The Netherworld: it is a hellish landscape inhabited only by Demons, creatures born from the dark abyss. It is also the only world Salvos knows.
Joining the ranks of newborn demons, Salvos is thrown into the violent, anarchy-ruled landscape of that world. To survive, she will have to learn, she will have to adapt, and she will have to evolve. She will gain experience to reach new Levels of power.
Her curiosity aids her but her pride could be her fall. It is the nature of the Netherworld to avoid or conquer any threats faced— after all, the law of evolution is survival of the fittest, and Salvos is a survivor. And perhaps, eventually, she will leave this world behind for a better place.
But… is that what Salvos even wants?
My Opinion: 373 pages, $3.99, Not Available On Kindle Unlimited
A LitRPG serial that first appeared on RR with a monster main character (MC), who is an evolving demon, that eventually comes to the mortal plain against her will. She has to fight, learn about quirky humans, and evolve her fire powers while she tries to find a way back to the Nether realm. There’s lots of fighting, with the first quarter or so of the story a straight monster evolution story. The RPG stuff is fairly consistent and there’s an interesting evolution of the MCs fire based powers and a good motivation for all the leveling done once the MC is on the mortal plane. The comradery between the people the MC eventually groups with is reasonable and laced with natural seeming biases that gave a little depth to the world building and characters.
Overall, it’s a really good story with good RPG stuff, good action, and pacing that kept me turning pages looking forward to reading about what happened next.
Score: 7.8 out of 10
Salvos : Vol. 1, Curious Beginnings (A Monster Evolution LitRPG/Gamelit Story)