Dear Readers,
My name is Vishal. Officially, I am an Otaku. Having read over 500 Manga, Manhua & Manhwa and over 50 Light & Web Novels I was often disappointed by the lack of common sense in plots. I would rather prefer weak characters with common sense rather than stronger but dumb ones.
I found that most of the times, the author would let the MCs behave make dumb decisions because if they made the smart decisions, the story would end, then and there. Some commonly used cliches, that could leads to longer plots but feel contrary to common sense are-
1. MC letting a Villain/Evil Character go without killing or crippling him/her because of goodness of his/her heart; only for the Villain to retaliate later and MC ends up killing/crippling them anyway. This is why I like those MCs who kill them immediately while explaining, "If I kill you, your clan/family would chase me for killing you. If I let you go, you and your clan/family would still chase me. So why should I let you go?" [PS I am not talking about cases where a proper explanation is given for letting the Villain live.]
2. Talking during the battle. I mean seriously? You have time to leisurely chat with the allies or the enemies in the midst of the battle, really? When they are fighting 100 moves in a couple of seconds, they converse like having the time of their lives.
3. The villain is much more powerful than the MC, yet MC wouldn't sneak attack. He will take a stance, do a lengthy conversation about how he will defeat him although he is weak. I mean seriously? Wouldn't you attack directly without giving an opponent any chances? Isn't this Battle 101? Sometimes, this happens even when the Opponent has taken a lover or a family member as a hostage. This really drives me crazy!
4. You hide your powers and dual identity from your opponents and the world. Good thing. But why would you do that to your immediate family, best friend and lover? To protect them? How does hiding it protect them? They think that the MC is weak and go through more trouble. The MC then has to come and save the day anyway. How does telling them your real powers put them in danger? Are the villains going to interrogate them using truth serum? This is never explained properly. I guess it started with Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne.
5. Why would you hide your past from your lover only to over complicate things? Lets take the novel Lucia for example, both Lucia and Duke Taran have secrets. They don't tell it to each other initially, so that it may not affect their relationship, but guess what? Hiding the secret destroys their relationship. The plot is all about how they finally open up to each other. Well the problem could have been solved if they were honest form the beginning. The plots themselves involve and promote this. PS: I am a fan of the Novel Lucia. If you disregard all the smut and lack of common sense cliches the main story is wonderful.
6. Why would you hide the fact that your new buddy is actually your childhood friend? And even watch and evil villain impersonate you? Isn't this stupid? Just for plot development? Why not just tell them?
7. Why would you ever give in to any Blackmail and end up doing even worse things? Don't you know evil people never keep their promises?
8. Why would you let a Communication Gap create a misunderstanding that continue for years and that set the lovers apart only to reunite after 5 years after clearing the said misunderstanding?
9. Why would you hide that you are being bullied from your parents or teachers? Isn't it normal to take action or approach elders?
10. When you transmigrate into a novel or a game, the plot has already changed because of your very existence. Still, when things start Deviating from what you know (mostly because you acted out of character) why would you wonder about story changing? Isn't it obvious for it to change? Also, when you transmigrate, you are in a real world already. it is the new reality. Wouldn't it make sense for you to change things up for your benefit?
11. When you time travel, you have the knowledge of many events that will take place. Why would you wait for minor villains to plot against you exactly like the previous timeline and work to thwart their plans? Isn't it better to be proactive and prudent and destroy them from the beginning?
12. Why would MCs always act alone, especially in Cultivation and Fantasy Novels? Why can't they join or get backing of powerful clans? Why not make allies and use them?
Honestly, it felt more like that the authors could have used the common sense, but then the story wouldn't proceed to hundreds or thousands of chapters! Even then, like other readers, I read them all till the end. Because, despite their lack of common sense at times, once you get attached to a particular character or a story, it is almost impossible to let it go. This is the era of Binge Reading and Binge Watching anyway.
Thus, Elated with few and Frustrated with many, I decided to write my own stories. Then, I came to know about WebNovel and joined it on 22nd December 2020. Luckily, it was running some contests and their themes aligned with my thoughts. So, I ended up participating in the various contests with multiple entries.
"Karna The True Elementalist" is one such entry with the theme of the Male Lead being an Elementalist. I already wrote another novel "The Scion of Soma & Indra" in which ML has Legendary Lightning, Heroic Thunder, Lengedary Moonlight and Heroic Night Elements. Unlucky for me, that novel was could not be entered for this contest. Luck huh!
Anyway, if you are here, that means you have the intention to read this. At least you are trying to make up your mind. So if you want an Intelligent plot with smart MC (or at least MC with common sense), feel free to read my novels.
You will find references to many Historical, Legendary, Mythical figures and places. The Parallel world allows us to fit people of different eras into one era.
Also, Karna is a unique Elementalist. Because, not only he uses the power of orthodox elements like Fire, Wind, Light; he uses the Unorthodox Ones like the Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen, Uranium. He uses the power of the 'Elements' of the Periodic Table!
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Happy Reading!
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