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Those Who Aspired to Become Gods : A darker fairy tale novel ©

Name: Those Who Aspired to Become Gods : A darker fairy tale novel ©
Rating: 4.49 (862 reviews)
Author: VanZans

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” Greetings! I’m Loki…..God of mischief and trickery….Wish to hear the tale of Kayle Shaw, a man forsaken by his own world and transported to another…. by me! A world of fantasy and magic unlike his original home. A world with elves, dwarves, demi-humans of all kinds and monsters that couldn’t be described by words alone. Though upon entering into this new world our Hero quickly discovers everything was much less fairy tail like than he imagined. It’s a world run by the strong and ruled by the corrupt. The weak live everyday in torment and slavery with no means of escape while the lands are constantly engulfed in war between guilds, kingdoms, and countries. Follow the man who would eventually flip this world on its head. Starting an orphanage and even establishing his own Kingdom of Shieldfriegan known now as the The Shield of the Weak. A man known by so many names he lost track of them all….. Beast from the East, God Slayer, The Divine Chef, and even for a brief time ‘ Vali the Reaper ‘ . But alas all this was only the beginning. This tale is the story …of my champion.”

PS. If you enjoy an OP MC in an even more OP world, you’ll like this. Also I will hopefully clean and redo old chapters in time since my dialogue might not be great. I also enjoy doing other POV’s, because half the fun of being OP in a new world is getting to see how everyone reacts about it.

*Artwork done by Lenni Olinsson

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