by YoungNero
CJ Brown just wanted a quiet night. Instead, he and his best friend stumbled into the wrong alley… and woke up something ancient and hungry. Marked by a shadow-wearing entity with glowing pink eyes, CJ is now haunted by a black hoodie that won’t die and a violent power he can’t control. Eyes of fire. Claws of living shadow. A reluctant devil awakening in the heart of the streets. Some heroes are born. CJ is cursed.
No streak history
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 23 Oct 2026, 20:18 UTC
Entry forecast updated 23 Oct 2026, 20:18 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.
Not enough recent follower history to estimate a shadow rank yet.
beats 21% of similar stories
not enough data yet
needs about a week of observations
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 5–9 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views lifetime.
