Pit Stop - Discussion & Updates

(Please read chapter 25 first)

We’ve arrived at the first pit stop. Chapter 25 concludes the first arc, and I hope you all enjoyed it. I initially planned for 5 arcs for BOOK 1, but I’m thinking of keeping it around 3 (500k words) not to inflate the story too much.

I’m deciding to call this first arc the ‘The Kingdom Conspiracy Arc’, and it was designed to introduce Adam as a character, set up the world around him, and the relationships he builds. He doesn’t yet have a clear end goal besides going home, but that will change in the later arcs, because that’s not a goal for a Dark Lord. (No spoilers)

This arc leaves a lot of mysteries unsolved, like what the church plans, what the Queen’s goals are, what the appearance of the demon-kin means personally for Adam, and most importantly, what the entity, Zelphyr, wants. The future arcs should answer a lot of those questions, and by the end of book 1, he’ll become a full-fledged Dark Lord. (Is this a spoiler?)

Also remember, this world is vast. They’re twelve kingdoms on the continent, and he’s currently in one of them; Astoria. There’s still a wide world to explore, more people to meet, dangerous enemies to gain, and monsters to face. Keep in mind; Elsa, a Gold-Rank knight, would only be a second tier adventurer, meaning there are first tier and s-tier adventurers lurking about somewhere. There’s also the Tower of Heaven, which he has yet to climb.

There’s a whole lot to explore, and all I can say is that it’s going to be very exciting.

The next arc is called the ‘The Kingdom Tournament Arc’, I have most of it plotted already, all that remains is actually writing it. Certain elements I deliberately left out of the first arc to fully immerse you in the conspiracy will now be introduced, including actual adventuring and collecting artifacts. The tournament arc will also contain more battles and “heated” moments, but in a way that doesn’t detract from the overall story.

I plan to take a week’s break or two before starting to post new chapters. Writing non-stop for the past five/ six months has been draining, and I need the recharge. I hope you can all forgive me.

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In other news, I commissioned another artist a while back after the last one had to withdraw for personal reasons, so character arts should be coming very soon. I apologize for the wait. The first piece will be of Adam, and hopefully Elsa following soon after. I can’t wait to share it with you all.

I also plan to create a map of this world, and begin drafting short scenes which will be about the life Adam had on Earth, his sister (she has not been forgotten, she will certainly come into play), and some side characters.

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Anyway, that’s all.

Please feel free to ask any question you might have, or simply share your thoughts or critique on the story so far.

Thank you so much for your support. None of this will exist without you.