Review: Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra: World Conquest Starts with the Civilization of Ruin, Volume 1

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Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra: World Conquest Starts with the Civilization of Ruin, Volume 1 Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra: World Conquest Starts with the Civilization of Ruin, Volume 1 by Fehu Kazuno
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

If civilization (the game), has a few Starcraft Zerg spawns, and they're led by the Lich King Arthas from Warcraft. That is a good definition of the tonality that one might expect when reading the story.

I found a lot of parallels between Mynoghra and Overlord, in terms of the socially inept protagonist, surrounded by a bevy of overtly loyal, overpowered subordinates. As well as the occasional flashes of darkness that they display.

To us, who are privy to the thoughts of our characters, they're just a ragtag group trying to survive and thrive. But to those who are unfortunate enough to end up on the opposite side as them, you'd imagine they represent the Cthulhu cultists, with their patron God in tow.

Amidst all the city building, fighting and planning, there is a subtle thread of something dark and sinister, a shadow which sents a chill down your spine, something indifferent, uncaring and wholly unconcerned with morality, but fortunately functions via its own code of ethos.

What is this crawling darkness, rearing its unfathomable mane in the coming future? Is one of the mysteries to be unraveled in the coming volumes.

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