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by Vitaly S Alexius
22 year old electrical engineer Ash Clifford inherited his grandfather's gothic mansion in a small town of Cascade, Pacific Rim. Now he's looking for a job to pay the bills. The only problem is that a seven-foot, antlered cryptid girl invaded his life and won't leave. Oh, and he has to convince an alien warship armada that he's the God-Emperor of Mankind. Not a big deal at all, really. This is fine.
No streak history
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 10 Oct 2026, 00:58 UTC
Entry forecast updated 10 Oct 2026, 00:58 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.
Rising Stars history is uncertain, so no precise projection is shown.
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Mid-pack, room on both levers
Traffic and conversion both sit mid-field for a story this size. Growth here compounds from consistency: steady cadence feeds traffic, and a sharper hook lifts what each view is worth.
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 150+ 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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