![Thousandth Death's the Charm [A Time Loop Dungeon Diving Fantasy]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.royalroadcdn.com%2Fpublic%2Fcovers-large%2F170941-thousandth-deaths-the-charm-a-time-loop.jpg%3Ftime%3D1781560269&w=640&q=75)
by 167five
How can someone keep descending into hell when they’ve already died there a thousand times? For a millennium, Lio has been trapped in a brutal time loop. He has suffered countless deaths to the monsters, traps, and desperate humans inhabiting Ghenna - a bottomless dungeon filled with mythical horrors. And every single time he dies, the loop resets right back to the start of the year. Then, the impossible happens. A girl with gold-ringed eyes appears - the first anomaly in a thousand years of perfect loops. Lio doesn't know who she is, and why a deadly global organization is hunting her down. But one thing is for sure - Lio's life is taking a new turn for the first time in a thousand years. Will it lead to ruin, or to salvation? What to expect: - 1 chapter every weekday - Around 1.8k - 2k words per chapter - A hollow and numb protagonist suffering from various mental conditions from his prolonged time in the loop - Deep dungeon progression with great worldbuilding - An overarching mystery involving a sort of demiurge god - Characters who actually earn their keep, and have backstories with personalities - Slow burn all the way - An ending Lio has been descending toward for a very long time If you enjoyed it, and want to read more, my Patreon is 15 chapters ahead.
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| 1 | Chapter 1: A Familiar Kind of Dying | 0 |
| 2 | Chapter 2: A Deadbeat City | 0 |
| 3 | Chapter 3: What the Wheel Said | 0 |
| 4 | Chapter 4: Digging in Scraps | 0 |
| 5 | Chapter 5: Anomaly | 0 |
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| Chapter 6: Stalker Behavior |
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| 7 | Chapter 7: A Thousand Years of Closed Doors | 0 |
| 8 | Chapter 8: Peculiar Conversation | 0 |
| 9 | Chapter 9: Butterfly Effect | 0 |
| 10 | Chapter 10: A Pitiful Cannibal | 0 |
| 11 | Chapter 11: Hunter and Prey | 0 |
| 12 | Chapter 12: Death Walks in Pajamas | 0 |
| 13 | Chapter 13: Strange New Oaths | 0 |
| 14 | Chapter 14: Old Words for New Chains | 0 |
| 15 | Chapter 15: Seriously? A Duskrat? | 0 |
| 16 | Chapter 16: Sewers Lead to Hell Too | 0 |
| 17 | Chapter 17: One Cart, Two Liars | 0 |
| 18 | Chapter 18: A Scholar Who Doesn't Like Fairytales | 0 |
| 19 | Chapter 19: Mushrooms, Mushrooms, and (Oh, Wow!) More Mushrooms! | 0 |
| 20 | Chapter 20: Mushroom Crabs Have Better Manners Than You | 0 |
| 21 | Chapter 21: The Fog Brings Guests | 0 |
| 22 | Chapter 22: Hunting or Hunted? | 0 |
| 23 | Chapter 23: A Monster in a Borrowed Face | 0 |
| 24 | Chapter 24: A Wolf's Courtesy | 0 |
| 25 | Chapter 25: The Man with a White Glove | 0 |
| 26 | Chapter 26: The Blueprint of a Face | 0 |
| 27 | Chapter 27: Lies, Lies, and More Lies | 0 |
| 28 | Chapter 28: Revelation of a Pot | 0 |
| 29 | Chapter 29: God Has No Ears | 0 |
| 30 | Chapter 30: A Face That Melts Off Politely | 0 |
| 31 | Chapter 31: Two Shadows, Matching Pace | 0 |
| 32 | Chapter 32: A Wall Built to Hold Back Water | 0 |
| 33 | Chapter 33: A Town and Sky Made of Mushrooms | 0 |
| 34 | Chapter 34: An Old Smile, an Old Friend | 0 |
| 35 | Chapter 35: A Boy Without Morals | 0 |
| 36 | Chapter 36: The Echoing Laugh of Mania | 0 |
| 37 | Chapter 37: Buying Suspicious Ingredients, No Questions Please! | 0 |
| 38 | Chapter 38: Eyes Stuffed With Flowers | 0 |