Author: Avitue
Blurb: Two Lives, Two Souls, Both forced down into their roles,
One in the Light, One in the Dark, As the Fates portend,
One to uphold, one to turn over the Mores,
Would they Save the World, or Bring it to its End?
A story where things might not be what they seem like.
Several high school students found their lives suddenly turned upside down when they were summoned to another world as [Heroes]. One found themselves before an entity that only recalled memories of eldritch gods, and found themselves changed into something else altogether. Circumstances forced the former friends into opposing sides, each finding out more from their own side of the story.
In the end, who told the truth? Who fed them with lies? What was best for the world they had been brought to? All were answers they have to find for themselves.
Link: Royal Road
My Rating: 4/5
I have to begin by saying: there was an amazing twist in chapter three and four that caught me off guard in all the right ways. I loved it.
I’m a huge fan of multiple PoVs, and this was a great use of it with a LitRPG Isekai (portal fantasy). But in case you’re worried, the PoVs meet up very soon after they’re introduced, so you don’t have to worry about keeping track of two storylines (or potentially, one that you aren’t too invested in, or aren’t invested in yet.)
But that brings me to my next point. The characters are all well thought out and given enough unique traits to make them instantly stick in your mind—then, once you’re hooked, they get filled in and developed very nicely. You can’t help but like them, even with the flaws that they are given.
The system is interesting enough. It doesn’t stand out a ton, but it doesn’t need to. The use of errors and corruption in character stat sheets adds an element of intrigue to the characters’ abilities.
There aren’t many glaring grammatical errors, and the writing is mostly very clean. Any issues are minor, but they’re to be expected from this format and don’t impact the readability.
All in all, if you’re looking for a fun read, I highly recommend giving this story a chance!
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