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by Nat Wenty
Private Investigator Scarlet Bourne isn't particularly bothered by the prospect of the end of the world. As far as she's concerned, it wasn’t that great a place anyway. So when strange windows begin appearing in people’s vision, warning them they have three days until 'Full Initialization', she just does what she always does. She prepares. When the countdown ends, extinction never comes. Instead, the world gets monsters and mana, and its people get the System. Most people panic, some people adapt, and a few even thrive. In the midst of chaos, Scarlet sees opportunity. There's a gap in the market. One an information broker like her is uniquely qualified to fill. The rules have changed, and nobody knows what they are. Scarlet intends to be the first to find out. With her unique advantages and her bonded companion at her side, she isn’t looking to fight her way to the top. She's going to control the battlefield from the shadows. If secrets are security and knowledge is power, then Scarlet intends to become untouchable. What to expect?• Weak to Strong MC • Strategic Protagonist• Weak to Strong Bonded Companion• Progression (Numbers Go Up (WAY UP))• Unique System Mechanics Posting Schedule:Tuesdays, Thursdays & Sundays (PST)
#6
5/4/2026
Peak #9
26d
#5
5/4/2026
Peak #50
0d
#4
5/3/2026
Peak #9
27d
#3
5/3/2026
Peak #8
28d
#2
5/3/2026
Peak #50
0d
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 2 Oct 2026, 08:18 UTC
Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 08:18 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
1%
Two or more lists
0%
Likely threshold order: Action → Adventure → Fantasy → Main.
Leading bundle: Action (0%).
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
#2895 of 12,176 · 2845 below RS #50
By genre
beats 74% of similar stories
beats 18% of similar stories
beats 90% of similar stories
Firing on all cylinders
Traffic and conversion are both strong for a story this size. Readers are finding it and sticking — if Rising Stars is the goal, this is the moment to push.
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.
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