![The Arcane Knight [Superhero Fantasy, Harem and Romance] BOOK 1 COMPLETE](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.royalroadcdn.com%2Fpublic%2Fcovers-large%2F160616-the-arcane-knight.jpg%3Ftime%3D1779034075&w=640&q=75)
by Johnny Virtue
The end of war never means peace. After a century of bloodshed, the United Realms has finally defeated the beastkin. For Jet Edwards, victory feels hollow. The woman he loves vanished on the battlefield, and when he finally returns home, he discovers his city has fallen under the grip of a corrupt empire ruled by an orc crime boss. She offered him a place at her table. He refused. But when he discovers his first love standing at her side, everything changes. Behind a mask, Jet becomes the nightmare of every gang, hitman, and corrupt officer standing between him and his city. As his legend grows, so does the number of women drawn into his orbit; each one bound to a decision from his past---their own trajectory to shape his future. What To Expect: - First person pov- A superhero origin story- Romance (harem)- A strong MC
No streak history
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 2 Oct 2026, 05:09 UTC
Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 05:09 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.
Coupled 14-day outlook
rs-joint-entry-copula-v1
Any eligible RS entry
3%
Two or more lists
1%
Likely threshold order: Romance → Action → Adventure → Fantasy → Main.
Leading bundle: Romance (2%).
Estimated from one fitted shared story path; category probabilities are not multiplied as if lists were independent.
Separate entry forecast; this probability does not enter the ranking score.
Overall Rising Stars Shadow RS rank
#2366 of 12,138 · 2316 below RS #50
By genre
beats 99% of similar stories
beats 30% of similar stories
beats 1% of similar stories
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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.
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 2–4 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views lifetime.
