The Princess of Light

At the end of 2011, I posted an original novel I had been planning on Qidian. After nearly four years of updates and delays, I finally finished it.

This was my first attempt at writing a long-form transformation novel, after writing two fanfics. The book was originally titled Blazing Alliance, and was later renamed Princess of Light. Its class system was modeled on Fire Emblem. The plot was also the familiar Fire Emblem-style story of a prince or princess from a fallen kingdom resisting an empire's invasion, defeating the forces of evil, and reclaiming the throne. From the very beginning, the book had little that was original, and its content didn't follow the usual path to getting a contract, but back then, I was so focused on getting one that I hadn't considered any of that.

This was my third book, my first original long-form novel, and my second transformation novel. By that point, the author was tired of the trope where transformation-novel protagonists couldn't stop fixating on having transformed, so I wrote a, well, willful protagonist. It was an experiment, but unfortunately, it didn't work very well. While writing this book, the author also realized how many shortcomings they had, and became more restrained after having been so eager for quick success. It felt as if I had gone in a big circle, only to return to where I started. It was also here that I got to know myself again and understand my true level of ability.

Still, as my first completed novel of a million words, Princess of Light gave me plenty to be happy about. For example, it was my first million-word novel, had more followers than Transformation into a Soul Reaper, and had a wonderfully harmonious review section.

Come to think of it, the review section for Princess of Light really was harmonious.