Where It All Began

Information

Status

Hiatus

Year

2022

Author

Ravennittes

• New Story
  Nov 28, 2024
• Chapter 1
  May 4, 2022
• Chapter 46
  May 2, 2022
• Chapter 45
  Apr 29, 2022
• Chapter 44
  Apr 27, 2022
• Chapter 43, Part 2
  Apr 25, 2022
• Chapter 43, Part 1
  Apr 22, 2022
• Chapter 42
  Apr 20, 2022
• Chapter 41
  Apr 18, 2022
• Chapter 40
  Apr 15, 2022
• Chapter 39
  Apr 13, 2022
• Chapter 38
  Apr 11, 2022
• Chapter 37
  Apr 8, 2022
• Chapter 36
  Apr 6, 2022
• Chapter 35
  Apr 4, 2022
• Chapter 34
  Apr 1, 2022
• Chapter 33
  Mar 30, 2022
• Chapter 32
  Mar 28, 2022
• Chapter 31
  Mar 25, 2022
• Chapter 30, Part 2
  Mar 23, 2022

Reviews

Community Reviews(10)

• DarkTechnomancerRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  I read the original, and I think that most of what I said back then still applies. It's a system apocalypse story that executes its premises well, with an interesting LitRPG system that takes notes from cultivation, and really nice action scenes. The protagonist is fairly unique in origin (a woman in her mid-thirties), but has a personality fairly familiar to the genre (I'd compare her to Ilea from Azarinth Healer). Overall, it's a really nice popcorn read that doesn't do anything revolutionary, but carries itself on excellent execution of its tropes. I recommend it very highly to fans of litrpg and/or system apocalypse.
• cdr_whiteRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  I have enjoyed the first story arc of Eva getting through the pre-tutorial and it is definitively a nice way to explain, why she is the overpowered hero. I do like the combination of action and her struggling to have a "normal" life. I am looking forward for her post-tutorial adventures now and I can definitively recommend it.
• SerundipitousRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  Overall, I truly enjoyed the original series. 10/10 would read again based on what I've read so far 15/10 excited for the next chapters whic is rather rare for me because I really don't like rereading stuf I've already read but this, this isn't terrible at all. I'd recommend this to people who enjoyed the primal hunter and other lit rpgs on that tier. The original's writing was good but it wasn't to the level of the primal hunter but that was made up for by the originality. If the author keeps up their creative streak and makes the writing a little better, than this has the potential to be one of the greats of royal road.
  The style and grammer were pretty good. This isn't gonna be a classic that's going to be read for generations to come, but it isn't supposed to be. It's supposed to be a story told from one person to another that puts us on the edge of our seat when he's in combat and makes us feel for him overall and it does that well enough to merit a five star in style. It doesn't have the defined style of a professional author yet, but that is something that will come with time as the story gets farther along. There are a few grammer mistakes but overall but its readable which is more than I can say for the vast majority of the stories on royal road. Side note may I also recommend listening to this through the mechanical voice on iphones by going to settings accessibility spoken content and then enabeling the speak eslection which allows you to listen to it. Makes this story quite a lot more enjoyable and don't have to deal with the few grammer mistakes that do slip in. These grammer mistakes are also very quickly rectified so I don't have a problem with it overall.
  Story score is deserving of a five star. The story so far is good enough. There isn't enough out yet to be able to say definitively that the rewrite is going to be better than the original but I would like to remind the author not to rush in his writing and to take his time when getting from one plo
• One-eyed MikeRoyal Road

  ★★★★ 4.0

  I'm enjoying the story so far and I've gone for a 4 star. Unlike other people, I didn't read a previous draft, so I can't compare.
  I like how this world works, and the progression system, and many factors which are unique to this story. The "tutorial" structure is also weird but interesting.  Obviously, more information will arrive when tutorials cease but the world that has been created is well thought through.
  I particularly enjoyed the first tutorial, and the sense of a normal person being overwhelmed by a crazy situation. Reviewing at Chapter 32, I am concerned that the main character has beome overpowered, compared to the NPCs. That may leave little room for character and story growth. If you can destroy any opposition, you won't have many wet-the-pants moments. Superman gets boring unless there is Kryptonite.
  I am also concerned by her lack of empathy. She gets angry about her boyfriend, but seems unfazed when hundreds of people die in attacks on her village.  She rescues people, but she is explicit that victims are someone else's problem. NPC trauma is almost entirely off camera. In real life, there would be a lot of crying and PTSD. They are just collateral damage to her, barely noticed.
  But Note - We don't need a stream of sob stories either, just occasional acknowledgment that NPCs are not just cannon fodder. It makes the MC's world more real, and gives a chance to develop one-dimensional NPCs into side characters
  I don't know how the story will go. It is quite possible that over-power and under-empathy can be developed as satisfactory story lines, However, this needs to be handled with care. Most extreme MCs  do better with a touch of black humour (like Katie in Cathfach's "A (Not So) Simple Fetch Quest").
  But these issues do not stop me from reading it, and enjoying the world that the author created. I'm happy to stay with it, and I still give it a 4 star.
• RaujourRoyal Road

  ★★★★ 4.0

  Very typical LitRPG. I didn't read the prior version but the color-to-icon was fine for me.
  I struggled with the late training as I didn't see anything unique; and there weren't any surprises. She was just being setup for usual over-powered Isekai. The monsters were typical with adjusted names.
  Tutorial time, the author was getting better. Still some slow times but better descriptions. The emotional impacts were weaker and not a surprise. The results were typical.
  I had hoped the Tutorial end would be closer and contain something new. I'll continue to read updates to see what happens as the author gains experience themselves.
• Frankcastle747Royal Road

  ★★★★ 3.5

  Overall the story is an enjoyable read with some slight issues and only a few major ones. It's a little dark at time but it doesn't dwell on it or make it a focus of the actual story. The bad things just kind of happen and then they are done.
  Character development is a little bland with side characters just exisiting. Now that isn't always a bad thing but it almost seemed like the characters were just there to be there.
  World building started off pretty good with some solid ideas. We saw some decent buildup and good explanations and then it just went away. Towards then end things just happened and nothing was explained. I think maybe the author was just kinda done at that point.
  Appericate the story author, keep on writing.
• MynthioRoyal Road

  ★★★★ 3.5

  I for one enjoyed the previous version (not on RR anymore, sadly) more than this. The most obvious change was switching from colour-coding to symbolism which I think is less visually appealing. The other changes are so minor as to be unnoticed with only a rare few improvements.
  But on to the actual review. The story is awkward in that some things are described, desperately trying to justify how it progresses, and barely succeeding if at all. And in other parts, it skips right ahead only mentioning what happened despite some inconsistencies arising.
  And it doesn't stop there. The characters are often interacting such that the end is an obviously predetermined goal, making it clunky rather than organically flowing. Not that a predetermined goal is weird, but if you can't make it result from normal or at least reasonably expected behaviour it ought to go and be replaced with something more believable.
  The grammar is perhaps the best part as the points above result in a bit of a slog of a read. And though I can't quite put my finger on it something about the style just feels odd.
  Overall, I appreciated the previous version much more and would have hoped that this rewrite improved it. And whatever this is it is many things but certainly no improvement. Perhaps the old version will be reestablished or another rewrite will happen, but until then I find this thoroughly mediocre and will not continue reading as it stands.
• Anoneiric PhilosopherRoyal Road

  ★★★ 2.5

  Starts out a bit boring. Describes fights in depth which would be appropriate if the fights weren't on repeat, with each fight being rather simple with low stakes and minimal emotional involvement on the reader's part. I get that the main character is unprepared, but the amount of time it takes for her to get with the program and stop making stupid mistakes does get kinda aggravating for me. Plus there are weird times in the combat where she seems unusually incompetent, even for her demonstrated lack of prowess - like getting punched in the chest by an unarmed opponent when she has a sword and shield (even considering it being 2v1). Her difficulty catching on, combined with the fact that the trauma she is going through being more told than shown (it is said that she is panicking and such, but it never really feels like it, more like she is just easily confused) makes the first section a bit of an unpleasant slog. This same style of combat description does seem like it will be very fun in future parts of the story, though, once fights get more dramatic and impressive! The grammar is solid and the story does convey things clearly. Probably a good story once it gets going, but I find myself unable to push through the rather dry beginning.
• LeephoyaRoyal Road

  ★★ 2.0

  Overall (2): The style and the grammar of this story are really good. The idea of the story is awesome. Sadly, the execution has some flaws and weird characters' choices that made me not enjoy some parts which is why the overall score is a lower star rating as enjoyment is a big factor for me.
  Style (4.5) and grammar (4.5): Not much to say here, I really like the style and found no grammar mistakes (note though that I am not a native speaker).
  Story (2) and character (1.5): The story idea is great. Sadly, there are a lot of flaws, inconsistencies and questionable choices made by our protagonist that disrupt the reading or make you unable to understand or enjoy parts of the story. I do not remember all the things I questioned, but I will try to address some. They are in spoilers because most are not really big or important spoilers but spoilers nonetheless and I do not want to ruin anyone's fun.
  About stat points
  Spoiler : Why does she only add stat points during level breaks and not during the levels? She is struggling so much during the first fohr levels that I do not understand why she does not try that.
  Why does she only add stat points during breaks and not during the levels?
  About Eva's eye vision
  Spoiler :
  Later on it is mentioned that she has impaired vision. But at the beginning we were never told. Does she wear glasses? If so they would be really inconvenient during a fight. Does she not wear them? If so, it would be questionable not to make her eyes better at the beginning especially because when she did it she said she could not really see goblins from afar. Also as said before why was it not mentioned at the beginning?
  About the person behind the tutorial
  Spoiler :
  Eva gets some letters that are signed with the name Alexandra. Eva does not wonder who that is and readers are left in confusion why there is a name because she does not react. Later on she curses Alexandra and only even later on she asks herself who that is.
  About the continuation of the tut
• CedocoreRoyal Road

  ★★ 2.0

  I really wanted to stick with this story, as I like this premise but haven't seen it done well yet. The only other story I read like this had terrible or non-existent dialogue... And this somehow has even worse.
  While I enjoyed the basic premise and the action to an extent, the character interactions are generally bad. The dialogue is typically short and abrupt, and the characters themselves don't really have any sort of personality. I was able to keep going until a certain character died and the MC's reaction was just so terribly written. I can't continue.