by Ian Buckland
Curiosity drove Rehar to the Shadow Wing. Hidden behind a locked door and mentioned only in whispers, it was exactly the sort of mystery Rehar had never been good at leaving alone. What she found there would change the course of her life, and possibly the world, forever. The sensible thing would have been to turn around and walk away. Rehar had never been especially good at sensible. The Shadow Wing was supposed to satisfy her curiosity. Instead, it gave her a way out. Assuming it does not get her killed first.
No streak history
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 10 Oct 2026, 06:28 UTC
Entry forecast updated 10 Oct 2026, 06:28 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 83% of similar stories
not enough data yet
beats 36% 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.
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.
