
by K.H. Richardson
All roads lead to Compass-Star, but just what is it that is creeping off the beaten paths? On Mousika, a world where Musik charges the living with life, five paths are about to cross. They walk different lives from all over the Philharmonic, yet they all end up in Big Central Compass-Star & so five paths are about to cross. It doesn't matter if it was fate, destiny, causality, coincidence or luck, because five paths are about to cross. Kayjay will cross paths with Marrijane in his own home town, Marrijane there for what should thought would be nothing more than an average unusual job. With this encounter Kayjay will feel a thrill inside him he never thought possible & his path towards a dream has become reality. Marrijane will bring him along to Big Central out of a feeling of repayment, keeping him at arms length, but that distance quickly begins growing shorter. Violet makes her was to the capital in search alcohol, fights & folks in need of her country charms. Winter begins to be open for business, ready to share her talents & reach even further towards the sky. Blair continues to work with Tracy as they keep a ever vigilant, yet exhausted eye over the capital. Whatever the reason, they all find themselves in Big Central, just in time to all get a whiff of the bloodlust in the air. With culture shock, new faces & murder are around every corner, Kayjay finds himself staring down the unknown. Despite this, he can't help but gaze upon it with a smile, excited & terrified to to hear the beauty in the noise. As he, Marrijane & the rest of the Band explore their paths together, it becomes harder to ignore...something creeping & screaming just beyond what can be perceived. Just what is coming to disturb the Musik on Mousika & what does it mean for Kayjay & the Band? The tale really begins here, so look up & gaze ahead, Shoe Gazer. Everyone's hopes, everyone's goals, everyone's dreams; its all just Another Random Tale.
No streak history
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 24 Oct 2026, 22:58 UTC
Entry forecast updated 24 Oct 2026, 22:58 UTC
Ranking model: rs-public-oracle-state-v1
Forecast model: rs-model-entry-v1
Chart history contains only this ranking model's runs; legacy points are not spliced in.
Not enough recent follower history to estimate a shadow rank yet.
beats 13% of similar stories
not enough data yet
needs about a week of observations
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 10–19 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views lifetime.