by Count Montello
As Kaladhen stands on the precipice of his dreams, he is betrayed by a dear friend. His survival is a secret known to none but himself. He will stop at nothing to bring about vengeance on those who stole years of his life, and from them answer a single question: Why? But what comes from the consequences of such a single-minded pursuit? What lives are changed, lost, and abandoned for one man’s quest? The path of vengeance injures those along it. The injured seek retribution. On and on wanders anger, hate, and revenge, stealing more into its wake. And in the midst of it all, few care to notice the darkness seeping from across the sea. New Chapter Every Saturday. Art by Erika Dawson. participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge
No streak history
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
2%
Two or more lists
1%
Likely threshold order: Drama → Romance → Action → Fantasy → Adventure → Main.
Leading bundle: Drama + Romance (1%).
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
#11629 of 12,150 · 11579 below RS #50
By genre
beats 93% of similar stories
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beats 1% 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.
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.
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