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Author
Maradina
Chapters
116
Rating
4.53 / 5
Last updated
Apr 28, 2026
Published on
Royal Road

Thousand Tongue Mage

4.53 · 116 chapters · updated Apr 28, 2026

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ActionAdventureFantasy High FantasyLitRPGLocal ProtagonistMagicMale LeadMythosProgressionStrategy

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  • One of the highest rated stories in the catalogue.
  • A medium-length read at 116 chapters.
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About this story

Sticks and stones may break their bones, but words also will. Sixty years ago, rifts opened and giant magic-blooded bugs descended upon humanity. They were named the ‘Swarm’ for their fierce, insatiable hunger for human flesh—but Zora Fabre is just a language teacher in a hidden castle academy. His only wish is to protect his students from the human-insect wars outside the academy, and preferably? He’ll never come in contact with a single bug. But when the Swarm finds the academy and floods in one night, Zora is forced to accept a system—and a rare magic that turns his words into reality. The catch? He has to believe he can actually manifest his spells even without his magic, and that's not as easy as it sounds. Armed with his new magic, a spell-slinging wand, and his ability to speak every tongue in the world, he must rewire his imagination and defend his students from the invading bugs. If he can’t, they’ll devour everyone standing in their way, and the more voices they steal, the stronger they’ll get. He'll curse them with a thousand spells before he lets that happen.  Update Schedule: Every Wednesday

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