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by GriffMarcson
Michael wanted adventure, freedom, and maybe some magic. He found a ticking time bomb. The highest tier Dungeon rifts form the bedrock of nations, and the Chosen who delve them rule as kings. Their power is limited by a single law: a rift’s tier never changes. Until Michael’s. When Michael left his poor farming village to clear a rift, he dreamed of being Chosen and escaping his life. But when he earns the [Sovereign] class, he’s granted a rift that defies the Dungeon’s law and grows alongside his power. Such an anomaly can’t remain a secret. Soon every nation’s Chosen will want it for themselves, and none can risk their rivals claiming it first. Michael never wanted to rule a city, nor control the lives of those it protects. But when refusing risks a brutal world war between Chosen, what choice does he have? As rival powers converge and each victory draws greater attention, one inevitability becomes clear: If his city falls, the world goes to war. # # # Logistics - Volume 1 Complete (530 pages), Volume 2 Ongoing- Human written, revised, and edited- Daily chapters of ~2,200 words. Content - Character-driven poly triad (No harem)- Fall to anti-villain- City building and defence- Dungeon fully-integrated with the world- Distinct power levels
Current
8/11/2026
Peak #26
1d
Current
8/11/2026
Peak #16
1d
Current
8/11/2026
Peak #23
1d
#5
7/26/2026
Peak #25
16d
#4
7/26/2026
Peak #49
0d
Rank updated 13 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Entry forecast updated 13 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Overall Rising Stars shadow rank
deep field · ~#2302 of 7,531 · 2252 below #50
By genre
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beats 62% of similar stories
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.
At this conversion, the Adventure Rising Stars bar (≈7 new followers/day) costs about 894 views/day — the story currently gets ~197.
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.