Steel and Sorrow: Rise of the Mercenary king
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Author: Allevatore_dicapre
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Bound in chains yet yearning for freedom, Alpheo, a modern historian, finds himself enslaved in a land on the brink of chaos.
As the empire of Rolmia plunges into civil war following the death of the emperor , his three ambitious sons vie for the throne. In the midst of this turmoil, Alpheo finds the chance to break his chain and escape, leading his companions into the ashes of war, trying to thrive in it, selling their swords to the highest bidder .
But beyond the borders of Rolmia, hungry eyes watch as the empire's grip loosens. The Sultanate of Azania, ever the opportunist, sees a chance to expand its domain and influence , while to the south, neighboring principalities breathe a sigh of relief as the once-dominant giant stumbles and falters.
In the sea, the confederation of the Free Isle finds their chance to restore their old maritime power , denied to them by an empire that is now crumbling beneath itself , lacking the strenght to stop them.
In this crucible of conflict, where dynasties crumble and empires fall, Alpheo find his call and the chance to forge his own destiny amidst the ashes of empires.
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Volume 0 : Auxiliary Volume
Volume 1
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- 9Escape (1)1yr
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- 63Reaching the city(1)12mth
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- 71Good news11mth
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Hey guys, shameless author is here! This is my last work , which I hope it will go well. The starting chapters will be about defining the worl-building of the novel, also the work will follow many stories even though the main one will be of the mc. I hope that you will like it , as I believe it will be my best one
overall is good but gonna stock more chapter to read this again anyway keep it up and goodluck
The story has potential, but the beginning "world building" chapters are almost unintelligible. The story keeps jumping to different characters and it ends up completely ruined due to that.
You are building the world background quite nicely. And I love how you are clear about the personality of the characters. And how you progress the story with a clear goal in mind
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love your story’s love how this has begun and how it’s moving
I'm 200 chapters in and I really like the way story is going. Like how it is more on a realistic side and especially MC's cleverness and personality. I hope I will see some kingdom building in the chapters ahead not just waging wars. I also hope you can post a better map than that sorry exuse of a map lol as it gets confusing sometimes.
It was good at first and had good potential but in the end. It turns nothing more than cliché story with MC suddenly becoming this over the top confident and arrogant MC with "I don't give a shit about other" attitude. He also doesn't care the problems his friends points out just smiles being nonchalant about it. MC attitude doesn't feels very unearned and very obnoxious at this point. MC acting like he max out his character stats and just visiting the beginner town to do some quest there for the sake of nostalgia.
If you are a kid then this is not for you. A very good novel with expressive writing. A quality work 👏👏👏 unlike most novels found here.
Why can’t the author just stick to one POV? Like, damn. I gave up.
love the elites units in the novel and the impact they have in wars which is very realistic
I am very eager to complete this novel as it is one of the best I have ever read mainly contributing to world background and character development
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fantastic story with realistic world building and history, the most captivating part of the story is the well thought-out plot as through the multiple POV's we get a layered story of different factions and intrigue. Hope this story gets its recognition and support it deserves, good luck Author.