Hello, readers! Hope you enjoyed the latest chapter of Artificial Fantasy! Of course, I'm guessing you guys are here for the special announcement, right?
If you say "yes" and guessed it's a new story, then you're right! This has been conceptualized and planned for many weeks since the initial inspiration for it and now, I'm ready to share the world about it!
So the real question now is what is the title of my new story and what is the premise? Well, ladies and gentlemen, I am glad to announce all of that right here in Royal Road. And the title is...
Ba-dum-dum-ba-dum! (Sorry, I can't do a drumroll SFX right...)
"Twin Minds: Demonic Rebirth"!
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So confused about the name? Well, I'm gonna explain the premise first!
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"His life before was a bit vague to him.
He wasn't happy about his old life because of his family's negligence and his company's abuse of him. The god who transported him has sinister motives behind their intentions to answer the summoners' prayers for Heroes. And worse of all, he was alone in another world as the people who tried to enslave him died. But he knew one thing from all of this. He was given a mysterious ring that drained all of his humanity but was given skills he never imagined and the truth behind the new world he was in along with the video game-like System that governed both magic and skills alike.
He lost his past and identity from his transformation. Yet he knew two facts from his rebirth.
His name is Vander and he has another personality as they traverse through the world behind the truths and scandals of this world as a lower-ranked demon while dealing with everything without a [Job Class] granted by God.
But then again, who needs a [Job Class] and a powerful [Species] when you can have a fragmented mind that doubles as an overpowered [Talent]?"
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So yeah. I'm finally doing a real Isekai story! But it's a bit darker and different as I plan to deconstruct some tropes associated with them while balancing them out with worldbuilding and character development along the way. I'm aware the synopsis is a bit vague, but that's the whole point. There will be Mystery along with bits of Psychological Horror and Political Drama in the story. And it will be a bit more mature compared to Artificial Fantasy with a different cast of characters along with topics and plot points I can't exactly write in my previous story. So yeah, this story is not for kids and there's a chance there will be more swears, so this is not for kids.
This is actually my first time writing this kind of story that is fully original and thanks to my experience with writing some of it from... recent fanfiction I wrote somewhere, I think I'm ready to tackle this with no problem. Just note that some of the portrayals of sensitive topics are debatable when it comes to the accuracy of some mental issues coming into the story including what I mentioned in the premise of "Twin Minds: Demonic Rebirth". I'm trying my best not to offend those kinds of people and I try to get some advice to make sure this story is not offending anyone.
As mentioned, this will be a Royal Road exclusive story and I have no plans to post this somewhere else for now. So if you want to read "Twin Minds: Demonic Rebirth" when it comes out, then you should keep an eye on this platform.
Of course, there is a cover for the story! And I drew it myself! You want to see it right now, right? Well, too bad!
Although, I have a WIP version of the cover ready. I already posted it on Twitter, so you can get a sneak peek at the main character (or characters) who will be appearing in the story.
(And since images in the chapter feature exists in Royal Road, here's an exclusive sneak peek from me!)
[https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/847367519865405480/1076129957442490459/demonic_rebirth_royal_road_cover_window_WIP.PNG?width=845&height=472]
Now one last thing is the release date!
"Twin Minds: Demonic Rebirth" will be released next month on March 9th. After the release, it will be updated weekly on Thursday. Just note that the date is subject to change, so make sure to keep an eye out for updates for that story.
So what does this mean for Artificial Fantasy? Well, I'm still continuing it, but working on two stories at the same time can be frustrating for my mental health and my sleeping time. There is a chance the release schedule for it will change, so watch out for any announcements related to it.
With that, that's all the news I can give you. There are a lot of things I have to prepare for Twin Minds' release and I still need to balance my schedule so I won't turn into an empty shell from writing too many projects I can take. I'll see you all again for the next chapter and of course, see you next month for the release of "Twin Minds: Demonic Rebirth".
See you and be safe out there!