by sinderson
Godsworn harness essence and the relics of the gods to empower their battleforms and achieve the extraordinary. Ashinaro has struggled to accomplish even the ordinary. He’s the ‘Cursed Initiate’, entirely ignored by divine messengers, stuck at the bottom rung of the godsworn hierarchy while his peers advance. That is until one day when he’s left for dead by an assassin outside an ancient tower, and his fate takes a bizarre turn and he learns a dark secret: not all gods are benevolent. Now, enlisted into divine service by an unknown god, Ashinaro is no longer the Cursed Initiate. Now he has a new title: God Hunter.
No streak history
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 21 Oct 2026, 08:38 UTC
Entry forecast updated 21 Oct 2026, 08:38 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.
A confirmed Rising Stars eligibility removal excludes this story from the Shadow queue.
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