Monthly self promo.

ARTWORK Cover, Splash, Character: AnraArt

AI USAGE: No AI used

Sanzensekai: The Ronin's Exile

Hello everyone, I'm a new writer here, just started posting on Royal Road a bit over a month ago now, and it's been pretty great. The readers have been awesome, giving me excellent feedback, joking around, and BSing in the comments! I would love it if you would give my fiction a look.

I hit Contemporary Rising Stars about 2 weeks ago, currently sitting at number 4, and since have added several other genres/tags of RS to the list, including psych and martial arts, so I'm super excited about that.

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Kurisu Nodaichi survived the slaughter of his clan only to endure years of torture as a living weapon before finally being pulled from the dark and sent to modern Earth. Taken in by the Millers, he navigates a new reality that feels like it was built from damp shoji paper, ripping through doors and popping drinking glasses in his grip.

While considered an adult on his own world, Earth’s legal system classifies him as a child, forcing him to trade an Edo-era upbringing for modern red tape and the social pitfalls of high school.

Saving a girl at school from a goblin after rifts tear open and dump monsters into our world ends up putting him on the Department of Homeland Security radar, but what else was he supposed to do? Larger creatures begin carving paths through the city just as the Miller brothers manifest powers of their own, the resulting mayhem landing the boys directly in DHS custody.

Trapped between federal agents and an active invasion, Kurisu faces the collapse of his new life. Having already lived through the destruction of his clan, he refuses to watch another family burn.

He readies his steel; after all, something has to be tearing these rifts open.

What to Expect:

📖 Book one complete (~125k words), book two 50% complete.

🩸 Graphic Violence and Gore

🌀 Reverse Isekai / Portal Invasion

⚡ Elemental magic system (Think Avatar the Last Airbender)

📈 Massive Power Ceilings (eventually)

⚙️ Reverse-Engineerable Feats Based on Real Physics

⚔️ Authentic Koryu Martial Arts

⏳ Slow-burn Moments

🗺️ Culture Shock and Language Barrier

🧠 Psychological Trauma and Themes

🚫 No Harem / No System Menus

📅 Release Schedule: Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday until July 15, finally Tuesday and Friday thereafter.

🔗Read Sanzensekai: The Ronin's Exile on Royal Road Here!

As I understand it this is a rite of passage for any fic on RR. My legitimate question though is, this accompanied, as far as I can tell, the loss of a follower, and the rating occurred 20 chapters in. So was this a troll, or was it actually a very upset reader?

This was also a the chapter I posted immediately after breaking through my first RS list, so I celebrated that in the Author's Note. Would that have anything to do with it or unlikely?

Obviously I don't expect anyone here to be a mind reader or to know for sure, but I'm certain there are far more experienced individuals than I here who could enlighten me. Even if it's all supposition in the end.

So yeah! I just hit my first RS list, contemporary, I'm 2nd from the bottom, but I'm there. I think I forgot how to breath...

Anyway, I hadn't actually done a self promo post this month for my fiction. I just did the mega thread comment, so I was hoping this technically celebration post could count as my self promo?

Moving on!

This is my very first fiction, I've probably written about a dozen drafts of the story of the last 25 years or so. I'm a truck driver who's been grounded by cataracts until sometime in probably August, and I 'wrote' a book with speech to text (that's a nightmare by the way). Now when I edit I squint down my nose at the extremely blown up screen and hope I didn't use a comma instead of a period. Ok, Ok, slightly melodramatic, it's not that bad, but I did get kicked out of the driver seat and thought a book of all things was the best use of my energy and poor vision.

Actually I was already planning to release, I just wouldn't have any timing if it wasn't for bad timing.

I started dropping chapters on May 31, since then I've gotten a few follows, thought was struggling in the visibility department. The readers and commenters have been great, and give me a lot of encouragement so I'm glad I started posting.

I've got 22 chapters up so far, still updating daily through the month before I slow down to keep myself sane. The whole first book is drafted, and I'm editing as I post, I swear there's always SOMETHING to improve.

My writing is inspired by big guys like Brandon Sanderson, Pierce Brown, and Brent Weeks, just to name a few. I know I'm nowhere near their level but I definitely try to emulate their styles a bit where I think I can.

Hope you give it a look! I also enjoy getting feedback and improving. I could especially use opinions on the Japanese dialogue in the beginning, like how it reads for people who aren't me and stuff.

What's it about? I uh, grabbed an Edo era magical samurai kid from another world, dropped him into the middle of America and made him deal with the mundane crap we get to deal with every day. Just read the blurb, it starts in like three lines.

Blurb and links below.

COVER ARTIST: AnraArt
AI USAGE: Thanks for the offer but I'll have to pass.

Kurisu Nodaichi survived the slaughter of his clan only to endure years of torture as a living weapon before finally being pulled from the dark and sent to modern Earth. Taken in by the Millers, he navigates a new reality that feels like it was built from damp shoji paper, ripping through doors and popping drinking glasses in his grip.

While considered an adult on his own world, Earth’s legal system classifies him as a child, forcing him to trade an Edo-era upbringing for modern red tape and the social pitfalls of high school.

Saving a girl at school from a goblin after rifts tear open and dump monsters into our world ends up putting him on the Department of Homeland Security radar, but what else was he supposed to do? Larger creatures begin carving paths through the city just as the Miller brothers manifest powers of their own, the resulting mayhem landing the boys directly in DHS custody.

Trapped between federal agents and an active invasion, Kurisu faces the collapse of his new life. Having already lived through the destruction of his clan, he refuses to watch another family burn.

He readies his steel; after all, something has to be tearing these rifts open.

What to Expect:

• 📖 Book one complete (~125k words), book two 50% complete.
• 🩸 Graphic Violence and Gore
• 🌀 Reverse Isekai / Portal Invasion
• ⚡ Elemental magic system (Think Avatar the Last Airbender)
• 📈 Massive Power Ceilings (eventually)
• ⚙️ Reverse-Engineerable Feats Based on Real Physics
• ⚔️ Authentic Koryu Martial Arts
• ⏳ Slow-burn Moments
• 🗺️ Culture Shock and Language Barrier
• 🧠 Psychological Trauma and Themes
• 🚫 No Harem / No System Menus

📅 Release Schedule: Daily through June, then Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday until July 15, finally Tuesday and Friday thereafter.

Sanzensekai: The Ronin's Exile

New Writer, self promo. Freebie over on Royal Road! I messaged the mods a couple weeks ago asking if self promo was OK in this subreddit and must have been buried in the shuffle, so here goes.

Sanzensekai: The Ronin's Exile [Dark Progression / Reverse Isekai]

First, a little about me:
I'm a truck driver who's been grounded by cataracts until sometime in probably August, so I 'wrote' the book with speech to text (that's a nightmare by the way). Now when I edit I squint down my nose at the extremely blown up screen and hope I didn't use a comma instead of a period.

Ok, Ok, slightly melodramatic, it's not THAT bad, but I did get kicked out of the driver seat and thought a BOOK of all things was the best use of my energy and poor vision.

Anyway, I started dropping chapters on May 31, since then I've gotten a few follows, though I think I'm struggling in the visibility department. The readers and commenters have been great, and give me a lot of encouragement so I'm glad I started posting.

I've got 21 chapters up so far, still updating daily through the month before I slow down to keep myself sane. The whole first book is drafted, though I'm editing as I post, I swear there's always SOMETHING to improve.

My writing is inspired by big guys like Brandon Sanderson, Pierce Brown, and Brent Weeks, just to name a few. I know I'm nowhere near their level but I definitely try to emulate their styles a bit where I think I can.

Anyway, I hope you give it a look, I also enjoy feedback and improving. I could especially use opinions on the Japanese dialogue in the beginning, like how it reads for people who aren't me and stuff.

Blurb and links below.

COVER ARTIST: AnraArt (It would seem we cannot put images here? He's got some cool artwork, check him out!)
AI USAGE: No AI used

Kurisu Nodaichi survived the slaughter of his clan only to endure years of torture as a living weapon before finally being pulled from the dark and sent to modern Earth. Taken in by the Millers, he navigates a new reality that feels like it was built from damp shoji paper, ripping through doors and popping drinking glasses in his grip.

While considered an adult on his own world, Earth’s legal system classifies him as a child, forcing him to trade an Edo-era upbringing for modern red tape and the social pitfalls of high school.

Saving a girl at school from a goblin after rifts tear open and dump monsters into our world ends up putting him on the Department of Homeland Security radar, but what else was he supposed to do? Larger creatures begin carving paths through the city just as the Miller brothers manifest powers of their own, the resulting mayhem landing the boys directly in DHS custody.

Trapped between federal agents and an active invasion, Kurisu faces the collapse of his new life. Having already lived through the destruction of his clan, he refuses to watch another family burn.

He readies his steel; after all, something has to be tearing these rifts open.

What to Expect:

• 📖 Book one complete (~125k words), book two 50% complete.
• 🩸 Graphic Violence and Gore
• 🌀 Reverse Isekai / Portal Invasion
• ⚡ Elemental magic system (Think Avatar the Last Airbender)
• 📈 Massive Power Ceilings (eventually)
• ⚙️ Reverse-Engineerable Feats Based on Real Physics
• ⚔️ Authentic Koryu Martial Arts
• ⏳ Slow-burn Moments
• 🗺️ Culture Shock and Language Barrier
• 🧠 Psychological Trauma and Themes
• 🚫 No Harem / No System Menus

📅 Release Schedule: Daily through June, then Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday until July 15, finally Tuesday and Friday thereafter.

🔗Read Sanzensekai: The Ronin's Exile on Royal Road Here!
🔗Jump straight to the Prologue

Post number two for June (please don't boot me, mods).

Info the bot wanted:
Sanzensekai: The Ronin's Exile.
link: Royal Road Link
Not an audiobook (Yet, fingers crossed)
A fun fact: hmm I'm a truck driver who's been grounded by cataracts until sometime in probably August, so I 'wrote' the book with speech to text (that's a nightmare by the way). Now when I edit I squint down my nose at the extremely blown up screen and hope I didn't use a comma instead of a period. Ok, Ok, slightly melodramatic, it's not THAT bad, but I did get kicked out of the driver seat and thought a BOOK of all things was the best use of my energy and poor vision.

Sorry it's not specifically LitRPG, but it's adjacent, progression fantasy, close enough, right? Anyway, I started dropping chapters on May 31, since then I've gotten a few follows, though I think I'm struggling in the visibility department. The readers and commenters have been great, and give me a lot of encouragement so I'm glad I started posting.

I've got 21 chapters up so far, still updating daily through the month before I slow down to keep myself sane. The whole first book is drafted, though I'm editing as I post, I swear there's always SOMETHING to improve.

My writing is inspired by big guys like Brandon Sanderson, Pierce Brown, and Brent Weeks, just to name a few. I know I'm nowhere near their level but I definitely try to emulate their styles a bit where I think I can.

Anyway, I hope you give it a look, I also enjoy feedback and improving. I could especially use opinions on the Japanese dialogue in the beginning, like how it reads for people who aren't me and stuff.

Blurb and links below.

COVER ARTIST: AnraArt
AI USAGE: No AI used

Kurisu Nodaichi survived the slaughter of his clan only to endure years of torture as a living weapon before finally being pulled from the dark and sent to modern Earth. Taken in by the Millers, he navigates a new reality that feels like it was built from damp shoji paper, ripping through doors and popping drinking glasses in his grip.

While considered an adult on his own world, Earth’s legal system classifies him as a child, forcing him to trade an Edo-era upbringing for modern red tape and the social pitfalls of high school.

Saving a girl at school from a goblin after rifts tear open and dump monsters into our world ends up putting him on the Department of Homeland Security radar, but what else was he supposed to do? Larger creatures begin carving paths through the city just as the Miller brothers manifest powers of their own, the resulting mayhem landing the boys directly in DHS custody.

Trapped between federal agents and an active invasion, Kurisu faces the collapse of his new life. Having already lived through the destruction of his clan, he refuses to watch another family burn.

He readies his steel; after all, something has to be tearing these rifts open.

What to Expect:

• 📖 Book one complete (~125k words), book two 50% complete.
• 🩸 Graphic Violence and Gore
• 🌀 Reverse Isekai / Portal Invasion
• ⚡ Elemental magic system (Think Avatar the Last Airbender)
• 📈 Massive Power Ceilings (eventually)
• ⚙️ Reverse-Engineerable Feats Based on Real Physics
• ⚔️ Authentic Koryu Martial Arts
• ⏳ Slow-burn Moments
• 🗺️ Culture Shock and Language Barrier
• 🧠 Psychological Trauma and Themes
• 🚫 No Harem / No System Menus

📅 Release Schedule: Daily through June, then Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday until July 15, finally Tuesday and Friday thereafter.

🔗Read Sanzensekai: The Ronin's Exile on Royal Road Here!
🔗Jump straight to the Prologue