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by S.Kasper
Wounding a soul should’ve been impossible. What about healing it? Growing up in an orphanage, Valar didn’t dare to dream of something greater. Delving into the secrets of magic, grand adventures and endless wealth always seemed to be out of reach. Awakening to his magic much earlier than his peers changes things. Armed with both life magic and his peculiar fire, Valar doesn’t need to find a healer anymore. He can become one on his own! To do that, he’ll need to become much stronger. To become stronger, he’ll have to kill a lot of beasts. To kill beasts: Adventuring! If only his own fire magic wouldn’t burn him as well… Wouldn’t that be great? What to expect: - A slow burn fantasy series full of magic, adventure and emotional breaks. - A life mage main character with a fiery ace in his sleeve. - Around 2.5–3k words per chapter - No harem. - No romance for a long while. - A main character that learns from his mistakes. (Although they have to hit him pretty hard over the head before he gets it from time to time) - A real cost of going beyond your limits, even if that cost isn’t plain to see at first. - A power system that’s based on drawing more power out from your soul. No system windows or stats here, but ranks exist to quantify big milestones of progression! - Criminal syndicates, great empires, gods, dragons and most importantly, Arthur. He’s a cool guy, but you should never play dice against him. Or cards. Or roulette. Or… Okay, just stay away from Arthur. That guy is bad news! - I still owe Arthur eight gold and fifteen silver… help - 3 chapters a week, tue/thu/sat. Cover art by Rosario Méndez (@musetheart on instagram!)
#5
2/12/2026
Peak #49
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#4
2/12/2026
Peak #47
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#3
2/11/2026
Peak #50
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2/11/2026
Peak #50
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#1
1/25/2026
Peak #14
16d
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 2 Oct 2026, 05:58 UTC
Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 05:58 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.
Coupled 14-day outlook
rs-joint-entry-copula-v1
Any eligible RS entry
7%
Two or more lists
0%
Likely threshold order: Psychological → Action → Adventure → Fantasy → Main.
Leading bundle: Psychological (6%).
Estimated from one fitted shared story path; category probabilities are not multiplied as if lists were independent.
Separate entry forecast; this probability does not enter the ranking score.
Overall Rising Stars Shadow RS rank
#8860 of 12,150 · 8810 below RS #50
By genre
beats 57% of similar stories
beats 10% of similar stories
beats 76% of similar stories
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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