In many fantasy stories, it is often revealed about halfway through or close to the end, that the world the story takes place in was actually built upon the remains of an ancient, advanced civilization (Typically Earth or the planet of 'That place that looks like Earth, but definitely isn't Earth and for some reason has humans...) that got whipped out by some magical apocalypse or a pissed off god or something similar. The Old World is dead and soon forgotten, and emerging from the ashes of magical radiation and crumbling cities is a new people with magic, monsters, and your typical fantasy races.
It's a trope that is quite popular in Japanese LN, and I wanted to write a book that explores what is happening during this trope, rather than just alluding to it later. The fall of civilization, the discovery of magic, and the creation of new civilizations that follow the laws of this new world.
In our story, we shall be experiencing this through the eyes of Lain, a twenty-year-old girl that never got to graduate high school because the world up and ended on everyone. Now she is trying to survive in a world that considers humans as prey and the idea of 'humanity' as nothing more than a cute suggestion.
Join Lain on her journey as she tries to live in this new world, survive against threats that consider her to be food, and maybe even loses her own humanity.
This is the birth of a new world.
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Note: This story contains Lesbians and same sex relationships. For some reason there is no tags for this on RR so I am putting it here. If you don't like stories with gay people in them, please feel free to not read.
-Writing Status-
Book 1 [80,000 words] - Complete and posted as of Dec. 1st 2023.
Book 2 [100,000 words] - Complete and posted as of Feb. 18th 2024.
Book 3 [111,000 words]- Being posted. Writing completed. Still doing some editing.
Book 4 - Writing underway.
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Release structure is 2000-5000 words every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday @ 10:30 a.m EST.
*5000 word releases are reserved for when I don't want to break up a big scene or fight. No one likes a big cliff hanger dropping in the middle of the best parts after all.
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The Birth of the New World | 94 | B3. Chapter 4.5- Lab Rats | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 93 | B3. Chapter 4.4- Lab Rats | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 92 | B3. Chapter 4.3- Lab Rats | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 91 | Announcement! A new story + Patreon | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 90 | B3. Chapter 4.2- Lab Rats | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 89 | B3. Chapter 4.1- Lab Rats | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 88 | B3. Chapter 3.7- Busy Little Queen Bees | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 87 | B3. Chapter 3.6- Busy Little Queen Bees | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 86 | B3. Chapter 3.5- Busy Little Queen Bees | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 85 | Apologies about the early posts! | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 84 | B3. Chapter 3.4- Busy Little Queen Bees | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 83 | B3. Chapter 3.3- Busy Little Queen Bees | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 82 | B3. Chapter 3.2- Busy Little Queen Bees | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 81 | B3. Chapter 3.1- Busy Little Queen Bees | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 80 | B3. Chapter 2.6- Even Demons Need Love | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 79 | B3. Chapter 2.5- Even Demons Need Love | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 78 | B3. Chapter 2.4- Even Demons Need Love | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 77 | B3. Chapter 2.3- Even Demons Need Love | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 76 | B3. Chapter 2.2- Even Demons Need Love | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 75 | B3. Chapter 2.1- Even Demons Need Love | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 74 | B3. Chapter 1.8- Magical Girl Mercenary Lain, Reporting for Duty! | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 73 | B3. Chapter 1.7- Magical Girl Mercenary Lain, Reporting for Duty! | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 72 | B3. Chapter 1.6- Magical Girl Mercenary Lain, Reporting for Duty! | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 71 | B3. Chapter 1.5- Magical Girl Mercenary Lain, Reporting for Duty! | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 70 | B3. Chapter 1.4- Magical Girl Mercenary Lain, Reporting for Duty! | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 69 | B3. Chapter 1.3- Magical Girl Mercenary Lain, Reporting for Duty! | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 68 | B3. Chapter 1.2- Magical Girl Mercenary Lain, Reporting for Duty! | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 67 | B3. Chapter 1.1 - Magical Girl Mercenary Lain, Reporting for Duty! | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 66 | B3. Prelude | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 65 | B2. Bonus Chapter - Lain X Sky [NSFW] | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 64 | B2. Epilogue | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 63 | B2. Chapter 7.3 - Passing of the Seasons, A Day in the Life and Falling Leaves | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 62 | B2. Chapter 7.2 - Passing of the Seasons, A Day in the Life and Falling Leaves | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 61 | B2. Chapter 7.1 - Passing of the Seasons, A Day in the Life and Falling Leaves | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 60 | B2. Chapter 6.6 - Demon Hunting Monsters, Stress, and Love | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 59 | B2. Chapter 6.5 - Demon Hunting Monsters, Stress, and Love | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 58 | B2. Chapter 6.4 - Demon Hunting Monsters, Stress, and Love | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 57 | B2. Chapter 6.3 - Demon Hunting Monsters, Stress, and Love | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 56 | B2. Chapter 6.2 - Demon Hunting Monsters, Stress, and Love | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 55 | B2. Chapter 6.1 - Demon Hunting Monsters, Stress, and Love | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 54 | B2. Chapter 5.3 - New Home, New Life, and New Stress | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 53 | B2. Chapter 5.2 - New Home, New Life, and New Stress | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 52 | B2. Chapter 5.1 - New Home, New Life, and New Stress | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 51 | B2. Chapter 4.5 - Step by Step, Finally Coming Home | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 50 | B2. Chapter 4.4 - Step by Step, Finally Coming Home | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 49 | B2. Chapter 4.3 - Step by Step, Finally Coming Home | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 48 | B2. Chapter 4.2 - Step by Step, Finally Coming Home | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 47 | B2. Chapter 4.1 - Step by Step, Finally Coming Home | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 46 | B2. Chapter 3.5 - Home sweet home? | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 45 | B2. Chapter 3.4 - Home sweet home? | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 44 | B2. Chapter 3.3 - Home sweet home? | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 43 | B2. Chapter 3.2 - Home sweet home? | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 42 | B2. Chapter 3.1 - Home sweet home? | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 41 | B2. Chapter 2.5 - Making New Friends | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 40 | B2. Chapter 2.4 - Making New Friends | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 39 | B2. Chapter 2.3 - Making New Friends | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 38 | B2. Chapter 2.2 - Making New Friends | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 37 | B2. Chapter 2.1 - Making New Friends | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 36 | B2. Chapter 1.5 - Rookie's First | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 35 | B2. Chapter 1.4 - Rookie's First | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 34 | B2. Chapter 1.3 - Rookie's First | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 33 | B2. Chapter 1.2 - Rookie's First | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 32 | B2. Chapter 1.1 - Rookie's First | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 31 | B2. Prelude | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 30 | B1. Chapter 7.4 - Finally Getting Somewhere | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 29 | B1. Chapter 7.3 - Finally Getting Somewhere | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 28 | B1. Chapter 7.2 - Finally Getting Somewhere | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 27 | B1. Chapter 7.1 - Finally Getting Somewhere | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 26 | B1. Chapter 6.6 - If You Go Out to the Woods Tonight… | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 25 | B1. Chapter 6.5 - If You Go Out to the Woods Tonight… | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 24 | B1. Chapter 6.4 - If You Go Out to the Woods Tonight… | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 23 | Character Art - Sky the Kobold | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 22 | B1. Chapter 6.3 - If You Go Out to the Woods Tonight… | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 21 | B1. Interlude 2 | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 20 | B1. Chapter 6.2 - If You Go Out to the Woods Tonight… | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 19 | B1. Chapter 6.1 - If You Go Out to the Woods Tonight… | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 18 | B1. Chapter 5.3 - Let's Go Shopping! | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 17 | B1. Chapter 5.2 - Let's Go Shopping! | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 16 | B1. Chapter 5.1 - Let's Go Shopping! | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 15 | B1. Chapter 4.5- Heading South | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 14 | B1. Chapter 4.4- Heading South | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 13 | B1. Chapter 4.3- Heading South | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 12 | B1. Chapter 4.2- Heading South | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 11 | B1. Chapter 4.1- Heading South | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 10 | Character Art - Lain the Imp | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 9 | B1. Interlude 1 | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 8 | Chapter 3.3- Becoming a Monster | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 7 | Chapter 3.2- Becoming a Monster | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 6 | B1. Chapter 3.1- Becoming a Monster | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 5 | B1. Chapter 2.3- Still Alive? | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 4 | B1. Chapter 2.2- Still Alive? | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 3 | B1. Chapter 2.1- Still Alive? | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 2 | B1. Prelude- Welcome to the End of the World | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Birth of the New World | 1 | B1. Chapter 1- Beef Stew | RoyalRoadL | |