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Ecdysis (Versatile Mage Fanfic)

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Versatile Mage is one of my all-time favorite webnovels. There's something so satisfying and toothsome about its magic system, its setting, its plot. However, the story reads like a children's book at times, and it does suffer from the usual Chinese novel tropes (though not as often as most other novels). Things like casual objectification of women, arrogant young masters with no motives other than antagonizing the MC, face-slapping, etc. I inserted an OC and removed Mo Fan, the original main character. Thus far, I've kept most of the plot elements and only diverted to avoid plot holes and bad decision-making. I tried to crack down on most of the tropes. Conversations are hard. Personalities are hard. This is my first attempt at writing fiction. Lambaste me with criticism, please. Every time I read the novel from the beginning, I end up rewriting stuff. Hopefully I don't rewrite stuff that changes the overall setting in the latest chapter, but I will if I have to. Updates will be very sparse because I'm only writing as a hobby, so feel free to just wait and stockpile. TLDR: OC in place of Versatile Mage main character, better handling of plot, more competent characters. Criticism is welcomed.
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