by toomuchdog2
In defiance of gods, a would-be missionary turns to the arcane to mend a broken world. A thousand years ago, fire fell from the sky and shattered the world. Civilization never recovered. Cassian studies magic under the Church’s wary eye in a society that views wizards with contempt at best, open hostility at worst. Now he leaves his remaining family behind to journey with his fellow missionaries, charged with preaching the teachings of a Goddess that killed his parents. Story Features: • Dark epic fantasy • Character‑driven, novel‑paced • Slow-burn progression • Magic feared and tightly controlled by the Church • Themes: faith, trauma, survival, and identity • No Harem Update Schedule: Monday / Wednesday / Friday
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Rank updated 14 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Entry forecast updated 14 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Overall Rising Stars shadow rank
deep field · ~#3075 of 7,637 · 3025 below #50
By genre
beats 57% of similar stories
not enough data yet
beats 57% 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.
At this conversion, the Romance Rising Stars bar (≈2 new followers/day) costs about 894 views/day — the story currently gets ~46.
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 20–49 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views over the recent window.
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