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by TheRealJoshKarnage
(Arcs 1 through 4 are complete. Arc 5 is currently posting. Recently edited to make System Messages easier to read) My name was James Talbot. I was executed, killed by the country I had served. But I did not die, for I was reincarnated as a War Troll, a powerful monster meant to guard a dungeon. But the System did not know my strength. It did not understand my character. I resisted its attempts to strip my soul from me as it had done to so many others. Now I am Kron the Ensouled, Lord of The Condemned, Champion and Soul Binder, and I lead an Army. Together with those who follow me, we will show this System just who we are and what we can do. Let the world tremble before us. What to Expect: Visceral 1st Person POV LitRPG progression with clear leveling and upgrades Dungeon boss main character Monster faction building and command structure Strategic warfare and formation combat Territory control and expansion arcs A focus on Psychological factors, including psychopathy, as well as how a new biological nature can change someone over time Tactical battles against organized enemy forces Gradual power growth tied to conquest and infrastructure A ruthless, pragmatic protagonist who plays to win Long-term character development over many chaptersUpdates every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 11 AM, Eastern Time
#19
6/25/2026
Peak #50
0d
#18
6/25/2026
Peak #50
0d
#17
6/16/2026
Peak #38
8d
#16
6/11/2026
Peak #39
4d
#15
6/11/2026
Peak #50
0d
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 2 Oct 2026, 07:08 UTC
Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 07:08 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.
Coupled 14-day outlook
rs-joint-entry-copula-v1
Any eligible RS entry
38%
Two or more lists
3%
Likely threshold order: Psychological → Action → Fantasy → Adventure → Main.
Leading bundle: Psychological (35%).
Estimated from one fitted shared story path; category probabilities are not multiplied as if lists were independent.
Separate entry forecast; this probability does not enter the ranking score.
Overall Rising Stars Shadow RS rank
#9258 of 12,163 · 9208 below RS #50
By genre
beats 59% of similar stories
beats 65% of similar stories
beats 83% 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.
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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