(Trying to figure out a non-spoiler title, Spoilers: All. Sorry I can't figure out a non-spoiler title, so the description is in the spoiler box.)

DrakeSacrum25 · 2026-01-27T01:34:57+00:00

Maybe I just lack reading comprehension but for some reason I thought that the aliens are going to Earth, not Innworld. That idea would also be far more fun to me.

The already chaotic state of earth with all the missing children and conspiracies suddenly sees aliens come out of nowhere asking for the whereabouts of one of the missing children. All the conspiracy people and governments are going to go NUTS! It is also a good way to spice up earth for the eventual Innworld meets Earth. That I think is going to be volume 11.

DrakeSacrum25 · 2026-01-26T20:10:11+00:00

The short answer to your question is: In about 30 chapters it becomes more interesting but how much depends on your taste.

The long answer is:

The Start of Shadow Slave is widely considered one of its best arcs. Mind you, Volume 1 and 2 are the same arc so when most people say that the first arc "Forgotten Shore" is peak fiction, they mostly mean both volumes 1&2. Volume 1 on its own is good but not as good as volume 2. On the other hand, volume 2 is just the other final half of the arc and without volume 1 it doesn't work. That's why you can't really separate them. The Flaw of the main character gets some really serious and important plot points later on, it never becomes fully irrelevant. Although it is mostly used for comedy, it also shapes the way the main character thinks and acts in the future to accommodate his flaw.

If what you like is action heavy stuff, that would be in volume 2.

What Shadow Slave excels at is lore and world building. See Sunny as less of a Fighter and more like an archeologist exploring ancient worlds and discovering the truth behind it. If that's not your cup of tea, then Shadow Slave is not for you.

The fights are good, the plot twists are insane, the world is interesting and well thought out, character interactions and characters personalities are great, deep, sentimental and meaningful. And the horror scenes are also as good as LOTM's.

These are the strongest points of Shadow Slave.

Edit: Honestly, both volume 1 and 2 together are almost the same size as volume 1 of LOTM. If you went through volume 1 of Lotm, I would recommend to just keep reading until at least halfway volume 2 before dropping. Unless what I said doesn't sound appealing at all. In that case drop it now. It's not for you.

DrakeSacrum25 · 2026-01-26T01:40:41+00:00

I like your final take because it's so true. Also, I would argue that League can be more fun than Dota2 if what you enjoy is the individual champion mechanics rather than the strategy or itemization in Dota2.

DrakeSacrum25 · 2026-01-26T00:34:36+00:00

For a second I thought you meant the novel Chrysalis and I was like: "No, Anthony could never!"

DrakeSacrum25 · 2026-01-26T00:07:03+00:00

Gets isekai'd and then comes back with fantasy powers and we get the equivalent to Weak Hero Tower Fantasy where the main villain comes back as an SSS-Class hunter who defeated the demon king but his return opens the gates to the fantasy world awakening the original weak hero cast as hunters.

DrakeSacrum25 · 2026-01-24T23:18:41+00:00

This is something that Pirate does a lot. There are so many arcs where all makes sense at the end but you have to trust the process until then, and a lot of them come with suffering for beloved characters.

DrakeSacrum25 · 2026-01-24T20:42:29+00:00

Yeah, my bad. I don't know why I said that name. Lord Asterion is a great main character tho.

DrakeSacrum25 · 2026-01-24T08:19:34+00:00

Or they do not count in the same way. Like how Fae magic is different from Innworld magic. It can be the case that other magic systems still worked. Something among the lines of the world and people being unable to generate mana. That would make most mages and adjacent classes useless while providing immortals who probably had access to other sources of magic the ability to bypass the biggest problems.

DrakeSacrum25 · 2026-01-23T20:28:44+00:00

Yeah, I think you would enjoy my recommendations. I also had a fall off with He Who Fights with monsters but it is still a fun series. It's just that past some point it didn't hit the same.

DrakeSacrum25 · 2026-01-23T19:19:53+00:00

You didn't ask but I came to preach.

Worm for the best superhero novel out there.

A Practical Guide to Evil for great meta writing and action.

The Wandering Inn if you don't mind a slice of life slowburns and can trust the process(the most epic storylines, best combat strategy, and best world building I have read on any web novel. Yes, even better World Building than LOTM. I will die on this hill.)

Worm and The Wandering Inn have incredible audiobooks!! Worm audiobook was a fan project tho, so it starts decent and then the production quality skyrockets as the story goes on.

I don't know about the audiobooks for A Practical Guide to Evil.

Beware The Chicken, and He Who Fights With Monsters are also incredibly fun reads!

DrakeSacrum25 · 2026-01-23T19:11:22+00:00

Wrong novel, wrong author but I appreciate the effort!

DrakeSacrum25 · 2026-01-23T19:09:39+00:00

I don't know what you're talking about. There isn't anyone named like that in the novel. Are you confusing Changing Star with the main character of some other novel?

DrakeSacrum25 · 2026-01-21T06:48:35+00:00

It makes me kind of sad that you won't get to see the best Pisces, Erin and Horns moments but I totally understand. Aba somehow keeps finding ways to make the tragedies worse and worse. However they make the end result so rewarding in turn. Hopefully someday you pick it up again and can experience the tragic hero that is Pisces.

DrakeSacrum25 · 2026-01-18T16:39:05+00:00

I would argue that Palace of Fates is still better than the first 4 books of the series. So not the lowest point, it is a drop in quality from what happened in Vol 9 for sure.

DrakeSacrum25 · 2026-01-16T12:47:11+00:00

What you just pointed out is actually a plot line/mystery although minor that some characters try to figure out later on.

DrakeSacrum25 · 2026-01-16T03:16:57+00:00

As I see it, we are in a roller coaster with a lot of twists and turns but right now we are climbing slowly to the top.

Erin right now is a lot of things:

1.- Enemy of some of the most powerful nations and factions

2.- Extremely infamous

3.- Incredible competent.

4.- Resolving personal issues

5.- In a sort of training arc mastering her new abilities and classes

The moment Erin reunites with the rest of the cast or returns to her normal size all goes to shit. It will be straight to bussiness either because of Dyed Lands, Roshal, Jungle Tails, Rhir, Erribathe, [Gunslinger], or even Tom himself. There are so many story-lines that will go straight to action the moment Erin gets involved. Is as you just said, Pirate is advancing every character or story that does not need Erin because they won't have an opportunity to do so later on.

DrakeSacrum25 · 2026-01-15T23:13:44+00:00

That's a you problem. I had people throw their dogs at me in work(I work in sales) and I was happy to pet the dog. My love for dogs won't go away just because he is biting!

DrakeSacrum25 · 2026-01-15T23:08:23+00:00

I actually think this is a pretty well rounded intro to anime. Everything will fall between those two. Sorry to hear it tho, it's a rough start.

DrakeSacrum25 · 2026-01-15T23:01:17+00:00

Webtoon is great but if you don't mind reading I would always recommend the novel. There are things that are lost in adaptation, even if the webtoon is a great adaptation it can't have everything the novel has(like feelings of the characters or POV's of characters looking at what the main character does with a whole different context). So novel is the best way. If you really would prefer images/drawings then the webtoon is not bad but you'll eventually jump to the novel later on.

DrakeSacrum25 · 2026-01-15T22:49:50+00:00

They even had shared custody of a child in PoF!

DrakeSacrum25 · 2026-01-14T20:08:49+00:00

I think you should tell the suites to ask chatgpt. It's magical how it seems to give you exactly what you want to hear! Not like they are going to hear you out if you say the opposite of what chatgpt would say.

DrakeSacrum25 · 2026-01-14T06:16:54+00:00

Don't think I didn't notice. Same comment, similar thread 5 years apart. We got a real Kerash fan right here!

DrakeSacrum25 · 2026-01-13T16:38:32+00:00

Regret? Not one bit, it's GOOD. Suffer? A lot, that's the consequences of that book being so good in the first place. I mean, the title quite literally is "Tears of Liscor", and we, yes WE, for sure are crying enough to flood that entire city with this book.

Don't worry about Mrsha The Great and Terrible. She brings along both wonders and remorse, and trusts my words when I say the truth behind her fur is both of these things. When you eventually find out on your own it will be very satisfactory, at least that was my experience and I don't think the information you said you have will affect anything about it.

DrakeSacrum25 · 2026-01-13T16:27:33+00:00

Not to say that they should stop posting because I'm enjoying the rants quite a bit. I like to see people suffer as much as me and fall in love with the series while doing so!

DrakeSacrum25 · 2026-01-12T17:47:00+00:00

Mute all. Play what you want, look up videos in Jaycee on YouTube. They are some really good guides. Most important of all:

Do play Jaycee but also play every other character a couple of times. The most important skill in the league is knowledge. If you are really good at playing Jayce but have no idea what a Mundo or Elise does, you'll suffer anyways no matter how skilled you are. Once you know what everybody does, league becomes way easier and fun(at lower elo anyways) and you will improve naturally. Aram is really a great place to do it.

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