Prelinsa, a young half-foxgirl, has a tough upbringing - a sickly body, a widowed mother, and a low quality of living. Despite this, she has a strong fighting spirit. She has heard stories that the Path of the Phoenix - a line of legendary magic - can help cure her illness, and allow her to become a Phoenix Warrior who helps others in need. However, the Path of the Phoenix is considered dangerous to learn, and is only taught by a select few in House Silvermoon - an old group of powerful mages. Even if Prelinsa gets her once in a lifetime chance to learn, she will be faced with enemies - not just from the outside, but from within House Silvermoon itself...
What to expect:
- Hobbyist's first long work
- Volume 1 is "complete" and Volume 2 is in progress. 5 volumes planned
- Each volume is to be roughly light novel length (about 70k words), relatively quick read
- Shounen anime action, military-lite action, some comedy, a bit of drama. Romance in future arcs? A lot of different stuff
- Not grimdark, but definitely with some dark elements
- An urban near-future fantasy setting with both magic and technology. Not Earth, but has Earth-like aspects
- An evolving world with societal, magical, and technological progress
- Influence from various things - shounen anime, xianxia, rofan, TTRPGs
- Not an isekai or time regression, Prelinsa is a native of the world and there's only one timeline
- No AI text
Phoenix art is public domain CC0 from https://openclipart.org/detail/228829/phoenix-line-art.
A young woman, selfless to the core, dedicates her life to her family. She excels academically, earning a medical degree to fulfill her promise of supporting her hardworking parents and ensuring her siblings' futures. But just before she can graduate and achieve her dreams, a tragic accident cuts her life short. In her final moments, as her eyes close, all she can think about is the well-being of her family and friends.
Yet, her journey doesn't end there.
Given another chance at life, she awakens not on Earth, but in a mysterious world filled with magic, fantastical races, and dangerous creatures. However, the terms of her reincarnation are harsh: to find a way back to her loved ones, she must abandon her selflessness. To survive in this new world and gain the power necessary to return to her family, she must become selfish, putting herself first in ways she never imagined.
Her journey becomes one of inner conflict, as she grapples with the need to grow stronger and change who she was while holding onto the hope of reuniting with those she left behind.