by dalmitae
At the request of his closest friend, Alphonse ascends the throne of Rhendor and is revered by the entire kingdom. But a year later, he is betrayed by his student, Theodore—the former king's little brother. But death isn't the end. With the help of a higher being, the Mage King is reincarnated as Remus Dalian. Although all of his memories remain intact, he only retains a small fraction of his magical power. Forced to walk a different path, Remus switches from his trusty wooden staff to a deadly steel sword. He must start from scratch to master the blade and overcome all the challenges ahead. Leaving his old identity behind, Remus pursues the title of Sword Saint while searching for the truth behind Theodore’s betrayal. But can the former Mage King really survive without magic? Will he be able to discover the truth or will his second life end in death too? What to expect: - Reincarnation in the same world & timeline - Steady progression, character growth, and world-building - Weak to strong main character - Former Mage King becomes a Sword Saint in new life - No harem - New chapter M-F @ 3:15 PM PST
No streak history
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 2 Oct 2026, 04:49 UTC
Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 04:49 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.
Coupled 14-day outlook
rs-joint-entry-copula-v1
Any eligible RS entry
1%
Two or more lists
0%
Likely threshold order: Action → Fantasy → Adventure → Main.
Leading bundle: Action (0%).
Estimated from one fitted shared story path; category probabilities are not multiplied as if lists were independent.
Separate entry forecast; this probability does not enter the ranking score.
Overall Rising Stars Shadow RS rank
#10688 of 12,127 · 10638 below RS #50
By genre
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Both levers trail the field
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 50–149 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views over the recent window.
