Here I am, in this boundless sea of blood. No sound could be heard, save for the ones I make.
I don't know where I am, or what am I doing here. A sword in my hand, It's all I have and all I am.
What kind of place is this, anyway? The sea's depth seems vast, and yet, I can walk on it like it's solid.
Food and water are nonexistent, yet strangely, I have no need for it. I've been walking for god knows how long, yet I don't feel hungry or thirsty.
I don't know where I came from, and nor do I recall my name. My mind is foggy, and I can only remember tiny bits.
The color red is getting boring, I want to leave this place.
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A story about a world filled with fairy tales and folklore creatures, all of whom are alive, and their worlds are very much real. However, instead of the usual happy stories, most of these creatures have been inflicted with Madness, degrading their minds, and sanity, and mutilating their bodies. It grants them massive strength, but of course, at the cost of their sanity.
(Don't expect much. I just like fairy tales and wanted to add a nice spin to it, adding a bloodborne-esque feeling to it. Beware, though, this story will have 18+ elements, and a lot of monster girls)
Identity crisis? What's that?
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An earthling's soul was born into an incompatible, human body. Their muscles misbehaved, their skin and body felt like a rigid shell, and their weak constitution left little options for any activities outside of paperwork, books and anything on a screen at home.
Then the divine beings tried to correct the mistake and removed the mismatched soul from its unfitting body, slinging it to a distant world with a new body to control. The human flesh-prison replaced with the unlimited options of a shapeshifter, the soul has now a magic-filled world to explore. Grow fur for a mountain hike, grow gills and fins for a deep dive. It's time to catch up on decades worth of missed travels and activities.
But who wants to deal with the flesh-craving predators called shapeshifters? Another global purge could start, if the freshly transferred soul shows its abilities too much.
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The rankings are a mystery to me - especially after this story made it to No. 1 under the shapeshifter tag (and others).
Welcome to fantasy amateur hours! This is my first time writing that kind of novel. Hopefully there's a bit of improvement along the way. Feel free to tell me what works or not!
Occasionally drowning in irl-work, so chapters will be published semi-regularly, whenever I find some time to write. (Usually updated at least once per week.)
If it wasn't obvious already: Cover art made by yours truly.