
by KTDsss
World War 3 turned half of Earth to hell, lights of civilization waned, billions died, horrors from the dark devoured the empty spaces. However, it is not nightmarish monsters humanity have to fear, it is their fellow men holding wicked beliefs, who wish bloodshed and destruction purely for pleasure. Millions slaughtered for differences in ideals, history burned for installing new narrative, memories erased for baseless fallacy. Two decades since the War on Terror started, twenty years since they were born. It haunts their childhood, torments their sleep, until they fight back. Dedicate their lives to their love, paying with blood in a war unseen and unsung. And they return home, only to find it no safer than trenches and bunkers they dug and slept in. Restless and vengeful, they will hunt the vipers that lurk in the shadow, keeping their home free from evil. But even if the body is able, there is only so much the mind could handle. Expect: Special forces with near-future magitech in conventional and unconventional action. Realistic depiction of 21st century warfare dictated by tactics and teamwork. Confront the trauma of war and losses, a scarred soldier learning to forgive and love. Upload every Saturday, Wednesday if I feel like it.
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, 05:19 UTC
Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 05:19 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
9%
Two or more lists
4%
Likely threshold order: Contemporary → Sci-fi → Action → Fantasy → Main.
Leading bundle: Contemporary (5%).
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
#9030 of 12,142 · 8980 below RS #50
By genre
beats 77% of similar stories
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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.
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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