
by Neko Saigai
Everyone dreams of having superpowers at some point in their life. The ability to fly, to lift a car like it weighs nothing, or control fire with your mind. That kind of power can change your life for the better. It sounds inviting. Intoxicating. Addictive. Yes, everyone has those dreams. Even Erika Sato had them once, until she got an up close look at what they did to the people who got them, and to the ones closest to them. The kind of look that left her with scars. But that was in another lifetime. Now, she’s just a barista at a small cafe in downtown Honolulu hoping for a quiet, normal life. That dream goes up in flames when she awakens powers of her own. Thrust back into the world of big problems and even bigger personalities, the only way she’ll survive is to get stronger. Strong enough to slay the monsters who’d see her dead, even if they’re the human variety. Cover by the wonderful @nika_shalamay on Fiverr To the asshole that scraped my story to sell on Google Books, fuck you.
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One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 2 Oct 2026, 07:29 UTC
Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 07:29 UTC
Ranking model: rs-public-oracle-state-v1
Forecast model: rs-model-entry-v1
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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 50–149 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views over the recent window.