Valtus and Nevadus [13+] History that explains the creation of Quito with fantasy. |
This was an interesting mythological history of Quito. Like many myths, it does a great job of explaining a modern-day phenomenon (in this case, why Quito has such cold weather and is on the slopes of an active volcano). There were a handful of points where the story got a little confusing and I think would have benefitted from a little editing and proofreading. For example, the father promises that, if his prayers are answered, he will come to the volcano "every night, every year end with a little of his blood." Does that mean the father will visit every night and then once a year he will come with his son's blood? The way the sentence was structured made it confusing what was being promised. Similarly, the ending of the story got a little confusing in terms of the sequence of events, and might benefit from some paragraph breaks, additional description, and fine-tuning to make sure the story reads well. Overall, I thought this was an interesting myth and one I hadn't heard before, so I greatly enjoyed it from that perspective. It does need a fair bit of editing, but you're off to a good start. Also, on a side note, you might want to consider listing this in "Mythology" for at least one of its genres so you can make sure it finds the right audience. My review has been submitted for consideration in "Good Deeds Get CASH!" .
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