by 1iw7y
Zack doesn't remember anything before his first day at the orphanage. He's never asked why — until the day he starts noticing things that don't add up. A sky that isn't quite right. A door no one is allowed to open. Answers that come too easily, from people who smile a little too carefully. The deeper Zack looks, the less he recognizes the world he thought he knew — and the less he recognizes himself in it. Some truths can't be unlearned. Some choices can't be undone. And somewhere between what he loses and what he's willing to become, Zack will have to decide what kind of person survives this — if anyone does. Genre: Dark Sci-Fi / Dystopian / Psychological Tags: Anti-Hero, Tragic Fates, AI & Mecha, Philosophical Paradox, False Reality
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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, 01:18 UTC
Entry forecast updated 23 Oct 2026, 01:18 UTC
Ranking model: rs-public-oracle-state-v1
Forecast model: rs-model-entry-v1
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beats 26% of similar stories
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Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 2–4 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views lifetime.
