by Astranor Shinjitsu
In a world where Astras determine fate, power, and status, Prince Rayan Ashvar is born without one. Mocked as the kingdom's greatest failure, he spends his life living in the shadows of prodigies and heroes. But on the day of his awakening, an ancient power thought lost to history chooses him. The Dharma Astra. An Astra older than gods. An Astra that sees truth. As forgotten ruins awaken and monstrous Hollows emerge from the darkness, Rayan discovers that the history of the world is a lie. The legendary First Age was erased. The gods are hiding secrets. And an ancient war that once nearly destroyed existence is about to begin again. Hunted by assassins, betrayed by kingdoms, and exiled from his homeland, Rayan must grow stronger, uncover the truth behind the First Age, and master Astras that should never have existed. Because beyond the Divine Gate, something is waiting. And this time, humanity may not survive.
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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 · ~#3543 of 6,880 · 3493 below #50
By genre
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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.
At this conversion, the Mystery Rising Stars bar (≈1 new followers/day) costs about 1.3k views/day — the story currently gets ~74.
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.
