by Saffrondragon
“I am Gilead du Carbennic, Knight of the Grail! Beleaguerest no more that girl, or I shall smite thee down!” Gilead du Carbennic was born to be a weapon. But not just any weapon; a Knight of the Round Table, slaying monsters and villains in the name of King Arthur. When Gilead dies an unheroic death, though, there is no awaiting afterlife.Instead, the dishonored knight awakens in the world of Scrapyard, a strange pocket universe made of shards of other realities, where civilization holds on by a thread and violence is the order of the day. After a vision from Gilead’s long-dead lover commands the death of The Old Man in the Tower, Scrapyard’s creator, Gilead must decide: gather allies, make war upon an unkillable demigod, and risk another death? Or find out what it’s like living a life with more to it than just the next thing to kill… Also posted on Scribblehub! Updates every Friday. Cover art by @royale on bluesky.
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Rank updated 14 Oct 2026, 08:38 UTC
Entry forecast updated 14 Oct 2026, 08:38 UTC
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Forecast model: rs-model-entry-v1
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Mid-pack, room on both levers
Traffic and conversion both sit mid-field for a story this size. Growth here compounds from consistency: steady cadence feeds traffic, and a sharper hook lifts what each view is worth.
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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