Chapter 47 Just Dropped — Don’t Miss It
If you’ve been following Lord Dread’s second shot at existence on Royal Road, the wait is over: The Lich King Reincarnates as a Baby by Of Rantings and Ramblings just posted Chapter 47, titled “How To Bully Like A Lich.” The series has been building a loyal following for its sharp, darkly comedic take on the reincarnation fantasy genre, and Chapter 47’s title alone suggests things are about to get entertainingly unhinged.
Spotlight: The Lich King Reincarnates as a Baby
Picture the most terrifying magical being in history — a lich so dangerous that the gods themselves considered him a cosmic liability and sealed him away rather than risk a confrontation. Now picture that same entity breaking free after an incomprehensible stretch of imprisonment, ready to reclaim his legacy… only to open his eyes inside a helpless infant’s body.
That’s the delightful nightmare at the heart of this ongoing Royal Road series. Lord Dread wasn’t a run-of-the-mill undead sorcerer — he was the first lich who ever existed, a magical prodigy whose raw potential was enough to unsettle divine powers. The premise works because the comedy and the tension feed each other: Lord Dread’s ego, cunning, and millennia of accumulated knowledge are all intact, but the vessel he’s stuck in can’t hold a spoon. Every chapter explores the gap between who he was and what he currently is.
Chapter 47’s title — “How To Bully Like A Lich” — hints that Lord Dread is finding ways to impose his will on the world around him despite the obvious physical constraints. That incremental reclamation of agency is exactly what keeps readers coming back update after update.
The series has logged well over 40 chapters of consistent storytelling, earned an 80% score on WebNovelFinder, and sits comfortably among Royal Road’s more celebrated ongoing fantasy serials. If you enjoy reincarnation stories where the protagonist isn’t a wide-eyed everyman but something far older and more dangerous, this is worth your time.
Read at Royal Road: The Lich King Reincarnates as a Baby — Royal Road