by BeaRKay
⚠️ THIS STORY HAS BEEN RELAUNCHED! This version of the story is no longer being updated. After a long hiatus, I've decided to give the story a fresh start with improved writing, pacing, and chapter structure. The story has been relaunched under a new title: APEX: A Human Evolution If you want to read the story from the beginning, or continue supporting it, please head over to the new version. 👉 CLICK HERE TO READ APEX: A Human Evolution Please follow the new version and, if you enjoy the story, consider leaving a rating. It would help tremendously with giving the relaunch a fresh start and helping new readers discover it. Thank you for supporting the story, and I hope to see you over at APEX! ❤️
#2
6/8/2026
Peak #23
3d
#1
4/28/2026
Peak #22
40d
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 13 Oct 2026, 11:48 UTC
Entry forecast updated 13 Oct 2026, 11:48 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.
Previously appeared on Rising Stars, but no supported current projection is available.
beats 99% of similar stories
beats 87% of similar stories
beats 29% of similar stories
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.
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 2–4 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views lifetime.
