
by bor902
After being killed, a somewhat intellectually and empathically disadvantaged young mage wakes up just in time for the start of semester exams. He has been marked with the brand of time, cursed to return upon every death, until the calamity is prevented. If only he could only listen to his survival instinct long enough to find out that one was even coming. What to expect: -A real anti-hero Protagonist-A slow and realistic Weak to Strong-Character Development-Comedy Updates: Every Friday Book 1&2 already written Longer Note: If you're reading this you want to find out more about the story before giving it a try. It is partially inspired by Mother of Learning, but I'm taking a very different approach in terms of tropes. It's a bit of an experiment but as a reader I've been getting a bit bored by perfect protagonists, so here's my attempt at a story with a very flawed main character reacting to a situation he's frankly not ready to face. It also focuses strongly on comedy, as it naturally tends to emerge with unreliable narrators. By Chapter 4 you should know if it's your vibe! Hope you enjoy :)
#7
3/26/2026
Peak #50
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#6
3/26/2026
Peak #50
0d
#5
2/23/2026
Peak #1
29d
#4
2/23/2026
Peak #1
29d
#3
2/23/2026
Peak #1
30d
Rank updated 13 Aug 2026, 14:28 UTC
Entry forecast updated 13 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Overall Rising Stars shadow rank
deep field · ~#7151 of 7,531 · 7101 below #50
By genre
beats 37% of similar stories
beats 38% of similar stories
beats 96% 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 Mystery Rising Stars bar (≈1 new followers/day) costs about 2.0k views/day — the story currently gets ~976.
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 over the recent window.