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Penitent

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Michaeldidn'twanttodie.Hedidn'tdeservetodie.Afteralostbattlewithcancerthatstartedonlyayearafterheretired,he'dlivedwhatmanypeoplewouldcallafulllife,butitwasn'tenough.Hewantedmoretime.Timewithhiswife.Timewithhiskids.Timewithhisgrandkids.Whenhefoundhimselfdrawntowardthelight,hefoughthiswayawayfromit.Unfortunately,thatdidn'ttakehimbacktothelifehewantedtolive.Reincarnatedinanotherworld,MichaelisforcedtobeaPenitent,asoldierinthecountryhewasrebornintoinordertopayadebttosocietyheowesfortakingthelifeofthechildwhosebodyheinhabits.It'snotthelifehewants,butit'stheonlyonehehas.AnIsekaiwithlightlitrpgelementsMCwillgainpowerssimilartothoseofapaladinBook1spendsalotoftimeinamilitaryacademy.MCdoesnotstayachildforverylong.Storywillbeaslowerpacethanmyothers.MCmaynotbetoeveryone'staste.Hefeelsguiltforhisactionsthatmayseemunreasonableandisveryhuman.Hewillgrow,butitwilltaketime.

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Penitent

Author: Seersucker

Michaeldidn'twanttodie.Hedidn'tdeservetodie.Afteralostbattlewithcancerthatstartedonlyayearafterheretired,he'dlivedwhatmanypeoplewouldcallafulllife,butitwasn'tenough.Hewantedmoretime.Timewithhiswife.Timewithhiskids.Timewithhisgrandkids.Whenhefoundhimselfdrawntowardthelight,hefoughthiswayawayfromit.Unfortunately,thatdidn'ttakehimbacktothelifehewantedtolive.Reincarnatedinanotherworld,MichaelisforcedtobeaPenitent,asoldierinthecountryhewasrebornintoinordertopayadebttosocietyheowesfortakingthelifeofthechildwhosebodyheinhabits.It'snotthelifehewants,butit'stheonlyonehehas.AnIsekaiwithlightlitrpgelementsMCwillgainpowerssimilartothoseofapaladinBook1spendsalotoftimeinamilitaryacademy.MCdoesnotstayachildforverylong.Storywillbeaslowerpacethanmyothers.MCmaynotbetoeveryone'staste.Hefeelsguiltforhisactionsthatmayseemunreasonableandisveryhuman.Hewillgrow,butitwilltaketime.
Otherworld Therapy

Author: Seersucker

Avalonhasmorethanfivehundredenchanters, onethousandfortune-tellers,threethousandadventurers,eighthundredrikshawdrivers,sixhundredandsixtysixcrossroaddevils,andonetherapist.Haremcounseling,dragonhoarding,extraplanarangst,Johnhandlesitall.Rain,shine,dumpedbyhisformersecretary,suddenblizzardinthemiddleofasunnyday,hedoeswhathecanforhisclientsandhisfellowoutworlders.Avalonisacityatthecenterofathousanduniversesandalltypesofpeopleandnotpeoplelivethere.Giants,kobolds,elves,dwarvesandspecieswithoutnameswalkit'sstreets.Johnneverknowswhoorwhatwillwalkthroughthedooraskingforhishelp,buthe'salwaysreadytogiveit. OtherworldTherapyisacozysliceoflifecomedy.Itfollowsacharacterafterabreakupandhisexperienceswithhisclients,hisfriends,andhislovelife.Pleasedon'texpecteverythingtofollowperfectlysoundpsychologicaladvice,thisisn'tthatkindofbook.Thisbookwaswrittenasastandaloneandcapsoutataround92kwords.Updateswillbedailyuntilthestoryiscompleted.Chaptersizeminimumof1500words.Full(admittedlyonlysemi-edited)versionisavailabletopurchaseasanepub/pdfonmyPatreon.
Deadman

Author: Seersucker

Evenafterthebombsfell,evenaftercountriesunleashedweaponsbeyondimaginingononeanother,...Readmore Evenafterthebombsfell,evenaftercountriesunleashedweaponsbeyondimaginingononeanother,evenafterlawlessnessbecamethenorm,peoplestillexpecttheirmail.Asadeadman,I'muniquelysuitedtodeliverit.Radsdon'tbotherme,andpeoplewhotrytohurtmetypicallywindupdead.Sure,humansmaynotlikedealingwithafacelikemine,buthey,youcan'tbeatmyexpressrates.*AdystopianlitrpgintheveinofFalloutandThePostman*1500+wordsperchapter*UpdatesTuesdaysandThursdaysCollapse AntiheroProtagonist,Dystopia,GameElements,LitRPG,MaleProtagonist,Non-humanProtagonist,Post-apocalyptic,CharacterGrowth,StrongtoStronger,Monsters,MutatedCreatures IsthisareimaginedDeathStranding? ManthisbookhaseveythingIlikeandjustaboutnoneofmydislikes.Peoplemaycritiquealltheywantbutthisisthebestpost-apocalypticbookIhavereadtodate.Willprobablystaythatwayfordecades. Veryinteresting,goodwriting,fresh(asfarasthissiteisconcerned).Onlycomplaintissomepotentiallypoorplottingthat'stobedetermined.BasicallytheMCmakingsomeuncharacteristicallydumbriskassessmentandprioritization.Apotentiallycaseofthedumbherocomplex.Butlet'sseehowitgoes.Book2ch50sofar. AsofrightnowI’mcaughtupwithBook2,Chapter49.Thisisaverygoodstory,thecharactersfeelliketheyactuallyhavemotivationtodotheactionstheydowhilenotfeelingliketheyarejustbeingpulledbytheplot.TheMCgetstimetorestwithoutreallyslowingdownthepacing.TheonlyrealproblemIhavewiththisissomeminortyposandmisusedpronouns(asintheychangeitmidsentenceorafterparagraphs)whichdoesn’tbothermetoomuchasitisnotfairlycommon.Ireallyrecommendreadingthis. AlreadylikingthisMC,noattachmenttopeopleandtheirtemporaryloveforhim,realisticandgoaloriented,keepingittohimselfandstillhavingsomegoodconversationwithpeople.Authorwritingisreallygood,nottheonewhichusuallygivesyouaheadachejusttounderstandsomething.Storyisinterestingaswell.Authorusessystemandlevelupinthisnovelprettywell,riskandrewardiswellbalanced(NotatalllikesometrashChineseorkoreannovelswithlittletonoriskandheavenlyrewardsjusttomakeMCsOPAF).MCinspiteofbeingadeadman(sentientZombie)hashisowngiftsandvulnerabilitiesanditiswellbalancedtomakestorymoreintriguing.Worldsettingslooksmorelikepostnuclearapocalypsewithlotsofradiationatcertainplaces,mutatedwildlifeetc. anynukes?robotfightingandpowerarmor? Inmyopinionitsquitegood,butIdon'tknowifotherswouldlikeit. 9/10veryinteresting couldyoutellmeafewthingsaboutit? Well,I'vealwaysbeenbadinreviews,butI'lltry.ThenoveltellsabouttheDeadMan,whichisalreadyfreshinitself,becauseoftenweseeapicturewhereanawesomehumanintheworldofmonsters.Furtherhereisaveryinterestingworld,inmyopinion,theforcesofthegroupsarebalanced,alotofuniqueandinterestingthings.Irecommendthisforread. Couldyoutellmemoreabouttheprotagonistlikeifheisweakorhasmanyfriends? Atthestart,I'dsayhe'sfairlystrong,nothittingsomeonewithatireironandtheyturnintomeatgiblettsbuthitsomeonewithatireironandhavefreshfood.Asforfriends...Nonotreally.Hehalike3-4friendsinthebeginning.Maybehas5-7truefriendsbytheend. Agoodread. DoIhavetoknowFalloutandThePostmantoactuallyreadthiswithoutgettingconfusedevery5minutes? Definitelynot,nooneisgoingtomakeabookonthefalloutuniverse. onFF.netfallouthas8.2kfanficsalone.ThatiswhyIasked
Downtown Druid

Author: Seersucker

BetrayedbyhisformergangandthrownintotheRendholdUnderprison,Danteshasspentthelast...Readmore BetrayedbyhisformergangandthrownintotheRendholdUnderprison,Danteshasspentthelastfiveyearsscrapingby.Awhoresonoforcish,human,andelvishblood,he'slivedontheperipheryoftheperiphery,lying,cheating,andstealingtosurvive.Afterarunofbadluck,he'smadeapowerfulenemy.Luckily,he'salsogottenallthetoolsheneedstoturnthingsaround.Aslowburnprogressionfantasyfocusedonrisingthroughthecriminalunderworldofacity-stateusingnewfoundpowersandquickwits.*MC'spowerswilldevelopslowly,buthewillusethemincreativewaystogetahead,andinthemeantimehe'snotabovejustbrainingsomeonewithaclub.Anti-heroMCwithacode.1500+wordsperchapterCurrentscheduleTues-Thurs-SatThisismyfirstthird-personnovellengthwork,maybesomeaccidentalperspectiveswitching,feelfreetopointitout.Collapse CharacterGrowth,AntiheroProtagonist,Strategist,MaleProtagonist,OverpoweredProtagonist,HighFantasy,Medieval,OrganizedCrime,Gangs,Elves,Orcs,SwordAndMagic,SlowCultivation,CleverProtagonist Enjoyingsofar,thevarietyofcharctersandanottoodumbmaincharacterkeepsitinteresting.Lookingforrecommendations:Anythingsimilaratleast,intermsofquality,andpreferablycompleted Thisisgood,itsfuntoread,ithasdifferentstylefromurnormalhotgarbagechinesestuff,cantcommentontheotherpart,itsonlyhas43chp,firstarcnotevenfinished.IflikeratsanduwanttoreadanothernovelwithratascharacterorevenMc,ucanread"TunnelRat". Tunnelratisamazing.Isecond! Whatdidtheparabolasaytothehyperbola?Spoiler"Areyouok?" NOHowaboutyou? AwshucksI'mdoinggood,preparingforexamsandall Notmuchofagoodstorybothauthorsndmcseemdesperateforsomereason afunone,loadedwithaction,somemysteries,secretsandadarkambiance.charaprogressionactuallyhappens.acynicMCforcedtohopeagainduetodivineintervention.uptochap43,stillstraight. Youcanread,butit'sworsethanadeadman.thestrangemagicofHarryPotterandthepresenceofallthehackneyedracesdoesnotmaketheworkbetter Notlongtobalancethiskingdom Isitjustmewhodoesn'tlikeScribblehub,WebnovelandRR?IfeellikeWebnovelhasanabsurdamountofbadnovels,readerswhokeepgiving5starstoabsolutelyanyshittynoveldoesn'thelpeither.Nothingagainstnewbieauthors,butI'mnotgoingtoforcemyselftoreadanovelwithaprotagonistIcan'tstandandahorriblestory.Andmyimpressionisthat99%ofthestoriestherearelikethat.Ipersonallyonlyusethesesitestoreadfanfics. yes,onrrandwebnoveltheauthorsandadminsdeletenegativereviews.inthewebnovelit'smainlytheauthors,therearemanybotscommenting. IalreadyrealizedthatWebnovelhadaproblemwithbotscommentingliterallythesamenonsensethingfor200chapters,butdeletingnegativereviewsandcriticismisshocking,Ican'tevenfinishthefirstchapterof5-starnovelswithmillionsofviewsonthatsite,IthinkthatWattpadwritershavemoreprestigethanthat. AnyfanficisbetterthanmostwebnovelsbecausetheyhavepassionputintoitIMO PersonallySHisbetterformealthoughRRdoeshavealargerlibrary,mostgoodbooksendupgettingstubbedwhichdoesn'thappenmuchinSHsincemostoftheauthorsdon'treallypursueitforacareer.Webnovelisstilltheworstthough. Honestly,tellmewhereelsetoreadnovelsifnotonthesethreeorpiratedwebsites? pandasnovel,pandamc(mostly18+),royalroad pandasnovelisapiratedwebsiteandroyalroadisoneofthe3theyweretalkingabout. IhavediscoveredhiddengemsonScribbleHub.Idon'treadmuchfanfictionsnowadayssincethemajorityofthemareeitherharemorhaveevilprotagonists,whichIdon'tlike.Whenitcomestofanfictions,I'mverypicky,soluckilyIwasabletofindsomefanfictionsonScribbleHubwhichsuitmytaste. Canyoudropsomesuggestions? Sure,herearesomefanfictionsonmyreadinglist:Crowsxsouls(NarutoxBleachcrossover)Reborninadaimyo'scourt(Narutofanfic)TechnomancerintheMCU(Marvelfanfic)Don'tletTobiout(Narutofanfic.Thisisnotonmyreadinglist,butit'sworthcheckingout)Whiteknight(Batmanfanfic)Marvel-ousninjutsu(Ithinkthisoneismainstream)Fate/Hunterandhisdoll(FateseriesxBloodbornefanfic)Accidentalliberator(GoT/ASOIAFfanfic.I'mstilltestingthewaterswiththisone)RebornasEnel(OnePiecefanfic.Ithinkmostpeopleknowthisone.)Dailydrama(InAmericanTVshows)FanfictionsthatIreadonFF.net:ThyGoodNeighbor(BloodbornexASOIAFfanfic)Soldieradrift:CaptainWesteros(MCUxASOIAFfanfic) IwasgoingtodropmyreadinglistofthebeststoriesIhavefoundsofaronSH,butsinceyoudon'tlikeharemandevilmc,Ithinkyou'lllike:ReborninBleachasahollowwithasystem,Marvel:BreezingThroughHistoryasanEternal,Onepiece:CelestialRose,ASpaceWhaleintheMonsterVerse(AU),FairyTail:Shinigami;ImustsaythatI'mnotatthelastestchapterofsomeofthisstoriessinceIdidn'treadinSHforquiteawhile.There'salsosomestoriesthatmightnotbetrashandInevertriedreadinglike:OnePiece:TheDesertPrincess,ReincarnatedAsYoungKingofMeteorCity(Meruem-HxH),AgeofCharon,TheWalkingDead:Warlord,Anyway,IrealizedthatInevergaveachancetoreaddozensofnovelsandIthinkI'mgoingtoreadthemagainonScribblehub,Ididn'tsendfamousnovelslikethosewrittenbytheauthor'VeganMaster'becauseyoucertainlyalreadyknow,unfortunatelyIlovenovelswiththeevilprotagonistandharem,sotherearemanygoodstoriesthatIcouldn'trecommendtoyou. Outofthesethree,IpreferSHovertheothertwo.IuseRRmainlyforPokemonfanfics(yes)andforabitofamore"serious"writingstyle.SHiuseasmygo-tofornon-orientalnovels.Webnovel.....it's...mmmm...yeah,no. Idon'tknowwhypeoplewilljustdecidetowastetheirtimereadingmycommentwhenclearlyIhavenothingtosay.Andthispersonisstillreadingit AndI'llreaditagainFOOL Heckyawe'llkeepreadingitagainandagain! 2dayspassedbutiamstillreadingit... FinallySomethingNew
Armor

Author: Seersucker

Iwascreatedastheultimatedungeontrap:alivingsuitofarmorthatdevoursanyadventurerwhodonsme.Mymastercreatedmeforhisentertainment,leadingadventurerstoruinandbetrayingthematthelastmoment.Thistimewillbenodifferent.OrsoIthought.NowI'mlivingthelifeofanadventurer.Hopefully,mycompanionswon'trealizeI'mnotwho,orwhat,theythinkIam.

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