Can a demon save the world? It may fall on one to do just that.
After thousands of people suddenly vanish from Earth, former gymnast Jade Callian finds herself thrust into an endless dungeon filled with magic, monsters, and far too few instructions. When Jade receives a mortal wound soon after her arrival in this new world, she is forced to pick a new race that has the power to save her. There's just one problem: Her only choice is to turn into a succubus.
If she wants to protect her home Jade will have to defy her demonic instincts, find trusted companions, battle monsters, and unravel the dangerous mysteries surrounding this ancient labyrinth. She just wishes that she had more than demon seduction magic to help her.
Oh well... At least she got to pick her class.
What This Story Contains: A dungeon crawl progression fantasy, a succubus protagonist, and a narrative focused on an adventuring party as they uncover the secrets of a mysterious world.
What This Story Doesn’t Contain: Erotica, excessively explicit scenes, or overly offensive content.
This story is also posted on Royal Road and is currently further ahead on that site. You can find it here: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/79779/lost-souls-and-a-succubus-a-litrpg-adventure
(Note: I am currently ahead of the chapters here in Scribble Hub) I am loving this story. We have a 'succubus' character who is dealing with her transformation combined with a life-altering experience, and the author has made it a compelling story.
Style:The LitRPG aspects are kept light and numbers are not thrown around in mid-battle, and the paragraphs are a nice size; neither word-walls nor tiny one-sentence things.
I also appreciate the snarky system messages. Though I get the feeling that there may be at least two personalities involved. At a minimum, there are the "automated" messages and the messages with personality.
Story:We have just started getting to the real meat of the story, and it has an interesting premise beyond the initial setup. Our protagonists have a definite and real goal with stakes, and are feeling very motivated to at least try to accomplish the monumental task ahead of them.
Grammar:Fluent grammar, very few typos, a reasonable breadth of vocabulary used, author is quick to apply corrections pointed out, etc. What's not to love? :)
Character:The heart of the story. While the plot gives a goal and a timeline, the path is open-ended. This makes the story very character driven, even if they are driven by an external threat. They are not simply responding, they are being proactive and not just hoping someone else is going to take care of things.
All the characters are interesting and have distinct personalities. We have a team of three who work well together and a temporary fourth (who may change her mind and join them long-term, we'll see.)
There's no marking for romance, but there is certainly romantic potential. Personally, I am hoping for a reasonably paced build-up while the MC deals with keeping the dark side of her transformation in check, and once that is dealt with, have the relationship just be established. No need to draw it out, and then you can have simple nice cozy moments between lovers. But we'll see what the author has in store for us. :)
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