![Lighting That Spark [SI-OC Insert Planeswalker]](/_next/image?url=%2Fdist%2Fimg%2Fnocover-new-min.png&w=640&q=75)
by DragonWriter117
A mysterious Pre-Mending Planeswalker who managed to survive the Great Mending and has been greatly weakened by it, finds Earth. 8.3 Billion human souls, and rumor has it for every million sophont souls one has a dormant planeswalker spark. Hence in pursuit of replicating a Pre-Mending Planeswalker Spark he begins his great experiment. Empowering and lighting those dormant sparks. This is the story of his Eleventh Test Subject, Ulysses Walker. Stuck somewhere between a Pre-Mending Planeswalker and a Post-Mending Planeswalker, he'll first have to navigate through the Omniverse. Before he can reach his final destination. Author's Note: Posting on Sufficient Velocity and Space Battles under the username DragonWriter.. Submitting for Review on royalroad.com under the username DragonWriter117 right now.
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Rank updated 2 Oct 2026, 08:28 UTC
Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 08:28 UTC
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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 10–19 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views lifetime.
