DassaultMirage
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My WIP is about a young man trying to find his way around a world running on magic. He and his two younger brothers are the rightful heirs to the throne after a genocide and a failed invasion that killed the rest of the royal family save for the three of them.
Here’s the thing. My MC is a Damocles, that’s what they call the members of The Order of the Hanging Sword. How the members of the order were born immensely powerful no one knows, but being a Damocles comes with a string. It used to be that they are to use their magics solely against the Nephilims, but as the Nephilims were driven near extinction over centuries of being hunted down, the Order of the Hanging Sword added a new mission to its slate: That no man nor nephilim shall possess enough power as to hold dominion over the progress of the human race.
The Order of the Hanging Sword became responsible in making sure none of the nations are to form alliances critical to the balance of the power. The new mission also means that the Order of the Hanging Sword is to keep anyone from completing the pieces of The Lesser Key, a book that houses the last Fallen in need of a human avatar.
The main plot of the story is that the MC is given one Nephilim to hunt, and it eventually spreads out into a web of deceits and battles which will cause him to unravel just how perilously close two forces are from completing the Lesser Key. This mission will stop only after the genocide.
Of course this meant that by being king, my Damocles MC will not be treated kindly by the international community and a lot of complications will ensue. The MC then decided to pass kingship to his younger brother, a 17 year old of sheer military brilliance. The Order of the Hanging Sword, being grateful for the MC’s maturity, refrained from giving him hunting missions that he may stay and help his nation get back on its feet.
The failed invasion might have, well, failed, but it left the nation in ruins. Here’s my dilemma. The new king is brilliant. He will kickstart a massive rebuilding, not leaving a single nook nor cranny unnoticed. From the military, the economy and up to the morale of the people, the new king will cover it all in a span of half a year. There will be fast-forwards of course, but I fear that for at least half of the book, the sheer genius of the 17 year old king might outshine the MC, especially since during these periods, all that my MC will do is assist his brother.
I need suggestions just how am I to circumnavigate this problem. How will I deal with one character possibly outshining the MC? Is it all right for that thing to happen? Since after the rebuilding, the story will focus on the MC’s hunt again anyway.
I will really appreciate all replies. May y'all have a good day of writing.
Here’s the thing. My MC is a Damocles, that’s what they call the members of The Order of the Hanging Sword. How the members of the order were born immensely powerful no one knows, but being a Damocles comes with a string. It used to be that they are to use their magics solely against the Nephilims, but as the Nephilims were driven near extinction over centuries of being hunted down, the Order of the Hanging Sword added a new mission to its slate: That no man nor nephilim shall possess enough power as to hold dominion over the progress of the human race.
The Order of the Hanging Sword became responsible in making sure none of the nations are to form alliances critical to the balance of the power. The new mission also means that the Order of the Hanging Sword is to keep anyone from completing the pieces of The Lesser Key, a book that houses the last Fallen in need of a human avatar.
The main plot of the story is that the MC is given one Nephilim to hunt, and it eventually spreads out into a web of deceits and battles which will cause him to unravel just how perilously close two forces are from completing the Lesser Key. This mission will stop only after the genocide.
Of course this meant that by being king, my Damocles MC will not be treated kindly by the international community and a lot of complications will ensue. The MC then decided to pass kingship to his younger brother, a 17 year old of sheer military brilliance. The Order of the Hanging Sword, being grateful for the MC’s maturity, refrained from giving him hunting missions that he may stay and help his nation get back on its feet.
The failed invasion might have, well, failed, but it left the nation in ruins. Here’s my dilemma. The new king is brilliant. He will kickstart a massive rebuilding, not leaving a single nook nor cranny unnoticed. From the military, the economy and up to the morale of the people, the new king will cover it all in a span of half a year. There will be fast-forwards of course, but I fear that for at least half of the book, the sheer genius of the 17 year old king might outshine the MC, especially since during these periods, all that my MC will do is assist his brother.
I need suggestions just how am I to circumnavigate this problem. How will I deal with one character possibly outshining the MC? Is it all right for that thing to happen? Since after the rebuilding, the story will focus on the MC’s hunt again anyway.
I will really appreciate all replies. May y'all have a good day of writing.
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