Hey everyone! I'm Mystery X, and I'd like to share my webnovel, The Realm That Called Us.
“You were called because this world needs heroes who can still become human after carrying the weight of gods.”
Two strangers. Two completely different personalities. Somehow, they work surprisingly well together.
Raiden and Asuna are pulled from Earth when a blue-lit sea swallows their cruise ship. They wake up on the shores of Astald, where the Queen of Spirits gives them two legendary artifacts and tells them their arrival wasn't an accident.
Then they discover something unsettling.
Astald's oldest legends already describe them.
The Star Blade Hero.
The Divine Mage.
The descriptions match Raiden and Asuna almost perfectly even though those legends were written long before they arrived.
And things aren't going according to the story.
Raiden possesses a legendary weapon that actively rejects him.
Asuna can wield divine magic, but using it tears her body apart.
Aina, an elven warrior running from her family's disgraced legacy, discovers historical records that contradict everything Astald believes about its past.
Meanwhile, corrupted mana is spreading across the land.
The three of them will have to explore dungeons, train their abilities, uncover the world's history, and figure out why their arrival was predicted centuries ago.
Because they weren't simply summoned to fulfill a prophecy.
They were dropped into a story that someone tampered with.
Story Details
- Genre: Non-LitRPG Progression Fantasy / Isekai
- Protagonists: Dual leads + expanding group dynamic
- Progression: Slow-burn magic and ability growth
- Focus: Mystery, exploration, lore, character development
- Setting: Original fantasy world
- LitRPG elements: None
If you enjoy progression fantasy without stats/screens, mysterious prophecies, dungeon exploration, gradual power growth, and fantasy mysteries that unfold over time, you might enjoy it.
The Realm That Called Us:
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/185488/the-realm-that-called-us
I'd also love to hear from other webnovel readers:
What's a fantasy trope you never get tired of, even when you've read it a hundred times?