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Mage Mangler -(Crucible of Ascension)

Mage Mangler -(Crucible of Ascension)

by Sinky

ActionAnti-Hero LeadFantasyGrimdarkLitRPG

Adam Henshaw thought he’d left his tortured past behind. Joining the army was supposed to be a fresh start—an opportunity to put his talent for violence to more humanitarian use. Or at least, that’s what he told himself. Being far away from his psychotic older brother, Earl, was definitely a much needed perk. But when a simple guard mission turns into a massacre and invincible soldiers pour through a mysterious portal to snatch up warriors like livestock, Adam’s world collapses again. In his new world there’s only one route to survival, ascend, train and tap into the powers of his new existence. Through sheer grit, fast fists, and a little luck, he lands himself in an academy for warriors with untapped magical ability. He might be a hated outsider, but it’s the perfect place to develop the skills he needs to get home. What he doesn’t realize is that his past has followed him. Earl is a criminal, a wild card, a danger to all those around him. He’s also disposable and the perfect candidate to find out what’s happening on the other side of the portal. It was a fool’s errand. There is no return and for Earl, there is no academy either. There is only blood, dust, and the roaring arenas of the Union. The cosmos is vast, but no distance can stop the inevitable collision between brothers.I'll be posting three chapters a day for the first week and then dropping to one a day five days a week after that. I have a decent backlog, but I'm still tweaking things as I go. Hope you enjoy the struggle! Currently 20 chapters ahead on Patreon depending on tier. Mage Mangler - Patreon.

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Peak Rank
#42
Followers
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OverviewViews and follower statisticsEngagementProseChapters
Ranking History
Track position changes over time
24h7d30d
Favorites
124
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FVR
1.64%
Rating
4.22
Ratings
50
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Reviews
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RS Days
6
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Rating Breakdown
Overall4.22
Style5.00
Story5.00
Grammar5.00
Character5.00
Streak History

#6

2/5/2026

Peak #50

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#5

2/5/2026

Peak #50

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Shared RS Climb

One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.

Rank updated 2 Oct 2026, 08:28 UTC

Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 08:28 UTC

Ranking model: rs-public-oracle-state-v1

Forecast model: rs-model-entry-v1

Chart history contains only this ranking model's runs; legacy points are not spliced in.

Previously appeared on Rising Stars, but no supported current projection is available.

Reader Funnel
How efficiently views become followers — benchmarked against 8,060 active stories with 10–19 chapters
Views
26k
-0.1 follows / 1k viewslast 30d

beats 5% of similar stories

Followers
422
0.29 favs / follower

beats 77% of similar stories

Favorites
124
Traffic (last 30d)770 views/day

beats 99% of similar stories

Conversion trend
Coolingrecent -0.1/1k vs lifetime 16.4/1k

Readers arrive, few stick

Traffic is strong, but conversion trails comparable stories. The usual suspects are the blurb, the cover and the opening chapters — fixing the hook multiplies everything the existing traffic brings.

Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 10–19 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views over the recent window.

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