
by Django Wexler
Taking down a god isn’t easy… In order to escape a prison at the edge of the world, con artist Kalsis Chiroptera agrees to do the impossible: overthrow the Princeps, the immortal ruler of all mankind. What? It seemed like a good idea at the time! With only a handful of survivors by his side (plus a cheerfully murderous golem girl), Kal has a long way to go before he’s ready to challenge an empire. He’ll need allies, weapons, and warships to start a revolution, plus an ancient mecha that feeds on the very bones of the world to grow stronger. Together, it might be enough to give Kal a chance against the mighty battleships of the imperial navy. But Kal isn’t the only one with access to legendary war machines… Final Fantasy meets Mad Max in a military progression fantasy for fans of Dungeon Crawler Carl and Gurren Lagann. What to expect:-Murder!-military/group progression (i.e. a group of losers go from dodging cannibal bikers to building a fleet of starships to kill God by series end)-magitech, sandships, guns and explosions-mecha action and progression (starting about halfway through book one)-Dark comedy-Giant insects-Down with the empire-Murder!-Gooey bio-magic-Talking skulls-Light romance-No harem-Murder! Chapters 1,000-2,000 words. First 20k words dropping throughout the day on January 13th! New chapter daily Jan 14th-Feb 13th at 12:13 PM EST. MWF schedule starts Feb 16th.
#9
3/12/2026
Peak #50
0d
#8
3/11/2026
Peak #50
0d
#7
3/11/2026
Peak #49
0d
#6
2/19/2026
Peak #16
18d
#5
1/24/2026
Peak #5
13d
Rank updated 13 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Entry forecast updated 13 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Overall Rising Stars shadow rank
deep field · ~#7306 of 7,531 · 7256 below #50
By genre
beats 36% of similar stories
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beats 88% 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.
At this conversion, the Sci-fi Rising Stars bar (≈1 new followers/day) costs about 1.8k views/day — the story currently gets ~865.
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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