by gharrad
A Dragon's Awakening Prequel He was just a soldier. They wanted him to obey. But Baka dreamed of something greater. 700 billion years before the fall of Amoor, before the empire was even a whisper, a young captain stood at the edge of the Second Galactic War. The Federation was rotting from within—corrupt commanders, frozen supplies, families relocated as political pawns. And the enemy was gathering at the borders. When the capital ordered him to wait, Baka made a choice: disobey, or watch his people die. This is the story of the soldier who dreamed of a kingdom. This is the dream of the falcon. The Falcon's Dream -- a Dragon's Awakening prequel.
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Hidden gem — exposure is the bottleneck
Readers who find this story follow it at a high rate; there just aren't enough of them. In our cohort data, near-daily posting lifted the odds of reaching 25 followers from ~0% to 17% — more chapters, shoutout swaps and ads buy the eyeballs this conversion deserves.
At this conversion, the Action Rising Stars bar (≈8 new followers/day) costs about 1.9k views/day — the story currently gets ~6.
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.
