
by Emu2thethird
Ruby's fragile life has been shattered. After losing her home and caretaker she is sent to the City of Glass where she must compete in a never-ending game of torment. But Ruby is determined to not lose sight of who she is and give in to the system. With the help of her fellow prisoners, she plans on destroying the game and breaking free. But will they succeed when all of humanity is fighting against them? Can they succeed when they are nothing more than glass pawns controlled by humans? Can they succeed? Or will their efforts lead to more damage? What to expect... Female protagonists Visible stats. Weak to strong. A new POV for each arc. A large cast of unique characters with their own motives and beliefs. A world built up through details and not info dumps. A focus on character growth and development. The first two arcs are finished!
#25
8/12/2026
Peak #48
0d
Current
8/11/2026
Peak #28
2d
#23
8/9/2026
Peak #47
2d
#22
7/17/2026
Peak #40
21d
#21
7/17/2026
Peak #50
0d
Rank updated 13 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Entry forecast updated 13 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Overall Rising Stars shadow rank
deep field · ~#4747 of 7,628 · 4697 below #50
By genre
beats 95% of similar stories
beats 83% of similar stories
beats 45% 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.
At this conversion, the Drama Rising Stars bar (≈1 new followers/day) costs about 158 views/day — the story currently gets ~113.
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.