perceber com sua escrita. Por isso o meu mais sincero boa sorte em sua jornada, pôs acredito que tem muito a oferecer como entretenimento.
DamnJacksonRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
This is pretty good, world build is solid and characters are not NPCs with no emotion and actually add to the story, good power level system. The author manages to strike a good balance for the MC between serious and goofy,. MC is strong but not overpowered with his skills as an assassin/hitman(I think?) when he was on earth. Am actually kind of shocked this doesn't have a higher number of followers, it's one of those hidden really good books in royal road.
ElorieRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
The beginning is awfully cringy and I almost went away, but stick around and it gets better quickly.
There are more than a few issues, but it's a fun enough read.
Scanned all the books - and no data-dump?
That's all folks, That's all folks, That's all folks, That's all folks
Mr wongRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
Set in an alternative universe the story follows Ethan- an orphaned boy who grew up on the streets. We learn of his past through short flashbacks that are done in an interesting way as the story progresses. In this story Ethan comes from a blocked world - a place lacking mana- but travels to a new world with the AI controlled ship to a mana rich Magical world along with many others. Here Ethan begins his rog style growth as a rogue/assasin character. This is where the story has developed so far.
The MCs developments is done well- I have begun to feel close to the main character as he posses many realistic struggles and desires. There is a bit of op -ness to him coming from his experience in the VR world he played in while in the closed world. Most of the story has been from his perspective but the author does bring in others perspective in a smooth and helpful way.
If you enjoy the lit-rpg genre this is your cup of tea! With its somewhat unique style of ai/cultivation along with the more familiar aspects of the xianxia/Wuxiaworld and rpg progresión in a more ancient cultivator world setting- its an enjoyable read.