by LilyMaruko
Living forever was humanity's greatest dream, but once it was realized, incurable ailments plagued the world. Pained by the eternal suffering around him, a young inventor named Prota set out on a quest to find the source of immortality and bring death back to the world. After a long journey, Prota and his party stand face-to-face with the man who started it all, but when the hero feels an unusual connection to his enemy that goes beyond simple attraction, he gets the feeling things aren't as clear-cut as they seem. Author's Note: **This is NOT a sequel! The story starts at the END of the typical hero's journey, and the twist (the true plot) starts from there!**
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One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 5 Oct 2026, 20:28 UTC
Entry forecast updated 5 Oct 2026, 20:28 UTC
Ranking model: rs-public-oracle-state-v1
Forecast model: rs-model-entry-v1
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Rising Stars history is uncertain, so no precise projection is shown.
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Both levers trail the field
Traffic and conversion are both below comparable stories. Cadence is the first lever — stories posting near-daily reached 25 followers 17% of the time; stories posting every few days almost never did. Get the flow going, then re-check conversion.
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 20–49 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views lifetime.
