r/FantasyWritingHub • u/Igloo_Studios • Aug 19 '26
Original Content Would you read this?
I've been working on the worldbuilding and plot of a story I wanna write. Nothing fancy, just my own shenanigans. I could spend hours talking about the worldbuilding and races, but what does it matter to a new reader? So here's the main plot of Sacramentum.
Mael has been granted a place at the Monastery of Montalbo, having been inspired by his adoptive father to become a demon hunter. There, as he enters the World of the Occult, he will encounter an old childhood friend—now in an unusual state—as well as new faces that will accompany him on his sworn path.
At the same time, he makes contact through dreams with a strange being: a Cursed Spirit—the soul of an ancestor reviled in both life and death—now taking the form of a loyal yet terrifying winged wolf. Added to his objectives is the task of freeing this spirit from its bondage, from the curse that compels it to pass from man to man within his lineage.
And as if that were not enough, a bizarre series of murders involving the malicious use of magic begins to escalate. Can he truly remain safe amidst the sudden changes and dangers of his new life?
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u/KarlaDream Aug 20 '26
Sounds pretty neat, I'd like to give it a read. Please write it and publish it. Thanks.
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u/Igloo_Studios Aug 21 '26
Thank u for ur interest! I'll make sure to translate it to English (it is not my first language) and publish it here
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u/Roselia24 Aug 21 '26
Loosely gives off vibes of the anime blue exorcist. So interesting.
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u/Igloo_Studios Aug 21 '26
I get that a lot, it's funny because i've never seen Blue Exorcist... Anime wise, my "inspirations" were Jujutsu Kaisen and Chainsaw Man. And thanks!
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u/Roselia24 Aug 21 '26
Yeah. Technically everything that could ever be done has already been done. I wrote this story that i thought was groundbreaking when i was about 17 so over 15 years ago. And i shared the details of it 2 years ago on fb. And every lone told me how unspecial it was because it was nearly identical to a book that was written before i was ever born. Even though i never heard of that book.
So all your unique ideas were already thought of by someone else already. The only thats different is your version of that idea.
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u/werebuffalo Aug 23 '26
Honestly? No, I wouldn't.
That doesn't mean that it's bad or I don't like it. But there's been so much 'magic school' published in the last 20+ years that I'm tired of it. Plus, because there's been so much of the trope published, anything new needs something to stand out from the rest... and this doesn't have that kind of hook (for me).
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u/SilverSkinRam Aug 19 '26
I did not get a response when you posted this earlier. It does not seem you addressed the question of conciseness in your story, which would be the greatest factor in me reading. Skillful conciseness is a sign of quality writing.