by ToshiroOne
DEATHMARKBy ToshiroOneIn the spring of 2019, strange disappearances began sweeping through Japan. One by one, people vanished, and those who remained instantly forgot they had ever existed.But when one of Yuki Ayano's closest friends vanished before her eyes, she somehow kept her memories of him. Even as her classmates forgot, she refused to abandon him and swore she would bring him back no matter what it took, even as demons, sorcerers, cursed spirits, and countless other threats stood in her way.
Current
8/11/2026
Peak #29
2d
#9
8/2/2026
Peak #50
0d
#8
7/28/2026
Peak #50
0d
#7
7/26/2026
Peak #26
16d
#6
7/26/2026
Peak #49
0d
Rank updated 13 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Entry forecast updated 13 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Overall Rising Stars shadow rank
deep field · ~#3818 of 7,531 · 3768 below #50
By genre
beats 99% of similar stories
beats 48% of similar stories
beats 4% of similar stories
Hidden gem — exposure is the bottleneck
Readers who find this story follow it at a high rate; there just aren't enough of them. In our cohort data, near-daily posting lifted the odds of reaching 25 followers from ~0% to 17% — more chapters, shoutout swaps and ads buy the eyeballs this conversion deserves.
At this conversion, the Psychological Rising Stars bar (≈2 new followers/day) costs about 137 views/day — the story currently gets ~27.
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 50–149 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views over the recent window.
