
by kecskepasztor
One deck, fifty-two cards. All Blank. Against the world playing poker at a rigged table with people who can see through cards. Good luck. You will need it. Waking up in a world like his own, yet wholly different, Gabriel must navigate the treacherous world of superheroes, all the while making sure he doesn't make a mistake that would lead to his death. Or worse. And all he has in his hands is a deck of cards, promising infinite possibilities. Absorb. Fuse. Destroy. Three actions that could lead him to the top of the world, if used smartly. Now if hot superheroes would stop bringing down buildings on the top of his head! A superhero story by a person who starts from nothing, but has awareness of the ugly reality he has found himself. A superhero story somewhere between campy and grimderp, allowing me to explore all possibilities. Updates twice a week.
Current
8/11/2026
Peak #39
2d
#20
7/3/2026
Peak #33
38d
#19
6/30/2026
Peak #44
3d
#18
6/30/2026
Peak #50
0d
#17
6/29/2026
Peak #47
0d
Rank updated 13 Aug 2026, 14:28 UTC
Entry forecast updated 13 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Overall Rising Stars shadow rank
deep field · ~#7032 of 7,531 · 6982 below #50
By genre
beats 69% of similar stories
beats 51% of similar stories
beats 95% 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.
At this conversion, the Sci-fi Rising Stars bar (≈1 new followers/day) costs about 439 views/day — the story currently gets ~379.
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.
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