by EpicTalesVault
1941. War bleeds into Hogwarts. Tom Riddle seeks power; Lilith von Schwarzwald seeks survival. The last of her line, she offers quiet violence and kindness. Tom finds himself drawn to her shadows, a mirror to his fractured soul. But Lilith guards a secret older than Slytherin. As darkness rises, will she be his anchor or undoing? What truth in her blood could shatter Tom Riddle's fate? Hello Readers, I’m excited to share that I’ve made available advanced chapters, exclusive content, and early access to upcoming releases on my Patreon page. If you’d like to experience new content before anyone else and enjoy special behind-the-scenes material, I warmly invite you to visit and support me there.
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Rank updated 16 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Entry forecast updated 16 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Overall Rising Stars shadow rank
deep field · ~#3332 of 6,881 · 3282 below #50
By genre
beats 79% of similar stories
not enough data yet
beats 1% of similar stories
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 Drama Rising Stars bar (≈2 new followers/day) costs about 345 views/day — the story currently gets ~5.
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 lifetime.
