Details
- Author
- cathfach
- Status
- Completed
- Chapters
- 93
- Rating
- 4.71 / 5
- Last updated
- Dec 25, 2025
- Published on
- Royal Road
An Unborn Hero
4.71 · 93 chapters · Completed · updated Dec 25, 2025
AdventureComedyFantasy Female LeadGameLitHigh FantasyLesbian RomanceLitRPGMagicMagical GirlPortal Fantasy / IsekaiProgressionReincarnation
Why read this story?
- One of the highest rated stories in the catalogue.
- Finished, so you can read it straight through without waiting for updates.
- A shorter read at 93 chapters, easier to finish than a long series.
- A good fit if you enjoy Female Lead, GameLit and High Fantasy.
- cathfach has 3 other stories listed here if you like their writing.
About this story
This is the tale of an epic battle between the embryo of a hero and the egg of a demon lord.
Okay, so perhaps 'epic' is overselling it a bit, given that there are serious mobility issues on both sides of the conflict, but they're trying their best, bless them.
Then perhaps it is the tale of a reincarnated magical girl lover, excited about finally living out her dreams of slaying evil with the powers of love and friendship?
But again, the way a truck-wielding goddess interpreted her request to return her memories immediately after reincarnation rather too literally means that it'll be a long time before the frilly dress fits, and the demons don't seem to want to wait.
Then it's the tale of a pair of new parents growing progressively more confused at the weird happenings around them, particularly when people start receiving involuntary flower-based makeovers? Of an unborn hero speedrunning the plot so efficiently that it'll all be over before she even gets around to being born?
Yes, that one's more accurate.
Also, some numbers go up, with accompanying dings. And one (highly important) number goes way down.
This story was born as a complete joke on discord, out of someone complaining about womb arcs and how utterly ridiculous they were. I responded by threatening to write a story that was entirely womb arc. And then, because I'm a bit silly sometimes, I did. It's not pure skill grinding, though; I was nice enough to let her have some interaction with the real world. Nevertheless, at time of writing, I seem to be averaging two dings per chapter.
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