by Alex682
A modern-day programmer, Michael, is thrust into the body of Alexius, the powerless Crown Prince Regent of the failing Principality of Leo. In a medieval world teetering on the brink of chaos, besieged by aggressive empires, scheming republics, monstrous hordes, and corrupt internal factions, Michael must leverage his wits, fragmented princely memories, and a mysterious "System" to seize true power, save his nation from annihilation, and carve out a new destiny as a conqueror.
Current
8/11/2026
Peak #21
3d
#2
7/24/2026
Peak #22
18d
#1
6/23/2026
Peak #36
2d
Rank updated 14 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Entry forecast updated 14 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Overall Rising Stars shadow rank
deep field · ~#4777 of 7,637 · 4727 below #50
By genre
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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 Mystery Rising Stars bar (≈1 new followers/day) costs about 134 views/day — the story currently gets ~78.
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.
