by Sion Lee
Grim is a Rider, an elite pilot bonded to a Metal Terror, a bio engineered war machine created by the Delvian Empire to kill mages. Designed to be empty, obedient, and incapable of doubt, Grim has served without question until a failed mission makes him question his loyalty and his origins. Updating Every: Sat / Sun
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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 · ~#4305 of 7,531 · 4255 below #50
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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 Horror Rising Stars bar (≈1 new followers/day) costs about 80 views/day — the story currently gets ~7.
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 10–19 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views lifetime.
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