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EDIT (15-01-2023): I'm not interested in uploading on webnovel any longer - far too much effort to get my novel seen through the vast amount of new novels. It's much easier on Royal Road IMO.
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A Tragic Space Opera.
No one-dimensional villians, no overpowered MCs, no plot armour, no gimmicky Systems.
Exosuits, Mayhem, Chaos. A weak protagonist gets his normal life and expectations shattered by those who covet him.
New Chapter every day following 01/01/2023 (1100-1900 UTC). 2400-3500 words per chapter. If below 2500, double chapters released.
170 completed chapters in storage, all scheduled! Mainly posted on Royal Road first!
RR: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/62494/ceress-chaos-a-tragic-space-opera
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On the surface of a dusty, backwater mining planet, Ceres is a 20-year-old orphan leading a simple life in the Galactic Era – an age of technological wonders!
In a world of exosuit combat where strength is the only currency, Ceres fights to find his place using only his wits and skills.
But when a mysterious white box from his mentor imbues him with power beyond reason, his life is thrown into turmoil.
Political intrigue, human greed and a swirling whirlpool of galactic proportions threaten to create the perfect storm and completely rip Ceres’ life from his own hands.
Why is he being hunted by secret forces far beyond his understanding?
What purpose does the box and it’s contents have?
And perhaps the most confusing of all: why has Ceres been labelled as ‘the First Apocalypse’?
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I've read this story on multiple platforms and it's painfully obvious that the author cares deeply for it. You can find the dedication and preparation in ever aspect of the novel, from the characters to the "system" to the details in the exosuits and environment. As a story it is a great read. As a Space Opera? Perfect.
The story gets more intriguing as you read more. The beginning first chapter for me contains too many abstracts information that could have been written in between the narration of the main plot I have only read a fee chapters, but I am confident the story is action-packed.
*** FIRST 20 CHAPTERS RELEASE *** 01/01/2023 0000 UTC - 20 Chapters will be published in sequence. Hi, I'm the author so naturally I am using the review section to explain the general flow of the story so you can decide if you want to read or not! I personally classify the story as a tragic space opera. It has some grounding in modern day science (i build satellites for my full time job) so I generally know what I'm writing about. However I would position it as a light sci-fi more than hard sci-fi. If you liked stories like Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Forty Millenniums of Cultivation, The Mech Touch, and you specifically want more of the political intrigue and conflict of interests between powerful groups, then this is the space opera for you! In terms of story development, there are definitely twists that is not regular for a webnovel release. I try to avoid as many cliches as possible to provide an alternative reading experience to the generic system novel etc. There is no face-slapping at the very start, but more of a simmering anger that you might develop over the course of reading the story. I feel that is a much better approach to the health of the story. The villians are not simple knockovers that are propped up just for the main character to slam down - they have their own agendas and viewpoints that some of you may agree with ( or at least my test audience agreed with). There are no one-dimensional villians in this story, except for comedic purpose. For power progression, there is no clear ceiling to the power, and is theoretically infinite, but I liken the power increment that the main character finds to be more of 'how do I use the power' rather than 'more power'. Think something along the lines of how energy can't be created. I'm not very good at english, so you may find grammar inconsistent as well as speech patterns slightly changing over time. Schedule: 1 Chapter a Day, 1900 Hrs UTC everyday barring special exceptions. How many chapters have already been written as of 30th December 2022? - 170 chapters, I write one every weekday, two each weekend. Arc 1 and Arc 2 is completed. Will you finish the story? - Of course, until the end of the tragedy.