In a world of cultivators, psykers, mages, witches, conspiracies and a Cold War, everything is extraordinary. Well, most everything. Oz "Da Shan" Elderweiss is just your average guy in a not average world. He's not that strong, he's not that weak — and he's not getting any better. Da Shan discovers that you're never too old to have your own coming of age saga. Filled with a burning desire for revenge, but the inability to carry it out, he hatches an insane scheme to change his potential and achieve exponential growth. But his enemies are quite literally the members of his own household and his close friends. He must fight tooth and nail for what he believes in and for the freedom to carve his own path. Join him as he battles people with both the best and worst intentions, with his life on the line.
Current Word Count: 136 000, First arc complete.
A lot of new content has been added to the early chapters since the end of May. The first chapters are still under construction and editing, but all the major changes are done.
I was a webnovel junkie for a long time, but I found it hard to find novels with solid characters, decent plot, philosophical underpinnings and a fully painted world to keep me going. I've taken from every genre I've liked to make a story that satisfies my own cravings for a good story. If you like the story or have suggestions please leave a comment or review. I hope this novel is fun, provocative but above all fun. Enjoy.
Yours truly,
James Paul Addington
PS I will release at least two chapters a week, or one really long chapter.
Concerning the tags:
The story is primarily Fantasy with Wuxia influence in some elements. Romance won't happen for the first two arcs or so (roughly 40 chapters), I want to build the world before I do that. Tragedy is because of an event that occurs in the book, not the tone of the book. The book is more lighthearted. Slice of Life doesn't occur till the third arc (the romance happens during that arc as well). Magic will also show up more in later arcs, but appears throughout. Reincarnation it's not a reincarnation like in the traditional sense, but it has a similar concept.
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The Elder of Mediocrity | 29 | Hiatus | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Elder of Mediocrity | 28 | Chapter 28: A Trip Down Memory Lane | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Elder of Mediocrity | 27 | Chapter 27: Marshall Swindle | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Elder of Mediocrity | 26 | Chapter 26: The Gentleman | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Elder of Mediocrity | 25 | Chapter 25: Not Everyone Can Stay in Neverland | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Elder of Mediocrity | 24 | Chapter 24: Sarabande | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Elder of Mediocrity | 23 | Chapter 23: The Courante | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Elder of Mediocrity | 22 | Chapter 22: The Beginning of the Crescendo | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Elder of Mediocrity | 21 | Chapter 21: Enemies Within | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Elder of Mediocrity | 20 | Chapter 20: It's Easy to Play Any Musical Instrument | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Elder of Mediocrity | 19 | Chapter 19: My Fair Lady | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Elder of Mediocrity | 18 | Chapter 18: A Final Farewell | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Elder of Mediocrity | 17 | Chapter 17: The Things Men Do In Darkness | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Elder of Mediocrity | 16 | Chapter 16: A Medicinal Carol | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Elder of Mediocrity | 15 | Chapter 15: The Caterpillar and His Hookah | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Elder of Mediocrity | 14 | Chapter 14: On the Thirteenth Day | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Elder of Mediocrity | 13 | Chapter 13: Fair Nature's Eye | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Elder of Mediocrity | 12 | Chapter 12: That Time May Cease and Midnight Never Come | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Elder of Mediocrity | 11 | Chapter 11: The Clock Will Strike, But Who Will Come? | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Elder of Mediocrity | 10 | Chapter 10: Now Hast Thou But One Bare Hour | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Elder of Mediocrity | 9 | Chapter 9: That Night Full of Fate | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Elder of Mediocrity | 9 | Chapter IX: That Night Full of Fate | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Elder of Mediocrity | 8 | Chapter 8: A Visit to the Office | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Elder of Mediocrity | 8 | Chapter VIII: A Visit to the Office | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Elder of Mediocrity | 7 | Chapter 7: That Fateful Night So Destined | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Elder of Mediocrity | 7 | Chapter VII: That Fateful Night So Destined | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Elder of Mediocrity | 6 | Chapter 6: The Grand Meaning Exposited | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Elder of Mediocrity | 6 | Chapter VI: Things Are Never As They Appear | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Elder of Mediocrity | 5 | Chapter 5: Room 101 | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Elder of Mediocrity | 5 | Chapter V: The Grand Meaning of Life | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Elder of Mediocrity | 4 | Chapter 4: That Devious Old Dog | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Elder of Mediocrity | 4 | Chapter IV: That Devious Old Dog | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Elder of Mediocrity | 3 | Chapter III: An Old Dog and His Tricks | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Elder of Mediocrity | 3 | Chapter 3: The Old Dog and His Tricks | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Elder of Mediocrity | 2 | Chapter II: That Introduction Finished Up | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Elder of Mediocrity | 2 | Chapter 2: Fears and Tears | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Elder of Mediocrity | 1 | Chapter I: A Bit of an Introduction | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Elder of Mediocrity | 1 | Chapter 1: This Story is About Something that Happened... | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Elder of Mediocrity | Hiatus | RoyalRoadL | ||
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The Elder of Mediocrity | Not a Chapter But a Personal Update | RoyalRoadL |