by K. Ashoke
Ethan died, and was reborn into a world of Classes, Skills, and Mana. Reincarnated as Ember Blackstone, a descendant of a prestigious family of knights, he believed he had won the lottery. But the high society of ascendants can be cutthroat. With his lacklustre talent, he should have been ignored, left to fade into quiet obscurity. Yet, against all expectations, his skills and rank advance faster than anyone. Ember dreams of magic and a fulfilling life with his loving family. But when tragedy strikes, he has to fight to make ends meet. To keep his dream alive and protect those he loves, Ember must rise beyond the limit and become more mana than a man. ©2026 K. Askoke. All rights reserved. Please do not reproduce, distribute, upload, or share copies without the author's permission. Paragon of Mana is published freely on Royalroad.com alone, and on my Patreon for supporters. Updates: MWF at around 5 PM EST Support and Read Advanced Chapters on Patreon Paragon of Mana Discord: Click here
#8
5/25/2026
Peak #50
0d
#7
5/25/2026
Peak #50
0d
#6
4/22/2026
Peak #1
30d
#5
4/21/2026
Peak #1
33d
#4
4/21/2026
Peak #1
33d
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 2 Oct 2026, 06:28 UTC
Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 06:28 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: Romance → Action → Adventure → Fantasy → Main.
Leading bundle: Romance (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
#110 of 12,157 · 60 below RS #50
By genre
beats 52% of similar stories
beats 21% of similar stories
beats 99% of similar stories
Mid-pack, room on both levers
Traffic and conversion both sit mid-field for a story this size. Growth here compounds from consistency: steady cadence feeds traffic, and a sharper hook lifts what each view is worth.
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.
