by Adevid
You are cursed, condemned to a life of pain and misery. You are of darkness and death. You are of blood. Jace was only searching for power and a bit of good fun. Instead, he received a mythical crystal and a plethora of cosmic beings eager to kill or control him. But more ferocious than the beings that seek to manipulate him, is the war. A war perpetrated and created by men who have their eyes set on Jace and what he holds. In a world of war and death where heroes die far too often, Jace is forced to make a choice. Fight against his dreadful fate or become a pawn ?What to expect:🕵♂️ Ancient Hidden Mysteries☠️War and its consequences ✊️RebellionUpdates every Monday
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Rank updated 13 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Entry forecast updated 13 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Overall Rising Stars shadow rank
deep field · ~#6161 of 7,531 · 6111 below #50
By genre
beats 90% of similar stories
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Hidden gem — exposure is the bottleneck
Readers who find this story follow it at a high rate; there just aren't enough of them. In our cohort data, near-daily posting lifted the odds of reaching 25 followers from ~0% to 17% — more chapters, shoutout swaps and ads buy the eyeballs this conversion deserves.
At this conversion, the Psychological Rising Stars bar (≈2 new followers/day) costs about 239 views/day — the story currently gets ~13.
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.
