
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.
#21
8/11/2026
Peak #35
12d
#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
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 15 Oct 2026, 15:58 UTC
Entry forecast updated 15 Oct 2026, 15:58 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 66% of similar stories
beats 47% of similar stories
beats 81% 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.
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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