Elara Books

Trinity of Magic

Author: Elara Realm: Action

Ezekielrecognizedearlyinlifethathedidn’twanttofollowinhisparent’sfootstepsandspend...Readmore Ezekielrecognizedearlyin lifethathe didn’twantto followin hisparent’sfootstepsandspendtherestof hisdaysas a merefarmer.No,hiseyesareseton a granderstage,a placewheretalesof monsterhunters,mightygenerals,andbenevolentheroesholdcourt —A worldof Magicandmysteries.Oneday,theopportunityhe hadbeenwaitingforarrives.Withouta secondthought,Ezekielthrowshimselfheadfirstintotheadventure.However,noteverythingturnsoutto be as magicalas he haddreamtit to be…THISIS A SLOWBURNFANTASYPROGRESSIONLITRPGSTORY:Eventhoughyouarenotgoingto seeblueboxesfromchapterone,I guaranteeyouthatthisIS a LitRPGstory.Thisis,however,NOTa pure«gameworld»!Instead,I havetriedto integratetheinterfaceelementsof a LitRPGintoa worldwitha verythought-outmagic&powersystem,whichwillbe exploredoverthecourseof thefirstbook.Thisworlddoesn’tworklikea game,whereyoucanput'5pointsin strength'andthebodysomehowchangesmagicallyintoa strongerversionof itself.It mighttakea coupleof chaptersfortheworldandmagicto startto makesense,butI feellikea powersystembuilton solidprinciplesis a lotmorerewardingin thelongrun(…andmoreIMMERSIVE!).RELEASESCHEDULE:RegularreleaseSchedule:3Chaptersa week;Mo,We,Fr.Collapse GameElements,Urban,Dungeons,Wars,HandsomeMaleLead,HighFantasy,SwordAndMagic,MaleProtagonist,Mythology,AgeProgression,RulingClass,Strategist,OverpoweredProtagonist,Military,WeaktoStrong,Academy,AcceleratedGrowth,Adventurers,ArmyBuilding,BattleAcademy,Beastkin,BloodManipulation,Bullying,CharacterGrowth,CleverProtagonist,Conspiracies,DeathofLovedOnes,DeterminedProtagonist,Discrimination,Dragons,Magic,MindBreak,RaceChange,SkillCreation,Slaves,SpatialManipulation,SubtleRomance,LitRPG Isitworthreading?Sure.However,thisisjustawishfulstoryora"fairytail".Thisisn'treallyacultivationLN.Thingshappenbecausetheyauthorsaystheyhappennotreallyduetorulesofcommonsenseorrulesofcultivationandlevelsofpower,theyjust"are".Thisislikeabedtimestoryyoutellatbedtime....Itdoesn'tgoverydeepintothecultivationnordoesigodeepintohowthemagicworks.Ithassomedepthintohowmagicworks,butatthesametimeitseemstobecompletelyignoredandattimesyoureallywonderifthatwasevenaspellorjusttheauthorclaimingit'saspell.TheMCgoesupagainstmonstersandtheauthornevertellsyouwhattheirpowerlevelis.ThentheMCgoesintoadungeonlikeplace(oldhiddenruins)thathaveallthesemonstersintherethatshouldprobablybepowerful,butonceagainnopowerlevelsareevermentioned,yettheveryweakMCkillsthemwithoutissues....SpoilerIntheoldhiddenruinstheyfindoutthattheyweretheruinsofaveryadvancedcivilisationthatspecializedinmindmagic,oneofthetreemagicstheMChasaspecialtyin.Alltheknowledgeofmindmagicishordedawaybytheemperorandhisfamilyofmindmagesandtheydon'tallowothermindmagestoreallyadvanceinrealmindmagic.SotheMCdecidestodestroyEVERYTHINGbecausetheruinsoldresidencedidalargeamountoftheirresearchonunethicalwaystousemindmagic.TheMCdidnotspendtimesearchingformindmagicteachingsandspellsandtrainingintheruinsatall....Nooneoutsideofthiscrappycountriesemperorhasanyrealknowledgeofmindmagicandit'sspellsandtheywon'tteachanyonethatinformationnortheirspells.LetsjustdestroyallofthisFREEknowledgeandnotlearnstuffthateventheemperorofthiscrappycountryprobablydoesn'tknow..Hedoesn'thavetousethestuffhefindstobeunethical.Thereissomuchmoretherethanthisunethicalknowledge,buthejustgoesaheadanddestroysitall.....ThisMCisstupid... Greatstory.Beforelisteningtothereviewssayingit'sbad,atleastreadthefirst30chaptersandthenmakeyourdecision. AllIcansayisthatthisisafantasticnovel,IwishIhadabetterword,becausethecharmofthisnoveliswonderful,inthefinalchapterof'B3'IcouldonlyshiverwithexcitementAndanxiety,markmywords,it'sgoingtobeoneofthesoapoperasthatyourmindwon'thaveachoiceinifyoudon'tfollowit,itmayseemsillyatfirst,butthemoreyougoon,themoreeageryouaretoseewhatthe Initiallythestorylineisok....butitbecomebad,afterthestoryistoldinthirdpersonpointofviewitlackscharacterinteractionitisallinnarrativeandspellformulaislacking,itsaysinscribed/inscriptioncorrectmeifI'mwrong,inscribingthecorewithaspellisthewaytobreakthroughtobecomeaTruemagebutwhatshouldbeinscribed,thereisnothingshouldtheyjustinscribedintentionsorinscribedgeometricformulaofthespell,runes,orletters....nah...itjustsolacking.Ifyouwantforapastimereadingwaitingforupdates,thenIrecommendthisnovelbutforseriousNah....justskipthisone storystartedoutokbutitgotfreakingstupidlateron Novelseemstohavesomesortofweirdusageofwordsthatseemsabitoff,notmuchcharacterdevelopmenthonestly WhenIwrotethisreviewIwasinchapter44SpoilerIhavetosaytheauthorshouldstopcallingtheseabilitiesofhisspells,becausethereisnoweavingofmana,nospellconstructnomanipulationofmagicinanywayeventhefirsttwo"spells"itswasthesameheshouldjustcallitanabilityorskillmatteroffacttheyshouldjustgivetheMCasystembecausethewayheislearninghisspellsisthesamewaypeopleothernovelswithsystemgetandleveltheirskillsbyrepeatedlydoingthesamethingtillhegetsasystemmessagetheonlythingthat'skindofuniquendiscoolistheengravingofthe"spell"intheircorebutsstillI'mnothappy...forthatI'llgiveita2/5 Agreed.These"spells"don'tevenseemtobespellsormagicinthenormalsenseofmagicspells.Asyousaidthereneverseemstobeanyweavingofmagicormana.ThethingsthattheauthordoesismorelikeverylimitorsingularuseofLAWSthatyougetincultivationLNs.Itisveryoddlywritten.Itseemsmorelikeawishfulstoryora"fairytail"youwouldtellatbedtime,thanamagic/cultivationLN... ReallyIreallyenjoythisnovel,it'soneofmyfavoritesontheRoyalRoadandeveryMonday,WednesdayandFridayI'malwaysontimetoreadthenewchapters.MycommentisnotarecommendationbutIurgeyoutoreadthisbook.Theauthorisagoodfriendofmineandhedoesillustrationsofeachcharacterandthey'reprettydescriptive.Everyonewhosaysthatitsuckstryatleasttoreadhalfofthepresentchapters 2.5/5Whatcanisay?It'sforced.Thecharactersareforced,notsmartorintelligent.Intheempirethatmcis,elementalmages(fire,water,earthandwind)aremorevaluable,onlybecausetheyarethemajorityandhavefurtherdevelopedtheirtechniques.Minorspoilercap5wheremcawakened/discoveredyourelements.Elements:SpoilerBlood,MindandSpaceYeah,afterofyouknowtheelements,knowthathappens?MCistreatedlikecrapandstartsthefamousbullyingARC.Anyoneknowsthattheelementsofmcarestrongandhavecountlesspossibilities,butstill,theauthorwantstomaketheARCofbullyinginhisstoryandtriestogiveunconvincingreasonsformctobetreatedlikethis.Idon'tknowifthenovelgetsbetterlateron,butIcan'tgetpastthebeginningofit. Wdymforcedandunconvincing?ThereareplentyorreasonswhyMcgetsshunnedandbulliedandpeopledon'tthinkhiselementsaregood.Tostarttheelementsheusesareemployedbyenemiesoftheempireandtheearth,wind,fire,andwaterclansactivelymakeitsothatotherelementsareshunnedandthosewithstrongbloodlinesofotherelementsarekilledsotheydon'tformtheirowngreatclans.Wdym"AnyoneknowsthattheelementsofMcarestrongandhavecountlesspossibilities"?No,noteveryoneinthesettingknowsthat.YouandImightknowthathiselementsarestrongwithourmoderndayknowledgeandknowledgeofothernovelsandthefactthatMcisgoingtobecomestronginthefuturebutinthesettingthepeopledon'tknowforveryobviousreasons.Notjustthatbuthavingatriordualaffinityisusuallyabadthinginthesetting,andinthesettingtheyhaven'tperfectedknowledgeofmagic.Allofhiselementshavelimitingfactors.Oneisstrictlycontrolledbytheroyalfactionandbarelyanythingistaughtaboutit,anotherisusedbyanenemyempireandspellsaren'ttaughtforitintheempireanditisalsoshunnedbecauseitisusedbytheenemieswhoareatwarwiththeempire(histeacherattheacadmyliterallytreatsitlikeacursetohavetheelement),andtheotherisexpensiveandnotstrongatlowerlevelsasitseasilycounterable.Notjustthatbutheisacommoner,withatriaffinitywhichisalsolookeddownon,andonlyhaselementsthatarelookeddownon.Theyallseemratherconvincingreasonsforthebullingandfitthesettingofthestory. Ok,Iunderstandyou,butIhaveotheropinions."peopledon'tthinkhiselementsaregood"-Friend,themchadelementMind(sameofKingandyourroyalfaction),nogood?nostrong?-SecondelementBlood,elementusedbyanenemyempire,reallynostrong?It'simpossiblefortheenemyempirenothaveotherselementsandonlyBlood,likeearth,wind,fireandwaterarebasicelements.Otherpoint,ifit'syourenemymainelement,youneedstudyandunderstandallyoursskillsorabilitiestowinwars,andnotostracizeallpeoplesinyourempirewhohasthiselement.-Elementspacenogood?Ok,hereyoumightberightthatiknowwithmodernknowledge,butagain,likeanewelement,needtobestudiedandunderstanditspossibilities."havingatriordualaffinityisusuallyabadthinginthesetting"-asfarasiread,only2problemsthataretimetotrainallelementsandmoney.Notbigissuesforme. mind-nogood?nostrong?yesbecausetheimperialfamilywantittobenogoodnostrongforanybodyotherthanthemandhecandonothingaboutit.blood-nogood?nostrong?-yesbecausetheempiredontcareaboutit.Itknowshowtodealwithnothowtouseit.space-nogood?nostrong?-youfiguredouttheproblemyoursef.hissituationis:hewenttoagricultureschoolinugandabuttheonlythinghecanlearnisrocketsciencepsychologyandplayingrugbyandhemustlearnallthreeofthissubjectsthattheydontteachatthesametime,andeverybodyinthatschoolhatesrugbyplayers Congratulationsfriend!Youhavesuccefullyignoredoneofthefirstplotpointsusedbytheauthor!Yes,thediscriminationbasedoncoresisclicheashell,true.Buttheauthormakesawholeconstructionofthewhy,howitcametobe,andthemeritsanddisadvantageofthestructurebasedonthe4elements.Andthetwomainreasonsforthebullingwerequitesimpletoo:First,heisacommoner-born.Second,heusesa'secondary'elementasmain(Blood)andoneusedbyoneoftheirenemynationsSpoilerMainAdvantagesofthe4'Main/Primary'Elements:-Morespellscreated-Easytofindresources(element/energystonesarecreatednaturalyinarespectiveenvironment.Ocean/Lakeproduceswaterstoneandsuch)-Moredefininedpersonalities(itwaslattertheorisedandalmostconfirmedtoinfluencetheattributeofthecore)-Existentstructure(themainelementalfamiliesoftheEmpirealreadyhavetheirrespectiveplacesintheirnation.Army,intelligence,defence,andmore,makingeasierforpeopletofindtheirpath)MainDisadvantage:-Limitedfightingstyleduetotheexistentstructureandheritage-Toousedindealingwiththeirfellow4elements,causingaglaringholeinthetrainingoffuturesoldiers/powerhouses(exceptfortheelementsusedbythenationscurrently/formerlyinwar,liketheLight/Darkness/Bloodelements)-Lackofactualdevelopmentinmanyfieldsunrelatedtowarduetothefixationwithwhattheyalreadyhave(funnilyenough,thisblocksthemfromimprovingtheirmilitaryasmanythingsmadefor/byciviliansmayaswellsparkawholechangeintechnology)WhiletheplotpointisVERYcliche,Iendedupquiteimpressionedwithhowwelltheauthordevelopeditastheworldexpanded. 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