faust story

An automatic 5 star from me just because this is a limbus fanfic

Faust my low-cortisol goat! Excited to see more of his antics

The protagonist in this story, Faust, and his brother have a fun dynamic: laidback vs. formal. The power system has real potential with elemental sovereignties and a force called Zueka. Unfortunately, the narration can be confusing, impacting the effectiveness of some scenes. Faust quickly turns from "A man who did whatever he wanted, no matter how serious the situation" (Ch.2) into an angry man who takes everything way too seriously and tries to solve every problem with his fists. much of his dialogue features thinly veiled sexism and underdeveloped ideas of masculinity, BUT there are hints that he will develop into a more secure and likable character. Overall, Mephisto: Metamorphosis has massive potential, but doesn't quite reach it as of chapter 12.

I thought that this will be another bad har to the rem. Got clickbaited by the cover and decided to read the sstory anyways. Main Character: 5/5, Faust Hecates was the absolute chad in term of experience and willpower. He is as badàss when the scene makes him up to be, even on the fight he is going to lose. He isnt the type that follow his meat stick either. Just like his name suggest, he follows the interpretation of Faust by Goethe, quoted: "The erudite Faust is highly successful yet dissatisfied with his life, which leads him to make a pact with the Devil at a crossroads, exchanging his soul for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures" This version of Faust seems to be the far far aftermath of that interpretation, and you can say that he is on his lowest state until chapter 20ish where, just like in the original Faust, decided to enter the grand scheme of the univese once again, no matter how small it is. (Tho I doubt that it will be small.) Writing Quality: 4,5/5. I can say that the author have read a lot of literature but not having english as his first language. There are errors every couple few chapters but it doesnt change the fact that the way it is written is astounding. It is also written in immersive pov, which mean that we cant fully trust the words of our own narrator, like how the early unmotivated Faust refused that he knew something despite he knew something. World Building: 5/5 god there are a lot of em, densely packed too. Some can be a bit info dumpy but fun enough to read. Supporting/Sub/Background Cast: 5/5, many of them are memorable and some can be distinguished by their way of speaking within their respective dialog. Story Complexity: REFERENCES! THERE ARE A LOT OF THEM AAAAAAAAAA- Whether they are history, fairy tale, literature, nursery rhyme, songs, poem, historical figures, folk lore, etc. Every chapter have one or two or even five of them and some can be missed because how in the actual cheescake that the author knew such thing!? Regardless, the author is new and this work is splendid. Mind you, I wrote this review at chapter 44. Whether it turns out good or bad in the future, it mostly depends on the author. Likewise, this story is a tad niche imo, so some of you might be not find it interesting. Also no, despite of the title, while the way of writing is similar to The Author's POV, the story is mostly learning on Lord of Mystery-ish. As for whether it is good as these two major title or not, it is up to you to decide.