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by Optimystic
They say the Paladin stands between the innocent and evil. They never mention how many times he has to die to learn how. Stephan was a small-town boy waiting for a class he needed to marry his sweetheart and live a quiet life. His class bestowal changed it all. Instead of becoming an Artisan, Stephan became humanity’s hope, the Paladin. Instead of earning wages, he would wage wars. And instead of getting only one chance to get it right, he would get many, as long as people remember that he is Stephan Cobblerson, not just the Paladin. A time-loop LitRPG about duty, sacrifice, and a Paladin who thinks and learns the hard way what it really means to stand for others. What to expect: - 18 lives, each reset comes at a cost- Timeline-changing choices with wide, unforeseen consequences- Memorable battles and enemies- Hard-won growth, no easy leveling- Sudden deaths, no plot armor- Wednesday releases- Chaotic fae, evil demons, greedy dragons, weird nightmare creaturesVerification note: I have never once published this book on Google Play or any other store. Read for free on Royal Road.
#13
4/7/2026
Peak #50
0d
#12
4/6/2026
Peak #50
0d
#11
3/21/2026
Peak #26
16d
#10
3/20/2026
Peak #24
18d
#9
3/20/2026
Peak #24
19d
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Rank updated 2 Oct 2026, 03:18 UTC
Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 03:18 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
6%
Likely threshold order: Drama → Action → Adventure → Fantasy → Main.
Leading bundle: Drama (31%).
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
#10523 of 12,409 · 10473 below RS #50
By genre
beats 69% of similar stories
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beats 72% of similar stories
Firing on all cylinders
Traffic and conversion are both strong for a story this size. Readers are finding it and sticking — if Rising Stars is the goal, this is the moment to push.
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