
by A. Vael
Elias Mercer is plagued by a curse. An unseen compulsion gnaws at him, forcing his hand toward action, responsibility, and doing the “right thing” even when it costs him. In the mundane world, it is a slow poison. An invisible leash. But not for the System. When Earth gets integrated in the vast multiverse, and humanity is dragged into a brutal Tutorial, most see it as the greatest catastrophe ever happened. For Elias instead, the Tutorial is not a nightmare. It is an opportunity. Finally, his curse has a name. And more importantly, a way to be free of it. While others struggle to adapt, Elias embrace his new reality, he twists curses into weapons, forces arcane energies to obey through sheer will, and grows at a pace others struggle to comprehend. As allies gather around him and enemies far above his level fall to his might, Elias pushes deeper, faster, and even harder. Power is the only path to freedom, and Elias wants to be free of his curse more than anything else in the world. What to expect: - An OP main character - Tactical combat - A ruthless System that rewards power above anything else - Meaningful side characters with a personality - A varied magic system At least 5 Chapters a week — MTWTF
#6
1/24/2026
Peak #2
29d
#5
1/24/2026
Peak #19
7d
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1/24/2026
Peak #17
8d
#3
1/24/2026
Peak #13
11d
#2
1/24/2026
Peak #19
7d
Rank updated 14 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Entry forecast updated 14 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Overall Rising Stars shadow rank
deep field · ~#6551 of 6,880 · 6501 below #50
By genre
beats 90% of similar stories
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Firing on all cylinders
Traffic and conversion are both strong for a story this size. Readers are finding it and sticking — if Rising Stars is the goal, this is the moment to push.
At this conversion, the Horror Rising Stars bar (≈0 new followers/day) costs about 88 views/day — the story currently gets ~4.3k.
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.