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Noteveryonegetsasoul.Theriseofindustryandmechanizationhassenttheworld'spopulation...Readmore

Noteveryonegetsasoul.Theriseofindustryandmechanizationhassenttheworld'spopulationboomingupward,strivingrelentlesslyforthefixedhandfulofsoulsthatlevelarmiesandsteerthefateofnations.Theremnantsofacrumbledempirefightinagrinding,bloodywaragainsttheirancientenemy.Noteveryonegetsasoul,butMichaelmust-forheisthescionofalord,andthesoullesscannotholdsuchatitle.Forfiveyearshehastriedtotemptoneofthesoulsfreedbyitsvessel'sdeath.Fiveyearsofpainandfailure,earningonlyhisfather'scontempt.Atlast,onemoreopportunitytoearnhissoulhascome.Butnoteveryonegetsasoulquitelikehis.*UpdatesweeklyonWednesdays.Collapse

Grimdark,HighFantasy,Magic,MaleProtagonist,Urban,WeaktoStrong

Chapter25.NotasbadasIexpected.It'snotoneofthoseshittynovelsthatgetsmadeontheassemblyline.Thecharactershavedepth,theworldisspecial,andthemaincharacterthinks,growsabovehimself,changes.Afteralotofbelow-averagenovelsinwhichthemaincharactergetsacheatandfliestothetopoftheworldthroughalotofclichés,thisnovelisrefreshing.Theplotisverydifferentfromtheplotinsuchnovels.Thereareclichésinthisnovel,buttheyarenotsostriking:Theprotagonistreceivesanuniquesoul,butdoesnotabuseit.SpoilerHis"grandfather-master"dies,themaincharacterfeelspainandanger,butdoesnotburnwithrevenge,andsoonkillsthekillerina"killorbekilled"situation.Deathandmurderaredifficultfortheprotagonist.Theprotagonistmeetswiththestrongestsoulsintheworld,butthisisgenerallyquiteplausible.Theworldturnedouttobepainfullyrealisticallyunfriendlytothemaincharacter,adepressiveatmosphereofmilitarismreignsinit.Theprotagonistfeelsweakandpowerlessinanaggressiveworld.Heiscarriedbythecurrent,andhehaslittlecontroloverwhatishappening.Muchattentionispaidtothehorrorsofwarandhumannature.Thisnovelwashardtoread.

TheauthortriedtocompetewithLoMT,butheistoostupid.Theideaisabsurdandboring

Thisisgoodlikereallygood.Asolid4.7/5good.Giveitashotandreadit

Thenovelcovertrippedmeup

howdidittripyouup?

Usingatripwireonmy.......waitIdon'thavelegs

there'sjumpingbeanssomaybeyouhitawire?

IreaditonRRalongtimeago.Thestoryisgood,butthechapterscomeoutsodamnslow.Theabstractgivesafairlyclearideaofthesituation."Souls"-uniqueabilities.Ifonepersondies,the"soul"returnstothesinglestar"pool".Onlythen,duringinitiation,doessomeoneelsegetachancetocalluponthatsoulandbindittothemselves.Therearestrongsoulsandweakones.Inthisworld,theyhavealreadybeenclassifiedandmadeanalmostcompletelist.Thereareabout300thousand"souls"inthewholeworld.Notallofthemarecalledatthesametime,thereisalwaysabunchinthe"reserve".ThesouloftheMC,ofcourse,hasneverappearedbeforeand...Well,giventheroutineandcliches,youcanguessaboutits"specialpower".

Justwannacorrectyouher-->his

Thx)Icorrected.ButIwasnottalkingaboutthesuperstrengthoftheMC,butabouttheabilityofthesoul.Inthecontextofnovel,thishasadifferentmeaning.