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Second Life Executioner: An Isekai LitRPG Adventure
Darius was born to be a weapon, wielded by another. Now there's no one left to hold him back.
Born into a bloodline of executioners bound to serve, Darius mastered his family's Blade Technique with a talent that outgrew his station. But the same duty that sharpened his edge dulled everything else. In the end, all he had to show for a life of obedience was an empty title and an equally empty purpose.
When the Emperor fell to rebellion, so did Darius. Executed by the usurpers of the very throne he served. Only, death didn’t take him.
Instead, he woke in an unfamiliar world, deep in a dungeon crawling with rotten skeletons, towering beasts…and a System that rewarded him more than his service ever did. But he wasn’t alone with just monsters—beyond the dungeon waited kingdoms of steel and sorcery, each with their own stake in the weapon he was becoming.
Second Life Executioner is an Epic Fantasy Isekai LitRPG perfect for fans of Past Life Hero, Iron Blooded, and Ajax's Ascension.
Born into a bloodline of executioners bound to serve, Darius mastered his family's Blade Technique with a talent that outgrew his station. But the same duty that sharpened his edge dulled everything else. In the end, all he had to show for a life of obedience was an empty title and an equally empty purpose.
When the Emperor fell to rebellion, so did Darius. Executed by the usurpers of the very throne he served. Only, death didn’t take him.
Instead, he woke in an unfamiliar world, deep in a dungeon crawling with rotten skeletons, towering beasts…and a System that rewarded him more than his service ever did. But he wasn’t alone with just monsters—beyond the dungeon waited kingdoms of steel and sorcery, each with their own stake in the weapon he was becoming.
Second Life Executioner is an Epic Fantasy Isekai LitRPG perfect for fans of Past Life Hero, Iron Blooded, and Ajax's Ascension.
616 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 21, 2025
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January 14, 2026
Frustratingly mediocre?
The story is….
- not good
- poorly plotted
- long fights that bore you
- battle crazed mc
- author hamhanded the Mc talking with a mentor and actually getting more information on where he is, and getting his mentors understanding because ‘we don’t share secrets’.
- other characters? Why would we have personal connections when you can have typical royal road schlock story telling.
- uses a leveling system that is pointless.
The big issue here is that anytime the Mc fights against anything higher level than him, he gains multiple levels. The MC enters the world with only rudimentary weapon skills, admitting in the beginning of the story that he only used the axe to execute people. So level 1 executioner Chus gets 2 levels for killing a level 4, and 3 levels for killing a level 7.
Nearly every battle is explosive leveling. The author gives a hand wave retraction on this trying to explain that this is extremely uncommon, but that’s it.
The MC also talks about how he didn’t really fight except to spar and prove his supremacy.
But somehow, after only being in the new world, he is somehow more dangerous than legendary warriors who led entire nations.
His axe skills are lauded, the author uses purple prose to describe how the hero, who really is about as interesting as a pair of used socks, will not bend or break, and has an indomitable will! He is uber! None can stand before him!
This is the problem with LitRPG novels, and this author didn’t even attempt to work though the issue, just slaps the reader in the face with the fact that effort, discipline, and learning are defunct within the LitRPG dynamic, only skill and numbers matter.
This is just a power leveling jerk off fantasy, and lacks anything more interesting than that. Story drags.
I’m sure to the average LitRPG fan this book will be perfect.
The story is….
- not good
- poorly plotted
- long fights that bore you
- battle crazed mc
- author hamhanded the Mc talking with a mentor and actually getting more information on where he is, and getting his mentors understanding because ‘we don’t share secrets’.
- other characters? Why would we have personal connections when you can have typical royal road schlock story telling.
- uses a leveling system that is pointless.
The big issue here is that anytime the Mc fights against anything higher level than him, he gains multiple levels. The MC enters the world with only rudimentary weapon skills, admitting in the beginning of the story that he only used the axe to execute people. So level 1 executioner Chus gets 2 levels for killing a level 4, and 3 levels for killing a level 7.
Nearly every battle is explosive leveling. The author gives a hand wave retraction on this trying to explain that this is extremely uncommon, but that’s it.
The MC also talks about how he didn’t really fight except to spar and prove his supremacy.
But somehow, after only being in the new world, he is somehow more dangerous than legendary warriors who led entire nations.
His axe skills are lauded, the author uses purple prose to describe how the hero, who really is about as interesting as a pair of used socks, will not bend or break, and has an indomitable will! He is uber! None can stand before him!
This is the problem with LitRPG novels, and this author didn’t even attempt to work though the issue, just slaps the reader in the face with the fact that effort, discipline, and learning are defunct within the LitRPG dynamic, only skill and numbers matter.
This is just a power leveling jerk off fantasy, and lacks anything more interesting than that. Story drags.
I’m sure to the average LitRPG fan this book will be perfect.
March 8, 2026
A book long dungeon crawl
While i really liked the premise, unfortunately, the book wasn't good. Mostly due to the inexplicably op mc and an absurd leveling system.
It was ridiculous that the mc finds, what later turns out to be an epic weapon, next to his very first low level antagonist and that he keeps overwhelming vastly superior enemies while having no prior fighting experience. Soon, the book turned into a mind numbing slaughter and leveling fest and i kept wondering why an axe fighter needs no strength, speed, precision or stamina for epic fights..
The mc had no apparent character development and seemed only motivated by becoming stronger..
Criticism and comments
Why the fuck would single undead need the pronoun "they "? If anything is beyond gender it should be a skeleton..
For a former executioner the MC is uncommonly chatty..
The author forgot about the 4 points the MC invested in his primary stats later on..
"The same stubborn furnace that had carried him through battlefields in another life." This contradicts his earlier statement that he never left the capital..
"The king had a weapon in its limbs, too. A staff of bone and fused metal shimmered in its hands, the purple light crawling up its length." An ant using weapons all of a sudden? That is quite a lot to swallow..
The author forgets about the 5% skill increase later on...
Shooting a bow while grappling with it's target is absolutely preposterous!
While i really liked the premise, unfortunately, the book wasn't good. Mostly due to the inexplicably op mc and an absurd leveling system.
It was ridiculous that the mc finds, what later turns out to be an epic weapon, next to his very first low level antagonist and that he keeps overwhelming vastly superior enemies while having no prior fighting experience. Soon, the book turned into a mind numbing slaughter and leveling fest and i kept wondering why an axe fighter needs no strength, speed, precision or stamina for epic fights..
The mc had no apparent character development and seemed only motivated by becoming stronger..
Criticism and comments
Why the fuck would single undead need the pronoun "they "? If anything is beyond gender it should be a skeleton..
For a former executioner the MC is uncommonly chatty..
The author forgot about the 4 points the MC invested in his primary stats later on..
"The same stubborn furnace that had carried him through battlefields in another life." This contradicts his earlier statement that he never left the capital..
"The king had a weapon in its limbs, too. A staff of bone and fused metal shimmered in its hands, the purple light crawling up its length." An ant using weapons all of a sudden? That is quite a lot to swallow..
The author forgets about the 5% skill increase later on...
Shooting a bow while grappling with it's target is absolutely preposterous!
March 25, 2026
rush the boss
Dead guy returns to life in a new world (and new body), tries to apply cultivation to a mana system. Managed to brute force physical (STR DEX CON) growth by pouring everything into INT and WIS then making mana pump him up (so basically a warlock).
New take on necromancy, the fight against the end of all things. Will skeletons remain the last things in existence? Will a soul shackled to a dead body remain a silent warden in the eternal darkness of a dead universe? Would it want to?
After murdering three layers of dungeon monsters and stripping them for parts, Fourth Layer was just the boss. Did the DM get bored?
Dead guy returns to life in a new world (and new body), tries to apply cultivation to a mana system. Managed to brute force physical (STR DEX CON) growth by pouring everything into INT and WIS then making mana pump him up (so basically a warlock).
New take on necromancy, the fight against the end of all things. Will skeletons remain the last things in existence? Will a soul shackled to a dead body remain a silent warden in the eternal darkness of a dead universe? Would it want to?
After murdering three layers of dungeon monsters and stripping them for parts, Fourth Layer was just the boss. Did the DM get bored?
March 1, 2026
Second Life Execution, book one of a series of the same name, is a LitRPG Adventure ebook I borrowed through Kindle Unlimited (KU). The writer certainly didn't skimp on the pages. This book was on the lengthy side, but don't think it was just filler. The writer created a good character in Darius, and between the fast pacing and the story progression, I was caught up in the action from page one. Looking forward to book 2.
November 30, 2025
Unexpectedly amazing
I wasn't sure what I'd find when I started this book, but I was surprised to find something this damn good.
From start to end, I was never disappointed. Good pacing, excellent world building and development. The setting is interesting and I'm looking forward to more.
Definitely an author and series I'll be watching for more of.
I wasn't sure what I'd find when I started this book, but I was surprised to find something this damn good.
From start to end, I was never disappointed. Good pacing, excellent world building and development. The setting is interesting and I'm looking forward to more.
Definitely an author and series I'll be watching for more of.
December 1, 2025
I DNF the sample from Amazon.
The MC levels absurdly fast - every time he kills a creature he gets between 1 and 3 level. His skills also jump 1 to 3 levels after each kill. And it is not like he is doing some epic battles so he learns a lot - no, he kills everything with 1 hit.
No explanation why he progresses so fast or why he wins fights against higher level opponents effortlessly.
The MC levels absurdly fast - every time he kills a creature he gets between 1 and 3 level. His skills also jump 1 to 3 levels after each kill. And it is not like he is doing some epic battles so he learns a lot - no, he kills everything with 1 hit.
No explanation why he progresses so fast or why he wins fights against higher level opponents effortlessly.
December 29, 2025
This is like an old sitcom bottle episode. Completely self contained with minimal characters, very cheap and easy. They're is no worlds building, no character development, and no meaningful storyline. This is all set up and character creation, just a bunch of number padding. A huge letdown given the description, and a very cheap start.
February 7, 2026
Too many mistakes
The story was good, and I like the various characters. I can't give any more than 3 stars for a book that was this sloppily written. Mistakes that could have been fixed with a simple spellcheck in some cases.
I will probably pick up the next book in the series eventually. Hopefully it has had more attention to detail.
The story was good, and I like the various characters. I can't give any more than 3 stars for a book that was this sloppily written. Mistakes that could have been fixed with a simple spellcheck in some cases.
I will probably pick up the next book in the series eventually. Hopefully it has had more attention to detail.
January 11, 2026
ok.
I don’t like the limited skill slot aspect. I didn’t finish this book it’s not my style but I can’t be cruel and give it a one star just because it’s not up my alley; after all it isn’t terrible.
I don’t like the limited skill slot aspect. I didn’t finish this book it’s not my style but I can’t be cruel and give it a one star just because it’s not up my alley; after all it isn’t terrible.
January 23, 2026
One LONG Dungeon Crawl
Not all that interesting. The MC is OK, and his companion is OK too, but the story is a long mind numbing read. The same thing over and over, almost quite reading half way through. Not interested in the next book in this series.
Not all that interesting. The MC is OK, and his companion is OK too, but the story is a long mind numbing read. The same thing over and over, almost quite reading half way through. Not interested in the next book in this series.
February 24, 2026
It could have been a contender
Book full of misinformation, inability of simple math, contradictory premises, and total inattention to detail. There were so many mistakes That it just made it impossible to read with any sort of enjoyment.
Book full of misinformation, inability of simple math, contradictory premises, and total inattention to detail. There were so many mistakes That it just made it impossible to read with any sort of enjoyment.
December 12, 2025
Fanfreakingtastic!
What an amazing book! I absolutely loved this book and such wonderful characters! I can not wait for the next book to come out!
What an amazing book! I absolutely loved this book and such wonderful characters! I can not wait for the next book to come out!
December 17, 2025
Great book
Great book I can't wait to read the next book in the series I would recommend this author to anyone
Great book I can't wait to read the next book in the series I would recommend this author to anyone
December 31, 2025
Good book
It was a good book but not exactly what I like sounds he's going the monster villain route not something I enjoy reading I might try the next but I dunno
It was a good book but not exactly what I like sounds he's going the monster villain route not something I enjoy reading I might try the next but I dunno
January 2, 2026
Great first story
We meet our hero the axe 🪓 welder. And then we meet his most unlikely ally a necromancer. A very interesting first story. What does the next one bring
We meet our hero the axe 🪓 welder. And then we meet his most unlikely ally a necromancer. A very interesting first story. What does the next one bring
January 13, 2026
Fantastic book
I loved this fresh telling of a dungeon crawl. Look forward to more from this author and from the further adventures of Darius.
I loved this fresh telling of a dungeon crawl. Look forward to more from this author and from the further adventures of Darius.
Did Not Finish
February 5, 2026DNF @51%
April 4, 2026
Enjoyable Story
A unique storyline. I really enjoyed the characters and the world the author pit them in. Lots of great battles and learning opportunities. Fun to read.
A unique storyline. I really enjoyed the characters and the world the author pit them in. Lots of great battles and learning opportunities. Fun to read.
January 7, 2026
I found it rather dull unfortunately. Darius is not very likeable, his companions are worse, and the writing is both a bit too dry and a bit too grimy.
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