by IamBapun
Celsius, the current Demon Lord, has ruled for over two billion years. Yet even now, he is haunted by nightmares of the past. His only goal is revenge… and salvation. What turned him into this? Why do the nightmares never fade? And what happened to his family? Death, his sworn brother, and Hellhound, his loyal knight, uncover a truth that should be impossible: their old friend, dead for over two billion years, is still alive. What really happened? Why will Celsius go to any cost to destroy the gods? Why does he despise the divine so deeply? This story is filled with vast history and layered lore. The protagonist has no system… but humanity does. ~ IamBapun Updates on Tuesday
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One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 19 Oct 2026, 20:28 UTC
Entry forecast updated 19 Oct 2026, 20:28 UTC
Ranking model: rs-public-oracle-state-v1
Forecast model: rs-model-entry-v1
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Traffic and conversion are both below comparable stories. Cadence is the first lever — stories posting near-daily reached 25 followers 17% of the time; stories posting every few days almost never did. Get the flow going, then re-check conversion.
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 10–19 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views lifetime.
