by themerchantofcrystal
Born in the slums of Attaleia after the disaster at Manzikert, Pozoius survived by eating poison weeds and earned the favor of Achlys, goddess of misery and poison. Now eighteen, he wields living tendrils of death that strike at a glance — a power that makes men call him demon and devil. It is now 1091 in the Eastern Roman Empire. A pagan warlord carves out his own domain in a Christian empire. A frontier lord who may one day challenge the throne itself. In the ashes of Manzikert, a new legend is born — one written in poison and blood.
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One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 23 Oct 2026, 00:38 UTC
Entry forecast updated 23 Oct 2026, 00:38 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.
Not enough recent follower history to estimate a shadow rank yet.
beats 41% of similar stories
not enough data yet
needs about a week of observations
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.
