by F. Seville
Upon his entry to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Luke Brighton is gifted the power to enact his will onto anyone he looks in the eye. Driven by his knowledge of a future filled with death, and a few mistakes, he partners with the ambitious Aldrich Killian to stop what is coming. The only problem is what Luke must become in order for the plan to work.
#1
10/4/2026
Peak #28
1d
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 21 Oct 2026, 23:18 UTC
Entry forecast updated 21 Oct 2026, 23:18 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.
A confirmed Rising Stars eligibility removal excludes this story from the Shadow queue.
beats 98% of similar stories
beats 91% of similar stories
beats 21% of similar stories
Hidden gem — exposure is the bottleneck
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 20–49 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views over the recent window.
