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The Last Dainv [Road to (not) becoming an Eldritch horror]

Name: The Last Dainv [Road to (not) becoming an Eldritch horror]
Rating: 4.28 (1 reviews)
Author: majon

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Synopsis

All art by: Elaine Luo
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This is not your typical murder-hobo kill everything in sight main character.

The story follows Gale Hathie thrust into a rift by a deranged smile he saw in his bedroom a month before he has to leave the orphanage. In the Eclipsed, we watch him survive painfully alone until he meets a group of other survivors. Gale will take on the journey to learn how to connect with others, to learn how to accept an embrace, and to unlearn the trauma of his parent’s teachings. But before he could do all of that, he needs to learn to balance his growing heritage lest he become the eldritch nightmare demon those very survivors name him to be.

What to expect:
– Weak To Strong
– Slow burn + hints of slice of life
– LitRPG-Lite
– Character focused drama
– 2300-4000 word chapters

Typography by: Inorai
Editing by: cthuluphant
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Book 1 – The Eclipsed: 145K words

Current schedule:
Daily 2 chapter/day @ 1pm and 4pm EST

Change log (for anything major):
Chapters 1-9 have been edited and condensed to 5 chapters. – November 4, 2025 4:30PM EST

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